Biggest Story of 2006

[LeftWideOpen]

So, what was it?

poll coming. I tried to come up with the best 10, covering a wide range of sports.

[fcknazisympathy]

wheres rutgers?

[LeftWideOpen]

i gotta go with Texas beating USC in the Rose Bowl, even though I hate Texas. That was the greatest college football game I've ever seen.

Kobe's 81 would be 2nd. That was an amazing feat.

Duke lacrosse rape scandal 3rd.

[Mike Kraft]

George Mason FTW!

[xbrokendownx]

wheres rutgers?






yeah a 2 loss college football team really desreves to be nominated for story of the year...

[LeftWideOpen]

wheres rutgers?

rutgers finishing 2nd in the Big East wasnt one of the top 10 stories, I'm sorry lol.

it was a good story, but I think the Tigers making the World Series was a bigger deal and that didnt even make the list.

[Broken Parachute]

I went with Kirby Puckett's death. I loved the guy, it made me very very sad for days when I heard he had died.

Kobe scores 81 would be my 2nd.

Texas def. USC would be 3rd.

[mikeford]

World Cup only happens every 4 years. Easily the biggest story since the whole world cares about it, whereas only America, or even small portions of America cares about any of the rest of that shit.

Except the Tour De France, who no one cares about.

[looksthatkillbn]

World Cup, followed closely by the Rose Bowl

[bigmike]

wheres rutgers?
Please. If you wanted to go for the "feel good story football team" it'd be the saints everyday of the week. Rutgers isn't even a top 20 story this year, IMO.

[bigmike]

For me personally, i said Kirby Puckett's death. But world wide the World Cup.

[dekdog11]

gotta agree with leftwide...that was the best game i have ever seen. that would be my number 1 followed by italy winning the world cup and kirby pucketts death.

[LeftWideOpen]

i was tempted to say the world cup because of the combination of being here in the north end (which is basically little sicily) and the whole zidane drama ..but i dont know. i think the world cup, as a whole, was underwhelming this time around. there were no underdog teams there in the end and none of the games leading up to the final were that entertaining. plus the insane amount of yellow and red cards given out ruined it for me, to an extent.

amazing final though.

[thejetstolehome]

i went with the cup because A)it is the biggest sports story whenever it happens and B) it's the only one that made me happy.

[Talib Scottie]

They just have cut back on the Duke Lacrosse story here until like last week.

[Vincewithouthee]

Personal Favorite: Steelers winning the SB (Obvious one there)

If any other team won the SB then I would say Kobe's 81. Really, in my opinion, that's one of the biggest games by anyone in any sport, period. I don't see how you cannot be amazed by that. And I also think that it's bigger than Wilt's 100. Wilt couldn't do that today.

[Dirty Ernie]

In polls like this, people usually go with what is freshest on their minds, but I think if we were in the middle of March Madness and George Mason went on that run right now, they would be up top. People forget how absurd that was.

[The Matt Kaufman]

I gotta say World Cup, Cards winning World Series, Kobe, Then GMU

[livethesounds]

i gotta go with Texas beating USC in the Rose Bowl, even though I hate Texas. That was the greatest college football game I've ever seen.

Kobe's 81 would be 2nd. That was an amazing feat.

Duke lacrosse rape scandal 3rd.

why do you hate texas?

[dont you move]

when did that kid with add drop 20 points?

[thejetstolehome]

when did that kid with add drop 20 points?

ADD? try autism...huge difference.

[LeftWideOpen]

why do you hate texas?

i mostly hate texas for their culture and politics. it just carries over to sports.

that goes for the majority of the south though. i'm just arrogant in the fact that i think the northern and western cultures in this country are the most sensible. i think the south is crazy, to generalize.

[dont you move]

ADD? try autism...huge difference.


fuck that's what i meant.
i think you've caught me wiith stupid mistakes twice today.

[Clarett'sGreyGoose]

fuck that's what i meant.
i think you've caught me wiith stupid mistakes twice today.
That was this year, though. Back in like, February.

I'd pick that if it was on the poll, but I picked Texas-USC. I hate USC, first of all, and it was the greatest football game I've ever watched.

[Broken Parachute]

Oh yeah, the retarded kid who scored the 20 off the bench was an amazing story.

[Clarett'sGreyGoose]

Oh yeah, the retarded kid who scored the 20 off the bench was an amazing story.
Autistic. Not retarded.

[Broken Parachute]

Autistic. Not retarded.
Yeah that sounded really harsh. I didn't mean it like that.

[Clarett'sGreyGoose]

Yeah that sounded really harsh. I didn't mean it like that.

