Week 4 2013: Results are up!

On what was advertised to be a boring Saturday or football filled with terrible matchups, we actually ended up having a pretty good little day of football yesterday.  A handful of potential upsets and games that were a lot closer than they should have been (I’m looking in your direction Bama).  We had some really good performances this week from our analysts, along with a few not-so-great performances.  That BYU-Utah game tripped everyone up; virtually everyone picking BYU.  Big winners this week include Jason Sehorn (8-2), Dari Nowkhah (8-2), and Kirk Herbstreit (9-3).  This week’s official winner is a tie between Pat Forde (a monstrous 30-3 but easy strength of schedule) and Colin Cowherd (11-1 but picking the games that mattered).  Both of you will be receiving a coupon for a free DQ mini-Blizzard in the mail along with your ribbon.  Losers this week include Coach Corso (6-6) and guest picker Phil Hansen (4-5).  Tough break pals.  Check below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Danny Kanell: 0-1
RIGHT Bama over CSU

Mike Bellotti: 1-0
RIGHT Clemson over NC St

Brad Edwards: 0-1
WRONG SJSU over Minnesota upset special

Trevor Matich: 1-0
RIGHT Stanford over ariz st

Colin cowherd: 11-1
RIGHT Michigan over uconn
RIGHT Ohio st over FAMU
RIGHT Washington over Idaho St
RIGHT Florida over Tennessee
RIGHT Notre dame over Mich St
RIGHT Wisconsin over Purdue
RIGHT USC over Utah st
RIGHT Bama over CSU
RIGHT TAMU over SMU
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
WRONG Kstate over Texas
RIGHT Ucla over NM st

Jason Sehorn: 8-2
RIGHT GaTech over UNC
RIGHT Maryland over WVU
WRONG BYU over Utah
RIGHT Wisconsin over Purdue
RIGHT Florida over Tennessee
RIGHT USC over Utah St
RIGHT Texas over KState
WRONG Mich St over Notre Dame
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St

Dari Nowkhah: 8-2
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Florida over Tennessee
RIGHT Notre Dame over Mich St
RIGHT USC over Utah St
RIGHT GaTech over UNC
WRONG WVU over Maryland
WRONG BYU over Utah
RIGHT Wisconsin over Purdue
RIGHT Texas over KState

Mel Kiper Jr.: 5-0
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Florida over Tennessee
RIGHT Notre Dame over Mich St
RIGHT USC over Utah St

Robert smith: 6-1
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Fresno St over Boise St
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT GaTech over UNC
RIGHT Rutgers over Arkansas
RIGHT Notre Dame over Mich St
RIGHT USC over Utah St

Pat Forde: 30-3
RIGHT Fresno St over Boise St
RIGHT Pitt over Duke
RIGHT FSU over Beth-Cook
RIGHT GaTech over UNC
RIGHT Marlyand over WVU
RIGHT Miami Fl over Savannah St
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers
RIGHT Kansas over LaTech
RIGHT Minnesota over SJSU
RIGHT NW over Maine
RIGHT Ohio St over FAMU
RIGHT Wisconsin over Purdue
RIGHT Ball St over EMU
RIGHT Cinci over Miami OH
WRONG Utah St over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
RIGHT UCLA over NM St
RIGHT Washington over Idaho St
RIGHT Florida over Tennessee
RIGHT Georgia over UNT
RIGHT Bama over CSU
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Baylor over UL Monroe
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT TAMU over SMU
RIGHT TTU over Tx St
RIGHT Wyoming over AF
WRONG BYU over Utah
RIGHT Wake Forest over Army
RIGHT Louisville over FIU
RIGHT Notre Dame over Mich St
RIGHT Michigan over UConn
RIGHT Jax St over Georgia St

Jesse Palmer: 2-1
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
WRONG Boise St over Fresno St

Mark may: 4-1
RIGHT LSU over auburn
RIGHT Stanford over ariz st
RIGHT Texas over Kstate
WRONG Mich st over Notre dame
RIGHT Fresno St over Boise St

Lou Holtz: 4-0
RIGHT LSU over auburn
RIGHT Stanford over ariz st
RIGHT Texas over Kstate
RIGHT Notre dame over mich st

Todd McShay: 5-0
RIGHT Miami over Savannah St 62-0 (covered)
RIGHT Ohio St over FAMU 55-3 (covered)
RIGHT UCLA over NM St 52-6 (covered)
RIGHT Bama over CSU 42-7 (didn’t cover)
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St

