If you were to make a resume for yourself that just included the major sporting events you have been to (and years) what would yours look like?

2/2/2009 9:15:50 AM

What do you constitute as a major sporting event?

2/2/2009 9:20:53 AM

Something that is either during a tournament, or where something famous happened (like where emmitt smith broke payton's record, etc)

Basically state games don't count

I guess you can count bowl games if you want, but I probably wouldn't stick the meineke car care bowl in my resume..

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM. Reason : bowls]

2/2/2009 9:27:56 AM

hmmm, 0 NFL games, 0 MLB games, 0 NHL games, havent seen an NBA game in 10 years i watch a ton of TV but just dont feel like spending the money for most professional sports.

I went to several olympic events back in the 1996 games though heh

2/2/2009 9:29:28 AM

yeah, the '96 games is a good one

2/2/2009 9:31:19 AM

goddammit I'll post mine and then keep thinking of new ones and be too lazy to go edit them in

but anyway, in no particular order

Hornets/Celtics playoff game when Zo hit the shot with .4 left to win the series

Nets/Magic game game when Shaq brought down the backboard



Lots of Giants/Jets games...can't remember anything that notable

The Robin Ventura grand slam single

The David Cone no hitter

The Jeffery Maier game

The Payne Stewart US open

The Ryder cup this past year

Bobcats/Lakers where Kobe dropped 58

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM. Reason : Almost every Panthers home game so everything that happened there...plus the NFC championship and SB]

2/2/2009 9:43:31 AM

Countless panthers games
Saw Jordan play the hornets
Saw Kobe drop 58 on Bobcats
Been to Notre Dame Stadium to see brady quinn crush the tarheels
Saw '99 National Champion Florida State crush several teams
Countless Braves games
Been to the IRON BOWL ('08)
Countless NC STATE games (bball and football)
Been to 4 games at Neyland Stadium


want to do so much more

2/2/2009 9:44:08 AM

Went a Brazil/Holland Olympics game at the Orange Bowl back in the '96 Olympics. Other than that I've just been to a few Braves games when I was a kid and an Avalanche Hockey game when I was in Colorado skiing in high school (was actually kind of cool because they honored the Broncos Super Bowl team and I got to see John Elway...probably my favorite NFL player at the time).

But honestly...probably the best was an FC Barcelona game when I was backpacking through Europe earlier this fall. Fucking shattered any sporting event I've ever been to in America.

2/2/2009 9:47:06 AM

Countless NC State games (including wins over 3 of our rivals and ND in football)
ACC Tourney (a Friday night double header. NC State and FSU which we won, and Wake and... maybe GT? i think wake won (chris pauls freshman year) )
5-6 Panthers games (all of which were panthers Ws)
5-10 Hornets games before they left Charlotte

about 5 NCHSAA State championship games (all from the sideline)
around 6 or 7 Butler/Indy games in memorial (all from the sideline)
2 WC/Indy games (press box)
3 Football Olympic/Charlotte Catholic games (growing charlotte rivalry, all from the sideline)

2/2/2009 9:52:54 AM

-2006 Stanley Cup Finals Game 7
-Panthers Wild Card game vs. Cowboys in 2003
-Panthers Divisional game vs. Cardinals in 2009 ( )
-Some notable NC State football and basketball games I guess (the 83-79 game against UNC probably the best)
-I'd probably also put NHL games in St. Paul and Buffalo just because those are the only times I've really traveled to games

Hoping to add a World Cup to this list some day.

2/2/2009 9:59:02 AM

Majors:
-super bowl xxxviii (houston)
-final four 99 (tampa bay)
-final four 01 (twin cities)
-us open tennis last year (nyc)
-canes eastern conf finals in 02 (raleigh)

Mehs:
-9 hornets games (saw jordan, shaq and penny, ewing and starks, barkley and majerlie, d-robinson, and of course erik piatkowski)
-1 bobcats game
-4 panthers reg season games, 1 preseason but sat in peppers' luxury box lol
-2 braves games, 1 yankee stadium game
-state games while I was there
-cameron indoor for one game (vs san diego state) and one midnight madness
-dean dome for game vs nike elite where I wore all my nike stuff
-few durham bulls games ($1 hotdog night ftw)

2/2/2009 10:02:07 AM

michigan app state game

nada mas

2/2/2009 10:02:55 AM

I had a feeling Slave Famous would win with the random stuff

Like the Shaq backboard one

I have a friend that went to the only Yankee home game ever at Shea

2/2/2009 10:07:43 AM

2005 ALCS Game 1
s'about it

2/2/2009 10:50:12 AM

this would be a fun thing to compile when i have some time.

i've been to countless State games including a bunch of bowls; been to a couple of ACC tourney games in Greensboro; a number of MLB games & a few NHL too. but i've never been to an NBA game or regular season NFL game -- i went to a couple of Houston Oiler preseason games in the old House of Pain, but that's it.

