2016-17 Preseason Predictions: Dari & Mel (featuring Booger McFarland)

This morning our good buddies Dari Nowkhah and Mel Kiper Jr. had their annual college football preseason prediction show.  They were joined for one segment by the SEC Network’s own Booger McFarland for SEC conference predictions.  They went conference-by-conference selecting their conference winner, conference sleeper, overrated team of the conference, and conference player of the year.  They finished off the show with their official playoff predictions for your listening pleasure.

Dari Nowkhah: (Dari & Mel 8/20)
Ohio St to win the Big 10
Nebraska as the Big 10 sleeper
Michigan overrated
JT Barrett Big 10 Player of the Year
LSU to win the SEC
Georgia the SEC sleeper
Tennessee overrated
Jonathan Allen SEC player of the year
FSU to win the ACC
UNC the ACC sleeper
Clemson overrated (only because they won’t win the ACC)
Dalvin Cook ACC player of the year
Oklahoma to win Big 12
Baylor as Big 12 sleeper
TCU overrated
Baker Mayfield Big 12 player of the year
Oregon to win Pac 12
Washington St as Pac 12 sleeper
UCLA overrated
Royce Freeman Pac 12 player of the year
Final Four: Oklahoma, Clemson, LSU, FSU
Clemson to have one loss
FSU undefeated
FSU over LSU to win championship

Mel Kiper Jr.: (Dari & Mel 8/20)
Ohio St to win the Big 10
Indiana as Big 10 sleeper
Michigan St and Iowa overrated
JT Barrett Big 10 player of the year
Tennessee to win the SEC
TAMU as the SEC sleeper
Ole Miss overrated
Jalen Hurd as SEC player of the year
FSU to win the ACC
Louisville as the ACC sleeper
Miami (FL) overrated
Dalvin Cook ACC Player of the Year
Oklahoma to win Big 12
TCU as Big 12 sleeper
Oklahoma State overrated
Baker Mayfield Big 12 player of the year
Oregon to win Pac 12
Colorado as Pac 12 sleeper
USC overrated
Royce Freeman Pac 12 player of the year-
Final Four: Tennessee, Ohio State, FSU, Oklahoma
Oklahoma to win championship over FSU

Booger McFarland: Dari & Mel 8/20
LSU to win SEC
Florida as SEC Sleeper
TAMU overrated
Leonard Fournette as the SEC player of the year

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