I am not entirely sure if the Dallas Birddogs have a shot at the Ultimini, but making the playoffs is clearly the first step. Right now Dallas is tied with 3 out of 4 teams in the south with a record of 5 and 5, and the one team ahead of them is only at 6 and 4. With 4 games left to play it's actually quite possible that the Birddogs manage a playoff berth in their first season as a team. Unfortunately they have to start the next 2 games on the road and will need to squeeze out a road win, or two to really get into the playoffs. If they lose these two on the road the best record they can end the season with would be 7 and 7, which I think is just short of what they would need to make it in. Let's say we do pull off a win on the road and win both our home games, I think we'd have a place in the playoffs for sure, but making it to the finals and winning it would be a difficult feat for a 1st year expansion team, I would be elated if we could though.
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