2022-23 BOWL MATIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by Starbucks) ROUND 5: Games Sat, Dec 31st & Mon, Jan 2))

 

 

ROUND 5

CFP SEMIS - 25 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS

SUGAR, COTTON,  ROSE BOWLS - 15 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS

ALL OTHER BOWLS - 10 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS

 Saturday, December 31st

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TRANSPERFECT MUSIC CITY BOWL

12:00 Iowa (7-5) vs. Kentucky (7-5)  ABC

 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL (15 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS)

12:00 #5 Alabama (10-2) vs. #9 Kansas State (10-2) ESPN

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CFP SEMIFINAL - VRBO  FIESTA BOWL (25 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS)

4:00 #3 Texas Christian (12-1) vs. #2 Michigan (13-0) ESPN

CFP SEMIFINAL - CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL (25 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS)

8:00 #4 Ohio State (11-1) vs. #1 Georgia (13-0) ESPN

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Monday, January 2nd

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RELIAQUEST BOWL

12:00  #22 Mississippi State (8-4)  vs. Illinois (8-4) ESPN2

GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC (15 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS)

1:00 #16 Tulane (11-2) vs. #10 USC (11-2) ESPN

CHEEZ-IT CITRUS BOWL 

1:00 LSU (9-4) vs.  Purdue (8-5) ABC

ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY PRUDENTIAL (15 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS)

5:00 Penn State (10-2) vs. Utah (10-3) ESPN

 

2022-23 BOWL MATIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by Starbucks) ROUND 4: Games Thurs, Dec 29th & Fri, Dec 30th)

 

 

 

ROUND 4 (ALL GAMES 10 MAX POINTS EXCEPT ORANGE BOWL WITH 15 MAX POINTS)

 

Thursday, Decemberr 29th

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BAD BOY MOWERS PINSTRIPE BOWL

2:00 Syracuse (7-5) vs. Minnesota (8-4) ESPN

CHEEZ-IT BOWL

5:30 Oklahoma (6-6) vs. #13 Florida State (9-3) ESPN

VALERO ALAMO BOWL

9:00 #20 Texas (8-4) vs. #12 Washington  (10-2) ESPN

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Friday, December 30th

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DUKE'S MAYO BOWL

12:00 Maryland (7-5) vs. #23 NC State (8-4) ESPN

TONY THE TIGER SUN BOWL

2:00 Pittsburgh (8-4) vs. #18  UCLA (9-3) CBS

TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL

3:30 #21 Notre Dame (8-4) vs. #19 South Carolina (8-4) ESPN

BARSTOOL SPORTS ARIZONA BOWL

4:30 Ohio (9-4) vs. Wyoming (7-5) Barstool

CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL(15 CONFIDENCE POINTS MAX)

8:00 #6 Tennessee (10-2) vs. #7 Clemson (11-2) ESPN

2022-23 BOWL MATIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by Starbucks) ROUND 3: Games Mon, Dec 26th thru Wed, Dec 28th

 

 

 

  

 

ROUND 3 (ALL GAMES 10 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS)

Monday, December 26th

QUICK LANE BOWL

2:30 New Mexico State (6-6)  vs. Bowling Green (6-6) ESPN

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Tuesday, December 27th

CAMELLIA BOWL

12:00 Georgia Southern  (6-6) vs. Buffalo (6-6) ESPN

SERVPRO FIRST RESPONDER BOWL

3:15 Memphis (6-6) vs. Utah State (6-6) ESPN

TICKETSMARTER BIRMINGHAM BOWL

6:45 Coastal Carolina (9-3) vs. East Carolina (7-5) ESPN

GUARANTEED RATE BOWL

10:15 Wisconsin (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5) ESPN

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Wednesday, December 28th

MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY PARATON 

2:00 Central Florida (9-4) vs. Duke (8-4) ESPN

AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL

5:45 Kansas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6) ESPN

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL

8:00 #15 Oregon (9-3) vs. North Carolina (9-4) FOX

TAXACT TEXAS BOWL

9:00 Texas Tech (7-5) vs. Mississippi (8-4) ESPN

2022-23 BOWL MATIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by Starbucks) ROUND 2: Games Mon, Dec 19th thru Sat, Dec 24th

Hard to find a "game of the week" in ROUND 2, but gotta give Jim Mora and UCONN some props for making it to a bowl game in 2022!!!

