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Week 4 2014: Picks are graded, results are in! #saturdayselections

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It was another week of college football in which the schedule did not appear to be as amazing as the day ended up being.  We had a few big upsets and a ton of really close games, and with upsets comes shake-ups when it is time see how everyone did this week picking games.

Winners this week include Kirk Herbstreit (7-3), Phil Steele (8-3), a rare performance from Brian Griese (5-0), Robert Smith (4-1), and this week’s undisputed winner Greg McElroy who posted a 6-0 record this week including a win on the Mississippi State/LSU upset.  Our loser this week was Desmond Howard at 5-7 on the week, including his assumption that Mizzou would roll Indiana without any problem.

Our Gameday special guest picker, Gabrielle Reece, went 6-4 on the week including the upset of Mississippi State over LSU.  Lee Corso nailed another Headgear pick with FSU over Clemson, putting him at 5-0 on the year (week 1 had a special bonus headgear pick).  Tim Tebow continues his “chosen one” status with another undefeated week, putting him at 13-0 on the year, including this week’s Mississippi State upset.  Jennifer had a setback this week at 5-6, and Charley the Cat went 0-1 on headgear picks (3-1 on the year).  Matt Millen made a triumphant return to the game this week picking Auburn over KState.  We are welcoming ESPN ACC guru and Playoff blogger Heather Dinich to the party this week, with her 1-0 record on the FSU game.  We look forward to her work in the future.  We are also welcoming Brett McMurphy’s mustache to the club as well.

As for everyone else, check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 7-4
RIGHT Bama over Florida
RIGHT BYU over UVA
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl
RIGHT Wisconsin over BGSU
RIGHT NDSU over Montana
WRONG Pitt over Iowa
WRONG Navy over Rutgers
WRONG Michigan over Utah
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT FSU over Clemson (headgear pick)

Kirk Herbstreit: 7-3
RIGHT Utah over Michigan
RIGHT Auburn over KState
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami FL
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Arkansas over NIU
RIGHT BYU over UVA
WRONG WVU over OU
RIGHT NDSU over Montana
WRONG Pitt over Iowa
RIGHT Bama over Florida

Desmond Howard: 5-7
WRONG LSU over Miss St
WRONG Mizzou over Indiana
RIGHT BYU over UVA
WRONG WVU over OU
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl
WRONG VaTech over GaTech
RIGHT NDSU over Montana
RIGHT Iowa over Pitt
RIGHT Bama over Florida
WRONG Navy over Rutgers
WRONG Michigan over Utah
WRONG Clemson over FSU

Gabrielle Reece: 6-4
RIGHT NDSU over Montana
WRONG Pitt over Iowa
RIGHT Bama over Florida
WRONG UVA over BYU
WRONG Navy over Rutgers
WRONG Michigan over Utah
RIGHT Miss St over LSU
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl
RIGHT FSU over Clemson

Jennifer’s Picks: 5-6
RIGHT Auburn over Kstate
RIGHT BYU over UVA
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl
RIGHT NDSU over Montana
WRONG Pitt over Iowa
RIGHT Bama over Florida (close)
WRONG Navy over Rutgers
WRONG Michigan over Utah
WRONG LSU over Miss St
WRONG WVU over OU (upst special)
WRONG Clemson over FSU (upset special)

David Pollack: 3-0
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT Bama over OU
RIGHT Miss St over LSU

Dari Nowkhah: 3-1
WRONG Clemson over FSU
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Miss St over LSU
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl

Mel Kiper Jr.: 3-1
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl

Tim Tebow: 3-0
RIGHT S.Carolina over Vandy
RIGHT Miss St over LSU
RIGHT Bama over Florida

Marcus Spears: 2-1
RIGHT S.Carolina over Vandy
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Bama over Florida

Paul Finebaum: 4-1
RIGHT TAMU over SMU
RIGHT S.Carolina over Vandy
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Bama over Florida
RIGHT Fsu over Clemson

Greg McElroy: 6-0
RIGHT Bama over Florida
RIGHT TAMU over SMU
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Miss St over LSU
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl

Chris Fallica: 4-2
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
WRONG WVU over OU
RIGHT Bama over Florida
RIGHT Utah over Michigan
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl

Brett McMurphy: 3-1
RIGHT Wisconsin over BGSU
WRONG Pitt over Iowa
RIGHT Wyoming over FAU
RIGHT Colorado over Hawaii

Kevin Carter: 1-0
RIGHT Miss St over LSU

Charley the Cat: 0-1
WRONG Clemson over FSU

Colin Cowherd: 5-2
RIGHT Bama over Florida
WRONG UVA over BYU
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami FL
RIGHT Oregon over Wash St

Phil Steele: 8-3
RIGHT Bama over Florida
RIGHT Marshall over Akron
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Pitt over Iowa
RIGHT Oregon over Wash St
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl
RIGHT Arkansas over NIU
WRONG UNC over ECU (upset special)
RIGHT S.Miss over App St

Mark May: 2-2
WRONG Clemson over FSU
RIGHT Bama over Florida
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG LSU over Miss St

Brian Griese: 5-0
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT Bama over Florida
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Miss St over WVU
RIGHT Auburn over Kstate

Robert Smith: 4-1
RIGHT Auburn over Kstate
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT Bama over Florida
RIGHT BYU over UVA

Tom Luginbill: 2-3
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl
WRONG Michigan over Utah
RIGHT Maryland over Syracuse
WRONG Mizzou over Indiana
WRONG Pitt over Iowa

