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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 12: 2013 Sneak Preview

The Big 12 currently has 10 teams while the Big Ten has 12, a somewhat confusing scenario buried deep in the logic of marketing a brand name. Sully’s CFP is good with it and is moving on, 10 is 12 & 12 … Continue reading

Posted in Baylor, Big 12, Boise State, Buffalo, BYU, Colorado, Georgia State, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Lamar University, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Rice, SMU, South Dakota, Southeastern Louisiana State, Stephen F. Austin State, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech, U-Mass, ULM, UTSA, West Virginia, William & Mary |

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 |

Discover Orange Bowl

Bowl History: This Bowl was first played in 1935 and has been held annually since the bowl’s inaugural game!  The initial game was played on January 1, 1935, when Bucknell beat Miami of Florida, 26-0! The Orange Bowl celebrated its 75th anniversary in the … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, ACC, Ball State, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kent State, MAC, Miami FL, NC State, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Virginia, Virginia Tech |

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 |

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

Posted in Big Ten, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin |

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

Posted in Big Ten, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin |

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 |

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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

Posted in Big Ten, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin |

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

Posted in Big Ten, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin |