Greatness: A sports collaborative timeline
February 21, 1991: Penn State AD Jim Tarman has failed to resign or be fired from his position.
NCAA Dilemma, Shawn Kemp makes highlights forever
February 21, 1991: Shawn Kemp violently posterizes Patrick Ewing in the third period of a SuperSonics-Knicks game. On the next possession, he blocks Ewing twice on the way to a 121-116 Sonics OT win.
February 23, 1991: The NCAA is struggling to make a decision. While Penn State fired Joe Paterno, Jim Tarman still hasn't left his post, meaning the death penalty is still on the table. However, they say they have a "temporary solution" (read: kicking the can down the road), and say PSU won't air on any National TV games, will donate 60% percent of their ticket revenue to victims of sexual assault, and will face a three year bowl ban. Despite this, no players have announced their intent to transfer, many saying that they want to wait and see who the new Head Coach will be. Many also call for Jim Tarman to leave Penn State, and say that while Joe Paterno was a good coach, his actions were wrong and they are disappointed in him.
February 23, 1991: The NCAA is struggling to make a decision. While Penn State fired Joe Paterno, Jim Tarman still hasn't left his post, meaning the death penalty is still on the table. However, they say they have a "temporary solution" (read: kicking the can down the road), and say PSU won't air on any National TV games, will donate 60% percent of their ticket revenue to victims of sexual assault, and will face a three year bowl ban. Despite this, no players have announced their intent to transfer, many saying that they want to wait and see who the new Head Coach will be. Many also call for Jim Tarman to leave Penn State, and say that while Joe Paterno was a good coach, his actions were wrong and they are disappointed in him.
February 26, 1991: The NHL announces deal with NBC, to air playoff telecasts effective with the 1992-93 season, cost $250 million, outbidding ABC.
March 3, 1991: The NHL made a decision to be announcing a new head coach.
March 3, 1991: The NHL made a decision to be announcing a new head coach.
March 3, 1991: Penn State issues a statement - they will fight the NCAA and will not accept “any attempt to take from our gate revenue or bar us from the postseason when we as a university have done nothing wrong.”
March 5, 1991: The NL expansion team in Tampa will be known as the Tampa Bay Stingrays. Their colors will be white, black, red and a bluish-aqua that team owner Vince Naimoli calls “Stingray blue.”
March 5, 1991: The NL expansion team in Tampa will be known as the Tampa Bay Stingrays. Their colors will be white, black, red and a bluish-aqua that team owner Vince Naimoli calls “Stingray blue.”
March 6, 1991: A proposal for the San Francisco Giants new ballpark in the China Basin fails by a 59%-41% margin. With Sacramento getting a team and Oakland having more success, the Giants are likely on their way out of Northern California. Suns owner Jerry Colangelo and Canucks owners Frank and Arthur Griffiths have already put in bids for the team.
March 7, 1991: Former Penn State Joe Paterno is offered a job to be the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 1991 season.
March 7, 1991: Former Penn State Joe Paterno is offered a job to be the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 1991 season.
Arizona Giants has a nice ring to it. Plus it solves the expansion issue for the next round of teams and it keeps the West divisions workable for the future. Plus that black and Orange would match the AZ desert well.
Yeah as I doubt the baseball cardinals would join the Football one soon, plus when SF realizes it fucked up...they can bring the athletics to the other side of the bay
Sakic goes off, New Bidder for the Giants
March 9, 1991: Joe Sakic scores twice in the last 1:38 of the third period to pull Hartford past the Penguins 4-3, giving Hartford their 7th straight win. Then
March 10, 1991: Sakic scores a hat-trick in the first period of a 7-3 win over his former team, the Quebec Nordiques, pulling Hartford within a point of the second place team in the Adams, the Canadiens. Two nights later
March 12, 1991: Joe Sakic scores four times, which were all the goals scored by the Whalers in a 4-1 win over the Capitals. With the win, the Whalers overtake Montreal and pull within 5 points of Boston with 9 games left
March 12, 1991: Saints owner Tom Benson launches a bid to buy the San Francisco Giants, and move them to the Crescent City
March 10, 1991: Sakic scores a hat-trick in the first period of a 7-3 win over his former team, the Quebec Nordiques, pulling Hartford within a point of the second place team in the Adams, the Canadiens. Two nights later
March 12, 1991: Joe Sakic scores four times, which were all the goals scored by the Whalers in a 4-1 win over the Capitals. With the win, the Whalers overtake Montreal and pull within 5 points of Boston with 9 games left
March 12, 1991: Saints owner Tom Benson launches a bid to buy the San Francisco Giants, and move them to the Crescent City
Arizona had some major chokes in OTL. So I picked them to be a first round upset victim and they won the championship.
