ROUND 9: 2018-2019 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

ROUND 9

Tuesday, January 1st
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OUTBACK BOWL 

12:00 #18 Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4) ESPN2


PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL (15 POINTS MAX)

1:00 #11 LSU (9-3) vs. #8 Central Florida (12-0) ESPN


VRBO CITRUS BOWL

1:00 #14 Kentucky (9-3) vs. #12 Penn State (9-3) ABC


ROSE BOWL... PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (15 POINTS MAX)

5:00 #9 Washington (10-3) vs. #6 Ohio State (12-1) ESPN


ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL (15 POINTS MAX)

8:45  #15 Texas (9-4) vs. #5 Georgia (11-2) ESPN

ROUND 8: 2018-2019 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

ROUND 8

Monday, December 31st
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MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN

12:00 Cincinnati (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6) ESPN


HYUNDAI SUN BOWL

2:00 Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6) CBS


REDBOX BOWL

3:00 Michigan State (7-5) vs. Oregon (8-4) FOX



 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL

3:45 #23 Missouri (8-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6) ESPN


SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL

7:00 #22 Northwestern (8-5) vs. #17 Utah (9-4) FS1


TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL

7:30 NC State (9-3) vs #19 Texas A&M (8-4) ESPN

ROUND 7: 2018-2019 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

NOTE: ALL "New Year's Six" bowls will have a 15 MAX CONFIDENCE scale, while the CFP Semifinals will have a 20 PT MAX CONFIDENCE scale.


ROUND 7

Saturday, December 29th
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CHICK FIL-A PEACH BOWL (15 CONFIDENCE POINTS MAX)

12:00 #10 Florida (9-3) vs. #7 Michigan (10-2) ESPN


BELK BOWL

12:00 South Carolina (7-5) vs. Virginia (7-5) ABC


NOVA HOME LOANS ARIZONA BOWL

1:15 Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5) CBSSN



GOOD YEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC - CFP SEMIFINAL (20 CONFIDENCE POINTS MAX)

4:00 #3 Notre Dame (12-0) vs. #2 Clemson (13-0) ESPN



CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL - CFP SEMIFINAL  (20 CONFIDENCE POINTS MAX)

8:00 #4 Oklahoma (12-1) vs. #1 Alabama (13-0) ESPN

ROUND 6: 2018-2019 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

ROUND 6

Friday, December 28th
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FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL

1:30 Purdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5) ESPN

CAMPING WORLD BOWL

5:15 #16 West Virginia (8-3) vs. #20 Syracuse (9-3) ESPN

VALERO ALAMO BOWL

9:00 #24 Iowa State (8-4) vs. #13 Washington State (10-2) ESPN

ROUND 5: 2018-2019 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

ROUND 5 

Thursday, December 27th
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WALK-ON'S INDEPENDENCE BOWL

1:30 Temple (8-4) vs. Duke (7-5) ESPN


NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL 

5:15 Miami, THE U  (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5) ESPN


ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS TEXAS BOWL

9:00 Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6) ESPN

ROUND 4: 2018-2019 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

ROUND 4 

Wednesday, December 26th
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SERVPRO FIRST RESPONDER BOWL

1:30 Boston College  (7-5) vs. #25 Boise State (10-3) ESPN


QUICK LANE BOWL

5:15 Minnesota (6-6) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5) ESPN


CHEEZ-IT BOWL 

9:00 California (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6) ESPN

ROUND 3: 2018-2019 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

ROUND 3

Saturday, December 22nd
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JARED BIRMINGHAM BOWL

12:00 Memphis (8-5) vs. Wake Forest (6-6) ESPN


LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL

3:30 Houston (8-4) vs. Army (10-2) ESPN


DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL 

7:00 Buffalo (10-3) vs. Troy (9-3) ESPN


SOFI HAWAI'I BOWL

10:30 Hawai'i (8-5) vs. Louisiana Tech (7-5) ESPN

ROUND 2: 2018-2019 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

ROUND 2

Tuesday, December 18th
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CHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL

7:00 Alabama-Birmingham (10-3) vs. Northern Illinois (8-5) ESPN

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Wednesday, December 19th
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DXL FRISCO BOWL

8:00 San Diego State (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4) ESPN

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Thursday, December 20th
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BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL

8:00 Marshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5) ESPN

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Friday, December 21st
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MAKERS WANTED BAHAMAS BOWL

12:30 Florida International (8-4) vs. Toledo (7-5) ESPN

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL

4:00 Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Brigham Young (6-6) ESPN 

ROUND 1: 2018-2019 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

BOWL MATRIX SEASON IS HERE!!!! Pick your winner for each game and assign a CONFIDENCE point value beside your pick. If you get the pick CORRECT, you add those points to your REGULAR season win total, if you get the pick INCORRECT, those points are subtracted. 

