Pop Quiz: Eric Brunner, Ohio State

Brunner

Eric Brunner, a senior on Ohio State's men's soccer team, is a Communication and Technology major.

What's your very first memory of participating in the sport you now play in the Big Ten?
It would have to be my first year at OSU. The spring game against Rio Grande and tying up the goal.

Who is the most famous person you have ever met and how did the meeting occur?
During our OSU trip to see Manchester United I got to meet Tim Howard.

Name the last great song and/or album you purchased, and what made you have to have that song?
I really like the Kanye West CD. My favorite song on there is "Homecoming".

What's your favorite all-time character from Saturday Night Live?
I love the weekend updates. There needs to be more cowbell on there and Will Ferrell and that monkey guy with the apples...Chris Kattan.

Everyone has that "freshman moment" their first few days on campus where they're not quite sure how to do things. What was yours?
I definitely had my map out and carried it around in front of me. I also got lost on the bus and got off on the wrong stop.

From TV shows to fast food, tell us one of your guilty pleasures?
Soda. I like to drink a lot of coke.

If you could script it, describe the perfect day for you from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep.
I would wake up in a hotel room at a beach resort. I would have breakfast in bed, get a massage, play some soccer, head to the beach, and go sailing. Then in the evening I would have a 20oz. steak for dinner, drink some wine, have a couple beers, watch TV, and have another massage before bed.

Whose poster was on your bedroom wall when you were a kid? Why that person?
I had Michael Jordan on my wall because he was just unreal at the time.

Name one place you've never visited and wish to some day go, and then explain why you have that wish.
Australia. Either Syndey or Melbourne, Melbourne because it's known as the sporting capital of Australia. 11.

Complete this sentence: "Five years from now, I'm …"
... playing sports professionally.

-Reported by Big Ten Network intern Leslie Paulus

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