2015-16 #CFBPlayoff Championship picks! #BowlMania #Clemson #Alabama

Here we are with one game left in the season, so it is about that time to start paying attention to who is picking whom (and in some cases, BY HOW MUCH).  Undefeated Clemson is taking on Nick Saban’s Alabama, and our expert panel of predictors and prognosticators is sitting at 32 to 13 in favor of Alabama winning the game, with five experts laying the 7, two experts liking the under, one expert taking the points, and one Chris Fallica who is on the Clemson moneyline.

Check back often over the next few days because we will be updating anytime someone wants to give a pick on this game.  As always, I’ll be putting the place and date I got the pick from, so if you see someone picking the opposite way more recently, go with the more recent pick.

Lee Corso:
Clemson over Alabama (Headgear pick)

Andrea Adelson:
Clemson over Alabama (epsn.com 1/7)

Charles Arbuckle: Film Room 1/6
Clemson over Alabama

Skip Bayless: First Take 1/11
Clemson over Alabama 28-27
Clemson+7 vs Alabama

Mike Bellotti: Film Room 1/6
Alabama over Clemson (Close)

Jon Berger: Big 12 Weekly 1/6
Alabama over Clemson

Kevin Blackstone: ATH 1/11
Alabama over Clemson

Mack Brown:
Clemson over Alabama (Champ Drive 1/10)

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Kevin Carter: Film Room 1/6
Alabama over Clemson

Cole’s Pick:
Alabama over Clemson

Stanford Steve Coughlin: Behind the Bets podcast 1/6
Alabama over Clemson
Alabama-7 vs Clemson
Alabama vs Clemson under 50.5 (if he had to bet it)

Colin Cowherd:
Alabama over Clemson (The Herd 1/8)
Alabama-7 vs Clemson (The Herd 1/8)

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Tim Cowlishaw:
Alabama over Clemson (103.3 ESPNRadio 1/11)

Ed Cunningham:
Clemson over Alabama (Bowl Mania 12/13)

Butch Davis:
Alabama over Clemson (Champ Drive 1/10)

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Heather Dinich:
Alabama over Clemson (Twitter 1/9)

Chris “The Bear” Fallica: Behind the Bets podcast 1/6
Clemson over Alabama 24-21
Clemson+220ish over Alabama
Clemson+7 vs Alabama
Alabama vs Clemson under 50.5 (lean only)

Paul Finebaum:
Alabama over Clemson (Champ Drive 1/10)

Pat Forde: Bowl Dash 12/17
Alabama over Clemson 28-21

Joey Galloway:
Clemson over Alabama (Champ Drive 1/10)

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Mike Greenberg:
Alabama over Clemson

Israel Gutierrez: ATH 1/11
Alabama over Clemson

Desmond Howard:
Alabama over Clemson

Jennifer’s Pick:
Clemson over Alabama

Danny Kanell:
Clemson over Alabama (Halftime show ½, CFB Live 1/4)

Joel Klatt:
Alabama over Clemson (WJOX podcdast 1/5)

Matt Leinart:
Alabama over Clemson (FS1 12/31)

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Tom Luginbill: Film Room 1/6
Alabama over Clemson

Mark May:
Alabama over Clemson (Championship Drive 12/6)

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Greg McElroy:
Alabama over Clemson (SEC Nation 1/11)

Booger McFarland:
Alabama over Clemson 34-17 (M&M 1/11)

Todd McShay:
Alabama over Clemson 28-20 (Champ Drive 1/10)

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Urban Meyer:
Alabama over Clemson

Woody Paige: ATH 1/11
Clemson over Alabama

Jesse Palmer:
Alabama over Clemson (CFB Live 1/11)

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Petros Papadakis:
Alabama over Clemson (FS1 12/31)

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Brady Quinn:
Clemson over Alabama (FS1 12/31)

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Ryen Russillo:
Alabama over Clemson (Champ Drive 1/10)

Robert Smith:
Clemson over Alabama (Championship Drive 12/6)

Stephen A. Smith: First Take 1/11
Alabama over Clemson 33-20
Alabama-7 vs Clemson

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over Clemson (SEC Nation 1/11)

Phil Steele:
Alabama over Clemson (by 10) (Champ Drive 1/7)
Alabama-7 vs Clemson

Clint Stoerner:
Alabama over Clemson (Twitter 1/11)

Tim Tebow:
Alabama over Clemson 24-17 (R&K 1/11)

Scott Van Pelt:
Alabama over Clemson
Alabama-7 vs Clemson (Winners 1/7)

SVP Winners pick
SVP Winners pick

Week 14 2015: Championship week college picks! #cfb #cfbpicks

We are winding down this regular season of college football, but picks are still coming in strong for championship Saturday.  Fewer games are on the schedule, but everyone wants to get their official picks on the record for the big games we will see.  Check back over the next few days as we continue updating on all of the conference championships as well as the other random games being played this weekend.