2/2/2009 11:28:35 AM

- first ever carolina mudcats game at Fleming stadium in Wilson
- first ever Cane's game in G'Boro
- Game 7 as the Cane's won the cup.
- NASCAR thing where the walkway collapsed in Charlotte
- The State/Duke game where Jimmy V made the "don't give up" speech.

there are prob others I am sure...

2/2/2009 11:36:01 AM

Cal Ripken 2130 game.
Wizards/Nets where Jordan dropped 42 (becoming oldest player to score 40 in a game)
1993 Redskins/Falcons (met Prime Time after the game, so major for me)
2006? State/Marist in Reynolds

2/2/2009 11:52:49 AM

-2008 US Open on Sunday and Monday (Tiger vs. Rocco)
-2006 saw Troy Tulowitzki turn an unassisted triple play that no one knew was a triple play.
-2002 Won $100.00 from Mark Sweeney (All-time leader in Pinch Hits, haha) in a golf bet
-~1995 Andres Gallaragga hit a homer in the 6th, 7th, and 8th inning vs. the Padres

I've seen Sosa, McGwire, Bonds, and Griffey Jr. hit home runs in person. Saw the one Bonds hit circa 2003 in the WS that cleared the park in Anaheim.

I caught a Bo Jackson foul ball when I was 10 or so and sold it for $50.00 on the spot.

2/2/2009 11:55:59 AM

First Panthers game ever (Cant remember who they played? - @ Clemson Memorial Stadium)
First Panthers win ever (Jets I think - @ Clemson Memorial Stadium)
First Game in Ericsson Stadium (Los Angeles Rams I believe...I think they were Los Angeles then)
First Panthers Playoff game (@ Ericsson vs. Dallas)
Last Hornets game in Charlotte
Clemson vs. South Carolina about 10 years ago

Went to about the 1995 ACC tournament when I was younger, but of course State sucked.


..and that's about it. I suck


[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 12:03 PM. Reason : ]

2/2/2009 12:00:41 PM

1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400...last NASCAR Winston Cup race at North Wilkesboro Speedway
2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game 4 (Devils at Hurricanes) - first Hurricanes playoff win in the ESA.
Worth a mention:
2006 Eastern Conference Finals, Game 2 (Sabres at Hurricanes) - maybe not as significant since it wasnt the clinching game
2003 Gator Bowl
2003 Maryland at NC State - Philip Rivers last game in Raleigh.

2/2/2009 12:01:41 PM

I've been to several Canes games but I think this was prob the best one:

2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs: New Jersey vs. Carolina game 5 (conf. semifinals i think it was)

others I can remember are

the Gator bowl where we beat ND 21-6 (2003)

been to the Indy 500 3 times

a couple Pistons and Tigers games

anyone remember the World League? I can remember going to a couple Skyhawks games when i was a kid.

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 12:33 PM. Reason : still want to go to a Panthers game someday]

2/2/2009 12:26:11 PM

US Open Tennis
US Open Golf - Pinehurst
Yankee Stadium - playoffs, and WS
Shea Stadium - playoffs
RBC - Canes vs Buf playoffs
Lambeau field - Playoffs
Oylimpics - Bejing
NC State - NIT - Reyonlds and RBC
NCAA Mens BB - Regional - Austin Tex
Madison Square Garden - Knicks playoffs

2/2/2009 12:47:47 PM

1986 - Mets clinch NL East vs Cubs (was too young to remember)
1988 - Mets lose in Game 7 vs Dodgers (fucking Kirk Gibson)
2003 - NCAA 2nd Round: NC State-UConn/Maryland-???
1989 - NCAA Elite 8: Duke-UConn (it's why I hate Duke to this day)
1998 - NFL Playoffs: Jets-Jags (I think it ws the Jags -- whole stadium was singing Glory Days at the end -- was awesome)

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Oh, I didn't know this was like a full resume.

I've been to tons of games in Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium and of course Shea. I'm going to Citi Field in July of next year with the folks. I've also been to games in the Vet, CBP, Jacobs, Camden, RFK, Turner, Atlanta-Fulton County, 3 Rivers, AT&T, Dodger Stadium, Anaheim, Oakalnd Coliseum and SkyDome (I think that's it).

Giants and Jets games a lot as well as a few Pats games. Rangers and Knicks games and a few Nets/Devils ones. Ummm... UConn basketball season ticket holder for 15 years. Canes games.

My family is sports crazy and my Dad has been lucky enough to get season tickets through every place he has worked until now.