 

 

ROUND 2  (ALL GAMES 10 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS)

 

Monday, December 19th

MYRTLE BEACH BOWL

2:30 Marshall (8-4) vs. Connecticut (6-6) ESPN

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Tuesday, December 20th

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BLUE CARPET BOWL

3:30 Eastern Michigan (8-4) vs. San Jose State (7-4) ESPN

ROOFCLAIM.COM BOCA RATON BOWL

7:30 Liberty (8-4) vs. Toledo (8-5) ESPN

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Wednesday, December 21st

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL

9:00 Western Kentucky (8-5) vs. South Alabama (10-2) ESPN

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Thursday, December 22nd

LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL

7:30 Baylor (6-6) vs. Air Force (9-3) ESPN

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Friday, December 23rd

RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES INDEPENDENCE BOWL

3:00 Louisiana (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5) ESPN

UNION HOME MORTGAGE GASPARILLA BOWL

6:30 Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Missouri (6-6) ESPN

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Saturday, December 24th

EASYPOST HAWAI'I BOWL 

8:00 Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5) ESPN

 

2022-23 BOWL MATIX CHALLENGE (sponsored by Starbucks) ROUND 1: Games Fri, Dec 16th & Sat, Dec 17th)

 

 

                                                  WASABI FENWAY BOWL... had to do it!

 

 

 ROUND 1 

(ALL RD 1 GAMES 10 MAX CONFIDENCE POINTS)

 

Friday, December 16th

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HOMETOWN LENDERS BAHAMAS BOWL

11:30 Miami, THE O (6-6) vs. Alabama-Birmingham (6-6) ESPN

DULUTH TRADING CURE BOWL

3:00 #25 Texas-San Antonio (11-2) vs. #24 Troy (11-2) ESPN 

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Saturday, December 17th

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WASAAAAABI FENWAY BOWL 

11:00 Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Louisville (7-5) ESPN

 

CRICKET CELEBRATION BOWL

12:00 Jackson State (12-0) vs. North Carolina Central (9-2) ABC

 

 SRS DISTRIBUTION LAS VEGAS BOWL 

2:30 Florida (6-6) vs. #14 Oregon State (9-3) ESPN

 

JIMMY KIMMEL LA BOWL PRESENTED BY STIFEL

3:30 Washington State (7-5) vs. Fresno State (9-4) ABC

 

LENDING TREE BOWL

5:45 Rice (5-7) vs. Southern Mississippi (6-6) ESPN

 

NEW MEXICO BOWL

7:30 Southern Methodist (7-5) vs. Brigham Young (7-5) ABC

 

FRISCO BOWL 

9:15 North Texas (7-6) vs. Boise State (9-4) ESPN

2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE STANDINGS (Sponsored by Starbucks)

 

 

 

 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE STANDINGS

                   OVR    LW      GB      PCT

 
Craig          90-60    7-3      -           .600  (10 PTS)

Richard      90-60    6-4      -           .600 (5 PTS)

Will             90-60    6-4      -           .600 (5 PTS)

Bruce          87-63   7-3      3           .580

Ryan           87-63   6-4      3           .580

Chuck         86-64   5-5      4           .573

DGray         84-66   6-4      6           .560

Derek          82-68  6-4       8           .547

 

 

 

 

CFC REGULAR SEASON TIEBREAKER: ARMY vs. NAVY, December 10th

 

 

                                            CFC REGULAR SEASON TIEBREAKER

 

 Saturday, December 10th

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3:00 Navy (4-7) vs. Army (5-6) CBS (@ Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia)

WINNER + CLOSET FINAL SCORE (2 POINTS EACH)

SCORE AFTER 1st QUARTER (I POINT)

SCORE AT HALFTIME  (2 POINTS)

SCORE AFTER 3rd  QUARTER (3 POINTS)

FIRST TEAM TO SCORE TD (1 POINT)

FIRST TEAM TO KICK FG (1 POINT)

FIRST TEAM TO COMMIT TURNOVER (1 POINT)

TOTAL YARDS NAVY (2 POINTS)

TOTAL YARDS ARMY (2 POINTS)

NOTE:  

Must have correct team ahead to get credit for points with score after 1st, 2nd, & 3rd quarter. 

Points earned in ARMY-NAVY tiebreaker will be carried over to BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE.

 

WEEK 14 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Friday, December 2nd and Saturday, December 3rd

 

 

 

                                                                   WEEK 14

  Friday, December 2nd

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C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

7:30 North Texas (7-5) at Texas-San Antonio (10-2) CBSSN 

 

PAC 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas)

8:00 #11 Utah (9-3) vs. #4 USC (11-1) FOX

 

Saturday, December 3rd

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BIG 12 - 2 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@AT&T Stadium, Arlington)

12:00 #10 Kansas State (9-3) vs. #3 Texas Christian (12-0) ABC

 

MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@ Ford Field, Detroit)

12:00 Toledo (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-3) ESPN

SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

3:30 Coastal Carolina (9-2) at Troy (10-2) ESPN

 

SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)

