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Topic: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime

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Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« on: January 12, 2022, 08:48:14 AM »
Post it here.  I would say 1942, but then ...

You could also post your team's most disappointing year ...

This is from a fan's perspective, not necessarily the best team, but you could opine there as well.  

Hey. It's the off season already.
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2022, 08:55:05 AM »
Pretty easy for me, 20005 with Vince Young.

I really loved the 2008 Longhorns with Colt McCoy as well.

1990 was a fun year (until the Cotton Bowl).  That was my freshman year in college and Texas had been pretty down for 6 or 7 years, then had that unexpected run.  

And 1998 was good, Mack Brown's first year, Ricky Williams' Heisman.
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2022, 09:14:30 AM »
Best for me?

1993. No-brainer.

Worst for me (and everyone else)?

2020. No-brainer
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2022, 09:21:40 AM »
Hmmm. 2017 was pretty satisfying. So was 2009, just because they stopped a “slide”

Honestly, 2018 might have bummed me out more than 2020, though 2020 was a real slow bleed. Honestly, 2008 was the worst slog, but that also spoke to being less jaded and younger. 
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2022, 09:33:47 AM »
Pretty easy for me, even if you split it into UM/MSU fan hoods.  1997 for Michigan, 2013 for Michigan State.

So, let me take those off the table, because they are so obvious.

For Michigan, which would be 1984-2004 (although 1990 was the first I remember), I think it's a tossup between 1991 and 1999.  1999 had the back to back losses to MSU and Illinois in the middle, but recovered and beat Alabama in OT in the Orange Bowl.  But I'm going to lean 1991.  They went 10-2, and both losses were ugly, but losing ugly to Florida State and Washington in 1991 was not the worst thing.  It was my first UM Rose Bowl experience, and I remember after Desmond Howard's Notre Dame catch, we stopped playing catch in the backyard, we started trying to exclusively throw diving catches to each other after school.

MSU, being 2005 to present, 2021 actually absolutely has to be in the hunt.  But, as fun as Kenneth Walker was, there's just a different feel to having a guy on campus for a year, and then leaving.  2015 resulted in a CFP, but that year was more of a walking heart attack than anything.  Beat Oregon by 3 on a late 4th down overthrow; led Central Michigan by 6 with 5 minutes left; beat Purdue by 3; beat Rutgers by 7; beat Michigan on the trouble with the snap play; trailed Indiana in the 4th quarter; lost late at Nebraska; beat OSU on a walk off field goal; beat Iowa in the CCG in the final minute.  I think it's 2010.  It seemed like Dantonio was building towards something.  He ended MSU's 4 year bowlless drought with a season ending comeback win against Penn State in 2007; then moved up to a NYD Bowl in 2008; but the wheels sort of fell off in 2009; with bad losses to CMU and Minnesota, and only getting bowl eligible with a comeback win at Purdue.  But then 2010 started with low expectations, until they got the Little Giants OT win over Notre Dame.  Two weeks later they upset Wisconsin, with Dantonio at home recovering from a heart attack, and followed that up with a blowout win at Michigan.  They ran into a buzzsaw at Iowa, but needing a road win in Happy Valley in the final week to win their first Big Ten title in 20 years, they delivered.
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2022, 10:03:29 AM »
Easy for me 1969 OSU national Champs. Listening to most games on the radio, watch the replay on Sunday.  Then having all the family gathered around the TV for the Rose Bowl where we beat Orange Juice Simpson.  Childhood memories are the best
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2022, 10:12:34 AM »
RR I was but a lad but remember it well - 2002 is right there because of the 34 yr wait.The browns or Indians weren't giving me much in the rooting interest dept
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2022, 10:38:05 AM »
Quote from: Riffraft on January 12, 2022, 10:03:29 AM
Easy for me 1969 OSU national Champs. Listening to most games on the radio, watch the replay on Sunday.  Then having all the family gathered around the TV for the Rose Bowl where we beat Orange Juice Simpson.  Childhood memories are the best
This was before my time.  
Quote from: MrNubbz on January 12, 2022, 10:12:34 AM
RR I was but a lad but remember it well - 2002 is right there because of the 34 yr wait.The browns or Indians weren't giving me much in the rooting interest dept
I also have to go with 2002.  

