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An avid observer of the Southland Conference, Plotkin has covered the conference for College Sporting News since 2007.

In addition to his involvement with CSN, Plotkin maintains a vote in the Sports Network FCS Top 25 poll while also voting annually for the Walter Payton, Buck Buchanan and Eddie Robinson Awards.

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    Mission Accomplished: Frisco

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    jplotkin
    , 02-26-2010 at 03:26 PM (Speaking of the Southland)
    The NCAA had a decision to make this week regarding the Division I Football Championship game.

    Would Chattanooga, Tenn., the host for the last 13 years retain their hosting duties or could Frisco, Texas earn the rights to host the game?

    Around mid-day, a [url=http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400&ATCLID=204896128]press release from the NCAA[/url] began to circulate with the lead of, "Frisco, Texas, has been selected as the ...
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    A Look at the Chattanooga-Frisco 'Title Fight'

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    jplotkin
    , 01-28-2010 at 06:38 PM (Speaking of the Southland)
    An article in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press declared that a [url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/28/title-game-fight-heating-up/?sportscollege]"title game fight is heating up"[/url].

    The only fight comparable to the one writer Jon Frierson describes is S.D. Jones making his way to the ring to face King Kong Bundy at the original Wrestlemania. For those who do not follow the wonderful world of wrestling, it was a one-sided brawl with Bundy defeating "Special ...
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