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Week 12 2012: Grades are posted!

Posted on November 19, 2012 by gamedaycole

My oh my, what a Saturday we had. Flashbacks to the great 2007 season of massive upsets coming out of nowhere. Did anybody predict both #1 and #2 would both go down within the span of an hour? No actually. Lou Holtz (3-2) is the only one who went out on a limb and picked Stanford over Oregon, which is strange because that was a much more likely upset than Baylor over KState. Did anybody actually think unranked Baylor could topple #1 KState? Yes. Todd McShay’s (3-2) upset special was Baylor over KState, and Desmond Howard (6-3) also went with the Golden Bears to pull the upset. This week’s guest picker Braden Pape also took Baylor to win, and posted a record of 6-5, so he might be better at singing that picking games. Still, maybe the best guest picker of the entire year. Lee Corso went 8-4, missing his headgear pick of Oregon obviously. Big winner this week were Kirk Herbstreit at 11-2 and Mike Bellotti at 7-2. I had to pull out the red pen quite a bit, and losers this week include Mark May (1-4), Colin Cowherd (2-4), and Robert Smith (4-7). Everyone else finished in between, so check below for the full report card and see how your favorite or most hated personality did.

Danny Kanell: 0-1
WRONG KState over Baylor

Dan Hawkins: 7-4
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG KState over Baylor
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Toledo over NIU
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT UCLA over USC
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

Charles Arbuckle: 3-2
RIGHT Bama over WCU
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Mike Bellotti: 7-1
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT Penn St over Indiana
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Nebraska over Minnesota
RIGHT Florida over Jax St
RIGHT Miss St over Arkansas
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

Brock Huard: 0-1
WRONG KState over Baylor

Jason Sehorn: 2-0
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT Penn St over Indiana

Tom Luginbill: 3-1
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
WRONG Cinci over Rutgers
RIGHT Florida over Jax St

Ryen Russillo: 1-1
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Washington over Colorado

Mark May: 1-4
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
WRONG KState over Baylor

Lou Holtz: 3-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG USC over UCLA

Brian Griese: 1-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

Pat Forde: 21-6
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT FSU over Maryland
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Mizzou over Syracuse
RIGHT Nebraska over Minnesota
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Michigan over Iowa
RIGHT NW over Mich St
RIGHT Penn St over Indiana
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Kent St over BGSU
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Oreg St over Cal
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Florida over Jax St
RIGHT Georgia over Ga So
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
RIGHT Bama over W.Carolina
RIGHT LSU over Ols Miss
RIGHT Miss St over Arkansas
WRONG KState over Baylor
RIGHT TAMU over SHSU
WRONG Utah over Arizona
WRONG Cinci over Rutgers
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest

Mark Schlabach: 2-0
RIGHT Bama over W.Carolina
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Trevor Matich: 5-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Tennessee over Vanderbilt
WRONG KState over Baylor

Brad Edwards: 6-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
WRONG KState over Baylor

Colin Cowherd: 2-4
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Notre Dame over Wake Forest
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss

Robert Smith: 4-7
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Cinci over Rutgers
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
WRONG Mizzou over Syracuse
WRONG Mich St over NW
WRONG UCF over Tulsa

Christian Fauria: 7-2
RIGHT UCLA over USC
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
RIGHT Rutgers over Cinci
RIGHT Syracuse over Mizzou
RIGHT NW over Mich St
RIGHT Kent St over BGSU

Mel Kiper Jr: 3-2
RIGHT Notre Dame over Wake Forest
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Okla St over TTU

Dari Nowkhah: 8-3
RIGHT Nebraska over Minnesota
RIGHT Miss St over Arkansas
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT Penn St over Indiana
RIGHT Bama over WCU
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Okla St over TTU

Todd McShay: 3-2
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Notre Dame over Wake Forest
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Baylor over KState (upset special)

David Pollack: 3-3
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG USC over UCLA

Desmond Howard: 6-3
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG LaTech over Utah St
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Baylor over KState
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Oregon St over Cal
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette

Chris Fowler: 0-1
WRONG LaTech over Utah St

Kirk Herbstreit: 11-2
RIGHT Nebraska over Minnesota
RIGHT Notre Dame over Wake Forest
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon St over Cal
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Rutgers over Cinci
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
WRONG KState over Baylor

Lee Corso: 8-4
WRONG KState over Baylor
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon St over Cal
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Rutgers over Cinci
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Oregon over Stanford (headgear pick)

Braden Pape: 6-5
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette
WRONG Yale over Harvard
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT UCLA over USC
WRONG Cinci over Rutgers
WRONG Tennessee over Vanderbilt
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
RIGHT Baylor over KState
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

