Worst Chokejob Ever

[Buck]

Demonpenz Avatar got me thinking.

I'm sure this is a repost, but I don't care.

What do you consider the worst chokejob ever?

2008 Memphis Mens Basketball team?

Jean Van De Velde 1999 British Open Collapse?

Latrell Sprewells incident with PJ Carlisimo?


Also, what about the worst choke job you've witnessed in person.

Okay, go.

[Valiant]

Demonpenz Avatar got me thinking.

I'm sure this is a repost, but I don't care.

What do you consider the worst chokejob ever?

2008 Memphis Mens Basketball team?

Jean Van De Velde 1999 British Open Collapse?

Latrell Sprewells incident with Jeff Van Gundy?


Also, what about the worst choke job you've witnessed in person.

Okay, go.

The Chargers the last 4 years..

[LaChapelle]

Calling your mom from a gay strip club to come pick you up because you're too drunk to drive.

[Buck]

HAHA SO FUNNY I FORGOT TO LAUGH.

[Demonpenz]

don't do a video search on bing.com at work btw

[orange]

Virginia vs. Chaminade.

[Lzen]

Latrell Spreewell's incident was with PJ Carlisimo when they were at Golden State. He signed with the Knicks after that.

[Buck]

don't do a video search on bing.com at work btw

lol

Worst Chokejob ever is the Memphis Tigers vs. Kansas in 2008.

The worst I've seen in person is probably the Chargers losing to the Patriots in the 2006 playoffs after Marlon Mcree intercepted a pass on 4th down and instead of going down, tried to run the fucking ball back, got stripped, and gave New England one last chance to win.

[Buck]

Latrell Spreewell's incident was with PJ Carlisimo when they were at Golden State. He signed with the Knicks after that.

Noted.

[Lzen]

Well, obvious ones for the fans here would be 'the kicker that shall not be named' against the Colts in Jan. 06. Hell, for that matter, Bono stunk it up, too.

How about Buffalo in one of their 4 SB appearances?

[BWillie]

All the years the Chiefs went 13-3 and didn't win a playoff game.

[Gadzooks]

The Chargers the last 4 years..
:LOL: and when the Warren Moon led Houston Oilers lost to the Bills in that AFC Championship game.

[Lzen]

lol

Worst Chokejob ever is the Memphis Tigers vs. Kansas in 2008.

I know I will catch some flack for this, but I don't agree that it was a chokejob. Memphis was crappy all year at making FTs. They had a nice run in the tourney with their FT shooting, but they finally reverted back to form in that game. And let's at least give KU some credit. It's not like Memphis was ahead the whole game. KU was ahead at several points throughout the game. The best team won that game, IMO.

[Hootie]

Dude...

To this day...

I still feel bad for Jean Van De Velde...

What was HE thinking?

Pulling out that driver on 18?

It literally made no sense. He had a breakdown of epic proportions...almost trying to hit the ball out of the water...and then he sinks a 20 foot putt to take a 7 or an 8 to at least save some face and get himself into a playoff and he goes beserk like he just won the thing.

It was hilarious/sad.

[KCUnited]

Tyson v. Douglas

[Demonpenz]

Choke jobs noteable Chris Weber and the entire fab five team
The Seattle Supersonics getting beat by the nuggets 8 seed V 1 seed.
Cards 1985 unable to close out the royals and falling apart
The yankees up 3 games to 0 choking away to the sox in 2004
The redsox in 03 against the yankees.
John Kerney missing an extra point to go to OT and possibly the playoffs after the Saints made a crazy last second latteral.
The buffalo bills going to the superbowl 4 times and not getting a win
Northwest bearcats getting beat a couple years ago I can't remember the actual situation but Terjsma screwed up somehow. The bearcats go to the National Champ 4 years in a row and choke.
Marrine Hossa vowing to sign with the Detriot Redwings to win a stanley cup. Leaving the Penguins, then goes pointless in the finals, awkward handshake ensues with the pittsburgh penguins

[Demonpenz]

KU gets beat by Low ranked teams back to back years while having 5 nba talents on their teams.

