Week 12 2016: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in!
Week 12 has come to a close and things made a lot more sense picking games this week than they did last week. Sitting around watching games yesterday I thought we were headed for some bad results but I was pleasantly surprised when I got down to business and started grading picks.
Winners this week had some really great performances, and it was hard to select the official week 12 winner. Lee Corso went 10-4 on the week. Kirk Herbstreit went 11-2. Desmond Howard went 12-3. Andrea Adelson went 7-2. Bruce Feldman went 7-3 straight up, 7-3 ATS. Dari Nowkhah went 4-0. However, edging out Kirk Herbstreit on the week was week 11 winner Phil Steele, who posted a 22-6 record straight up and 19-13 record against the spread. He started slow this season but is making a serious surge in the rankings as we head towards bowl season. Congrats Phil! I’ve got a case of diet Mount Dew headed your way.
Losers this week included David Pollack (1-3) and Danny Kanell (2-3 straight up, 0-3 ATS), but this week’s loss will go to Kanell’s radio partner Ryen Russillo who managed to go 0-1 straight up and 0-3 ATS.
Other highlights on the week include Coach Corso getting back on track with his headgear pick this week. He rowed the boat and it worked out big time to snap his small losing streak. @GamedayJen was right on the cusp of another victory at 12-4 on the week, and she continues to hold off challengers for the season championship as we near the end. Special guest celebrity Greg Jennings went 8-2 on the week. Someone at Gameday must read my blog because they actually had a celebrity guest who seemed engaged in the show as well as had even the slightest care about the sport of football for once. Let’s hope next week we can continue with a top-notch celebrity guest picker, but I’m sure it will probably be a pop musician who doesn’t watch football but employs a roadie who went to Michigan for a semester.
Everyone else is somewhere in between on the week so check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.
Lee Corso: 10-4
RIGHT W.Michigan over Buffalo (Headgear pick)
RIGHT Penn St over Rutgers
RIGHT Michigan over Indiana
RIGHT Nebraska over Maryland
RIGHT Wisconsin over Purdue
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT OK St over TCU
WRONG Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Navy over ECU
WRONG ND over VT
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest (closer than the experts thinks)
WRONG LSU over Florida
RIGHT USC over UCLA
WRONG Wash St over Colorado
NC St+2.5 vs Miami FL (Super Dog)
Kirk Herbstreit: 11-2
RIGHT Michigan over Indiana
RIGHT Nebraska over Maryland
RIGHT Wisconsin over Purdue
RIGHT Colorado over Wash St
RIGHT OK St over TCU
RIGHT TAMU over UTSA
WRONG Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Navy over ECU
RIGHT VT over ND
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
WRONG LSU over Florida
RIGHT USC over UCLA
RIGHT W.Michigan over Buffalo
UTSA+27.5 vs TAMU (Super Dog)
Desmond Howard: 12-3
RIGHT Ohio St over Mich St
WRONG LSU over Florida
RIGHT Michigan over Indiana
RIGHT Nebraska over Maryland
RIGHT Wisconsin over Purdue
RIGHT Colorado over Wash St
RIGHT Washington over Ariz St
RIGHT OK St over TCU
WRONG Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Navy over ECU
RIGHT VT over ND
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT USC over UCLA
WRONG WVU over OU
RIGHT W.Michigan over Buffalo
UMass+28.5 vs BYU (Super Dog)
Greg Jennings: 8-2
WRONG Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Navy over ECU
RIGHT VT over ND
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
WRONG LSU over Florida
RIGHT USC over UCLA
RIGHT Colorado over Wash St
RIGHT Ok St over TCU
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT W.Michigan over Buffalo
