Week 3 2014: Results are in; picks are graded #saturdayselections

Week 3 was advertised as a pretty boring weekend with only one ranked-vs-ranked matchup, but it actually turned out to be a pretty exciting little weekend with a lot of close games and a few nice upsets.  I’m sure you know who beat who already, so the important question is who picked Boston College to upset USC?  Well, nobody actually.  Lou Holtz is the only one who even gave them a chance, but even he stopped short of calling for the upset.

Winners this week include Lee Corso (11-3), Kirk Herbstreit (10-2), Greg McElroy (6-1), and Pat Forde (25-5).  Our champion of the week was Desmond Howard who dropped a nice 11-2 week on us.  Nobody had a really disastrous week this week, so we will give our loss this week to Chris Fowler, who only picked one game, but called for the exceedingly rare QUADRUPLE-NOT-SO-FAST upset of Maryland over WVU.  Being that bold is something to take pride in, but getting it wrong is just so glorious.

Lee Corso got the headgear pick right with an easy pick of NDSU over Incarnate Word.  This week’s special guest picker Brock Jensen had a so-so week at 6-4.  Tim Tebow had another 5-0 week, and has started this year undefeated through three weeks at 11-0.  Newcomers Booger McFarland and Jay Walker went 4-1 and 4-2 respectively.  Jennifer got back on track this week at 8-3 after a slight setback in week 2, including an upset special in WVU over Maryland.  Charley the cat picked another winner with NDSU over Incarnate Word, so she stays even with Lee Corso at 3-0 on the year for headgear picks.  The only two members of our panel of experts to pick S.Carolina over Georgia were Dr. Lou Holtz (shocking) and Greg McElroy.  The best pick of the week will go to Phil Steele, with the upset special pick of UVA over Louisville.

We have also decided to release @GamedayJen’s playoff top four each week going forward.  This week’s top four:

1.  Oregon
2.  FSU
3.  Texas A&M
4.  Baylor

Check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week!

Lee Corso: 11-3
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Bama over S.Miss
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
WRONG USC over BC
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT Ohio St over Kent St
RIGHT Coast Guard Academy over Merchant Marines Academy
RIGHT Hawaii over N.Iowa
RIGHT WVU over Maryland
RIGHT Penn St over Rutgers
WRONG UCF over Mizzou
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU
RIGHT NDSU over Incarnate Word (headgear pick)

Kirk Herbstreit: 10-2
RIGHT Penn St over Rutgers
WRONG TTU over Arkansas
RIGHT S.Carolina over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over S.Miss
RIGHT Nebraska over Fresno St
WRONG USC over BC
RIGHT Coast Guard Academy over Merchant Marines Academy
RIGHT Hawaii over N.Iowa
RIGHT WVU over Maryland
RIGHT Mizzou over UCF
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
RIGHT NDSU over Incarnate Word

Desmond Howard: 11-2
RIGHT Penn St over Rutgers
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT Bama over S.Miss
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT WVU over Maryland
WRONG USC over BC
RIGHT Coast Guard Academy over Merchant Marines Academy
RIGHT Hawaii over N.Iowa
RIGHT Mizzou over UCF
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
RIGHT NDSU over Incarnate Word

Brock Jensen: 6-4
WRONG N.Iowa over Hawaii
RIGHT WVU over Maryland
RIGHT Penn St over Rutgers
RIGHT Mizzou over UCF
RIGHT S.Carolina over Georgia
WRONG TTU over Arkansas
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
WRONG USC over BC
WRONG Texas over UCLA
RIGHT NDSU over Incarnate Word

Chris Fowler: 0-1
WRONG Maryland over WVU (Quadruple Not-so-fast!)

Jennifer’s Picks: 8-3
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Hawaii over N.Iowa
RIGHT WVU over Maryland (upset special)
RIGHT Penn St over Rutgers
RIGHT Mizzou over UCF
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
WRONG TTU over Arkansas
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
WRONG USC over BC
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
RIGHT NDSU over Incarnate Word

David Pollack: 2-0:
RIGHT Penn St over Rutgers
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU

Dari Nowkhah: 3-2
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
WRONG VaTech over ECU
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-2
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
WRONG VaTech over ECU
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU

Charley the Cat: 1-0
RIGHT NDSU over Incarnate Word

Mack Brown: 0-1
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina

Tim Tebow: 5-0
RIGHT Mizzou over UCF
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT S.Carolina over Georgia
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU
RIGHT OU over Tennessee

Marcus Spears: 4-1
RIGHT Mizzou over UCF
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina

Paul Finebaum: 5-0
RIGHT TAMU over Rice
RIGHT Mizzou over UCF
RIGHT S.Carolina over Georgia
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU

Colin Cowherd: 6-2
RIGHT Oregon over Wyoming
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
WRONG USC over BC
RIGHT Notre Dame over Purdue
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
RIGHT Ariz St over Colorado
RIGHT Ohio St over Kent St

Todd McShay: 2-1
WRONG Georgia ver S.Carolina
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT UCLA over Texas

Lou Holtz: 1-0
RIGHT S.Carolina over Georgia

Mark May: 0-1
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina

Brian Griese: 1-0
RIGHT S.Carolina over Georgia

Chris Fallica: 4-1
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
RIGHT Miss St over S.Alabama
RIGHT Ole Miss over UL-Lafayette

Phil Steele: 10-4
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
RIGHT Bama over S.Miss
RIGHT Marshall over Ohio
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT Baylor over Buffalo
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
WRONG VaTech over ECU
RIGHT Ohio St over Kent St
RIGHT Oregon over Wyoming
RIGHT Stanford over Army
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
WRONG Indiana over BGSU
RIGHT UVA over Louisville
WRONG Iowa over Iowa St

Ryen Russillo: 2-0
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
RIGHT TAMU over Rice

Mike Bellotti: 1-1
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT UCLA over Texas

Greg McElroy: 6-1
RIGHT Bama over S.Miss
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT S.Carolina over Georgia
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
WRONG VaTech over ECU

Danny Kanell: 2-0
RIGHT BYU over Houston
RIGHT UCLA over Texas

Joey Galloway: 1-1
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT OU over Tennessee

Robert Smith: 1-1
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky

Trevor Matich: 2-1
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT UCLA over Texas

Rece Davis: 1-1
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina

Jason Sehorn: 2-1
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT UCLA over Texas

Jon Berger: 2-1
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT UCLA over Texas

Booger McFarland: 4-1
RIGHT Miss St over S.Alabama
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT Arkansas over TTU
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky

Jay Walker: 4-2
RIGHT S.Carolina over Georgia
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
WRONG Louisville over UVA
WRONG VaTech over ECU
RIGHT Mizzou over UCF

Pat Forde: 25-5
RIGHT Cinci over Toledo
RIGHT Baylor over Buffalo
RIGHT WVU over Maryland
WRONG Louisville over UVA
WRONG USC over BC
RIGHT Penn St over Rutgers
WRONG VaTech over ECU
RIGHT Ariz St over Colorado
RIGHT Mizzou over UCF
RIGHT OU over Tennessee
RIGHT Iowa St over Iowa
RIGHT Ohio St over Kent St
RIGHT Utah St over Wake Forest
WRONG Indiana over BGSU
RIGHT Syracuse over C.Mich
RIGHT Arizona over Nevada
RIGHT Oregon over Wyoming
RIGHT Stanford over Army
RIGHT Washington over Illinois
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
WRONG Georgia over S.Carolina
RIGHT Bama over S.Miss
RIGHT LSU over UL-Monroe
RIGHT Ole Miss over UL-Lafayette
RIGHT UCLA over Texas
RIGHT TAMU over Rice
RIGHT TCU over Minnesota
RIGHT Nebraska over Fresno St
RIGHT Hawaii over N.Iowa
RIGHT ND over Purdue

Week 3 2014: Weekday picks! #saturdayselections

We’ve got weekday picks coming in hot off the press.  Check back later today for Colin Cowherd and others who come along during the day.

Edit: Here you go.

Colin Cowherd:
Oregon over Wyoming 48-13
OU over Tennessee 37-20
Georgia over S.Carolina 26-20
USC over BC 28-13
Notre Dame over Purdue 38-10
UCLA over Texas 36-23
Ariz St over Colorado 44-20
Ohio St over Kent St 42-14

Todd McShay:
Georgia ver S.Carolina
OU over Tennessee
UCLA over Texas

Lou Holtz:
S.Carolina over Georgia

Mark May:
Georgia over S.Carolina

Brian Griese:
S.Carolina over Georgia

Chris Fallica:
Georgia over S.Carolina
OU over Tennessee
UCLA over Texas
Miss St over S.Alabama
Ole Miss over UL-Lafayette

Phil Steele:
UCLA over Texas
Bama over S.Miss
Marshall over Ohio
OU over Tennessee
Baylor over Buffalo
Georgia over S.Carolina
VaTech over ECU
Ohio St over Kent St
Oregon over Wyoming
Stanford over Army
Florida over Kentucky
Indiana over BGSU
UVA over Louisville
Iowa over Iowa St

