The Sports Guys Takes By Noel Sutcliff & Scott Venci Correspondents We would like to extend a thank you this week to the one person who actually sent us a question to be answered. Without you, there wouldn't be anyone reading this. 1. Last week you talked about Melissa Stark winning the Playboy Poll as the best female sportscaster. I noticed that Hannah Storm came in second. Why was that? Joseph, Chicago Scott: Joseph, thanks for taking the time to write. I feel she came in second because she is a quality journalist. She also worked while pregnant with her child. I think having a baby would be the scariest thing in the world, right next to walking in on Noel while he is changing his underwear. Noel: Joseph, great question. There is only one thing I can say about Mr. Venci's comments: Wow. Did you know Joseph, that in order to pay for his tuition at Columbia that Mr. Venci did some nude modeling? That's just a little fact for you to think about. I believe the site was called peepingduck.com. Scott: Yo Joe, did you know that Noel tried out for the job first and was rejected on what was termed as "an unsatisfactory face and body?" 2. Ebay has started a bid on two different Super Bowl packages. The first one is a chance to play flag football with Joe Montana and the second is to watch the game in a suite with supermodel Heidi Klum. Which one would you choose? Noel: I could watch Joe Montana throw the football all day long, but I would take sipping champagne with Heidi. Scott: You were an offensive lineman in high school, right? Did you feel uncomfortable when the quarterback put his hands on your butt? Noel: It's weird. Football is one of the most manly sports around, but yet they wear tights and get pats on the butt when they do something good. Don't you find that interesting? Scott: You know what I like? When they win in women's soccer they take their shirts off. Noel: Boo-ya 3. With the Lions hiring of Matt Millen as general manager, what do you think are the chances of Barry Sanders coming back? Noel: The Detroit Lions have never been to a Super Bowl and with Charlie Batch at quarterback they never will be. Sanders is arguably the best back of all time and they should make every effort they can to get him back. Scott: The Lions are like going to the bathroom at a gas station. You're not sure from game to game what to expect, and their offense stalls a lot, which can piss fans off. Worst of all is the complete stinker that they sometimes pull off. Noel: I think Sanders will come back, but not to the Lions. How would that be for the Lions if he wins the Super Bowl with another team? Scott: It would be like someone going into the bathroom at the gas station and seeing you on the crapper. I think in both situations people would freak out. 4. Anna Kournikova stormed off the set of a photo shoot last week because a photographer asked her to wear something more revealing. Do you think she should have stormed off? Scott: I felt she was being disrespected. By the sounds of it, you would have thought that they hired her because of the way she looks and not because of her acting talent. Noel: This probably wasn't the first time she was asked to do something like this.. She was once asked to pose for peepingduck.com but when she arrived on the set she had to leave because a college sportswriter wouldn't quite bugging her. She was used to being bothered, but the Columbia student had no pants on. Scott: I'm feeling exposed this week. 5. The Chicago Cubs open Spring Training on Feb. 14. Do you think this is the year they win the World Series? Noel: Wow! That's only a month away. I have no idea if the Cubs will win it, considering it's been about 100 years since the last time they did. The quicker the season gets here, the quicker I'm in the bleachers. Scott: And the quicker the girls will yell at you to put your shirt back on. Noel: I'm noticing a trend that you have about making fun of me. Scott: It's true, but making fun of you is just like going to the bathroom at that gas station. It takes a load off my mind. Back to top   |   Home Webmaster: Sal J. Barry   Copyright © 2001, Columbia Chronicle Columbia Chronicle articles, photos, and graphics are the property of the Columbia Chronicle and may not be reproduced or published without written permission from the staff, editors, or faculty advisor. The Columbia Chronicle is a student produced publication of Columbia College Chicago and does not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the views of Columbia College administrators, faculty or students.

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