Young Sully (YS) & Old Sully (OS) met in the Wuasau Mall and discussed C-USA over heart-healthy Subs, from none other than that famous institution, Subway, you know, the joint that thinks it’s in New York!
That’s ok, we got lost navigating around this conference more than once… who left, who stayed, & and who entered is enough to keep even college football junkies like us scrambling to predict these games with a healthy degree of accuracy!
Ok, let’s roll!
Tulsa
Non-Conference Games: The Golden Hurricanes take on Bowling Green (MAC) & Oklahoma (Big 12) on the road and battle Colorado State (MWC) & Iowa State (Big 12) @ home. YS thinks 1-3 beating only Bowling Green, coming up short against the Big 12 teams, OU & ISU and a shocking loss to CSU. OS says, ‘hold the horses’ the Golden Hurricanes, do go 1-3, but beat ISU in Ames while losing to Bowling Green in Ohio.
Divisional Games: Like other C-USA teams, Tulsa plays 6 divisional games, three @ home and three on the road. The Hurricanes take on Rice, University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) & University of North Texas (UNT) @ home and travel to Tulane, University of Texas El Paso (UTEP), & Louisiana Tech. YS thinks 6-0 in divisional play while OS believes 6-0 is right on, playing Rice at home is the key… the Canes are simply better than the rest of the division.
Conference Cross-Over Games: Tulsa has a difficult conference cross-over schedule, playing, what Sully’s CFP consider to be the two best team’s in the East Division of C-USA. The ‘Canes travel to East Carolina (ECU) & play host to Marshall! YS has the Golden Hurricanes going 2-beating the best the East Division has to offer Marshall & ECU. OS thinks 1-1, beating Marshall but falling @ ECU!
Over-All Record: YS 9-3 in 2013, while OS thinks 8-4!
Rice
Non-Conference Games: The Owls hit the road to take on Texas A&M (SEC) & New Mexico State (FBS Independent), while welcoming Kansas (Big 12) & Houston (AAC) to Rice Stadium. YS The Owls NC is schedule is difficult and the 1-3 record is reflective to that end. OS concurs, Rice falls to the three BCS opponents, A&M, Kansas, & Houston, while beating NMS!
Divisional Games: Rice plays @ Tulsa, UTSA & North Texas and has invited UTEP, UTSA, & Tulane to ‘get in on’ in Houston! YS & OS agree Rice goes 5-1, losing to only Tulsa. The Tulane game is @ Rice Stadium or the prediction would have been 4-2!
Conference Cross-Over Games: The Owls have drawn favorable conference cross-over opponents, as they play Florida Atlantic University (FAU) at home & University of Alabama @ Birmingham (UAB) in Birmingham’s Legion Field! YS & OS see this as a no brainer, 2-0, the Owls have their way against two of the weaker teams in the East!
Over-All Record: YS & OS believe 8-4, Rice’s NC schedule keeps them from double digit wins in 013!
Tulane
Non-Conference Games: The Green Wave host Jackson State (FCS / SWAC) & University of South Alabama (USA) (Sun Belt Conference) and take to the airways to play @ Syracuse (ACC) & Louisiana Monroe (ULM) fromthe Sun Belt Conference. YS has the ‘Wave’ going 2-2, losing to Syracuse & ULM while beating USA & Jackson State, OS says absolutely, 2-2, ULM beats Tulane last year 63-10 & while Tulane is a much better team, they are not “that much better” & the game is @ ULM!
Divisional Games: Tulane challenges North Texas, Tulsa, & UTEP at home and then heads for Louisiana Tech, UTSA, & Rice to complete their divisional road trips! YS & OS think 4-2 for the Green Wave, falling to Tulsa & Rice while taking care of business against UNT, UTEP, La-Tech & UTSA!
Conference Cross-Over Games: Tulane welcomes ECU to New Orleans & later in the year, the”Wave’ crashes into the Florida Coast to take on FAU. YS & OS agree 1-1, Tulane falls to ECU while surviving FAU, the Green Wave has lost 11 straight away games.
