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Week 7 was another great one for college football.  Some scary close games for some of the top teams and a few surprising losses along the way as well.  Let’s get right into this week’s results.

Winners this week included Lee Corso (7-3), Kirk Herbstreit (9-2), David Pollack (4-0), Andrea Adelson (5-2), Kevin Carter (16-3), Chris Doering (4-2), Chris Fallica (4-2 straight up, 6-2 ATS, very nice), Booger McFarland (5-1), and SVP (1-0 straight up, 3-2 ATS).  However this week’s winner, making it an unprecedented 3 out 4 weeks on top, is @GamedayJen who went 11-2 straight up and 0-1 against the spread.  She managed to navigate the WVU/Stanford/Wash St trifecta successfully and pulled out Clemson and Ohio State by the skin of her teeth.  I heard the muffin basket and cheese platter never made it to your office at GamedayCole.com HQ so the vendor will be fixing that order soon.

Losers this week included all of our bettors against the spread (aside from The Bear), but I’m awarding a special three way tie for this week’s loss.  Even though they all went .500 on the week, Tim Tebow, Marcus Spears, and Paul Finebaum managed to unanimously pick their slate of four games together, and managed to go 2-2 with their powers combined.  Usually picking apart that SEC slate is pretty easy most weeks so I was certainly amused by it.

Corso is back on track this season with another win in his headgear picks, going with Ohio State over Wisconsin.  Special guest celebrity Ric Flair went 6-4 which is pretty solid compared to the dumpster fire that the guest picking has become on Gameday.  Everyone else is somewhere in between so check out the full slate below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 7-3
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin (headgear pick)
RIGHT Notre Dame over Stanford
RIGHT OU over KState
RIGHT WVU over TTU
WRONG Miami FL over UNC
RIGHT Colorado over Ariz St
RIGHT Wash St over UCLA
WRONG Indiana over Nebraska
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
UVA+4 vs Pitt (Super Dog)

Kirk Herbstreit: 9-2
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT OU over KState
RIGHT WVU over TTU
WRONG Miami FL over UNC
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT Colorado over Ariz St
RIGHT Wash St over UCLA
RIGHT Nebraska over Indiana
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
Wake Forest+22 vs FSU (Super Dog)

Desmond Howard: 6-6
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG KState over OU
WRONG TTU over WVU
WRONG Miami FL over UNC
WRONG ND over Stanford
RIGHT Colorado over Ariz St
RIGHT Wash St over UCLA
WRONG Indiana over Nebraska
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
S.Miss+24.5 vs LSU (Super Dog)

Ric Flair: 6-4
RIGHT OU over KState
WRONG TTU over WVU
RIGHT UNC over Miami FL
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT Colorado over Ariz St
WRONG UCLA over Wash St
RIGHT Nebraska over Indiana
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St

David Pollack: 4-0
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Jennifer’s Picks: 11-2, 0-1 ATS
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Boise St over CSU
RIGHT OU over KState (close)
RIGHT WVU over TTU
WRONG Miami FL over UNC
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT Colorado over Ariz St
RIGHT Wash St over UCLA
RIGHT Nebraska over Indiana
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee (close)
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin (close)
WRONG Ohio St vs Wisconsin under 44

Rece Davis: 0-1
WRONG Indiana over Nebraska
Indiana+3 vs Nebraska (Super Dog)

Tim Tebow: 2-2
WRONG Georgia over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee

Marcus Spears: 2-2
WRONG Georgia over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee

Paul Finebaum: 2-2
WRONG Georgia over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee

Andrea Adelson: 5-2
RIGHT Pitt over UVA
WRONG Miami FL over UNC
RIGHT Louisville over Duke
RIGHT FSU over Wake Forest
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT GT over Ga Southern
WRONG VT over syracuse

Charles Arbuckle: 1-0
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Mack Brown: 2-1
RIGHT Nebraska over Indiana
WRONG Miami FL over UNC
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Kevin Carter: 16-3
RIGHT Nebraska over Indiana
RIGHT WVU over TTU
RIGHT Baylor over Kansas
RIGHT OU over KState
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG Miami FL over UNC
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG VT over Syracuse
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT Texas over Iowa St
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT LSU over S.Miss
RIGHT Utah over Oregon St
RIGHT Colorado over Ariz St
RIGHT Houston over Tulsa
RIGHT Boise St over CSU
RIGHT W.Michigan over Akron

