Week 14 2012: Results are in!

Ladies and gentlemen, I am afraid we have come to a close for the regular season.  It’ll be alright though, because that means it is bowl season.  It is only Monday after week 14, but some of our experts are already throwing out bowl predictions on ESPN.  These picks may change, and as always we will be officially tracking their latest picks, but its still exciting if you’re me.  I’ll be tallying up the regular season results to post sometime this week so we can see where everyone stands.  With that knowledge we will know who are contenders for the 2012 championship here at Cole’s Gameday Blog, and we will also be able to keep an eye on who will finish at the bottom of the barrel.

Anyways, week 14’s results are in.  It was a light schedule, so it was a little lighter on picks than usual.  This week’s big winner is Dari Nowkhah at 9-1, with other winning performances coming from Lee Corso (10-2), Desmond Howard (6-1), Pat Forde (14-4), and Mark May making a rare appearance at 5-1.  Losers this week are Herbie (6-4), Lou Holtz (2-2), Christian Fauria (1-2) and Mark Schlabach (1-2).  Special guest picker Matt Ryan went 6-4.  Lee Corso also nailed his headgear pick going with Bama over Georgia.  The rest you can see below, so look and see how your favorite/most hated personality did this week.

Charles Arbuckle: 7-3
RIGHT NIU over Ken St
WRONG UCLA over Stanford
RIGHT OU over TCU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Mike Bellotti: 0-1
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin

Matt Stinchcomb: 1-1
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Georgia over Bama

Mark Schlabach: 1-2
WRONG Georgia over Bama (upset special)
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin

Skip Bayless: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Brian Griese: 4-1
RIGHT NIU over Kent St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Mark May: 5-1
RIGHT NIU over Kent St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT KState over Texas

Lou Holtz: 2-2
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
WRONG Texas over KState
WRONG Georgia over Bama
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA

Trevor Matich: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Brad Edwards: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Ryen Russillo: 1-1
WRONG Georgia over Bama
RIGHT FSU over GaTech

Robert Smith: 3-0
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Christian Fauria: 1-2
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
WRONG Georgia over Bama

Woody Paige: 0-1
WRONG Georgia over Bama

JA Adande: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Colin Cowherd: 4-1
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT KState over Texas

Ivan Maisel: 0-1
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin

Pat Forde: 14-4
WRONG Kent St over NIU
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT WVU over Kansas
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
WRONG MTSU over Ark St
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT Oregon St over Nicholls St
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT Hawaii over S.Alabama
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
RIGHT Tx St over NM St
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
RIGHT Pitt over USF
RIGHT Lafayette over FAU

Dari Nowkhah: 9-1
RIGHT NIU over Kent St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT OU over TCU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-0
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT KState over Texas

Todd McShay: 4-2
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG UCF over Tulsa
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska (upset special)
WRONG UConn over Cinci (upset special)

David Pollack: 4-3
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT NIU over Kent St
WRONG TCU over OU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin

Desmond Howard: 6-1
RIGHT OU over TCU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
RIGHT Bama over Georgia
RIGHT Tx St over NM St

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-4
RIGHT TX St over NM St
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
WRONG Nevada over Boise St
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
RIGHT Pitt over USF
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
WRONG TCU over OU
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Lee Corso: 10-2
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT Tx St over NM St
RIGHT Wisconsin over Nebraska
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG UCF over Tulsa
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
WRONG USF over Pitt
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT Baylor over Okla St
RIGHT Bama over Georgia (headgear pick)

Matt Ryan: 6-4
WRONG UCF over Tulsa
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
RIGHT Pitt over USF
WRONG GaTech over FSU
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
RIGHT Bama over Georgia

Jennifer’s Picks: 8-3
RIGHT Tx St over NM St
RIGHT Tulsa over UCF
RIGHT Boise St over Nevada
RIGHT Cinci over UConn
RIGHT Pitt over USF
RIGHT FSU over GaTech
WRONG Nebraska over Wisconsin
RIGHT OU over TCU
RIGHT KState over Texas
WRONG Okla St over Baylor
WRONG Georgia over Bama (upset special)

