What If Thread...

[Atwater27]

.. Pull up some sports what ifs..

Ill start

What if Elway went to the Colts?

[Dukes]

What if TD never blew out his knee?

[Atwater27]

What if the Broncos drafted Ray Lewis instead of John Mobley in the '96 draft?

[FADERPROOF]

What if we didn't lsoe to Jacksonville in the 96 playoffs?

3-peat?

[Atwater27]

What if Lenny Walls and Middlebrooks never got hurt prior to the Colts game last year?

[Rocket 7]

John Mobley picked at 15 from Kutztown. Reggie Brown picked at 17 by Detroit. Ray Lewis picked # 26 by Baltimore. The third LB picked that round.

[Clockwork Orange]

What if Reeves had drafted Carl Pickens instead of Tommy Maddox?

[Breck Bronc]

What if Jim Rome had a gun hidden under his table and shot Jim Everitt when he was attacked?

[SoCalBronco]

What if Sharpe didnt catch that 3rd down play at the end against Pittsburgh and we had to give them the ball again?

[Clockwork Orange]

What if Sharpe didnt catch that 3rd down play at the end against Pittsburgh and we had to give them the ball again?

Kordell would have thrown another INT. :yep:

[FADERPROOF]

What if we used pick 101 in the 2005 NFL draft on someone good instead of wasting it on a POS RB?

[ludo21]

What if Griese didnt get hurt and he played the whole season when he was having a break out year??

dont know what year that was....

[Rocket 7]

What if we never drafted TD in the sixth round? Anybody know who Dino Philyaw is? Me either but he was drafted 195 by New England. We took TD with the 196 pick. Thanks NE for passing on TD.

[FADERPROOF]

What if Griese didnt get hurt and he played the whole season when he was having a break out year??

dont know what year that was....

We would've been an 8-8 team instead of 11-5 :)

[Ballhawk]

What if Greasy Al had not fired Shanny?

Thanks, Crypt Keeper!!

[Rocket 7]

What if Sharpe didnt catch that 3rd down play at the end against Pittsburgh and we had to give them the ball again?
Kordell would of made a mistake. Pittsburg was a running team. We confused him all game long

[Sassy]

What if John Mobley hadn't knocked down Favre's pass at the end of the game...

[Rocket 7]

Denver would of still won. We wanted it more. And we weren't gonna be denied

[DB-Freak]

What if we used pick 101 in the 2005 NFL draft on someone good instead of wasting it on a POS RB?
LOL

What if Pryce never got injured?

[DBroncos4life]

What if Oneal doesn't get burned against the pats??

What if Portis wasn't a greedy kid?

What if Gold answers the phone on draft day?

What if Osborne doesn't go for two?

[Rocket 7]

What if Oneal doesn't get burned against the pats??

What if Portis wasn't a greedy kid?

What if Gold answers the phone on draft day?

What if Osborne doesn't go for two?
Osborne had to go for two. 83 HUSKERS might be the greatest team never to win it all.

[DBroncos4life]

Osborne had to go for two. 83 HUSKERS might be the greatest team never to win it all.


They would have won had they tied the game. Miami had one loss already and they would have had less wins then NU.

[DBroncos4life]

NU would have been 12-0-1 while Miami would have been 10-1-1. NU would have won the NC that year according to most people had they kicked the extra point.

[Rocket 7]

They would have won had they tied the game. Miami had one loss already and they would have had less wins then NU.
A tie is just as bad as loss NU wanted to be the undisputied champs of the college football world.31-30 great game. Kiss your sister uggh!!!!No tie.

[DBroncos4life]

A tie is just as bad as loss NU wanted to be the undisputied champs of the college football world.31-30 great game. Kiss your sister uggh!!!!No tie.


I doubt then number 5 Miami jumps NU to become ranked ahead of NU after not being able to beat them. NU was number one the whole year and only dropped one place after lossing that game. A tie wouldn't have affected them at all.

[Breck Bronc]

They would have won had they tied the game. Miami had one loss already and they would have had less wins then NU.A common misconception is that Nebraska would have automatically won the national title had they just kicked the extra point and tied the game.

The problem with that is there was still 48 seconds left on the clock, Miami had two timeouts left, Kosar had been throwing the ball at will on Nebraska most of the game, and Miami kicker Jeff Davis had already kicked a huge, final play game winning field goal against FSU that year. If Nebraska kicks the extra point that game was still far from over. Instead they missed the 2-point conversion and Miami kneeled on the ball as the Cornhuskers had no timeouts left.