CONFIDENCE POINT SCALE 10 highest > 1 lowest 
 

ROUND 1
 

Saturday, December 15th
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CELEBRATION BOWL

12:00 North Carolina A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State  (9-3) ABC


AUTONATION CURE BOWL

1:30 Tulane (6-6) vs. Louisiana (7-6) CBSSN


NEW MEXICO BOWL PRESENTED BY PROGRESSIVE

2:00 Utah State (10-2) vs. North Texas (9-3) ESPN


MITSUBISHI MOTORS LAS VEGAS BOWL

3:30 Arizona State (7-5) vs. #21 Fresno State (11-2) ABC


RAYCOM MEDIA CAMELLIA BOWL

5:30 Georgia Southern  (9-3) vs. Eastern Michigan (7-5) ESPN


R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL

9:00 Middle Tennessee (8-5) vs. Appalachian State (10-2) ESPN

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2018-2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE STANDINGS
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               Overall     Last Week      GB      Pct.

Richard        92-48     7-3                -            .657
Craig            88-52     6-4                4           .629
Bruce           87-53      8-2               5           .621
Ryan            84-56      7-3               8           .600
DGray          79-61      8-2             13          .564
Chuck          76-64      6-4              16          .543
Jeff               75-65      8-2              17          .536
Derek           67-71      6-2              24          .486  (Derek was partying too hard for Friday's 2 games)

Will              73-57      (Will "The Thrill" was AWOL in WEEK 14... Will isn't Jewish, so it wasn't for Hanukkah)


David S. Green (a former CFC champion, I might add) trained too hard for a road relay race in Asheville in early September and will regrettably will miss the entire 2018 CFC. We wish DSG the best in his rehab and welcome him back with open arms for the 2019 campaign. DSG will seek a medical red shirt, and WILL NOT transfer a la Kelly Bryant.


WEEK 14 NOTES 


BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE NOW ON THE HORIZON!!!!

WEEK #14 GAMES: 2018-2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

WEEK #14 

Friday, November 30th
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MAC Championship Game @ Ford Field, Detroit

7:00 Northern Illinois (7-5) vs. Buffalo (10-2) ESPN2'


PAC-12 Championship Game @ Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

8:00 #17 Utah (9-3) vs. #11 Washington (9-3) FOX

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Saturday, December 1st
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BIG 12 Championship Game @ AT&T @ Stadium, Arlington

12:00 #14 Texas (9-3) vs. #5 Oklahoma (11-1) ABC


Sun Belt Championship Game

12:00 Louisiana (7-5) at Appalachian State (9-2) ESPN



12:00  East Carolina (3-8) at NC State (8-3) ACC Network



C-USA Championship Game

1:30 UAB (9-3) @ Middle Tennessee (8-4) CBSSN


SEC Championship Game @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, HOTlanta

4:00 #1 Alabama (12-0) vs.  #4 Georgia (11-1) CBS



4:00 Stanford (7-4) at California (7-4) PAC 12 Network



Mountain West Championship Game 

7:45 #25 Fresno State (10-2) at #22 Boise State (10-2) ESPN


BIG 10 + 4 Championship Game @ Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

8:00 #21 Northwestern (8-4) vs. #6 Ohio State (11-1) FOX


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ALMOST made the cut...

#2 Clemson vs. Pittsburgh... ACC Championship Game
(Hate to leave off ACC title game, but you only get ONE gimme in WEEK #14. When will the Coastal Division GROW UP???)

Memphis at #8 Central Florida... American Championship Game
(Another conference championship game left off the slate. Tigers have a CHANCE on the Black Knights home turf, but not worth the mention. WILL the defending NATIONAL CHAMPS repeat?)

Marshall at Virginia Tech
(Another natural disaster make-up game from a season tormented by global warming.... JUUUUST JOKING!!! Hokies going for last gasp chance at bowl eligibility... GOOD LUCK against talented Thundering Herd)

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WEEK #13 


Friday, November 23rd
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8:00 #6 Oklahoma (10-1) at #13 West Virginia (8-2) ESPN

8:30 #16 Washington (8-3) at #8 Washington State (10-1) FOX

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Saturday, November 24th
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12:00 #4 Michigan (10-1) at #10 Ohio State (10-1) FOX

12:00 #20 Syracuse (8-3) at Boston College (7-4) ESPN

12:00 Marshall (7-3) at Florida International (8-3) No TV

12:20 NC State (7-3) at North Carolina (2-8) ACC Network

12:30 Wake Forest (5-6) at Duke (7-4) RSN

2:30 Troy (9-2) at Appalachian State (8-2) ESPN Plus

7:30 #7 LSU (9-2) at #22 Texas A&M (7-4) SEC Network

10:15 #21 Utah State (10-1) at #23 Boise State (9-2) ESPN

 Bruce's make-up game
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4:00 Tennessee at Vanderbilt

Derek's make-up games
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12:00 Purdue at Indiana
12:00 Navy at Tulane
1:00 Old Dominion at Rice
3:00 Louisiana at Louisiana-Monroe
3:00 UAB at Middle Tennessee
3:30 Arizona State at Arizona
3:30 #24 Pittsburgh at Miami
3:30 SMU at Tulsa
4:00 Tennessee at Vanderbilt
8:00 Oklahoma State at TCU

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ALMOST made the cut...

