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How Well Do You Know: 12/26/16-1/1/17
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1. With the college football bowls getting serious, the sport paused to mourn the passing of longtime coach Lavell Edwards, who was a 29-year mainstay at this western school:
Stanford
BYU
Boise State
Texas A&M
 
2. A pregame injury sidelined this Heisman finalist for his team's bowl game - and his team suffered greatly:
Deshaun Watson
Baker Mayfield
Lamar Jackson
Jabrill Peppers
 
3. Those looking for the CFP semifinals to deliver captivating drama were a bit disappointed, as the combined final scores of the two games was:
55-7
69-0
88-24
49-16
 
4. Dufus of the week comes in the form of Jeremy Sprinkle, tight end for this school, who was arrested for shoplifting on the eve of his team's bowl game - shoplifting at the sponsor of the bowl game:
Colorado
Washington State
Arkansas
Temple
 
5. Let's pause briefly for a Tale from the Association, shall we? This NBA human highlight film went off for 53 points, 16 rebounds and a 17 assists in a single game this week:
Russell Westbrook
James Harden
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
 
6. In college hoops, the conference schedule began - and boy, did it ever. This team proved to be a major thorn in the side of #2 UCLA, dealing the Bruins a Pac 12-opening loss:
Colorado
Washington
Oregon
Stanford
 
7. Similarly, ascendant Louisville was dealt a blow during the first game of its ACC season, with this school toppling the Cardinals on Saturday, and for the 4th time in five meetings since Pitino's bunch joined the conference:
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Florida State
Virginia
 
8. And suspended Grayson Allen's absence appeared to cost the Dukies dearly, as Coach K's team fell to the:
Eagles
Hokies
Yellow Jackets
Panthers
 
9. In the NFL, a pair of coaching brothers were given the boot by their team which plays in this division:
AFC East
NFC North
AFC South
NFC West
 
10. In February, this guy seemed to be on the top of the NFL. While not yet confirmed, come game time Sunday, it appeared all but certain that his time on the sidelines would come to an end that afternoon:
Ron Rivera
Chuck Pagano
Gary Kubiak
Pete Carroll
 
11. All this team had to do was to field a kickoff. They didn't field a kickoff. The other team did and enjoyed a gift of a touchdown:
The Bills
The Bears
The Ravens
The Dolphins
 
12. All this team had to do was to win their game on Sunday, and barring a tie in the evening game, they'd be in the playoffs. They decided instead to give away two turnovers in the final two minutes:
Denver
San Francisco
Tennessee
Washington
 




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