tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post526796210346055727..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Mastermind - First Round Heat 23Londiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-48393875915959272172016-02-01T01:28:59.835-08:002016-02-01T01:28:59.835-08:00I was that contender who took the Chicago Bears (t...I was that contender who took the Chicago Bears (the period was actually 1920-1970) !!<br /><br />The reasons why it was that period are as follows:<br /><br />1. My original proposal was "The life & career of George Halas", who was the founder, owner & coach of the Bears from 1919 until 1967 when he retired from coaching (but continued as team owner until his death in 1983.)<br /><br />2. When I attended my audition up at broadcasting house, the production team suggested, that while George Halas was a valid subject, did i want to think about broadening it to include the team history.<br /><br />3. I said that wad fine, but given that the bulk of my research to that point had been on the period of his coaching career, would it be ok concentrate on the earlier history of the team?<br /><br />4. I put forward the period 1920-1970 for 3 reasons: a) it was almost exactly his coaching career, b) 1970 marked the end of the "old NFL" - they merged with a rival league and virtually doubled in size after that season, and c) the 1920-1970 period gave a nice "round number" look of 50 years of history (I know it was technically 51...)<br /><br />Hopefully hat explains a bit about how the process worked and the (relatively small amoount of) horse trading that goes on about the specialist subjects.<br /><br />Unfortunately I came 2nd in my heat (25 points, 15 on the Bears, 10 on GK) and failed to win a repecharge spot so didn't get to try any other subject as I think we would have had to do more negotiation on my subject for the final as the team had already indicated that I might need to think again...Horsey_Heroes11https://www.blogger.com/profile/13210340772795053472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-5071261595083653152016-01-31T20:19:10.318-08:002016-01-31T20:19:10.318-08:00There was a time when a contestant did the Chicago...There was a time when a contestant did the Chicago Bears from 1920-1960, which was most of their dominance except for the mid-80's. It seems that they like to write questions about when teams are dominant, as more books, websites, etc. are written about that then the times when the teams are in a down phase.dxdtdemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534247033439073645noreply@blogger.com