2013-14 Season Awards!

Yeah so it is a little bit delayed, but here are the awards for our 2013-14 season of Cole’s Gameday Blog Football Championship Stuff Edition!!!

2013-14 Bowl Co-Champions:
Phil Steele/Robert Smith (21-14).  It was a down year in the Bowl Pick’em leagues, but our two champs this year include multiple Bowl Pick’em winner Robert Smith, and newcomer (to this blog) Phil Steele.

Best preseason pick of the year: Colin Cowherd, Ole Miss over Texas.  It was supposed to be a bounce-back year for Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns, and nobody was predicting big things for the Ole Miss Rebels.  However, Colin went out on a limb and called this one week before the season started, and was amazingly right!

Best Weeks of the Year:
Colin Cowherd, Week 9 (11-0)
Bubba Watson, Week 5 (10-0)
Jennifer’s Picks, Week 5 (13-1)
Pat Forde, Week 4 (30-3)

Worst Week of the Year:
Robert Smith, Week 8 (0-9)

Best Picks of the Year:
Lou Holtz, Week 1: NDSU over KState
Lou Holtz, Fiest Bowl: UCF over Baylor
Nobody on earth would have picked either of these upsets.  Somehow Lou Holtz picked both.  What does this mean?  I don’t know, but it is impressive.

Upset Specialists:
Jennifer’s upset specials: 10-5, 66.67%
Mark Schlabach: 7-5, 58.33%
Todd McShay: 8-10, 44.44%
Brad Edwards: 6-8, 42.86%
Lee Corso: 2-3, 40%
Kirk Herbstreit: 1-4, 20%

2013-14 Cole’s Gameday Blog SEASON CHAMPION!!!
Pat Forde: 301-95, 76.01%
This year’s champion, Pat Forde, is unusual in the sense that not only did he finish with the strongest record amongst our competitors, but he also had the most picks of anyone this year.  I would say that is strong to quite strong.  The full slate of results is below, but let’s take a minute to congratulate Pat Forde for a historic season.

The first section is our true competitors this season, and the second section are those who didn’t have enough picks to qualify for the yearly awards.

Pat Forde: 301-95, 76.01%
Phil Steele: 102-36, 73.91%
Colin Cowherd: 115-43, 72.78%
Desmond Howard: 71-30, 70.30%
Jennifer’s Picks: 149-63, 70.28%
Mel Kiper Jr.: 54-27, 66.67%
Lee Corso: 128-50, 66.07%
Mike Bellotti: 26-14, 65.00%
Mark May: 46-25, 64.79%
Kirk Herbstreit: 114-63, 64.41%
Dari Nowkhah: 117-66, 63.93%
Jason Sehorn: 72-43, 62.61%
Brad Edwards: 31-19, 62.00%
Celebrity Guests: 95-60, 61.29%
Todd McShay: 65-44, 59.63%
David Pollack: 32-22, 59.26%
Mark Schlabach: 31-24, 56.36%
Robert Smith: 70-55, 56.00%
Lou Holtz: 38-31, 55.07%

Tim Cowlishaw: 3-0, 100.00%
Tim Tebow: 1-0, 100.00%
Kevin Blackistone: 1-0, 100.00%
Charles Arbuckle: 26-5, 83.87%
Ivan Maisel: 16-5, 76.19%
Chris Fowler: 12-4, 75.00%
Trevor Matich: 29-10, 74.36%
Tom Luginbill: 24-10, 70.59%
Paul Finebaum: 15-7, 68.18%
Bill Plaschke: 4-2, 66.67%
Matt Millen: 5-3, 62.50%
Ryen Russillo: 23-14, 62.16%
Danny Kanell: 12-8, 60.00%
Joey Galloway: 3-2, 60.00%
Andre Ware: 3-2, 60.00^
Jesse Palmer: 14-10, 58.33%
Skip Bayless: 9-7, 56.25%
Brian Griese: 21-18, 53.85%
Ed Cunningham: 18-17, 51.43%
Chris Fallia: 11-11, 50.00%
Kevin Carter: 4-4, 50.00%
Scott Van Pelt: 3-3, 50.00%
Woody Paige: 2-2, 50.00%
JA Adande: 1-1, 50.00%
Mike Golic: 1-1, 50.00%
Stephen A. Smith: 1-1, 50.00%
Matt Stinchcomb: 7-8, 46.67%
Brock Huard: 2-3, 40.00%
Jackie MacMullen: 0-1, 0.00%
Mike Greenberg: 0-2, 0.00%
Rod Gilmore: 0-4, 0.00%

