Week 9 2012: Results are in!
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)