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2011 Regular Season Standings

Posted on December 6, 2011 by gamedaycole

Well after 14 weeks we are through the regular season and I thought I’d stop by and post a quick update with the 2011 standings. Lee Corso is the only expert to top the century mark with 100 correct picks on the year. On a comical note, Desmond Howard and Kirk Herbstreit are right behind him with 91 and 90 correct picks respectively… except that Herby has twice as many wrong picks. Ooops. David Pollack had a solid regular season on his first year on Gameday. Jesse Palmer went a sharp 39-7 on the year. Matt Stinchcomb decided to pick upsets the entire year and is the only one aside from the Schwab that I tracked with a losing record on the season. The Celebrity Guests were pretty mediocre this year. In past years they’ve been pretty sharp (or whoever tells them who to pick is pretty sharp) but they went 62-42. And of course my girlfriend Jennifer was neck and neck with both David Pollack and Skip Bayless. Not bad Jennifer.

BUT HOLD ON. We can have big shakeups in bowl season. I’ll be updating as the picks roll in. Don’t be surprised to see me post an expert picking Team A over Team B, and then see me post a week later with the reverse, because everyone flip flops during bowl season as things develop. However I’ll still post it as I see it, and as always, the last decision they make is the one going in the official record.

Lee Corso: 100-65
Kirk Herbstreit: 90-61
Desmond Howard: 91-35
Lou Holtz: 56-27
Mark May: 52-29
David Pollack: 82-41
Robert Smith: 42-28
Jesse Palmer: 39-7
Pat Forde: 31-14
Trevor Matich: 4-2
Skip Bayless: 83-45
Todd McShay: 25-12
Colin Cowherd: 51-33
Tom Luginbill: 67-31
Mike Bellotti: 25-8
Charlie Arbuckle: 7-2
Matt Stinchcomb: 6-11
Danny Kanell: 21-8
Jason Sehorn: 12-12
Howie Schwab: 14-17
Michael Smith: 2-2
Woody Paige: 7-4
Tim Cowlishaw: 7-2
Kevin Blackistone: 3-3
Mark Schlabach: 5-4
Matt Millen: 6-1
Bob Davie: 3-4
Brock Huard: 6-3
Chris Fowler: 3-1
Randy Shannon: 1-3
Bill Plaschke: 1-3
Jennifer: 83-44
Celebrity Guests Overall: 62-42

Week 14: Championship week results

Posted on December 4, 2011 by gamedaycole

Here’s the results from Week 14 of the 2011 season. Quite a few mediocre weeks with Southern Miss upsetting Houston and VaTech upsetting Clemson. Our winners this week were Jesse Palmer (4-1) and David Pollack going 7-1. David Pollack was the only person who picked Southern Miss over Houston, and he also nailed two tough ones in Baylor over Texas and Okla St over Oklahoma. Robert Smith is this week’s loser going 2-3. Robert, unfortunately you can’t just pick the favorite in every game and win. I’ll be posting our regular season overall records soon so everyone can see where we stand. But now we’re entering Bowl Season, where legends are made and dreams are shattered. Look forward to big slates of picks from all of our experts and check back often to see who is picking what games, and to see who you should be following.

Jesse Palmer: 4-1
RIGHT   KSate over Iowa St
WRONG   Houston over S.Miss
RIGHT   WVU over USF
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT   Oregon over UCLA

David Pollack: 7-1
RIGHT   Cinci over UConn
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT   Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT   LSU over Georgia
WRONG   VaTech over Clemson
RIGHT   S.Miss over Houston
RIGHT   Okla St over OU
RIGHT   Baylor over Texas

Robert Smith: 2-3
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Mich St
WRONG   Houston over S.Miss
WRONG   VaTech over Clemson
WRONG   OU over Okla St
RIGHT   LSU over Georgia

