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We dive into a chaos-heavy sports week where FCS seeding flips, MLS redraws the calendar, and World Cup qualifying opens doors for surprise entrants. The stakes spike across rivalry games, while a few programs and federations make bold, risky bets on timing, talent, and identity.

• South Dakota State’s slide and what the committee values
• Bracketology snapshots, seeds, and the real bubble
• Rivalry week impact: Brawl of the Wild, Lehigh–Lafayette, Harvard–Yale
• MEAC decider in Dover and Celebration Bowl path
• FBS vs FCS upsets worth monitoring and why they matter
• MLS’s fall-to-spring pivot and USL’s opportunity
• International breaks, player availability, and transfer timing
• CONCACAF chaos: Suriname and Curacao push for first World Cup trips
• UEFA qualification pressure points and Nations League backdoors
• NHL pulse check: pace-setters, slides, and the Sweden series

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We jump from a blizzard bicycle kick in the Canadian Premier League to Premier League plot twists, break down VAR’s chaos and card rules, and map a MEAC race that might come down to a coin toss. FCS upsets, Maction midweek, NHL surprises, and vertical streaming tests round it out.

• Premier League swings with Tottenham’s draw, Arsenal dropping points, Chelsea’s youth, Newcastle’s away woes
• VAR speed vs precision, penalties vs offsides, simulation and card suspensions
• Canadian Premier League final in the snow and a stunning bicycle kick
• Bundesliga and La Liga notes, Bayern’s late quality, Sunderland’s grit
• FCS upsets, Youngstown State rally, North Dakota’s potential
• MEAC tiebreakers, Celebration Bowl paths, and coin flip scenarios
• Maction returns with Wagon Wheel and midweek slates
• Division II and III mascot gems and logo talk
• Ducks’ early surge, Hurricanes’ form, NHL snapshots
• NWSL expansion to Atlanta and local support

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We trade a weekend of strange results for clear takeaways: selection bravery beats reputation, and November exposes single-gear teams. Chelsea edge Spurs, Palace punch above their weight, USL signals pro/rel intent, and the FCS blows up the bracket with a signature upset.

• Chelsea’s shape outworks Spurs’ caution
• Palace’s pressing and cup bite unsettle bigger clubs
• City’s overreliance on Haaland flagged again
• Wolves’ vacancy and manager profiles assessed
• Europe’s midweek stress tests and form checks
• USL hires Tony Scholes to drive promotion-relegation
• Premier League playoffs debate squarely tackled
• FCS: Indiana State stuns SDSU, ranking ripples
• Tarleton-ACU thriller, Youngstown State’s warning shot
• Next week’s FCS slate and live-watch candidates
• NHL notes: Ducks grow up, Rangers start hot

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