Category Archives: Northern Illinois
MAC vs FCS & Power Conferences
The Mac heads into the 2014 season with 13 teams (7 in the East Division & 6 in the West), this will be the last year with that number, as U-Mass has announced that they will be leaving the MAC … Continue reading
Posted in Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, MAC, Miami OH, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, U-Mass, Western Michigan
SDCCU Poinsetta Bowl Utah State & NIU 2013
Bowl History: The original Poinsettia Bowl was first played in 1952 and featured the champions of the Eastern and Western Military Bases against one another. Bolling Air Force Base defeated San Diego Naval Training Center, 35-14, on December 20, 1952! This … Continue reading
Posted in 2013/2014 Bowl Games, MAC, Mountain West, Northern Illinois, Utah State
Mid-American Conference East Division SNEAK PREVIEW
Young Sully (YS) & Old Sully (OS) met over popcorn to preview the Mid American’s East & West divisions . We agreed the two best teams in the league are Bowling Green & Northern Illinois, where we disagreed is on who … Continue reading
Posted in AAC, Akron, Austin Peay, Ball State, Baylor, Big 12, Big South, Big Ten, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Colonial Athletic Association, Connecticut, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, James Madison, Kansas State, Kent State, Liberty, Louisiana, LSU, MAC, Maine, Marshall, Miami OH, Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, Penn State, SEC, Stony Brook, Toledo, U-Mass, UCF, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan, Wisconsin
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 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
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
Bowl History: This Bowl began in 2008 (formally known as the magicJack Saint Petersburg Bowl) today the official name of the bowl is … St.Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef ‘O’ Brady. The first game was played between South Florida & Memphis … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, AAC, Ball State, Big Ten, Indiana, Kent State, MAC, Missouri, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Ohio State, South Florida, Toledo
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Bowl History: This Bowl began in 1997, (formally known as the Humanitarian Bowl) Conference tie-ins … WAC Champ vs a team from the MAC. Cincinnati beat Utah State in the Bowl’s inaugural game, 35-19, while the defending champion from Ohio University, also, beat Utah … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, Ball State, MAC, Mountain West, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, SWAC, Toledo, Utah, Utah State, Wisconsin
Sully’s Six Pack of Winners
Northern Illinois 11-1 / 8-0 -6.5 vs Kent State 11-1 / 8-0: These two teams come into this game having won a combined 21 straight games … NIU 11 and Kent 10! Both teams lost to a BCS affiliate … … Continue reading
Posted in ACC, Alabama, Big 12, Big Ten, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kent State, MAC, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma, SEC, TCU, Wisconsin
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