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Month: November 2012

Week 11 2012: Saturday morning picks! #saturdayselections

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Welcome to Saturday morning.  We are live broadcasting from the USS San Diego for the big matchup between somebody that I don’t know right now.  The picks are coming in, and here they are.  Check back all morning as they continue to come in, including Lee Corso’s headgear pick for the big matchup between whoever and someone.

Mel Kiper Jr.:
LSU over Miss St
Stanford over Oregon St

Pat Forde:
Clemson over Maryland
NC St over Wake Forest
Miami over UVA
ND over BC
Rutgers over Army
Syracuse over Louisville
Cinci over Temple
Nebraska over Penn St
OU over Baylor
Okla St over WVU
Wisconsin over Indiana
Michigan over NW
Nevada over Fresno St
Oregon over Cal
USC over Ariz St
Stanford over Oregon St
Washington over Utah
UCLA over Wash St
Florida over Lafayette
S.Carolina over Arkansas
Mizzou over Tennessee
Bama over TAMU
Georgia over Auburn
LSU over Miss St
Ole Miss over Vanderbilt
Texas over Iowa St
KState over TCU
TTU over Kansas
LaTech over Tx St

Todd McShay:
KState over TCU
Stanford over Oregon St
LSU over Miss St
Bama over TAMU
Penn St over Nebraska

David Pollack:
LSU over Miss St
WVU over Okla St
Oregon St over Stanford
KState over TCU
Bama over TAMU

Desmond Howard:
KState over TCU
Georgia over Auburn
LSU over Miss St
Okla St over WVU
Stanford over Oregon St
Bama over TAMU
Nebraska over Penn St

Kirk Herbstreit:
Nebraska over Penn St
Okla St over WVU
Oregon over Cal
Stanford over Oregon St
Bama over TAMU
Georgia over Auburn
NW over Michigan
Indiana over Wisconsin
Miami over UVA
KState over TCU
Tennessee over Mizzou
Louisville over Syracuse
Navy over Troy

Lee Corso:
KState over TCU
Okla St over WVU
Oregon St over Stanford
Nebraska over Penn St
TAMU over Bama
Georgia over Auburn
Michigan over NW
Wisconsin over Indiana
Miami over UVA
Tennessee over Mizzou
Louisville over Syracuse
Navy over Troy (headgear pick)

Lt. Curtis Sharp:
BC over ND
Michigan over NW
Wisconsin over Indiana
Nebraska over Penn St
UVA over Miami
Stanford Cardinals(?) over Oregon St
WVU over Okla St
KState over TCU
Bama over TAMU
Tennessee over Mizzou
Louisville over Syracuse
Navy over Troy

Jennifer’s Picks:
KState over TCU
Okla St over WVU
Oregon over Cal
Oregon St over Stanford
Nebraska over Penn St
TAMU over Bama (upset special)
Georgia over Auburn
Michigan over NW
Wisconsin over Indiana
Miami over UVA
Tennessee over Mizzou
Louisville over Syracuse
Navy over Troy

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Week 11 2012: FRIDAY PICK BONANZA!

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Sorry for the lack of updates this week.  I’m going to go ahead and blame… the presidential election I guess….for my lack of posts as opposed to my own laziness since it is convenient.  What does that mean for you?  That means we are making it rain picks on a fantastic Friday!  I am flying over the country in a crop duster releasing all of the picks I have collected this week, so get ready because here we go!  The only two experts to take Texas A&M over Alabama so far are Brian Griese (who has struggled heavily this season) and Skip Bayless (make of that what you will).  Pretty much everyone is picking KState over TCU, even though everyone is saying TCU has the best chance to upset one of the big four this week.  ESPN continues to troll me heavily, as I removed Brock Huard from my all-time rankings under the Matt Millen rule for not having enough picks to qualify.  No less than 12 hours after I removed him from my rankings, he was choppered into Bristol and appeared on ESPN to make a few picks on CFB Daily and the Experts.  Matt Millen also showed up to throw out a pick just to prove a point to me I guess.  Matt and Brock, if you’re reading this just know that you’ll have to keep the picks coming if you want all of the fame and prestige that getting ranked on my blog brings.  Now then, its time for the picks, so study up.

