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Saturday, December 20th
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R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL (4 points)
11:00 Nevada (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) ESPN

GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL (1 point)
2:20 Utah State (9-4) vs. UTEP (7-5) ESPN

ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL (2 points)
3:30 #22 Utah (8-4) vs. Colorado State (10-2) ABC

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL (6 points)
5:45 Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Air Force (9-3) ESPN

RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL (3 points)
9:15 South Alabama (6-6) vs. Bowling Green (7-6) ESPN

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Monday, December 22nd
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MIAMI BEACH BOWL (4 points)
2:00 Brigham Young (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3) ESPN

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Tuesday, December 23rd
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BOCA RATON BOWL (2 points)
6:00 Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern Illinois (11-2) ESPN

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (3 points)
9:30 Navy (7-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5) ESPN

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Wednesday, December 24th
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POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL (3 points)

12:00 Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5) ESPN

HAWAI'I BOWL (6 points)
8:00 Fresno State (6-7) vs. Rice (7-5) ESPN
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Friday, December 26th
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ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL (2 points)
1:00 Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-5) ESPN

QUICK LANE BOWL (5 points)
4:30 Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6) ESPN

BITCOIN ST. PETERSBURG BOWL (7 points)
8:00 North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Central Florida (9-3) ESPN
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Saturday, December 27th
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MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMAN (4 points)
1:00 Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6) ESPN

HYUNDAI SUN BOWL (1 point)
2:00 #15 Arizona State (9-3) vs. Duke (9-3) CBS

DUCK COMMANDER INDEPENDENCE BOWL (6 points)
3:30 Miami, THE U (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6) ABC

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (8 points)
4:30 Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State (6-6) ESPN

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY BOWL (2 points)
8:00 Nebraska (9-3) vs. #24 USC (8-4) ESPN
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Monday, December 29th
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AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (6 points)
2:00 Texas A&M (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5) ESPN

RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL (3 points)
5:30 Oklahoma (8-4) vs. #17 Clemson (9-3) ESPN

ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWL (2 points)
9:00 Arkansas (6-6) vs. Texas (6-6) ESPN
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Tuesday, December 30th
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FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL (2 points)
3:00 Notre Dame (7-5) vs. #23 LSU (8-4) ESPN

BELK BOWL (5 points)
6:30 #13 Georgia (9-3) vs. #21 Louisville (9-3) ESPN

FOSTER FARMS BOWL (1 point)
10:00 Maryland (7-5) vs. Stanford (7-5) ESPN
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Wednesday, December 31st
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CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL (6 points)
12:30 #9 Mississippi (9-3) vs. # 6 Texas Christian (11-1) ESPN

VIZIO FIESTA BOWL (4 points)
4:00 # 20 Boise State (11-2) vs. #10 Arizona (10-3) ESPN

CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL (3 points)
8:00 #7 Mississippi State (10-2) vs. #12 Georgia Tech (10-3) ESPN

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Thursday, January 1st
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OUTBACK BOWL (4 points)
12:00 #19 Auburn (8-4) vs. #18 Wisconsin (10-3) ESPN2

GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC (8 points)
12:30 #8 Michigan State (10-2) vs. #5 Baylor (11-1) ESPN

BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL (3 points)
1:00 #16 Missouri (10-3) vs. #25 Minnesota (8-4) ABC

ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL... FINAL FOUR!!! (10 points)
Man with the closet TOTAL number of points in the game plus the winning pick gets 5 BONUS!!!
5:00 #2 Oregon (12-1) vs. #3 Florida State (13-0) ESPN

ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL... FINAL FOUR!!! (7 points)
Man with the closet TOTAL number of points in the game plus the winning pick gets 5 BONUS!!!
8:30 #1 Alabama (12-1) vs. #4 Ohio State (12-1) ESPN
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Friday, January 2nd
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LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL (6 points)
12:00 Houston (7-5) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6) ESPN

TAXSLAYER BOWL (5 points)
3:20 Iowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6) ESPN

VALERO ALAMO BOWL (10 points)
6:45 #11 Kansas State (9-3) vs. #14 UCLA (9-3) ESPN

TICKETCITY CACTUS BOWL (3 points)
10:15 Washington (8-5) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6) ESPN
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Saturday, January 3rd
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BIRMINGHAM BOWL (7 points)
12:00 East Carolina (8-4) vs. Florida (6-5) ESPN
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Sunday, January 4th
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GODADDY BOWL (10 points)
9:00 Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5) ESPN

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Monday, January 12th

8:30 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (TBD) ESPN

2014 College Football Challenge (sponsored by Mangroomer)

 ^ KING RICHARD BYERS is the
2014 College Football Challenge (sponsored by Mangroomer)
REGULAR season champion!!! (he's the gentleman in the foreground... don't know who the other dude is). CONGRATS!!!!

