College GameDay Is Comin’ To Your Cit-ay!

by KevinHD on Sep 20, 2009 4:32 PM EDT in Football

If you're waking up this Saturday in State College, that is.

You know Penn State has been a part of the College GameDay experience six times in the last five years, and I've been thinking: Penn State is something like 1-5 in Corso heads.

This ended in typical Brutus fashion:

There was this heartwarming scene during Ohio State's 2008 loss last year:

And this from who knows when (either when they hosted #1 Ohio State in 2006 or some time in the 90s):

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I suspect he might have picked Penn State to beat MSU in 2005; they where 8.5 point favorites on the road and won in a route during a gorgeous day in East Lansing:

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But that pick was a gimme.

Iowa is coming in as an almost-ranked and is probably better suited for the upset than most realize on account of the two teams playing almost no games of interest so far this season.

Regardless of the antics, I say bring on the real games already. The preseason is over, and I couldn't be happier about it.

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by PennStateBasketball on Sep 20, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

cry penis boy, cry

Help me, Josh Hull's mustache; you're my only hope.

by psu on Sep 20, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

never gets old

by borisborisboris on Sep 20, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I know I am in the minority...

but I am a Lee Corso fan!

I lived in Indiana when he coached IU. He sucked as a coach. They couldn’t (still can’t) recruit a decent f-ball player. But Corso was great with the kids. His kids would get beat to a pulp every week, but he was still hugging them, cheerig them up, always positive reinforcement! He never lacked of positive energy.

He did a weekly 1-hour TV program on Sunday following the games w/o a commentator. He did the whole thing and went an hour straight, interviewed his own guests and was very entertaining. Even when they got killed every week, he was always positive going forward.

On the other hand, Bobby K. was the head b-ball coach and when he did his show, the commentator was shaking in his boots. He was deathly afraid to ask Bobby anything! That was still funny, but in a much different way. Bobby was a great coach but was a real horse’s ass away from the x’s and o’s.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Vince Lombardi

by PaJoe on Sep 21, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Consider this your GameDay Sign Idea brainstorming thread.

(Anyone seen the original?)

BSD

by KevinHD on Sep 20, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

SBN doesn't like my links:

BSD

by KevinHD on Sep 20, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

That makes me think of this:

Poz makes My Little Ponies cool again.

"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09

by kmblue on Sep 20, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

I was the original

printed the sign on a work scanner and drove it up from DC. the back of the sign said “JoePa shoots lightning bolts out of his arse” i’ll find you a picture

by Cornwalis T Breadford IV on Sep 22, 2009 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Send me an email if you’re still reading this.

BSD

by KevinHD on Sep 22, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Is Corso losing it

Is it me or is it whenever Corso starts too talk it takes him forever to think of something too say. It’s like altzhiemers is kicking in already. He really doesnt make any sense anymore.

by PSUBarge on Sep 20, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions

He did have a massive stroke in the off season, if you didn't know.

by Tailgate Shogun on Sep 20, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

I’m actually happy he’s back. I don’t care what picks these guys make because I just straight up enjoy watching them every Saturday at 10 am.

by GreatScawt on Sep 20, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Minus the "actually"

Sounds like I’m being nasty, don’t mean it that way.

by GreatScawt on Sep 20, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I couldn't agree more.

"The only cohesive passing game in the whole damn conference was in Happy Valley." -Rivalry Esq.

by BSmith717 on Sep 20, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Corso on fire

Picks Houston over Oklahoma State and Washington over OSU in consecutive weeks.

by gumbercules on Sep 21, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions

USC

darn it

by gumbercules on Sep 21, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions

This iowa pick

is a done deal then.

BSD

by KevinHD on Sep 21, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions

That would comfort me somewhat.

DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?

by ReadingRambler on Sep 22, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Corso

You’re right. That advert they do with him spray-painting the set really happened. It wasn’t staged.

by dr kill on Sep 20, 2009 5:24 PM EDT reply actions

One of my all time favorites...

Was the “Lee Corso Once Caught a 12 Pound Bass” one… for some reason it just slayed me.

