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Records That Will Never Ever Be Broken

Postby Stallion » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:18 am

1) Joe DiMaggio's 56 Games Consecutive Hit Streak
2) Byron Nelson's Consecutive Golf Tournament Streak;
3) Craig James' SMU Bowl Rushing Record of 244 yards against BYU in the Holiday Bowl
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Re: Records That Will Never Ever Be Broken

Postby ThadFilms » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:29 am

Stallion wrote:1) Joe DiMaggio's 56 Games Consecutive Hit Streak
2) Byron Nelson's Consecutive Golf Tournament Streak;
3) Craig James' SMU Bowl Rushing Record of 244 yards against BYU in the Holiday Bowl



And, a caveat to number 3 to make sure it is never borken:

3) Craig James' SMU Bowl Rushing Record of 244 yards against BYU in the Holiday Bowl...


"... in a losing effort."

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Postby smuwins » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:32 am

You are ruining Stallion's man crush on CJ.
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Re: Records That Will Never Ever Be Broken

Postby expony18 » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:36 am

Stallion wrote:1) Joe DiMaggio's 56 Games Consecutive Hit Streak
it anyone in baseball now even had a chance i would say maybe Ichiro... but doubtful
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Postby smupony94 » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:38 am

Ah, just like Jerry Seinfeld and Keith Hernandez
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Postby smuwins » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:38 am

Nelson's record will never be broken because there will never be another war that requires everyone in the PGA to quit so they can fight.
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Postby Stallion » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:39 am

I'm just making sure that when SMU releases its List of the 100 Greatest Football Players in SMU History for its 100th Anniversary of its inception in 2015 that SMU will include Craig James and Eric Dickerson among the Top 100.
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Postby jtstang » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:43 am

Wouldn't SMU have to get to a bowl for anybody to have a shot at that record? After twenty years, that's looking like a pretty safe bet Stallion.
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Postby FordtoTolbert » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:23 pm

Hey SMUWins..a little education for you on the Nelson streak.....he DID have more than challenging competition during the streak....do the names Sam Snead / Denny Shute / "Jug" McSpaden / Ky Laffoon / Craig Wood / Claude Harmon / Johnny Bulla / Henri Pcard / Johnny Revolta / Toney Penna / Joe Kirkwood / Ed Furgol / "Dutch" Harrison / Gene Sarazan / Mike Turnesa / Sam Byrd / Vic Ghezzi / Ben Hogan / Jimmy Hines and Jimmy Demaret mean anything to 'ya?? The war, as it relates to "quality" players was a secondary / non issue. Long Live lord Byron.
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Postby mrydel » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:32 pm

FordtoTolbert wrote:Hey SMUWins..a little education for you on the Nelson streak.....he DID have more than challenging competition during the streak....do the names Sam Snead / Denny Shute / "Jug" McSpaden / Ky Laffoon / Craig Wood / Claude Harmon / Johnny Bulla / Henri Pcard / Johnny Revolta / Toney Penna / Joe Kirkwood / Ed Furgol / "Dutch" Harrison / Gene Sarazan / Mike Turnesa / Sam Byrd / Vic Ghezzi / Ben Hogan / Jimmy Hines and Jimmy Demaret mean anything to 'ya?? The war, as it relates to "quality" players was a secondary / non issue. Long Live lord Byron.



I agree except, Lord Byron died.

Also, and I could be mistaken on this, I think he did it in 13 consecutive weeks did he not? No resting, no relaxing, no break in between.
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Postby Dement-ed » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:35 pm

Stallion wrote:I'm just making sure that when SMU releases its List of the 100 Greatest Football Players in SMU History for its 100th Anniversary of its inception in 2015 that SMU will include Craig James and Eric Dickerson among the Top 100.
And you're making sure of that by posting here? Good thinking.
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Postby FordtoTolbert » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:50 pm

Long Live his name / memory / accomplishments, etc., etc......

Streak was from March 8, 1945 - Aug. 11, 1945....Nelson won 12 "tournaments" in a row, but 2, the first (Miami 4 ball) and the last (Spring Lake Pro-Member) were unofficial PGA Tour events.

So technically, the streak was 10....from March 16 - Aug. 4, 1945..and yes, he played every week...as Herbert Warren Wind said, "The record shattering performances of Lord Byron were compiled over a backbreaking number of tournaments, hunched one upon the other, week after week. The surest method for appreciating Nelson's wondrous consistency is to travel the same tormenting grind that he did, tournament for tournament, trail for trail, total for total."

Nelson won 18 times in 1945, and as mentioned in a previous post, over some mighty tough competition.
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Postby MustangStealth » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:57 pm

Stallion wrote:I'm just making sure that when SMU releases its List of the 100 Greatest Football Players in SMU History for its 100th Anniversary of its inception in 2015 that SMU will include Craig James and Eric Dickerson among the Top 100.


I don't think you really need to worry about that. I don't see 90 players better than them coming here in the next 9 years.
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Postby MustangStealth » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:06 pm

...and in case any frogs look in here...

4) SMU's 15 game winning streak in the TCU rivalry (1972-1986)
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Postby Stallion » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:14 pm

Oh I dunno I've already heard Justin Willis being compared to the greatest of all time for his exploits against Arkansas Tech, Sam Hoston State Penitentiary and the University of Northern Teachers College. I never thought I'd see Mike Romo, Bill Kiely or McClown lauded as some of the greats in SMU History either.
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