Week 1 2017: #WINNERS! from Scott Van Pelt!
Here it is folks. Week 1 winners from your boy SVP. Enjoy responsibly.
Wyoming+11.5 vs Iowa
Troy+11 vs Boise St
FSU+7 vs Alabama
App St+14.5 vs Georgia
MTSU+3 vs Vanderbilt
2016-17 College Football season results! #CFB
Welcome back everyone. With the addition of @thegamedaybaby to our family things kind of got away from me towards the end of the football season and we forgot to post season results. We are back to provide results and announce the winner finally!
As always, everything is subjective since everyone is picking different games each week. We are comparing the overall body of work and then our distinguished panel of one decides who are the winners and losers. Experts who focus on single conferences don’t generally qualify, and the sample size is definitely a big factor. With that being said, let’s get down to it. We are proud to announce that the 2016-17 Season Champion, for the second year in a row, is none other than Mr. Phil Steele! Phil went 257-93 (73.43%) straight up by our counts. He was in 2nd place behind @GamedayJen heading into bowl season, but a strong bowl performance was enough to edge out Jen for the season title. Since we focus on straight up picks, I’m also awarding a gold star to Chris Fallica for going 55.14% against the spread this season (78-63-5).
Everyone else is listed below, so check it out to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this season!
| 2016-17 Season | Straight Up Record | Straight Up % | ATS | ATS % |
| Mel Kiper Jr. | 8-1 | 88.89% | ||
| Brad Edwards | 5-1 | 83.33% | 3-3 | 50.00% |
| Mike Bellotti | 4-1 | 80.00% | ||
| Mack Brown | 18-5 | 78.26% | ||
| Jordan Rodgers | 18-5 | 78.26% | ||
| Brett McMurphy | 7-3 | 77.78% | ||
| Clint Stoerner | 25-8 | 75.76% | ||
| Matt Stinchcomb | 9-3 | 75.00% | ||
| Marcus Spears | 58-20 | 74.36% | ||
| Andrea Adelson | 92-32 | 74.19% | ||
| Phil Steele | 257-93 | 73.43% | 182-173-8 | 51.24% |
| Greg McElroy | 35-13 | 72.92% | ||
| Mark Schlabach | 45-17 | 72.58% | ||
| Jennifer’s Picks | 172-67 | 71.97% | ||
| David Pollack | 46-19 | 70.77% | ||
| Paul Finebaum | 61-26 | 70.11% | ||
| Dusty Dvoracek | 33-39 | 70.00% | 33-39-2 | 45.95% |
| Trevor Matich | 16-7 | 69.57% | ||
| Charles Arbuckle | 111-49 | 69.38% | ||
| Booger McFarland | 64-29 | 68.82% | ||
| Pat Forde | 200-91 | 68.73% | 19-23-1 | 45.35% |
| Joey Galloway | 79-36 | 68.70% | ||
| Dari Nowkhah | 32-15 | 68.09% | 7-8-2001 | 46.88% |
| Dan Wetzel | 17-8 | 68.00% | 11-14 | 44.00% |
| Kirk Herbstreit | 113-54 | 67.66% | ||
| Lee Corso | 111-54 | 67.27% | ||
| Bruce Feldman | 128-63 | 67.02% | 86-96 | 47.33% |
| Robert Smith | 10-5 | 66.67% | ||
| Tim Tebow | 49-25 | 66.22% | ||
| Colin Cowherd | 17-9 | 65.38% | ||
| Celebrity Guests Overall | 102-56 | 64.56% | ||
| Desmond Howard | 118-65 | 64.48% | ||
| Danny Kanell | 71-40 | 63.96% | 19-26-2 | 42.55% |
| Chris Doering | 48-28 | 63.16% | ||
| Scott Van Pelt | 5-3 | 62.50% | 43-38-0 | 53.09% |
| Stanford Steve Coughlin | 59-36 | 62.11% | 60-62-4 | 49.21% |
| Chris Fallica | 67-41 | 62.04% | 78-63-5 | 55.14% |
| Joel Klatt | 22-14 | 61.11% | ||
| Ryen Russillo | 39-25 | 60.94% | 18-22-2 | 45.24% |
| Dave Wannstedt | 10-7 | 58.82% | ||
| Jason Seorn | 4-3 | 57.14% | ||
| Todd McShay | 23-20 | 53.49% | ||
| Rece Davis | 12-17 | 41.38% | ||
| Rufus Peabody | 16-12-0 | 57.14% | ||
| Season Totals | 2436-1135 | 68.22% | 575-579-30 | 49.83% |
2016-17 #CFBPlayoff Championship pick big board megapost! #BowlMania #Bama #Clemson
Well we’ve got one game left in this season, and I have to wonder where the season went. Seems like yesterday we were kicking off the season knowing this would be Tennessee’s year (again), or Leonard Fournette’s Heisman to lose (again), and it was surely [insert your team]’s year to make a big splash. But many months later we sit here and look at this remaining game on the schedule and see a rematch from last year. No complaints from me with this matchup of course, so let’s get on with it. It is time for our annual championship big board megapost, and we will be updating all the way through kickoff on Monday night so check back for the latest!
