Week 10 2015: Weekday college picks! (early edition) #cfb #cfbpicks #tcu #okstate

Welcome to an early edition of Wednesday weeknight picks!  We have a huge slate of games this weekend including a heck of a game tomorrow night, so we are getting this show started early this week.  Picks will be updated throughout Thursday and Friday as we head into a big Saturday of games, so check back often for the latest updates to see who your favorite (or most hated) personality picked this week!

JA Adande:
Alabama over LSU

Andrea Adelson:
Clemson over FSU

Mike Bellotti:
Baylor over Kansas State

Jon Berger:
Baylor over Kansas St
WVU over TTU
OU over Iowa St
TCU over Okla St

Kevin Carter:
UNC over Duke

Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Alabama over LSU 24-13
Alabama-6 vs LSU
Clemson over FSU 38-24
Clemson-12 vs FSU
TCU over Okla St 48-35
TCU-5 vs Okla St
Ole Miss over Arkansas 27-20
Arkansas+11 vs Ole Miss
Houston over Cincinnati 48-42
Cincinnati+9 vs Houston
Indiana over Iowa
Indiana+6.5 vs Iowa

Colin Cowherd:
Alabama over LSU
Ohio State over Minnesota
Clemson over FSU (by 7)
Notre Dame over Pitt (by 7 or 8)
Okla St over TCU (by 7)
Indiana over Iowa
UCLA over Oregon St
USC over Arizona

Rece Davis:
Clemson over FSU
FSU+10.5 vs Clemson

Heather Dinich:
Iowa over Indiana

Chris Doering:
Georgia over Kentucky 31-9
Tennessee over S.Carolina 41-27
Florida over Vanderbilt 24-6
Ole Miss over Arkansas 34-26
Auburn over TAMU 38-35
Alabama over LSU 24-16

Brad Edwards:
Ohio St over Minnesota

Chris Fallica:
Alabama over LSU 28-17
Alabama-6 vs LSU
Clemson over FSU 30-24
FSU+12 vs Clemson
Okla St over TCU 49-45
Okla St+5 vs TCU
BYU over SJSU 27-20
SJSU+12.5 vs BYU
Florida over Vanderbilt 28-10
Vanderbilt+21 vs Florida
Idaho over South Alabama 24-20
South Alabama+9.5 vs Iadho
Iowa over Indiana 30-27
Indiana+6.5 vs Iowa
Washington over Utah 24-16
Washington-1 vs Utah
MTSU over Marshall 37-24
MTSU-3 vs Marshall
Wisconsin over Maryland 24-17
Maryland+13 vs Wisconsin

Paul Finebaum:
Ohio St over Minnesota
TAMU over Auburn
Alabama over LSU
Miss St over Missouri
Clemson over FSU
TCU over Okla St

Pat Forde:
BYU over SJSU
Temple over SMU
Clemson over FSU
Wisconsin over Maryland
UNC over Duke
Miami (FL) over UVA
Notre Dame over Pitt
WVU over TTU
Stanford over Colorado
Mich St over Nebraska
OU over Iowa State
TCU over Okla St
Iowa over Indiana
Michigan over Rutgers
NW over Penn St
Ohio St over Minnesota
Oregon over Cal
UCLA over Oregon St
Utah over Washington
Wash St over Ariz St
Florida over Vanderbilt
Alabama over LSU
Ole Miss over Arkansas
Houston over Cincinnati
TAMU over Auburn
Louisville over Syracuse
Memphis over Navy

Joey Galloway:
Ohio St over Minnesota
Georgia over Kentucky
LSU over Alabama
Clemson over FSU
TCU over Okla St
Notre Dame over Pitt
Memphis over Navy
Iowa over Indiana
Mich St over Nebraska

Mike Golic:
Iowa over Indiana

Mike Greenberg:
Iowa over Indiana

Israel Gutierrez:
LSU over Alabama
Clemson over FSU

Kirk Herbstreit:
LSU over Alabama

Danny Kanell:
Houston over Cincinnati
Iowa over Indiana
LSU over Alabama
TCU over Okla St
Ohio State over Minnesota
Clemson over FSU
Notre Dame over Pitt
TCU-4.5 vs Okla St
FSU+10.5 vs Clemson
LSU+6.5 vs Alabama
Iowa-7 vs Indiana

