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  • Bruce Wayne Jr
    Rookie
    • Jul 2009
    • 207

    #1

    Still got a soft spot for the old man

    even though i won't miss him in the booth, ea still should find a way to pay tribute to the man who is as much as part of saturday morning in the fall as anything. no matter what i'm doing, i always keep an eye on the clock for 11:45 am est to see Lee pick his mascot. ncaa needs this tradition back in the game.

    scenario. your selected game is loading, you hear the roar of the crowd as a cyber cris, lee and herbie go through saturday selections. last item before kickoff...lee slips on the mascot head.
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  • Strummer101er
    Banned
    • Jul 2008
    • 597

    #2
    Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

    I admit I miss the old coot.

    I thought he added a lot of color to the commentary. And whenever I got sick of hearing him yapping away, I'd just turn the commentary off.

    Anyway, I agree that it'd be fun to see him return in NCAA 12 to pick his mascot.

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    • Dr Death
      Air Raid
      • May 2009
      • 1632

      #3
      Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

      Originally posted by Bruce Wayne Jr
      even though i won't miss him in the booth, ea still should find a way to pay tribute to the man who is as much as saturday morning in the fall as anything. no matter what i'm doing, i always keep an eye on the clock for 11:45 am est to see Lee pick his mascot. ncaa need this tradition back in the game.
      I never had anything against Corso, some of his commentary made me laugh. What I hated was always being taken to that "AARP says pick this play" crap in the middle of tight conference game with championship ramifications on the line.

      Having Coach in the game would be great... just don't take me out of my playbook into one of his play calls...
      Dr Death
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      • yanks26ngoin
        Pro
        • May 2008
        • 865

        #4
        Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

        He better be in the game. As much as some hate to admit it, Lee Corso is a huge part of ESPN's college football presentation because of the College Gameday show. I mean, it's really starting to bug me that at least the picking winners part of College Gameday isn't in the game. I would love to see Fowler talk about the games with Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Lee Corso picking the winners.
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        • canes21
          Hall Of Fame
          • Sep 2008
          • 22943

          #5
          Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

          I think we should see the return of the pregame talk. Like what they did last generation. Corso doesn't need to be brought back as a commentator, but it would be nice if they did have him return to put on the mascot head before every game.
          “No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.”


          ― Plato

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          • Bruce Wayne Jr
            Rookie
            • Jul 2009
            • 207

            #6
            Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

            Originally posted by yanks26ngoin
            He better be in the game. As much as some hate to admit it, Lee Corso is a huge part of ESPN's college football presentation because of the College Gameday show. I mean, it's really starting to bug me that at least the picking winners part of College Gameday isn't in the game. I would love to see Fowler talk about the games with Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Lee Corso picking the winners.
            man i get goose bumps when they start the saturday selections.
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            • yanks26ngoin
              Pro
              • May 2008
              • 865

              #7
              Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

              Originally posted by Bruce Wayne Jr
              man i get goose bumps when they start the saturday selections.
              Lol, so do I. My Saturdays during college football season consist of waking up at like 8 or 9 to play some NCAA Football, then at 9:55, stop, save, and turn off the console and turn on ESPN, watch the last few minutes of Sportscenter, watch College Gameday from 10-12, then at 12, if the Michigan game is on, watch that. If not, watch another game until the Michigan game starts. If Michigan doesnt play that week, I just watch whatever games I want. But in the early part of the season, I flick back and forth from the Michigan game and the Yankees game, if they are on at the same times(at the end of a half inning, I turn to the Michigan game, and then turn back after a few minutes to the Yankees game). If they arent on at the same time, I forego watching college football and watch the Yankees game.

              By the way, I am stunned that I rarely made spelling or grammar mistakes on my post that you quoted, since I posted that from my phone, lol.
              MLB: New York Yankees
              NCAAF: Michigan Wolverines

              NCAAB: Cincinnati Bearcats
              NFL: Houston Texans
              NBA: New York Knicks

              "Those Who Stay Will Be CHAMPIONS"-Bo Schembechler-R.I.P.

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              • RollTide615
                Rookie
                • Apr 2009
                • 22

                #8
                Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

                Originally posted by yanks26ngoin
                Lol, so do I. My Saturdays during college football season consist of waking up at like 8 or 9 to play some NCAA Football, then at 9:55, stop, save, and turn off the console and turn on ESPN, watch the last few minutes of Sportscenter, watch College Gameday from 10-12, then at 12, if the Michigan game is on, watch that. If not, watch another game until the Michigan game starts. If Michigan doesnt play that week, I just watch whatever games I want. But in the early part of the season, I flick back and forth from the Michigan game and the Yankees game, if they are on at the same times(at the end of a half inning, I turn to the Michigan game, and then turn back after a few minutes to the Yankees game). If they arent on at the same time, I forego watching college football and watch the Yankees game.

                By the way, I am stunned that I rarely made spelling or grammar mistakes on my post that you quoted, since I posted that from my phone, lol.
                Cool story, bro.

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                • nxt
                  H**sm*n
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 1895

                  #9
                  Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

                  I still can't believe they took him out of the game. His quirky personality and comments are all in fun. He seems to be the scape goat for the lack of new commentary in the game in general. I guess it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel.

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                  • Alabama_Slim
                    Banned
                    • Jul 2008
                    • 123

                    #10
                    Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

                    I wish he was there pencil in hand as well

                    on a side note: he always has a pencil in his hand on tv because during the off season he is a sales rep for the #2 pencil company. something I always found amusing.

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                    • WKUweather
                      Rookie
                      • Jun 2010
                      • 105

                      #11
                      Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

                      It would be great if they could do the College Gameday show with those four then have him pick the team with the mascot head, but I really like the presentation like it is now to be honest.
                      Let's Go Hilltoppers!

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                      • DDP24
                        Rookie
                        • Apr 2010
                        • 77

                        #12
                        Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

                        Actually he still picks the teams in dynasty. On the ESPN bootomline he give his choice .Ex. Bama-Auburn Herbstreit Bama /Corso Bama . I saw it in one of the screens for recruiting or Dynasty
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                        • BamaBruce
                          Banned
                          • Nov 2009
                          • 957

                          #13
                          Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

                          Always liked having him in. MAkes it less boring, lol. Wish we had mascot heads back in as well!

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                          • UF Fan
                            Rookie
                            • Aug 2009
                            • 121

                            #14
                            Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

                            Enjoy him now cuz there won't be another like him. With all the cookie cutter guys there are out there today, he stands out. He's got more charm than Herbie and Fowler combined. A generation of youngsters have grown up watching him and Gameday will never be the same once he retires.
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                            • BamaBruce
                              Banned
                              • Nov 2009
                              • 957

                              #15
                              Re: Still got a soft spot for the old man

                              Originally posted by UF Fan
                              Enjoy him now cuz there won't be another like him. With all the cookie cutter guys there are out there today, he stands out. He's got more charm than Herbie and Fowler combined. A generation of youngsters have grown up watching him and Gameday will never be the same once he retires.
                              I concur! And I think that team's radio announcers always seeem to, idk, just have .....that special something, idk lol. A la Eli Gold, whoever Florida's Play-By-Play guy is, and whoever Georgia's was.

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