Week 3 2016: Saturday morning #CFB Picks! #LOUvsFSU

Good morning sports fans and welcome back for some Saturday morning college football picks.  College Gameday is off and running which means the picks are coming in hot and heavy for this big slate of games today.  Check back often because we will be updating all morning with more and more picks just for you.

 

 

 

 

Lee Corso:
Louisville over FSU (Headgear pick)
Nebraska over Oregon
Notre Dame over Mich St
Ohio St over OU
Alabama over Ole Miss (big)
App St over Miami Fl
LSU over Miss St
TAMU over Auburn
Stanford over USC
UCF+10 vs Maryland (Super Dog)

Kirk Herbstreit:
Oregon over Nebraska
Pitt over Okla St
Notre Dame over Mich St
Ohio St over OU
Miami Fl over App St
LSU over Miss St
Auburn over TAMU
Alabama over Ole Miss
Stanford over USC
Michigan over Colorado
Pitt+3.5 vs Okla St (Super Dog)

Desmond Howard:
Oregon over Nebraska
Okla St over Pitt
Ohio St over OU
Miami Fl over App St
LSU over Miss St
TAMU over Auburn
ND over Mich St
Alabama over Ole Miss
Stanford over USC
Louisville over FSU
Vanderbilt+6.5 vs GT (Super Dog)

Laila Ali:
Miami Fl over App St
Oregon over Nebraska
LSU over Miss St
Auburn over TAMU
ND over Mich St
Ohio St over OU
Alabama over Ole Miss
USC over Stanford
Louisville over FSU

David Pollack:
Louisville over FSU
Alabama over Ole Miss
Mich St over Notre Dame
Ohio St over OU
Pitt over Okla St
Mich St+7 vs ND (Super Dog)

Jennifer’s Picks:
Oregon over Nebraska
Pitt over Okla St (upset special)
Michigan over Colorado
Stanford over USC
Miami Fl over App St
LSU over Miss St (close)
Auburn over TAMU
ND over Mich St (close)
Ohio St over OU
Alabama over Ole Miss
Clemson over SC St
Texas over Cal
Louisville over FSU
Georgia over Mizzou

The Gameday Baby:
Louisville over FSU

Rece Davis:
ND over Mich St
ECU+3 vs S.Carolina (Super Dog)

Tim Tebow:
Alabama over Ole Miss
Georgia over Mizzou
LSU over Miss St
TAMU over Auburn

Paul Finebaum:
OU over Ohio St
Auburn over TAMU
Alabama over Ole Miss
Georgia over Mizzou
LSU over Miss St

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over Ole Miss
Florida over UNT
Georgia over Mizzou
LSU over Miss St
TAMU over Auburn

Mel Kiper Jr.:
Alabama over Ole Miss

Dari Nowkhah:
Alabama over Ole Miss
TAMU over Auburn
BYU over UCLA
Vanderbilt over GT
ECU over S.Carolina
FSU over Louisville
TAMU+3.5 vs Auburn
Vanderbilt+6.5 vs GT
ECU+3 vs S.Carolina
BYU+3 vs UCLA

Mack Brown:
Alabama over Ole Miss
Nebraska over Oregon
Michigan over Colorado
Notre Dame over Mich St
Ohio St over OU

Mark May:
Alabama over Ole Miss
Oregon over Nebraska
Michigan over Colorado
Notre Dame over Mich St
Ohio St over OU

Chris Fallica:
Ohio St over OU
Nebraska over Oregon
Pitt over Okla St
Louisville+2 vs FSU
Ohio St-2 vs OU
UTSA+19.5 vs Ariz St
SJSU+13 vs Utah
SJSU+13.5 vs Utah (Bear’s Bank)
Vanderbilt+6.5 vs GT (Bear’s Bank)
Mizzou+6.5 vs Georgia (Bear’s Bank)
Pitt+6 vs OK St
Vanderbilt ML vs GT

Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Ohio St over OU
Nebraska over Oregon
Stanford over USC
Louisville over FSU
Louisville+2 vs FSU
Ohio St-2 vs OU
Nebraska-3 vs Oregon
Cal vs Texas over 68.5
USC+8.5 vs Stanford
ND-7.5 Vs Mich St
App St ML over Miami FL

