TD 413 - A to Z (Final results)

[twelvefootboy]

Shameless plug for my Academy Awards TD which drops on Monday AM.

I'm writing this so anyone with a passing knowledge of film feels inclined to play. I'm talking to you, twelvefootboy!

For this one, I'm setting aside my diabolical elimination-based mini-TD format and reverting to the classic TD game, with one DROP and one SHEEP

See you Monday!

I already gave my answers for the mini-format. Just add 5 more Meryl Streeps. But sure, I'll come anchor the TD! Now back to our regular programming - I got some separation from the allsheep line and I'm gunning for CasketRomance. Tick. Tock.

[CasketRomance]

WRONG ANSWER = 12
threearruda (Budweiser)

Can't believe I missed that. Could have and should have been avoided.

i almost put that and caught myself just in time

[clt013]

7. NO = Another 2-letter word; Name the artist for one of these song titles that begin with "No"

No Easy Way Out (1986 #22) [Robert Tepper]
No More Lonely Nights (1984 #6) [Paul McCartney]
No One Is To Blame (1986 #4) [Howard Jones]
No One Like You (1982 #65) [Scorpions]
No Ordinary Love (1993 #28) [Sade]
No Reply At All (1981 #29) [Genesis]
No Sleep till Brooklyn (1987) [Beastie Boys]
No Such Thing (2002 #13) [John Mayer]
No Sugar Tonight (1970 #1) [The Guess Who]
No Tears Left to Cry (2018 #3) [Ariana Grande]

Over 40% of the field said "No" to answering this question and chose to use their "DROP" instead…

Howard Jones (SHEEP) - 5
MarkBarrett
Floridagator
merica
mennoknight
Peachbox

The Guess Who - 4
Totebags
econgator
Woof
RJRouge

Sade - 3
teapot37
Enormous Jeans
clprez

Beastie Boys - 3
chmmr
classicroadster
SenseiCAY

Ariana Grande - 3
threearruda
spell4yr
This is Aoba

SINGLETONS - 1

Robert Tepper
ChexMix

Scorpions
gamawire

NOT USED
Paul McCartney
Genesis
John Mayer

DROP = 0
twelvefootboy
1stlvlthinker
Rackme32
9021amyers
casketromance
Magna
Kirbstar
jeffwolfe
AFRET CMS
badgerfellow
xxaaaxx
immaf
AgentSeto

WRONG ANSWER = 9
heppm01 (Thomas Dolby)

8. PQ = Abbreviaton for Parti Quebecois; Montreal is most populated, Quebec City capital; Name another Canadian city that is its province's capital and/or most populated

Nothing could be finer than to be in...

Regina (Saskatchewan capital) [SHEEP] - 8
threearruda
SenseiCAY
merica
clprez
badgerfellow
ChexMix
RJRouge
heppm01

Saskatoon (Saskatchewan most populated) - 5
chmmr
spell4yr
AFRET CMS
xxaaaxx
AgentSeto

Calgary (Alberta most populated) - 3
Floridagator
econgator
Woof

Vancouver (British Columbia most populated) - 3
Rackme32
casketromance
jeffwolfe

St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador most populated + capital) - 3
MarkBarrett
Totebags
Peachbox

Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island most populated + capital) - 3
classicroadster
Magna
Kirbstar

Victoria (British Columbia capital) - 2
gamawire
Enormous Jeans

Winnipeg (Manitoba most populated + capital) - 2
twelvefootboy
This is Aoba

SINGLETONS - 1

Moncton (New Brunswick most populated)
9021amyers

Fredericton (New Brunswick capital)
mennoknight

Halifax (Nova Scotia most populated + capital)
immaf

Toronto (Ontario most populated + capital)
1stlvlthinker

NOT USED
Edmonton (Alberta capital)

WRONG ANSWER = 12
teapot37 (Iqaluit - Most populated + capital of Nunavut; territory, not a province)

