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Category Archives: Western Michigan

MAC vs FCS & Power Conferences

The Mac heads into the 2014 season with 13 teams (7 in the East Division & 6 in the West), this will be the last year with that number, as U-Mass has announced that they will be leaving the MAC … Continue reading

Posted in Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, MAC, Miami OH, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, U-Mass, Western Michigan |

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

Posted in AAC, Akron, Austin Peay, Ball State, Baylor, Big 12, Big South, Big Ten, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Colonial Athletic Association, Connecticut, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, James Madison, Kansas State, Kent State, Liberty, Louisiana, LSU, MAC, Maine, Marshall, Miami OH, Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, Penn State, SEC, Stony Brook, Toledo, U-Mass, UCF, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan, Wisconsin |

Mid-American Conference: West Division Sneak Preview

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) has 13 teams in the league, seven in the East Division (Ohio, Kent State, Miami OH, Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, & Massachusetts & 6 in the West Division (Northern Illinois, Ball State, Toledo, Central Michigan, Western … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Akron, Army, Ball State, Big Sky, Big Ten, Bowling Green, Buffalo, C-USA, Central Michigan, Colgate, Colonial Athletic Association, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, FBS Independents, Florida, Howard University, Illinois State, Iowa, Kent State, MAC, MEAC, Miami OH, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, NC State, New Hampshire, Nicholls University, Northern Colorado, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Penn State, Purdue, SEC, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, Tennessee-Martin, Toledo, U-Mass, UNLV, Virginia, Western Michigan |

Big Ten: 2013 Sneak Preview

The Super Bowl each & every year signals the end of the  football season … & what that means @ Sully’s CFP is that it is time to start to look forward to what the 2013-14 college football season will … Continue reading

Posted in Akron, Arizona State, Big Ten, Bowling Green, Buffalo, BYU, California, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Eastern Michigan, Florida A&M, Illinois, Indiana, Indiana State, Iowa, Iowa State, Kent State, Maine, Miami OH, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Missouri State, Navy, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, San Diego State, San Jose State, South Dakota State, South Florida, Southern Illinois, Southern Miss, Syracuse, U-Mass, UCLA, UNLV, Virginia, Washington, Western Illinois, Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Youngstown State |

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

Bowl History: The Bowl game was established in 1997 and was known as the Motor City Bowl until 2009 when Little Caesars took over sponsorship. The first five games (1997 to 2001) were played @ the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, Arkansas State, Ball State, Iowa, Kent State, MAC, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Sun Belt, Toledo, Western Michigan |

BCS vs FBS 2012

The Football Bowl Subdivision (NCAA Classification) is made up of 11 conferences and four independents … 124 teams make up the FBS. All of these teams must award 85 scholarships to keep that classification! Six of the conferences (ACC, Big … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Air Force, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, Ball State, Baylor, Big 12, Big Ten, Boise State, Boston College, C-USA, California, Charleston Southern, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Clemson, Colonial Athletic Association, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware State, Duke, Florida, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Florida State, Fresno State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Howard University, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kent State, Kentucky, Louisiana, LSU, MAC, Marshall, MEAC, Michigan, Michigan State, Middle Tennessee, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Northeast Conference, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, PAC 12, Patriot League, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Presbyterian, Purdue, San Diego State, SEC, South Alabama, South Carolina, South Florida, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Stanford, Sun Belt, SWAC, Syracuse, TCU, Temple, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, The Citadel, Toledo, Troy, ULM, Utah, Utah State, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia, Western Michigan, Wisconsin |

MAC Update

The Mid American Conference (MAC) is stepping up and taking on four BCS conference opponents (all Big Ten Teams), Western Michigan is @ Minnesota, Eastern Michigan is @ Purdue, Ball State visits Indiana, Massachusetts is in the Big House against … Continue reading

Posted in Akron, Ball State, Big Ten, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, MAC, Miami OH, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, U-Mass, Western Michigan |

Big Ten Schedule for 2012

As the Big Ten enters its second year of divisional play here is a breakdown of the schedule. We will evaluate the relative strength of the schedules by placing opponents into three constructed levels; 1) Bowl Championship Series (BCS) teams … Continue reading

Posted in Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, Big Ten, Boise State, C-USA, California, Colonial Athletic Association, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana Tech, MAC, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, PAC 12, Penn State, Purdue, SEC, Sun Belt, SWAC, UCLA, Western Michigan |

AQ Conference Bowl Results

As the college bowl season nears its end, let’s see which of the AQ leagues is winning and which is not… ACC:  Boston College, not bowl eligible; Clemson, pounded by West Virginia, 70-33; Duke, not bowl eligible; Florida State, beat Notre Dame, … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Big 12, Big Ten, Boise State, Boston College, California, Cincinnati, Clemson, Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Navy, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, PAC 12, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SEC, South Carolina, South Florida, Syracuse, Texas, UCLA, Utah, Virginia, Western Michigan, Wisconsin |

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Western Michigan Broncos (7-5) vs Purdue Boilermakers (6-6)

This Bowl began in 1997 and is the only FBS (Division 1) Bowl played in the Midwestern United States. The game’s intent is to pit the MAC against the Big Ten (although the Big Ten has played in the game … Continue reading

Posted in Arizona State, Big Ten, Illinois, Indiana, MAC, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ole Miss, Penn State, Western Michigan |