2016-17 Bowl Season: #CFBPlayoff picks! #BowlMania

We are sooooo close to the kickoff of this year’s CFB Playoff, so I figured it was time to put together a megapost with this year’s playoff predictions.  I’ll be updating this leading up to kickoff on New Year’s Eve so check back for the latest.

Update: Our experts are sitting at 54-2 in favor of Alabama over Washington and 24-13 in favor of Clemson over Ohio St.  Our gamblers are sitting at 9-0 in favor of Clemson with the points and 9-2 in favor of Washington taking those big points.

Lee Corso:
Washington over Alabama
Ohio St over Clemson (headgear pick)

Andrea Adelson: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Charles Arbuckle:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson (in championship)

Skip Bayless: Undisputed 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Mike Bellotti: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Ohio St (in championship)

Mack Brown: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson in championship (Champ Drive 12/4)

Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Washington over Alabama (straight up! Dari & Mel 12/31)
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St
Washington+15 vs Alabama

Tim Cowlishaw:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Washington+15 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Ed Cunningham:
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Heather Dinich: espncom 12/30
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Clemson

Chris Doering: SEC Network 12/4
Alabama over Washington

Chris Fallica:
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St
Washington+15 vs Alabama

Bruce Feldman:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama-15 vs Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Paul Finebaum:
Ohio St over Clemson (SEC Nation 12/31)
Alabama over Washington (SC 12/31)

Pat Forde:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson
Washington+16 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Joey Galloway: Gameday 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Rod Gilmore: SC 12/31
Alabama over Washington

Mike Golic:
Alabama over Washington (Mike & Mike 12/7)

Mike Greenberg:
Alabama over Washington (Mike & Mike 12/7)

Kirk Herbstreit:
Alabama over Washington

Desmond Howard:
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Brock Huard: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Jennifer’s Picks:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Danny Kanell:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Clemson over Alabama (Champ Drive 12/4)

Mel Kiper Jr.: Dari & Mel 12/31
Washington+13 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Joel Klatt: Undisputed 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Tom Luginbill: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson

Ivan Maisel: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Trevor Matich: SC 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Mark May: Champ Drive 12/4)
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Washington
Alabama over Clemson

Greg McElroy:
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Ohio St

Booger McFarland: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Ryan McGee: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Brett McMurphy: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Todd McShay: Champ Drive 12/4
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Clemson

Dari Nowkhah: Dari & Mel 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama-13 vs Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Rufus Peabody:
Alabama+14 vs Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

David Pollack:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Jordan Rodgers:
Alabama over Washington

Mark Schlabach: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over Washington (SC 12/31)
Clemson over Ohio St (SEC Nation 12/31)

Steve Spurrier: Twitter 12/31
Alabama over Washington

Phil Steele:
Alabama over Washington (by 7 to 10)
Ohio St over Clemson (by 3)
Washington+15 vs Alabama
Ohio St vs Clemson over 59

Tim Tebow: SC 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson (SEC Nation 12/31)

Dan Wetzel:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson
Washington+16 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

 

 

 

Week 14 2016: #ChampionshipWeek #CFB Picks are graded; results are in!

Week 14 is in the books and that means results are in.  With one (very small) week of Gameday left in the regular season, the race for the championship is tightening.  Let’s get right to it.

Winners this week included Lee Corso (6-3), Kirk Herbstreit (6-2), Charles Arbuckle (8-2), Colin Cowherd (4-0), Stanford Steve (3-0 straight up, 4-0 ATS), Chris Fallica (3-1 straight up, 5-2 ATS), Bruce Feldman (8-1 straight up, 5-4 ATS), Pat Forde (8-1 straight up, 2-0 ATS), Joey Galloway (4-0), Mike Golic (5-0), Kanell (5-0 straight up, 3-2 ATS), and your boy SVP (4-1 ATS), and Phil Steele (12-1 straight up, 11-10 ATS).  Our winner this week is going to be Pat Forde because it was hard to make sense of that many winners.

Losers this week were few and far between.  Our one and only big loser was Desmond Howard at 4-5 on the week.  Congratulations Desmond.  Those upsets didn’t pan out quite like you thought.

