1. 02-22-17 07:30 AM #1
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    This Day in 1980----->Miracle On Ice

    37 years ago today the USA hockey team beat the 4x defending gold medal Soviet team 4-3 in Lake Placid, NY!

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  2. 02-22-17 07:44 AM #2
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    I was 10. I remember it.

    1980 was such a great year. All kinds of cool shit going on. The great Ronald Reagan became our President and fixed the mess the Dems had created. It was morning in America.

    That was prob the second best time in America. Only runner up to NOW. God speed President Trump!!

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  3. 02-22-17 07:50 AM #3
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    I was 4. I vaguely recollect it. A few weeks ago I watched the pre-olympic exhibition game vs russia at msg where they lost 10-3.
    Just an incredible ride they had.
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  4. 02-22-17 07:59 AM #4
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    Watched the game
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  5. 02-22-17 09:34 AM #5
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    was closing in on 30yo

    had the Russians
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    was closing in on 30yo

    had the Russians
    What were the odds on the game?
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  7. 02-22-17 09:39 AM #7
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    -980
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  8. 02-22-17 03:51 PM #8
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    Kurt Russell was fantastic. Good coach.
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  10. 02-22-17 04:10 PM #10
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    the patriots superbowl comeback was a far greater miracle than a bunch of drunken russians playing a hockey game on a sunday morning.
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    pass

    symbolism is for English professors

    its a win in a fukkin hockey game, that's it
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  12. 02-22-17 04:17 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by unusialsusp5 View Post
    the patriots superbowl comeback was a far greater miracle than a bunch of drunken russians playing a hockey game on a sunday morning.
    Anyone who actually thinks this is a complete fukkin retard.

    This was the single greatest underdog victory in the history of sports. Period. Nothing even close.
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  13. 02-22-17 04:19 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by opie1988 View Post
    Anyone who actually thinks this is a complete fukkin retard.

    This was the single greatest underdog victory in the history of sports. Period. Nothing even close.
    sorry pal, but john daly winning the pga championship in 1991 is the absolute greatest underdog victory in sports
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    Quote Originally Posted by RudyRuetigger View Post
    sorry pal, but john daly winning the pga championship in 1991 is the absolute greatest underdog victory in sports
    I know, I know,..some of you fukks say golf isn't a sport













































    that's because you never walked 36 holes in a day
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    Remember not too long ago when everyone agreed that Alabama would have no chance to beat the Browns? Well, the Miracle on Ice was the equivalent of Alabama (or Clemson) beating the Patriots! USA was a bunch of college kids and the USSR was a professional team that beat NHL teams in some exhibition games.
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  16. 02-22-17 05:20 PM #16
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    will never be duplicated
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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post
    Remember not too long ago when everyone agreed that Alabama would have no chance to beat the Browns? Well, the Miracle on Ice was the equivalent of Alabama (or Clemson) beating the Patriots! USA was a bunch of college kids and the USSR was a professional team that beat NHL teams in some exhibition games.
    uhhh, I said Alabama would keep it within the point spread
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  19. 02-22-17 05:52 PM #19
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    Lol at Buster Douglas and John Daly. Both those were professionals at their craft.

    These were FUKKIN COLLEGE KIDS BEATING THE GREATEST PRO TEAM IN THE WORLD!!!

    Any motherfukker that can't grasp the difference is a straight up fukkin retard. Seriously.

    There's nothing close in sports that's ever happened like this. NOTHING. This ain't open for debate.
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  20. 02-22-17 05:58 PM #20
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    Opie is fired up today.

    I like it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by opie1988 View Post
    Anyone who actually thinks this is a complete fukkin retard.

    This was the single greatest underdog victory in the history of sports. Period. Nothing even close.
    what about the 1960 olympic hockey win vs the russians by the u.s. or didn't you know about that one.
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  22. 02-22-17 06:30 PM #22
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    Seaweed posted two winners in a row....damn near equivalent to this feat of the USA hockey team
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  24. 02-22-17 07:22 PM #24
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    the russian 1980 olympic hockey team was an all star team. who knows how many games they played together. even if they beat some nhl teams they would have gotten shellacked by an NHL all star team. huge difference. to call them a great professional team is a fallacy. it was an upset no doubt. but the greatest upset in sports history, extremely doubtful. this was the 2nd time they lost to u.s. college players (1960)
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