Ryen Russillo:
UCLA over Texas
TAMU over Rice

Mike Bellotti:
Georgia over S.Carolina
UCLA over Texas

Paul Finebaum:
TAMU over Rice
Georgia over S.Carolina

Greg McElroy:
Bama over S.Miss
OU over Tennessee
S.Carolina over Georgia
Arkansas over TTU
Florida over Kentucky

Danny Kanell:
BYU over Houston
UCLA over Texas

Joey Galloway:
Georgia over S.Carolina
OU over Tennessee

Dari Nowkhah:
OU over Tennessee

Robert Smith:
Georgia over S.Carolina

Trevor Matich:
OU over Tennessee
Georgia over S.Carolina
UCLA over Texas

Rece Davis:
OU over Tennessee
Georgia over S.Carolina

Jason Sehorn:
Georgia over S.Carolina
OU over Tennessee
UCLA over Texas

Jon Berger:
Georgia over S.Carolina
OU over Tennessee
UCLA over Texas

Booger McFarland:
Miss St over S.Alabama
OU over Tennessee
Georgia over S.Carolina
Arkansas over TTU
Florida over Kentucky

Jay Walker:
S.Carolina over Georgia
UCLA over Texas
OU over Tennessee
Louisville over UVA
VaTech over ECU
Mizzou over UCF

Pat Forde:
Cinci over Toledo
Baylor over Buffalo
WVU over Maryland
Louisville over UVA
USC over BC
Penn St over Rutgers
VaTech over ECU
Ariz St over Colorado
Mizzou over UCF
OU over Tennessee
Iowa St over Iowa
Ohio St over Kent St
Utah St over Wake Forest
Indiana over BGSU
Syracuse over C.Mich
Arizona over Nevada
Oregon over Wyoming
Stanford over Army
Washington over Illinois
Florida over Kentucky
Georgia over S.Carolina
Bama over S.Miss
LSU over UL-Monroe
Ole Miss over UL-Lafayette
UCLA over Texas
TAMU over Rice
TCU over Minnesota
Nebraska over Fresno St
Hawaii over N.Iowa
ND over Purdue

Week 2 2014: Results are in, picks are graded!

It was a so-so week for most of our panel of expert prognosticators and pickers due to a strange slate of games this week.  Most of the games this weekend were cupcake games (I’m looking in your direction SEC) with a few big time matchups which were tough to predict.

Winners this week include Desmond Howard (4-2), Greg McElroy (5-0), and Jason Sehorn (4-1).  Our undisputed winner this week was Phil Steele at 9-2.  Our losers this week were Kirk Herbstreit (2-5), and Todd McShay (1-4).  Jennifer had a rough week at 2-4, and since I hope to keep this marriage going, I won’t elaborate on that except to say that there an effigy of David Shaw being burned in our backyard last night.

The Oregon Duck “Puddles” went 5-3 as our special guest on Gameday, and Lee Corso went 3-4 including a win on his headgear pick of Oregon over Michigan State.  Charley the cat also picked Oregon State, and is 2-0 on the season.  Everyone else was somewhere in between, with lots of 3-1 or 1-3 records.  We also welcomed Mack Brown to the club this week with four picks (1-3).  Check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 3-4
WRONG Stanford over USC
WRONG Michigan over ND
RIGHT NIU over NW
RIGHT Mizzou over Toledo
WRONG Texas over BYU
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St (headgear pick)

Kirk Herbstreit: 2-5
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech
WRONG Texas over BYU
RIGHT Pitt over BC
WRONG Michigan over ND
RIGHT NIU over NW
WRONG Toledo over Mizzou
WRONG Mich St over Oregon

Desmond Howard: 4-2
RIGHT BYU over Texas
WRONG Stanford over USC
RIGHT Mizzou over Toledo
WRONG Michigan over ND
RIGHT VaTech over Ohio St
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St

Oregon Duck: 5-3
RIGHT Army over Buffalo
RIGHT Navy over Temple
WRONG AF over Wyoming
WRONG Toledo over Mizzou
WRONG Texas over BYU
RIGHT ND over Michigan
RIGHT VaTech over Ohio St
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St

Jennifer’s Picks: 2-4
WRONG Stanford over USC
RIGHT Mizzou over Toledo
WRONG Texas over BYU
WRONG Michigan over ND
RIGHT VaTech over Ohio St
WRONG Mich St over Oregon (upset special)

