Week 1 2019: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in (corrected)

I posted grades last night and was quickly informed they contained a number of errors.  I wrote a new grading script in the offseason and forgot to account for one teeny tiny aspect of neutral site games and it blew things apart for week 1.  I think I’ve got the script fixed and here are the corrected grades.  If you find any other errors please make sure to roast me on social media as usual.

Straight up grades:

people.to.score percent.correct n.correct n.wrong
David.Pollack 100 1 0
Gene.Chizik 100 2 0
Steve.Coughlin 100 1 0
Colin.Cowherd 100 2 0
Chris.Doering 100 2 0
Dusty.Dvoracek 100 2 0
Lou.Holtz 100 6 0
Houston.Nutt 100 2 0
Dan.Wetzel 100 3 0
Phil.Steele 92.31 12 1
Mark.Richt 87.5 7 1
Chris.Fallica 85.71 6 1
Paul.Finebaum 85.71 6 1
Jennifer 84.21 16 3
Pete.Thamel 83.33 5 1
Aaron.Taylor 77.78 7 2
Lee.Corso 75 12 4
Celebrity.Guest 75 9 3
Danny.Kanell 75 3 1
Eric.Mac.Lain 75 6 2
EJ.Manuel 75 6 2
Kirk.Herbstreit 73.33 11 4
Pat.Forde 71.43 5 2
Desmond.Howard 70.59 12 5
Brian.Jones 66.67 6 3
Mark.May 66.67 4 2
Tim.Tebow 66.67 2 1
Stewart.Mandel 63.64 7 4
Rick.Neuheisel 62.5 5 3
Adam.Rittenberg 60 3 2
Mark.Schlabach 60 3 2
Randy.Cross 55.56 5 4
Bruce.Feldman 54.55 6 5
Corso.Headgear 50 1 1
Reggie.Bush 50 1 1
Matt.Leinart 50 1 1
Brett.McMurphy 50 1 1
Brady.Quinn 50 1 1
Andrea.Adelson 40 2 3
Heather.Dinich 40 2 3
Chris.Low 40 2 3
Ivan.Maisel 40 2 3
Marcus.Spears 33.33 1 2
Urban.Meyer 0 0 2

ATS grades:

people.to.score percent.correct.ats n.correct n.wrong n.tie
Lee.Corso.ATS 100 1 0 0
Preston.Johnson.ATS 81.82 9 2 0
Dan.Katz.ATS 81.82 9 2 0
Clay.Travis.ATS 65.79 12 6 1
Stewart.Mandel.ATS 59.09 6 4 1
Doug.Kezirian.ATS 57.14 4 3 0
Todd.Fuhrman.ATS 54.55 6 5 0
Steve.Coughlin.ATS 50 3 3 0
Rece.Davis.ATS 50 0 0 1
Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS 50 2 2 1
Pete.Thamel.ATS 50 3 3 0
Dan.Wetzel.ATS 50 3 3 0
Bruce.Feldman.ATS 45.45 5 6 0
Rico.Bosco.ATS 40 2 3 0
Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS 40 2 3 0
Dave.Portnoy.ATS 39.13 9 14 0
Colin.Cowherd.ATS 33.33 1 2 0
Pat.Forde.ATS 33.33 2 4 0
Scott.Spreitzer.ATS 33.33 1 2 0
Phil.Steele.ATS 27.27 3 8 0
Chris.Fallica.ATS 22.22 2 7 0
Danny.Kanell.ATS 20 1 4 0
Brett.McMurphy.ATS 20 1 4 0
Joe.Fortenbaugh.ATS 16.67 1 5 0
Kirk.Herbstreit.ATS 0 0 1 0
Desmond.Howard.ATS 0 0 1 0

Week 1 2019: Saturday morning College Gameday picks!

Good morning everyone.  The College Gameday crew didn’t pick any games early today so all the picks came at the end of the show.  I’ll be adding in all the the Saturday picks to this post so check back for the latest updates.

