2019-20 Season: Final season grades are complete; results are in!
It is now time to crown our yearly champions. We will be crowning two champions again this year. Our first champion is picking games straight up and our second champion is for picking games against the spread. Obviously not everyone below qualifies to be champion if they didn’t pick enough games. My general rule is a minimum 100 games picked to be on the ballot. Once we have all the finalists selected, our panel of voters decides our champions. As always, our panel of voters consists of myself, a glass of bourbon, a box of Cheezits, and our cat Charley.
Without further adieu, I present to you our 2019-20 season results and yearly champions. Our champion picking games straight up, coming in at 71.96% over 271 games is none other than noted football expert and my wife, @GamedayJen! Our ATS champion, coming in at 58.78% over 131 games picked, is none other than the big time football reporter Pete Thamel! Congratulations to you both, and look for a congratulatory basket of assorted bourbon and Cheezits which is being shipped to you as we speak!
Thank you all for tuning in for another season of football picks, and we will see you next season.
Straight up results:
| percent | n.correct | n.wrong | n.games | |
| Kevin.Blackistone | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike.Golic | 100 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jackie.MacMullan | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Booger.McFarland | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan.McGee | 100 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Brent.Musburger | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron.Murray | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Petros.Papadakis | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan.Rodgers | 100 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ryen.Russillo | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt.Stinchcomb | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Clint.Stoerner | 100 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie.Bush | 88.89 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| Urban.Meyer | 86.49 | 32 | 5 | 37 |
| Scott.Van.Pelt | 84.62 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Skip.Bayless | 83.33 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Jonathan.Vilma | 81.25 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Tim.Tebow | 79.25 | 42 | 11 | 53 |
| Todd.McShay | 78.57 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Tim.Cowlishaw | 78.12 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| Dan.Wetzel | 77.91 | 67 | 19 | 86 |
| Jake.Trotter | 77.78 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Marcus.Spears | 76.47 | 39 | 12 | 51 |
| Matt.Leinart | 76.32 | 29 | 9 | 38 |
| Pete.Thamel | 75.82 | 69 | 22 | 91 |
| Chris.Fallica | 75.71 | 53 | 17 | 70 |
| Adam.Rittenberg | 74.55 | 41 | 14 | 55 |
| Paul.Finebaum | 73.49 | 61 | 22 | 83 |
| EJ.Manuel | 73.24 | 52 | 19 | 71 |
| Joel.Klatt | 72.73 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Joey.Galloway | 72.22 | 39 | 15 | 54 |
| Jennifer | 71.96 | 195 | 76 | 271 |
| Lou.Holtz | 71.95 | 59 | 23 | 82 |
| David.Pollack | 71.82 | 79 | 31 | 110 |
| Bruce.Feldman | 71.72 | 142 | 56 | 198 |
| Emmanuel.Acho | 71.43 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Mark.Richt | 71.43 | 50 | 20 | 70 |
| Chris.Doering | 70.77 | 46 | 19 | 65 |
| Lee.Corso | 70.59 | 156 | 65 | 221 |
| Danny.Kanell | 70.27 | 52 | 22 | 74 |
| Corso.Headgear | 70 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Steve.Coughlin | 69.52 | 73 | 32 | 105 |
| Pat.Forde | 69.38 | 111 | 49 | 160 |
| Andrea.Adelson | 69.23 | 81 | 36 | 117 |
| Phil.Steele | 69.18 | 110 | 49 | 159 |
| Gene.Chizik | 69.09 | 38 | 17 | 55 |
| Dusty.Dvoracek | 69.09 | 38 | 17 | 55 |
| Brett.McMurphy | 68.75 | 22 | 10 | 32 |
| Desmond.Howard | 68.67 | 160 | 73 | 233 |
| Colin.Cowherd | 68.29 | 28 | 13 | 41 |
| Jesse.Palmer | 67.92 | 36 | 17 | 53 |
| Kevin.Carter | 67.5 | 27 | 13 | 40 |
| Stewart.Mandel | 67.48 | 139 | 67 | 206 |
| Mark.May | 67.07 | 55 | 27 | 82 |
| Heather.Dinich | 66.67 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Dave.Wannstedt | 66.67 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Houston.Nutt | 65.38 | 34 | 18 | 52 |
| Aaron.Taylor | 64.86 | 96 | 52 | 148 |
| Kirk.Herbstreit | 63.43 | 137 | 79 | 216 |
| Brady.Quinn | 62.5 | 25 | 15 | 40 |
| Mark.Schlabach | 62.5 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Eric.Mac.Lain | 61.97 | 44 | 27 | 71 |
| Celebrity.Guest | 61.11 | 121 | 77 | 198 |
| Chris.Low | 60 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Rick.Neuheisel | 58.74 | 84 | 59 | 143 |
| Brian.Jones | 57.69 | 90 | 66 | 156 |
| Trevor.Matich | 57.14 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Randy.Cross | 55.17 | 80 | 65 | 145 |