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2014 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE STANDINGS
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                            Season   Last Week      GB         Pct.

Richard                  102-48          8-2            -             .680

Matt                        101-49          8-2            1            .673
Will                         101-49          8-2            1            .673
Chuck                     100-50          8-2            2           .666
Craig                       99-51            7-3            3           .660
Jeff                          97-53            7-3            5           .646
Ryan                       97-53            6-4            5           .646

Bruce                      95-55            8-2            7           .633

DGray                     89-54           2-1            

DGreen                  79-45   

The two David's of Color were kinda layin' back waiting for the BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE last weekend. Gray was on the pine with a massive head cold (for his Saturday picks), and Green was probably out Christmas shopping or celebrating the fact that a BIG 10 + 4 Conference member made it into the FINAL FOUR!!!    

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 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK!!! 

Arizona vs. Oregon REMATCH in PAC -12 title game! (I really admire The Quack Attack for wearing unis with pink numbers for Breast Cancer Awareness Month back on Oct. 2 in Eugene, but I'll bet they won't be wearing them again on Friday night).

Using current AP rankings at the present...


Thursday, December 4th
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7:30 Central Florida (8-3) at East Carolina (8-3) ESPN

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Friday, December 5th
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MAC Championship Game (@ Detroit)
7:00 Northern Illinois (10-2) vs. Bowling Green (7-5) ESPN2

PAC-12 Championship Game (@ Santa Clara)
9:00 #8 Arizona (10-2) vs. #3 Oregon (11-1) FOX

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Saturday, December 6th
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12:00 Houston (7-4) at Cincinnati (8-3) ESPN

C-USA Championship Game
12:00 Louisiana Tech (8-4) at Marshall (11-1) ESPN2

SEC Championship Game (@ Atlanta)
4:00 #1 Alabama (11-1) vs. #14 Missouri (10-2) CBS

7:45 #9 Kansas State (9-2) at #5 Baylor (10-1) ESPN

ACC Championship Game (@ Charlotte)
8:00 #2 Florida State (12-0) vs. #12 Georgia Tech (10-2) ABC

Big 10 + 4 Championship Game (@ Indianapolis) 
8:17 #11 Wisconsin (10-2) vs. #6 Ohio State (11-1) FOX

Mountain West Championship Game
10:00 Fresno State (6-6) at #22 Boise State (10-2) CBS

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NOTE:  Rankings are from last week. Will be updated when College Football Playoff committee meets on Tuesday night.

Thursday, November 27th THANKSGIVING!!!
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7:30 LSU (7-4) at Texas A&M (7-4) ESPN

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BLACK Friday, November 28th
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2:30 Arkansas (6-5) at #20 Missouri (9-2) CBS

3:30 #13 Arizona State (9-2) at #15 Arizona (9-2) FOX

8:00 Virginia (5-6) at Virginia Tech (5-6) ESPN

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Saturday, November 29th
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12:00 #18 Georgia Tech (9-2) at #10 Georgia (9-2) SEC Network

12:30 NC State (6-5) at North Carolina (6-5) ACC Network

3:30 #4 Mississippi State (10-1) at #8 Mississippi (8-3) CBS

3:30 #25 Minnesota (8-3) at #16 Wisconsin (9-2) Big 10 + 4 Network

7:00 Wake Forest (3-8) at Duke (8-3) ESPNU

7:45 #14 Auburn (8-3) at #1 Alabama (10-1) ESPN

SORRY South Carolina and Clemson... TOO many good games. Had to drop someone.

Michael Phelps: VEEEEERY LOW mojo. (I wonder if Phelps got these glasses BEFORE or AFTER he found this out?) #dudelookslikealady

http://wgntv.com/2014/11/20/michael-phelps-self-proclaimed-girlfriend-taylor-lianne-chandler-says-she-was-born-a-man/

This dude's beard: HIGH mojo. This dude: LOW mojo. NO SHAVE NOVEMBER: MODERATE mojo

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Thursday, November 20th
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7:00 #12 Kansas State (7-2) at West Virginia (6-4) FOX Sports 1

7:30 North Carolina (5-5) at Duke (8-2) ESPN

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Saturday,  November 22nd
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12:00 #25 Minnesota (7-3) at #23 Nebraska (8-2) ESPN

