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2015-16 Bowl Season: COLE’S BIG BOWL BOARD! #cfb #cfbplayoff

The time has arrived for Cole’s annual BIG BOWL BOARD!  This is our annual collection of any and all bowl picks I can get my hands on, and it is still a work in progress.  I’ll be updating throughout this week and more as the bowl season progresses leading up to the championship game.  As always, with each pick below I list when and where it came from, so if you heard that person pick differently more recently, then go with the more recent pick.  The board is incomplete as of this moment, so check back over the next few days to see the latest updates for all of your bowl maniacs.

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Lee Corso:
OU over Clemson (headgear pick)
FSU over Houston
Alabama over Mich St
Mich St+10 vs Alabama

Kirk Herbstreit:
Houston over FSU
OU over Clemson

Desmond Howard:
FSU over Houston
Alabama over Mich St
Clemson over OU

David Pollack:
FSU over Houston
Alabama over Mich St
OU over Clemson

Andrea Adelson:
VT over Tulsa (espn.com 12/15)

Charles Arbuckle:
Alabama over Mich St (Power Hour 12/8)
Clemson over OU (Power Hour 12/8)
Clemson over Alabama (Power Hour 12/8)

Skip Bayless: (CFB Live 12/18)
OU over Clemson
Alabama over Mich St

Mike Bellotti:
Ohio St over ND (The Experts 12/8)
Oregon over TCU (The Experts 12/8)
OU over Clemson (Playoff Preview 12/9)
Alabama over Mich St (Playoff Preview 12/9, Bowl Mania 12/13)
OU over Alabama (Playoff Preview 12/9)

Jon Berger: (Big 12 Weekly 12/16)
Baylor over UNC
LSU over TTU
Ole Miss over Okla St
TCU over Oregon
Arkansas over KState
WVU over Ariz St
OU over Clemson

Mack Brown:
Clemson over OU 41-38 (Championship Drive 12/6, Sportscenter 12/31)
Mich St over Alabama (Championship Drive 12/6)
Alabama over Mich St (12/30 Birmingham Bowl postgame)
Mich St over Alabama 28-24 (SC 12/31)
LSU over TTU (Bowl Mania 12/13)

Kevin Carter: (ESPNU Facebook 12/17)
Alcorn St over NC A&T
Arizona over UNM
BYU over Utah
Ohio over App St
Georgia St over SJSU
LaTech over Ark St
WKU over USF
Utah St over Akron
Toledo over Temple
Boise St over NIU
Georgia Southern over BGSU
Western Michigan over MTSU
Cincinnati over SDSU
Connecticut over Marshall
Miami FL over Wash St
Washington over Southern Miss
Indiana over Duke
VT over Tulsa
FSU over Houston
Clemson over OU
Alabama over Mich St
Ohio St over Notre Dame
Stanford over Iowa
Ole Miss over Okla St

Cole’s Picks:
Clemson over OU (1)
NC A&T over Alcorn St (2)
Temple over Toledo (3)
Baylor over UNC (4)
Memphis over Auburn (5)
Louisville over TAMU (6)
Wisconsin over USC (7)
SDSU over Cinci (8)
WVU over Arizona St (9)
ARizona over UNM (10)
Utah over BYU (11)
SJSU over Georgia St (12)
Indiana over Duke (13)
LaTech over Ark St (14)
Washington St over Miami FL (15)
WKU over USF (16)
CSU over Nevada (17)
W.Michigan over MTSU (18)
Connecticut over MArshall (19)
Navy over Pitt (20)
Miss St over NC St (21)
Michigan over Florida (22)
Arkansas over KState (23)
TCU over ORegon (24)
Georgia over PEnn St (26)
Ole Miss over Okla St (27)
Stanford over Iowa (28)
Ohio St over Notre Dame (29)
Tennessee over NW (30)
Alabama over Mich St (31)
LSU over TTU (32)
FSU over Houston (33)
Minnesota over C.Michigan (34)
UCLA over Nebraska (35)
Cal over AF (36)
Utah St over Akron (37)
App St over Ohio (38)
BGSU over Georgia Southern (39)
Boise St over NIU (40)
Washington over S.Miss (41)
VT over Tulsa (42)

Stanford Steve Coughlin: (ESPN Chalk 12/16)
New Mexico over Arizona 31-30
Temple over Toledo 27-20
Cincinnati over SDSU 41-30
FSU over Houston 31-27
Connecticut over Marshall 17-16
Tennessee over NW (Behind the Bets 12/21)
Notre Dame+6.5 vs Ohio St (Behind the Bets 12/21)
New Mexico+9 vs Arizona
Temple-1.5 vs Toledo
Cincinnati-1 vs SDSU
Connecticut+4.5 vs Marshall
Houston+7 vs FSU
Clemson+3.5 vs OU (Behind the Bets podcast 12/21)
Indiana-2 vs Duke (Behind the Bets podcast 12/21)
Tennessee-7.5 vs NW (Behind the Bets 12/21)
Stanford vs Iowa Under 53 (Behind the Bets 12/21)

Colin Cowherd: (The Herd 12/18)
Washington over Southern Miss
Michigan over Florida
OU over Clemson
Ohio St over Notre Dame
Alabama over Mich St (by 4)
Iowa over Stanford
Wisconsin over USC (The Herd 12/30)
Oregon over TCU