Corso’s Headgear: Oregon over Auburn

Super Dog picks:
Lee Corso: Boston College+4 vs Virginia Tech
Kirk Herbstreit: Northwestern+6.5 vs Stanford
Desmond Howard: Oregon+4 vs Auburn
Rece Davis: James Madison+7 vs West Virginia

Bear’s Bank:
Kentucky-10.5 vs Toledo
Coastal Carolina+6 vs Eastern Michigan
Georgia Southern+27.5 vs LSU

Lee Corso:

Week Date Picks
1 8/29/19 Clemson  over  Georgia Tech
1 8/29/19 Texas A&M  over  Texas State
1 8/29/19 Cincinnati  over  UCLA
1 8/29/19 Utah  over  BYU
1 8/31/19 Alabama  over  Duke
1 8/31/19 Oregon  over  Auburn
1 8/31/19 Florida State  over  Boise State
1 8/31/19 Ohio State  over  Florida Atlantic
1 8/31/19 Southern Cal  over  Fresno State
1 8/31/19 Memphis  over  Ole Miss
1 8/31/19 South Carolina  over  North Carolina
1 8/31/19 Stanford  over  Northwestern
1 8/31/19 Kentucky  over  Toledo
1 8/31/19 Pittsburgh  over  Virginia
1 8/31/19 Boston College  over  Virginia Tech
1 9/1/19 Oklahoma  over  Houston

Kirk Herbstreit:

Week Date Picks
1 8/29/19 Clemson  over  Georgia Tech
1 8/29/19 Texas A&M  over  Texas State
1 8/29/19 UCLA  over  Cincinnati
1 8/29/19 BYU  over  Utah
1 8/31/19 Alabama  over  Duke
1 8/31/19 Boise State  over  Florida State
1 8/31/19 Ohio State  over  Florida Atlantic
1 8/31/19 Southern Cal  over  Fresno State
1 8/31/19 Ole Miss  over  Memphis
1 8/31/19 North Carolina  over  South Carolina
1 8/31/19 Northwestern  over  Stanford
1 8/31/19 Kentucky  over  Toledo
1 8/31/19 Virginia  over  Pittsburgh
1 8/31/19 Boston College  over  Virginia Tech
1 9/1/19 Oklahoma  over  Houston

Desmond Howard:

Week Date Picks
1 8/29/19 Clemson  over  Georgia Tech
1 8/29/19 Texas A&M  over  Texas State
1 8/29/19 Cincinnati  over  UCLA
1 8/29/19 BYU  over  Utah
1 8/31/19 Alabama  over  Duke
1 8/31/19 Oregon  over  Auburn
1 8/31/19 Florida State  over  Boise State
1 8/31/19 Ohio State  over  Florida Atlantic
1 8/31/19 Southern Cal  over  Fresno State
1 8/31/19 Georgia  over  Vanderbilt
1 8/31/19 Memphis  over  Ole Miss
1 8/31/19 South Carolina  over  North Carolina
1 8/31/19 Stanford  over  Northwestern
1 8/31/19 Kentucky  over  Toledo
1 8/31/19 Virginia  over  Pittsburgh
1 8/31/19 Virginia Tech  over  Boston College
1 9/1/19 Oklahoma  over  Houston

Bo Jackson:

Week Date Picks
1 8/31/19 Alabama  over  Duke
1 8/31/19 Auburn  over  Oregon
1 8/31/19 Boise State  over  Florida State
1 8/31/19 Ohio State  over  Florida Atlantic
1 8/31/19 Southern Cal  over  Fresno State
1 8/31/19 Ole Miss  over  Memphis
1 8/31/19 South Carolina  over  North Carolina
1 8/31/19 Stanford  over  Northwestern
1 8/31/19 Kentucky  over  Toledo
1 8/31/19 Virginia  over  Pittsburgh
1 8/31/19 Virginia Tech  over  Boston College
1 9/1/19 Oklahoma  over  Houston

@GamedayJen:

Week Date Picks
1 8/29/19 Clemson  over  Georgia Tech
1 8/29/19 Texas A&M  over  Texas State
1 8/29/19 Cincinnati  over  UCLA
1 8/29/19 Utah  over  BYU
1 8/30/19 Wisconsin  over  South Florida
1 8/31/19 Alabama  over  Duke
1 8/31/19 Oregon  over  Auburn
1 8/31/19 Boise State  over  Florida State
1 8/31/19 Ohio State  over  Florida Atlantic
1 8/31/19 Southern Cal  over  Fresno State
1 8/31/19 Texas  over  Louisiana Tech
1 8/31/19 Memphis  over  Ole Miss
1 8/31/19 South Carolina  over  North Carolina
1 8/31/19 Stanford  over  Northwestern
1 8/31/19 Kentucky  over  Toledo
1 8/31/19 Virginia  over  Pittsburgh
1 8/31/19 Virginia Tech  over  Boston College
1 9/1/19 Oklahoma  over  Houston

David Pollack:

Week Date Picks
1 8/31/19 Auburn  over  Oregon

Colin Cowherd:

Date Pick
8/31/19 Auburn  -3.5 vs Oregon
8/31/19 Southern Cal  -13.5 vs Fresno State
8/31/19 Northwestern + 6.5 vs Stanford

Paul Finebaum:

Week Date Picks
1 8/31/19 Alabama  over  Duke
1 8/31/19 Auburn  over  Oregon
1 8/31/19 Boise State  over  Florida State
1 8/31/19 Ohio State  over  Florida Atlantic
1 8/31/19 Georgia  over  Vanderbilt
1 8/31/19 Ole Miss  over  Memphis
1 8/31/19 Stanford  over  Northwestern

Marcus Spears:

Week Date Picks
1 8/31/19 Oregon  over  Auburn
1 8/31/19 Georgia  over  Vanderbilt
1 8/31/19 Ole Miss  over  Memphis

Tim Tebow:

Week Date Picks
1 8/31/19 Auburn  over  Oregon
1 8/31/19 Georgia  over  Vanderbilt
1 8/31/19 Ole Miss  over  Memphis

Eric Mac Lain:

Week Date Picks
1 8/30/19 Utah State  over  Wake Forest
1 8/31/19 Alabama  over  Duke
1 8/31/19 Florida State  over  Boise State
1 8/31/19 NC State  over  East Carolina
1 8/31/19 North Carolina  over  South Carolina
1 8/31/19 Syracuse  over  Liberty
1 8/31/19 Virginia  over  Pittsburgh
1 8/31/19 Boston College  over  Virginia Tech

EJ Manuel:

Week Date Picks
1 8/30/19 Wake Forest  over  Utah State
1 8/31/19 Alabama  over  Duke
1 8/31/19 Florida State  over  Boise State
1 8/31/19 NC State  over  East Carolina
1 8/31/19 South Carolina  over  North Carolina
1 8/31/19 Syracuse  over  Liberty
1 8/31/19 Virginia  over  Pittsburgh
1 8/31/19 Boston College  over  Virginia Tech

Mark Richt:

Week Date Picks
1 8/30/19 Wake Forest  over  Utah State
1 8/31/19 Alabama  over  Duke
1 8/31/19 Boise State  over  Florida State
1 8/31/19 NC State  over  East Carolina
1 8/31/19 South Carolina  over  North Carolina
1 8/31/19 Syracuse  over  Liberty
1 8/31/19 Virginia  over  Pittsburgh
1 8/31/19 Boston College  over  Virginia Tech

Week 13: Results

My most sincere apologies to everyone for not updating this weekend.  Working retail, I’m sure you can imagine that I didn’t have much free time this weekend.  However, I burned through my DVR and got all the picks, all the results, and here’s how it looks.  A pretty good week overall for our panel of experts.  This week’s big winners are Jesse Palmer (6-0), Lee Corso (12-1), Bo Jackson (9-1), and my girlfriend Jennifer who went on a MONSTER run going 17-3 this week.  Our losers this week were Howie Schwab (who continues to slide after an 0-2 week), and Matt Stinchcomb (0-3 this week, but come on man. You can’t pick ALL upsets).  We’re getting close to bowl season, and that’s where legends are made, so keep your ears listening to our updates here and on Twitter @gamedaycole

