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An ESPN article whose title begins with this phrase declares that “It will be a Religious War, a sort of Christian Jihad” about the aftermath of 9/11. In a book whose title starts with this phrase, its author recounts having a shared interest in football with Nixon, despite hating him, while covering the 1972 presidential campaign. These three words begin (10[1])the title of a book that references a Sports Illustrated offer to follow the Mint 400 while its characters are “somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert.” A work of gonzo journalism whose title starts with these three words (10[1])was originally published in Rolling Stone and used the pseudonym Raoul Duke as a stand-in for its author. For 10 points, what three words begin the title of a novel (10[1])based on Hunter S. Thompson’s (10[1])time in Las Vegas? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: fear and loathing [accept Fear and Loathing in America or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
SimonOhio State ACWRU B5910
Elias Kradel (DII)Kenyon B (DII)Ohio State B (DII)10010
Kara Braun (DII)Michigan State C (UG)Pitt B (UG)13010
Owen Edelson (DII)Kenyon A (UG)CWRU D (DII)13510
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan BMichigan D (DII)14010
Matthew Stall (DII)CWRU C (UG)Michigan C (UG)1400
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Ohio State C (DII)14010

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