Tim Cowlishaw: Twitter 12/24
Wash St-2.5 vs Miami fL
S. Miss+9 vs Washington
UNC-2 vs Baylor
LSU-7 vs TTU
TAMU+5 vs Louisville
Houston+7 vs FSU
Clemson+4 vs OU
Alabama-9.5 vs Mich St
Ohio St-6.5 vs ND
Iowa+6.5 vs Stanford
Miss-7 vs Ok St
Arkansas-12.5 v KState
Oregon+1 vs TCU

Ed Cunningham: Bowl Mania 12/13
Clemson over Alabama
FSU over Houston (40)
Alabama over Mich St (30)
Utah over BYU (22)
Clemson over OU (20)
Oregon over TCU (17)
Notre Dame over Ohio St (15)
Memphis over Auburn (11)
Northwestern over Tennessee (9)
Ole Miss over Okla St (8)
NC St over Miss St (6)
USC over Wisconsin (4)
LSU over TTU (2)
Iowa over Stanford (1)

Butch Davis: Sportscenter 12/31
OU over Clemson 31-24
Alabama over Mich St 34-17
FSU over Houston (Gameday 12/31)

Heather Dinich: Twitter 12/19
Georgia St over SJSU
WKU over USF
LaTech over Ark St
App St over Ohio
Utah over BYU
Arizona over UNM
Akron over Utah St
NC A&T over Alcorn St
Temple over Toledo
UNC over Baylor (12/29)

Brad Edwards: M&M 12/31
Clemson over OU
Alabama over Mich St

Chris Fallica: (ESPN Chalk 12/16)
BYU over Utah 30-24
Toledo over Temple 24-17
Akron over Utah St 28-20
Cincinnati over SDSU 37-28
Nebraska over UCLA 38-31
TTU over LSU 35-34
Miss St over NC St 41-27
FSU over Houston 38-21
Notre Dame over Ohio St 27-23
Tennessee over NW 31-14
Penn St over Georgia 20-17
Stanford over Iowa (Behind the Bets 12/21)
Alabama over Mich St (Behind the Bets podcast 12/21)
Nebraska+6.5 vs UCLA (Bear’s Bank, Gameday 12/12)
BYU+2.5 vs Utah (Bear’s Bank, Gameday 12/12)
Duke+2 vs Indiana (Bear’s Bank, Gameday 12/12)
Toledo+1.5 vs Temple
Akron+6.5 vs Utah State
Cincinnati-1 vs SDSU
TTU+7 vs LSU
Miss St-4.5 vs NC St
FSU-7 vs Houston (Bear’s Bank 12/31)
Notre Dame+6.5 vs Ohio St
Tennessee-8.5 vs NW
Penn St+6.5 vs Georgia
Clemson+3.5 vs OU (Behind the Bets podcast 12/21, Bear’s Bank 12/31)
Alabama-9.5 vs Mich St (Behind the Bets podcast 12/21)
Alabama-10 vs Mich St (Bear’s Bank 12/31)
Notre Dame+220ish vs Ohio St (Moneyline bet, Behind the Bets 12/21)

Paul Finebaum:
Memphis over Auburn (SEC Now 12/6)
Miss St over NC St (SEC Now 12/6)
TAMU over Louisville (SEC Now 12/6)
Georgia over Penn St (SEC Now 12/6)
Arkansas over KState (SEC Now 12/6)
LSU over TTU (SEC Now 12/6)
Tennessee over Northwestern (SEC Now 12/6, Bowl Mania 12/13)
Michigan over Florida (SEC Now 12/6)
Ole Miss over Okla St (SEC Now 12/6)
Alabama over Mich St (SEC Now 12/6, Bowl Mania 12/13)
Ohio St over Notre Dame (Bowl Mania 12/13)
OU over Clemson (Bowl Mania 12/13)

Pat Forde: Bowl Dash 12/17
UNM over Arizona 32-31
Utah over BYU 21-16
App St over Ohio 35-28
Ark St over LaTech 38-35
WKU over USF 41-35
Utah St over Akron 27-17
Temple over Toledo 26-21
Boise St over NIU 41-35
BGSU over Georgia Southern 44-34
W.Michigan over MTSU 37-35
SDSU over Cincinnati 30-24
Marshall over Connecticut 27-19
Wash St over Miami FL 31-27
Washington over Southern Miss 35-19
Duke over Indiana 31-29
VT over Tulsa 45-28
Navy over Pitt 30-24
Cal over AF 42-31
UNC over Baylor 35-28
CSU over Nevada 28-22
LSU over TTU 40-28
Memphis over Auburn 27-26
Miss St over NC St 29-21
Louisville over TAMU 26-24
USC over Wisconsin 25-21
FSU over Houston 28-24
Clemson over OU 33-31
Alabama over Mich St 23-17
Tennessee over NW 27-24
Michigan over Florida 17-14
Ohio St over Notre Dame 28-24
Stanford over Iowa 24-20
Okla St over Ole Miss 37-35
Penn St over Georgia 20-19
Arkansas over KSTate 38-21
Oregon over TCU
WVU over Ariz St 34-32
Alabama over Clemson 28-21

