TEXTSIM: Miracle seasons

[Comey]

I'm doing a alternate universe historical sim from 1935 till the present (using playoffs). In 1947, the strangest thing happened:

Boise State was #1 going into the final week of the season. They were upset by 5-6 Wyoming, turning the top spot over to...

...Buffalo.

That's right. They were 11-0 going to the playoffs. They earned the #2 seed, beating #15 USC before losing to #7 Clemson, who went on to win the national title.

Buffalo went back to being mediocre the next year.

So, here's a question for all of you.

Have you run into a season where a team jumped up from out of nowhere to have a miracle season, before falling back to the pack the next season? I'm sure it's happened, but let's hear about some of the greatest seasons from the most unlikeliest of teams.

[albionmoonlight]

I've seen it happen a few times in FBCB. I think that basketball lends itself to that because of only 5 starters on the court. Having a couple players peak at just the right time can take a middle of the road team and make them a contender.

I don't have details, but every so often, I'll look at the top 25 and see a strange team in the top 5. When I go to check them out, almost always they are led by 2-3 stud seniors. And, I imagine, they go right back to mediocre the next year, because I stop hearing about them.

[albionmoonlight]

dola--I'm not talking about a team with single digit prestiege suddenly appearing in the top ten. I'm talking more about a team like present day . . . say Clemson or Iowa State. A team who normally is hoping for a bubble spot suddenly finding itself hoping for a #1 seed.