Sentences with phrase «big championship game»

If they have to choose between watching the big championship game and finishing a work project, then they'll likely just catch the highlights the next day.

Nicky sees some potential in the rookie, so he invites her to join his crew as they swindle, cheat, and steal from all the unsuspecting tourists and football fans at the big championship game in New Orleans.

Villanova opened up as 6.5 - point favorites over Michigan, the biggest championship game spread since Duke was favored by seven points over Butler in 2010.

over Michigan, the biggest championship game spread since Duke was favored by seven points over Butler in 2010.

Not exact matches

The bigger problem is adding yet another game to the schedule of the two teams that reach the championship game, making their seasons 16 games long.

The Big 12 doesn't have a championship game, but these two contests will decided which team reigns supreme.

Ohio State will be No. 2 going into conference - championship weekend, and the Buckeyes should be set up to advance to the BCS title game with a win over Michigan State in the Big Ten championship.

The College Football Bowl season is nearing an end, with the big BCS championship game coming up on Monday, January 10, 2011.

If Kansas State is to maintain its national championship aspirations, its unpredictable, Tarkentonesque quarterback Michael Bishop (3,150 total yards) must convincingly lead the Wildcats, 11 - 0 but No. 3 in the Bowl Championship Series standings, past Texas A&M (10 - 2 and ranked No. 10) in the Big 12 title game at the TWA Dome in St. Louis.

Kansas hasn't received much respect this season as a legitimate contender, finding itself as a 1.5 - point underdog in the Big 12 tournament championship game against West Virginia and a 3 - point underdog in the Elite Eight against No. 2 Duke.

To Hawthorne pubs so full of Ale The 39th street boys begin to wail We hear that sound it is sooo mellow That fugitive thought he'd hide like jello Melotowns not a town in Tennessee It's Portlandia's face easy to see To basketball gods we lay at your feet No Dame that's not right your not worthy but big game James was a faker That's right Dame your a amker and taker of championship rings for Melotowns bride Portlandia's laid back appeal will take in stride Go Blazers!

Two Stars, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, were at the top of their games; two teams were playing for the NFC championship, but all the big plays were on one side of the ball.

The sixth - seeded Musketeers completed their surprising run to the Big East championship game with a nerve - wracking 65 - 63 upset of Georgetown on Friday.

But the Big 12 decided to add a conference championship game for next season, even though it only has 10 teams and no divisions, in part because the conference believed it would improve its chances of making the Playoff.

The Bison earned an automatic bid to the 2018 big dance by winning the Patriot League championship game in dominating fashion over Colgate, 83 - 54.

That's what has happened in preparation for this year's national championship game, as Ohio State will get a big advantage over Oregon this week, according to ESPN's Brett McMurphy:

The Michigan State Spartans are 13 - 1 straight up and 12 - 2 against the spread over their last 14 games according to the OddsShark College Basketball Database, helping the team earn a Big Ten championship and a two - seed in the NCAA Tournament.

The winner will join the Oklahoma - Oklahoma State Bedlam winner (OU's the big winner of the week, vaulting all the way from No. 7 after beating TCU and maybe even putting itself in the top group) and possibly Baylor in the holding pen; the Bears and Cardinal would also have games during conference championship weekend (and Stanford would have a real chance to impress against USC or UCLA), but the others in this group would be sitting and waiting.

Tempers flared during Saturday night's Big Ten Tournament championship game between the Indiana Hoosiers and Purdue Boilermakers.

The haze burned off and Bradley, serendipitously paired in the finale with Brendan Steele, with whom he would attend the NFL's big game, cruised to a final - round 4 - under 67, a T17 finish, and the euphoria of the Pats» fourth world championship.

The Jayhawks won the Big 12 conference tournament for the third time in six seasons, earned a share of the Big 12 regular season title for the 14th straight year, and are now in the Final Four with the hope of reaching their second national championship game since 2012.

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However, the biggest condition of the agreement was the establishment of an AFL - NFL championship game.

Kliff Kingsbury's team would move to 8 - 0 and 5 - 0 in Big 12 play, and it would have a shot at a Big 12 championship and a BCS bowl game, perhaps even an at - large bid.

Pitino told his U of L team after a five overtime loss to Notre Dame on Feb. 9 that he wanted them to win the last seven games of the regular season, then the Big East Tournament title and then the national championship.

