Football season is upon us and with it is the annual Glenn Clark Radio Picks league. We continue the tradition of being held accountable for our flawed opinions. A familiar group re-enters the arena, no newcomers and all 12 men from a season ago holdover into 2025: Glenn, Griffin, Paul Valle III, Kyle Ottenheimer, Jon Proctor, Ken Zalis, Ryan Chell, John Keller, Jeremy Conn, Joe Serpico and James Revere.
James is our reigning champion, walking away with a little bit of cash, but the real purpose of this exercise is to avoid losing and coming in dead last. This year’s punishment will entail a play on the ‘24-hour game’ in which the loser will have to spend 24 hours in the establishment of one of our PressBox partners, and chances to shave off time by completing various tasks or consuming certain foods. And for our friend Andrew Stetka–who so badly wants out of the league–understanding of the rules, the only way out is to win the league, or SPECTACULARLY avoid losing.
A refresher on how the game works, the gang will select the nine most compelling games of the week’s football slate and make their picks against the spread, three College Football games, six NFL games.
We’re into the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals, and with a lack of meaningful NFL games in Week 18, we’re going to be picking all four CFP matchups as well as Navy’s bowl game, all leading up to Ravens-Steelers on SNF of course, featuring special guest picker Drew Forrester!
Navy Midshipmen vs Cincinnati Bearcats, Friday Jan. 2, 4:30 p.m., ESPN [NAVY -7.5] – AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, TN
Andrew: Navy
Glenn: Navy
Griffin: Navy
Jeremy: Navy
James: Navy
Joe: Navy
John: Navy
Proctor: Navy
Ken: Navy
Kyle: Navy
Paul: Navy
Ryan: Cincinnati
Drew: Navy
No. 10 Miami Hurricanes vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes, Wednesday Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN [OSU -9.5] – CFP Quarterfinal: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX
Andrew: Miami
Glenn: Ohio State
Griffin: Miami
Jeremy: Ohio State
James: Ohio State
Joe: Ohio State
John: Ohio State
Proctor: Ohio State
Ken: Ohio State
Kyle: Miami
Paul: Ohio State
Ryan: Miami
Drew: Miami
No. 5 Oregon Ducks vs No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders, Thursday Jan. 1, 12:00 p.m., ESPN [ORE -2.5] – CFP Quarterfinal: Capital One Orange Bowl from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL
Andrew: Oregon
Glenn: Oregon
Griffin: Oregon
Jeremy: Oregon
James: Texas Tech
Joe: Oregon
John: Texas Tech
Proctor: Oregon
Ken: Oregon
Kyle: Texas Tech
Paul: Oregon
Ryan: Texas Tech
Drew: Oregon
No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide @ No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers, Thursday Jan. 1, 4:00 p.m., ESPN [IU -7.5] – CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA
Andrew: Indiana
Glenn: Indiana
Griffin: Alabama
Jeremy: Indiana
James: Indiana
Joe: Alabama
John: Alabama
Proctor: Alabama
Ken: Alabama
Kyle: Indiana
Paul: Indiana
Ryan: Alabama
Drew: Alabama
No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels vs No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs, Thursday Jan. 1, 8:00 p.m., ESPN [UGA -6.5] – CFP Quarterfinal: Allstate Sugar Bowl from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA
Andrew: Georgia
Glenn: Georgia
Griffin: Georgia
Jeremy: Ole Miss
James: Georgia
Joe: Ole Miss
John: Georgia
Proctor: Ole Miss
Ken: Georgia
Kyle: Ole Miss
Paul: Ole Miss
Ryan: Georgia
Drew: Georgia
Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday Jan. 3, 4:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN [TB -3.0]
Andrew: Panthers
Glenn: Bucs
Griffin: Panthers
Jeremy: Bucs
James: Panthers
Joe: Panthers
John: Panthers
Proctor: Panthers
Ken: Panthers
Kyle: Bucs
Paul: Bucs
Ryan: Panthers
Drew: Bucs
Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers, Saturday Jan. 3, 8:00 p.m., ABC/ESPN [SEA -1.5]
Andrew: Seahawks
Glenn: Seahawks
Griffin: Seahawks
Jeremy: Seahawks
James: 49ers
Joe: 49ers
John: Seahawks
Proctor: Seahawks
Ken: Seahawks
Kyle: 49ers
Paul: 49ers
Ryan: 49ers
Drew: Seahawks
Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots, Sunday Jan. 4, 4:25 p.m., FOX [NE -10.5]
Andrew: Patriots
Glenn: Patriots
Griffin: Patriots
Jeremy: Patriots
James: Patriots
Joe: Patriots
John: Patriots
Proctor: Patriots
Ken: Patriots
Kyle: Dolphins
Paul: Patriots
Ryan: Patriots
Drew: Dolphins
Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday Jan. 4, 8:20 p.m., NBC [BAL -3.5]
Andrew: Steelers
Glenn: Steelers
Griffin: Ravens
Jeremy: Steelers
James: Ravens
Joe: Ravens
John: Steelers
Proctor: Ravens
Ken: Ravens
Kyle: Ravens
Paul: Ravens
Ryan: Steelers (but Ravens win)
Drew: Ravens
You can watch/listen to the segment below, start at the 1:11:45 mark of the video or click the SoundCloud player for audio only:
And here is the updated standings, Griffin still sitting comfortably atop the rest, meanwhile Glenn looks to put a stop to his absolute free fall while challenging Kyle for the bottom of the table:
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