Jennifer’s Picks: 10-4
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Boise St over CSU
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St (upset special)
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon St over Cal
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Rutgers over Cinci
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
WRONG KState over Baylor
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

Week 12 2012: FRIDAY PICK BONANZA! #saturdayselections

Posted on November 16, 2012 by gamedaycole

Things are still sluggish due to the dastardly cold I have been fighting. However, things are improving so thank you for all of the prayers, flowers, cards and fan mail. Anyways, since there were no picks posted so far this week, that means it is once again time for a FRIDAY PICK BONANZA! YOU GET A PICK! YOU GET A PICK! YOU TOO GET A PICK! WE ARE MAKING IT RAIN PICKS, AND WILL BE ALL DAY TODAY SO CHECK BACK THROUGHOUT THE DAY THANKS! Anyways here we go…

Danny Kanell:
KState over Baylor

Dan Hawkins:
Ohio St over Wisconsin
KState over Baylor
OU over WVU
Toledo over NIU
Okla St over TTU
Utah St over LaTech
Clemson over NC St
UCLA over USC
ND over Wake Forest
KState over Baylor
Oregon over Stanford

Charles Arbuckle:
Bama over WCU
KState over Baylor
Oregon over Stanford
ND over Wake Forest

Mike Bellotti:
S.Carolina over Wofford
Penn St over Indiana
OU over WVU
ND over Wake Forest
Nebraska over Minnesota
Florida over Jax St
Miss St over Arkansas
Oregon over Stanford

Brock Huard:
KState over Baylor

Jason Sehorn:
S.Carolina over Wofford
Penn St over Indiana

Tom Luginbill:
S.Carolina over Wofford
ND over Wake Forest
Cinci over Rutgers
Florida over Jax St

Ryen Russillo:
USC over UCLA
Washington over colorado

Dari Nowkhah:
Nebraska over Minnesota
Miss St over Arkansas
S.Carolina over Wofford
Penn St over Indiana
Bama over WCU
KState over Baylor
Oregon over Stanford
ND over Wake Forest

Mark May:
Wisconsin over Ohio St
USC over UCLA
Oregon over Stanford
ND over Wake Forest
KState over Baylor

Lou Holtz:
Ohio St over Wisconsin
ND over Wake Forest
Stanford over Oregon
KState over Baylor
USC over UCLA

Brian Griese:
Ohio St over Wisconsin
USC over UCLA
Oregon over Stanford

Pat Forde:
Clemson over NC St
FSU over Maryland
OU over WVU
Mizzou over Syracuse
Nebraska over Minnesota
Okla St over TTU
Michigan over Iowa
NW over Mich St
Penn St over Indiana
Ohio St over Wisconsin
Utah St over LaTech
Kent St over BGSU
Oregon over Stanford
Oreg St over Cal
USC over UCLA
Florida over Jax St
Georgia over Ga So
S.Carolina over Wofford
Vanderbilt over Tennessee
Bama over W.Carolina
LSU over Ols Miss
Miss St over Arkansas
KState over Baylor
TAMU over SHSU
Utah over Arizona
Cinci over Rutgers
ND over Wake Forest

Mark Schlabach:
Bama over W.Carolina
Ohio St over Wisconsin

Todd McShay:
USC over UCLA

Robert Smith:
OU over WVU
Okla St over TTU
KState over Baylor
Cinci over Rutgers
ND over Wake Forest
Ohio St over Wisconsin
USC over UCLA
Oregon over Stanford

Colin Cowherd:
Wisconsin over Ohio St
USC over UCLA
KState over Baylor
Oregon over Stanford
Notre Dame over Wake Forest
LSU over Ole Miss

Desmond Howard:
ND over Wake Forest

Christian Fauria:
UCLA over USC
ND over Wake Forest

David Pollack:
Oregon over Stanford

Kirk Herbstreit:
Nebraska over Minnesota

Week 11 2012: Grades are posted!

Posted on November 13, 2012 by gamedaycole

Well folks, it was an exciting Saturday of college football in case you missed it and haven’t heard about it already. It is always a great day in college football when the #1 team in the country goes down (unless you’re the #1 team). Things are behind schedule this week here at the Gameday blog due to my falling sick. I think its just a cold, and luckily the doctors have given me over a 60% chance of recovering. Since I’m sure you didn’t come here to read about me, let’s get down to the business at hand. We had a handful of great performances from our experts this week, a lot of mediocre performances, and a couple questionable performances. Let me start off by backtracking to last week, when I initially forgot to issue a HUGE win to Lee Corso for going 14-0, which ties for the best undefeated performance of the year with Trevor Matich. I hereby issue a golden unicorn star to Lee Corso for his great week last week, and he can expect to see that in the mail within 4 to 6 weeks.

