College Basketball Upsets
11 Seeded Loyola (Chicago) made an incredible run to the Final Four in 2018.
Name the famous Nun that spirited the Ramblers magical run.
Sister Jean
Who won the Player of the Year?
Obi Toppin
What college did Bill Walton play at?
UCLA
In what year did Appalachian State beat Michigan, 34-32?
2007
You lose 100 points if you don't know this answer, no pressure.
Who did Alabama play in the 2019 Iron Bowl?
Please tell me you said Auburn...
UMBC shocked the world by becoming the first 16 seed to ever beat 1 seed when they 20-pieced UVA in 2018. Can you name the school that UMBC lost to in the following round?
9 Seeded Kansas State
Who was the last unbeaten team?
San Diego State
They suffered their first loss on February 22nd at home to UNLV.
Basketball Reference lists four nicknames for Bill Walton, you need to tell us one of those.
Big Red
Grateful Red
Red Baron
Redwood
Down 1 to Texas with just a few seconds left, Michael Crabtree found the endzone to lift Texas Tech over the top ranked Longhorns.
Name the QB who threw the Game-Winning TD Pass...
Graham Harrell
Name the four Playoff teams...
Before achieving greatness in 2015 by winning the National Championship, Duke was upset in the Round of 64 twice, once in 2012 by CJ McCollum and Lehigh. The other was in 2014, when Duke lost to _ in a 3/14 game.
Mercer
College Basketball reached a state of chaos early on, as the #1 team lost three times in November. It was the first time ever that the #1 team lost multiple games in November.
#1 Michigan State lost to #2 Kentucky
7 days later, #1 Kentucky is upset by who?
14 days after Kentucky was embarrassed, #1 Duke was stunned by who?
You'll receive your 300 points by answering which teams beat Kentucky and Duke, 150 for each correct answer.
Evansville beat Kentucky 67-64
Stephen F. Austin beat Duke 85-83 in OT
Name the three NBA teams that Bill Walton played for
Blazers, Clippers, Celtics
Cam Newton's little brother, Caylin led this school to an upset win over UNLV.
Why was it an upset? Caylin and his team were 45-point underdogs, they won 43-40 and showed all those degenerates why you don't put your money on UNLV to win by 45+ points.
So, who did Caylin lead to a win over UNLV in 2017.
Howard
The Independence Bowl was a doozy as Miami lost 14-0 to this school.
Louisiana Tech
In 2010, Gordon Hayward led Butler to the National Championship game, where he and the Bulldogs lost to Duke in heartbreaking fashion.
This Mid-Major team produced two NBA players and their coach was off to the NBA a few years later.
Name the coach of the 2009-10 Butler team.
And name the other player that made it to the NBA.
Hint - He played PG
Brad Stevens
Shelvin Mack
Kansas beat Kansas State on January 21st. It was a 81-60 win for the Jayhawks. A brawl broke out as the game ended, name the Kansas player that picked up a chair and threatened to hit somebody with it.
Bill Walton is unique, he's gone viral twice in the last two years for eating two different items.
You get 200 points for each correct answer.
In 2019 while calling an Arizona State game he ate...
In 2020 while calling an Oregon game he ate...
A Lit Cupcake ... https://twitter.com/jessbensontv/status/1094448567966711808?s=20
Peanut Butter ... https://twitter.com/twmarks_/status/1215462480480067585?s=20
In 2018 we saw the best-worst game ever. It was the Cheez-It Bowl between Cal and TCU. TCU won in a shootout, 10-7 in overtime!
How many interceptions were thrown in this game on 54 pass attempts.
9. These dudes threw 9 combined INT's.
In this link you'll be able to watch all 9 (!) INT's from the Cheez-INT Bowl.
Who won the Outland Trophy and what school does he attend.
This is the award given to the nation's top Interior Offensive Lineman.
Penei Sewell, Oregon.
"We can't tell you what happened, but the #1 team in college basketball has lost to... we don't even know who they are." - Chris Berman broke the news to SportsCenter viewers of a 3 AM Eastern version of the show about this UVA game that wasn't televised.
Who did Ralph Sampson and UVA lose to in 1982?
Bonus for 100... What is this schools nickname?
Bonus for 50... Where was the game played?
Chaminade
Silverswords
(Honolulu), Hawaii
Name the school that won the 2019-20 regular season NEC title.
Hint - It was their first ever season playing as a D-1 school.
Merrimack
Bill Walton talks, he talks a lot. You've heard him talk about deserts, oceans, food, animals, music, sports, history, basically everything.
Tell me what his favorite band is...
Grateful Dead
For this question, Running backs do matter.
In 1999, TCU RB, LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 406 yards on 43 carries against UTEP. That was the most rush yards in a single FBS game until 2014.
On November 15th, 2014, _ ran for 408 yards on 25 carries against Nebraska.
That record stood for just 7 days...
On November 22nd, 2014, _ ran for 427 yards on 34 carries against Kansas.
To earn your 500 points, tell me which RB broke LT's record and the school he attended, then tell me which RB broke that guys record and which school he attended.
Melvin Gordon - Wisconsin
Samaje Perine - Oklahoma
UCLA stinks, unless we're making a historical comeback. UCLA beat Washington State on the road, 67-63. The Bruins overcame a 32-point deficit by scoring 50 points in the 2nd half.
Washington State's QB, Anthony Gordon threw for 570 yards on 61 pass attempts.
How many TD's did Gordon throw for in the loss?
9