Charley the Cat: 1-0
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St

Todd McShay: 1-4
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St
WRONG Stanford over USC
WRONG Michigan over ND (upset special)
WRONG Texas over BYU
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech

David Pollack: 1-2
WRONG Texas over BYU
RIGHT FSU over Citadel
WRONG Mich St over Oregon

Mark May: 1-3
WRONG Michigan over ND
RIGHT VaTech over Ohio St
WRONG Stanford over USC
WRONG Oregon over Mich St
RIGHT BYU over Texas

Lou Holtz: 2-2
RIGHT Oregon over Michigan St
WRONG Texas over BYU
RIGHT ND over Michigan
WRONG Ohio st over VaTech

Mack Brown: 1-3
WRONG Mich St over Oregon
WRONG Michigan over ND
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech
RIGHT USC over Stanford

Danny Kanell: 3-1
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St
RIGHT ND over Michigan
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech
RIGHT USC over Stanford (upset special)

Dari Nowkhah: 3-1
WRONG Mich St over Oregon
RIGHT USC over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Michigan
RIGHT BYU over Texas

Mel Kiper Jr.: 3-1
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St
RIGHT USC over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Michigan
WRONG Texas over BYU

Greg McElroy: 5-0
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St
RIGHT USC over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Michigan
RIGHT BYU over Texas
RIGHT Bama over FAU

Tim Tebow: 1-0
RIGHT Ole Miss over Vandy

Marcus Spears: 1-0
RIGHT Ole Miss over Vandy

Paul Finebaum: 1-0
RIGHT Ole Miss over Vandy
RIGHT TAMU over Lamar

Chris Fallica: 1-0
RIGHT TAMU over Lamar

Chris Fowler: 1-0
RIGHT TAMU over Lamar

Colin Cowherd: 3-3
WRONG Mich St over Oregon
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech
RIGHT UCLA over Memphis
WRONG Stanford over USC
RIGHT Ole Miss over Vandy
RIGHT ND over Michigan

Dan Hawkins: 1-0
RIGHT Oregon over Mich st

Rece Davis: 0-1
WRONG Michigan over ND

Phil Steele: 9-2
RIGHT Bama over FAU
RIGHT Marshall over RI
RIGHT OU over Tulsa
RIGHT Baylor over NW St
RIGHT S.Carolina over ECU
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech
WRONG Texas over BYU
RIGHT Auburn over SJSU
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St
RIGHT USC over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Mich

Mike Bellotti: 1-0
RIGHT FSU over Citadel

Robert Smith: 2-1
RIGHT USC over Stanford
WRONG Michigan over ND
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St

Jason Sehorn: 4-1
RIGHT Fsu over Citadel
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St
RIGHT USC over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Mich
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech

Jon Berger: 2-2
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St
WRONG Stanford over USC
RIGHT ND over Mich
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech

Jesse Palmer: 0-1
WRONG Mich St over Oregon

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St

Joey Galloway: 1-1
RIGHT USC over Stanford
WRONG Mich St over Oregon

Tom luginbill: 0-1
WRONG Mich St over Oregon

Trevor Matich: 2-1
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St
WRONG Stanford over USC
RIGHT ND over Michigan

Pat Forde: 27-8
RIGHT Pitt over BC
RIGHT Clemson over SC St
RIGHT FSU over Citadel
RIGHT UNC over SD St
WRONG Temple over Navy
RIGHT KState over Iowa St
RIGHT Nebraska over McNeese St
WRONG WKU over Illinois
RIGHT NIU over NW
WRONG Ohio St over VaTech
WRONG Purdue over C.Mich
RIGHT Wisconsin over WIU
RIGHT Mizzou over Toledo
RIGHT Oregon over Mich St
WRONG Stanford over USC
RIGHT UCLA over Memphis
RIGHT S.Carolina over ECU
WRONG Vandy over Ole Miss
RIGHT Bama over FAU
RIGHT Auburn over SJSU
RIGHT LSU over SHSU
RIGHT Baylor over NW St
RIGHT BYU over Texas
RIGHT TAMU over Lamr
RIGHT Oreg St over Hawaii
RIGHT Ariz St over UNM
RIGHT Utah over Fresno St
RIGHT TTU over UTEP
RIGHT Lville over Murray
RIGHT ND over Michigan
RIGHT OU over Tulsa
WRONG CSU over Boise St
RIGHT Duke over Troy
RIGHT Maryland over USF
WRONG GaSt over NM St