Stanford Steve Coughlin: 5-3 straight up, 4-9 ATS
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG Indiana over Nebraska 45-38
WRONG ND over Stanford
WRONG Rutgers over Illinois
RIGHT Iowa over Purdue
3-0 on ESPN Insider
WRONG Ohio St-10 vs Wisconsin (if he had to pick a side)
RIGHT Ohio St vs Wisconsin over 44
RIGHT Arkansas+8 vs Ole Miss
RIGHT UNC+9 vs Miami FL
WRONG KState+11 vs OU
WRONG KState+13.5 vs OU
WRONG Indiana vs Nebraska over 55
WRONG ND-3 vs Stanford
WRONG ND-2.5 vs Stanford
WRONG Rutgers ML vs Illinois
RIGHT Iowa-11 vs Purdue
0-2 on ESPN Insider

Colin Cowherd: 1-0
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0 straight up, 0-1 ATS
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG Ohio St-10.5 vs Wisconsin

Chris Doering: 4-2
WRONG Georgia over Vanderbilt 26-9
RIGHT LSU over S.Miss 34-17
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou 31-16
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas 41-31
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee 45-34
RIGHT BYU over Miss St 31-28

Dusty Dvoracek: 4-1 straight up, 1-5 ATS
RIGHT Texas over Iowa St (“closer than the oddsmakers think”)
RIGHT Baylor over Kansas
WRONG TTU over WVU
RIGHT OU over KState
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG Iowa St+13.5 vs Texas
WRONG OU-14 vs KState
WRONG Ohio St-11 vs Wisconsin
WRONG TTU+1 vs WVU
RIGHT Arkansas+7.5 vs Ole Miss
WRONG Tennessee+13 vs Alabama

Brad Edwards: 1-0 straight up, 0-1 ATS
RIGHT Colorado over Ariz St
WRONG Ole Miss vs Arkansas over 66

Chris Fallica: 4-2 straight up, 6-2 ATS
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT NW over Mich St
1-2 straight up on ESPN Insider
WRONG Ohio St-10 vs Wisconsin
WRONG Tennessee+12.5 vs Alabama
RIGHT Syracuse+19.5 vs VT
RIGHT Syracuse+20 vs VT( Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT UNM+14 vs AF (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Tulane+11.5 vs Memphis
RIGHT NW+6.5 vs Mich St (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT NW ML vs Mich St
1-0 ATS on ESPN Insider

Bruce Feldman: 5-5 straight up, 5-6 ATS
WRONG Ariz St over Colorado 24-23
WRONG Indiana over Nebraska 24-23
RIGHT Louisville over Duke
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT OU over KState
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
WRONG Miami FL over UNC
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
WRONG ND over Stanford
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Duke+35 vs Louisville
WRONG Clemson-17.5 vs NC St
RIGHT OU-10.5 vs KState
RIGHT Alabama-13 vs Tennessee
WRONG Indiana+3.5 vs Nebraska
RIGHT UNC+7.5 vs Miami FL
WRONG Ole Miss-7.5 vs Arkansas
WRONG ND-3 vs Stanford
WRONG Ohio St-10 vs Wisconsin
WRONG Ariz St+13.5 vs Colorado

Pat Forde: 18-8 straight up, 1-2 ATS
RIGHT BYU over Miss St
RIGHT Louisville over Duke
RIGHT FSU over Wake Forest
WRONG Maryland over Minnesota
WRONG Miami Fl over UNC
WRONG VT over Syracuse
RIGHT OU over KState
WRONG Indiana over Nebraska
RIGHT Iowa over Purdue
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT W.Michigan over Akron
RIGHT Toledo over BGSU
RIGHT USC over Arizona
RIGHT Utah over Oregon St
WRONG UCLA over Wash St
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Baylor over Kansas
RIGHT Houston over Tulsa
RIGHT WVU over TTU
WRONG Hawaii over UNLV
WRONG ND over Stanford
RIGHT Boise St over CSU
RIGHT Idaho over NM St
RIGHT USF over Connecticut
WRONG Tennessee+12 vs Alabama
RIGHT Wisconsin+10.5 vs Ohio St
WRONG ND-3 vs Stanford

Joey Galloway: 2-0
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Clemson over NC St

Mike Golic: 2-0
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT UNC over Miami FL

Mike Greenberg: 1-0
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Danny Kanell: 1-0 straight up, 1-2 ATS
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
WRONG Ole Miss-7.5 vs Arkansas
WRONG Tennessee+12.5 vs Alabama
RIGHT Wisconsin+11.5 vs Ohio St

