What Was Your Most Heartbreaking Moment As A Sports Fan?

[1982Alum]

Kobe

UBER helicopter rides were taken off the drawing board after that crash. Waiting for pilot-less helicopter technology to develop.

 

[BleedingButch]

losing $5k on the purdue ncaa tourney game

 

[iluvsmesumdooley]

The moment Fulmer was named AD. And the moment Bob Kesling was announced as John Ward's replacement. 2 of the worst decisions related to the Vols I can name.

Kesling destroyed this program. The ultimate bad luck charm.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I’m an Atlanta Falcons fan...

condolences

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

UBER helicopter rides were taken off the drawing board after that crash. Waiting for pilot-less helicopter technology to develop.

Do you think that will eliminate crashes?

 

[Volarious]

Cardinals being robbed by Don Denkinger and the Royals in 85.

 

[TrueOrange]

Tell us your most heartbreaking moment as a sports fan?

Mine has to be the Texas A&M double overtime loss in 2016.
Or
Florida in 99, first loss after winning the National championship.

Out of curiosity, what would yours be when solely considering the Detroit Lions?

 

[canboy21]

I’m an Atlanta Falcons fan...

Me too.

 

[canboy21]

1991 Game 7 Braves/Twins

 

[JBVolunteer]

Seeing Inky Johnson go down. I was at that game and I’ll never forget it.

 

[MAD]

Out of curiosity, what would yours be when solely considering the Detroit Lions?

Lions losing in the NFC Championship game in 92.

 

[peaygolf]

A couple of games and moments really stick out.........The one that still makes me sick was the 2000-2001 APSU vs Eastern Illinois in the OVC championship game. Peay blew an 18 point lead with 6 minutes left. Lost on a last second “goal tending” call. It wasn’t goal tending. Peay was loaded that season with Trenton Hassell.......

 

[BloodOrange26]

NFL: Vanderjagt missing the winning field goal in 2005 over the Steelers (Colts would have won it all otherwise)
CFB: The end of the 2015 UT OU game
NASCAR: 2018 end of Roval race. JJ almost got back to VL

 

[21VOL]

Georgia game 2001

 

[ZZ13]

Gosh. There have been so many over the years. Most have been mentioned. Here are a few more that took me a while to get over:

1968 Colts loss to the Jets.

1976 hoops loss to VMI

1977 hoops loss to Syracuse

2007 Monica Abbott & company two consecutive losses to Arizona in finals after beating Arizona twice consecutively

 

[tribe80]

Hands down worst sports moment was the 2001 SEC Championship game vs. LSU.

I still have nightmares of the name Matt Mauck..

DITTO. This loss derailed our opportunity for a 2and National Title game appearance and would have helped me get over 99 season.

 

[tribe80]

Damn Immaculate reception that wasnt vs Steelers. My Raiders got hosed and then again against Belecheat and Fumblerooskie Brady. It was a damn fumble not a tuck. Ha

 

[J C Higgins]

Tell us your most heartbreaking moment as a sports fan?

Mine has to be the Texas A&M double overtime loss in 2016.
Or
Florida in 99, first loss after winning the National championship.

Back before almost all games were on cable TV or dish I drove three hours from Denver to Goodland, KS because the Vols game wasn't being telecast in Denver and I had been told the regional game being telecast in Kansas would be the Vols game. Rented a motel room, bought a six pack turned the TV on. UT game wasn't on.

 

[LittleCat]

Kentucky football. Pretty much all of it.

 

[YankeeVol]

Bama in '09. My Platoon Sergeant was a Bama fan. I had the text typed out ready to send...

'04 ALCS. F***

'17 Stanley Cup. Hornqvist with the series winning goal.

 

[YankeeVol]

Kentucky football. Pretty much all of it.

I went to Lexington in 2017 (my PL was a UK grad). Good game, and UK fans were actually pretty cool. (Also met Cornelius Bennett).

I then took him to Knoxville in 2018. That was glorious.