But still, I'll go ahead and say, what if Jimmy Johnson had kicked the extra point to tie Notre Dame at 31 in 1988 instead of go for two?

[Rocket 7]

A common misconception is that Nebraska would have automatically won the national title had they just kicked the extra point and tied the game.

The problem with that is there was still 48 seconds left on the clock, Miami had two timeouts left, Kosar had been throwing the ball at will on Nebraska most of the game, and Miami kicker Jeff Davis had already kicked a huge, final play game winning field goal against FSU that year. If Nebraska kicks the extra point that game was still far from over. Instead they missed the 2-point conversion and Miami kneeled on the ball as the Cornhuskers had no timeouts left.

But still, I'll go ahead and say, what if Jimmy Johnson had kicked the extra point to tie Notre Dame at 31 in 1988 instead of go for two?
What if Bobby Bowden would of tied it against Flordia in 96? The gators killed FSU in the Sugar Bowl that year.

[SoCalBronco]

A common misconception is that Nebraska would have automatically won the national title had they just kicked the extra point and tied the game.

The problem with that is there was still 48 seconds left on the clock, Miami had two timeouts left, Kosar had been throwing the ball at will on Nebraska most of the game, and Miami kicker Jeff Davis had already kicked a huge, final play game winning field goal against FSU that year. If Nebraska kicks the extra point that game was still far from over. Instead they missed the 2-point conversion and Miami kneeled on the ball as the Cornhuskers had no timeouts left.

But still, I'll go ahead and say, what if Jimmy Johnson had kicked the extra point to tie Notre Dame at 31 in 1988 instead of go for two?

Yep. That 1988 team was lights out. That was clearly the best team in America not Notre Dame. When your at home, you need the opposing coach to take an unnecessary risk and get the benefit of a bad call and still win by only 1 point, no one can reasonably say they are national champions. Weak. That 88 team was better than some of the national title teams. Not as good as 86 or 01 though.

[SoCalBronco]

What if Bobby Bowden would of tied it against Flordia in 96? The gators killed FSU in the Sugar Bowl that year.

Tied what? FSU won the final regular season game 24-21 and then as you say got blown out in New Orleans. There was no decision by Bowden in the regular season game, they won by 3. If that game had been a tie, Florida State and Florida still would have been matched up in the Sugar Bowl, but this time with Florida ranked No. 2 (instead of No. 3) and Florida State ranked no. 3 or no. 4 (instead of No. 1). Since Arizona State (who would then be No. 1) lost, Florida would have still ended up National Champion by clobbering Florida State.

[SoCalBronco]

Its sometimes kinda weird cause the best team is not always the national champion. I'll concede that Nebraska in 1983 was the best team in the nation, regardless of whether Miami outplayed them that night in the Orange Bowl. By the same token, Miami was clearly the best team in 1986 even though Vinny Testaverde successfully threw away the Fiesta Bowl.

[Rocket 7]

Tied what? FSU won the final regular season game 24-21 and then as you say got blown out in New Orleans. There was no decision by Bowden in the regular season game, they won by 3. If that game had been a tie, Florida State and Florida still would have been matched up in the Sugar Bowl, but this time with Florida ranked No. 2 (instead of No. 3) and Florida State ranked no. 3 or no. 4 (instead of No. 1). Since Arizona State (who would then be No. 1) lost, Florida would have still ended up National Champion by clobbering Florida State.
Florida 52 Florida ST 20 (1-1-97)

[SoCalBronco]

Florida 52 Florida ST 20 1-1-97

So where does the tie come in that you were talking about? The only way a tie could occur was in the last regular season game that finished 24-21 and even there i dont get the whole "what if Bowden went for a tie" he won by 3, there was no tie situation.

[Rocket 7]

Its sometimes kinda weird cause the best team is not always the national champion. I'll concede that Nebraska in 1983 was the best team in the nation, regardless of whether Miami outplayed them that night in the Orange Bowl. By the same token, Miami was clearly the best team in 1986 even though Vinny Testaverde successfully threw away the Fiesta Bowl.
Penn State and Shane Conlan.

[SoCalBronco]

Penn State and Shane Conlan.

I dont think you will ever find even a Penn State fan who can honestly say that they were better than Miami. There is a reason why they lost the yardage battle by over 200 yards.

