Week 9 had some truly exciting finishes including at least one which was controversial to say the least. After a couple of tough weeks for our expert panel of predictors and prognosticators, this week proved to be a bounceback week with some truly great results. Let’s dive right in.
Winners this week were plenty in number, and included Kirk Herbstreit (7-1), Desmond Howard (8-2), David Pollack (5-0), Trevor Matich (9-2, 2-1 ATS), Stanford Steve Coughlin (8-1, 3-1 ATS), Colin Cowherd (5-0), Pat Forde (20-4), Danny Kanell (6-1), Joey Galloway (6-2), and Robert Smith (7-3). Both Jennifer and Booger McFarland might seem like locks for this week’s win, going 11-1 and 8-0 respectively, so they will get this week’s honorable mention because someone managed to top them. None other than Lee Corso showed up big with a 9-0 week this week, proving that he still has it when it comes to picking games. Since Coach Corso probably doesn’t browse the internet blogs too often, tell him he won this week if you know him.
Losers this week were few and far between. Ryen Russillo went 1-2 on the week (0-2 ATS), and Brad Edwards went 3-3 (0-3 ATS). However, this week’s loser is from Scott Van Pelt, who had a “Winners” segment which was disastrous. He went 1-4 against the spread this week, and his four losses weren’t particularly close either. Sorry SVP but this goes on your permanent record.
Corso got back on track this week with his headgear picks; picking Notre Dame over Temple. That might seem like an obvious pick, but hopefully you saw Temple take Notre Dame to the limit Saturday night in a very close game. Our special guest picker, the Philly Phanatic, put up a half-assed 4-3 record this week after wasting our time with an incredibly tiring pick segment on Saturday morning. Jennifer’s only loss this week came on her upset special, while Charley the Cat is also back on track with her Notre Dame pick. Everyone else is somewhere in between, so check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week!
Lee Corso: 9-0
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple (headgear pick)
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Virginia over Georgia Tech
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
Kirk Herbstreit: 7-1
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Georgia over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
Desmond Howard: 8-2
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT USC over Cal
WRONG Arizona over Washington
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
WRONG Kentucky over Tennessee
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
Philly Phanatic: 4-3
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
WRONG Georgia over Florida
WRONG Cal over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
WRONG Temple over Notre Dame
David Pollack: 5-0
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
Jennifer’s Picks: 11-1
RIGHT TCU over WVU
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
WRONG Georgia over Florida (upset special)
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Penn St over Illinois
RIGHT Boise State over UNLV
Rece Davis: 0-1
WRONG Georgia over Florida
Phil Steele: 11-7 (2-5 ATS)
WRONG Pitt+3 vs UNC
WRONG Pitt over UNC
RIGHT TCU-14 vs WVU
RIGHT TCU over WVU
WRONG UGA+3 vs Florida
WRONG UGA+1.5 vs Florida
WRONG UGA over Florida
RIGHT ND over Temple
WRONG ND-11 vs Temple (Double play)
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
WRONG Iowa-18 vs Maryland
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Minnesota+13 vs Michigan
RIGHT Houston over Vanderbilt
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
Chris Fallica: 9-6 (4-4 ATS)
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St 40-31
RIGHT Wash St+12 vs Stanford
WRONG Notre Dame-10 vs Temple
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple 31-13
WRONG Georgia over Florida 24-21
WRONG Georgia+2.5 vs Florida
WRONG TTU over Okla St 45-38
WRONG TTU+3 vs Okla St
WRONG TTU+2.5 vs Okla St (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Memphis over Tulane 49-21
RIGHT Tulane+30.5 vs Memphis
RIGHT Tulane+31.5 vs Memphis (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Colorado+23 vs UCLA
RIGHT UCLA over Colorado
Scott Van Pelt: 1-4 ATS
WRONG NC St+10 vs Clemson
WRONG TTU+2.5 vs Okla St
WRONG Vanderbilt+11.5 vs Houston
RIGHT Minnesota+13 vs Michigan
WRONG SMU+2.5 vs Tulsa
Tim Tebow: 4-0
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