9. RS = Abbreviation for redshirt (A designation seen in college sports programs); Given the nickname that includes "red", name one of these Division I basketball schools or professional teams

Big Red
Red Flash
Red Foxes
Red Raiders
Red Storm
Red Wolves
Redbirds
Redhawks (3 schools, scored separately)
Red Bulls [MLS]
Redblacks [CFL]

The team from a "Power 5" conference comes out on top…

Texas Tech (Red Raiders) [SHEEP] - 7
MarkBarrett
gamawire
Rackme32
classicroadster
Magna
clprez
AgentSeto

St. John's (Red Storm) - 4
SenseiCAY
This is Aoba
xxaaaxx
ChexMix

Cornell (Big Red) - 3
1stlvlthinker
9021amyers
teapot37

Arkansas State (Red Wolves) - 3
Kirbstar
Peachbox
badgerfellow

Miami [OH] (Redhawks) - 3
spell4yr
jeffwolfe
AFRET CMS

New York (Red Bulls) - 2
Totebags
econgator

Ottawa (Redblacks) - 2
merica
mennoknight

SINGLETONS - 1

Saint Francis (Red Flash)
casketromance

Southeast Missouri State (Redhawks)
threearruda

NOT USED
Marist (Red Foxes)
Illinois State (Redbirds)
Seattle (Redhawks)

DROP = 0
Floridagator
chmmr
Enormous Jeans
Woof
RJRouge
heppm01

SHEEP = 7
immaf

WRONG ANSWER = 11
twelvefootboy (Nebraska; nickname = Cornhuskers)

STANDINGS AFTER Q9
1. Enormous Jeans - 17
2. chmmr - 29
3. AFRET CMS - 30
4. gamawire - 31
5. Rackme32 - 33
6. Floridagator - 34
7. heppm01 - 35
8. Magna - 37
8. jeffwolfe - 37
10. Kirbstar - 38
10. 9021amyers - 38
12. Totebags - 39
12. This is Aoba - 39
14. MarkBarrett - 40
14. xxaaaxx - 40
16. econgator - 41
16. immaf - 41
16. 1stlvlthinker - 41
19. spell4yr - 43
19. Woof - 43
21. ChexMix - 44
21. casketromance - 44
23. merica - 45
23. threearruda - 45
23. RJRouge - 45
26. AgentSeto - 47
27. teapot37 - 48
27. mennoknight - 48
29. clprez - 51
29. SenseiCAY - 51
29. classicroadster - 51
29. badgerfellow - 51
33. Peachbox - 54
34. twelvefootboy - 55

ALL SHEEP LINE - 69

[morbeedo]

Nice recovery by casketromance

[CasketRomance]

Nice recovery by casketromance

thanx trivia bro...was worried about the red flash..yes is obscure, but i remember it was used in one of his games last year and thought there would have been some retention

[CasketRomance]

never heard of the sheep for question 6....the lyric "no easy way out" from tom petty's "don't back down" kept going through my head, which prevented me from coming up with the rocky iv song dude

[clt013]

10. TUV = IOC code for Tuvalu; Name the land represented by one of these codes

ANT
BAR
COD
FIN
GUM
JAM
LIE
MAD
PAR
SUD
VIE

Pretty balanced spread of answers for this one, with none used more than 5 times and none left out…

Finland (FIN) [Co-SHEEP] - 5
twelvefootboy
chmmr
classicroadster
jeffwolfe
Peachbox

Paraguay (PAR) [Co-SHEEP] - 5
MarkBarrett
threearruda
1stlvlthinker
teapot37
immaf

Guam (GUM) - 4
casketromance
AFRET CMS
clprez
RJRouge

Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) - 3
SenseiCAY
Magna
AgentSeto

