Best, most memorable sporting event you've seen in person?

[RING4CY]

Spin-off of the http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/pro-sports/150599-best-athlete-youve-seen-live-person.html thread.

What's the best, most memorable sporting event you've seen in person?

I would say try to keep it non-ISU if you can. If the most memorable sporting event is Iowa State related, then it is. I just foresee many "Oklahoma State-Iowa State football" like responses.

For me:

1) November 4th, 2007. Adrian Peterson runs for 296 yards against the Chargers.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qreoW0YdoY"]Adrian Peterson Runs for 296 Yards - YouTube[/ame]

This also happened in that game:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5OFikuwVgA&feature=related"]Longest Return in NFL History 109 FG Return - YouTube[/ame]

2) October 6th, 2009. Tigers @ Twins Game 163.

3) Saw Mark McGwire hit a home run when the Cardinals played at the Twins during his 70-home run season in 1998. I was 13 at the time, and didn't give a thought of steroids being involved. I was thrilled to get to see a part of eventual history.

 

[CyCrazy]

1. Okie State game last year
2. Being at the clinching game in St Louis in 06'
3. The Rose bowl the year Oregon played Ohio State.

 

[lakeliving]

1982 Final Four, Jordan is a freshman and NC beats Georgetown. Great game and lots of stars in that particular Final Four.

 

[MLawrence]

Iowa State vs Iowa 2002. Some guy by the name of Seneca Wallace takes over the game.

 

[Cyclonepride]

ISU vs MU when Davis went off for 400+

ISU vs TT the Seneca Run

ISU over KU and Manning when they won the NC

ISU over OSU on Scottie's 3

ISU over KU last year (son's 2nd game ever)

 

[RustShack]

ISU over Iowa last year. Chiefs beating the Chargers two years ago for the home opener on MNF.

The last time we played Nebraska was also pretty memorable, but not a fan of the outcome.

 

[EddieISU]

Troy Davis 378 yards rushing vs. Mizzou in 1996.

 

[CyArob]

When I made the game winning shot to win the 5th grade YMCA basketball league. I'm glad I was there to witness my own greatness.

 

[CRcyclone6]

marv seiler game vs Nebraska. comeback win vs OSU in hoops in 92, Hoiberg's freshman year

 

[WhatchaGonnaDo]

1. Ok St game last year, easily
2. Iowa game last year
3. Vikings vs Packers 2000, the Al Michaels "He did WHAT?" game
4.(tie). Basketball last year, Kansas and Baylor games
5. The last home game vs Nebby in '10, didn't win, but damn that was an amazing game

 

[cyclonedave25]

This game:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oef0V-J7k9o]FB: Iowa State vs. Iowa (2005) - YouTube[/ame]

& This game:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8DCkDxR4uk]MBB: Iowa State vs. Texas (2004) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[CyBer]

Okie State and it's not even close.

 

[Wally86]

Saw ISU at MU when Davis went off. Saw ISU come from 20 back to beat CO in a November game on a beautiful day. Both of those were great. Those and a lot of others previously mentioned are good candidates. ISU winning thier first conferance championship and the last Big 8 tournament in 1996 at Kemper Arena is an easy most memorable in person. It was a close game 56-55 and when Calvin Kato drew a charge on one of the KU gaurds in the last couple stretch it was clear ISU was making the breaks it needed to win the game. Not only was it a great game but it really got the monkey of ISUs back and proved they could win. I think that season and that win set the table for the increased level of success we have seen the last fifteen years of cyclone athletics

 

[Cyclonepride]

Was it 378? Probably right. For some reason 428 was stuck in my head.

 

[CloneFan319]

Oklahoma State and Iowa last year, nothing even compares!

 

[jhschuh]

Spin-off of the http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/pro-sports/150599-best-athlete-youve-seen-live-person.html thread.

What's the best, most memorable sporting event you've seen in person?

I would say try to keep it non-ISU if you can. If the most memorable sporting event is Iowa State related, then it is. I just foresee many "Oklahoma State-Iowa State football" like responses.

For me:

1) November 4th, 2007. Adrian Peterson runs for 296 yards against the Chargers.

Adrian Peterson Runs for 296 Yards - YouTube






This also happened in that game:

Longest Return in NFL History 109 FG Return - YouTube

2) October 6th, 2009. Tigers @ Twins Game 163.

3) Saw Mark McGwire hit a home run when the Cardinals played at the Twins during his 70-home run season in 1998. I was 13 at the time, and didn't give a thought of steroids being involved. I was thrilled to get to see a part of eventual history.

Here are a couple non-ISU contests--

December 31, 1967: Green Bay 21-Dallas 17, the Ice Bowl, the most famous pro football game ever played. Yes, it was really cold.

1985 Purdue-Indiana men's basketball. Bob Knight throws his chair. Not the most famous college game ever played, but perhaps the most notorious act by a coach.

1987 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser wins his fourth "500." Winning four is hard to do.

2012: Tennessee-Baylor women's basketball: Pat Summit's last game as a head coach. She coached more winning games than anyone in division one, male or female.

I've had a chance to see lots of others, but these are pretty noteworthy. I've had the advantage of age over most of the respondents, since I went to my first major league ball game in 1953, and my first college football game in 1955. I've seen lots of sporting events over the years....

 

[cobraclone71]

Okie State game from last year. I was 2nd row of the student section.

I'll never be able to forget that night.

 

[bostrem00]

1. 2011 ISU v. Oklahoma State Football-In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.- Vin Scully
2.2009 ISU v. Nebraska Football-Down right impossible to see this outcome coming when I walked into Memorial Stadium for the first time in my life...
3. 2002 ISU v. Iowa Football- Always love the dead silence of Kinnick
4. 2000 ISU v. Texas Basketball- Fizer's dunk over Chris Mihm
5. 2000 NCAA Tournament Second Round ISU vs. Auburn at the Metrodome

 

[every_yard]

Game 7 of the 2003 NLCS. Even though the Cubs lost, it was still an unbelievable.atmosphere and incredible event to witness.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

I don't get to much non ISU related, for me it's a tie between Okie St FB and being in Cincy to watch the ISU women knock off UCONN.