Week 14 2014: Weekday college picks! #cfb #cfbplayoff #rivalryweek

It is a holiday week here around these parts, so the big games this week will be starting early.  This means that picks are starting early, so without further adieu, here week 14’s weekday picks.  We will be updating as more come in.

Phil Steele:
Marshall over WKU 52-24
TCU over Texas 30-23
Ohio St over Michigan 37-20
FSU over Florida 31-20
Miss St over Ole Miss 22-20
Alabama over Auburn 34-21
Wisconsin over Minnesota 35-13
UCLA over Stanford 28-17
Mich St over Penn St 31-10
NIU over W.Mich 28-27
Arkansas over Mizzou 23-17 (upset special)
Oregon over Oreg St 45-21
Washington over Wash St 37-27 (best bet of the week)
Baylor over TTU
Arizona over Ariz St

Phil Steele’s FCS Round 1 picks:
Richmond over Morgan St
Indiana St over EKU
SE Louisiana over SHSU
Montana over San Diego
James Madison over Liberty
S.Dakota St over Montana St
SF Austin over N.Iowa

Colin Cowherd:
Texas over TCU

Lou Holtz:
Arkansas over Mizzou
FSU over Florida
Alabama over Auburn
Ole Miss over Miss St
Oregon over Oreg St
Baylor over TTU

Mark May:
Arkansas over Mizzou
Florida over FSU
Alabama over Auburn
Miss St over Ole Miss

Jon Berger:
Alabama over Auburn
Miss St over Ole Miss
Florida over FSU
Ohio St over Michigan
TCU over Texas
Wisconsin over Minnesota
Baylor over TTU

Jason Sehorn:
Alabama over Auburn
Miss St over Ole Miss
FSU over Florida
Ohio St over Michigan
TCU over Texas
Oregon over Oregon St
Clemson over S.Carolina
Baylor over TTU
USC over ND
Arizona over Ariz St

Pat Forde:
Alabama over Auburn 35-17
Oregon over Oreg St 44-21
FSU over Florida 21-20
Miss St over Ole Miss 23-17
Ohio St over Michigan 38-14
Georgia over GaTech 32-28
Arizona over Ariz St 34-31
Wisconsin over Minnesota 24-13
CSU over AF 35-20
KState over Kansas 41-14
UVA over VaTech 16-14
Louisville over Kentucky 27-16
NW over Illinois 29-24
Tennessee over Vanderbilt 37-17
Nevada over UNLV 45-28
USC over ND 34-31
S.Carolina over Clemson 23-22
UNC over NC St 43-19
Indiana over Purdue 41-37
Washington over Wash St 34-27
UCF over USF 20-12
BC over Syracuse 26-14
Duke over Wake Forest 19-10
Texas over TCU 26-24
Mizzou over Arkansas 21-16
LSU over TAMU 25-21
Iowa over Nebraska 30-28
Maryland over Rutgers 28-21
Utah over Colorado 23-20
Mich St over Penn St 24-0
Akron over Kent St
UCLA over Stanford
Marshall over WKU
Cal over BYU
Baylor over TTU
Boise St over Utah St

Kirk Herbstreit:
Alabama over Auburn
FSU over Florida
Marshall over WKU

Chris Fallica:
Alabama over Auburn 34-28
Ole Miss over Miss St 20-16
Wisconsin over Minnesota 38-14
Texas over TCU 24-23
Iowa over Nebraska 28-24
Colorado over Utah 31-27

Mike Bellotti:
Texas over TCU
Alabama over Auburn
FSU over Florida
Oregon over Oregon St
Ohio St over Michigan
Stanford over UCLA

Kevin Carter:
Auburn over Alabama
Alabama over Auburn
Minnesota over Wisconsin
Wisconsin over Minnesota
Ohio St over Michigan
Oregon over Oregon St
Florida over FSU
FSU over Florida

Brett Mcmurphy:
Florida over FSU
Alabama over Auburn
Oregon over Oregon St
Ohio St over Michigan

Booger McFarland:
Georgia over GaTech 38-24
S.Carolina over Clemson 28-14
FSU over Florida 35-17
Miss St over Ole Miss 30-14
Alabama over Auburn 42-28
Louisville over Kentucky 27-24
Tennessee over Vanderbilt 31-24

