Next choker to finally win the big one?

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Who will be the next SJ.com/national whipping boy/team to finally win a title?

  • Alex Rodriguez

    Votes: 13 27.1%
  • Chicago Cubs

    Votes: 11 22.9%
  • Cleveland Indians

    Votes: 1 2.1%
  • Cleveland Browns

    Votes: 1 2.1%
  • Chicago Blackhawks

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Marty Schottenheimer

    Votes: 5 10.4%
  • New York Knicks

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Kansas men's basketball

    Votes: 6 12.5%
  • UNC coach Roy Williams (with his own guys)

    Votes: 7 14.6%
  • New York Jets

    Votes: 2 4.2%
  • Detroit Lions

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Arizona Cardinals

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Herm Edwards (HAHAHAH!!!)

    Votes: 2 4.2%

  • Total voters
    48
  • Poll closed .

BYH

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Angola mentioned this, but I thought of it as well last week...we're running out of whipping boys who can't win the big one. The Red Sox won in 2004, Roy Williams won with UNC in 2005, the White Sox won in 2005, Bill Cowher won in 2005-06 (hi Angola!), Tony LaRussa won in 2006. Now Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy have won, proving I was the fraud all this time.

It seems all we've got left is A-Rod and the Cubs. C'mon, A-Rod, what fun is sports if you're not finding ways to choke in October? :D

But I came up with 10 other long-suffering people/franchises/collegiate teams. Who among this list will be the first to shed the proverbial monkey?

Hint: I'm not voting for A-Fraud.
 
You can't even be IN this discussion unless you have something like a reasonable chance to win a championship.

That lets out almost everybody on the list. It'll be a miracle if the Detroit Lions go .500 within 5 years of whenever it is Matt Millen is terminated from the franchise.

Unless Tomlinson blows a knee, the Chargers should have a shot.
 
Starman said:
You can't even be IN this discussion unless you have something like a reasonable chance to win a championship.

That lets out almost everybody on the list. It'll be a miracle if the Detroit Lions go .500 within 5 years of whenever it is Matt Millen is terminated from the franchise.

Unless Scottenheimer remains the coach, the Chargers should have a shot.

Fixed.
 
Montezuma's Revenge said:
If recent history means anything ... Herm Edwards

C'mon, let's be realistic here. :D

Shottie, golf doesn't count. Nor does auto racing.

Starman: Your five year rule is precisely my point: We're running out of chokers/frauds!! So I had to list some long shot candidates. You'll notice there's no Arizona Cardinals listed. They're the Herm Edwards of franchises.
 
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Rock Chalk Jayhawk. Couldn't see that one coming, huh?
 
BYH said:
Montezuma's Revenge said:
If recent history means anything ... Herm Edwards

C'mon, let's be realistic here. :D

Shottie, golf doesn't count. Nor does auto racing.

Starman: Your five year rule is precisely my point: We're running out of chokers/frauds!! So I had to list some long shot candidates. You'll notice there's no Arizona Cardinals listed. They're the Herm Edwards of franchises.

Hmmm, I see the Arizona Cardinals on your list.

Do you have any clue what the **** you're doing, dickhead?
 
spnited said:
BYH said:
Montezuma's Revenge said:
If recent history means anything ... Herm Edwards

C'mon, let's be realistic here. :D

Shottie, golf doesn't count. Nor does auto racing.

Starman: Your five year rule is precisely my point: We're running out of chokers/frauds!! So I had to list some long shot candidates. You'll notice there's no Arizona Cardinals listed. They're the Herm Edwards of franchises.

Hmmm, I see the Arizona Cardinals on your list.

Do you have any clue what the **** you're doing, dickhead?

**** you douchebag!!!! [/red-faced]
 
hockeybeat said:
Toronto Maple Leafs haven't won a Cup since 1967...

It's hockey. Nobody gives a ****.

And your beloved NY Rangers have won exactly one in the past 1,000 years. (OK, 67 years)
 
spnited said:
hockeybeat said:
Toronto Maple Leafs haven't won a Cup since 1967...

It's hockey. Nobody gives a ****.

And your beloved NY Rangers have won exactly one in the past 1,000 years. (OK, 67 years)

I almost put the Rangers down, but that one title was pretty epic and pretty recent.
 
Starman said:
You can't even be IN this discussion unless you have something like a reasonable chance to win a championship.

That lets out almost everybody on the list. It'll be a miracle if the Detroit Lions go .500 within 5 years of whenever it is Matt Millen is terminated from the franchise.

Unless Tomlinson blows a knee, the Chargers should have a shot.

According to your post, it would actually be ARod and the Yankees. Since their championship would be before the Super Bowl.
Of course, I voted ARod, I would have voted Cowher, but then I remembered someone actually paid for him to win a title last year.
 
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BYH said:
BitterYoungMatador2 said:
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Dude, I cannot express how crushed I will be if you don't post a pic of Wlat for your 1,000th post.

I, honestly, just can't believe that BYM is only at 999. But you are right, BYH, it would be lame if he doesn't cap it with a pic of Wlat!
 

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