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DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Bryan's big year continues BY JAY BOBBIN Luke Bryan It hasn't been Luke Bryan's year alone in country music, but there's no question he's been enjoying a fabulous one. Named entertainer of the year at last spring's Academy of Country Music Awards, the singer-songwriter is riding high on the success of his album and single both titled "Crash My Party," and he's sold out concert venues across the country on dual tours. Things may be about to get even better for Bryan, since he has three nominations – including entertainer and male vocalist of the year – in the Country Music Association's 47th Annual CMA Awards. Bryan will be among the performers as ABC televises the event from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 6, with Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood paired again as the event's hosts for the sixth consecutive time. Having earned his first two CMA nominations last year, Bryan says he's "excited about" his trio of chances this time. In a rarity for any artist, he's scored a couple of clean sweeps: He took both of his categories in the 2010 ACM Awards, and he won all nine awards he was up for at the 2012 American Country Awards, many of those linked to his hit single "I Don't Want This Night to End." "It's pretty surreal," Bryan muses, adding that at award shows, "I'm like a fan in the room, then I get onstage and do my thing. I just love game angles, previews and analysis. (Live) (HD) 9:00 a.m. (ABC-7) (ESPN) (ESPN2) College Football Teams TBA. (Live) (HD) 12:00 p.m. (CBS-12) College Football Today (Live) (HD) (CSNBA) 49ers Central News, analysis, interviews and game breakdowns. (ESPN) (ESPN2) College Football Scoreboard (Live) (HD) 12:30 p.m. (ABC-7) (ESPN) College Football Teams TBA. (Live) (HD) (CBS-12) College Football Florida vs. Georgia. From EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. (Live) (HD) (NBC-24) College Football Navy at Notre Dame. 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Sampling a crowd's reaction to his tunes – also including the country-chart-topping "That's My Kind of Night" from the platinumselling "Crash My Party" – raises that "game" for married father of two Bryan, who's spent part of his year performing his Farm Tour to raise scholarship money for farm family members and part on his more general Dirt Road Diaries Tour. Bryan says he feels gratified "anytime you put new music out and it's already resonating with people, and they're playing it in their cars and singing it back to you. It used to take a year or two for everybody to get an album like I wanted them to and learn all the songs, but now people go right out and buy it and come to the shows ready." From Reliant Stadium in Houston. (Live) (HD) 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) BCS Countdown (Live) (HD) MONDAY 11:00 a.m. (ESPN) NFL PrimeTime Trey Wingo, Tim Hasselbeck and Merril Hoge. 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