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Michigan State And The Biggest NCAA Tournament Upsets Ever

Having grown up a few minutes from the Michigan State campus, I’m a little bit upset about today’s upset. After two decades of Michigan State coach Tom Izzo’s amazing record in post-season play, we Spartan fans had grown to assume this was the sort of thing that only happens to Duke. But No. 2-seeded Michigan […]

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Michigan State And The Biggest NCAA Tournament Upsets Ever

Having grown up a few minutes from the Michigan State campus, I’m a little bit upset about today’s upset. After two decades of Michigan State coach Tom Izzo’s amazing record in post-season play, we Spartan fans had grown to assume this was the sort of thing that only happens to Duke. But No. 2-seeded Michigan […]

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Each Team’s Chances Of Winning The College Football Playoff

The college football playoff committee has returned its verdict: No. 1 Clemson, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Michigan St., No. 4 Oklahoma. Here’s what those final seedings mean for each team’s championship odds, according to FiveThirtyEight’s model: PROBABILITY OF… TEAM MAKING FINAL NAT. TITLE Oklahoma 66% 41% Alabama 68 34 Clemson 34 15 Michigan St. […]

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