Coach Corso misses his headgear pick of Wisconsin over Penn St, bringing him to 9-6 on the year.  Our special guest celebrity Keegan-Michael Key went 8-1 on the week which I think ties him for the season high amongst celebrities.  @GamedayJen continues her hot streak going 7-2 on the week, so make sure to check her out for winners.

Everyone else is somewhere in between so check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 6-3
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St (headgear pick)
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT WVU over Baylor
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT WKU over LaTech
WRONG Wyoming over SDSU
WRONG Navy over Temple
RIGHT Clemson over VT
RIGHT OU over Ok St
Georgia Southern+7 vs Troy (Super Dog)

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-2
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT WVU over Baylor
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT WKU over LaTech
RIGHT SDSU over Wyoming
WRONG Navy over Temple
RIGHT OU over Ok St
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
Youngstown St+4.5 vs Jax St (Super Dog)

Desmond Howard: 4-5
WRONG Ok St over OU
RIGHT WVU over Baylor
RIGHT KSTate over TCU
RIGHT WKU over LaTech
WRONG Wyoming over SDSU
WRONG Navy over Temple
WRONG VT over Clemson
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
UL-Monroe+6.5 vs UL-Lafayette (Super Dog)

Rece Davis:
LaTech+10 vs WKU (Super Dog)

Keegan-Michael Key: 8-1
RIGHT WVU over Baylor
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT WKU over LaTech
RIGHT SDSU over Wyoming
WRONG Navy over Temple
RIGHT Clemson over VT
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT OU over Ok St
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin

Jennifer’s Picks: 7-2
RIGHT WVU over Baylor
RIGHT KSTate over TCU
RIGHT WKU over LaTech
WRONG Wyoming over SDSU
WRONG Navy over Temple
RIGHT Clemson over VT
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT OU over Ok St (close)
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin

David Pollack: 0-2
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG Navy over Temple

Andrea Adelson: 1-0
Clemson over VT RIGHT

Charles Arbuckle: 8-2
W.Michigan over Ohio RIGHT
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT
Penn St over Wisconsin RIGHT
OU over Ok St RIGHT
TCU over KState WRONG
WVU over Baylor RIGHT
Navy over Temple WRONG
SDSU over Wyoming RIGHT

Skip Bayless: 0-1
Wisconsin over Penn St WRONG

Colin Cowherd: 4-0
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
OU over Ok St RIGHT
Alabama over Florida (by as much as they want) RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT

Stanford Steve Coughlin: 3-0 straight up, 6-0 ATS
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
Temple over Navy RIGHT
Penn St over Wisconsin RIGHT
Temple+3 vs Navy RIGHT
Penn St+2.5 vs Wisconsin RIGHT
Penn St+3 vs Wisconsin RIGHT
Washington-7 vs Colorado RIGHT
Alabama vs Florida Over 40.5 RIGHT
Clemson vs VT over 58 RIGHT

Heather Dinich: 1-0
Alabama over Florida RIGHT

Chris Doering: 1-0
Alabama over Florida RIGHT

Dusty Dvoracek: 3-0 straight up, 1-4 ATS
Clemson over VT RIGHT
WVU over Baylor RIGHT
W.Michigan over Ohio RIGHT
Okla St+11 vs OU WRONG
Temple+3 vs Navy RIGHT
Clemson-10 vs VT WRONG
WVU-17 vs Baylor WRONG
W.Michigan-18.5 vs Ohio WRONG

Chris Fallica: 3-1 straight up, 5-2 ATS
Temple over Navy RIGHT
Penn St over Wisconsin RIGHT
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
UL-Monroe over UL-Lafayette WRONG
Temple+3 vs Navy (Bear’s Bank) RIGHT
Penn St+2.5 vs Wisconsin RIGHT
Penn St+3 vs Wisconsin (Bear’s Bank) RIGHT
UL-Monroe+7 vs UL-Lafayette WRONG
UL-Monroe+6.5 vs UL-Lafayette (Bear’s Bank) WRONG
Clemson vs VT over 58 RIGHT
Alabama vs Florida Over 40.5 RIGHT

