Week 5 2013: Weekday college picks! #saturdayselections

The picks are rolling in for a big weekend of college football.  We will be updating throughout the evening with more as they come in.  Stay tuned.

Colin Cowherd:
Okla St over WVU
Miami Fl over USF
Georgia over LSU
Notre Dame over OU
Bama over Ole Miss
TAMU over Arkansas
Washington over Arizona
Florida over Kentucky
Ohio St over Wisconsin
Stanford over Wash St
Ariz St over USC

Brad Edwards:
Wisconsin over Ohio St upset special

Paul Finebaum:
Bama over Ole Miss

Trevor Matich:
LSU over Georgia

Robert smith:
LSU over Georgia
Bama over Ole Miss
Ohio St over Wisconsin
OU over Notre Dame

Danny Kanell:
Miami Fl over USF
OU over Notre Dame
Georgia over LSU
TAMU over Arkansas
Ohio St over Wisconsin

Mark May:
Wisconsin over Ohio St
OU over Notre Dame
LSU over Georgia
USC over Ariz St
Bama over Ole Miss

Lou Holtz:
Ohio St over Wisconsin
Ole Miss over Bama
Georgia over LSU
Notre Dame over OU

Brian Griese:
Wisconsin over Ohio St
Notre Dame over OU
LSU over Georgia
Ariz St over USC
Bama over Ole Miss

Woody Paige:
Ole Miss over Bama

Bll Plaschke:
Bama over Ole Miss

Scott Van Pelt:
Notre Dame over OU

Ryen Russillo:
Stanford over Wash St
OU over Notre Dame
Wyoming over Tx St

Mark Schlabach:
Wisconsin over Ohio St

Skip Bayless:
Bama over Ole Miss
Ohio St over Wisconsin
OU over Notre Dame

Charles Arbuckle:
SDSU over NM St
Iowa over Minnesota
USC over Ariz St
Washington over Arizona
TAMU over Arkansas
S.Carolina over UCF
Ohio St over Wisconsin
Bama over Ole Miss
OU over Notre Dame
LSU over Georgia

Dari Nowkhah:
SDSU over NM St
Iowa oer Minnesota
Ariz St over USC
Washington over Arizona
TAMU over Arkansas
S.Carolina over UCF
Bama over Ole Miss
OU over Notre Dame
Wisconsin over Ohio St
LSU over Georgia

Kirk herbstreit:
OU over Notre Dame

Week 3 2013: Results are up, grades are posted!

Good day of football yesterday.  A HUGE matchup between Bama and A&M.  Some really close games.  Some really weird finishes.  And some great performances from our analysts this week.  We had great weeks from Pat Forde (26-4), Dari Nowkhah (9-2), Mel Kiper Jr. (5-0), Charles Arbuckle (9-1), Lee Corso (8-2), and Jennifer (9-2).  However, this week’s golden unicorn star is awarded to Colin Cowherd who came in at 10-0 for an undefeated week.  Lyle Lovett was this week’s special guest celebrity and he went 5-3, but was much more entertaining than Mark Harmon last week.  Losers this week include Kirk Herbstreit (6-5) and Lou Holtz (1-3).  The Arizona State/Wisconsin game threw everyone off and was the make or break game for most of our experts this week.  Certificates are in the mail so make sure to keep an eye out for it if your name was listed above.  Check below to see how your favorite or most hated personalities did this week.  Also, please note that Matt Millen, Brock Huard, and Woody Paige have been dropped from the all-time rankings for not having enough picks.  If you three are reading this (which I assume you are), then you need to pick more games at which point you can rejoin the rest of our crowd.

Tom Luginbill: 2-0
RIGHT Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Oregon over Tennessee

Colin cowherd: 10-0
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas upset of the year
RIGHT Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Michigan over Akron
RIGHT UCLA over Nebraska
RIGHT Oregon over Tennessee
RIGHT Washington over Illinois
RIGHT Ohio St over Cal
RIGHT S.Carolina over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Notre Dame over Purdue
RIGHT Ariz St over Wisconsin

Skip bayless: 0-1
WRONG Tamu over Bama

Paul Finebaum: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Bill Plaschke: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Kevin Blackistone: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Bomani Jones: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Robert smith: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
UCLA over Nebraska (upset special)