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0
RIGHT FSU over Clemson

Danny Kanell: 4-2
RIGHT BYU over UVA
RIGHT Auburn over Kstate
RIGHT Bama over Florida
RIGHTNebraska over Miami
WRONG Pitt over Iowa
WRONG LSU over Miss St

Mack Brown: 1-1
WRONG LSU over Miss St
RIGHT S.Carolina over Vanderbilt

Ryen Russillo: 2-1
RIGHT Wyoming over FAU
WRONG Michigan over Utah
RIGHT Oregon over Wash St

Joey Galloway: 1-0
RIGHT Auburn over kstate

Jason Sehorn: 4-2
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
WRONG LSU over Miss St
WRONG UVA over BYU
RIGHT Arizona over Cal
RIGHT Auburn over KState
RIGHT Bama over Florida

Jon Berger: 2-0
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
RIGHT Bama over Florida

Matt Millen: 1-0
RIGHT Auburn over KState

Booger McFarland: 1-0
RIGHT TAMU over SMU

Ivan Maisel: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Florida

Heather Dinich: 1-0
RIGHT FSU over Clemson

Pat Forde: 19-8
RIGHT USF over UConn
RIGHT Duke over Tulane
RIGHT FSU over Clemson
WRONG Pitt over Iowa
WRONG Syracuse over Maryland
WRONG VaTech over GaTech
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Colorado over Hawaii
WRONG C.Michigan over Kansas
WRONG Mizzou over Indiana
RIGHT Nebraska over Miami Fl
RIGHT Utah over Michigan
RIGHT Mich St over E.Michigan
RIGHT Minnesota over SJSU
RIGHT Wisconsin over BGSU
WRONG NM St over UNM
RIGHT Marshall over Akron
RIGHT Arizona over Cal
RIGHT Oregon over Wash St
RIGHT Georgia over Troy
RIGHT S.Carolina over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Bama over Florida
WRONG LSU over Miss St
WRONG Rice over ODU
RIGHT TAMU over SMU
RIGHT BYU over UVA
RIGHT ECU over UNC

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Week 4 2014: Weekday picks (early edition) #saturdayselections

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Week 4 is here and that means week 4 picks are here.  We will be updating tonight, tomorrow and all through Saturday as more and more picks roll in, so check back every now and then to see what the latest picks are.

Updated 9/19 with a little Cowherd and friends.

Colin Cowherd:
Bama over Florida 28-12
UVA over BYU 28-20
LSU over Miss St 31-21
OU over WVU 33-30
FSU over Clemson 28-20
Nebraska over Miami FL 27-20
Oregon over Wash St 38-20

Kirk Herbstreit:
Auburn over KState
Nebraska over Miami FL

Jennifer’s Picks:
Auburn over Kstate

Phil Steele:
Bama over Florida 33-16
Marshall over Akron
FSU over Clemson 38-17
OU over WVU 37-27
Pitt over Iowa (by 7)
Oregon over Wash St 51-24
LSU over Miss St 27-16
Nebraska over Miami Fl 28-27
Arkansas over NIU 44-24
UNC over ECU 34-31 (upset special)
S.Miss over App St 34-21

Mark May:
Clemson over FSU
Bama over Florida
OU over WVU
LSU over Miss St

Brian Griese:
FSU over Clemson
Bama over Florida
OU over WVU
Miss St over WVU
Auburn over Kstate

Robert Smith:
Auburn over Kstate
LSU over Miss St
FSU over Clemson
Bama over Florida
BYU over UVA

Chris Fallica:
FSU over Clemson 34-31
WVU over OU 30-24
Bama over Florida 33-10
Utah over Michigan 27-21

Tom Luginbill:
Nebraska over Miami Fl
Michigan over Utah
Maryland over Syracuse
Mizzou over Indiana
Pitt over Iowa

Tim Cowlishaw:
FSU over Clemson

Danny Kanell:
BYU over UVA
Auburn over Kstate
Bama over Florida
Nebraska over Miami
Pitt over Iowa

Ryen Russillo:
Wyoming over FAU
Michigan over Utah
Oregon over Wash St

Joey Galloway:
Auburn over kstate

Jason Sehorn:
FSU over Clemson
LSU over Miss St
UVA over BYU
Arizona over Cal
Auburn over KState
Bama over Florida

Jon Berger:
FSU over Clemson
Bama over Florida

David Pollack:
FSU over Clemson

Paul Finebaum:
TAMU over SMU

Matt Millen:
Auburn over KState

Greg McElroy:
Bama over Florida
TAMU over SMU

Booger McFarland:
TAMU over SMU

Ivan Maisel:
Bama over Florida

Heather Dinich:
FSU over Clemson

Pat Forde:
USF
Duke
FSU over Clemson
Pitt over Iowa
Syracuse over Maryland
VaTech over GaTech
OU over WVU
Colorado over Hawaii
C.Michigan over Kansas
Mizzou over Indiana
Nebraska over Miami Fl
Utah over Michigan
Mich St over E.Michigan
Minnesota over SJSU
Wisconsin over BGSU
NM St over UNM
Marshall over Akron
Arizona over Cal
Oregon over Wash St
Georgia over Troy
S.Carolina over Vanderbilt
Bama over Florida
LSU over Miss St
Rice over ODU
TAMU over SMU
BYU over UVA
ECU over UNC

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

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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

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