Bruce Feldman: 8-1 straight up, 5-4 ATS
W.Michigan over Ohio RIGHT
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
Temple over Navy RIGHT
WKU over LaTech RIGHT
WVU over Baylor RIGHT
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
SDSU over Wyoming RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT
Wisconsin over Penn St WRONG
W.Michigan-18 vs Ohio WRONG
Washington-7.5 vs Colorado RIGHT
Temple+3 vs Navy RIGHT
WKU-9.5 vs LaTech RIGHT
WVU-17.5 vs Baylor WRONG
Alabama-24 vs Florida RIGHT
Wyoming+6.5 vs SDSU RIGHT
Clemson-10 vs VT WRONG
Wisconsin-2.5 vs Penn St WRONG

Paul Finebaum: 1-0
Alabama over Florida RIGHT

Pat Forde: 8-1 straight up, 2-0 ATS
W.Michigan over Ohio RIGHT
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Penn St over Wisconsin RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT
OU over Ok St RIGHT
Navy over Temple WRONG
SDSU over Wyoming RIGHT
WKU over LaTech RIGHT
Ohio+17 vs W.Michigan RIGHT
Penn St+3 vs Wisconsin RIGHT

Joey Galloway: 4-0
W.Michigan over Ohio RIGHT
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT

Mike Golic: 5-0
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
Penn St over Wisconsin RIGHT
OU over Ok St RIGHT

Mike Greenberg: 3-1
Wisconsin over Penn St WRONG
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT
OU over Ok St RIGHT

Danny Kanell: 4-0 straight up, 3-2 ATS
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
W.Michigan over Ohio RIGHT
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT
Ok St+11 vs OU WRONG
Washington-7.5 vs Colorado RIGHT
Florida+24 vs Alabama WRONG
VT+10 vs Clemson RIGHT
Penn St+3 vs Wisconsin RIGHT

Joel Klatt: 1-1
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Colorado over Washington WRONG

Matt Leinart: 2-0
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
Penn St over Wisconsin RIGHT

Trevor Matich: 1-1
Clemson over VT RIGHT
Wisconsin over Penn St WRONG

Mark May: 1-0
Penn St over Wisconsin 24-17 RIGHT

Greg McElroy: 1-0
Alabama over Florida RIGHT

Booger McFarland: 1-0
Alabama over Florida RIGHT

Jordan Rodgers: 1-0
Alabama over Florida RIGHT

Ryen Russillo: 2-1 straight up, 3-2 ATS
Washington over Colorado RIGHT
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Wisconsin over Penn St WRONG
Ok St+11 vs OU WRONG
Washington-7.5 vs Colorado RIGHT
Alabama-24 vS Florida RIGHT
VT+10 vs Clemson RIGHT
Wisconsin-3 vs Penn St WRONG

Robert Smith: 1-1
Colorado over Washington WRONG
Penn St over Wisconsin RIGHT

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over Florida RIGHT

Phil Steele: 12-1 straight up, 11-10 ATS
Penn St over Wisconsin (upset) RIGHT
W.Michigan over Ohio RIGHT
WVU over Baylor (by about 3 TD) RIGHT
Navy over Temple WRONG
S.Alabama over NM St (by about 14) RIGHT
WKU over LaTech (by double digits) RIGHT
OU over OK St (by a couple TD) RIGHT
SDSU over Wyoming (by double digits) RIGHT
Washington over Colorado (by more than the TD) RIGHT
UL-Lafayette over UL-Monroe RIGHT
Ark St over Tx St RIGHT
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT
Penn St+2.5 vs Wisconsin RIGHT
W.Michigan-18.5 vs Ohio WRONG
TCU vs KState under 52.5 RIGHT
WVU-17.5 vs Baylor WRONG
WVU-18 vs Baylor WRONG
Navy-3 vs Temple WRONG
Navy-2.5 vs Temple WRONG
Georgia Southern+7 vs Troy RIGHT
Georgia State+7 vs Idaho WRONG
S.Alabama-11 vs NM St WRONG
VT+10 Vs Clemson RIGHT
Alabama-24 vs Florida RIGHT
UL-Lafayette-6.5 vs UL-Monroe RIGHT
WKU-9.5 vs LaTech RIGHT
OU-11 vs OK St RIGHT
OU-12 vs Ok St RIGHT
SDSU-7 vs Wyoming WRONG
SDSU-6.5 vs Wyoming RIGHT
Washington-7 vs Colorado RIGHT
Ark St-23 vs Tx St WRONG
Navy vs Temple over 61.5 WRONG