12:30 Yale (8-1) at Harvard (9-0) NBC Sports Network 

3:30 #15 Arizona (8-2) at #17 Utah (7-3) ESPN

3:30 #24 Louisville (7-3) at Notre Dame (7-3) NBC

3:30 #8 Mississippi (8-2) at Arkansas (5-5) CBS

3:30 Maryland (6-4) at Michigan (5-5) Big 10 + 4 Network

4:00 Stanford (5-5) at California (5-5) FOX Sports 1

8:00 #19 USC (7-3) at #9 UCLA (8-2) ABC

NOTE:  NC State has the week off before their epic battle in Chapel Hill next weekend.
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David Green's make-up games from last week (apparently he was too caught up in preparing for Northwestern's upset of The Irish last weekend).  DG, you are the first (and hopefully ONLY) make-up casualty of the year!

12:00 Northwestern at Purdue ESPNU
1:00 Western Michigan at Central Michigan
1:00 Tennessee-Martin at Eastern Illinois 
2:00 NC A&T at NC Central (Aggie/Eagle Classic)
3:30 Florida International at North Texas
3:30 Stony Brook at Albany
4:00 Louisiana-Monroe at New Mexico State
4:00 Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin
5:00 Montana State at Montana
7:30 Richmond at William & Mary

KAELIN CLAY: VEEEEEEEERY LOW MOJO! (Yours Truly picked The Utes over The Ducks, and eventually Oregon rolled. However, WHAT IF Utah had taken a 14-0 lead? HHHHhhhmmm...)

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Saturday, November 15th (picks due by NOON)
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NOTE:  Rankings are the new AP poll... I will chance them to College Football Playoff rankings when they come out Tuesday evening.

12:00  #19 Clemson (7-2) at #22 Georgia Tech (8-2) ESPN

12:00 Virginia Tech (4-5) at #21 Duke (8-1) ESPNU

12:00 South Carolina (4-5) at Florida (5-3) SEC Network

12:30 Pittsburgh (4-5) at North Carolina (4-5) ACC Network

3:00 Wake Forest (2-7) at NC State (5-5) FOX Sports South

3:30 #1 Mississippi State (9-0) at #5 Alabama (8-1) CBS

3:30 #16 Nebraska (8-1) at #20 Wisconsin (7-2) ABC

6:00 #23 Utah (6-3) at Stanford (5-4) PAC 12 Network

7:15 #9 Auburn (7-2) at #15 Georgia (7-2) ESPN

8:00 #3 Florida State (9-0) at Miami, THE U (6-3) ABC

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Saturday, November 8th (picks due by NOON)
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12:00 #12 Baylor (7-1) at #15 Oklahoma (6-2) FOX Sports 1

12:30 #22 Duke (7-1) at Syracuse (3-5) FOX Sports South

12:30 Georgia Tech (7-2) at NC State (5-4) ACC Network

3:30 #10 Notre Dame (7-1) at #9 Arizona State (7-1) ABC

7:00 #18 UCLA (7-2) at Washington (6-3) FOX Sports 1

7:15 Louisville (6-3) at Boston College (6-3) ESPN2

7:30 #7 Kansas State (7-1) at #6 Texas Christian (7-1) FOX

8:00 #5 Alabama (7-1) at #16 LSU (7-2) CBS

8:00 #14 Ohio State (7-1) at #8 Michigan State (7-1) ABC

10:00 #4 Oregon (8-1) at #17 Utah (6-2) ESPN

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Thursday, October 30th

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7:30 #2 Florida State (7-0) at Louisville (6-2) ESPN

Saturday, November 1st
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12:00 #24 Duke (6-1) at Pittsburgh (4-4) ESPNU

12:30 North Carolina (4-4) at Miami, THE U (5-3) ACC Network

3:00 NC State (4-4) at Syracuse (3-5) FOX Sports South

3:30 #10 Texas Christian (6-1) at #20 West Virginia (6-2)  ABC/ESPN2

3:30 Virginia (4-4) at Georgia Tech (6-2) ESPNU

7:00 #4 Auburn (6-1) at #7 Mississippi (7-1) ESPN

7:30 Tennessee (3-5) at South Carolina (4-4) SEC Network

10:30 #14 Arizona (6-1) at #25 UCLA (6-2) ESPN

11:00 #18 Utah (6-1) at #15 Arizona State (6-1) FOX Sports 1

QUESTION of the WEEK...

The ACC already has SEVEN bowl eligble teams: BC, Clemson, Duke, FSU, GT, Louisville, Miami. How many more will become bowl eligible?
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AFTER FURTHER REVIEW...

IF the season ended today, here is my FINAL FOUR...