Mike Bellotti:
ND over BC
Oregon over Cal
Minnesota over Illinois
S.Carolina over Arkansas
Florida over Lafayette
Nebraska over Penn St
LSU over Miss St

Brock Huard:
Nebraska over Penn St
KState over TCU
Oregon over Cal

Mark Schlabach:
LSU over Miss St
Bama over TAMU
WVU over Okla St

Dan Hawkins:
Wisconsin over Indiana

Matt Millen:
Oregon St over Stanford

Tom Luginbill:
ND over BC
UCLA over Wash St
Rutgers over Army
S.Carolina over Arkansas
Florida over Lafayette

Jason Sehorn:
Bama over TAMU

Danny Kanell:
KState over TCU

Colin Cowherd:
Bama over TAMU
KState over Okla St
Oregon over Cal
ND over BC
UGA over Auburn
LSU over Miss St
USC over Ariz St

Charles Arbuckle:
Bama over TAMU
KState over TCU
Oregon over Cal
ND over BC
Michigan over NW
Wisconsin over Indiana
Miami over UVA
Iowa over Purdue
Tennessee over Mizzou
Oregon St over Stanford
USC over Ariz St
Nebraska over Penn St
Vanderbilt over Ole Miss
Okla St over WVU
LSU over Miss St

Trevor Matich:
Oregon over Cal
LSU over Miss St
KState over TCU
Oregon St over Stanford
Bama over TAMU

Robert Smith:
LSU over Miss St
KState over TCU
Stanford over Oregon St
Bama over TAMU
USC over Ariz St
Penn St over Nebraska
Michigan over NW
Okla St over WVU
Miami over UVA

Christian Fauria:
ND over BC
Oregon over Cal
Georgia over Auburn
Bama over TAMU
LSU over Miss St
Stanford over Oregon St
KState over TCU
USC over Ariz St
Nebraska over Penn St
Michigan over NW
WVU over Okla St
Vanderbilt over Ole Miss

Iowa Nice Guy:
Iowa St over Texas
Georgia over Auburn
Iowa over Purdue
Penn St over Nebraska

Skip Bayless:
TAMU over Bama

Brian Griese:
KState over TCU
Oregon St over Stanford
TAMU over Bama
Penn St over Nebraska

Mark May:
Oregon St over Stanford
Bama over TAMU
KState over TCU (if CK plays)
Nebraska over Penn St
Oregon over Cal
Notre Dame over BC

Lou Holtz:
Bama over TAMU
KState over TCU
Oregon over Cal
Notre Dame over BC

Dari Nowkhah:
Minnesota over Illinois
LSU over Miss St
Nebraska over Penn St
S.Carolina over Arkansas
Bama over TAMU
KState over TCU
Oregon over Cal
ND over BC
Michigan over NW
Wisconsin over Indiana
Miami over UVA
Purdue over Iowa
Mizzou over Tennessee
Oregon St over Stanford
USC over Ariz St
Vanderbilt over Ole Miss
WVU over Okla St

Kirk Herbstreit:
Nebraska over Penn St

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Beano Cook Picks

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For those of you who are regular followers of this blog (i.e. probably nobody) you may notice a new addition to the all time rankings on the Hall of Champions page.  With the recent passing of Beano Cook, I decided to bring him into the rankings as a tribute to the man.  For those of you who don’t know, Beano Cook was one of the original hosts of College Gameday when they launched their studio show in 1987.  This was definitely before I was aware of college football, and I know him more from his work on ESPNU podcasts with Ivan Maisel and showing up to do a weekly segment on the Herd.  I was always amused by this grumpy old man and thought it was funny how out of touch with pop culture he was on some subjects and how up to date he was on others.  From everything I’ve read about his time on Gameday, he was sort of the celebrated clownish ringleader figure in those early years that Lee Corso has become today (which we all love).  When Beano passed away, I started a top secret project to bring Beano Cook to my rankings since I run a College Gameday blog and he was one of the originals on the show.  I went dug through the darkest corners of ESPN.com’s podcast center and listened to every ESPNU and Herd podcast I could featuring Beano Cook to get his picks from years past.  This took us all the way back to 2005 and brought us all the way up to the early 2012 season wtih his Penn State predictions for this year.  Along with that, we also got plenty of picks from his co-host Ivan Maisel so we have also welcomed him to the rankings.  I wish I could find more picks from Beano Cook, especially going back to his days on College Gameday, but for the time being this will be his all time record.