2013-14 BCS Championship Bonanza! #bowlmania

The BCS championship game is coming upon us very quickly.  If you’re here to look for picks, then you are either overly concerned with the Arkansas St/Ball St game, or you’re looking for predictions on the championship game.  I will be documenting anyone and everyone’s picks I can find for the championship game in this post, so check back often if you want the latest updates (things can change drastically leading up to the game; I’m looking in your direction Dr. Lou).  Our expert panel below is currently sitting at 27 to 11 in favor of Florida State over Auburn.  Take a look below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality picked the big game!

Note: Updated 1/6/14 for your pleasure.

Andre Ware:
FSU over Auburn

Bill Plaschke:
FSU over Auburn

Brad Edwards:
FSU over Auburn

Brian Griese:
FSU over Auburn

Brock Huard:
FSU over Auburn

Colin Cowherd:
Auburn over FSU

Danny Kanell:
FSU over Auburn

David Pollack:
FSU over Auburn

Desmond Howard:
FSU over Auburn

Ed Cunningham:
FSU over Auburn

Ivan Maisel:
FSU over Auburn

Jackie MacMullen:
Auburn over FSU

Jennifer’s Picks:
Auburn over FSU

Jesse Palmer:
FSU over Auburn

Joey Galloway:
FSU over Auburn

Kevin Carter:
FSU over Auburn

Lee Corso:
FSU over Auburn (headgear pick)

Lou Holtz:
Auburn over FSU

Mark May:
FSU over Auburn

Mark Schlabach:
FSU over Auburn

Matt Stinchcomb:
Auburn over FSU

Mike Bellotti:
FSU over Auburn

Mike Golic:
FSU over Auburn

Mike Greenberg:
Auburn over FSU

Pat Forde:
FSU over Auburn

Paul Finebaum:
Auburn over FSU

Phil Steele:
FSU over Auburn

Robert Smith:
FSU over Auburn

Rod Gilmore:
Auburn over FSU

Ryen Russillo:
FSU over Auburn

Scott Van Pelt:
FSU over Auburn

Skip Bayless:
Auburn over FSU

Stephen A. Smith:
FSU over Auburn

Tim Tebow:
FSU over Auburn

Todd McShay:
FSU over Auburn

Tom Luginbill:
Auburn over FSU

Trevor Matich:
FSU over Auburn

Woody Paige:
Auburn over FSU

Week 15 2013: Picks are graded, results are up!

Our final week of the regular season was a rough one for our panel of football experts.  The slate of games was pretty small, so there weren’t quite as many cupcakes to choose from I guess.  Let’s dive right into the good stuff.

We only had a few winners this week to speak of.  Jennifer will claim a slice of this week’s pie, going 5-2 on the week.  Mark May went 4-1 on the week, with his only lossing being Oklahoma State.  The two of them will split this week’s win.  Other mediocre winning weeks came from Colin Cowherd (3-2), Phil Steele, 4-3), Brian Griese (2-1), and Dari Nowkhah (6-4).

Our dueling celebrity guest pickers Joey Chesnut and Ryan Riess both went 4-2, although picking differently.  Chesnut went with Ohio State while Riess went with Michigan State, while Stanford got it right with Stanford, while Riess chose Arizona State.

