2012 Regular Season Standings

As we ramp up to bowl season this Saturday, I thought we would take a moment to review where everyone stands heading into bowl season.  This has been a very strong year at the top, with Tom Luginbill currently sitting on top of things at 80% right (I’m not counting SVP or Michael Smith with 4 picks).  Pat Forde has been on a tear this year, and Lou Holtz is looking good headed into bowl season thanks to Notre Dame running the table.  Most years, his Notre Dame undefeated predictions lead to his demise.  On the other end of the spectrum is rookie Brian Griese who is trying his hardest to tank this season, and Mark May who is the victim of Dr. Lou’s historic run.  I’ll be updating all week with bowl picks, so check back often because who knows when the picks might start rolling in!

Scott Van Pelt: 100% (4-0)
Michael Smith: 100% (4-0)
Tom Luginbill: 80.00% (52-13)
Matt Stinchcomb: 80.00% (12-3)
Ryen Russillo: 77.27% (17-5)
Pat Forde: 75.84% (292-93)
Lou Holtz: 75.00% (45-15)
Brock Huard: 75.00% (3-1)
Colin Cowherd: 74.76% (77-26)
Mike Bellotti: 73.75% (59-21)
Dari Nowkhah: 72.41% (105-40)
Lee Corso: 72.02% (121-47)
Trevor Matich: 70.65% (65-27)
Kirk Herbstreit: 70.18% (120-51)
Christian Fauria: 69.75% (83-36)
Mel Kiper Jr.: 67.44% (29-14)
Charles Arbuckle: 66.67% (40-20)
Mark Schlabach: 66.67% (16-8)
Jesse Palmer: 66.67% (4-2)
Woody Paige: 66.67% (4-2)
Jason Sehorn: 66.22% (49-25)
Brad Edwards: 66.13% (41-21)
Jennifer’s Picks: 65.03% (119-64)
David Pollack: 64.71% (66-36)
Desmond Howard: 62.69% (84-50)
Dan Hawkins: 62.50 (15-9)
Danny Kanell: 61.11% (22-14)
Robert Smith: 61.02% (72-46)
Matt Millen: 3-2 (60.00%)
Mark May: 57.89% (44-32)
Todd McShay: 57.69% (30-22)
Brian Griese: 57.45% (27-20)
Celebrity Guests: 55.65% (69-55)
Skip Bayless: 40.00% (4-6)
Chris Fowler: 40.00% (2-3)
Andre Ware: 25.00% (1-3)

Week 14 2012: Results are in!

Ladies and gentlemen, I am afraid we have come to a close for the regular season.  It’ll be alright though, because that means it is bowl season.  It is only Monday after week 14, but some of our experts are already throwing out bowl predictions on ESPN.  These picks may change, and as always we will be officially tracking their latest picks, but its still exciting if you’re me.  I’ll be tallying up the regular season results to post sometime this week so we can see where everyone stands.  With that knowledge we will know who are contenders for the 2012 championship here at Cole’s Gameday Blog, and we will also be able to keep an eye on who will finish at the bottom of the barrel.

Anyways, week 14’s results are in.  It was a light schedule, so it was a little lighter on picks than usual.  This week’s big winner is Dari Nowkhah at 9-1, with other winning performances coming from Lee Corso (10-2), Desmond Howard (6-1), Pat Forde (14-4), and Mark May making a rare appearance at 5-1.  Losers this week are Herbie (6-4), Lou Holtz (2-2), Christian Fauria (1-2) and Mark Schlabach (1-2).  Special guest picker Matt Ryan went 6-4.  Lee Corso also nailed his headgear pick going with Bama over Georgia.  The rest you can see below, so look and see how your favorite/most hated personality did this week.

Charles Arbuckle: 7-3
RIGHT NIU over Ken St
WRONG UCLA over Stanford
RIGHT OU over TCU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Mike Bellotti: 0-1
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin

Matt Stinchcomb: 1-1
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Georgia over Bama

Mark Schlabach: 1-2
WRONG Georgia over Bama (upset special)
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin

Skip Bayless: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Brian Griese: 4-1
RIGHT NIU over Kent St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Mark May: 5-1
RIGHT NIU over Kent St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT KState over Texas

Lou Holtz: 2-2
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
WRONG Texas over KState
WRONG Georgia over Bama
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA

Trevor Matich: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Brad Edwards: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Ryen Russillo: 1-1
WRONG Georgia over Bama
RIGHT FSU over GaTech

