Here's the list...
15. Brett Favre on Monday Night Football
Date: December 22, 2003
-Normally I can't stand the man but this is worth mentioning. His father had died over the weekend and leading up to the game there was question would he play? Should he play? He did play. And it was maybe the most impressive of his illustrious career. Favre went into Oakland on a Monday Night in front of the whole country and looked fantastic. Favre threw for 399 yards and 4 TDs in a 41-7 shalacking of the Raiders. He was perfect.
14. Boise State-Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta Bowl
Date: January 1, 2007
-It was the little guy vs. the big bully. David vs. Goliath. And boy it was amazing. After Boise State jumped out quick to an early lead, Oklahoma made a frantic comeback in the 2nd half and after a pick-six with 1:02 left to give Oklahoma a touchdown lead it looked like it was over. But then on a fourth down and long Boise State pulled out a hook...and then a ladder...and receiver Jerard Rabb rumbled down the sideline 36 yards and dove into the endzone to tie the game with 7 seconds remaining.
After OU scored at the start of overtime, another fourth down, and more trickery! A running back pass into the endzone put the Broncos within 1. They knew they couldn't keep playing with the Sooners. So they went for the win. They faked a WR screen they ran earlier in the season on a two-point conversion and QB Zabransky handed it off behind his back to RB Ian Johnson. The Statue of Liberty worked, and they shocked the world as Johnson ran in for two...and proceeded to propose to his cheerleader girlfriend.
13. Dale Earnhardt Dies
Date: February 18, 2001
-Racing wouldn't be something that would be on this list you would think. But the death of a legend, on his playing field (or track) is of note. On the final lap on the Daytona 500 Earnhardt was trying to protect his two teammates (Michael Waltrip and Dale Jr.) who were in 1st and 2nd respectively, but around a turn he was clipped between Sterling Marlin and Ken Schraeder. His car abruptly slammed into the wall which did not look like too bad of a crash.
However, hours later it was announced that NASCAR had lost Dale Earnhardt. Maybe the most tragic moment in sports of my lifetime.
12. Appalachian State upsets Michigan
Date: September 1, 2007
-It was the opening week of the 2007 season. Michigan was a top-5 team preseason and they had a cupcake coming in to get them warmed up...or so they thought. Div-1aa (or FCS) team Appalachian State arrived at the Big House with bad intentions. They jumped all over Michigan early, led by QB Armanti Edwards (now a Carolina Panthers WR) but the Wolverines clawed back into it. With 110,000 looking on, Michigan had a relatively short field goal attempt coming up for the win. It was going to be the last play of the game.
Trailing 34-32 the snap was good, the hold good, the kick...BLOCKED. It was blocked by the Mountaineers (not the West Virginia ones) and it concluded the greatest upset in the history of college football. A loss that the Michigan program is still yet to overcome.
11. Mike Tyson goes nomnomnom on Holyfield
Date: June 28, 1997
- Mike Tyson told us he would eat the opposing Boxer's children. He told a reporter he wanted to throw down his kid and stomp on his testicles. He even said that if Jesus were here he would fight him too. Well, it seems as though he wasn't kidding after this.
In their previous bout, Holyfield had defeated Tyson and taken his belt away. In the rematch, Holyfield was again frustrating Tyson and this time Tyson couldn't hold himself back. In the middle of the third round while locked up, Tyson bit a small chunk out of Holyfield's ear and spit it out on the ring floor. Either too shocked or in denial what had just occurred, Miles Lane allowed the fight to continue after a delay. The next time they got locked up...Tyson bit the man again...on his other ear! This was the last straw, the match was ended, Tyson disqualified and the fall from grace continued.
More to come!
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