[CrazyPhuD]

I know I will catch some flack for this, but I don't agree that it was a chokejob. Memphis was crappy all year at making FTs. They had a nice run in the tourney with their FT shooting, but they finally reverted back to form in that game. And let's at least give KU some credit. It's not like Memphis was ahead the whole game. KU was ahead at several points throughout the game. The best team won that game, IMO.

I actually have to agree here. If they were clutch FT shooters all year and then lost it in the final then yes I agree worst choke ever. But the truth is, they were one of the worst FT shooting teams in the country that year. The put it together in the tourney and shot well. But in the end, their team haunted them. This actually wasn't a choke, they lost because they didn't have the fundamentals all year.

One other way to think of it. If cleveland is in the NBA finals game 7 and they're up and the opposing team starts hacking the shit out of Shaq when he has the ball and he can't make FTs is that a choke? Or is that good strategy because you know he can't shoot the FT?

[KCUnited]

May 19th, 2009: Kerry Wood gives up 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th in the Kansas City Royals 2009 World Series.

[Buck]

I forgot this one.

Denver Broncos from Week 16 of 2008 until now.

[Lumpy]

All the years the Chiefs went 13-3 and didn't win a playoff game.

Ahhhhhh... the 13-3 curse! Gonzo and I were just discussing this very thing a week ago.

[Lzen]

I forgot this one.

Denver Broncos from Week 16 of 2008 until now.


:LOL:

[Frazod]

Overall - pick a Chiefs 13-3 season. :banghead:

In person - Bears/Bucs game last year at The Space Ship formerly known as Soldier Field. Bears up by 10 with less than 2 minutes to play, ended up losing in overtime. Made Brian Griese look like Joe Montana in the process.

[rockymtnchief]

World Champion Chris Shivers vs. Little Yellow Jacket for $1,000,000. A month of hype for a 1.3 second ride.

[Dayze]

one of those playoff games when Herm was with the Jets?

Broncos getting destroyed in the Superbowls.

[MOhillbilly]

No Bills v. Oilers 93'? Gilbride throwing the ball all over the field up by 4 scores. Buddy ryan having a meltdown cause gilbride wouldnt run the ball.
Epic.

[Lzen]

No Bills v. Oilers 93'? Gilbride throwing the ball all over the field up by 4 scores. Buddy ryan having a meltdown cause gilbride wouldnt run the ball.
Epic.

Post 12?

:LOL: and when the Warren Moon led Houston Oilers lost to the Bills in that AFC Championship game.

[Crush]

The 1992 Houston Oilers performance in the wild card game.

Up 35-7 early in the 3rd Quarter and that team decides to take a shit. By the end of that quarter it was 35-31. Then to lose it in OT 38-41 was a gigantic kick in the nuts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills_and_Houston_Oilers_1993_playoff_game

[Demonpenz]

don't forget it was FRANK REICH AT THE HELM!

[Miles]

Greg Norman - 1996 Masters

[Crush]

No Bills v. Oilers 93'? Gilbride throwing the ball all over the field up by 4 scores. Buddy ryan having a meltdown cause gilbride wouldnt run the ball.
Epic.

Jim Eddy was the DC for Houston that year. That game led to his immediate firing and Buddy Ryan was hired to take his spot. Buddy Ryan's meltdown occurred in the regular season finale against the Jets, which Houston won 24-0.

[Crush]

don't forget it was FRANK REICH AT THE HELM!


Yep. What makes it worse is the fact that the Oilers beat the Bills the previous week 27-3. That was the game that knocked Kelly out for most of the playoffs.

[Pioli Zombie]

Boston. We've had some of the greatest moments in sports history. Dynastys. Etc etc

But also some the bitterest choke jobs evahhhh.

1.Game 6. Up 5-3. Nobody on. 2 outs. 2 strikes. Bottom of the 10th. Red Sox lose the 1986 World Series.

2.Game 7. 2003 ALCS. The curse is going to end. Up 5-2 bottom of the eighth. Grady leaves Pedro in. And leaves him in. And leaves him in. Until its tied. You KNEW it was over. Luckily the Patriots won a thriller in Miami days later, never lost again that year while the Sox traded for Curt Schilling so the sting didn't last as long as '86.

