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Week 1 2017: Saturday morning #CFB Picks! #GAMEDAY

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Good morning to you and a happy Saturday morning it is.  Gameday is already going as well as SEC Nation, which means we are up and running tracking picks.  We will be updating all morning with the latest picks and predictions from all of your favorite analysts, most hated personalities, celebrity guests, and whoever else we find along the way.  Check back often for the latest updates.

Lee Corso:
Alabama over FSU (HEADGEAR PICK)
UCLA over TAMU
VT over WVU
Tennessee over GT
Wyoming over Iowa
NC St over S.Carolina
BYU over LSU
S.Miss+10.5 vs Kentucky (SUPERDOG PICK!)
S.Miss over Kentucky (SUPERDOG PICK!)
Florida over Michigan
USC over W.Michigan
Ohio St over Indiana (HEADGEAR PICK)
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Navy over FAU
Ariz St over NM St
Wisconsin-27.5 vs Utah St
Washginton-27.5 vs Rutgers
Navy-10 vs FAU
Arizona St-23.5 vs NM St

Kirk Herbstreit:
UCLA over TAMU
VT over WVU
Iowa over Wyoming
NC St over S.Carolina
LSU over BYU
Cal+12.5 vs UNC (SUPERDOG PICK!)
Michigan over Florida
Georgia over App St
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Arizona St over NM St
Ohio St over Indiana
Utah St+27.5 vs Wisconsin
Washginton-27.5 vs Rutgers
FAU+10 vs Navy
Arizona St-23.5 vs NM St

Desmond Howard:
Alabama over FSU
VT over WVU
GT over Tennessee
Wyoming over Iowa
NC St over S.Carolina
LSU over BYU
Michigan over Florida
Nevada+24.5 vs NW (SUPERDOG PICK!)
NW over Nevada
UCLA over TAMU
Georgia over App St
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Navy over FAU
Arizona St over NM St
Ohio St over Indiana
Wisconsin-27.5 vs Utah St
Washginton-27.5 vs Rutgers
Navy-10 vs FAU
Arizona St-23.5 vs NM St

Sam Hunt:
UCLA over TAMU
WVU over VT
Tennessee over GT
Iowa over Wyoming
S.Carolina over NC St
LSU over BYU
Michigan over Florida
Alabama over FSU

Jennifer’s Picks:
UCLA over TAMU
VT over WVU
Tennessee over GT
Iowa over Wyoming
NC St over S.Carolina
LSU over BYU
Michigan over Florida
Georgia over App St
Alabama over FSU
USC over W.Michigan
Clemson over Kent St
Boise St over Troy
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Navy over FAU
Ariz St over NM St
Ohio St over Indiana

Colin Cowherd:
Illinois-6 vs Ball St
W.Michigan+27 vs USC
Tennessee-3 vs GT

David Pollack:
Alabama over FSU
Florida over Michigan
Georgia over App St
Washington over Rutgers
Wisconsin over Utah St
EWU over TTU

Chris Fallica: Bear’s Bank!
Alabama over FSU
Troy+10 vs Boise St
Iowa-12 vs Wyoming
Cal+12.5 vs UNC

Rece Davis:
Youngstown St+15 vs Pitt (SUPERDOG PICK!)
Michigan over Florida

Booger McFarland:
FSU over Alabama
Michigan over Florida
WVU over VT
TAMU over UCLA

Dari Nowkhah:
NC St over S.Carolina
S.Miss over Kentucky
GT over Tennessee

Mel Kiper Jr.:
Kentucky over S.Miss
Tennessee over GT

Tim Tebow:
Tennessee over GT
TAMU over UCLA
S.Carolina over NC St
LSU over BYU
Alabama over FSU
Florida over Michigan

Les Miles:
Tennessee over GT
TAMU over UCLA
S.Carolina over NC St
LSU over BYU
Alabama over FSU
Michigan over Florida

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over FSU
Tennessee over GT
UCLA over TAMU
S.Carolina over NC St
LSU over BYU
Florida over Michigan
Vanderbilt over MTSU

Paul Finebaum:
Tennessee over GT
TAMU over UCLA
S.Carolina over NC St
LSU over BYU
Alabama over FSU
Florida over Michigan

Chris Doering:
NC St over S.Carolina
Florida over Michigan
LSU over BYU
FSU over Alabama
Tennessee over GT
Arkansas over FAMU

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Week 1 2017: Early week #CFB Picks!