Our experts are currently sitting at 25-20 in favor of Alabama over Clemson straight up. For gamblers, we are at 3-2 in favor of Alabama laying the points. 2 experts are on the under.
Lee Corso: Headgear pick!
Alabama over Clemson
JA Adande: ATH 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Andrea Adelson: 1/9/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Charles Arbuckle: CFB Daily 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
RJ Bell: TheHerdNow Podcast 1/7/2017
Either take Alabama ML or Clemson+ the points! The public is on Clemson ML and Alabama-the points.
Mike Bellotti: CFB Daily 1/4/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Skip Bayless: Undisputed 1/2/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Mack Brown: espn.com 1/9/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Kevin Carter: Film Room 1/6/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Stanford Steve Coughlin: espn.com 1/6/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Clemson+6.5 vs Alabama
Colin Cowherd: The Herd 1/6/2017
Alabama over Clemson (by 8, on The Herd 1/9/2017)
Alabama-6 vs Clemson
Clemson+6.5 vs Alabama (TheHerdNow podcast 1/7/2016)
Tim Cowlishaw: ATH 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Heather Dinich: espn.com 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Dusty Dvoracek: CFB Daily 1/4/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Chris Fallica: espn.com 1/6/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Clemson+6.5 vs Alabama
Bruce Feldman: Russillo & Kanell 1/9/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Paul Finebaum: (Champ Drive 1/8/2017)
Alabama over Clemson
Pat Forde: WTF Podcast 12/23
Alabama over Clemson
Joey Galloway: Outback Bowl halftime 1/2/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Mike Golic: M&M 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Clemson+6.5 vs Alabama
Mike Greenberg:
Clemson over Ohio St (M&M 1/9/2017)
Kirk Herbstreit:
Clemson over Alabama (Preseason pick!)
Desmond Howard: Champ Drive 1/9/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Brock Huard: espn.com 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Jennifer’s Pick:
Clemson over Alabama
Danny Kanell:
Clemson over Alabama (Champ Drive 12/4)
Alabama over Clemson (Outback Bowl halftime 1/2/2017)
Clemson over Alabama (Champ Drive 1/8/2017)
Joel Klatt: Undisputed 1/2/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Matt Leinart: Twitter 12/31
Clemson over Alabama
Tom Luginbill:
Clemson over Alabama (Finebaum 1/5/2017)
Ivan Maisel: espn.com 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Mark May: markmayday.com
Alabama over Clemson
Greg McElroy: Finebaum 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Booger McFarland: (Booger & Burns 1/5/2017)
Clemson over Alabama
Ryan McGee: espn.com 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Brett McMurphy: espn.com 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Todd McShay: espn.com 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Alabama vs Clemson under 51 (R&K 1/9/2017)
Jesse Palmer: CFB Live 1/9/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Rufus Peabody: Twitter 1/3/2017
No play on either side, predicts it right on the number
David Pollack: Champ Drive 1/9/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Samantha Ponder: Twitter 1/5/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Ryen Russillo: R&K 1/9/2017
Clemson over Alabama
Stephen A. Smith: Gameday 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Marcus Spears: SEC Nation 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Phil Steele: Behind the Bets 1/6/2017
Clemson vs Alabama under 51 (Behind the Bets 1/6/2017)
Tim Tebow: SEC Nation 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Scott Van Pelt: WINNERS 1/5/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Alabama-6.5 vs Clemson
Jonathan Vilma: CFB Live 1/9/2017
Alabama over Clemson
Dan Wetzel: WTF Podcast 12/23
Alabama over Clemson