Week 1 2019: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in (corrected)
I posted grades last night and was quickly informed they contained a number of errors. I wrote a new grading script in the offseason and forgot to account for one teeny tiny aspect of neutral site games and it blew things apart for week 1. I think I’ve got the script fixed and here are the corrected grades. If you find any other errors please make sure to roast me on social media as usual.
Straight up grades:
| people.to.score | percent.correct | n.correct | n.wrong |
| David.Pollack | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene.Chizik | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve.Coughlin | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin.Cowherd | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris.Doering | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Dusty.Dvoracek | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Lou.Holtz | 100 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston.Nutt | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan.Wetzel | 100 | 3 | 0 |
| Phil.Steele | 92.31 | 12 | 1 |
| Mark.Richt | 87.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Chris.Fallica | 85.71 | 6 | 1 |
| Paul.Finebaum | 85.71 | 6 | 1 |
| Jennifer | 84.21 | 16 | 3 |
| Pete.Thamel | 83.33 | 5 | 1 |
| Aaron.Taylor | 77.78 | 7 | 2 |
| Lee.Corso | 75 | 12 | 4 |
| Celebrity.Guest | 75 | 9 | 3 |
| Danny.Kanell | 75 | 3 | 1 |
| Eric.Mac.Lain | 75 | 6 | 2 |
| EJ.Manuel | 75 | 6 | 2 |
| Kirk.Herbstreit | 73.33 | 11 | 4 |
| Pat.Forde | 71.43 | 5 | 2 |
| Desmond.Howard | 70.59 | 12 | 5 |
| Brian.Jones | 66.67 | 6 | 3 |
| Mark.May | 66.67 | 4 | 2 |
| Tim.Tebow | 66.67 | 2 | 1 |
| Stewart.Mandel | 63.64 | 7 | 4 |
| Rick.Neuheisel | 62.5 | 5 | 3 |
| Adam.Rittenberg | 60 | 3 | 2 |
| Mark.Schlabach | 60 | 3 | 2 |
| Randy.Cross | 55.56 | 5 | 4 |
| Bruce.Feldman | 54.55 | 6 | 5 |
| Corso.Headgear | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie.Bush | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt.Leinart | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett.McMurphy | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| Brady.Quinn | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrea.Adelson | 40 | 2 | 3 |
| Heather.Dinich | 40 | 2 | 3 |
| Chris.Low | 40 | 2 | 3 |
| Ivan.Maisel | 40 | 2 | 3 |
| Marcus.Spears | 33.33 | 1 | 2 |
| Urban.Meyer | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ATS grades:
| people.to.score | percent.correct.ats | n.correct | n.wrong | n.tie |
| Lee.Corso.ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston.Johnson.ATS | 81.82 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan.Katz.ATS | 81.82 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Clay.Travis.ATS | 65.79 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Stewart.Mandel.ATS | 59.09 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Doug.Kezirian.ATS | 57.14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Todd.Fuhrman.ATS | 54.55 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve.Coughlin.ATS | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rece.Davis.ATS | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete.Thamel.ATS | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan.Wetzel.ATS | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce.Feldman.ATS | 45.45 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Rico.Bosco.ATS | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave.Portnoy.ATS | 39.13 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Colin.Cowherd.ATS | 33.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat.Forde.ATS | 33.33 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott.Spreitzer.ATS | 33.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil.Steele.ATS | 27.27 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris.Fallica.ATS | 22.22 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Danny.Kanell.ATS | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brett.McMurphy.ATS | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe.Fortenbaugh.ATS | 16.67 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kirk.Herbstreit.ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Desmond.Howard.ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 1 2019: Saturday morning College Gameday picks!
Good morning everyone. The College Gameday crew didn’t pick any games early today so all the picks came at the end of the show. I’ll be adding in all the the Saturday picks to this post so check back for the latest updates.
Corso’s Headgear: Oregon over Auburn
Super Dog picks:
Lee Corso: Boston College+4 vs Virginia Tech
Kirk Herbstreit: Northwestern+6.5 vs Stanford
Desmond Howard: Oregon+4 vs Auburn
Rece Davis: James Madison+7 vs West Virginia
Bear’s Bank:
Kentucky-10.5 vs Toledo
Coastal Carolina+6 vs Eastern Michigan
Georgia Southern+27.5 vs LSU
Lee Corso:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Clemson over Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Texas A&M over Texas State |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Cincinnati over UCLA |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Utah over BYU |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Alabama over Duke |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Oregon over Auburn |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Florida State over Boise State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ohio State over Florida Atlantic |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Southern Cal over Fresno State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Memphis over Ole Miss |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Stanford over Northwestern |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Kentucky over Toledo |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Pittsburgh over Virginia |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boston College over Virginia Tech |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
Kirk Herbstreit:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Clemson over Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Texas A&M over Texas State |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | UCLA over Cincinnati |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | BYU over Utah |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Alabama over Duke |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boise State over Florida State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ohio State over Florida Atlantic |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Southern Cal over Fresno State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ole Miss over Memphis |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | North Carolina over South Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Northwestern over Stanford |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Kentucky over Toledo |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia over Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boston College over Virginia Tech |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
Desmond Howard:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Clemson over Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Texas A&M over Texas State |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Cincinnati over UCLA |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | BYU over Utah |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Alabama over Duke |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Oregon over Auburn |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Florida State over Boise State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ohio State over Florida Atlantic |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Southern Cal over Fresno State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Georgia over Vanderbilt |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Memphis over Ole Miss |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Stanford over Northwestern |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Kentucky over Toledo |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia over Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia Tech over Boston College |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
Bo Jackson:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Alabama over Duke |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Auburn over Oregon |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boise State over Florida State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ohio State over Florida Atlantic |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Southern Cal over Fresno State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ole Miss over Memphis |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Stanford over Northwestern |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Kentucky over Toledo |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia over Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia Tech over Boston College |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
@GamedayJen:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Clemson over Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Texas A&M over Texas State |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Cincinnati over UCLA |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Utah over BYU |
| 1 | 8/30/19 | Wisconsin over South Florida |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Alabama over Duke |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Oregon over Auburn |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boise State over Florida State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ohio State over Florida Atlantic |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Southern Cal over Fresno State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Texas over Louisiana Tech |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Memphis over Ole Miss |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Stanford over Northwestern |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Kentucky over Toledo |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia over Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia Tech over Boston College |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
David Pollack:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Auburn over Oregon |
Colin Cowherd:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/31/19 | Auburn -3.5 vs Oregon |
| 8/31/19 | Southern Cal -13.5 vs Fresno State |
| 8/31/19 | Northwestern + 6.5 vs Stanford |
Paul Finebaum:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Alabama over Duke |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Auburn over Oregon |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boise State over Florida State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ohio State over Florida Atlantic |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Georgia over Vanderbilt |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ole Miss over Memphis |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Stanford over Northwestern |
Marcus Spears:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Oregon over Auburn |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Georgia over Vanderbilt |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ole Miss over Memphis |
Tim Tebow:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Auburn over Oregon |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Georgia over Vanderbilt |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Ole Miss over Memphis |
Eric Mac Lain:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/30/19 | Utah State over Wake Forest |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Alabama over Duke |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Florida State over Boise State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | NC State over East Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | North Carolina over South Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Syracuse over Liberty |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia over Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boston College over Virginia Tech |
EJ Manuel:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/30/19 | Wake Forest over Utah State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Alabama over Duke |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Florida State over Boise State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | NC State over East Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Syracuse over Liberty |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia over Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boston College over Virginia Tech |
Mark Richt:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/30/19 | Wake Forest over Utah State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Alabama over Duke |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boise State over Florida State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | NC State over East Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Syracuse over Liberty |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Virginia over Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boston College over Virginia Tech |
Week 1 2019: Assorted weekday #CFB Picks!
We’ve got more picks than we know what to do with for this week’s games, so I’m dumping them all in this mega post. We will be back Saturday morning with the regularly scheduled picks. Enjoy.
