IWS#105 results

SplitPersonality1 · 04-03-2005, 10:41 PM

I’m With Stupid – RESULTS!
33 entries. Not bad i guess.

#1 – Name the best college basketball coach of all-time?
John Wooden 23
Dean Smith 7
Coach Krychewski or however the hell you spell his name. That bastard from Duke. 1
Larry Bird 1
UCLA 1

I figured it would be a battle between Wooden and Smith. Looks like winning 7 consecutive titles trumps 12 consecutive trips to the Sweet 16.
I was surprised that Coach K only received one vote. (Thank you Raven Hawk for the best response of the contest.) In the end, this one was an eliminator.

#2 – Which conference in the best in college basketball?
ACC 26
Big East 3
Big 12 2
Big10 1
Pac10 1

This was designed to be an eliminator and it was.

#3 – Which team had the best nickname in this year's Sweet 16?
Utah Utes 6
North Carolina Tar Heels 6
Illinois Fighting Illini 5
West Virginia Mountaineers 4
Texas Tech Red Raiders 3
NC State Wolfpack 2
Wisconsin Badgers 2
Duke Blue Devils 2
Bucknell Bison 1
Wildcats 1
Hornets 1

I had no idea what to expect on this one and it appears that I was not alone. However, I didn't expect the Illinois Illini and the Utah Utes to rank as high as they did. Best nickname in my opinion...probably Wolfpack.

#4 – Which team (no longer in the tournament) was the biggest Cinderella story of 2005?
UW-Milwaukee 22
West Virginia 5
Vermont 4
Bucknell 1
Duke 1

I wasn't sure how big the Panthers story played out in the rest of the country. Obviously, here in Milwaukee it was huge. Nice to see the team get their props. It was not designed to be but this was yet another eliminator question.

#5 – Hoops, B-ball, Buckets, Roundball or Basketball?
Hoops 21
Basketball 12

I thought that this was an extremely clever question. Guess I was wrong. (note to self - do not design questions at 3am)

#6 – Who will win the NCAA basketball tourney this year?
North Carolina 18
Illinois 14
Duke 1

Interesting. The majority of the answers were submitted well in advance if the semi-final games and 97% of you picked one of the finalists. Nice job. Stupid knows basketball, I guess.

Da Field

Code:

MIJB#19 12
sooner333 10,584
tanglewood 52,164
weinstein7 198,450
sublime 2 247,104
timmae 324,576
raven hawk 336,336
st. cronin 765,072
MrIllini 856,128
general mike 1,721,412
kingfc22 2,511,600
duckman 2,594,592
archer219 2,8416,96
timmynausea 3,516,240
vtbub 4,219,488
Solecismic 4,420,416
gstelmack 5,885,880
albionmoonlight 6,630,624
temley06 6,781,320
VPI Fan 6,781,320
ntndeacon 7,567,560
TazFTW 7,735,728
RPIFan 8,840,832
radii 9,081,072
paperstreetsoap 11,366,784
cartman 17,050,176
Quiksand 17,050,176
TRO 17,050,176

The Third best score

Code:

wolfpack 19,339,320

The First Losers

Code:

brianD 23,207,184
JeeberD 23,207,184

And the winners with perfect scores are:

Code:

wbatl1 29,837,808
WSUCougar 29,837,808

Congrats to you both. I believe you are both first time winners. Figure out some way you both can contribute to the next IWS. Maybe three questions each or something.

cartman · 04-03-2005, 11:40 PM

dang, got em all, except for hoops. Looks like Quik and TRO did the same.

MIJB#19 · 04-04-2005, 02:47 AM

Hoopless...

TRO · 04-04-2005, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

dang, got em all, except for hoops. Looks like Quik and TRO did the same.

Yep, I broke the first rule of "list" questions, always choose the first option. I just figured that since basketball was used throughout the entire IWS, the last option would be more viable.

Shurg.

JeeberD · 04-04-2005, 07:29 AM

So damn close once again...

wade moore · 04-04-2005, 07:55 AM

Just a thought provoking comment..

Quote:

#2 – Which conference in the best in college basketball?
ACC 26
Big East 3
Big 12 2
Big10 1
Pac10 1

This was designed to be an eliminator and it was.

I thought when designing IWS questions the goal was always to get a wide spread and NOT have eliminators...

BrianD · 04-04-2005, 08:00 AM

Son of a bitch. I picked North Carolina in my tournament brackets, but I thought everyone else would go with Illinois. Why am I trying to think in a contest with Stupid?

QuikSand · 04-04-2005, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRO

Yep, I broke the first rule of "list" questions, always choose the first option. I just figured that since basketball was used throughout the entire IWS, the last option would be more viable.

Shurg.

This is almost word-for-word what I intended to post here. Dumbass.

Radii · 04-04-2005, 08:34 AM

I would have won if I had been capable of going with my head and knowing that stupid would pick John Wooden. That may be the only IWS question ever that I knowingly put a wrong answer b/c i couldn't bring myself not to say Dean Smith. Oh well

Raven Hawk · 04-04-2005, 09:06 AM

The correct answer to #3 should be this. I am disappointed in you all . . .

http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/

WSUCougar · 04-04-2005, 09:13 AM

Yee-ha!

cartman · 04-04-2005, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

I thought when designing IWS questions the goal was always to get a wide spread and NOT have eliminators...

This is almost word-for-word what I intended to post here. Dumbass.

Same for me. Morons...

