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Raider Ronnie · 02-03-2008, 10:45 PM

Is this the biggest super bowl upset ?
Certainly gotta be one of them !

BigFish · 02-03-2008, 10:51 PM

Yes! Maybe the biggest upset in sports....cept' for Sox sweep Yanks in 04' of course!

Andy D · 02-03-2008, 10:58 PM

One of the biggest right up there the Sox sweep of the Yanks.

lurch · 02-03-2008, 11:46 PM

have to agree biggest upset of all time.

Giants played a great game.

Pats one sack and if Asante catches the ball we are talking about 19-0...oh well next year.

We let my 8yrd old stay up and watch the game and she was a mess...crying for almost an hour. I had to explain to her about losing and that we should congratulate the Giants.

Mike P · 02-04-2008, 12:06 AM

No. The Jets upsetting the Colts--who were 13-1 during the regular season and 17 point favorites--was a bigger one. It removed the AFL from "minor league" status, and the Chiefs sealed that the next year.

What would the NFL look like today if the Jets hadn't given the newly merged AFL legitimacy---how would Rozelle have convinced the Steelers, Colts and Browns to go back and tell their fans they were no longer real NFL franchises if the Jets hadn't put the AFL on an equal footing?

wrikerjr · 02-04-2008, 06:56 AM

its up there, but not bigger than the jets colts. It will certainly be a loss that will remain with the Patriots for a long time.

striperking70 · 02-05-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFish

Yes! Maybe the biggest upset in sports....cept' for Sox sweep Yanks in 04' of course!

cept' the Yankees were'nt a big favorite and undefeated and it was only the ALCS not the biggest game.

The Dad Fisherman · 02-06-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by striperking70

cept' the Yankees were'nt a big favorite and undefeated and it was only the ALCS not the biggest game.

Only the BIGGEST choke in Major league Baseball.....NO OTHER TEAM IN MLB HAS BLOWN A 3-0 LEAD (and don't even try and compare that to the Ball between Buckner's legs.....that only made it a 3-3 series tie).........And what have they done since then.....that pretty much sucked the "Mystique" right out of them.

BassDawg · 02-06-2008, 12:08 PM

Hey, The "Mystique"!

Isn't that a river that feeds the North side of Boston Harbor

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striperking70 · 02-06-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Only the BIGGEST choke in Major league Baseball.....NO OTHER TEAM IN MLB HAS BLOWN A 3-0 LEAD (and don't even try and compare that to the Ball between Buckner's legs.....that only made it a 3-3 series tie).........And what have they done since then.....that pretty much sucked the "Mystique" right out of them.

Buckner cost them the World Series but I guess in your little world the ALCS is more important.

The Dad Fisherman · 02-06-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by striperking70

Buckner cost them the World Series but I guess in your little world the ALCS is more important.

Actually, he didn't....Calvin Schiraldi, "Boston Creme Bob" Stanley and Rich Gedman cost them that game. Should never have gotten to the point where the ball could go through his legs

Buckner was just the Goat....

Hooper · 02-04-2008, 07:58 AM

Hats off to the Giants and their fans. Like all of you, I am deeeply disappointed for my team. But, that's why sports are so great, sometimes the "underdog" gets the crown.... Well done G-Men.

ProfessorM · 02-04-2008, 09:48 AM

You are a gracious winner Mike. You sure you are form NY ?

Mike P · 02-04-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorM

You are a gracious winner Mike. You sure you are form NY ?

I'm sure I lived there for a long time, but I'm actually "from" Pawtucket.

The Giants were my team back then, and they're still my team. YA Tittle and his crew were the only show in town back in the 60s. I don't think that the Pats ever played on TV until maybe the mid-60s--perhaps not even until the merger. At least, they didn't play on any station we could pull in down there.

This makes up for those 3 straight years we made it to the NFL title game and lost to the Packers and Bears. The Bears one hurt the most--they shouldn't have been on the same field with those Giants

EarnedStripes44 · 02-04-2008, 10:17 AM

top 3 greatest upsets in NFL of all time

The Iceman 6 · 02-04-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by EarnedStripes44

top 3 greatest upsets in NFL of all time

Yeah, Top 3 def.....

EarnedStripes44 · 02-04-2008, 10:18 AM

And damn, the O line sucked, and they did not run the ball

ProfessorM · 02-04-2008, 04:41 PM

Heard some talking head today say this is as big as the olympic hockey game. Give me a break. Top 3 though in football.

beamie · 02-04-2008, 08:01 PM

So right PM. This can't even compare to 1980 Olympic Hockey.

ProfessorM · 02-05-2008, 09:47 PM

Keep saying that to your self, it will sooth the sting of losing 4 in a row. Got to let that humiliating lose go, it is not healthy. If the pats lost 4 in a row to the giants then you might have a point

ProfessorM · 02-06-2008, 12:11 PM

Yeah,you tell him Dad

If you are over that lose then I am sure we will get over this by next kickoff.

