Week 5 2012: Saturday morning picks!

We are up and running this morning, having a campout at Jennifer’s house for this Saturday.  We’ve got a little Dari and Mel on ESPN radio, sipping on a Monster Absolute Energy, waiting for College Gameday to start.  Things will kick off with the early show shortly, but the picks are starting to trickle in.  Check back as things continue to develop for the latest picks as they come in.

Dari Nowkhah:
Arizona over Oreg St
Iowa over Minnesota
Okla St over Texas
Georgia over Tennessee
WVU over Baylor

Mel Kiper Jr.:
S.Carolina over Kentucky
Nevada over Texas St
WVU over Baylor
Ohio St over Mich St
Texas over Okla St

David Pollack:
Cal over Ariz St
Oregon St over Arizona
Nebraska over Wisconsin
WVU over Baylor
Texas over Okla St
Ohio St over Mich St
FSU over USF

Desmond Howard:
TCU over SMU
Arizona over Oregon St
Ariz St over Cal
Nebraska over Wisconsin
WVU over Baylor
Texas over Okla St
Ohio St over Mich St

Kirk Herbstreit:
Texas over Okla St
Nebraska over Wisconsin

Lee Corso:
Oregon over Wash St
Texas over Okla St
Nebraska over Wisconsin

UPDATE: We’re working undercover at work again… shhhh don’t tell anyone.  Here’s the picks from the slate this morning as I happened to overhear on ESPN radio *wink wink*.  Some are duplicates. Enjoy your day folks.

Desmond Howard:
VaTech over cinci
Texas over Okla St
Ariz over Oreg St
Mizzou over UCF
TAMU over Ark
Nebraska over Wisconsin
Iowa over Minnesota
Penn St over Illinois
Ohio St over Mich ST

Kirk Herbstreit:
Cinci over VaTech
Texas over Okla St
Oreg St over Arizona
UCF over Mizzou
TAMU over Arkansas
Nebraska over Wisconsin
Minnesota over Iowa
Penn St over Illinois

Chris Fowler:
Okla St over Texas (TRIPLE NOT-SO-FAST!)

Lee Corso:
VaTech over Cinci
Texas over Okla St
Oreg St over Arizona
UCF over Mizzou
TAMu over Ark
Nebraska over Wisconsin
Iowa over Minnesota
Penn St over Illinois
Ohio St over Mich St (Headgear pick!)

Week 5 2012: Weekday picks

Been a bad week so far.  I’ve been working lots of overtime, and thus haven’t been able to focus this week like usual.  This trend will continue into the weekend unfortunately, so picks will be slow to be posted.  However, I have a duty, and it will be fulfilled.  Here’s this week’s picks so far, and I’ll be updating any more as the evening goes along.

Dari Nowkhah:
Mich St over Ohio St
FSU over USF
Oregon over Wash St
Stanford over Washington

Mike Bellotti:
Texas over Okla St
Minnesota over Iowa
WVU over Baylor
Illinois over Penn St
S.Carolina over Kentucky

Christian Fauria:
TAMU over Arkansas
Texas over Okla St

Tom Luginbill:
Ohio St over Mich St
Oregon over Wash St
FSU over USF
S.Carolina over Kentucky
Stanford over Washington

Dan Hawkins:
Nebraska over Wisconsin

Pat Forde:
LaTech over UVA
Clemson over BC
NC St over Miami
WVU over Baylor
UCLA over Colorado
Iowa St over TTU
Nebraska over Wisconsin
Texas over Okla St
Penn St over Illinois
Minnesota over Iowa
Mich St over Ohio St
NIU over C.Michigan
Oreg St over Arizona
Cal over Ariz St
Oregon over Wash St
Georgia over Tennessee
S.Carolina over Kentucky
Bama over Ole Miss
LSU over Towson
TCU over SMU
TAMU over Arkansas
Boise St over UNM
Cinci over VaTech
Louisville over S.Miss
Tulsa over UAB
Mizzou over UCF
FSU over SFU

Kirk Herbstreit:
Texas over Okla St
Stanford over Washington
Miami over NC St
Georgia over Tennessee
Cinci over VaTech

Robert Smith:
Stanford over Washington
Ohio St over Mich St
Georgia over Tennessee

Trevor Matich:
Ohio St over Mich St

Mark Schlabach:
Oregon St over Arizona

Brian Griese:
Nebraska over Wisconsin
Mich St over Nebraska
Texas over Okla St
Arizona over Oregon ST

Mark May:
Nebraska over Wisconsin
Ohio St over Mich St
Texas over Okla St
Arizona over Oregon St

Week 4 2012: Results are up!

