Alabama students are not students of the game

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
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Alabama students are not students of the game

From the twitter feed of an English instructor at Alabama, Brian Oliu:

My final quiz question today was 'Who is the starting quarterback for Michigan.' & four people got it. FOUR. Alabama students are terrible.

 

This was after they asked to have the quiz today because the majority of them were going to Dallas for the game.

 

 

 it just further proves my point that Alabama students know nothing about football.

 

 

Also, don't worry, I yelled at every single one of them & told them 'KNOW YOUR ENEMY'. I swear, y'all.

 

I also found this when I was a graduate student at Texas. It was almost as if football didn't exist outside of the Big 12 for them.

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:30 PM | SEC IS BEST KOREA..er (Score:5 Normal)
uniqenam
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SEC IS BEST KOREA..er CONFERENCE.

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:30 PM | If you put a gun to my head, (Score:5 Normal)
MGoRob
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If you put a gun to my head, I couldn't tell you Alabama's QB

August 29th, 2012 at 12:33 PM | You can tell me, I'm a doctor (Score:5 Normal)
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You can tell me, I'm a doctor

August 29th, 2012 at 12:35 PM | I hadn't considered it like that (Score:3 Normal)
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Do you think he meant he didn't feel that we could be trusted with the information? Does the Patient's Right to Privacy cover opposing QB's?

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:33 PM | Well then (Score:4 Normal)
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You know what you need to work on, don't you?

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
August 29th, 2012 at 12:34 PM | Yeah, but is their (Score:5 Normal)
Wenham Wolverine
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Yeah, but is their quarterback made of dilithium?

August 29th, 2012 at 12:35 PM | Same here (Score:5 Normal)
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But their QB also isn't a Heisman favorite to start the season or one of the most visible college players the past couple years.  At least that is what I am telling myself.....

August 29th, 2012 at 12:35 PM | AJ mccarron? I think. (Score:5 Normal)
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AJ mccarron? I think.

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is never get into a land war with Asia. But only slightly less well known is this: never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line!

August 29th, 2012 at 10:47 PM | Macaroon? Are you sure you're (Score:2)
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Macaroon? Are you sure you're not thinking of a Sour Salty Bitter Sweet recipe?

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August 30th, 2012 at 4:47 AM | #firstworldproblems (Score:2)
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#firstworldproblems

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:35 PM | Without looking, I think his (Score:4 Normal)
Belisarius
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Without looking, I think his name is McCarron. I think. But on the other hand, their QB isn't a national celebrity and heisman contender. I think a lot more of us could name their starting RB, or even their back up RBs.

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:36 PM | He's just the guy who hands (Score:5 Normal)
His Dudeness
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He's just the guy who hands the ball off to the other guy anyway.

or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

August 29th, 2012 at 2:36 PM | Honestly, you should know AJ (Score:5 Normal)
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Honestly, you should know AJ McCarron. I think most football fans should know the name of the guy who just QBed the most recent national championship. If you don't know Washington's QB or Boston College's QB, I get it. But he was the guy who was the QB for the best team in the country last year, won the national title, and you all knew we'd be playing them in the opening game this year. If we rip on them for not knowing Denard, we better know McCarron.

August 29th, 2012 at 11:30 PM | Where have you been man? (Score:1)
JackDonaghy
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It's RollDamnTide.

August 29th, 2012 at 11:30 PM | Where have you been man? (Score:1)
JackDonaghy
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It's RollDamnTide.

August 29th, 2012 at 12:30 PM | thats embarrasing (Score:3 Normal)
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Who is the Alabama quarterback tho? Jk I know its Joe namath

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:32 PM | He does say that he would have accepted (Score:5 Normal)
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Tom Brady, Jim Harbaugh, Elvis Grbac, and Scramble McScrambleson. Apparently 'ROLL TIDE' was the most common answer.

August 29th, 2012 at 2:50 PM | What dummies. Everyone knows (Score:2)
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What dummies. Everyone knows Roland Tide played fullback.

August 29th, 2012 at 12:36 PM | After Saturday, they will (Score:5 Normal)
snarling wolverine
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After Saturday, they will know who he is.

August 29th, 2012 at 12:43 PM | chillz (Score:4 Normal)
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chillz

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:38 PM | I consider myself somewhat of (Score:4 Normal)
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I consider myself somewhat of a fooball zealot and I just went through Michigan's entire schedule this year and the only QBs I knew for sure was Martinez and Braxton.

Not sure i'd hang them on this one.

 

 

August 29th, 2012 at 12:43 PM | Good point, but like others (Score:3 Normal)
MGoCombs
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Good point, but like others have mentioned, the other QBs aren't on TV and in magazines all of the time and aren't in the heisman discussion. I am sure you could name the RB at Wisconsin or the QB at USC.

"And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it's gonna be Michigan again, Michigan."

August 29th, 2012 at 12:51 PM | Is it a good point? (Score:5 Normal)
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I mean, Illinois, Purdue, Iowa and Minnesota return their starters at QB, Northwestern sort of does, and Notre Dame and Michigan State are our rivals. If he's a fanatic he should at least remember the returning starters.