Over-All Record: YS & OS are reading from the same page on this one, Tulane goes 7-5 in 2013!
Louisiana Tech
Non-Conference Games: The Bulldogs take on NC State (ACC) & Kansas (Big 12) on the road, welcome Lamar (Southland Conference) to Joe Aillet Stadium, & take on Army (FBS Independent) in Dallas. YS thinks 2-2, the Bulldogs beat Lamar & Army, OS says 1-3, as Army beats La Tech in Dallas!
Divisional Games: La-Tech heads for the follwoing cities, El Paso (UTEP), Houston (Rice) and San Antonio (UTSA) in away divisional battles and challenges Tulane, North Texas, & Tulsa at home! YS believes the Bulldogs will go 2-4 in divisional play, while, OS thinks La Tech’s win ove Tulane, gets them to 500, 3-3, in 013!
Conference Cross-Over Games: The Bulldogs play Florida International University (FIU) in Miami and open the gates to Joe Aillet Stadium for Southern Miss. YS & OS concur, 1-1, as Louisiana Tech finds a way against FIU, on the road while falling short vs Southern Miss @ home.
Over-All Record: YS & OS believe that La Tech goes 5-7 in O13 and will be at home for the holidays!
North Texas
Non-Conference Games: The Mean Green hits the pavement to battle Ohio & Georgia and then settle in at home, ‘to have at’ Idaho & Ball State! YS & OS are all over this, 1-3, The Mean Green handle only Idaho in their NC games!
Divisional Games: North Texas has wheels up for Tulane, Louisiana Tech, & Tulsa and rolls out the Welcoming Mat for Rice, UTEP, & UTSA. YS & OS believe UNT goes 2-4 in divisional play, beating UTEP & UTSA @ home.
Conference Cross-Over Games: The Mean Green meet the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State Uinversity (MTSU) in Denton, TX and then travel Hattiesburg to tee it up against Southern Miss. YS has the mean Green at 0-2, while OS thinks it is 1-1, UNT beats MTSU @ home.
Over-All Record: YS has UNT @ 3-9 for the 2013 canpaign and OS says, not so fast, the Mean Green goes 4-8 in the coming season!
UTEP
Non-Conference Games: The Miners welcome New Mexico (MWC) as their sole NC game @ home while traveling to New Mexico State (FBS Independent), Colorado State (MWC), & then head to College Station to get it on with Texas A&M! YS says the Miners go 1-3 in NC tilts, beating only New Mexico State. OS agrees, 1-3, New Mexico & Colorado State are simply better than UTEP and A&M is a whole lot better!
Divisional Games: The Miners have invited UTSA, La-Tech, & Tulsa to the wild west town of El Paso and then hitch up the wagan and roll on down the road to battle Rice, North Texas & Tulane! YS & OS think UTEP beats only in-state rival, UTSA, & finishes divisional play @ 1-5.
Conference Cross-Over Games: UTEP welcomes FIU to the Sun Bowl and later in the season, heads for Murfreesboro to balttle MTSU! YS & OS have UTEP @ 1-1, beating FIU at home but falling to MTSU on the road!
Over-All Record: YS & OS agree the Miners finish the 2013 season @ 3-9 and are watching, not playing, in the second season!
UTSA
Non-Conference Games: The Roadrunners hit the streets and back alleys as they head for New Mexico & Arizona and fire up the pop corn machine, as they welcome Oklahoma State & Houston to San Antonio! YS & OS concur, 0-4, this is a disaster for UTSA, only the New Mexico game will resemble a game and then, only for a while!
Divisional Games: UTSA hit the road to challenge UTEP, Tulsa & North Texas and will make a stand (last seems appropriate) at the Alamodone to fight off Rice, Tulane & Louisiana Tech! YS & OS could not find a divisional win for the Roadrunners, however, we did find a ton of “Roadkill”, 0-6 in 2013!
