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Week 11 2012: Grades are posted!

Posted on November 13, 2012 by gamedaycole

Well folks, it was an exciting Saturday of college football in case you missed it and haven’t heard about it already. It is always a great day in college football when the #1 team in the country goes down (unless you’re the #1 team). Things are behind schedule this week here at the Gameday blog due to my falling sick. I think its just a cold, and luckily the doctors have given me over a 60% chance of recovering. Since I’m sure you didn’t come here to read about me, let’s get down to the business at hand. We had a handful of great performances from our experts this week, a lot of mediocre performances, and a couple questionable performances. Let me start off by backtracking to last week, when I initially forgot to issue a HUGE win to Lee Corso for going 14-0, which ties for the best undefeated performance of the year with Trevor Matich. I hereby issue a golden unicorn star to Lee Corso for his great week last week, and he can expect to see that in the mail within 4 to 6 weeks.

This week’s guest picker was Lt. Curtis Sharp who is a navigator on the USS San Diego. He went 6-6 in picks, so make of that what you will. This week’s winner is Coach Mike Bellotti going 7-0, with other big wins going to Tom Luginbill at 5-0, Colin Cowherd at 6-1, Christian Fauria at 10-2, Pat Forde with a crazy 25-4, and Desmond Howard at 6-1. Losers this week include Kirk Herbstreit going 6-7, Davey Pollack going 2-3, and Mark Schlabach at 1-2. Todd McShay failed on another upset special this week with Penn State over Nebraska, after losing TWO of them last week. Our panel of experts went 15 to 3 in favor of Bama over Texas A&M. Those three were Lee Corso (who went 7-5, missing his headgear pick), Brian Griese (2-2, and always questionable), and Skip Bayless (1-0, he’s Skip Bayless) so its hard to give out huge props to them, but they get an extra check mark in my grade book just because. Brock Huard and Matt Millen both made picks this week, and I just got a call from the Governor’s office. He has given them a reprieve and will allow them back into the rankings while things are being reviewed going forward. Brock and Matt, if you don’t make any more picks this season then you’re gone once again, so get with the program. Also note that my girlfriend Jennifer’s upset special was Texas A&M over Bama (after coming OH SO CLOSE picking LSU over Bama last week). Check out all of the results below, and find your favorite or most hated personality to see how they did this week.

Mike Bellotti: 7-0
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Minnesota over Illinois
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT Florida over Lafayette
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT LSU over Miss St

Brock Huard: 3-0
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal

Mark Schlabach: 1-2
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
WRONG WVU over Okla St

Dan Hawkins: 1-0
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana

Matt Millen: 0-1
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford

Tom Luginbill: 5-0
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT UCLA over Wash St
RIGHT Rutgers over Army
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT Florida over Lafayette

Jason Sehorn: 0-1
WRONG Bama over TAMU

Danny Kanell: 1-0
RIGHT KState over TCU

Colin Cowherd: 6-1
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT UGA over Auburn
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT USC over Ariz St

Charles Arbuckle: 10-5
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
WRONG Miami over UVA
WRONG Iowa over Purdue
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Ole Miss
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT LSU over Miss St

Trevor Matich: 3-2
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
WRONG Bama over TAMU

Robert Smith: 6-3
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
WRONG Miami over UVA

Christian Fauria: 10-2
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT Michigan over NW
WRONG WVU over Okla St
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Ole Miss

Iowa Nice Guy: 1-3
WRONG Iowa St over Texas
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
WRONG Iowa over Purdue
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska

Skip Bayless: 1-0
RIGHT TAMU over Bama

Brian Griese: 2-2
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT TAMU over Bama
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska

Mark May: 4-2
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Notre Dame over BC

Lou Holtz: 3-1
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Notre Dame over BC

Dari Nowkhah: 13-4
RIGHT Minnesota over Illinois
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
WRONG Miami over UVA
RIGHT Purdue over Iowa
RIGHT Mizzou over Tennessee
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Ole Miss
WRONG WVU over Okla St

