Nickelodeon’s ratings are up in Miami, where the Hurricanes are undefeated since quarterback Jacory Harris asked his teammates to start watching “SpongeBob Squarepants.”
“Jacory called everyone up and said, ‘Hey, listen, the only thing we’re going to watch on TV from now on is SpongeBob,’ ” coach Randy Shannon told The Miami Herald. ” ‘We ain’t watching ESPN. We ain’t watching CBS. We ain’t watching ABC. If SpongeBob can tell you how good you are, then you deserve it.’ “
Apparently, SpongeBob was on to something. Miami came from behind to upset Oklahoma 21-20, then routed Florida A&M 48-16 last Saturday.
The Hurricanes have decorated their locker room with SpongeBob stickers and posters. Junior linebacker Colin McCarthy told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel some of his teammates have become serious SpongeBob fans.
Said McCarthy, “All the guys watch it.”
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