David Pollack: 3-1
RIGHT Rutgers over Arkansas
RIGHT Florida over Tennessee
WRONG KState over Texas
RIGHT LSU over Auburn

Chris Fowler: 1-0
RIGHT LSU over Auburn

Desmond Howard: 3-1
WRONG Utah St over USC
RIGHT Texas over KState
RIGHT Georgia over UNT
RIGHT LSU over Auburn

Kirk Herbstreit: 9-3
RIGHT USC over Utah St
RIGHT UCLA over NM St
RIGHT Georgia over UNT
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
WRONG Marshall over VaTech (upset special)
RIGHT GaTech over UNC
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers
RIGHT Maryland over WVU
RIGHT Notre Dame over Mich St
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz S
WRONG BYU over Utah
RIGHT NDSU over Delaware St

Lee Corso: 6-6
RIGHT USC over Utah St
RIGHT Texas over KState
RIGHT Georgia over UNT
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
WRONG Akron over La Lafayette (upset special)
WRONG UNC over GaTech
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers
WRONG WVU over Maryland
WRONG Mich St over Notre Dame
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
WRONG BYU over Utah
RIGHT NDSU over Delaware St (headgear pick)

Chris Fallica: 2-0
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
RIGHT LSU over Auburn

Phil Hansen: 4-5
WRONG SD State over Nebraska (upset special)
RIGHT GaTech over UNC
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers
WRONG WVU over Maryland
RIGHT Notre Dame over Mich St
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
WRONG KState over Texas
WRONG BYU over Utah
RIGHT NDSU over Delaware St

Jennifer’s Picks: 7-5
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG Boise St over Fresno St
RIGHT USC over Utah st
RIGHT Texas over KState
RIGHT LSU over Auburn
RIGHT GaTech over UNC
WRONG Arkansas over Rutgers
WRONG WVU over Maryland
WRONG Mich St over Notre Dame (upset special)
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St (closer than the experts think)
WRONG BYU over Utah
RIGHT NDSU over Delaware St

Billy the Cat: 1-0
NDSU over Delaware St

Week 4 2013: College Gameday review!

Today is a rare occasion in the history of College Gameday.  It is the day that they go off the beaten path and venture out from the realm of the FBS schedule and broadcast from an FCS location.  Today’s edition came to you live from Fargo, North Dakota for the big matchup between the two-time defending FCS champions North Dakota State Bison (pronounced BI-ZON and DON’T FORGET IT) and the Delaware State Hornets.  You might be saying “BUT COLE!  WHO CARES ABOUT THE FCS?” and I say me for one.  You might be saying “BUT COLE!  WHY NORTH DAKOTA STATE?” and the answer is that this may be the most rabid college football fan base in all of college football.  This is not an exaggeration and it is hard to explain unless you’ve seen it in person.  This NDSU team went into Manhattan, Kansas and beat KState, and this “cupcake” game for KState drew the 2nd largest crowd in KState history.  Having attended the FCS championship between the great Sam Houston State Bearkats and North Dakota State in Frisco, Tx, the Bison crowd outnumbered Texans no less than 3 to 1 IN TEXAS with a TEAM FROM TEXAS playing in the championship.  They travel like none other, and if you saw Gameday this morning, you realize that  surely most of the town of Fargo was at this broadcast of Gameday.

This crowd today had it all going on.  The massive crowd was loud, rowdy, possibly drunk, and had some very quality signage.  We had several strong contenders for sign of the day, including “I’m White”, “We’re not all married to our cousins”, and the Beef Cake sign below (which in my opinion is STRONG to QUITE STRONG).

Strong signage in Fargo
Strong signage in Fargo

However, this week’s sign of the week is undisputed, offensive, and the guy holding it is INCREDIBLY proud of himself for getting it on TV.  We present it below without comment for your review.

Week 4 Sign of the Week!
Week 4 Sign of the Week!

Speaking of Sam Ponder, here she is from today.  Jennifer enjoyed her outfit today.  Great jacket, pants, and shoes.  Jennifer expected the return of the boots from last season, but those haven’t made an appearance yet.