Jennifer’s Picks: 12-4
RIGHT Boise St over UNLV
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT Michigan over Indiana
RIGHT Nebraska over Maryland
RIGHT Wisconsin over Purdue
WRONG Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Navy over ECU
RIGHT VT over ND
WRONG LSU over Florida
RIGHT USC over UCLA
RIGHT Ohio St over Mich St
WRONG Utah over Oregon
RIGHT OK St over TCU
WRONG WVU over OU
RIGHT W.Michigan over Buffalo
RIGHT Colorado over Wash St (close)
David Pollack: 1-3
WRONG LSU over Florida
WRONG Wash St over Colorado
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG TCU over OK St
Tim Tebow: 4-2
RIGHT Kentucky over Austin Peay
RIGHT TAMU over UTSA
WRONG Ole Miss over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Arkansas over Miss St
RIGHT Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG LSU over Florida
Marcus Spears: 4-2
RIGHT Alabama over Chattanooga
RIGHT Georgia over UL-Lafayette
WRONG Ole Miss over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Arkansas over Miss St
RIGHT Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG LSU over Florida
Paul Finebaum: 4-2
RIGHT S.Carolina over WCU
RIGHT Auburn over Alabama A&M
WRONG Ole Miss over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Arkansas over Miss St
RIGHT Tennessee over Mizzou
WRONG LSU over Florida
Andrea Adelson: 7-2
WRONG Louisville over Houston
WRONG NC St over Miami FL
RIGHT BC over UConn
RIGHT VT over ND
RIGHT GT over UVA
RIGHT Pitt over Duke
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
RIGHT UNC over Citadel
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
Mack Brown: 1-0
RIGHT OU over WVU
Stanford Steve Coughlin: 4-4 straight up, 4-4 ATS
RIGHT BC over UConn 20-3
WRONG WVU over OU
RIGHT OK St over TCU
RIGHT Nebraska over Maryland
WRONG Utah over Oregon
WRONG Wash St over Colorado
RIGHT TAMU over UTSA
WRONG UCF over Tulsa
WRONG WVU+3 vs OU
RIGHT UTSA+27.5 vs TAMU
WRONG UCF+2 vs Tulsa
RIGHT BC-7 vs UConn
RIGHT Nebraska-13 vs Maryland
WRONG Utah-14 vs Oregon
RIGHT OK St ML vs TCU
WRONG Wash St+4.5 vs Colorado
Colin Cowherd: 1-0
RIGHT USC over UCLA
Chris Doering: 3-1
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Ole Miss
WRONG Miss St over Arkansas
RIGHT Tennessee over Mizzou
RIGHT Florida over LSU
Dusty Dvoracek: 2-2 straight up, 4-1 ATS
RIGHT KState over Baylor
WRONG TTU over Iowa St
WRONG TCU over Ok St
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT OU-3 vs WVU
RIGHT Ok St+4.5 vs TCU
RIGHT KState-1.5 vs Baylor
RIGHT UTSA+27.5 vs TAMU
WRONG Wash St+4.5 vs Colorado
Chris Fallica: 3-4 straight up, 5-4 ATS
WRONG LSU over Florida
RIGHT Navy over ECU
WRONG Wash St over Colorado
RIGHT TAMU over UTSA
WRONG Ole Miss over Vanderbilt
WRONG WVU over OU
RIGHT Georgia over UL-Lafayette
WRONG WVU vs OU under 66.5
WRONG Colorado vs Wash St under 60.5
RIGHT UTSA+27.5 vs TAMU (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT UL-Lafayette+23 vs Georgia
WRONG ECU+7 vs Navy
RIGHT Vanderbilt+10 vs Ole Miss
RIGHT Vanderbilt+9.5 vs Ole Miss (Bear’s Bank)
WRONG Wash St+6 vs Colorado (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Vanderbilt ML vs Ole Miss
Bruce Feldman: 7-3 straight up, 7-3 ATS
WRONG Louisville over Houston
RIGHT Ohio St over Mich St
WRONG LSU over Florida
WRONG Wash St over Colorado
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Michigan over Indiana
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT USC over UCLA
RIGHT Wyoming over SDSU
RIGHT Houston+14 vs Louisville
WRONG Ohio St-22 vs Mich St
WRONG LSU-13.5 vs Florida
WRONG Wash St+4.5 vs Colorado
RIGHT Wake Forest+22.5 vs Clemson
RIGHT OU-3 vs WVU
RIGHT Indiana+24 vs Michigan
RIGHT Stanford-10.5 vs Cal
RIGHT USC-12.5 vs UCLA
RIGHT Wyoming+10 vs SDSU
Pat Forde: 1-0 straight up, 1-1 ATS
RIGHT Ohio St over Mich St
WRONG Ohio St-21.5 vs Mich St
RIGHT Indiana+24 vs Michigan
Joey Galloway: 4-3
