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Champion that seemed to come out of nowhere?
Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:47 pm
Clemson 1981
I was pretty young at the time, but even to me they seemed to come from total obscurity to win the MNC, and went back to obscurity immediately afterward.
I recall during the championship game NBC put up a map of South Carolina, with a star showing where Clemson is located, just for all the folks who weren't exactly sure where or even what Clemson was...
I was pretty young at the time, but even to me they seemed to come from total obscurity to win the MNC, and went back to obscurity immediately afterward.
I recall during the championship game NBC put up a map of South Carolina, with a star showing where Clemson is located, just for all the folks who weren't exactly sure where or even what Clemson was...
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Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:48 pm to Kafka
Fresno CWS
Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:48 pm to Kafka
Fresno St a few years ago in college baseball.
New England Patriots the first year they won it with Brady.
New England Patriots the first year they won it with Brady.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:52 pm to Kafka
OU football in 2000
Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:54 pm to mattz1122
Gatech fball 90
Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:54 pm to mattz1122
We kind of came out of nowhere in 02, also (at least relative to the previous year).
Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:57 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
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We kind of came out of nowhere in 02, also (at least relative to the previous year).
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OU football in 2000
Yes, Oklahoma and Ohio State football were totally unknown before the last 10 years.
I don't think people get where I was going with this thread...
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:01 pm to Kafka
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I don't think people get where I was going with this thread.
i think your thread title is why
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:02 pm to Kafka
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Yes, Oklahoma and Ohio State football were totally unknown before the last 10 years.
I don't think people get where I was going with this thread...
Obviously not. Maybe if you had said "obscure programs that came out of nowhere to win the national championship" instead of "champion that seemed to come out of nowhere," we would've gotten it. BE SPECIFIC!!!1
This post was edited on 3/11/10 at 11:03 pm
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:04 pm to mattz1122
Kansas 1988?? Danny and the miracles...1966 TExas western
This post was edited on 3/11/10 at 11:05 pm
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:06 pm to Kafka
St. Louis Rams when the won the title in 99
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:07 pm to Kafka
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Champion
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Clemson
yeah right. come on man, that didn't happen. it can't happen
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:08 pm to geauxtigersfromcali
This isn't a college team, but how about the '99 Rams? Shitty history. The franchise had just moved. They were 4-12 in '98. They were garbage before drafting Holt and acquiring Faulk, Green and Warner.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:09 pm to mattz1122
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They were garbage before drafting Holt and acquiring Faulk, Green and Warner.
Not to mention the person they thought would lead them, Trent Green, went down in the preseason and they had to rally around an AFL QB.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:09 pm to Kafka
2000 Ravens. Even though the Ravens finished the '99 season red hot down the stretch, nobody (well besides Joe Theismann and Phil Mickelson) picked them to go to the SB that year.
This post was edited on 3/11/10 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:13 pm to Kafka
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Champion that seemed to come out of nowhere?
Greece in the 2004 Euros.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:13 pm to Bench McElroy
Florida Marlins might be another one.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:14 pm to tylercsbn9
There are a few of these for the NFL and MLB.
Some MLB come-out-of-nowhere champs:
-1997, 2003 Marlins (sub .500 previous seasons)
-2002 Angels (sub .500 previous season)
-2005 White Sox (shitty franchise in general, but not bad the previous season)
Maybe Michigan basketball in '89 when Glen Rice got hot? NC State in '83. Nova in '85.
Some MLB come-out-of-nowhere champs:
-1997, 2003 Marlins (sub .500 previous seasons)
-2002 Angels (sub .500 previous season)
-2005 White Sox (shitty franchise in general, but not bad the previous season)
Maybe Michigan basketball in '89 when Glen Rice got hot? NC State in '83. Nova in '85.
This post was edited on 3/11/10 at 11:16 pm
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:16 pm to Kafka
....forgot Ruben over Clay Aiken.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:17 pm to tylercsbn9
03-04 Tampa Bay Lightning
05-06 Carolina Hurricanes
05-06 Carolina Hurricanes
This post was edited on 3/11/10 at 11:19 pm
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