2013-14 Bowl Season: Results are in! #bowlmania

In this reporter’s opinion, the 2013-14 Bowl Season was one that upfront looked like a disapointing schedule, yet turned out to be one of the more exciting bowl seasons I can remember.  The BCS era definitely went out with a bang thanks to four of five major upsets, and a championship game which will be remembered for a long time.  However, our panel of experts struggled this year with the bowl picks.  For reference, the previous bowl season champions are:

2006-2007 Bowl Season Champion: Howie Schwab @ 24-8, 75%
2007-2008 Bowl Season Champion: Colin Cowherd @ 25-7, 78.1%
2008-2009 Bowl Season Champion: Pat Forde @ 17-10, 63%
2009-2010 Bowl Season Champion: Jesse Palmer @ 18-16, 52.9%
2010-2011 Bowl Season Champion: Todd McShay @ 20-11, 64.52%
2011-2012 Bowl Season Champion: Tony Reali @ 25-10, 71.43%
2012-13 Bowl Season Co-Champions: Robert Smith & Jennifer, 25-10, 71.43%

So some years are up and others are down.  This wasn’t quite as bad as the 2009-10 season when Jesse Palmer won the championship basically because I already ordered the trophy and had to send it to somebody.  However, this year I would like to present to you a set of co-champions for the second year in a row.  This year’s winners are last year’s co-champion Robert Smith and newcomer Phil Steele.  They went 21-14 this season, which is low for a champion, but this is also a year in which none of our main competitors (defined as those who picked all 35 games) finished with a losing record.  It was a very tight group.  Check out the records below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this year in the bowl games.

Qualifying Competitors:
Phil Steele: 21-14
Robert Smith: 21-14
Dari Nowkhah: 20-15
Jennifer’s Picks: 20-15
Pat Forde: 20-15
Todd McShay: 19-16
Mark Schlabach: 18-17
Ed Cunningham: 18-17

Others receiving votes:
Mel Kiper Jr.: 1-0
Mike Golic: 1-0
Chris Fowler: 1-0
Trevor Matich: 1-0
Tim Tebow: 1-0
Brad Edwards: 1-0
Scott Van Pelt: 1-0
Bill Plaschke: 1-0
Ivan Maisel: 1-0
Stephen A Smith: 1-0
Andre Ware: 3-2
Joey Galloway: 3-2
Matt Millen: 3-2
David Pollack: 7-7
Brian Griese: 3-3
Magic Johnson: 3-3
Ryen Russillo: 2-2
Kirk Herbstreit: 6-7
Lee Corso: 4-5
Desmond Howard: 2-3
Kevin Carter: 2-3
Brock Huard: 2-3
Danny Kanell: 3-4
Jesse Palmer: 3-5
Mark May: 2-4
Lou Holtz: 2-4
Mike Bellotti: 1-4
Tom Luginbill: 1-4
Matt Stinchcomb: 1-4
Colin Cowherd: 1-5
Mike Greenberg: 0-1
Paul Finebaum: 0-1
Skip Bayless: 0-1
Woody Paige: 0-1
Jackie MacMullen: 0-1
Rod Gilmore: 0-4

Week 15 2013: Picks are graded, results are up!

Our final week of the regular season was a rough one for our panel of football experts.  The slate of games was pretty small, so there weren’t quite as many cupcakes to choose from I guess.  Let’s dive right into the good stuff.

We only had a few winners this week to speak of.  Jennifer will claim a slice of this week’s pie, going 5-2 on the week.  Mark May went 4-1 on the week, with his only lossing being Oklahoma State.  The two of them will split this week’s win.  Other mediocre winning weeks came from Colin Cowherd (3-2), Phil Steele, 4-3), Brian Griese (2-1), and Dari Nowkhah (6-4).

Our dueling celebrity guest pickers Joey Chesnut and Ryan Riess both went 4-2, although picking differently.  Chesnut went with Ohio State while Riess went with Michigan State, while Stanford got it right with Stanford, while Riess chose Arizona State.

Upset specialists had a solid week.  Mark Schlabach got his pick right this week with Michigan State over Ohio State.  Brad Edwards shocked the world with BGSU over NIU (Phil Steele is the only other expert to take BGSU).  Todd McShay jumped on the Mizzou bandwagon, and sadly missed out on the Auburn win.  Jennifer nailed another upset special going with Michigan State, but in case you missed it, that means in back to back weeks, her upset special predicted the demise of BOTH THE #1 AND #2 TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY!  She will be awarded a golden unicorn star for this feat of sorcery.

Before we get to losers this week, I thought I’d mention that Coach Corso went 3-3 on the week but missed his headgear pick (the Buckeyes).  Now on to losers.  Herbie kicked things off with a 2-4 record this week.  Todd McShay posted a 1-3 week.  Dr. Lou decided to swing for the fences, and missed by a mile with a 1-3 record.  Robert Smith went 2-4 while Brad Edwards went 2-3.  However, this week’s undisputed loser was Mel Kiper Jr. who went 1-4 on the week.  Sorry pal.

