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2012-13 Yearly results & Champion!

Posted on January 15, 2013 by gamedaycole

It is a bittersweet day around here at the Gameday blog. The results for the season are in, and that means that we crown a new champion as we put the season to bed. I found it interesting that both last year’s bowl champion (Tony Reali) and last year’s season champion (Jesse Palmer) both were not in the competition. Tony Reali had no picks this year, and Jesse Palmer only had ten picks (going 7-3 overall). This year, Ryen Russillo was on top of the leaderboard going 18-5 (78.26%) but 23 picks is not enough to be a champion around here. Therefore, I am proud to bring you this year’s grand champion: Tom Luginbill at 58-17 (77.33%). We had a handful of experts going into bowl season who were within reach of the coveted 80% barrier for the season. Big names including Tom Luginbill, Lou Holtz, Pat Forde, Mike Bellotti, Colin Cowherd and so on. Pat Forde had been on a tear this year sitting at 75.84%, but tanked the bowl season going 18-17. Lou Holtz was at 75% even, but only picked two bowl games and got them wrong. Cowherd and Bellotti both had a shot, but average finishes weren’t enough to boost them over the top. Tom Luginbill was at exactly 80% headed into bowl season, but a 6-4 finish dropped him a few points which was still good enough for the gold. Below you will find the full slate of results for the year, with the minor experts listed below (those who only picked a few games).

Our rookie of the year has to be Dari Nowkhah coming in at 72.6% in his first season here. He took on the hosting duties on the new ESPN show College Football Daily, which is the spiritual successor to the greatly missed “Palmer & Pollack”, and he did pretty well. Mark Schlabach did nicely this year at 64.41%, which was good enough to bring him up from last place in the all-time rankings (now taken on by Mike Greenberg after a disastrous bowl season). Celebrity guests on Gameday did pretty crappy, so let us shame them at 55.65%. Brian Griese is our anti-rookie of the year at 57.45%. Last but not least, I really do have to give props to Lou Holtz. In years past he has picked Notre Dame to win virtually every game they play, and this year he went bananas at 72.58% right. I would have loved to have seen how smug he would have been if ND won the championship, but oh well. I’m sure he’ll be back next year to pick them every game.

Thanks for reading; its been a great season. Check back next August when things get going again. Who knows, maybe this offseason I’ll write some bonus material here too.

Ryen Russillo: 18-5, 78.26%
Tom Luginbill: 58-17, 77.33%
Matt Stinchcomb: 12-4, 75%
Pat Forde: 310-110, 73.81%
Ed Cunningham: 8-3, 72.73%
Dari Nowkhah: 106-40, 72.60%
Lou Holtz: 45-17, 72.58%
Mike Bellotti: 65-25, 72.22%
Lee Corso: 128-50, 71.91%
Colin Cowherd: 99-39, 71.74%
Woody Paige: 5-2, 71.43%
Trevor Matich: 70.65%
Christian Fauria: 84-36, 70%
Jesse Palmer: 7-3, 70%
Kirk Herbstreit: 125-54, 69.83%
Mel Kiper Jr.: 30-14, 68.18%
Charles Arbuckle: 41-20, 67.21%
Brad Edwards: 42-21, 66.67%
Kevin Carter: 10-5, 66.67%
Matt Millen: 4-2, 66.67%
Jason Sehorn: 49-25, 66.22%
Jennifer’s Picks: 144-74, 66.06%
Mark Schlabach: 38-19, 64.41%
Desmond Howard: 92-52, 63.89%
Robert Smith: 97-56, 63.40%
David Pollack: 69-40, 63.30%
Mike Golic: 24-14, 63.16%
Dan Hawkins: 15-9, 62.5%
Danny Kanell: 23-15, 60.53%
Todd McShay: 52-35, 59.77%
Mark May: 46-32, 58.97%
Brian Griese: 27-20, 57.45%
Celebrity Guests: 69-55, 55.65%
Tim Cowlishaw: 5-4, 55.56%
Ivan Maisel: 3-3, 50%
Skip Bayless: 5-7, 41.67%
Chris Fowler: 2-3, 40%
Mike Greenberg: 13-22, 37.14%
Andre Ware: 1-3, 25%

