ESPN College Gameday going to SMU-Houston?

SMU_Alumni11 · Post by **SMU_Alumni11** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:05 am

Espn blows anyways, all they do is sit and make fun of non-AQ teams and any AQ conference that takes non-AQ teams. They have no respect for teams rising back to where they were. I personally like Fox Sports, because they never complain about going to our games, they do a decent job at reporting the game. Despite some games being blow outs, especially so miss and tulsa they were still defending us.

smusic 00 · Post by **smusic 00** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:21 am

Could be the first time I appreciate your comment. You may not be so bad after all. Jk, I'm sure you're a good dude .

mustangxc · Post by **mustangxc** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:35 am

http://www.chron.com/news/article/TV-ra ... 263324.php

PonyKai · Post by **PonyKai** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:00 am

It would probably turn into three hours of back-handed compliments and dismissing what's being built and where we're headed (Both UH & SMU). I can already see Fowler's smarmy commentary on UH being a one-and-done once Keenum leaves and how SMU runs a quaint offense.

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:14 am

They won't go to the location of a Fox or CBSC game. We might make Fox network game in which case their top team would be there.

ReedFrawg · Post by **ReedFrawg** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:21 am

ColoStang wrote:They definately DONT only go to ABC/ESPN games. They were in Tuscaloosa, that was on CBS.

This - they were at the TCU-BYU game in Provo and the TCU-Utah game at TCU and both were not on ESPN/ABC.

ReedFrawg · Post by **ReedFrawg** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:31 am

MFFL02 wrote:One of my close friends works at ESPN and he told me today that at this moment they are leaning towards going to Houston for College Gameday next weekend. He said he won't officially know until this Sunday but that they would go more because of Keenum and also "we don't have any other big games to go to that week." He said that ESPN likes to go to one under the radar game each year.

If I find anything more out I will let ya'll know.

Other games include...
K State at TX
LSU at Ole Miss (great party school)
OU at Baylor
Penn St at Ohio St
Nebraska at Michigan (both currently ranked)
Cal at Stanford
USC at Oregon

I guess there is an outside shot at the UH game but seems unlikely. Maybe if Houston were sitting at #5 - 7 or so in the rankings. For the non-AQ locations I bet they feel like they need 2 ranked teams.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:38 am

Yeah. Penn St at OSU. They aren't going anywhere near that

ponyscott · Post by **ponyscott** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:00 am

The highly ranked undefeated (10-0?....crazy) Houston football program with Keenum hitting on all cylinders is a great interest story at this point....could happen.

PonyKai · Post by **PonyKai** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:15 am

Not if you pretend their current conference doesn't exist and have an interest in destroying their new conference. Just playing a little advocate...

NomAnor · Post by **NomAnor** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:42 am

Maybe if e only had one loss ant even then its a big maybe

ponyscott · Post by **ponyscott** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:55 am

Stlhockeyguy02 wrote:Not if you pretend their current conference doesn't exist and have an interest in destroying their new conference. Just playing a little advocate...

Good point as ESPN is not in either one of our corners at this juncture.

PonyKai · Post by **PonyKai** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:56 am

ESPN: We don't report the news, we make the news!

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:59 am

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:01 am

They've already been to Michigan and Oregon this year. They did Texas/OU. LSU/AL. If they want a new venue. My guess is Baylor/Okie State since Okie State has quietly moved up to #2. Although they may save their water to go to the Okie State/OU game. OSU/PSU might be a game on their radar. If somehow, PSU manages to beat Nebraska this week, that's a huge game with Rose Bowl implications and Kirk Herbstreit is a Buckeye.