Sudan (SUD) - 3
Totebags
econgator
ChexMix

Vietnam (VIE) - 3
Enormous Jeans
This is Aoba
badgerfellow

Barbados (BAR) - 2
mennoknight
xxaaaxx

Jamaica (JAM) - 2
gamawire
heppm01

Liechtenstein (LIE) - 2
Floridagator
9021amyers

Madagascar (MAD) - 2
Rackme32
Woof

Democratic Republic of Congo (COD) [SINGLETON!] - 1
Kirbstar

DROP = 0
merica

WRONG ANSWER = 9
spell4yr (Switzerland)

11. WX = Morse Code abbreviation for weather; Unscramble one of these names on the 2019 Atlantic hurricane list [Hint: Answers are listed in alphabetical order]

aadenr (Andrea)
aachlnt (Chantal)
adinor (Dorian)
adefnnr (Fernand)
abeegillr (Gabrielle)
behmortu (Humberto)
elnoorz (Lorenzo)
aeilmss (Melissa)
abeehkr (Rebekah)
abeeinsst (Sebastien)

The ladies sweep the top four spots on this one…

Melissa (SHEEP) - 6
Floridagator
chmmr
threearruda
jeffwolfe
AFRET CMS
heppm01

Andrea - 5
MarkBarrett
twelvefootboy
1stlvlthinker
Rackme32
Kirbstar

Chantal - 5
9021amyers
SenseiCAY
Woof
immaf
RJRouge

Rebekah - 3
gamawire
Totebags
Magna

Dorian - 2
merica
AgentSeto

Gabrielle - 2
Enormous Jeans
badgerfellow

Humberto - 2
teapot37
econgator

SINGLETONS - 1

Fernand
xxaaaxx

Sebastien
Peachbox

NOT USED
Lorenzo

DROP = 0
classicroadster
spell4yr
mennoknight
This is Aoba
clprez
ChexMix

SHEEP = 6
casketromance

12. YZ = Last two letters of the alphabet; An app called 'YZ Score' is used for Yahtzee - name a line other than Yahtzee/5 of a Kind on the dice game's scoresheet

The "house" wins...

Full House (SHEEP) - 8
gamawire
Floridagator
threearruda
merica
Woof
Kirbstar
badgerfellow
immaf

Small Straight - 6
twelvefootboy
casketromance
teapot37
This is Aoba
AFRET CMS
clprez

Twos - 4
1stlvlthinker
SenseiCAY
mennoknight
ChexMix

Fours - 3
classicroadster
xxaaaxx
heppm01

4 of a Kind - 3
Totebags
Enormous Jeans
AgentSeto

Chance - 3
chmmr
spell4yr
RJRouge

Aces (Ones) - 2
Rackme32
jeffwolfe

Threes - 2
MarkBarrett
Magna

SINGLETONS - 1

Fives
9021amyers

Bonus
econgator

NOT USED
Sixes
3 of a Kind
Large Straight

DROP = 0
Peachbox

STANDINGS AFTER Q12
1. Enormous Jeans - 25
2. Rackme32 - 42
3. chmmr - 43
4. gamawire - 44
5. Magna - 45
6. AFRET CMS - 46
6. heppm01 - 46
6. 9021amyers - 46
6. xxaaaxx - 46
10. econgator - 47
11. Totebags - 48
11. This is Aoba - 48
13. Floridagator - 50
13. jeffwolfe - 50
15. ChexMix - 51
16. Kirbstar - 52
16. MarkBarrett - 52
18. mennoknight - 54
19. 1stlvlthinker - 55
19. spell4yr - 55
19. merica - 55
19. AgentSeto - 55
23. RJRouge - 57
24. Woof - 58
25. immaf - 59
25. casketromance - 59
25. classicroadster - 59
28. Peachbox - 60
29. teapot37 - 61
29. clprez - 61
31. SenseiCAY - 63
32. threearruda - 64
32. badgerfellow - 64
34. twelvefootboy - 71

ALL SHEEP LINE - 88

First place may be locked up, but there's a tight race for the podium and possibilities for large leaps up the ladder in the bonus round…

[SenseiCAY]

Holy cow, 25, and the next closest is 42...dominant performance from Enormous Jeans

[merica]

I have a Yahtzee's worth of 8s in this game; and a Yahtzee's worth of sheep. I think there should be some sort of bonus for that

[Rackme32]

Holy cow, 25, and the next closest is 42...dominant performance from Enormous Jeans

Yeah, ya might say Enormous Jeans is kicking our butts...

