A Fun College Football Trivia Question

Some Other Dude had a fun time with the first week of this new blog.  I have resisted the temptation to pester family and friends to come visit this site and tried to just let it grow organically.  That’s a slow process which might try my patience, but I am sooooo grateful for the few of you who found me here and especially, to those of you who have come back a time or two.

I got through the first week in pretty good shape; the articles were fun and easy to write and I still have a couple topics on my list to cover, but the challenge of posting regularly with fresh, interesting and, sometimes informative topics is going to be a tough one as we wait for September to roll around again.  SOD will do his best.

So, SOD is going to end the first week with what I think is a fun little trivia question.  No cheating!  Don’t look up the answer (the answer is at the end of the post, anyway) – just rack your brain to see how many you can list.  Have fun.  Here goes.

FUN COLLEGE TRIVIA QUESTION

Name the 6 FBS/FCS schools whose team name …

1. Does not end with an “s”.
2. Does not include a color in it.
3. Does not include the name of an animal in it.

For example, Ohio State’s team name is Buckeyes (but, it ends with an “s”) and Alabama’s team name is Crimson Tide (but, it has a color in it).

BONUS POINTS

If we include Division I basketball teams, which team gets added to the list.

BUFFER TO KEEP YOU FROM SEEING THE ANSWER TOO SOON

Here is a picture of SOD’s son posing with Kirk Herbstreit when College Game Day visited the campus of University of Washington.  Although SOD now lives in the Pacific Northwest, I grew up in the same small town that Kirk grew up in, Centerville, Ohio, although I do have a few years on Kirk.  When we passed Kirk in Red Square on our way to the game, I asked if he could take a minute for a picture for a dude from Centerville and he graciously complied.  Thanks, Kirk.  My son is now a big fan.

THE ANSWERS

Okay, here we go, the 6 schools are …

  Illinois Fighting Illini

Marshall Thundering Herd

Massachusetts Minutemen

  Navy Midshipmen

  Notre Dame Fighting Irish

 William and Mary Tribe

BONUS POINTS ANSWER

No longer with a football program, the Hofstra Pride is the team that would be added to this list.  Interestingly enough, Hofstra recently changed their team name to “Pride”, but the old name would also have kept them on this list – “The Flying Dutchmen”.

NOTES

Kudos to those of you who thought of the Elon Univeristy Phoenix.  It’s a toss up as to whether or not they belong on the list.  The phoenix is a mythological bird, so it could be considered an animal.  But, if you thought of it and want to count it when you repeat this question to the amazement and amusement of your friends, go right ahead.

Georgia Tech’s official team name is the Yellow Jackets, although they are often referred to as the Ramblin Wreck.  I happen to like Ramblin Wreck better – I think they should just go ahead and make the change.

And, yes, SOD knows that the Stanford Cardinal does not end in an “s” and is not named for the bird – but, it is a color.  Sorry.

So, that was fun.  Thanks for stopping by this week and feel free to help SOD out by spreading the word about the new blog.  Go ahead and share this question through Twitter, on Facebook, or wherever.  Now, what to write about next week?

30 Random Thoughts for the First Post on a New College Football Blog

1) The last thing the world needs is another blog on College Football.
2) Especially, a College Football blog written by a schmuck with no business writing a College Football Blog.
3) Starting a new College Football Blog on January 23 is about as stupid as it gets.
4) Since Braxton Miller has already graduated and does not have to sit out a year if he transfers – I think he should transfer.
5) Remember that Russell Wilson did number 4.
6) Even though almost every analyst I hear is saying Marcus Mariota is a can’t miss NFL prospect – I think he can miss.
7) I hope Jameis Winston grows up.
8) I bet the Baltimore Ravens don’t trade up to get Jameis Winston in the draft – or ever.
9) I think the Big 12 is making a Big mistake if it doesn’t expand to Championship-size.
10) I bet Bo Pelini doesn’t coach at Youngstown State for more than 1 year.
11) Just to keep things cosmically balanced, the Pac-12 should add Colorado State and Utah State to become the Pac-14.
12) Notre Dame and BYU need to join a conference.
13) Boise State should be in a big boy conference.
14) TCU still has good reason to be upset.
15) I am available to be a member of the Playoff Selection Committee – just say’n.
16) Urban Meyer and Jim Harbaugh have the potential of being a modern day Woody Hayes and Bo Shembechler. And, that would be cool. (Although Woody and Bo had a secret admiration for each other – I’m not sure Urban and Jim will develop that.)
17) Washington Huskies v. Boise State Broncos is a GREAT Week 1 match-up for 2015.
18) Becoming eligible for bowl games again; getting scholarships back; and getting wins re-instated is no excuse for Penn State to not follow up on lessons learned from the Jerry Sandusky tragedy.
19) The SEC is still a powerful football conference – with or without an ESPN bias.
20) I know I’m a nerd, but, I like the Kirk Herbstreit / Lee Corso dynamics.
21) I know I’m a nerd, but, I hate the Lou Holtz / Mark May dynamics.
22) I’m a nerd.
23) The winner of the 2015 Heisman Trophy will not be on the list of leading candidates going into the season.
24) Oregon and Florida State will not be in the Playoffs next year.
25) Ohio State and Alabama will be in the Playoffs next year.
26) Mississippi State and Ole Miss will not be in the Playoff discussion late in the season again.
27) TCU and Baylor will be in the Playoff discussion late in the season again.
28) I was impressed with Cardale Jone’s Press Conference announcing he is returning to school. I hope he does get his degree.
29) The odds of me keeping this blog going are 100,000:1.
30) The odds of anyone actually reading this blog are even greater than that.