Tim Tebow: 1-0
Alabama over Florida RIGHT

Scott Van Pelt’s Winners: 4-1 ATS
Colorado+7.5 vs Washington WRONG
VT+10 vs Clemson RIGHT
Penn St+3 vs Wisconsin RIGHT
Temple+2.5 vs Navy RIGHT
Ga Southern+7 vs Troy RIGHT

Dave Wannstedt: 0-2
Wisconsin over Penn St WRONG
Colorado over Washington WRONG

Dan Wetzel: 4-1 straight up, 1-2 ATS
W.Michigan over Ohio RIGHT
Colorado over Washington WRONG
Alabama over Florida RIGHT
Penn St over Wisconsin RIGHT
Clemson over VT RIGHT
W.Michigan-17 vs Ohio WRONG
Colorado+7.5 vs Washington WRONG
Penn St+3 vs Wisconsin RIGHT

Week 14 2016: #Championship #CFB Saturday morning picks!

Due to the short slate of games today, the Gameday crew hasn’t really been picking any games early today.  We are about to get the full pick segment started, and will be updating later with SEC Nation picks from a special late edition, so check back for more picks later on today.

Lee Corso:
Wisconsin over Penn St (headgear pick)
Alabama over Florida
WVU over Baylor
KState over TCU
WKU over LaTech
Wyoming over SDSU
Navy over Temple
Clemson over VT
OU over Ok St
Georgia Southern+7 vs Troy (Super Dog)

Kirk Herbstreit:
Alabama over Florida
WVU over Baylor
KState over TCU
WKU over LaTech
SDSU over Wyoming
Navy over Temple
OU over Ok St
Wisconsin over Penn St
Youngstown St+4.5 vs Jax St (Super Dog)

Desmond Howard:
Ok St over OU
WVU over Baylor
KSTate over TCU
WKU over LaTech
Wyoming over SDSU
Navy over Temple
VT over Clemson
Alabama over Florida
Wisconsin over Penn St
UL-Monroe+6.5 vs UL-Lafayette (Super Dog)

Rece Davis:
LaTech+10 vs WKU (Super Dog)

Keegan-Michael Key:
WVU over Baylor
KState over TCU
WKU over LaTech
SDSU over Wyoming
Navy over Temple
Clemson over VT
Alabama over Florida
OU over Ok St
Penn St over Wisconsin

Jennifer’s Picks:
WVU over Baylor
KSTate over TCU
WKU over LaTech
Wyoming over SDSU
Clemson over VT
Alabama over Florida
OU over Ok St (close)
Penn St over Wisconsin

David Pollack:
Wisconsin over Penn St
Navy over Temple

On SEC Nation, Finebaum, Tebow, Spears, McElroy, Rodgers, McFarland and Doering all took Alabama.

Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Washington over Colorado
Temple+3 vs Navy
Penn St+2.5 vs Wisconsin
Penn St+3 vs Wisconsin
Washington-7 vs Colorado
Alabama vs Florida Over 40.5
Clemson vs VT over 58

Chris Fallica:
Temple over Navy
Penn St over Wisconsin
Washington over Colorado
Temple+3 vs Navy (Bear’s Bank)
Penn St+2.5 vs Wisconsin
Penn St+3 vs Wisconsin (Bear’s Bank)
UL-Monroe+7  vs UL-Lafayette
UL-Monroe+6.5 vs UL-Lafayette (Bear’s Bank)
Clemson vs VT over 58
Alabama vs Florida Over 40.5

Trevor Matich:
Clemson over VT
Wisconsin over Penn St