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The week has already started with some hot picks from Phil Steele, Chris Fallica & Stanford Steve (for those of you who indulge in a wager), but here’s the weekday megapost of all kind of random picks for your viewing pleasure.  Check back because we will be updating tonight and tomorrow as we head into Saturday morning’s slate of picks!

https://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay/status/903408379703513088

Lee Corso:
Ohio St over Indiana (headgear pick)
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Navy over FAU
Ariz St over NM St
Wisconsin-27.5 vs Utah St
Washginton-27.5 vs Rutgers
Navy-10 vs FAU
Arizona St-23.5 vs NM St

Kirk Herbstreit:
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Arizona St over NM St
Ohio St over Indiana
Utah St+27.5 vs Wisconsin
Washginton-27.5 vs Rutgers
FAU+10 vs Navy
Arizona St-23.5 vs NM St

Desmond Howard:
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Navy over FAU
Arizona St over NM St
Ohio St over Indiana
Wisconsin-27.5 vs Utah St
Washginton-27.5 vs Rutgers
Navy-10 vs FAU
Arizona St-23.5 vs NM St

Jennifer’s Picks:
Wisconsin over Utah St
Washington over Rutgers
Navy over FAU
Ariz St over NM St
Ohio St over Indiana

Andrea Adelson:
FSU over Alabama
NC St over S.Carolina
VT over WVU
Tennessee over GT
Wake Forest over Presbyterian
Syracuse over C.Connecticut
BC over NIU
Clemson over Kent St
UNC over Cal
Pitt over Youngstown St
Duke over NC Central
Louisville over Purdue
UVA over W&M
Miami FL over Bethune-Cookman

Gene Chizik:
LSU over BYU
Auburn over Georgia Southern
Michigan over Florida
Kentucky over S.Miss

Chris Doering:
Arkansas over FAMU

Dusty Dvoracek:
OU over UTEP
Michigan over Florida
Texas over Maryland
Washington over Rutgers
OU-43 vs UTEP
Michigan-5 vs Florida
Texas-19 vs Maryland
Washington-27 vs Rutgers

Bruce Feldman:
WVU over VT
Ohio St over Indiana
Colorado over CSU
Texas over Maryland
Iowa over Wyoming
Michigan over Florida
S.Carolina over NC St
ND over Temple
Georgia over App St
Alabama over FSU
LSU over BYU
TAMU over UCLA
Tennessee over GT
WVU+4.5 vs VT

Pat Forde:
Ohio St over Indiana
Ohio St-21 vs Indiana

Joel Klatt:
Alabama over FSU
Michigan over Florida
WVU over VT
Tennessee over GT

Greg McElroy:
Tennesee over GT
Ole Miss over S.Alabama
Auburn over Georgia So

Booger McFarland:
Florida over Michigan (Finebaum 8/14)
Vanderbilt over MTSU
UCLA over TAMU
NC St over S.Carolina
Miss St over Charleston Southern
Ole Miss over S.Alabama
Kentucky over S.Miss

Brett McMurphy:
Iowa over Wyoming
Auburn over Georgia So
Troy+11 vs Boise St
Iowa-11.5 vs Wyoming
Florida+5.5 vs Michigan
Auburn-34 vs Georgia So
FSU+7 vs Alabama

Dari Nowkhah:
Alabama over FSU (Dari 7 Mel 8/19)

Jordan Rodgers:
LSU over BYU
Arkansas over FAMU
Georgia over App St
FSU over Alabama