Tom Luginbill:
Baylor over Kansas State

Jackie MacMullan:
LSU over Alabama
Clemson over FSU

Ivan Maisel:
Notre Dame over Pitt
Pitt+8 vs Notre Dame
TCU over Okla St

Trevor Matich:
Alabama over LSU
Clemson over FSU
TCU over Okla St
Notre Dame over Pitt
Memphis over Navy
Iowa over Indiana
Mich St over Nebraska

Greg McElroy:
Clemson over FSU
Miss St over Mizzou
TCU over Okla St
Iowa over Indiana
Alabama over LSU

Booger McFarland:
Georgia over Kentucky 27-17
Tennessee over S.Carolina 24-21
Florida over Vanderbilt 20-3
Ole Miss over Arkansas 31-24
Auburn over TAMU 31-28
LSU over Alabama 20-17

Ryan McGee:
Baylor over Kansas State

Todd McShay:
Alabama over LSU

David Pollack:
Stanford over Colorado

Ryen Russillo:
TCU-4.5 vs Okla St
TCU over Okla St
FSU+10.5 vs Clemson
Iowa-7 vs Indiana

Mark Schlabach:
Alabama over LSU
TCU over Okla St
Clemson over FSU

Jason Sehorn:
Ohio St over Minnesota
Alabama over LSU
Clemson over FSU
TCU over Okla St
Notre Dame over Pitt
Iowa over Indiana
OU over Iowa St
Houston over Cincinnati

Robert Smith:
Clemson over FSU 27-23
FSU+10.5 vs Clemson
TCU over Okla St 51-45
TCU-4.5 vs Okla St
Alabama over LSU 20-17
LSU+6.5 vs Alabama
Memphis over Navy 24-20
Navy+7.5 vs Memphis
Indiana over Iowa 38-35
Indiana+7 vs Iowa

Marcus Spears:
Miss St over Missouri

Phil Steele:
Ohio State over Minnesota
Kansas St+17.5 vs Baylor
Baylor over Kansas St
Notre Dame-8 vs Pitt
Notre Dame over Pitt
Clemson over FSU
FSU+12 vs Clemson
TCU over Okla St
TCU-5 vs Okla St
Alabama over LSU 27-20 (no bet)
Memphis over Navy
TAMU over Auburn (by 3)
Washington over Utah
North Carolina over Duke

Clint Stoerner:
LSU over Alabama

Tim Tebow:
Miss St over Missouri

Scott Van Pelt: WINNER$!
Indiana+7 vs Iowa
Nebraska+6 vs Mich St
BC+4 vs NC St
Okla St+5 vs TCU
Navy+7.5 vs Memphis

Andre Ware:
Ohio St over Minnesota

Week 9 2015: College picks are graded; results are in! #cfb #cfbpicks

Week 9 had some truly exciting finishes including at least one which was controversial to say the least.  After a couple of tough weeks for our expert panel of predictors and prognosticators, this week proved to be a bounceback week with some truly great results.  Let’s dive right in.

Winners this week were plenty in number, and included Kirk Herbstreit (7-1), Desmond Howard (8-2), David Pollack (5-0), Trevor Matich (9-2, 2-1 ATS), Stanford Steve Coughlin (8-1, 3-1 ATS), Colin Cowherd (5-0), Pat Forde (20-4), Danny Kanell (6-1), Joey Galloway (6-2), and Robert Smith (7-3).  Both Jennifer and Booger McFarland might seem like locks for this week’s win, going 11-1 and 8-0 respectively, so they will get this week’s honorable mention because someone managed to top them.  None other than Lee Corso showed up big with a 9-0 week this week, proving that he still has it when it comes to picking games.  Since Coach Corso probably doesn’t browse the internet blogs too often, tell him he won this week if you know him.

Losers this week were few and far between.  Ryen Russillo went 1-2 on the week (0-2 ATS), and Brad Edwards went 3-3 (0-3 ATS).  However, this week’s loser is from Scott Van Pelt, who had a “Winners” segment which was disastrous.  He went 1-4 against the spread this week, and his four losses weren’t particularly close either.  Sorry SVP but this goes on your permanent record.