Andrea Adelson:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Utah over BYU |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Oregon over Auburn |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Florida State over Boise State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
Heather Dinich:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Utah over BYU |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Oregon over Auburn |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Florida State over Boise State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
Dusty Dvoracek ATS:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/30/19 | Oklahoma State -14 vs Oregon State |
| 8/31/19 | Oregon + 4 vs Auburn |
| 8/31/19 | Northwestern + 6.5 vs Stanford |
| 9/1/19 | Houston + 23 vs Oklahoma |
| 9/2/19 | Notre Dame -18 vs Louisville |
Pat Forde ATS:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/31/19 | Oregon + 3.5 vs Auburn |
| 8/31/19 | Florida State -5.5 vs Boise State |
| 8/31/19 | Fresno State + 13.5 vs Southern Cal |
| 8/31/19 | Northwestern + 6.5 vs Stanford |
| 9/1/19 | Houston + 23.5 vs Oklahoma |
| 9/2/19 | Notre Dame -20 vs Louisville |
Joe Fortenbaugh ATS:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/29/19 | UCLA + 2.5 vs Cincinnati |
| 8/29/19 | Utah -6.5 vs BYU |
| 8/30/19 | Oregon State + 14 vs Oklahoma State |
| 8/31/19 | Duke + 35.5 vs Alabama |
| 8/31/19 | Oregon + 4 vs Auburn |
| 8/31/19 | Southern Cal -13.5 vs Fresno State |
Todd Fuhrman ATS:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/29/19 | FIU + 2.5 vs Tulane |
| 8/29/19 | UCLA + 3 vs Cincinnati |
| 8/30/19 | Oregon State vs Oklahoma State Over 75.5 |
| 8/30/19 | Michigan State vs Tulsa Under 48 |
| 8/31/19 | Auburn -3.5 vs Oregon |
| 8/31/19 | Boise State + 6.5 vs Florida State |
| 8/31/19 | Florida Atlantic + 27.5 vs Ohio State |
| 8/31/19 | Louisiana Tech + 20.5 vs Texas |
| 8/31/19 | Northwestern + 6.5 vs Stanford |
| 9/1/19 | Oklahoma vs Houston Under 79.5 |
Preston Johnson (SportsCheetah) ATS:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/29/19 | Robert Morris + 42 vs Buffalo |
| 8/29/19 | Texas A&M vs Texas State Over 56.5 |
| 8/30/19 | Colorado -13.5 vs Colorado State |
| 8/30/19 | Wisconsin -12.5 vs South Florida |
| 8/31/19 | Auburn -4 vs Oregon |
| 8/31/19 | Florida State vs Boise State Over 53.5 |
| 8/31/19 | LSU -27.5 vs Georgia Southern |
| 8/31/19 | Louisiana + 20 vs Mississippi State |
| 8/31/19 | Louisiana Tech + 20.5 vs Texas |
| 9/1/19 | Oklahoma vs Houston Under 82.5 |
Danny Kanell:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/29/19 | Texas A&M -33.5 vs Texas State |
| 8/29/19 | BYU + 6.5 vs Utah |
| 8/31/19 | Duke + 34 vs Alabama |
| 8/31/19 | Florida State -4.5 vs Boise State |
| 8/31/19 | Ohio State -27.5 vs Florida Atlantic |
Doug Kezirian ATS:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/29/19 | UCLA + 2.5 vs Cincinnati |
| 8/30/19 | Rutgers -15.5 vs Massachusetts |
| 8/30/19 | Army -22.5 vs Rice |
| 8/31/19 | Auburn -4 vs Oregon |
| 8/31/19 | Georgia -22 vs Vanderbilt |
| 8/31/19 | South Carolina -11 vs North Carolina |
| 9/2/19 | Louisville + 19 vs Notre Dame |
Chris Low:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | BYU over Utah |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Auburn over Oregon |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Florida State over Boise State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
Ivan Maisel:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Utah over BYU |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Oregon over Auburn |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Florida State over Boise State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
Houston Nutt:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | UCF over Florida A&M |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boise State over Florida State |
Adam Rittenberg:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Utah over BYU |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Oregon over Auburn |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Boise State over Florida State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
Mark Schlabach:
| Week | Date | Picks |
| 1 | 8/29/19 | Utah over BYU |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Auburn over Oregon |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | Florida State over Boise State |
| 1 | 8/31/19 | South Carolina over North Carolina |
| 1 | 9/1/19 | Oklahoma over Houston |
Scott Spritzer ATS:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/29/19 | Texas State + 33 vs Texas A&M |
| 8/31/19 | Oregon vs Auburn Under 55 |
Pete Thamel ATS:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/31/19 | Alabama -35 vs Duke |
| 8/31/19 | Auburn -3.5 vs Oregon |
| 8/31/19 | Boise State + 5.5 vs Florida State |
| 8/31/19 | Southern Cal -13.5 vs Fresno State |
| 8/31/19 | Northwestern + 6.5 vs Stanford |
| 9/1/19 | Oklahoma -23.5 vs Houston |
Dan Wetzel ATS:
| Date | Pick |
| 8/30/19 | Michigan State -22.5 vs Tulsa |
| 8/31/19 | Oregon + 3.5 vs Auburn |
| 8/31/19 | Boise State + 5.5 vs Florida State |
| 8/31/19 | Fresno State + 13.5 vs Southern Cal |
| 8/31/19 | Stanford -6.5 vs Northwestern |
| 9/1/19 | Oklahoma -23.5 vs Houston |
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