Wolfpack · 04-04-2005, 09:44 AM

Dammit, so close.... Missed on Utes (Illini) and UNC winning *ack* *cough* *sputter*.... Third place is still the best I've ever done at being Stupid, I think.

gstelmack · 04-04-2005, 09:50 AM

I went with "when in doubt, pick the #1 team in the nation". Apparently that was a bit too stupid for stupid.

General Mike · 04-04-2005, 06:16 PM

fuck the ACC

WSUCougar · 04-06-2005, 02:46 PM

Bump for wbatl

VPI97 · 04-06-2005, 03:11 PM

Fuck all of you...how in the hell was Milwaukee a bigger story than WVU? Stupid idiots.

QuikSand · 04-06-2005, 03:11 PM

I'm proud of the new IWS tradition...

VPI97 · 04-06-2005, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I'm proud of the new IWS tradition...

Blow me.

QuikSand · 04-06-2005, 03:13 PM

Indeed.

timmynausea · 04-06-2005, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VPI97

Fuck all of you...how in the hell was Milwaukee a bigger story than WVU? Stupid idiots.

I almost posted about this as well, but I figured it was futile to argue with stupid(s). Milwaukee did well to make the Sweet 16, but West Virginia was about a pussy hair away from the final four.

paperstreetsoap · 04-06-2005, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VPI97

Fuck all of you...how in the hell was Milwaukee a bigger story than WVU? Stupid idiots.

I was writing West Virginia, when I did a double-take. "Cinderella" is key. At #12, UW-Milwaukee was a bigger story to get to the sweet 16 then #7 WVU, who needed just 1 upset to make it that far.

timmynausea · 04-06-2005, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paperstreetsoap

I was writing West Virginia, when I did a double-take. "Cinderella" is key. At #12, UW-Milwaukee was a bigger story to get to the sweet 16 then #7 WVU, who needed just 1 upset to make it that far.

WVU made the elite 8, not just the sweet 16. Then they led by 20 before losing in overtime. A #7 making the elite 8 is a pretty big deal, especially considering they beat a Wake Forest team that most felt should've been a #1 seed.

SplitPersonality1 · 04-06-2005, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I'm proud of the new IWS tradition...

sigh - look what you started.

MIJB#19 · 04-07-2005, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VPI97

yadda-yadda

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

diddly-diddly

Time to put some money on the Ospreys.

WSUCougar · 04-07-2005, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

Time to put some money on the Ospreys.

Now you've done it.

MIJB#19 · 04-07-2005, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Now you've done it.

I have a whole buck on you, so don't disappoint!

WSUCougar · 04-07-2005, 07:50 AM

What's the Dutch word for "apropos"?

st.cronin · 04-07-2005, 07:53 AM

There's no way a Big East team making the Elite Eight is a bigger Cinderella story than a Horizon League team making the sweet 16.

wbatl1 · 04-07-2005, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Bump for wbatl

Thank you, and CONGRATS!

MIJB#19 · 04-10-2005, 07:25 AM

Bump?
Did I miss the new IWS or is there still no new one?

WSUCougar · 04-10-2005, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

Bump?
Did I miss the new IWS or is there still no new one?

We should have something out this week.

MIJB#19 · 04-10-2005, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

We should have something out this week.

Shouldn't you be busy game planning?
Maybe you could use my team's "first quarter" game plan and do exactly the reverse?

04-04-2005, 09:13 AM	#11
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Yee-ha! __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage. Last edited by WSUCougar : 04-06-2005 at 07:28 PM.

04-04-2005, 09:50 AM	#14
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	I went with "when in doubt, pick the #1 team in the nation". Apparently that was a bit too stupid for stupid. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

04-04-2005, 06:16 PM	#15
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	fuck the ACC __________________ Boise Stampede Continental Football League Jacksonville Jaguars GM North American Football League Nebraska Coach FOFC-BBCF Rutgers & Washington coach Bowl Bound-BBCF

04-06-2005, 02:46 PM	#16
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Bump for wbatl __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

04-06-2005, 03:11 PM	#17
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	Fuck all of you...how in the hell was Milwaukee a bigger story than WVU? Stupid idiots. __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

04-03-2005, 11:40 PM	#2
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	dang, got em all, except for hoops. Looks like Quik and TRO did the same. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

04-04-2005, 02:47 AM	#3
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Hoopless... __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

04-04-2005, 07:29 AM	#5
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	So damn close once again... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-04-2005, 08:00 AM	#7
BrianD Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Son of a bitch. I picked North Carolina in my tournament brackets, but I thought everyone else would go with Illinois. Why am I trying to think in a contest with Stupid?

04-04-2005, 08:34 AM	#9
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I would have won if I had been capable of going with my head and knowing that stupid would pick John Wooden. That may be the only IWS question ever that I knowingly put a wrong answer b/c i couldn't bring myself not to say Dean Smith. Oh well

04-04-2005, 09:06 AM	#10
Raven Hawk College Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Thunderdome	The correct answer to #3 should be this. I am disappointed in you all . . . http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/ __________________ Owner of The Shreveport Pride in The CFL

04-04-2005, 09:44 AM	#13
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Dammit, so close.... Missed on Utes (Illini) and UNC winning ack cough sputter.... Third place is still the best I've ever done at being Stupid, I think.

04-06-2005, 03:11 PM	#18
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I'm proud of the new IWS tradition...

04-06-2005, 03:13 PM	#20
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Indeed.

04-07-2005, 07:50 AM	#28
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	What's the Dutch word for "apropos"? __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

04-07-2005, 07:53 AM	#29
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	There's no way a Big East team making the Elite Eight is a bigger Cinderella story than a Horizon League team making the sweet 16.

04-10-2005, 07:25 AM	#31
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Bump? Did I miss the new IWS or is there still no new one? __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

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