Michael Floyd’s Probation, Plus Trivia!!!
by Eric Murtaugh on Jun 30, 2011 9:34 AM EDT
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PrintThe Michael Floyd saga came back into the headlines yesterday as the star Irish receiver pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drunk driving and was sentenced to one year probation.
He was fined $200, will not be able to drive for 90 days, and will have an engine ignition device installed in his automobile that will not allow him to drive over a certain BAC, for six months.
Floyd will also attend a victim impact panel for people whose family members were killed by drunk drivers.
Now that this legal hurdle has been cleared, Floyd should be able to focus more clearly on the goals he and Brian Kelly have set for himself in order to rejoin the football team.
So far his rehabilitation has been going very well, and let's hope it continues.
We still can't really speculate as to whether Floyd is going to be ready for the season opener, but there is light at the end of the tunnel as far as putting this whole episode behind him.
Now, there have been some bug issues in the building of our new site so our move is being slightly delayed. However, we have been told that we are less than a week away from moving into our new home, so that is good news.
In the meantime, we are loading up on the new posts and creating a backlog that is going to be unleashed on the internet when we finally kick down the door to SBNation.
While we wait, here's some trivia for you to figure out.
If you're a real man (or woman...shout out to our lady fans!) you won't be using Google or any other internet, media guides, and things of that nature to answer these questions.
Use your brain.
And if you don't want to try these off the top of your head, go ahead and be a cotton-headed ninnymuggins and cheat.
Have fun and enjoy!
1. Notre Dame has played 22 teams still currently in FBS football in which the Irish have a perfect 100% winning percentage.
Name 10 of those teams.
2. Two FBS teams are tied for the most games played against the Irish without a victory or tie.
Which two are they?
3. Notre Dame is undefeated against two Big Ten teams, but does not sport a 100% winning percentage.
Which programs are they?
4. Notre Dame has played but never beaten 5 FBS opponents throughout its storied history.
Name three of them.
5. Notre Dame has played four FBS teams in which they have defeated at least once, but still have a losing record against.
Name three of them.
6. Notre Dame has beaten this team 54 times, second most of any Irish opponent.
7. This Indiana native finished third on the team in receiving yards in 2010.
8. Starting with the first series against Purdue in the 2010 opener, how many straight completions did QB Dayne Crist connect on into the second quarter?
9. In which 2010 game did Notre Dame play in front of its smallest crowd?
10. What was the biggest crowd of 2010?
11. Besides Michigan, against what opponent has Notre Dame last played in front of over 100,000 people?
12. Which player led Notre Dame in sacks in 2010?
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First Question: West Virginia, Rutgers, Indiana, Washington State, Washington, UCLA, Baylor, Rice, Duke, Vanderbilt…and this was in one minute of thought so I’m pretty sure I’ve gone one or two wrong.
by borromini on Jun 30, 2011 1:15 PM EDT reply actions
I don’t have answers for the first six, but:
7. John Goodman
8. I’m guessing 11
9. Tulsa
10. Michigan
11. I’m guessing USC
12. Darius Fleming
by Chris on Jun 30, 2011 2:32 PM EDT reply actions
Francesco,
You’ve got eight correct there. Not bad at all. I didn’t have Rice as one of the teams but you are correct, so there are 22 overall. I’ll change that in the question.
We’ve actually lost to Indiana 5 times, although 4 of them were before WWI. Leahy is actually the last coach to lose to the Hoosiers! Can you believe that!
Also, Kuharich lost to Duke in 1961. By 24 points. Ouch!
by Eric Murtaugh on Jun 30, 2011 2:54 PM EDT reply actions
Chris,
7. Incorrect
8. Incorrect
9. Incorrect
10. Incorrect
11. Incorrect
12. Correct (5.5 sacks for Fleming)
by Eric Murtaugh on Jun 30, 2011 2:56 PM EDT reply actions
1. Additional teams: Western Michigan, Utah, Hawaii
4. Wild guesses: Nebraska, Tulsa, Oregon State
5. More guesses: LSU, Ohio St., and maybe Penn State but I think we might be tied with them.
6. Maybe Purdue, but I don’t know how many times we’ve played them in ND’s history
7. Tyler Eiffert
9. Western Michigan
10. Purdue
11. Penn State (2007)?
by burger23 on Jun 30, 2011 7:49 PM EDT reply actions
1
Washington
UCLA
SDSU
Nevada
TCU
Clemson
Maryland
Western Michigan
Duke
Hawaii
2
Washington
Vanderbilt
3
Minnesota
Wisconsin
4
Tulsa
UConn
Georgia
5
Michigan
Florida State
LSU
6
Purdue
7
Goodman
8
18
9
Boston College?
