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Week 2 Picks (weekday edition)

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Here is everyone’s picks so far this week. As usual we’ll be back in the morning with the full Gameday crew’s picks, and any others we can pick up along the way.

David Pollack:
Wisconsin over Oregon St
ND over Michigan
ArizSt over Mizzou
MissSt over Auburn
S.Car over Georgia
Bama over PennSt

Jesse Palmer:
Wisconsin over Oregon St

Pat Forde:
OkSt over Arizona
ArizSt over Mizzou
Texas over BYU
USC over Utah
MissSt over Auburn
Bama over PennSt
Cinci over Tennessee
S.Car over UGA

Bob Davies:
Bama over PennSt
ND over Michigan

Tom Luginbill:
TCU over Air Force

Robert Smith:
Texas over BYU
S.Car over Georgia
ND over Michigan
Bama over PennSt

Colin Cowherd:
ND over Michigan
Bama over PennSt

Kirk Herbstreit:
Bama over PennSt

Todd Mcshay:
Texas over BYU
MissSt over Auburn
S.Car over Georgia
ND over Michigan
Bama over PennSt

Lou Holtz:
Texas over BYU
S.Carolina over Georgia
Bama over Penn St
ND over Michigan

Mark May:
BYU over Texas
S.Carolina over Georgia
Bama over Penn St
ND over Michigan

Skip Bayless:
Bama over Penn St
S.Carolina over Georgia
Miss St over Auburn
USC over Utah
Texas over BYU
Tennessee over Cincinnati
VaTech over ECU
ND over Michigan

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Week 1, 2011 Results

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Here’s how the week shaped up. Kirk Herbstreit had a hilarious week going 1-7 on picks, while Colin Cowherd wins this week going 4-1. Here’s how the picks ended up, and individual pages are being updated. We’re welcoming special guests from Around the Horn, and Howie Schwab is back in action.

Robert Smith: 1-4
WRONG TCU over Baylor
WRONG ND over USF
WRONG Georgia over Boise St
RIGHT LSU over Oregon
WRONG Miami over Maryland

David Pollack: 3-4
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
WRONG ND over USF
WRONG Georgia over Boise St
RIGHT LSU over Oregon
WRONG UCLA over Houston
WRONG Ole Miss over BYU
RIGHT USC over Minnesota

Woody Paige: 0-1
WRONG Oregon over LSU

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0
RIGHT LSU over Oregon

Plaschke: 0-1
WRONG Oregon over LSU

Colin Cowherd: 4-1
RIGHT Boise St over Georgia
RIGHT NW over BC
RIGHT Michigan over W.Mich
RIGHT USC over Minnesota
WRONG ND over USF

Lou Holtz: 2-2
RIGHT USF over ND
WRONG Georgia over Boise St
RIGHT LSU over Oregon
WRONG Miami over Maryland

Mark May: 1-3
WRONG ND over USF
WRONG Georgia over Boise St
WRONG Oregon over LSU
RIGHT Maryland over Miami

Desmond Howard: 2-0
RIGHT USF over ND
RIGHT LSU over Oregon

Kirk Herbstreit: 1-7
WRONG ND over USF
RIGHT Boise St over Georgia
WRONG Indiana over Ball St
WRONG Miami over Maryland
WRONG UCLA over Houston
WRONG Ole Miss over BYU
WRONG BC over NW
WRONG Oregon over LSU (he picked Oregon to win the national championship, I

assume he thinks the will win this game)

Lee Corso: 3-5
WRONG ND over USF
WRONG Georgia over Boise St
WRONG Indiana over Ball St
RIGHT Maryland over Miami
WRONG UCLA over Houston
RIGHT BYU over Ole Miss
WRONG BC over NW
RIGHT LSU over Oregon (headgear pick)

Mark Cuban: 4-4
WRONG Indiana over Ball St
RIGHT Maryland over Miami
WRONG UCLA over Hou
RIGHT BYU over Ole Miss
RIGHT NW over BC
WRONG ND over USF
RIGHT Boise St over Georgia
WRONG Oregon over LSU

Skip Bayless: 2-0
RIGHT Boise St over Georgia
RIGHT LSU over Oregon

Jesse Palmer: 1-0
RIGHT LSU over Oregon

Howie Schwab: 1-2
RIGHT NW over BC
WRONG Ole Miss over BYU
WRONG Oregon over LSU

Todd McShay: 1-2
WRONG ND over USF
WRONG Georgia over Boise St
RIGHT Baylor over TCU

Pat Forde: 0-3
WRONG Wake Forest over Syracuse
WRONG Murray State over Lville
WRONG Minnesota over USC

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2011-2012 Preseason predictions

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These won’t be counted in any of my rankings but I think it might be fun to look back at these preseason predictions from the Gameday crew and a few more random experts.

Desmond Howard:
Miami 8 wins
Auburn 7 wins
Michigan: 8 Wins
EJ Manuel, QB FSU for Heisman
USF to win Big East
FSU over VaTech to ACC Championship
OU to win Big12
Wisconsin over Nebraska for Big10 title
Oregon over ArizSt for Pac12
Bama over Georgia for SEC
FSU over Bama for BCS championship

Lee Corso:
Miami 6 Wins
Auburn 5 wins
Ohio St 10 Wins
Michigan 5 Wins
Landry Jones, QB OU for Heisman
WVU to win Big East
FSU to win ACC
OU to win Big12
Nebraska over Ohio St for Big10 title
Stanford over ArizSt for Pac12
LSU over Georgia for SEC
OU over LSU for BCS Championship

Kirk Herbstreit:
Miami 6 wins
Auburn 6 Wins
Ohio St 10 wins
Michigan 8 Wins
Lamichael James, RB Oregon for Heisman
USF to win Big East
FSU over VaTech to win ACC Championship
OU to win Big12
Ohio St over Iowa for Big10 title
Oregon over UCLA for Pac12 (USC wins South though ineligible)
Bama over S.Car for SEC
Oregon over Bama for BCS Championship

Chris Fowler:
Andrew Luck, QB Stanford for Heisman

Lou Holtz:
Wisconsin to win BCS Championship

Mark May:
Auburn to not be bowl eligible

Skip Bayless:
OU to win BCS Championship
Notre Dame possibly undefeated
Texas 6 wins tops
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