Date Right Wrong
10/8/2005
Penn St over Ohio St 1 0
10/15/2005
ND over USC 0 1
10/22/2005
Bama over Tennessee 1 0
LSU over Auburn 1 0
Texas over TTU 1 0
11/5/2005
VaTech over Miami 0 1
11/12/2005
Bama over LSU 0 1
Florida over S.Carolina 0 1
Georgia over Auburn 0 1
11/19/2005
Michigan over Ohio St 0 1
12/3/2005
UCLA over USC 0 1
9/30/2006
Iowa over Ohio St 0 1
11/2/2006
Louisville over WVU 1 0
11/4/2006
Miami over VaTech 0 1
TAMU over OU 0 1
Cal over UCLA 1 0
11/18/2006
Ohio St over Michigan 1 0
USC over Cal 1 0
ND over Army 1 0
2006-2007 Bowl Season
Florida over Ohio St 1 0
2007-2008 Bowl sEason
OU over WVU 0 1
LSU over Ohio St 1 0
Georgia over Hawaii 1 0
Texas over Ariz St 1 0
TAMU over Penn St 0 1
Bama over Colorado 1 0
Tennessee over Wisconsin 1 0
Florida over Michigan 0 1
USC over Illinois 1 0
Kansas over VaTech 1 0
10/4/2008
Wisconsin over Ohio St 0 1
10/11/2008
UNC over ND 1 0
10/18/2008
Mich St over Ohio St 0 1
10/25/2008
Penn St over Ohio St 1 0
Texas over Okla St 1 0
11/8/2008
LSU over Bama 0 1
12/6/2008
USC over UCLA 1 0
2008-09 Bowl Season
OU over Florida 0 1
9/5/2009
Minnesota over Syracuse 1 0
9/12/2009
Ohio St over USC 0 1
Notre Dame over Michigan 0 1
9/19/2009
Florida over Tennessee 1 0
Arkansas over Georgia 0 1
9/26/2009
Oregon over Cal 1 0
10/3/2009
UCLA over Stanford 0 1
10/10/2009
LSU over Florida 0 1
Bama over Ole Miss 1 0
Iowa over Michigan 1 0
Ohio St over Wisconsin 1 0
Washington over Arizona 1 0
10/17/2009
ND over USC 0 1
Texas over OU 1 0
Wisconsin over Iowa 0 1
Maryland over UVA 0 1
10/24/2009
Mich St over Iowa 0 1
10/31/2009
Oregon over USC 1 0
Florida over Georgia 1 0
11/7/2009
ND over Navy 0 1
11/14/2009
Pitt over ND 1 0
11/21/2009
Arizona over Oregon 0 1
11/26/2009
Texas over TAMU 1 0
11/28/2009
OU over Okla St 1 0
S.Carolina over Clemson 1 0
12/3/2009
Oregon over Oreg St 1 0
12/5/2009
Florida over Bama 0 1
12/27/2009
Clemson over Kentucky 1 0
1/7/2010
Bama over Texas 1 0
9/4/2010
Michigan over Uconn 1 0
9/11/2010
Stanford over UCLA 1 0
9/18/2010
Washington over Nebraska 0 1
9/25/2010
Arkansas over Bama 0 1
10/20/2010
Iowa over Penn St 1 0
OU over Texas 1 0
10/9/2010
Michigan over Mich St 0 1
10/15/2010
Colorado over Baylor 0 1
10/23/2010
Notre Dame over Navy 0 1
Bama over Tennessee 1 0
10/30/2010
Oregon over USC 1 0
Auburn over Ole Miss 1 0
Iowa over Mich St 1 0
Florida over Georgia 1 0
11/6/2010
Texas Tech over Mizzou 1 0
11/12/2010
Notre Dame over Utah 1 0
11/20/2010
Colorado over Kstate 1 0
11/27/2010
Clemson over S.Carolina 0 1
9/3/2011
Georgia over Boise St 0 1
9/10/2011
Bama over Penn St 1 0
9/17/2011
Nevada over SJSU 1 0
9/24/2011
Georgia over Ole Miss 1 0
10/1/2011
UNC over ECU 1 0
10/8/2011
OU over Texas 1 0
10/15/2011
Miss St over S.Carolina 0 1
10/22/2011
NC St over Virginia 1 0
10/29/2011
Miss St over Kentucky 1 0
11/5/2011
LSU over Bama 1 0
11/12/2011
Penn St over Nebraska 0 1
11/19/2011
Tennessee over Vanderbilt 1 0
11/26/2011
Virginia over VaTech 0 1
12/3/2011
Okla St over OU 1 0
2011-12 BCS Championship
Bama over LSU 1 0
Week 1 (9/1/2012)
Penn St over Ohio 0 1
Week 2 (9/8/2012)
Penn St over Virginia 0 1
Week 3 (9/15/2012)
Penn St over Navy 1 0
Week 4 (9/22/2012)
Penn St over Temple 1 0
60.58% 63 41
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