Phil Steele:
Auburn over TAMU
Okla St over Pitt (by 3)
Nebraska over Oregon
Miami FL over App St (by a touchdown)
Alabama over Ole Miss (by two touchdowns)
Tennessee over Ohio (closer than expected)
Charlotte over E.Michigan
FSU over Louisville
OU over Ohio St
Michigan over Colorado 31-20
Houston over Cinci
Stanford over USC
Mizzou over Georgia
Wisconsin over Georgia St
TCU over Iowa St
S.Carolina over ECU
Cinci+7 Vs Houston (Cinci to keep it closer than a touchdown)
Pitt+6 Vs OK St (decided by 3)
Pitt+4.5 vs Ok St
Miami FL-3.5 Vs App St (decided by a touchdown)
Alabama-10.5 vs Ole Miss (decided by two touchdowns)
Ohio+27.5 vs Tennessee (closer than expected)
Mich St+7.5 vs ND (decided by 3-4 points)
OU+2 vs Ohio St (outright win)
Mizzou+7 vs Georgia
Wisconsin-33.5 vs Georgia St
Texas vs Cal over 81
Michigan vs Colorado under 56
TCU-24.5 vs Iowa St

Week 2 2016: College football picks are graded; results are in! #CFB #CFBPlayoff

Week 2 had a schedule that not many were excited about, but some of us around here know that the sleepy schedules can sometimes bring great games and upsets.  We saw a huge upset in Central Michigan taking down Oklahoma State due to an incorrect call on the last play.  The NCAA has said they aren’t overturning it, so neither are we.  That being said, let’s dive right in.

Winners this week include Lee Corso (9-1), Marcus Spears (5-0), Andrea Adelson (10-2), Charles Arbuckle (9-3), Chris Doering (4-1), Danny Kanell (3-0 SU, 2-0 ATS), and Greg McElroy (4-1).  This week’s official winner is none other than last year’s champion Phil Steele, who brought in a 9-2 record straight up and went 7-2 against the spread!  Congratulations Phil, the fruit basket is on the way.

Losers this week include Kirk Herbstreit (5-6) and Pat Forde (3-1 straight up, but 0-4 ATS).  Unfortunately this week’s loss is going to have to go to one of last week’s winners.  Scott Van Pelt started off hot last week but fell back down to earth this week going 1-4 against the spread on his WINNER$ segment.  Sorry SVP, the dunce hat is being shipped your way this week.

Lee Corso got things back on track this week winning his headgear pick of Tennessee over Virginia Tech.  Special guest celebrity Dale Earnhardt Jr. went 5-5 on the week after I gave him props for being a knowledgeable guest picker.  Jennifer booked a nice win at 11-4 on the week, while @TheGamedayBaby also booked a win with Tennessee over VT.

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

Lee Corso: 9-1
RIGHT Tennessee over VT (Headgear pick)
RIGHT Pitt over Penn St
WRONG Illinois over UNC
RIGHT Arkansas over TCU
RIGHT Miss St over S.Carolina
RIGHT Utah over BYU
RIGHT Ariz St over TTU
RIGHT SDSU over Cal
RIGHT Boise St over Wash St
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa St
S. Alabama+13.5 vs Ga Southern (Super Dog)

Kirk Herbstreit: 5-6
RIGHT Alabama over WKU
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
WRONG Penn St over Pitt
RIGHT UNC over Illinois
WRONG S.Carolina over Miss St
WRONG BYU over Utah
WRONG TTU over Ariz St
WRONG Cal over SDSU
RIGHT Boise St over Wash St
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa St
RIGHT Michigan over UCF
Wake Forest+6.5 vs Duke (Super Dog)

Desmond Howard: 5-5
RIGHT Pitt over Penn St
RIGHT UNC over Illinois
RIGHT Arkansas over TCU
WRONG S.Carolina over Miss St
WRONG BYU over Utah
WRONG TTU over Ariz St
WRONG Cal over SDSU
RIGHT Boise St over Wash St
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa St
WRONG VT over Tennessee
ECU+5.5 vs NC St (Super Dog)

