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.
@ejgold90 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.
August 29th, 2012 at 12:30 PM ^
SEC IS BEST KOREA..er CONFERENCE.
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August 29th, 2012 at 12:33 PM ^
You can tell me, I'm a doctor
August 29th, 2012 at 12:35 PM ^
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?
August 29th, 2012 at 12:33 PM ^
You know what you need to work on, don't you?
August 29th, 2012 at 12:34 PM ^
August 29th, 2012 at 12:35 PM ^
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 ^
August 29th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^
Macaroon? Are you sure you're not thinking of a Sour Salty Bitter Sweet recipe?
Edit: Awww nuts. I just wasted 13000 replying to a 10-hour old post.
August 30th, 2012 at 4:47 AM ^
#firstworldproblems
August 29th, 2012 at 12:35 PM ^
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.
August 29th, 2012 at 12:36 PM ^
He's just the guy who hands the ball off to the other guy anyway.
August 29th, 2012 at 2:30 PM ^
Yes, but Alabama's QB hasn't been lighting up sportscenter for the last 3 years.
August 29th, 2012 at 2:36 PM ^
August 29th, 2012 at 11:30 PM ^
It's RollDamnTide.
August 29th, 2012 at 11:30 PM ^
It's RollDamnTide.
August 29th, 2012 at 12:30 PM ^
August 29th, 2012 at 12:32 PM ^
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 Roland Tide played fullback.
August 29th, 2012 at 12:36 PM ^
After Saturday, they will know who he is.
August 29th, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
chillz
August 29th, 2012 at 12:38 PM ^
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 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.
August 29th, 2012 at 12:51 PM ^
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 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.
August 29th, 2012 at 1:01 PM ^
August 29th, 2012 at 7:45 PM ^
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.
August 29th, 2012 at 3:47 PM ^
August 29th, 2012 at 12:50 PM ^
Oh come on. I thought Tre Robserson was a household name by now.
August 29th, 2012 at 12:54 PM ^
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 /s for the who's ND starting but its Everett Golson in case you didnt know.
August 29th, 2012 at 1:23 PM ^
I thought we decided on Steel Hats?
August 29th, 2012 at 12:41 PM ^
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 school already? And taking quizzes?
August 29th, 2012 at 12:46 PM ^
The south starts early. UF undergrad started the 22nd and the med school started the 20th.
August 29th, 2012 at 3:27 PM ^
No, Michigan starts late. U of Wyoming has already started as well as the Colorado schools.
August 29th, 2012 at 3:47 PM ^
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 ^
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 longer than us in the spring? Sucks to be them.
August 29th, 2012 at 7:48 PM ^
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 ^
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August 29th, 2012 at 12:50 PM ^
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 ^
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 ^
August 29th, 2012 at 12:51 PM ^
Please tell me that the class is full of football players. I will really like our odds than!
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