1) MISSISSIPPI STATE: The Bulldogs can put their stamp on being new SEC kings if they can win at Alabama on Saturday (a tall order indeed). Dak Prescott must be 100% and bring his best. Still have a trip to Ole Miss on Nov. 29th for the Egg Bowl.

2) ALABAMA:  A white knuckler OT win (what's new?) against a very good (but not great) LSU team in Baton Rouge (where Saturday night's are usually no fun for the opposition). Blake Sims is going to have to have his best game of his life to out duel Dak Prescott Saturday. Home field could be the difference vs. MSU. Bama also has the Iron Bowl vs. Auburn on Nov. 29th.

3) FLORIDA STATE:  The win in Tallahassee over UVA was hardly overwhelming, but Jimbo's boys are still unblemished. Could that change at THE U this Saturday night? Duke Johnson will be ready, but tFSU survived at Louisville... the 'Noles can survive again.

4) OREGON:  The Ducks have been rollin' since the loss to Arizona on Oct. 2nd and have made it back to my Top 4. However, the offensive line still scares me and the competition in their 5 game winning streak has been good, but not extremely difficult. Should roll to PAC-12 title game (probably against DANGEROUS Arizona State) with season ending wins over bottom feeders Colorado and Oregon State. 
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5) ARIZONA STATE: Sun Devils survived a comeback attempt and then breezed to an impressive 55-31 win over Notre Dame Saturday. Should crush Oregon State and Washington State before a difficult game at rival Arizona on Nov. 28th. A PAC-12 title game with Oregon would be epic. ASU has enough talent to win the crystal football. #keepchoppinwood

6) BAYLOR:  I don't care what the Final Four selection committee says this week, I always go head-to-head. The Bears did beat the Horned Frogs, 61-58, and that matters to me. True, TCU was most impressive in beating K-State and has the better schedule, but BU must get props for crushing OU 48-14 for their first win ever in Norman. 

7) TEXAS CHRISTIAN:  Horned Frogs have nice talent (and speed), you can ask Bill Snyder. They have a nice resume with wins over Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, and Kansas State. Should beat Kansas, Texas, and Iowa State to round out the season.

8) MISSISSIPPI:  Still feel for Hugh Freeze and the Rebs after heartbreaker losses to LSU and Auburn back-to-back weeks. It would take a small miracle to get them into the Final Four, but they can make a final statement with wins at Arkansas and then in the Egg Bowl after a week off. 

9) AUBURN:  Yeah, they probably should not have lost to a inconsistent (yet talented) Texas A&M team last weekend, but Tigers are still one of the best in the country. The lucky bounces don't ALWAYS go your way, eh? More challenges await at Georgia and at Alabama in November.

10) OHIO STATE:  Buckeyes showed a lot of confidence and swag against a good Michigan State defense while CRUSHING Sparty last Saturday. J.T. Barrett has done a remarkable job at quarterback in place of injured Braxton Miller. The rest of the schedule has been weak and bleak, at best.

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Top Teams in the state of North Carolina (as of this week)...

1) DUKE:  Devils are now 18-5 combined ('13 & '14) and 10-4 in ACC games over that same period after a solid (but not spectacular) win at Syracuse Saturday. Cutcliffe can smell another Coastal title, but beating two teams hungry for bowl eligibility (Virginia Tech & UNC) within 5 days of each other won't be easy. There is even talk of Duke beating tFSU in ACC title game? HHHHHHHmmmmm...

2) ECU:  Pirates must shake off tough loss at Temple with a win at Cincinnati Thursday (won't be easy). Shane Carden and ECU must show what they are made of now to get a nice bowl.

3 (TIE) UNC:  Tar Heels must find a way to win two out of three (Pitt, @ Duke, NC State) to make it to a minor bowl. My mistake for thinking Pitt game was in The Steel City. Regardless, containing ACC POY James Conner will be a MAJOR task for this weak UNC D.

3 (TIE) NC STATE: NOW is the time! A win vs. Wake Forest at Carter-Finley seals a bowl game and a nice 2nd season for Coach Doeren. Lose the next two (also at UNC), and the seat starts to get warm for season #3. 

5) WAKE FOREST: Wake gave Davis, Palmer, and Pollack something to talk about in that Thursday night ESPN game vs. Dabo and the Tigers. Freshman QB John Wolford is back and healthy (and having a nice rookie year). Deacs have often given The Pack fits (SSSHHHH... don't say that TOO loudly!)

6) APPALACHIAN STATE: THREE STRAIGHT FOR THE MOUNTIES!!! (Troy, Georgia State, Louisiana-Monroe) Tough game at Arkansas State this week to make it four. 

