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Really you lifelong Viking fans are surprised they choked that one away? Really? I don't have any trouble believing it. They were a great team though.
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Great teams you can't believe didn't win a championship (1 Viewer)
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Michael Brown
Footballguy
Lots of college hoops examples...Kansas team with Pierce, LaFrentz, Vaughn and the UNC team with Carter and Jamison stand out
The 14-2 Charger team that got beaten by the Pats in the divisional round also unfortunately stands out for me :(
2001 Rams, the Laker team that had Shaq/Kobe/Malone/Payton, & 1988 Oakland A's are pretty good ones too
The 14-2 Charger team that got beaten by the Pats in the divisional round also unfortunately stands out for me :(
2001 Rams, the Laker team that had Shaq/Kobe/Malone/Payton, & 1988 Oakland A's are pretty good ones too
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
All because Indiana came back and PSU lost "style points" to Nebraska.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Maybe you should've gone to the run; they conceeded the run all game long and you wouldn't take it.Oh, and legend of Vinny Interceptiverde was born that night. 5 glorious INTs. God bless Pete Giftopolous.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
ClownCausedChaos2
Footballguy
"INTERCEPTED GIFTOPOLOUS!!"Pete running around, looking lost, before he fell into the feral position around the ball...The image is burned into my brain.
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Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Hot Diggity Dog
Footballguy
98 vikings would of still lost to the 98 broncos. Sorry 98 broncos were as dominate as any of the Cowboys teams in the early 90's.
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
With that defense? No way. Didn't us packer fans all know that was the inevitable outcome that year?
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
2006-2007 Buffalo Sabres
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Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Jules Winnfield
Footballguy
No. The interception deep in their own territory and two missed field goals would have been three more TDs in addition to all the other points the Vikes would have put up
Master of Past and Present
Footballguy
I fail to see why a team that couldn't win a conference title together has a claim on this list
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Have no problem with that Vikings team losing the NFCCG
Without that happening, we never would have gotten the Eugene Robinson story
Without that happening, we never would have gotten the Eugene Robinson story
Hot Diggity Dog
Footballguy
No the broncos were able to completely dominate on the ground or in the air. They were going to hang 35 plus points on any team they played that year. The vikings #### the bed virus the Falcons, but they wouldn't of verus an even better team? People forget how dominate the broncos running game was, a steam roller backed up with elway, Sharpe, rod smith, and mccaffery. They probably would have put up a better fight but the broncos were just a completely dominate team like the Cowboys were.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Mine too GB. :high5:
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Ned Ryerson
Footballguy
But Osborne had never won....
Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....
They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....
PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:
badmojo1006
Footballguy
Us 49er fans with long memories know that the Niners had that Redskins team beat in that playoff game. Montana was on fire in the 4th quarter and two really really cheap PI calls gave the Redskins the game
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Mid 90s Cleveland Indians.
I think the 95 team had like 7 guys batting 300 or better.
I think the 95 team had like 7 guys batting 300 or better.
Jules Winnfield
Footballguy
The Broncos were 26th against the pass. The Vikings would pass at will against them. That pass defense would have been scored on more than the high school whore
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
The Broncos were 26th against the pass cause teams were always losing against them and passing like crazy to play catch-up. The Vikings might have put up a better fight than the Falcons did, but no one was stopping the Broncos in the playoffs that year. Not even the wind could stop them against the Jets in the AFCCG.
My picks:
2001 Rams - Top to bottom, far better than the 1999 Rams team that won it, and they faced a far more difficult schedule.
1992-1993 Phoenix Suns
1995-1996 Red Wings
My picks:
2001 Rams - Top to bottom, far better than the 1999 Rams team that won it, and they faced a far more difficult schedule.
1992-1993 Phoenix Suns
1995-1996 Red Wings
badmojo1006
Footballguy
1969 Baltimore Orioles. Regular Season record 109-53.
2 20 game winners, plus Palmer was a 16 game winner
Boog Powell 37 HR's Frank Robinson 32 HR's
Lead the AL in Team Batting and Team Pitching
2 20 game winners, plus Palmer was a 16 game winner
Boog Powell 37 HR's Frank Robinson 32 HR's
Lead the AL in Team Batting and Team Pitching
GoFishTN
Footballguy
I had to look this up. Nebraska beat #2 ranked Colorado (ended up 3rd) in the regular season and the 3rd ranked Hurricanes (finished 6th) in the Orange Bowl (!). The best win PSU had was over then #5 Michigan (#12).But Osborne had never won....
Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....
They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....
PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:
You guys really are delusional about everything, aren't you?
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Joe Summer
Footballguy
2000 Portland Trail Blazers.
Had a 15 point lead against the Lakers in the 4th quarter of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Then Rasheed Wallace and Scottie Pippen started jacking up ill-advised shots, and every single player on the team forget how to play defense, and no one thought about calling a timeout to regroup and change the game plan.
