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Week 14 2013: College picks are graded, results are posted!

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The picks from week 14 of our 2013 college football season have been graded.  It was a pretty slow week in college football but I heard something about the Iron Bowl being good.  Maybe you saw it.  Anyways, here is how all of our guys did.

First and foremost, there were only three brave souls who went out on a limb and picked Auburn to upset the Crimson Tide.  The first expert to pick Auburn was none other than Gameday celebrity guest picker Charles Barkley.  The second expert going with the Tigers was everyone’s favorite personality Skip Bayless, who pulled a quick one on First Take saying “ROLL TIIII-GERS!!!”

However, the best pick of the week was none other than our resident expert picker, Jennifer (10-5 on the week).  She called for Auburn to upset Bama and was confident enough to release it as this week’s upset special.  That is confidence right there.  Todd McShay went 3-2 on the week, but did get his upset special of Duke over UNC.  Brad Edwards continued his rough season on upset specials, losing out on Arizona over Arizona State.  Mark Schlabach went off the grid picking Georgia State over S. Alabama, and he picked wrong.

Winners this week include Lee Corso (7-3) but he missed his headgear pick of Bama over Auburn.  Phil Steele also put up a respectable 7-3 on the week.  Charles Barkley went 6-2 on the week.  Trevor Matich went 5-1 on the week.  Since it was a mediocre week for the winners, I guess they can all split this week’s win.

Losers this week include Desmond Howard (3-3), Dari Nowkhah (5-5), Mike Bellotti (5-5), Mel Kiper Jr. (2-3), Danny Kanell (2-3), and Mark May (2-2).  However, this week’s undisputed winner is none other than Dr. Lou Holtz, who put up an impressive 1-5 record this week.

Other than that, check out the full slate below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 7-3
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Indiana over Purdue
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
RIGHT Ariz St over Arizona
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over Florida
WRONG UNC over Duke
RIGHT Stanford over ND
WRONG Bama over Auburn (headgear pick)

Kirk Herbstreit: 5-3
RIGHT FSU over Florida
RIGHT Ariz St over Arizona
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG UNC over Duke
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Stanford over ND
WRONG Bama over Auburn

Charles Barkley: 6-2
RIGHT FSU over Florida
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG UNC over Duke
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Auburn over Bama

Desmond Howard: 3-3
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
RIGHT Ariz St over Arizona
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Duke over UNC
WRONG Michigan over Ohio St

David Pollack: 1-1
RIGHT FSU over Florida
WRONG Bama over Auburn

Chris Fowler: 1-1
WRONG Arizona over Ariz St
RIGHT UCLA over USC

Chris Fallica: 0-1
WRONG USC over UCLA

Jennifer’s Picks: 10-5
WRONG Nebraska over Iowa
RIGHT LSU over Ark
RIGHT Oregon over Oreg st
RIGHT Wash over Wash st
WRONG Fresno over SJSU
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Baylor over TCU
RIGHT FSU over Florida
WRONG UNC over Duke
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Auburn over Bama (upset special)
RIGHT SHSU over Southern Utah

Todd McShay: 3-2
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Stanford over ND
WRONG Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Duke over UNC (upset special)

Robert Smith: 0-1
WRONG Bama over auburn

Stephen A Smith: 0-1
WRONG Bama over auburn

Skip Bayless: 1-0
RIGHT Auburn over Bama

Colin Cowherd: 3-2
WRONG Alabama over Auburn
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT FSU over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over ND

Phil Steele: 7-3
RIGHT Oregon over Oreg st
RIGHT Fsu over Florida
RIGHT Ohio st over Michigan
WRONG Bama over auburn
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
WRONG UNC over Duke
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT Ariz st over Ariz

Dari Nowkhah: 5-5
WRONG Ole Miss over Miss St
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT FSU over Florida
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Stanford over Notre Dame
WRONG UNC over Duke
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
WRONG Bama over Auburn

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-3
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Bama over Auburn
WRONG UNC over Duke

Mike Bellotti: 5-5
WRONG Ole Miss over Miss St
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT FSU over Florida
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Stanford over Notre Dame
WRONG UNC over Duke
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
WRONG Bama over Auburn

Brad Edwards: 4-2
RIGHT FSU over Florida
WRONG Ariz over ariz st (upset special)
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
WRONG USC over UCLA

Tom Luginbill: 3-1
RIGHT NIU over W.Mich
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT FSU over Florida
WRONG Bama over Auburn