Duke's Third Down for Cash promotion... LOW mojo.

Duke students getting cash (like they need it) off of players that can't take any. #makesnosense

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Thursday, October 23rd
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8:00 Miami, THE U (4-3) at Virginia Tech (4-3) ESPN
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Friday, October 24th
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9:00 Brigham Young (4-3) at Boise State (5-2) ESPN
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Saturday, October 25th
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12:00 North Carolina (3-4) at Virginia (4-3) ACC Network

12:00 Maryland (5-2) at Wisconsin (4-2) Big 10 + 4 Network

3:30 #22 West Virginia (5-2) at Oklahoma State (5-2) ESPN

3:30 Georgia Tech (5-2) at Pittsburgh (4-3) ESPNU

7:15 #3 Mississippi (7-0) at #24 LSU (6-2) ESPN

8:00 #13 Ohio State (5-1) at Penn State (4-2) ABC

10:00 #20 USC (5-2) at #19 Utah (5-1) FOX Sports 1

10:45 #14 Arizona State (5-1) at Washington (5-2) ESPN

NOTE:  NC State and Duke (again!) have the weekend off. 

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(JUUUUST joking about this sign, BTW. NO, I don't think the whole tFSU team is Criminoles, quite the contrary. I will be pulling for tFSU this weekend vs. The Irish) #goacc


Saturday, October 18th (picks due by NOON)
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12:00 #14 Kansas State (4-1) at #11 Oklahoma (5-1) ESPN

12:30 Virginia (4-2) at Duke (5-1) ACC Network

3:30 #21 Texas A&M (5-2) at #7 Alabama (5-1) CBS

3:30 #24 Clemson (4-2) at Boston College (4-2)  ESPNU

3:30 NC State (4-3) at Louisville (5-2) Fox Sports South

4:00 #10 Georgia (5-1) at Arkansas (3-3) SEC Network

4:00 #15 Oklahoma State (5-1) at #12 Texas Christian (4-1) Fox Sports 1

7:00 Georgia Tech (5-1) at North Carolina (2-4) ESPNU

8:00 #5 Notre Dame (6-0) at #2 Florida State (6-0) ABC

10:30 #23 Stanford (4-2) at #17 Arizona State (4-1) ESPN

Is it just me, or does Brett Favre seem to have aged 20 years in about 4??? (this commercial... LOW mojo)

GREAT look for College Gameday at The Grove (HIGH mojo)

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Saturday, October 11th (picks due by NOON)
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12:00 #13 Georgia (4-1) at #23 Missouri (4-1) CBS

12:00 Northwestern (3-2) at Minnesota (4-1) Big 10 + 4 Network

12:30 Duke (4-1) at #22 Georgia Tech (5-0) ACC Network

3:30 #2 Auburn (5-0) at #3 Mississippi State (5-0) CBS

3:30 #9 Texas Christian (4-0) at #5 Baylor (5-0) ABC/ESPN2

3:30  #12 Oregon (4-1) at #18 UCLA (4-1) FOX

3:30 North Carolina (2-3) at #6 Notre Dame (5-0) NBC

3:30 Boston College (3-2) at NC State (4-2) Comcast SportsNet

9:00 #3 Mississippi (5-0) at #14 Texas A&M (5-1) ESPN

10:00 USC (3-2) at #10 Arizona (5-0) ESPN2

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Saturday, October 4th (picks due by NOON)
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12:00 #6 Texas A&M (5-0) at #12 Mississippi State (4-0) ESPN

12:30 Virginia Tech (3-2) at North Carolina (2-2) ACC Network

3:30 #3 Alabama (4-0) at #11 Mississippi (4-0) CBS

3:30 #4 Oklahoma (4-0) at #25 Texas Christian (3-0) FOX

3:30 #14 Stanford (3-1) at #9 Notre Dame (4-0) NBC

3:30 NC State (4-1) at Clemson (2-2) ESPNU

7:00 #15 LSU (4-1) at #5 Auburn (4-0) ESPN

7:30 Arizona State (3-1) at #16 USC (3-1) FOX

7:30 Miami, THE U (3-2) at Georgia Tech (4-0) ESPN2

8:00 #19 Nebraska (5-0) at #10 Michigan State (3-1) ABC

NOTE:  Duke has the weekend off.

