2006 Sports: Peyton's Party & The Mason Miracle
This article offers a snapshot of 2006 sports, a year that saw Peyton Manning get a long-sought Super Bowl win and a stunning Final Four run by George Mason lead up the year.
This article offers a snapshot of 2006 sports, a year that saw Peyton Manning get a long-sought Super Bowl win and a stunning Final Four run by George Mason lead up the year.
Prior to 2006 no school had won both the Final Four and the college football national championship in the same year. Nor had any school won both titles if you shift the calendar to measure it by academic year, with the football season coming first in the sequence. In a 12-month span the University of Florida changed all that, winning the national title in basketball in 2006, then following it up with a crown in football, then further finishing the job with another hoops title in 2007. Along the way they tormented two schools, one in particular. Let’s look back on both Final Four wins and the BCS National Championship in chronological order…