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karmew32
| Favorite team: | New Orleans Saints  |
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With the Jays missing out on Tucker and losing Bo, is Game 7 of the 2025 WS...
Posted by karmew32 on 1/16/26 at 11:53 am
...the most damaging sports loss since Game 6 of the 2016 NBA WCF?
The Thunder lost Game 6 of the WCF at home on the way to blowing a 3-1 lead. Then KD left for the team that beat them. This hamstrung the franchise for a half decade. Of course, they've bounced back.
Had the Jays won Game 7, there's a nonzero chance the extra revenue would've enabled them to not only retain Bo but also resign Kyle Tucker, positioning themselves as a superpower in the AL at least for the rest of the decade. Instead, they have neither. I really feel for Jays fans. As bad as losing Game 7 was at the time, it just got exponentially worse.
The Thunder lost Game 6 of the WCF at home on the way to blowing a 3-1 lead. Then KD left for the team that beat them. This hamstrung the franchise for a half decade. Of course, they've bounced back.
Had the Jays won Game 7, there's a nonzero chance the extra revenue would've enabled them to not only retain Bo but also resign Kyle Tucker, positioning themselves as a superpower in the AL at least for the rest of the decade. Instead, they have neither. I really feel for Jays fans. As bad as losing Game 7 was at the time, it just got exponentially worse.
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A&M is forever cursed after denying Bill Snyder his national title.
re: Stephen A. Smith says Miami winning the national championship would be the better story
Posted by karmew32 on 1/14/26 at 11:54 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Was there a similar narrative against Kansas State in 1998 from the media? From your anecdotes I've read on this forum, they were clearly America's team much like how Indiana is now.
re: Stephen A. Smith says Miami winning the national championship would be the better story
Posted by karmew32 on 1/14/26 at 10:19 pm to John Casey
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Indiana winning would be the better story but Maimi being back would get more click and views.
2011: Oklahoma State being in the BCS title game would be the better story but a rematch would get more clicks & views.
2024: Jeanty winning the Heisman would be the better story but Hunter would get more clicks & views.
Welp; when ESPN wants something, they get it. GG Indiana.
re: You're a fool if you think Miami doesn't have a chance to beat Indiana
Posted by karmew32 on 1/14/26 at 2:10 pm to theballguy
Plus they'll have the Murphy's Law/Diabolus ex Machina gods on their side. Basically any time an all-time feel-good story seems more likely than not to happen, some supernatural events occur that put a stop to it.
Stephen A. Smith says Miami winning the national championship would be the better story
Posted by karmew32 on 1/14/26 at 1:32 pm
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I imagine many sports media members feel the same way. I don't know how they can possibly feel this way.
I imagine many sports media members feel the same way. I don't know how they can possibly feel this way.
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If Indiana loses this game, is it up there with 1998 KSU, 2007 WVU, and 2011 Oklahoma State for most soul-crushing losses in CFB history?
re: Okay seriously, who is going to win? It's the popular thing to say Indiana. But will they?
Posted by karmew32 on 1/14/26 at 9:42 am to Harry Rex Vonner
This game is unusual for national title games in that the clear favorite is also the overwhelming sentimental favorite. I think most of the non-Miami/Purdue fans picking Miami are either people who want the "old boys' club" to remain exclusive or those who want Indiana to win & think they would on paper but just believe we can't have nice things.
re: Who are you pulling for in the national championship?
Posted by karmew32 on 1/13/26 at 4:03 pm to Giantkiller
It would be the biggest letdown for neutral fans in CFB history if Indiana didn't win it all considering each team's playstyle, each program's history, and the fact that Indiana is heavily favored.
My head & heart say Indiana wins in a blowout. My gut says it's one of those games where Indiana comes out swinging, wins everywhere but the scoreboard, controls win probability throughout the game, is on the verge of closing it out a dozen times but just can't, and Miami steals it at the very end.
Either way, no way Indiana gets punched in the mouth.
Either way, no way Indiana gets punched in the mouth.
re: If Indiana loses to Miami, is it the biggest letdown for neutral fans in sports history?
Posted by karmew32 on 1/12/26 at 9:18 pm to Old Man and a Porch
I agree. I always expect the less desirable outcome no matter how unlikely it seems.
re: If Indiana loses to Miami, is it the biggest letdown for neutral fans in sports history?
Posted by karmew32 on 1/12/26 at 2:34 pm to Boodis Man
Nobody thought the 1998 KSU Wildcats or 1998 Vikings would lose either.
