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QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 19, 2005 -> 12:23 PM)
http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation...g?event_id=1431

 

cant believe its so cubs dominated, oh wait, yeah I can.

 

Think about how many states are in what is considered New England. That gives them that many more chances to talk about Boston and New York.

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42.4% Bill Murray (actor)

18.8% Ronald Reagan (president)

11.3% Walt Disney (animator)

8.9% Oprah Winfrey (TV host)

6.7% Richard Pryor (comedian)

5.5% Ernest Hemingway (author)

4.6% Miles Davis (musician)

1.0% Charlton Heston (actor)

0.7% Quincy Jones (composer)

 

 

:lol: You got to love America. I guess Bill did have all that time to campaign as Illinois' official celebrity fan.

 

 

 

Where is good ole Hugh Hefner?

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QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 20, 2005 -> 12:23 PM)
Surprisingly, Iowa State is sweeping up the Iowa ones.....

Kalapse must be leading a message board charge over there....

 

No. 1 Iowa vs. No. 2 Mich is one of the best college football games in history (Even a Michigan fan will admit this). It was leading by a substantial margin when I voted yesterday. I can't believe it's losing by the wide margin it is now.

 

Hilton vs. Kinnick vs. Carver is a joke. Hilton has both of them covered, and it's not even close. Kinnick is an institution. Pink visitors lockerroom. The front row is where the bench is at most stadiums, been around forever. Carver Hawkeye is a great place to watch a game, a beautiful facility. Hilton, has gained a raucous crowd lately, but it's anticeptic. For those in the area who haven't been there, it's a slightly larger UIC pavillion.

 

HOW IS DAN GABLE NOT THE BEST ATHLETE???? He did what Sanderson did, but back then people cared about wrestling. He then went to Iowa and built the best wrestling program in the country. It's gone in the crapper since he retired, and now all of the top schools can trace their roots to Gable and Iowa.

 

Jay Berwanger -- Com'on! .2% WTF!!! learn your history you douchebags

 

at least the White Sox have tripled their percentage since I voted yesterday. WOO-HOO 2.1%

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IOWA

1) Most memorable sports moment?

 

57.1% Cael Sanderson wins gold medal in wrestling in Olympics (2004)

31.9% No. 1 Iowa defeats No. 2 Michigan 12-10 on last-second field goal (1985)

4.8% Iowa St. basketball defeats Wilt Chamberlain's No. 1 Kansas 39-37 (1957)

2.3% University of Iowa football goes 8-0 in Big 10, reaches Orange Bowl (2002)

2.2% Dan Gable wins gold medal in wrestling in Olympics (1972)

1.7% University of Iowa basketball reaches NCAA Final Four (1980)

 

2) Favorite sport?

 

48.1% Football

42.3% Basketball

5.1% Golf

2.4% Baseball

1.5% Wrestling

0.6% Auto racing

 

3) Favorite pro team?

 

46.2% Chicago Cubs

21.7% Minnesota Vikings

11.1% Green Bay Packers

4.6% St. Louis Cardinals

4.0% Minnesota Timberwolves

3.7% Chicago Bulls

2.9% St. Louis Rams

2.1% Chicago White Sox

2.0% Chicago Bears

1.7% Minnesota Twins

 

4) Favorite state team?

 

55.8% Iowa State University (basketball)

31.5% University of Iowa (football)

7.4% Iowa State University (football)

2.5% University of Iowa (wrestling)

2.5% University of Iowa (basketball)

0.2% University of Northern Iowa (basketball)

0.2% Iowa Cubs (baseball)

 

5) Best rivalry?

 

56.1% Iowa State vs. University of Kansas (basketball)

22.4% University of Iowa vs. University of Michigan (football)

18.6% University of Iowa vs. Iowa State (football)

1.5% Iowa State vs. University of Nebraska (football)

1.4% University of Iowa vs. Iowa State (basketball)

 

6) Best homegrown product?

