Tag: desmond howard

Week 10 brought us seven ranked-versus-ranked matchups which means the slate was a tough one to pick this week, with shakeups sure to come in the CFB rankings tomorrow night as well as in the GamedayCole.com season rankings.  Let’s dive right in.

Winners this week included Kirk Herbstreit (7-3), Desmond Howard (8-4), Paul Finebaum (4-2), Chris Doering (4-1), Dusty Dvoracek (4-0 straight up, 3-2 ATS), Big Game Brent (3-0 ATS), Rufus Peabody (4-2 ATS, the process is turning it around), Russillo (3-1-1 ATS), Scott Spreitzer (2-1 ATS), and your boy SVP (Winners were 6-2 ATS this week).  With all of those impressive wins who could possibly top them all?  Stanford Steve Coughlin was out for blood this week.  Between his podcast, ESPN.com column, and appearance with SVP Friday night, he managed to book a 5-0 record straight up, with an unreal 8-0 record against the spread.  That may be unprecedented in my extensive records.  I wish I could tell you if it was an all-time record against the spread, but the research department has the night off.  I’ve got Stanford Steve picking at 65.22% ATS this season which is off the charts.  I guess if you still need a reason to hate on him he did miss on his moneyline pick of the week with South Carolina over Georgia.  However, this week the basket of mini-muffins is heading his way.

Losers this week were scattered all around due to some big upsets.  Colin Cowherd came out of retirement to book a 2-3 week.  Joey Galloway and Joel Klatt both went 1-3 on their picks.  Booger McFarland and Les Miles both went 2-3.  Dari Nowkhah went 1-2 ATS, and it seems like everyone in town was on that Indiana pick gone wrong.  We will issue a half loss each to Joey and Joel this week at 1-3 as they split this week’s official loss.

Coach Corso struggled this week, ending up in the loss column at 5-6 but did manage to nail his Super Dog pick outright with UVA+9.5 vs GT.  Special guest celebrity Thurman Thomas delivered a really solid 8-3 on the week.  @GamedayJen had a so-so week at 7-4, but a win is a win.  @TheGamedayBaby missed the lock of the week with SJSU+23.5 vs SDSU.

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: 5-6 straight up, 1-0 ATS
WRONG Okla St over OU (headgear pick)
RIGHT Alabama over LSU
RIGHT Baylor over Kansas
WRONG AF over Army
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG Penn St over Mich St
RIGHT Wash St over Stanford
WRONG Arizona over USC
WRONG VT over Miami FL
WRONG Iowa St over WVU
RIGHT TCU over Texas
RIGHT UVA+9.5 vs GT (Super Dog)

Kirk Herbstreit: 7-3 straight up, 0-1 ATS
WRONG Penn St over Mich St
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Alabama over LSU
RIGHT Baylor over Kansas
RIGHT Army over AF
WRONG Stanfor d over Wash St
RIGHT USC over Arizona
WRONG Iowa St over WVU
RIGHT TCU over Texas
RIGHT OU over Okla St
WRONG Indiana+13.5 vs Wisconsin (Super Dog)

Desmond Howard: 8-4 straight up, 0-1 ATS
RIGHT Miami FL over VT
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Clemson over NC St (close)
RIGHT USC over Arizona
RIGHT Baylor over Kansas
WRONG AF over Army
WRONG Penn St over Mich St
WRONG Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Alabama over LSU
RIGHT WVU over Iowa St
RIGHT TCU over Texas
WRONG Okla St over OU
WRONG Illinois+14 vs Purdue (Super Dog)

Thurman Thomas: 8-3
RIGHT Baylor over Kansas
WRONG AF over Army
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG Penn St over Mich St
RIGHT Wash St over Stanford
RIGHT USC over Arizona
RIGHT Alabama over LSU
RIGHT Miami FL over VT
RIGHT WVU over Iowa St
RIGHT TCU over Texas
WRONG Okla St over OU

David Pollack: 1-1
WRONG VT over Miami FL
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest

@GamedayJen: 7-4
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Baylor over Kansas
WRONG AF over Army
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG Penn St over Mich St (upset watch)
RIGHT Wash St over Stanford
RIGHT USC over Arizona
RIGHT Alabama over LSU (closer than the experts think)
RIGHT Miami FL over VT
WRONG Iowa St over WVU
RIGHT TCU over Texas

Tim Tebow: 5-4
WRONG Penn St over Mich St
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG VT over Miami FL
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Georgia over S.Carolina
WRONG Kentucky over Ole Miss
RIGHT Auburn over TAMU
WRONG Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT Alabama over LSU

Marcus Spears: 5-4
WRONG Penn St over Mich St
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG VT over Miami FL
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Georgia over S.Carolina
WRONG Kentucky over Ole Miss
RIGHT Auburn over TAMU
RIGHT Mizzou over Florida
RIGHT Alabama over LSU

Paul Finebaum: 4-2
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Georgia over S.Carolina
WRONG Kentucky over Ole Miss
RIGHT Auburn over TAMU
RIGHT Mizzou over Florida
RIGHT Alabama over LSU

Andrea Adelson: 3-2
WRONG Syracuse over FSU
WRONG GT over UVA
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Miami FL over VT

Stanford Steve Coughlin: 5-0 straight up, 8-0 ATS, 0-1 ML
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Wash St over Stanford
RIGHT USC over Arizona
RIGHT Vanderbilt over WKU
RIGHT OU+2.5 vs Okla St
RIGHT NC St+8 vs Clemson
RIGHT Wash St-2 vs Stanford
RIGHT Miami FL+2.5 vs VT
RIGHT USC-7 vs Arizona
RIGHT NC St+7.5 vs Clemson
RIGHT Wash St+1.5 vs Stanford
RIGHT Vanderbilt-9.5 vs WKU
WRONG S.Carolina ML vs Georgia

Colin Cowherd: 2-3
WRONG VT over Miami FL
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Clemson over NC St (close)
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana (close)
WRONG Penn St over Mich St (close)

Rece Davis: 0-1 ATS
WRONG S.Miss+7 vs Tennessee (Super Dog)

Chris Doering: 4-1
RIGHT Mizzou over Florida
RIGHT Auburn over TAMU
WRONG Kentucky over Ole Miss
RIGHT Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT Alabama over LSU

Dusty Dvoracek: 4-0 straight up, 3-2 ATS
RIGHT Arkansas over CCU
RIGHT Wash St over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT USC over Arizona
WRONG Arkansas-23.5 vs CCU
RIGHT OU+2 vs Okla St
RIGHT Wash St-1 vs Stanford
WRONG ND-14.5 vs Wake Forest
RIGHT USC-7.5 vs Arizona

Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica: 8-0 straight up, 6-6 ATS, 1-0 ML
RIGHT Miami FL over VT
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Mich St over Penn St
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
RIGHT Tennessee over S.Miss
RIGHT Rutgers over Maryland
RIGHT Miss St over UMass
RIGHT OU+2.5 vs Okla St
WRONG Clemson-8 vs NC St
WRONG Indiana+12.5 vs Wisconsin
WRONG S.Miss+6.5 vs Tennessee
RIGHT Rutgers+3 vs Maryland
RIGHT UMass+33 vs Miss St (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Mich St+10 vs Penn St (Bear’s Bank)
WRONG Indiana+12 vs Wisconsin (Bear’s Bank, was 13.5 at start of show)
WRONG Clemson-7.5 vs NC St
RIGHT Mich St+8.5 vs Penn St
WRONG Indiana+13.5 vs Wisconsin
RIGHT UMass+31.5 vs Miss St
RIGHT UVA ML vs GT

Bruce Feldman: 7-5
WRONG Penn St over Michigan St
RIGHT Auburn over TAMU
WRONG Ohio St over Iowa
RIGHT WVU over Iowa St
WRONG Stanford over Wash St
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT TCU over Texas
RIGHT UCF over SMU
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Alabama over LSU
WRONG VT over Miami FL
RIGHT USC over Arizona