Robert Smith: 3-0
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Christian Fauria: 1-2
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
WRONG Georgia over Bama

Woody Paige: 0-1
WRONG Georgia over Bama

JA Adande: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Colin Cowherd: 4-1
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT KState over Texas

Ivan Maisel: 0-1
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin

Pat Forde: 14-4
WRONG Kent St over NIU
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT WVU over Kansas
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
WRONG MTSU over Ark St
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT Oregon St over Nicholls St
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT Hawaii over S.Alabama
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
RIGHT Tx St over NM St
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
RIGHT Pitt over USF
RIGHT Lafayette over FAU

Dari Nowkhah: 9-1
RIGHT NIU over Kent St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT OU over TCU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT KState over Texas

Todd McShay: 4-2
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG UCF over Tulsa
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska (upset special)
WRONG UConn over Cinci (upset special)

David Pollack: 4-3
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT NIU over Kent St
WRONG TCU over OU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin

Desmond Howard: 6-1
RIGHT OU over TCU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT Tx St over NM St

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-4
RIGHT TX St over NM St
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
WRONG Nevada over Boise St
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
RIGHT Pitt over USF
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
WRONG TCU over OU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Lee Corso: 10-2
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT Tx St over NM St
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG UCF over Tulsa
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
WRONG USF over Pitt
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT Baylor over Okla St
RIGHT Bama over Georgia (headgear pick)

Matt Ryan: 6-4
WRONG UCF over Tulsa
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
RIGHT Pitt over USF
WRONG GaTech over FSU
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Jennifer’s Picks: 8-3
RIGHT Tx St over NM St
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
RIGHT Pitt over USF
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
WRONG Georgia over Bama (upset special)

Week 14 2012: Championship Saturday picks! #saturdayselections

We are up and running this morning for a bittersweet Championship Saturday on College Gameday.  This is the last edition of College Gameday we will get on Saturday mornings this year unfortunately, so bask in the glory of College Gameday this morning while you can.  The picks are coming in, and we will be updating things all morning as things develop.  This week’s big matchup is currently sitting at 14 to 5 in favor of Bama over Georgia among the experts I follow, with two of the Georgia votes coming from noted Bulldog homers Mark Schlabach and Matt Stinchcomb.  Check back to see more picks later, including Lee Corso’s big headgear pick!

Dari Nowkhah:
NIU over Kent St
Stanford over UCLA
OU over TCU
Okla St over Baylor
Tulsa over UCF
Boise St over Nevada
FSU over GaTech
KState over Texas
Wisconsin over Nebraska
Bama over Georgia

Mel Kiper Jr.:
Bama over Georgia
KState over Texas

Todd McShay:
KState over Texas
UCF over Tulsa
FSU over GaTech
Bama over Georgia
Wisconsin over Nebraska (upset special)
UConn over Cinci (upset special)

David Pollack:
Bama over Georgia
NIU over Kent St
TCU over OU
Okla St over Baylor
KState over Texas
FSU over GaTech
Nebraska over Wisconsin

Desmond Howard:
OU over TCU
Okla St over Baylor
KState over Texas
FSU over GaTech
Wisconsin over Nebraska
Bama over Georgia
Tx St over NM St

Kirk Herbstreit:
TX St over NM St
KState over Texas
Tulsa over UCF
Nevada over Boise St
Cinci over UConn
Pitt over USF
Nebraska over Wisconsin
TCU over OU
Okla St over Baylor
Bama over Georgia

Lee Corso:
Stanford over UCLA
Tx St over NM St
Wisconsin over Nebraska
FSU over GaTech
KState over Texas
UCF over Tulsa
Boise St over Nevada
Cinci over UConn
USF over Pitt
OU over TCU
Baylor over Okla St
Bama over Georgia (headgear pick)

Matt Ryan:
UCF over Tulsa
Boise St over Nevada
Cinci over UConn
Pitt over USF
GaTech over FSU
Nebraska over Wisconsin
OU over TCU
KState over Texas
Okla St over Baylor
Bama over Georgia

Jennifer’s Picks:
Tx St over NM St
Tulsa over UCF
Boise St over Nevada
Cinci over UConn
Pitt over USF
FSU over GaTech
Nebraska over Wisconsin
OU over TCU
KState over Texas
Okla St over Baylor
Georgia over Bama (upset special)