 

61.3% Fred Hoiberg (basketball)

32.4% Nile Kinnick (football)

3.9% Dan Gable (wrestling)

0.8% Bob Feller (baseball)

0.6% Roger Craig (football)

0.6% Tim Dwight (football)

0.2% Raef LaFrentz (basketball)

0.2% Jay Berwanger (football)

0.1% Reggie Roby (football)

 

7) Best college or pro athlete?

 

59.7% Cael Sanderson, Iowa State

31.5% Nile Kinnick, University of Iowa

3.6% Fred Hoiberg, Iowa State

2.3% Dan Gable, Iowa State

1.1% Kurt Warner, Iowa Barnstormers

0.9% Tim Dwight, University of Iowa

0.4% Chuck Long, University of Iowa

0.3% Bruce Jenner, Graceland College

0.2% Marcus Fizer, Iowa State

 

8) Best place to watch a game?

 

61.4% Hilton Coliseum (Iowa State basketball

33.3% Kinnick Stadium (Univ. of Iowa football)

3.1% Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Univ. of Iowa basketball)

1.6% Drake Stadium (track)

0.7% Dyersville Field of Dreams (baseball)

 

9) Favorite personality or historical figure?

 

50.5% John Wayne

24.6% Johnny Carson

9.3% Ashton Kutcher

4.4% Orville and Wilbur Wright

4.0% Elijah Wood

3.0% Herbert Hoover

2.9% Ann Landers

1.2% Glenn Miller

 

10) Have you been to Iowa?

 

88.2% Yes

11.8% No

 

Total Votes: 238,728

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QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 20, 2005 -> 02:16 PM)
2) Favorite sport?

 

48.1% Football

42.3% Basketball

5.1% Golf

2.4% Baseball

1.5% Wrestling

0.6% Auto racing

 

3) Favorite pro team?

 

46.2% Chicago Cubs

21.7% Minnesota Vikings

11.1% Green Bay Packers

4.6% St. Louis Cardinals

4.0% Minnesota Timberwolves

3.7% Chicago Bulls

2.9% St. Louis Rams

2.1% Chicago White Sox

2.0% Chicago Bears

1.7% Minnesota Twins

 

:huh:

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1) Most memorable sports moment?

 

30.0% Milan beats Muncie Central on Bobby Plump's shot to win state basketball title, inspiring movie ''Hoosiers'' (1954)

11.6% Notre Dame beats West Virginia in Fiesta Bowl to complete undefeated season with national title (1988)

11.4% Indiana Univ. beats Michigan to win NCAA basketball title and complete undefeated season (1976)

11.1% Reggie Miller scores eight points in 8.9 seconds to lead Pacers past Knicks in Eastern Conference semifinals (1995)

8.4% Indiana Univ. beats Syracuse on Keith Smart's shot to win NCAA basketball title (1987)

7.9% Bob Knight throws chair on the court to protest a technical foul vs. Purdue (1985)

7.7% Peyton Manning breaks Dan Marino's single-season touchdown record, throwing 49 (2004)

3.2% Indiana State and Larry Bird lose to Michigan St. and Magic Johnson in NCAA basketball final (1979)

2.7% Reggie Miller hits game-winning shot against Bulls in Game 4 of Eastern Conference finals (1998)

2.6% Bob Knight fired by IU president Myles Brand for pattern of ''defiant and hostile'' behavior (2000)

0.9% Indianapolis Colts lose to Steelers in AFC title game, as Jim Harbaugh nearly completes hail mary (1995)

0.9% Isiah Thomas leads Indiana Univ. past North Carolina to win NCAA basketball title (1981)

0.8% Al Unser Jr. beats Scott Goodyear by .043 seconds to win Indianapolis 500 (1992)

0.5% Danny Sullivan spins out and recovers to win Indianapolis 500 (1985)

0.3% Indiana Pacers lose to Lakers in six games in team's first NBA Finals (2000)

 

2) Favorite sport?