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 5-5
RIGHT Pitt over Penn St
RIGHT UNC over Illinois
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
WRONG S.Carolina over Miss St
WRONG BYU over Utah
WRONG TTU over Ariz St
RIGHT SDSU over Cal
RIGHT Boise St over Wash St
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa St
WRONG VT over Tennessee

Jennifer’s Picks: 11-4
RIGHT Alabama over WKU
RIGHT Pitt over Penn St
RIGHT UNC over Illinois
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
WRONG S.Carolina over Miss St
WRONG BYU over Utah
WRONG TTU over Ariz St
RIGHT SDSU over Cal
RIGHT Boise St over Wash St
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa St
RIGHT Tennessee over VT
RIGHT Texas over UTEP
RIGHT Michigan over UCF
RIGHT Clemson over Troy
RIGHT Georgia over Nicholls State

David Pollack: 1-0
RIGHT Tennessee over VT

Rece Davis:
Iowa St+15.5 vs Iowa (Super Dog)

Richard Petty: 0-1
WRONG VT over Tennessee

Tim Tebow: 3-1
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
RIGHT Tennessee over VT
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Miss St over S.Carolina

Marcus Spears: 5-0
RIGHT Arkansas over TCU
RIGHT Tennessee over VT
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Miss St over S.Carolina
RIGHT Georgia over Nicholls

Paul Finebaum: 3-1
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
RIGHT Tennessee over VT
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Miss St over S.Carolina

Mack Brown: 1-0
RIGHT Tennessee over VT

Mark May: 1-0
RIGHT Tennessee over VT

Andrea Adelson: 10-2
RIGHT Miami FL over FAU
RIGHT Pitt over Penn St
RIGHT Tennessee over VT
WRONG Duke over Wake Forest
RIGHT Louisville over Syracuse
RIGHT BC over UMass
WRONG NC St over ECU
RIGHT FSU over Charleston So
RIGHT Clemson over Troy
RIGHT Georgia Tech over Mercer
RIGHT UNC over Illinois
RIGHT Oregon over Virginia

Charles Arbuckle: 9-3
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
WRONG VT over Tennessee
RIGHT Alabama over WKU
RIGHT Georgia over Nicholls St
RIGHT Ole Miss over Wofford
RIGHT TAMU over PV A&M
RIGHT LSU over Jacksonville St
RIGHT Pitt over Penn St
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa St
WRONG BYU over Utah
RIGHT Boise St over Wash St
RIGHT UNC over Illinois

Stanford Steve Coughlin: 3-3 Straight Up, 3-5-1 ATS
WRONG TTU over Ariz St 49-38
RIGHT Utah over BYU 23-17
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa St
WRONG Purdue+200ish ML vs Cinci
1-1 on ESPN Insider
WRONG TTU+3 vs Ariz St
RIGHT TCU vs Arkansas over 58.5
WRONG VT+11 vs Tennessee
WRONG Utah-3.5 vs BYU
TIE UConn+4 vs Navy
RIGHT Penn St+6 vs Pitt
RIGHT Iowa-15 vs Iowa St
0-2 ATS on ESPN Insider

Chris Doering: 4-1
RIGHT LSU over Jacksonville St (by one score)
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky 31-20
WRONG S.Carolina over Miss St 24-23
RIGHT Arkansas over TCU 34-30
RIGHT Tennessee over VT 26-17

Dusty Dvoracek: 2-2 Straight up, 2-2-1 ATS
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa St
WRONG TTU over Ariz St
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
RIGHT Pitt over Penn St
RIGHT C.Michigan+21 vs Okla St
RIGHT ULM+47 vs OU
WRONG TCU-7.5 vs Arkansas
TIE Pitt-3 vs Penn St
WRONG TTU+3 vs Ariz St