Auburn at #1 Alabama
(Hard to leave Iron Bowl off... but ... YEAH... you know (PROBABLY?)... who is going to win).

#18 Mississippi State at Mississippi
(ANYTHING can happen in the EGG BOWL... Rebs have a good shot)

Pittsburgh at Miami (THE U)
(Vegas has Canes as the favorite.... Vegas USUALLY knows SOMETHING...)

UAB at Middle Tennessee State
(Was on the WEEK #13 slate till Utah St @ Boise St knocked off at LAST minute... sneaky great game)

BYU at #17 Utah
(Jazzy Jeff's Cougs are BOWL ELIGIBLE... that is a GOOD thing!!!)

Purdue at Indiana & Tennessee at Vanderbilt
(Two VERY important intra-state rivalry games)

#9 Central Florida at South Florida
(Can Bulls derail defending National Champs from going for a REPEAT???)

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WEEK #12

Saturday, November 17th
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12:00 #22 Northwestern (6-4) at Minnesota (5-5) BIG 10 + 4 Network

12:00 Pittsburgh (6-4) at Wake Forest (5-5) ACC Network

12:20 NC State (6-3) at Louisville (2-8) ACC Network

2:30 #12 Syracuse (8-2) vs. #3 Notre Dame (10-0) @ Yankee Stadium  NBC

3:30 Virginia (7-3) at Georgia Tech (6-4) RSN

3:30 Wisconsin (6-4) at Purdue (5-5) BIG 10 + 4 Network

3:30 Missouri (6-4) at Tennessee (5-5) CBS

3:30 Miami, THE U (5-5) at Virginia Tech (4-5) ESPN

8:00 #24 Cincinnati (9-1) at #11 Central Florida (9-0) ABC

8:00 #16 Iowa State (6-3) at #15 Texas (7-3) Longhorn Network

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ALMOST made the cut...


Stanford at California
(Hopefully, when the smoke clears, Bryce Love can get ONE Heisman caliber game in after a season of nagging injuries)

Duke at #2 Clemson
(Devils deserve MUCH better than to be kicked off the CFC slate with a 7-3 record, but unless Trevor Lawrence is ruled academically ineligible and Dabo comes down with the bird flu, we ALL know who is gonna win this one!)

Michigan State at Nebraska
(This could be a GREAT game, with resurgent Children of the Corn showing signs of life, but 3-7 teams have NO bidness being on CFC slate)

Middle Tennessee at Kenucky
(HERE ME NOW!!!... the 7-3 Blue Raiders have a GREAT shot at a W in Lexington!)

Mississippi at Vanderbilt
(Another middle of the road SEC game involving two teams fighting for bowl eligibility)

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                                                                BIG 4 WEEKEND!!!

WEEK #11

Thursday, November 8th
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7:30 Wake Forest (4-5) at #14 NC State (6-2) ESPN

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Saturday, November 10th
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12:00 #10 Ohio State (8-1) at #18 Michigan State (6-3) FOX

12:00 South Carolina (5-3) at #15 Florida (6-3) ESPN

12:00 Wisconsin (6-3) at #20 Penn State (6-3) ABC

12:20 North Carolina (1-7) at Duke (6-3) ACC Network

1:00 Troy (7-2) at Georgia Southern (7-2) ESPN Plus

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

3:30 Northwestern (5-4) at #21 Iowa (6-3) FOX

7:00 Miami, THE U (5-4) at Georgia Tech (5-4) ESPN2

7:30 #19 Texas (6-3) at Texas Tech (5-4) FOX

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Will THE THRILL's make-up games.

12:00 Maryland at Indiana
10:30 California at USC

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ALMOST made the cut...

#16 Mississippi State at #1 Alabama
(Hate to leave out a Top 25, but we all know who is gonna win this one... Starkdawgs have given up FEWEST TD's in country this year, but haven't played TuaTide yet)

#24 Auburn at #5 Georgia
(Another Top 25 SEC game we all know who is going to win... hey, BC is ranked higher than Auburn)

#2 Clemson at #17 Boston College
(Eagles think they have a chance at Chestnut Hill... they have a chance to win the 1st quarter, that's it!)

#8 Washington State at Colorado
(Could be closer than you might think, but Wazzu could very well be headed towards CFP with some help. Hope Gardner Minshew continues his torrid pace at QB)

Mississippi at Texas A&M
(Could be a very entertaining game at College Station)

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WEEK #10 (A November to Remember)...