Just R. Ron trying to jack up the down Pats fans. He has nothing left to root for as he has not had a horse in the race in a long time.

Hey Ron how was that TUCK RULE game for you.

Raider Ronnie · 02-06-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Yeah,you tell him Dad

If you are over that lose then I am sure we will get over this by next kickoff.

Just R. Ron trying to jack up the down Pats fans. He has nothing left to root for as he has not had a horse in the race in a long time.

Hey Ron how was that TUCK RULE game for you.

Paul,
That "Tuck Rule" game sucked for sure!
But years from now, history will regard that loss pretty small compared to this one by the Pats!
This was huge !!!
I'm getting some enjoyment here out of this because of all the arrogant talk of Brady the greatest qb ever, Belichick greatest coach ever, greatest team ever, ect....
Pretty rediclous considering that plenty of games were left to be played and nothing had been won!
Funny thing as Brady is probably one of the most humble guys in sports and would never make talk like that!

BassDawg · 02-10-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Paul,
That "Tuck Rule" game sucked for sure!
But years from now, history will regard that loss pretty small compared to this one by the Pats!
This was huge !!!
I'm getting some enjoyment here out of this because of all the arrogant talk of Brady the greatest qb ever, Belichick greatest coach ever, greatest team ever, ect....
Pretty ridiculous considering that plenty of games were left to be played and nothing had been won!Funny thing as Brady is probably one of the most humble guys in sports and would never make talk like that!

By PLENTY, do you mean One? They were one game away, compadre. YET;

For me, the funnier thing will be the way in which next season unfolds itself......................

When all this talk surfaces again. Do you honestly believe that the Pats will suddenly self-destruct and become as IRRELEVANT as your pathetic Raidies?

Bill Belicheck will be the GOAT HC by the time he's done.

Tom Brady, barring any major injuries, will be the GOAT QB until someone else replaces him.

This NE Patriots Dynasty will be the GOAT NFL TEAM before this core group of players is finished lacing them up.

Very short-sighted of you R. Ronnie to think that one loss, granted one monumental LOSS, will change the direction of this franchise and these players. Get used to it, pally! These PATS are here for the duration and they are here to rewrite the Record Books, baby!!!

Raider Ronnie · 02-10-2008, 06:47 PM

[QUOTE=BassDawg;564228]By PLENTY, do you mean One? They were one game away, compadre. YET;

Guys like on the Big Show on WEEI were saying it with games left in the regular season!
And this loss does not change the future direction of the franchise, but throws the greatest team ever (regarding this season) talk out the window.

BassDawg · 02-10-2008, 07:48 PM

PRECISELY, NOT, my point.

While i agree that the talk of GOAT was premature until it got done, it would also be ignorant of the History that was unfolding before us ~at the time~ to not acknowledge the potentiality for Perfection. My point is, that just because this season went bye-bye, it does not mean that they will not be considered the GTOAT so long as they can maintain thier torrid pace. Just because Miami went back-to-back and they won 3 SB, the perfect season does not make them the GTOAT, imho. They own the GREATEST Season of All Time, but would rank as the fifth or sixth GTOAT in my estimation.

What is MOST interesting to me is that it is not the PATS that are calling themselves, not Brady, and not BB, that are giving themselves these accolades. These opinions are coming from the WEEI Homers, experts, former players, former coaches, mostly media pundits, and objective Pro Football fans from across the nation ~you know the type of fans/talking heads that love the game for The Game, and are not intent on hating because their team was once great, never good, or all points inbetween?

Know what I mean, Vern?

ProfessorM · 02-07-2008, 10:31 AM

Ron you are right it is a major defeat, no doubt about it. The hype about handing them the greatest team ever accolades was manufactured by all the talking heads to get ratings and viewers. I bet that players didn't look past the game and buy into all that crap. They are veterans and know you have to earn it. I was so sick of hearing about how great they are too. Blame it on Larry.

At least we agree #4 was the greatest, only problem is that sport is irrelevant nowadays

And to the big city fruitloop above stay out of my little world your not welcome. Why don't you go jump off the second balcony into the back stop screen.

Raider Ronnie · 02-07-2008, 09:02 PM

[QUOTE=ProfessorM;563395]Ron you are right it is a major defeat, no doubt about it. The hype about handing them the greatest team ever accolades was manufactured by all the talking heads to get ratings and viewers. I bet that players didn't look past the game and buy into all that crap. They are veterans and know you have to earn it. I was so sick of hearing about how great they are too. Blame it on Larry.

Ya Paul,
I recall Larry making a FEW of those statements!
As for me pilling on a bit,
Sorry

But I doubt anyone would dispute that i catch more crap around here than anyone else, and I pretty much take it !
It's all in good fun !

Slipknot · 02-08-2008, 08:51 AM

ya Ronnie, you do take alot of crap
especially since vectorfisher don't come around no more

you're a good sport