4:00 #14 LSU (9-3) vs. #1 Georgia (12-0) CBS

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

4:00 #22 Central Florida (9-3) at #18 Tulane (10-2) ABC

MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

4:00 Fresno State (8-4) at Boise State (9-3) FOX

BIG 10 + 4 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@ Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis)

8:00 Purdue (8-4) vs. #2 Michigan (12-0) FOX

ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (@ Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte)

8:00 #23 North Carolina (9-3) vs. #9 Clemson (10-2) ABC

WEEK 13 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Thursday, November 24th, Friday, November 25th. Saturday, November 26th

 

 

                                                                  WEEK 13

 

 Thursday, November 24th... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

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7:00 Mississippi State (7-4) at #20 Mississippi (8-3) ESPN

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Friday, November 25th... HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY!!!

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12:00 #19 Tulane (9-2) at #24 Cincinnati (9-2) ABC

3:30 #24 NC State (7-4) at #7 North Carolina (9-2) ABC

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Saturday, November 26th... HAPPY HAPPY 30 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS!!!

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12:00 #3 Michigan (11-0) at #2 Ohio State (11-0) FOX

12:00 Coastal Carolina (9-1) at James Madison (7-3) ESPNU

3:00  #25 Louisville (7-4) at Kentucky (6-5) SEC Network

3:30 #9 Oregon (9-2) at #21 Oregon State (8-3) ABC

3:30 Wake Forest (7-4) at Duke (7-4) ACC Network

7:30 #15 Notre Dame (8-3) at #6 USC (10-1) ABC

9:00 Air Force (8-3) at San Diego State (7-4) CBSSN

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ALMOST made the cutt...

 Baylor at Texas (Will be interesting to see how Bears respond after CLOSE loss to Horned Frogs)

#17 Washington at Washington State (Came down to this game and Baylor-Texas. Red hot Huskies only a 2 point fav. Won't be easy at all at Wazzu, but U-Dub should come out with a dub). 

South Carolina at #9 Clemson (Super Dave Gray thinks that IF Spencer Rattler can play like he did vs. Rocky Top last weekend, Cocks can take the ACC totally out of CFP conversation. I concur!)

Wyoming at Fresno State (Cowboys will prove again, like last week vs. Boise State, than 2 TD spread is too much in favor of Bulldogs)

Florida at  #19 Florida State (Two teams going in opposite directions to end the 2022 season. Looks like tFSU job will not be open for Deion Sanders... for now)

Kansas at #15 Kansas State (A healthy Jalon Daniels makes this a really interesting game in The Little Apple, but ROCK CHALK got trucked by Hook 'Em in Lawrence last weekend)

 

 

 

 

WEEK 12 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Satruday, November 16h

 

 

                                                                       WEEK 12

 

12:00  Duke (7-3) at Pittsburgh (6-4) ACC Network

2:00 Houston (6-4) at East Carolina (6-4) ESPN+

3:30 #24 NC State (7-3) at Louisville (6-4) ESPN2

3:30 Texas (6-4) at Kansas (6-4) FS1

4:00 Iowa (6-4) at Minnesota (7-3) FOX

6:00 Marshall (6-4) at Georgia Southern (5-5)  ESPN+

7:00 Boise State (7-3) at Wyoming (7-3) CBSSN

7:30 #22 Oklahoma State (7-3) at Oklahoma (5-5)  ABC

8:00 #7 USC (9-1) at #16 UCLA (8-2) FOX

10:30 #10 Utah (8-2) at #12 Oregon (8-2) ESPN

 

DEREK'S MAKE-UP GAME (he forgot ECU-Cincy)...

7:00 Texas Tech at Iowa State 

 

NOTE: GT-UNC game did NOT make the WEEK 12 slate due do low degree of difficulty (that 3 TD point spread again... yada, yada). BUT you can still get a BONUS POINT for picking closest score)

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ALMOST made the cut...

Georgia Tech at #13 North Carolina (You can still make a BONUS POINT score pick on this one, but 3 TD spread too much to make the slate. Will Heels be looking ahead to Wolfpack on BLACK FRIDAY, though?)