Scott Van Pelt: 5-0, 100%
JA Adande: 3-0, 100%
Bob Ryan: 3-0, 100%
Kevin Blackistone: 2-0, 100%
Samantha Steele: 1-0, 100%
Jackie MacMullan: 1-0, 100%
Michael Smith: 4-1, 80%
Brock Huard: 3-1, 75%
Bill Plaschke: 0-1, 0%

2012-13 Bowl Season: Results & Champions!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by gamedaycole

We’ve had the boys down at the Gameday lab tallying picks, crunching numbers and doing things in labcoats and the results for the 2012-13 Bowl Season are finally in! As with every year, there is some discretion used by our board of trustees (i.e. Me) as to who actually wins, and how to interpret the results. First, our bowling results are below for your review presented in alphabetical order by first name:

Brad Edwards: 1-0
Charles Arbuckle: 1-0
Christian Fauria: 1-0
Colin Cowherd: 22-13
Dari Nowkhah: 1-0
Danny Kanell: 1-1
David Pollack: 3-4
Desmond Howard: 8-2
Ed Cunningham: 8-3
Ivan Maisel: 3-1
JA Adande: 1-0
Jackie MacMullan: 1-0
Jennifer’s Picks: 25-10
Jesse Palmer: 3-1
Kevin Carter: 7-3
Kirk Herbstreit: 5-3
Lee Corso: 7-3
Lou Holtz: 0-2
Mark May: 2-0
Mark Schlabach: 23-12
Matt Stinchcomb: 0-1
Mel Kiper Jr: 0-1
Michael Smith: 0-1
Mike Bellotti: 6-4
Mike Golic: 21-14
Mike Greenberg: 13-22
Pat Forde: 18-17
Robert Smith: 25-10
Ryen Russillo: 1-0
Scott Van Pelt: 1-0
Skip Bayless: 1-1
Stephen A. Smith: 1-0
Tim Cowlishaw: 5-3
Todd McShay: 21-14
Tom Luginbill: 6-4
Trevor Matich: 0-1
Urban Meyer: 0-1
Woody Paige: 1-0

While we have 30+ bowl pickers, we only have a few competitors who qualify for the championship due to the amount of games picked. The eligible competitors are Colin Cowherd, Jennifer, Mark Schlabach, Mike & Mike, Pat Forde, Robert Smith and Todd McShay. Each of them picked the full slate of bowl games, while everyone else just chimed in for a few games. Before crowning a champion, let me also explain the curious case of one Todd McShay. On this year’s Bowl Mania Special on ESPN, prior to any of the bowls kicking off, he picked all of the games with his confidence points. In his picks from this special, he went 22-13. On his ESPN.com Bowl Mania group, he picked a slightly different slate of games with a few being different, but also went 22-13 on his Bowl Mania group. The reason he is being dropped to 21-14 in the official record is because on the Rose Bowl pregame show, he came on about ten minutes before kickoff and boldly declared that he was changing his mind and called for Wisconsin to upset Stanford. Maybe you thought nobody would notice, but listen up McShay: I am here to hold you accountable. Therefore, you will be entered into the record going 21-14 for all eternity.

One last piece of business before we crown our champion. Please make sure to shame Mike Greenberg for going 13-22 on bowl picks. That is an all-time low as far as I know, and he was the only person to have a losing record. Now let us crown our champion… or should I say champions. This year, Robert Smith and my girlfriend Jennifer both put up 25-10 records in picking Bowl Games, and thus they will be our first ever BOWL PICK’EM CO-CHAMPIONS!!! Congratulations to the both of you. Jennifer has already received her congratulatory fruit basket. Robert Smith, if you are reading this, please be on the lookout for the congratulatory cheese platter I have sent you. It was a great bowl season, and we will be back soon with the yearly results!