Oh and every Big East Tournament from 1990 - 1999 (UConn won FOUR in that time!)

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 12:55 PM. Reason : x]

2/2/2009 12:50:26 PM

1999 MLB Allstar game at Fenway Park in Boston. Saw Ted Williams at the Hotel. My mom got to talk to him on the elevator. He died shortly after.

Been to several Braves games and 1 Redsox game.

I saw Kerry Collins break his Jaw and Steve Berlien take over for the Panthers in ~99.

I went to the last NASCAR Day Race at Darlington.

Went to the ACC Tournament in Greensboro..sat beside Mike Hodgewood's TV booth and got to hear him most of the game and got on TV alot. Duke vs Carolina in the Championship...State lost early.

I was mid court, front row when we beat Duke and Cameron Bennermen had his dunk over Sheldon Williams. That was the best state game Ive been too.

2/2/2009 12:51:08 PM

My list is pretty pathetic:

2 MLB games (Braves v. Brewers, Tigers v. ???)
1 NASCAR race @ Charlotte
NCSU v. BC Evans to Dunlap
NCSU v. FSU after ^ game (CF was rocking)
83-79 BBall game
this year's ECU game
NIT Game v. Marist (probably the most fun I've had at a sporting event)
oh and two Hurricanes games. One v. Dallas and one v. the Capitals last January. It was military appreciation night, and after the game we got to watch a blackhawk take off from like 35 yards, haha

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 1:08 PM. Reason : .]

2/2/2009 1:06:42 PM

Game 7 Stanley Cup Final, where the canes won the cup
Wimbledon final Sampras vs. Rafter, where Sampras broke the All time Record.
Giants vs. Cubs at Wrigley field where Bonds hit two homers to move within like 3 of the record.

Thats about all that is noteworthy

2/2/2009 1:08:04 PM

Luckily, I'm from LA so I have been fortunate to catch quite a few good ones:

- Game 2, 1988 World Series, Dodgers v. A's, 6-0 Dodgers win
- July 28, 1991, Dennis Martinez Perfect Game, Expos v. Dodgers, 2-0 Expos win
- Game 3, 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, Kings v. Canadiens, 4-3 Canadiens win in OT
- 3rd Place Game, 1994 World Cup, Bulgaria v. Sweden, 4-0 Sweden win
- Final Game, 1994 World Cup, Italy v. Brazil, 0-0 tie, Brazil win on PK's 3-2
- July 14, 1995, Ramon Martinez No-Hitter, Marlins v. Dodgers, 7-0 Dodgers win
- Final Game, 1999 Women's World Cup, USA v. China, 0-0 tie, USA win on PK's 5-4
- Game 6, 2000 NBA Finals, Lakers v. Pacers, Lakers win & clinch title
- 2006 World Cup Games: Germany v. Ecuador, USA v. Italy, Brazil v. Australia
- Rose Bowl 2006, USC v. Texas, 41-38 Texas win (some say the greatest college game ever)
- Rose Bowl 2007, USC v. Michigan, 32-18 USC win
- Rose Bowl 2008, USC v. Illinois, 49-17 USC win
- Rose Bowl 2009, USC v. Penn State, 38-24 USC win

2/2/2009 1:53:02 PM

1999 US Open Pinehurst (all 4 days)
2005 US Open Pinehurst (all 4 days)

2008 Olympic Games: Swimming (Phelps 7th), Track/Field, Ping Pong, Weightlifting, Voleyball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing

NC State/Miami Gameday 2004
Miami/FSU orange bowl 2004

Hurricanes/Oilers Stanley Cup Game 7

2001 PGA Championship Atlanta Athletic Club

Saw the Yankees clinch a playoff birth in 1997 I think in NYC

Georgia/Florida in 2004 (cocktail party in J-ville)

Tons of St Louis Cardinals Baseball
Marlins Baseball
Miami Hurricanes Football games
Tons of Carolina Hurricanes games
St. Louis Rams
Atlanta Thrashers
Coca-Cola 600
A few NC State Bowl Games
Miami Heat games

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 2:09 PM. Reason : ...]

