Hockey: Canadiens (76-79), Islanders (80-84) and Oilers (84-90)
Football: Cowboys, Steelers, and Niners
Baseball: The Big Red Machine
Pro Hoops: Lakers and Celtics
College Hoops: UCLA
College FB: N/A
Since 1990, the only dynasty that comes to mind are the Chicago Bulls and Tiger Woods.
Here's my theory why:
GREED (and Boredom)
No Coaches: Bear Bryant coached Alabama for like 30 years and he won National Championships galore. He was probably the richest guy (and most well known) in the whole state of Alabama. Do you think $8 million a year and being beloved by the state of Alabama will keep Nick Saban at Alabama? Doubt it. Eventually winning a couple national championships won't be enough and he'll move onto a higher paying higher profile pro job.....no dynasty for the Tide.
No Players: If a team wins a ton of games and a championship, even if they are the NYY, they still won't have the cash to keep all of their talent. The way professional sports leagues are set up with salary caps and free agency it is nearly impossible to assemble a dynasty. The Edmonton Oilers had assembled the greatest string of players, won championships with ease....one small problem, Peter Pocklington (the Oilers owner) went bankrupt in doing so. So what did he do? He sold his great asset to the LA Kings....Wayne Gretzky to save his own ____.
No Administration: Don't just blame the players and coaches. If you assemble a great team whether it be a great college or pro team, you will be in demand. If you are a pro sports GM and your team wins, you then get greedy and want to be president of the team (see Andy McPhail), which means you don't do anything except start every sentence with, "when I was in _______", and no one argues with you. Shoot sign me up for that job.
Potential Dynasties: The NYY have a legit shot...they have the players, the pitching, a pretty solid manager, and decent admin. The Lakers do to...great player (Kobe), great coach (Phil Jackson) and a respectable GM (Kupchak).
Renewed Dynasty: Some of the greatest men in history have fallen prey to the sword of a woman. Funny how he had it all: talent, administration (the best advisors in the world), coaching, passion, etc.....his greed was just shown in a different light. A recovered Tiger Woods will be scary. I can't wait see what he does now that he has been humbled....he may best Jack's 18 Majors faster than anyone would have ever predicted.
False Dynasties: 'bama....no chance (see above), Pittsburgh Penguins (no money to sustain see Oilers), NFL.....impossible, College Hoops.....impossible.
Am I missing anyone, any team? Or am I just missing it?
Editors Note (yeah, I'm big time now I have a guy who reads it before it goes out): Jimmie Johnson - NASCAR, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer - Tennis, and NYY in the mid 90's would all qualify (man, I hate the Yankees).
