OT: Sports trivia. Part three.
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Maybe Stanford, California, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Maryland.
Maybe Stanford, California, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Maryland.
You guys have named several teams and all of the teams that won both have been named. All I need is a number. OFC
A few more than 7. Read all the teams that are named. The answer lies within 12 but more than 7. OFC
It is 10. I always wondered about it so I looked it up. You are up sir. OFC
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Stanford
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UCLA
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Ark.
The problem with citing a football national title, is there are multiple national champs from just about every year prior to 1998.
Wisconsin claims one in 1942. Oklahoma State claims a national title in 1945. Kentucky claims one in 1950. The NCAA website only lists the consensus national champion(s), often excluding teams that were ranked #1 by certain polls. Oklahoma being the consensus national champs in 1950 strikes me as odd, seeing how they lost to Kentucky in the Sugar Bowl (OU was 10-1 and UK was 11-1 on the season).
I came up with 10 by googling it. That's what I went by. Now does unc cheater u have 6 nattys or 7 ?
I believe that it was Earvin Magic Johnson as a rookie to clinch the finals in 1980. I believe against Philadelphia. Kareem was at home with a migraine headache
He had that famous 42 point game to clinch as a rookie, but did not have a triple double. I think it was 42-12-7.
UNC has 6 titles. Comparing basketball and football clearly aren't the same thing, however. NCAA Basketball didn't have any official champions until 1939. There was no subjectivity when only one team could win a national title via the NCAA Tournament. In football, you really didn't have an official champion until 1998. Pre-1998, you'd have 20+ different polls crowning a school as the #1 team in America. There has been as many as 6 undefeated national champions in one season, yet the NCAA only recognizes the consensus champ (which is sometimes more than one team, but often schools are left out). The 1950 case of Oklahoma and Kentucky is one of the most egregious examples, as Oklahoma was crowned the champion by many before the game was even played - and OU lost.
I guess it doesn't really matter. I think the football heads enjoy the subjectivity, as it always creates room for controversy and debate.
I see your point and you probably should have been permitted to ask the next question and I apologize for that. If there's anything I don't want to happen on this thread is conflict. Next question I get right I yield my question to you to make it up. Sorry about that dukedevilz. OFC
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Former UCLA basketball coach and legend John Wooden, "The Wizard of Westwood stands 29th on the all-time career college wins list. How many wins, within 25 either way wins....OFC
691. I know it's under 700. Al McGuire gave a soliloquy about Coach Wooden winning 80% of the time for 30 years. They used to play fewer games so I think he went 23-7 or 23-6 on average. So 23 times 30 plus one more for 691.
Nah, you're good. Just thought it was worth mentioning. I don't think I'm on here often enough to warrant deferring a question to me. I mostly stick to the main board. The last time I posted, before yesterday, was May 26th.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw was a great athlete. In high school in Louisiana, Bradshaw broke the national high school record at every track and field meet for a month in which event?
Ged thx-
Speaking of Terry, what YEAR did Franco Harris catch Bradshaw's errant pass which became known as "The Immaculate Reception?" OFC