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Message: [QUOTE="Cuango, post: 4946368, member: 3834"] No way does a SC loss even compare with the Miracle on Ice! SC has struggled to beat their last two opponents and are currently undefeated by virtue of a once in a lifetime banked in three by Cardoso! The Soviets were four time defending champions, having gone 27-1-1 in those for Olympics, were essentially grown men professionals going up against the youngest US team ever, and they (the Soviets) had just gone 5-3-1 against NHL teams! They were considered to be essentially unbeatable! When that game was played I was on my way from Seattle to Portland and at the end of the game (I was listening on the radio) I suddenly saw all these cars (coming and going) start pulling off the side of the road. I thought “There must be a wreck, or an emergency vehicle” so I too pulled off the road. Everyone was getting out of their cars so I did as well. As I did so, I realized they were all cheering and waving their arms! That was a very different time! That win against the Soviets was just unbelievable and seeing those people cheering on the side of the road was a special moment in my life. Everyone was so unified! Anyway, there is [B]no[/B] comparison between the Gamecocks potentially losing to a very good NC State team and “The Miracle on Ice”! Sure, SC is a very good team and probably will/should win the championship but they certainly do not present as some “unbeatable, once in a lifetime, quasi-professional basketball team whose failure to win would result in a made up, universally recognized catchphrase, and in books and movies being made about them! Sorry for the rant!:rolleyes: [/QUOTE]

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