Greg McElroy:
Georgia over GaTech 42-28
FSU over Florida 21-17
S.Carolina over Clemson 31-17
Louisville over Kentucky 24-21
Tennessee over Vanderbilt 35-14
Miss St over Ole Miss 28-24
Alabama over Auburn 31-21

Danny Kanell:
FSU over Florida
Oregon over Oregon St
Ohio St over Michigan
Wisconsin over Minnesota
Texas over TCU

Rece Davis:
Baylor over Okla St
FSU over Florida
Arkansas over Mizzou

Trevor Matich:
Miss St over Ole Miss
FSU over Florida
Wisconsin over Minnesota
Alabama over Auburn
Mizzou over Arkansas

Brad Edwards:
Baylor over Okla St
FSU over Florida
Wisconsin over Minnesota
Alabama over Auburn

Mack Brown:
Mizzou over Arkansas
Miss St over Ole Miss
Alabama over Auburn
UCLA over Stanford

Skip Bayless:
Alabama over Auburn 42-17
Miss St over Ole Miss 30-13
FSU over Florida 27-24

Stephen A. Smith:
Miss St over Ole Miss
Alabama over Ole Miss 37-20
FSU over Florida 35-21

Joey Galloway
FSU over Florida
Texas over Okla St
Ohio St over Michigan

Ryen Russillo:
Arkansas over Mizzou
Miss St over Ole Miss

Tim Cowlishaw:
TCU over Texas

Bill Plaschke:
Alabama over Auburn
Texas over TCU

Jackie MacMullan:
Alabama over Auburn
Florida over FSU

Charles Arbuckle:
Marshall over WKU

Matt Millen
FSU over Florida

Heather Dinich:
Texas over TCU

Butch Davis:
Ohio St over Michigan

Week 9 2014: Picks are graded, results are in! #cfb #saturdayselections

Week 9 brought us some great performances both on the field and off of it.  LSU with another 4th quarter comeback against a top 3 opponent; TCU dropping 82 on a poor Texas Tech team; Utah winning a thriller against USC.  We had some true winners amongst our panel of expert prognosticators this week, and somehow also managed the worst performance we’ve seen since the legendary 0-9 week put up by Robert Smith in Week 8 of 2013.  Let’s dive right in

Winners this week were too many to point out, so the following will be highlighted: Lee Corso (9-2), David Pollack (5-1), Marcus Spears (5-0), Kevin Carter (10-3), Colin Cowherd (9-2), and Trevor Matich (5-1).  This week’s co-champions would have to be Desmond Howard, at an impressive 10-1 (thanks to that no-pick on the Michigan game) and celebrity guest picker Jase Robertson, who went a perfect 9-0 on the week.

We only had two real losers this week, the first of which is Mel Kiper Jr. at 1-3.  The second loser this week, who went on Gameday and absolutely squatted over the desk to relieve himself during the pick segment, is special guest celebrity picker Willie Robertson, who put up an impressive 1-8 record this week.  He went with the upset in every single game, and only managed to get the LSU pick right.  Pretty impressive actually.  Combined with his appearance last year (6-4), this brings Willie to 7-12 all time in the rankings.

Coach Corso nailed another headgear pick this week, going with LSU over Ole Miss.  He is on a warpath this year with the headgear picks sitting at 9-1 on the season.  Jennifer continues to put up the big numbers at 8-3 this week, although she missed the upset special of Washington over Arizona State.  Charley the Cat continues her downfall, losing the Ole Miss pick.  Our last note includes the re-emergence of Kirk Herbstreit with an 8-3 record this week, after several devastating weeks recently.

Check out the full slate of picks and results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 9-2
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT Utah over USC
WRONG Washington over Ariz St
WRONG Wash St over Arizona
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT WVU over Okla St
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss (headgear pick)

Kirk Herbstreit: 8-3
RIGHT WVU over Okla St
RIGHT TCU over TTU
RIGHT Harvard over Princeton
WRONG Texas over KState
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG USC over Utah
RIGHT Ariz St over Washington
WRONG Wash St over Arizona
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee

Desmond Hoard: 10-1
RIGHT TCU over TTU
RIGHT Harvard over Princeton
RIGHT Utah over USC
WRONG Wash St over Arizona
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT WVU over Okla St
RIGHT Ariz St over Washington
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss

Willie Robertson: 1-8
WRONG Kentucky over Miss St
WRONG Tennessee over Alabama
WRONG Penn St over Ohio St
WRONG Texas over KState
WRONG Okla St over WVU
WRONG USC over Utah
WRONG Washington over Ariz St
WRONG Wash St over Arizona
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss

Jase Robertson: 9-0
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio S tover Penn St
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT WVU over Okla St
RIGHT Utah over USC
RIGHT Ariz St over Washington
RIGHT Arizona over Wash St
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss

Jennifer’s Picks: 8-3
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Utah over USC
WRONG Washington over Ariz St (upset special)
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Alabama over Tenessee
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT WVU over Okla St
WRONG Wash St over Arizona
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina

David Pollack: 5-1
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Utah over USC
RIGHT WVU over Okla St
RIGHT TCU over TTU
RIGHT Harvard over Princeton

Dari Nowkhah: 2-2
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Utah over USC
WRONG Wash St over Arizona

Mel Kiper Jr.: 1-3
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
WRONG USC over Utah
WRONG Wash St over Arizona

Greg McElroy: 3-2
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
WRONG USC over Utah
RIGHT Arizona over Wash St

Tim Tebow: 4-1
RIGHT Mizzou over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky

Marcus Spears: 5-0
RIGHT Mizzou over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky

Paul Finebaum: 4-1
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Mizzou over Vanderbilt
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU

Brett McMurphy: 4-1
WRONG Pitt over GaTech
RIGHT CSU over Wyoming
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT Memphis over SMU
RIGHT Arkansas over UAB

Phil Steele: 14-5
RIGHT Marshall over FAU
RIGHT UL-Lafayette over Ark St
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT WVU over Okla St
WRONG USC over Utah
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Arizona over Wash St (upset special)
RIGHT Clemson over Syracuse
WRONG UL-Monroe over Texas St
RIGHT W.Michigan over Ohio
WRONG Washington over Ariz St
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Nebraska over Rutgers
WRONG Minnesota over Illinois

Kevin Carter: 10-3
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT WVU over KState
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
WRONG USC over Utah
RIGHT Ariz St over Washington
RIGHT TCU over TTU
WRONG Wash St over Arizona
RIGHT Clemson over Syracuse

Charley the Cat: 0-1
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU

Colin Cowherd: 9-2
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT UCLA over Colorado
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
WRONG Wash St over Arizona
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Utah over USC
RIGHT Ariz St over Washington

Lou Holtz: 4-1
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
WRONG S.Carolina over Auburn
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Utah over USC

Mark May: 3-2
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG USC over Utah

Chris Fallica: 4-3
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG USC over Utah
WRONG Wash St over Arizona
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT UCLA over Colorado
RIGHT Harvard over Princeton

Booger McFarland: 2-1
WRONG S.Carolina over Auburn
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss

Trevor Matich: 5-1
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Utah over USC
RIGHT Ariz St over Washington
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan

Brad Edwards: 2-2
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
WRONG USC over Utah
RIGHT Ariz St over Washington

Todd McShay: 1-1
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky

Ryen Russillo: 1-1
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Oregon over Cal

Jon Berger: 3-2
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
WRONG USC over Utah
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St

Jason Sehorn: 5-2
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
WRONG USC over Utah
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ariz St over Washington

Brian Griese: 3-1
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Utah over USC
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU

Robert Smith: 2-2
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
WRONG USC over Utah
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Kstate over Texas

Mike Bellotti: 2-1
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Utah over USC
RIGHT Oregon over Cal

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0
RIGHT KState over Texas

Charles Arbuckle: 2-0
RIGHT Marshall over FAU
RIGHT Clemson over Syracuse

Pat Forde: 22-5
WRONG Ole Miss over LSU
RIGHT Utah over USC
WRONG Washington over Ariz St
RIGHT Ohio St over Penn St
RIGHT Mich St over Michigan
WRONG UVA over UNC
WRONG Pitt over GaTech
RIGHT WVU over Okla St
RIGHT Arizona over Wash St
WRONG Minnesota over Illinois
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Mizzou over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Oregon over Cal
RIGHT Cinci over USF
RIGHT Boise St over BYU
RIGHT S.Alabama over Troy
RIGHT Clemson over Syracuse
RIGHT UCLA over Colorado
RIGHT KState over Texas
RIGHT Nebraska over Rutgers
RIGHT Wisconsin over Maryland
RIGHT Stanford over Oreg St
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Auburn over S.Carolina
RIGHT TCU over TTU
RIGHT Marshall over FAU
RIGHT Georgia Southern over Georgia St