[Crushaholic]

What if Mile High Stadium was still around?

[Breck Bronc]

The tie dips is thinking about was in 1994 when FSU had an incredible comeback against the Gators to make it a 31-31 final score. The Noles were losing 31-3 at the start of the fourth quarter. That game didn't have any national title implications; Nebraska, Penn State, Colorado, and Miami were the clear top teams of that season.

[SoCalBronco]

The tie dips is thinking about was in 1994 when FSU had an incredible comeback against the Gators to make it a 31-31 final score. The Noles were losing 31-3 at the start of the fourth quarter. That game didn't have any national title implications; Nebraska, Penn State, Colorado, and Miami were the clear top teams of that season.

ahh yes..the choke at doak.

[Jason in LA]

What if Marty stuck with Gannon instead of going back to Garbac in the '97 playoffs?

You know what, it wouldn't have mattered. We are talking about the Chiefs, who have lost every playoff home game in a season where they went undefeated at home. They are 0-4 in those games.

[Jason in LA]

What if Bobby Humphrey had never heldout?

He probably wouldn't have ended up shot on the side of a freeway.

[Sir Mawn]

What if Mark Jackson drops the TD pass in Cleveland in 86??

What if Byner doesn't fumble the following year?

What if The Duke would've played for a coach with half a brain and a pair of balls throughout the 80's and early 90's?

[Jason in LA]

What if the Chicago Bulls had called "tails" in 1979?

They would have gotten the first pick in the draft, which would have been Magic Johnson. But instead the New Orleans Jazz got the first pick in the draft, and had to hand it over to the Lakers. Showtime might not have ever happened if the Bulls had called "tails". They may not have put enough talent around Magic to make things work like the Lakers did.

[Jason in LA]

What if Mark Jackson drops the TD pass in Cleveland in 86??

What if Byner doesn't fumble the following year?

What if The Duke would've played for a coach with half a brain and a pair of balls throughout the 80's and early 90's?

He didn't catch the ball, the ball caught him. I think it got stuck in his ribs.

What if Webster Slaughter made the block on the guy who forced the fumble? Byner would have never fumbled.

If Elway had been in the right system he would have more rings and he would have all of Marino's records.

[Jason in LA]

What if the Broncomania board hadn't gone down back in '01?

We might not be here if that didn't happen.

[clarker]

What if Joe Montana had played for the Broncos and Dan Reeves and John Elway had played for Bill Walsh and the 49er's.

[Rocket 7]

The tie dips is thinking about was in 1994 when FSU had an incredible comeback against the Gators to make it a 31-31 final score. The Noles were losing 31-3 at the start of the fourth quarter. That game didn't have any national title implications; Nebraska, Penn State, Colorado, and Miami were the clear top teams of that season.
Right I had my years wrong. Thanks for pointing that out for me.

[Bronco9798]

What if Eve never ate the apple??

[Crushaholic]

What if Eve never ate the apple??

We'd all be running around naked...

[SoCalBronco]

I doubt then number 5 Miami jumps NU to become ranked ahead of NU after not being able to beat them. NU was number one the whole year and only dropped one place after lossing that game. A tie wouldn't have affected them at all.

Speaking of which, guess whats on ESPN classic right now DB?

:)

[Mr. Trout]

I'm trying to scoop up some players for a fantasy league..anyone interested

[Rausch]

What if Bo Jackson would have never had the hip injury and played 10 years?...

[TheManeMan]

What if this thread wasnt created??

[Pezman]

What if this thread wasnt created??

Deep thoughts...

What if we were all Chef fans? (shudders)

[Meck77]

Deep thoughts...

What if we were all Chef fans? (shudders)

We'd still be hanging on the Mane like the rest of the Chief fans.

What if we were still playing games in old Mile High? Would the team have performed any differently since 2001?

[FADERPROOF]

Osborne had to go for two. 83 HUSKERS might be the greatest team never to win it all.

Very few times do I find myself rooting for Cryami, against Nebraska is one of those times.

[Master___Pain]

What if Dr. Tom had actually voted for the team in his conference in 1990?

What if Chris Brown did not run for 180 and 6 touchdowns?

What if Kordell Stewert did get stage fright in every big game (mostly one game in 1994 that pisses me off, he did just fine in 1997)

What if Craig Ochs throws it out of the back of the endzone against Fresno in 2001?