#4 Texas Christian at Baylor (Can Baylor put CFP picture into chaos? Horned Frogs only a 2.3 fav)

Illinois at #3 Michigan (Illinois fell out of Top 25, but can also mess up CFP picture greatly. Wolves need to be focused and not look ahead to tOSU)

#14 Mississippi at Arkansas (Joey Freshwater missed a golden opportunity to beat Bama last weekend, and only a 2.5 fav. Pig Suey has a great shot at upset)

Syracuse at Wake Forest (Two teams whose stock is dropping rapidly. SU's  dropping faster than Deacs) 

 

WEEK 11 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Fri Nov 11th & Sat Nov 12th)

 

 

 

                                                                            WEEK 11

 Friday, November 11th

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8:00 East Carolina (6-3) at Cincinnati (7-2) ESPN2

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Saturday, November 12th

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12:00 Virginia Tech (2-7) at Duke (6-3) RSN

3:30 #9 Alabama (7-2) at #11 Mississippi (8-1) CBS

3:30 #22 Central Florida (7-2) at #17 Tulane (8-1) ESPN2

3:30 Appalachian State (5-4) at Marshall (5-4) ESPN+

3:30 Wisconsin (5-4) at Iowa (5-4) FS1

7:00  #25 Washington (7-2) at #6 Oregon (8-1) FOX

7:00 #19 Kansas State (6-3) at Baylor (6-3) FS1

7:30 #4 Texas Christian (9-0) at #18 Texas (6-3) ABC

7:30 #15 North Carolina (8-1) at Wake Forest (6-3) ESPN2

 

NOTE: BC-NCSU pulled from WEEK 11 slate due to relatively low degree of difficulty. You can still get a BONUS POINT if you pick closet score. 

 

RYAN'S MAKE-UP GAME:  Miami, THE U (4-5) at Georgia Tech (4-5)

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 ALMOST made the cut (back after a week absence)...

Boston College at #16 NC State (Eagles gave Duke some good run last Friday, but Pack should break home winning streak record in final game at Carter-Finley for 2022. Will they cover 19 point spread?)

#7 LSU at Arkansas (Bayou Bengals only 3.5 fav at this hour after stunning W over Roll Tide last week. Would have loved to have this game on slate, but Pig Suey lost at home to Flames. LSU goes back to fraudulent status if they lose this one)

Louisville at #10 Clemson (Yeah, the Cards have gained some traction and are going to a bowl, but Tigers are going to win out the rest of November... notice I only said November? If Cade Klubnik can reach his #1 HS QB status, Tigers can win in December and January)

#1 Georgia at Mississippi State (Actually, this game probably would never have made the WEEK 11 slate, BUT... Pirate Mike and the boyz in Starkvegas would love to mess up CFP picture even more!!!)

Maryland at #14 Penn State (6-3 Terps could make 2022 quite the breakout season with a win in Happy Valley) 

 

 

WEEK 10 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Thurs Nov 3rd, Fri Nov 4th, Sat Nov 5th

 

 

 

WEEK 10

Thursday, November 3rd

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7:30 Appalachian State (5-3) at Coastal Carolina (7-1) ESPN

 

 Friday, November 4th

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7:00 Duke (5-3) vs. Boston College (2-6) ESPN2

 

Saturday, November 5rh

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3:30 #1 Tennessee (8-0) at #3 Georgia (8-0) CBS

3:30 #20 Syracuse (6-2) at Pittsburgh (4-4) ACC Network 

4:00 Liberty (7-1) at Arkansas (5-3) SEC Network 

7:00 #6 Alabama (7-1) at #10 LSU (6-2) ESPN

7:00 #24 Texas (5-3) at #13 Kansas State (6-2) FS1

7:30 #4 Clemson (8-0) at Notre Dame (5-3) NBC

7:30 James Madison (5-2) at Louisville (5-3) ESPNU

8:00 #21 Wake Forest (6-2) at #22 NC State (6-2) ACC Network 

NOTE:  Pulled UNC-UVA due to low degree of difficulty. BUT... you can get a bonus point by picking CLOSET score. 

WEEK 9 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Thurs Oct 27th, Fri Oct 28th, Sat Oct 29th

 

 

 

 

 WEEK 9

 

Thursday, October 27th

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 7:30 Virginia Tech (2-5) at #24 NC State (5-2) ESPN

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Friday, October 28th

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8:00 East Carolina (5-3) at Brigham Young (4-4) ESPN2

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Saturday, October 29th

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12:00 #2 Ohio State (7-0) at #13 Penn State (6-1) FOX

12:00 Notre Dame (4-3) at #16 Syracuse (6-1) ABC

3:30 #20 Cincinnati (6-1) at Central Florida (5-2)  ESPN

3:30 #9 Oklahoma State (6-1) at #22 Kansas State (5-2) FOX

7:00 Coastal Carolina (6-1) at Marshall (4-3) NFL Network

7:00 #19 Kentucky (5-2) at #3 Tennessee (7-0) ESPN

7:30 Baylor (4-3) at Texas Tech (4-3) ESPN2

8:00 Pittsburgh (4-3) at #21 North Carolina (6-1) ACC Network 

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ALMOST made the cut...

Florida vs. #1 Georgia (Anything can happen in this game, but Billy Napier's Gator Nation not up to the task against UGGA in 2022... and DON"T call it World's Largest Cocktail Party ANYMORE!!!)