I think the best part is that he was the team manager and the coach let him put a jersey on, because I THINK he was a senior. I could be wrong about the senior part, but I know he was just the team manager

[Serenity]

I went with Kirby's death... but I'm partial.

[youkwalks]

The World Cup was awesome all around, but I have to put Texas and Kobe in front.

That game was just awesome. Best college game ive seen.

and Kobe throwin up 81 was just ridiculous

[Spicoli hey bud]

WORLD CUP
TEXAS
KOBE

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[somethingyellow]

World Cup easily, bigger than all those combined. Estimated over a billion people watched the final

[MIKEY_HORROR]

i went with TO mainly because of the shock factor, with his ego and the way he looks up to himself, i never really saw it coming at all

2nd would be Kirby, i grew up watching him and it was sad to see him go

and 3rd

Italy winning the World Cup, just because i remember so much going on, i was living in hollywood at the time and there were so many caars just driving everywhere with people waving flags and screaming and it was insane for like 3 or 4 days

[marrost]

i was tempted to say the world cup because of the combination of being here in the north end (which is basically little sicily) and the whole zidane drama ..but i dont know. i think the world cup, as a whole, was underwhelming this time around. there were no underdog teams there in the end and none of the games leading up to the final were that entertaining. plus the insane amount of yellow and red cards given out ruined it for me, to an extent.

amazing final though.Did you see the Italy - Germany game?

[catchmealone]

World Cup only happens every 4 years. Easily the biggest story since the whole world cares about it, whereas only America, or even small portions of America cares about any of the rest of that shit.

Except the Tour De France, who no one cares about.

Word.
People are so American centered. The world could care less about all those other stories, the World Cup is the championship to end all championships for the most popular sport in the world.

Personally though, Kirby Puckett's death was horrible. He was one of my favorites as a kid.

[LeftWideOpen]

the fact that the world only cares about soccer shouldnt matter. consider this a culturally-based poll. the world cup final is up here because it was an amazing game, regardless of how big the game of soccer is in America compared to other countries.

[Smithers]

why the autistic kid isn't even on the list is beyond me.

[Scott Weber]

Oh yeah, the retarded kid who scored the 20 off the bench was an amazing story.
wow. that's horrible.


anyways, I say george mason. march madness was unbeliebvable this year and they were a great, great story. If we're voting on this, I can only assume we're looking at it from an American standpoint, not the world. If we were voters in italy I'd say WC, but as far as what got the most coverage in the USA, etc...

[leftstranded]

had to go with texas beating usc in the rose bowl. there are people still buzzing about how great that game was. and i don't think we'll see a national championship game that great for a while

[livethesounds]

had to go with texas beating usc in the rose bowl. there are people still buzzing about how great that game was. and i don't think we'll see a national championship game that great for a while

ive never seen a game that great in my lifetime. and im not sure if i will again.
and thats not because im a texas fan.

[Scott Weber]

ive never seen a game that great in my lifetime. and im not sure if i will again.
and thats not because im a texas fan.
Miami/Ohio State 2001 was a better game.

[leftstranded]

Miami/Ohio State 2001 was a better game.
agreed. that game almost gave me a heart attack about 10 times twards the end

[leftstranded]

ive never seen a game that great in my lifetime. and im not sure if i will again.
and thats not because im a texas fan.
it'll happen again. but not for the next 5 or 6 seasons. unless they impliment a playoff. than we might see it happen more often

[Scott Weber]

agreed. that game almost gave me a heart attack about 10 times twards the end
yeah. and actually, i think it was 2002. mcgahee blew out his knee...I will never forget that game.

[leftstranded]

yeah. and actually, i think it was 2002. mcgahee blew out his knee...I will never forget that game.
the luck was on our side in the game. if he hadn't blown out his knee, it probably would have been a different story

[livethesounds]

Miami/Ohio State 2001 was a better game.

that game was pretty close. i cant really comment cause i didint watch it live.

[Scott Weber]

that game was pretty close. i cant really comment cause i didint watch it live.
it was the most emotional and intense college football game i've ever seen.

[petey536]

In american Texas, in the world, italy winning the world cup

[livethesounds]

it was the most emotional and intense college football game i've ever seen.

you dont think the texas-usc game stacks up?

yea i regret missing that game. im never missing a huge game for a girl again.

[Chriz2z]

I think the Tigers are more of a comeback story than Rutgers.

I picked Texas.

[Broken Parachute]

wow. that's horrible.
I wasn't thinking when I typed it, come on..like you haven't made a mistake before. I obviously meant autistic, and I wasn't being sarcastic. You know I don't mean it like that. Fuck..

