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2017-18 Preseason predictions!

Posted on August 21, 2017 by gamedaycole

Welcome back everyone! This may have been the longest offseason of all time. Maybe I say that every year. The point is, we are so close to actual college football games which means it is time to start posting some preseason predictions. We will be doing a full post for the official College Gameday preseason preview show, but until that time you can check back here for the latest updates of ridiculous preseason predictions which we can look back at and laugh come January.

Stanford Steve Coughlin preseason totals:
Auburn under 8.5
BC over 4
Purdue over 2.5
SMU over 5
WVU over 7
USC under 10.5
UConn over 3
UAB over 2.5
Mich St over 6
UMass over 3
Alabama over ?
Ohio St over?
Ohio St to win championship
Saquon Barkley to win Heisman

Colin Cowherd:
Ohio St to win championship (The Herd 8/17)

Chris “The Bear” Fallica preseason totals:
Alabama to win national championship
Stanford to win Pac 12
Clemson to win ACC
Ohio St to win Big 12
Auburn under 8.5
FSU under 9.5
Nebraska under 7
Stanford over 8.5
USC under 10.5
FAU over 4* (line has moved)
Syracuse over 4.5* (line has moved)
UAB over 2.5
UTSA over 6.5
UMass over 3
Saquon Barkley to win Heisman

Pat Forde:
Final Four: Alabama, USC, Ohio St, Ok St

Mel Kiper Jr:
OK St to win Big 12
Ohio St to win Big 10
Washington to win Pac 12
FSU to win ACC
Auburn to win SEC
Wash, Ohio St, FSU, Auburn in final four
Washington to win championship

Joel Klatt:
Final Four: Alabama, Okla St, USC, Ohio St
Ohio St to win championship

Matt Leinart:
Final Four: Ohio St, USC, FSU, Alabama
Alabama to win championship

Booger McFarland:
Alabama, FSU, Ohio St and USC in final four

Todd McShay:
Alabama, FSU, Ohio St, USC in final four

Dari Nowkhah: (Dari & Mel 8/17)
OK St to win Big 12
Ohio St to win Big 10
Alabama to win SEC
Washington to win Pac 12
Clemson to win ACC
Bama, Ohio St, OK St, Wash in final four
Bama to win championship

David Pollack:
Alabama, Ohio St, Stanford, Clemson in final four

Mark Schlabach preseason final four:
FSU, Alabama, USC and Ohio State

Robert Smith:
Final Four: Ohio St, FSU, Alabama, USC
USC to win championship

Dave Wannstedt:
Final Four: Washington, Alabama, FSU, Ohio St
Ohio St to win championship

2016-17 Bowl Season results!

Posted on January 20, 2017 by gamedaycole

After some extended work grading bowl picks I am pleased to provide you with the 2016-17 Bowl Season results for our expert pickers and prognosticators! I am very excited to report that Mark Schlabach has come out of nowhere to win this season’s bowl mania with a nice record of 29-12 (no pick on the championship game). Below you will see the full record of results with the major competitors listed at the top and everyone else with a few random picks listed below.

Mark Schlabach: 29-12
Phil Steele: 27-15 (Bowl Mania record), 28-16 including FCS, 20-27-1 ATS
Bruce Feldman: 26-15 straight up, 18-18-1 ATS
Pat Forde: 25-16 straight up, 1-1 ATS
Joey Galloway: 25-17
Danny Kanell: 25-17
@GamedayJen: 24-17
@GamedayCole: 23-19
Ryen Russillo: 23-19
Todd McShay: 22-20