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-0
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St

Pat Forde: 25-4
RIGHT Clemson over Maryland
RIGHT NC St over Wake Forest
WRONG Miami over UVA
RIGHT ND over BC
RIGHT Rutgers over Army
RIGHT Syracuse over Louisville
RIGHT Cinci over Temple
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT OU over Baylor
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
RIGHT Michigan over NW
WRONG Nevada over Fresno St
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT USC over Ariz St
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
RIGHT Washington over Utah
RIGHT UCLA over Wash St
RIGHT Florida over Lafayette
RIGHT S.Carolina over Arkansas
RIGHT Mizzou over Tennessee
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
WRONG Ole Miss over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Texas over Iowa St
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT TTU over Kansas
RIGHT LaTech over Tx St

Todd McShay: 3-2
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska*

David Pollack: 2-3
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
WRONG WVU over Okla St
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Bama over TAMU

Desmond Howard: 6-1
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-7
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon St
WRONG Bama over TAMU
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
WRONG NW over Michigan
WRONG Indiana over Wisconsin
WRONG Miami over UVA
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over Syracuse
WRONG Navy over Troy

Lee Corso: 7-5
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT TAMU over Bama
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
WRONG Miami over UVA
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over Syracuse
WRONG Navy over Troy (headgear pick)

Lt. Curtis Sharp: 6-6
WRONG BC over ND
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT UVA over Miami
RIGHT Stanford Cardinals(?) over Oregon St
WRONG WVU over Okla St
RIGHT KState over TCU
WRONG Bama over TAMU
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over Syracuse
WRONG Navy over Troy

Jennifer’s Picks: 10-5
RIGHT KState over TCU
RIGHT Okla St over WVU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
WRONG Oregon St over Stanford
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT TAMU over Bama (upset special)
RIGHT Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT Michigan over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Indiana
WRONG Miami over UVA
WRONG Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over Syracuse
WRONG Navy over Troy
RIGHT Boise St over Hawaii
RIGHT Clemson over Maryland

Week 11 2012: Saturday morning picks! #saturdayselections

Posted on November 10, 2012 by gamedaycole

Welcome to Saturday morning. We are live broadcasting from the USS San Diego for the big matchup between somebody that I don’t know right now. The picks are coming in, and here they are. Check back all morning as they continue to come in, including Lee Corso’s headgear pick for the big matchup between whoever and someone.

Mel Kiper Jr.:
LSU over Miss St
Stanford over Oregon St

Pat Forde:
Clemson over Maryland
NC St over Wake Forest
Miami over UVA
ND over BC
Rutgers over Army
Syracuse over Louisville
Cinci over Temple
Nebraska over Penn St
OU over Baylor
Okla St over WVU
Wisconsin over Indiana
Michigan over NW
Nevada over Fresno St
Oregon over Cal
USC over Ariz St
Stanford over Oregon St
Washington over Utah
UCLA over Wash St
Florida over Lafayette
S.Carolina over Arkansas
Mizzou over Tennessee
Bama over TAMU
Georgia over Auburn
LSU over Miss St
Ole Miss over Vanderbilt
Texas over Iowa St
KState over TCU
TTU over Kansas
LaTech over Tx St

Todd McShay:
KState over TCU
Stanford over Oregon St
LSU over Miss St
Bama over TAMU
Penn St over Nebraska

David Pollack:
LSU over Miss St
WVU over Okla St
Oregon St over Stanford
KState over TCU
Bama over TAMU

Desmond Howard:
KState over TCU
Georgia over Auburn
LSU over Miss St
Okla St over WVU
Stanford over Oregon St
Bama over TAMU
Nebraska over Penn St