Wake Forest at Louisville (Cards are quietly above .500 and only a 3.5 home dawg at present.... HHHMMMMMMM???)

#14 Utah at Washington State (Utes sit in good shape for PAC 12 title, but must be on upset alert in Wazzu as they continue to celebrate that W over USC)

#15 Mississippi at Texas A&M (Joey Freshwater laid an egg in Baton Rouge last weekend. ONLY a 2 point fav against Jimbo's sub-.500 NIL All-Stars in College Station)

Oklahoma at Iowa State (Boomer Sooner and Cyclones trying to find bowl eligibility any way possible)

 

 

WEEK 8 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Saturday, October 22nd

 

 

 

 

WEEK 8

Saturday, October 22

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 12:00 #14 Syracuse (6-0) at #5 Clemson (7-0) ABC

12:30 Duke (4-3) at Miami, THE U (3-3) RSN

3:30 #9 UCLA (6-0) at #10 Oregon (5-1) FOX

3:30 #20 Texas (5-2) at #11 Oklahoma State (5-1) ABC

3:30 Brigham Young (4-3) at Liberty (6-1) ESPNU

3:30  #7 Mississippi (7-0) at LSU (5-2) CBS

7:00 Boise State (4-2) at Air Force (5-2) CBSSN

7:30 Central Florida (5-1) at East Carolina (4-3) ESPNU

7:30 Texas A&M (3-3) at South Carolina (4-2) SEC Network

8:00 #17 Kansas State (5-1) at #8 Texas Christian (6-0) FS1

  

NOTE:  NCSU & UNC-Cheat both have the weekend off.

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 Derek's makeups from WEEK 7:

12:00 Cincinnati at SMU

12:00 Indiana at Rutgers

12:00 Kansas at Baylor 

2:00 Eastern Michigan at Ball State 

3:00 West Virginia at Texas Tech

3:30 Memphis at Tulane

3:30 Georgia Southern at Old Dominion 

3:30 Marshall at James Madison

7:30 Minnesota at #16 Penn State  

8:00 Pittsburgh at Louisville

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 ALMOST made the cut...

#24 Mississippi State at #6 Alabama (Pirate Mike and Will Rodgers COULD pull this one off after seeing Vols throw all over Bama secondary. HOWEVER, Tide will be out of CFP picture with an L. Who is going to pick against Saban after a rare defeat?)

Minnesota at #16 Penn State (Wolverines exposes PSU in a major way last weekend. Nittany Lions should get back on track against recently struggling Gophers. but PJ Fleck will make a game of it)

Marshall at James Madison (How are the Thundering Heard 3-3 after beating Irish in WEEK 2? Dukes a double digit fav, but lost to Georgia Southern last weekend with an almost identical spread)

Kansas at Baylor (Hard to believe Bears were in Top 10 a few weeks ago and now out of Top 25 altogether. Will Jalon Daniels be back for KU soon? Important BIG 12 - 2 game)

West Virginia at Texas Tech (A couple of 3-3 teams striving for that 6 to get to bowl eligibility. Should be some points in this one)

 

 

 

WEEK 7 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Saturday, October 15th

 

  

Young or Milroe...or will it matter???

 

 WEEK 7

Saturday, October 15th

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 12:00 #10 Penn State (5-0) at #5 Michigan (6-0) FOX

12:00 Minnesota (4-1) at #24 Illinois (5-1) BIG 10 + 4 Network

3:30 #3 Alabama (6-0) at #8 Tennessee ((5-0) CBS

3:30 #8 Oklahoma State (5-0) at #13 Texas Christian (5-0) ABC

3:30 #15 NC State (5-1) at  #18 Syracuse (5-0) ACC Network

7:00 LSU (4-2) at Florida (4-2) ESPN

7:30 #16 Mississippi State (5-1) at #22 Kentucky (4-2) SEC Network

8:00 #7 USC (6-0) at #20 Utah (4-2) FOX

8:00 North Carolina (5-1) at Duke (4-2) ACC Network

9:00 Washington State (4-2) at Oregon State (4-2) PAC 12 After Dark Network

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ALMOST made the cut...

#4 Clemson at Florida State (Would have made the slate a few weeks ago. Tigers are locked in, Noles are not "BACK")

#19 Kansas at Oklahoma (Unfortunately, Jalen Daniels will be DNP  in this one... but can ROCK, CHALK, JAYHAWK beat BOOMER SOONER anyway? Probably not...)

