IC5: Will Eddie do the Numa Numa song for us?

Agreed. Truth is no-one knows what it would be like to have Boise State or TCU in a power conference as all we have to go on (with regards to strong opponents) are early games in the schedule or bowl games. In both cases they have plenty of opportunity to game plan and they definitely have the talent. Whether they would go undefeated I doubt, but certainly playing big boy teams week in, week out would have them drop a couple. They would certainly suffer way more injuries which oddly, few people talk about, but is crucial to how late games are played.

This entire argument to me is something that has been debated in the UK for ages (much longer than the BSU discussion) as follows:

How would Rangers and Celtic fare in the Premiership?

They play garbage week in week out except against each other and only have infrequent European games against English teams which is no help as a benchmark. Some swear blind with their stadiums that they would be top 10, even pushing top 5 whereas others think they'd be lucky to stay up for extended periods.

And just like Boise State, I don't really know how either would work out but suspect it would be somwhere in the middle (BSU/TCU wouldn't go undefeated, but would be relevant and still in the top 10, Rangers/Celtic wouldn't threaten for the title but would be an upper mid table team).

As for Walter's comments about it being fairly farcical, totally agree and would take it further when talking about bowls in general. They were saying on College GameDay (hard to watch as I hate shouty presentation in the ESPN style, though I like their analysis and suck it up) that they may even let in 5-7 teams which is akin to giving all of the kids a trophy for soccer tournaments!!

 

+1

although its fun to play the ESPN drinking game

take a shot everytime they say Lebron James, Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter or Brett Farve

 

Not even Oliver Reed in his prime could have stood that game for long. It's second only to the Withnail and I 'experience'.

 

Woah, woah, woah.





College Gameday is the most anti-ESPN show that ESPN has. It's legit. They aren't making wild opinions just for ratings. I love College Gameday. I hate when Chelsea conflicts with it.

 

I wouldnt mind it if they actually offered some decent analysis, etc., but even now so many of these commentators and analysts are nothing but talking heads spouting their opinions.

I forget where I saw it, but there was a forum once discussing the styles of news reporting and one of the points made was that modern journalists and commentators now have become more opinionated and biased as they want to draw an audience based on controversy to compete against the blogs and message boards where many fans being brought in by unfiltered discussion.

Perhaps that is part of the reason but it really is a shame how poor some of the shows have become. I used to enjoy the Colllege Football analysis until Slyvester the Cat (aka Lou Holtz) picked Florida (good choice at the time) to play Notre fecking Dame in the National Title Game last season.

Fecking comical and that was the bascially the last time I bothered watching.

 

just dont understand why idiots continue to get pushed to the forefront why those who actually offer good insight are not included

I dont mind a little bit of a bias- another fun drinking game is to take a shot everytime Jessie Palmer says "SEC speed" (you will pissed by the end of the first quarter) or for the baseball fans- take a shot everytime Joe Morgan reminds us that no one is every as good as the members of the 1970s reds

 

Don't forget gimmicks. Just like any ESPN show there has to be a gimmick (enter stage right, Mr Corso once more).

The analysis on this show is a bit better, but it is instantly recognizable as an ESPN show. 3-4 stuffed suits around a desk talking loudly over highlights.

Having said all that, I do agree with Eddie that this is about the best show on the network (head and shoulders above Around the Horn and its ilk).

 

But I love that it's on campus. It's serious without being too serious. It's a party. I love that Herbstreit won't predict games he is working. It adds legitimacy.

There's rarely yelling for yelling's sake. Chris Fowler wouldn't allow that. This show is his baby and he takes it seriously. That's why you don't see Lou Holtz on the show. That's why you don't see Skip Bayliss. I could go on.

Gameday straddles the line between fun and serious perfectly. I also don't put Corso in the Berman, Vitale, etc mode. Corse brings something to the table. He backs up his opinions with facts and he's not just spewing off the company line. That's another thing I love about Gameday; unlike most ESPN shows, they aren't afraid to go against the company line, take a stand and call someone or something out when they need to.

 

What is she thinking?????

Apple wallpaper!!!!! Crazy.

 

That looks like an awful Photoshop to me.

 

Certainly it's been airbrushed to hell.

 

if you land Crawford then wow- I really, really rate him and can only think how much he would have been fellated by the National Media had he been playing in a larger market