[clt013]

13. BONUS ROUND - Since this quiz has an alphabet theme, Scattegories is back for a third (and final?) go-round. Give up to 8 answers (each beginning with a different letter) for one of the three categories below. [Each two correct answers = -1; Additional bonus for total singletons: 1-2 = -1, 3-4 = -2, 5-6 = -4, 7 = -6, 8 = -8; Submitting multiple answers that begin with same letter = 0] {Max bonus = -12}

A pretty even split in the options chosen as the breakdown was: A - 11, B - 12, C - 10 (+ 1 "pass"). There were also a few who submitted multiple answers beginning with the same letter and wound up with zeroes.

A. Presidential elections - People (1st or last name) to receive electoral vote for US President since 1948 (Per Wikipedia; Accepting first names as listed on the web page, so neither nor James or William would count)

CORRECT ANSWERS
Obama [5]: chmmr, threearruda, Peachbox, ChexMix, immaf
McCain [4]: AFRET CMS, Peachbox, ChexMix, immaf
Adlai [3]: MarkBarrett, Totebags, jeffwolfe
Barry [3]: MarkBarrett, Totebags, RJRouge
Clinton [3]: threearruda, ChexMix, immaf
Dukakis [3]: threearruda, AFRET CMS, immaf
Eisenhower [3]: chmmr, Peachbox, immaf
Goldwater [3]: jeffwolfe, AFRET CMS, RJRouge
Kerry [3]: AFRET CMS, ChexMix, RJRouge
Mondale [3]: threearruda, AFRET CMS, ChexMix
Nixon [3]: threearruda, Peachbox, immaf
Romney [3]: ChexMix, immaf, RJRouge
Stevenson [3]: Totebags, AFRET CMS, Peachbox
Trump [3]: chmmr, threearruda, ChexMix
Bush [2]: threearruda, ChexMix
Dewey [2]: AFRET CMS, RJRouge
Dwight [2]: chmmr, jeffwolfe
Edwards [2]: Floridagator, jeffwolfe
Ford [2]: chmmr, jeffwolfe
Hubert [2]: MarkBarrett, Totebags
Lyndon [2]: MarkBarrett, chmmr
Richard [2]: MarkBarrett, chmmr
Wallace [2]: threearruda, Totebags

SINGLETONS
Barack: chmmr
Bill: jeffwolfe
Byrd: Floridagator
Carter: jeffwolfe
Dole: Totebags
Donald: MarkBarrett
Gerald: MarkBarrett
Gore: Peachbox
Harry: jeffwolfe
Hospers: Floridagator
Humphrey: AFRET CMS
Johnson: Peachbox
Jones: Floridagator
Kasich: Floridagator
Kennedy: immaf
Lloyd: Floridagator
McGovern: RJRouge
Michael: Totebags
Paul: Floridagator
Reagan: Peachbox
Sanders: Floridagator
Strom: RJRouge
Thomas: Totebags
Thurmond: RJRouge
Walter: MarkBarrett

NOT USED
Al
Bentsen
Bernie
Bob
Colin
Faith
George
Henry
Hillary
Jimmy
John
Mitt
Powell
Ron
Ronald
Spotted Eagle
Truman

TOTAL BONUS FOR THOSE CHOOSING CATEGORY A
AFRET CMS: 8 correct, but 2 D (Dewey, Dukakis) & 2 M (McCain, Mondale) = 0
ChexMix: 8 correct, but 2 M (McCain, Mondale) = 0
threearruda: 8 correct (-4) = -4
chmmr: 8 correct (-4) + 1 singleton (-1) = -5
immaf: 8 correct (-4) + 1 singleton (-1) = -5
MarkBarrett: 8 correct (-4) + 3 singletons (-3) = -7
Totebags: 8 correct (-4) + 3 singletons (-3) = -7
jeffwolfe: 8 correct (-4) + 3 singletons (-3) = -7
Peachbox: 8 correct (-4) + 3 singletons (-3) = -7
RJRouge: 8 correct (-4) + 3 singletons (-3) = -7
Floridagator: 8 correct (-4) + 7 singletons (-7) = -11

