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Week 1 is in the books, and I think we can all safely say that “The greatest opening week of all time” not only delivered, but may have been underhyped.  We saw tremendous matchups, exciting finishes, and some surprising upsets.  That made predicting the outcomes a difficult task for some, so let’s dive right in.

Winners this week include David Pollack (7-2), Charles Arbuckle (5-3), Paul Finebaum (9-4), Pat Forde (24-8), Joey Galloway (5-2), Greg McElroy (5-2), Dari Nowkhah (7-2), and Tim Tebow (6-2).  We had a handful of really good weeks but I’m not sure how to sort it out due to vastly different slates of picks, so all of the following will be awarded a partial win this week.  Andrea Adelson went 11-2 on the ACC picks this week.  Marcus Spears went 8-2 on the SEC picks this week.  Phil Steele went 9-3 straight up on the week and 4-4 on a really tough week against the spread.  And of course a special gold star goes out to Scott Van Pelt who went 4-1 against the spread this weekend.

Losers this week include some pretty shameful performances from Stanford Steve (3-3 Straight up, 1-6 ATS), Colin Cowherd 3-6, newcomer Dusty Dvoracek (1-3 Straight up, 1-4 ATS), and Danny Kanell (2-5 Straight up, 2-4 ATS).  However, the official loss this week has to go to Chris “The Bear” Fallica, who got drilled going 1-5 straight up and 1-6 against the spread.  That is NOT a profitable week, so all of you gamblers can take it up with Fallica directly.

Lee Corso went with the LSU headgear pick and missed that one after Wisconsin took down the Bayeux Bengals.  There’s no shame in that pick, because Aaron Rodgers was the one and only person to predict a Wisconsin win.  Rodgers, the celebrity guest picker, went 8-2 on the week.  @GamedayJen went 9-3 on the week, so they both get a share of this week’s win.  @TheGamedayBaby made her debut this week going 0-1 on the LSU pick, but also went 1-0 against the spread betting on Texas.

Everyone else was somewhere in between, so check out the full slate of week 1 results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 6-7 (Headgear 0-1 YTD, Super Dog 0-1 ATS/0-1 Straight up)
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin (Headgear pick)
RIGHT NDSU over Charleston So.
WRONG BC over GT
WRONG Arizona over BYU
RIGHT Michigan over Hawaii
WRONG ND over Texas
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
WRONG Auburn over Clemson
WRONG OU over Houston
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT WVU over Mizzou
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
WRONG ATS/WRONG SU Super Dog: SJSU+5 vs Tulsa

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-5 (Super Dog 1-0 ATS/1-0 Straight up)
WRONG UNC over Georgia
RIGHT NDSU over Charleston So.
WRONG OU over Houston
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn (close)
RIGHT Michigan over Hawaii
WRONG Arizona over BYU
RIGHT W.Michigan over NW
RIGHT Texas over ND
RIGHT WVU over Mizzou
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT ATS/RIGHT SU Super Dog: W.Michigan+5 vs NW

Desmond Howard: 7-5 (Super Dog 1-0 ATS/1-0 Straight Up)
RIGHT NDSU over Charleston So.
WRONG OU over Houston
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn (BIG)
WRONG UNC over Georgia
RIGHT BYU over Arizona
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Michigan over Hawaii
WRONG ND over Texas
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT WVU over Mizzou
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin (BIG)
RIGHT ATS/RIGHT SU Super Dog: Wyoming+9 vs NIU

Aaron Rodgers: 8-2
RIGHT Texas over ND
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
WRONG OU over Houston
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT BYU over Arizona
RIGHT WVU over Mizzou
RIGHT Wisconsin over LSU

David Pollack: 7-2
RIGHT NDSU over Charleston So.
RIGHT Houston over OU
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
RIGHT BYU over Arizona
RIGHT Alabama over USC
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
WRONG ND over Texas
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss

Jennifer’s Picks: 9-3
RIGHT NDSU over Charleston So.
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
WRONG Arizona over BYU
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Texas over ND
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Houston over OU (Upset special!)
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
RIGHT WVU over Mizzou
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT Michigan over Hawaii

The Gameday Baby: 0-1 straight up, 1-0 ATS
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT Texas+4 vs Notre Dame