Week 12 2012: FRIDAY PICK BONANZA! #saturdayselections

Things are still sluggish due to the dastardly cold I have been fighting.  However, things are improving so thank you for all of the prayers, flowers, cards and fan mail.  Anyways, since there were no picks posted so far this week, that means it is once again time for a FRIDAY PICK BONANZA!  YOU GET A PICK!  YOU GET A PICK!  YOU TOO GET A PICK!  WE ARE MAKING IT RAIN PICKS, AND WILL BE ALL DAY TODAY SO CHECK BACK THROUGHOUT THE DAY THANKS!  Anyways here we go…

Danny Kanell:
KState over Baylor

Dan Hawkins:
Ohio St over Wisconsin
KState over Baylor
OU over WVU
Toledo over NIU
Okla St over TTU
Utah St over LaTech
Clemson over NC St
UCLA over USC
ND over Wake Forest
KState over Baylor
Oregon over Stanford

Charles Arbuckle:
Bama over WCU
KState over Baylor
Oregon over Stanford
ND over Wake Forest

Mike Bellotti:
S.Carolina over Wofford
Penn St over Indiana
OU over WVU
ND over Wake Forest
Nebraska over Minnesota
Florida over Jax St
Miss St over Arkansas
Oregon over Stanford

Brock Huard:
KState over Baylor

Jason Sehorn:
S.Carolina over Wofford
Penn St over Indiana

Tom Luginbill:
S.Carolina over Wofford
ND over Wake Forest
Cinci over Rutgers
Florida over Jax St

Ryen Russillo:
USC over UCLA
Washington over colorado

Dari Nowkhah:
Nebraska over Minnesota
Miss St over Arkansas
S.Carolina over Wofford
Penn St over Indiana
Bama over WCU
KState over Baylor
Oregon over Stanford
ND over Wake Forest

Mark May:
Wisconsin over Ohio St
USC over UCLA
Oregon over Stanford
ND over Wake Forest
KState over Baylor

Lou Holtz:
Ohio St over Wisconsin
ND over Wake Forest
Stanford over Oregon
KState over Baylor
USC over UCLA

Brian Griese:
Ohio St over Wisconsin
USC over UCLA
Oregon over Stanford

Pat Forde:
Clemson over NC St
FSU over Maryland
OU over WVU
Mizzou over Syracuse
Nebraska over Minnesota
Okla St over TTU
Michigan over Iowa
NW over Mich St
Penn St over Indiana
Ohio St over Wisconsin
Utah St over LaTech
Kent St over BGSU
Oregon over Stanford
Oreg St over Cal
USC over UCLA
Florida over Jax St
Georgia over Ga So
S.Carolina over Wofford
Vanderbilt over Tennessee
Bama over W.Carolina
LSU over Ols Miss
Miss St over Arkansas
KState over Baylor
TAMU over SHSU
Utah over Arizona
Cinci over Rutgers
ND over Wake Forest

Mark Schlabach:
Bama over W.Carolina
Ohio St over Wisconsin

Todd McShay:
USC over UCLA

Robert Smith:
OU over WVU
Okla St over TTU
KState over Baylor
Cinci over Rutgers
ND over Wake Forest
Ohio St over Wisconsin
USC over UCLA
Oregon over Stanford

Colin Cowherd:
Wisconsin over Ohio St
USC over UCLA
KState over Baylor
Oregon over Stanford
Notre Dame over Wake Forest
LSU over Ole Miss

Desmond Howard:
ND over Wake Forest

Christian Fauria:
UCLA over USC
ND over Wake Forest

David Pollack:
Oregon over Stanford

Kirk Herbstreit:
Nebraska over Minnesota

Week 10 2012: Results are in!

