College Game Day and Fox Big Noon Kickoff Open Thread
October 8th, 2022 at 9:16 AM ^
No Corso on Gameday again. Rece Davis and Herbstreit said he'll be there next week. Hopefully he's okay.
October 8th, 2022 at 9:22 AM ^
Fox Michigan Big Noon Kickoff...
October 8th, 2022 at 10:37 AM ^
Which stars Urban Meyer - disgusting - won’t watch.
I know Woodson, but I just can’t.
October 8th, 2022 at 9:30 AM ^
I've been a Gameday fan forever, despite it's flaws, and can't switch to the Fox show, which I've watched but doesn't compare IMO
October 8th, 2022 at 9:41 AM ^
I've been a College Gameday fan for a long time, but it was much better when it was only 2 hours. There is a lot of dead time now that it's 3 hours. That dead time is when I switch back and forth to Fox Big Noon Kickoff.
But College Gameday is still the better show, at least for now. The acid test is to ask yourself: How many times do you watch Fox Big Noon Kickoff when Michigan is not in the featured game? Probably not that many.
Of course, Fox Big Noon Kickoff is trying to solve that by having Michigan in every single broadcast.
October 8th, 2022 at 9:50 AM ^
As Sam Webb always says, replace Reggie Bush with Devin Gardner and the Fox Big Noon Kickoff would be so much better. Devin Gardner brings so much energy and fun to everything he does including the color commentary for games. Fox Big Noon Kickoff still feels too much like an NFL broadcast for the college game, where Gameday seems like a college football broadcast. But the ESPN over hyping of SEC is enough for me to still switch to Big Noon, especially since I live in SEC country and hear enough about them already.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:06 AM ^
I agree, but you could also improve that show by replacing Reggie Bush with the empty void of space.
Do they really need 2 former Trojans? Do they really need 2 former QBs? They could solve both by getting rid of Leinart, who brings nothing to that show.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:17 AM ^
correct. why they have usc guys doing a kickoff show featuring big ten teams is beyond stupid.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:36 AM ^
Don’t you know? USC is B1G now! They were playing the long game.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:01 AM ^
Not to mention a QB from Notre Dame who spits in the face of the B1G every chance they get.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:44 AM ^
I'll watch Fox exclusively from now on.
Tuned in to Gameday for an hour. No mention of the Big Ten virtually at all even though two of the top four teams are from the Big Ten.
So long ESPN.
Go Blue!
October 8th, 2022 at 12:29 PM ^
that might be because the slate of Big ten games is embarrassingly bad today
October 8th, 2022 at 10:40 AM ^
Michigan is a huge draw. Fox is smart to feature Michigan a lot. To answer your question: I rarely watch Big Noon when Michigan is not featured. Gameday has been my go to forever and it's better right now than Big Noon. But as Gameday and ESPN phase out the B1G, I have to think that my watching preference will change accordingly.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:05 AM ^
Mine changed when they created the SEC Network and ESPN constantly used their position to promote their cash cow and lost all impartiality.
October 8th, 2022 at 12:07 PM ^
Adding Pat McAfee is an awful choice to replace Corso. He’s all WWE in a venue and show that doesn’t need it. Annoying.
I find myself flipping to BigNoon just to escape that d-bag.
And the attire? Woof.
October 8th, 2022 at 9:37 AM ^
CSU won!
October 8th, 2022 at 9:51 AM ^
Next week we'll get both Big Noon Kickoff and College Gameday.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:01 AM ^
Is that true? Will College Game Day go to Ann Arbor or will it go to Alabama vs Tennessee?
October 8th, 2022 at 10:05 AM ^
Guaranteed that they'll go to Alabama/Tennessee. SEC vs B1G? They'll choose the SEC every time.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:12 AM ^
Tennessee may lose today on the road.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:41 AM ^
I hope they do. I have a bet on LSU to win.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:20 AM ^
I think they go to Ann Arbor. They've been to Tennessee already this year. There's a lot of Big Ten influence on the GameDay panel, and they're disappointed that ESPN lost the Big Ten contract. They're not going to stop going to Big Ten games, and they're certainly not afraid of that rinky-dink second rate Fox Big Noon show.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:05 AM ^
Have those shows broadcast from the same location previously? I have to think they'd prefer to be on separate campuses.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:12 AM ^
They were both in AA last year vs. Ohio State.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:42 AM ^
In East Lansing for UofM at MSU last year, iirc???
