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Week 9 2012: Results are in!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by gamedaycole

So this week while I’ve been grading the picks, I’ve had to pull out the red pen a LOT more than usual. It was a pretty rough week all around to be a college football expert on ESPN, with quite a few upsets going down on Saturday. Let’s start with the big matchup for College Gameday, which was at the Oklahoma/Notre Dame game. 19 out of 21 of our ESPN experts picked Oklahoma over Notre Dame this week. That is the most uneven picking we’ve seen this year since week 1 when everyone on the planet wanted it on record that they thought Alabama would beat Michigan except for Desmond Howard. What makes this week more humorous is that the ONLY two experts to predict Notre Dame would beat Oklahoma were Lou Holtz and Mike Golic; the two biggest Notre Dame homers on the face of the planet (also note my girlfriend Jennifer’s upset special was ND over OU). I guess the lesson here is be careful when everyone is picking one way when the spread is only a touchdown. Let’s move on.

Our winners this week were not big winners. Pat Forde went 17-10, Lou Holtz went 4-1, and Kirk Herbstreit went 10-5. We’ll give this week’s win to Lou Holtz for the Notre Dame pick, and the smug-level he will emit Friday night on ESPN will be THROUGH THE ROOF. Lee Corso’s headgear pick of OU over Notre Dame lost, which put him at 8-6. Our celebrity guest Nathan Followill went 4-5, so combined with his appearance a few years ago he is 7-12 all time. Most of our experts went around .500 this week, but we had some big losers. Desmond Howard decided to mail it in and went 3-9, so we’ll give him the official loss for those of you counting. David Pollack went 3-4 which I think is his first losing week of the year. BCS guru Brad Edwards was a close second at 3-8. Other than that, please consult the results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did on picks this week.

Skip Bayless: 0-1
WRONG OU over ND

Charles Arbuckle: 1-2
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Oreg St over Washington
WRONG OU over Notre Dame

Dari Nowkhah: 6-4
WRONG Oreg St over Washington
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Arkansas over Ole Miss
RIGHT FSU over Duke

Mel Kiper Jr.: 1-1
WRONG OU over ND
RIGHT Georgia over Florida

Dan Hawkins: 1-1
WRONG Cinci over Louisville
RIGHT Mich St over Wisconsin
Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT Georgia over Florida

Mike Bellotti: 3-3
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Purdue over Minnesota
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over Miss St

Jason Sehorn: 8-8
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG OU over ND
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG Iowa over NW
RIGHT Pitt over Temple
RIGHT Ole Miss over Arkansas
WRONG NC St over UNC
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG USC over Arizona
WRONG Wisconsin over Mich St
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Oregon St over Washington

Tim Cowlishaw: 0-1
WRONG OU over ND

Woody Paige: 1-0
RIGHT KState over TTU

Iowa Nice Guy: 3-4
WRONG Iowa over NW
RIGHT ISU over Baylor
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn

Tom Luginbill:
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
OU over ND
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG Rutgers over Kent St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT KState over TTU

Todd McShay: 3-2
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT Georgia over Florida (UPSET SPECIAL)

Trevor Matich: 5-5
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG USC over Arizona
WRONG Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
WRONG Oregon St over Washington

Brad Edwards: 3-8
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG USC over Arizona
WRONG Wisconsin over Mich St
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
WRONG NC St over UNC
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG OU over ND

Mike Golic: 1-0
RIGHT ND over OU

Robert Smith: 4-5
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
RIGHT UNC over NC St
WRONG Baylor over ISU

Christian Fauria: 6-3
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
RIGHT UNC over NC St
RIGHT UCLA over Ariz St

Ivan Maisel: 0-1
WRONG OU over Notre Dame

Pat Forde: 17-10
WRONG Nevada over AF
RIGHT Louisville over Cinci
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT UNC over NC St
WRONG Rutgers over Kent St
RIGHT Iowa St over Baylor
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG TCU over Okla St
RIGHT NW over Iowa
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
WRONG Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT LaTech over NMSU
WRONG Ohio over MiaOh
WRONG USC over Arizona
RIGHT UCLA over Ariz St
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT Arkansas over Ole Miss
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
RIGHT Boise St over Wyoming
RIGHT Utah St over UTSA

Brian Griese: 2-2
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT Louisville over Cinci

Mark May: 4-3
WRONG OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT Louisville over Cinci
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St

Lou Holtz: 4-1
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT ND over OU
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Florida over Georgi
RIGHT KState over TTU

Colin Cowherd: 4-3
WRONG OU over ND
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Washington over Oregon St
WRONG USC over Arizona

David Pollack: 3-4
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska

Chris Fowler: 1-0
RIGHT Georgia over Florida

Desmond Howard: 3-9
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG TTU over KState
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Lock Haven over Gannon
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Ohio over Miami(OH)
RIGHT Okla St over TCU
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG USC over Arizona

