NFL Swampcrash 2014 WEEK NINE

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:46 am

STANDINGS

REMINDERS

Through W16, each set of questions will include 4 Swamper-submitted questions (2 sports, 2 other)
All questions in W17 and the playoffs will come from me
I'll post questions here and email them to the group. Make sure you don't reply to all if answering by email
For your own questions only, you may "cheat" and submit any answer you want
Correct answers get a score equal to the number of people who said it
Wrong answers get the value of the highest-scoring correct answer +5
Low score wins
Standings, tiebreakers, playoff matchups, all determined exactly as they would be in the real NFL

INSTRUCTIONS

Send answers to ryantfriedman (gmail) or private message here
ANSWERS DUE FRIDAY, OCT. 31 @ 12 PM (Reveal here on the boards @ 1 PM)

MATCHUPS

QUESTIONS

1. FROM SL - Name one of the 10 northernmost U.S. cities with more than 300,000 people according to the 2010 Census (10)

2. Other than something called "Meaty" and "Beefy" from something called "Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory" on MTV, name one of "Television's 15 Most Famous Dogs", according to pop culture website Koldcast (13)
NOTE: Includes real dogs and dog characters from TV shows and commercials

3. FROM RASS - Name any specific parts/ailments in the classic version of the board game Operation (12)

4. Considering only the 2 primary parties, name the most recent (at the time of the election) state or federal office position held by the LOSING candidate for VICE President of the United States since and including 1980 (8)
NOTE: 6 of the answers involve the representation of a specific state, which you must include (i.e. "Senator from Kansas" for the 1976 answer, Bob Dole)
NOTE: One answer did not come directly from a state or federal position but I still want the most recent such position that he held

5. Name any subjunctive present tense conjugation of the English "to be", the Spanish "ser" or the French "être" (14)

6. Name any pitcher who has faced Albert Pujols at least 50 times in his career (11)

7. FROM BENGAL - Name any NBA player with more career turnovers than Steve Nash's 3,478 (10)
NOTE: 1 is currently active and there is nobody on the list that began their pro career before 1975
NOTE: ABA stats NOT included

8. Name any NHL player who has led the league in PLAYOFF points during more than one season since 1960 (10)

9. FROM DEGEN - Name any national team which has made a Rugby World Cup semifinal (8)

10. Idaho State's Jared Allen is currently12th on the all-time NFL sacks list with 130. Name the COLLEGE that anyone ahead of him on the all-time list attended (11)
NOTE: The individual sack statistic dates back to 1982

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:02 am

On No. 10, are there 11 answers, or do two colleges count for someone?

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:12 am

I would get my question on my bye. Scared me for a second matching me up against Diamond.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:20 am

Brontoburglar wrote:On No. 10, are there 11 answers, or do two colleges count for someone?

Sorry, 11

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:20 am

Gunpowder wrote:I would get my question on my bye. Scared me for a second matching me up against Diamond.

Fuck, that's what I forgot to check.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:21 am

For #5, is it cheating to look up the definition of "subjunctive"? (Note: Have not done it yet)

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:24 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:For #5, is it cheating to look up the definition of "subjunctive"? (Note: Have not done it yet)

I'm not sure you could without seeing common examples, so let's just say that it's the simplest one.

ex. (I) answer, (you) answer, (he) answers...

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:27 am

Ryan's just fucking with me now.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:28 am

AB_skin_test wrote:Ryan's just fucking with me now.

Right? I thought I understood the question until he provided the explanation.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:31 am

I meant because I get Bengal in a week where he has a submission a week after I get Giff in a week where he had a submission.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:35 am

AB_skin_test wrote:I meant because I get Bengal in a week where he has a submission a week after I get Giff in a week where he had a submission.

Oh, I am alone in my suckiness at remembering grammatical terms.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:40 am

I actually was playing Bengal when his other question was used, too!

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:17 am

I still don't understand #5.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:09 pm

Question 9 refers to Rugby Union, not Rugby League or The Rugby World Cup 7's.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:54 am

IN

SL
DC
Bensell
Wlulax
Cheddah
Sabo
Giff
Sancarlos
Pruitt
Alex

If I get everyone by early Friday morning, we can do a special London-style reveal around 10 or 11. If not, it'll be Monday

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:27 am

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:30 am

Ryan wrote:IN

SL
DC
Bensell
Wlulax
Cheddah
Sabo
Giff
Sancarlos
Pruitt
Alex

If I get everyone by early Friday morning, we can do a special London-style reveal around 10 or 11. If not, it'll be Monday

Why don't you just show some sack and demand it?

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:37 pm

OK, so I looked up my answer to #1 immediately after submitting and verified that I screwed myself by getting too cute. Proactive congratulations Fluff.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:47 am

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:50 am

STILL NEED

PDX
TT
Ljam
Sybian
BSF
Fluff
AB
Degen

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:05 am

I'll email you in about an hour.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:06 am

Im in I hate my answers so much

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:26 am

AB_skin_test wrote:Im in I hate my answers so much

Yep, never had more answers that are complete guesses. Still don't understand the explanation for #5, just hoping my pre-explanation answer is correct. For the dog question, forget what a Meaty or Beefy are, what is a Rob Drydek? Is he someone I should know?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:29 am

You should guess more often

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:31 am

Ryan wrote:You should guess more often

Seriously? Sweet!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:32 am

The Sybian wrote:
Ryan wrote:You should guess more often
Seriously? Sweet!

Because they were hilariously wrong...

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:32 am

tennbengal wrote:
The Sybian wrote:
Ryan wrote:You should guess more often
Seriously? Sweet!
Because they were hilariously wrong...

Ha!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:35 am

Unless I get 5 more sets of answers in the next half hour, looks like we're heading for a Monday morning reveal. About 10 AM.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:56 am

Just sent. Look for the one from 9:56 am.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:07 am

Come on, guys.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:20 am

Give me 5 min. Sorry I've been wicked tied up.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:34 am

BSF is IN

devilfluff · Post by **devilfluff** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:48 am

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:22 am

You know, if Ryan really loved us the way Jeebus does, he would do the reveal today.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:26 am

BSF21 wrote:You know, if Ryan really loved us the way Jeebus does, he would do the reveal today.

He was pretty clear that it was AM or bust.

Post by **brian** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:33 am

Eh, if he's got shit to do I understand. Serious question here and I'm not criticizing as much as it sounds like, but for some of you guys, what's so hard about filling out answers on Monday or Tuesday?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:35 am

brian wrote:Eh, if he's got shit to do I understand. Serious question here and I'm not criticizing as much as it sounds like, but for some of you guys, what's so hard about filling out answers on Monday or Tuesday?

I usually do, but we moved to a new building this week so I wasn't sitting at my computer as much as usual early in the week.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:45 am

AB_skin_test wrote:
BSF21 wrote:You know, if Ryan really loved us the way Jeebus does, he would do the reveal today.

He was pretty clear that it was AM or bust.

Should I have put that in orange?

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:12 am

ljam has twice this week dropped potential Swampcrash spoilers into general discussion.

(1)
(2)

ETA: not accusing you of anything, just observing

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:19 am

Results coming at 11 AM EST