Joey Galloway: Bowl Mania 12/13
Alabama over OU
VT over Tulsa (42) (Halftime show 12/24)
Arizona over UNM (40) (espn.com Bowl Mania)
LSU over TTU (39) (espn.com Bowl Mania)
Washington over S.Mississippi (37) (Halftime show 12/24)
Boise St over Georgia Southern (36) (Halftime show 12/20)
FSU over Houston (36)
App St over Ohio (34) (espn.com Bowl Mania)
Minnesota over C.Michigan (33) (espn.com Bowl Mania)
Cal over AF (32)
Utah St over Akron (31) (Halftime show 12/19)
Marshall over Connecticut (29) (Halftime show 12/24)
BGSU over Georgia Southern (28) (Halftime show 12/20)
UCLA over Nebraska (27) (Halftime show 12/24)
Miss St over NC St (25)
Utah over BYU (21)
SJSU over Georgia St (20) (Halftime show 12/19)
TAMU over Louisville (18) (espn.com Bowl Mania)
WKU over USF (17) (Halftime show 12/19)
Temple over Toledo (15) (Halftime show 12/20)
Louisiana Tech over Ark St (14) (Halftime show 12/19)
CSU over Nevada (13)
Navy over Pitt (12)
Auburn over Memphis (11)
SDSU over Cincinnati (10) (Halftime show 12/22)
W.Michigan over MTSU (9) (Halftime Show 12/22)
Miami FL over Wash St (8) (Halftime show 12/24)
UNC over Baylor (7)
NC A&T over Alcorn St (4) (espn.com Bowl Mania)
Duke over Indiana (1)
Tennessee over NW (33)
Alabama over Mich St (24)
TCU over Oregon (22)
Stanford over Iowa (21)
USC over Wisconsin (20)
Ole Miss over Okla St (17)
OU over Clemson (4)
Michigan over Florida (3)
Ohio St over Notre Dame (2)
OU over Clemson (Championship Drive 12/10)
FSU over Houston (Gameday 12/31)

Mike Golic: (CFB Live 12/18)
Clemson over OU
Alabama over Mich St
Clemson+3.5 vs OU
Alabama-9.5 vs Mich St

Mike Greenberg: (CFB Live 12/18)
Clemson over OU
Alabama over Mich St
Clemson+3.5 vs OU

Brian Griese: (Peach Bowl 12/31)
Clemson over OU
Alabama over Mich St

Dan Hawkins:
Washington over S.Miss (Bowl Mania 12/13)

Jennifer:
Oregon over TCU
Notre Dame over Ohio St
Arizona over New Mexico
Cal over Air Force
USC over Wisconsin
UCLA over Nebraska
LSU over TTU
CSU over Nevada
Georgia St over SJSU
SDSU over Cinci
Marshall over Connecticut
Minnesota over Central Michigan
Baylor over UNC
Tennessee over Northwestern
Washington over Southern Miss
VT over Tulsa
Stanford over Iowa
BGSU over Georgia Southern
Ole Miss over Okla St
Arkansas over KState
Ariz St over WVU
Michigan over Florida
Utah over BYU
Navy over Pitt
FSU over Houston
Memphis over Auburn
Boise St over NIU
Alabama over Mich St
W.Michigan over MTSU
WKU over USF
Miss St over NC St
Temple over Toledo
Utah St over Akron
Louisville over TAMU
Clemson over OU
Indiana over Duke
Wash St over Miami FL
LaTech over Arkansas St
Georgia over Penn St
App St over Ohio

Danny Kanell: Bowl Mania 12/13
Clemson over Alabama
Georgia over Penn St (40)
BGSU over Georgia Southern (39)
Stanford over Iowa (38)
Tennessee over NW (37)
Washington over Southern Miss (36)
VT over Tulsa (35)
Ariz St over WVU (34)
Arkansas over KState (33)
Ole Miss over Okla St (32)
Oregon over TCU (31)
Cal over Air Force (30)
Arizona over New Mexico (29)
Notre Dame over Ohio St (28)
USC over Wisconsin (27)
UCLA over Nebraska (26)
Baylor over UNC (25)
FSU over Houston (24)
Navy over Pitt (23)
Utah over BYU (22)
Florida over Michigan (21)
WKU over USF (20)
Alabama over Mich St (19)
W.Michigan over MTSU (18)
Clemson over OU (17)
Wash St over Miami FL (16)
Duke over Indiana (15)***
App St over Ohio (14)
Memphis over Auburn (13)
Boise St over NIU (12)
TAMU over Louisville (11)
NC St over Miss St (10)
Utah St over Akron (9)
Toledo over Temple (8)
TTU over LSU (7)
CSU over Nevada (6)
SJSU over Georgia St (5)
SDSU over Cinci (4)
Connecticut over Marshall (3)
Central Michigan over Minnesota (2)
Arkansas St over LaTech (1)

Mel Kiper Jr.:
Alabama over Mich St (Dari & Mel 12/7)
OU over Clemson (Dari & Mel 12/7)

