Sully's Big Blog! Commentary on College Football, Weekly Games, And Strange Statistics!

Category Archives: Arizona

PAC 12 vs the Power Conferences (PC)

Unlike the B-10 (14 teams) or the B-12 (10 teams) the PAC 12 thinks numbers matter, evidenced by their history of having the number of teams in their league be reflective in what they call themselves. The conference was formed … Continue reading

Posted in Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, PAC 12, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State |

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

Posted in ACC, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Bethune-Cookman, Big 12, Big Sky, Big South, Big Ten, Boston College, Cal Poly, California, Clemson, Colonial Athletic Association, Colorado, Duke, Eastern Washington, FBS Independents, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Indiana State, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Lamar University, LSU, Maine, MEAC, Miami FL, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri, Missouri Valley, NC State, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Nicholls University, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Northern Arizona, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, PAC 12, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Presbyterian, Purdue, Sacramento State, Sam Houston State, Samford, SEC, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Stanford, SWAC, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Tennessee-Martin, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCLA, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia, Western Carolina, Wisconsin, Youngstown State |

PAC 12 South Division Sneak Preview 2014

PAC 12  South Division 1. UCLA: The Bruins have taken advantage of USC probation and scholarship reduction to the point where they are favored to win the South Division in 2014. That’s the good news for UCLA, the bad news is … Continue reading

Posted in Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, PAC 12, UCLA, USC, Utah |

AdvoCare V100 2013 Independance Bowl Boston College vs Arizona

Bowl History: The Independence Bowl became one of the First Bowls to recognize the significance of using a sponsor’s name in the official bowl title  …..  to generate more $’s in off-setting the economic costs of running a college football bowl game! Thus … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, ACC, Arizona, Boston College, PAC 12 |

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

Posted in AAC, ACC, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Big 12, Big Ten, Boston College, BYU, California, Cincinnati, Clemson, Colorado, Connecticut, Duke, FBS Independents, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, LSU, Memphis, Miami FL, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, PAC 12, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, SEC, SMU, South Carolina, South Florida, Stanford, Syracuse, TCU, Temple, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCF, UCLA, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin |

FBS Independents: Notre Dame

We will present the FBS Independents in a little different format then the conference previews. The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame are up first! Notre Dame  ND vs the American Athletic Conference (AAC)  The Irish open their season against Temple… … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, Big 12, Big Ten, BYU, FBS Independents, Michigan, Michigan State, Mountain West, Navy, Oklahoma, PAC 12, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Stanford, Temple, USC |

Conference-USA West Division Sneak Preview

Young Sully (YS) & Old Sully (OS) met in the Wuasau Mall and discussed C-USA over heart-healthy Subs, from none other than that famous institution, Subway, you know, the joint that thinks it’s in New York! That’s ok, we got … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Arizona, Army, Ball State, Big 12, Bowling Green, C-USA, Colorado State, FBS Independents, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Houston, Iowa State, Jackson State, Kansas, Louisiana Tech, MAC, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Mountain West, NC State, Ohio, Oklahoma State, PAC 12, Rice, SEC, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Sun Belt, SWAC, Syracuse, Texas A&M, UAB, ULM, UTEP, UTSA |

Mountain West Conference, West Division Sneak Peek

The Mountain West has a new look in 2013, for the first time in its history it will feature two divisions (West & Mountain) and will have a championship game in early December! The league has taken some big hits … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, AAC, ACC, Air Force, Arizona, Army, Big 12, Big Sky, Big Ten, Boise State, BYU, Cal Poly, Central Michigan, Colorado, Colorado State, Eastern Illinois, FBS Independents, Florida State, Fresno State, Hawaii, MAC, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Nevada, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, Oregon State, PAC 12, Sacramento State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Stanford, TCU, UC Davis, UNLV, USC, Utah State, Western Illinois, Wyoming |

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

Posted in Arizona, Arizona State, Army, Auburn, Boise State, Boston College, BYU, California, Central Arkansas State, Colorado, Colorado State, Eastern Washington, Fresno State, Hawaii, Idaho State, Illinois, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicholls University, Northern Arizona, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, PAC 12, Portland State, Sacramento State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Southern Utah, Stanford, Tennessee, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Utah, Utah State, Washington, Washington State, Weber State, Wisconsin, Wyoming |

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

Bowl History: The Bowl was established in 1971 and has been played annually since that time! From 1971 to 2006 the event was held @ Sun Devil Stadium, in 2007, the game was moved to its present lacation, University of Phoenix … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, USC, Washington, West Virginia |