The Purple Pirates just scored again (and it's Monday)... HIGH mojo

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Thursday, September 25th
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10:00 #11 UCLA (3-0) at #15 Arizona State (3-0) Fox Sports 1

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Saturday, September 27th
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12:00 Tennessee (2-1) at #12 Georgia (2-1) ESPN

1:30 Maryland (3-1) at Indiana (2-1) Big 10 + 4 Network

3:30 Arkansas (3-1) vs. #6 Texas A&M (4-0) @ Arlington CBS

3:30 #1 Florida State (3-0) at NC State (4-0) ABC

4:15 #16 Stanford (2-1) at Washington (4-0) FOX

6:00 Cincinnati (2-0) at #22 Ohio State (2-1) Big 10 + 4 Network

7:00 North Carolina (2-1) at Clemson (1-2) ESPNU

7:00 Missouri (3-1) at #13 South Carolina (3-1) ESPN

7:30 Duke (4-0) at Miami, THE U (2-2) ESPN2

This seems to be a popular tee goin' around. (MOJO level to be determined).

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Thursday, September 18th
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7:30 #5 Auburn (2-0) at #20 Kansas State (2-0) ESPN

Saturday, September 20th
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12:00 Georgia Tech (3-0) at Virginia Tech (2-1) ESPN

12:30 Tulane (1-2) at Duke (3-0) ESPN3.com

12:30 Maryland (2-1) at Syracuse (2-0) ESPN3.com

3:30 Virginia (2-1) at #21 Brigham Young (3-0) ESPN

3:30 North Carolina (2-0) at East Carolina (2-1) ESPNU

3:30 Utah (2-0) at Michigan (2-1) ABC/ESPN2

6:00 Presbyterian (2-1) at NC State (3-0) ESPN3.com

8:00 #22 Clemson (1-1) at #1 Florida State (2-0) ABC

8:00 Miami "THE U" (2-1) at #24 Nebraska (3-0) ESPN2

Duke Football has come a long way, BUUUUUUUUT... (LOW mojo)

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Saturday, September 13th (picks due by NOON)
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12:00 East Carolina (1-1) at #17 Virginia Tech (2-0) ESPN

12:00 West Virginia (1-1) at Maryland (2-0) Big 10 + 4 Network

12:00 Central Florida (0-1) at #20 Missouri (2-0) SEC Network

12:30 #21 Louisville (2-0) at Virginia (1-1) ESPN3.com

3:30 #6 Georgia (1-0) at #24 South Carolina (1-1) CBS

3:30 Kansas (1-0) at Duke (2-0) ESPN3.com

3:30 NC State (2-0) at South Florida (1-1) CBS Sports Network

7:00 Wake Forest (1-1) at Utah State (1-1) CBS Sports Network

8:00 #12 UCLA (2-0) vs. Texas (1-1) @ Arlington FOX

11:00 Nevada (2-0) at Arizona (2-0) PAC-12 Network

NOTE:  UNC is off this week. 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK...

What is the MOST likely Top 25 upset for WEEK #3?
	Virginia over #21 Louisville
	East Carolina over #17 Virginia Tech
	Central Florida over #20 Missouri
	Texas over #12 UCLA
Free polls from Pollhost.com

Probably the ONLY player in the NFL named Lanning, and THIS happens... LOW mojo. #norelation

WEEK #2: 2014 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by Mangroomer)

Saturday, September 6th (picks due by NOON)
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12:00 #24 Missouri (1-0) at Toledo (1-0) ESPN

3:30 #14 USC (1-0) at #13 Stanford (1-0) ABC

6:00 Old Dominion (1-0) at NC State (1-0) ESPN3.com

6:30 #7 Michigan State (1-0) at #3 Oregon (1-0) FOX

7:00 Duke (1-0) at Troy (0-1) ESPN3.com

7:00 East Carolina (1-0) at #21(T) South Carolina (0-1) ESPNU

7:30 Michigan (1-0) at #16 Notre Dame (1-0) NBC

7:30 Brigham Young (1-0) at Texas (1-0) FOX Sports 1

8:00 San Diego State (1-0) at #21(T) North Carolina (1-0) ESPNEWS

8:00 Virginia Tech (1-0) at #8 Ohio State (1-0) ESPN

WEEK #1: 2014 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by Mangroomer)

WEEK #1 (games due to be posted by 6:00 pm EST Thursday, August 28th)

Thursday, August 28th
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6:00 #21 Texas A&M at #9 South Carolina ESPN SEC Network
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Saturday, August 30th
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8:30 AM Penn State vs. Central Florida (@ Dublin, Ireland) ESPN2

12:30 Georgia Southern at NC State ESPN3.com

3:30 California at Northwestern ABC/ESPN2

5:30 #16 Clemson at #12 Georgia ESPN

6:00 Liberty at #23 North Carolina ESPN3.com

6:00 Elon at Duke ESPN3.com

8:00 #1 Florida State vs. Oklahoma State (@ Arlington) ABC

9:00 #14 Wisconsin vs. #13 LSU (@ Houston) ESPN
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Monday, September 1st
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8:00 Miami (THE U) at Louisville ESPN

I'm not exactly sure if I get this, but it looks like fun... LOW mojo (at least until I figure it out or try it myself)

Remembering one of my favorite college football moments... VERY HIGH mojo.