Joel Klatt: Twitter 12/30
OU over Clemson 42-24
Alabama over Mich St 20-13

Matt Lienart: Twitter 12/31
OU over Clemson 38-34
Alabama over Mich St 31-21

Tom Luginbill:
Clemson over OU (Power Hour 12/8)
OU over Clemson (Playoff Preview 12/9)
Clemson over OU (Peach Bowl 12/31)
Alabama over Mich St (Playoff Preview 12/9)
Alabama over OU (Playoff Preview 12/9)
Ole Miss over Okla St (Bowl Mania 12/13)

Trevor Matich:
OU over Clemson (College Gameday Selection Special Podcast 12/7, CFB Live 12/9)
Alabama over Mich St (College Gameday Selection Special Podcast 12/7, CFB Live 12/9)
Alabama over OU in championship (College Gameday Selection Special Podcast 12/7, CFB Live 12/9)
LSU over TTU (Bowl Mania 12/13)
Baylor over UNC (Halftime show 12/24)

Mark May:
Clemson over OU (Championship Drive 12/6, SC 12/31)
Alabama over Mich St (Championship Drive 12/6, Birmingham Bowl postgame 12/30)
Alabama over Clemson (Championship Drive 12/6)
UNC over Baylor (Bowl Mania 12/13)

Greg McElroy:
Auburn over Memphis (SEC Now 12/6)
Miss St over NC St (SEC Now 12/6)
Louisville over TAMU (SEC Now 12/6)
Georgia over Penn St (SEC Now 12/6)
Arkansas over KState (SEC Now 12/6)
LSU over TTU (SEC Now 12/6)
Tennessee over NW (SEC Now 12/6)
Michigan over Florida (SEC Now 12/6)
Ole Miss over Okla St (SEC Now 12/6)
Alabama over Mich St (SEC Now 12/6, Bowl Mania 12/13, 12/26)
OU over Clemson (SEC Now 12/13, 12/26)
Clemson over OU (SEC Nation 12/31)
Alabama over OU (SEC Now 12/13, 12/26)

Booger McFarland:
Memphis over Auburn (SEC Now 12/6)
Miss St over NC St
TAMU oveR Louisville (SEC Now 12/6)
Georgia over Penn St (SEC Now 12/6)
Arkansas over KState (SEC Now 12/6, Bowl Mania 12/13)
LSU over TTU (SEC Now 12/6)
Tennessee over NW (SEC Now 12/6)
Michigan over Florida (SEC Now 12/6)
Ole Miss over Okla St (SEC Now 12/6)
Alabama over Mich St (SEC Now 12/6, 12/13, 12/26)
OU over Clemson (SEC Now 12/13,12/26)
Alabama over OU (SEC Now 12/13, 12/26)
Notre Dame over Ohio St (Dari & Mel 12/19)
Miami Fl over Wash St (Dari & Mel 12/26)

Ryan McGee:
Arkansas over KState (Bowl Mania 12/13)

Todd McShay: (via espn.com’s Bowl Mania)
Alcorn St over NC A&T (1)
Ark St over LaTech (3)
CSU over Nevada (4)
Baylor over UNC (5)
SJSU over Georgia St (7)
Akron over Utah St (8)
Cal over AF (9)
Indiana over Duke (10)
W.Michigan over MTSU (11)
Cinci over SDSU (12)
WKU over USF (13)
Wash St over Miami FL (14)
Temple over Toledo (15)
Connecticut over Marshall (16)
Boise St over NIU (20)
UCLA over Nebraska (22)
BYU over Utah (23)
Navy over Pitt (24)
Arizona over New Mexico (25)
App St over Ohio (26)
LSU over TTU (30)
Minnesota over C.Michigan (31)
Memphis over Auburn (33)
BGSU over Georgia Southern (34)
Miss St over NC St (36)
Washington over S.Miss (37)
OU over Clemson (CFB Live 12/9)
VaTech over Tulsa (42) (Bowl Mania preview 12/13)

Dari Nowkhah:
Alabama over Mich St (Dari & Mel 12/7)
OU over Clemson (Dari & Mel 12/7)

Petros Papadakis: Twitter 12/31
OU over Clemson 41-20
Alabama over Mich St 24-20

David Pollack:
Clemson over OU (Championship Drive 12/10)
OU over Clemson (Gameday 12/31)
Alabama over Mich St (Gameday 12/31)

Brady Quinn: Twitter 12/31
OU over Clemson 34-31
Alabama over Mich St 30-21

Ryen Russillo: (ESPN.com Bowl Mania)
NC A&T over Alcorn St
Arizona over UNM
Utah over BYU
Ohio over App St
SJSU over Georgia St
Ark St over LaTech
WKU over USF
Utah St over Akron
Toledo over Temple
Boise St over NIU
BGSU over Georgia Southern
W.Michigan over MTSU
Cinci over SDSU
Connecticut over Marshall
Washington St over Miami FL
Washington over S.Miss
Indiana over Duke
Tulsa over VT
UCLA over Nebraska
Pitt over Navy
C.Michigan over Minnesota
Cal over AF
Baylor over UNC
CSU over Nevada
LSU over TTU
Memphis over Auburn
Miss St over NC St
TAMU over Louisville
Clemson over OU (M&M 12/31)
Alabama over Mich St (M&M 12/31)