B. Top 60 US Cities in population (2017 Census estimates)

CORRECT ANSWERS
Indianapolis [5]: 1stlvlthinker, teapot37, Magna, Woof, heppm01
Jacksonville [5]: gamawire, casketromance, teapot37, SenseiCAY, Woof
Columbus [4]: casketromance, teapot37, Magna, Woof
Phoenix [4]: twelvefootboy, Enormous Jeans, Woof, heppm01
San Jose [4]: twelvefootboy, 1stlvlthinker, SenseiCAY, mennoknight
Atlanta [3]: Woof, Kirbstar, heppm01
Austin [3]: gamawire, twelvefootboy, Enormous Jeans
Chicago [3]: 1stlvlthinker, Enormous Jeans, Kirbstar
Cleveland [3]: twelvefootboy, casketromance, heppm01
Denver [3]: casketromance, Magna, Kirbstar
Houston [3]: gamawire, 1stlvlthinker, teapot37
Oklahoma City [3]: casketromance, Magna, Kirbstar
Portland [3]: casketromance, SenseiCAY, Kirbstar
Sacramento [3]: Magna, mennoknight, Kirbstar
San Antonio [3]: gamawire, Woof, mennoknight
San Francisco [3]: Enormous Jeans, Woof, mennoknight
Boston [2]: teapot37, heppm01
Dallas [2]: gamawire, Enormous Jeans
Honolulu [2]: Enormous Jeans, Kirbstar
Kansas City [2]: twelvefootboy, SenseiCAY
Las Vegas [2]: gamawire, Magna
Memphis [2]: teapot37, Kirbstar
Miami [2]: 1stlvlthinker, Enormous Jeans
Milwaukee [2]: twelvefootboy, heppm01
San Diego [2]: mennoknight, heppm01

SINGLETONS
Albuquerque: Magna
Baltimore: twelvefootboy
Charlotte: SenseiCAY
Detroit: 1stlvlthinker
El Paso: casketromance
Los Angeles: 1stlvlthinker
Long Beach: Woof
Louisville: teapot37
Minneapolis: Magna
Nashville: gamawire
New York: 1stlvlthinker
Philadelphia: gamawire
Raleigh: SenseiCAY
Seattle: mennoknight
Tampa: heppm01
Tulsa: twelvefootboy
Washington: SenseiCAY

NOT USED
Anaheim
Arlington
Aurora
Bakersfield
Colorado Springs
Corpus Christi
Fort Worth
Fresno
Lexington
Mesa
New Orleans
Oakland
Omaha
Riverside
Santa Ana
Tucson
Virginia Beach
Wichita

INCORRECT ANSWERS
San Bernardino (teapot37) [102nd]
Buffalo (SenseiCAY) [81st]
Newark (Enormous Jeans) [70th]
St. Louis (casketromance, mennoknight) [62nd]
Stockton (mennoknight) [61st]

TOTAL BONUS FOR THOSE CHOOSING CATEGORY B
casketromance: 7 correct, but 2 C (Cleveland, Columbus) = 0
Woof: 8 correct, but 2 S (San Antonio, San Francisco) = 0
mennoknight: 6 correct, but all S = 0
Enormous Jeans: 7 correct (-3) = -3
Kirbstar: 8 correct (-4) = -4
teapot37: 7 correct (-3) + 2 singletons (-2) = -5
heppm01: 8 correct (-4) + 1 singleton (-1) = -5
gamawire: 8 correct (-4) + 2 singletons (-2) = -6
SenseiCAY: 7 correct (-3) + 3 singletons (-3) = -6
Magna: 8 correct (-4) + 2 singletons (-2) = -6
twelvefootboy: 8 correct (-4) + 3 singletons (-3) = -7
1stlvlthinker: 8 correct (-4) + 3 singletons (-3) = -7

C. FBS schools with full-time football stadiums of capacity 50,000+; Those commonly abbreviated (such as "UNLV") = U. [Note: There are four schools (second letters A, C, T & T) that fall under "U" using that criteria.]