It's standard procedure for every player to get tested prior to the Big 10 championship game, and Spence's family says he was shocked when his drug test came back positive.

With two remaining games for the Wolverines in the regular season (@Penn State and Ohio State), Michigan still has a shot at taking home the Big Ten East division championship.

Montana wound up winning the game and will face Eastern Washington in the Big Sky Conference tournament championship game.

After winning the Big Ten championship, the Wolverines have won two consecutive games in the NCAA Tournament, including an impressive upset against 2 - seed Louisville.

LIU - Brooklyn: The Blackbirds will be making their return to the big dance, after defeating No. 1 seed Wagner, 71 - 61, in the NEC championship game.

The Big 12 must add two teams and a conference championship game!

The odds are pretty good that we're looking at a Big Ten championship game of Wisconsin vs. the Ohio State - Michigan State winner.

Although he was largely bottled up in the Big Ten championship game (15 carries for 41 yards and no touchdowns), the 1,847 yards and 13 touchdowns he put up as a true freshman qualify him as one of the year's premier breakout players.

Wisconsin clinched the Big Ten West in Week 11, and Ohio State ensured Saturday that it'll meet the Badgers in the conference championship game, Dec. 2 in Indianapolis.

Although the Big 12 has not held a Conference Championship game since 2010, there are still six FBS conferences hosting championship games this week — all of which will be played on a neutral field with the exception of the Conference USA Championship.

Could Oklahoma or Oklahoma State, with a Big 12 championship but without a win in a 13th game?

The Nebraska job asks that its coach consistently dominate most of the Big Ten West, hold his own against Wisconsin, and very occasionally knock off the best from the East in the conference championship game.

Before the 1988 Big East championship game, he intercepted a pizza intended for guard Jason Matthews and shared it with Porter, leaving the famished Matthews the crusts.

Arsenal has been the same for the past decade and probably this season gonna be same all same old stories — to make my story short, right now we are way behind teams say Real Madrid they way they dominated Bercelona on those three games i do nt know about Arsenal if we can stand a chance and biggest problem facing Arsenal has been recruitment of quality players — when we need atleast 5 new players we always brings in 1 or 2 and starting convincing ourselves we gonna win championship if we loose those two of our new players is the same old Arsenal i just do nt know what to say any more

SAN ANTONIO — Before Michigan became the hottest team in college basketball and rode a 14 - game winning streak to a Big Ten tournament title and the national championship game against Villanova, the team's captains gathered at the end of a grueling summer looking for a bonding exercise.

The biggest downside to watching Villanova bask in the afterglow of last Monday's domination of Michigan in the national championship game was pondering the empty months ahead.

The 2017 college football conference championships games are right around the corner, prompting oddsmakers at BetDSI to post lookahead lines for the biggest potential championship matchups.

The 1963 NCAA title game between Loyola of Chicago and Cincinnati was surely one of the most memorable in tournament history: It was the last title game to be decided in overtime; the last one before UCLA began its intimidating reign of 10 championships, including seven in a row, over the next 12 years; the first one to be played under a lucrative new six - year television contract that launched college basketball into the big - money era; and, most significantly, the first in which the majority of players on both sides were black — or, as most of the nation was still saying back in March of 1963, Negro.

«The moment was big, the crowd was big, playing in the championship game last year, I thought that we would be more poised... The more Northeastern made big shots, we started to press and guys thought «Hey, I got ta go out there and make a play,» and it actually hurt us.»

This week's analysis examines the championship games for the ACC, Big Ten, Pac - 12 and SEC.

Some of the strongest factors related to success and «peak performance» in championships across all major sports include: big game experience, leadership (from star players and coaches / managers), consistency and error control.

Walker put the Huskies on his back for one of the greatest March runs in college basketball history, first winning five games in five days to capture the Big East tournament title, and then winning six more straight to earn a national championship.

He also had a big interception in the North Coast Section championship game the week prior to playing Milpitas.

Also, there's always going to be an ACC and Big 12 conference, there's too much value in media rights (television), sporting events (championship games, tournaments and auto - bids) and logistics (travel).

Although administrators talk frequently about having a level playing field for playoff candidates, Dodds said he is not concerned about the Big 12 being pressured by administrators from other leagues to add a championship game.