2017 – Page 7 – Cole's Gameday Blog

2017-18 Bowl Season: #BOWLMANIA picks from Jonathan Vilma!

Posted on December 13, 2017 by gamedaycole

Here are the picks from rising ESPN star Jonathan Vilma from the Bowl Mania special. He jumps on Russillo’s radio show on a regular basis, is featured again this year on the Bowl Mania special, and seems to be shooting straight to the top at ESPN. Sounds like the career path of Danny Kanell, so you better enjoy his picks before he gets laid off.

Clemson to win Championship
FSU over S.Miss (40)
NC State over Ariz St (38)
Louisville over Miss St (35)
LSU over ND (26)
Ohio St over USC (25)
Clemson over Alabama (24)
Oregon over Boise St (22)
Washington over Penn St (21)
Mizzou over Texas (20)
Stanford over TCU (19)
Miami FL over Wisconsin (17)
Michigan over S.Carolina (14)
Wash Sto ver Mich St (12)
KState over UCLA (8)
Georgia over OU (3)

2017-18 Bowl Season: #BOWLMANIA picks from Pat Forde’s Bowl Dash!

Posted on December 12, 2017 by gamedaycole

Here are the picks from everyone’s favorite annual holiday tradition: The Pat Forde Bowl Dash! Check out the full article for full analysis but here’s the picks for your pool.

NC A&T over Grambling St
Troy over UNT
WKU over Georgia St
Oregon over Boise St
CSU over Marshall
Ark St over MTSU
FAU over Akron
LT over SMU
Temple over FIU
Ohio over UAB
C.Michigan over Wyoming
USF over TTU
SDSU over Army
App St over Toledo
Fresno St over Houston
Utah over WVU
Duke over NIU
KState over UCLA
FSU over S.Miss
BC over Iowa
Purdue over Arizona
Missouri over Texas
UVA over Navy
Okla St over VT
Stanford over TCU
Mich St over Wash St
Wake Forest over TAMU
NC State over ARiz St
NW over Kentucky
Utah St over NM State
USC over Ohio St
Louisville over Miss St
Memphis over Iowa St
Washington over Penn State
Wisconsin over Miami FL
Michigan over S.Carolina
UCF over Auburn
LSU over ND
Georgia over OU
Clemson over Alabama
Clemson over Georgia

2017-18 Bowl Season: #BOWLMANIA Picks from Greg McElroy!

Posted on December 12, 2017 by gamedaycole

Welcome back everyone. It is the most wonderful time of the year, which of course means bowl season. We will be bringing you more bowl coverage than ever this year, and there’s no better way to get started than the official BIG BOARD PICKS from ESPN’S Bowl Mania Special. I think it started with Jesse Palmer about a decade ago, then Todd McShay took over for many years, only to be followed by Danny Kanell. This year the responsibility has fallen to up-and-coming star Greg McElroy and here are the official picks. Please note pick 17 is from Chris Cotter because McElroy will be calling that game, and thus not making a pick. Enjoy.

FullSizeRender

Clemson over Oklahoma in championship
FSU over S.Miss (40)
NW over Kentucky (39)
FAU over Akron (38)
NC A&T over Grambling St (37)
Troy over UNT (36)
Duke over NIU (35)
Michigan over S.Carolina (34)
Wisconsin over Miami FL (33)
Louisville over Miss St (32)
Toledo over App St (31)
Oregon over Boise St (30)
SDSU over Army (29)
CSU over Marshall (28)
Temple over FIU (27)
NC State over Ariz St (26)
Utah over WVU (25)
Ark St over MTSU (24)
Navy over UVA (23)
Wash St over Mich St (22)
Ohio over UAB (21)
Memphis over Iowa St (20)
KState over UCLA (19)
Ohio St over USC (18)
Penn St/Washington – NO PICK – CALLING GAME (17)
TCU over Stanford (16)
Houston over Fresno St (15)
SMU over LT (14)
C.Michigan over Wyoming (13)
Iowa over BC (12)
WKU over Georgia St (11)
ND over LSU (10)
Auburn over UCF (9)
Arizona over Purdue (8)
Mizzou over Texas (7)
NM St over Utah St (6)
Wake Forest over TAMU (5)
OU over Georgia (4)
VT over Okla St (3)
Clemson over Alabama (2)
TTU over USF (1)