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Posted September 17, 2008 on Mark's Blog:
There are 11 Division 1-A football teams who have nicknames that don't end with the letter 's'. Can you name them all in 4 minutes?

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1 Alabama Crimson Tide
2 Illinois Fighting Illini
3 Marshall Thundering Herd
4 Navy Midshipmen
5 Nevada Wolfpack
6 North Carolina State Wolfpack
7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8 Stanford Cardinal
9 Syracuse Orange
10 Tulane Green Wave
11 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
64 Comments:
  • By my count there are 13. They are listed below:

    School Conference BCS Nickname
    Alabama SEC x Crimsom Tide
    Illinois Big 10 x Fighting Illini
    Marshall CUSA Thundering Heard
    Navy Independent x Midshipmen
    Nevada WAC Wolf Pack
    North Carolina State ACC x Wolfpack
    North Texas Sun Belt Mean Green
    Notre Dame Independent x Irish
    Stanford PAC 10 x Cardinal
    Syracuse Big 8 x Orange
    Tulane CUSA Green Wave
    Tulsa CUSA Golden Hurricane
    The x denotes BCS conference teams
    by bamabeav   February 06, 2010   Reply   Options  
  • im 9 and scored 100
    by jhummel55   April 14, 2010   Reply   Options  
  • 20 out of 20 and im 10
    by jhummel55   January 10, 2011   Reply   Options  
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