[livethesounds]

I wasn't thinking when I typed it, come on..like you haven't made a mistake before. I obviously meant autistic, and I wasn't being sarcastic. You know I don't mean it like that. Fuck..

haha its ok.

[Scott Weber]

I wasn't thinking when I typed it, come on..like you haven't made a mistake before. I obviously meant autistic, and I wasn't being sarcastic. You know I don't mean it like that. Fuck..
I actually haven't, considering I had a brother who was mentally challenged who died. And I'm not playing a sick joke. Everyone says "are you retarded" in jest, and that's whatever, I do it too, but to call somebody with an actual disability "retarded" always kind of rubs me the wrong way. Not trying to guilt trip, just letting you know why I take issue with things like that..

[Broken Parachute]

I actually haven't, considering I had a brother who was mentally challenged who died. And I'm not playing a sick joke. Everyone says "are you retarded" in jest, and that's whatever, I do it too, but to call somebody with an actual disability "retarded" always kind of rubs me the wrong way. Not trying to guilt trip, just letting you know why I take issue with things like that..Scott, really..I'm sorry. I meant autistic, but I said retarded. You know I'm not a dick (at least I hope). I didn't mean it like that..

[Scott Weber]

you dont think the texas-usc game stacks up?

yea i regret missing that game. im never missing a huge game for a girl again.
It was a great game, probably the best of the year (although USC/ND was pretty epic too) but from an outsider's perspective I don't think it quite matched up. Maybe it was the slightly undramatic ending with Vince just walking into the end zone untouched, maybe it was the botched lateral from Bush, but the game just didn't seem as tightly competetive as others I'd seen. From a Texas fan's standpoint though, I would easily see how you could consider it one of, if not the greatest game ever. We're all homers like that to some extent :)

[Scott Weber]

Scott, really..I'm sorry. I meant autistic, but I said retarded. You know I'm not a dick (at least I hope). I didn't mean it like that..
I know man, I don't hold a grudge, I was just saying why that kind of thing bugs me. I've got no problem with ya.

[bigmike]

everyone is wrong. clearly the game of the century in college football was Michigan State's comeback against Northwestern this year. Come on people.

[Broken Parachute]

I know man, I don't hold a grudge, I was just saying why that kind of thing bugs me. I've got no problem with ya.
Alright, I just wanted to clear it up.

[Broken Parachute]

everyone is wrong. clearly the game of the century in college football was Michigan State's comeback against Northwestern this year. Come on people.
No no no. All of these Notre Dame haters don't wanna see it..but our season is the biggest story this year. So amazing.

[aircourtneys]

I wanted Germany to win the world cup.....

[FondestMemory]

No no no. All of these Notre Dame haters don't wanna see it..but our season is the biggest story this year. So amazing.

why do notre dame haters care about the msu/nw game?

[Broken Parachute]

why do notre dame haters care about the msu/nw game?What? Read my post again..I wasn't talking about his comment, I was saying sarcastically that ND should be one of the options or whatever.

[preppyak]

i gotta go with Texas beating USC in the Rose Bowl, even though I hate Texas. That was the greatest college football game I've ever seen.

Kobe's 81 would be 2nd. That was an amazing feat.

Duke lacrosse rape scandal 3rd.
I agree with your top one (as does ESPN, as their Year in Review ended with Vince Young on the field with the tape raining down on him)...it was so hyped a game, and it lived up to it until the very last second.

Kobe is 2nd, I agree...but the Duke thing is not that important in the scope of the year...an incident being blown out of proportion as it was...TO had more examples of that than Duke did. It may show a trend of bad reporting and media sensationalism, but, that's about it, since it became a non-issue in the end.

George Mason FTW!
That's my third...it shows true evidence of a trend we had seen..mid-majors going places

[preppyak]

you dont think the texas-usc game stacks up?

yea i regret missing that game. im never missing a huge game for a girl again.
I missed the Kansas first round game when they lost to Bucknell two years ago because I went to a party with a girl...when I got back to my room (alone), I saw the score and was so pissed...biggest mistake I've made it a long time. Not that me watching the game would have made a difference, but, I just wanted to be there to see that team off....and I missed it for nothing.

everyone is wrong. clearly the game of the century in college football was Michigan State's comeback against Northwestern this year. Come on people.
Ha, John L's firing could be up there...

[dekdog11]

blah miami-osu gives me nightmares still. i was in my dads arms celebrating before that penalty flag was thrown. then i was brought back to earth.

[zizou1790]

i was really t orn btw the Steelers and the World Cup

[Johnny Clutch]

wheres rutgers?

I know they finished 2nd and ended up with 2 losses, but this was awesome, ha