Afternoon Games (open thread) + Viewing Schedule
UPDATED to Afternoon Games thread.
Saturday, September 23
September 23rd, 2017 at 9:55 AM ^
crowd is not very big. Predictable.
I wonder how much Coca-Cola pays for the brand name placement that shows up behind the crowd in the wide shots.
Go Blue and beat Purdue.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:39 AM ^
I think it's a decent crowd...better than recent Bama crowds when they've been there.
And they're showing off all of the bars with the schools, so it's not really all Times Square.
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:18 AM ^
It is a decent crowd. Still not very large though.
More people have appeared since I first posted, so the crowd is a little bigger as of now.
Suprised that Bama had a smaller crowed.
But why are we counting the people in the bars? They would be there regardless of whether Gameday is in NYC.
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:23 AM ^
1. The crowd is huge now.
2. I'm not counting anyone...my point was only that part of the reason they're in NYC is to showcase peope in bars and how college football is experienced in the city.
September 23rd, 2017 at 12:12 PM ^
to show up. "Huge" is subjective I suppose. Does not seem huge to me. There is an event today in Central Park (just a few blocks north of Times Square) that is expecting 60,000. That is huge.
At any rate, the overall show seems to have been a nice change of pace. The bar features were decent. A nice change of pace from the campus locations.
September 23rd, 2017 at 12:19 PM ^
I was pretty vocal about not wanting the show in NYC becuase I think it belongs on campus. But, I thought it was cool with having so many different teams represented and they did a nice job.
September 23rd, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
better than I expected.
I think it belongs on campus too. But I think they showed today that they can do something worthwhile off-campus from time to time.
September 23rd, 2017 at 12:38 PM ^
I liked it as a one off and actually preferred it to a Bama game for the 1,000th time.
September 23rd, 2017 at 9:57 AM ^
Kirk blaming social media for college coaches getting fired more quickly. Hot takes are brewin' early today!
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:17 AM ^
Wasn't he also the guy who got dinged recently for talking down to an OSU recruit on Twitter? Herbstreit has become this weird troll recently.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:37 AM ^
Could be wrong, but I don't think it was about any recruit in particular.
He basically just said recruits are entitled and it's not smart to talk bad about a team you're trying to get recruited by.
People looked it as a subtweet, which it probably was. And then he got ripped for it.
It really wasn't that big of a deal and he was right...if you're trying to get a job, you may not want to tell the boss how to do his/her job before they offer you a formal contract.
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:06 AM ^
OSU recruits were talking/complaining/suggesting on Twitter that there should be a QB change away from Barrett...Herbstreit ripped them and said that should not be seen as a good thing
September 23rd, 2017 at 9:58 AM ^
Upsets I wanna see: Iowa over Penn State, Vandy over Alabama, Michigan over Purdue.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:01 AM ^
need penn st to be undefeated heading into our game
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:07 AM ^
No we don't. Fuck Penn St
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:08 AM ^
Fuck penn state
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:13 AM ^
Exactly
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:43 AM ^
Careful, someone at Penn St might try to fuck you back. Literally
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:06 PM ^
one of their coaches would help right?
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:55 AM ^
this guy.... i like this guy
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:08 AM ^
No we don't, it doesn't matter
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:15 AM ^
I hope Penn State loses every game in perpetuity.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:18 AM ^
I'd be fine if PSU looks like garbage when Michigan plays them. It's not like the #7 team in the country needs a lot of help to get voters' eyes.
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:37 AM ^
No, fuck Penn State. Only team I want undefeated, or as close to it as possible, is OSU. So we can ruin their season. Penn State and its delusional JoePa supporting fans can rot in hell.
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:41 AM ^
Nope. Every loss by a division foe is good for us. Just make the Big Ten title game and everything will sort itself from there.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:41 AM ^
Cal over USC
September 23rd, 2017 at 12:10 PM ^
You mean Akron over psu
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:16 AM ^
Who is this "Bear" idiot? Waste of air. His picks are no better than a coin flip
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:32 AM ^
Their producer.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:48 AM ^
Is just bad television.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:18 AM ^
Now Shit. all pr , commercials, haven't watched in 5 years ,maybe 10
corso still alive?
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:29 AM ^
Technically
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:55 AM ^
No way. All CGI and it's an even worse butcher job than grand moff tarkin in rogue one...
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:33 AM ^
Thanks for letting us know.
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:03 AM ^
haven't watched in 5-10 years, how do you know it is "Now Shit?"
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:38 AM ^
That's ESPN in general now, shit.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:18 AM ^
Cool feature. Glad to see GameDay emphasizing our alumni being EVERYWHERE like Devin Bush is!
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:28 AM ^
has been lurking in the polls, waiting to enter the top 25 this year. Damn, it would be great to see them upset the Evil Empire!
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:39 AM ^
yes it would!
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:53 AM ^
Yes it would be great! This is the first game I can think of since I've been here where student tickets sold out.
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:06 AM ^
I haven't been this excited for a game since we hosted Lou Holtz's Notre Dame on an opening Thursday night sophomore year.
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:39 AM ^
sounds like real Vandy fans. Must be good to know that about 95% of all college football fans will be rooting for your team today. Good luck!!!
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:32 AM ^
I feel like I only cry when I'm watching College Gameday...that sounds so weird.
Sports.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:40 AM ^
Ur not the only one
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
Quick question - what did you do with the 100th of a second you saved by not typing the "Yo" of "your"?
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^
Realize that it's actually "you're"
September 23rd, 2017 at 12:12 PM ^
So that's a 50th of a second to come up with new & exciting ways to annoy you.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:43 AM ^
I hate James Franklin
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^
No Barkley highlights from our game last year...
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:56 AM ^
Hahaha