In an effort to reverse jinx the Penguins blowing a 2-0 and then a 3-1 game series, I'm posing this question now.
What were your hardest defeats to take both college and pro (any sport) watching on TV and in person?
College: Sugar Bowl loss to Alabama
In-person: The loss to Minnesota in '99 and the Iowa 6-4 loss. My heart just bled for those kids on defense vs. Iowa that played their hearts out and scored more points than our offense did.
Pro: Francisco Cabrera and Sid Bream. Enough said.
-The Pens loss to the Islanders when David Volek beat Tom Barrasso with a shot from Oakland and the best team in the NHL that year, the Pens, were denied a chance at a third consecutive Stanley Cup.
-Bob Moose's wild pitch which let the Reds win the '72 NLCS over a Pirates team that was even better than their '71 World Series championship team.
-The Steelers loss in the '76 AFC Championship Game to Oakland when that season, the greatest team ever led by the greatest defense ever was short-handed without Franco and Rocky in the lineup, two thousand-yard gainers that season, and the Raiders took advantage of a depleted Steelers offense and won.
In-person: The Steelers loss to the Chargers in the AFC Championship Game although I still feel the Steelers would of lost to the 49ers in the Super Bowl.
What were your hardest defeats to take both college and pro (any sport) watching on TV and in person?
College: Sugar Bowl loss to Alabama
In-person: The loss to Minnesota in '99 and the Iowa 6-4 loss. My heart just bled for those kids on defense vs. Iowa that played their hearts out and scored more points than our offense did.
Pro: Francisco Cabrera and Sid Bream. Enough said.
-The Pens loss to the Islanders when David Volek beat Tom Barrasso with a shot from Oakland and the best team in the NHL that year, the Pens, were denied a chance at a third consecutive Stanley Cup.
-Bob Moose's wild pitch which let the Reds win the '72 NLCS over a Pirates team that was even better than their '71 World Series championship team.
-The Steelers loss in the '76 AFC Championship Game to Oakland when that season, the greatest team ever led by the greatest defense ever was short-handed without Franco and Rocky in the lineup, two thousand-yard gainers that season, and the Raiders took advantage of a depleted Steelers offense and won.
In-person: The Steelers loss to the Chargers in the AFC Championship Game although I still feel the Steelers would of lost to the 49ers in the Super Bowl.