Corso got back on track this week with his headgear picks; picking Notre Dame over Temple.  That might seem like an obvious pick, but hopefully you saw Temple take Notre Dame to the limit Saturday night in a very close game.  Our special guest picker, the Philly Phanatic, put up a half-assed 4-3 record this week after wasting our time with an incredibly tiring pick segment on Saturday morning.  Jennifer’s only loss this week came on her upset special, while Charley the Cat is also back on track with her Notre Dame pick.  Everyone else is somewhere in between, so check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week!

Lee Corso: 9-0
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple (headgear pick)
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Virginia over Georgia Tech
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota

Kirk Herbstreit: 7-1
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Georgia over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota

Desmond Howard: 8-2
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT USC over Cal
WRONG Arizona over Washington
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
WRONG Kentucky over Tennessee
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple

Philly Phanatic: 4-3
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
WRONG Georgia over Florida
WRONG Cal over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
WRONG Temple over Notre Dame

David Pollack: 5-0
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Clemson over NC St

Jennifer’s Picks: 11-1
RIGHT TCU over WVU
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
WRONG Georgia over Florida (upset special)
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Penn St over Illinois
RIGHT Boise State over UNLV

Rece Davis: 0-1
WRONG Georgia over Florida

Phil Steele: 11-7 (2-5 ATS)
WRONG Pitt+3 vs UNC
WRONG Pitt over UNC
RIGHT TCU-14 vs WVU
RIGHT TCU over WVU
WRONG UGA+3 vs Florida
WRONG UGA+1.5 vs Florida
WRONG UGA over Florida
RIGHT ND over Temple
WRONG ND-11 vs Temple (Double play)
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
WRONG Iowa-18 vs Maryland
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Minnesota+13 vs Michigan
RIGHT Houston over Vanderbilt
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse

Chris Fallica: 9-6 (4-4 ATS)
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St 40-31
RIGHT Wash St+12 vs Stanford
WRONG Notre Dame-10 vs Temple
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple 31-13
WRONG Georgia over Florida 24-21
WRONG Georgia+2.5 vs Florida
WRONG TTU over Okla St 45-38
WRONG TTU+3 vs Okla St
WRONG TTU+2.5 vs Okla St (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Memphis over Tulane 49-21
RIGHT Tulane+30.5 vs Memphis
RIGHT Tulane+31.5 vs Memphis (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Colorado+23 vs UCLA
RIGHT UCLA over Colorado

Scott Van Pelt: 1-4 ATS
WRONG NC St+10 vs Clemson
WRONG TTU+2.5 vs Okla St
WRONG Vanderbilt+11.5 vs Houston
RIGHT Minnesota+13 vs Michigan
WRONG SMU+2.5 vs Tulsa

Tim Tebow: 4-0
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky

Marcus Spears: 4-0
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky

Greg McElroy: 4-0
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
RIGHT Florida over Georgia

Paul Finebaum: 4-1
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina
WRONG Georgia over Florida
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky

Booger McFarland: 8-0
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn 35-20
RIGHT Arkansas over UT-Martin
RIGHT Florida over Georgia 27-21
RIGHT Houston over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky 31-14
RIGHT TAMU over S.Carolina 42-17
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Clemson over NC St

Trevor Matich: 9-2 (2-1 ATS)
RIGHT TCU over WVU
RIGHT UNC over Pitt
WRONG Georgia over Florida
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St
WRONG Notre Dame-10.5 vs Temple
RIGHT AF-6.5 vs Hawaii
RIGHT AF over Hawaii
RIGHT Tulane+31 vs Memphis

Brad Edwards: 3-3 (0-3 ATS)
WRONG Notre Dame-10.5 vs Temple
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
WRONG Michigan-11.5 vs Minnesota
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
WRONG Utah-26.5 vs Oregon St
RIGHT Utah over Oregon St

