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Week 12 Results (ouch)

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Here’s the results from Week 12 of our 2011 season.  There were some outrageous upsets this weekend, some of which we haven’t seen the likes of since the year of the upset in 2007.  Iowa St upset Oklahoma State as a four touchdown dog and there wasn’t anyone who picked that upset. Desmond Howard was the only expert to pick Baylor over Oklahoma.  Lou Holtz was the only expert to pick USC over Oregon.  If that tells you anything, that tells you that nobody had a good week this week.  Our winners this week were Jesse Palmer and Dr. Lou Holtz who both put up 5-1 records (and were pretty much the only ones to put up a reasonable winning week).  Tom Luginbill gets the silver star at 6-3.  Lee Corso is this week’s bottom of the barrel going 3-9.  My girlfriend Jennifer hit another upset special, so its a big week around here.

Here’s the full slate of results:

Jesse Palmer: 5-1
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT Wisc over Illinois
RIGHT Georgia over Kentucky
WRONG Oregon over USC
RIGHT Houston over SMU

Danny Kanell: 1-1
RIGHT Arkansas over Miss St
WRONG Oregon over USC

David Pollack: 3-7
RIGHT Georgia over Kentucky
WRONG Clemson over NC St
WRONG Cinci over Rutgers
WRONG S.Miss over UAB
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG Nebraska over Michigan
WRONG Oregon over USC
RIGHT Houston over SMU
WRONG OU over Baylor
WRONG Ohio St over Penn St

Tom Luginbill: 6-3
RIGHT Mich St over Indiana
RIGHT Georgia over Kentucky
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT S.Carolina over Citadel
WRONG Texas over KState
WRONG OU over Baylor
RIGHT Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Oregon over USC
RIGHT VaTech over UNC

Jason Sehorn: 1-2
RIGHT S.Carolina over Citadel
WRONG Clemson over NC St
WRONG Oregon over USC

Matt Stinchcomb: 1-3
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG OU over Baylor
WRONG Nebraska over Michigan
WRONG Oregon over USC

Pat Forde: 1-0
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss

Charlie Arbuckle: 1-0
RIGHT KState over Texas

Trevor Matich: 1-0
RIGHT Houston over SMU

Michael Smith: 0-1
WRONG OU over Baylor

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT Tennessee over Vanderbilt

Colin Cowherd: 4-5
WRONG Oregon over USC
RIGHT Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT Wisconsin over Illinois
WRONG Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Notre Dame over Boston College
WRONG OU over Baylor
WRONG Texas over KState
WRONG Ariz St over Arizona
RIGHT Stanford over Cal

Robert Smith: 3-2
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Oregon over USC
RIGHT Houston over SMU
WRONG OU over Baylor

Woody Paige: 2-1
WRONG OkSt over Iowa
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Houston over SMU

Kevin Blackistone: 1-1
WRONG OkSt over Iowa
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss

Howie Schwab: 0-3
WRONG OkSt over Iowa St
WRONG UConn over Lville
WRONG Ohio St over Penn St

Lou Holtz: 5-1
RIGHT Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG OU over Baylor
RIGHT Arkansas over Miss St
RIGHT USC over Oregon
RIGHT Penn St over Ohio St
RIGHT Houston over SMU

Mark May: 3-3
RIGHT Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG OU over Baylor
RIGHT Arkansas over Miss St
WRONG Oregon over USC
WRONG Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Houston over SMU

Skip Bayless: 5-5
WRONG Oregon over USC
WRONG OU over Baylor
RIGHT Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG FSU over Virginia
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT Boise St over SDSU
RIGHT Houston over SMU
WRONG Vanderbilt over Tennessee

Brock Huard: 0-1
WRONG Okla St over Iowa St

Desmond Howard: 4-3
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT Baylor over OU
WRONG Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT Houston over SMU
WRONG Clemson over NC St
WRONG Oregon over USC

Kirk Herbstreit: 5-5
WRONG Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT Wisconsin over Illinois
WRONG Washington over Oregon St
RIGHT Miami over USF
WRONG Vanderbilt over Tennessee
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG OU over Baylor
RIGHT Houston over SMU

Lee Corso: 3-9
WRONG Ohio ST over Penn St
WRONG Clemson over NC St
WRONG FSU over Virginia
WRONG Oregon over USC
WRONG OU over Baylor
WRONG Texas over KState
WRONG Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT Wisconsin over Illinois
WRONG Washington over Oregon St
RIGHT Miami over USF
WRONG Vanderbilt over Tennessee
RIGHT Houston over SMU

Carl Lewis: 5-5
WRONG Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT Wisconsin over Illinois
WRONG Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Oregon St over Washington
RIGHT Miami over USF
WRONG Vanderbilt over Tennessee
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG OU over BAylor
RIGHT Houston over SMU

Jennifer’s Picks: 7-8
WRONG Okla St over Iowa St
WRONG Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Boise St over SDSU
WRONG Oregon over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
WRONG Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT Wisconsin over Illinois
WRONG Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG Washington over Oregon St
RIGHT Miami over USF
WRONG Vanderbilt over Tennessee
RIGHT KState over Texas (Upset special 2-4 overall)
WRONG OU over Baylor
RIGHT Houston over SMU
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss

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Week 12: Midweek picks

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Here’s the early picks this week. As always, the early week picks are subject to change and I will post any new picks these guys have. Also please note that some of these picks are from the new ESPN touch-screen device they’ve been shoe-horning into every show where the guys can predict the rest of the season for a particular team (this device seems to fail often too but they insist upon using it). That’s why you may see such impressive picks as Tom Luginbill’s bold prediction of South Carolina over Citadel. A pick is a pick to me, so its going in the record. Check back often for updates here and on Twitter @gamedaycole.

