What was your favorite year in sports?

[Fpoonsie]

Nah, not that.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Nah, not that.

what was it then?

[Fpoonsie]

Wasn't sports related.

[Kewni Leonard]

'05

[DMC]

That one year.

[JoeTait75]

Toss-up between 1994 & 2002:

1994:

- Jacobs Field opens and the Indians, after four decades as one of the worst franchises in sports, emerge as a powerhouse with the best lineup baseball had seen since the Big Red Machine.

- Bill Belichick has his one moment of glory in Cleveland as the Browns go 11-5, give up the fewest points in the NFL and beat New England for their last playoff victory to date. Eric Turner (RIP) was ridiculous that year, just a dominant player on defense.

2002:

- Kent State's basketball team led by Trevor Huffman and Antonio Gates reaches the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. Maybe my favorite team I've ever rooted for at any level.

- Ohio State's football team goes 14-0 and wins the BCS Championship. Maybe half of the ten greatest OSU games I've ever seen are played in this one season, and the Buckeyes win them all.

- Browns go 9-7 and reach the playoffs for the first time since the Return in 1999. Looking back it's actually hard to believe the Browns have had a winning season (two, actually) and reached the playoffs since '99. Sometimes it seems as if they've gone 4-12 every year since they came back.

[Killakobe81]

Toss-up between 1994 & 2002:

1994:

- Jacobs Field opens and the Indians, after four decades as one of the worst franchises in sports, emerge as a powerhouse with the best lineup baseball had seen since the Big Red Machine.

- Bill Belichick has his one moment of glory in Cleveland as the Browns go 11-5, give up the fewest points in the NFL and beat New England for their last playoff victory to date. Eric Turner (RIP) was ridiculous that year, just a dominant player on defense.

2002:

- Kent State's basketball team led by Trevor Huffman and Antonio Gates reaches the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. Maybe my favorite team I've ever rooted for at any level.

- Ohio State's football team goes 14-0 and wins the BCS Championship. Maybe half of the ten greatest OSU games I've ever seen are played in this one season, and the Buckeyes win them all.

- Browns go 9-7 and reach the playoffs for the first time since the Return in 1999. Looking back it's actually hard to believe the Browns have had a winning season (two, actually) and reached the playoffs since '99. Sometimes it seems as if they've gone 4-12 every year since they came back.

Eric Turner was a stud ...Go Bruins!!!

[DeadlyDynasty]

Toss-up between 1994 & 2002:

1994:

- Jacobs Field opens and the Indians, after four decades as one of the worst franchises in sports, emerge as a powerhouse with the best lineup baseball had seen since the Big Red Machine.

- Bill Belichick has his one moment of glory in Cleveland as the Browns go 11-5, give up the fewest points in the NFL and beat New England for their last playoff victory to date. Eric Turner (RIP) was ridiculous that year, just a dominant player on defense.

2002:

- Kent State's basketball team led by Trevor Huffman and Antonio Gates reaches the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. Maybe my favorite team I've ever rooted for at any level.

- Ohio State's football team goes 14-0 and wins the BCS Championship. Maybe half of the ten greatest OSU games I've ever seen are played in this one season, and the Buckeyes win them all.

- Browns go 9-7 and reach the playoffs for the first time since the Return in 1999. Looking back it's actually hard to believe the Browns have had a winning season (two, actually) and reached the playoffs since '99. Sometimes it seems as if they've gone 4-12 every year since they came back.

pass interference 20 seconds after the play's over. I'll skip over that bull team now though and concentrate on the rest of your post.

I really liked that Kent State team (same year the Terps won the le) and remember them well. They were playing great that tourney but IU hit something like 15-20 3's in that Elite 8 game...they couldn't miss, and it was a shame.

The 2002 Browns were one of the strangest playoff teams I can ever remember. Recall their first game of the year when they lost a shootout with KC b/c Dwayne Rudd ripped his helmet off in celebration?

[Killakobe81]

pass interference 20 seconds after the play's over. I'll skip over that bull team now though and concentrate on the rest of your post.

I really liked that Kent State team (same year the Terps won the le) and remember them well. They were playing great that tourney but IU hit something like 15-20 3's in that Elite 8 game...they couldn't miss, and it was a shame.

The 2002 Browns were one of the strangest playoff teams I can ever remember. Recall their first game of the year when they lost a shootout with KC b/c Dwayne Rudd ripped his helmet off in celebration?

I agree that call was horseshut but that Miami team did not playtheir best that night and the knee injury to the RB was devestating ...but OSU won, and that is all that matters ..

[Jodelo]

Zidane is the GOAT, tbh..

Yep!

Zidane isn't even the GOAT French.

He is the best player to ever play the game, stop sucking Messi's when he can't win without Xavi who is Barcelona's best player!

[lefty]

well he is not mine but the vast majority of the people consider is the french GOAT.

Mine is Platini good old times Platini, Giresse and Tigana

Platini the French GOAT?



YMMV

[DAF86]

He is the best player to ever play the game, stop sucking Messi's when he can't win without Xavi who is Barcelona's best player!

Suck it up hater

I'm a Zidane fan but the only ones that can trully believe that he is the GOAT are people that really don't know much about football.

Zidane wasn't even the best player of his generation, Brazilian Ronaldo gets that tag.

[tlongII]

1977

[Giuseppe]

^All those white guys, t. Media was in 7th heaven. They absolutely fell in love with that Gross kid.

[Killakobe81]

1977

Is there any other choice? That is pre-curse Blazers era ...

[JoeTait75]

I really liked that Kent State team (same year the Terps won the le) and remember them well. They were playing great that tourney but IU hit something like 15-20 3's in that Elite 8 game...they couldn't miss, and it was a shame.

If Antonio Gates was a few inches taller he would have played in the NBA. He was a really, really good basketball player.

[mercos]

1996 for me. Started the year with a Cowboys win in the Super Bowl. MJ and the Bulls were dominating and won the le (I was a kid and a typical Bulls front runner back then). The Braves were the defending champs and went back to the world series at the end of the year. (Damn you Jim Leyritz....) Kentucky won the national le.

[Jodelo]

Suck it up hater

I'm a Zidane fan but the only ones that can trully believe that he is the GOAT are people that really don't know much about football.

Zidane wasn't even the best player of his generation, Brazilian Ronaldo gets that tag.

What does the pic prove? And Ronaldo named the best player that generation, wow...

[LnGrrrR]

Hard choice. 2001 was the Patriots first SB, which was extremely memorable for me. 2004 was the year the Red Sox won it, plus I was in Houston for the Pats SB win, watching it at a Hooters. 2007 was the year the Celtics became relevant again and the Red Sox won again, but the Pats SB loss brings that year down.

Looking back, I'd have to say 2004. Beating the Yankees won't be topped, though the magical 2001 SB run is a close second.

[Giuseppe]

Looking back, I'd have to say 2004. Beating the Yankees won't be topped

I've said here before but that was a f'in' weird one. At 0-3 it didn't feel correct. I wasn't even heavily involved just caught traces and then some after the first 3 games, but, it wasn't right. Then it was over so quick even though it took 4 straight. Like a foregone conclusion. Like the Yankees were rushing to the gas chamber.

A true calamity.