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UMass
Although not the official school fight song, this rapper wrote the song "Welcome to the Zoo" in 2011 that perfectly embodies life on Campus.
You may think you are good at this game during your family cookouts or at a tailgate, but you'll need to consistently through "four-baggers" to keep up with the pros.
Cornhole
"[Blank], whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony... it was agony for those who were forced to watch. Bring back Darrel Hammond, funnier and a far greater talent!"
Alec Baldwin
Budweiser is known for their use of this horse breed during their Superbowl commercials.
Clydesdale
Thankfully this music superstar was ok after a near death experience riding his jet ski in Miami during 2011.
Sean Kingston
Although not a typical place for athletes to live, it is rumored that the school considered renaming this residence hall after Richard Sherman exclaimed "When you try me with a sorry receiver like [blank], that's what you're gonna get"
Crabtree
Mark Stenmark became a two time "major" winner after taking home the title of this arcade game championship in 2019.
Golden Tee
“Just a poor man’s version of Don King, but without the hair. Ungrateful fool! Unaccepting of what I did for his son. Very ungrateful!”
LaVar Ball
You may need some "alone time" after watching the sexy Superbowl ads for this web-based company.
GoDaddy
This was the first thing that Robert Downey Junior demanded following his return home after barely escaping a cave prison in Afghanistan
Burger King
This scholarship is a merit-based program that provides a credit toward tuition for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university based on a student's MCAS exams.
John and Abigail Adams Scholarship
Joey Chestnut eclipsed a score of 100 in this 2007 Eating Championship, which is known by true fans as the "Double Tre Double Deuce".
World Hamburger Eating Championship
"Lightweight [Blank] was working hard last night. The problem is, he is a choker, and once a choker always a choker! Mr. Meltdown.
Marco Rubio
First airing during the 2008 Superbowl between the Patriots and Giants, this Company used a talking baby as the face of their ad campaign up until May of 2014 when the Baby was upstaged by a singing Cat in his final commercial appearance.
E*Trade
You're likely to hear one or two songs by this singer/pianist if you find yourself in a jazz club on any given Saturday night.
Nat King Cole
This former President of the University of Massachusetts system ultimately resigned in 2003 due to outside pressures mounting from legal troubles of a close family member.
Billy Bulger
Rough waters on Mackinac Island could be the difference between coming an first and last at this championship event.
Stone Skipping
"It would be nice if [Blank] could read his notes, or better yet not use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Criminal Justice reform, Lowest unemployment numbers in history, Tax Cuts, etc.) than almost any other Pres!"
Spike Lee
The first instance of Snicker's "you're not you when you're hungry" commercials featured this celebrity throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of a pick-up football game.
Betty While
The antagonist Erroll Childress is more commonly known by this title during season one of a popular mystery thriller TV Series
The Yellow King
Some UMass students live in a dorm named after this great 19th century philosopher, whose nickname was the "Sage of Concord", and wrote two series of Essays which included one of their most famous pieces titled "Self-Reliance".
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Calaveras County in California is the home of this championship event that was inspired by a short story written by Mark Twain in 1865.
Frog Jumping
"Don't like [Blank]'s golf swing. Not athletic. I've won many club championships. Play him for charity!"
Samuel Jackson
This Car Company portrayed a young child dressed up as Darth Vader in order to highlight the keyless ignition in their 2011 Superbowl Ad.
Volkswagen
Nick Jonas was one of the stars for this TV show airing for three seasons from 2014 - 2017 about a mixed martial arts gym in California.
Kingdom