October 8th, 2022 at 4:07 PM ^
They have gone to the same location twice.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:02 AM ^
Who’s making chicken salad?
October 8th, 2022 at 10:43 AM ^
Nervous bird?
October 8th, 2022 at 10:06 AM ^
Anyone else have some outer space show on Fox? What’s going on?
October 8th, 2022 at 10:16 AM ^
Likewise. What’s the deal?
October 8th, 2022 at 10:20 AM ^
Well, glad it’s not just my TV.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:04 AM ^
Glad it just wasn’t me. I was about to raise hell with spectrum.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:07 AM ^
LOL. I love Jim Harbaugh! They showed him getting off the team bus carrying a duffel bag. I could be wrong, but I don't think other coaches do that. He's such a "going to work" kind of guy!
Edit: OK, I just saw Sonny Dykes dragging a suitcase off the bus. Still love JH!
Edit 2: TCU and Kansas coaches were hands free coming off the bus. Kansas' coach appeared to have an asst carrying hs bag (had 2 bags). I'll keep y'all updated! (jk)
Edit 3: OU and UT coaches came off hands free on Game Day just now. Promise his will be the last update.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:18 AM ^
Keep them coming. We love data points.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:41 AM ^
It would've been gold if Harbaugh had the duffel bag in one hand and a Michigan lunch box in the other.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:23 AM ^
YouTube TV won't let me watch Fox. It keeps telling me to verify my current area. I've reset the permissions in Chrome, checked my current area on the YouTubeTV settings, made sure my VPN was turned off...But it still keeps giving me this message. Any suggestions?
I can watch ESPN, just not local channels like Fox, CBS, etc.
Edit: Solved. For some reason my MacBook settings got changed and it was blocking location settings on Chrome.
October 8th, 2022 at 10:36 AM ^
I’m in the process of transitioning from Game Day to Big Noon. 3 hours is a lot of time to fill and the noise level of Game Day is a constant turn off. The constant shouting and talking over one another has really made the show unwatchable. Not to mention the Desmond laugh. Big Noon isn’t there yet but it’s becoming my Saturday go-to.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:30 AM ^
How can you not love the Desmond laugh?
Love his positivity and I believe he is genuinely a happy person.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:04 AM ^
I despise Urban Meyer as a human being and think he’s complete scum and a fraud.
But dude is a savant at breaking down complex schemes and translating it into simple language for us football plebes.
Seeing his hypocritical face on tv is gross, but even worse is that I actually enjoy his film and X’s and O’s Breakdown.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:29 AM ^
So much, this. I watch an Urban breakdown then go scrub in a super hot shower. I hate myself and yet can’t stop myself. I may need counseling.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:10 AM ^
When I watch Big Noon it is with the irrational hope that I'll get to witness the ground open up and a horde of demons comes out to drag Urban Meyer back to the hell dimension he came from.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:18 AM ^
There's still time . . .
October 8th, 2022 at 11:20 AM ^
Dude thinks his Fox gig is a role with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:39 AM ^
I can not stop laughing after vividly imagining this scene. Thanks!
October 8th, 2022 at 11:13 AM ^
Brutal segment on the imposter who got into the Texas A&M locker room.
Never mind the trespassing and the racism (a faked Mexican accent). Nothing cool about what that guy did, and it just makes security worse for the rest of us.
No accountability for that guy.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:18 AM ^
BTN Tailgate just announced that LB Cam Jones, CB Jaylin Williams, and WR DJ Matthews are out for IU. Jones is their defensive leader.
October 8th, 2022 at 11:25 AM ^
Both of Alex’s dangerman!
October 8th, 2022 at 11:31 AM ^
So for Indiana today…
No Cam Jones, AJ Barner, DJ Matthews, James Bomba or Jaylin Williams.
Sounds like Cam Camper is playing at least, but it’s tough to see Indiana hanging around while missing so many key contributors. #iufb
https://twitter.com/patrickjfelts/status/1578765746347593729?t=j6m7_T2zjakcgExVo6XgXQ&s=19
October 8th, 2022 at 11:19 AM ^
The basketball version of the September Heisman is the October Final Four for Indiana?
October 8th, 2022 at 11:32 AM ^
Sparty is so mad Michigan is big noon again. Poor sparty.