10
USC
11
Penn State
12
Te-O
by Aaron on Jun 30, 2011 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
Burger,
1. Yup, all three are correct.
4. Tulsa (0-1-0) and Oregon State (0-2-0) are correct. The Irish have beaten Nebraska 7 times though. Could the Huskers be an answer to another question????
5. Ohio State (2-3-0) is correct. We are tied with LSU (5-5-0) and Penn State (9-9-1), so they are incorrect.
6. Purdue is correct, second only to Navy.
7. Eifert is correct. 352 receiving yards, more than double Goodman, who is also from Indiana.
9. Nope, definitely not a home game…we sell out all the time!!
10. This one was close, but also not a home game. We played a team who has a very large stadium…even if they don’t always fill it.
11. Penn State in 2007 is correct. We played in front of 100,000+ in back to back games first visiting Happy Valley and then Ann Arbor. Those games did not turn out well.
by Eric Murtaugh on Jul 1, 2011 8:10 AM EDT reply actions
Aaron,
1. So close! We’ve lost once to Duke as noted above in 1961. We’re also 1-1-0 against Clemson with a home loss from 1979.
2. Washington (8-0-0) is one of the teams. We’ve only played Vanderbilt twice, so they aren’t up there. The other team for this answer we haven’t played in a while….40 years to be exact.
3. Minnesota (4-0-1) is correct. But we’ve lost six times to Wisconsin.
4. All correct. So we have all the teams for this question now: Tulsa, Oregon State, UConn, Georgia, and NC State.
5. Finally someone says Michigan! FSU (2-4-0) is also correct. As noted above, we are tied (5-5-0) with LSU, though.
6. Bingo! The Boilermakers.
7. Not Goodie, but Eifert.
8. 18 completions in a row!! That might be an NCAA record!! No, it wasn’t quite that high…I’m sure a lot more people would have remembered that.
9. BC is right on the money and it wasn’t even close. 44,500.
10. USC is correct. 85,417 just edged all of Notre Dame’s home sellouts.
11. Yup, Penn State in 2007.
12. No, not Manti…surprisingly he only has 2 sacks in his career.
by Eric Murtaugh on Jul 1, 2011 8:24 AM EDT reply actions
Footnote to question 11.
Soldier Field Chicago per Wikapedia
The all-time collegiate attendance record of 123,000 plus was established November 26, 1927, as Notre Dame beat the University of Southern California 7–6
High School championship games in Chicago regularly drew well over 100,000 in the
40’s and 50’s Catholic League vs Public League
P.S. Largest football crowds Austin beats Leo to win 1937 Prep Bowl; another contender for the highest attendance ever at Soldier Field (estimated at over 120,000 spectators).
by Marty Healy on Jul 1, 2011 9:42 AM EDT reply actions
1. Kansas, Virginia, Florida, Arizona St
2. Tulane
3. Illinois
5. Nebraska (not sure about the fifth)
by Michael Collins on Jul 1, 2011 3:37 PM EDT reply actions
Michael,
1. First game against Kansas was a loss….a long, long time ago! UVA, UF, and ASU are all correct.
2. You are good. Mad props if you didn’t look that one up.
3. Ditto. 10-0-1 against Illinois. Who owns Chicago? That’s right.
5. Nebraska is correct. There are only four teams….FSU, Ohio State, Michigan and the Corn.
by Eric Murtaugh on Jul 1, 2011 4:26 PM EDT reply actions
Michigan’s margin of victories in the series occur because of wins when college football was in its infancy. They were 8-0 from 1887-1908. After ND’s win in 1909, Michigan cancelled the series.
Modern football rules began in 1909 when FGs became 3 pts, and in 1912 when touchdowns became 6 pts and first downs could be made in 4 plays for 10 yards. The football was also changed to more of its current spherical shape.
Subtract those pre-modern day games (Michigan 8-1) and the series record is 14-14-1.
Against FSU, we are 2-4. Against Ohio State, we are 2-3. Against Nebraska, we are 7-8-1.
by Michael Collins on Jul 2, 2011 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
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