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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 |

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

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

Sully’s Six Pack of Winners Week 7

West Virginia 5-0 -4 @ Texas Tech 4-1: These teams have not met since 1937 … so nothing to be learned from a recent contest! Oklahoma scored 41 against a Tech defense that looked a step slow in trying to defend … Continue reading

Posted in Auburn, Florida, Iowa State, Kansas State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, West Virginia |

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

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

Big Ten Update and best Game in Week 6

Illinois 2-3 @ Wisconsin 3-2: This is an interesting game! The Illini are bad … they have given up 87 points in their last two losses; (La Tech 52-24 and PSU 35-7). While the Badgers are a disappointment …. they could easily … Continue reading

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

Big Ten Update and Best Game in Week 5

Wisconsin 3-1 @ Nebraska 3-1 The Badgers have gone to Lincoln twice over the years with not very good results. In 1965, they got hammered 37-0 and went back for more in 1973, only to lose a close game, 20-16! Further, the … Continue reading

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

Sully’s College Football Wrap Up

What We Learned: Florida State is good.  Even better than we thought, in fact.  While they did start a bit slow tonight with a bad fumble and two missed field goals in the first half, they exploded for a 35-3 … Continue reading

Posted in ACC, Alabama, Big Ten, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Houston, Iowa, LSU, MAC, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, PAC 12, SEC, South Carolina, Wisconsin |

Sully’s Six Pack of Winners Week 3

Western Kentucky 1-1 @ Kentucky 1-1: Sully’s CFP has picked Kentucky in each of the past two weeks…. and with 1-1 results… We like them again… an SEC team giving a Sun Belt team only 7 points… That said… Louisiana … Continue reading

Posted in #4 Sully's CFP Six Pack of Winners, Big 12, Big Ten, Boston College, Kentucky, MAC, Minnesota, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio, San Diego State, SEC, Sun Belt, Virginia |

Big Ten Best & Worst Games of Week 2

Best Game: Central Florida @ Ohio State is one of many interesting games this week in the Big Ten ….. Wisconsin @ Oregon State, Illinois @ Arizona State, Iowa State @ Iowa, Vanderbilt @ Northwestern, Air Force @ Michigan, Nebraska @ UCLA, … Continue reading

Posted in Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, Big Ten, Illinois, Iowa, MAC, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, SWAC, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin |