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Category Archives: Mountain West

Mountain West Conference, West Division Sneak Peek

The Mountain West has a new look in 2013, for the first time in its history it will feature two divisions (West & Mountain) and will have a championship game in early December! The league has taken some big hits … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, AAC, ACC, Air Force, Arizona, Army, Big 12, Big Sky, Big Ten, Boise State, BYU, Cal Poly, Central Michigan, Colorado, Colorado State, Eastern Illinois, FBS Independents, Florida State, Fresno State, Hawaii, MAC, Minnesota, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Navy, Nevada, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ohio Valley, Oregon State, PAC 12, Sacramento State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Stanford, TCU, UC Davis, UNLV, USC, Utah State, Western Illinois, Wyoming |

AAC (American Athletic Conference) Sneak Preview

You have to love the confusion that all these conference realignments are creating, the Big Ten has twelve teams (soon to be 14), the Big Twelve has ten teams and recently stated they do not want to go back to … Continue reading

Posted in AAC, ACC, Akron, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Big Ten, Buffalo, BYU, C-USA, Cincinnati, Colonial Athletic Association, Connecticut, Duke, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, FBS Independents, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Fordham University, Fresno State, Houston, Illinois, MAC, McNeese State, MEAC, Memphis, Miami FL, Miami OH, Michigan, Michigan State, Middle Tennessee, Montana State, Norfolk State, Northwestern State, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio Valley, Penn State, Purdue, Rice, SMU, South Carolina, South Florida, Southern University, TCU, Temple, Tennessee-Martin, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Towson, UCF, UTSA |

ACC Coastal Division Sneak Preview

The ACC’s Coastal Division is made of seven teams; Miami, Georgia Tech (GT), Virginia Tech (VT), Virginia, Duke, University of North Carolina (UNC) & Pittsburgh. The Atlantic Division, reviewed in a previous blog, also has 7 teams; North Carolina State, … Continue reading

Posted in ACC, Alabama, Alabama A&M, Army, Bethune-Cookman, Big Ten, Boston College, BYU, C-USA, Clemson, Duke, FBS Independents, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisiana Tech, MEAC, Miami FL, Middle Tennessee, Mountain West, Navy, NC State, Nevada, North Carolina, Notre Dame, PAC 12, Pittsburgh, Savannah State, SEC, South Carolina State, South Florida, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, SWAC, Syracuse, The Citadel, Troy, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest |

ACC Atlantic Division Sneak Preview

The ACC is on the rise and well should be given its location in the Southeastern part of the United States! The states in this region (in particular, Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina) are fast becoming the unquestioned best … Continue reading

Posted in Army, Bethune-Cookman, Big Ten, Boston College, Central Michigan, Clemson, Connecticut, Duke, Florida International, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisiana Tech, MAC, MEAC, Miami FL, Mountain West, NC State, Nevada, North Carolina, Northeast Conference, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Presbyterian, Richmond, Savannah State, SEC, South Carolina, South Carolina State, Southern Conference, Sun Belt, Syracuse, The Citadel, Troy, ULM, USC, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wagner University, Wake Forest, Western Carolina |

PAC 12 Sneak Preview

The PAC 12 is a Conference that emphasizes speed, quickness, talent, and skill, in Sully’s CFP view, all true! Yet, the national perception of the league is that, while it has these attributes in abundance, it lacks the toughness to compete with the “Big Boys of … Continue reading

Posted in Arizona, Arizona State, Army, Auburn, Boise State, Boston College, BYU, California, Central Arkansas State, Colorado, Colorado State, Eastern Washington, Fresno State, Hawaii, Idaho State, Illinois, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicholls University, Northern Arizona, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, PAC 12, Portland State, Sacramento State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Southern Utah, Stanford, Tennessee, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Utah, Utah State, Washington, Washington State, Weber State, Wisconsin, Wyoming |

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 |

SEC: 2013 Sneak Preview

Sully’s CFP staff which consist of Young Sully (YS) & Old Sully (OS) met in the kitchen… (over burgers) to analyze the “Mighty SEC” for the 2013 season! The SEC is divided into two 7 team divisions …. in the East Division, we … Continue reading

Posted in Alabama, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, Austin Peay, Bowling Green, Chattanooga, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Furman University, Georgia, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kent State, Kentucky, Louisiana, LSU, Miami FL, Miami OH, Mississippi State, Missouri, Murray State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Rice, Sam Houston State, Samford, SEC, SMU, South Alabama, South Carolina, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Miss, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Toledo, Troy, U-Mass, UAB, UCF, UTEP, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington State, Western Carolina |

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 |

Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman

Bowl History: This bowl was founded in 2008, previously known as the EagleBank Bowl (in its’ planning stages it was to be called the Congressional Bowl … played @ DC’s RFK). EagleBank is a Washington D.C. financial institution which sponsored the … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, MAC, Mountain West, San Diego State, SWAC, Utah State |

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

Bowl History: This Bowl came into existence in 2002 and has been played every year since its inception @ Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawai’i! The game is played either on Christmas Day or on Christmas Eve Day (one exception … in 2007, the … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 / 2013 Bowl Game, Baylor, Boise State, C-USA, Fresno State, Mountain West, San Diego State, TCU, Texas |