If Indiana loses to Miami, is it the biggest letdown for neutral fans in sports history?
Posted by karmew32 on 1/12/26 at 2:27 pm
Indiana is both the overwhelming betting favorite and overwhelming sentimental favorite. Nobody outside of south Florida and the Lafayette, IN metro wants Miami to win. We normally don't get this much overlap between a juggernaut and a feel-good story.
The only ones I can think of are the Vikings losing the 1998 NFCCG and Kansas State losing the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game. But neither of those were the ultimate championship game.
A lot of the other biggest letdowns for neutral fans involve the underdog coming up just short (2009 British Open, 2025 NBA Finals) or the sentimental favorite between 2 evenly matched teams losing despite outplaying their opponent (2002 NBA WCF, 2025 World Series).
The only ones I can think of are the Vikings losing the 1998 NFCCG and Kansas State losing the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game. But neither of those were the ultimate championship game.
A lot of the other biggest letdowns for neutral fans involve the underdog coming up just short (2009 British Open, 2025 NBA Finals) or the sentimental favorite between 2 evenly matched teams losing despite outplaying their opponent (2002 NBA WCF, 2025 World Series).
re: YES...2025 Indiana is a better team than 2019 LSU
Posted by karmew32 on 1/11/26 at 1:16 pm to Kenna City Solja
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98 Vols
The team that only won a national title because Kansas State pulled a 2025 Jays?
re: NFL Various Games - Wildcard Weekend...Texans at Steelers Tonight
Posted by karmew32 on 1/10/26 at 9:55 pm to Turnblad85
You just knew after the Bears failed to recover that fumble on the kickoff that they'd give up a TD.
re: Has any CFB team had more at stake than Indiana will in this game?
Posted by karmew32 on 1/10/26 at 2:55 pm to The Third Leg
Do you feel like Snyder & Gundy also knew even in the moment that 1998 & 2011 respectively were "now or never" seasons for them in terms of winning a natty?
Has any CFB team had more at stake than Indiana will in this game?
Posted by karmew32 on 1/10/26 at 2:00 pm
Indiana has an opportunity to not only win their first national title after a history of hapless play, but also go down as one of the greatest teams in CFB history. If they lose, they'll be by far the most memorable non-champion in CFB history. More than even 1998 Kansas State and 2007 West Virginia.
Equivalents in other leagues would be if the Lions or Browns went 17-0 and made the Super Bowl, or Nebraska winning the #1 overall seed in basketball and making the national title game, or the Hornets or Pelicans winning 75 games and hosting Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
It just feels like the outcome of this game will forever define how we see Indiana football.
Equivalents in other leagues would be if the Lions or Browns went 17-0 and made the Super Bowl, or Nebraska winning the #1 overall seed in basketball and making the national title game, or the Hornets or Pelicans winning 75 games and hosting Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
It just feels like the outcome of this game will forever define how we see Indiana football.
re: Indiana = 2008 Florida-post Tebow speech
Posted by karmew32 on 1/10/26 at 12:57 am to littleavery1948
Also 1998 KSU the entire season until the UCLA loss announcement at the Big 12 CCG.
This feels like the 2025 World Series where the team everyone is rooting for is clearly better but the heel team catches every break.
A thrilling Miami win would be a much bigger letdown than an Indiana blowout.
Oregon has "Oregoned" before. The 2012 Stanford loss is the biggest example.
-Oregon was favored by 21, at home with College GameDay in town
-De'Anthony Thomas racing Mariota to the endzone instead of making the block for him to score a TD
-Maldonado missing multiple FGs, including one on the aforementioned DAT/Mariota drive and one in OT
-The Ertz incompletion that was overturned to a game-tying TD for Stanford in the final minute despite no conclusive evidence
-Oregon somehow not recovering a Stanford fumble in OT despite surrounding the ball
I'd say it's a bigger "Oregoning" than any "Clemsoning" loss considering the stakes.
-Oregon was favored by 21, at home with College GameDay in town
-De'Anthony Thomas racing Mariota to the endzone instead of making the block for him to score a TD
-Maldonado missing multiple FGs, including one on the aforementioned DAT/Mariota drive and one in OT
-The Ertz incompletion that was overturned to a game-tying TD for Stanford in the final minute despite no conclusive evidence
-Oregon somehow not recovering a Stanford fumble in OT despite surrounding the ball
I'd say it's a bigger "Oregoning" than any "Clemsoning" loss considering the stakes.
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