Thanks for the entertaining articles. I do have a question for you. If the fat guy from nintendo ice hockey and Jeremy Roenick from NHL 95 ran into each other, who would fall?
Thanks,
C. Chelios
Chicago, IL
Scoops: An absolutely intriguing question. My personal opinion is that Roenick would be the winner. Roenick's speed, agility, and all around balance would play an enormous role. Fat guy (a.k.a. "bucket") was more of a wanderer. Skinny guy would simply bounce right off of him, but even medium sized guy could knock him down on occassion. Roenick would be the winner. Remember, it's not as much the player as it is Roenick, he's good!
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Q: What is your greatest video game achievement ever? Is it the famed 35-0 with Florida over Tennessee before the 1st quarter was over as a freshman? Or have you accomplished an even greater feat? -- Jason Giza, Chicopee, Mass.
Scoops: That was was good, but it's difficult to consider it because it wasn't a whole game. As for some of my best ones, the list would include:
-defeating Air Force with Minnesota 122-0 in "Sega CFA '97" on 5 minute quarters.
-being down to Florida with Vanderbilt by 11 with 1:00 left and no timeouts, tying the game and winning in overtime,
propelling Vandy to the SEC championship in PS College Football 2000.
Q: Do you ever think back to the stupid sports arguments you've made over the years, especially when you were younger? It's embarrassing, but funny, kind of like your freshman yearbook picture. I once had an ongoing -- ongoing, mind you -- argument that Chicago's Neal Anderson, by virtue of being a better receiver and blocker, was a better back than Barry Sanders. I can't believe I'm telling you this, actually. I also said that "Rick Mirer is going to be a better pro than Drew Bledsoe." I was very, very adamant about this. I will now go beat myself with my autographed Neal Anderson helmet.
-- K. Cooper, Muncie, Ind.
Scoops: Count me as one that said Rick Mirer was ahead of Bledsoe. Call me young! As for the dumb arguments, I've had a few. I argued that the Timberwolves would be better off by trading Marbury and getting Terrell Brandon because Brandon was more poised and a veteran that could play the point calm. That trade worked!
Q: I recently read an article that mentioned what different celebrities required in their dressing rooms before a performance (Britney Spears demands a private phone line, Jennifer Lopez demands a dozen flowers or whatever). But the one that got me was Busta Rhymes. He requests, and I'm not making this up, a 24-piece bucket of KFC, six bottles of Moet champagne, and one full box of ribbed condoms. Classic. Anyway, what would Scoops demand to have in his dressing room?
-- Dave Culp, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Scoops: You mean besides a full box of ribbed condoms? Anyway, I would demand the following: two Chipotle steak burritos, no beans, hot sauce, extra cheese, sour cream, and lettuce, two gallons of 2% milk, a hooked up Sega Genesis with "NHL '95" to a 28" TV, a hooked up PS2 with "College Football" hooked up to a 56", and a few slabs of Domino's Pizza buffalo wings with extra blue cheese. Make sure lots of sauce is slapped on and it's really messy too!