ESPN Gameday Needs to Come to Syracuse for NC State Game

[SURules]

I would think the entire operation is way more than 5 people.

I would also think hotel prices aren’t a concern. Every week they announce 1 week before a big game, college football towns aren’t exactly know for their hotel supply.

Agreed. Availability is the bigger issue than $.

 

[CA Monk]

Screw the 3rd Amendment. Get me a wartime Consiglieri and quarter the crew in the Chancellor’s house.

 

[JRHEETER]

Its going to be tough to trump Tennessee Bama

Would normally agree but they were just in Knoxville

Have to decide if they want to go back there so soon

 

[Newhouser]

SU has known that this game was on the radar for GameDay. Im sure that they have had rooms set aside. Also the game is televised and that needed to be planned. I would guess that the university has rooms set aside

Do you think the school was thinking of hosting GameDay when they released the dates for Family Weekend? Kudos to them if so, as for me I doubt it.

 

[Cuseregular]

Would normally agree but they were just in Knoxville

Have to decide if they want to go back there so soon

Yep I think the only other contender is the likely place they go with the Michigan Penn State game.

If rooms are really an issue let’s bring up your RV and I’ll happily offer up our Lakehouse to Lee and Kirk (I am only half kidding!). This may need to be a team effort from fans on down through the school, lol

 

[elimunelson]

Hear me out, trying to get Joe Biden to be guest picker. Working w secret service. Hard to trump that

 

[Cuseregular]

Hear me out, trying to get Joe Biden to be guest picker. Working w secret service. Hard to trump that

Ha would that would that be great! Lol. Don’t care what one’s politics would put it aside to see that scene

 

[OburgOrange]

Yep I think the only other contender is the likely place they go with the Michigan Penn State game.

If rooms are really an issue let’s bring up your RV and I’ll happily offer up our Lakehouse to Lee and Kirk (I am only half kidding!). This may need to be a team effort from fans on down through the school

Good idea! I’ll even offer up my camper!

 

[Cuseregular]

Good idea! I’ll even offer up my camper!

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Team effort, Let’s Gooo!!

 

[Atlcuse44]

Hear me out, trying to get Joe Biden to be guest picker. Working w secret service. Hard to trump that

They seem to like to pick obscure celebrities. I have no idea who these guest pickers are most Saturdays. Then again, I am getting closer to the 'old fart' stage of my life and have no idea who is popular with the young whippersnappers these days.

 

[HOFCeluck]

So it appears I’m going to spend the next hour refreshing this thread.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

If we don’t get them next Saturday there’s obviously something to it. For whatever reason they would just be not wanting to do it here. I think we’re the clear cut favorites at this point.

Or, they decided to go with one of the other desirable games that are scheduled that day.

 

[mscanlo]

Aren’t hotel rooms an issue at most GameDay sites? Outside of big cities, many schools sell out their hotels in advance. I would think ESPN has some way to work around it

 

[Cuseregular]

They seem to like to pick obscure celebrities. I have no idea who these guest pickers are most Saturdays. Then again, I am getting closer to the 'old fart' stage of my life and have no idea who is popular with the young whippersnappers these days.

Dude truer words have never been spoken, have you picked up a People magazine lately? I don’t know most of the people anymore when they deliver that thing to my healthcare office!

 

[Stern]

They seem to like to pick obscure celebrities. I have no idea who these guest pickers are most Saturdays. Then again, I am getting closer to the 'old fart' stage of my life and have no idea who is popular with the young whippersnappers these days.

I could see Michael Cole (lead WWE announcer and has worked with McAfee for the past year each week, he is a Syracuse Grad). Only issue is Friday night he is in New Orleans for a show so logistics may not work.

Jim Boeheim is the easy one but that is kinda boring honestly. I could see David Muir (part of the ABC/ESPN family), Vanessa Williams, Taye Diggs, Anne Burrell, (does Daniel Baldwin still live here? LOL) would be "celebrity options". To keep it to sports, Carmelo, McNabb or Freeney would also be viable options too.

 

[Entropic]

Bobcat? Don't know if he's a Grad but he's obscure especially in 2022 and a 315 guy.

 

[All4SU]

Ha that’s such a crock, just like when the left said the same exact thing about trump.

I’ve got two words for this… Syracuse Orange Football!

 

[orangezen]

Tom Kenney and can wear a SpongeBob head

 

[Qbobby]

I could see Michael Cole (lead WWE announcer and has worked with McAfee for the past year each week, he is a Syracuse Grad). Only issue is Friday night he is in New Orleans for a show so logistics may not work.

Jim Boeheim is the easy one but that is kinda boring honestly. I could see David Muir (part of the ABC/ESPN family), Vanessa Williams, Taye Diggs, Anne Burrell, (does Daniel Baldwin still live here? LOL) would be "celebrity options". To keep it to sports, Carmelo, McNabb or Freeney would also be viable options too.

I'm sure he could private jet here after the show and be good to go.

 

[Stern]

I'm sure he could private jet here after the show and be good to go.

Could, YES. Want to? Another story...lol

 

[OrangeDW]

Bell Biv DeVoe or bust.

And no, I don’t care that they’re from Boston.

 

[NKR1978]

No there isn’t as they are all full and any of the rooms left are going for $400+ a night if you can find one, That and they need enough for a whole production crew.

Do you think ESPN is using Expedia to book rooms and looking for the cheapest rate?

 

[orangefog]

Bring in Dajuan Wagner Jr.

 

[orangefog]

Do you think ESPN is using Expedia to book rooms and looking for the cheapest rate?

Are they a sponsor?

 

[Jcuse_44]

The guest pickers always seem to be geared towards young people's interests. Post Malone grew up in Bville, we have tons of famous people with ties to CNY. My guess though would be Melo, McNabb or Jim Brown. Freeney would be great too. Tirico works for a rival network now so that's out the window.