Tcafla Cy Youngs win total will NEVER be broken

Neither will Denny McLain's 31 wins, although that's not the record. No one will approach 30 wins again, they barely get that many starts.

    propman Pete Maravich's 3 yr collegiate scoring avg of 44.x per game without benefit of 3 pt line.

    There's a kid from Detroit Mercy just fell 3 points shy of Pete's record. UD may buy their way into some unknown tournament so he gets another game to break the record. Kinda sad. Plus it took him 5 years to do it. He got an extra year because of covid. 60 extra games! Same as Pete, his daddy coached the team so he could shoot all he wanted even though he was only shooting 40%.

        UCLA's TEN NCAA basketball championships in eleven years (1964-1975), including SEVEN in a row from
        1967-1973, under coach Johnny Wooden. Can't see that ever being beaten, esp. with the transfer portal,
        players entering the NBA draft after one or two years in college, etc.

          In that class of records that will never be broken (for many reasons) is Tiger Woods:

          3 straight USGA Junior Amateurs FOLLOWED by 3 straight USGA Mens Amateurs.

          Even 2 straight of either of those would be amazing these days.
          Disclaimer: Not a Tiger FanBoy. 😉

          fatshot True that this will never be done again, but remember that for at least most of that time, the field was only 16 teams. So it only required four wins in a row, rather than six. Also nobody went to the pros early.

            Cy Young is the most unbreakable, I think.

            rsvman2

            rsvman2 Five years, a shot clock, and the three-point shot. Not even close to Pistol Pete.

            .... And I'm pretty sure Pistol Pete only played 3 years -- as freshmen weren't eligible to play varsity back then.

                  propman correct and he shot over 44% and had 28 games with 50 pts or more

                  The crazy thing is, Pete took more shots in 3 years then the Detroit kid did in 5 and 60 extra games. There's a few who guys could have approached Pete's record if their daddy's coached the team and they could shoot at will. Pete was the perfect storm. Great talent and Daddy giving him the green light.

                      garyt1957 would imagine the sec had some stuff competition even back then. Also, have to assume pistol may have been double teamed a few times

                          propman would imagine the sec had some stuff competition even back then. Also, have to assume pistol may have been double teamed a few times

                          Actually, other than Kentucky it was pretty weak. No doubt Pete was an all time great but would you sign to play for a school where you knew a guy was going to shoot 40 times a game? That alone probably kept LSU from getting good talent and why Pete never won a thing in college, or the pros for that matter.

                              I'd say Cal Ripken's streak of 2,632 consecutive games started will never be touched. Currently, players take a day off if their 401K takes a hit & most players are not involved in that many games over 16 seasons. Heck, it's tough to have a 16 year career.

                              Pete's Dad and Tiger's Dad have some distinct similarities. Both lived vicariously through their sons and really pushed them to greatness. Both Pete and tiger had some hidden secrets and drug use and maybe weren't as happy as they could have been had they led a normal life.

                              UnholyDefenestrator78 Cal Ripkens consecutive game streak is untouchable. Though the other records seem very unlikely, anything can happen in a season. With all of the rest days, you may never have a baseball player hit 230 in a row, let alone 2,300
                              **Sorry, I did t see that bogeypro posted essentially the same thing.