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 Season: #NationalChampionship picks and predictions! #LSUvsClemson
It is time for the annual championship game megapost. I will be posting all of the picks and predictions on tonight’s championship game in this single thread. I will be updating throughout the day and posting on Twitter as well so follow along and check back for the latest.
Emmanuel Acho:
LSU over Clemson
Steve Coughlin:
LSU over Clemson straight up
Clemson+6 vs LSU
Clyde Edwards-Helaire under 99.5 rushing yards
Tim Cowlishaw:
LSU-5.5 vs Clemson
Heather Dinich:
LSU over Clemson
Chris Doering:
LSU over Clemson
Dusty Dvoracek:
Clemson+5.5 vs LSU
Chris Fallica:
LEAN Clemson+ the points, waiting to see if it goes to 6.5
Bruce Feldman:
LSU over Clemson
Paul Finebaum:
LSU over Clemson
Pat Forde:
Clemson over LSU
Todd Fuhrman:
Clemson+5.5 vs LSU
Joey Galloway:
LSU/Clemson over 69.5
LSU-6 vs Clemson
@GamedayJen:
Clemson over LSU
Mike Golic:
LSU over Clemson
Mike Greenberg:
LSU over Clemson
Lou Holtz:
LSU over Clemson
Dan Katz:
LSU-5.5 vs Clemson
Doug Kezirian:
Clemson/LSU over 69.5
Joel Klatt:
LSU over Clemson
Matt Leinart:
Clemson over LSU
Tom Lugibill:
Clemson over LSU
Ivan Maisel:
LSU over Clemson
Mark May:
LSU over Clemson
Greg McElroy:
LSU over Clemson
Booger McFarland:
LSU over Clemson
Ryan McGee:
LSU over Clemson
Todd McShay:
LSU over Clemson
Urban Meyer:
LSU over Clemson
Jim Mora Jr.:
LSU over Clemson
Dari Nowkhah:
LSU over Clemson
Jesse Palmer:
LSU/Clemson over 69.5
LSU-6 vs Clemson
Dave Portnoy:
LSU-5.5 vs Clemson
Ryen Russillo:
LSU over Clemson
Mark Schlabach:
LSU over Clemson
Stephen A. Smith:
Clemson over LSU
Marcus Spears:
LSU over Clemson
Pete Thamel:
LSU over Clemson
Clay Travis:
Clemson+6 vs LSU
Dan Wetzel:
LSU over Clemson
Scott Van Pelt:
LSU over Clemson
Jonathan Vilma:
LSU over Clemson
Trey Wingo:
Clemson over LSU
Matt Youmans:
Clemson+6.5/7 vs LSU
Week 12 2019: Assorted #CFBpicks from various analysts and experts!
College Gameday is under way in Waco, TX but we’re still three hours away from Corso’s headgear. In the meantime, here’s some random picks and predictions from assorted analysts and experts which I haven’t posted yet. Enjoy.
Andrea Adelson:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 12 | 11/14/19 | Pittsburgh over North Carolina |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Florida State over Alabama State |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Louisville over NC State |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Duke over Syracuse |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Virginia Tech over Georgia Tech |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Clemson over Wake Forest |
Gene Chizik:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Alabama over Mississippi State |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Florida over Missouri |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Auburn over Georgia |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Kentucky over Vanderbilt |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | LSU over Ole Miss |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Texas A&M over South Carolina |
Tim Cowlishaw ATS picks:
| Date | Pick |
| 11/16/19 | Florida -7 vs Missouri |
| 11/16/19 | Georgia -2.5 vs Auburn |
| 11/16/19 | Minnesota + 3 vs Iowa |
| 11/16/19 | Baylor + 10 vs Oklahoma |
| 11/16/19 | Iowa State -7 vs Texas |
Chris Doering:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Alabama over Mississippi State |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Florida over Missouri |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Auburn over Georgia |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Kentucky over Vanderbilt |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | LSU over Ole Miss |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | South Carolina over Texas A&M |
Dusty Dvoracek’s picks (from @blainebrown24 on Twitter):
| Date | Pick |
| 11/16/19 | Georgia -2.5 vs Auburn |
| 11/16/19 | Kansas + 17 vs Oklahoma State |
| 11/16/19 | Louisville -3.5 vs NC State |
| 11/16/19 | Michigan -13.5 vs Michigan State |
| 11/16/19 | Baylor + 10.5 vs Oklahoma |
Bruce Feldman:
| Date | Pick |
| 11/16/19 | Florida -7 vs Missouri |
| 11/16/19 | Georgia -2.5 vs Auburn |
| 11/16/19 | Indiana + 14.5 vs Penn State |
| 11/16/19 | Michigan -13.5 vs Michigan State |
| 11/16/19 | Navy + 7.5 vs Notre Dame |
| 11/16/19 | Baylor + 10 vs Oklahoma |
| 11/16/19 | California + 6.5 vs Southern Cal |
| 11/16/19 | Texas + 7 vs Iowa State |
| 11/16/19 | UCLA + 21 vs Utah |
Pat Forde’s straight up picks from Sports Illustrated:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 12 | 11/14/19 | Pittsburgh over North Carolina |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Florida over Missouri |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Georgia over Auburn |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Penn State over Indiana |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Michigan over Michigan State |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Minnesota over Iowa |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Notre Dame over Navy |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Oklahoma over Baylor |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Southern Cal over California |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Texas over Iowa State |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Temple over Tulane |
| 12 | 11/16/19 | Clemson over Wake Forest |
Todd Fuhrman’s picks on Monsters of the Midday (via @blainebrown24 on Twitter):
| Date | Pick |
| 11/16/19 | Alabama -17.5 vs Mississippi State |
| 11/16/19 | Oregon State + 2.5 vs Arizona State |
| 11/16/19 | Missouri + 6.5 vs Florida |
| 11/16/19 | Auburn + 2.5 vs Georgia |
| 11/16/19 | Kansas + 17 vs Oklahoma State |
| 11/16/19 | Ole Miss + 21.5 vs LSU |
| 11/16/19 | Ole Miss vs LSU Over 65.5 |
| 11/16/19 | Iowa -3 vs Minnesota |
| 11/16/19 | Navy + 7.5 vs Notre Dame |
| 11/16/19 | Baylor vs Oklahoma Under 67.5 |
| 11/16/19 | UCLA + 21.5 vs Utah |
| 11/16/19 | Clemson -34.5 vs Wake Forest |
Stewart Mandel:
| Date | Pick |
| 11/16/19 | Oregon State + 3 vs Arizona State |
| 11/16/19 | Missouri + 7 vs Florida |
| 11/16/19 | Georgia -2.5 vs Auburn |
| 11/16/19 | Penn State -14.5 vs Indiana |
| 11/16/19 | Michigan -13.5 vs Michigan State |
| 11/16/19 | Minnesota + 3 vs Iowa |
| 11/16/19 | Navy + 7.5 vs Notre Dame |
| 11/16/19 | Baylor + 10 vs Oklahoma |
| 11/16/19 | California + 6.5 vs Southern Cal |
| 11/16/19 | Iowa State -7 vs Texas |
| 11/16/19 | Utah -21 vs UCLA |
Brett McMurphy:
| Date | Pick |
| 11/16/19 | Mississippi State + 21 vs Alabama |
| 11/16/19 | Oregon -27 vs Arizona |
| 11/16/19 | Iowa -3 vs Minnesota |
| 11/16/19 | Texas + 7 vs Iowa State |
| 11/16/19 | Utah -20.5 vs UCLA |
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