Jennifer: Bowl Champion — Jennifer: Bowl Co-Champion

Robert Smith: 2012-13 Bowl Champion — Robert Smith: Bowl Co-Champion

2012 Bowl Season: COLE’S BIG BOWL BOARD!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by gamedaycole

We’ve given things a few days to develop since our last update, and we have plenty more for you today. The picks have been rolling in, and with that being said, I hereby unveil COLE’S BIG BOWL BOARD!!!! This will be the official post for all of the picks, and will continue to be updated as more picks roll in. The format may be obvious, but I will explain it anyways. Where there are numbers, it is the expert’s confidence pick (for those of you in confidence leagues). 35 is the highest, 1 is the lowest confidence. All of the picks have their source listed with them, so if someone changes their mind between now and kickoff, the most up to date pick will count for the official record. Happy bowling (and holidays or whatever).

Barry Melrose:
Bama over Notre Dame (Sportscenter 12/18)

Colin Cowherd:
Bama over Notre Dame (The Herd 12/12)
Arizona over Nevada (ESPN Bowl Mania)
Utah St over Toledo
BYU over SDSU
Ball St over UCF
La Lafayette over ECU
Boise St over Washington
SMU over Fresno St
C.Mich over WKU
BGSU over SJSU
Duke over Cinci
Baylor over UCLA
LaMonroe over Ohio
VaTech over Rutgers
TTU over Minnesota
AF over Rice
WVU over Syracuse
Ariz St over Navy
Oregon St over Texas
TCu over Mich St
Vanderbilt over NC St
USC over GaTech
Tulsa over Iowa St
LSU over Clemson
NW over Miss St (Twitter 1/1)
Okla St over Purdue
S.Carolina over Michigan
Georgia over Nebraska
Stanford over Wisconsin
FSU over NIU
KState over Oregon (The Herd 1/3)

David Pollack:
Oregon St over Texas (Twitter 12/5)
LSU over Clemson (Sportscenter 12/20)
Rutgers over VaTech
Florida over Louisville

Danny Kanell:
FSU over NIU (Sportsnation 12/9)

Desmond Howard:
FSU over NIU
NW over Miss St
Okla St over Purdue
Georgia over Nebraska
Michigan over S.Carolina
Florida over Louisville
Oregon over KState
TAMU over OU
Stanford over Wisconsin

Ed Cunningham: (ESPN Bowl Mania special 12/9):
35. Oregon over KState
33. Florida over Louisville
30. FSU over NIU
14. UCLA over Baylor
12. Mich St over TCU
10. S.Carolina over Michigan
9. Bama over Notre Dame
7. GaTech over USC
3. Miss St over NW
2. Georgia over Nebraska
1. Stanford over Wisconsin

Ivan Maisel:
Oregon over KState (espn.com preview 12/4)
LSU over Clemson (espn.com preview 12/4)
FSU over NIU (espn.com preview 12/4)
Bama over Notre Dame (espn.com preview 12/3)

Jennifer’s Picks:
Georgia over Nebraska
Ole Miss over Pitt
Stanford over Wisconsin
FSU over NIU
TAMU over OU
WVU over Syracuse
Lafayette over ECU
Clemson over LSU
GaTech over USC
Ariz St over Navy
LaMonroe over Ohio
Rice over AF
Boise St over Washington
Baylor over UCLA
UCF over Ball St
WKU over C.Michigan
Oregon over KState
Utah St over Toledo
Fresno St over SMU
S.Carolina over Michigan
Vanderbilt over NC St
TCU over Mich St
Iowa St over Tulsa
BYU over SDSU
Notre Dame over Bama (upset special)
Arizona over Nevada
SJSU over BGSU
Ark St over Kent St
Florida over Louisville
Miss St over NW
Cinci over Duke
Rutgers over VaTech
Texas over Oregon St
TTU over Minnesota
Okla St over Purdue