Kirk Herbstreit: 10-5
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG NC St over UNC
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Gannon over Lock Haven
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Ohio over Miami(OH)
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Okla St over TCU
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
RIGHT Arizona over USC

Lee Corso: 8-6
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Lock Haven over Gannon
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT Miami(OH) over Ohio
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Okla St over TCU
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG USC over Arizona
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG OU over Notre Dame (headgear pick)

Nathan Followill: 4-5
WRONG TCU over Okla St
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT Georgia over Florida
WRONG USC over Arizona
WRONG Oreg St over Washington
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG OU over Notre Dame

Jennifer’s Picks: 8-6
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Ohio over Miami(OH)
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Okla St over TCU
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Boise St over Wyoming
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG USC over Arizona
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT Notre Dame over OU (Upset special)

Week 9 2012: Friday Pick Bonanza!

Posted on October 26, 2012 by gamedaycole

Afternoon ladies and gents. We are continuing to get geared up for a big Saturday tomorrow, and that means more picks for Friday as everyone wants to get their opinion on the record. Updates will continue throughout the evening, so check back for Dr. Lou, Mayday and others later on.

*Update* Dr. Lou and Mark May did their picks tonight. For the record, the graphics displayed on ESPN said Lou picked Penn St over Ohio St, but he made it VERY clear he was going with Ohio State and that the graphics were wrong.

Mel Kiper Jr.:
OU over ND

Colin Cowherd:
OU over ND
Bama over Miss St
Florida over Georgia
KState over TTU
Oregon over Colorado
Washington over Oregon St
USC over Arizona

Jason Sehorn:
S.Carolina over Tennessee
Ohio St over Penn St
OU over ND
FSU over Duke
TAMU over Auburn
Iowa over NW
Pitt over Temple
Ole Miss over Arkansas
NC St over UNC
Florida over Georgia
KState over TTU
USC over Arizona
Wisconsin over Mich St
Michigan over Nebraska
Bama over Miss St
Oregon St over Washington

Tim Cowlishaw:
OU over ND

Woody Paige:
KState over TTU

Robert Smith:
KState over TTU
Bama over Miss St
Florida over Georgia
OU over ND
Michigan over Nebraska
FSU over Duke
Penn St over Ohio St
UNC over NC St
Baylor over ISU

Christian Fauria:
OU over ND
Florida over Georgia
Bama over Miss St
KState over TTU
Nebraska over Michigan
FSU over Duke
Penn St over Ohio St
UNC over NC St
UCLA over Ariz St

Mark May:
OU over Notre Dame
KState over TTU
Florida over Georgia
Nebraska over Michigan
Louisville over Cinci
Bama over Miss St
Penn St over Ohio St

Lou Holtz:
Ohio St over Penn St
ND over OU
Bama over Miss St
Florida over Georgi
KState over TTU

Week 8 2012: Results are in

Posted on October 22, 2012 by gamedaycole

Welp, it was a good weekend for our road trip, and the picks have just finished getting graded. As always, you can find your most beloved or most hated personality to see how they did, but here’s how things turned out. Matt Millen continues to troll me for the second straight week, as he picked another single game for the second straight week after I removed him from my rankings for not picking any games. I will hereby invoke the Matt Millen rule, whereby you must have more picks than Matt Millen to be ranked (until Matt Millen actually starts picking games more often). Your move Matt. We had some great performances this week, with Lee Corso going 10-3, Herbie going 10-2, Desmond Howard at 10-1, guest picker Ryan Lochte at 8-2, David Pollack going 7-0, Pat Forde at 24-6, Colin Cowherd at 9-0; I mean this thing was ridiculous this week. You may have noticed I had pickers going 10-1 and 9-0 and neither were this week’s winner. This week’s winner is Trevor Matich, who is surely burning a couch somewhere right now after going an absurd 14-0 this week and picking pretty much every big game of the weekend. That is surely one of the best performances we have ever seen at Cole’s Gameday blog. So I’m pretty much just driving through town throwing blue ribbons out to everyone who showed up to this thing this week. Losers this week are Dr. Lou and Mel Kiper Jr., both going 2-2. Check out the rest below and figure out who ended up where. Pages will probably be updated tomorrow, and picks will come later in the week. See you guys tomorrow.

