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Week 10 2012: Results are in!

Posted on November 5, 2012 by gamedaycole

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)

Week 10 2012: Saturday morning picks! #saturdayselections

Posted on November 3, 2012 by gamedaycole

You are looking live at a HUGE Saturday folks. Bama vs. LSU in the GAME OF THE CENTURY PART 94!!!! Ranked versus ranked matchups all over the place. And of course, a little College Gameday to get thinks started. Mission control has relocated to Jennifer’s house this morning. Coffee is brewing. Breakfast tacos are plentiful. I don’t know what I’ve done right to deserve this, but I’ll take it. Our experts are currently stting at 20 to 3 in favor of Alabama over LSU for today’s biggest matchup. Early week picks can be found HERE and HERE for your reference, so study up.

Skip Bayless:
Bama over LSU

Todd McShay (double upset specials):
Miss St over TAMU
KState over Okla St
Oregon over USC
Bama over LSU
Arizona over UCLA*
Ariz St over Oregon St*

Mel Kiper Jr.:
LSU over Bama
Oregon over USC
TAMU over Miss St

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

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

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

Lee Corso:
Whittier over Occidental (battle of Myron Claxton’s shoes obv)
Texas over TTU
ND over Pitt
UCLA over Arizona
Nebraska over Mich St
Georgia over Ole Miss
TAMU over Miss St
KState over Okla St
OU over Iowa St
Penn St over Purdue
Michigan over Minnesota
Oregon over USC
Oregon St over Ariz St
Bama over LSU (headgear pick)

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

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

Week 9 2012: Results are in!

Posted on October 29, 2012 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)