Week 1 2017: Early week #CFB Picks!

The week has already started with some hot picks from Phil Steele, Chris Fallica & Stanford Steve (for those of you who indulge in a wager), but here’s the weekday megapost of all kind of random picks for your viewing pleasure.  Check back because we will be updating tonight and tomorrow as we head into Saturday morning’s slate of picks!

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Lee Corso:
Ohio St over Indiana (headgear pick)
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Navy over FAU
Ariz St over NM St
Wisconsin-27.5 vs Utah St
Washginton-27.5 vs Rutgers
Navy-10 vs FAU
Arizona St-23.5 vs NM St

Kirk Herbstreit:
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Arizona St over NM St
Ohio St over Indiana
Utah St+27.5 vs Wisconsin
Washginton-27.5 vs Rutgers
FAU+10 vs Navy
Arizona St-23.5 vs NM St

Desmond Howard:
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Navy over FAU
Arizona St over NM St
Ohio St over Indiana
Wisconsin-27.5 vs Utah St
Washginton-27.5 vs Rutgers
Navy-10 vs FAU
Arizona St-23.5 vs NM St

Jennifer’s Picks:
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Navy over FAU
Ariz St over NM St
Ohio St over Indiana

Andrea Adelson:
FSU over Alabama
NC St over S.Carolina
VT over WVU
Tennessee over GT
Wake Forest over Presbyterian
Syracuse over C.Connecticut
BC over NIU
Clemson over Kent St
UNC over Cal
Pitt over Youngstown St
Duke over NC Central
Louisville over Purdue
UVA over W&M
Miami FL over Bethune-Cookman

Gene Chizik:
LSU over BYU
Auburn over Georgia Southern
Michigan over Florida
Kentucky over S.Miss

Chris Doering:
Arkansas over FAMU

Dusty Dvoracek:
OU over UTEP
Michigan over Florida
Texas over Maryland
Washington over Rutgers
OU-43 vs UTEP
Michigan-5 vs Florida
Texas-19 vs Maryland
Washington-27 vs Rutgers

Bruce Feldman:
WVU over VT
Ohio St over Indiana
Colorado over CSU
Texas over Maryland
Iowa over Wyoming
Michigan over Florida
S.Carolina over NC St
ND over Temple
Georgia over App St
Alabama over FSU
LSU over BYU
TAMU over UCLA
Tennessee over GT
WVU+4.5 vs VT

Pat Forde:
Ohio St over Indiana
Ohio St-21 vs Indiana

Joel Klatt:
Alabama over FSU
Michigan over Florida
WVU over VT
Tennessee over GT

Greg McElroy:
Tennesee over GT
Ole Miss over S.Alabama
Auburn over Georgia So

Booger McFarland:
Florida over Michigan (Finebaum 8/14)
Vanderbilt over MTSU
UCLA over TAMU
NC St over S.Carolina
Miss St over Charleston Southern
Ole Miss over S.Alabama
Kentucky over S.Miss

Brett McMurphy:
Iowa over Wyoming
Auburn over Georgia So
Troy+11 vs Boise St
Iowa-11.5 vs Wyoming
Florida+5.5 vs Michigan
Auburn-34 vs Georgia So
FSU+7 vs Alabama

Dari Nowkhah:
Alabama over FSU (Dari 7 Mel 8/19)

Jordan Rodgers:
LSU over BYU
Arkansas over FAMU
Georgia over App St
FSU over Alabama

Mark Schlabach:
Alabama over FSU
Navy over FAU
Ohio St over Indiana
Florida over Michigan

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over FSU (SEC Nation 8/17)
Vanderbilt over MTSU
Matt Stinchcomb:
UCLA over TAMU
Mizzou over Missouri St
Florida over Michigan
Georgia over App St

Matt Stinchcomb:
UCLA over TAMU
Tennessee over GT
Mizzou over Missouri St
Miss St over Charleston Southern

2016-17 College Football season results! #CFB

Welcome back everyone.  With the addition of @thegamedaybaby to our family things kind of got away from me towards the end of the football season and we forgot to post season results.  We are back to provide results and announce the winner finally!

As always, everything is subjective since everyone is picking different games each week.  We are comparing the overall body of work and then our distinguished panel of one decides who are the winners and losers.  Experts who focus on single conferences don’t generally qualify, and the sample size is definitely a big factor.  With that being said, let’s get down to it.  We are proud to announce that the 2016-17 Season Champion, for the second year in a row, is none other than Mr. Phil Steele!  Phil went 257-93 (73.43%) straight up by our counts.  He was in 2nd place behind @GamedayJen heading into bowl season, but a strong bowl performance was enough to edge out Jen for the season title.  Since we focus on straight up picks, I’m also awarding a gold star to Chris Fallica for going 55.14% against the spread this season (78-63-5).

Everyone else is listed below, so check it out to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this season!