Matt Stinchcomb: 3-0
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Bama over Tennessee
RIGHT FSU over Miami

Matt Millen: 1-0
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St

Mike Bellotti: 5-2
WRONG Iowa over Penn St
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT ND over BYU
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
RIGHT Miss St over MTSU
RIGHT Clemson over VaTech
RIGHT FSU over Miami

Tom Luginbill: 2-0
RIGHT ND over BYU
RIGHT Rutgers over Temple

Jason Sehorn: 5-1
RIGHT Penn St over Iowa
RIGHT Clemson over VaTech
RIGHT Bama over Tennessee
RIGHT FSU over Miami
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina

Dan Hawkins: 0-1
WRONG Minnesota over Wisconsin

Dari Nowkhah: 11-5
RIGHT Miss St over MTSU
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
WRONG S.Carolina over Florida
RIGHT Penn St over Iowa
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Mich over Mich St
RIGHT Clemson over VaTech
RIGHT Okla St over Iowa St
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Auburn
WRONG Cal over Stanford
RIGHT TTU over TCU
WRONG Maryland over NC St
RIGHT Bama over Tennessee
WRONG WVU over KState
WRONG UNC over Duke
RIGHT FSU over Miami

Trevor Matich: 14-0
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT TTU over TCU
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT Louisville over USF
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT Georgia over Kentucky
RIGHT OU over Kansas
RIGHT FSU over Miami
RIGHT Texas over Baylor
RIGHT KState over WVU

Brad Edwards: 11-2
RIGHT Bama over Tennessee
RIGHT FSU over Miami
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
WRONG TCU over TTU
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
WRONG Cal over Stanford
RIGHT Louisville over USF
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT OU over Kansas
RIGHT Texas over Baylor
RIGHT KState over WVU

Danny Kanell: 1-0
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St

Colin Cowherd: 9-0
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT Bama over Tennessee
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT KState over WVU
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Oregon St over Utah
RIGHT OU over Kansas
RIGHT USC over Colorado

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT KState over WVU

Mark May: 5-2
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT Texas Tech over TCU
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St
WRONG BYU over ND

Brian Griese: 4-0
RIGHT KState over WVU
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT TTU over TCU
RIGHT Stanford over Cal

Iowa Nice Guy: 3-3
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT KState over WVU
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
WRONG Iowa over Penn St
WRONG Iowa St over Okla St
WRONG NW over Nebraska

Todd McShay: 3-1
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT Penn St over Iowa
RIGHT LSU over TAMU

Lou Holtz: 2-2
WRONG TAMU over LSU
RIGHT KState over WVU
WRONG S.Carolina over Florida
RIGHT ND over BYU

Scott Van Pelt: 1-0
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina

Ryen Russillo: 2-0
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT TTU over TCU

Robert Smith: 7-2
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT TTU over TCU
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT Penn St over Iowa
RIGHT ND over BYU
WRONG Indiana over Navy

Christian Fauria: 7-2
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT KState over WVU
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT TTU over TCU
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
WRONG Iowa over Penn St
RIGHT ND over BYU
WRONG Cal over Stanford

Pat Forde: 24-6
WRONG UConn over Syracuse
RIGHT Clemson over VaTech
WRONG UNC over Duke
RIGHT NC St over Maryland
RIGHT FSU over Miami
WRONG Temple over Rutgers
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT Okla St over Iowa St
RIGHT Penn St over Iowa
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
RIGHT Ohio St over Purdue
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
WRONG Cinci over Toledo
RIGHT Arizona over Washington
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT Oregon St over Utah
RIGHT USC over Colorado
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT Georgia over Kentucky
RIGHT Bama over Tennessee
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Auburn
RIGHT Miss St over MTSU
RIGHT Texas over Baylor
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT TTU over TCU
RIGHT Louisville over USF
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT Boise St over UNLV
WRONG W.Kentucky over LaMonroe

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-2
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
WRONG WVU over KState
WRONG TCU over TTU
RIGHT LSU over TAMU

David Pollack: 7-0
RIGHT Bama over Tennessee
RIGHT KState over WVU
RIGHT Oregon St over Utah
RIGHT TTU over TCU
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina

Desmond Howard: 10-1
RIGHT Bama over Tennessee
RIGHT TTU over TCU
RIGHT KState over WVU
RIGHT Oregon St over Utah
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT Clemson over VaTech
WRONG Iowa over Penn St
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT OU over Kansas

Kirk Herbstreit: 10-2
RIGHT Clemson over VaTech
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT Penn St over Iowa
RIGHT OU over Kansas
RIGHT Oregon St over Utah
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
WRONG Cal over Stanford
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
RIGHT KState over WVU
WRONG TCU over TTU

Lee Corso: 10-3
RIGHT Clemson over VaTech
RIGHT Ohio St over Purdue
RIGHT OU over Kansas
RIGHT KState over WVU
WRONG TCU over TTU
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
WRONG Auburn over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
WRONG Iowa over Penn ST
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina (headgear pick)

Ryan Lochte: 8-2
RIGHT Clemson over VaTech
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
WRONG Iowa over Penn St
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT TTU over TCU
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina

Jennifer’s Picks: 9-3
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT Clemson over VaTech
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT Oregon St over Utah
WRONG TAMU over LSU (upset special)
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
RIGHT Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT Nebraska over NW
RIGHT Penn St over Iowa
WRONG TCU over TTU
RIGHT Florida over S.Carolina