Saturday, November 3rd
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12:00 Michigan State (5-3) at Maryland (5-3) ESPN2

12:00 #25 Texas A&M (5-3) at Auburn (5-3) ESPN

3:30 #6 Georgia (7-1) at #11 Kentucky (7-1) CBS

3:30 #12 West Virginia (6-1) at #15 Texas (6-2) FOX

3:30 #19 Iowa (6-2) at Purdue (4-4) ESPN2

3:30 Florida State (4-4) at NC State (5-2) ABC

3:45 #14 Penn State (6-2) at #5 Michigan (7-1) ESPN

3:45 #24 Boston College (6-2) at Virginia Tech (4-3) RSN

7:00 Duke (5-3) at Miami, THE U (5-3) ESPN2

8:00 #1 Alabama (8-0) at #4 LSU (7-1) CBS

NOTE:  An executive decision was made again in WEEK #10 to keep the 1-6 UNC-Cheat Tar Heels off the slate... 1-6 records are a bad look for this blog. DON'T WORRY... UNCTH will be back... for at least a COUPLE games. 

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ALMOST made the cut...

Georgia Tech at North Carolina
(I actually expect this game to be a good one... as most GT/UNC battles are... but there were just too many other good games involving teams with records ABOVE .500 this week)

Pittsburgh at #23 Virginia
(The suddenly resurgent Pitt Panthers and the leader(?) for Coastal Chaos supremacy square off in a big game in Hooville... HOWEVER, we try to avoid TH/FRI games at all costs on CFC when there are plenty of other great options)

#3 Notre Dame at Northwestern
(Speaking of resurgent, the NW Cats are making their patent late season run. COULD this be the end of the road for Irish CFP hopes? VERY LIKELY!!! Everyone would pick ND, though)

Stanford at Washington
(BOTH teams have lost the numbers beside their names, but a HUGE PAC-12 AFTER DARK game, nonetheless!  Will Raleighwood's Finest ever regain his 2017 form? His NFL Draft stock falling?)

South Carolina at Mississippi
(Should be a fun middle of the road SEC game... but Cocks have spend too much time on the CFC slate thus far this season)

Louisiana Tech at #21 Mississippi State
(Bulldawgs from Starkvegas have regained that fancy number beside their name, but LT is one of America's best kept secrets. NOBODY wants to face LT Bulldogs in a bowl game...)

AFTER FURTHER REVIEW... (WEEK #8)

THE ONLY TOP 10 you need to know...

1. ALABAMA (8-0)
(Bama is off this week... but they will probably still score points. BIG one coming up next weekend at LSU)

2. CLEMSON (7-0)
(RAPID maturation of QB Trevor Lawrence is closing gap between Tigers and Tide. Should be able to handle tFSU fairly easily in Tallahassee, but need to be careful).

3. LSU (7-1)
Bayou Bengals incredibly talented and getting better, but not sure if they are in the same strata as Bama... we will soon find out. LSU taking weekend off with Tide. 

4. GEORGIA (6-1)
(No shame in losing at LSU. Dawgs still plenty dangerous, but can't take another L vs. Gator Nation this weekend).

5. Notre Dame (7-0)
(NO, Irish fans, I'm NOT putting ND ahead of UGA cuz they are undefeated. ND barely got past Pitt last time out... better wake up the echos in prime time vs. Midshipmen)

6. Michigan (7-1) 
(Wolves have been rollin' since season opening loss to the aforementioned Irish. Ole Miss transfer QB Shea Patterson definitely adapting to the North. Weekend off before they pound PSU at the BIG HOUSE)

7. Texas (6-1)
(Gotta give Hook 'Em coach Tom Herman lots of credit for bringing TX into Top 10 after opening loss to Maryland. Dangerous game in Stillwater this weekend, though)

8. OKLAHOMA (6-1)
(Boomer Sooner still racking up big numbers with the close loss to TX being only blemish on record. Kansas State will be NO problem Saturday in Norman)

9. FLORIDA (6-1)
(Gator Nation cemented a place in Top 10 with W over LSU, but looked a little shaky at Vandy. W over UGA would bring UF dangerously close to Top 5)

10. OHIO STATE (7-1)
REALLY wanted to put the defending national champs here, but UCF really hasn't played anyone in 2018. Fraudulent Urban Meyer and tOSU got BOAT RACED by Purdue last weekend, but are 7-1. Weekend off for soul searching for Bucks)

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RANKING THE  #goacc...

