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Bowl Game Projections are up on Site

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Championship Week: MAC & C-USA

MAC Northern Illinois 11-1 / 8-0 vv Kent State 11-1 / 8-0: This is the best season the Mac has had in years. Other than the SEC Championship …. Alabama vs Georgia … this may well be the next best Conference … Continue reading

Posted in C-USA, Kent State, MAC, Marshall, Northern Illinois, Tulsa, UCF |

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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MAC Update

The Mid American Conference (MAC) is stepping up and taking on four BCS conference opponents (all Big Ten Teams), Western Michigan is @ Minnesota, Eastern Michigan is @ Purdue, Ball State visits Indiana, Massachusetts is in the Big House against … Continue reading

Posted in Akron, Ball State, Big Ten, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, MAC, Miami OH, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, U-Mass, Western Michigan |

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 |

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 |

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

This Bowl was formally known as the Humanitarian Bowl and is played in Boise, Idaho at Boise State’s, Bronco Stadium (33,000) each year. The Humanitarian Bowl began in 1997 and it name was changed just this past year to the … Continue reading

Posted in MAC, Northern Illinois, Ohio, SWAC, Utah State |

Big Ten Game of the Week

Wisconsin 6-0 @ Michigan State 6-1: These teams have played 4 of the past 5 years, including 4 straight meetings. In 07, Wisconsin outscored MSU, 37-34, 1n 08, the Spartans survived the Badgers, 25-24, in 09, State’s rally fell short, … Continue reading

Posted in Big Ten, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Wisconsin |

Wisconsin vs Northern Illinois @ Soldier Field

Last Saturday, I was in Chicago for the Wisconsin NIU Game and who do I see but a group of Arizona State fans wondering down Jackson street — probably headed to Union Station / AMTRAK and on to Champaign. I … Continue reading

Posted in Arizona State, MAC, Northern Illinois, PAC 12 |