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Special Teams

The sports landscape is filled with legendary teams and their accomplishments that we still currently talk about, reference and compare to the present. Special Teams takes a look at these squads as we... Read more

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The 2008 Detroit Lions: Winless Perfection

The 2008 Detroit Lions: Winless Perfection

Before the Browns made going o-fer a “thing,” the 2008 Detroit Lions stunned the world by becoming the first team to go ... Read more

30 Oct 2019

37mins

Ranked #2

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The 2000 Los Angeles Lakers: Birth of a Dynasty

The 2000 Los Angeles Lakers: Birth of a Dynasty

The legacies of Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson are now part of the common lore of NBA history. This is t... Read more

6 Nov 2019

50mins

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The 2009 Minnesota Vikings: One Pass Short of Glory

The 2009 Minnesota Vikings: One Pass Short of Glory

There was no roller-coaster ride more fun than the 2009 Minnesota Vikings, who went as far - and fell as suddenly - as B... Read more

12 Feb 2020

52mins

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The 1996 Green Bay Packers: The Legend of Favre…and The Bayou

The 1996 Green Bay Packers: The Legend of Favre…and The Bayou

The 1996 Green Bay Packers had one of the most dominant football teams in history in all three phases of the game. Their... Read more

20 Nov 2019

44mins

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The 1991 Miami Hurricanes and Washington Huskies

The 1991 Miami Hurricanes and Washington Huskies

Is the current college football playoff perfect? Not remotely. But it’s a far cry from 1991, when not one, but two incre... Read more

1 Jan 2020

44mins

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The 1997 Michigan Wolverines: A 50-Year Wait

The 1997 Michigan Wolverines: A 50-Year Wait

The 1997 Michigan Wolverines entered the season with high hopes - and one of the best defenses in the history of college... Read more

27 Nov 2019

46mins

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The 2005 Texas Longhorns: Vince Young and the Greatest Rose Bowl Ever

The 2005 Texas Longhorns: Vince Young and the Greatest Rose Bowl Ever

The 2005 Texas Longhorns blew the doors off of their opponents under Vince Young, the most exciting quarterback in colle... Read more

4 Dec 2019

38mins

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The 1993 Buffalo Bills: The End of the Legacy

The 1993 Buffalo Bills: The End of the Legacy

By 1993, the world had seen the Bills play in four straight Super Bowls, winning none. Despite the lack of a signature w... Read more

29 Jan 2020

43mins

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The 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes: 14 Wins And One Pass Interference Penalty

The 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes: 14 Wins And One Pass Interference Penalty

Some called it the greatest college football game they’d ever seen. There wasn’t anything else in the world like the Ohi... Read more

8 Jan 2020

43mins

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Special Teams: Christmas Day

Special Teams: Christmas Day

Happy Holidays from Special Teams! This week, we play with our format a bit and take a look at some of the "special team... Read more

18 Dec 2019

33mins

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The 2011-12 Oklahoma City Thunder: The Dynasty That Almost Was

The 2011-12 Oklahoma City Thunder: The Dynasty That Almost Was

KD. Russ. The Beard. The Oklahoma City Thunder of this century’s second decade looked like they would be the dominant te... Read more

26 Feb 2020

54mins

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The 2008 Florida Gators: The Making of the Legend of Tim Tebow

The 2008 Florida Gators: The Making of the Legend of Tim Tebow

Before he turned into the baseball-playing-reality-show-hosting-former-NFL-quarterback, Tim Tebow officially became an i... Read more

15 Jan 2020

38mins

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The 2010-11 Miami Heat: Introducing The Heatles

The 2010-11 Miami Heat: Introducing The Heatles

While it was their later teams who won championships, the 2010-11 Miami Heat was the squad who changed basketball foreve... Read more

11 Dec 2019

35mins

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The 2000 Baltimore Ravens: Best Defense?

The 2000 Baltimore Ravens: Best Defense?

For every person who wants to tell you how great the '85 Bears defense was, you can respond with the excellence of the 2... Read more

22 Jan 2020

48mins

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The 1998-99 Knicks: How did this happen?

The 1998-99 Knicks: How did this happen?

Imagine a world where the New York Knicks not only were a threat, but they were positioned to be great for years to come... Read more

19 Feb 2020

43mins

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The 2009-10 Lakers: Mamba Number Five

The 2009-10 Lakers: Mamba Number Five

The last ‘Special Team’ the Los Angeles Lakers had was in 2009-2010, when Kobe Bryant led them to their most recent cham... Read more

5 Feb 2020

49mins

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Providence, George Mason and FGCU: The Cinderellas, Part II

Providence, George Mason and FGCU: The Cinderellas, Part II

In our second installment of March Cinderellas, this week we look back at three teams whose NCAA tournament runs were no... Read more

25 Mar 2020

45mins

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The 2009-10 Duke Blue Devils: The Butler Almost Did It

The 2009-10 Duke Blue Devils: The Butler Almost Did It

To kick off the Madness of March, on Special Teams we look back at the last Duke team to win the national championship. ... Read more

4 Mar 2020

40mins

Ranked #19

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Navy, Gonzaga and Davidson: The Cinderellas

Navy, Gonzaga and Davidson: The Cinderellas

We continue our special month of college hoops ‘Special Teams’ with the first of two shows spotlighting some of the grea... Read more

18 Mar 2020

46mins

Ranked #20

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The 1994-95 UCLA Bruins: The New Wizards of Westwood

The 1994-95 UCLA Bruins: The New Wizards of Westwood

After years of living in the shadow of John Wooden’s dynasty, UCLA returned to glory with their first national champions... Read more

11 Mar 2020

47mins

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