Andrea Adelson: 11-2
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
WRONG UNC over UGA
RIGHT GT over BC
RIGHT Louisville over Charlotte
RIGHT Wake Forest over Tulane
RIGHT NC St over W&M
RIGHT Syracuse over Colgate
RIGHT VT over Liberty
RIGHT Pitt over Villanova
WRONG UVA over Richmond
RIGHT Duke over UNC Central
RIGHT Miami FL over FAMU

Charles Arbuckle: 5-3
RIGHT Houston over OU
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
RIGHT Texas over ND
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
WRONG UNC over Georgia

Mike Bellotti: 1-0
Texas over Notre Dame

Mack Brown: 1-1
LSU over Wisconsin
Texas over ND

Stanford Steve Coughlin: 3-3 Straight Up, 1-6 ATS
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
WRONG OU over Houston
RIGHT TAMU over UCLA
WRONG Notre Dame over Texas
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT (1-0 on ESPN Insider pick)
WRONG LSU vs Wisconsin over 44.5
WRONG OU vs Houston over 68
WRONG OU-11.5 vs Houston (if he had to pick a side)
RIGHT TAMU-3 vs UCLA
WRONG ND vs Texas Under 60
WRONG Fordham+26.5 vs Navy
WRONG CSU ML vs Colorado

Colin Cowherd: 3-6
RIGHT Alabama over USC 31-13
RIGHT Stanford over KState (closer than 15)
WRONG OU over Houston (close)
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
WRONG UNC over Georgia
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
WRONG Notre Dame over Texas
WRONG Ole Miss over FSU

Rece Davis: 1-2 (Superdog 1-0 ATS/1-0 Straight up)
WRONG UNC over Georgia
RIGHT Ohio St over BGSU
WRONG ND over Texas
RIGHT ATS/RIGHT SU Super Dog: S.Miss+6 vs Kentucky

Heather Dinich: 1-0
FSU over Ole Miss

Chris Doering: 4-2
WRONG Mizzou over WVU 31-30
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin 27-10
RIGHT TAMU over UCLA 33-31
RIGHT Georgia over UNC 34-20
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn 31-23
RIGHT Alabama over USC 35-9

Dusty Dvoracek: 1-3 Straight up,1-4 ATS
RIGHT Stanford over KState
WRONG Notre Dame over Texas
WRONG OU over Houston
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
WRONG USC+11 vs Alabama
WRONG LSU-10.5 vs Wisconsin
WRONG UCLA+3 vs TAMU
RIGHT Texas+3.5 vs ND
WRONG OU-11.5 vs Houston

Brad Edwards: 2-0
RIGHT Texas over Notre Dame
RIGHT Alabama over USC

Chris “The Bear” Fallica: 1-5 straight up, 1-6 ATS
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin 33-17
WRONG OU over Houston
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
WRONG UNC over UGA
1-1 on ESPN Insider Picks
WRONG UNC ML vs UGA
WRONG LSU vs Wisconsin over 44.5
WRONG OU-11.5 vs Houston
WRONG UCLA+3 vs TAMU (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Tx St+21 vs Ohio (Bear’s Bank)
WRONG UNC+3 vs UGA (Bear’s Bank)
0-1 ESPN Insider ATS

Paul Finebaum: 9-4
Predicted no upsets in top 10
WRONG ND over Texas (CFB Live 8/19)
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
WRONG OU over Houston
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT Ohio St over BGSU
RIGHT Michigan over Hawaii
RIGHT Stanford over KState
RIGHT Tennessee over App St
WRONG Vanderbilt over S.Carolina
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
RIGHT TAMU over UCLA

Pat Forde: 24-8
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
WRONG UNC over Georgia
RIGHT Colorado over CSU
RIGHT Mich St over Furman
RIGHT Stanford over KState
RIGHT Baylor over NW St
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
WRONG Virginia over Richmond
RIGHT GT over BC
RIGHT WVU over Mizzou
WRONG Iowa St over N Iowa
RIGHT Okla St over SE Louisiana
RIGHT Iowa over Mia (OH)
RIGHT Michigan over Hawaii
RIGHT Ohio St over BGSU
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT Boise St over UL-Lafayette
RIGHT BYU over Arizona
RIGHT Oregon over UCD
RIGHT Washington over Rutgers
WRONG Wash St over EWU
RIGHT Florida over Mass
RIGHT S.Miss over Kentucky
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Arkansas over LaTech
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
RIGHT Houston over OU
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
RIGHT TCU over S. Dakota St
WRONG NIU over Wyoming
RIGHT SMU over UNT
WRONG Notre Dame over Texas

