2012 BOWL CHALLENGE (STAGE 1) December 15th games: Post by NOON on 15th.

Saturday, December 15th
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GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL (3 POINTS)
1:00 Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Arizona 49 Nevada 48
Correct pick:  EVERYONE


FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL (2 POINTS)
4:30 Toledo (9-3) vs. #22 Utah State (10-2) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Utah State 41 Toledo 15
Correct pick:  EVERYONE

2012 BOWL CHALLENGE (STAGE 2) Dec. 20th - Dec. 26th games: Post by 8:00 pm on Dec. 20th

Thursday, December 20th


SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (5 POINTS)
8:00 Brigham Young (7-5) vs. San Diego State (9-3) ESPN
Final Score:  Brigham Young 23 San Diego State 6
Correct picks:  Chuck, Craig, Nick, Will
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Friday, December 21st


BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL (2 POINTS)
7:30 Ball State (9-3) vs. Central Florida (9-4) ESPN
Final Score:  Central Florida 38 Ball State 17
Correct picks:  EVERYONE
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Saturday, December 22nd


R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL (3 POINTS)
12:00 East Carolina (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) ESPN
Final Score:  Louisiana-Lafayette 43 East Carolina 34
Correct picks:  Bruce, Chuck, DGray, DGreen, Nick, Ryan,  Paul, Sean, Will

MAACO BOWL (2 POINTS)
3:30 Washington (7-4) vs. #19 Boise State (10-2) ESPN
Final Score: Boise State 28 Washington 26
Correct picks:  Bruce, Craig, DGray, DGreen, Matt, Nick, Paul, Ryan, Sean, Will
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Monday, December 24th


SHERATON HAWAII BOWL (1 POINT)
8:00 Fresno State (9-3) vs. Southern Methodist (6-6) ESPN
Final Score:  SMU 43 Fresno State 10
Correct pick:  NOBODY
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Wednesday, December 26th


LITTLE CAESARS BOWL (3 POINTS)
7:30 Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (6-6) ESPN
Final Score:  Central Michigan 24 Western Kentucky 21
Correct picks:  Matt, Sean

2012 BOWL CHALLENGE (STAGE 3) Dec. 27th- Dec. 29th games: Post by NOON on Dec. 27th

Thursday, December 27th
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MILITARY BOWL - PRESENTED BY NORTHRUP GRUMMAN (1 POINT)
3:00 #24 San Jose State (10-2) vs. Bowling Green (8-4) ESPN

BELK BOWL (2 POINTS)
6:30 Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Duke (6-6) ESPN

BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL (5 POINTS)
9:45 Baylor (7-5) vs. #17 UCLA (9-4) ESPN
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Friday, December 28th
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AdvoCare V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (2 POINTS)
2:00 Ohio (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) ESPN

RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL (6 POINTS)
5:30 Rutgers (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6) ESPN

MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS (1 POINT)
9:00 Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5) ESPN

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Saturday, December 29th
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BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL (6 POINTS)
11:45 Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6) ESPN

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (3 POINTS)
3:15 West Virginia (7-5) vs. Syracuse (7-5) ESPN

KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL (1 POINT)
4:00 Navy (8-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5) ESPN2

VALERO ALAMO BOWL (7 POINTS)
6:45 #23 Texas (8-4) vs. #13 Oregon State (9-3) ESPN

BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL (4 POINTS)
10:15 Texas Christian (7-5) vs. Michigan Sate (6-6) ESPN

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2012 BOWL CHALLENGE (Stage 4) Dec 31st- Jan. 6th Games (post by NOON on Dec 31st)

Monday, December 31st
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FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL (8 POINTS)
12:00 NC State (7-5) vs. Vanderbilt (8-4) ESPN

HYUNDAI SUN BOWL (1 POINT)
2:00 USC (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (6-7) CBS

AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL (5 POINTS)
3:30 Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3) ESPN

CHICK-FIL-A BOWL (3 POINTS)
7:30 #8 LSU (10-2) vs. #14 Clemson (10-2) ESPN

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Tuesday, January 1st
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TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL (7 POINTS)
12:00 Mississippi State (8-4) vs. #20 Northwestern (9-3) ESPN2

HEART OF DALLAS BOWL (1 POINT)
12:00 Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5) ESPNU

