Week 0 2023: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Week 0 is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded. We only had a handful of picks from the analysts this week but frankly I needed to make sure my grading scripts still worked, so here we are.

Our winner this week was Pete Thamel for a handful of picks on the College Gameday podcast this week. He and Rece Davis both went 4-1 but Pete’s GDC value gave him the edge. We look forward to a full slate of games and predictions this week as we get into week 1 action!

NamePctWinLossGDC.Value
Pete.Thamel80412.689
Rece.Davis80412.628
Kirk.Herbstreit75311.782
Dennis.Dodd100201.747
Dan.Wetzel75311.737
Tom.Fornelli75311.716
Ross.Dellenger100100.937
Steve.Coughlin66.67210.906
Chip.Patterson66.67210.8
Danny.Kanell5011-0.031
Desmond.Howard5022-0.05
Jennifer5022-0.05
Pat.Forde33.3312-1.013
Pat.McAfee2513-1.924
Average64.583117NA

Week 0 2023: Saturday morning College Gameday picks!

We had a season preview/week 0 combo edition of College Gameday this morning. The crew was in the studio this morning and Corso didn’t make an appearance, but here’s the picks from Herbie, Des and Pat. Week 0 picks are on top and season predictions are at the bottom.

Kirk Herbstreit:

Vanderbilt  over  Hawaii
San Diego State  over  Ohio
New Mexico State  over  Massachusetts
Notre Dame  over  Navy

Desmond Howard:

Hawaii  over  Vanderbilt
San Diego State  over  Ohio
New Mexico State  over  Massachusetts
Notre Dame  over  Navy

Pat McAfee:

Hawaii  over  Vanderbilt
Ohio  over  San Diego State
New Mexico State  over  Massachusetts
Notre Dame  over  Navy

Preseason predictions:

Kirk Herbstreit:
Tulane as best G5 team
Clemson to win ACC
Ohio State to win Big 10
Texas to win Big 12
Utah to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Playoff teams: Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia
National champion: Alabama over Ohio State

Desmond Howard:
Tulane as best G5 team
FSU to win ACC
Michigan to win Big 10
Texas to win Big 12
Washington to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Playoff teams: Alabama, FSU, Michigan, Texas
National champion: Michigan over Alabama

Pat McAfee:
UTSA as best G5 team
Clemson to win ACC
Ohio State to win Big 10
Texas to win Big 12
Utah to win Pac 12
Alabama to win SEC
Playoff teams: Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia
National champion: Alabama over Georgia

Week 0 2023: CFB Picks from the Yahoo College Football Enquirer podcast!

Here are the week 0 picks from the “Race for the Case” edition of the Yahoo College Football Enquirer podcast!

Pat Forde:

Southern Cal-31 vs San Jose State
Ohio+2.5 vs San Diego State
New Mexico State-6.5 vs Massachusetts
Navy+20.5 vs Notre Dame

Dan Wetzel:

Southern Cal-31 vs San Jose State
San Diego State-2.5 vs Ohio
New Mexico State-6.5 vs Massachusetts
Notre Dame-20.5 vs Navy

Ross Dellenger:

San Jose State+31 vs Southern Cal
San Diego State-2.5 vs Ohio
Massachusetts+6.5 vs New Mexico State
Navy+20.5 vs Notre Dame