2/2/2009 2:07:06 PM

*200? Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville) - Tennessee Basketball beats #1 Florida
*2001 Holiday Bowl (San Diego) - Major Applewhite leads game-winning drive to beat Washington
*2006 Men's NCAA Tournament (Dallas) - Pack beats Cal, loses to Texas in burnt orange arena
*2007 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament (Tampa) - NC State's run to the championship game
*2007 Women's ACC Basketball Tournament - Kay Yow and the Pack beat undefeated Duke
*2007 Women's NCAA Second Round - Kay Yow and the Pack beat former nat'l champ Baylor to advance to Sweet 16
*2007 Women's NCAA Sweet 16 (Fresno, CA) - Loss to Geno and the Huskies
*2007 Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville) - Tennessee Basketball beats Texas in OT

All but a few NC State men's and women's basketball games for the past 4 years
Every NC State home football game the past 4 years (most away games)
Handful of NHL games (Mostly Canes, 1 Columbus vs. Phoenix)
Several minor league hockey games (Knoxville Cherokees, Knoxville Speed, Knoxville IceBears)
Several Tennessee basketball games (mostly Buzz years)
Several Tennessee football games
Several Steelers games (3 Nashville, 2 Cincinatti, 1 Atlanta, 1 Pittsburgh vs. Jags [3 Rivers])
A few MLB games (2 Giants vs. Braves, 1 Padres vs. Dbacks)
Several minor league baseball games (Mostly Tennessee Smokies, a few Mudcats)

2/2/2009 2:55:04 PM

Countless Mariners games (in both the Kingdome and Safeco field)
Twins (where Griffey had his 1500th hit)
Tigers (at the old Tiger Stadium)
Numerous Red Sox games

Countless State football and b-ball games
Hurricanes
Red Wings
Tennessee vs. South Carolina game at Williams-Brice Stadium
Pistons game
Countless Minnesota State at Mankato hockey games

I've been to a lot of games but nothing very noteworthy.

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 3:39 PM. Reason : yo]

2/2/2009 3:37:53 PM

Some of you guys need to branch out of the city of raleigh

2/2/2009 3:54:58 PM

Well, I did not realize we were listing every sporting event we have ever been to. I've been to a bunch of Orioles/Nationals games in my life but did not deem them as 'Major' events.

Quote :

"Something that is either during a tournament, or where something famous happened (like where emmitt smith broke payton's record, etc) Basically state games don't count"

2/2/2009 3:59:56 PM

Yea that was the intention, but no one followed directions so I said 'fuck it' as well

2/2/2009 4:12:07 PM

LOL

2007 Car Care Bowl

and

I saw the Harlem Globetrotters at Reynolds Col. in like 1991

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but really
the two most significant games were probably

NLCS Game 2 - 2006
Cardinals score 3 amazing runs at the end, I fear for my life and wait for everyone else in my section to head for the gates before I stand up.

UConn Huskies beat their first ranked team by going wild against USF. Fans rush the field.
To go from not seeing my team win a single game (in person) the year before, to watching grown ass men hop the fence to get on the field - that will always be one of my favorite sporting moments.

Honorable Mentions
The week before the USF game, UConn vs Louisville
When Larry Taylor did the fake fair catch and started running we were in the student section and the whole crowd was just like GET THERE MAN GET THERE
We all thought it would get called back, and nothing happened.... it was a perfect moment
A few plays later, Louisville would get a serious no-call, like "Robbed a touchdown from UConn" no-call
So the whole student section erupts again, and eventually people began soaking these furry helmet things that AT&T had handed out and started throwing them on the field

It was amazing watching these blue/white tribble things just flowing from the south end of the stadium...

[Edited on February 2, 2009 at 4:32 PM. Reason : Go Huskies]

2/2/2009 4:20:00 PM

my favorite sporting event i attended was the ncsu/nd gator bowl ('03 i think, maybe 04)

2/2/2009 4:29:21 PM

yall are lame

Deion Branch the fuck out

2/2/2009 4:33:00 PM

i'll get back to you all on this because i've been keeping my own record on everything ive been to...

Quote :

"I had a feeling Slave Famous would win with the random stuff "

i think i could give him a run for his $

2/2/2009 4:45:15 PM

add to mine Chris Morris shattering the backboard for the nets that same season (or maybe the season before or after)

it didnt completely break, just spider webbed and the had to replace it

kinda funny since Chris Morris weighed 215 pounds max

2/2/2009 4:53:06 PM

does watching on tv count?

only major sporting event i have been to, is nc state football against wake forest in 2007

2/2/2009 5:04:13 PM

Quote :

"the Gator bowl where we beat ND 21-6 (2003)"

Liar

2/2/2009 5:07:30 PM

yea kevmcd86 i thought about you on this as well...i know you've only missed like 2 panther home games ever right?

i wasn't sure about your other ventures though

2/2/2009 5:23:56 PM

i went to the first session of the ncaa tourney first round games at the rbc center last year

saw barry zito's first ever major league start in an A's - Angels game in 2000

and ric flair vs. edge in a ladder match for the wwe title on raw in jan. '07 at the rbc center as well

2/2/2009 5:31:56 PM

i forgot i also went to the NBA Draft one year (97)

tim duncan
tracy mcgrady
chauncey billups

were some notables

2/7/2009 8:37:43 PM