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Week 9 2022: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Bear’s Board, Super Dog picks, celebrity guests and more!

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Lee Corso is out with a medical issue so no headgear pick today.

Bear’s Board for week 9:
BC-7.5 vs UConn
Pitt+3 vs UNC
Texas A&M+2 vs Ole Miss

Super Dog picks:
Lee Corso: Auburn+3.5 vs Arkansas
Kirk Herbstreit: Nebraska+7.5 vs Illinois
Desmond Howard: San Diego State+9 vs Fresno State
Pat McAfee: Eastern Michigan+6.5 vs Toledo
David Pollack: Eastern Michigan+6.5 vs Toledo
Rece Davis: Arkansas State+9 vs South Alabama

Kirk Herbstreit:

Georgia  over  Florida
Alabama A&M  over  Alabama State
Jackson State  over  Southern
TCU  over  West Virginia
Ole Miss  over  Texas A&M
Oklahoma State  over  Kansas State
Notre Dame  over  Syracuse
Ohio State  over  Penn State
Wake Forest  over  Louisville
Cincinnati  over  UCF
North Carolina  over  Pittsburgh
Michigan  over  Michigan State
Illinois  over  Nebraska

Desmond Howard:

Georgia  over  Florida
Alabama A&M  over  Alabama State
Jackson State  over  Southern
TCU  over  West Virginia
Tennessee  over  Kentucky
Ole Miss  over  Texas A&M
Oklahoma State  over  Kansas State
Syracuse  over  Notre Dame
Ohio State  over  Penn State
Wake Forest  over  Louisville
Cincinnati  over  UCF
North Carolina  over  Pittsburgh
Michigan  over  Michigan State
Illinois  over  Nebraska

Celebrity guest Stephen A. Smith:

Georgia  over  Florida
Alabama A&M  over  Alabama State
Jackson State  over  Southern
TCU  over  West Virginia
Tennessee  over  Kentucky
Ole Miss  over  Texas A&M
Oklahoma State  over  Kansas State
Syracuse  over  Notre Dame
Ohio State  over  Penn State
Cincinnati  over  UCF
Pittsburgh  over  North Carolina
Michigan  over  Michigan State

Pat McAfee:

Georgia  over  Florida
Alabama A&M  over  Alabama State
Jackson State  over  Southern
West Virginia  over  TCU
Tennessee  over  Kentucky
Ole Miss  over  Texas A&M
Oklahoma State  over  Kansas State
Syracuse  over  Notre Dame
Ohio State  over  Penn State
Wake Forest  over  Louisville
Cincinnati  over  UCF
North Carolina  over  Pittsburgh
Michigan  over  Michigan State
Illinois  over  Nebraska

@GamedayJen:

Georgia  over  Florida
Alabama A&M  over  Alabama State
Jackson State  over  Southern
TCU  over  West Virginia
Tennessee  over  Kentucky
Ole Miss  over  Texas A&M
Oklahoma State  over  Kansas State
Syracuse  over  Notre Dame
Ohio State  over  Penn State
UCF  over  Cincinnati
North Carolina  over  Pittsburgh
Michigan  over  Michigan State

David Pollack:

Ohio State  over  Penn State
Wake Forest  over  Louisville
Michigan  over  Michigan State
Illinois  over  Nebraska
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Week 8 2022: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 8 of our college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Winners this week included Desmond Howard (10-1, 8.492 GDC) Aaron Taylor (8-1, 6.741 GDC), and GamedayJen (9-2, 6.52 GDC). However this week’s biggest winner was Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports going 12-0 on the week with a GDC of 11.128.

Lee Corso went 7-4 on the week including a win with his headgear pick of Oregon over UCLA. Celebrity guest Sabrina Ionescu went 6-5 on the week. Kirk Herbstreit went 4-6 on the week and Pat McAfee went 7-4 on the week.

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.

