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Matt Williams
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Salem News sports VP. The Franchise. Doing big business I live this. 2x CNHI MVP. Maine Black Bear. Dream Try Do Good #StrikeOutALS
- Saugus has rehired Jeff Natalucci as its boys hockey coach, hosting a new co-op I'm told Peabody's co-op with Swampscott will continue and should have sustainable numbers even without the Sachem contingent
- In 2012, every Massachusetts school voted on creating an expanded football playoff because not enough teams were qualifying statewide. In 2012, 74 teams statewide made it. In 2027, it goes to 72. FEWER playoff teams than we voted out 15 years ago
- So under this new 2027 football playoff If you’re No 10 in Division 1 (and maybe 2), you might win the Super Bowl If you’re No 10 in Divisions 3-8, you don’t deserve to make the playoffs Seems real fair
- Bishop Feehan destroyed two undefeated teams as a 14 seed in 2022. And that was in D2. And that's off the top of my head. So bad argument. First round blow outs way worse in hockey, lax, and we're not cutting those fields.Replying to @MattWilliams_SNWhen has a 9-16 in this format ever done anything?Football is very is different from other sports, after top 2 or 3 seeds there's a big dropoff. The first-round games in the football playoffs are a joke.
