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Football playoffs shouldn't be reseeded after upset

Gregg Sarra

Newsday Columnist Gregg Sarra

Gregg Sarra is a sportswriter for Newsday.

It's pure manipulation. The coaches have tried to formulate an outcome rather than just letting the teams decide the outcome on the field during the football playoffs. It is known as reseeding. And it stinks.

The reshuffling of teams after the quarterfinal round of playoffs based on seed is not fair to the lower-seeded teams. Once teams qualify for the playoffs, and seeds are earned, they...

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