Week 9 2014: Weekday picks are here! #SaturdaySelections #CFB

Thursday night is back (yeah, I’m surprised too!) which means weekday picks are starting to come in!  We have a few of the usual suspects already (McShay, Robert Smith, a little Phil Steele) and we expect our full slate of Friday picks in tomorrow as well.  Colin Cowherd, Mark May and Lou Holtz, more Phil Steele, Booger McFarland and much, much more.  Check back as we continue to update Friday during the day and on into the night, and we will be back as usual Saturday morning with the Gameday crew.

Colin Cowherd:
KState over Texas 36-24
UCLA over Colorado 34-24
Miss St over Kentucky 38-27
Mich St over Michigan 30-13
Wash St over Arizona 36-33
Ole Miss over LSU 20-17
Alabama over Tennessee 28-20
Auburn over S.Carolina 40-20
Ohio St over Penn St 46-20
Utah over USC 26-23
Ariz St over Washington 28-27

Phil Steele:
Marshall over FAU
UL-Lafayette over Ark St 28-27
Oregon over Cal 51-34
Mich St over Michigan 31-10
Ole Miss over LSU 23-16
Auburn over S.Carolina 48-20
KState over Texas 23-20
Miss St over Kentucky 38-20
WVU over Okla St 34-30
USC over Utah 27-24
Ohio St over Penn St 37-16 (best bet of the week)
Arizona over Wash St 41-34 (upset special)
Clemson over Syracuse 31-10
UL-Monroe over Texas St 27-20
W.Michigan over Ohio 27-24
Washington over Ariz St 33-30
Alabama over Tennessee 31-10

Lou Holtz:
LSU over Ole Miss
Miss St over Kentucky
S.Carolina over Auburn
Ohio St over Penn St
Utah over USC

Mark May:
Ole Miss over LSU
Miss St over Kentucky
Auburn over S.Carolina
Ohio St over Penn St
USC over Utah

Chris Fallica:
Ole Miss over LSU 27-17
Ohio St over Penn St 38-15
USC over Utah 23-21
Wash St over Arizona 44-40
KState over Texas 27-24
UCLA over Colorado 38-31

Greg McElroy:
Miss St over Kentucky 38-17
Ole Miss over LSU 27-10
Auburn over S.Carolina 45-24

Booger McFarland:
S.Carolina over Auburn 28-24
Miss St over Kentucky 42-14
LSU over Ole Miss 35-31

Trevor Matich:
Ole Miss over LSU
Miss St over Kentucky
Mich St over Michigan

Todd McShay:
Ole Miss over LSU
Miss St over Kentucky

Ryen Russillo:
Ole Miss over LSU
Oregon over Cal

Jon Berger:
Ole Miss over LSU
Miss St over Kentucky
USC over Utah
Mich St over Michigan
Ohio St over Penn St

Jason Sehorn:
Ole Miss over LSU
Miss St over Kentucky
USC over Utah
Mich St over Michigan
Ohio St over Penn St
Alabama over Tennessee
Ariz St over Washington

Brian Griese:
Alabama over Tennessee
Miss St over Kentucky
Utah over USC
Ole Miss over LSU

Robert Smith:
Ole Miss over LSU
USC over Utah
Miss St over Kentucky

Mike Bellotti:
Ole Miss over LSU
Utah over USC
Oregon over Cal

Tim Cowlishaw:
KState over Texas

Paul Finebaum:
Miss St over Kentucky

Charles Arbuckle:
Marshall over FAU
Clemson over Syracuse

Pat Forde:
Oregon over Cal
Cinci over USF
Boise St over BYU
S.Alabama oer Troy
Clemson over Syracuse
UVA over UNC
Pitt over GaTech
UCLA over Colorado
KState over Texas
Nebraska over Rutgers
Wisconsin over Maryland
Stanford over Oreg St
Washington over Ariz St
Arizona over Wash St
Miss St over Kentucky
Alabama over Tennessee
Auburn over S.Carolina
Ole Miss over LSU
TCU over TTU
Utah over USC
Marshall over FAU
Georgia Southern over Georgia St