People are silly (Missou loss polling on ESPN as biggest upset ever)

[djcon57]

I'm NOT proud to say this...but Richmond over Syracuse is the biggest upset ever considering the talent divide in 1991.

And #2 is Santa Clara ..who had Steve Nash

Come on.

 

[KingOtis]

And it's not like Mizzou played a bad game. Norfolk St. was just out of their minds.

A lot of people are too young to remember even Hampton or Coppin St.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Yes, because having a opinion poll 5 minutes after an event occurs doesn't create any bias......

 

[Ghost]

They were ranked #3 in the nation at the time with multiple #1 votes. What were we going into the Richmond game?

I'm not arguing btw, I agree 100% Syracuse/Richmond was MUCH bigger - but you could probably make some arguments for this one I guess.

 

[djcon57]

And it's not like Mizzou played a bad game. Norfolk St. was just out of their minds.

A lot of people are too young to remember even Hampton or Coppin St.

Iowa State was GOOD that year with Fizer. South Carolina, nah.

 

[Oakland]

Missouri needed a good run to help get back from a bunch of bad years - that loss really hurts. The good news is I have Marq to the FF.

 

[Chip]

Bigger than UNC Asheville over Syracuse?

Wait, they probably aren't including delusional upsets.

 

['72 Orange]

Norfolk St over Mizzou - ho humm - been there, done that! Besides we were the first!

 

[bnoro]

Missouri needed a good run to help get back from a bunch of bad years - that loss really hurts. The good news is I have Marq to the FF.

I did too and then changed it. Pissed.

 

[djcon57]

I did too and then changed it. Pissed.

Yeah Marq (or Murray State) is looking pretty good here.

 

[Upstate]

Mizzou was everything but literally a #1 seed. 30 wins, many were arguing against UNC in the top line. Very much so equivalent to a 1-16 upset.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

And it's not like Mizzou played a bad game. Norfolk St. was just out of their minds.

A lot of people are too young to remember even Hampton or Coppin St.

I actually called the Coppin State one on a former bracket. I had seen them play during the season and thought they were really good. Wasn't wild about SC, picked the upset, people made fun of me, then couldn't believe I actually had it.

Yeah, I know, cool story bro, tell it again and all that. Probably my proudest bracket moment though.

 

[Francis03]

Mizzou was everything but literally a #1 seed. 30 wins, many were arguing against UNC in the top line. Very much so equivalent to a 1-16 upset.

Exactly. I thought Mizzou was going to get the #1 seed in their backyard for the St. Louis regional. I was too young to remember the Richmond loss, but was SU even considered for a #1 seed at that time?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Were the Richmond players questioned for hours about possible NCAA violations before the game began, or was that just us?

 

[RF2044]

Maybe those crack journalists at ESPN will hastily get another poll up about how the Lehigh / Duke upset historically rates.

ROFLMAO!