Week 11: Results

Here’s the results from Week 11 of our 2011 season.  Winners this week were Mike Bellotti going 6-0 and Kirk Herbstreit going 9-3.  This week Mike Bellotti becomes our only expert with more than 5 picks to break 80% (and he has 35 picks!).  Desmond Howard will have to be this week’s loss at 3-3, but nobody had too bad of a week.  Mostly all of our experts had mediocre records from all picking Stanford and Boise St.

After much deliberation I have made a decision: Oklahoma State waxed that ass against Texas Tech, narrowly beating out Houston’s win over Tulane for the Ass-Waxing of the week.  Congratulations Okie St.

My girlfriend Jennifer finally hit an upset special this week, so its been a very exciting week for her, and she continues to hold her own against the best of the best (she’s right ahead of Colin Cowherd on the season).  Also, I’ve revamped the rankings page to be my Hall of Champions.  I’ve removed the guest rankings because nobody really needs to know where Big Boi from Outkast ranks (and if you must know, he’s on the guest page).  Enjoy your week!

Tom Luginbill: 4-1
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon
RIGHT   Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Florida
RIGHT   Nebraska over Penn St

Danny Kanell: 5-2
RIGHT   Arkansas over Tennessee
RIGHT   Baylor over Kansas
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
WRONG   Penn St over Nebraska
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas Tech
RIGHT   VaTech over GaTech

Mike Bellotti: 6-0
RIGHT   Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT   Arkansas over Tennessee
RIGHT   Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT   Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas Tech

Jason Sehorn: 2-1
WRONG   Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT   Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn

Joey Galloway: 1-0
RIGHT   Nebraska over PennSt

Jesse Palmer: 2-2
WRONG   TAMU over KState
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon
RIGHT   Wisc over Minnesota
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn

David Pollack: 6-4
RIGHT   KState over TAMU
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT   Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT   Clemson over Wake Forest
WRONG   Cinci over WVU
WRONG   Boise St over TCU
RIGHT   Okla St over Texas Tech
WRONG   Penn St over Nebraska
WRONG   Miami over FSU
RIGHT   Arkansas over Tennessee

Robert Smith: 3-2
WRONG   Boise St over TCU
RIGHT   Okla St over Texas Tech
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT   Nebraska over Penn St
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon

Brock Huard: 1-0
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas Tech

Colin Cowherd: 6-5
RIGHT   Okla St over Texas Tech
RIGHT   Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Florida
WRONG   Texas over Mizzou
WRONG   Boise St over TCU
RIGHT   KState over TAMU
WRONG   Auburn over Georgia
WRONG   Illinois over Michigan
RIGHT   USC over Washington
RIGHT   ND over Maryland
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon

Lou Holtz: 3-2
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon
WRONG   Boise St over TCU
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Florida
RIGHT   USF over Syracuse
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn

Mark May: 4-1
RIGHT   Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT   TCU over Boise St
WRONG   Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT   USF over Syracuse
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn

Howie Schwab: 1-0
RIGHT   Oregon over Stanford

Skip Bayless: 0-2
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon
WRONG   Penn St over Nebraska

Desmond Howard: 3-3
WRONG   Penn St over Nebraska
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
WRONG   Cinci over WVU
RIGHT   FSU over Miami
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon
RIGHT   Okla St over Texas Tech

Lee Corso: 7-5
RIGHT   FSU over Miami
WRONG   Florida over S.Carolina
RIGHT   Okla St over Texas Tech
RIGHT   Nebraska over Penn St
WRONG   Cinci voer WVU
WRONG   Texas over Mizzou
RIGHT   KState over TAMU
RIGHT   Michigan over Illinois
WRONG   Iowa over Michigan St
RIGHT   Utah over UCLA
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon (Headgear pick 8-3 overall)

Kirk Herbstreit: 9-3
RIGHT   FSU over Miami
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT   Arkansas over Tennessee
RIGHT   Bama over Miss St
RIGHT   Okla St over Texas Tech
WRONG   Penn St over Nebraska
RIGHT   WVU over Cinci
WRONG   Texas over Mizzou
RIGHT   KState over TAMU
RIGHT   Michigan over Illinois
WRONG   Iowa over Michigan St
RIGHT   Utah over UCLA

