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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

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Big Ten: Week 12

Wisconsin (7-3 / 4-2) vs Ohio State (10-0 / 6-0) Ohio State has lost 2 of the last three games in Madison, including a 31-18 loss the last time these two teams met here.  Last year the Buckeyes won in … Continue reading

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Big Ten Preview: Week 11

Wisconsin (6-3  / 3-2) vs Indiana (4-5  / 2-3) Wisconsin has won in this game 7 straight times by an average score of 51-17, though the last time the Badgers were here they only narrowly escaped by a score of … Continue reading

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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

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Ohio State (9-0 / 5-0) / Illinois (2-6 / 0-4) The last time the Illini played Ohio State at the Horse Shoe they were shut out 30-0.  It has not been since ’07 that the Illini have defeated the Buckeyes … Continue reading

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Sully’s Six Pack of Winners – Week 9

Indiana @ Illinois (-2) In what will undoubtedly prove to be one of the more meaningless conference games this week, Sully’s CFP sees opportunity with this line.  While these are both struggling teams (2-5 each), one program has been competitive, … Continue reading

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Big Ten: Week 9

Michigan State 4-4 / 1-3 @ Wisconsin 6-2 / 3-1: This is the third time these team have met in the past year. In 2011, they played two great games, both coming down to the final seconds to determine the winner. … Continue reading

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Big Ten: Week 8

Minnesota 4-2 & 0-2 @ Wisconsin 5-2 & 2-1: Minnesota has not won in Madison since the 1994 season, dropping 8 straight in Mad Town by an average of 20 points. The Badgers are coming off their best performance of the year, … Continue reading

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Big Ten: Week 7

Wisconsin 4-2 @ Purdue 3-2: This weekend is Purdue’s Homecoming and the Boilers have played well on Homecoming Weekends … winning 12 of the last 17. That said, the Badgers have beaten the Boilermakers six straight times and last year, … Continue reading

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Sully’s Six Pack of Winners Week 6

Michigan State vs Indiana Our game simulator has Michigan State edging Indiana in 6 out of the 8 possible game determining categories we use, and with good reason.  Indiana is not a very good football team, and considering the fact that … Continue reading

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