Jesse Palmer:
FSU over NIU (CFB Live 12/3)
Florida over Louisville

Kevin Carter: (ESPNU Bowl Preview Show 12/12)
Oregon St over Texas
LSU over Clemson
S.Carolina over Michigan
Georgia over Nebraska
TAMU over OU
FSU over NIU (ESPNU BCS Bowl Preview 12/13)
Stanford over Wisconsin
Florida over Louisville
Oregon over KState
Bama over Notre Dame

Kirk Herbstreit:
Oregon over KState
FSU over NIU
NW over Miss St
Okla St over Purdue
Georgia over Nebraska
Michigan over S.Carolina
Florida over Louisville
OU over TAMU

Lee Corso:
NIU over FSU
Stanford over Wisconsin (headgear pick)
NW over Miss St
Okla St over Purdue
Georgia over Nebraska
Oregon over KState
S.Carolina over Michigan
Florida over Louisville
TAMU over OU

Lou Holtz:
Notre Dame over Bama (Final Verdict 12/3)

Mark May:
Bama over Notre Dame (Final Verdict 12/3)

Mark Schlabach: (espn.com 12/13)
Oregon over KState
LSU over Clemson
FSU over NIU
Bama over Notre Dame
Arizona over Nevada
Utah St over Toledo
BYU over SDSU
Ball St over UCF
La Lafayette over ECU
Boise St over Washington
Fresno St over SMU
WKU over C.Mich
SJSU over BGSU
Cinci over Duke
UCLA over Baylor
LaMonroe over Ohio
Rutgers over VaTech
TTU over Minnesota
AF over Rice
Syracuse over WVU
Ariz St over Navy
Oreg St over Texas
TCU over Mich St
Vanderbilt over NC St
USC over GaTech
Tulsa over Iowa St
NW over Miss St
Okla St over Purdue
Georgia over Nebraska
S.Carolina over Michigan
Stanford over Wisconsin
Florida over Louisville
TAMU over OU
Ole Miss over Pitt
Kent St over Ark St

Matt Stinchcomb:
Notre Dame over Bama (Final Verdict 12/3)

Mike Bellotti:
Oregon St over Texas (ESPNU Bowl Preview Show 12/12)
LSU over Clemson
S.Carolina over Michigan
Georgia over Nebraska
OU over TAMU
FSU over NIU (Film Room 12/14)
Stanford over Wisconsin (ESPNU BCS Bowl Preview 12/13)
Florida over Louisville
Oregon over KState
Bama over Notre Dame

Mike Golic: (ESPN Bowl Mania)
Arizona over Nevada
Toledo over Utah St
BYU over SDSU
Ball St over UCF
La Lafayette over ECU
Boise St over Washington
Fresno St over SMU
C.Mich over WKU
SJSU over BGSU
Duke over Cinci
UCLA over Baylor
Ohio over LaMonroe
VaTech over Rutgers
TTU over Minnesota
Rice over AF
Syracuse over WVU
Ariz St over Navy
Texas over Oregon St
Mich St over TCU
NC St over Vanderbilt
USC over GaTech
Tulsa over Iowa St
LSU over Clemson
Miss St over NW
Purdue over Okla St
S.Carolina over Michigan
Georgia over Nebraska
Stanford over Wisconsin
FSU over NIU

Mike Greenberg: (ESPN Bowl Mania)
Nevada over Arizona
Toledo over Utah St
BYU over SDSU
Ball St over UCF
ECU over La Lafayette
Washington over Boise St
Fresno St over SMU
WKU over C.Mich
SJSU over BGSU
Cinci over Duke
Baylor over UCLA
Ohio over LaMonroe
Rutgers over VaTech
Minnesota over TTU
Rice over AF
WVU over Syracuse
Navy over Ariz St
Texas over Oregon St
TCU over Mich St
NC St over Vanderbilt
USC over GaTech
Iowa St over Tulsa
LSU over Clemson
NW over Miss St
Purdue over Okla St
S.Carolina over Michigan
Georgia over Nebraska
Wisconsin over Stanford
NIU over FSU

