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Year of the Accidental Champs
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:11 pm
Year of the accidental champs. Quite an interesting analysis.
We consider the most recent winners in the six major American sports:
Connecticut, the 2010-2011 NCAA basketball titlist: The Huskies finished in the bottom half of the Big East, which numbers 16 teams. They were 9-9 in regular-season conference play and entered the Big East tournament as the ninth seed. They won five games in that event, six in the NCAA tournament. They won more than half as many games (11) in the two postseason events as in the regular season (21).
Boston Bruins, the 2010-2011 NHL titlist: They finished the regular season with 103 points, seventh-most in the league. They had the fewest points of any of the six division winners.
Dallas Mavericks, the 2010-2011 NBA titlist: They finished second in the Southwest Division, four games behind San Antonio.
St. Louis Cardinals, the 2011 World Series titlist: They won 90 games, tying them for the eighth-best record in the majors. They were 67-63 on Aug. 24, the day they trailed the Braves by 8 1/2 games. They trailed by three games with five to play. They clinched the wild card when the Braves lost their 162nd game in 13 innings. In Game 6 of the World Series against Texas, the Cardinals twice were one strike from elimination.
Alabama Crimson Tide, 2011 BCS titlist: They didn’t win their division or their conference.
New York Giants, 2011 NFL titlist: They entered the playoffs with the worst record of the six NFC qualifiers. They won almost half as many games in postseason (four) as in the regular season (nine). They became the first Super Bowl champion to have been outscored during the regular season.
We consider the most recent winners in the six major American sports:
Connecticut, the 2010-2011 NCAA basketball titlist: The Huskies finished in the bottom half of the Big East, which numbers 16 teams. They were 9-9 in regular-season conference play and entered the Big East tournament as the ninth seed. They won five games in that event, six in the NCAA tournament. They won more than half as many games (11) in the two postseason events as in the regular season (21).
Boston Bruins, the 2010-2011 NHL titlist: They finished the regular season with 103 points, seventh-most in the league. They had the fewest points of any of the six division winners.
Dallas Mavericks, the 2010-2011 NBA titlist: They finished second in the Southwest Division, four games behind San Antonio.
St. Louis Cardinals, the 2011 World Series titlist: They won 90 games, tying them for the eighth-best record in the majors. They were 67-63 on Aug. 24, the day they trailed the Braves by 8 1/2 games. They trailed by three games with five to play. They clinched the wild card when the Braves lost their 162nd game in 13 innings. In Game 6 of the World Series against Texas, the Cardinals twice were one strike from elimination.
Alabama Crimson Tide, 2011 BCS titlist: They didn’t win their division or their conference.
New York Giants, 2011 NFL titlist: They entered the playoffs with the worst record of the six NFC qualifiers. They won almost half as many games in postseason (four) as in the regular season (nine). They became the first Super Bowl champion to have been outscored during the regular season.
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Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:12 pm to SBC
Interesting but this is deceiving:
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Dallas Mavericks, the 2010-2011 NBA titlist: They finished second in the Southwest Division, four games behind San Antonio.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:13 pm to SBC
yep, this year fricking sucked 
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:20 pm to saintsfan92612
LSU is champs if Oklahoma State can make a fricking field goal.. Let alone beat crappy Iowa State.
The Saints are champs if they can stop Alex Smith from driving the field... TWICE.
fml
The Saints are champs if they can stop Alex Smith from driving the field... TWICE.
fml
This post was edited on 2/10/12 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:28 pm to SBC
Do they get accidental rings???
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:30 pm to The Boat
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LSU is champs if Oklahoma State can make a fricking field goal.. Let alone beat crappy Iowa State.
The Saints are champs if they can stop Alex Smith from driving the field... TWICE.
fml
And if Alabama makes a field goal yall wouldnt have won the first time after getting outplayed.
just sayin.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:35 pm to SBC
I love seeing sports years like this; not only is it exciting, but it illustrates how the majority of "experts" and talking heads of different sports are just as clueless as we are.
It also shows that until American sports decide to crown the best team at the end of the regular season(like in European soccer, which will never happen), there will never be a perfect system for awarding a championship.
