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Week 13 2012: Results are in!

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We’ve been tallying results and counting ballots and putting different colored beans into different containers to add up all of the results for this weekend; made only better by SHOWDOWN SATURDAY!  There were a few really good performances from our experts, a few really bad ones, and most of them right in the middle.  This week”s big winner would be Colin Cowherd at 10-2, with other winners being Pat Forde at 19-5, and Lee Corso at 9-2.  Lee Corso got his headgear pick right, pushing his record to 20-0 all time when picking a game USC is involved in.  Pretty impressive stuff for sure.  Our big loser this week was Mark May at 1-3.  Poor Mark.  Not only are you doing very poorly this season with your picks, but you get to hear from Lou Holtz every day who happens to be on a huge roll himself.  Other poor performances were David Pollack at 4-3 and Desmond Howard at 5-4.  Our guest celebrity picker Landon Donovan went 5-5, as the guest overall record continues to slide.  I remember when they used to get people on who knew something about football.  Oh well.  Everyone else finished somewhere in the middle, so look below to find your favorite or most hated personality and see how they did.

Robert Smith: 0-1
WRONG USC over ND

Charles Arbuckle: 5-4
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT ND over USC
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
WRONG FSU over Florida
WRONG Rutgers over Pitt
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Kentucky over Tennessee
WRONG Duke over Miami

Jesse Palmer: 0-1
WRONG FSU over Florida

Mike Bellotti: 6-3
RIGHT ND over USC
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT S.Carolina over clemson
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT WVU over Iowa St
WRONG Miss St over Ole Miss
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan

Matt Millen: 1-1
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
WRONG FSU over Florida

Tom Luginbill: 4-0
RIGHT Oregon over Oreg St
RIGHT ND over USC
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Mich St over Minnesota

Mark Schlabach: 2-0
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson (upset special)

Jason Sehorn: 1-0
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson

Dan Hawkins: 0-1
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St

Colin Cowherd: 10-2
RIGHT ND over USC
WRONG Washington over Wash St
WRONG Ariz over Ariz St
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Florida over FSU
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT TAMU over Mizzou
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson

Skip Bayless: 0-1
WRONG USC over ND

Scott Van Pelt: 1-0
RIGHT Pitt over Rutgers

Christian Fauria: 3-1
RIGHT ND over USC
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St

Danny Kanell: 2-2
WRONG FSU over Florida
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Wake Forest

Dari Nowkhah: 8-6
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
WRONG USC over ND
RIGHT Mich St over Minnesota
WRONG Miss St over Ole Miss
RIGHT Nebraska over Iowa
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG UCLA over Stanford
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Rutgers over Pitt
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky

Mel Kiper Jr.: 3-2
RIGHT ND over USC
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St

Todd McShay: 3-2
RIGHT ND over USC
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
WRONG Okla St over OU (Upset special)

Lou Holtz: 3-1
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT ND over USC

Mark May: 1-3
WRONG Michigan over Ohio St
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Florida over FSU
WRONG USC over ND

Trevor Matich: 5-1
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin
WRONG FSU over Florida

Brad Edwards: 5-0
RIGHT Florida over FSU
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin

Mike Golic: 1-0
RIGHT ND over USC

Pat Forde: 19-5
RIGHT WVU over Iowa St
RIGHT Nebraska over Iowa
RIGHT NIU over E.Mich
RIGHT Kent St over Ohio
WRONG Arizona over Ariz St
RIGHT LSU over Arkansas
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
WRONG FSU over Florida
WRONG Rutgers over Pitt
RIGHT VATech over UVA
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Mich St over Minnesota
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin
RIGHT SJSU over LaTech
RIGHT Utah St over Idaho
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Notre Dame over USC
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
WRONG Miss St over Ole Miss
RIGHT TAMU over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over UConn

David Pollack: 4-3
WRONG UCLA over Stanford
RIGHT Notre Dame over USC
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
WRONG Okla St over OU
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina

Desmond Howard: 5-4
WRONG Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT ND over USC
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-4
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
WRONG FSU over Florida
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Indiana over Purdue
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT OU over Okla St

Lee Corso: 9-2
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Indiana over Purdue
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT ND over USC (headgear pick)

Landon Donovan: 5-5
WRONG Indiana over Purdue
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG Oregon St over Oregon
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT ND over USC

Jennifer’s Picks: 5-6
WRONG Texas over TCU
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Indiana over Purdue
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG Oregon St over Oregon (upset special)
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT ND over USC

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Week 9 2012: Results are in!

