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Week 6 2013: Saturday morning Gameday picks! #saturdayselections

Posted on October 5, 2013 by gamedaycole

I’d like to wish you a happy Saturday morning. This week has some solid matchups and some solid picks coming in from our experts. We are starting off this morning with some late additions from last night, and will be updating all morning with more from your favorite analysts including Lee Corso’s headgear pick, Gameday celebrity guests, a little Dari and Mel, and hopefully Todd McShay.

Ryen Russillo:
Mich St over Iowa
Stanford over Washington

Mark May:
Ohio St over NW
FSU over Maryland
Florida over Arkansas
Stanford over Washington
Ariz St over Notre Dame

Lou Holtz:
Fsu over Maryland
Washington over Stanford
Ohio St over NW
Notre Dame over Ariz St

Robert Smith:
Fsu over Maryland
GaTech over Miami Fl
Ole Miss over Auburn
Stanford over Washington
Ohio St over NW
Ariz st over ND

Jason Sehorn:
Washington over Stanford
Ohio St over NW
Fsu over Maryland
Ariz st over Notre Dame
Auburn over Ole Miss
NDSU over N Iowa
Navy over AF
Okla st over KState
Mich St over Iowa
Miami Fl over GaTech

Dari Nowkhah:
NDSU over N Iowa
Navy over AF
Okla st over KState
Iowa over Mich St
Miami Fl over GaTech
Auburn over Ole Miss
Ariz st over Notre Dame
Maryland over fsu
Stanford over Washington
Ohio St over NW

Mel Kiper Jr.:
Ohio St over NW
Stanford over Washington
FSU over Maryland
Miami Fl over GaTech
Ariz St over Notre Dame

Paul Finebaum:
NW over Ohio St

Todd McShay:
Ohio St over NW
Stanford over Washington
FSU over Maryland
Notre Dame over Ariz St (upset special)

Skip Bayless:
Ohio St over NW

Pat Forde:
Utah St over BYU
FSU over Maryland
UVA over Ball St
NC St over Wake Forest
Miami Fl over GaTech
Clemson over Syracuse
Louisville over Temple
VaTech over UNC
Oregon over Colorado
TTU over Kansas
OU over TCU
Okla St over KState
Indiana over Penn St
Iowa over Mich St
Michigan over Minnesota
Ohio St over NW
Stanford over Washington
Florida over Arkansas
S.Carolina over Kentucky
Georgia over Tennessee
Bama over Georgia St
Ole Miss over Auburn
LSU over Miss St
Baylor over WVU
Notre Dame over Ariz St
S.Miss over FIU
Fresno St over Idaho

David Pollack:
OU over TCU
Ohio St over NW

Desmond Howard:
Miami Fl over GaTech
Ariz St over Notre Dame
AF over Navy
OU over TCU
Okla St over KState
Stanford over Washington
Ohio St over NW
FSU over Marlaynd

Kirk Herbstreit:
UCLA over Utah
ASU over ND
Texas over Iowa St
Ucla over Utah
Fsu over Maryland
Ariz St over Notre Dame
Georgia over Tennessee
Miami Fl over GaTech
Mich St over Iowa
Ole miss over Auburn
Navy over AF
Okla St over KState
Stanford over Washington
Ball St over Virginia (upset special)
NDSU over N Iowa
S.Miss over FIU
Indiana over Penn St
LSU over Miss St
Vanderbilt over Mizzou

Lee Corso:
Navy over AF
Auburn over Ole Miss
OU over TCU
Baylor over WVU
Okla St over KState
Stanford over Washington
FSU over Maryland
Hawaii over SJSU (upset special)
NDSU over N Iowa
S.Miss over FIU
Penn St over Indiana
Iowa over Mich St
Ariz St over Notre Dame
LSU over Miss St
Mizzou over Vanderbilt
Ohio St over NW (headgear pick)

Brent Musberger:
Akron over Ohio (upset special)
N Iowa over NDSU
S.Miss over FIU
Indiana over Penn St
Iowa over Mich St (AND the under)
Ariz St over Notre Dame
Stanford over Washington
Auburn over Ole Miss
LSU over Miss St
Vanderbilt over Mizzou

Mike Greenberg:
NW over Ohio St

Jennifer’s Picks:
Clemson over Syracuse
Navy over AF
Baylor over WVU
Okla St over KState
Stanford over Washington
NDSU over N Iowa
S.Miss over FIU
Penn St over Indiana
Mich St over Iowa
Ariz St over Notre Dame
Auburn over Ole Miss (upset special)
LSU over Miss St
Vanderbilt over Mizzou
Ohio St over NW

Week 5 2013: Results are in!