Mark May: 1-0
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple

Mack Brown: 1-0
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple

Dari Nowkhah: 2-0 (1-0 ATS)
RIGHT TCU over WVU
RIGHT Maryland+17.5 vs Iowa

Jon Berger: 2-1
RIGHT TCU over WVU
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Texas over Iowa St

Kevin Carter: 0-1
WRONG Pitt over UNC

Stanford Steve Coughlin: 8-1 (3-1 ATS)
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple 34-20
WRONG Notre Dame-10 vs Temple
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St 38-28
RIGHT Florida over Georgia 20-13
RIGHT Florida-2.5 vs Georgia
RIGHT AF over Hawaii 31-19
RIGHT AF-7 vs Hawaii
RIGHT Penn St over Illinois 24-14
RIGHT Penn St-5.5 vs Illinois

Colin Cowherd: 5-0
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota (close)
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St

Heather Dinich: 2-0
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
RIGHT Clemson over NC St

Chris Doering: 3-1
WRONG South Carolina over TAMU 27-24
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky 30-23
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn 34-24
RIGHT Florida over Georgia 26-20

Pat Forde: 20-4
WRONG ECU over UConn
WRONG Duke over Miami Fl
RIGHT FSU over Syracuse
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
WRONG GaTech over Virginia
RIGHT Virginia Tech over Boston College
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
WRONG Texas over Iowa St
RIGHT Oklahoma over Kansas
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Arkansas State over Georgia State
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT UCLA over Colorado
RIGHT Washington over Arizona
RIGHT Stanford over Washington State
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
RIGHT Houston over Vanderbilt
RIGHT TAMU over South Carolina
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Utah over Oregon St
RIGHT Memphis over Tulane

Joey Galloway: 6-2
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT ND over Temple
WRONG Pitt over UNC
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG TTU over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over Ariz St
RIGHT USC over Cal

Mike Golic: 1-0
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland

Mike Greenberg: 1-0
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland

Travis Haney: 1-1
RIGHT ND over Temple
WRONG Pitt over UNC

Danny Kanell: 6-1
RIGHT Houston over Vanderbilt
RIGHT ND over Temple
RIGHT Iowa over Maryland
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT USC over Cal
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Ariz St over Oregon

Tom Luginbill: 1-0
RIGHT ND over Temple

Ivan Maisel: 0-1
WRONG Pitt over UNC

Ryan McGee: 1-0
RIGHT ND over Temple

Ryen Russillo: 1-2 (0-2 ATS)
WRONG Notre Dame-11 vs Temple
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
WRONG Georgia+2 vs Florida

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT Florida over Georgia

Jason Sehorn: 5-3
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
WRONG Auburn over Ole Miss
RIGHT Stanford over Wash St
WRONG TTU over Okla St
WRONG Duke over Miami Fl
RIGHT Memphis over Tulane

Robert Smith: 7-3 (3-2 ATS)
RIGHT Temple+11 vs Notre Dame
RIGHT Notre Dame over Temple
RIGHT Florida over Georgia
RIGHT Florida-2.5 vs Georgia
RIGHT Ole Miss-7 vs Auburn
RIGHT Ole Miss over Auburn
WRONG USC-6.5 vs Cal
RIGHT USC over Cal
WRONG TTU over Okla St
WRONG TTU+3 vs Okla St

Clint Stoerner: 1-0
RIGHT Florida over Georgia

Week 8 2015: College Gameday review! #cfb

Welcome back to the return of our inconsistent and way overdue College Gameday review.  We missed the last few weeks to a lot of important business going on (i.e. laziness) and we are glad to be back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Today’s broadcast was coming to you live in color from Harrisonburg, Virginia for the matchup between FCS powerhouses the Richmond Spiders and the James Madison Duke Dogs.  After some quick research, it looks like James Madison has an enrollment of 20,181, and judging by the scene out there today every single one of their students were on hand for this broadcast.  I thought the NDSU crowd of two years ago was the biggest I can remember seeing, but this may have topped it.

JMU Crowd
JMU Crowd

As the show got underway, we were introduced to some woman named Margo who teaches English in Spain.  Margo crowdsourced a plane ticket home to JMU for Gameday today.  That is dedication.