Marcus Spears: 4-0
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
Greg McElroy: 4-0
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
Paul Finebaum: 4-1
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
WRONG Georgia over Florida
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
Booger McFarland: 8-0
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn 35-20
RIGHT Arkansas over UT-Martin
RIGHT Florida over Georgia 27-21
RIGHT Houston over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky 31-14
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina 42-17
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
Trevor Matich: 9-2 (2-1 ATS)
RIGHT TCU over WVU
RIGHT UNC over Pitt
WRONG Georgia over Florida
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St
WRONG Notre Dame-10.5 vs Temple
RIGHT AF-6.5 vs Hawaii
RIGHT AF over Hawaii
RIGHT Tulane+31 vs Memphis
Brad Edwards: 3-3 (0-3 ATS)
WRONG Notre Dame-10.5 vs Temple
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
WRONG Michigan-11.5 vs Minnesota
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
WRONG Utah-26.5 vs Oregon St
RIGHT Utah over Oregon St
Mark May: 1-0
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
Mack Brown: 1-0
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
Dari Nowkhah: 2-0 (1-0 ATS)
RIGHT TCU over WVU
RIGHT Maryland+17.5 vs Iowa
Jon Berger: 2-1
RIGHT TCU over WVU
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Texas over Iowa St
Kevin Carter: 0-1
WRONG Pitt over UNC
Stanford Steve Coughlin: 8-1 (3-1 ATS)
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple 34-20
WRONG Notre Dame-10 vs Temple
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St 38-28
RIGHT Florida over Georgia 20-13
RIGHT Florida-2.5 vs Georgia
RIGHT AF over Hawaii 31-19
RIGHT AF-7 vs Hawaii
RIGHT Penn St over Illinois 24-14
RIGHT Penn St-5.5 vs Illinois
Colin Cowherd: 5-0
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota (close)
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
Heather Dinich: 2-0
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
Chris Doering: 3-1
WRONG South Carolina over TAMU 27-24
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky 30-23
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn 34-24
RIGHT Florida over Georgia 26-20
Pat Forde: 20-4
WRONG ECU over UConn
WRONG Duke over Miami Fl
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG GaTech over Virginia
RIGHT Virginia Tech over Boston College
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
WRONG Texas over Iowa St
RIGHT Oklahoma over Kansas
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Arkansas State over Georgia State
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT UCLA over Colorado
RIGHT Washington over Arizona
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Houston over Vanderbilt
RIGHT TAMU over South Carolina
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Utah over Oregon St
RIGHT Memphis over Tulane
Joey Galloway: 6-2
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT ND over Temple
WRONG Pitt over UNC
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG TTU over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT USC over Cal
Mike Golic: 1-0
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
Mike Greenberg: 1-0
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
Travis Haney: 1-1
RIGHT ND over Temple
WRONG Pitt over UNC
Danny Kanell: 6-1
RIGHT Houston over Vanderbilt
RIGHT ND over Temple
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Ariz St over Oregon
Tom Luginbill: 1-0
RIGHT ND over Temple
Ivan Maisel: 0-1
WRONG Pitt over UNC
Ryan McGee: 1-0
RIGHT ND over Temple
Ryen Russillo: 1-2 (0-2 ATS)
WRONG Notre Dame-11 vs Temple
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
WRONG Georgia+2 vs Florida
Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
Jason Sehorn: 5-3
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
WRONG Auburn over Ole Miss
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG TTU over Okla St
WRONG Duke over Miami Fl
RIGHT Memphis over Tulane
Robert Smith: 7-3 (3-2 ATS)
RIGHT Temple+11 vs Notre Dame
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Florida-2.5 vs Georgia
RIGHT Ole Miss-7 vs Auburn
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
WRONG USC-6.5 vs Cal
RIGHT USC over Cal
WRONG TTU over Okla St
WRONG TTU+3 vs Okla St
Clint Stoerner: 1-0
RIGHT Florida over Georgia