Pat Forde: 26-4
RIGHT Boise St over AF
RIGHT GaTech over Duke
RIGHT FSU over Nevada
WRONG Temple over Fordham
PPD Fresno St over Colorado
WRONG Nebraska over UCLA
RIGHT OU over Tulsa
RIGHT Okla St over Lamar
RIGHT Washington over Illinois
WRONG BGSU over Indiana
RIGHT Michigan over Akron
RIGHT NW over WMU
RIGHT UCF over Penn St
RIGHT Notre Dame over Purdue
RIGHT Ariz St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Ohio St over Cal
RIGHT Oregon over Tennessee
RIGHT USC over BC
RIGHT Louisville over Kentucky
RIGHT S.Carolina over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT LSU over Kent St
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas
RIGHT Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Oreg St over Utah
RIGHT Stanford over Army
RIGHT VaTech over ECU
RIGHT MTSU over Memphis
WRONG Ball St over UNT
RIGHT Maryland over UConn

Brad Edwards: 1-1
WRONG TCU over TTU
RIGHT UCF over Penn St (upset special)

Ryen Russillo: 1-0
RIGHT Maryland over Uconn

Jason Sehorn: 4-1
RIGHT Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Oregon over Tennessee
WRONG Wisconsin over Ariz St
RIGHT UCLA over Nebraska
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas

Dari Nowkhah: 9-2
RIGHT USC over BC
WRONG ECU over VaTech
RIGHT UCF over Penn St
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas
WRONG Wisconsin over Ariz St
RIGHT Washington over Illinois
RIGHT UCLA over Nebraska
RIGHT Ohio St over Cal
RIGHT Oregon over Tennessee
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Mel Kiper Jr.: 5-0
RIGHT over TAMU
RIGHT Ohio St over Cal
RIGHT UCLA over Nebraska
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas
RIGHT Ariz St over Wisconsin

Charles Arbuckle: 9-1
RIGHT USC over BC
RIGHT VaTech over ECU
WRONG Penn St over UCF
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas
RIGHT Ariz St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Washington over Illinois
RIGHT UCLA over Nebraska
RIGHT Ohio St over Cal
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Todd McShay: 2-0
RIGHT Bama over TAMU
RIGHT UCLA over Nebraska (upset special)

Lou Holtz: 1-3
WRONG TAMU over Bama
WRONG Nebraska over ucla
WRONG Texas over ole miss
RIGHT Ariz St over Wisconsin

Mark May: 3-0
RIGHT Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Ucla over Nebraska
RIGHT Ole miss over texas

Chris Fallica: 0-1
WRONG Miss St over Auburn

Chris Fowler: 1-0
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St

David Pollack: 4-0
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Louisville over Kentucky
RIGHT Oregon over Tennessee
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Desmond Howard: 7-2
WRONG TCU over TTU
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St
WRONG Penn St over UCF
RIGHT Notre Dame over Purdue
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas
RIGHT Ariz St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Ohio St over Cal
RIGHT UCLA over Nebraska
RIGHT Bama over TAMU

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-5
RIGHT Oregon over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio st over Cal
WRONG TCU over TTU
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas
WRONG Wisconsin over Ariz St
WRONG BC over USC
RIGHT UCLA over Nebraska
WRONG Iowa St over Iowa (upset special)
RIGHT Washington over Illinois
WRONG TAMU over Bama

Lee Corso: 8-2
WRONG Texas over Ole Miss
RIGHT Oregon over Tennessee
RIGHT Ariz St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Ohio St over Cal
RIGHT USC over BC
WRONG Nebraska over UCLA
RIGHT UCF over Penn St (upset special)
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Washington over Illinois
RIGHT Bama over TAMU (headgear pick)

Lyle Lovett: 5-3
WRONG Vanderbilt over S.Carolina (upset special)
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St
WRONG Nebraska over UCLA
RIGHT Washington over Illinois
RIGHT Ariz St over Wisconsin
RIGHT USC over BC
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas
WRONG TAMU over Bama

Jennifer’s Picks: 9-2
RIGHT Boise St over AF
RIGHT Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Michigan over Akron
RIGHT Notre Dame over Purdue
RIGHT Ohio St over Cal
RIGHT UCLA over Nebraska
RIGHT Washington over Illinois
WRONG Wisconsin over Ariz St
RIGHT USC over BC
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas
WRONG TAMU over Bama (upset special)

Billy the Cat:
WRONG TAMU over Bama

2012-13 Yearly results & Champion!

