The 2000 Baltimore Ravens: The Defense Never Rests
When the 2000 Baltimore Ravens broke through they went all the way—not just to the playoffs, not even just to a Super Bowl title, but with one of the great defenses in modern NFL history.
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2000 Florida State Football: Bobby Bowden’s Last National Contender
Legendary head coach Bobby Bowden was at the peak of his power when the 2000 season began. His Florida State program was on an amazing run of 13 consecutive seasons finishing in the national top five. They had won or shared the ACC title every year since joining the league in 1992. What’s more, Bowden […]
2000 New York Yankees: The Tough Road To A 3-Peat
The 2000 New York Yankees were gearing up for another title run. The franchise had won World Series titles in both 1998 and 1999, marking them just the second team since the Big Red Machine of 1975-76 to win consecutive World Series titles. Now they were aiming to be the first team since the Oakland A’s of 1972-74 to win three in a row
2000 Miami Hurricanes: The Return Of The U
The University of Miami had become known as simply “The U” thanks to their dominance in the 1980s and the early 1990s. They won four national titles, and narrowly missed several others. They played with a swagger that made them a national brand. But the mid-1990s saw the ‘Canes slip, even to the point of […]
2000 Virginia Tech Football: The Season-Long Narrative
In 1999, Virginia Tech had produced its greatest football season ever. A program that had been gaining steam for several years–a major bowl victory in 1995 and another appearance in a marquee bowl a year later—had gone to the next level when dynamic freshman quarterback Michael Vick arrived on campus. Vick got the Hokies to […]
2000 Northwestern Football: A Championship Year In Evanston
It was 1995 when Northwestern shocked the college football world by winning an outright Big Ten title and going to the Rose Bowl for the first since 1948. Almost as improbably was the Wildcats following that up in 1996 with a share of the conference championship. But after two losing seasons, and the departure of […]
2000 Michigan Football: Another Good Bowl Win
The Michigan football program was in a good place in 2000. They were just four years removed from having won the national championship in 1997. They were coming off a 1999 season that was capped by an Orange Bowl victory over Alabama and led by a quarterback named Tom Brady. With Brady now gone, the […]
The NL West Title Run Of The 2000 San Francisco Giants
San Francisco had started a nice run of success in 1997 when they won the NL West, then followed that up with two more winning seasons. The 2000 San Francisco Giants kicked it up a notch and won another division title. Barry Bonds had been the juice in the San Francisco lineup since coming to […]
2000 Atlanta Braves: A Division Title But A Step Back
The Braves were the National League’s Team of the 1990s. They won the NL East in every completed season from 1991-99, and would have at least made the playoffs in the strike-shortened year of 1994. They won five National League pennants and captured the World Series title in 1995. The 2000 Atlanta Braves continued in […]
Darkness Before The Dawn: The 1977 Milwaukee Brewers
Following a respectable 1974 season, there were some hopes that major league baseball was finally coming into its own in Milwaukee after just five years. But terrible seasons in 1975 and 1976 ruined any optimism. The 1977 Milwaukee Brewers weren’t any better in the won-loss column. But they did start to put some pieces in […]
The Seasonal Narrative Of The 1976 Milwaukee Brewers
The 1976 Milwaukee Brewers came into the season looking to pick up the pieces, after a drastic collapse over the final two months of 1975 ruined what had been an upward trajectory for a still-young franchise. The Brewers made a managerial change, handing the reins to Alex Grammas. But the problems proved to be on […]
The Collapse & Disappointment Of The 1975 Milwaukee Brewers
The 1975 Milwaukee Brewers came into the season with plenty of reasons for hope. Their young franchise, established in 1969 and then relocated to Milwaukee a year later, had been gradually improving and reached a respectable 76 wins in 1974. The Brewers were bringing home one of their city’s great legends, acquiring Henry Aaron who […]