It was a fantastic Saturday of football this week, as I’m sure you know. Four big games that all had big potential and all delivered spectacularly. Our experts did pretty well this week, with several of them going undefeated this week. There were lots of stickers and gold stars issued this week while grading picks. That being said, things were VERY close to turning out very differently. If LSU or Notre Dame didn’t completely collapse, or if Oregon had been slowed down just a bit by USC, or if several other close games turned out differently we would be looking at results like last week. Anyways, star performances this week go to Mike Bellotti at 9-1, Tom Luginbill at 6-0, Colin Cowherd at 6-1, and Kirk Herbstreit at 11-2. Our celebrity guest Lolo Jones did a mediocre 6-4 to nobody’s surprise. Losers this week include BCS guru Brad Edwards at 3-5, Todd McShay at 3-3 (who missed a DOUBLE upset special), and Jason Sehorn at 8-5. I’d also like to say Matt Stinchcomb WELCOME TO THE .500 CLUB! He went 4-0 to break 50% finally. Dropped from the rankings this week is Brock Huard because he only has ten games in my record and never shows up to pick anything. Brock, you have been Matt-Millened. Check below for the full results and find your favorite or most hated personality.

Update: I somehow managed to completely miss this week’s big winner. Lee Corso blew the roof off this thing going 14-0 including the Whittier over Occidental pick. Coach still has it going on for sure.

Mike Bellotti: 9-1
RIGHT ND over Pitt
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT Bama over LSU
WRONG WVU over TCU
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT Penn St over Purdue
RIGHT Nebraska over Mich St

Matt Stinchcomb: 5-0
RIGHT ND over Pitt
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT Bama over LSU

Tom Luginbill: 6-0
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT ND over Pitt
RIGHT Utah over Wash St
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou

Charles Arbuckle: 4-0
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT Clemson over Duke

Jason Sehorn: 8-5
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT ND over Pitt
RIGHT OU over Iowa St
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG Tulsa over Arkansas
RIGHT GaTech over Maryland
WRONG WVU over TCU
WRONG TTU over Texas
WRONG Mich St over Nebraska
RIGHT Penn St over Purdue
WRONG Arizona over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT KState over Okla St

Iowa Nice Guy:
WRONG Iowa over Indiana
RIGHT Bama over LSU
WRONG Iowa St over OU
WRONG Michigan St over Nebraska

Colin Cowherd: 5-1
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Notre Dame over Pitt
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
WRONG TTU over Texas

Pat Forde: 19-8
RIGHT Washington over Cal
RIGHT Clemson over Duke
WRONG NC St over Virginia
WRONG WVU over TCU
RIGHT Stanford over Colorado
WRONG Iowa St over OU
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Indiana over Iowa
RIGHT Nebraska over Mich St
WRONG Minnesota over Michigan
RIGHT Ohio St over Illinois
WRONG Purdue over Penn St
RIGHT LaTech over UTSA
RIGHT Oregon St over Ariz St
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT UCLA over Arizona
RIGHT Florida over Mizzou
RIGHT Georgia over Ole Miss
WRONG Tulsa over Arkansas
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG TTU over Texas
RIGHT Cinci over Syracuse
RIGHT Louisville over Temple
RIGHT ND over Pitt
WRONG Boise St over SDSU
RIGHT UCF over SMU

Mark Schlabach: 0-1
WRONG Arizona over UCLA

Michael Smith: 4-0
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT ND over Pitt
RIGHT KState over Okla St

Bill Plaschke: 0-1
WRONG USC over Oregon

Bob Ryan: 2-0
RIGHT ND over Pitt
RIGHT Kstate over Okla St

Woody Paige: 1-1
RIGHT Oregon over USC
WRONG LSU over Bama

Robert Smith: 7-3
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG TTU over Texas
WRONG WVU over TCU
RIGHT Nebraska over Mich St
RIGHT Oregon St over Ariz St
WRONG Arizona over UCLA
RIGHT Washington over Cal