GO BLUE! http://www.maizenbrew.com/

by SCM on Sep 20, 2009 5:59 PM EDT reply actions

8pm

Think the students can make kickoff? If they have nothing else going on?

by PSUinBOSSton on Sep 20, 2009 6:35 PM EDT reply actions

Depends

what’s on tv. Hopefully MTV will be in re-runs.

by markpsu on Sep 21, 2009 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Vegasinsider

is giving us 11. I know it doesn’t have any real impact, but I don’t like it.

by PSUinBOSSton on Sep 20, 2009 6:59 PM EDT reply actions

Looks like most of the books

are opening at PSU -10.

BSD

by KevinHD on Sep 20, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

NOOO

That is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY too high! WTF?

DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?

by ReadingRambler on Sep 20, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously high!

"...big hitter; the Llamma...long..."

by BlueWhiteLife on Sep 20, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously?

Which team have they been watching? I know it’s a Whiteout and a home game, but that seems a bit much. Then again, it’s also a revenge game. If Clark and Co. can get everyone fired up enough about making a statement against the team that ruined our MNC chances last year, we could cover that spread, of course it could be a score like 13-3.

by dawsonPSU10 on Sep 21, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

I like the idea of

Everyone brings a blank white signs. White out gameday ;V

Also I’m sure there will be a ton of signs making fun of Pryor.

by PizzaDelivery on Sep 20, 2009 7:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

blank white out signs

that is brilliant. you’d have to have a lot of them though.

by MsYvone on Sep 20, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

poster board costs like 20 cents.

One person could fund that easily and hand them out

by The JuggerNitt on Sep 20, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

"...big hitter; the Llamma...long..."

by BlueWhiteLife on Sep 20, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Screw the voters

Thanks, douchebags, for taking away a game with a top 25 team.

DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?

by ReadingRambler on Sep 20, 2009 7:43 PM EDT reply actions

but they didn't win by 40 points

the voters are only impressed by pretty numbers…

We decide when you hear the snap count...

by thedrizzle on Sep 20, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Have I mentioned that I love this username?

Because I love this username.

--
"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world. Everyone does - kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me." -- Terrelle Pryor

by Run Up The Score on Sep 20, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions

But who is the Drizzle?

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Sep 20, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Laura Nichols

I am Laura Nichols and I like Bacon.

BSD is an addiction, and this is the first step.

by carolinaeasy on Sep 21, 2009 7:38 AM EDT up reply actions

…friends with the fume

We decide when you hear the snap count...

by thedrizzle on Sep 21, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

I would have thought they would save the trip for when the Buckeyes roll into town.

by cmdpsu15 on Sep 20, 2009 8:10 PM EDT reply actions

looking through the schedule

there really aren’t any interesting games worthy of the 830 slot. plus its a big revenge game…and abc knows it.

where as the week we play osu, there is also alabama/lsu…which if both teams are undefeated could possibly have 2 top-5 teams.

We decide when you hear the snap count...

by thedrizzle on Sep 20, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions

No

Because we’re the 8pm game on Saturday and Herbie is the color guy for that game, College Gameday will be here.

Even though the 11/7 game is at 3:30, if we’re ranked high enough and so is OSU, Herbie and Musberger may call the game and Gameday will be in town. It’s not guaranteed even though its happened before (Oct 06, beginning game of the Big Ten season for us, 3:30 PM)

"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State."
- Cris Carter, NFL Draft, 4/25/09

by kmblue on Sep 20, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Who called

the 2005 MSU game? GameDay was there for that 3:30 kick-off. I was at that game and it was one of the best road trips I’ve ever been on.

BSD

by KevinHD on Sep 20, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

That was Tirico- I remember him calling the MSU fans “Sparties” all game long.

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Sep 20, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

i know a bunch of times last season

herbie did gameday in one city and then took a private jet to another city for the night game.

by whiteoutonly on Sep 20, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I fixed it

herbie did gameday in one city and then took a private jet filled with hot Big 12 poon to another city for the night game.

DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?

by ReadingRambler on Sep 20, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

hmmm...Poon of the Big 12....arghhhhh...!!!!

I am Laura Nichols and I like Bacon.

BSD is an addiction, and this is the first step.

by carolinaeasy on Sep 21, 2009 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions

i think that was because they did gameday at VT for the first football weekend after the shootings, and not for the matchup

by mahaffe on Sep 21, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Who knows

maybe we’ll get two Gamedays if tOSU decides to look competent again when they visit our Happy, but too country, Valley, and we’re still undefeated. How many Big12 games did they do game day for last year? They were in Texas somewhere like every week.

by dawsonPSU10 on Sep 21, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions