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2018-19 CFB Season: Mid-season grades!

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Welcome back everyone.  We just completed week 9 of our 2018-19 college football season and that’s probably about halfway through the year.  I’m not really sure.  With a week 0, a single Army-Navy game in week 14, conference championship weekend, and bowl games, it is hard to tell.  So yeah, I’m calling it halfway.

Every year I like to stop down halfway through the season and post the season grades and standings.  The pressure is on down the home stretch to make big moves picking games since I assume all of these people read my blog.  Here’s the mid-season grades.  Enjoy.

Straight up records:

percent.correct n.correct n.wrong n.games.predicted
Charles.Arbuckle 100% 2 0 2
Brad.Edwards 100% 4 0 4
Mel.Kiper.Jr 100% 1 0 1
Matt.Leinart 85.71% 6 1 7
Tim.Cowlishaw 77.78% 14 4 18
Rece.Davis 76.92% 10 3 13
Les.Miles 75.76% 25 8 33
Brian.Jones 75% 9 3 12
Brett.McMurphy 75% 12 4 16
Chris.Doering 74.47% 35 12 47
Steve.Coughlin 73.91% 34 12 46
Joey.Galloway 73.08% 19 7 26
Andrea.Adelson 71.96% 77 30 107
Tim.Tebow 71.79% 28 11 39
Paul.Finebaum 71.62% 53 21 74
Chris.Fallica 70.59% 48 20 68
Lou.Holtz 70.59% 60 25 85
Marcus.Spears 70% 28 12 40
Phil.Steele 70% 77 33 110
Jennifer 68.28% 99 46 145
David.Pollack 67.65% 23 11 34
Heather.Dinich 66.67% 24 12 36
Dusty.Dvoracek 66.67% 20 10 30
Adam.Rittenberg 66.67% 8 4 12
Robert.Smith 66.67% 4 2 6
Scott.Van.Pelt 66.67% 2 1 3
Joel.Klatt 64% 16 9 25
Bruce.Feldman 63.37% 64 37 101
Celebrity.Guest 62.50% 75 45 120
Colin.Cowherd 62.50% 10 6 16
Trevor.Matich 62.50% 5 3 8
Lee.Corso 62.20% 79 48 127
Kirk.Herbstreit 61.48% 75 47 122
Dari.Nowkhah 61.11% 11 7 18
Jesse.Palmer 60.87% 14 9 23
Stewart.Mandel 60.61% 20 13 33
Mack.Brown 60% 3 2 5
Dave.Wannstedt 60% 3 2 5
Pat.Forde 59.52% 25 17 42
Desmond.Howard 59.42% 82 56 138
Mark.Schlabach 59.38% 19 13 32
Danny.Kanell 51.52% 17 16 33
Mark.May 51.16% 44 42 86
Gene.Chizik 50% 5 5 10
Chris.Low 50% 6 6 12
Ivan.Maisel 50% 18 18 36
Ryan.McGee 50% 18 18 36
Houston.Nutt 50% 4 4 8
Jonathan.Vilma 50% 1 1 2
Corso.Headgear 44.44% 4 5 9
Pete.Thamel 42.86% 3 4 7
Skip.Bayless 0% 0 1 1

ATS Records:

percent.correct.ats n.correct n.wrong n.tie
Steve.Coughlin.ATS.Grade 71.88% 34 13 1
Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS.Grade 65.22% 30 16 0
Phil.Steele.ATS.Grade 61.11% 71 45 1
Chris.Fallica.ATS.Grade 57.76% 33 24 1
Tim.Cowlishaw.ATS.Grade 57.58% 18 13 2
Stewart.Mandel.ATS.Grade 57.58% 19 14 0
Scott.Spreitzer.ATS.Grade 55.56% 15 12 0
Brett.McMurphy.ATS.Grade 53.70% 14 12 1
Pat.Forde.ATS.Grade 52.88% 27 24 1
Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS.Grade 52.03% 38 35 1
Jeff.Ma.ATS.Grade 50% 20 20 0
Rufus.Peabody.ATS.Grade 50% 20 20 0
Danny.Kanell.ATS.Grade 49.11% 27 28 1
Bruce.Feldman.ATS.Grade 44.50% 44 55 1
Dari.Nowkhah.ATS.Grade 40% 6 9 0
Colin.Cowherd.ATS.Grade 33.33% 1 2 0
Pete.Thamel.ATS.Grade 33.33% 4 8 0
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Week 9 2018: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on by gamedaycole

Week 9 of our college football season is in the books, and that means our picks and predictions are graded.  We had quite a few upsets which made for some tough performances this week.  Let’s get to it.

Winners this week were in short supply but include Marcus Spears (4-1), Andrea Adelson (7-4), Jeff Ma (4-1 ATS), Steve Coughlin (3-1 ATS), Scott Spreitzer (2-1 ATS), and Dusty Dvoracek (3-2 ATS).  However this week’s official win goes to Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica going 5-1 against the spread this week.

Losers this week were plentiful, and include Jesse Palmer (1-3), Chris Doering (2-3), Mark May (4-5), Bruce Feldman (5-6 straight up, 5-6 ATS), Rufus Peabody (2-3 ATS), and Danny Kanell (3-4 ATS).  Our official loss this week will be shared by Pat Forde and his partner Pete Thamel for both going 2-4 ATS.

Lee Corso booked his first overall losing week this year going 6-8 on his picks, and losing his headgear pick Florida over Georgia.  Bear’s Bank went 3-0 again this week, so he’s heating up down the stretch this season.  Special guest celebrity Evander Holyfield went 8-6 on his picks this week.  @GamedayJen squeaked out with a winner this week at 9-6.  Everyone else was somewhere in the middle, so check out the full results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Straight up results:

percent.correct n.correct n.wrong
David.Pollack 100% 2 0
Charles.Arbuckle 100% 1 0
Colin.Cowherd 100% 1 0
Marcus.Spears 80% 4 1
Steve.Coughlin 75% 3 1
Joey.Galloway 75% 3 1
Chris.Fallica 71.43% 5 2
Tim.Cowlishaw 66.67% 2 1
Brett.McMurphy 66.67% 2 1
Andrea.Adelson 63.64% 7 4
Jennifer 60% 9 6
Tim.Tebow 60% 3 2
Desmond.Howard 57.14% 8 6
Celebrity.Guest 57.14% 8 6
Paul.Finebaum 55.56% 5 4
Lou.Holtz 55.56% 5 4
Kirk.Herbstreit 53.85% 7 6
Phil.Steele 53.33% 8 7
Dusty.Dvoracek 50% 1 1
Danny.Kanell 50% 1 1
Ivan.Maisel 50% 2 2
Ryan.McGee 50% 2 2
Les.Miles 50% 2 2
Adam.Rittenberg 50% 2 2
Mark.Schlabach 50% 2 2
Scott.Van.Pelt 50% 1 1
Bruce.Feldman 45.45% 5 6
Mark.May 44.44% 4 5
Lee.Corso 42.86% 6 8
Chris.Doering 40% 2 3
Heather.Dinich 25% 1 3
Chris.Low 25% 1 3
Jesse.Palmer 25% 1 3
Pat.Forde 16.67% 1 5
Corso.Headgear 0% 0 1
Mack.Brown 0% 0 1
Dari.Nowkhah 0% 0 1
Pete.Thamel 0% 0 3

ATS results:

percent.correct.ats n.correct n.wrong n.tie
Chris.Fallica.ATS.Grade 83.33% 5 1 0
Jeff.Ma.ATS.Grade 80% 4 1 0
Steve.Coughlin.ATS.Grade 75% 3 1 0
Scott.Spreitzer.ATS.Grade 66.67% 2 1 0
Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS.Grade 60% 3 2 0
Brett.McMurphy.ATS.Grade 58.33% 3 2 1
Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS.Grade 55.56% 5 4 0
Stewart.Mandel.ATS.Grade 54.55% 6 5 0
Tim.Cowlishaw.ATS.Grade 50% 2 2 1
Bruce.Feldman.ATS.Grade 45.45% 5 6 0
Phil.Steele.ATS.Grade 45% 9 11 0
Danny.Kanell.ATS.Grade 42.86% 3 4 0
Rufus.Peabody.ATS.Grade 40% 2 3 0
Pat.Forde.ATS.Grade 33.33% 2 4 0
Pete.Thamel.ATS.Grade 33.33% 2 4 0
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Week 9 2018: Saturday morning #CFB Picks!

Posted on by gamedaycole

Good morning ladies and gentlemen.  We are up and running on Saturday morning so let’s get things started with some picks.  Here are all of those random picks we found along the way during the week from various personalities.  We will be back later with updates from College Gameday, Corso’s headgear, Super Dog picks, SEC Nation, Bear’s Bank, celebrity guests, and whoever the hell else we find along the way.  Check back often for the latest updates.

Andrea Adelson:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Clemson  over  Florida State
10/27/18 Pittsburgh  over  Duke
10/27/18 Florida  over  Georgia
10/27/18 Penn State  over  Iowa
10/27/18 Virginia  over  North Carolina
10/27/18 Syracuse  over  North Carolina State
10/27/18 Oklahoma State  over  Texas
10/27/18 Louisville  over  Wake Forest
10/27/18 Stanford  over  Washington State
10/26/18 Boston College  over  Miami (FL)
10/25/18 Virginia Tech  over  Georgia Tech

Colin Cowherd:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Arizona State  over  Southern California

Tim Cowlishaw:

Date Pick
10/27/18 Florida + 6.5 vs Georgia
10/27/18 Iowa + 6 vs Penn State
10/27/18 Texas  -3.5 vs Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Mississippi State  -2 vs
10/27/18 Washington State + 3 vs Stanford

Heather Dinich:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Florida  over  Georgia
10/27/18 Penn State  over  Iowa
10/27/18 Texas  over  Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Stanford  over  Washington State

Chris Doering:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Florida  over  Georgia
10/27/18 Kentucky  over  Missouri
10/27/18 Tennessee  over  South Carolina
10/27/18 Texas A&M  over
10/27/18 Vanderbilt  over  Arkansas

Dusty Dvoracek:

Date Full.Pick
10/27/18 Iowa + 7 vs Penn State
10/27/18 Kansas State + 24.5 vs Oklahoma
10/27/18 Texas  -3 vs Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Iowa State  -3.5 vs Texas Tech
10/27/18 Washington State + 3 vs Stanford

Pat Forde ATS:

Date Full.Pick
10/27/18 Georgia  -6.5 vs Florida
10/27/18 Iowa + 6.5 vs Penn State
10/27/18 Texas  -3 vs Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Arkansas + 1.5 vs Vanderbilt
10/27/18 Stanford  -3 vs Washington State
10/27/18 Wisconsin  -5.5 vs Northwestern

Joey Galloway:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Georgia  over  Florida
10/27/18 Penn State  over  Iowa
10/27/18 Texas  over  Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Washington State  over  Stanford

Danny Kanell:

Date Full.Pick
10/27/18 Clemson  -17 vs Florida State
10/27/18 Florida + 6.5 vs Georgia

Chris Lowe:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Florida  over  Georgia
10/27/18 Penn State  over  Iowa
10/27/18 Texas  over  Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Stanford  over  Washington State

Ivan Maisel:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Florida  over  Georgia
10/27/18 Penn State  over  Iowa
10/27/18 Texas  over  Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Washington State  over  Stanford

Ryan McGee:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Georgia  over  Florida
10/27/18 Iowa  over  Penn State
10/27/18 Texas  over  Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Washington State  over  Stanford

Les Miles:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Clemson  over  Florida State
10/27/18 Florida  over  Georgia
10/27/18 Penn State  over  Iowa
10/27/18 Texas A&M  over

Jesse Palmer:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Florida  over  Georgia
10/27/18 Iowa  over  Penn State
10/27/18 Texas  over  Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Washington State  over  Stanford

Adam Rittenberg:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Georgia  over  Florida
10/27/18 Iowa  over  Penn State
10/27/18 Texas  over  Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Washington State  over  Stanford

Mark Schlabach:

Date Picks
10/27/18 Georgia  over  Florida
10/27/18 Iowa  over  Penn State
10/27/18 Texas  over  Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Washington State  over  Stanford

Pete Thamel:

Date Pick
10/27/18 Florida + 6.5 vs Georgia
10/27/18 Iowa State + 6.5 vs Penn State
10/27/18 Oregon  -9.5 vs Arizona
10/27/18 Texas  -3.5 vs Oklahoma State
10/27/18 Washington State + 3 vs Stanford
10/27/18 Wisconsin  -5.5 vs Northwestern
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