Kirk Herbstreit:
Nebraska over Penn St
Okla St over WVU
Oregon over Cal
Stanford over Oregon St
Bama over TAMU
Georgia over Auburn
NW over Michigan
Indiana over Wisconsin
Miami over UVA
KState over TCU
Tennessee over Mizzou
Louisville over Syracuse
Navy over Troy

Lee Corso:
KState over TCU
Okla St over WVU
Oregon St over Stanford
Nebraska over Penn St
TAMU over Bama
Georgia over Auburn
Michigan over NW
Wisconsin over Indiana
Miami over UVA
Tennessee over Mizzou
Louisville over Syracuse
Navy over Troy (headgear pick)

Lt. Curtis Sharp:
BC over ND
Michigan over NW
Wisconsin over Indiana
Nebraska over Penn St
UVA over Miami
Stanford Cardinals(?) over Oregon St
WVU over Okla St
KState over TCU
Bama over TAMU
Tennessee over Mizzou
Louisville over Syracuse
Navy over Troy

Jennifer’s Picks:
KState over TCU
Okla St over WVU
Oregon over Cal
Oregon St over Stanford
Nebraska over Penn St
TAMU over Bama (upset special)
Georgia over Auburn
Michigan over NW
Wisconsin over Indiana
Miami over UVA
Tennessee over Mizzou
Louisville over Syracuse
Navy over Troy

Week 10 2012: Gameday review #saturdayselections

Posted on November 3, 2012 by gamedaycole

Its about noon here and we are in the middle of the morning slate of games, and that means we’ve put another edition of College Gameday in the record books. Today the show was broadcasting live from Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the huge matchup between #1 Alabama and #5 LSU. While LSU has a ridiculous winning record at home (something like 36-1 in their last 37, forgive me if I’m wrong), it is the Alabama Crimson Tide who are about an 8 point favorite going on the road. We opened this morning with Chris Fowler welcoming us to the show and doing some quick clerical duty running down the day’s schedule before handing off the hosting duties to Samantha Steele. Samantha Steele tweeted this morning that she went to Chik-fil-a and witnessed a toddler fight in the playplace as well as a girl fight in the bathroom regarding Alabama. Sounds about right for Baton Rouge. Today her outfit was another FABULOUS one according to Jennifer. She said she would like to have this shirt. However, one must bring up the question: WHY ARE YOU WEARING WHITE AFTER LABOR DAY? I MEAN COME ON, IS THIS AMATEUR HOUR?

samsteelewk102 — Week 10: Samantha Steele

This morning we got a good bit of BCS Guru Brad Edwards breaking down potential scenarios based on future wins and losses. He did a segment on both the early hour on ESPNU as well as the main show on ESPN later on. He seemed to think that aside from Alabama, Kansas State is in the drivers’ seat as far as making the championship game (should everyone in the running win out). The Big 12 is #1 in the computer rankings, so the KState strength of schedule is giving them the edge. Notre Dame may have a pretty good resume on paper, but most of their tough games are behind them. Oregon’s strength of schedule is peaking at the right time, but with Oregon State and USC losing, the Ducks winning out might not be enough to jump an undefeated Kansas State. We are assuming a lot here. Can’t wait to see how it ends up.

We got a replay of the De’anthony Thomas/Black Mamba/Snoop Dogg/Snoop Lion piece from about a month ago as filler material this morning. Snoop discovered Thomas at one of his football league games and gave him a nickname: The Black Mamba. The best morning segment today for me was when David Pollack and Samantha Steele were joined by GIGANTIC HUMAN BEING TREVOR MATICH. They were breaking down matchups between the defensive line and offensive line in todays’ games. David Pollack looked terrified pretending to go up against someone the size of Trevor Matich. Keep in mind that in the picture below David Pollack is 6’2”.

trevormatich2 — Trevor Matich: Large human being

Coming back from commercial we got some great video of local Louisiana residents doing whatever boat things they do in the swamp. You can tell I know what I’m talking about here. The highlight of this quick segment was footage of someone who they said was a former Louisiana Tech quarterback from a while back. Seems about right.