CAPITAL ONE BOWL (2 POINTS)
1:00 #7 Georgia (11-2) vs. #16 Nebraska (10-3) ABC

OUTBACK BOWL (5 POINTS)
1:00 #10 South Carolina (10-2) vs. #18 Michigan (8-4) ESPN

ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY VIZIO (3 POINTS)
5:00 Wisconsin (8-5) vs. #16 Stanford (11-2) ESPN

DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL (1 POINT)
8:30 #15 Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. #12 Florida State (11-2) ESPN

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Wednesday, January 2nd
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ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL (2 POINTS)
8:30 #21 Louisville (10-2) vs. #3 Florida (11-1) ESPN

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Thursday, January 3rd
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TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL (3 POINTS)
8:30 #4 Oregon (11-1) vs. #5 Kansas State (11-1) ESPN

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Friday, January 4th
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AT&T COTTON BOWL (6 POINTS)
8:00 #9 Texas A&M (10-2) vs. #11 Oklahoma (10-2) FOX

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Saturday, January 5th
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BBVA COMPASS BOWL (8 POINTS)
1:00 Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6) ESPN

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Sunday, January 6th
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GODADDY.com BOWL (5 POINTS)
9:00 #25 Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3) ESPN

2012 College Football Challenge Standings

Carroll Hoff "Beano" Cook 1931-2012

                          Overall          Last Week       Games Behind

D. Gray                99-41            7-2                        - 
D. Green              97-43            7-2                        2
Ryan                    97-43            6-3                        2
Paul                     96-44            6-3                        3
Bruce                  95-45             7-2                        4 
Craig                   92-48             5-4                        7 
Sean                   92-48             7-2                        7
Nick                    91-49             7-2                         8 
Will                     91-49             7-2                         8
Matt                    88-52             3-6                        11
Chuck                 84-56             7-2                        15

NOTE:  David Green was 10-1 in make-up games last week

       

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #14 GAMES

Friday, November 30th (9 GAMES)
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MAC Championship Game @ Detroit
7:00 #21 Northern Illinois (11-1) vs. #17 Kent State (11-1) ESPN2

PAC-12 Championship Game
8:00 #16 UCLA (9-3) at #8 Stanford (10-2) FOX

Saturday, December 1st
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12:00 #11 Oklahoma (9-2) at Texas Christian (7-4) ESPN

12:00 #23 Oklahoma State (7-4) at Baylor (6-5) FX

Conference-USA Championship Game
12:00 Central Florida (9-3) at Tulsa (9-3) ESPN2

SEC Championship Game @ Atlanta
4:00 #2 Alabama (11-1) vs. #3 Georgia (11-1)

8:00 #18 Texas (8-3)  at #6 Kansas State (10-1) ABC

ACC Championship Game @ Charlotte
8:00 #13 Florida State (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (6-6) ESPN

Big 10 + 2 Championship Game @ Indianapolis
8:00 #12 Nebraska (10-2) vs. Wisconsin (7-5)

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DAVID GREEN'S MAKE-UP GAMES (11 games)

2:00 Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern
2:00 Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion
2:00 Illinois State at Appalachian State
2:00 New Hampshire at Wofford
3:00 Middle Tennessee at Arkansas State
4:00 South Dakota State at North Dakota State
4:00 Cal-Poly at Sam Houston State
6:00 Wagner at Eastern Washington
7:00 Stony Brook at Montana State
7:00 Pittsburgh at South Florida
11:00 South Alabama at Hawaii

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #13 GAMES

Saturday, November 24th (11 GAMES)
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12:00 #19 Michigan (8-3)  at Ohio State (11-0) ABC
12:30 Miami (6-5) at Duke (6-5) ACC Network
3:00 #15 Oregon (10-1) at #15 Oregon State (8-2) Pac-12 Network
3:00 Boston College (2-9) at NC State (6-5) ESPN3.com
3:00 Maryland (4-7) at North Carolina (7-4)
3:30 #4 Florida (10-1) at #10 Florida State (10-1) ABC
3:30 #21 Oklahoma State (7-3) at #13 Oklahoma (8-2) ESPN
3:30 Vanderbilt (7-4) at Wake Forest (5-6) ESPNU
6:30 #8 Stanford (9-2) at #17 UCLA (9-2) FOX
7:00 #12 South Carolina (9-2) at #11 Clemson (10-1) ESPN
8:00 #1 Notre Dame (11-0) at USC (7-4) ABC