Other than that, check out the full slate below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 3-3
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT UCF over SMU
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St (headgear pick)

Kirk Herbstreit: 2-4
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT UCF over SMU
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Joey Chesnut: 4-2
RIGHT UCF over SMU
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Ryan Riess: 4-2
RIGHT UCF over SMU
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St

Desmond Howard: 2-2
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St
WRONG Okla St over OU

David Pollack: 1-1
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Jennifer’s Picks: 5-2
RIGHT Fsu over duke
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
RIGHT UCF over SMU
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St (upset special)

Todd McShay: 1-3
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn (upset special)

Colin Cowherd: 3-2
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St

Ryen Russillo: 0-1
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Mel Kiper Jr.: 1-4
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Fresno St over Utah St
WRONG Okla St over OU

Lou Holtz: 1-3
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Mark May: 4-1
RIGHT Mich st over Ohio st
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz st
WRONG Okla st over OU
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou

Brian Griese: 2-1
RIGHT Mich st over Ohio st
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz st
WRONG Okla st over OU

Phil Steele: 4-3
RIGHT Bgsu over NIU
WRONG Okla st over OU
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
RIGHT Stanford over ariz st
RIGHT Fsu over duke
WRONG Ohio st over duke
WRONG Mizzou over auburn

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St (upset special)

Paul Finebaum: 1-0
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou

Robert Smith: 2-4
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Mike Bellotti: 1-2
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Okla st over OU
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn

Matt Stinchcomb: 1-1
RIGHT Stanford over ariz st
WRONG Mizzou over auburn

Brad Edwards: 2-3
RIGHT BGSU over NIU (upset special)
WRONG Mizzou over auburn
WRONG Ariz st over Stanford
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Trevor Matich: 1-2
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Mizzou over auburn

Tom Luginbill: 0-1
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn

Skip Bayless: 2-0
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St

Dari Nowkhah: 6-4
WRONG NIU over BGSU
RIGHT UCF pover SMU
WRONG Utah St over Fresno St
RIGHT OU over Okla St
WRONG Texas over Baylor
WRONG Marshall over Rice
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou

Jason Sehorn: 5-5
WRONG NIU over BGSU
RIGHT UCF over SMU
RIGHT Fresno St over Utah St
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Marshall over Rice
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Fsu over Duke
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou

Ivan Maisel: 1-0
RIGHT Baylor over Texas

JA Adande: 1-0
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St

Kevin Carter: 1-0
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St

Week 15 2013: College picks!

It is a bitterly cold Friday outside for much of us, but the picks we have are baked fresh to warm you up this evening.  The slate is a little light due to the limited schedule on championship weekend, but the stakes are still as big as ever with BCS championship spots on the line.  More picks will be coming in later tonight in case you need to stock up on more for the night.

Colin Cowherd:
FSU over Duke
Mizzou over Auburn

Lou Holtz:
Ariz St over Stanford
FSU over Duke
Mizzou over Auburn
Ohio St over Mich St

Mark may:
Mich st over Ohio st
Stanford over Ariz st
Okla st over OU
FSU over Duke
Auburn over Mizzou

Brian Griese:
Mich st over Ohio st
Stanford over Ariz st
Okla st over OU

Phil Steele:
Bgsu over niu
Okla st over OU
Baylor over Texas
Stanford over ariz st
Fsu over duke
Ohio st over duke
Mizzou over auburn

Mark Schlabach:
Mich St over Ohio St (upset special)

Paul Finebaum:
Auburn over Mizzou

Robert Smith:
Mizzou over Auburn
FSU over Duke
Okla St over OU
Baylor over Texas
Ariz St over Stanford
Ohio St over Mich St

Mike Bellotti:
FSU over Duke
Okla st over OU
Mizzou over Auburn

Matt Stinchcomb
Stanford over ariz st
Mizzou over auburn

Brad Edwards:
BGSU over NIU (upset special)
Auburn over Mizzou
Ariz st over Stanford

Tom Luginbill:
Mizzou over Auburn

Skip Bayless:
Auburn over Mizzou
Mich St over Ohio St

Dari Nowkhah:
NIU over BGSU
UCF pover SMU
Utah St over Fresno St
OU over Okla St
Texas over Baylor
Marshall over Rice
Stanford over Duke
FSU over Duke
Mich St over Ohio St
Auburn over Mizzou

Jason Sehorn:
NIU over BGSU
UCF over SMU
Fresno St over Utah St
Okla St over OU
Baylor over Texas
Marshall over Rice
Ariz St over Stanford
Fsu over Duke
Ohio St over Mich St
Auburn over Mizzou

Ivan Maisel:
Baylor over Texas

JA Adande:
Mich St over Ohio St