3. Up 21-3 in 2007 AFCCG the defense collapses at Indy. Still, they are up 34-31 with 2 minutes to go, but they let Manning drive 80 yards.

4. A year later. 16-0. Up 14-10. 2 minutes to go. The defense let's another Manning drive 80 yards. Two last minute 80 yard drives away from 5 Super Bowl wins in the decade.

5. 1979. Game 7. Stanley Cup Semis at Montreal. Bruins are 2 minutes away from ending the jinx. Too many men on the ice.
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[Sofa King]

The Bengals 1990's draft picking.

and Vermeils for that matter..

[Crush]

Honorable mention goes to the 1999 Champions League Final when Manchester United scored two goals in injury minutes to beat Bayern Munich 2-1. That was one hell of a choke job. :D

[Deberg_1990]

1990-91 UNLV Runnin Rebels Mens College BB.

Undefeated regular season, lost to Duke in the tournament.

[KCUnited]

The Fumble: Earnest Bynar 1988 AFCCG

[MOhillbilly]

Jim Eddy was the DC for Houston that year. That game led to his immediate firing and Buddy Ryan was hired to take his spot. Buddy Ryan's meltdown occurred in the regular season finale against the Jets, which Houston won 24-0.

woops.

[Crush]

Another candidate.

Phil Mickelson - 2006 US Open

[kysirsoze]

18-1 Patriots are pretty high up there.

[rockymtnchief]

1980 Russian hockey team.

[Rooster]

The Chargers the last 4 years..

This..

[PunkinDrublic]

My Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA finals. Of course the refs were calling fouls everytime a defender came within two feet of Dwayne Wade didn't help. I feel fits of rage just thinking about it.

[Baby Lee]

Mr. FAX as quibblemaster

[Baby Lee]

BTW - tonight's NFL Top 10 is snakebitten teams, any projections?

[Buck]

1. Bills

[Crush]

BTW - tonight's NFL Top 10 is snakebitten teams, any projections?


10. Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans
9. Chargers
8. Saints
7. Vikings
6. Bills
5. Bengals
4. Jets
3. Chiefs
2. Browns
1. Lions

[Kyle DeLexus]

Tyson v. Douglas

This. Or Tin Cup's 12 on the last hole of the US Open :)

[Skip Towne]

How many SB's have the Vikings lost? Aren't they right up there with the Bills?

[Saulbadguy]

1998 K-State Wildcats.

[Micjones]

How about the Lakers overcoming that 15 point Trailblazer lead in the post-season back in 2000?

[Buck]

How many SB's have the Vikings lost? Aren't they right up there with the Bills?

They lost 4 as well in the 1970s, but for the Bills to go to 4 straight and lose all of them, especially one on a last second missed field goal. Damn.

[kysirsoze]

1. Bills

Yeah, 4 in a row is hard to beat.

[wild1]

Gary Anderson.

[Crush]

How many SB's have the Vikings lost? Aren't they right up there with the Bills?


Yep. They lost four as well.

[Crush]

Gary Anderson.


Almost forgot about him. Mr. Automatic destroys an entire 15-1 season with just one kick.

[Pioli Zombie]

The 2003 Chicago Cubs. No, not Steve Bartman. It was the 2003 Cubs that had a 3-1 series lead and went back to Wrigley with Wood and Prior ready to go. It was the Cubs who after the Bartman play totally unraveled like little girls.
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[blaise]

I don't know if I'd count the Bills Super Bowl losses as chokes necessarily, because aside from the first one I don't think they were favored, and may have been heavy dogs in the last two.
A note on that Oilers/Bills game- it was actually blacked out in that part of the country. For some reason all the fans were mad that Buffalo was a Wild Card team that year and sort of wrote them off, and so they didn't buy tickets.
I went to a bar in the Rochester area that had it on TV. At the beginning there was like no one there, then about midway through the third quarter people started trickling in. By the end of the game the place was packed with Bills fans all acting like they'd been there the whole time. I hate the Bills so it was painful to watch.
I lived in Buffalo for the last three Super Bowls they lost when I was in college. You want to talk about a city full of depressed people when they lost? Wow. It was fun to see though, as they went through the seasons, quite a roller coaster ride.