Joey Galloway: 1-3
WRONG VT over Miami FL
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Alabama over LSU
WRONG Iowa St over WVU

Joel Klatt: 1-3
WRONG Penn St over Mich St
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG VT over Miami FL
WRONG Arizona over USC

Matt Leinart: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over LSU

Booger McFarland: 2-3
WRONG Okla St over OU
WRONG Ohio St over Iowa
WRONG Penn St over Mich St
RIGHT Miami FL over VT
RIGHT Clemson over NC St

Todd McShay: 0-1
WRONG VT over Miami FL

Les Miles: 2-3
RIGHT WVU over Iowa St
WRONG Penn St over Mich St
WRONG VT over Miami FL
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Alabama over LSU

Brent Musburger: 3-0 ATS
RIGHT S.Carolina+24.5 vs Georgia
RIGHT NC St+7.5 vs Clemson
RIGHT USC-7.5 vs Arizona

Dari Nowkhah: 1-2 ATS
WRONG WKU+11 vs Vanderbilt
WRONG Indiana+13.5 vs Wisconsin
RIGHT OU+2.5 vs Okla St

Jesse Palmer: 2-2
RIGHT Miami FL over VT
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Alabama over LSU
WRONG Iowa St over WVU

Rufus Peabody: 4-2 ATS
WRONG Ohio St-17.5 vs Iowa
RIGHT Army+6.5 vs AF
RIGHT S.Carolina+24.5 vs Georgia
RIGHT OU+3 vs Okla St (OU should be favored)
WRONG Penn St-8 vs Mich St
RIGHT USC-7 vs Arizona

Ryen Russillo: 3-1-1 ATS
RIGHT NC St+8.5 vs Clemson
RIGHT LSU+21.5 vs Alabama
RIGHT Miami FL+2 vs VT
WRONG Ok St-2.5 vs OU
PUSH Georgia So+4 vs Georgia St

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over LSU

Scott Spreitzer: 2-1 ATS
RIGHT NW-1.5 vs Nebraska
WRONG S.Miss+7 vs Tennessee
RIGHT Army+6.5 vs AF

Phil Steele: 10-6 straight up, 9-10-1 ATS
RIGHT OU over Okla St
WRONG Ohio St over Iowa (by 3 TD)
RIGHT Georgia St over Georgia Southern
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota (low scoring)
RIGHT Tennessee over S.Miss
WRONG Penn St over Mich St (by a couple TD)
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
RIGHT Alabama over LSU (by 24)
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
WRONG W.Michigan over C.Michigan
RIGHT Arkansas over CCU
RIGHT Miami FL over VT
WRONG GT over UVA
WRONG Marshall over FAU
RIGHT OU+3 vs Okla St
WRONG Ohio St-21 vs Iowa
WRONG Oregon St+7.5 vs Cal
PUSH Georgia St-4 vs Georgia Southern
RIGHT Miami FL+2.5 vs VT
WRONG Florida+3.5 vs Mizzou
RIGHT Michigan-15.5 vs Minnesota (lean)
RIGHT Marshall+7.5 vs FAU
WRONG Penn St-8.5 vs Mich St
WRONG Alabama-21 vs LSU
WRONG ND-14 vs Wake
WRONG W.Michigan-3.5 vs C.Michigan
RIGHT S.Carolina+24 vs Georgia
RIGHT Miami FL PK/-1 vs VT
RIGHT UVA+9.5 vs GT
WRONG Arkansas-23.5 vs CCU
RIGHT OU+2.5 vs Okla St
WRONG Clemson vs NC St under 51
RIGHT UVA+10 vs GT
WRONG Florida+3 vs Mizzou

Scott Van Pelt: 6-2 ATS
RIGHT Iowa+18.5 vs Ohio St
RIGHT Mich St+10 vs Penn St
WRONG Indiana+13.5 vs Wisconsin
RIGHT Wake Forest+14 vs ND
RIGHT UVA+9.5 vs GT
WRONG Colorado+3.5 vs Ariz St
RIGHT SMU+15 vs UCF
RIGHT Cinci+6 vs Tulane