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #12 GAMES

Saturday, November 17th
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12:00 Northwestern (7-3) at Michigan State (5-5) ESPN2
3:05 #18 USC (7-3) at #17 UCLA (8-2) FOX
3:30 Wake Forest (5-5) at #3 Notre Dame (10-0) NBC
3:30 NC State (6-4) at #11 Clemson (9-1) ABC
3:30 #23 Texas Tech (7-3) at #24 Oklahoma State (6-3)
3:30 Duke (6-4) at Georgia Tech (5-5) ESPNU
3:30 Ohio State (10-0) at Wisconsin (7-3) ESPN2
7:00 #12 Oklahoma (7-2) at West Virginia (5-4) FOX
7:00 Tennessee (4-6) at Vanderbilt (6-4) ESPN2
8:00 #13 Stanford (8-2) at #2 Oregon (10-0) ABC

NOTE:  UNC's game (at Virginia) was omitted (like Clemson/Wake Forest a few weeks ago) cuz it is a Thursday game and THURSDAY games are a pain in da arse!

ACC Football & Hoops Stats

Straight up MOJO!!! (This is my brother... well, one of 'em)

Erin's Kindergarten Class On WRAL News!!!

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #11 GAMES

Saturday, November 10th
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12:00 #24 Northwestern (7-2) at Michigan (6-3) ESPN
12:21 Missouri (4-5) at Tennessee (4-5) SEC Network
12:30 Georgia Tech (4-5) at North Carolina (6-3) ACC Network
3:00 #11 Oregon State (7-1) at #14 Stanford (7-2) FOX
3:00 Wake Forest (5-4) at NC State (5-4)
3:30 #15 Texas A&M (7-2) at #1 Alabama (9-0) CBS
3:30 West Virginia (5-3) at Oklahoma State (5-3) ABC
7:00 Vanderbilt (5-4) at Mississippi (5-4) ESPNU
7:00 #21 Mississippi State (7-2) at #7 LSU (7-2) ESPN
7:00 #2 Kansas State (9-0) at TCU (6-3) FOX

YOU CAN NOW FOLLOW NCAA HOOPS SCORES ON THE BLOG!!!

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #10 GAMES

Saturday, November 3rd
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12:00 #16 Texas A&M (6-2) at #15 Mississippi State (7-1) ESPN
12:30 Virginia (2-6) at NC State (5-3) ACC Network
3:30 #20 Nebraska (6-2) at Michigan State (5-4) ABC/ESPN2
3:30 #23 Texas (6-2) at #18 Texas Tech (6-2) ESPN2/ABC
3:30 Boston College (2-6) at Wake Forest (4-4) ESPN3.com
7:00 #4 Oregon (8-0) at #17 USC (6-2) FOX
7:00 #13 Clemson (7-1) at Duke (6-3) ESPN2
8:00 #1 Alabama (8-0) at #5 LSU (7-1) CBS
8:00 #24 Oklahoma State (5-2) at #2 Kansas State (8-0) ABC
10:30 #22 Arizona (5-3) at UCLA (6-2) Pac-12 Network

UNC has bye this week.

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #9 GAMES

Saturday, October 27th
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12:00 Iowa (4-3) at Northwestern (6-2) ESPN2
12:30 NC State (5-2) at North Carolina (5-3) ACC Network
3:00 UCLA (5-2) at Arizona State (5-2) FX
3:30 #2 Florida (7-0) vs. #10 Georgia (6-1) @ The BIG Cocktail Party CBS
3:30 #14 Texas Tech (6-1) at #3 Kansas State (7-0) FOX
3:30 Duke (6-2) at #12 Florida State (7-1) ESPNU
3:30 Michigan State (4-4) at #25 Wisconsin (6-2) ABC/ESPN2
8:00 #5 Notre Dame (7-0) at #8 Oklahoma (5-1) ABC
8:00 #22 Michigan (5-2) at Nebraska (5-2) ESPN2
8:30 #11 Mississippi State (7-0) at #1 Alabama (7-0) ESPN

NOTE: I made a rare executive decision to leave the Wake Forest game (vs. Clemson) off the slate this week because it is a Thursday game (try to avoid them whenever possible) and because it is a BAD match-up this year. (All apologies to the Deacons)

