Posts Tagged ‘playoffs’

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ACC Commissioner Thinks Playoff Is Here

ACC commissioner John Swofford told ESPN.com that “considerable progress” had been made towards a playoff as 11 FBS Commissioner's and Notre Dame's AD head into their meetings Wednesday in Chicago. This is leaving many optimistic that a 4 team BCS playoff is coming soon. “I have some hope and a certain level of confidence,” Swofford [...]

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Big 12 Likes 4 Team Playoff

There has been talk of the BCS being a 4 team play off. The other day the SEC was in favor of it, and now the Big 12 is supporting the idea. Right now, they are presenting different variations of a 4-team playoff system at conference meetings around the country. “We're in favor of taking [...]

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One Last Jab at Odom

The Mavericks took one last jab at banished teammate who was essentially kicked off the team earlier this year after questions about his commitment. After the Mavs season ended after being swept by Oklahoma City Thunder earlier they were left to split up a playoff bonus of $281,937 for making the playoffs with the 7th best [...]

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A New Red River Rivalry

For years, Texans and Oklahomans have been familiar with the phrase “Red River Rivalry.” Having a father and sister who graduated from Texas, and myself being a Oklahoma Sooner, am familiar with this concept. But in the past it’s been strictly limited to college sports between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma. [...]

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Mavs Down 0-2 vs OKC

Well the Mavs have dropped the first two games in the playoff series against I-35 foe, and rival Oklahoma City Thunder. And by dropped, I mean literally dropped, they had an opportunity to win both games in Oklahoma City and come back to Dallas ahead 2-0, or even with a 1-1 split. I had originally [...]