Mark Schlabach: ESPN.com 12/17
Alcorn St over NC A&T 20-17
Arizona over UNM 37-28
Utah over BYU 28-27
App St over Ohio 24-20
Georgia St over SJSU 35-27
Ark St over LaTech 41-38
WKU over USF 35-28
Utah St over Akron 21-20
Temple over Toledo 24-17
Boise St over NIU 28-24
BGSU over Georgia Southern 38-31
W.Michigan over MTSU 28-24
SDSU over Cincinnati 31-27
Marshall over Connecticut 20-17
Wash St over Miami FL 42-38
Southern Miss over Washington 31-28
Indiana over Duke 42-38
VT over Tulsa 27-20
UCLA over Nebraska 31-21
Navy over Pitt 28-24
C.Michigan over Minnesota 34-28
Cal over AF 35-31
UNC over Baylor 42-38
CSU over Nevada 27-21
LSU over TTU 31-24
Memphis over Auburn 34-21
Miss St over NC St 31-27
Louisville over TAMU 24-17
USC over Wisconsin 27-21
FSU over Houston 28-27
OU over Clemson 35-34
Alabama over Mich St 27-17
Tennessee over NW 23-17
Michigan over Florida 24-20
Ohio St over Notre Dame 35-24
Stanford over Iowa 27-24
Ole Miss over Okla St 31-24
Georgia over Penn St 20-17
Arkansas over KState 31-28
Oregon over TCU 51-44
Arizona St over WVU 27-24
Alabama over OU 27-21

Jason Sehorn:
OU over Clemson (CFB Daily 12/11)
Alabama over Mich St (CFB Daily 12/11)
Houston over FSU (CFB Daily 12/11)
Ohio St over ND (CFB Daily 12/11)
Stanford over Iowa (CFB Daily 12/11)
OK St over Ole Miss (CFB Daily 12/11)
TTU over LSU (CFB Daily 12/11)
Tennessee over NW (CFB Daily 12/11)
Michigan over Florida (CFB Daily 12/11)
OU over Alabama (CFB Daily 12/11)

Robert Smith:
Clemson over OU (Championship Drive 12/6)
Alabama over Mich St (Championship Drive 12/6)
Clemson over Alabama (Championship Drive 12/6)
USC over Wisconsin (Bowl Mania 12/13)

Stephen A. Smith:
OU over Clemson (CFB Live 12/18)
Alabama over Mich St (CFB Live 12/18)

Marcus Spears:
Memphis over Auburn (SEC Now 12/6)
Miss St over NC St (SEC Now 12/6)
TAMU over Louisville (SEC Now 12/6)
Penn St over Georgia (SEC Now 12/6)
Arkansas over KState (SEC Now 12/6)
LSU over TTU (SEC Now 12/6)
Tennessee over NW (SEC Now 12/6)
Michigan over Florida (SEC Now 12/6)
Ole Miss over Okla St (SEC Now 12/6)
Alabama over Mich St (SEC Now 12/6)
Clemson over OU (SEC Nation 12/31)

Phil Steele:
Utah over BYU (Twitter 12/19)
App St over Ohio (Twitter 12/19)
LaTech over Ark St (Twitter 12/19)
Arizona over New Mexico (Twitter 12/19)
SJSU over Georgia St (Twitter 12/19)
LSU over TTU (Erik Kuselias 12/10)
OU over Clemson (CFB Daily 12/11, Champ Drive podcast 12/30)
Alabama over Mich St by 10 (CFB Daily 12/11, Champ Drive podcast 12/30)
FSU over Houston (CFB Daily 12/11)
Ohio St over ND (CFB Daily 12/11)
Iowa over Stanford (CFB Daily 12/11)
Stanford over Iowa (WJOX Podcast 12/17)
Ole Miss over Ok St (CFB Daily 12/11)
Baylor over UNC (CFB Daily 12/11)
TCU over Oregon (CFB Daily 12/11)
USC over Wisconsin (CFB Daily 12/11)
Utah over BYU (CFB Daily 12/11)
Arizona St over WVU (Erik Kuselias 12/17)
Florida over Michigan (Erik Kuselias 12/17)
Pitt over Navy (Erik Kuselias 12/17)
Auburn over Memphis (WJOX Podcast 12/17)
Alabama over OU (CFB Daily 12/11)
LSU-7 vs TTU (Erik Kuselias 12/10)
Temple over Toledo (Erik Kuselias 12/17)
Ohio St vs Notre Dame Over 53.5 (ESPN.com 12/17)
TCU PK over Oregon (ESPN.com 12/17)
Ole Miss-7 vs Okla St (ESPN.com 12/17)
Utah vs BYU under 52 (Champ Drive podcast 12/17)
New Mexico+9 vs Arizona (Champ Drive podcast 12/17)
Akron vs Utah St 48 (Champ Drive podcast 12/17)
Arizona St PK over WVU (Erik Kuselias 12/17)
Pitt+3.5 vs Navy (WJOX Podcast 12/17)
AF+7 vs Cal (Championship Drive podcast 12/23)
Tulsa+13.5 vs VT (Championship Drive podcast 12/23)
Baylor+2.5 vs UNC (Championship Drive podcast 12/23)
Alabama vs Mich St Under 46.5

Tim Tebow: SEC Nation 12/31
OU over Clemson
Alabama over Mich St

Scott Van Pelt:
OU over Clemson (CFB Live 12/18)
Alabama over Mich St (CFB Live 12/18)

Andre Ware:
Alabama over Mich St (Music City Bowl 12/30)

 

Week 14 2015: Championship Saturday picks are graded; results are in! #cfb #cfbplayoff

Week 14 of our 2015 season brought us tremendous conference championship games and two random Big 12 games, one of which provided unexpected entertainment.  We had fewer games to pick this weekend, but the magnitude of the championship weekend brought out more of our experts than usual to get their opinions and picks on the record.  Let’s dive right in.

