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Category Archives: C-USA

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 |

Non AQ Conference Updates Week 4

Sun Belt Conference Florida International 1-2 has invited a 3-0 Louisville to Miami and FIU Stadium for this Saturday afternoon clash. These teams have met only once … last year … with the Cardinals prevailing over the Panthers, 24-17. Troy … Continue reading

Posted in Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana, Middle Tennessee, South Alabama, Sun Belt, Troy, ULM |

Sun Belt Update

The Sun Belt is up against it this week… to put it mildly….  Troy is at Mississippi State (SEC), Louisiana Lafayette travels to Stillwater to challenge Oklahoma State (Big 12), Western Kentucky heads over to Lexington to battle Kentucky (SEC), Arkansas … Continue reading

Posted in Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana, Middle Tennessee, South Alabama, Sun Belt, Troy, ULM |

Conference-USA Update

This week C-USA members are challenging three BCS Conference teams… UAB travels to Columbia, South Carolina to take on the Gamecocks, Houston heads west to tangle with the UCLA Bruins in the Rose Bowl, while SMU hosts Texas A&M @ … Continue reading

Posted in C-USA, East Carolina, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF, UTEP |

Let The Games Begin

SEC: South Carolina @ Vanderbilt  The Gamecocks are giving the Commodores 6 to 6 1/2 on the Vegas Hot Sheets. The game is in Nashville and Vandy has not been in a bigger game in years… I am interested in … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, Connecticut, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, South Carolina |

Sully Talking Stuff

Big Ten: The conference has elected to stay at 8 conference games as opposed to the 9 that was floated for consideration by the AD’s. I think this is a good decision! Given the the 2014 playoff system that is … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Big Ten, C-USA, Florida State, Notre Dame, PAC 12, Penn State, USC, Wisconsin |

Sully Talking Stuff

Wisconsin: Jordan Kohout, a defensive tackle for the Badgers has left the team for medical reasons. Last spring he began to experience migraine headaches and a recent MRI has revealed that he actually has suffered two minor strokes! Kohout appeared in … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, PAC 12, SEC, Sun Belt, SWAC |

SEC Schedule for 2012

The vaunted SEC, winner of 6 straight BCS National Championships has released its schedule for 2012. In presenting the schedule and trying to demonstrate a relative perspective of its challenges, we have divided opponents into three categories: 1) BCS opponents … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, Clemson, Colonial Athletic Association, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, MAC, MEAC, Mississippi State, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Notre Dame, Ohio Valley, Ole Miss, SEC, South Carolina, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, SWAC |

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 |

Penn State vs Houston

Penn State has not faced anything like the passing attack that Case Keenum and the Houston Cougars are bring to today’s TicketCity Bowl. The 444 yards (1st in the NCAA) of passing offense that PSU must defend is a long … Continue reading

Posted in Big Ten, C-USA, Houston, Penn State |