1. CLEMSON (7-0)
(Trevor Lawrence is the next big thang... looks like another showdown in CFP with Tide)

2. NC STATE  (5-1)
(Time for the new age Wolfpack football to respond well at Syracuse after disappointing showing in Tigertown)

3. VIRGINIA (5-2) 
(Win over THE U puts Hoos here... can't believe it!!!)

4. MIAMI  (5-2)
(Lots of talent, but gotta figure out that QB situation...)

5. SYRACUSE (5-2)
(BIG game at THE DOME vs. NCS after L to Pitt and shaky W over UNC-Cheat)

6. VIRGINIA TECH (4-2)
(Loss to ODU and very close shave W at Chapel Hill hurts Hokies argument)

7. BOSTON COLLEGE (5-2)
(You could make argument VT & BC should be flipped... BC can take care of that with W over THE U Friday nite)

8. DUKE (5-2)
(Blew a big opportunity at Wallace Wade vs. UVA... gotta get a W at Heinz Field Saturday)

9.  FLORIDA STATE (4-3)
(Noles slowly crawling back... but Clem's son is gonna be a problem)

11. PITTSBURGH (3-4)
(W over Cuse gives Panthers street cred. CLOSE loss to ND was impressive)

12. WAKE FOREST (3-4)
(Deacs playing less D than Danny Manning's hoops teams...)

13. NORTH CAROLINA (1-5)
(Would GT hire Larry Fedora?)

14. LOUISVILLE (2-5)
(An absolute grease fire Bobby Petrino has on his hands...)

WEEK #9 GAMES: 2018-2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

WEEK #9

Thursday, October 25th
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7:30 #25 Appalachian State (5-1) at Georgia Southern (6-1) ESPNU


Friday, October 26th
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7:00 Miami, THE U (5-2) at Boston College (5-2) ESPN


Saturday, October 27th
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12:00 Purdue (4-3) at Michigan State (4-3) ESPN

3:30 #9 Florida (6-1) vs. #7 Georgia (6-1) @Jacksonville (a.k.a., World's Largest Cocktail Party) CBS

3:30 #18 Iowa (6-1) at #17 Penn State (5-2) ESPN

3:30 #21 South Florida (6-1) at Houston (6-1) ABC/ESPN2

3:30 Duke (5-2) at Pittsburgh (3-4) RSN

7:00 #16 Texas A&M (5-2) at Mississippi State (4-3) ESPN

7:00 #14 Washington State (6-1) at #24 Stanford (5-2) PAC 12 Network

7:00 #22 NC State (5-1) at Syracuse (5-2) ESPN2


NOTE:  An executive decision was made to pull UNC-Cheat from the WEEK #9 slate because of WAY too many better games. They will return shortly....


ALMOST made the cut...
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North Carolina at Virginia
(Heels are going to get someone after close L's vs. VT and Cuse... but 9 1/2 point spread for UVA scared me off)

Northern Illinois at BYU
(A couple of solid 4-3 teams keep inching closer to bowl eligibility... but time is gettin' short)

#20 Wisconsin at Northwestern
(Cats always seem to rebound nicely after a slow start to the season... BIG opportunity here)

#12 Kentucky at Missouri
(UK Cats still locking at a dream season... certainly a W in Columbia not a LOCK)

#6 Texas at Oklahoma State
(Pokes don't have a number beside their name, but tough game for resurgent Hook 'Em in Stillwater)

Arizona State at USC
(Coaching genius HERM EDWARDS leads Sun Devils to injury plagued Trojans. Former Duke recruit... #3 high school QB Jack Sears who flipped at last minute... gets first start after SC's top 2 signal callers out with injuries) 

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(WHY isn't NC State vs. Clemson the ESPN College Gameday game of the week?)


 
WEEK #8

Saturday, October 20th

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12:00 #6 Michigan (6-1) at #24 Michigan State (4-2) FOX

12:00 Auburn (4-3) at Mississippi (5-2) ESPN

12:20 North Carolina (1-4) at Syracuse (4-2) ACC Network

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

3:30 #16 NC State (5-0) at #3 Clemson (6-0) ESPN

4:00 Memphis (4-3) at Missouri (3-3) SEC Network

7:00 #22 Mississippi State (4-2) at #5 LSU (6-1) ESPN

7:30 #12 Oregon (5-1) at #25 Washington State (5-1) FOX

7:30 North Texas (6-1) at Ala-Birmingham (5-1) No TV, but good practice for minor bowl season

8:00 USC (4-2) at Utah (4-2) PAC 12 Network

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ALMOST made the cut (quite frankly, not that many close lines this week)...

