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re: Biggest choke in CFB history rated by degree of history that could have been made
Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:47 am to TulaneFan
Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:47 am to TulaneFan
Personally, that damn Okla St loss in 2011. LSU would've boatraced them like everyone else and gone down as the best team in CFB history with wins over 3 conference champs and the Rose, the Orange and the Fiesta Bowl winners.
I'm still sad about K State blowing it in 1998. And to A&M. Ugh.
Not as big but I remember one afternoon in the 90s before LSU got killed by AU or UF. Nebraska was at or near the top of the polls and was in a fight for their life against Iowa or Mizzou. Some bullshite penalty or obvious non call gave the Huskers the life they needed to pull out the win. That upset would've been all time yuuuuuge.
I'm still sad about K State blowing it in 1998. And to A&M. Ugh.
Not as big but I remember one afternoon in the 90s before LSU got killed by AU or UF. Nebraska was at or near the top of the polls and was in a fight for their life against Iowa or Mizzou. Some bullshite penalty or obvious non call gave the Huskers the life they needed to pull out the win. That upset would've been all time yuuuuuge.
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Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:48 am to karmew32
USC to UCLA
USC was headed to the the BCS title game as it was the last regular season game of the year and they were ranked #2.
They lost 13-9. Their lowest scoring output in 10 years.
With Karl Dorell as UCLA's HC while USC was in a run of a lifetime in 2006. It was only the 4th loss for USC in their last 59 games.
USC beat UCLA 66-19 the year before.
USC wins that game and they play for 4 National Titles in a row.
USC was headed to the the BCS title game as it was the last regular season game of the year and they were ranked #2.
They lost 13-9. Their lowest scoring output in 10 years.
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There is still no logical explanation as to how 10-1 USC, ranked No. 2 in the country and one step away from going to the Bowl Championship Series title game against Ohio State, managed to fumble that all way against a UCLA team with a backup quarterback, just trying to avoid a sub-.500 record in the Pac-10 and, as a program, unable to beat the Trojans since 1998.
With Karl Dorell as UCLA's HC while USC was in a run of a lifetime in 2006. It was only the 4th loss for USC in their last 59 games.
USC beat UCLA 66-19 the year before.
USC wins that game and they play for 4 National Titles in a row.
This post was edited on 10/7/21 at 9:54 am
Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:49 am to Comic_Tiger
You may be referring to the game where Nebraska scored the tying TD against Mizzou as time expired because a player kicked the ball into the air allowing a teammate to make a diving reception in the end zone. I think it was in 1997.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:51 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Imagine what the college football landscape would have been like had USC won that gimmie game against UCLA in 2006. Florida gets passed over USC into the BCS National Championship Game, USC likely defeats Ohio State, and the SEC's reputation as THE dominant power in college football doesn't become established in 2006.
This post was edited on 10/7/21 at 9:52 am
Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:54 am to karmew32
2008 Texas/Texas Tech. Blake Giddeon had the game winning pick in his hands but dropped it, then the Crabtree play happened next. If Giddeon makes that pick it's Florida/Texas in the NCG instead of Florida/OU. Florida probably still wins though.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:55 am to boXerrumble
Don't forget Ohio State blowing a 24-9 lead to Michigan State as well. That was a devastating loss for them as well since they hadn't won a title in 30 years and that was John Cooper's best team by far.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:56 am to RollTide1987
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magine what the college football landscape would have been
I still say Bo Rein dying in that plane mishap would've changed LSU, the SEC and the nation forever. That dude was ahead of his time. At the least, LSU would've have been stuck with the emergency hire of Stovall.
And Stovall was and is a great man and all time great LSU player. That's no slap against him at all. I just don't think that time was right for him to be HC at LSU.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:58 am to karmew32
Also in 1998 chaos, Miami upset No. 3 UCLA the day that A&M Sirr Parker'd KSU.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 9:59 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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USC to UCLA USC was headed to the the BCS title game as it was the last regular season game of the year and they were ranked #2. They lost 13-9. Their lowest scoring output in 10 years.
As an SC fan, this loss hurts me the most, and in retrospect, worse than the loss to Texas in the MNC.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:02 am to karmew32
Crazy about K State
They had something similar in 2012 that probably kept them out of the title game
Went into Baylor as the #1 team and lost
They had something similar in 2012 that probably kept them out of the title game
Went into Baylor as the #1 team and lost
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:03 am to RollTide1987
It demolished Western football, with only Oregon popping up now and then. The balance was lost that day.
Florida demolishes Ohio State and it becomes a more regional and no longer a national sport as the the SEC begins its reign.
The decline of USC and then Ohio State getting exposed, destroyed a large chunk of the nations fan base for years to come. It shifted everything. It really was a seminal moment.
Florida demolishes Ohio State and it becomes a more regional and no longer a national sport as the the SEC begins its reign.
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Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The decline of USC and then Ohio State getting exposed, destroyed a large chunk of the nations fan base for years to come. It shifted everything. It really was a seminal moment.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:05 am to karmew32
2007 WVU losing to Pitt. They've never recovered and that game had a staggering domino effect throughout college football. WVU would have boatraced Ohio State in the national title game.
That is the biggest choke and the single most soul crushing loss for any program in the history of the sport.
ETA: Thinking back on this game, Pat McAfee missing two very short FGs was definitely part of the choke here, but I don't really remember WVU making a bunch of self inflicted mistakes. I remember Pitt playing literally perfect defense on almost every play. They were perfectly gap sound and it seemed like they didn't miss a single tackle the entire game. That WVU offense was dependent on their guys being better than yours in one on one matchups and they thought their guys were good enough to force you to miss tackles, which led to their big plays. Pitt played flawless on defense.
That is the biggest choke and the single most soul crushing loss for any program in the history of the sport.