Danny Kanell: 2-3
RIGHT Duke over UNC
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
WRONG Bama over Auburn

Paul Finebaum: 2-1
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
RIGHT Fsu over Florida
WRONG Bama over Auburn

Matt Stinchcomb: 0-1
RIGHT Bama over Auburn

Trevor Matich: 5-1
WRONG Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Ohio st over Michigan
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
RIGHT Ariz St over Arizona

Jason Sehorn: 0-1
WRONG Bama over Auburn

Mark schlabach: 0-1
WRONG Ga St over S Alabama (upset special)

Ivan Maisel: 0-1
WRONG Bama over Auburn

Lou Holtz: 1-5
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
WRONG ND over Stanford
WRONG Bama over auburn
WRONG Tamu over Mizzou
WRONG UNC over duke
WRONG USC over ucla

Mark May: 2-2
WRONG Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
RIGHT Duke over UNC
WRONG USC over ucla

Pat Forde: 16-8
RIGHT Miami Fl over Pitt
RIGHT Iowa over Nebraska
WRONG Fresno St over SJSU
RIGHT Oregon over Oreg St
WRONG Wash St over Washington
RIGHT LSU over Arkansas
RIGHT UCF over USF
RIGHT Troy over Texas St
WRONG GaTech over Georgia
WRONG UNC over Duke
RIGHT VaTech over UVA
RIGHT Mizzou over TAMU
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Mich St over Minnesota
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG UL-Lafayette over UL-Monroe
RIGHT Ariz St over Arizona
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Stanford over ND
RIGHT FSU over Florida
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
WRONG Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Baylor over TCU

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Week 13 2013: Rivalry week college picks! #saturdayselections

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Good morning ladies and gentlemen.  It has been an unusual week for everyone out there who runs a college football pick blog because of extremely unusual schedules.  We’ve had tons of rivalry week coverage pre-empted by college basketball, so if you don’t see one of your usual favorites listed below, you can thank Digger Phelps and Dickie V.  Updates will be rolling in all morning with a little Dari & Mel, Charles Barkley, and the full Gameday crew, so check back often for the latest picks.

Lee Corso:
Ohio St over Michigan
Indiana over Purdue
S.Carolina over Clemson
Mizzou over TAMU
Ariz St over Arizona
USC over UCLA
FSU over Florida
UNC over Duke
Stanford over ND
USC over UCLA
Bama over Auburn (headgear pick)

Kirk Herbstreit:
FSU over Florida
Ariz St over Arizona
USC over UCLA
Ohio St over Michigan
UNC over Duke
S.Carolina over Clemson
Stanford over ND
Bama over Auburn

Charles Barkley:
FSU over Florida
Ohio St over Michigan
UNC over Duke
S.Carolina over Clemson
Stanford over ND
Mizzou over TAMU
USC over UCLA
Auburn over Bama

Desmond Howard:
Mizzou over TAMU
Ariz St over Arizona
USC over UCLA
Bama over Auburn
Duke over UNC
Michigan over Ohio St

David Pollack:
Florida over FSU
Bama over Auburn

Chris Fowler:
Arizona over Ariz St
UCLA over USC

Chris Fallica:
USC over UCLA

Jennifer’s Picks:
Nebraska over Iowa
LSU over Ark
Oregon over Oreg st
Wash over Wash st
Fresno over SJSU
Ohio St over Michigan
Baylor over TCU
FSU over Florida
UNC over Duke
Clemson over S.Carolina
Stanford over ND
Mizzou over TAMU
USC over UCLA
Auburn over Bama (upset special)

Todd McShay:
Mizzou over TAMU 38-31
Clemson over S.Carolina 28-24
Stanford over ND 28-16
Bama over Auburn 31-17
Duke over UNC 27-24 (upset special)

Colin Cowherd:
Alabama over Auburn 37-23
Ohio St over Michigan 36-23
USC over UCLA 31-27
FSU over Florida
Stanford over ND

Phil Steele:
Oregon over oreg st
Fsu over Florida
Ohio st over Michigan
Bama over auburn
USC over UCLA
S.Carolina over Clemson
Mizzou over TAMU
UNC over Duke
Stanford over ND
Ariz st over Ariz

Dari Nowkhah:
Ole Miss over Miss St
Georgia over GaTech
FSU over Florida
Ohio St over Michigan
Stanford over Notre Dame
UNC over Duke
USC over UCLA
Mizzou over TAMU
Clemson over S.Carolina
Bama over Auburn

