Thread: Most Hated Teams in History

Two Detroit franchises made Sports Illustrated's list of the top 25 most-hated teams in sports history.

The 1988-89 "Bad Boys" Pistons came in at No. 2, just behind the "winner," the 1986 University of Miami football team. Also, the 1909 Tigers -- led by legendary meanie Ty Cobb -- checked in at No. 24.



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Loved those Bad Boy Teams!

Originally Posted by satjay

Two Detroit franchises made Sports Illustrated's list of the top 25 most-hated teams in sports history.

The 1988-89 "Bad Boys" Pistons came in at No. 2, just behind the "winner," the 1986 University of Miami football team. Also, the 1909 Tigers -- led by legendary meanie Ty Cobb -- checked in at No. 24.



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Loved those Bad Boy Teams!

Amazing .....

No yankees, No Cowboys, those are the two that I would think would be right up there.
Notre Dame ?

Cowboys were 3rd and yanks were 5th, but they chose particular years, I was thinking over all ...

Yea, you would think ND would be there??

Here are the complete rankings:

1. 1986 University of Miami football

2. 1988-89 Detroit Pistons

3. 1992 Dallas Cowboys

4. 1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers

5. 1978 New York Yankees

6. 2007 New England Patriots

7. 1993-94 New York Knicks

8. 1976 Oakland Raiders

9. 1989-90 UNLV basketball

10. 1998-99 Manchester United

11. 1990 University of Miami football

12. 1991-92 Duke basketball

13. 1986 New York Mets

14. 1972 Soviet Union Olympic basketball

15. 2005 Southern California football

16. 1974 Oakland Athletics

17. 1993 Notre Dame football

18. 1976 East Germany women's swimming

19. 1919 Chicago White Sox

20. 2004 United States Olympic basketball

21. 2000-01 Portland Trail Blazers

22. 2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs

23. 1983-84 Georgetown basketball

24. 1909 Detroit Tigers

25. 2010-11 Miami Heat

Miami Heat....Really come on, dont know if there "Hated"

What would be a hated list without Duke!

Originally Posted by satjay

Miami Heat....Really come on, dont know if there "Hated"

What would be a hated list without Duke!

JEALOUSY!! LMAO!! A team that yet to play a Single minute of the season...and the make the ALL TIME list??!!

Jealousy and envy....plain and simple!

Those two words ALSO apply to the fans that voted for these team. What is the common denominator....MOST to all of the teams, were either champions or almost champions.

I LOVE that The U had TWO teams in the list!

5. 1978 New York Yankees

There's my most hated team of all time.... Why?


Because they kicked the CRAP out of my team the last month of the 1978 season, and oh yeah, Bucky Bleepin' Dent!!!

All kidding and bias aside, that Yankees team was in one word.............. CLUTCH!!!

Interesting that no Celtics or Lakers teams (a combined 33 championships) are on that list............

Originally Posted by salsadancer7

JEALOUSY!! LMAO!! A team that yet to play a Single minute of the season...and the make the ALL TIME list??!!

Jealousy and envy....plain and simple!

Page hits, plain and simple.

Why do you think polls like this are created??They have to generate traffic to their sites on slow days and nothing generates discussion more than "all time" lists...