To close out the first hour on ESPNU, we got some picks from Desmond Howard and David Pollack. They both went with Bama over LSU to some nice booing from the crowd. You can generally tell how live the crowd is each week based on how much they boo these two. As the main show kicked off on ESPN, Fowler and the crew sent Samantha Steele to the bus and David Pollack to use the internet and tweet at the rubes. This week Pollack arrived to the internet in the Batmobile. I wish it had been the 1960s Batmobile.

pollacinternetwk102 — Pollack likes Batman, likes internet

Early on in the show we got a breakdown of the big game today: the Battle for Myron Claxton’s shoes. They just couldn’t wait til the end of the show to break down the Occidental/Whittier matchup, and neither could I. The predictions were unanimous with Corso, Herbie and Des all picking Whitter over Occidental. I think that’s a solid pick. Before we get to the signs of the day, I do have to ask the question: Where were the Alabama fans? Every time they showed the crowd it seemed like a sea of yellow and purple. Maybe I wasn’t paying attention, but I wonder what the crowd will look like for the game tonight. Anyways, the highlights of the signage today include the LSU “If we lose do we get a re-do?” sign, the “Miles eats grass taller than Saban” sign, and the “Saban is a Keebler elf” sign. Today’s runner up was the “Alabama claims Lance Armstrong’s Titles” sign. This might have won, except that it was too late. Texas A&M already claimed those titles.

signofthedaywk10b2 — Sorry, A&M already claimed the titles

Today’s official sign of the day has to be the following, presented without comment once again.

We got another piece of beatnik poetry from Tom Rinaldi quiet-talking about the deeper meanings of a loss. He asked coaches about how they handle losses and how they eulogize them in the locker room after the game. They said lots of things about not taking it out on the players, about moving forward, appreciating the wins, and how it can be like a death. Tom Rinaldi summed it up by saying losing is worse than death because it happens more than once. Alright then.

rinaldi-beatnik — Beatnik Tom Rinaldi performing live

We also got a piece by Gene W. about Oregon’s Marcus Mariota. Apparently he grew up wanting to go to USC, but that didn’t work out. Instead, Chip Kelly offered him a scholarship to Oregon before Mariota ever even started a game. His response to Chip’s offer was “are you sure?” I’m not sure that is the response I would give to such an offer. We also got a Bald Man on Campus with Scott Van Pelt featuring AJ McCarron. Apparently when he was young he made a list of things he wanted to be as a grown up, including football player, fireman, and car man (whatever that is). The highlight of this segment was that McCarron said that when Nick Saban comes down on you hard “you feel as small as him”. Lol.

samlolo — Sam Steele & Lolo Jones just because

But let’s get serious. Its time to get down to the business at hand. It is time for picks. The experts are leaning 20 to 3 in favor of Alabama over LSU as of mid-day today. The full slate of picks can be found HERE for your reference. Today’s special guest celebrity is former LSU track star Lolo Jones who was brought in to see if she could top Ryan Lochte’s performance. She had some delightful insight including saying she could beat Denard Robinson in a foot race. Since Denard Robinson is out with an injury today, that’ll go nicely with the rest of her sprinting challenges to injured football players. I mean, she already knows she could easily beat Eric Legrand. Anyways, she had little to contribute to the football discussion other than picking Kansas State over Oklahoma State because they wear purple like LSU. Des and Dave both went with Alabama, and Herbie joined them riding the Crimson Tide. Would coach Corso go with the home crowd favorite in LSU, or the actual favorite Alabama? He had Sweet Home Alabama pumped through the speakers as he went back and forth egging on the crowd. He finally chose Alabama over LSU to an overwhelming boo. As he donned the headgear, Herbie wasn’t quite as scared as he was of live animals, but he continues to be awkward each week leaning away from Corso. Another great Gameday. Enjoy your Saturday.