During a prior item for SportingNews.com, I took a look at the six 2007 playoffs teams that might not make it back to the postseason in 2008, based on the reality that there’s a 50-percent turnover rate when it comes to qualifying for the Super Bowl tournament.

Recognizing an opportunity to milk two more columns from this particular cow, I persuaded the powers-that-be to allow me to expand the concept into a three-part series.  Part 2 looks at six non-playoff teams that won’t fill the spots on the dance card to be vacated by half of the 2007 field.  Part 3 will try to peg the half-dozen teams that didn’t make it in 2007, but that will do so in 2008.

Thanks to an apparently ssssssslow news Sunday, Yahoo! has picked up Part 2, and plopped it onto the front page of the site.  The proof appears below.

Though we appreciate the exposure, the fine folks at Yahoo! have now guaranteed that I’ll spend the rest of the day sifting through angry e-mails from the fans of the six teams listed in the article.

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