Im going to say one of the biggest was the summit (canada vs USSR) series.
anyways, it was a huge upset, and now I feel like an idiot, because when it was 3 and 15, with 2 min left I turned off teh TV to go to bed tihnking it was over :|
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Im going to say one of the biggest was the summit (canada vs USSR) series.
anyways, it was a huge upset, and now I feel like an idiot, because when it was 3 and 15, with 2 min left I turned off teh TV to go to bed tihnking it was over :|
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Wrestling is fake?!?!?! Now I am upsetOriginally Posted by RoSsoNeRI
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Wrestling is fake?!?!?! Now I am upset
Now see what you gone & done...why dont you just tell him Santa isnt real either...oops
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Eh? Santa's as real as the Tooth Fairy, ffs
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^lolEh? Santa's as real as the Tooth Fairy, ffs
How come no ones said that England winning the 1966 World Cup was (sort of) an upset. Brazil were favourites and due to controversial decisions by referees got knocked out. Another huge world cup upset was in 1978 when Brazil, due to a bad an extremely poor decision by the referee lost in the semi-final, they scored off a corner but the referee said he had already blown the whistle while the ball was in the air. :/
What Barb said about Denmark winning Euro '92 is certainly the biggest upset.
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I think it all depends what country your from and what sport you follow.
I agree it was one of the biggest upsets of all time, but i would not say it was the biggest.
some have already mentioned "soccer" ones (i hate that word lol) but here is another one.
Sunderland beating Leeds in the 1972 FA Cup Final.
Leeds had won the league 2 years running, (1st division, premier division now) and Sunderland were languishing in the bottom of the 2nd division (championship now) and Sunderland won 1-0. Leeds were like the Chelsea/Man U/Arsenal of their time back then.
so that to me is one of the biggest upsets of all time. but there are to many to list realy, Hereford beating Newcastle United is another one that springs to mind.
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I only said this Superbowl based on the fact that the Pats were undefeated winning 18 straight games with most of them totally demolishing their opponents.
When someone said Brazil in the 4th WC, I saw that they had a draw in round-robin competition so even if Brazil was considered powerhouse coming in (reminds me of seeding in college basketball), they still did not win all their games within the competition.
In NFL football, it has been 35 years since a team went undefeated. 35 years!
Back then, the season was shorter also.
I'm just looking at what's involved. I don't follow soccer but if the same dynamic was involved, I'd pick a soccer game.
I actually understand the Miracle On Ice due to how Russia was demolishing their opponents and they were pros getting beat by amateurs/college students.
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As a matter of interest, what were the odds of the Giants winning the match?
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http://www.ogpaper.com/news/news-01627.html I had to got through several sites to find anything worth while since it has been several days. The odds on the Giants before the season ever started were 15/1 btw. in comparison, the odds that Buster Douglas would beat Mike Tyson were 42-1.Surprising as it may, the New York Giants remain a big underdog to win the 2008 Super Bowl, a week from the game's start. At the online sportsbook Bodog Sports, the point spread on the Super Bowl 2008 game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots remain stuck at -11 points chalk the Patriots and at another online betting company, Bookmaker, the point spread on the Super Bowl game is now back up to -12 points favoring the Pats. The betting odds on the NY Giants to win the Super Bowl 42 are now down to +380 and the New England Patriots are -460 favorite. The rumors surrounding Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his leg injury briefly lowered the point spread and betting odds on the Super Bowl 2008 game this week, but now everything is going back to "normal", i.e. New England is a big favorite. But Tom Brady's leg cast pictures and missing practice is not the only factor moving the odds. The Surprise comes from the fact that at all online sportsbooks the bettors are taking the +12/+11 on the NY Giants and they have been the most bet on event throughout the entire week, continuing into the weekend. Even the college basketball games weren't able to move the Giants from the top spot on the betting sheet, while the bets on the Patriots to cover the spread are at #4 in the top 10 most bet on events this weekend. Also, at No.6 in that list are the NY Giants winning the Super Bowl 2008...
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I have to admit the Buster Douglas one is a good one. I believe his mother had just died. That with Robin Given kicking Mike's ass did him in.
Buster didn't just beat him.
He demolished him (I think Mike did knock him down once).
Still a 35 year lull in undefeated seasons kills it.
We'd probably never see it for another 35 years.
It's way to hard to accomplish with the nature of football. In fact, it might very well be that Tom Brady's old injury played a part. I know one of their offensive lineman got injured during the game.
We saw what happened to the Pat's offensive line.
Demolished.
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