 

52.6% Basketball

32.5% Football

6.5% Baseball

4.7% Auto racing

2.1% Soccer

1.1% Golf

0.6% Fishing

 

3) Favorite pro team?

 

40.5% Indianapolis Colts

25.1% Indiana Pacers

15.9% Chicago Cubs

6.2% Chicago Bears

3.5% Detroit Red Wings

3.4% Chicago White Sox

3.2% Cincinnati Reds

1.6% Cincinnati Bengals

0.5% Chicago Blackhawks

 

4) Favorite Indiana team?

 

26.1% Indiana Univ. (basketball)

24.5% Notre Dame (football)

21.0% Indianapolis Colts

14.8% Purdue Univ. (football)

9.6% Indiana Pacers

1.7% Indiana Univ. (football)

1.6% Purdue Univ. (basketball)

0.8% Notre Dame (basketball)

 

5) Best rivalry?

 

32.3% Depauw vs. Wabash (football)

28.9% Indiana Univ. vs. Purdue (basketball)

12.8% Notre Dame vs. Purdue (football)

6.9% Indiana Univ. vs. Univ. of Kentucky (basketball)

6.6% Indiana Pacers vs. Detroit Pistons

5.9% Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots

2.9% Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks

2.2% Indiana All-Stars vs. Kentucky All-Stars (high-school basketball)

1.6% Indiana Univ. vs. Purdue (football)

 

6) Best homegrown product?

 

65.4% Larry Bird (basketball)

11.6% John Wooden (basketball)

7.6% Oscar Robertson (basketball)

4.9% Steve Alford (basketball)

2.1% Tony Stewart (auto racing)

1.9% Don Mattingly (baseball)

1.8% Jeff Gordon (auto racing)

1.2% Rod Woodson (football)

1.1% Scott Rolen (baseball)

0.9% Bob Griese (football)

0.6% Glenn Robinson (basketball)

0.5% Oscar Charleston (baseball)

0.4% Rick Mount (basketball)

 

7) Best in-state college or pro career?

 

31.7% Larry Bird, Indiana State

23.2% Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers

11.4% Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts

10.7% Joe Montana, Notre Dame

5.8% Mark Spitz, Indiana Univ.

5.1% Drew Brees, Purdue

3.3% Isiah Thomas, Indiana Univ.

3.2% John Wooden, Purdue

2.4% Tim Brown, Notre Dame

1.6% Paul Hornung, Notre Dame

0.9% Bob Griese, Purdue

0.5% Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis Colts

0.2% Edgerrin James, Indianapolis Colts

 

8) Best place to watch an event?

 

34.4% Notre Dame Stadium (Notre Dame football)

22.7% Conseco Fieldhouse (Indiana Pacers)

15.5% Assembly Hall (Indiana Univ. basketball)

14.7% Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis 500)

7.2% Mackey Arena (Purdue basketball)

5.4% RCA Dome (Indianapolis Colts, Final Fours)

 

9) Favorite personality or historical figure?

 

46.2% David Letterman (television)

21.5% John Mellencamp (musician)

7.6% Michael Jackson (musician)

6.9% James Dean (actor)

4.5% Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (author)

4.3% Dan Quayle (politician)

3.7% Orville Redenbacher (businessman)

2.2% Jim Davis (cartoonist)

1.9% Benjamin Harrison (politician)

1.1% Jane Pauley (television)

 

10) Have you been to Indiana?

 

94.4% Yes

5.6% No

 

Total Votes: 18,871

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6) Best homegrown product?

 

61.3% Fred Hoiberg (basketball)

32.4% Nile Kinnick (football)

3.9% Dan Gable (wrestling)

0.8% Bob Feller (baseball)

0.6% Roger Craig (football)

0.6% Tim Dwight (football)

0.2% Raef LaFrentz (basketball)

0.2% Jay Berwanger (football)

0.1% Reggie Roby (football)

 

 

That right there is just sad

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