Posted on by gamedaycole

So this week while I’ve been grading the picks, I’ve had to pull out the red pen a LOT more than usual.  It was a pretty rough week all around to be a college football expert on ESPN, with quite a few upsets going down on Saturday.  Let’s start with the big matchup for College Gameday, which was at the Oklahoma/Notre Dame game.  19 out of 21 of our ESPN experts picked Oklahoma over Notre Dame this week.  That is the most uneven picking we’ve seen this year since week 1 when everyone on the planet wanted it on record that they thought Alabama would beat Michigan except for Desmond Howard.  What makes this week more humorous is that the ONLY two experts to predict Notre Dame would beat Oklahoma were Lou Holtz and Mike Golic; the two biggest Notre Dame homers on the face of the planet (also note my girlfriend Jennifer’s upset special was ND over OU).  I guess the lesson here is be careful when everyone is picking one way when the spread is only a touchdown. Let’s move on.

Our winners this week were not big winners.  Pat Forde went 17-10, Lou Holtz went 4-1, and Kirk Herbstreit went 10-5.  We’ll give this week’s win to Lou Holtz for the Notre Dame pick, and the smug-level he will emit Friday night on ESPN will be THROUGH THE ROOF.  Lee Corso’s headgear pick of OU over Notre Dame lost, which put him at 8-6.  Our celebrity guest Nathan Followill went 4-5, so combined with his appearance a few years ago he is 7-12 all time.  Most of our experts went around .500 this week, but we had some big losers.  Desmond Howard decided to mail it in and went 3-9, so we’ll give him the official loss for those of you counting.  David Pollack went 3-4 which I think is his first losing week of the year.  BCS guru Brad Edwards was a close second at 3-8.  Other than that, please consult the results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did on picks this week.

Skip Bayless: 0-1
WRONG OU over ND

Charles Arbuckle: 1-2
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Oreg St over Washington
WRONG OU over Notre Dame

Dari Nowkhah: 6-4
WRONG Oreg St over Washington
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Arkansas over Ole Miss
RIGHT FSU over Duke

Mel Kiper Jr.: 1-1
WRONG OU over ND
RIGHT Georgia over Florida

Dan Hawkins: 1-1
WRONG Cinci over Louisville
RIGHT Mich St over Wisconsin
Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT Georgia over Florida

Mike Bellotti: 3-3
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Purdue over Minnesota
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over Miss St

Jason Sehorn: 8-8
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG OU over ND
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG Iowa over NW
RIGHT Pitt over Temple
RIGHT Ole Miss over Arkansas
WRONG NC St over UNC
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG USC over Arizona
WRONG Wisconsin over Mich St
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Oregon St over Washington

Tim Cowlishaw: 0-1
WRONG OU over ND

Woody Paige: 1-0
RIGHT KState over TTU

Iowa Nice Guy: 3-4
WRONG Iowa over NW
RIGHT ISU over Baylor
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn

Tom Luginbill:
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
OU over ND
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG Rutgers over Kent St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT KState over TTU

Todd McShay: 3-2
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT Georgia over Florida (UPSET SPECIAL)

Trevor Matich: 5-5
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG USC over Arizona
WRONG Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
WRONG Oregon St over Washington

Brad Edwards: 3-8
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG USC over Arizona
WRONG Wisconsin over Mich St
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
WRONG NC St over UNC
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG OU over ND

Mike Golic: 1-0
RIGHT ND over OU

Robert Smith: 4-5
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
RIGHT UNC over NC St
WRONG Baylor over ISU

Christian Fauria: 6-3
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
RIGHT UNC over NC St
RIGHT UCLA over Ariz St

Ivan Maisel: 0-1
WRONG OU over Notre Dame

Pat Forde: 17-10
WRONG Nevada over AF
RIGHT Louisville over Cinci
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT UNC over NC St
WRONG Rutgers over Kent St
RIGHT Iowa St over Baylor
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG TCU over Okla St
RIGHT NW over Iowa
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
WRONG Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT LaTech over NMSU
WRONG Ohio over MiaOh
WRONG USC over Arizona
RIGHT UCLA over Ariz St
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT Arkansas over Ole Miss
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
RIGHT Boise St over Wyoming
RIGHT Utah St over UTSA

Brian Griese: 2-2
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
RIGHT Louisville over Cinci