 

 

 

 

Lee Corso:
Mich St over Iowa (headgear pick)
Stanford over USC
Baylor over Texas
KState over WVU
Houston over Temple
WKU over Southern Miss
Clemson over UNC
Alabama over Florida

Kirk Herbstreit:
Alabama over Florida
USC over Stanford
Baylor over Texas
WVU over KState
Houston over Temple
Southern Miss over WKU
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa
Texas+21 vs Baylor

Desmond Howard:
Stanford over USC
Baylor over Texas
WVU over Kansas State
Houston over Temple
Southern Miss over WKU
Clemson over UNC
Alabama over Florida
Iowa over Mich St
Texas+21 vs Baylor

Dallas Clark:
Iowa over Mich St
Baylor over Texas
WVU over Kansas State
Temple over Houston
WKU over Southern Miss
USC over Stanford
Clemson over UNC

David Pollack:
Stanford over USC
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa
UNC over Clemson

Jennifer’s Picks:
Clemson over UNC
Baylor over Texas
WVU over KState
Houston over Temple
Southern Miss over WKU
Stanford over USC
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa

Chris Fallica:
Clemson over UNC 31-21
Alabama over Florida 27-13
Mich St over Iowa 34-24
Houston over Temple 30-28
Baylor over Texas 48-21
Clemson-5.5 vs UNC
Florida+17.5 vs Alabama
Mich St-3.5 vs Iowa
Temple+6.5 vs Houston
Baylor -20.5 vs Texas
Baylor-21 vs Texas (Bear’s Bank)
Temple+6 vs Houston (Bear’s Bank)
Clemson-5 vs UNC (Bear’s Bank)

Andrea Adelson:
Clemson over UNC

Skip Bayless:
Mich St over Iowa

Jon Berger:
Baylor over Texas
WVU over KState

Mack Brown:
Clemson over UNC

Kevin Carter:
Alabama over Florida
Iowa over Mich St
Clemson over UNC

Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Clemson over UNC 42-37
Alabama over Florida 20-3
USC over Stanford 35-34
Air Force over SDSU 34-30
Mich St over Iowa 27-17
Clemson vs UNC Over 67
Florida+17.5 vs Alabama
Mich St-3.5 vs Iowa
USC+4.5 vs Stanford
Air Force+5.5 vs SDSU

Colin Cowherd:
UNC over Clemson
Alabama over Florida (by 21)
Stanford over USC (by 7)
Mich St over Iowa (by 7)

Tim Cowlishaw:
Mich St over Iowa

Butch Davis:
BGSU over NIU
Mich St over Iowa
USC over Stanford
Alabama over Florida

Heather Dinich:
Alabama over Florida
Clemson over UNC
USC over Stanford
Mich St over Iowa
Houston over Houston
BGSU over NIU

Brad Edwards:
Mich St over Iowa
SDSU over Air Force
SDSU-4.5 vs Air Force
USC vs Stanford over 58
Clemson vs UNC over 69

Paul Finebaum:
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa
Stanford over USC
Clemson over UNC

Joey Galloway:
Alabama over Florida
Clemson over UNC
Mich St over Iowa
Stanford over USC
BGSU over NIU

Pat Forde:
Mich St over Iowa 28-17
Clemson over UNC 35-31
Alabama over Florida 21-3
Stanford over USC 31-28
Houston over Temple 36-34
Southern Miss over WKU 41-42
SDSU over AF 35-28
BGSU over NIU 42-31

Dan Hawkins:
Mich St over Iowa
Alabama over Florida

Danny Kanell:
Alabama over Florida
Iowa over Mich St
Clemson over UNC
USC over Stanford
Florida+18 vs Alabama
USC+4.5 vs Stanford
UNC+5 vs Clemson
Iowa+3.5 vs Mich St

Mel Kiper Jr.:
Alabama over Florida

Tom Luginbill:
Alabama over Florida

Ivan Maisel:
Houston over Temple

Trevor Matich:
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa
Clemson over UNC
Stanford over USC
Mich St-3 vs Iowa
Alabama-17 vs Florida
Clemson vs UNC over 69

Mark May:
Mich St over Iowa

Greg McElroy:
Alabama over Florida

Booger McFarland:
UNC over Clemson
Alabama over Florida
Stanford over USC
Mich St over Iowa