CORRECT ANSWERS
Auburn [4]: Rackme32, clprez, badgerfellow, AgentSeto
Illinois [4]: 9021amyers, spell4yr, merica, This is Aoba
Louisville [4]: 9021amyers, classicroadster, merica, badgerfellow
Nebraska [4]: Rackme32, badgerfellow, xxaaaxx, AgentSeto
Texas A&M [4]: classicroadster, merica, This is Aoba, clprez
Virginia Tech [4]: merica, This is Aoba, clprez, xxaaaxx
Colorado [3]: classicroadster, spell4yr, xxaaaxx
Iowa [3]: badgerfellow, xxaaaxx, AgentSeto
Michigan [3]: Rackme32, This is Aoba, AgentSeto
Ohio State [3]: This is Aoba, clprez, AgentSeto
Arkansas [2]: classicroadster, spell4yr
BYU [2]: 9021amyers, xxaaaxx
Clemson [2]: This is Aoba, clprez
Kentucky [2]: Rackme32, badgerfellow
Mississippi State [2]: merica, xxaaaxx
Purdue [2]: clprez, badgerfellow
Temple [2]: 9021amyers, spell4yr
Tennessee [2]: Rackme32, AgentSeto
Washington [2]: Rackme32, This is Aoba
Wisconsin [2]: spell4yr, badgerfellow

SINGLETONS
Alabama: This is Aoba
Arizona: merica
California: Rackme32
Florida: spell4yr
Georgia: spell4yr
Georgia Tech: 9021amyers
LSU: clprez
Memphis: 9021amyers
Miami (FL): spell4yr
Michigan State: clprez
Minnesota: badgerfellow
Notre Dame: classicroadster
Oregon: Rackme32
Penn State: AgentSeto
Pittsburgh: 9021amyers
Rutgers: AgentSeto
South Carolina: classicroadster
South Florida: 9021amyers
UTEP: xxaaaxx
West Virginia: xxaaaxx

NOT USED
Air Force
Arizona State
East Carolina
Florida State
Hawaii
Indiana
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
NC State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
San Diego State
Southern California
Stanford
Texas
Texas Tech
UAB
UCLA
UTSA
Virginia

INCORRECT ANSWERS
Massachusetts (classicroadster) [17,000 in "regular" home, only played 1 game in 50,000+ Gillette Stadium last season]
Georgia State (classicroadster) [23,000]
Oregon State (merica) [43,000]
Syracuse (merica) [49,250]

TOTAL BONUS FOR THOSE CHOOSING CATEGORY C
merica: 6 correct (-3) + 1 singleton (-1) = -4
classicroadster: 6 correct (-3) + 2 singletons (-2) = -5
This is Aoba: 8 correct (-4) + 1 singleton (-1) = -5
badgerfellow: 8 correct (-4) + 1 singleton (-1) = -5
Rackme32: 8 correct (-4) + 2 singletons (-2) = -6
clprez: 8 correct (-4) + 2 singletons (-2) = -6
xxaaaxx: 8 correct (-4) + 2 singletons (-2) = -6
AgentSeto: 8 correct (-4) + 2 singletons (-2) = -6
spell4yr: 8 correct (-4) + 3 singletons (-3) = -7
9021amyers: 8 correct (-4) + 4 singletons (-4) = -8