Mel Kiper Jr.:
S.Carolina over Clemson
Mizzou over TAMU
USC over UCLA
Bama over Auburn
UNC over Duke

Mike Bellotti:
Ole Miss over Miss St
Georgia over GaTech
FSU over Florida
Ohio St over Michigan
Stanford over Notre Dame
UNC over Duke
USC over UCLA
Mizzou over TAMU
Clemson over S.Carolina
Bama over Auburn

Brad Edwards:
FSU over Florida
Ariz over ariz st (upset special)

Tom Luginbill:
NIU over Toledo
Ohio St over Michigan
FSU over Florida
Bama over Auburn

Danny Kanell:
Duke over UNC
Clemson over S.Carolina
USC over UCLA
Mizzou over TAMU
Bama over Auburn

Paul Finebaum:
Mizzou over TAMU
Fsu over Florida
Bama over Auburn

Matt Stinchcomb:
Bama over Auburn

Trevor Matich:
Bama over Auburn
Ohio st over Michigan

Jason Sehorn:
Bama over Auburn

Mark schlabach
Ga st over s Alabama (upset special)

Ivan Maisel:
Bama over Auburn

Lou Holtz
S.Carolina over Clemson
ND over Stanford
Bama over auburn
Tamu over Mizzou

Mark May:
Bama over Auburn
Mizzou over TAMU

Pat Forde:
Miami Fl over Pitt
Iowa over Nebraska
Fresno St over SJSU
Oregon over Oreg St
Wash St over Washington
LSU over Arkansas
UCF over USF
Troy over Texas St
GaTech over Georgia
UNC over Duke
VaTech over UVA
Mizzou over TAMU
Ohio St over Michigan
Mich St over Minnesota
Wisconsin over Penn St
UL-Lafayette over UL-Monroe
Ariz St over Arizona
USC over UCLA
Stanford over ND
FSU over Florida
Tennessee over Kentucky
S.Carolina over Clemson
Bama over Auburn
Baylor over TCU

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Week 13 2013: Pick results are in, grades are up!

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Our expert analysts have been on quite a roll the last few weeks.  That is now over.  We had a few big upsets this weekend, and because of that, our expert analysts collectively had a pretty rough week.  Only two big winners this week.  Desmond Howard went 6-1, including two FCS games they picked on Gameday.  Tom Luginbill went 9-3 on the week including picking LSU and Okla St.

Losers this week include our celebrity guest picker Marcus Smart at 5-6.  Other losers are Mel Kiper Jr. (2-3), Mark May (1-3), Brian Griese (1-2), Robert Smith (4-4).  We had lots of mediocre performances from some big names this week.  Lee Corso went 8-7 but nailed the upset with his headgear pick of Oklahoma St.  Herbie went 8-7, Cowherd went 7-5, Dari Nowkhah went 6-5.  No Pat Forde this week because he is too busy with Jameis Winston, college basketball, and swimming.

Upset specialist Todd McShay went 3-3, including going 1-1 on upset specials.  Brad Edwards got his upset special and continues to roll in the second half of the season with Vandy over Tennessee this week.  Mark Schlabach took the week off due to the fact that he seems to be in charge of the Jameis Winston reporting for ESPN.  Upset Specialist Jennifer went 6-6 on the week and missed her pick of KState over OU.

Everyone else is somewhere in between.  Check out the full slate below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 8-7
RIGHT Iowa over Michigan
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
WRONG Lehigh over Lafayette
WRONG TAMU over LSU
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
WRONG Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT Mizzou over Ole Miss
RIGHT Mich St over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska
RIGHT ND over BYU
WRONG Tennessee over Vandy
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
RIGHT KState over OU
RIGHT Okla St over Baylor (headgear pick)

Kirk Herbstreit: 8-7
RIGHT FSU over Idaho
RIGHT Miss st over Ark
RIGHT Vandy over Tenn
RIGHT UCF over Rutgers
WRONG Ucla over Ariz st
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Lafayette over Lehigh
WRONG TAMU over LSU
WRONG Ole Miss over Mizzou
RIGHT Mich St over NW
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska
WRONG BYU over ND
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG KState over OU

Marcus Smart: 5-6
WRONG NW over Mich St
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska
RIGHT ND over BYU
WRONG TAMU over LSU
WRONG Ole Miss over Mizzou
WRONG Tennessee over Vandy
RIGHT Ariz St over UCLA
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
RIGHT OU over KState
RIGHT Okla St over Baylor

