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[QUOTE="Gurleyman, post: 5043552, member: 175"]
In a bubble, the answer is 1990. That was as much heartbreak as I’ve ever had over sports because that team was so special. However, I have long contended that the 1999 title was the greatest sporting event ever because it had absolutely everything to make it memorable for a fan of a team:

1) Winning a title after much suffering
2) Beating a team you hated for revenge
3) Winning as a huge underdog when nobody gave you a shot
4) The outcome wasn’t decided until the horn
5) The game was considered a classic

1 and 2 would have been a lot different had that 1990 game not happened. Try and come up with another sporting event like 77-74: Red Sox/Yanks in 2004 (for Boston) and Miracle on Ice weren’t championships.

I might go Maryland in 2002 so that Caron got a Final Four with that second half. I don’t know if the butterfly effect would carry over into the 2004 title all that much. Or maybe the South Carolina women's title game, so we would be a combined 18-0 in national championships instead of 17-1. Ridiculous stat either way.
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