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The College Football Playoff Gets Bigger, But is it Better?

The College Football Playoff (CFP) is a system that was designed to crown a national champion of NCAA Division I FBS football, but it has been the leading cause for debate the last decade.  It was originally created in 2014 to take over the previous BCS (Bowl Championship Series) system, which was a pretty boring way of selecting teams based upon polls, rankings, and algorithms to determine who were the two most qualified teams to compete in the national championship.  While this system took a lot of criticism at the time, and rightfully so, it only took us 10 years to criticize the 4-team playoff format that we currently had, up until 2024.  The leading cause for debate around the world for the 4-team playoff format was that it lacked not including everybody. It was the same teams, same names, and same conferences year in and year out.  For example, Alabama appeared in the playoff eight times, Clemson seven times, Ohio State six times, and the Georgia Bulldogs and O...
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Behind the Stats: The Unsung Hero of Duquesne Basketball

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PITTSBURGH – In late June of 2023 Jim Duzyk received a phone call from fellow friend and Duquesne SID Dave Saba about a position opening up after 26 years.  What Duzyk would come to realize is that the job Saba was referring to, was his own.  On July 10th of 2023 Dave Saba would announce his retirement from Duquesne Athletics as the Men’s Basketball Sports Information Director. A position he had held since 1997, and would conclude before the start of the 2023-24 Men’s Basketball Season.  The opportunity arose for Duzyk after spending 25 years at Robert Morris University as the Sports Information Director for the Men’s Basketball program, but what people don’t know is that basketball isn’t even Duzyk’s favorite sport.  Duzyk grew up loving the game of baseball and still does to this day. He went to college at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and decided to walk-on to the baseball team as a freshman.  Although, Duzyk ultimately decided that after a year he wante...
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The Steel Curtain vs the Dawg Pound

Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2, 1-0 AFC North) at Cleveland Browns (2-8, 1-1), Nov. 21st, 8:15 p.m.   Mike Tomlin (181-102-2) vs Kevin Stefanski (39-38)  Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland.  DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR SHOWDOWN : There is a rivalry within the rivalry between T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett , who are the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year winners of both the 2023 season and the 2021 season. When Garrett won the award, Watt felt disrespected and posted “Nothing I’m not used to” on his social media page. Watt had more sacks (19) than Garrett (14) last season, and this season currently leads him with half a sack more than Garrett. Watt also has 4 Forced Fumbles to Garrett’s 2, and 27 Solo tackles to his 21. During the week both players made comments to the press saying they don’t play against each other directly, and want their respective teams to come out with the win.  TALE OF THE TAPE: The Steelers are just 1-3-1 in their past five away games to Cle...
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The Steel Curtain vs the Dawg Pound

  Pittsburgh Steelers (8-2, 1-0 AFC North) at Cleveland Browns (2-8, 1-1), Nov. 21st, 8:15 p.m.   Mike Tomlin (181-102-2) vs Kevin Stefanski (39-38)  Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland.  DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR SHOWDOWN : There is a rivalry within the rivalry between T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett , who are the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year winners of both the 2023 season and the 2021 season. When Garrett won the award, Watt felt disrespected and posted “Nothing I’m not used to” on his social media page. Watt had more sacks (19) than Garrett (14) last season, and this season currently leads him with half a sack more than Garrett. Watt also has 4 Forced Fumbles to Garrett’s 2, and 27 Solo tackles to his 21. During the week both players made comments to the press saying they don’t play against each other directly, and want their respective teams to come out with the win.  TALE OF THE TAPE: The Steelers are just 1-3-1 in their past five away games...
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Duquesne Survives Scare Against Mercyhurst 31-17

  Duquesne wide receiver Joey Isabella scores a touchdown to help Duquesne beat Mercyhurst 31-17. By Conlan O’Donoghue.      Duquesne Survives Scare Against Mercyhurst 31-17       PITTSBURGH – On the first Saturday of November, Mercyhurst University was looking to get their first Division-I win since November 1st, 1997, when it upset Robert Morris University. Unfortunately for the Lakers, Duquesne University didn’t trail for too long, with wide receiver Joey Isabella scoring a game-changing touchdown in the third quarter that would turn the momentum , and help the Dukes seal the victory.     Duquesne beat Mercyhurst in a thriller on Saturday afternoon 31-17 at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh, PA. The Dukes overcame the potential upset from the Lakers thanks to a momentum - shifting touchdown from wide receiver Joey Isabella, as well as a pair of touchdowns scored by his teammate, running back Ja M ario Clements.     Clements and I...
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