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by **Nephilim** on Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:06 am

curt flood, i never knew there was another

by **spurgistan** on Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:19 am

Actually, I might have misled you. Curt Flood's refusal to play in Philly (who can blame him? Why am I ripping on the Mid-Atlantic all of a sudden?) contributed greatly to the concept of players choosing where to play, but I meant the two pitchers who directly brought the issue before an arbitrator who ruled for the players.

by **djt5483** on Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:24 am

Nephilim wrote:all rite then, his name was ed cota, slick brooklyn point guard, started all 4 years, went to the final four 3 of them. ended up third all time in NCAA assists, altho this still only rates him 3rd in the ACC, as bobby hurley is number 1 and chris corchiani of NC state is 2.......they are the only 3 players to top 1,000 assists.

as noted, cota also set the single season ACC assist mark, i believe in his sophomore year. he was the PG on the amazing vince carter and antawn jamison teams. he was a wizard at passing the ball and just so smooth it was unbelievable, and if he couldn't find a teammate in a spot to score, he had a super reliable floater that was perfect for scoring at will. and the only player to ever have over 1K points and assists and 500 boards. but gets no cred and isn't even remembered for some reason!

now plays in israel but still lives in chapel hill in the offseason. first up gets the next question

he actually did get on the knicks practice squad for a little bit, i knew the answer but i didnt see it in time

by **Cheesemore** on Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:49 am

Cheesemore wrote:When did the questions get so hard?

by **spurgistan** on Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:30 pm

Nothin'?

by **Nephilim** on Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:18 pm

i got no idea

by **spurgistan** on Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:03 pm

Fine. Andy Messersmith (a fine pitcher for a few years, had an outstanding 1975) played for a year without negotiating a new contract in the hopes of earning his release from the team that owned him, the Los Angeles Dodgers. After this issue had gotten some notoriety, he was joined in his suit against the owners by Randy McNally, a washed-up reliever. I don't have the attention tp go to deeply into this, but the answers were: Andy Messersmith and Randy McNally were the principals in the suit against the owner's use of the reserve clause that bound players to teams, that was eventually decided in favorof the players by an arbiter.

Next question goes

by **Gold Knight** on Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:29 pm

Who's up?

by **Nephilim** on Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:00 pm

i assume it's wide open since spurgy didn't give a new question

by **Cheesemore** on Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:21 pm

Well then let's kick off with an easy question, since Superbowl XXXII, only 2 teams from the NFC have won the Superbowl, name the teams, the teams they beat, and the years they won them (for bonus points, name the scores)

by **Incandenza** on Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:22 pm

The Rams beat the Titans in 1999/2000.
The Bucs beat the Raiders in 2002/2003.

I'm reasonably confident of the dates. Couldn't tell you the final scores, but the former was close, the latter a blowout. Funny that they both involved teams that fled LA. And if I may interject a personal opinion, I hope that when Georgia Frontiere dies, she spends eternity getting spit-roasted by Satan and Hitler.

by **Gold Knight** on Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:43 pm

Incandenza wrote:The Rams beat the Titans in 1999/2000.
The Bucs beat the Raiders in 2002/2003.

I'm reasonably confident of the dates. Couldn't tell you the final scores, but the former was close, the latter a blowout. Funny that they both involved teams that fled LA. And if I may interject a personal opinion, I hope that when Georgia Frontiere dies, she spends eternity getting spit-roasted by Satan and Hitler.

Until golden brown on the outside... :lol:

by **Incandenza** on Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:20 pm

f*ck that evil whore right in the anus.

Anyway, I'm reasonably confident I got the dates right, so let's move on.

New question:
Who holds the record for most receiving yards in a game, and who was the QB responsible for so much largesse? Bonus for the year, opponent, and the number of yards.

by **Incandenza** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:10 pm

No guesses?

Okay, a couple of hints. The record was set more than a decade ago, but within the last 20 years. And it was set against the Saints.

by **misterman10** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:25 pm

Gotta go with Jerry Rice, and I'll say it was with QB Steve Young

by **Incandenza** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:46 pm

misterman10 wrote:Gotta go with Jerry Rice, and I'll say it was with QB Steve Young

One would think, but incorrect.

by **0ojakeo0** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:47 pm

did brett farve throw it?

by **spurgistan** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:10 pm

Caved and looked it up. Wow.

by **Incandenza** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:02 pm

0ojakeo0 wrote:did brett farve throw it?

No he did not.

spurgistan wrote:Caved and looked it up. Wow.

Yeah, it's actually a good, tough question, 'cause it's not a super high-profile guy that holds the record.

by **Nephilim** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:24 pm

hmmm, art monk?

gary clark?

by **Incandenza** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:37 pm

Neither... but you're in the ballpark as far as era goes.

Okay, another hint: the QB that was chucking the ball to the player in question is perhaps best known for taking a swing at Jim Rome.

by **Nephilim** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:46 pm

oooh oooh, andre reed?

by **misterman10** on Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:06 am

spurgistan wrote:Caved and looked it up. Wow.

Me too, never would have guessed.

by **Incandenza** on Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:01 am

Nephilim wrote:oooh oooh, andre reed?

Jim Kelly, to my knowledge, has never gone after Rome. So that's a no.

by **FiveThreeEight** on Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:05 am

The QB is Jim Everett. I'm unsure of the WR. Everett played for a few teams, one of them being the Rams.

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