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There have been some very entertaining GameDay’s so far this season, most notably the Katy Perry performance at the Grove for Alabama vs. Ole Miss. That had a lot of things going for it that will be tough, if not impossible, to replicate. Here are a five scenarios (fictitious, of course) that could make this week’s GameDay the best of the season.
5: Picks
Lee Corso has always made a spectacle of his last pick, where GameDay is for that week. This week, if he brings out the live version of whatever mascot he chooses, that would go a long way to enhance the entertainment factor of the production. I wouldn’t put it past him either. There is no doubt he has at least attempted to get a live version (of something other than a dog or a similarly tame animal) on the set. If he goes with Alabama, it would take the awesome factor to a whole new level if a elephant strolled up onto the set. Or heck, a tiger would be pretty legit too.
4: Breaking News
The Iron Bowl has been stained recently due to crazy-fan Harvey Updyke and his poisoning of the famous oaks on Toomer’s Corner. Auburn has set a plan in place to rectify the tree situation, but that is years away from coming to fruition completely. From a sheer news perspective, how crazy would it be if Updyke was again implicated in tree troubles? The FBI is currently investigating a threat to the trees at Ole Miss’ Grove. The threat was signed “Hail State” but if GameDay got the inside scoop that Updyke had snapped again, this time taking “revenge” on the Rebels for beating his beloved Crimson Tide, that would surely make for some TV worth watching.
3: Re-enactment of the Kick 6
This would surely turn Alabama fans red, but it would be quite hilarious if the GameDay crew re-enacted the Kick 6 themselves. As long as we could see Lee Corso in any sort of re-enactment, I’m in 100%. I can just picture the crew getting out there on the field and running around, and I’m into it. Who would be able to make the 109-yard return look the most convincing? I feel like Desmond is probably in the best shape, so my vote is for him. If they could get Rinaldi to put his voiceover magic over the entire experience, that would make it even greater.
2: Corso Surprise
Now, I’m certainly not hoping this happens, but if Corso decided that this would be his last year at the desk, that would be pretty nutty and would certainly drive some viewership. I think the desk would get pretty misty eyed if Corso dropped that bomb on everyone. Would the crowd erupt in a cheer of appreciation, or just move into a stunned silence? At some point the headgear master will hang it up, and this would actually be a pretty great venue for it.
1: GameDay Picker
Bear. Bryant. Hologram. Let’s go ahead and get this train moving. I mean, they got TuPac to perform at Coachella not too long ago, so the technology could only have gotten better since then, right? Can you imagine how crazy people would go to see the king of houndstooth sitting up at the desk making picks? They may have to retire GameDay pickers, because that would pretty much be the best ever and no one would be able to match it. Bear Bryant and holograms, that is untouchable. Also, picturing Corso screaming “not so fast my friend” to a hologram is pretty entertaining to think about it. Go ahead, think about it for a second. Feel more entertained? I thought probably so. Let’s start a petition and make this happen.
*reiterating that none of this is even remotely true. Purely fictitious and for fun.
Worked for the internet in Los Angeles before being lured back to Florida by SEC football and the promise of a bourbon bar. When he's not internetting or watching football, he's probably out giving himself 4-footers on the golf course.