Posted on September 29, 2013 by gamedaycole

Week 5 was a big week with tons of picks from lots of experts. I guess that happens when there’s significant games going on. The biggest stumbling block this week from our experts was the Oklahoma St/WVU game. Nobody that picked that game got it right. Due to that fact, our winner this week is Gameday celebrity picker Bubba Watson, who went undefeated at 10-0 (but didn’t pick the OKSt/WVU game). Jennifer came in at an impressive 13-1, and will share this week’s victory with Bubba Watson. Other winners include Colin Cowherd (9-2), Charlie Arbuckle (8-2), and Dari Nowkhah (8-2). Losers this week are Desmond Howard (3-4), and Brian Griese (2-3). Corso lost his headgear pick going with LSU. Billy the Cat won by picking Georgia. They are both tied at 2-3 on the year, so its a good race to see who can pick big games better. Commemorative fruit baskets have been mailed to this week’s winners along with their certificates. Check out below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Colin Cowherd: 9-2
WRONG Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Miami Fl over USF
RIGHT Georgia over LSU
WRONG Notre Dame over OU
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
RIGHT Washington over Arizona
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Ariz St over USC

Brad Edwards: 2-1
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St (upset special)
RIGHT OU over ND
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas

Paul Finebaum: 4-1
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT Washington over Arizona
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG LSU over Georgia
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame

Trevor Matich: 2-0
WRONG LSU over Georgia
RIGHT OU over ND

Robert Smith: 4-1
WRONG LSU over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St

Danny Kanell: 5-0
RIGHT Miami Fl over USF
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT Georgia over LSU
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Mark May: 3-3
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
WRONG LSU over Georgia
WRONG USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT Washington over Arizona

Lou Holtz: 3-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG Ole Miss over Bama
RIGHT Georgia over LSU
WRONG Notre Dame over OU
RIGHT Washington over Arizona

Brian Griese: 2-3
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
WRONG Notre Dame over OU
WRONG LSU over Georgia
RIGHT Ariz St over USC
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss

Woody Paige: 0-1
Ole Miss over Bama

Bll Plaschke: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss

Scott Van Pelt: 0-1
WRONG Notre Dame over OU

Ryen Russillo: 2-1
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
WRONG Wyoming over Tx St

Mark Schlabach: 0-1
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St (upset special)

Skip Bayless: 3-0
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame

Charles Arbuckle: 8-2
RIGHT SDSU over NM St
RIGHT Iowa over Minnesota
WRONG USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Washington over Arizona
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
RIGHT S.Carolina over UCF
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
WRONG LSU over Georgia

Dari Nowkhah: 8-2
RIGHT SDSU over NM St
RIGHT Iowa over Minnesota
RIGHT Ariz St over USC
RIGHT Washington over Arizona
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
RIGHT S.Carolina over UCF
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
WRONG LSU over Georgia

Mel Kiper Jr.: 4-1
WRONG LSU over Georgia
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT S.Carolina over UCF

Pat Forde: 16-8
RIGHT Utah St over SJSU
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
WRONG UNC over ECU
RIGHT FSU over BC
WRONG UVA over Pitt
WRONG Okla St over WVU
WRONG Minnesota over Iowa
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG Purdue over NIU
RIGHT Nevada over AF
RIGHT Ariz St over USC
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Washington over Arizona
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG LSU over Georgia
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
RIGHT Fresno St over Hawaii
RIGHT UNLV over UNM
WRONG Notre Dame over OU
WRONG UConn over Buffalo
RIGHT S.Carolina over UCF
RIGHT Miami Fl over USF

Todd McShay: 3-2
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
WRONG LSU over Georgia
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
WRONG USC over Ariz St (upset special)

Chris Fallica: 1-1
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
WRONG Minnesota over Iowa

Chris Fowler: 1-1
WRONG Notre Dame over OU
RIGHT NIU over Purdue

David Pollack: 2-0
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT Georgia over LSU

Desmond Howard: 3-4
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
WRONG Ole Miss over Bama
RIGHT Wash over Arizona
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG Purdue over NIU
WRONG LSU over Georgia
WRONG Okla St over WVU

Kirk herbstreit: 9-3
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT Wash over Arizona
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG Purdue over NIU
WRONG USC over Ariz St
WRONG Okla St over WVU
RIGHT SHSU over EWU
RIGHT S.Carolina over UCF
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
RIGHT Iowa over Minnesota
RIGHT Georgia over LSU

Lee Corso: 8-5
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT Wash over Arizona
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT NIU over Purdue
RIGHT S.Carolina over UCF
WRONG Okla St over WVU
WRONG EWU over SHSU
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG Minnesota over Iowa
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
WRONG USC over Ariz St
WRONG LSU over Georgia (headgear pick)

Bubba Watson: 10-0
RIGHT SHSU over EWU
RIGHT S.Carolina over UCF
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Iowa over Minnesota
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT Ariz St over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Georgia over LSU

Willie Robertson: 6-4
RIGHT SHSU over EWU
WRONG UCF over S.Carolina
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
WRONG Ole Miss over Bama
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Iowa over Minnesota
WRONG Notre Dame over OU
RIGHT Ariz St over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG LSU over Georgia

Jennifer’s Picks: 13-1
RIGHT Washington over Arizona
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT S.Carolina over UCF
WRONG Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT Boise St over USM
RIGHT SHSU over EWU
RIGHT TAMU over Arkansas
RIGHT Bama over Ole Miss (closer than the experts think)
RIGHT Iowa over Minnesota
RIGHT OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT Ariz St over USC
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Georgia over LSU (upset special)

Billy the Cat: 0-1
RIGHT Georgia over LSU

Week 5 2013: College Gameday review!

