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Welcome to the 2015 Season

Grading the P5 Conferences That have 14 Members (SEC, B-10, & ACC) By Strength of Non-Conference Scheduling SEC:  The SEC’s East Division (7 teams) takes on 6 P5 opponents, Vanderbilt and Missouri, do not play a team from a power … Continue reading

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Big Ten VS Power Conferences

Big Ten Vs ACC, Big 12, PAC 12 & SEC The Big Ten is now a directionally driven, 2 division conference, identified by the headings of East & West. Personally, I prefered the Leaders (building for the future) & Legends … Continue reading

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FBS Power Conferences vs FCS in 2014

As you may know, FCS programs may give up to 63 scholarships, they may give fewer but not more. Also, teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) may portion the 63 scholarships out, among 85 players, but not more than … Continue reading

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Big Ten West Division Sneak Preview 2014

Big Ten Conference West Division 1. Wisconsin: The Badgers return only 8 starters (3 on defense) from a year ago, are shaky at QB, and open the season @ Reliant Stadium in Houston TX against perennial SEC West power, LSU. … Continue reading

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Sully’s College Football Page Week 13 Wrap-Up

No. 1 Alabama 49, Chattanooga 0 No. 2 FSU 80, Idaho 14 No. 3 Baylor 17, No. 11 Oklahoma State 49 No. 4 Ohio State 42, Indiana 14 No. 5 Oregon 16, Arizona 42 No. 6 Auburn Bye Week No. 7 … Continue reading

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Sully’s CFP: Six Pack of Winners; Week Ten

# 6 Pick; Blatz, Milwaukee’s Finest ….Ohio State @ Purdue +31:  OSU has not won in West Lafayette in six years and the Boilers & Bucks have split the last 4 games and in fact, Purdue should have won 3 … Continue reading

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Sully’s College Football Page, What’s Up

Best Receiving Duos in the country: Clemson’s: Martavis Bryant & Sammy Watkins; Texas’: Mike Davis & Jaxon Shipley; Fresno State’s Davante Adams  & Isaiah Burse; Miami’s: Phillip Dorstett & Rashawn Scott; Vanderbilt’s Jordan Matthews & Chris Boyd; Ole Miss’: Donte Moncrief … Continue reading

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Mid-American Conference East Division SNEAK PREVIEW

Young Sully (YS) & Old Sully (OS) met over popcorn to preview the Mid American’s East & West divisions . We agreed the two best teams in the league are Bowling Green & Northern Illinois, where we disagreed is on who … Continue reading

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AAC (American Athletic Conference) Sneak Preview

You have to love the confusion that all these conference realignments are creating, the Big Ten has twelve teams (soon to be 14), the Big Twelve has ten teams and recently stated they do not want to go back to … Continue reading

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PAC 12 Sneak Preview

The PAC 12 is a Conference that emphasizes speed, quickness, talent, and skill, in Sully’s CFP view, all true! Yet, the national perception of the league is that, while it has these attributes in abundance, it lacks the toughness to compete with the “Big Boys of … Continue reading

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