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ESPN College Gameday: From Transcendent Genius to Unwatchable Dreck

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Happy College Football Week Zero to those who celebrate- to honor the occasion, re-booting this classic once again from 2018, enjoy!  I absolutely loved ESPN College Gameday, about a decade and half ago when it was only one hour long, instead of three. Back in those days, it was not overrun with wall-to-wall native advertising, and it was much more about football than what's … [Read more...] about ESPN College Gameday: From Transcendent Genius to Unwatchable Dreck

Keys for the #3 Indiana Hoosiers against the #1 Michigan Wolverines

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Fans, analysts and (surely) the teams themselves have had this one circled all season. Indiana and Michigan were projected to be the Big Ten's two best teams before the beginning of the 2012-13 college basketball campaign, and each has held true to form -- even if in inverse order to this point. And at 9 p.m. today, the Hoosiers and Wolverines -- both with 7-1 Big Ten … [Read more...] about Keys for the #3 Indiana Hoosiers against the #1 Michigan Wolverines

Trey Burke leads Michigan in upset over Ohio State

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Trey Burke and Jared Sullinger were best friends growing up, and they both attended Northland High School in Columbus, Ohio. But on Saturday night, they were playing against each other, and it was all business. Despite having won midweek at Minnesota, Sullinger and the Buckeyes came into Saturday's night matchup in Ann Arbor needing a win in order to stay within striking … [Read more...] about Trey Burke leads Michigan in upset over Ohio State

ESPN’s College Gameday Travels to Ann Arbor for Michigan-Ohio State game Saturday

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Roughly five months ago, ESPN's College Gameday graced the Michigan campus with its presence and played host to one of the most exciting games ever witnessed at the Big House. It was the first night game in the stadium's history, and Notre Dame was the selected opponent for first-year head coach Brady Hoke's first big test. The Maize and Blue lived up to the hype, topping … [Read more...] about ESPN’s College Gameday Travels to Ann Arbor for Michigan-Ohio State game Saturday

ESPN College GameDay Likely Visiting Madison for Wisconsin/Nebraska Game

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According to Benjamin Worgull of Badgernation.com, there's a "99 percent chance," of ESPN College GameDay visiting Madison for ABC's primetime match-up between the #6 Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) and #9 Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0). The game will mark the Cornhuskers' first-ever Big Ten game and it will most likely be the only match-up in the country between top-ten teams next … [Read more...] about ESPN College GameDay Likely Visiting Madison for Wisconsin/Nebraska Game

Michigan State versus Illinois Preview, Predictions

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By Jeff Ghiringhelli, feat. the two Pauls Photo's courtesy of Illinois Loyalty.com (be sure to check out that awesome website!) There always seems to be an added excitement around campus when College Gameday comes to town. Even those that do not follow sports very closely know that there must be a big game. Tonight’s clash pitting Michigan State against Illinois is no … [Read more...] about Michigan State versus Illinois Preview, Predictions

Connections, Nepotism Brings ESPN College GameDay to Champaign Saturday

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By Paul M. Banks Once again the old adage "it's not what you know, but who you know" rings true. This time it's applied to ESPN's location selection process for broadcasting their national college basketball pregame show. From 2003-07 Illinois had MORE WINS than any program in the nation. But ESPN College Gameday never visited once (not even during the Champaign Campaign … [Read more...] about Connections, Nepotism Brings ESPN College GameDay to Champaign Saturday