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-0
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Joel Klatt: 2-0
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Baylor over Kansas

Matt Leinart: 2-0
RIGHT WVU over TTU
RIGHT USC over Arizona

Trevor Matich: 2-0
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee

Mark May: 1-2
WRONG Nebraska over Indiana
WRONG Miami FL over UNC
RIGHT Wisconsin over Ohio St

Greg McElroy: 1-1
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee (preseason prediction)
WRONG Georgia over Vanderbilt (preseason prediction)

Booger McFarland: 5-1
RIGHT BYU over Miss St 34-20
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou 31-13
RIGHT Arkansas over Ole Miss 27-24
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee 35-24
WRONG Georgia over Vanderbilt 31-7
RIGHT LSU over S.Miss 42-17

Brent Musberger: 0-1 ATS
WRONG Tennessee+13.5 vs Alabama

Dari Nowkhah: 4-0 straight up, 0-1 ATS
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT OU over KState
WRONG Tennessee+13.5 vs Alabama

Jordan Rodgers: 1-1
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas

Ryen Russillo: 0-1 straight up, 1-2 ATS
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
WRONG Ole Miss-7.5 vs Arkansas
WRONG Tennessee+12.5 vs Alabama
RIGHT Wisconsin+11.5 vs Alabama

Robert Smith: 1-0
RIGHT USC over Arizona

Matt Stinchcomb: 1-0
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou

Clint Stoerner: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee

Phil Steele: 14-9 straight up, 8-22-1 ATS
RIGHT Troy over Ga St (“by 3 touchdowns”)
WRONG NIU over C.Michigan (straight up)
RIGHT BYU over Miss St
RIGHT Utah over Oregon St (“by double digits”)
WRONG Ohio over E.Michigan (“by 3-4 points”)
RIGHT UTSA over Rice
RIGHT LSU over S.Miss (“by 4 TD”)
RIGHT Colorado over Ariz St
RIGHT SDSU over Fresno St (“by 3 TD”)
RIGHT Louisville over Duke (“by 35, right on the number”)
WRONG Mich St over NW
WRONG MTSU over WKU
RIGHT USF over UConn (“by 17 to 21”)
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
WRONG TTU over WVU (“by about a touchdown”)
WRONG Maryland over Minnesota (“by about 4”)
WRONG AF over UNM (“by 7 to 10”)
RIGHT Stanford over ND
WRONG Ole Miss over Arkansas
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin (by 17)
RIGHT Clemson over NC St (by 3 touchdowns)
1-1 on ESPN Insider straight up
WRONG Troy-17 vs Georgia St
WRONG NIU+3 vs C.Michigan
WRONG Utah-9 vs Oregon St
RIGHT E.Michigan+7 vs Ohio
WRONG Kansas+35 vs Baylor
WRONG UVA+3.5 vs Pitt
WRONG Indiana+3 vs Nebraska
RIGHT Miss St+7.5 vs BYU
WRONG Tennessee+13 vs Alabama
RIGHT LSU-24.5 vs S.Miss
WRONG Ariz St+13 vs Colorado
WRONG SDSU-17 vs Fresno St
WRONG Mich St-4 vs NW
RIGHT Stanford+3 vs ND
WRONG TTU+1 vs WVU
RIGHT Minnesota+7 vs Maryland
RIGHT UNM+14 vs AF
TIE UCLA+6 vs Wash St (“decided by a fieldgoal”)
WRONG Ohio St-10.5 vs Wisconsin
WRONG KState+13 vs OU
WRONG Clemson-18 vs NC St
RIGHT CSU+28.5 vs Boise St
WRONG Texas vs Iowa St over 69
RIGHT MTSU vs WKU over 76
WRONG Houston vs Tulsa over 71.5
0-6 on ESPN Insider ATS

Scott Van Pelt: 1-0 straight up, 3-2 ATS
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT RIGHT NC St+18 vs Clemson
RIGHT NW+6.5 vs Mich St
WRONG Indiana+3 vs Nebraska
RIGHT Tulsa+21 vs Houston
WRONG UVA+3.5 vs Pitt

Dave Wannstedt: 2-0
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT USC over Arizona

Dan Wetzel: 2-1 straight up, 0-2 ATS
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG ND over Stanford
WRONG Tennessee+12 vs Alabama
WRONG ND-3 vs Stanford