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The Review Magazine Time Out With Tany by Jack Tany QUICK QUIZ Who holds the Michigan State University Men's basketball record for most points in a career? A. Scott Skiles B. Shawn Respert C. Terry Furlow D. Reed Phillips QUOTABLE QUOTES Former linebacker D.D. Lewis, "Franco Harris faked me out so bad one time that I got a 15-yard penalty for grabbing my own face mask." Jerome Whitehead, former Marquette basketball player, after a Brazilian tour, "It's an unbelievable situation when 25,000 people are booing you and throwing garbage at you. It's like the whole country was Notre Dame." Tommy Lasorda, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager, "They talk about Stan Musial being a great guy. What I want to know is, who wouldn't be a great guy with over 3,600 hits? Show me a .200 hitter who's a great guy. That's what I want to see." IDLE THOUGHTS I wish people would cut Nate Newton some slack. About a month ago he was caught with 213 pounds of wacky weed. Just recently, Newton was again caught by the law - with 175 pounds of hemp. At least he's trying to cut back. The national media has been nailing George O'Leary to the proverbial cross after he resigned his head coaching position at Notre Dame after admitting he falsified his academic and athletic credentials for decades. O'Liar, er, make that O'Leary, embarrassed and stunned the nation's most storied program by claiming to have a master's degree in education and to have played college football for three year. Both of those statements proved to be false and he was forced to resign after just five days on the job. O'Leary will probably never coach again in college football. His only hope would be if an old buddy coaching in the NFL give him a position as an assistant coach. Ron Morelli, who owns the Tuffy Auto Service Center on Dixie Highway in Monroe, is a business owner with a sense of humor. Morelli placed the following sign on his marquee in front of his shop: "Give Us A Chance. We Could Probably Fix The Lions." With all the injuries the Lions have suffered this season, I bet General Manager Matt Millen wished a few of his players had ball joints. Did you see where North Texas got into the college bowl picture with a losing record? North Texas played in the New Orleans Bowl with a 5-6 record. Come on now, 5-6? Heck, I would have sent Farmington Hills Harrison to the game instead of North Texas. You're not a true college football fan unless you watch the legendary Army/Navy game on television. Where else can you find two teams that bang heads all game long and then stand side-by-side after the game to sing each other's fight song? Not too many people enjoy early season college basketball games. That's where major powers load up their schedule with nobodies to bulk up their record for league play. One of Michigan State University's initial match-ups was against the University of Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne. No college team should have more than two names. I love it when people predict how much money is bet on the Super Bowl. I don't think their figures even scratch the surface. There are so many different football boards floating around that I would divide the number by 20 to get a more reasonable number. You can't remake a classic! I don't know why Hollywood even tries? Their recent debacle was the remake of Brian's Song, the 1971 tear-jerker starring Billy Dee Williams as Chicaco Bears running back Gale Sayers, and James Caan as Brian Piccolo. If you don't tear up during the dramatic deathbed scene of the original movie, you're not a true sports fan. The made-for-TV movie? It sucked. Whatever happened to Dick Drago? QUICK QUIZ ANSWER B. Shawn Respert with 2,531 points. Respert played for the Spartans from 1990-95.
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