Christian Fauria: 6-4
WRONG LSU over Bama
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG TTU over Texas
WRONG WVU over TCU
RIGHT Nebraska over Mich St
RIGHT Oregon St over Ariz St
RIGHT UCLA over Arizona
WRONG Purdue over Penn St

Mark May: 3-2
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT Oregon over USC
WRONG Okla St over KState
WRONG TTU over Texas
RIGHT Notre Dame over Pitt

Lou Holtz: 3-1
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT KState over Okla St
WRONG USC over Oregon
RIGHT Notre Dame over Pitt

Brian Griese: 3-1
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT KState over Okla St
WRONG TTU over Texas

Ryen Russillo: 1-1
RIGHT Oregon over USC
WRONG WVU over TCU

Skip Bayless: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over LSU

Dari Nowkhah: 10-3
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT ND over Pitt
RIGHT OU over Iowa St
WRONG Tulsa over Arkansas
RIGHT GaTech over Maryland
WRONG WVU over TCU
WRONG TTU over Texas
RIGHT Nebraska over Mich St
RIGHT Penn St over Purdue
RIGHT UCLA over Arizona
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT KState over Okla St

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-1
WRONG LSU over Bama
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St

Todd McShay: 3-3
WRONG Miss St over TAMU
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT Bama over LSU
WRONG Arizona over UCLA*
WRONG Ariz St over Oregon St*

Trevor Matich: 7-1
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT Nebraska over Mich St
WRONG TTU over Texas
RIGHT Georgia over Ole Miss
RIGHT ND over Pitt

Brad Edwards: 3-5
WRONG Miss St over TAMU
WRONG Mich St over Nebraska
WRONG TTU over Texas
RIGHT ND over Pitt
WRONG Boise St over SDSU
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT Oregon over USC
WRONG Kentucky over Vanderbilt

David Pollack: 3-3
RIGHT Oregon over USC
WRONG Mich St over Nebraska
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG TTU over Texas
WRONG Okla St over KState
RIGHT Bama over LSU

Desmond Howard: 7-3
WRONG Mich St over Nebraska
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG TTU over Texas
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT Bama over LSU
RIGHT Whittier over Occidental
RIGHT ND over Pitt
WRONG Arizona over UCLA
RIGHT Georgia over Ole Miss

Kirk Herbstreit: 11-2
RIGHT Whittier over Occidental
RIGHT OU over Iowa St
WRONG TTU over Texas
RIGHT ND over Pitt
RIGHT Oregon over USC
WRONG Arizona over UCLA
RIGHT Nebraska over Mich St
RIGHT Georgia over Ole Miss
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT Penn St over Purdue
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Oregon St over Ariz St
RIGHT Bama over LSU

Lee Corso: 14-0
RIGHT Whittier over Occidental
RIGHT Texas over TTU
RIGHT ND over Pitt
RIGHT UCLA over Arizona
RIGHT Nebraska over Mich St
RIGHT Georgia over Ole Miss
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT OU over Iowa St
RIGHT Penn St over Purdue
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT Oregon St over Ariz St
RIGHT Bama over LSU (headgear pick)

Lolo Jones: 6-4
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG TTU over Texas
RIGHT KState over Okla St
WRONG Iowa St over OU
WRONG Mich St over Nebraska
RIGHT Penn St over Purdue
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Oregon overe USC
RIGHT Oregon St over Ariz St
WRONG LSU over Bama

Jennifer’s Picks: 11-3
RIGHT ND over Pitt
WRONG Boise St over SDSU
RIGHT Nebraska over Mich St
RIGHT Georgia over Ole Miss
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG TTU over Texas
RIGHT KState over Okla St
RIGHT OU over Iowa St
RIGHT Penn St over Purdue
RIGHT Michigan over Minnesota
RIGHT Oregon over USC
RIGHT Oregon St over Ariz St
RIGHT Clemson over Duke
WRONG LSU over Bama (upset special)