Sorry, I guess I wasn’t clear. The Sox losing in 86 obviously would have been significantly more traumatic and disappointing than the cinderella Pats losing in 2001. What I meant was purely the sinking feeling of “we’re not winning this”. Not the emotional impact of losing.
IDK my soul crushing memories started with Bucky Fucking Dent and then Too Many Men On The Ice (so not as far back as many on this forum, but pretty far) and they all felt devastating to me.
If you're a big Sox fan, 1986 was the worst loss of all of our lifetimes in any sport.
I bought a tebucky shirt after that game. In front of a room full of people I was screaming "weeeeerrredddr gonnnnnnnna winnnnnnn!" As he ran it back. Then the flag and I was like bs and then I saw Willie body slam faulk I think lol.
They all felt brutal to me. There is no doubt that being one strike away from winning the WS has to be considered much worse, but that's not how it felt to me. I was crushed for weeks and scarred for years by all of them, and when I heard "there is a flag down" after Tebucky was in the endzone, I figured it was all happening again.
Tebucky looked like a bust after struggling through his first two seasons at cornerback but became a pretty solid starter for a few years after converting to free safety. Decidedly not a bust.
Yep, he never should have been a CB. He was a decent RB for 3 years at Syracuse. Switched to safety his senior year and blew up into a 1st round pick. No idea why the Pats thought he could be a CB, his entire value was in his raw athleticism.