Sam Ponder: Week 4
Sam Ponder: Week 4

There was a lot of talk about NDSU’s program today.  I had tweeted at Brad Edwards for his famous “Ask Brad” segment this very question, but never got an answer: Where would NDSU stack up against the FBS programs if they were ranked?  Well he is a jerk-face and didn’t answer my question, but luckily we got our answer today.  NDSU would be power-ranked 55 in the FBS, and would be a 32.5 point dog against Alabama according to those experts out in the desert.  NDSU os 7-3 against FBS teams since 2007 and has beaten an FSB opponent for four years straight.  Coach Craig Bohl did an interview with Sam Ponder and it seems like he really his act together.  It is something special how confidently he and his players carry themselves against any and all competition.  They seem to fear nobody and expect to play with anyone on any given day.

As the day rolled on, we once again did NOT see the return of David Pollack Using the Internet.  This is highly disappointing, so please write angry letters to Gameday letting them know that we want more of David Pollack Using the Internet.  The Chris Fowler $100 Question for today was “Who was the opponent when Arkansas played a game in the Northeast the most recently?” and the answer was Fordham.  The $100 went unclaimed again.  Gene W. had a quick piece which was a montage about great FCS players who went on to great NFL careers including Tony Romo and Terrell Owns and Jerry Rice and others.  He said you can have the FBS players; he’ll take the FCS any day.  Even an FCS fan like me would probably still take the FBS players Gene.

Tom Rinaldi did a segment traveling around Fargo to cover NDSU more in depth.  There were three highlights.  The first was the fact that Coach Bohl goes to EVERY high school in North Dakota that has a football program to recruit players whether or not the program is one of any significance or not.  The second was Tom Rinaldi running around with a bunch of Bison.  The third was that Coach Bohl does a kickass Lou Holtz impression.

We also unfortunately saw the return of “GENERIC QB TALK WITH QB GURU GEORGE WHITFIELD”.  He talked about NDSU QB Brock Jensen and said he is good.  Whitfield also wanted to remind you of how great his paying clients like Braxton Miller and Johnny Manziel are.  I’ll say it again; this segment needs to go away.

Today’s edition also had a pair of Tim Tebow memorial emotional segments.  Gene W. had a piece on UCLA freshman WR Nick Pasquale who died two weeks ago after being hit by a car while walking home.  Apparently he was a scrappy young guy who had offers to play football at smaller shcools, but instead chose to walk on at UCLA.  Against Nevada, his teammates campaigned for him to get into the game for a single play, which was the highlight of his career.  His life was ended a week later.  Coach Jim Mora Jr. had his parents speak before the Nebraska game about playing how Nick would have wanted them to play, and it inspired them to a tremendous comeback win over Nebraska.  The most touching part was learning that his ashes will partially be scattered on the Rose Bowl field where he saw his only college play.

We got a Tom Rinaldi emotional piece about Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater and his mom.  His mom was diagnosed with breast cancer while he was a star QB in highschool.  Teddy offered to quit football forever, get a job, and support his mom while she underwent treatment.  She wouldn’t let him, and after enduring treatment she is in remission and is now attending his games.  She always thought he had a gift for football and didn’t want him to give up his gift for her.

The strangest moment of the year so far was experienced today when Chris Fowler busted out this little guy below.  It is apparently the trophy awarded to the winner of the D3 Concordia/St. Olaf game.  Bizarre.

The Troll trophy
The Troll trophy

Other highlights from today’s show include Lee Corso repeatedly criticizing Bo Pelini for “bitching” about his fanbase.  He repeated the word “bitching” several times, and was warned that he is still on probation by the other guys from his famous SMU incident several years ago.  We also saw the return of TODD MCSHAY LOOKIN’ AT THE TAPE!!!  He looked at tape of FCS players and reminded us that some of these guys are good, including his #2 overall FCS prospect Tim Flanders from Sam Houston State.  There was also a piece of Tom Rinaldi beatnik poetry about North Dakota entitled “Lonely”.  He discussed the significance of the cosmic vastness of the open land in North Dakota, and included the incredibly deep line “We are dust….”.  I feel like he probably just stays up the night before Gameday smoking pot while writing stream-of-consciousness poetry about the location.

Tom Rinaldi performing live
Tom Rinaldi performing live

Anyways, let’s get down to the business at hand.  Today’s guest picker was former NDSU DB Tom Hansen.  He came on and made some good picks and kept the energy of the segment going much better than Mark Harmon.  No surprise; he went with NDSU over Delaware State.  For the record, Billy the Cat also took NDSU too.