It also shows that until American sports decide to crown the best team at the end of the regular season(like in European soccer, which will never happen), there will never be a perfect system for awarding a championship.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:36 pm to nvasil1
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It also shows that until American sports decide to crown the best team at the end of the regular season(like in European soccer, which will never happen), there will never be a perfect system for awarding a championship.
Thats frickin dumb
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:37 pm to wildtigercat93
+1.
That is retarded. I guess we should allow more than .01% of our games to end in ties as well.
That is retarded. I guess we should allow more than .01% of our games to end in ties as well.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:38 pm to secfan123
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And if Alabama makes a field goal yall wouldnt have won the first time after getting outplayed.
Long field goals with a crappy kicker don't usually go through.
LSU physically whipped Alabama's arse the last 2 and a half quarters of the first game. Don't get offended because everything worked out for y'all.. but LSU really imposed their will defensively in the 2nd half when Saban got scared.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:38 pm to saintsfan92612
i bet you still watched man u and chelsea last week... 
English soccer needs to change to a system more like ours. Did you know Manchester United defeated Manchester City in the (1st) round of the FA Cup, and lost to Liverpool in the (second)? Meanwhile Stevenage defeated Reading and Notts County to get to the (third) round. Totally unfair
English soccer needs to change to a system more like ours. Did you know Manchester United defeated Manchester City in the (1st) round of the FA Cup, and lost to Liverpool in the (second)? Meanwhile Stevenage defeated Reading and Notts County to get to the (third) round. Totally unfair
This post was edited on 2/10/12 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:40 pm to wildtigercat93
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Thats frickin dumb
So which is the perfect system then?
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:41 pm to nvasil1
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It also shows that until American sports decide to crown the best team at the end of the regular season(like in European soccer, which will never happen), there will never be a perfect system for awarding a championship.
The elite European soccer leagues have the least amount of parity in sports. I'd rather see fluke champions every year than have to be a fan of a La Liga team not named Barcelona or Real Madrid.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:41 pm to The Boat
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Long field goals with a crappy kicker don't usually go through.
Scholarship kickers usually make 1/3 from inside fifty yards.
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LSU physically whipped Alabama's arse the last 2 and a half quarters of the first game. Don't get offended because everything worked out for y'all.. but LSU really imposed their will defensively in the 2nd half when Saban got scared.
Really? Cause the stats say we outgained you and had more scoring opportunities. But I think 21-0 cleared things up quite nicely.
This post was edited on 2/10/12 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:47 pm to secfan123
LSU outgained Alabama 167-112 in the time frame I was talking about. Not to mention LSU's special teams.. which is a part of the game.. dominated.
I said don't get offended because things did work out, pussy.
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But I think 21-0 cleared things up quite nicely.
I said don't get offended because things did work out, pussy.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:50 pm to secfan123
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the stats say we outgained you
true
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had more scoring opportunities
LSU was the only team that had a real TD opportunity in the first game. If you want to call 50 yard FGs scoring opportunities, fine, whatever makes you feel good. That's not a scoring opportunity when you have a shitty kicker though.
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But I think 21-0 cleared things up quite nicely.
Yes, it did. Saban was better than Miles on Jan 9, 2012.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:53 pm to medtiger
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LSU was the only team that had a real TD opportunity in the first game
Nah, this is bull. Maze lets the ball go a second earlier, we score a touchdown and win. I know yall want to think jan 9th was an anomaly, but looking at both games, its pretty clear nov 5th was the anomnaly
Posted on 2/10/12 at 1:56 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
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The elite European soccer leagues have the least amount of parity in sports. I'd rather see fluke champions every year than have to be a fan of a La Liga team not named Barcelona or Real Madrid.
I agree. I love our way of deciding champions. My only point is that the "best" team over the whole season doesn't always get to hang the banner at the end in American sports, as the OP showed. And I'm fine with that.
My comment about there not being a perfect system is in reference to the fact that our sports don't all use the same format. In the NFL the top teams get byes. In the NHL and NBA, over half the league gets in and there are no byes. CFB has the hotly debated BCS. The NCAABB Tourney selects 68 teams and teams still complain about getting snubbed. I don't think one of these systems is necessarily flawless compared to the others.
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