ETA: Thinking back on this game, Pat McAfee missing two very short FGs was definitely part of the choke here, but I don't really remember WVU making a bunch of self inflicted mistakes. I remember Pitt playing literally perfect defense on almost every play. They were perfectly gap sound and it seemed like they didn't miss a single tackle the entire game. That WVU offense was dependent on their guys being better than yours in one on one matchups and they thought their guys were good enough to force you to miss tackles, which led to their big plays. Pitt played flawless on defense.
This post was edited on 10/8/21 at 11:11 am
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:46 am to Pedro
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Thats a good one.
Ill add Oklahoma State to Iowa State in 2011 and the whole list of losses from 2007 you could pick from
Those were the two most wild years of CFB ever.
I love the wiki entry:
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Year of the Upset and "The Curse of No. 2"
Year of the Upset
The 2007 season was highlighted by the remarkable frequency with which ranked teams fell to lower-ranked or unranked opponents, leading the media to dub the season as the "Year of the Upset". An unranked or lower-ranked opponent defeated a higher-ranked team 59 times over the course of the regular season. Teams ranked in the top five of the AP Poll were defeated by unranked opponents 13 times during the regular season, setting a new record in the history of the AP Poll when at least 20 teams were ranked. The only other season to see more such upsets was 1967, which was one of seven seasons when the AP Poll ranked only 10 teams.
The chaos began on the first weekend of the season when FCS program Appalachian State defeated No. 5 Michigan on the road at Michigan Stadium in what was immediately hailed as one of the greatest upsets in the history of college football. Appalachian State became just the second FCS team to defeat a ranked FBS opponent, and the first to do so against a top-five team.
"Curse of the No. 2"
The 2007 season became known for the "Curse of the No. 2", where the team ranked No. 2 by the AP Poll was defeated seven times in the final nine weeks of the regular season:
Stanford defeated No. 2 USC, 24–23, on October 6 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This result was particularly notable for the fact that USC was favored to win the game by 41 points, having carried winning streaks of 35 games at home and 24 games in Pac-10 play into the matchup. Both streaks ended with this loss.
Oregon State defeated No. 2 California, 31–28, on October 13 at California Memorial Stadium.
Rutgers defeated No. 2 South Florida, 30–27, on October 18 at Rutgers Stadium.
Florida State defeated No. 2 Boston College, 27–17, on November 3 at Alumni Stadium.
Arizona defeated No. 2 Oregon, 34–24, on November 15 at Arizona Stadium.
No. 4 Missouri defeated No. 2 Kansas, 36–28, on November 24 at Arrowhead Stadium in a Border War rivalry game. This was the only such upset where the winning team was also ranked.
Pittsburgh defeated No. 2 West Virginia, 13–9, on December 1 at Mountaineer Field in a Backyard Brawl rivalry game. West Virginia was knocked out of contention for the BCS National Championship on the final weekend of the regular season.
The No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams had not lost in the same week of the season since 1996. In 2007 alone, No. 1 and No. 2 fell during the same weekend three times, including in both of the final two weeks of the regular season:
No. 1 LSU lost to Kentucky 43–37 in three overtimes, and No. 2 California lost to Oregon State 31–28 on October 13.
No. 1 LSU lost to Arkansas 50–48 in three overtimes on November 23, and No. 2 Kansas lost to No. 4 Missouri 36–28 on November 24.
No. 1 Missouri lost to No. 9 Oklahoma 38–17 in the Big 12 Championship Game, and No. 2 West Virginia lost to Pittsburgh 13–9 on December 1.
so freaking wild that in that year California, USF, Missouri, Kansas, WVU, Arizona State, and BC were all top 5 at different points.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:49 am to karmew32
I think we(TCU) had as good of a chance as anyone else to win the 2014 playoff if we didn't choke away a 21 point 4th quarter lead to Baylor
Also we could have won the national title in 2010 if Alabama didn't choke their 24 point lead against Auburn
Also we could have won the national title in 2010 if Alabama didn't choke their 24 point lead against Auburn
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:51 am to WaterLink
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2008 Texas/Texas Tech. Blake Giddeon had the game winning pick in his hands but dropped it, then the Crabtree play happened next. If Giddeon makes that pick it's Florida/Texas in the NCG instead of Florida/OU. Florida probably still wins though.
while i had no impressions of it lasting, I don't know that Tech ever recovered from being destroyed by OU the next week. They had always hovered around top 25 with Leach, finally got to the big time, and then Craig James (who K5H) ruined his career the next year.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 11:34 am to goldennugget
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Also we could have won the national title in 2010 if Alabama didn't choke their 24 point lead against Auburn
I disagree with this one. Wisconsin was better and absolutely should have won that Rose Bowl. How they lost that game will forever remain a mystery. They'd have been helpless against Cam Newton.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 11:42 am to karmew32
Although the Kick Six game was not itself for the national title, had Alabama won that game they would have blitzed Missouri in the SECCG, which would have put them in the BCSCG with the chance to become the first modern program to win three NCs in a row. Instead we choked in Jordan-Hare despite having multiple opportunities to salt that game away.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 11:44 am to TheTideMustRoll
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we choked in Jordan-Hare despite having multiple opportunities to salt that game away
Good ole unbeaten Alabama. They never lose, they just beat themselves.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 11:44 am to TheTideMustRoll
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Instead we choked in Jordan-Hare despite having multiple opportunities to salt that game away.
The funniest part of the whole thing to me was Saban lobbied hard to get that 1 second put on the clock and then we all know the rest. I fully believe had that game just gone to OT Bama would have come out ahead.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 12:00 pm to karmew32
James Brown fails on the 4th down conversion in the Big 12 title game and Nebraska might win four consecutive national titles. Though with a win in 96 they may not jump Michigan in 97.
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