You are finally grasping the comparative process and even finding similarities between two very contrasting seasons.....except that you left off the similarities that I referenced in my initial post that started this whole damn thing, which you undoubtedly read . I'm a nice guy so I restate my initial post and this this time I will even spell out things that I thought were common enough knowledge to be casually inferred. I'll even use bold text for things that I don't want you too miss...again.
<span style="text-decoration:underline">#1 -</span> '99 and '07 had a lot of close victories, all of which could have easily been lost.
Agree?
<span style="text-decoration:underline">#2 -</span> Both had egg bowls that OM completely and utterly pissed away in the closing minute(s). '99 culminated with the famous Eugine Clinton leg tip drill INT. '07 Orgeron shat the bed.
Agree?
<span style="text-decoration:underline">#3 -</span> Both '99 and '07 each had 1 of the 2 luckiest plays I have ever seen from MSU.
A) again, the '99 Egg bowl, OM throws a baffling 30 yard "hail mary" from their own 20(if you can a pass to the 50 a hail mary) with 20 seconds remaining. Clinton breaks up the pass and while falling/flailing back to earth, inadvertently kick-tips the ball to another DB (can't remember his name) who is able to return it to FG range for a game winning FG as the clock expired... I don't think we even ran a play between the INT and the FG. Luckiest **** i've ever seen from MSU.
B) In '07, Anthony Johnson's 107 pick six to end the half (but if you were there, you know that play won the entire game). Just to refresh, it was another baffling baffling pass by the QB, while Alabama was in goaline formation ready to put the game away before the half (we had no offense to make a comeback)
***BTW, '99's Wyatt game winning pass at Auburn is probably my #3 luckiest play. He threw a great pass that basically hit an Auburn DB between the numbers. Not only did, did the Auburn DB not intercept it to end the game, he apparently managed to contorted his body in such a fashion that he didn't even deflect it and it got through to Butler who then made a great catch. 99 times out of 100, that pass is probably intercepted and if not, it is almost assuredly deflected.
Agree? You may have your own personal luckiest play
<span style="text-decoration:underline">#4 -</span> '07 is generally considered a lucky team/year, while '99 is considered a good team/year... Agree? I totally agree.
Yet, 07 had 4-games decided by 5 points or less (5,5,3,3) and '99 had 5-games decided by 3 points or less (3,2,1,1,3). For arguments sake, lets say the karma gods hated us instead of loving us those years and we lost all of those close games. Then both '99 and '07 teams are sitting at home at the end of the year with 4 wins each.
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#5 -</span> Now, my final ending point, If '07 is considered a very fortunate year that masked severe coaching/team ineptitude (which I agree with) then it is hard for ME (key word, not necessarily you or the general public...ME) not to look back and see the fortuity of the '99 season and in many ways (listed above) was more fortuitous than the '07 season. Which then leads to the '07 season diminishing my PERSONAL memory of the '99 season... in fact, the '99 season was so egregiously diminished personally that it plummeted from #2 all the way to #3 on my ranking of football seasons.
Agree? I don't care if you agree cause this is my personal opinion anyway