2016-17 Season Straight Up Record Straight Up % ATS ATS %
Mel Kiper Jr. 8-1 88.89%
Brad Edwards 5-1 83.33% 3-3 50.00%
Mike Bellotti 4-1 80.00%
Mack Brown 18-5 78.26%
Jordan Rodgers 18-5 78.26%
Brett McMurphy 7-3 77.78%
Clint Stoerner 25-8 75.76%
Matt Stinchcomb 9-3 75.00%
Marcus Spears 58-20 74.36%
Andrea Adelson 92-32 74.19%
Phil Steele 257-93 73.43% 182-173-8 51.24%
Greg McElroy 35-13 72.92%
Mark Schlabach 45-17 72.58%
Jennifer’s Picks 172-67 71.97%
David Pollack 46-19 70.77%
Paul Finebaum 61-26 70.11%
Dusty Dvoracek 33-39 70.00% 33-39-2 45.95%
Trevor Matich 16-7 69.57%
Charles Arbuckle 111-49 69.38%
Booger McFarland 64-29 68.82%
Pat Forde 200-91 68.73% 19-23-1 45.35%
Joey Galloway 79-36 68.70%
Dari Nowkhah 32-15 68.09% 7-8-2001 46.88%
Dan Wetzel 17-8 68.00% 11-14 44.00%
Kirk Herbstreit 113-54 67.66%
Lee Corso 111-54 67.27%
Bruce Feldman 128-63 67.02% 86-96 47.33%
Robert Smith 10-5 66.67%
Tim Tebow 49-25 66.22%
Colin Cowherd 17-9 65.38%
Celebrity Guests Overall 102-56 64.56%
Desmond Howard 118-65 64.48%
Danny Kanell 71-40 63.96% 19-26-2 42.55%
Chris Doering 48-28 63.16%
Scott Van Pelt 5-3 62.50% 43-38-0 53.09%
Stanford Steve Coughlin 59-36 62.11% 60-62-4 49.21%
Chris Fallica 67-41 62.04% 78-63-5 55.14%
Joel Klatt 22-14 61.11%
Ryen Russillo 39-25 60.94% 18-22-2 45.24%
Dave Wannstedt 10-7 58.82%
Jason Seorn 4-3 57.14%
Todd McShay 23-20 53.49%
Rece Davis 12-17 41.38%
Rufus Peabody 16-12-0 57.14%
Season Totals 2436-1135 68.22% 575-579-30 49.83%

2016-17 Bowl Season: Assorted #BowlMania picks!

Here’s some probably-too-early bowl picks from last week right after the bowl games were announced.  Do with these what you will.  We will be updating with individual posts for all of the big names over bowl season so check back for the latest picks!

Danny Kanell’s BOWL MANIA BIG BOARD:
40. Pitt over NW
39. AF over S.Alabama
38. Stanford over UNC
37. Utah over Indiana
36. Boise St over Baylor
35. Tulsa over C.Michigan
34. BYU over Wyoming
33. Wisconsin over W.Michigan
32. Army over UNT
31. Houston over SDSU
30. Vanderbilt over NC St
29. CSU over Idaho
28. WVU over Miami FL
27. UCF over Ark St
26. Miss St over Mia OH
25. Colorado over Ok St
24. Temple over Wake Forest
23. USC over Penn St
22. USF over S.Carolina
21. Memphis over WKU
20. Alabama over Washington
19. MTSU over Hawaii
18. Ohio over Troy
17. LSU over Louisville
16. New Mexico over UTSA
15. E.Michigan over Old Dom
14. Tennessee over Nebraska
13. Georgia over TCU
12. FSU over Michigan
11. GT over Kentucky
10. Wash St over Minnesota
9. Auburn over OU
8. Clemson over Ohio St
7. App St over Toledo
6. KState over TAMU
5. LaTech over Navy
4. Southern Miss over UL-Lafayette
3. Iowa over Florida
2. BC over Maryland
1. Arkansas over VT

Jennifer’s BIG BOWL BOARD:
LSU over Louisville
Houston over SDSU
WVU over Miami FL
Colorado over Ok St
Stanford over UNC
GT over Kentucky
UTSA over UNM
App St over Toledo
Florida over Iowa
Michigan over FSU
Wash St over Minnesota
UCF over Ark St
UL-La over S.Miss
Tulsa over C.Michigan
Boise St over Baylor
Memphis over WKU
BYU over Wyoming
CSU over Idaho
Old Dom over E.Michigan
Pitt over NW
Army over UNT
OU over Auburn
KState over TAMU
Vanderbilt over NC St
VT over Arkansas
Wake Forest over Temple
Wisconsin over W.Michigan (Close)
Penn St over USC
Clemson over Ohio St
Georgia over TCU
LaTech over Navy
Ohio over Troy
MTSU over Hawaii
Miss St over Mia OH
Nebraska over Tennessee
Alabama over Washington
USF over S.Carolina
Utah over Indiana
BC over Maryland
AF over S.Alabama