I was born in the mid-70's so really don't remember any of Woody Hayes' teams or even Earle Bruce's great year in 1979 that came up just short.  After that the Buckeyes were generally pretty mediocre for most of the 1980's.  Coach Earle Bruce famously lost exactly three games every year for I think seven straight years.  My recollection begins somewhere in there but those seasons kinda blend together in my memory because they were all about the same, good but not great.  

Then there were the dark times:  Bruce's last year was a mess except for the upset win over Michigan and after that Cooper's first five years were a disaster.  In addition to not being very good overall the Buckeyes went 0-4-1 against TTUN from 1988-1992.  

My freshman year at Ohio State was 1993 which is convenient because the Buckeyes have been on an incredible tear since 1993.  I was on campus for five seasons (1993-1997) and of those I'd have to say 1996.  The loss to Michigan (Cooper's 8th in 10 tries) obviously sucked but the Buckeyes still ended a LONG Rose Bowl drought.  My parents, brother, and I drove to that Rose Bowl and had great seats for a classic game.  The Buckeyes beat undefeated and #2 ranked Arizona State on a late TD 20-17.  Then on the drive home we listened to the #1 FSU vs #3 UF game hoping for a sloppy and terrible looking Florida win, LoL.  

1998 may well be the best overall team in my lifetime but they lost to Michigan State (coached by none other than Nick Saban) and just missed the inaugural BCSNCG.  

2002 had everything.  New (second year) coach, first trip to the BCSNCG, close games seemingly every week, a David vs Goliath feel to the NCG, and a double-OT win over Goliath in said NCG.  
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2022, 10:46:53 AM »
1983 until the 2-point conversion try

1994,1995 are better than 97 in my opinion

1971 - greatest Husker season ever if you can remember it.  I can barely

1971 - game of the century vs the Sooners - Orange bowl dominance of Bear and Bama - Heisman for Johnny the Jet
Larry Jacobson ….Outland Trophy, presented to the outstanding guard or tackle in the nation by the Football Writers Association of America; Vince Lombardi Trophy finalist.


Rich Glover …….John L. Young Trophy, presented to the Outstanding Intercollegiate lineman by the Gridiron Club of Washington, D.C. National Lineman of the Week by the Associated Press for his play against Oklahoma; Vince Lombardl Trophy finalist.
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2022, 01:23:30 PM »
2002
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2022, 01:34:37 PM »
1996, easy.


But 1991 and Florida's first official, kept, non-secret-double-probation SEC championship was special.  Spurrier was Spurrier, but he lucked into a loaded defense upon his arrival.  Jerome Bettis messed up the ending, though.

I liked the 2008 NC more than the 06 one, because in 06 we sort of came out of nowhere.  08 was more fun, too, because the OU offense was built up as a juggernaut, but we held them to 14 points.

As far as non-NC seasons, I was too young for the 83-85 teams....the 01 Gators were special, going 10-0 with the starting RB and 0-2 without him.  If that same exact season happened today, Grossman would win the Heisman.

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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2022, 09:51:42 PM »
1995, I saw all but one in person, they trailed for about 9 game minutes,  all games were decided by halftime and they smoked the hell out 4 T 10 teams.  Didn't allow a sack all season and made Spurrier quite uncomfortable.   

True, more giddiness watching '94 and '97 teams but I won't witness anything like that team again.
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« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2022, 10:34:48 PM »
And yes, I was in attendance at the Washington St. game
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Re: Your Team's Best Season in Your Lifetime
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2022, 10:52:26 PM »
Hmm. 1988 was the best team but I was 12 and didn’t appreciate it enough and the memories are aren’t as vivid.  That leaves 93 and 05 for me.  Both equally unexpected great seasons.

93 played a better schedule and won some exciting games but getting hammered by Florida was a tough way to cap it.

05 came out of nowhere.  I had very low expectations for that team.  Then White and Slaton exploded on the scene in an epic comeback against Louisville and that started a fun 3 years.  And that team finished better with a great Sugar Bowl win against Georgia.  WVU’s first major bowl win.  So, yeah, 05 for me.
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