A more democratic sports trivia thread [rules page one]

Nephilim · Post by **Nephilim** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:17 am

but i like invective

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:44 pm

Incandenza wrote:All right, all right, let's just chill out a bit. No need for invective here.

Besides, I think everyone can agree that PRESENTLY, Bama < BC, and that jake is, in fact, ignorant.

This was the only fact i was trying to prove, no need to get all upity and say "your stupid for not knowing my team' coach..."

And Jake is slightly ignorant, but the BOTTOM FEEDING BC Eagles did beat #8 Virginia Tech, so I dont know how far down the barrel we needed to go... :wink:

As for getting killed by a pitch, I really dont have a clue, all that comes to mind is seeing Kirby Puckett getting blasted in the eye and Randy Johnson hitting that bird...

Was it the bird?

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:25 pm

Tell you when somebody gets it right. Keep on guessing. Oh and I clarified the question a bit.

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:32 pm

Didn't this happen to some reasonably obscure player in like the 40's?

And I love me some invective too, neph. Just don't want to see this thread get too flame wars-ish.

Nephilim · Post by **Nephilim** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:27 pm

the last thing i'll say is GK would be uppity too if he had a real team :twisted:

it's flat insulting to have the pride of dixie compared to some yankee bunch of nobodies

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:04 pm

Nephilim wrote:the last thing i'll say is GK would be uppity too if he had a real team

it's flat insulting to have the pride of dixie compared to some yankee bunch of nobodies

Nobodies have a single digit number next to their name, Bama's got... space... :wink:

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:06 pm

Ha, this got mentioned in some article I was reading today.

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:39 pm

No one yet, I think it's time for a new question

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:43 pm

You're kidding. OK, hint, it happened in 1920.

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:05 am

spurgistan wrote:You're kidding. OK, hint, it happened in 1920.

Thats helps... Wait, um, nope stil nothing

Nephilim · Post by **Nephilim** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:12 pm

spurgistan wrote:You're kidding. OK, hint, it happened in 1920.

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:00 pm

Hehe.

And now for a transition to a topic with a little less levity...

Ray Chapman was struck in the temple by a spitball (it's believed he never saw the pitch, as he never reacted to it; this led to a rule banning the pitch) thrown by Carl Mays. He collapsed on the field, and died in the hospital 36 hours later.

Somebody else make a question. I'm too pissed nobody got that one.

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:15 am

Allright, since 1990 only 1 NFL team out of 37 has started 7-1 or 8-0 and not made the play-offs, Name the team and the year (for bonus points, name their record at the end of the year)

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:00 am

I seem to recall the '96 or '97 Redskins doing something like that... if it wasn't 7-1, it was 6-2, and they finished up 8-8.

Cheesemore · Post by **Cheesemore** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:10 am

Incandenza wrote:I seem to recall the '96 or '97 Redskins doing something like that... if it wasn't 7-1, it was 6-2, and they finished up 8-8.

Correct, 1996 the Redskins started out 7-1 and lost 7 of their last 8 games, you're up Incandenza

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:55 pm

Yeah, I lived in DC for much of the late nineties, and those were some dark fucking years for the Redskins, I tell you what. Gus Frerotte should be stabbed.

New question:
Who holds the NFL record for rushing yards gained in their rookie season? (and no, it's not Purple Jesus.... yet)

Nephilim · Post by **Nephilim** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:08 pm

hmmm, jim brown?

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:11 pm

Marcus Allen?

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:32 pm

I believe it was Eric Dickerson when he played with the Browns, i think he got close to 2K yards...

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:00 am

Gold Knight wrote:I believe it was Eric Dickerson when he played with the Browns, i think he got close to 2K yards...

Indeed, tho he actually played for the Rams.

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:08 pm

Incandenza wrote:
Gold Knight wrote:I believe it was Eric Dickerson when he played with the Browns, i think he got close to 2K yards...

Indeed, tho he actually played for the Rams.

Eh, theres an r and an s in both their names

Next question: Going presently, who is the NFC leader in rushing yards?

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:09 pm

so easy, Adrian Peterson

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:06 pm

misterman10 wrote:so easy, Adrian Peterson

Yep, when Spurg said "purple Jesus", i couldnt stop laughing and it stuck...

Go ahead MM10

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:12 pm

At the rate Randy Moss is going, it looks like he could break the record for most receiving yards in a season and most TD catches in a season.

Approximately (+/- 50) what is the record for most receiving yards in a season, who set it and in what year?

The second part of the question: What is the record for most TD receptions in a season, who set it, and in what year?

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:25 pm

Jerry Rice, 1994... i dunno, 1950 yards? That is a complete guess, I can't even remember what a typical season for a WR is.