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #8 GAMES

Saturday, October 20th

12:00 #6 LSU (6-1) at #18 Texas A&M (5-1) ESPN
12:30 Wake Forest (3-3) at Virginia (2-5) ESPN3.com
3:30 #7 South Carolina (6-1) at #2 Florida (6-0) CBS
3:30 #17 Texas Tech (5-1)  at #23 Texas Christian (5-1) ESPN2/ABC
3:30 Nebraska (4-2) at Northwestern (6-1) ABC/ESPN2
3:30 NC State (4-2) at Maryland (4-2) ESPNU
3:30 Michigan State (4-3) at Michigan (4-2) Big 10+2 Network
7:00 #4 Kansas State (6-0) at #13 West Virginia (5-1) FOX
7:00 North Carolina (5-2) at Duke (5-2) ESPNU
10:00 Washington (3-3) at Arizona (3-3) Pac-12 Network

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2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #7 GAMES

Saturday, October 13th
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12:00 Northwestern (5-1) at Minnesota (4-1) ESPN2
12:00 #15 Texas (4-1) vs. #13 Oklahoma (3-1) @Texas Fairgrounds ABC
12:30 Duke (5-1) at Virginia Tech (3-3) ACC Network
2:30 North Carolina (4-2) at Miami (4-2) ESPNU
3:30 #17 Stanford (4-1) at #7 Notre Dame (5-0) NBC
3:30 #10 Oregon State (4-0) at Brigham Young (4-2) ABC
7:00 #11 USC (4-1) at Washington (3-2) FOX
8:00 #3 South Carolina (6-0) at #9 LSU (5-1) ESPN
9:00 Tennessee (3-2) at #19 Mississippi State (5-0) ESPN2
9:00 #22 Texas A&M (4-1) at #23 Louisiana Tech (5-0) ESPNU

NOTE: NC State and Wake Forest have open dates this week

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #6 GAMES

Saturday, October 6th
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12:30 Virginia Tech (3-2) at North Carolina (3-2) ACC Network
3:00 Virginia (2-3) at Duke (4-1) FSC
3:30 #4 LSU (5-0) at #10 Florida (4-0) CBS
3:30 Wake Forest (3-2) at Maryland (2-2) ESPNU
7:00 #5 Georgia (5-0) at #6 South Carolina (5-0) ESPN
7:00 #8 West Virginia (4-0) at #11 Texas (4-0) FOX
7:30 Miami (4-1) at #9 Notre Dame (4-0) NBC
8:00 #3 Florida State (5-0) at NC State (3-2) ESPN2
8:00 #21 Nebraska (4-1) at #12 Ohio State (5-0) ABC
10:30 #23 Washington (3-1) at #2 Oregon (5-0) ESPN


Bruce's make-up (he forgot to make a play on Idaho-UNC last week):
4:00 Michigan at Purdue

Ryan & Sean's make-ups:

12:00 Boston College at Army
3:00 Arizona at Stanford
3:00 Southeastern Louisiana at UAB
3:00 Central Michigan at Toledo
3:30 Louisiana-Monroe at Middle Tennessee
5:00 New Mexico State at Idaho
7:00 Texas A&M at Mississippi
7:00 Rice at Memphis
8:00 Southern Methodist at UTEP
10:00 UCLA at California

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #5 GAMES

Saturday, September 29th
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12:00 #25 Baylor (3-0) at #9 West Virginia (3-0) FX
12:00 NC State (3-1) at Miami (3-1) ESPNU
12:30 Duke (3-1) at Wake Forest (3-1) ACC Network
3:30 Tennessee (3-1) at #5 Georgia (4-0) CBS
3:30 #14 Ohio State (4-0) at #20 Michigan State (3-1) ABC
3:30 Idaho (0-4) at North Carolina (2-2) ESPN3.com
3:30 Virginia Tech (3-1) vs. Cincinnati (2-0) at Landover, MD ESPNU
7:50 #12 Texas (3-0) at Oklahoma State (2-1) FOX
8:00 Wisconsin (3-1) at #22 Nebraska (3-1) ABC
10:00 #18 Oregon State (2-0) at Arizona (3-1) PAC-12 Network

Matt's make-ups:

12:00 Buffalo at Connecticut
12:00 Arkansas at Texas A&M
12:00 Penn State at Illinois
12:00 Minnesota at Iowa
3:30 San Jose State at Navy
3:30 Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
4:00 Arizona State at California
7:00 Texas Tech at Iowa State
7:00 UTEP at East Carolina
7:00 Western Kentucky at Arkansas State