KENNY FOOTBALL... HIGH mojo. (511 yds, 3 TDs, O INTS vs. SC)

Great Russsl Wilson commercial...HIGH mojo. #facegreatness

Johnny Football: LOW Mojo (for now)

The Amazing Pete Frates story... HIGH MOJO.

6-packs: Fedora, Doeren, and Cutcliffe

2013 -14 BOWL CHALLENGE MATRIX (sponsored by Nugenix)

Defending OVERALL champ, David S. Green

2013 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE STANDINGS (sponsored by Nugenix)

                  Bowl Points       Bowl Record    Regular Season       Overall

Richard*        128                     23-10                 108                      236
DGray            107                     22-13                 108                       215
Ryan               99                       21-14                 109                      208
Jeff                 90                        21-14                  105                     195 
Craig              100                      21-14                  104                      204
Will                 99                       20-15                  105                      204
Nick                101                      20-15                    99                     200 
Bruce              97                        20-15                   102                     199
DGreen           82                        16-18                   101                     183
Chuck             79                        17-18                     97                     176


Matt                1                         1-5                      100                       101

NOTE:  I'm letting Craiggers slide this year as he is using his ESPN Bowl Mania picks also for the BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE. 

NOTE:  Matty Ice has bowed out after the first weekend to concentrate on the basketball season

* Richard was AWOL for the Dec. 26th games... Pitt v. Bowling Green & Utah State v. N. Illinois

** DGreen was AWOL for Dec. 28th games... Rutgers/ND, Cincy/UNC, Miami/L'ville, Mich/KSU


Welcome to the 2013-14 BOWL CHALLENGE MATRIX...

Saturday, December 21st

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GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL (2 points)

2:00 Washington State (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-6) ESPN

FINAL SCORE: Colorado State 48 Washington State 45
Correct pick:  Jeff

ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL (5 points)

3:30 #20 Fresno State (11-1) vs. #25 USC (9-4) ABC

FINAL SCORE:  USC 45 Fresno State 20
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Richard, Will, Craig, Nick

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL (9 points)

5:30 Buffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  San Diego State 49 Buffalo 24
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Richard, Will, Bruce, DGreen, Nick, Chuck 

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL (3 points)

9:00 Tulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Louisiana-Lafayette 24 Tulane 21
Correct pick: Jeff, Craig, Bruce, DGreen, Nick, Chuck 

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Monday, December 23rd

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BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG (1 point)

2:00 East Carolina (9-3) vs. Ohio (7-5) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  East Carolina 37 Ohio 20
Correct pick:  EVERYONE

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Tuesday, December 24th

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SHERATON HAWAII BOWL (5 points)

8:00 Boise State (8-4) vs. Oregon State (6-6) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Oregon State 38 Boise State 23
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Richard, Jeff, Will, Craig, Nick, Chuck 

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Thursday, December 26th

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LITTLE CAESARS BOWL (2 points)

6:00 Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Bowling Green (10-3)  ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Pittsburgh 30 Bowling Green 27
Correct pick:  Craig

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (8 points)

9:30 Utah State (8-5) vs. #23 Northern Illinois (12-1) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Utah State 21 Northern Illinois 14
Correct pick:  Jeff, Chuck 

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Friday, December 27th

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MILITARY BOWL - PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN (4 points)

2:30 Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Marshall 31 Maryland 20
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Richard, Jeff, Bruce, DGreen, Nick

TEXAS BOWL (2 points)

6:00 Syracuse (6-6) vs. Minnesota (8-4) ESPN

FINAL SCORE:  Syracuse 21 Minnesota 17
Correct pick:  NOBODY

FIGHT HUNGER BOWL (7 points)

Brigham Young (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Washington 31 Brigham Young 16
Correct pick:  EVERYBODY

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Saturday, December 28th

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NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (1 point)

12:00 Rutgers (6-6) vs. Notre Dame (8-4) ESPN
FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 29 Rutgers 16
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Richard, Jeff, Will, Craig, Bruce, Nick, Chuck 