#9 Oklahoma at Texas Christian
(Horned Frogs have a shot in Fort Worth, but Boomer Sooner can't take another L and make CFP)

Maryland at Iowa
(Twerps have that season opening W over Hook 'Em in their back pocket)

Vanderbilt at #14 Kentucky
(Cats still have the look of a very special season... must be wary of stingy Commodores)

Arizona at UCLA
(Chip Kelly FINALLY got a W, but 1-5 teams don't deserve a spot on CFC slate... might be a better game than you think, though)

Minnesota at Nebraska
(Wonder if Scott Frost wishes he were back at UCF? Nebby is actually a 4 point home fav, but 0-6 teams don't deserve a spot on CFC slate)

WEEK #7 GAMES: 2018-2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

WEEK #7

Saturday, October 13th
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12:00 Iowa (4-1) at Indiana (4-2) BIG 10 + 4 Network

12:20 Duke (4-1) at Georgia Tech (3-3) ACC Network

3:30 #2 Georgia (6-0) at #13 LSU (5-1) CBS

3:30 #7 Washington (5-1) at #17 Oregon (4-1) ABC/ESPN2

3:30 #22 Texas A&M (4-2) at South Carolina (3-2) SEC Network

7:00 Virginia Tech (3-2) at North Carolina (1-3) ESPNU

7:30 Middle Tennessee (3-2) at Florida International (3-2) no TV that I could find...

7:30 #15 Wisconsin (4-1) at #12 Michigan (5-1) ABC

10:15 Hawaii (6-1) at Brigham Young (3-3) ESPN2

10:30 #19 Colorado (5-0) at USC (3-2) FS1

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ALMOST made da cut...

Michigan State at #8 Penn State
(Sneaky close game... as many between these two are... OR Nittany Lions blowout?)

#16 Miami (THE U) at Virginia
(Hoos need a signature win for 2018... not sure this is the one)

#17 Florida at Vanderbilt
(Gators can be had in Nashville after big LSU win letdown... Commodores need signature W as well)

#6 West Virginia at Iowa State
(Heisman leader(?) Will Grier and the highly ranked Mounties are ONLY a 6 point fav in Ames)

#10 Central Florida at Memphis
(Knights could very well be headed for a 2nd straight "national championship", but Tigers can keep up offensively... could be a record number of total points in this one). 

WEEK #6 GAMES: 2018-2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponspored by New Zealand's All Black Seven World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

 

WEEK #6 

(not nearly as strong of a slate as WEEK #5)

Saturday, October 6th
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12:00 #19 Texas (4-1) vs. #7 Oklahoma (5-0) @ Dallas, a.k.a., Red River Shootout FOX

12:00 Missouri (3-1) at South Carolina (2-2) SEC Network

12:30 Boston College (4-1) at NC State (4-0) RSN

3:30 #5 LSU (5-0) at #22 Florida (4-1) CBS

3:30 Iowa (3-1) at Minnesota (3-1) Big 10 + 4 Network

4:00 Arizona State (3-2) at #21 Colorado (4-0) PAC 12 Network

7:00 #13 Kentucky (5-0) at Texas A&M (3-2) ESPN

8:00 #6 Notre Dame (5-0) at #24 Virginia Tech (3-1) ABC

10:00 California (3-1) at Arizona (2-3) FS1

10:30 Utah (2-2) at #14 Stanford (4-1) ESPN


NOTE: UNC-Cheat and DUKE are off this week... watching basketball practice. 

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ALMOST made the cut...

Syracuse at Pittsburgh
(Can't believe Orange only a 4 point fav by Vegas... Cuse is a VERY good team!)

Florida State at #17 Miami (THE U)
(Canes should roll, but Noles seem to be gaining a LITTLE traction under Willie Taggart)

#8 Auburn at Mississippi State
(Nick Fitzgerald and the Starkdawgs due for a breakout, maybe that's why War Eagle only favored by THREE???)

Navy at Air Force
(Solid Military Institute game, but teams with 1-3 records rarely make CFC slate... eh, Falcons?)

Maryland at #15 Michigan
(Twerps did whup up on Hook 'Em to open the season...)

WEEK #5 GAMES: 2018-2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

 
(FIVE Top-25 match-ups this week!!!)

WEEK #5

Saturday, September 29th
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12:00 #12 West Virginia (3-0) at #25 Texas Tech (3-1) ESPN2

12:20 Virginia (3-1) at NC State (3-0) ACC Network

6:00 Florida (3-1) at #23 Mississippi State (3-1) ESPN

6:00 Utah (2-1) at Washington State (3-1) PAC 12 Network

7:00 Virginia Tech (2-1) at #22 Duke (4-0) ESPN2

7:30 South Carolina (2-1) at #17 Kentucky (4-0) SEC Network

7:30  #4 Ohio State (4-0) at #9 Penn State (4-0) ABC

7:30 #7 Stanford (4-0) at #8 Notre Dame (4-0) NBC

8:30 #20 Brigham Young (3-1) at #11 Washington (3-1) FOX

10:30 #19 Oregon (3-1) at #24 California (3-0) FS1

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MAKE-UPS for Jazzy Jeff & King Richard...