Chris “The Bear” Fallica: 6-1 Straight Up, 4-6-1 ATS
RIGHT Tennessee over VT
RIGHT SDSU over Cal
RIGHT Wake Forest over Duke
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
ECU+150ish ML vs NC St
2-0 on ESPN Insider
TIE WKU+28 vs Alabama
RIGHT WKU+28.5 vs Alabama (Bear’s Bank)
WRONG TCU-7.5 vs Arkansas
WRONG VT+11 vs Tennessee
RIGHT ECU+150ish ML vs NC St
WRONG SDSU-7.5 vs Cal
RIGHT Wake Forest+5 vs Duke
RIGHT Wake Forest+6.5 vs Duke (Bear’s Bank)
WRONG Illinois+7.5 vs UNC (Bear’s Bank)
0-2 on ESPN Insider ATS

Pat Forde: 3-1 Straight Up, 0-4 ATS
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa St
RIGHT Pitt over Penn St
RIGHT UNC over Illinois
WRONG Purdue over Cinci
WRONG Purdue+5 vs Cinci
WRONG Illinois+7.5 vs UNC
WRONG Utah St+15.5 vs USC
WRONG MTSU+4 vs Vandy

Joey Galloway: 2-0
RIGHT Louisville over Syracuse
RIGHT Clemson over Troy

Danny Kanell: 3-0 Straight Up, 2-0 ATS
RIGHT Michigan over UCF
RIGHT Tennessee over VT
RIGHT Louisville over Syracuse
RIGHT Arkansas+8 vs TCU
RIGHT Tennessee-11 vs VT

Mel Kiper Jr.: 0-1
WRONG TCU over Arkansas

Trevor Matich: 1-0
RIGHT Tennessee over VT

Greg McElroy: 4-1
RIGHT Alabama over WKU
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
RIGHT Auburn over Ark St
RIGHT Georgia over Nicholls
RIGHT Tennessee over VT

Booger McFarland: 3-1
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky 31-17
RIGHT Miss St over S.Carolina 28-14
WRONG TCU over Arkansas 35-17
RIGHT Tennessee over VT 24-21

Dari Nowkhah: 2-1 Straight Up, 3-2 ATS
RIGHT FSU over Charleston So
WRONG MTSU over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Arkansas over TCU
RIGHT Arkansas+7.5 vs TCU
RIGht Jacksonville St+30 vs LSU
RIGHT Wofford+42.5 vs Ole Miss
WRONG Kentucky+16 vs Florida
WRONG MTSU+3 vs Vanderbilt

Jordan Rodgers: 3-0
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
RIGHT Ole Miss over Wofford
RIGHT Mizzou over E. Michigan

Ryen Russillo: 1-0 Straight Up, 2-0 ATS
RIGHT Tennessee over VT
RIGHT Arkansas+8 vs TCU
RIGHT Tennessee-11 vs VT

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT SDSU over Cal

Robert Smith: 1-0
RIGHT Iowa over Iowa State

Matt Stinchcomb: 2-0
RIGHT Mizzou over E. Michigan
RIGHT Tennessee over VT

Phil Steele: 9-2 Straight up, 7-2 ATS
RIGHT Michigan over UCF
RIGHT Vanderbilt over MTSU
RIGHT Tennessee over VT
RIGHT Pitt over Penn St
RIGHT Texas over UTEP
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
RIGHT Louisville over Syracuse
RIGHT Florida over Kentucky
WRONG Okla St over C. Michigan
2-0 on ESPN Insider Straight Up
RIGHT Penn St+5 vs Pitt
WRONG Kentucky+17 vs Florida
RIGHT Tennessee-11 vs VT
RIGHT C. Michigan+21 vs Okla St
4-1 on ESPN Insider ATS

Clint Stoerner: 3-1
RIGHT Alabama over WKU
WRONG TCU over Arkansas
RIGHT Auburn over Ark St
RIGHT Ole Miss over Wofford

Scott Van Pelt: 1-4 ATS
WRONG FIU+10.5 vs Maryland
WRONG Rice+9 vs Army
RIGHT WKU+28.5 vs Alabama
WRONG Tulsa+29 vs Ohio St
WRONG Illinois+7.5 vs UNC

Dave Wannstedt: 0-2
WRONG Purdue over Cincinnati
WRONG Okla St over C.Michigan

Matt Leinart: 0-1
WRONG Okla St over C.Michigan

2015-16 Season results and champion Phil Steele! #cfb

The 2015-16 season of college football brought excitement and many hours wasted in front of the television, and it is with great sadness that we now enter the offseason.  However, that also means that it is time to crown the 2015-16 GAMEDAYCOLE.COM SEASON CHAMPION!!!  Competition was fierce this year, with 4,271 picks tracked this year and an average correct pick rate of 70.03% on the season.  We had 33 competitors eligible for this year’s championship, and it is without further adieu that I present to you our 2015-16 season champion, Mr. Phil Steele!