Upset specialists had a solid week.  Mark Schlabach got his pick right this week with Michigan State over Ohio State.  Brad Edwards shocked the world with BGSU over NIU (Phil Steele is the only other expert to take BGSU).  Todd McShay jumped on the Mizzou bandwagon, and sadly missed out on the Auburn win.  Jennifer nailed another upset special going with Michigan State, but in case you missed it, that means in back to back weeks, her upset special predicted the demise of BOTH THE #1 AND #2 TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY!  She will be awarded a golden unicorn star for this feat of sorcery.

Before we get to losers this week, I thought I’d mention that Coach Corso went 3-3 on the week but missed his headgear pick (the Buckeyes).  Now on to losers.  Herbie kicked things off with a 2-4 record this week.  Todd McShay posted a 1-3 week.  Dr. Lou decided to swing for the fences, and missed by a mile with a 1-3 record.  Robert Smith went 2-4 while Brad Edwards went 2-3.  However, this week’s undisputed loser was Mel Kiper Jr. who went 1-4 on the week.  Sorry pal.

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

Lee Corso: 3-3
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT UCF over SMU
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St (headgear pick)

Kirk Herbstreit: 2-4
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT UCF over SMU
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Joey Chesnut: 4-2
RIGHT UCF over SMU
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Ryan Riess: 4-2
RIGHT UCF over SMU
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St

Desmond Howard: 2-2
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St
WRONG Okla St over OU

David Pollack: 1-1
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Jennifer’s Picks: 5-2
RIGHT Fsu over duke
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
RIGHT UCF over SMU
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St (upset special)

Todd McShay: 1-3
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn (upset special)

Colin Cowherd: 3-2
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St

Ryen Russillo: 0-1
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Mel Kiper Jr.: 1-4
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Fresno St over Utah St
WRONG Okla St over OU

Lou Holtz: 1-3
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Mark May: 4-1
RIGHT Mich st over Ohio st
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz st
WRONG Okla st over OU
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou

Brian Griese: 2-1
RIGHT Mich st over Ohio st
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz st
WRONG Okla st over OU

Phil Steele: 4-3
RIGHT Bgsu over NIU
WRONG Okla st over OU
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
RIGHT Stanford over ariz st
RIGHT Fsu over duke
WRONG Ohio st over duke
WRONG Mizzou over auburn

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St (upset special)

Paul Finebaum: 1-0
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou

Robert Smith: 2-4
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Mike Bellotti: 1-2
RIGHT FSU over Duke
WRONG Okla st over OU
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn

Matt Stinchcomb: 1-1
RIGHT Stanford over ariz st
WRONG Mizzou over auburn

Brad Edwards: 2-3
RIGHT BGSU over NIU (upset special)
WRONG Mizzou over auburn
WRONG Ariz st over Stanford
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St

Trevor Matich: 1-2
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Mizzou over auburn

Tom Luginbill: 0-1
WRONG Mizzou over Auburn

Skip Bayless: 2-0
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St

Dari Nowkhah: 6-4
WRONG NIU over BGSU
RIGHT UCF pover SMU
WRONG Utah St over Fresno St
RIGHT OU over Okla St
WRONG Texas over Baylor
WRONG Marshall over Rice
RIGHT Stanford over Ariz St
RIGHT FSU over Duke
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou

Jason Sehorn: 5-5
WRONG NIU over BGSU
RIGHT UCF over SMU
RIGHT Fresno St over Utah St
WRONG Okla St over OU
RIGHT Baylor over Texas
WRONG Marshall over Rice
WRONG Ariz St over Stanford
RIGHT Fsu over Duke
WRONG Ohio St over Mich St
RIGHT Auburn over Mizzou

Ivan Maisel: 1-0
RIGHT Baylor over Texas

JA Adande: 1-0
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St

Kevin Carter: 1-0
RIGHT Mich St over Ohio St