Winners this week included David Pollack (3-1), Colin Cowherd (3-1), Butch Davis (3-1), Heather Dinich (5-1), Brad Edwards (4-1, 2-1 ATS), Paul Finebaum (4-0), Joey Galloway (5-0), Trevor Matich (5-1-1, 1-1-1 ATS), Booger McFarland (3-1), and Ryen Russillo (5-3, but 3-1 ATS).  Our two biggest winners of the weekend will be co-weekly winners, and those would be none other than Lee Corso and Pat Forde, who both came in at 7-1 on the weekend.  Congratulations to the both of them, but especially Lee Corso who has had a rough year this year picking games.

Since the big four conference championships all had the favorites end up winning, our losers this week were basically the ones who decided to try and get cute by predicting chaos.  Kirk Herbstreit went 4-4 on the week, but with one winner against the spread he was 3-4 straight up on the week.  Jon Berger, noted Big 12 expert, only picked two games.  Both of them were Big 12 games, and he got both wrong.  Robert Smith went 5-3 on the week, but his 1-3 record against the spread brings him down to 37.04% ATS this year which is pretty impressive.  However, I have no other choice for this week’s big loser than Gameday celebrity guest picker Dallas Clark, who decided to show up with some of the best celebrity guest analysis of the year before dropping a 2-5 record on us.

This was Lee Corso’s fourth time picking a game involving Michigan State as a headgear matchup this year, and he picked against them the first three times (losing all three).  This week he finally went with Michigan State and got it right, bringing him to 4-10 on the year.  Jennifer had another winner at 5-3 on the week, and Charley the Cat also booked a winner with Michigan State over Iowa (bringing her to 5-9 on the year).  Everyone else was somewhere in between all of this, so check the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Lee Corso: 7-1
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa (headgear pick)
RIGHT Stanford over USC
WRONG Baylor over Texas
RIGHT KState over WVU
RIGHT Houston over Temple
RIGHT WKU over Southern Miss
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
RIGHT Alabama over Florida

Kirk Herbstreit: 4-4 (1-0 ATS)
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
WRONG USC over Stanford
WRONG Baylor over Texas
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT Houston over Temple
WRONG Southern Miss over WKU
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT Texas+21 vs Baylor

Desmond Howard: 5-4 (1-0 ATS)
RIGHT Stanford over USC
WRONG Baylor over Texas
WRONG WVU over Kansas State
RIGHT Houston over Temple
WRONG Southern Miss over WKU
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
WRONG Iowa over Mich St
RIGHT Texas+21 vs Baylor

Dallas Clark: 2-5
WRONG Iowa over Mich St
WRONG Baylor over Texas
WRONG WVU over Kansas State
WRONG Temple over Houston
RIGHT WKU over Southern Miss
WRONG USC over Stanford
RIGHT Clemson over UNC

David Pollack: 3-1
RIGHT Stanford over USC
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
WRONG UNC over Clemson

Jennifer’s Picks: 5-3
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
WRONG Baylor over Texas
WRONG WVU over KState
RIGHT Houston over Temple
WRONG Southern Miss over WKU
RIGHT Stanford over USC
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa

Andrea Adelson: 1-0
RIGHT Clemson over UNC

Skip Bayless: 1-0
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa

Jon Berger: 0-2
WRONG Baylor over Texas
WRONG WVU over KState

Mack Brown: 3-0
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over USC

Kevin Carter: 2-1
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
WRONG Iowa over Mich St
RIGHT Clemson over UNC

Stanford Steve Coughlin: 6-4 (3-2 ATS)
RIGHT Clemson over UNC 42-37
RIGHT Alabama over Florida 20-3
WRONG USC over Stanford 35-34
WRONG Air Force over SDSU 34-30
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa 27-17
RIGHT Clemson vs UNC Over 67
RIGHT Florida+17.5 vs Alabama
WRONG Mich St-3.5 vs Iowa
WRONG USC+4.5 vs Stanford
RIGHT Air Force+5.5 vs SDSU

Colin Cowherd: 3-1
WRONG UNC over Clemson
RIGHT Alabama over Florida (by 21)
RIGHT Stanford over USC (by 7)
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa (by 7)

Tim Cowlishaw: 1-0
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa

Butch Davis: 3-1
RIGHT BGSU over NIU
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
WRONG USC over Stanford
RIGHT Alabama over Florida

Heather Dinich: 5-1
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
WRONG USC over Stanford
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT Houston over Temple
RIGHT BGSU over NIU