#25 JAMES MADISON at Georgia Southern (Really wanted to celebrate Dukes first ever appearance in D-1 Top 25, but 11.5 spread too much... although GSU could make this a closer game)

Iowa State at #22 Texas (Cyclones come into Austin losing 3 very tough games. 16 point spread WAY too much for Hook "Em)

Arkansas at Brigham Young (Pig Suey flies into Provo also losers of 3 straight, but is a current 1.5 fav. Came down to this game or Bayou Bengals @ Gator Nation)

WEEK 6 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Saturday, October 8th

 

 

 

 

 WEEK 6

Saturday, October 8th

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12:00 #8 Tennessee (4-0) at #25 LSU (4-1) ESPN

12:00 #17 Texas Christian (4-0) at #19 Kansas (5-0) FS1 

12:00 Arkansas (3-2) at #23 Mississippi State (4-1) SEC Network

12:00 Texas (3-2) vs Oklahoma (3-2) @ Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX ABC

3:30 #11 Utah (4-1) at #18 UCLA (5-0) FOX

4:00 Duke (4-1) at Georgia Tech (2-3) RSN

4:00 North Carolina (4-1) at Miami, THE U (2-2) ESPN2

7:30 #20 Kansas State (4-1) at Iowa State (3-2)  ESPNU

7:30 #16  Brigham Young (4-1) at Notre Dame (2-2) NBC

8:00 Florida State (4-1) at #14 NC State (4-1) ACC Network 

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ALMOST made the cut..

South Carolina at #13 Kentucky (Can Spencer Rattler get a signature W for Cocks after losses to Pig Suey and UGGA?)

Washington State at #6 USC (Lincoln Riley and Trojans need to be careful against Wazzu as they seek that #4 seed in CFP)

Western Kentucky at UTSA (Key C-USA game as we near midpoint of season... WOW!!!)

East Carolina at Tulane (Purple Pirates need 3 W's to get to bowl eligibility. Tough schedule ahead starting with Green Wave)

Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh (More Coastal Chaos to end the era of divisional ACC play)

WEEK 5 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Fri., Sept 30th & Sat., Oct 1st

 

 

 WEEK 5

 

Friday, September 30th

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10:30 #15 Washington (4-0) at UCLA (4-0) ESPN

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 Saturday, October 1st

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12:00 #7 Kentucky (4-0) at #14 Mississippi (4-0) ESPN

12:00 Texas Tech (3-1) at #25 Kansas State (3-1)  ESPN+

3:30 #2 Alabama (4-0) at #20 Arkansas (3-1) CBS

3:30 #22 Wake Forest (3-1) at #23 Florida State (4-0) ABC

3:30 Iowa State (3-1) at Kansas (4-0) ESPN2

3:30 #9 Oklahoma State (3-0) at #16 Baylor (3-1) FOX 

4:00 #17 Texas A&M (3-1) at Mississippi State (3-1) SEC Network

7:30 Virginia (2-2) at Duke (3-1)  ACC Network

7:30 #10 NC State (4-0) at #5 Clemson (4-0)  ABC

VIRGINIA TECH-UNC pulled from WEEK 5 slate due to low degree of difficulty (maybe Ian can even playing field?) Closet to final score gets a BONUS W!

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ALMOST made the cut...

UTSA at Middle Tennessee (Key C-USA game. Blue Raiders coming off BIG win over THE U. Wanted this game on the WEEK 5 slate, but Huskies-Bruins beat it out at the wire)

Virginia Tech at UNC (Hokies ONLY a 9 point dawg at midweek, but Heels should win by 3 TDs or more. Maybe Ian can help even the playin field?)

LSU at Auburn (Tigers didn't put up much of a fight vs. PSU. Brian Kelly SHOULD be 4-1 after this one).  

Oregon State at #12 Utah (Beavers ALMOST got Trojans last weekend... do with that what you want. Utes seem to have regained their stride after opener loss to Gator Nation). 

Liberty at Old Dominion (Just another in a series of classic September Commonwealth Clashes in 2022!)

WEEK 4 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Sat, Sept. 24th

 

 

 WEEK 4

 

12:00 #5 Clemson (3-0)  at #21 Wake Forest (3-0) ABC

12:00 #17 Baylor (2-1) at Iowa State (3-0) ESPN2

12:00 Duke (3-0) at Kansas (3-0) FS1

3:30 #20 Florida (2-1) at #11 Tennessee (3-0) CBS

3:30 Notre Dame (1-2) at North Carolina (3-0) ABC

3:30 Minnesota (3-0) at Michigan State (2-1)  BIG 10 + 4 Network

3:30 #22 Texas (2-1) at Texas Tech (2-1) ESPN

3:30 James Madison (2-0) at Appalachian State (2-1)  ESPN+

4:00 #15 Oregon (2-1) at Washington State (3-0)  FOX

7:00 #10 Arkansas (3-0) at #23 Texas A&M (2-1) ESPN

UCONN-NCSU not on WEEK 4 slate due to VERY LOW degree of difficulty. BUT... pick the winning score (or closest to it) and win a BONUS POINT

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ALMOST made the cut...