Joey Galloway: 5-2
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
WRONG OU over Houston
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Colorado over CSU

Danny Kanell: 2-5 Straight Up, 2-4 ATS
RIGHT Michigan over Hawaii
WRONG Vanderbilt over S.Carolina
RIGHT Alabama over USC
WRONG OU over Houston
WRONG UNC over Georgia
WRONG LSU over Wiscsonsin
WRONG Ole Miss over FSU
WRONG OU-11.5 vs Houston
WRONG UCLA+3 vs TAMU
RIGHT Wisconsin+11 vs LSU
WRONG UNC+3 vs Geoergia
WRONG USC+11.5 vs Alabama
RIGHT Auburn+7.5 vs Clemson

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-0
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Arkansas over LT

Joel Klatt: 1-0
RIGHT Colorado over CSU

Trevor Matich: 3-3
WRONG OU over Houston
RIGHT TAMU over UCLA
WRONG UNC over Georgia
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss

Greg McElroy: 5-2
RIGHT Texas over ND (CFB Live 8/19)
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Arkansas over LT
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
WRONG UNC over Georgia
WRONG Vanderbilt over S.Carolina
RIGHT Tennessee over App St

Booger McFarland: 5-4
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin 31-13
WRONG Vanderbilt over S.Carolina
RIGHT Alabama over USC 24-3
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn 45-21
RIGHT Georgia over UNC 17-14
WRONG Ole Miss over FSU
WRONG Mizzou over WVU 21-17
RIGHT TAMU over UCLA 35-28
RIGHT Texas over Notre Dame

Brett McMurphy: 2-0
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn

Todd McShay: 1-0
RIGHT Texas over Notre Dame

Dari Nowkhah: 7-2
RIGHT Ohio St over BGSU
WRONG OU over Houston
RIGHT TAMU over UCLA
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
RIGHT Texas over ND
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss

Jordan Rodgers: 2-2
RIGHT Florida over UMass
WRONG Kentucky over S.Miss
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT WVU over Mizzou
WRONG Vanderbilt over S.Carolina

Ryen Russillo: 2-1 Straight Up, 2-4 ATS
WRONG OU over Houston
RIGHT TAMU over UCLA
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
WRONG OU-11.5 vs Houston
RIGHT TAMU-3 vs UCLA
RIGHT Wisconsin+11 vs LSU
WRONG UNC+3 vs Georgia
WRONG USC+11.5 vs Alabama
WRONG Clemson-7.5 vs Auburn

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
SDSU over New Hampshire

Jason Sehorn: 4-3
WRONG OU over Houston
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Texas over ND
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin

Robert Smith: 1-0
Stanford over KState

Marcus Spears: 8-2
RIGHT Florida over UMass
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
RIGHT Miss St over S. Alabama
WRONG Vanderbilt over S.Carolina
RIGHT Tennessee over App St
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT TAMU over UCLA

Phil Steele: 9-3 Straight up, 4-4 ATS on ESPN Insider
RIGHT Texas over Notre Dame
RIGHT Cal over Hawaii 46-26 (High scoring game of the week)
RIGHT Alabama over USC (by two touchdowns)
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin (by two touchdowns)
WRONG OU over Houston
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
WRONG UCLA over TAMU
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Michigan over Hawaii
2-0 Straight Up on ESPN Insider

Matt Stinchcomb: 2-1
RIGHT WVU over Mizzou
RIGHT Tennessee over App St
WRONG Vanderbilt over S.Carolina

Clint Stoerner: 4-2
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT Arkansas over LT
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
WRONG Kentucky over S.Miss
RIGHT FSU over Ole Miss
WRONG Miss St over S.Alabama

Tim Tebow: 6-2
RIGHT S.Carolina over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Tennessee over App St
RIGHT Clemson over Auburn
WRONG LSU over Wisconsin
WRONG Ole Miss over FSU
RIGHT Georgia over UNC
RIGHT Alabama over USC
RIGHT TAMU over UCLA

Scott Van Pelt: 4-1 ATS
RIGHT W.Michigan+5 vs NW
RIGHT Auburn+7.5 vs Clemson
RIGHT Houston+11.5 vs OU
WRONG SJSU+5 vs Tulsa
RIGHT Texas+3.5 vs ND

Dave Wannstedt: 1-0
RIGHT Stanford over KState