Brad Edwards: 4-1 (2-1 ATS)
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT SDSU over Air Force
WRONG SDSU-4.5 vs Air Force
RIGHT USC vs Stanford over 58
RIGHT Clemson vs UNC over 69

Chris Fallica: 7-6 (3-5 ATS)
RIGHT Clemson over UNC 31-21
RIGHT Alabama over Florida 27-13
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa 34-24
RIGHT Houston over Temple 30-28
WRONG Baylor over Texas 48-21
RIGHT Clemson-5.5 vs UNC
RIGHT Florida+17.5 vs Alabama
WRONG Mich St-3.5 vs Iowa
WRONG Temple+6.5 vs Houston
WRONG Baylor -20.5 vs Texas
WRONG Baylor-21 vs Texas (Bear’s Bank)
WRONG Temple+6 vs Houston (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Clemson-5 vs UNC (Bear’s Bank)

Paul Finebaum: 4-0
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT Stanford over USC
RIGHT Clemson over UNC

Pat Forde: 7-1
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa 28-17
RIGHT Clemson over UNC 35-31
RIGHT Alabama over Florida 21-3
RIGHT Stanford over USC 31-28
RIGHT Houston over Temple 36-34
WRONG Southern Miss over WKU 41-42
RIGHT SDSU over AF 35-28
RIGHT BGSU over NIU 42-31

Joey Galloway: 5-0
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT Stanford over USC
RIGHT BGSU over NIU

Dan Hawkins: 2-0
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT Alabama over Florida

Danny Kanell: 4-4 (2-2 ATS)
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
WRONG Iowa over Mich St
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
WRONG USC over Stanford
RIGHT Florida+18 vs Alabama
WRONG USC+4.5 vs Stanford
WRONG UNC+5 vs Clemson
RIGHT Iowa+3.5 vs Mich St

Mel Kiper Jr.: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over Florida

Tom Luginbill: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over Florida

Ivan Maisel: 1-0
RIGHT Houston over Temple

Trevor Matich: 5-1-1 (1-1-1 ATS)
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
RIGHT Stanford over USC
PUSH Mich St-3 vs Iowa
WRONG Alabama-17 vs Florida
RIGHT Clemson vs UNC over 69

Mark May: 3-0
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Clemson over UNC

Greg McElroy: 2-1
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
WRONG Iowa over Mich St

Booger McFarland: 3-1
WRONG UNC over Clemson
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over USC
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa

Ryan McGee: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over Florida

Dari Nowkhah: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over Florida

Ryen Russillo: 5-3 (3-1 ATS)
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
WRONG USC over Stanford
WRONG Iowa over Mich St
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
RIGHT Florida+18 vs Alabama
WRONG USC+4.5 vs Stanford
RIGHT Clemson-5 vs UNC
RIGHT Iowa+3.5 vs Mich St

Mark Schlabach: 1-0
RIGHT Clemson over UNC

Jason Sehorn: 3-2
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
WRONG USC over Stanford
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
WRONG Temple over Houston

Robert Smith: 5-3 (1-3 ATS)
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa
RIGHT Clemson over UNC
RIGHT Stanford over USC
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
WRONG USC+4.5 vs Stanford
WRONG Alabama-18 vs Florida
RIGHT Clemson-5 vs UNC
WRONG Mich St-3.5 vs Iowa

Marcus Spears: 1-1
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
WRONG Iowa over Mich St

Phil Steele: 11-5 (4-3 ATS)
RIGHT Clemson over UNC (by 7)
RIGHT Houston over Temple
RIGHT Alabama over Florida
RIGHT Stanford over USC (by 3)
RIGHT Mich St over Iowa (by 3)
RIGHT SDSU over AF
WRONG Baylor over Texas
RIGHT BGSU over NIU
WRONG Southern Miss over WKU
RIGHT Houston-6 vs Temple
WRONG Alabama vs Florida Under 40
RIGHT Mich St vs Iowa Under 52
RIGHT Stanford vs USC Over 58.5
WRONG Southern Miss+7.5 vs WKU
WRONG SDSU-5 vs AF
RIGHT Texas+21 vs Baylor

Clint Stoerner: 0-1
WRONG UNC over Clemson

Tim Tebow: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over Florida

Scott Van Pelt: 1-0 ATS
RIGHT Air Force+6.5 vs SDSU

Week 14 2015: Championship week college picks! #cfb #cfbpicks

We are winding down this regular season of college football, but picks are still coming in strong for championship Saturday.  Fewer games are on the schedule, but everyone wants to get their official picks on the record for the big games we will see.  Check back over the next few days as we continue updating on all of the conference championships as well as the other random games being played this weekend.