Ryan McGee:
Alabama over Florida

Dari Nowkhah:
Alabama over Florida

Ryen Russillo:
Alabama over Florida
USC over Stanford
Iowa over Mich St
Clemson over UNC
Florida+18 vs Alabama
USC+4.5 vs Stanford
Clemson-5 vs UNC
Iowa+3.5 vs Mich St

Mark Schlabach:
Clemson over UNC

Jason Sehorn:
Clemson over UNC
Mich St over Iowa
USC over Stanford
Alabama over Florida
Temple over Houston

Robert Smith:
Mich St over Iowa
Clemson over UNC
Stanford over USC
Alabama over Florida
USC+4.5 vs Stanford
Alabama-18 vs Florida
Clemson-5 vs UNC
Mich St-3.5 vs Iowa

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over Florida

Phil Steele:
Clemson over UNC (by 7)
Houston over Temple
Alabama over Florida
Stanford over USC (by 3)
Mich St over Iowa (by 3)
SDSU over AF
Baylor over Texas
BGSU over NIU
Southern Miss over WKU
Houston-6 vs Temple
Alabama vs Florida Under 40
Mich St vs Iowa Under 52
Stanford vs USC Over 58.5
Southern Miss+7.5 vs WKU
SDSU-5 vs AF
Texas+21 vs Baylor

Tim Tebow:
Alabama over Florida

Scott Van Pelt:
Air Force+6.5 vs SDSU

 

 

 

 

 

2014-15 Season results & champion! #cfb #cfbplayoff

The 2014-15 college football season has come to a close, and with it the season here at Gamedaycole.com closes with it.  It was one of the most exciting seasons we’ve seen both on the field and on the blog, so let’s dive right into this season’s results.  All of the qualifying competitors this year (with 50+ picks on the season) are the following:

2014-15 Season Right-Wrong % Correct
Brett McMurphy 56-20 73.68%
Lou Holtz 53-19 73.61%
Jason Sehorn 53-19 73.61%
Colin Cowherd 102-39 72.34%
Greg McElroy 71-27 71.72%
Phil Steele 185-80 69.81%
David Pollack 64-29 68.82%
Robert Smith 69-32 68.32%
Marcus Spears 48-23 67.61%
Danny Kanell 48-23 67.61%
Tim Tebow 47-23 67.14%
Jon Berger 51-25 67.11%
Lee Corso 118-59 66.67%
Pat Forde 283-142 66.59%
Stanford Steve Coughlin 73-38 65.77%
Mel Kiper Jr. 41-22 65.08%
Desmond Howard 120-68 63.83%
Booger McFarland 44-25 63.77%
Paul Finebaum 50-29 63.29%
Kevin Carter 65-38 63.11%
Chris Fallica 64-39 62.14%
Celebrity Guests 93-59 61.18%
Dari Nowhkah 40-26 60.61%
Jennifer 129-84 60.56%
Kirk Herbstreit 109-75 59.24%
Todd McShay 43-33 56.58%
Trevor Matich 37-29 56.06%
Mark May 28-27 50.91%
Brett McMurphy: 2014-15 Champion
Brett McMurphy: 2014-15 Champion

That means the man with the legendary mustache and legendary picking skills, Brett McMurphy, is your 2014-15 Gamedaycole.com season champion!  Mark May came up on the short end of the stick, which I’m sure will amuse many of you.  Going into bowl season, it was looking like our new buddies from the SEC Network were going to run away with this year’s championship along with Stanford Steve Coughlin.  However, a disastrous bowl season doomed all of them to mediocrity, leaving Brett McMurphy as one left standing (barely edging out a great season by Lou Holtz and Jason Sehorn).

Lee Corso’s headgear picks went 13-5 on the year (technically 14-5 with his espn.com EWU pick against SHSU), which means Corso’s headgear picks edged out Charley the Cat’s picks at 11-7 on the year.  Better luck next year Charley.

Our greatest week of the season goes to Phil Steele, who in week 5 went a stunning 15-0 on the week.

The best pick of the year will be shared by Desmond Howard, Mark May, Jennifer, and the Oregon Duck, who all picked Virginia Tech to beat THE Ohio State Buckeyes in week 2.  It was shocking when it happened, and makes even less sense looking back, so congratulations to all of you.

Conversely, let’s give Desmond Howard the worst pick of the year, taking Oregon State to beat Oregon in rivalry week.

Desmond Howard picked against Michigan twice this season, going 1-1 against his Wolverines.  He also picked in favor of Michigan 7 times this season, going an impressive 2-5 with his home team.

That will wrap things up for the 2014-15 season here.  Who knows, maybe this will be the year I actually post something in the offseason?