That was 1987.The only single season comparable turn around I can recall is the 1996 basketball team, and even that isn't a great comparison because that team was very highly touted to start the year. I'm sure there is a better comparison out there but I'm wracking my brain trying to come up with it. The 1986 team had to sweep the last weekend to qualify for the SEC tournament, then had to win the SEC tournament to qualify for a regional, and we did that and hosted in fact. The regional wasn't a good one for us though.
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