Jim Plunkett: 7-3
RIGHT   WVU over Cinci
RIGHT   Okla St over Texas Tech
WRONG   Texas over Mizzou
RIGHT   KState over TAMU
RIGHT   Michigan over Illinois
RIGHT   Michigan St over Iowa
WRONG   Miami over FSU
RIGHT   Utah over UCLA
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
WRONG   Stanford over Oregon

Jennifer's Picks: 12-3
WRONG   Boise St over TCU
RIGHT   Oregon over Stanford (upset special, 1-4 overall)
RIGHT   Alabama over Miss St
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Florida
WRONG   Penn St over Nebraska
RIGHT   WVU over Cinci
RIGHT   Okla St over Texas Tech
WRONG   Texas over Mizzou
RIGHT   KSTate over TAMU
RIGHT   Michigan over Illinois
RIGHT   Michigan St over Iowa
RIGHT   FSU over Miami
RIGHT   Utah over UCLA
RIGHT   Georgia over Auburn
RIGHT   Clemson over Wake Forest

Week 11: Weekday picks

As previously Tweeted, there haven’t been many picks this week with all of the Penn St scandal news that is dominating the sports scene.  These picks are mostly from early in the week, and from last week when a few of the guys made picks for a few teams in the upcoming weeks.  Check back in later tonight for an update, and I might post some to Twitter.

Tom Luginbill:
Stanford over Oregon
Mich St over Iowa
Georgia over Auburn
S.Carolina over Florida
Nebraska over Penn St

Danny Kanell:
Arkansas over Tennessee
Baylor over Kansas*
Stanford over Oregon
Georgia over Auburn
Penn St over Nebraska
Ok St over Texas Tech
VaTech over GaTech

Mike Bellotti:
Oregon over Stanford
Arkansas over Tennessee
Clemson over Wake Forest
Georgia voer Auburn
Nebraska over Penn St
Ok St over Texas Tech

Jason Sehorn:
Florida over S.Carolina
Clemson over Wake Forest
Georgia over Auburn

Joey Galloway:
Nebraska over PennSt

Jesse Palmer:
TAMU over KState
Stanford over Oregon
Wisc over Minnesota
Georgia over Auburn

David Pollack:
KState over TAMU
Georgia over Auburn
Oregon over Stanford
Clemson over Wake Forest
Cinci over WVU

Brock Huard:
Ok St over Texas Tech

Week 7, 2011 Results

Here’s the results of our Week 7 selections.  I have to put this week’s loss on Mark May going 4-3 on his picks.  A few other mediocre weeks from Tom Luginbill (6-4), Lee Corso and Desmond Howard (both 7-4).  This week’s top performers are David Pollack (9-2), Colin Cowherd (6-1), but I’d like to give credit to Robert Smith going 5-1 for being the only analyst other than Howie Schwab to pick Ohio State over Illinois.  Maybe its because he’s a huge Ohio State homer; maybe not.  Skip Bayless continues to perform at a high level.  Through the first 50 picks of his I tracked he was one of my lowest ranked analysts, but this year he has been on fire (7-3 this week).

I’ve also decided to add an experiment each week.  I will be asking my girlfriend Jennifer to pick a dozen games a week (including her upset special) to see how she can stack up to some of these so-called experts.  She went 8-4 this week, so this should be interesting.

