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Quinn loses bet, wears USC jersey for interview

Posted: October 24, 2007

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Browns rookie quarterback Brady Quinn reached into the back of his locker, pulled out the cardinal-and-gold No. 10 jersey and gritted his teeth.

"This," he said, "is going to hurt."

Quinn, the former Notre Dame star, then slipped the Southern California jersey over his head and felt his skin crawl.

"That's why I've got extra layers on," he said. "So it doesn't actually touch any part of my body."

Quinn had to wear USC's colors on Wednesday after losing a bet with former Trojans quarterback Rodney Peete over last week's game between Notre Dame and Southern Cal.

USC trounced Notre Dame 38-0, the Trojans' largest margin of victory in the 79-game history between the bitter rivals.

Quinn and Peete met last year at an awards banquet and have kept in touch since.

"We made a little friendly bet," Quinn said. "We (Notre Dame) didn't pull it out last Saturday, so I'm owning up to it."

Surely, Quinn got some points in the wager. After all, Notre Dame is 1-7 and USC is 6-1.

"It's a pride bet," Quinn said. "C'mon now. You don't bet points. I got faith in my guys."

Quinn, who is from Dublin, Ohio, said he was briefly recruited by USC but never considered going there.

"I really had no desire whatsoever," he said. "They recruited me a little bit. I committed earlier in the process."

When he finished with his interview, Quinn quickly ripped off the jersey and slam dunked it into a nearby garbage can.

A few minutes later, Browns linebacker Willie McGinest, a former USC All-American, confronted Quinn in front of his locker. McGinest wanted to know what Quinn had done with the jersey.

"You acting up?" McGinest said.

"I didn't make the bet with you," Quinn said.

At least he manned up and owned it. He could have easily said, "Sorry Rodney", and been pompous.....Actually makes me feel good about him in a wierd way.

On the Berea Report, they were interviewing Quinn while he was wearing the USC jersey. They said he was taking it off while Willie McGinest walked by. Willie said something like "What do you think you're doing? You're wearing that all week!"

There's no way I would make a bet like that wearing rival teams colors.
No way for even a second I would consider wearing a stooler rag.
Or a rat or bungle for that matter. Not happening.

I remember that bet, they made it on " best dam sports show period", and i forgot about that, LOL.. Cool Quinn followed throught tho

Is BDSSP still on? I used to watch it, then Chris Rose left, then I noticed it was just a bunch of repeats and old highlight shows such as Best Dam's top 50...

Used to be good TV at night.

Quinn is a traitor i would take him out of the record books if i was the chairman at notre dame.