Curt Questions

Here’s 3 questions regarding Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti – and the last one is about food, so you foodies out there will like that one.

What college gave Curt Cignetti his first head coaching job? Is it Elon, Musk, Brown, William & Mary, or Ted & Alice.

Before landing the job at Indiana, Cignetti coached at James Madison. Time for the nickname gane. What’s the nickname of James Madison’s sports teams? Is it Presidents, Minutemen, Cavaliers, Dukes or Garbonzos.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Cignetti eats the same meal every day during the football season. What is it? Is it KFC Chicken Sandwich with green beans, McDonalds Quarter Pounder with bacon and a McFlurry, Chipotle bowl with chicken and black beans, or Little Cesar’s pepperoni pizza and a 4 piece order of cheesy puffs.

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Doubling Down

Brandin Cooks is doubling down that his overtime play should’ve been ruled a catch – and I agree. This play will be remembered for a long, long time, which leads us to the question. Which Broncos defender made the interception on the controversial overtime play that Brandin Cooks says should’ve been ruled a catch?

Is it La’Quan McCallister, Ra’Quan McMahon, Sa’Quan McMullen, Ja’Quan McMillan or F. Murray Abraham?

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From Worst to First

Indiana entered the season with the most all-time losses in FBS history with 714 losses, but by going undefeated they no longer hold that dubious distinction.

Which program replaced Indiana and now has the most all-time losses with 717 losses? Is it Northwestern, Kansas State, Kansas, Rutgers or Duke?

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Sweet 16

The Indiana Hoosiers became the second major college football team to go 16-0 – the first team to accomplish the feat was in 1894, 132 years ago. Besides Indiana, what other school went 16-0?

Here’s your choices: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Pennsylvania or Army.

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Odds & Ends

Indiana’s 100-1 preseason odds is the longest in college football history to win a title, and it’s the second-longest preseason odds when you factor in pro sports – and that leads us to the question. What team from the 1999 season won the Super Bowl with 150-1 odds, the longest preseason odds ever? Here’s your choices: Rams, 49ers, Giants, Dolphins.

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Tomlin‘s Amazing Streak

Fill in the Blank:

Mike Tomlin’s decision to step down as Steelers head coach marked an end to a 19-year run in which the 53-year-old coach never had a losing season. Only Hall of Famer _________ had a longer streak in NFL history.

Here’s your choices: George Halas, Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, Tom Landry, Tommy Smothers.

Carroll Canned

Pete Carroll was canned as head coach of the Raiders after just one season in Las Vegas. Interestingly, the future Hall of Fame coach was let go after just one season in his first head coaching stint. That leads us to the question – what team gave Pete Carrol his first head coaching job but fired him after just one season, before Carrol rebounded and went on to have a Hall of Fame career?

Is it the Patriots, Titans, Browns, Cardinals or the Jets?

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