FINAL STANDINGS
34. twelvefootboy - 65
33. threearruda - 60
31. casketromance - 59
31. badgerfellow - 59
30. Woof - 58
28. teapot37 - 57
28. SenseiCAY - 57
27. clprez - 55
24. mennoknight - 54
24. immaf - 54
24. classicroadster - 54
23. Peachbox - 53
21. ChexMix - 51
21. merica - 51
20. RJRouge - 50
19. AgentSeto - 49
16. Kirbstar - 48
16. 1stlvlthinker - 48
16. spell4yr - 48
15. econgator - 47
14. AFRET CMS - 46
13. MarkBarrett - 45
11. This is Aoba - 43
11. jeffwolfe - 43
9. heppm01 - 41
9. Totebags - 41
8. xxaaaxx - 40
6. Magna - 39
6. Floridagator - 39

Packed onto the podium…
3. chmmr - 38
3. gamawire - 38
3. 9021amyers - 38
2. Rackme32 - 36

And the runaway champion…
1. Enormous Jeans - 22

Thank you to everyone for playing!
I'll be back with another quiz on the 18th and be sure to check out morbeedo's Academy Award TD next week.

[floridagator]

Thanks for the TD. I knew learning about faithless electors would come in handy someday.

[jeffwolfe]

Thanks for the TD. I knew learning about faithless electors would come in handy someday.

Your only non-singleton was my Edwards. Surprised more people didn't go for faithless electors. I couldn't for the life of me remember Hospers (only Nathan), which worked out for both of us. I decided to answer A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H, and Harry was a singleton.

[classicroadster]

Thanks for the TD, tried to get a little cute with the stadiums...I knew GA State was playing at Turner Field, but I didn't realize it had been renovated down so much since I believe it held like 55,000 for the Braves. UMass I knew played at least some of their games at Gillette, though I did think it was all of them since their stadium was so small.

[twelvefootboy]

Thanks for the wool.

Hooray! Thanks to the bonus, I met my goal of beating the ALL SHEEP by more than the winner's total!
EJ (22) + Tfb (65) < Allsheep (88)

Except for my willful ignorance on College Athletics, I applied the same skill set that got me a tie for 3rd on TD412 . I enjoy these for the brain candy, thanks for letting me play. I cannot imagine how much work went into processing the bonus questions!

[9021amyers]

Thanks for the TD, tried to get a little cute with the stadiums...I knew GA State was playing at Turner Field, but I didn't realize it had been renovated down so much since I believe it held like 55,000 for the Braves. UMass I knew played at least some of their games at Gillette, though I did think it was all of them since their stadium was so small.

I guessed you were recalling from memory a list of college teams playing in NFL stadiums from a few years ago, when UMass did play in Foxboro full-time, and Georgia State shared the Georgia Dome with the Falcons.

I think UMass transitioned to FBS football with plans to join the Big East, which would have required using Gillette Stadium for their home games. When the Big East’s football schools transformed into the American in 2013, UMass was left without a conference, and no longer needed the use of such a large facility.

[morbeedo]

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What happened, triviabro?

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31. casketromance - 59

What happened, triviabro?

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[threearruda]

I think UMass transitioned to FBS football with plans to join the Big East, which would have required using Gillette Stadium for their home games. When the Big East’s football schools transformed into the American in 2013, UMass was left without a conference, and no longer needed the use of such a large facility.

(I'm a half-BC fan so I'll add some local knowledge here)..

Not certain about the Big East part, but from what I've gathered over the years, they only started playing at Gillette because longtime venue McGuirk Stadium (on-campus) was undergoing renovations to meet D-I standards. Hence, the 2012-13 slate at Gillette.

UMass is now a football independent of course, so they have kept a contract to keep playing at least one game a season at Gillette to help attract big-name schools. With that comes some extra revenue that they would not get playing at McGuirk. It's a bit clunky, but I understand why they do it. UMass needs a conference so they don't need to rely on the paychecks of big-name schools and can transition to McGuirk permanently, but unfortunately their location/success level places them in no-man's land when it comes to FBS conferences.