Lose to the Eventual Champs

Carin's Dad · 03-24-2012, 10:41 PM

We're the only team who could lose to the eventual champs 2 years in a row. I wonder how often that has happened, if ever?

ZCat · 03-25-2012, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Carin's Dad

We're the only team who could lose to the eventual champs 2 years in a row. I wonder how often that has happened, if ever?

It was in the Pete Gillen years I believe.

I think I'd like OSU to lose tho.

London 'Cat · 03-25-2012, 09:18 AM

I really hope UC did not lose to the eventual champs this year. You never like losing, but you can take some small solace from the fact that you lost to the national champion. I just don't want that to be tO$U, that's all.

longtimefan · 03-25-2012, 12:32 PM

Not sure about this, but I think we may be the only team to lose in overtime to the eventual national champion three times.

1963 to Loyola
1966 to Texas Western (Now UTEP)
1993 to North Carolina

If only.............

PK2 · 03-25-2012, 12:54 PM

Still would prefer OSU winning it all than UK. Don't think I could handle that

ZCat · 03-25-2012, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PK2

Still would prefer OSU winning it all than UK. Don't think I could handle that

I can stand it a little more this yr with the S-16, still enjoy reading about the Cats more than watching a full E-8 or FF game. I can watch parts, usually not the whole game.

ZCat · 03-25-2012, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by longtimefan

Not sure about this, but I think we may be the only team to lose in overtime to the eventual national champion three times.

1963 to Loyola
1966 to Texas Western (Now UTEP)
1993 to North Carolina
..

If only Huggs would have called TO when NC went on that late run to catch up. He was saving it, I can understand his reasoning, but... Sooooooooooo close to 2 FF's in a row. Wow imagine recruiting. Still think about that game sometimes. Sounds like Longtimer thinks about 3 of them. Some u just don't forget. Loyola was in the the NC game, what about Tex We? Was that in the Final 8?? Back then the tourney was how many teams??

Carin's Dad · 03-25-2012, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCat

If only Huggs would have called TO when NC went on that late run to catch up. He was saving it, I can understand his reasoning, but... Sooooooooooo close to 2 FF's in a row. Wow imagine recruiting. Still think about that game sometimes. Sounds like Longtimer thinks about 3 of them. Some u just don't forget. Loyola was in the the NC game, what about Tex We? Was that in the Final 8?? Back then the tourney was how many teams??

22 teams. UC had a bye and lost it's first game in the "sweet" 16. Then lost the regional 3rd place game to SMU.

UCLA didn't make the tourney but started a long run the next year beating Dayton to win the championship.

Carin's Dad · 03-25-2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCat

It was in the Pete Gillen years I believe.

I think I'd like OSU to lose tho.

1988 and 1989

longtimefan · 03-25-2012, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCat

If only Huggs would have called TO when NC went on that late run to catch up. He was saving it, I can understand his reasoning, but... Sooooooooooo close to 2 FF's in a row. Wow imagine recruiting. Still think about that game sometimes. Sounds like Longtimer thinks about 3 of them. Some u just don't forget. Loyola was in the the NC game, what about Tex We? Was that in the Final 8?? Back then the tourney was how many teams??

I'm pretty sure that 22 teams made the tourney that year. The top ten got byes into the sweet sixteen, and there were six playin games to get to sixteen. The Texas Western game was our first game of the tourny. The Midwest regional was in Lubbock, TX that year, and TW had a huge homecourt advantage. Hard to believe now, but there was no TV for that game, I Iistened on the radio. Also, our final regular season game against Wichata State was one of the great games ever in the Armory Fieldhouse, winner was MVC champ, celebration after......

longtimefan · 03-25-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCat

If only Huggs would have called TO when NC went on that late run to catch up. He was saving it, I can understand his reasoning, but... Sooooooooooo close to 2 FF's in a row. Wow imagine recruiting. Still think about that game sometimes. Sounds like Longtimer thinks about 3 of them. Some u just don't forget. Loyola was in the the NC game, what about Tex We? Was that in the Final 8?? Back then the tourney was how many teams??

I'm pretty sure that 22 teams made the tourney that year. The top ten got byes into the sweet sixteen, and there were six playin games to get to sixteen. The Texas Western game was our first game of the tourny. The Midwest regional was in Lubbock, TX that year, and TW had a huge homecourt advantage. Hard to believe now, but there was no TV for that game, I Iistened on the radio. Also, our final regular season game against Wichata State was one of the great games ever in the Armory Fieldhouse, winner was MVC champ, celebration after......

