After a slight delay, Cole’s Gameday Blog is back in action bigger and better than ever (but mostly the exact same). We had a family emergency which meant blogging about college football took a back seat to real life and we went MIA for a few days. Blood was shed, eyebrows were singed, small animals were sacrificed, ninjas were fended off, and the house still smells a little bit like pickles, but adversity was overcome and everything is going to be fine.
Now we can get back to the business at hand. It was another up-and-down week like last week, but this week was more up than down. Winners this week included David Pollack (5-2), Dari and Mel (both 3-1), Greg McElroy (5-0), Booger McFarland (5-1), Marcus Spears (4-1), Brett McMurphy (5-0), Lou Holtz (4-1), and Colin Cowherd (8-3). Todd McShay made his comeback this week after a recent absence, going 4-1. Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith have woken back up to college football in recent weeks, and both went 3-1. However, this week’s undisputed champion is hall of famer (both College Football, and Cole’s Gameday Blog Hall of Famer) Mike Bellotti, who went on a 7-1 tear this week.
Pretty solid week with lots of winners, right? Well you may have noticed some very notable names not listed above. Losers this week include Lee Corso (5-7), Kirk Herbstreit (5-7), Desmond Howard (5-6), Paul Finebaum (2-3), Charles Arbuckle (2-3), Jon Berger (2-4), Joey Galloway (1-3), and our undisputed loser of the week, Trevor Matich (1-4). Better luck next week guys.
Lee Corso nailed his headgear pick, going with Mississippi State over Auburn. Charley the cat also picked Mississippi State, so they continue to be neck-and-neck on the year. Special guest picker Jonathan Papelbon drunkenly stumbled his way to a 5-4 record this week, but he gets bonus points for the suit he wore. Jennifer continues to rack up points on the Gameday crew, going 7-5 on the week including her upset special (Miss St over Auburn). Tim Tebow continues his landslide into mediocrity, going 3-2 this week. He might be human after all. If you have been keeping score at home, you probably noticed that this whole SEC network cast of characters is pretty damn strong when it comes to picking games, with Greg McElroy leading the way at 85.37% on his picks this season. Maybe next week I will power rank the channels based on their regular analysts.
Anyways, check out the full slate of picks and results below to find out how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.
Lee Corso: 5-7
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Penn St over Michigan
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
WRONG Yale over Dartmouth
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
WRONG Arizona over USC
RIGHT Washington over Cal
WRONG Florida over LSU
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
RIGHT OU over Texas
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn (headgear pick)
Kirk Herbstreit: 5-7
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
WRONG Florida over LSU
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
WRONG Penn St over Michigan
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
WRONG Yale over Dartmouth
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
WRONG Arizona over USC
RIGHT Washington over Cal
RIGHT OU over Texas
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
Desmond Howard: 5-6
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
RIGHT LSU over Florida
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
WRONG TCU over Baylor
WRONG Yale over Dartmouth
WRONG Arizona over USC
RIGHT Washington over Cal
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
RIGHT OU over Texas
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
Jonathan Papelbon: 5-4
RIGHT Georgia over Mizzou
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
WRONG Arizona over USC
RIGHT OU over Texas
WRONG TCU over Baylor
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
Jennifer’s Picks: 7-5
WRONG Arizona over USC
RIGHT Washington over Cal
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
WRONG Penn St. over Michigan
WRONG Florida over LSU
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
RIGHT OU over Texas
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn (upset special)
David Pollack: 5-2
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
WRONG Florida over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
RIGHT Oregon over Ucla
WRONG TCU over Baylor
Dari Nowkhah: 3-1
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
RIGHT Ole Miss over Texas
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
WRONG TCU over Baylor
Mel Kiper Jr.: 3-1
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
Todd McShay: 4-1
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Georgia over Mizzou
Greg McElroy: 5-0
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
RIGHT Kentucky over UL-Monroe
Booger McFarland: 5-1
RIGHT Kentucky over UL-Monroe
RIGHT Tennessee over Tenn-Chattanooga
WRONG Charleston So over Vandy
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
Tim Tebow: 3-2
WRONG Florida over LSU
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
Marcus Spears: 4-1
RIGHT LSU over Florida
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
Paul Finebaum: 2-3
WRONG Florida over LSU
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
Chris Fowler: 0-1
WRONG Yale over Darthmouth
Brett McMurphy: 5-0
RIGHT Mich St over Purdue
RIGHT OU over Texas
RIGHT Wisconsin over Illinois
RIGHT Miami Fl over Cinci
RIGHT Iowa St over Toledo
Kevin Carter: 6-4
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
WRONG TCU over Baylor
RIGHT OU over Texas
WRONG Penn St over Michigan
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
WRONG Arizona over USC
Phil Steele: 12-5
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG NW over Minnesota
RIGHT Marshall over MTSU
RIGHT Georgia over Mizzou
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
WRONG Arizona over USC
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
RIGHT UTSA over FIU
RIGHT Utah St over AF
WRONG Florida over LSU
RIGHT Iowa over Indiana
RIGHT Kentucky over ULM
RIGHT OU over Texas
Lou Holtz: 4-1
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Ole Miss oveor TAMU
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
Colin Cowherd: 8-3
RIGHT OU over Texas
RIGHT Georgia over Mizzou
RIGHT Duke over GaTech
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
RIGHT ND over UNC
RIGHT Mich St over Purdue
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Arizona over USC
Mike Bellotti: 7-1
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
RIGHT Georgia over mizzou
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT Bama over Arkansas
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT USC over Arizona
Charles Arbuckle: 2-3
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG Arizona over USC
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
Ryen Russillo: 1-1
RIGHT USC over Arizona
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
Jason Sehorn: 4-4
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT USC over Arizona
WRONG TCU over Baylor
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
Jon Berger: 2-4
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG TCU over Baylor
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
Danny Kanell: 1-1
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
Joey Galloway : 1-3
WRONG Auburn over miss st
WRONG TCU over Baylor
WRONG Tamu over Ole Miss
RIGHT Oregon over ucla
Tim Cowlishaw: 0-1
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
Bill Plaschke: 0-1
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
Trevor Matich: 1-4
WRONG TCU over Baylor
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
WRONG Arizona over USC
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia
Robert Smith: 5-3
WRONG TCU over Baylor
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT USC over Arizona
WRONG Auburn over Miss St
RIGHT OU over Texas
RIGHT ND over UNC
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
Skip Bayless: 3-1
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG TCU over Baylor
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
Stephen A. Smith: 3-1
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG TCU over Baylor
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
Chris Fallica: 4-3
WRONG TCU over Baylor
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
WRONG UCLA over Oregon
RIGHT Washington over Cal
WRONG Arizona over USC
Pat Forde: 17-5
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Clemson over Louisville
WRONG GaTech over Duke
RIGHT Miami Fl over Cinci
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
RIGHT Okla St over Kansas
WRONG Mizzou over Georgia*
RIGHT OU over Texas
WRONG NW over Minnesota
RIGHT Mich St over Purdue
RIGHT Wisconsin over Illinois
WRONG Arizona over USC
RIGHT Washington over Cal
RIGHT Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT Alabama over Arkansas
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT WVU over TTU
RIGHT ND over UNC
RIGHT ECU over USF
Charley the Cat: 1-0
RIGHT Miss St over Auburn