| Greg.McElroy | 55 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| Brad.Edwards | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike.Greenberg | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim.Mora.Jr | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Dan.Orlovsky | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dari.Nowkhah | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ivan.Maisel | 36.36 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Rece.Davis | 33.33 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Stephen.A.Smith | 33.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Charles.Woodson | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Charles.Arbuckle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod.Gilmore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom.Luginbill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trey.Wingo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ATS Results:
| percent | n.correct | n.wrong | n.tie | n.games | |
| Joey.Galloway.ATS | 77.42 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Jake.Trotter.ATS | 61.54 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Bill.Connelly.ATS | 60.66 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 61 |
| Pete.Thamel.ATS | 58.78 | 76 | 53 | 2 | 131 |
| Tim.Cowlishaw.ATS | 58.47 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 59 |
| Lee.Corso.ATS | 57.14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| Doug.Kezirian.ATS | 56.63 | 47 | 36 | 0 | 83 |
| Dan.Wetzel.ATS | 54.58 | 71 | 59 | 1 | 131 |
| Jeff.Ma.ATS | 54.55 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| Jesse.Palmer.ATS | 54.41 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| Preston.Johnson.ATS | 53.81 | 56 | 48 | 1 | 105 |
| Steve.Coughlin.ATS | 53.21 | 40 | 35 | 3 | 78 |
| Joe.Fortenbaugh.ATS | 52.42 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 62 |
| Bruce.Feldman.ATS | 52.3 | 101 | 92 | 3 | 196 |
| Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS | 51.1 | 45 | 43 | 3 | 91 |
| Matt.Youmans.ATS | 50.75 | 66 | 64 | 3 | 133 |
| Clay.Travis.ATS | 50.28 | 89 | 88 | 3 | 180 |
| Jim.Donnan.ATS | 50 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Scott.Spreitzer.ATS | 50 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 38 |
| Norm.Hitzges.ATS | 49.79 | 117 | 118 | 2 | 237 |
| Phil.Steele.ATS | 49.5 | 96 | 98 | 5 | 199 |
| Todd.Fuhrman.ATS | 49.28 | 67 | 69 | 3 | 139 |
| Dan.Katz.ATS | 49.04 | 125 | 130 | 5 | 260 |
| Rufus.Peabody.ATS | 48.39 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 62 |
| Chris.Fallica.ATS | 48.05 | 60 | 65 | 3 | 128 |
| Dave.Portnoy.ATS | 48.02 | 120 | 130 | 3 | 253 |
| Stewart.Mandel.ATS | 47.8 | 96 | 105 | 4 | 205 |
| Pat.Forde.ATS | 47.79 | 64 | 70 | 2 | 136 |
| Rico.Bosco.ATS | 47.44 | 54 | 60 | 3 | 117 |
| Brett.McMurphy.ATS | 46.36 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 55 |
| Danny.Kanell.ATS | 44.25 | 37 | 47 | 3 | 87 |
| Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS | 43.56 | 44 | 57 | 0 | 101 |
| Kirk.Herbstreit.ATS | 42.86 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Desmond.Howard.ATS | 42.86 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Colin.Cowherd.ATS | 42.39 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 46 |
| FPI.ATS | 40.91 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 44 |
| Rece.Davis.ATS | 39.29 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| Adam.Kramer.ATS | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Brad.Edwards.ATS | 33.33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Dari.Nowkhah.ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019-20 Bowl Season: New Year’s Day bowl picks and predictions from Championship Drive (Gameday) and SEC Nation!
Bear’s Board:
BC+7.5 vs Cincinnati
Michigan/Alabama over 58
Georgia-4 vs Baylor
Kirk Herbstreit:
Ohio over Nevada
Cincinnati over BC
Indiana over Tennessee
Alabama over Michigan
Auburn over Minnesota
Baylor over Georgia
Desmond Howard:
Ohio over Nevada
Cincinnati over BC
Tennessee over Indiana
Alabama over Michigan
Auburn over Minnesota
Georgia over Baylor
Wisconsin over Oregon
David Pollack:
Ohio over Nevada
Cincinnati over BC
Tennessee over Indiana
Alabama over Michigan
Auburn over Minnesota
Baylor over Georgia
Oregon over Wisconsin
Marcus Spears:
Alabama over Michigan
Auburn over Minnesota
Baylor over Georgia
Gene Chizik:
Alabama over Michigan
Auburn over Minnesota
Baylor over Georgia
2019-20 Bowl Season: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Corso’s headgear, Bear’s Board, #CFBPlayoff picks and more!
Corso’s Headgear: Ohio State over Clemson
Bear’s Board:
Iowa State+3.5 vs Notre Dame
Kansas State+2.5 vs Navy
Clemson-2 vs Ohio State
Lee Corso:
Iowa State over Notre Dame
Louisville over Mississippi State
Cal over Illinois
Kentucky over VT
FSU over Arizona State
Utah over Texas
Florida over Virginia
Memphis over Penn State
LSU over Oklahoma
Ohio State over Clemson
Kirk Herbstreit:
Notre Dame over Iowa State
Louisville over Mississippi State
Cal over Illinois
Kentucky over VT
Arizona State over FSU
Utah over Texas
Florida over Virginia
Penn State over Memphis
LSU over Oklahoma
Desmond Howard:
Notre Dame over Iowa State
Louisville over Mississippi State
Cal over Illinois
VT over Kentucky
Arizona State over FSU
Texas over Utah
Florida over Virginia
Penn State over Memphis
LSU over Oklahoma
Clemson over Ohio State
@GamedayJen:
Clemson over Ohio State
LSU over Oklahoma
Iowa State over Notre Dame
David Pollack:
Ohio State over Clemson
LSU over Oklahoma
Iowa State over Notre Dame
Joey Galloway:
Ohio State over Clemson
LSU over Oklahoma
Oklahoma+13.5 vs LSU
Penn State-7 vs Memphis
Jesse Palmer:
Clemson over Ohio State
LSU over Oklahoma
LSU-13.5 vs Oklahoma
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