I would say the 2004 Yankees losing to the Sox after leading 3 games to none is the biggest choke job.

[CoMoChief]

Kansas Bucknell has to be up there as sad as that is for me to say.

[blaise]

Syracuse losing to Richmond was a pretty big one. Georgetown losing to Nova, too.

[CoMoChief]

In all honesty though, I'd have to go with Ray Finkle.

[WilliamTheIrish]

1998 K-State Wildcats.

U.G.H.

[ROYC75]

KU gets beat by Low ranked teams back to back years while having 5 nba talents on their teams.

Not even close , but nice try .

[ROYC75]

Tin Cup's 12 on the last hole of the US Open :)

ROFL

[RNR]

UNLV spilling ink on an undefeated season has to rank up there.

[Chiefs_Mike_Topeka]

1998 K-State Wildcats.


For local interests this may be the winner.

[Pioli Zombie]

the 1986 Angels blowing a 3-1 lead to the Red Sox. People remember the WS but that ALCS was amazing. After the Angels blew game 5 at home they looked like walking dead at Fenway for games 6 and 7. Come to think of it, the Indians collapse in 2007 was identical.
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[Pioli Zombie]

The Broncos blowing a fucking 4 game lead with 4 to play was pretty legendary.
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[Dr. Johnny Fever]

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What do you consider the worst chokejob ever?




Everything the Cardinals did after Orta was called safe in the '85 World Series... and I still love it.

The Chiefs taking their 13-3 record and first round bye/home field advantage and shitting down both legs against the upstart Colts in whatever year it was is legendary too.

[Chaunceythe3rd]

Worst choke job? Easy! Arizona vs. Pittsbugh in the last Super Bowl.

[Buck]

I am adding the 2006-2009 Broncos

[Mile High Mania]

I am adding the 2006-2009 Broncos

I can't wait to see what happens to the Chargers... they're the #2 seed, right?

[TigerPig]

Baseball: Bill Buckner...

Fooball: Scott Norwood, or the Minnesota Vikings in general...

Basketball: Chris Webber...

Hockey: 1980 Soviets...

Golf: Greg Norman...

[JD10367]

Boston. We've had some of the greatest moments in sports history. Dynastys. Etc etc

But also some the bitterest choke jobs evahhhh.

1.Game 6. Up 5-3. Nobody on. 2 outs. 2 strikes. Bottom of the 10th. Red Sox lose the 1986 World Series.

2.Game 7. 2003 ALCS. The curse is going to end. Up 5-2 bottom of the eighth. Grady leaves Pedro in. And leaves him in. And leaves him in. Until its tied. You KNEW it was over. Luckily the Patriots won a thriller in Miami days later, never lost again that year while the Sox traded for Curt Schilling so the sting didn't last as long as '86.

3. Up 21-3 in 2007 AFCCG the defense collapses at Indy. Still, they are up 34-31 with 2 minutes to go, but they let Manning drive 80 yards.

4. A year later. 16-0. Up 14-10. 2 minutes to go. The defense let's another Manning drive 80 yards. Two last minute 80 yard drives away from 5 Super Bowl wins in the decade.

5. 1979. Game 7. Stanley Cup Semis at Montreal. Bruins are 2 minutes away from ending the jinx. Too many men on the ice.
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You forgot 1978 and Ben Dreith's "roughing the passer".

I think it's a close race between the 1986 World Series (one out to go, and the ball goes between Buckner's legs) and the 2007 Patriots. But I'd have to give the nod to the 2007 Patriots. 18-0, ahead in the SB, and late in the game you give up a Hail Mary pass off a guy's facemask? Lock the thread.

[Reerun_KC]

Anytime Marty and Playoffs...

[Bane]

Todd Haley to Josh MCbenchmybestplayers......FATALITY!!!!!

[jAZ]

Demonpenz Avatar got me thinking.

I'm sure this is a repost, but I don't care.

What do you consider the worst chokejob ever?

2008 Memphis Mens Basketball team?

Jean Van De Velde 1999 British Open Collapse?

Latrell Sprewells incident with PJ Carlisimo?


Also, what about the worst choke job you've witnessed in person.

Okay, go.

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