Jesse Palmer: 6-0
RIGHT   Stanford over ND
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT   Houston over Tulsa
RIGHT   VaTech over Virgina
RIGHT   WVU over Pitt

David Pollack: 6-1
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Cinci over Syracuse
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
WRONG   Virginia over VaTech
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame

Danny Kanell: 2-0
RIGHT   LSU over Arkansas
RIGHT   Oregon over Oreg St

Tom Luginbill: 6-2
RIGHT   Mich St over Northwestern
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Stanford over ND
WRONG   Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   VaTech over UVA
RIGHT   LSU over Arkansas
WRONG   Tulsa over Houston

Matt Stinchcomb: 0-3
LOSS   Arkansas over LSU
LOSS   Penn St over Wisconsin
LOSS   UVA over VaTech

Jason Sehorn: 2-1
WRONG   Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn

Lou Holtz: 3-2
WRONG   Arkansas over LSU
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG   Notre Dame over Stanford

Mark May: 4-0
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame

Randy Shannon: 0-2
WRONG   Virginia over VaTech
WRONG   Arkansas over LSU

Mike Stoops: 1-0
RIGHT   Stanford over ND

Charlie Arbuckle: 1-0
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St

Matt Millen: 2-0
RIGHT   VaTech over UVA
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0
RIGHT   LSU over Arkansas

Michael Smith: 1-0
RIGHT   LSU over Arkansas

Woody Paige: 1-0
RIGHT   LSU over Arkansas

Chris Fowler: 1-0
RIGHT   Mizzou over Kansas

Todd McShay: 3-0
RIGHT   Louisville over USF
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   Stanford over ND

Skip Bayless: 8-2
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG   Virginia over VaTech
RIGHT   Stanford over ND
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
WRONG   NW over Mich St
RIGHT   Marshall over ECU

Desmond Howard: 8-2
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
WRONG   Clemson over S.Carolina
WRONG   Virginia over VaTech
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT   FSU over Florida

Kirk Herbstreit: 7-4
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
WRONG   Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   Oregon over Oreg St
WRONG   GaTech over Georgia
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG   Northwestern over Mich St
RIGHT   Cinci over Syracuse
WRONG   Florida over FSU
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn

Lee Corso: 12-1
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   Oregon over Oreg St
RIGHT   Purdue over Indiana
RIGHT   FSU over Florida
WRONG   GaTech over Georgia
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   Mich St over Northwestern
RIGHT   Cinci over Syracuse
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn (Headgear picks 10-3 overall)

Bo Jackson: 9-1
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Mich St over Northwestern
RIGHT   Stanford over ND
RIGHT   Syracuse over Cinci
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   FSU over Florida
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
WRONG   Auburn over Bama

Howie Schwab: 0-2
WRONG   Miami over BC
WRONG   Duke over UNC

Pat Forde: 15-5
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   LSU over Arkansas
WRONG   TAMU over Texas
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   WVU over Pitt
RIGHT   Mizzou over Kansas
WRONG   UVA over VaTech
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Oregon over Oreg St
RIGHT   Miss St over Ole Miss
WRONG   Florida over FSU
WRONG   Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT   Purdue over Indiana
RIGHT   Washington over Wash St
RIGHT   AF over CSU
RIGHT   UNC over Duke
RIGHT   Nebraska over Iowa St
WRONG   Utah over Colorado

Jennifer’s Picks: 17-3
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   Mizzou over Kansas
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Baylor over TTU
RIGHT   OU over Iowa St
RIGHT   Mich St over Northwestern
WRONG   Rutgers over UConn
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
WRONG   Florida over FSU
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame
RIGHT   Boise St over Wyoming
RIGHT   Texas over TAMU
RIGHT   WVU over Pitt
WRONG   Arkansas over LSU (Upset special 2-5 overall)
RIGHT   Nebraska over Iowa
RIGHT   Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT   Cinci over Syracuse