Conference Cross-Over Games: In cross-over games, UTSA plays Marshall on the road and UAB in San Antonio! YS & OS have the Roadrunners losing both cross-over games!
Over-All Record: YS & OS, sad to say, did not find a win for UTSA in the 2013 season, 0-12!
Conference-USA, West Division vs Non Conference Opponents:
YS: 8-20, vs BCS 0-12, vs FBS 7-7, FCS 2-0
OS: 7-21, vs BCS 1-11, vs FBS 4-10, FCS 2-0
YS How they arrived at 8-20: Tulsa 1-3, vs BCS 0-2, vs FBS 1-1, FCS 0-0, Rice 1-3, vs BCS 0-3, vs FBS 1-0, vs FCS 0-0, Tulane 2-2, vs BCS 0-1, vs FBS 1-1,vs FCS 1-0, Louisiana Tech 2-2, vs BCS 02, vs FBS 1-0, vs FCS 1-0, North Texas 1-3 vs BCS 0-0, vs FBS 1-3, vs FCS 0-0, UTEP 1-3 vs BCS 0-1, vs FBS 1-2, vs FCS 0-0, & UTSA 0-4 vs BCS 0-3, vs FBS 0-1, vs FCS 0-0!
OS How they arrived at 7-19: Tulsa 1-3, vs BCS 1-1, vs FBS 0-2, FCS 0-0, Rice 1-3, vs BCS 0-3, vs FBS 1-0, vs FCS 0-0, Tulane 2-2, vs BCS 0-1, vs FBS 1-1, vs FCS 1-0, Louisiana Tech 1-3, vs BCS 0-2, vs FBS 0-1, vs FCS 1-0, North Texas 1-3, vs BCS 0-0, vs FBS 1-3, vs FCS 0-0, UTEP 1-3, vs BCS 0-1, vs FBS 1-2, vs FCS 0-0, & UTSA 0-4, vs BCS 0-3, vs FBS 0-1, vs FCS 0-0!
Divisional Statdings:
YS: Tulsa 6-0, Rice 5-1, Tulane 4-2, Louisiana Tech 2-4, North Texas 2-4, UTEP 1-5, & UTSA 0-6
OS: Tulsa 6-0, Rice 5-1, Tulane 4-2, Louisiana Tech 3-3, North Texas 2-4, UTEP 1-5, & UTSA 0-6
Conference Statdings:
YS: Tulsa 8-0, Rice 7-1, Tulane 5-3, Louisiana Tech 3-5, North Texas 2-6, UTEP 2-6, & UTSA 0-8
OS: Tulsa 7-1, Rice 7-1, Tulane 5-3, Louisiana Tech 3-5, North Texas 3-5, UTEP 2-6, & UTSA 0-8
Over-All Record for 2013
YS: Tulsa 9-3, Rice 8-4, Tulane 7-5, Louisiana Tech 5-7, North Texas 3-9, UTEP 3-9, & UTSA 0-12
OS: Tulsa 8-4, Rice 8-4, Tulane 7-5, Louisiana Tech 5-7, North Texas 4-8, UTEP 3-9, & UTSA 0-12
Conference-USA Championship Game:
YS: has an 8-0 Tulsa, the West Division Champ vs a 7-1 Marshall, the East Division Winner, this game is a rematch from the November 14th encounter. The first game was played on Tulsa’s home field, H.A. Chapman Stadium where YS had Tulsa winning the first game & he believes nothing has / will change, Tulsa wins the C-USA championship in 2013!
OS: has East Carolina @ 8-0 and a 7-1 Tulsa, the winner in the West via the Golden Hurricanes win over Rice, also finishing conference play at 7-1! The first meeting was played in Greenville, NC, November 9th, with the Pirates winning their Homecoming Game. This time the Golden Hurricane sinks the Pirate ship and carries off C-USA Spoils. Its Tulsa Tine in 013!
Next up Sun Belt Conference Preview
Share on Twitter
Share on Facebook
Subscribe