NamePctWinLossGDC.Value
Dennis.Dodd10012011.128
Desmond.Howard90.911018.492
Aaron.Taylor88.89816.741
Jennifer81.82926.52
Chip.Patterson75935.356
Bruce.Feldman72.73834.519
Pete.Thamel100403.867
Ross.Dellenger62.51063.654
Brady.Quinn75623.624
Tom.Fornelli66.67843.478
Dan.Wetzel100302.918
Brian.Jones66.67632.811
Lou.Holtz80412.782
Danny.Kanell71.43522.733
Lee.Corso63.64742.702
Pat.Forde60962.694
Pat.McAfee63.64742.652
Stewart.Mandel63.64742.641
Randy.Cross62.5531.949
Chris.Fallica100201.925
Chris.Doering100201.921
Paul.Finebaum100201.921
Roman.Harper100201.921
Tim.Tebow100201.921
Brett.McMurphy100201.914
Rece.Davis100201.884
Phil.Steele75311.867
David.Hale60641.71
Scott.Van.Pelt100101.01
Corso.Headgear100100.973
Urban.Meyer100100.967
Greg.McElroy100100.952
Reggie.Bush100100.941
Andrea.Adelson60320.835
Celebrity.Guest54.55650.82
Steve.Coughlin50110.001
Jon.Berger5022-0.06
Jordan.Rodgers5011-0.099
Rick.Neuheisel5044-0.101
Matt.Leinart001-0.986
Mark.May4023-1.05
Kirk.Herbstreit4046-1.963
David.Pollack003-2.926
Average69.6318882NA
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Week 8 2022: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Corso’s headgear, Bear’s Board, celebrity guests, Super Dog picks and more!

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Corso’s Headgear: Oregon over UCLA

Bear’s Board: Reminder, he puts the bear logo on his selection.
ULM+6.5 vs Army
TTU-5 vs WVU
South Carolina+3 vs Texas A&M

Super Dog picks:
Lee Corso: Kansas State+3.5 vs TCU
Kirk Herbstreit: Kansas+10.5 vs Baylor
Desmond Howard: Oklahoma State+6 vs Texas
David Pollack: UCLA+6.5 vs Oregon
Pat McAfee: Kansas+10.5 vs Baylor
Rece Davis: Liberty+7 vs BYU

Lee Corso:

Penn State  over  Minnesota
Alabama  over  Mississippi State
Ole Miss  over  LSU
California  over  Washington
Oregon  over  UCLA
Baylor  over  Kansas
Kansas State  over  TCU
Texas  over  Oklahoma State
Cincinnati  over  SMU
Clemson  over  Syracuse
Tulane  over  Memphis

Kirk Herbstreit:

Minnesota  over  Penn State
LSU  over  Ole Miss
Washington  over  California
UCLA  over  Oregon
Kansas  over  Baylor
Kansas State  over  TCU
Texas  over  Oklahoma State
Cincinnati  over  SMU
Clemson  over  Syracuse
Memphis  over  Tulane

Desmond Howard:

Penn State  over  Minnesota
Alabama  over  Mississippi State
Ole Miss  over  LSU
Washington  over  California
Oregon  over  UCLA
Baylor  over  Kansas
TCU  over  Kansas State
Oklahoma State  over  Texas
Cincinnati  over  SMU
Clemson  over  Syracuse
Tulane  over  Memphis

Sabrina Ionescu:

Penn State  over  Minnesota
Alabama  over  Mississippi State
Ole Miss  over  LSU
California  over  Washington
Oregon  over  UCLA
Kansas  over  Baylor
TCU  over  Kansas State
Texas  over  Oklahoma State
Cincinnati  over  SMU
Syracuse  over  Clemson
Tulane  over  Memphis

Pat McAfee:

Penn State  over  Minnesota
Alabama  over  Mississippi State
Ole Miss  over  LSU
Washington  over  California
Oregon  over  UCLA
Kansas  over  Baylor
Kansas State  over  TCU
Texas  over  Oklahoma State
Cincinnati  over  SMU
Clemson  over  Syracuse
Tulane  over  Memphis

David Pollack:

UCLA  over  Oregon
Kansas State  over  TCU
Texas  over  Oklahoma State
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