Mark Schlabach:
Alabama over FSU
Navy over FAU
Ohio St over Indiana
Florida over Michigan

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over FSU (SEC Nation 8/17)
Vanderbilt over MTSU
Matt Stinchcomb:
UCLA over TAMU
Mizzou over Missouri St
Florida over Michigan
Georgia over App St

Matt Stinchcomb:
UCLA over TAMU
Tennessee over GT
Mizzou over Missouri St
Miss St over Charleston Southern

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2016-17 College Football season results! #CFB

Posted on by gamedaycole

Welcome back everyone.  With the addition of @thegamedaybaby to our family things kind of got away from me towards the end of the football season and we forgot to post season results.  We are back to provide results and announce the winner finally!

As always, everything is subjective since everyone is picking different games each week.  We are comparing the overall body of work and then our distinguished panel of one decides who are the winners and losers.  Experts who focus on single conferences don’t generally qualify, and the sample size is definitely a big factor.  With that being said, let’s get down to it.  We are proud to announce that the 2016-17 Season Champion, for the second year in a row, is none other than Mr. Phil Steele!  Phil went 257-93 (73.43%) straight up by our counts.  He was in 2nd place behind @GamedayJen heading into bowl season, but a strong bowl performance was enough to edge out Jen for the season title.  Since we focus on straight up picks, I’m also awarding a gold star to Chris Fallica for going 55.14% against the spread this season (78-63-5).

Everyone else is listed below, so check it out to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this season!

2016-17 Season Straight Up Record Straight Up % ATS ATS %
Mel Kiper Jr. 8-1 88.89%
Brad Edwards 5-1 83.33% 3-3 50.00%
Mike Bellotti 4-1 80.00%
Mack Brown 18-5 78.26%
Jordan Rodgers 18-5 78.26%
Brett McMurphy 7-3 77.78%
Clint Stoerner 25-8 75.76%
Matt Stinchcomb 9-3 75.00%
Marcus Spears 58-20 74.36%
Andrea Adelson 92-32 74.19%
Phil Steele 257-93 73.43% 182-173-8 51.24%
Greg McElroy 35-13 72.92%
Mark Schlabach 45-17 72.58%
Jennifer’s Picks 172-67 71.97%
David Pollack 46-19 70.77%
Paul Finebaum 61-26 70.11%
Dusty Dvoracek 33-39 70.00% 33-39-2 45.95%
Trevor Matich 16-7 69.57%
Charles Arbuckle 111-49 69.38%
Booger McFarland 64-29 68.82%
Pat Forde 200-91 68.73% 19-23-1 45.35%
Joey Galloway 79-36 68.70%
Dari Nowkhah 32-15 68.09% 7-8-2001 46.88%
Dan Wetzel 17-8 68.00% 11-14 44.00%
Kirk Herbstreit 113-54 67.66%
Lee Corso 111-54 67.27%
Bruce Feldman 128-63 67.02% 86-96 47.33%
Robert Smith 10-5 66.67%
Tim Tebow 49-25 66.22%
Colin Cowherd 17-9 65.38%
Celebrity Guests Overall 102-56 64.56%
Desmond Howard 118-65 64.48%
Danny Kanell 71-40 63.96% 19-26-2 42.55%
Chris Doering 48-28 63.16%
Scott Van Pelt 5-3 62.50% 43-38-0 53.09%
Stanford Steve Coughlin 59-36 62.11% 60-62-4 49.21%
Chris Fallica 67-41 62.04% 78-63-5 55.14%
Joel Klatt 22-14 61.11%
Ryen Russillo 39-25 60.94% 18-22-2 45.24%
Dave Wannstedt 10-7 58.82%
Jason Seorn 4-3 57.14%
Todd McShay 23-20 53.49%
Rece Davis 12-17 41.38%
Rufus Peabody 16-12-0 57.14%
Season Totals 2436-1135 68.22% 575-579-30 49.83%
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