This week’s guest picker was Lt. Curtis Sharp who is a navigator on the USS San Diego. He went 6-6 in picks, so make of that what you will. This week’s winner is Coach Mike Bellotti going 7-0, with other big wins going to Tom Luginbill at 5-0, Colin Cowherd at 6-1, Christian Fauria at 10-2, Pat Forde with a crazy 25-4, and Desmond Howard at 6-1. Losers this week include Kirk Herbstreit going 6-7, Davey Pollack going 2-3, and Mark Schlabach at 1-2. Todd McShay failed on another upset special this week with Penn State over Nebraska, after losing TWO of them last week. Our panel of experts went 15 to 3 in favor of Bama over Texas A&M. Those three were Lee Corso (who went 7-5, missing his headgear pick), Brian Griese (2-2, and always questionable), and Skip Bayless (1-0, he’s Skip Bayless) so its hard to give out huge props to them, but they get an extra check mark in my grade book just because. Brock Huard and Matt Millen both made picks this week, and I just got a call from the Governor’s office. He has given them a reprieve and will allow them back into the rankings while things are being reviewed going forward. Brock and Matt, if you don’t make any more picks this season then you’re gone once again, so get with the program. Also note that my girlfriend Jennifer’s upset special was Texas A&M over Bama (after coming OH SO CLOSE picking LSU over Bama last week). Check out all of the results below, and find your favorite or most hated personality to see how they did this week.

Mike Bellotti: 7-0
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Minnesota over Illinois
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT Florida over Lafayette
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT LSU over Miss St

Brock Huard: 3-0
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal

Mark Schlabach: 1-2
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
WRONG WVU over Okla St

Dan Hawkins: 1-0
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana

Matt Millen: 0-1
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford

Tom Luginbill: 5-0
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT UCLA over Wash St
RIGHT Rutgers over Army
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT Florida over Lafayette

Jason Sehorn: 0-1
WRONG Bama over TAMU

Danny Kanell: 1-0
RIGHT KState over TCU

Colin Cowherd: 6-1
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT UGA over Auburn
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT USC over Ariz St

Charles Arbuckle: 10-5
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
WRONG Miami over UVA
WRONG Iowa over Purdue
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Ole Miss
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT LSU over Miss St

Trevor Matich: 3-2
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
WRONG Bama over TAMU

Robert Smith: 6-3
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
WRONG Miami over UVA

Christian Fauria: 10-2
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT Michigan over NW
WRONG WVU over Okla St
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Ole Miss

Iowa Nice Guy: 1-3
WRONG Iowa St over Texas
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
WRONG Iowa over Purdue
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska

Skip Bayless: 1-0
RIGHT TAMU over Bama

Brian Griese: 2-2
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT TAMU over Bama
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska

Mark May: 4-2
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Notre Dame over BC

Lou Holtz: 3-1
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Notre Dame over BC

Dari Nowkhah: 13-4
RIGHT Minnesota over Illinois
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
WRONG Miami over UVA
RIGHT Purdue over Iowa
RIGHT Mizzou over Tennessee
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Ole Miss
WRONG WVU over Okla St

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-0
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St

Pat Forde: 25-4
RIGHT Clemson over Maryland
RIGHT NC St over Wake Forest
WRONG Miami over UVA
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Rutgers over Army
RIGHT Syracuse over Louisville
RIGHT Cinci over Temple
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT OU over Baylor
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
RIGHT Michigan over NW
WRONG Nevada over Fresno St
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
RIGHT Washington over Utah
RIGHT UCLA over Wash St
RIGHT Florida over Lafayette
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT Mizzou over Tennessee
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
WRONG Ole Miss over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Texas over Iowa St
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT TTU over Kansas
RIGHT LaTech over Tx St

Todd McShay: 3-2
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska*

David Pollack: 2-3
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
WRONG WVU over Okla St
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Bama over TAMU

Desmond Howard: 6-1
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-7
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
WRONG NW over Michigan
WRONG Indiana over Wisconsin
WRONG Miami over UVA
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over Syracuse
WRONG Navy over Troy

Lee Corso: 7-5
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT TAMU over Bama
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
WRONG Miami over UVA
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over Syracuse
WRONG Navy over Troy (headgear pick)

Lt. Curtis Sharp: 6-6
WRONG BC over ND
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT UVA over Miami
RIGHT Stanford Cardinals(?) over Oregon St
WRONG WVU over Okla St
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Bama over TAMU
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over Syracuse
WRONG Navy over Troy

Jennifer’s Picks: 10-5
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT TAMU over Bama (upset special)
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
WRONG Miami over UVA
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over Syracuse
WRONG Navy over Troy
RIGHT Boise St over Hawaii
RIGHT Clemson over Maryland