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #4 GAMES

Saturday, September 22nd (picks due by NOON)

12:30 Army (0-2) at Wake Forest (2-1) ESPN3.com
3:00 Miami (2-1) at Georgia Tech (2-1) ESPN3.com
3:30 East Carolina (2-1) at North Carolina (1-2) ESPNU
3:30 Missouri (2-1) at #7 South Carolina (3-0) CBS
6:00 Memphis (0-3) at Duke (2-1) ESPN3.com
6:00 THE Citadel (3-0) at NC State (2-1) ESPN3.com
7:30 #18 Michigan (2-1) at #11 Notre Dame (3-0) NBC
7:50 #15 Kansas State (3-0) at #6 Oklahoma (2-0) FOX
8:00 #10 Clemson (3-0) at #4 Florida State (3-0) ABC
10:30 #22 Arizona (3-0) at #3 Oregon (3-0) ESPN

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #3 GAMES

Saturday,  September 15th (picks due by NOON)
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12:00 Wake Forest (2-0) at Florida State (2-0) ESPN
3:30 #1 Alabama (2-0) at Arkansas (1-1) CBS
3:30 North Carolina (1-1) at #19 Louisville (ABC reg.)
3:30 Virginia (2-0) at Georgia Tech (1-1) ESPNU
6:00 #18 Florida (2-0) at #23 Tennessee (2-0) ESPN
6:00 South Alabama (1-1) at NC State (1-1) ESPN3.com
7:00 NC Central (1-1) at Duke (1-1) ESPN3.com
7:30 #2 USC (2-0) at #21 Stanford (2-0) FOX
8:00 #20 Notre Dame (2-0) at #10 Michigan State (2-0) ABC
9:15 #14 Texas (2-0) at Mississippi (2-0) ESPN
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Craig & Matt's make-up games:

12:00 Northern Illinois (1-1) at Army (0-1)
12:21 Louisiana-Monroe (1-0) at Auburn (0-2)
12:30 Connecticut (1-1) at Maryland (2-0)
3:30 Navy (0-1) at Penn State (0-2)
3:30 Northern Iowa (1-1) at Iowa (1-1)
3:30 East Carolina (1-1) at Southern Miss (0-1)
3:30 Boston College (1-1) at Northwestern (2-0)
6:30 Ohio (2-0) at Marshall (1-1)
7:00 Arizona State (2-0) at Missouri (1-1)
7:00 Bowling Green (1-1) at Toledo (1-1)

2012 College Football Challenge: WEEK #2 GAMES

Saturday, September 8th
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12:00 Miami (1-0) at #21 Kansas State (1-0) FX
12:00 NC State (0-1) at Connecticut (1-0) ESPN3.com
3:00 North Carolina (1-0) at Wake Forest (1-0) ESPN3.com
3:30 #24 Florida (1-0) at Texas A&M (0-0) ESPN
4:00 #13 Wisconsin (1-0) at Oregon State (0-0) FX
7:30 #16 Nebraska (1-0) at UCLA (1-0) FOX
7:45 #7 Georgia (1-0) at Missouri (1-0) ESPN2
8:00 Vanderbilt (0-1) at Northwestern (1-0) Big Ten + 2 Network
10:30 #18 Oklahoma State (1-0) at Arizona (1-0) Pac 12 Network
10:30 Duke (1-0) at #25 Stanford (1-0) 

2012 College Football Challenge (sponsored by Just For Men) : WEEK #1 Games

Friday, August 31st
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7:30 Tennessee vs. NC State (ESPNU) @ Atlanta
8:00 #24 Boise State at #13 Michigan State (ESPN)

Saturday, September 1st
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9:00 (AM) Notre Dame vs. Navy (CBS) @ Dublin, Ireland
12:00 Northwestern at Syracuse (ESPN2)
12:30 Elon at North Carolina (ACC Network)
6:30 Liberty at Wake Forest (ESPN3.com)
7:00 #14 Clemson vs. Auburn (ESPN) @ Atlanta
7:00 Florida International at Duke (ESPN3.com)
8:00 #8 Michigan vs. #2 Alabama (ABC) @ Arlington

Monday, September 3rd
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8:00 Georgia Tech at #16 Virginia Tech (ESPN)

2011 CFC Champions

                                           Defending Regular Season Champ:  Bruce Lennon

                                         Defending Overall Champ:  David Gray

Stuart Scott gives major mojo to High Point University!