Desmond Howard: 6-1
RIGHT Nebraska over Penn St
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Lafayette over Lehigh
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
RIGHT Okla St over Baylor

David Pollack: 0-1
WRONG Baylor over Okla St

Chris Fowler: 2-0
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Ariz st over ucla

Jennifer’s Picks: 6-6
WRONG TAMU over LSU
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
RIGHT Mich St over NW
RIGHT Clemson over Citadel
WRONG Penn St over Nebraska
RIGHT ND over BYU
RIGHT Mizzou over Ole Miss
RIGHT Vandy over Tennessee
WRONG Oregon St over Washington
WRONG KState over OU (upset special)
WRONG Baylor over Okla St

Chris Fallica: 0-1
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St

Todd McShay: 3-3
WRONG Baylor over Okla St
WRONG TAMU over LSU
RIGHT Ariz St over UCLA
RIGHT Mizzou over Ole Miss
RIGHT Vandy over Tennessee (upset special)
WRONG Kansas over Iowa St (upset special #2)

Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-3
RIGHT Okla St over Baylor
WRONG Ole Miss over Mizzou
WRONG TAMU over LSU
RIGHT Mich St over NW
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St

Dari Nowkhah: 6-5
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT NIU over Toledo
RIGHT Duke over Wake Forest
WRONG BYU over Notre Dame
RIGHT Washington over Oregon St
RIGHT Mich St over NW
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
WRONG Ole Miss over Mizzou
WRONG TAMU over LSU
WRONG Baylor over Okla St

Paul Finebaum: 3-0
RIGHT Mizzou over Ole Miss
RIGHT Fsu over Idaho
RIGHT Okla St over Baylor

Colin Cowherd: 7-5
RIGHT Mich St over NW
WRONG KState over OU
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
WRONG Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
WRONG BYU over ND
RIGHT Stanford over Cal
RIGHT Ariz St over UCLA
WRONG Ole Miss over Mizzou
WRONG Baylor over Okla St
RIGHT USC over Colorado

Skip bayless: 1-1
WRONG Tamu over LSU
RIGHT Okla st over Baylor

Lou Holtz: 3-1
RIGHT Ariz St over UCLA
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
WRONG Ole Miss over Mizzou
RIGHT Okla St over Baylor

Mark May: 1-3
WRONG Tamu over LSU
WRONG Ucla over Ariz St
RIGHT Mizzou over ole miss
WRONG Baylor over Okla St

Brian Griese: 1-2
WRONG Tamu over LSU
RIGHT Ariz St over Ucla
WRONG Ole miss over mizzou

Mike Bellotti: 3-0
RIGHT Bama over Tenn-Chat
RIGHT FSU over Idaho
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana

Robert Smith: 4-4
WRONG Baylor over Okla St
RIGHT Mizzou over Ole Miss
RIGHT Ariz St over UCLA
RIGHT LSU over Tamu
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
WRONG Oregon over Arizona
WRONG Kstate over OU
WRONG BYU over ND

Bill Plaschke: 1-0
RIGHT Okla St over Baylor

Phil Steele: 3-0
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Mizzou over Ole Miss

Brad Edwards: 2-0
RIGHT FSU over Idaho
RIGHT Vandy over Tennessee (upset special)

Ryen Russillo: 0-1
WRONG Baylor over Okla St

Trevor Matich: 2-0
RIGHT Bama over Tenn-Chat
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana

Matt Stinchcomb: 1-0
RIGHT Bama over Tenn-Chat

Tom Luginbill: 9-3
RIGHT Bama over Tenn-Chat
RIGHT NIU over Toledo
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT FSU over Idaho
RIGHT Duke over Wake Forest
RIGHT Notre Dame over BYU
WRONG Oreg St over Washington
RIGHT Mich St over NW
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
WRONG Ole Miss over Mizzou
RIGHT LSU over TAMU
RIGHT Okla St over Baylor

Danny Kanell: 1-0
RIGHT Duke over Wake Forest

Ivan Maisel: 1-0
RIGHT Mich St over NW

Jason Sehorn: 4-2
RIGHT Ariz st over ucla
RIGHT Mizzou over ole miss
RIGHT Wisconsin over Minnesota
WRONG Oregon over Arizona
RIGHT OU over Kstate
WRONG BYU over ND

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