Skip Bayless: 3-0
Mike Greenberg: 3-0
Tom Luginbill: 3-0
Trevor Matich: 2-0
Rece Davis: 1-0
Rod Gilmore: 1-0
Matt Leinart: 1-0
Jesse Palmer: 1-0
Samantha Ponder: 1-0
Jordan Rodgers: 1-0
Stephen A. Smith: 1-0
Steve Spurrier: 1-0
Chris Fallica: 8-2 straight up, 14-5-1 ATS
Booger McFarland: 7-1
Andrea Adelson: 7-2
Charles Arbuckle: 6-2
David Pollack: 6-2
Dusty Dvoracek: 8-4 straight up, 0-2 ATS
Rufus Peabody: 15-9 ATS
Tim Cowlishaw: 6-3 straight up, 6-8 ATS
Kirk Herbstreit: 5-2
Dari Nowkhah: 5-3 straight up, 2-0 ATS
Desmond Howard: 6-4
Mack Brown: 4-2
Chris Doering: 4-2
Scott Van Pelt: 3-2 ATS, 0-1 straight up
Mike Bellotti: 2-1
Brock Huard: 2-1
Joel Klatt: 2-1
Ryan McGee: 2-1
Marcus Spears: 2-1
Mike Golic: 2-1 straight up, 1-0 ATS
Dan Wetzel: 2-1 straight up, 1-1 ATS
Ed Cunningham: 8-8
Greg McElroy: 4-5
Stanford Steve: 4-6 straight up, 10-14 ATS
Pual Finebaum: 2-3
Lee Corso: 2-4
Mark May: 3-5
Colin Cowherd: 1-1 straight up, 1-1 ATS
Mel Kiper Jr. 1-1 ATS
Ivan Maisel: 1-2
Brett McMurphy: 1-2
Tim Tebow: 1-2
Heather Dinich: 1-6
JA Adande: 0-1
Kevin Carter: 0-1

2016-17 Bowl Season: #CFBPlayoff picks! #BowlMania

Posted on December 29, 2016 by gamedaycole

We are sooooo close to the kickoff of this year’s CFB Playoff, so I figured it was time to put together a megapost with this year’s playoff predictions. I’ll be updating this leading up to kickoff on New Year’s Eve so check back for the latest.

Update: Our experts are sitting at 54-2 in favor of Alabama over Washington and 24-13 in favor of Clemson over Ohio St. Our gamblers are sitting at 9-0 in favor of Clemson with the points and 9-2 in favor of Washington taking those big points.

Lee Corso:
Washington over Alabama
Ohio St over Clemson (headgear pick)

Andrea Adelson: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Charles Arbuckle:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson (in championship)

Skip Bayless: Undisputed 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Mike Bellotti: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Ohio St (in championship)

Mack Brown: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson in championship (Champ Drive 12/4)

Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Washington over Alabama (straight up! Dari & Mel 12/31)
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St
Washington+15 vs Alabama

Tim Cowlishaw:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Washington+15 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Ed Cunningham:
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Heather Dinich: espncom 12/30
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Clemson

Chris Doering: SEC Network 12/4
Alabama over Washington

Chris Fallica:
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St
Washington+15 vs Alabama

Bruce Feldman:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama-15 vs Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Paul Finebaum:
Ohio St over Clemson (SEC Nation 12/31)
Alabama over Washington (SC 12/31)

Pat Forde:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson
Washington+16 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Joey Galloway: Gameday 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Rod Gilmore: SC 12/31
Alabama over Washington

Mike Golic:
Alabama over Washington (Mike & Mike 12/7)

Mike Greenberg:
Alabama over Washington (Mike & Mike 12/7)

Kirk Herbstreit:
Alabama over Washington

Desmond Howard:
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Brock Huard: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Jennifer’s Picks:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Danny Kanell:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Clemson over Alabama (Champ Drive 12/4)

Mel Kiper Jr.: Dari & Mel 12/31
Washington+13 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Joel Klatt: Undisputed 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Tom Luginbill: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson

Ivan Maisel: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Trevor Matich: SC 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Mark May: Champ Drive 12/4)
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Washington
Alabama over Clemson

Greg McElroy:
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Ohio St

Booger McFarland: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Ryan McGee: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Brett McMurphy: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Todd McShay: Champ Drive 12/4
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Clemson

Dari Nowkhah: Dari & Mel 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama-13 vs Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Rufus Peabody:
Alabama+14 vs Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

David Pollack:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Jordan Rodgers:
Alabama over Washington

Mark Schlabach: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over Washington (SC 12/31)
Clemson over Ohio St (SEC Nation 12/31)

Steve Spurrier: Twitter 12/31
Alabama over Washington

Phil Steele:
Alabama over Washington (by 7 to 10)
Ohio St over Clemson (by 3)
Washington+15 vs Alabama
Ohio St vs Clemson over 59

Tim Tebow: SC 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson (SEC Nation 12/31)

Dan Wetzel:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson
Washington+16 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St