Phil Steele: 2015-16 Champion
Phil Steele: 2015-16 Champion

Mr. Steele finished off this season with a record of 597-174 straight up and 121-105-2 against the spread, which comes out to 77.03% straight up and 53.54% against the spread.  I don’t know what his secret is to picking games.  Maybe it is his computer.  Maybe it is the mustache.  Maybe it is the fact that he hasn’t slept since June due to football.  Whatever it is, it works.  Congratulations Phil.  You can now add this to your long and impressive resume, and no doubt impress acquaintances at cocktail parties with this accolade.

There are plenty of other notes to get to for this season’s wrap up.  As you may notice, Greg McElroy topped the straight up percentages on the year at 84.54% with a record of 82-15 on the year.  While this is impressive and deserving of congratulations, he was hurt by the limited number of games he picked, and the fact that his picks are almost entirely SEC conference picks.  Phil Steele had a much larger body of work, and combined with his win rate against the spread that was enough to vault him over McElroy on the season.  Next year we will probably have a separate award for the experts focusing on a single conference, but it is too late to be starting that nonsense right now.

Lee Corso’s headgear picks on the year were his worst year on record.  He went 6-12 on the year in the headgear picks due to some tough breaks and close losses on underdogs.  Charley the Cat had a season on par with Coach Corso, and ended up squeezing out a 7-11 season to beat Corso on the year picking games.  Gameday Jen had her best season on record, going 153-59 (72.17%) on the year, so watch out Phil; she is coming for you!  Maybe next year we’ll have her pick against the spread and make us some money.  Our Gameday guest celebrities had an abysmal year at 56.39% picking games straight up this year.  Maybe you shouldn’t be trusting Rick Ross, the Philly Phanatic, or Eric Church for your betting advice after all.

You can see the full rankings below to see how everyone else did on the year.  We will be putting together a recap of preseason predictions this week to see how great everyone’s preseason picks surely went, so keep an eye out for that and much more to come.

Straight Up SU % ATS ATS %
Greg McElroy 82-15 84.54%
Phil Steele 597-174 77.03% 121-105-2 53.54%
Paul Finebaum 78-27 74.29%
Pat Forde 256-89 73.99%
Andrea Adelson 84-30 73.68%
Booger McFarland 80-32 72.73%
Tim Tebow 45-17 72.58%
Trevor Matich 68-26 72.34% 14-21-1 40.00%
Jennifer 153-59 72.17%
Jason Sehorn 82-33 71.30%
Kirk Herbstreit 120-49 71.01%
Marcus Spears 55-23 70.51%
Brad Edwards 89-38 70.08% 22-20-1 52.38%
Colin Cowherd 73-32 69.52%
David Pollack 71-32 68.93%
Joey Galloway 93-43 68.38%
Robert Smith 49-23 68.06% 10-17-0 37.04%
Mark May 23-11 67.65%
Kevin Carter 38-19 66.67%
Jon Berger 32-16 66.67%
Todd McShay 33-17 66.00%
Danny Kanell 88-47 65.19% 20-23-0 46.51%
Desmond Howard 111-60 64.91%
Chris Fallica 77-42 64.71% 71-67-3 51.45%
Lee Corso 101-56 64.33%
Ryen Russillo 46-27 63.01% 23-19-0 54.76%
Scott Van Pelt 5-3 62.50% 34-35 49.28%
Joel Klatt 105-64 62.13%
Celebrity Guests 75-58 56.39%
Dari Nowhkah 46-36 56.10% 10-8-0 55.56%
Lou Holtz 13-11 54.17%
Stanford Steve Coughlin 42-37 53.16% 40-44-3 48.19%
Season Average 2925-1250 70.06% 365-359-10 50.41%