Tom Luginbill: 4-3
RIGHT   Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Mich St
WRONG   OU over Okla St
WRONG   Houston over S.Miss
RIGHT   Cinci over UConn
WRONG   VaTech over Clemson
RIGHT   LSU over Georgia

Mike Bellotti: 3-3
RIGHT   LSU over Georgia
RIGHT   Wisc over Mich St
RIGHT   Oregon over UCLA
WRONG   OU over Okla St
WRONG   Houston over S.Miss
WRONG   VaTech over Clemson

Trevor Matich: 1-0
RIGHT Okla St over OU

Joey Galloway: 1-0
RIGHT Wisconsin over Mich St

Matt Stinchcomb: 0-1
WRONG Georgia over LSU

Mark Schlabach: 0-1
WRONG OU over Okla St

Howie Schwab: 1-1
RIGHT LSU over Georgia
WRONG VaTech over Clemson

Lee Corso: 5-3
RIGHT   Cinci over UConn
RIGHT   Baylor over Texas
RIGHT   KState over Iowa St
WRONG   OU over Okla St
WRONG   Houston over S.Miss
WRONG   VaTech over Clemson
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT   LSU over Georgia (Headgear picks 11-3 overall)

Kirk Herbstreit: 4-3
RIGHT   Cinci over UConn
WRONG   Texas over Baylor
RIGHT   KState over Iowa St
WRONG   OU over Okla St
WRONG   Houston over S.Miss
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT   LSU over Georgia

Desmond Howard: 6-2
RIGHT   Cinci over UConn
WRONG   Texas over Baylor
RIGHT   KState over Iowa St
RIGHT   Okla St over OU
WRONG   Houston over S.Miss
RIGHT   VaTech over Clemson
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT   LSU over Georgia

Chris Fowler: 1-0
Okla St over OU

Woody Paige: 1-0
RIGHT LSU over Georgia

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0
RIGHT Okla St over OU

Bob Ryan: 1-0
RIGHT LSU over Georgia

Skip Bayless: 5-4
RIGHT   LSU over Georgia
WRONG   OU over Okla St
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Mich St
WRONG   VaTech over Clemson
RIGHT   Baylor over Texas
WRONG   Houston over S.Miss
RIGHT   KState over Iowa St
RIGHT   Cinci over UConn
WRONG   Hawaii over BYU

Todd McShay: 1-2
RIGHT   Oregon over UCLA
WRONG   VaTech over Clemson
WRONG   OU over Okla St

Jennifer’s Picks: 7-3
RIGHT   Oregon over UCLA
RIGHT   Cinci over UConn
RIGHT   Baylor over Texas
RIGHT   KState over Iowa St
WRONG   Houston over s.Miss
WRONG   OU over Okla St (Upset special 2-6 overall)
WRONG   VaTech over Clemson
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Mich St
RIGHT   LSU over Georgia
RIGHT   Sam Houston St over Stoney Brook

Week 13: Results

Posted on November 27, 2011 by gamedaycole

My most sincere apologies to everyone for not updating this weekend. Working retail, I’m sure you can imagine that I didn’t have much free time this weekend. However, I burned through my DVR and got all the picks, all the results, and here’s how it looks. A pretty good week overall for our panel of experts. This week’s big winners are Jesse Palmer (6-0), Lee Corso (12-1), Bo Jackson (9-1), and my girlfriend Jennifer who went on a MONSTER run going 17-3 this week. Our losers this week were Howie Schwab (who continues to slide after an 0-2 week), and Matt Stinchcomb (0-3 this week, but come on man. You can’t pick ALL upsets). We’re getting close to bowl season, and that’s where legends are made, so keep your ears listening to our updates here and on Twitter @gamedaycole

Jesse Palmer: 6-0
RIGHT   Stanford over ND
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT   Houston over Tulsa
RIGHT   VaTech over Virgina
RIGHT   WVU over Pitt

David Pollack: 6-1
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Cinci over Syracuse
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
WRONG   Virginia over VaTech
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame

Danny Kanell: 2-0
RIGHT LSU over Arkansas
RIGHT Oregon over Oreg St

Tom Luginbill: 6-2
RIGHT   Mich St over Northwestern
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Stanford over ND
WRONG   Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   VaTech over UVA
RIGHT   LSU over Arkansas
WRONG   Tulsa over Houston

Matt Stinchcomb: 0-3
LOSS   Arkansas over LSU
LOSS   Penn St over Wisconsin
LOSS   UVA over VaTech

Jason Sehorn: 2-1
WRONG   Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn

Lou Holtz: 3-2
WRONG   Arkansas over LSU
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG   Notre Dame over Stanford

Mark May: 4-0
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame

Randy Shannon: 0-2
WRONG Virginia over VaTech
WRONG Arkansas over LSU

Mike Stoops: 1-0
RIGHT Stanford over ND

Charlie Arbuckle: 1-0
RIGHT Wisconsin over Penn St

Matt Millen: 2-0
RIGHT VaTech over UVA
RIGHT Bama over Auburn

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0
RIGHT LSU over Arkansas

Michael Smith: 1-0
RIGHT LSU over Arkansas

Woody Paige: 1-0
RIGHT LSU over Arkansas

Chris Fowler: 1-0
RIGHT Mizzou over Kansas

Todd McShay: 3-0
RIGHT   Louisville over USF
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   Stanford over ND

Skip Bayless: 8-2
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG   Virginia over VaTech
RIGHT   Stanford over ND
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
WRONG   NW over Mich St
RIGHT   Marshall over ECU

Desmond Howard: 8-2
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
WRONG   Clemson over S.Carolina
WRONG   Virginia over VaTech
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT   FSU over Florida

Kirk Herbstreit: 7-4
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
WRONG   Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   Oregon over Oreg St
WRONG   GaTech over Georgia
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG   Northwestern over Mich St
RIGHT   Cinci over Syracuse
WRONG   Florida over FSU
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn

Lee Corso: 12-1
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   Oregon over Oreg St
RIGHT   Purdue over Indiana
RIGHT   FSU over Florida
WRONG   GaTech over Georgia
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   Mich St over Northwestern
RIGHT   Cinci over Syracuse
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn (Headgear picks 10-3 overall)

Bo Jackson: 9-1
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Mich St over Northwestern
RIGHT   Stanford over ND
RIGHT   Syracuse over Cinci
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
RIGHT   FSU over Florida
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
WRONG   Auburn over Bama

Howie Schwab: 0-2
WRONG Miami over BC
WRONG Duke over UNC

Pat Forde: 15-5
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   LSU over Arkansas
WRONG   TAMU over Texas
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   USC over UCLA
RIGHT   WVU over Pitt
RIGHT   Mizzou over Kansas
WRONG   UVA over VaTech
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Oregon over Oreg St
RIGHT   Miss St over Ole Miss
WRONG   Florida over FSU
WRONG   Tennessee over Kentucky
RIGHT   Purdue over Indiana
RIGHT   Washington over Wash St
RIGHT   AF over CSU
RIGHT   UNC over Duke
RIGHT   Nebraska over Iowa St
WRONG   Utah over Colorado

Jennifer’s Picks: 17-3
RIGHT   Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT   Bama over Auburn
RIGHT   Mizzou over Kansas
RIGHT   S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT   Baylor over TTU
RIGHT   OU over Iowa St
RIGHT   Mich St over Northwestern
WRONG   Rutgers over UConn
RIGHT   VaTech over Virginia
WRONG   Florida over FSU
RIGHT   Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT   Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT   Stanford over Notre Dame
RIGHT   Boise St over Wyoming
RIGHT   Texas over TAMU
RIGHT   WVU over Pitt
WRONG   Arkansas over LSU (Upset special 2-5 overall)
RIGHT   Nebraska over Iowa
RIGHT   Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT   Cinci over Syracuse