Possible College Gameday Shake-up

[kwilk103]

sucks if true:

herbstreit---gone; but will remain head analyst of night games with musburger; if i remember last year, he would be at gameday, then have to fly to that nights game; a lot less traveling on his part

fowler---out; no reason give, or what he would do next

corso---out; same as fowler, no reason given or his next gig; i will miss the mascot head at the end of the show; my favorite part :(

dr lou holtz---in as corso's replacement; dont like him at all

tommy tubberville---in as herbstreits replacement; good move for both sides; liked the little i saw of him during recruiting season; less work than a head coach, and it lessens the work on herbstreits end

karl ravich---in as fowlers replacement; i would go with rece davis, but i like ravich on baseball tonight; but, i prefer fowler for football

http://seclivenews.com/ear-to-the-wall-espn-shakeup/

[JRTPlaya21]

Epic fail.

[kwilk103]

2 hours of lou holtz rambling about notre dame, and how they will go 12-0=fail of epic proportions

i actually looked forward to this every saturday; now, i will sleep in if wvu has a afternoon/night game

[Don Vito]

That sucks, Holtz is so damn annyoing. They may be in the Grove for a game next year, too.

[Hokie_Pokie08]

Fowler is the man. I liked him a lot on Gameday. Replacing Corso with Holtz is a huge downgrade and would be a pretty big disappointment from a viewing standpoint.

[kwilk103]

That sucks, Holtz is so damn annyoing. They may be in the Grove for a game next year, too.

they will never go to wvu with holtz

someone would take him out

[Paul]

Epic fail.

That pretty much sums it up.

[iowatreat54]

I really like the original gameday crew. Sure, Lee is kinda annoying and dumb, but he is mostly tolerable and he and Herby work well together.

I like Herby's insights and he usually balanced out Lee's craziness.

And Fowler is awesome. One of my favorite "moderators/leads" on sports day shows.

[IrishTrojan]

horrible news.

[andyjo672]

I'm surprised they didn't go with Rece Davis to replace Fowler. Seems like a perfect fit.

PS: I think they're the same person.

[vatech=accdomination]

Why? Corso was the man, and Fowler deciphering the madness was where it was at.

[CroomDawgs]

This is awful but I could see it coming. Herbie is more into the broadcasting now, Corso is getting older and may not be able to take the traveling anymore. Fowler shocks me because he seems to love it and writes great blogs on the gameday trips.

As for the replacements, I cna't see it being Ravech Baseball season is still going on when the Season starts. Lou Holtz will be just awful, but tuberville should be solid. What about Dez Howard?

[cdub11]

I will stop watching gameday if this happens.

[CashmoneyDrew]

This blows. They worked well together. And Corso was a legit version of Dick Vitale. Plus their commercials were pretty funny.

And I've never wished death upon someone that didn't deserve it, but Lou Holtz is pushing it.......JK. Kind of.

[the_legend_killer]

Terrible, terrible stuff right here. The Fowler/Corso/Herbstreet trio was my favorite pregame crew on any show in any sport.

[T-RICH49]

I liked Herbie and Fowler.Corso not a fan of but man this is terrible

[Goober Man]

I really dislike Lou Holtz...He should stay off tv.

[sbh15]

Good, now we'll see multiple segments of Dr. Lou every week!

[Sniper]

Super duper epic fail.

[BaLLiN]

corso was the only reason i actually watched, he's a crazy old man

[Geo]

If true, I'm absolutely done watching Gameday. Done.

Nevermind ruining a great thing, but Tubberville and Holtz was the best they could do? GTFO

[BigJohn98]

This is a fail of epic proportions.

[Bezerk]

I don't get replacing Fowler, he seemed to genuinely like doing the show.

and what about Corso & the mascot bit

[The Unseen]

A fail as large as my dick

[BRAVEHEART]

I really, really, really hated fowler, but losing both Herby and Corso will hurt. Dez howard sucks too, put Keyshawn on there.

[OregonDucks]

This would be the most devastating thing every, there is nothing like waking up at 9 and watching corso and herby make their picks and what not. That was a great crew, this better not be true!

[Hurricanes25]

I will boycott the show if it is true.

[OregonDucks]

haha roger that canes

[YUPLAYIN]

This cant be happening NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

[iworshipbender]

Update:

Newest Update: Not so fast my friend! We’ve received an email from ESPN’s communications department, and their official stance is that there is no truth to this rumor. So for all you Corso haters out there it seems like he and the rest of the gang will be back for the upcoming season.

Stay tuned and if there are any new developments we’ll be there to let you know about them.

I'm going to start a rumor: The National Collegiate Athletics Association will start its own network. They've got a contract with Steve Spurrier and Phil Fulmer drawn up.

[Geo]

http://images.morris.com/images/lubbock/mdControlled/cms/2008/11/02/350917689.jpg

Thank goodness.

[LizardState]

Fowler is the man. I liked him a lot on Gameday. Replacing Corso with Holtz is a huge downgrade and would be a pretty big disappointment from a viewing standpoint.

Right.... replacing Corso with Holtz, replacing a man with an overactive thyroid condition with an announcer with a speech impediment. Brilliant! <severe sarcasm> Corso is too hyper, true, but I would miss his theatricality & the mascot headgear ritual to finish the broadcast.

If they actually make these changes it's typical of the decline to the point of circling the drain that ESPN has experienced since the Disney merger.

Any ESPN suit producer who fires Fowler (points finger & screams: Bad producer! Bad!) or worse, fires Herbstreit s/b taken out behind the bldg. in Bristol & pistolwhipped.

Any sentence that mentions "ESPN" & "sports journalism" together is listing purely coincidental & unrelated facts. Those guys could eff up a wet dream. Those of you who had their draft coverage inflicted on you know what I mean.

[CroomDawgs]

Thank god. Seeing Lou Holtz on Gameday would be nauseating