« SEXIEST WOMAN GUESSES? | Main | Gap Unveils Book For Charity »

Top 15 College Movies of All Time

So say the writers of Sports Illustrated. And who am I to argue? Their top pick is also mine. For details of the picks made read here.


003OSC_Vince_Vaughn_015.jpg



15. WONDER BOYS
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Douglas's department head waxes philosophical on the Monroe-DiMaggio marriage.

14. HORSE FEATHERS
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: In the pigskin finale the comedy team outwits the opposition, slipping would-be tacklers with banana peels and galloping to the end zone in a horse-drawn chariot.

12 & 13. THE PROGRAM/BLUE CHIPS
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: The Program: Heisman hopeful Joe Kane is slain on the tennis court by the original Buffy (Kristy Swanson). Blue Chips: Coach Bell's recruiting trip takes him to see Shaq ballin' in the Bayou, Penny in a dilapidated gym.

11. RUDY
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Ruettiger nets a sack in the season finale -- and is financially set for the rest of his life.

10. WITHOUT LIMITS
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Sutherland tinkers with the waffle soles of running shoes, a hobby that later led to a small family-owned business called Nike.

9. ROAD TRIP
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Horatio Sanz sticks French toast in his underpants, then feeds the sullied toast to a gleeful DJ Qualls. O.K., not sporty. Just funny.

8. BREAKING AWAY
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Dave races a moving van on a 50-mile highway stretch and later athletic-tapes his feet to his pedals for the 500.

7. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VAN WILDER
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Then Clippers Michael Olowokandi, Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson cameoed as dunkalicious Coolidge College Chickadees.

6. REVENGE OF THE NERDS
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: The Alpha Betas put on a musical, gender-bending football skit, only to be topped by the Tri Lambs' geeked-out '80s jam session.

5. DRUMLINE
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: The climactic BET Southern Classic spectacle, with Free and AJ Calloway (106 & Park), Blu Cantrell and Petey Pablo, makes Paul McCartney's Super Bowl halftime show look like -- well, we all know what it was.

4. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Otter and Boon work on their golf game with Neidermeyer's head serving as a target.

3. GOOD WILL HUNTING
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Robin Williams and Damon leap to their feet as they discuss Carlton Fisk's 1975 World Series Game 6 dinger.

2. PCU
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Says Spade of the Hippy Olympics Ultimate game: "It doesn't matter who wins, because they're all losers."

1. OLD SCHOOL
SIGNATURE SPORTS MOMENT: Beanie (Vince Vaughn) coolly puffs a cig while doing the iron cross.


AddThis Feed Button

Blog Widget by LinkWithin

Comments (1)

Vince is so funny and so lo... (Below threshold)

Vince is so funny and so lovable it is no wonder Jen has fallen head over heals over him. In all his appearence on screen he is a winner.
Vince, you rock matey.


Post a comment


Advertisments






Follow Wizbang Pop!

Wizbang Pop! on Facebook Follow Wizbang Pop! on Twitter Subscribe to Wizbang Pop! feed

Around The Celebrisphere

Categories

Archives

Credits

Section Editor: Paul Hooson

Contributors: Kevin, Adam Stone, Tracey Coyle

All original content copyright © 2003-2009 by Wizbang®, LLC. All rights reserved. Wizbang® is a registered service mark. Wizbang Pop™ is a trademark of Wizbang®, LLC.

Powered by Movable Type 3.35

Hosting by ServInt

Ratings on this site are powered by the Ajax Ratings Pro plugin for Movable Type.

Search on this site is powered by the FastSearch plugin for Movable Type.

Blogrolls on this site are powered by the MT-Blogroll.

Temporary site design is based on Cutline and Cutline for MT. Graphics by Apothegm Designs.

Author Login

Site Meter


Terms Of Service

DCMA Compliance Notice