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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.

Best for me?

1993. No-brainer.

Worst for me (and everyone else)?

2020. No-brainer

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.

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

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.

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.

And yes, I was in attendance at the Washington St. game