Michael Smith: (ESPN Bowl Mania)
Georgia over Nebraska
S.Carolina over Michigan
Vanderbilt over NC St
LSU over Clemson
Stanford over Wisconsin
Utah St over Toledo
Arizona over Nevada
SJSU over BGSU
Ball St over UCF
USC over GaTech
Boise St over Washington
FSU over NIU
WVU over Syracuse
AF over Rice
Okla St over Purdue
LaMonroe over Ohio
Mich St over TCU
UCLA over Baylor
Cinci over Duke
TTU over Minnesota
Oregon St over Texas
C.Mich over WKU
Ariz St over NAvy
Iowa St over Tulsa
Rutgers over VaTech
ECU over LaLafayette
Fresno St over SMU
SDSU over BYU
Miss St over NW

Pat Forde: (Forde Yard Dash 12/13)
Arizona over Nevada
Utah St over Toledo
SDSU over BYU
Ball St over UCF
La Lafayette over ECU
Boise St over Washington
Fresno St over SMU
WKU over C.Mich
SJSU over BGSU
Cinci over Duke
UCLA over Baylor
LaMonroe over Ohio
Rutgers over VaTech
TTU over Minnesota
AF over Rice
WVU over Syracuse
Ariz St over Navy
Oregon St over Texas
TCU over Mich St
Vanderbilt over NC St
USC over GaTech
Iowa St over Tulsa
LSU over Clemson
NW over Miss St
Okla St over Purdue
S.Carolina over Michigan
Georgia over Nebraska
Stanford over Wisconsin
FSU over NIU
Florida over Louisville
Oregon over KState
TAMU over OU
Ole Miss over Pitt
Kent St over Ark St
ND over BAma

Robert Smith (ESPN Bowl Mania Special 12/9):
35. Georgia over Nebraska
34. Florida over Louisville
31. FSU over NIU
30. S.Carolina over Michigan
28. Stanford over Wisconsin
27. TCU over Mich St
26. LSU over Clemson
25. Bama over Notre Dame
20. TAMU over OU
16. Oregon over KState
8. USC over GaTech
6. Baylor over UCLA
3. NW over Miss ST
Duke over Cinci
SJSU over BGSU
WKU over C.Mich

Skip Bayless:
Notre Dame over Bama (First Take 12/14)

Stephen A. Smith:
Bama over Notre Dame (First Take 12/14)

Todd McShay (ESPN Bowl Mania Special 12/9):
35. Okla St over Purdue
34. TTU over Minnesota
33. Utah St over Toledo
32. Oregon over KState
31. Fresno St over SMU
30. Stanford over Wisconsin
29. S.Carolina over Michigan
28. Vanderbilt over NC St
27. Florida over Louisville
26. FSU over NIU
25. Ark St over Kent St
24. SJSU over BGSU
23. Arizona over Nevada
22. Bama over Notre Dame
21. Lafayette over ECU
20. WVU over Syracuse
19. TAMU over OU
18. Georgia over Nebraska
17. Ole Miss over Pitt
16. USC over GaTech
15. Ariz St over Navy
14. LaMonroe over Ohio
13. Rice over AF
12. Boise St over Washington
11. LSU over Clemson
10. Baylor over UCLA
9. Ball St over UCF
8. WKU over C.Michigan
7. BYU over SDSU
6. TCU over Mich St
5. Iowa St over Tulsa
4. Oregon St over Texas
3. Rutgers over VaTech
2. Duke over Cinci
1. NW over Miss St
Wisconsin over Stanford (College Gameday 1/1)

Tom Luginbill: (ESPNU Bowl Preview Show 12/12)
Oregon St over Texas
LSU over Clemson
S.Carolina over Michigan
Georgia over Nebraska
OU over TAMU
Florida over Louisville (ESPNU BCS Bowl Preview 12/13)
Stanford over Wisconsin
FSU over NIU
Oregon over KState
Bama over Notre Dame