David Pollack: 9-2
RIGHT   OkSt over Texas
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Indiana
RIGHT   LSU over Tennessee
WRONG   Illinois over Ohio St
RIGHT   VaTech over Wake Forest
RIGHT   Georgia over Vanderbilt
RIGHT   TAMU over Baylor
WRONG   Florida over Auburn
RIGHT   KState over Texas Tech
RIGHT   Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St

Jesse Palmer: 3-0
RIGHT   OkSt over Texas
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Indiana
RIGHT   LSU over Tennessee

Colin Cowherd: 6-1
RIGHT   Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT   TAMU over Baylor
RIGHT   LSU over Tennessee
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas
WRONG   Illinois over Ohio St
RIGHT   Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St

Lou Holtz: 5-2
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Indiana
WRONG   Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT   TAMU over Baylor
RIGHT   Auburn over Florida
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas
WRONG   Texas T ech over KState

Mike Belotti: 6-3
WRONG   Florida over Auburn
RIGHT   VaTech over Wake Forest
RIGHT   Kansas State over Texas Tech
RIGHT   OkSt over Texas
WRONG   Michigan over Michigan St
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT   Clemson over Maryland
RIGHT   LSU over Tennessee
WRONG   Baylor over TAMU

Tom Luginbill: 6-4
WRONG   Illinois over Ohio St
WRONG   Florida over Auburn
WRONG   Wake Forest over VaTech
RIGHT   TAMU over Baylor
RIGHT   Kansas State over Texas Tech
RIGHT   OkSt over Texas
WRONG   Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT   Clemson over Maryland
RIGHT   LSU over Tennessee

Robert Smith: 5-1
RIGHT   TAMU over Baylor
WRONG   Florida over Auburn
RIGHT   KState over Texas Tech
RIGHT   Ohio St over Illinois
RIGHT   Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St

Skip BaylesS: 7-3
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St
WRONG   Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT   TAMU over Baylor
RIGHT   Auburn over Florida
WRONG   Illinois over Ohio St
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas
RIGHT   LSU over Tennessee
RIGHT   KState over Texas Tech
RIGHT   VaTech over Wake Foreset
WRONG   Miss St over S.Carolina

Mark May: 4-3
WRONG   Michigan over Mich St
WRONG   Baylor over TAMU
WRONG   Florida over Auburn
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas
RIGHT   KState over TTU
RIGHT   OU over Kansas

Desmond Howard: 7-4
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas
WRONG   Baylor over TAMU
WRONG   Michigan over Mich St
RIGHT   Auburn over Florida
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT   Rutgers over Navy
RIGHT   BYU over Oreg St
WRONG   Illinois over Ohio St
WRONG   UNC over Miami
RIGHT   KState over Texas Tech
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Miss St

Kirk Herbstreit: 8-3
RIGHT   Rutgers over Navy
RIGHT   BYU over Oreg St
RIGHT   Ohio St over Illinois
RIGHT   Georgia over Vanderbilt
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas
RIGHT   KState over Texas Tech
WRONG   Michigan over Mich St
WRONG   UNC over Miami
WRONG   Baylor over TAMU
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Miss St
RIGHT   Auburn over Florida

Lee Corso: 7-4
RIGHT   Rutgers over Navy
RIGHT   BYU over Oreg St
WRONG   Illinois over Ohio St
RIGHT   Ok St over Texas
RIGHT   KState over Texas Tech
WRONG   Michigan over Mich St
WRONG   UNC over Miami
RIGHT   TAMU over Baylor
WRONG   Miss St over S.Carolina
RIGHT   Auburn over Florida
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St(Headgear picks 6-1)

Howie Schwab: 2-1
RIGHT   Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT   Ohio St over Illinois
WRONG   Texas Tech over KState

Trevor Matich: 1-0
RIGHT   Mich St over Michigan

Todd McShay: 3-0
RIGHT   LSU over Tennessee
RIGHT   Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT   Bama over Ole Miss

Jennifer’s Picks: 8-4, Upset Special 0-1
RIGHT   Mich St over Michigan
WRONG   Baylor over TAMU
RIGHT   LSU over Tennessee
RIGHT   OkSt over Texas
RIGHT   Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT   Boise St over Colorado St
RIGHT   Stanford over Wash St
WRONG   Florida over Auburn
WRONG   Illinois over Ohio St
WRONG   Ole Miss over Bama (Upset special 0-1)
RIGHT   Clemson over Maryland
RIGHT   Oklahoma over Kansas