WRONG Louisville over Houston
RIGHT Colorado over Wash St
WRONG WVU over OU
WRONG LSU over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT USC over UCLA
RIGHT Okla St over TCU
Mike Golic: 1-1
RIGHT Alabama over Chattanooga
WRONG WVU over OU
Danny Kanell: 2-3 straight up, 0-3 ATS
WRONG Louisville over Houston
WRONG Wash St over Colorado
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG LSU over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
WRONG LSU-14 vs Florida
WRONG Wash St+6 vs Colorado
WRONG WVU+4 vs OU
Joel Klatt: 1-1
RIGHT Alabama over Chattanooga
WRONG WVU over OU
Matt Leinart: 2-0
RIGHT OK St over TCU
RIGHT Colorado over Wash St
Mark May: 1-0
RIGHT OU over WVU
Greg McElroy: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over Chattanooga
Booger McFarland: 2-2
RIGHT Tennessee over Mizzou
RIGHT Arkansas over Miss St
WRONG Ole Miss over Vanderbilt
WRONG LSU over Florida
Brett McMurphy: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama Chattanooga
Dari Nowkhah: 4-0
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Ohio St over Mich St
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT Michigan over Indiana
Ryen Russillo: 0-1 straight up, 0-3 ATS
WRONG LSU over Florida
WRONG LSU-14 vs Florida
WRONG Wash St+6 vs Colorado
WRONG WVU+4 vs OU
Mark Schlabach: 2-0
RIGHT Alabama over Chattanooga
RIGHT W.Michigan over Buffalo
Robert Smith: 1-1
WRONG TCU over OK St
RIGHT Colorado over Wash St
Phil Steele: 22-6 straight up, 19-13 ATS
RIGHT W.Mich over Buffalo
RIGHT NIU over E.Michigan (by 1 pt)
WRONG SDSU over Wyoming (by more than 10)
RIGHT USC over UCLA (by 7 to 10 pts)
RIGHT Toledo over Ball St (by more than 3 td)
WRONG LSU over Florida (by 2 TD or more, 23-6)
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Miami Fl over NC St
RIGHT Michigan over Indiana
RIGHT Old Dominion over FAU (by double digits)
WRONG UCF over Tulsa
WRONG UTEP over Rice
WRONG ND over VT
RIGHT KState over Baylor
RIGHT Colorado over Wash St
RIGHT Wisconsin over Purdue (by 5 TD)
RIGHT Nebraska over Maryland (by 3 TD or more)
RIGHT Iowa over Illinois (by 2 TD or more)
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse (by 24 to 31)
RIGHT Stanford over Cal (by 2TD or more)
RIGHT Washington over Ariz St (by more than 4 TD)
RIGHT Navy over ECU (by more than 1 TD)
RIGHT Ohio St over Mich St (by 17-21)
RIGHT Penn St over Rutgers
WRONG Utah over Oregon (by more than 3 TD)
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest (by 3 TD or more)
RIGHT Oregon St over Arizona
RIGHT Pitt over Duke 37-34
WRONG SDSU-10 vs Wyoming
WRONG SDSU-9.5 vs Wyoming
WRONG UCLA+12 vs USC
WRONG UCLA+13.5 vs USC
WRONG Toledo-20.5 vs Ball St
WRONG LSU-13.5 vs Florida
RIGHT Miami FL-3 vs NC St
RIGHT Indiana+23.5 vs Michigan
WRONG UNM+4.5 vs CSU
RIGHT Old Dominion-8 vs FAU
WRONG UCF+2 vs Tulsa
WRONG UTEP+1.5 vs Rice
RIGHT Colorado-4.5 vs Wash St
RIGHT Wisconsin-28 vs Purdue
RIGHT Nebraska-14 vs Maryland
RIGHT Nebraska-13 vs Maryland
RIGHT Iowa-10 vs Illinois
RIGHT FSU-21 vs Syracuse
RIGHT Stanford-10.5 vs Cal
WRONG Washington-27 vs Ariz St
RIGHT Ark St+8 vs Troy
RIGHT Navy-7 vs ECU
RIGHT Houston+14 vs Louisville
WRONG Duke+7.5 vs Pitt
RIGHT Mich St+22 vs Ohio St
RIGHT Penn St-28 vs Rutgers
WRONG Utah-14.5 vs Oregon
WRONG Utah-14 vs Oregon
RIGHT Oregon St-4.5 vs Arizona
RIGHT UTSA+27.5 vs TAMU
RIGHT OU-3 vs WVU
RIGHT KState-2.5 vs Baylor
Clint Stoerner: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over Chattanooga
Scott Van Pelt’s WINNERS: 2-3 ATS
WRONG UCLA+13 vs USC
RIGHT Iowa St+3.5 vs TTU
RIGHT Minnesota+2 vs NW
WRONG Illinois+9.5 vs Iowa
WRONG Arizona+5 vs Oregon St
Dave Wanndstedt: 2-0
RIGHT OK St over TCU
RIGHT Colorado over Wash St
Dan Wetzel: 1-1 straight up, 1-2 ATS
RIGHT Ohio St over Mich St
WRONG WVU over OU
WRONG Ohio St-21.5 vs Mich St
RIGHT Indiana+24 vs Michigan
WRONG WVU+3.5 vs OU