It is a bittersweet day around here at the Gameday blog.  The results for the season are in, and that means that we crown a new champion as we put the season to bed.  I found it interesting that both last year’s bowl champion (Tony Reali) and last year’s season champion (Jesse Palmer) both were not in the competition.  Tony Reali had no picks this year, and Jesse Palmer only had ten picks (going 7-3 overall).  This year, Ryen Russillo was on top of the leaderboard going 18-5 (78.26%) but 23 picks is not enough to be a champion around here.  Therefore, I am proud to bring you this year’s grand champion: Tom Luginbill at 58-17 (77.33%).  We had a handful of experts going into bowl season who were within reach of the coveted 80% barrier for the season.  Big names including Tom Luginbill, Lou Holtz, Pat Forde, Mike Bellotti, Colin Cowherd and so on.  Pat Forde had been on a tear this year sitting at 75.84%, but tanked the bowl season going 18-17.  Lou Holtz was at 75% even, but only picked two bowl games and got them wrong.  Cowherd and Bellotti both had a shot, but average finishes weren’t enough to boost them over the top.  Tom Luginbill was at exactly 80% headed into bowl season, but a 6-4 finish dropped him a few points which was still good enough for the gold.  Below you will find the full slate of results for the year, with the minor experts listed below (those who only picked a few games).

Tom Luginbill: Gameday Champion
Tom Luginbill: Gameday Champion

Our rookie of the year has to be Dari Nowkhah coming in at 72.6% in his first season here.  He took on the hosting duties on the new ESPN show College Football Daily, which is the spiritual successor to the greatly missed “Palmer & Pollack”, and he did pretty well.  Mark Schlabach did nicely this year at 64.41%, which was good enough to bring him up from last place in the all-time rankings (now taken on by Mike Greenberg after a disastrous bowl season).  Celebrity guests on Gameday did pretty crappy, so let us shame them at 55.65%.  Brian Griese is our anti-rookie of the year at 57.45%.  Last but not least, I really do have to give props to Lou Holtz.  In years past he has picked Notre Dame to win virtually every game they play, and this year he went bananas at 72.58% right.  I would have loved to have seen how smug he would have been if ND won the championship, but oh well.  I’m sure he’ll be back next year to pick them every game.

Thanks for reading; its been a great season.  Check back next August when things get going again.  Who knows, maybe this offseason I’ll write some bonus material here too.

Ryen Russillo: 18-5, 78.26%
Tom Luginbill: 58-17, 77.33%
Matt Stinchcomb: 12-4, 75%
Pat Forde: 310-110, 73.81%
Ed Cunningham: 8-3, 72.73%
Dari Nowkhah: 106-40, 72.60%
Lou Holtz: 45-17, 72.58%
Mike Bellotti: 65-25, 72.22%
Lee Corso: 128-50, 71.91%
Colin Cowherd: 99-39, 71.74%
Woody Paige: 5-2, 71.43%
Trevor Matich: 70.65%
Christian Fauria: 84-36, 70%
Jesse Palmer: 7-3, 70%
Kirk Herbstreit: 125-54, 69.83%
Mel Kiper Jr.: 30-14, 68.18%
Charles Arbuckle: 41-20, 67.21%
Brad Edwards: 42-21, 66.67%
Kevin Carter: 10-5, 66.67%
Matt Millen: 4-2, 66.67%
Jason Sehorn: 49-25, 66.22%
Jennifer’s Picks: 144-74, 66.06%
Mark Schlabach: 38-19, 64.41%
Desmond Howard: 92-52, 63.89%
Robert Smith: 97-56, 63.40%
David Pollack: 69-40, 63.30%
Mike Golic: 24-14, 63.16%
Dan Hawkins: 15-9, 62.5%
Danny Kanell: 23-15, 60.53%
Todd McShay: 52-35, 59.77%
Mark May: 46-32, 58.97%
Brian Griese: 27-20, 57.45%
Celebrity Guests: 69-55, 55.65%
Tim Cowlishaw: 5-4, 55.56%
Ivan Maisel: 3-3, 50%
Skip Bayless: 5-7, 41.67%
Chris Fowler: 2-3, 40%
Mike Greenberg: 13-22, 37.14%
Andre Ware: 1-3, 25%

Scott Van Pelt: 5-0, 100%
JA Adande: 3-0, 100%
Bob Ryan: 3-0, 100%
Kevin Blackistone: 2-0, 100%
Samantha Steele: 1-0, 100%
Jackie MacMullan: 1-0, 100%
Michael Smith: 4-1, 80%
Brock Huard: 3-1, 75%
Bill Plaschke: 0-1, 0%