Jesse Palmer:
KState over Texas
Stanford over Cal
Wisc over Illinois
Georgia over Kentucky
Oregon over USC
Houston over SMU
VaTech over Virgina
WVU over Pitt

Danny Kanell:
Arkansas over Miss St
LSU over Arkansas
Oregon over USC

David Pollack:
Georgia over Kentucky
Clemson over NC St
Cinci over Rutgers
S.Miss over UAB

Tom Luginbill:
Mich St over Indiana
Georgia over Kentucky
Stanford over Cal
S.Carolina over Citadel
Texas over KState
OU over Baylor
Michiggan over Nebraska
Oregon over USC
VaTech over UNC

Jason Sehorn:
S.Carolina over Citadel
Clemson over NC St
Oregon over USC

Matt Stinchcomb:
KState over Texas
OU over Baylor
Nebraska over Michigan
Oregon over USC

Pat Forde:
LSU over Ole Miss

Charlie Arbuckle:
KState over Texas

Trevor Matich:
Houston over SMU

Michael Smith:
OU over Baylor

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Week 6, 2011 Results

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This week was pretty much a slam-dunk for everyone not named Charlie Arbuckle and Lee Corso.  Arbuckle was the only analyst this week who posted a losing record at 1-2, while Lee Corso went 6-4.  Most of our analysts only had one loss with Colin Cowherd and Mark May going undefeated at 7-0.  However this week’s winner has to be Desmond Howard going an impressive 9-0!  Skip Bayless went 9-1, with David Pollack and Kirk Herbstreit going 8-1.  This week’s games were pretty easy to pick I guess.  Here’s the final results.

Jesse Palmer: 1-0
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St

David Pollack: 8-1
RIGHT   Clemson over BC
RIGHT   TAMU over TTU
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   OU over Texas
WRONG   Mizzou over KState
RIGHT   Michigan over Northwestern
RIGHT   Georgia over Tennessee

Butch Davis: 3-1
WRONG   Tennessee over Georgia
RIGHT   OU over Texas
RIGHT   GaTech over Maryland
RIGHT   Nebraskas over Ohio St

Danny Kanell: 7-1
RIGHT   OU over Texas
RIGHT   TAMU over TTU
RIGHT   Oregon over Cal
RIGHT   Clemson over BC
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
WRONG   Auburn over Arkansas
RIGHT   Bama over Vanderbilt
RIGHT   Michigan over Northwestern

Tom Luginbill: 6-2
WRONG   TTU over TAMU
RIGHT   Oregon over Cal
RIGHT   Clemson over BC
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
RIGHT   Bama over Vanderbilt
WRONG   Texas over OU
RIGHT   Ariz St over Utah

Charlie Arbuckle: 1-2
WRONG   Tennessee over Georgia
WRONG   TAMU over TTU
RIGHT   OU over Texas

Lou Holtz: 6-2
RIGHT   Bama over Vanderbilt
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   Boise St over Fresno St
WRONG   Tennessee over Georgia
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
WRONG   Texas over OU
RIGHT   Michigan over Northwestern
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St

Michael Smith: 1-0
RIGHT   OU over Texas

Colin Cowherd: 7-0
RIGHT   Boise St over Fresno St
RIGHT   OU over Texas
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   VaTech over Miami
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
RIGHT   Michigan over Northwestern
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St

Howie Schwab: 1-0
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St

Robert Smith: 5-1
RIGHT   OU over Texas
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
WRONG   Mizzou over KState
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St
RIGHT   TAMU over TTU

Mark May: 7-0
RIGHT   Georgia over Tennessee
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
RIGHT   OU over Texas
RIGHT   Boise St over Fresno St
RIGHT   Michigan over Northwestern
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St

Skip Bayless: 9-1
RIGHT   OU over Texas
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
RIGHT   Bama over Vanderbilt
WRONG   Mizzou over KState
RIGHT   TAMU over TTU
RIGHT   VaTech over Miami
RIGHT   Michigan over Northwestern
RIGHT   Ariz St over Utah

Todd McShay: 1-0
RIGHT   Ariz St over Utah

Desmond Howard: 9-0
RIGHT   Georgia over Tennessee
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   Michigan Northwestern
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St
RIGHT   OU over Texas
RIGHT   TAMU over TTU
RIGHT   KState over Mizzou
RIGHT   VaTech over Miami

Kirk Herbstreit: 8-1
RIGHT   TAMU over TTU
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St
RIGHT   Michigan over Northwestern
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   VaTech over Miami
RIGHT   Georgia over Tennessee
RIGHT   KState over Mizzou
WRONG   Iowa over Penn St
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn

Lee Corso: 6-4
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
WRONG   TTU over TAMU
WRONG   Mizzou over KState
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St
RIGHT   Michigan over Northwestern
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
WRONG   Miami over VaTech
RIGHT   Georgia over Tennessee
WRONG   Iowa over Penn St
RIGHT   OU over Texas (Headgear picks 5-1)

Blake Griffin: 9-1
WRONG   Mizzou over KState
RIGHT   TAMU over TTU
RIGHT   Penn St over Iowa
RIGHT   Nebraska over Ohio St
RIGHT   Michigan over Northwestern
RIGHT   VaTech over Miami
RIGHT   Arkansas over Auburn
RIGHT   Georiga over Tennessee
RIGHT   LSU over Florida
RIGHT   OU over Texas

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