FRIDAY:  Virginia at Syracuse (Orange playing well out of gate for Coach Babers. This game might have made the WEEK 4 slate with a more impressive Hoos win over ODU last weekend)

Arizona at California (Winner will be halfway to bowl eligibility in this PAC-12 clash. Bears a FG fav)

Stanford at #18 Washington (Potential letdown game for Huskies after W over Sparty. Two TD point spread might be a bit much for U-Dub)

#7 USC at Oregon State (3-0 Beavers might make this a game for a while if they get off to a good start, but CFP bound Trojans are GUARANTEED to win by more than that one TD spread)

Texas Christian at Southern Methodist (Horned Frogs faved by a deuce over Mustangs)

 

 

 

WEEK 3 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Sat, Sept. 17th

 

 

College Gameday will be in BOONE!!! (But the game vs. Troy didn't quite make the WEEK 3 slate)

 

WEEK 3 

 

12:00 Purdue (1-1) at Syracuse (2-0) ESPN2

2:00 Old Dominion (1-1) at Virginia (1-1) ACC Network

3:30 Vanderbilt (2-1) at Northern Illinois (1-1) CBSSN

3:30 #12 Brigham Young (2-0) at #25 Oregon (1-1) FOX

3:30 #22 Penn State (2-0) at Auburn (2-0) CBS

6:00 Mississippi State (2-0) at LSU (1-1) ESPN

7:00 Texas Tech (2-0) at #16 NC State (2-0) ESPN2

&:30  #11 Michigan State (2-0) at Washington (2-0) ABC

7:30 Southern Methodist (2-0) at Maryland (2-0)  FS1

9:00 #13 Miami, THE U (2-0) at #24 Texas A&M (1-1) ESPN

BONUS POINT:  Closet to final score of NC A&T at Duke.

NOTE:  UNC-Cheat has the weekend off. 

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ALMOST made the cut...

Troy at Appalachian State (College Gameday will be in BOONE!!! Will tASU have a letdown against Troy after epic win over Jimbo Fisher? Possibly, but Mounties probably cover that 12.5 spread)

Florida State at Louisville (Which Cards team will show up? The one vs. Syracuse or the one vs. UCF?)

#23 Pittsburgh at Western Michigan (Can Panthers gain some style points for #goacc after the tough loss to Vols? Will be a tough test in Kalamazoo!)

Liberty at #19 Wake Forest (Deacs need to be careful against Hugh Freeze and 2-0 Flames. Don't look ahead to CLEMSON next Saturday!!!)

UTSA at #21 Texas (Hook 'Em better be as interested in Roadrunners as they were against Roll Tide last weekend)

 

WEEK 2 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Sat, Sept. 10th

 

 

 WEEK 2

 

12:00 Missouri (1-0) at Kansas State (1-0) ESPN2

12:00 Duke (1-0) at Northwestern (1-0) FS1

12:00 North Carolina (2-0) at Georgia State (0-1) ESPNU

12:00 UTSA (0-1) at Army (0-1) CBSSN

3:30 #24 Tennessee (1-0) at #17 Pittsburgh (1-0) ABC

4:00 Iowa State (1-0) at Iowa (1-0) BIG 10 + 4 Network

4:00 #25 Houston (1-0) at Texas Tech (1-0) FS1

7:00 #20 Kentucky (1-0) at #12 Florida (1-0) ESPN

10:15 #9 Baylor (1-0) at #21 Brigham Young (1-0) ESPN

10:30 Oregon State (1-0) at Fresno State (1-0) CBSSN

NOTE:  In a rare occasion, Charleston Southern vs. #18 NCSU was pulled from the WEEK 2 slate due to its VERY LOW degree of difficulty. HOWEVER... man closet to final score can erase an L on their WEEK 2 record. 

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ALMOST made the cut..,

#1 Alabama at Texas (Yours Truly will definitely tune in for this one! Hook 'Em has plenty of talent and Austin will be rockin', but Steve Sarkisian's Horns not ready to handle Darth Saban. That current 20 point spread too much for this game to make WEEK 2 slate)

#10 USC at Stanford (This rivalry has seen some classics and some classic upsets, but not this year. Lincoln Riley looking for Trojans first CFP trip. SC should be more than a current TD fav)

South Carolina at #16 Arkansas (Key early SEC match-up betwixt two teams that have no shot at winning the league, but will go bowlin')

Virginia at Illinois (ACC could use some style points as Hoos have tough game vs. BIG 10 + 4 foe)

