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2012 Regular Season Standings

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As we ramp up to bowl season this Saturday, I thought we would take a moment to review where everyone stands heading into bowl season.  This has been a very strong year at the top, with Tom Luginbill currently sitting on top of things at 80% right (I’m not counting SVP or Michael Smith with 4 picks).  Pat Forde has been on a tear this year, and Lou Holtz is looking good headed into bowl season thanks to Notre Dame running the table.  Most years, his Notre Dame undefeated predictions lead to his demise.  On the other end of the spectrum is rookie Brian Griese who is trying his hardest to tank this season, and Mark May who is the victim of Dr. Lou’s historic run.  I’ll be updating all week with bowl picks, so check back often because who knows when the picks might start rolling in!

Scott Van Pelt: 100% (4-0)
Michael Smith: 100% (4-0)
Tom Luginbill: 80.00% (52-13)
Matt Stinchcomb: 80.00% (12-3)
Ryen Russillo: 77.27% (17-5)
Pat Forde: 75.84% (292-93)
Lou Holtz: 75.00% (45-15)
Brock Huard: 75.00% (3-1)
Colin Cowherd: 74.76% (77-26)
Mike Bellotti: 73.75% (59-21)
Dari Nowkhah: 72.41% (105-40)
Lee Corso: 72.02% (121-47)
Trevor Matich: 70.65% (65-27)
Kirk Herbstreit: 70.18% (120-51)
Christian Fauria: 69.75% (83-36)
Mel Kiper Jr.: 67.44% (29-14)
Charles Arbuckle: 66.67% (40-20)
Mark Schlabach: 66.67% (16-8)
Jesse Palmer: 66.67% (4-2)
Woody Paige: 66.67% (4-2)
Jason Sehorn: 66.22% (49-25)
Brad Edwards: 66.13% (41-21)
Jennifer’s Picks: 65.03% (119-64)
David Pollack: 64.71% (66-36)
Desmond Howard: 62.69% (84-50)
Dan Hawkins: 62.50 (15-9)
Danny Kanell: 61.11% (22-14)
Robert Smith: 61.02% (72-46)
Matt Millen: 3-2 (60.00%)
Mark May: 57.89% (44-32)
Todd McShay: 57.69% (30-22)
Brian Griese: 57.45% (27-20)
Celebrity Guests: 55.65% (69-55)
Skip Bayless: 40.00% (4-6)
Chris Fowler: 40.00% (2-3)
Andre Ware: 25.00% (1-3)

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Week 13 2012: Results are in!

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We’ve been tallying results and counting ballots and putting different colored beans into different containers to add up all of the results for this weekend; made only better by SHOWDOWN SATURDAY!  There were a few really good performances from our experts, a few really bad ones, and most of them right in the middle.  This week”s big winner would be Colin Cowherd at 10-2, with other winners being Pat Forde at 19-5, and Lee Corso at 9-2.  Lee Corso got his headgear pick right, pushing his record to 20-0 all time when picking a game USC is involved in.  Pretty impressive stuff for sure.  Our big loser this week was Mark May at 1-3.  Poor Mark.  Not only are you doing very poorly this season with your picks, but you get to hear from Lou Holtz every day who happens to be on a huge roll himself.  Other poor performances were David Pollack at 4-3 and Desmond Howard at 5-4.  Our guest celebrity picker Landon Donovan went 5-5, as the guest overall record continues to slide.  I remember when they used to get people on who knew something about football.  Oh well.  Everyone else finished somewhere in the middle, so look below to find your favorite or most hated personality and see how they did.

Robert Smith: 0-1
WRONG USC over ND

Charles Arbuckle: 5-4
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT ND over USC
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
WRONG FSU over Florida
WRONG Rutgers over Pitt
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Kentucky over Tennessee
WRONG Duke over Miami

Jesse Palmer: 0-1
WRONG FSU over Florida

Mike Bellotti: 6-3
RIGHT ND over USC
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT S.Carolina over clemson
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT WVU over Iowa St
WRONG Miss St over Ole Miss
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan

Matt Millen: 1-1
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
WRONG FSU over Florida

Tom Luginbill: 4-0
RIGHT Oregon over Oreg St
RIGHT ND over USC
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Mich St over Minnesota

Mark Schlabach: 2-0
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson (upset special)