 

 

 

 

Lee Corso:
Mich St over Iowa (headgear pick)
Stanford over USC
Baylor over Texas
KState over WVU
Houston over Temple
WKU over Southern Miss
Clemson over UNC
Alabama over Florida

Kirk Herbstreit:
Alabama over Florida
USC over Stanford
Baylor over Texas
WVU over KState
Houston over Temple
Southern Miss over WKU
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa
Texas+21 vs Baylor

Desmond Howard:
Stanford over USC
Baylor over Texas
WVU over Kansas State
Houston over Temple
Southern Miss over WKU
Clemson over UNC
Alabama over Florida
Iowa over Mich St
Texas+21 vs Baylor

Dallas Clark:
Iowa over Mich St
Baylor over Texas
WVU over Kansas State
Temple over Houston
WKU over Southern Miss
USC over Stanford
Clemson over UNC

David Pollack:
Stanford over USC
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa
UNC over Clemson

Jennifer’s Picks:
Clemson over UNC
Baylor over Texas
WVU over KState
Houston over Temple
Southern Miss over WKU
Stanford over USC
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa

Chris Fallica:
Clemson over UNC 31-21
Alabama over Florida 27-13
Mich St over Iowa 34-24
Houston over Temple 30-28
Baylor over Texas 48-21
Clemson-5.5 vs UNC
Florida+17.5 vs Alabama
Mich St-3.5 vs Iowa
Temple+6.5 vs Houston
Baylor -20.5 vs Texas
Baylor-21 vs Texas (Bear’s Bank)
Temple+6 vs Houston (Bear’s Bank)
Clemson-5 vs UNC (Bear’s Bank)

Andrea Adelson:
Clemson over UNC

Skip Bayless:
Mich St over Iowa

Jon Berger:
Baylor over Texas
WVU over KState

Mack Brown:
Clemson over UNC

Kevin Carter:
Alabama over Florida
Iowa over Mich St
Clemson over UNC

Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Clemson over UNC 42-37
Alabama over Florida 20-3
USC over Stanford 35-34
Air Force over SDSU 34-30
Mich St over Iowa 27-17
Clemson vs UNC Over 67
Florida+17.5 vs Alabama
Mich St-3.5 vs Iowa
USC+4.5 vs Stanford
Air Force+5.5 vs SDSU

Colin Cowherd:
UNC over Clemson
Alabama over Florida (by 21)
Stanford over USC (by 7)
Mich St over Iowa (by 7)

Tim Cowlishaw:
Mich St over Iowa

Butch Davis:
BGSU over NIU
Mich St over Iowa
USC over Stanford
Alabama over Florida

Heather Dinich:
Alabama over Florida
Clemson over UNC
USC over Stanford
Mich St over Iowa
Houston over Houston
BGSU over NIU

Brad Edwards:
Mich St over Iowa
SDSU over Air Force
SDSU-4.5 vs Air Force
USC vs Stanford over 58
Clemson vs UNC over 69

Paul Finebaum:
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa
Stanford over USC
Clemson over UNC

Joey Galloway:
Alabama over Florida
Clemson over UNC
Mich St over Iowa
Stanford over USC
BGSU over NIU

Pat Forde:
Mich St over Iowa 28-17
Clemson over UNC 35-31
Alabama over Florida 21-3
Stanford over USC 31-28
Houston over Temple 36-34
Southern Miss over WKU 41-42
SDSU over AF 35-28
BGSU over NIU 42-31

Dan Hawkins:
Mich St over Iowa
Alabama over Florida

Danny Kanell:
Alabama over Florida
Iowa over Mich St
Clemson over UNC
USC over Stanford
Florida+18 vs Alabama
USC+4.5 vs Stanford
UNC+5 vs Clemson
Iowa+3.5 vs Mich St

Mel Kiper Jr.:
Alabama over Florida

Tom Luginbill:
Alabama over Florida

Ivan Maisel:
Houston over Temple

Trevor Matich:
Alabama over Florida
Mich St over Iowa
Clemson over UNC
Stanford over USC
Mich St-3 vs Iowa
Alabama-17 vs Florida
Clemson vs UNC over 69

Mark May:
Mich St over Iowa

Greg McElroy:
Alabama over Florida

Booger McFarland:
UNC over Clemson
Alabama over Florida
Stanford over USC
Mich St over Iowa

Ryan McGee:
Alabama over Florida

Dari Nowkhah:
Alabama over Florida

Ryen Russillo:
Alabama over Florida
USC over Stanford
Iowa over Mich St
Clemson over UNC
Florida+18 vs Alabama
USC+4.5 vs Stanford
Clemson-5 vs UNC
Iowa+3.5 vs Mich St

Mark Schlabach:
Clemson over UNC

Jason Sehorn:
Clemson over UNC
Mich St over Iowa
USC over Stanford
Alabama over Florida
Temple over Houston

Robert Smith:
Mich St over Iowa
Clemson over UNC
Stanford over USC
Alabama over Florida
USC+4.5 vs Stanford
Alabama-18 vs Florida
Clemson-5 vs UNC
Mich St-3.5 vs Iowa

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over Florida

Phil Steele:
Clemson over UNC (by 7)
Houston over Temple
Alabama over Florida
Stanford over USC (by 3)
Mich St over Iowa (by 3)
SDSU over AF
Baylor over Texas
BGSU over NIU
Southern Miss over WKU
Houston-6 vs Temple
Alabama vs Florida Under 40
Mich St vs Iowa Under 52
Stanford vs USC Over 58.5
Southern Miss+7.5 vs WKU
SDSU-5 vs AF
Texas+21 vs Baylor

Tim Tebow:
Alabama over Florida

Scott Van Pelt:
Air Force+6.5 vs SDSU