Billy picks the Bison!
Billy picks the Bison!

Who would coach Corso pick?  It was never in doubt.  NDSU is a big favorite in today’s game, and Corso wasn’t even on set when the pick was made.  He came busting out of a local theater with the Bison head on pulling a live baby bison along his side.  Jennifer called this one ahead of time saying he would show up with a baby bison, and I think Corso made the right choice.  The Bison fans are not to be tested, and they would have run him out of town with pitchforks if he picked Delaware State.  Enjoy your day!

 

Corso picks the Bison!
Corso picks the Bison!

Week 4 2013: SATURDAY MORNING SELECTIONS!

Good morning everyone.  We are up and running live for all of your Gameday coverage from North Dakota this morning.  We will be updating all morning as the picks continue to roll in, and as always we will be back later for a Gameday review and some other nonsense.  This week features tons of lopsided matchups, so picks SHOULD be fairly easy this week.  But let me warn you: I feel it in the air that we may see a shocking upset today.

Dari Nowkhah:
Stanford over Ariz St
LSU over Auburn
Florida over Tennessee
Notre Dame over Mich St
USC over Utah St

Mel Kiper Jr.:
Stanford over Ariz St
LSU over Auburn
Florida over Tennessee
Notre Dame over Mich St
USC over Utah St

Robert smith:
Ariz St over Stanford
Fresno St over Boise St
LSU over Auburn
GaTech over UNC
Rutgers over Arkansas
Notre Dame over Mich St
USC over Utah St

Pat Forde:
Fresno St over Boise St
Pitt
FSU over
GaTech over UNC
Marlyand over WVU
Miami Fl over Savannah St
Arkansas over Rutgers
Kansas over LaTech
Minnesota over SJSU
NW
Ohio St over FAMU
Wisconsin over Purdue
Ball St over EMU
Cinci over Miami OH
Utah St over USC
Stanford over Ariz St
UCLA over NM St
Washington over Idaho St
Florida over Tennessee
Georgia over UNT
Bama over CSU
LSU over Auburn
Baylor over UL Monroe
KState over Texas
TAMU over SMU
TTU over Tx St
Wyoming over AF
BYU over Utah
Wake Forest over Army
Louisville over FIU
Notre Dame over Mich St
Michigan over UConn
Jax St over Georgia St

Mark may:
LSU over auburn
Stanford over ariz st
Texas over Kstate
Mich st over Notre dame

Lou Holtz:
LSU over auburn
Stanford over ariz st
Texas over Kstate
Notre dame over mich st

Todd McShay:
Miami over Savannah St 62-0
Ohio St over FAMU 55-3
UCLA over NM St 52-6
Bama over CSU 42-7
Stanford over Ariz St

David Pollack:
Rutgers over Arkansas
Florida over Tennessee
KState over Texas
LSU over Auburn

Chris Fowler:
LSU over Auburn

Desmond Howard:
Utah St over USC
Texas over KState
Georgia over UNT
LSU over Auburn

Kirk Herbstreit:
USC over Utah St
UCLA over NM St
Georgia over UNT
LSU over Auburn
Marshall over VaTech (upset special)
GaTech over UNC
Arkansas over Rutgers
Maryland over WVU
Notre Dame over Mich St
Stanford over Ariz S
BYU over Utah
NDSU over Delaware St

Lee Corso:
USC over Utah St
Texas over KState
Georgia over UNT
LSU over Auburn
Akron over La Lafayette (upset special)
UNC over GaTech
Arkansas over Rutgers
WVU over Maryland
Mich St over Notre Dame
Stanford over Ariz St
BYU over Utah
NDSU over Delaware St (headgear pick)

Chris Fallica:
Stanford over Ariz St
LSU over Auburn

Phil Hansen:
SD State over Nebraska (upset special)
GaTech over UNC
Arkansas over Rutgers
WVU over Maryland
Notre Dame over Mich St
Stanford over Ariz St
KState over Texas
BYU over Utah
NDSU over Delaware St

Jennifer’s Picks:
Clemson over NC St
Boise St over Fresno St
Texas over KState
LSU over Auburn
GaTech over UNC
Arkansas over Rutgers
WVU over Maryland
Mich St over Notre Dame (upset special)
Stanford over Ariz St (closer than the experts think)
BYU over Utah
NDSU over Delaware St