Week 7 2013: Results are in, picks are graded (and its not pretty)
This is the week that I have been waiting for. This is the week I like to emphasize when people tell me how easy it is to pick straight up winners in college football. This was the week of upsets. It seems like every year there is a week where David slays Goliath over and over, and this was ours (at least, so far). Of course, I’m sure in your pick ’em league you had Texas, Mizzou, Utah, and Penn State winning right? Right guys?
Anyways, for starters there is something I need to address. I am throwing a penalty flag on Mark Schlabach this week, and he got penalized deservedly. Schlabach, the noted Georgia alum and homer, shocked the world this week by picking Mizzou to beat Georgia in his upset special on espn.com. Then Saturday morning, shortly before the kickoff, he tweeted that he woke up feeling a Georgia win and changed his pick. Let us shame this man, and karma came back to get him when Mizzou took down Georgia.
As for how everyone else did this week, it was pretty rough. Only two of our expert analysts had solid winning weeks, with Robert Smith at 5-2, and Pat Forde at 21-6. However, this week’s winner by a long shot was my fiance Jennifer who went 9-2 picking games alongside the pros. Your certificate and ribbon are in the mail. Losers this week need to be highlighted for some absurd picks. Celebrity guest dueling pickers had a rough week. Hope Solo went 4-5, and Warren Moon went 5-4. Corso’s upset special Navy got slaughtered by Duke. Not a single expert picked Texas over OU. David Pollack picked both Washington and Northwestern to upset their opponents. Todd McShay and Brad Edwards both picked Arkansas to upset South Carolina as their upset specials, and could not have been more wrong. And finally, for those of you who hate Colin Cowherd, he also picked Arkansas as his upset special.
Lee Corso got his headgear pick right, going with Oregon over Washington. Billy the Cat also picked Oregon, so they continue to be tied. It is a good race between them. What a great weekend of football. Check below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.
Colin Cowherd: 7-5
WRONG OU over Texas 33-26
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou 31-23
WRONG Arkansas over S.Carolina 27-24 upset special
RIGHT LSU over Florida 28-17
RIGHT Baylor over KState 45-30
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW 28-23
RIGHT Oregon over Washington 41-31
WRONG Michigan over Penn St 28-24
WRONG Stanford over Utah 33-13
RIGHT Bama over Kentucky 46-13
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss 32-31
RIGHT Ucla over Cal 40-20
Paul Finebaum: 1-1
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou
RIGHT LSU over Florida
Matt Stinchcomb: 0-1
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou
Mike Bellotti: 2-0
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
RIGHT Clemson over BC
Brad Edwards: 1-2
WRONG Arkansas over S.Carolina (upset special)
RIGHT Mizzou over Georgia
WRONG Washington over Oregon
Trevor Matich: 1-0
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
Mark Schlabach: 1-1
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou (changed previous pick)
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
Mizzou over Georgia (upset special, changed his pick to Georgia)
Pat Forde: 21-6
RIGHT Clemson over BC
WRONG Navy over Duke
RIGHT Maryland over UVA
RIGHT VaTech over Pitt
RIGHT Baylor over KState
RIGHT Mich St over Indiana
WRONG Michigan over Penn St
RIGHT Nebraska over Purdue
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
RIGHT NIU over Akron
RIGHT Boise St over Utah St
RIGHT Buffalo over W.Michigan
RIGHT UCLA over Cal
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
RIGHT Oregon St over Wash St
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou
RIGHT Bama over Kentucky
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG OU over Texas
RIGHT TTU over Iowa St
RIGHT BYU over GaTech
WRONG CSU over SJSU
WRONG Stanford over Utah
RIGHT USF over UConn
RIGHT Troy over Georgia St
Brian Griese: 1-2
WRONG NW over Wisconsin
WRONG OU over Texas
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
Mark May: 2-1
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
WRONG OU over Texas
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
Jason Sehorn: 6-4
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Miami OH over UMass
RIGHT Oregon St over Wash St
WRONG Michigan over Penn St
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
WRONG OU over Texas
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
Dari Nowkhah: 6-4
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Miami OH over UMass
WRONG Wash St over Oregon St
WRONG Michigan over Penn St
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
WRONG OU over Texas
RIGHT Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
Skip Bayless: 0-1
WRONG OU over Texas
Ivan Maisel: 1-0
RIGHT Maryland over UVA
Ryen Russillo: 1-1
WRONG UConn over USF
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
Scott Van Pelt: 1-0
RIGHT Penn St over Michigan
Mel Kiper Jr.: 4-1
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Michigan over Penn St
Robert Smith: 5-2
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
RIGHT Baylor over KState
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou
RIGHT LSU over Florida
WRONG OU over Texas
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
RIGHT Oregon St over Wash St
Charles Arbuckle: 1-0
RIGHT Mizzou over Georgia
Lou Holtz: 1-2
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
WRONG Florida over LSU
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou
Todd McShay: 3-2
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
WRONG Arkansas over S.Carolina (upset special)
Chris Fallica: 1-0
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
David Pollack: 1-2
RIGHT Baylor over KState
WRONG NW over Wisconsin
WRONG Washington over Oregon
Desmond Howard: 3-0
RIGHT Baylor over KState
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
Kirk Herbstreit: 7-4
RIGHT Baylor over KState
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
RIGHT Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT Oregon St over Wash St
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Florida over LSU
WRONG Michigan over Penn St
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
WRONG OU over Texas
WRONG Pitt over VaTech (upset special)
Lee Corso: 6-4
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
RIGHT Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Wash St over Oreg St
RIGHT LSU over Florida
WRONG Michigan over Penn St
WRONG Navy over Duke (upset special)
WRONG OU over Texas
RIGHT Oregon over Washington (headgear pick)
Warren Moon: 5-4
WRONG Georgia over Mizzou
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Wash St over Oreg St
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT Penn St over Michigan
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
WRONG Washington over Oregon
WRONG OU over Texas
Hope Solo: 4-5
RIGHT Mizzou over Georgia
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Wash St over Oreg St
RIGHT LSU over Florida
WRONG Michigan over Penn St
WRONG NW over Wisconsin
WRONG Washington over Oregon
WRONG OU over Texas
Jennifer’s Picks: 9-2
WRONG OU over Texas
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Clemson over BC
WRONG Michigan over Penn St
RIGHT Oreg St over Wash St
RIGHT LSU over Florida
RIGHT Wisconsin over NW
RIGHT Oregon over Washington
RIGHT Mizzou over Georgia (upset special)
RIGHT Boise St over Utah St
Billy the Cat: 1-0
RIGHT Oregon over Washington