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re: Iron Bowl History - how often do "upsets" happen?
Posted on 11/24/14 at 8:49 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
Posted on 11/24/14 at 8:49 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
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1984, 1990, 2001, and 2002 have been the only real upsets in the past 35 years. Don't care about what the betting line is. The 4 I mentioned are the only ones in 35 years when the team that was definitely better lost.
Agree, though while I think last year in hindsight the teams were pretty close it was definitely an upset for Auburn to win at the time in the eyes of everyone. They were a pretty heavy underdog (both in Vegas and amongst both fanbases).
2001 and 2002 were incredibly wacky.
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Posted on 11/24/14 at 8:53 am to SummerOfGeorge
I know, that is why I threw out the disclaimer about rankings and the betting line.
1984 - AU was much better, but missed about 50 field goals. Dye called it the worst coaching performance of his career.
1990 - Stallings pulled off a great coaching job and AU played not to lose. It really ignited the Stallings era. Bama was not a good team in 1990, AU was.
2001 - AU was a bit better, but got blown the frick out by a motivated bama. Most shocking IB in 35 years IMO.
2002 - Exactly opposite of 2001, bama was a lot better, but didn't give a shite at that point.
1984 - AU was much better, but missed about 50 field goals. Dye called it the worst coaching performance of his career.
1990 - Stallings pulled off a great coaching job and AU played not to lose. It really ignited the Stallings era. Bama was not a good team in 1990, AU was.
2001 - AU was a bit better, but got blown the frick out by a motivated bama. Most shocking IB in 35 years IMO.
2002 - Exactly opposite of 2001, bama was a lot better, but didn't give a shite at that point.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 8:56 am to SummerOfGeorge
BTW, if AU was to win this year I would not view it as, as much of an upset as the 4 mentioned. AU is a good team this year. In the 4 I mentioned a team that was not really very good beat a good team. This year both teams are pretty good.
This post was edited on 11/24/14 at 8:57 am
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