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TWD Saturday Night Thread/Saturday Sports Thread #3 For 12/7/13: BCS is Saved in Its Final Year

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It will be FSU vs Auburn in the title game; Michigan State defeats Ohio State for Big 10 title BREAKING: The BCS is saved in its final year. It goes off in a blaze of (lucky) glory. — Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) December 8, 2013 Questionable decisions by Urban Meyer is what lead to the Spartans winning the Big 10 title for the first time in like forever, and Ohio State to not play in the BCS title game again.  More to come in a bit.    "I was shooting for stars, on a Saturday night." Ohio State is on the comeback trail against Michigan State, ties it at 17 as the 3rd quarter goes on. 

Sports Saturday Thread #2 For 4/3/10: The Final Four Thread

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Photo from ESPN Sheed will be his way with the full preview in a second of Michigan State-Butler, but here are my simple predictions: I just don't think that Michigan State, even with their possible rebounding advantage over the Bulldogs, will be able to overcome the lost of Kalin Lucas for another game. Shelvin Mack I think will have a field day against Corey Lucious. My thoughts on the second game will come when that game starts up. ( And again, Sheed's full preview will be up soon .)

4/6/09- TWD's Agenda For The Day: NCAA Final Two Title Game Preview

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Photo from ESPN (Arguably the two fastest point guards in America will duel again tonight) After their meeting in December (which has been talked about in ad nauseum more than tying in the "emotional" lift Michigan State has given the city of Detroit with their play), only few would have thought that the Spartans would be standing with the Tar Heels on the final night of the season. The stage was set for the Big East to reign supreme, with the Tar Heels being the only ones that could stop the powerhouse conference (and even if there is no representative form the Big East in the final game, you would be foolish to dismiss it as still not being the best conference, or the one with the most supreme depth). Nevertheless, the mastery of Tom Izzo, along with Travis Walton Velcro-like defending and the Achilles heels of almost all the number one seed Big East teams (free throw shooting) has led to those celebrating the fact that the much ballyhooed "toughest conference ever...