BELK BOWL (4 points)

3:20 Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  North Carolina 39 Cincinnati 17
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Richard, Nick, Chuck 

RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL (6 points)

6:45 Miami "THE U" (9-3) vs. #18 Louisville (11-1) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Louisville 36 Miami 9
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Richard, Jeff, Will, Craig, Bruce

BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL (9 points)

10:15 Michigan (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Kansas State 31 Michigan 14
Correct pick:  DGray, Richard, Jeff, Will, Bruce 

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Monday, December 30th
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BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL (2 points)
11:45 Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Navy 24 Middle Tennessee 6
Correct pick:  EVERYONE

FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL (6 points)

3:15 Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Mississippi 25 Georgia Tech 17
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Jeff, Will, Craig, Bruce, DGreen, Nick 

VALERO ALAMO BOWL (3 points)
6:45 #10 Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Oregon 30 Texas 7
Correct pick: EVERYBODY

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY BOWL (1 point)
10:15 #14 Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Texas Tech 37 Arizona State 23
Correct pick:  NOBODY 
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Tuesday, December 31st
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AdvoCare V100 BOWL (2 points)
12:30 Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Arizona 42 Boston College 19
Correct pick:  EVERYBODY

HYUNDAI SUN BOWL (2 points)
2:00 Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. #17 UCLA (9-3) CBS
FINAL SCORE:  UCLA 42 Virginia Tech 12
Correct pick:  Everybody but Nick

AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL (3 points)
4:00 Rice (10-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Mississippi State 44 Rice 7
Correct pick:  Everybody but Nick and DGreen 

CHICK-FIL-A BOWL (1 point)
8:00 #24 Duke (10-3) vs. #21 Texas A&M (8-4) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Texas A&M 52 Duke 48
Correct pick:  EVERYBODY
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Wednesday, January 1st
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TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL (2 points)
12:00 Nebraska (8-4) vs. #22 Georgia (8-4)  ESPN2
FINAL SCORE:  Nebraska 24 Georgia 19
Correct pick:  NOBODY

HEART OF DALLAS BOWL - PRESENTED BY PLAINSCAPITAL BANK (2 points)
12:00 UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4) ESPNU
FINAL SCORE:  North Texas 36 UNLV 14
Correct pick:  DGray, Richard, Jeff, Will, Craig, Bruce, Nick 

CAPITAL ONE BOWL (7 points)
1:00 #19  Wisconsin (9-3) vs. #9 South Carolina (10-2) ABC
FINAL SCORE:  South Carolina 34 Wisconsin 24
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Richard, Will, Nick 

OUTBACK BOWL (3 points)
1:00 Iowa (8-4) vs. #16 LSU (9-3) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  LSU 21 Iowa 14
Correct pick:  EVERYBODY

ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY VIZIO (10 points)
5:00 #5 Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Michigan State 24 Stanford 20
Correct pick:  Ryan, Craig 

TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL (1 point)
8:30 #15 Central Florida (11-1) vs. #6 Baylor (11-1) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Central Florida 52 Baylor 42
Correct pick:  NOBODY
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Thursday, January 2nd
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ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL (2 points)
8:30 #11 Oklahoma (10-2) vs. #3 Alabama (11-1) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Oklahoma 45 Alabama 31
Correct pick: NOBODY
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Friday, January 3rd
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AT&T COTTON BOWL (11 points)
7:30 #13 Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. #8 Missouri (11-2) FOX
FINAL SCORE:  Missouri 41 Oklahoma State 31
Correct pick:  Ryan, Richard, Jeff, Craig, DGreen, Nick

DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL (8 points)
8:30 #12 Clemson (10-2) vs. #7 Ohio State (12-1) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Clemson 40 Ohio State 35
Correct pick:  Richard, Jeff, Bruce
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Saturday, January 4th
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BBVA COMPASS BOWL (7 points)
1:00 Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4) ESPN
FINAL SCORE: Vanderbilt 41 Houston 24
Correct pick:  Ryan, DGray, Richard, Will, Craig, Bruce, Nick, Chuck 
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Sunday,  January 5th
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GODADDY BOWL (3 points)
9:00 Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Arkansas State 23 Ball State 20
Correct pick:  NOBODY 
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Monday, January 6th
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VIZIO BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (18 points)
8:30 #1 Florida State (13-0) vs. #2 Auburn (12-1) ESPN
FINAL SCORE:  Florida State 34 Auburn 31
Correct pick:  DGray, Richard*, Will, Craig, Bruce, DGreen, Nick, Chuck 

* Richard gets the extra 8 points with a total point pick of 64... only one off!