August 29th, 2012 at 12:55 PM | I guess I meant it is (Score:2)
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I guess I meant it is reasonable not to know them, but you're right, if you are a fanatic, you should. I was thinking along the lines of "would a [probably fake] class of students who call themselves fans know them." Notre Dame has been pretty publicized (not necessarily for good reasons) so that should be a gimme too.

"And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it's gonna be Michigan again, Michigan."

August 29th, 2012 at 1:01 PM | Agreed. I think I got ten (Score:2)
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Agreed. I think I got ten right--Air Force and UMass are the only ones I missed.

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August 29th, 2012 at 7:45 PM | Sprocle Quiz (Score:1)
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NCAA QBs (Big 10, Pac 12, Big 12, SEC & ND)

http://www.sporcle.com/games/dpharris/ncaa-football-starting-qbs-2012

I built this so it's not really fair, but even after punching in all the answers to set it up when I came back to it 20 minutes later I was 12/12 on the B1G and got 23/49 overall.

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August 29th, 2012 at 3:47 PM | I agree (Score:1)
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And you saved me time posting this

August 29th, 2012 at 12:50 PM | Oh come on. I thought Tre (Score:4 Normal)
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Oh come on. I thought Tre Robserson was a household name by now.

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:54 PM | Assuming (Score:2)
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Scheelhaase (I can't actually spell it with Googling it) still has eligibilty left I can name him.  

I can also name ND's QB options, but I'm not sure Kelly is actually starting (is anyone?).

August 29th, 2012 at 1:13 PM | I know that your missing the (Score:1)
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I know that your missing the /s for the who's ND starting but its Everett Golson in case you didnt know. 

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August 29th, 2012 at 1:23 PM | I thought we decided on Steel (Score:3 Normal)
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I thought we decided on Steel Hats?

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:41 PM | I think it is more the fact (Score:5 Normal)
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I think it is more the fact that Denard has had so much hype around him for the past two seasons and being on the Heisman watchlist should make them at least aware of him.

August 29th, 2012 at 12:42 PM | Alabama students are in (Score:4 Normal)
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Alabama students are in school already?  And taking quizzes? 

August 29th, 2012 at 12:46 PM | The south starts early.  UF (Score:2)
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The south starts early.  UF undergrad started the 22nd and the med school started the 20th.

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August 29th, 2012 at 3:27 PM | No, Michigan starts late. U (Score:2)
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No, Michigan starts late. U of Wyoming has already started as well as the Colorado schools.

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August 29th, 2012 at 3:47 PM | But for the Midwest we aren't (Score:2)
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But for the Midwest we aren't that late.  MSU doesn't start for a couple more weeks, IIRC.

August 29th, 2012 at 5:03 PM | MSU starts today. (Score:1)
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Friday will be interesting on campus. I'm sure lots of young scholars will be very busy with their schoolbooks.

August 29th, 2012 at 6:08 PM | Really?  And they also go (Score:2)
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Really?  And they also go longer than us in the spring?  Sucks to be them.

 

August 29th, 2012 at 7:48 PM | Michigan has fewer holidays (Score:2)
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Michigan has fewer holidays during the school year than almost any other school, but because of that we have a longer summer break than almost anyone as well.

August 29th, 2012 at 12:46 PM | Apparently, if taking a quiz (Score:5 Normal)
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Apparently, if taking a quiz about football in English class counts as taking quizzes

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is never get into a land war with Asia. But only slightly less well known is this: never go in against a Sicilian, when death is on the line!

August 29th, 2012 at 12:48 PM | i hope (Score:4 Normal)
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It's a grammar quiz

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:46 PM | To be fair it probably was a (Score:5 Normal)
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To be fair it probably was a graduate level course quiz.

August 29th, 2012 at 12:50 PM | I remember when I had a class (Score:5 Normal)
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I remember when I had a class with a visting prof and our main paper was due to the Monday after the tOSU game.  A bunch of us handed it in the Thursday before the game.  He tried to tell us to keep them since we could further refine the paper over the weekend.  Actually he became rather angry when none of us expressed any interest in that offer.  

August 29th, 2012 at 12:51 PM | Depends on the Game (Score:3 Normal)
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If the game is trolling, you've got to see one of the most impressive examples at the "Alabama fan with 100 posts has some questions." It's pretty intense. 

August 29th, 2012 at 12:56 PM | Agreed. I can't believe some (Score:3 Normal)
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Agreed. I can't believe some posters replied with rational answers. Troll city.

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:51 PM | Please tell me that the class (Score:4 Normal)
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Please tell me that the class is full of football players. I will really like our odds than! 

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August 29th, 2012 at 12:55 PM | Alabama students hardly qualify (Score:5 Normal)
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As students anyways.

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August 29th, 2012 at 2:33 PM | Exactly. "Alabama students (Score:3 Normal)
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Exactly. "Alabama students are not students of the game.". Or of school, really.

August 29th, 2012 at 1:09 PM | Did he ask 4? (Score:2)
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Did he ask 4?

August 29th, 2012 at 1:12 PM | The concept of a student (Score:1)
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The concept of a student coupled with someone from Alabama does not logically mix.

Case in point: having a pop quiz about football in English class. Way to have your priorities in line.

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