Will the GameDay Crew come back to DeathValley

The golfball came flying in and bounced off the desk right in front of Herbstreit...He caught it on the bounce, held it up, and shook his head and looked into the camera with this exasperated look on his face.

The next Gameday broadcast after the that incident, which was at Notre Dame if I remember correctly, they had a screen up behind Lee, Chris, and Herbstreit.

Chris said, "you might have noticed our new LSU-inspired backscreen..."

 

Here is what happened last time gameday was at LSU according to Herbstreit.

Herbstreit imparts wisdom gleaned from gridiron, TV

By Tom Archdeacon
Dayton Daily News

KETTERING | The Agonis Club brought Kirk Herbstreit back to town Monday night to be the featured speaker at its annual awards banquet.

It's an evening that mainly caters to its young high school and college honorees, and if Herbstreit really wanted to impart some knowledge from his post-playing days to them, he could have given them three tips: When to duck. When to sit up straight. And when to change the subject.

The former Centerville High football star who went on to quarterback the Ohio State Buckeyes is now one of the best-known sports analysts on television. As part of the wildly popular ESPN College GameDay — the pre-eminent college football show — he often finds himself singled out by those who watch.

And that brings us to tip No. 1: Knowing when to duck.

"It was my first year on the show and my first taste of SEC football," Herbstreit said of his 1996 trip to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. "LSU was hosting Alabama and being new to all this, I went into this elaborate discussion on why LSU was going to win."

The show is staged live at the stadium, where thousands of fans usually crowd around the set, giving it a carnival-like atmosphere. And while Herbstreit's comments went over well, he had no idea how things were about to turn when his ESPN sidekick Lee Corso, took the mike.

"Lee kind of waved me off like, 'What do you know kid?' and then all of a sudden he puts on an Alabama hard hat, grabs a gigantic Alabama flag — it must have been 12 feet-by-12 feet — and started waving it at the crowd," Herbstreit said with a grin. "Next thing, Lee's yelling 'Rollllll Tide!'

"Instantly, here come the beer cans, batteries, all kinds of stuff. A golf ball came sailing through the air, hit the flag pole, bounced down and then got me in the shoulder."

Herbstreit was laughing: "LSU fans are some of my favorites now, but that was a real baptism. And since that day, we always have a screen up behind us. We call it the Lee Corso rule. Whatever he throws out, it protects you from it coming back at you."

Then there's tip No. 2: When it's okay to sit up tall...............

the rest of the article is about his Ohio state days

 

Thanks 667. That's the story right from the horse's mouth. Or, in Corso's case, the other end of Mr. Chevalle.

 

Thanks. Glad to contribute something. I had it saved in my outbox... i had sent it to my mom. She "LOVES" Kirk... thinks he's the cutest thing.

 

At least it's your mom. My wife would probably drop me in a sec for old Herbstreit. I'm cool with it though, Jill Arrington smiled at me, or one of the several other hundred people in my section last time she was in tiger stadium.

 

I loved it a couple years back when Josh Reed was talking to reporters about how he wanted a date with Jill Arrington.

 

Well, Corso was right about that Bama game.....we lost 26-0!

 

Corso picked UGA to lose to USC, UT, Bama, and Auburn.

Oh, he choose us to beat Florida.

Pray he picks Auburn...