Posted on September 28, 2013 by gamedaycole

Well here we are again folks. Another edition of College Gameday is in the books. Today’s edition was broadcasting live from Athens, Ga for the matchup between #6 LSU and #9 Georgia. Last week’s edition was going to be hard to top after visiting Fargo, ND but Athens has a reputation as one of the rowdiest of locations for Gameday. It was made clear up front that Georgia does not have good luck with Gameday is in town: they are 3-12 all time with Gameday on-site. Could they turn this thing around put up a win? I guess we will find out.

For starters, the crowd was incredibly loud today. They bring serious entusiasm in the SEC when Gameday is in town (possibly enthusiasm brought in bottles). Early on, there were some technical difficulties. I don’t know how to describe it other than it sounded like David Pollack’s mic was being broadcast from the moon, streaming via broadcast.com in 1998 on dialup. Anyways, after we got that sorted out college football hall of famer Herschel Walker joined David Pollack on the stairs outside of a building for an interview. Hopefully this is going to be a new regular feature entitled “OVERLY CASUAL FOOTBALL INTERVIEWS WITH DAVID POLLACK!!!!” Pollack removed his suit jacket and they sat down to very casually discuss Georgia football.

We were then treated to another segment of “QB Guru George Whitfield Talking About QBs”. You couldn’t hear him over the rowdy crowd for the first half of this segment. In the second half he talked about Aaron Murray’s mechanics. Pretty impressive stuff that we haven’t heard for four weeks prior to this. At all.

There was a distinct lack of Samantha Ponder for the first hour or so of today’s show. When she finally showed up, we weren’t sure exactly what she was wearing or why she was wearing it. It appeared to be a nice pair of riding pants sans boots, which looked very strange. Jennifer questioned the choice of these pants, the shoes, and said the jacket made her look boxy. You can be the judge.

Speaking of Sam Ponder, she interviewed Georgia coach Mark Richt. The biggest takeaway of this interview was that Richt’s wife is one of the water girls on the team. Today’s piece from Gene W. was about Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze. Apparently he was portrayed as a complete goober in the movie Blind Side, and he even auditioned for his own part but failed because he couldn’t get his one line right. The funniest part of this was when he told us that if things aren’t working at halftime he likes making changes, including making his offensive coordinator change clothes completely at halftime to turn around the mojo.

Perhaps the high point of today’s show was Tom Rinaldi’s piece about Gameday signs. Apparently the first Gameday sign was on location back in 1994, and nobody knows who the guy was or what his sign said because it was blurry. Since then, things have exploded and as you know, signs are everywhere. This was a really cool segment about the history of Gameday, and I wish they would do more history segments about Gameday. The best part was afterwards when Rinaldi showed up wearing jorts, in reference to a recent sign about Jeff Driskel going for it on “4th and jort”. Classic.

Speaking of Gameday signs, today was a pretty poor effort by the Georgia crowd. I don’t know if they lack the writing skills or what, but today’s sign could barely be made out, and it reads “Mettenberger? More like Mettenbooger”. Come on Georgia, you can do better.

A few more highlights from today’s show include Paul Finebaum declaring that Lane Kiffin is the Miley Cyrus of college football: no talent, but we can’t stop watching. He said “maybe next year they will hire an adult to coach the team”, echoing my sentiment that Lane Kiffin has accomplished absolutely nothing in his career, yet continues to get promoted to better and better jobs. Also, Paul Finebaum loves the SEC and wants you to get off his lawn.

We also had a historical moment today. Chris Fowler’s hundred dollar question was FINALLY won. I hope you remember where you were, so you can tell your children about the time that Kirk Herbstreit won the Chris Fowler hundred dollar bill. Today’s question? What college has the most NFL starting QBs today? Of course the answer is NC State. Russell Wilson, Mike Glennon, and Phillip Rivers. Well done Herbie.

But let’s get down to the business at hand, which is the picks. Today’s guest celebrities (yes multiple) were Willie Robertson (from Duck Dynasty) and Bubba Watson (from golf). They were a fun group today, with lots of jawing back and forth. Robertson seemed to know very little about football for someone so southern and with such a questionable beard. Watson seemed pretty knowledgeable. Billy the Cat went with Georgia over LSU, bringing his record to 2-3 for the year.

Would Corso go with Georgia for the second time this year? Or would he go with the visiting team in LSU? His headgear picks were 2-2 going into this week, and he put on the Tiger head, going with LSU. He happened to put it on backwards, which was both hilarious, and foreshadowed the LSU loss. Billy the Cat and Lee Corso are tied at 2-3 on headgear picks this year. Boy, what a race! Enjoy your evening folks.