12:00 Army at Buffalo
3:30 Old Dominion at East Carolina
3:30 Western Michigan at Miami (OH)
3:30 #18 Texas at Kansas State
3:30 Purdue at Nebraska
3:30 Florida State at Louisville
6:00 Arkansas State at Georgia Southern
6:00 Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
7:00 Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee
10:30 USC at Arizona

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  ALMOST made cut...

UNC at #16 Miami (THE U)
(Had to made a rare executive decision to kick a Triangle Area team off the 10 game slate cuz there are WAY too may legit games this week... Heels will be back on in TWO weeks after their bye week)

Syracuse at #3 Clemson
(Battle of two undefeated #goacc teams, but we ALL know who is goin' to win this one! Frosh phenom QB Trevor Lawrence and that awesome D should pile up some points on Orange after that wacky loss at THE DOME last year)

Army at Buffalo
(Army could have beaten Boomer Sooner in Norman last weekend... UB just two W's away from bowl eligibility ALREADY!)

#18 Texas at Kansas State
(Hook 'Em suddenly gaining some traction after L to Twerps to open the season... never easy at Bill Synder Family Stadium, however)

USC at Arizona
(Neither team with a number to the left of their name, but lots of young talent on both rosters. Key PAC 12 After Dark game)

WEEK #4 GAMES: 2018-2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

WEEK #4 

Saturday, September 22nd
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12:20 Pittsburgh (2-1) at North Carolina (0-2) ACC Network

12:30 Louisville (2-1) at Virginia (2-1) ACC Network

3:30 #22 Texas A&M (2-1) at #1 Alabama (3-0) CBS

3:30 North Carolina Central University (1-1) at Duke (3-0) a.k.a., Bull City Classic ACC Net Extra

4:00 South Carolina (1-1) at Vanderbilt (2-1) SEC Network

4:30 #17 Texas Christian (2-1) at Texas (2-1) FOX

7:00 NC State (2-0) at Marshall (2-0) CBSSN

7:00 Florida (2-1) at Tennessee (2-1) ESPN

8:00 #7 Stanford (3-0) at #20 Oregon (3-0) ABC

8:30 #18 Wisconsin (2-1) at Iowa (3-0) FOX

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King Richard and David S. Green's make-up games...

12:00 Minnesota at Maryland
12:00 #8 Notre Dame at Wake Forest
12:00 #23 Boston College at Purdue
12:00 Ohio at Cincinnati
3:00 Western Kentucky at Ball State
3:00 Miami, Ohio at Bowling Green
4:00 Arizona at Oregon State
7:00 Coastal Carolina at Louisiana-Lafayette
7:00 Texas State at University of Texas-San Antonio
7:30 #24 Michigan State at Indiana

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ALMOST made the cut...

#8 Notre Dame at Wake Forest
(Deacs have a chance... they  REALLY do!!!)

Minnesota at Maryland
(Another garden variety ACC/Big 10 + 4 Challenge game... HA!)

#14 Mississippi State at Kentucky
(After finally beating Gators, a win over 14th ranked Starkdawgs and UK becomes a "football school")

#24 Michigan State at Indiana
(Sparty shouldn't have a number to the left of their name after losing to football genius Herm Edwards. Hoosiers could very well remove that number this weekend).

Washington State at USC
(Speaking of numbers to the left of their names... this game used to have them. Should be a good one that flies under national radar)

Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
(Anyone ever heard of Alan Bowman???)

WEEK #3 GAMES: 2018-2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

WEEK #3

Saturday, September 15th
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12:00 Florida State (1-1) at Syracuse (2-0) ESPN

12:30 Georgia Tech (1-1) at Pittsburgh (1-1) ACC Network

3:30 Duke (2-0) at Baylor (2-0) FS1

3:30 #17 Boise State (2-0) at #24 Oklahoma State (2-0) ESPN

3:30 #12 LSU (2-0) at #17 Auburn (2-0) CBS

4:15 Houston (2-0) at Texas Tech (1-1) FOX

8:00 #4 Ohio State (2-0) at #15 Texas Christian (2-0) ABC

8:00 #22 USC (1-1) at Texas (1-1) FOX

10:00 #10 Washington (1-1) at Utah (2-0) ESPN

10:30 #23 Arizona State (2-0) at San Diego State (1-1) CBSSN

NC STATE & UNC-Cheat will be at home on da couch cuz of Fraudulent Flo (at least fraudulent in the Triangle Area). In all seriousness... thoughts and prayers go out to Wilmington, Fayetteville, and the state of South Carolina. They will need a lot of clean-up assistance.


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ALMOST made the cut...

Brigham Young at #6 Wisconsin
(Jazzy Jeff's Cougs are off to a stellar 2-0 start... and although I think the 3 TD spread in favor of Badgers is TOO large... it was large enough not to make the ten. Could be a closer game than you think).