Another fantastic week in the college football world.  Some great games this weekend, some good upsets, and some good performances from our experts (we even got the ultra-premium and rare Chris Fowler pick, when he tweeted something to the effect of how he didn’t think Arizona could possibly keep up with Oregon).  The big winners this week were Dari Nowkhah at 7-1 (even though he had a pretty easy slate), Robert Smith at 8-3, and Coach Corso had a big bounceback weekend after two rough weeks going 9-2 on this Saturday.  Pat Forde’s dominance continues, but is slowing down slightly as he went 20-7.  However, Jason Sehorn (owner of the best looking sideburns on ESPN) blew the lid off of this thing going 10-1 this week.  Congratulations Jason, you get to keep the trophy or medal or certificate or whatever the hell kind of imaginary award I give out for this week.  This week’s losers are Christian Fauria at 4-6, Desmond Howard at 5-4, and this week’s celebrity guest Ricky Carmichael, who pretty much turned his slate of picks into a dumpster fire as expected going 2-5.  One fun fact for this week is that our experts picked FSU over Clemson 11 to 1, with Christian Fauria being the only dufus who picked Clemson.  Pay attention, because any time only one person picks an upset, its pretty much a lock for the favorite (see Bama/Michigan and Desmond Howard please).  Here’s all the results, and pages will be updated accordingly tomorrow.

Mike Bellotti: 4-1
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT Penn St over Temple
RIGHT WVU over Maryland
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT ND over Michigan

Tom Luginbill: 5-2
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT ND over Michigan
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT UNC over ECU
WRONG Wash St over Colorado
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT Boise St over BYU

Jason Sehorn: 10-1
RIGHT Penn St over Temple
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
WRONG Syracuse over Minnesota
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT Oreg St over UCLA
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan
RIGHT Georgia over Vanderbilt
RIGHT FSU over Clemson

Dan Hawkins: 1-1
RIGHT Wisconsin over UTEP
WRONG Michigan over Notre Dame

Danny Kanell: 2-2
WRONG Michigan over Notre Dame
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT Georgia over Vanderbilt

Dari Nowkhah: 7-1
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT Boise St over BYU
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT WVU over Maryland
RIGHT TCU over UVA
RIGHT VaTech over BGSU

Brian Griese: 2-2
WRONG Michigan over Notre Dame
WRONG Mizzou over S.Carolina
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT KState over OU

Mark May: 4-2
WRONG Michigan over Notre Dame
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT USC over Cal
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT FSU over Clemson

Lou Holtz: 3-1
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan

Chris Fowler: 1-0
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona

Pat Forde: 20-7
RIGHT Baylor over LaMonroe
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
WRONG GaTech over Miami
WRONG UNC over ECU
RIGHT WVU over Maryland
RIGHT Nebraska over Idaho St
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT Mich St over E.Michigan
RIGHT Minnesota over Syracuse
RIGHT Ohio St over UAB
RIGHT NIU over Kansas
WRONG USF over Ball St
WRONG Utah over Ariz St
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT USC over Cal
WRONG UCLA over Oregon St
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Georgia over Vanderbilt
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT Bama over FAU
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Miss St over S.Alabama
RIGHT TCU over UVA
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan
RIGHT Tulsa over Fresno St
RIGHT Louisville over FIU

Robert Smith: 8-3
RIGHT Boise St over BYU
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
WRONG UCLA over Oreg St
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT TCU over UVA
WRONG GaTech over Miami
RIGHT Rutgers over Arkansas
RIGHT Minnesota over Syracuse

Christian Fauria: 4-6
WRONG Clemson over FSU
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
WRONG OU over KState
WRONG UCLA over Oreg St
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT TCU over UVA
WRONG GaTech over Miami
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers
WRONG UConn over W.Michigan

Trevor Matich: 0-1
WRONG BYU over Boise St

Mark Schlabach: 0-1
WRONG Mizzou over S.Carolina

Colin Cowherd: 5-2
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan
RIGHT USC over Cal
WRONG UCLA over Oregon St

Todd McShay: 1-0
RIGHT FSU over Clemson

Ryen Russillo: 1-1
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers

Skip Bayless: 0-1
WRONG Michigan over Notre Dame

Mel Kiper Jr: 4-1
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona

David Pollack: 5-2
WRONG GaTech over Miami
RIGHT Oreg St over UCLA
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan
RIGHT KState over OU
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers

Desmond Howard: 5-4
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
WRONG GaTech over Miami
WRONG UCLA over Oreg St
WRONG Michigan over Notre Dame
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Bama over FAU
RIGHT USC over Cal

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-3
WRONG UCLA over Oreg St
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Boise St over BYU
RIGHT Bama over FAU
RIGHT Minnesota over Syracuse
RIGHT Rutgers over Arkansas
WRONG Utah over Ariz St
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan
WRONG OU over KState

Lee Corso: 9-2
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Bama over FAU
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT NIU over Kansas
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT Notre Dame over Michigan
RIGHT Minnesota over Syracuse
RIGHT Rutgers over Arkansas
RIGHT Ariz St over Utah
WRONG UCLA over Oregon St
RIGHT FSU over Clemson (Headgear pick)

Ricky Carmichael: 2-5
WRONG Syracuse over Minnesota
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers
RIGHT Ariz St over Utah
WRONG UCLA over Oregon St
WRONG Michigan over Notre Dame
WRONG OU over KState
RIGHT FSU over Clemson

Jennifer: 8-7
RIGHT Boise St over BYU
WRONG Clemson over FSU (Upset Special)
RIGHT Georgia over Vanderbilt
WRONG Michigan over Notre Dame
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers
WRONG UCLA over Oreg St
RIGHT Miami over GaTech
WRONG UConn over W.Michigan
RIGHT Wake Forest over Army
WRONG Syracuse over Minnesota
RIGHT S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT Ariz St over Utah
WRONG OU over KState