#23 Wake Forest at Vanderbilt (Deacs almost two TD fav over 2-0 Commodores. Could be tough for a while, but Sam Hartman is back this weekend)

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WEEK 1A: 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (sposored by STARBUCKS) Games Fri, Sept 2nd thru Sun, Sept 4th

 

 WEEK 1A

 

Friday, September 2nd

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7:30 Temple (0-0) at Duke (0-0) ACC Network 

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Saturday, September 3rd

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12:00 #13 NC State (0-0) at East Carolina (0-0) ESPN

12:00 North Carolina (1-0) at Appalachian State (0-0) ESPNU

3:30 #11 Oregon (0-0) vs. #3 Georgia (0-0) ABC (@ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)

3:30 #23 Cincinnati (0-0) at #19 Arkansas (0-0) ESPN 

3:30 #24 Houston (0-0) at Texas-San Antonio (0-0) CBSSN

7:00  #7 Utah (0-0) at Florida (0-0) ESPN

7:30 #5 Notre Dame (0-0) at #2 Ohio State (0-0) ABC

10:30 Boise State (0-0) at Oregon State (0-0) ESPN

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 Sunday, September 4th

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 7:30 Florida State (1-0) at Louisiana State (0-0) ABC

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ALMOST made the cut...

Army at Coastal Carolina (Came down to this game or Houston-UTSA. Do The Mullet Men still have that magic??? Black Knights will be a very tough challenge) 

#4 Clemson at Georgia Tech (This game has given Tigers trouble at times... playin in HOTlanta. After last year's "setback", does anybody really thing CU will lose this one?)

Illinois at Indiana (Illinois rolled Wyoming in WEEK 0. Early BIG 10 + 4 clash)

Arizona at San Diego State (Aztecs about a TD fav. CBS is showin this one nationally)

Liberty at Southern Miss (What direction to Flames go without Malik Willis?)

 

 

WEEK 1: 2022-23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE (Games of Saturday August 27th) Sponsor still in negoations.

 

 WEEK 1 

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12:00 Austin Peay at Western Kentucky CBSSN

12:30 Nebraska at Northwestern FOX

3:30 Idaho State at  UNLV CBSSN

4:00 Connecticut at Utah State FS1

4:00 Wyoming at Illinois Big 10 + 4 Network 

7:00 Charlotte at Florida Atlantic CBSSN 

8:15 Florida A&M at North Carolina ACC Network

9:00  North Texas at UTEP (no TV, it appears)

10:00 Nevada at  New Mexico State ESPN2

10:30 Vanderbilt at Hawaii CBSSN 

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ALMOST made the cut...

Duquesne at Florida State (Bigger blowout? Florida A&M-UNC, or this game? Take yo pick)

 

 

CFP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME POINTS BREAKDOWN.... CONGRATS RYAN!!!

 

FINAL SCORE: Ryan 31-24 (35 POINTS)

WINNING TEAM: Ryan (25), Derek (25)

DGray (- 25), Richard (- 25), Bruce (- 25), Chuck (- 25),
Craig (- 25)

TOTAL POINTS: Richard (27), Ryan (27)

SCORE AFTER 1ST QUARTER: Ryan (16), Chuck (16)

HALFTIME: Chuck (19), Craig (19)

SCORE AFTER 3RD QUARTER: Ryan (23)

TOTAL YARDS ALABAMA: Ryan (25)

TOTAL YARDS GEORGIA: Richard (25)

MVP OFFENSE: Ryan (20), Derek (20)

1ST TD FOR ALABAMA: NOBODY

1ST TD FOR GEORGIA: Bruce (18), Chuck (18)

1ST TEAM TO MAKE FG; Derek (15), Craig (15)

1ST TEAM TO THROW INT: Ryan (12), Derek (12), Craig (12)

1ST TEAM TO LOSE FUMBLE: DGray (12), Richard (12), Ryan (12), Derek (12)

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME POINTS:

Ryan 208
Derek 84
Richard 39
Chuck 38
Craig 21
Bruce 3
DGray - 3

NOTE: Will 'The Thrill" sat out CFP Title game in protest of another ALL-SEC final... LOL!!!

2021-22 BOWL MATRIX CHALLENGE STANDINGS

 

 

 

 

                RS  MX  ALL      CHAMP   REC

 

Ryan        87   116   408         205       20-16

Richard   89    140  268           39         24-15

DGray     91    151  239           - 3         24-14

Derek      72    27    183            84           16-9

Bruce      90    89    182            3            23-16

Chuck     80    50    168            38           19-20

Craig      89   - 12     98            21           15-23

Will          82   - 25    57             -            17-18

CHAMP = CFP title game points

 RS = Regular Season

MX = Bowl Matrix 

ALL = Overall... RS + MX