One note about today’s schedule is that Desmond Howard was particularly giggly during today’s show.  Enjoying the Desmond Howard over-laugh is one of the truly great pastimes of any College Gameday connoisseur and today did not disappoint.  Jennifer said that maybe he took one too many uppers after the Michigan disaster last week.

Desmond Howard LOLs
Desmond Howard LOLs

Sign game was on point this week.  Highlights included “Sober as Sarkisian”, “Lou Holtz parties with Lamar Odom”, “Todd McShay is a Commie”, multiple signs referring to Richmond only eating plain Pop-tarts, and some guy who printed his impressive resume as a sign.

Hire this man
Hire this man

And of course, courtesy of the official College Gameday reddit account:

Butt Stuff
Butt Stuff

They recycled last year’s segment by Gene W. about FCS players who made it big in the NFL.  Or maybe he rewrote it from this year.  Either way I enjoyed it, even though there was a distinct lack of Sam Houston State talent such as Josh McCown, Dustin Long, Rhett Bomar, or Guido Merkens.

They had a segment breaking down down the Michigan Meltdown or whatever you want to call that Michigan State/Michigan finish from last week.  Apparently Rece and Kirk shut the game off early thinking it was over, and we all remember Desmond Howard cursing the Wolverines on the sidelines when he tweeted the following:

gameday-des

Now it’s time for VIDEOS!!!

Today’s most touching piece was the story of Princeton offensive lineman Mason Darrow, who is the first openly gay division 1 player to take the field.  Check out the full video HERE!!!

Another “story” piece was reliving the story of that Michigan State Miracle mentioned earlier, which can be found HERE!!!

And finally a piece on Hunter Knighton, who almost died of a heat stroke during practice one day.  Check it out HERE!!

Also, we had a bizarre moment when Sam Ponder was interviewing JMU head coach Everett Withers.  After the interview, he announced to the team that they would be wearing old school helmets.  That’s pretty cool, but the team and crowd went BANANAS when he showed it off.

Other notes from today’s show:

Bear’s Bank was 10-10-1 heading into the show today, where he took Miami Fl with the points, Vanderbilt and the points, and layed the points with USC.  However, his ESPN Chalk record against the spread was 30-16 heading into the day.  In other words, he is printing free money on ESPN Chalk, but be careful with the Bear’s Bank.

The Sam Ponder outfit of the week was a nice one.  Jennifer says “I like the skirt, I like the sweater, and I like the shirt underneath.  Overall it is an excellent look.  I really like Fall Sam Ponder”.

Sam Ponder Week 8
Sam Ponder Week 8

Apparently Richmond bought a spider to bring for Gameday today so they would have a mascot on hand.

The Richmond Spider
The Richmond Spider

George Whitfield and Rece Davis did their regular segment where they uncomfortably walk through the crowd while breaking down quarterback play.  This one actually had a great highlight for once, when the ESPN cameraman fell down going up the stairs and chaos ensued.

https://twitter.com/mikedyce/status/657924872350253056

When it came time to make some picks, today’s guest celebrity was country music singer Dierks Bentley.  Corso was conspicuously absent from the set during the entire pick segment.  However, Herbie read off Corso’s notes for all of Corso’s picks and it was actually pretty funny.  Apparently in the USC/Utah game, SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING when it comes to that spread, and that SOMEBODY was identified as Chris Fallica I guess because he ate 3.5 points early this week, and ate even more laying 6.5 today.  Anyways, when it came time to pick the big JMU/Richmond game today, Desmond, Kirk and Dierks were in agreement that JMU would take the victory today.  The camera then cut to the JMU campus where Lee Corso emerged from a grand hall, presented by trumpets and streamers while dressed as James Madison before putting on the Duke Dog headgear.  I did not think I would write the previous sentence when I woke up this morning.  Anyways, pretty funny stuff and a white knuckle ride as Corso walked down stairs unassisted.  This marks the second time Corso has dressed up in costume as a founding father, with his previous time being Ben Franklin for the Harvard/Pennsylvania game of 2002.  Jennifer and Charley both went with JMU as well, making it a clean sweep in the predictions this morning.  Enjoy the rest of your football night.

Corso picks Penn in 2002
Corso picks Penn in 2002