#41 · 03-25-2012, 11:48 PM

Please God no.

Ohio State fans are insufferable DBs on good days. The minute any of their programs do anything interesting it gets 100 times worse.

Bearcat22 · 03-26-2012, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by #41

Please God no.

Ohio State fans are insufferable DBs on good days. The minute any of their programs do anything interesting it gets 100 times worse.

Have you ever tried to talk to a UK fan?

I would really enjoy UofL(

) vs Kansas in the final game though.

waterhead · 03-26-2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Carin's Dad

We're the only team who could lose to the eventual champs 2 years in a row. I wonder how often that has happened, if ever?

I think it may have happened in 61 and 62...

cmm27 · 03-26-2012, 12:10 PM

What about Butler the last couple of years?

Who Dey Time · 03-26-2012, 12:24 PM

FWIW, an interesting stat that shows how far UC has come....

UC was 11-4 in their last 15 games this season. Two of the four losses were against teams that made the Sweet 16 (USF and Marquette) and the other two were agaisnt team that are in the Final Four (UL, tO$U).

richard k. · 03-26-2012, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by waterhead

I think it may have happened in 61 and 62...

Where is the accompanying enormous smiley face?

Deaf_Bearcat · 03-27-2012, 07:50 PM

Maybe... I think Mick will say "Coulda have won a NCAA champ this year if we beat OSU..." like he said a few months ago about last year's NCAA tourney loss to UConn.

hangarninetysix · 03-27-2012, 08:57 PM

Ohio State lost twice to the eventual national champions in 1961 and 1962, iirc.

Binturong05 · 04-01-2012, 12:12 AM

Doesn't look like it's going to happen this year!

Can't remember the last time I rooted so strongly for Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU.

03-24-2012, 10:41 PM	#1
Carin's Dad Veteran Join Date: Apr 2009	Lose to the Eventual Champs We're the only team who could lose to the eventual champs 2 years in a row. I wonder how often that has happened, if ever?

03-25-2012, 11:48 PM	#12
#41 Distinguished Member Join Date: Sep 2009	Please God no. Ohio State fans are insufferable DBs on good days. The minute any of their programs do anything interesting it gets 100 times worse. __________________ #41 You can give it a patriotic name, but it still sucks.

03-26-2012, 12:10 PM	#15
cmm27 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2009	What about Butler the last couple of years? __________________ In loving memory, I will be a fan for both of us. Cody- Oct 25th 1987 to Jan 1st 2011.

03-27-2012, 07:50 PM	#18
Deaf_Bearcat Veteran Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Marietta, GA	Maybe... I think Mick will say "Coulda have won a NCAA champ this year if we beat OSU..." like he said a few months ago about last year's NCAA tourney loss to UConn. __________________ I bleed red and black!!!!

04-01-2012, 12:12 AM	#20
Binturong05 Veteran Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Columbus, OH	Doesn't look like it's going to happen this year! Can't remember the last time I rooted so strongly for Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU. __________________ "In the morning he would read the Bible with another coach. Then, in the afternoon, he would go out and cheat kids who had probably saved up money from mowing lawns to buy those raffle tickets. That's Jim Tressel." - former colleague to Jim Tressel as quoted in Sports Illustrated.

03-25-2012, 09:18 AM	#3
London 'Cat Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London, OH	I really hope UC did not lose to the eventual champs this year. You never like losing, but you can take some small solace from the fact that you lost to the national champion. I just don't want that to be tO$U, that's all.

03-25-2012, 12:32 PM	#4
longtimefan Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Not sure about this, but I think we may be the only team to lose in overtime to the eventual national champion three times. 1963 to Loyola 1966 to Texas Western (Now UTEP) 1993 to North Carolina If only.............

03-25-2012, 12:54 PM	#5
PK2 Member Join Date: Mar 2009	Still would prefer OSU winning it all than UK. Don't think I could handle that

03-26-2012, 12:24 PM	#16
Who Dey Time Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007	FWIW, an interesting stat that shows how far UC has come.... UC was 11-4 in their last 15 games this season. Two of the four losses were against teams that made the Sweet 16 (USF and Marquette) and the other two were agaisnt team that are in the Final Four (UL, tO$U).

03-27-2012, 08:57 PM	#19
hangarninetysix Member Join Date: Feb 2009	Ohio State lost twice to the eventual national champions in 1961 and 1962, iirc.

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