Jason Sehorn: 1-0
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson

Dan Hawkins: 0-1
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St

Colin Cowherd: 10-2
RIGHT ND over USC
WRONG Washington over Wash St
WRONG Ariz over Ariz St
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Florida over FSU
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT TAMU over Mizzou
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson

Skip Bayless: 0-1
WRONG USC over ND

Scott Van Pelt: 1-0
RIGHT Pitt over Rutgers

Christian Fauria: 3-1
RIGHT ND over USC
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St

Danny Kanell: 2-2
WRONG FSU over Florida
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Wake Forest

Dari Nowkhah: 8-6
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
WRONG USC over ND
RIGHT Mich St over Minnesota
WRONG Miss St over Ole Miss
RIGHT Nebraska over Iowa
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG UCLA over Stanford
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Rutgers over Pitt
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Tennessee over Kentucky

Mel Kiper Jr.: 3-2
RIGHT ND over USC
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St

Todd McShay: 3-2
RIGHT ND over USC
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
WRONG Okla St over OU (Upset special)

Lou Holtz: 3-1
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT ND over USC

Mark May: 1-3
WRONG Michigan over Ohio St
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Florida over FSU
WRONG USC over ND

Trevor Matich: 5-1
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin
WRONG FSU over Florida

Brad Edwards: 5-0
RIGHT Florida over FSU
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin

Mike Golic: 1-0
RIGHT ND over USC

Pat Forde: 19-5
RIGHT WVU over Iowa St
RIGHT Nebraska over Iowa
RIGHT NIU over E.Mich
RIGHT Kent St over Ohio
WRONG Arizona over Ariz St
RIGHT LSU over Arkansas
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
WRONG FSU over Florida
WRONG Rutgers over Pitt
RIGHT VATech over UVA
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT Mich St over Minnesota
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin
RIGHT SJSU over LaTech
RIGHT Utah St over Idaho
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Notre Dame over USC
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
WRONG Miss St over Ole Miss
RIGHT TAMU over Mizzou
WRONG Louisville over UConn

David Pollack: 4-3
WRONG UCLA over Stanford
RIGHT Notre Dame over USC
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
WRONG Okla St over OU
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina

Desmond Howard: 5-4
WRONG Michigan over Ohio St
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT ND over USC
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St

Kirk Herbstreit: 6-4
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
WRONG FSU over Florida
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Indiana over Purdue
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT OU over Okla St

Lee Corso: 9-2
RIGHT S.Carolina over Clemson
RIGHT Bama over Auburn
RIGHT Penn St over Wisconsin
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon over Oregon St
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Indiana over Purdue
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT ND over USC (headgear pick)

Landon Donovan: 5-5
WRONG Indiana over Purdue
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG Oregon St over Oregon
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT ND over USC

Jennifer’s Picks: 5-6
WRONG Texas over TCU
WRONG Clemson over S.Carolina
RIGHT Ohio St over Michigan
WRONG Indiana over Purdue
WRONG Wisconsin over Penn St
WRONG FSU over Florida
RIGHT Georgia over GaTech
RIGHT Stanford over UCLA
WRONG Oregon St over Oregon (upset special)
RIGHT OU over Okla St
RIGHT ND over USC

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Week 12 2012: Grades are posted!

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My oh my, what a Saturday we had.  Flashbacks to the great 2007 season of massive upsets coming out of nowhere.  Did anybody predict both #1 and #2 would both go down within the span of an hour?  No actually.  Lou Holtz (3-2) is the only one who went out on a limb and picked Stanford over Oregon, which is strange because that was a much more likely upset than Baylor over KState.  Did anybody actually think unranked Baylor could topple #1 KState?  Yes.  Todd McShay’s (3-2) upset special was Baylor over KState, and Desmond Howard (6-3) also went with the Golden Bears to pull the upset.  This week’s guest picker Braden Pape also took Baylor to win, and posted a record of 6-5, so he might be better at singing that picking games.  Still, maybe the best guest picker of the entire year.  Lee Corso went 8-4, missing his headgear pick of Oregon obviously.  Big winner this week were Kirk Herbstreit at 11-2 and Mike Bellotti at 7-2.  I had to pull out the red pen quite a bit, and losers this week include Mark May (1-4), Colin Cowherd (2-4), and Robert Smith (4-7).  Everyone else finished in between, so check below for the full report card and see how your favorite or most hated personality did.