Charles Arbuckle:
Nebraska over Tennessee
Michigan over FSU
Florida over Iowa
Wisconsin over W.Michigan
USC over Penn St

Mack Brown: (Championship Drive 12/4)
Ok St over Colorado
Arkansas over VT
TAMU over KState
Miami FL over WVU
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson in championship

Lee Corso:
Michigan over FSU (Gameday 12/10)

Stanford Steve Coughlin: (Behind the Bets podcast 12/14)
Houston over SDSU
Memphis over WKU 55-51
Miss St over Miami OH
Boise St over Baylor
USF over S.Carolina
KState over TAMU
Arkansas over VT
Houston-3.5 vs SDSU
UTSA+7 vs UNM
Memphis+5 vs WKU
Miss St-12 vs Miami OH
Boise St-7.5 vs Baylor
WVU+3 vs Miami FL
S.Carolina+12 vs USF
KState ML vs TAMU
KState+2.5 vs TAMU
Arkansas+7 vs VT
Arkansas vs VT over 61.5
Washington+16 vs Alabama

Ed Cunningham:
40. LSU over Louisville
39. Stanford over UNC
36. Wisconsin over W.Michigan
35. Alabama over Washington
33. Pitt over NW
26. USC over Penn St
25. Boise St over Baylor
23. TCU over Georgia
17. Ohio St over Clemson
16. TAMU over KState
15. SDSU over Houston
14. OU over Auburn
13. Michigan over FSU
11. Tennessee over Nebraska
8. WVU over Miami FL
4. Ok St over Colorado

Chris Doering: (SEC Network 12/4)
Alabama over Washington
KState over TAMU
Arkansas over VT
LSU over Louisville
Auburn over OU
Miss St over Maryland

Dusty Dvoracek: (CFB Daily 12/7)
Nebraska over Tennessee
Michigan over FSU
Florida over Iowa
Wisconsin over W.Michigan
USC over Penn St

Chris Fallica:
FSU over Michigan
Old Dominion over E.Michigan
Vanderbilt over NC St
Boise St over Baylor
KState over TAMU
Clemson over Ohio St
UTSA+7 vs UNM (Bear’s Bank)
KState+2 vs TAMU (Bear’s Bank)
FSU+7 vs Michigan (Bear’s Bank)
Old Dominion-1 vs E.Michigan
Vanderbilt+4.5 vs NC St
Boise St-7.5 vs Baylor
Wake Forest+13.5 vs Temple
Miami FL-3 vs WVU
KState+2.5 vs TAMU
KState ML vs TAMU
UNT+10 vs Army
Clemson+3.5 vs Ohio St

Paul Finebaum:
OU over Auburn (Championship Drive 12/4)
Michigan over FSU (CFB Live 12/6)
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Washington

Mike Golic:
Alabama over Washington (M&M 12/7)

Mike Greenberg:
Alabama over Washington (M&M 12/7)

Danny Kanell:
Alabama over Washington (Championship Drive 12/4)
Clemson over Ohio St (Championship Drive 12/4)
Clemson over Alabama in championsihp (Championship Drive 12/4)

Joel Klatt:
Alabama undefeated to win championship

Mark May: (12/4)
Colorado over Ok St
Arkansas over VT
KState over TAMU
WVU over Miami FL
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Washington
Alabama over Clemson in championship
Houston over SDSU 38-34 (Twitter 12/13)

Greg McElroy: (SEC Network 12/4)
Alabama over Washington
Vanderbilt over NC St
USF over S.Carolina
TCU over Georgia
Tennessee over Nebraska
Kentucky over GT
Florida over Iowa

Booger McFarland: (SEC Network 12/4)
Alabama over Washington
TAMU over KState
VT over Arkansas
LSU over Louisville
OU over Auburn
Miss St over Maryland

Todd McShay:
Alabama over Washington (Championship Drive 12/4)
Ohio St over Clemson (Championship Drive 12/4)
Alabama over Clemson in championship (Championship Drive 12/4)

Dari Nowkhah: (SEC Network 12/4)
Vanderbilt over NC St
USF over S.Carolina
Georgia over TCU
Nebraska over Tennessee
Kentucky over GT
Florida over Iowa

Jonathan Vilma:
40. Alabama over Washington
39. Wisconsin over W.Michigan
38. Georgia over TCU
37. Pitt over NW
36. KState over TAMU
35. Boise St over Baylor
34. Florida over Iowa
33. VT over Arkansas
30. SDSU over Houston
38. Tennessee over Nebraska
27. UNC over Stanford
24. OU over Auburn
21. Miami FL over WVU
20. Colorado over Ok St
19. FSU over Michigan
18. LSU over Louisville
11. USC over Penn St
10. Clemson over Ohio St