Had a 15 point lead against the Lakers in the 4th quarter of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Then Rasheed Wallace and Scottie Pippen started jacking up ill-advised shots, and every single player on the team forget how to play defense, and no one thought about calling a timeout to regroup and change the game plan.
ClownCausedChaos2
Footballguy
Yep. Everything.I had to look this up. Nebraska beat #2 ranked Colorado (ended up 3rd) in the regular season and the 3rd ranked Hurricanes (finished 6th) in the Orange Bowl (!). The best win PSU had was over then #5 Michigan (#12).But Osborne had never won....
Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....
They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....
PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:
You guys really are delusional about everything, aren't you?
Jules Winnfield
Footballguy
You think the Broncos were such an awesome team on offense but who scored more than them? Oh yeah...the Vikings. Did you forget that?
Ned Ryerson
Footballguy
http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1994-schedule.htmlI had to look this up. Nebraska beat #2 ranked Colorado (ended up 3rd) in the regular season and the 3rd ranked Hurricanes (finished 6th) in the Orange Bowl (!). The best win PSU had was over then #5 Michigan (#12).But Osborne had never won....
Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....
They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....
PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:
You guys really are delusional about everything, aren't you?
http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1994.html
Uh...maybe you want to check to see who had the overall stronger schedule, and better team when evaluated by the computers.
And what are we delusional about exactly? Do tell.
GoFishTN
Footballguy
I'm usually all about computer rankings, but I find it hard to rank anyone above that Nebraska team. Too bad that was pre-BCS/CFB.http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1994-schedule.htmlI had to look this up. Nebraska beat #2 ranked Colorado (ended up 3rd) in the regular season and the 3rd ranked Hurricanes (finished 6th) in the Orange Bowl (!). The best win PSU had was over then #5 Michigan (#12).But Osborne had never won....
Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....
They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....
PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:
You guys really are delusional about everything, aren't you?
http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1994.html
Uh...maybe you want to check to see who had the overall stronger schedule, and better team when evaluated by the computers.
And what are we delusional about exactly? Do tell.
Ketamine Dreams
Footballguy
There was no comparing the final opponents, and that's what voters really looked at.http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1994-schedule.htmlhttp://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1994.htmlI had to look this up. Nebraska beat #2 ranked Colorado (ended up 3rd) in the regular season and the 3rd ranked Hurricanes (finished 6th) in the Orange Bowl (!). The best win PSU had was over then #5 Michigan (#12).But Osborne had never won....Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....
They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....
PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:
You guys really are delusional about everything, aren't you?
Uh...maybe you want to check to see who had the overall stronger schedule, and better team when evaluated by the computers.
And what are we delusional about exactly? Do tell.
Ned Ryerson
Footballguy
Actually at the time (which sucked pre-BCS as noted by GoFish, Nebraska was No.1 going into the bowl game and had never won a title. The thought process was that if they won against the 'Canes, how do you knock him down a peg. A No. 1 should not lose No. 1 with a win. PSU was punished by being a prisoner to the Rose Bowl and having to play the PAC-10 champion in a weak year for the PAC-10.There was no comparing the final opponents, and that's what voters really looked at.http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1994-schedule.htmlhttp://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1994.htmlI had to look this up. Nebraska beat #2 ranked Colorado (ended up 3rd) in the regular season and the 3rd ranked Hurricanes (finished 6th) in the Orange Bowl (!). The best win PSU had was over then #5 Michigan (#12).But Osborne had never won....Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....
They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....
PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:
You guys really are delusional about everything, aren't you?
Uh...maybe you want to check to see who had the overall stronger schedule, and better team when evaluated by the computers.
And what are we delusional about exactly? Do tell.
The only problem was that PSU was No. 1 that same year and lost the spot to Nebraska because they played a "close" game against a ####ty Indiana (that was only close because of garbage time, the game was never in doubt).
The General
Footballguy
1974-75 Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana and Kentucky met in the 1975 NCAA Mideast Regional Final in Dayton, Ohio. Coming into that game, the Hoosiers were on a 34-game winning streak, and the number one ranked team in America. Kentucky was ranked number five. However, Indiana had lost star player Scott May to a broken arm in the regular season finale against Purdue.
May scored 25 points in the regular season IU-UK meeting, but he managed only 2 points in seven minutes in the Tournament game, which he played with a cast on his left arm. IU surged out to an early seven-point lead before UK rallied to tie it at 44 by halftime. The game made USA Today's list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time.[5]
The loss for Indiana prevented what could have been back-to-back undefeated seasons and national championships as the Hoosiers went on to take the national title in 1976. Bob Knight would later say that this 1974-1975 team was the best he ever coached, even better than the undefeated national champions of 1976.