Current sweet 16 in NCAA Tournament: (East) 1 seed Duke vs 12 seed Penn State, 3 seed Oklahoma State vs 2 seed Syracuse
(Southeast) 1 seed Arkansas vs 5 seed Wake Forest, 6 seed Pitt vs 2 seed Indiana
(Midwest) 1 seed Ohio State vs 13 seed Northern Illinois, 3 seed Nebraska vs 2 seed North Carolina
(West) 1 seed UNLV vs 4 seed Utah, 6 seed New Mexico State vs 10 seed BYU
(Southeast) 1 seed Arkansas vs 5 seed Wake Forest, 6 seed Pitt vs 2 seed Indiana
(Midwest) 1 seed Ohio State vs 13 seed Northern Illinois, 3 seed Nebraska vs 2 seed North Carolina
(West) 1 seed UNLV vs 4 seed Utah, 6 seed New Mexico State vs 10 seed BYU
they were a 1 seed in OTL, and while the upset would affect them, it might not be as bad since it was in the ACC Tournament
Sweet 16 begins
March 21, 1991: 1 seed Arkansas beats 5 seed Wake Forest 68-58 in the Sweet 16. Also, 10 seed BYU upsets 6 seed New Mexico State 57-51, booking their place in the Elite 8.
March 22, 1991: 3 seed Oklahoma State beats 2 seed Syracuse 71-70, on a Corey Williams buzzer beater. In the Midwest regional 3 seed Nebraska moved on to the Elite 8, manhandling North Carolina 80-63.
March 22, 1991: 3 seed Oklahoma State beats 2 seed Syracuse 71-70, on a Corey Williams buzzer beater. In the Midwest regional 3 seed Nebraska moved on to the Elite 8, manhandling North Carolina 80-63.
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Sakic is unstoppable, Sweet 16 and Elite 8
March 23, 1991: 2 seed Indiana rams Pitt 69-54, and UNLV beats Utah 99-76. In the NHL, Joe Sakic scores three times and again beats the Nordiques, 7-5.
March 24, 1991: 1 seed Ohio State slips by Cinderella story Northern Illinois 87-85 in Overtime. 1 seed Duke, meanwhile, falls to a Cinderella, 12 seed Penn State, 76-71.
March 25, 1991: Indiana powers through Arkansas, winning 43-38. In the other game, BYU gets pounded by 1 seed UNLV 91-50. In hockey, Joe Sakic scores twice, however Hartford falls to the Canadiens 5-4.
March 26, 1991: Penn State blows a 17 point second half lead and falls in triple overtime to Oklahoma State, 110-106. Ohio State is blitzed by 3 seed Nebraska, falling 67-54. Nebraska makes their first ever Final Four.
Final Four matchups: Nebraska vs UNLV, Oklahoma State vs Indiana
March 24, 1991: 1 seed Ohio State slips by Cinderella story Northern Illinois 87-85 in Overtime. 1 seed Duke, meanwhile, falls to a Cinderella, 12 seed Penn State, 76-71.
March 25, 1991: Indiana powers through Arkansas, winning 43-38. In the other game, BYU gets pounded by 1 seed UNLV 91-50. In hockey, Joe Sakic scores twice, however Hartford falls to the Canadiens 5-4.
March 26, 1991: Penn State blows a 17 point second half lead and falls in triple overtime to Oklahoma State, 110-106. Ohio State is blitzed by 3 seed Nebraska, falling 67-54. Nebraska makes their first ever Final Four.
Final Four matchups: Nebraska vs UNLV, Oklahoma State vs Indiana