Danny Kanell: 0-1
WRONG KState over Baylor

Dan Hawkins: 7-4
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG KState over Baylor
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Toledo over NIU
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT UCLA over USC
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

Charles Arbuckle: 3-2
RIGHT Bama over WCU
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Mike Bellotti: 7-1
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT Penn St over Indiana
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Nebraska over Minnesota
RIGHT Florida over Jax St
RIGHT Miss St over Arkansas
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

Brock Huard: 0-1
WRONG KState over Baylor

Jason Sehorn: 2-0
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT Penn St over Indiana

Tom Luginbill: 3-1
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
WRONG Cinci over Rutgers
RIGHT Florida over Jax St

Ryen Russillo: 1-1
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Washington over Colorado

Mark May: 1-4
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
WRONG KState over Baylor

Lou Holtz: 3-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Stanford over Oregon
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG USC over UCLA

Brian Griese: 1-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

Pat Forde: 21-6
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT FSU over Maryland
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Mizzou over Syracuse
RIGHT Nebraska over Minnesota
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT Michigan over Iowa
RIGHT NW over Mich St
RIGHT Penn St over Indiana
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Kent St over BGSU
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Oreg St over Cal
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Florida over Jax St
RIGHT Georgia over Ga So
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
RIGHT Bama over W.Carolina
RIGHT LSU over Ols Miss
RIGHT Miss St over Arkansas
WRONG KState over Baylor
RIGHT TAMU over SHSU
WRONG Utah over Arizona
WRONG Cinci over Rutgers
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest

Mark Schlabach: 2-0
RIGHT Bama over W.Carolina
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin

Trevor Matich: 5-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Tennessee over Vanderbilt
WRONG KState over Baylor

Brad Edwards: 6-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
WRONG KState over Baylor

Colin Cowherd: 2-4
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Notre Dame over Wake Forest
RIGHT LSU over Ole Miss

Robert Smith: 4-7
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Cinci over Rutgers
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
WRONG Mizzou over Syracuse
WRONG Mich St over NW
WRONG UCF over Tulsa

Christian Fauria: 7-2
RIGHT UCLA over USC
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
RIGHT Rutgers over Cinci
RIGHT Syracuse over Mizzou
RIGHT NW over Mich St
RIGHT Kent St over BGSU

Mel Kiper Jr: 3-2
RIGHT Notre Dame over Wake Forest
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Okla St over TTU

Dari Nowkhah: 8-3
RIGHT Nebraska over Minnesota
RIGHT Miss St over Arkansas
RIGHT S.Carolina over Wofford
RIGHT Penn St over Indiana
RIGHT Bama over WCU
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Okla St over TTU

Todd McShay: 3-2
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Notre Dame over Wake Forest
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Baylor over KState (upset special)

David Pollack: 3-3
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG KState over Baylor
WRONG USC over UCLA

Desmond Howard: 6-3
RIGHT ND over Wake Forest
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG LaTech over Utah St
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Baylor over KState
WRONG USC over UCLA
WRONG Oregon over Stanford
RIGHT Oregon St over Cal
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette

Chris Fowler: 0-1
WRONG LaTech over Utah St

Kirk Herbstreit: 11-2
RIGHT Nebraska over Minnesota
RIGHT Notre Dame over Wake Forest
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Ohio St over Wisconsin
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon St over Cal
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Rutgers over Cinci
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
WRONG KState over Baylor

Lee Corso: 8-4
WRONG KState over Baylor
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon St over Cal
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Rutgers over Cinci
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Oregon over Stanford (headgear pick)

Braden Pape: 6-5
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette
WRONG Yale over Harvard
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT UCLA over USC
WRONG Cinci over Rutgers
WRONG Tennessee over Vanderbilt
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St
RIGHT Baylor over KState
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

Jennifer’s Picks: 10-4
RIGHT Clemson over NC St
RIGHT Boise St over CSU
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Wisconsin over Ohio St (upset special)
WRONG USC over UCLA
RIGHT Oregon St over Cal
RIGHT Lehigh over Lafayette
RIGHT Harvard over Yale
RIGHT Utah St over LaTech
RIGHT Rutgers over Cinci
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Tennessee
WRONG KState over Baylor
RIGHT Okla St over TTU
WRONG Oregon over Stanford

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