Mark May: 4-3
WRONG OU over Notre Dame
RIGHT KState over TTU
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT Louisville over Cinci
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St

Lou Holtz: 4-1
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT ND over OU
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Florida over Georgi
RIGHT KState over TTU

Colin Cowherd: 4-3
WRONG OU over ND
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Washington over Oregon St
WRONG USC over Arizona

David Pollack: 3-4
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska

Chris Fowler: 1-0
RIGHT Georgia over Florida

Desmond Howard: 3-9
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG TTU over KState
WRONG OU over ND
WRONG Lock Haven over Gannon
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Ohio over Miami(OH)
RIGHT Okla St over TCU
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG USC over Arizona

Kirk Herbstreit: 10-5
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG NC St over UNC
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Gannon over Lock Haven
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Ohio over Miami(OH)
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Okla St over TCU
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG Florida over Georgia
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
RIGHT Arizona over USC

Lee Corso: 8-6
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Lock Haven over Gannon
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
RIGHT Nebraska over Michigan
RIGHT Miami(OH) over Ohio
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Okla St over TCU
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG USC over Arizona
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
WRONG OU over Notre Dame (headgear pick)

Nathan Followill: 4-5
WRONG TCU over Okla St
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT Georgia over Florida
WRONG USC over Arizona
WRONG Oreg St over Washington
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG OU over Notre Dame

Jennifer’s Picks: 8-6
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
WRONG Michigan over Nebraska
WRONG Ohio over Miami(OH)
RIGHT KState over TTU
RIGHT Okla St over TCU
RIGHT TAMU over Auburn
WRONG Florida over Georgia
RIGHT S.Carolina over Tennessee
RIGHT Boise St over Wyoming
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG USC over Arizona
RIGHT Clemson over Wake Forest
RIGHT Bama over Miss St
RIGHT Notre Dame over OU (Upset special)

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Bowl Season: 2011 Misc. picks

Posted on by gamedaycole

Here’s some random picks from various personalities I gathered up so far.

Mike Greenberg (via Facebook app):
LSU
Wisconsin
Stanford
Michigan
WVU
Temple
Ohio
SDSU
FIU
TCU
Boise St
Nevada
Mizzou
Purdue
Lville
Toledo
Texas
ND
Baylor
BYU
Iowa St
Miss St
OU
NW
GaTech
Illinos
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Penn St
Florida
Nebraska
Mich St
KState
Pitt
Ark St

Mike Golic (via Facebook app):
LSU
Wisconsin
Stanford
Michigan
Clemson
Temple
Utah St
SDSU
Marshall
TCU
Boise St
S.Miss
Mizzou
W.Mich
Lville
Toledo
Texas
ND
Baylor
BYU
Rutgers
Wake Forest
OU
TAMU
Georgia
Illinois
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Penn St
Florida
S.Car
Georgia
Arkansas
Pitt
NW

Ed Cunningham (w/ confidence points):
1. S.Carolina over Nebraska
2. Florida over Ohio St
3. Clemson over WVU
4. FSU over Notre Dame
5. Bama over LSU
6. Georgia over Mich St
7. VaTech over Michigan
8. Arkansas over KState
9. OU over Iowa
10. UVA over Auburn
24. Texas over CAL
26. Baylor over Washington
29. Penn St oveR Houston
30. Oregon over Wisconsin
34. Okla St over Stanford
35. Boise St over Ariz St

Robert Smith (w/ confidence points):

1. Bama over LSU
2. Michigan over VaTech
3. Okla St over Stanford
4. Ohio St over Florida
5. S.Carolina over Nebraska
8. Auburn over UVA
7. Penn St over Houston
6. Georgia over Mich St
12. Texas over Cal
19. Clemson over WVU
20. Oregon over Stanford
23. FSU over Notre Dame
31. Arkansas over KState
32. OU over Iowa
33. Baylor over Washington
34. Boise St over Ariz St
35. TAMU over NW

 

Matt Stinchcomb:
LSU over Bama
Clemson over WVU

Danny Kannell:
Bama over LSU
KState over Arkansas

Tom Luginbill:
W.Mich over Purdue
Arkansas over KState

Charlie Arbuckle:
Michigan over VaTech
LSU over Bama

Jason Sehorn:
Wisconsin over Oregon
Bama over LSU

Turner Gil:
Okla St over Stanford
LSU over Bama

Mark Schlabach:
LSU over Bama

Jesse Palmer:
Boise St over Ariz St

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