Indiana and Kentucky met in the 1975 NCAA Mideast Regional Final in Dayton, Ohio. Coming into that game, the Hoosiers were on a 34-game winning streak, and the number one ranked team in America. Kentucky was ranked number five. However, Indiana had lost star player Scott May to a broken arm in the regular season finale against Purdue.
May scored 25 points in the regular season IU-UK meeting, but he managed only 2 points in seven minutes in the Tournament game, which he played with a cast on his left arm. IU surged out to an early seven-point lead before UK rallied to tie it at 44 by halftime. The game made USA Today's list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time.[5]
The loss for Indiana prevented what could have been back-to-back undefeated seasons and national championships as the Hoosiers went on to take the national title in 1976. Bob Knight would later say that this 1974-1975 team was the best he ever coached, even better than the undefeated national champions of 1976.
This remains the most-watched game in CF history. The Canes had more first downs (22 - 8), more yards (445 - 162) and more talent (Testaverde, Irvin, Alonso Highsmith, Jerome Brown, Bennie Blades, to name a few). But Miami had 7 turnovers, including 5 INTs by color-blind Heisman winner Testaverde. Miami out-scored its opponents in the regular season 420-136, including a 28-16 thrashing of a tremendous Oklahoma team.
Dentist
***Official FBG Dentist***
This is a big problem with sports. Football Suffers from this due to their inability to play series and thus rely on single games. Same w college basketball.
Baseball also shows up because of the horrible 5 game divisional round and the fact that a 7 game series just isn't enough to determine things in a league where the best teams only win like 60 percent of their games.
Notice what is rarely mentioned, the nba. That league isn't perfect but their playoff format gets it right a lot more often than most leagues.
Baseball also shows up because of the horrible 5 game divisional round and the fact that a 7 game series just isn't enough to determine things in a league where the best teams only win like 60 percent of their games.
Notice what is rarely mentioned, the nba. That league isn't perfect but their playoff format gets it right a lot more often than most leagues.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
What about the format helps them?
The reason the NBA will have the least amount of likely mentions is that only five players are on the floor. If you have the best player he counts for more per game, and the superstar packed teams pretty much always win. Teams like the 2004 Pistons are few and far between.
Jules Winnfield
Footballguy
What is so right about the NBA? That the league determines who makes it to the championship and sometimes who wins it or the fact that there are only nine different teams that have won the NBA championship in 34 years?
Winners:
Lakers - 10
Bulls - 6
Spurs - 5
Celtics - 4
Pistons - 3
Heat - 3
Rockets - 2
76ers - 1
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Sabertooth
Footballguy
Any number of Red Wings teams during the Steve Yzerman / Sergei Federov era. Partcularly the 1995-96 juggernaut that ended up with 131 points in the regular season. All time NHL wins record at 62.
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Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
We can go down that road. If we're being consistent, PSU should never have lost #1. That's the only time I've EVER seen #1 get ousted for winning a game.Actually at the time (which sucked pre-BCS as noted by GoFish, Nebraska was No.1 going into the bowl game and had never won a title. The thought process was that if they won against the 'Canes, how do you knock him down a peg. A No. 1 should not lose No. 1 with a win. PSU was punished by being a prisoner to the Rose Bowl and having to play the PAC-10 champion in a weak year for the PAC-10.The only problem was that PSU was No. 1 that same year and lost the spot to Nebraska because they played a "close" game against a ####ty Indiana (that was only close because of garbage time, the game was never in doubt).There was no comparing the final opponents, and that's what voters really looked at.http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1994-schedule.htmlhttp://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1994.htmlI had to look this up. Nebraska beat #2 ranked Colorado (ended up 3rd) in the regular season and the 3rd ranked Hurricanes (finished 6th) in the Orange Bowl (!). The best win PSU had was over then #5 Michigan (#12).But Osborne had never won....Who did PSU beat in the bowl game...the ducks sucked....
They only beat Indiana by 6 (albbeit 2 TDs were in garbage time)....
PSU '95 grad who traveled across the country for the Rose Bowl- :stillbitter:
You guys really are delusional about everything, aren't you?
Uh...maybe you want to check to see who had the overall stronger schedule, and better team when evaluated by the computers.
And what are we delusional about exactly? Do tell.
Ketamine Dreams
Footballguy
1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
That one Cubs team..... When was that??? Damn! I know it's one of these last 108 years
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Actually, I will throw '69 Cubs out there.
I don't think there has been very many baseball teams with 4 future HOFers that didn't win at least a pennant, let alone a WS
I don't think there has been very many baseball teams with 4 future HOFers that didn't win at least a pennant, let alone a WS
Warsteinner
Footballguy
1990 Oakland A's deserve some honorable mention.