Ohio at Virginia
(Has the makings of a low-tier December bowl game... maybe).

Fresno State at UCLA
(Could be a really close, hard to pick game... Chip Kelly will get Bruins rollin' sometime soon).

Hawaii at Army
(Rainbow Warriors are lookin' to start 4-0... but that's a long plane fight to NY).

North Texas at Arkansas
(See Ohio-UVA descriptor).

WEEK #2 GAMES: 2018-2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

WEEK #2 

Saturday, September 8th
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12:00 Duke (1-0) at Northwestern (1-0) ESPNU

12:00 Arizona (0-1) at Houston (1-0) ESPN2

12:00 Georgia Tech (1-0) at South Florida (1-0) ABC

12:30 Georgia State (1-0) at NC State (1-0) ACC Network

3:30 Colorado (1-0) at Nebraska (0-0) ABC

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

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

7:00 #2 Clemson (1-0) at Texas A&M (1-0) ESPN

8:30 #17 USC (1-0) at #10 Stanford (1-0) FOX

10:15 California (1-0) at Brigham Young (1-0) ESPN2

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ALMOST made the cut...

Memphis at Navy
(Should be an Arena Footballish score... Navy got bombed by Hawaii last weekend, though).

Virginia at Indiana
(ACC/Big 10 + 4 Challenge).

#13 Penn State at Pittsburgh
(Nittany Lions should come away with W #2, but after last week... #goacc).

#15 Michigan State at Arizona State
(SNEAKY good game... things always get a little CrAzY in Tempe).

Utah at Northern Illnois
(Another chance for da MAC to show some muscle... Utes probably too strong).

WEEK #1 GAMES: 2018-19 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sponsored by New Zealand's All Black Sevens World Cup Champion Rugby Team & Outback Steakhouse)

Thursday, August 30th
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8:00 Northwestern at Purdue ESPN


Friday, August 31st
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7:00 Army at Duke ESPNU


Saturday, September 1st
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12:00 James Madison at NC State ESPNU

3:30 #6 Washington vs #9 Auburn @Mercedes-Benz Stadium in HOTlanta ABC

3:30 Tennessee vs. #17 West Virginia @Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte CBS

4:00 North Carolina at California FOX

7:30 #14 Michigan at #12 Notre Dame NBC

10:45 Brigham Young at Arizona ESPN


Sunday, September 2nd
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7:30 #8 Miami, THE U vs. #25 LSU @ AT&T Stadium in Jerry World ABC


Monday, September 3rd
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8:00 #20 Virginia Tech at #19 Florida State ESPN


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ALMOST made the cut...

#23 Texas at Maryland
(Despite crap going on in College Park, Twerps could give Horns a run for awhile. Is Hook 'Em back?)

Mississippi at Texas Tech
(Could be some high numbers in this one)

Appalachian State at #10 Penn State
(Would love to see another Mounty Miracle over a Big 10 + 4 school, a la 2007. Does Appy State have a shot now that Barkley is with the New York Football Giants?)

Louisville vs. #1 Alabama
(Just couldn't do it. Does anybody think Cards have a shot without Lamar "Action" Jackson?) #goacc

Navy at Hawaii
(Mad respect for the peeps in the Aloha State right now after Lane. I wonder if this game will even be played?)

BOWL MATRIX STANDINGS (sponspored by Donald J. Trump's hairpiece & Sport Clips)

2017/18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE STANDINGS
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                Matrix Points     Season W's      Total 


Richard             120                  94                 214
Bruce                117                  95                 212
Ryan                   60                   80                140
Jeff                     16                   91                 107
DGray                11                  88                   99
DGreen             -15                  87                   72
Chuck               -18                  92                    74
Will                   -10                  79                    69
Craig                 -62                  82                    20





           

BOWL MATRIX CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY!!! (sponsored by Donald J. Trump's hairpiece and Sport Clips)

(You either win the points for a category or get nothing. NO negative points on CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY).

Monday, January 8th
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CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRESENTED BY AT&T

8:00 #4 Alabama (12-1) vs. #3 Georgia (13-1) ESPN

FINAL SCORE (closest... must get winning team correct as well) 30 POINTS

TOTAL POINTS for game 23 POINTS

SCORE AFTER 1st QUARTER (must have leader correct) 15 POINTS

SCORE AT HALFTIME (must have leader correct) 19 POINTS

SCORE AFTER 3rd QUARTER (must have leader correct) 21 POINTS

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER OFFENSE 15 POINTS

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER DEFENSE 15 POINTS

TOTAL YARDS GEORGIA (rushing & passing) 20 POINTS

TOTAL YARDS ALABAMA (rushing & passing) 20 POINTS

1st player to score TD for GEORGIA 18 POINTS

1st player to score TD for ALABAMA 18 POINTS

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS!!!!