Lee Corso

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TNGophfan said:
Gameday did as really nice job celebrating Corso's last show. Love him, like him or dislike him, he's a legend and institution and a person that tried to make things fun.
He'll be missed!
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I don't know how anyone could dislike the guy based on outward appearances alone, dude is a legend!
 





They handled the transition well, with Corso being involved in a more limited fashion these past five or six years. Won't be the same with him gone from the show, but Gameday will remain an institution (sorry Big Noon Kickoff) regardless. And I've warmed to McAfee a bit after they stopped pushing him to the front and center of nearly every segment.
 


I haven't watched the show closely for awhile now. Just not as good as it used to be IMO. But will have to go back and watch this one when I get the chance. Corso was the best part of the show.
 





An Amazing life.

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Lee Corso - Wikipedia

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Roommate of Burt Reynolds and Ron Fraser.

“In the off-season, Corso serves as Director of Business Development for Dixon Ticonderoga, a Florida-based manufacturer of writing and arts products, including No. 2 pencils (one of which he can always be seen holding on College GameDay). In 2001, Corso spearheaded an effort to create a crayon completely out of soybeans.”
 






TNGophfan said:
Gameday did a really nice job celebrating Corso's last show. Love him, like him or dislike him, he's a legend and institution and a person that tried to make things fun.
He'll be missed!
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Does anyone dislike him? Maybe aged a bit the last few years but was always great, lovable. Was an icon for college football like Keith Jackson.
 

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I’m glad I made it out to Northrop mall that morning to see the show. A good amount of snow falling before the broadcast was quintessential Minnesota and provided top notch aesthetics. Too bad the game was a blow out.
 

minnyrules11 said:
Does anyone dislike him? Maybe aged a bit the last few years but was always great, lovable. Was an icon for college football like Keith Jackson.
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Yeah I was definitely one who was saying it was long past time to get him off the show, but that’s not out of any dislike. He’s about as likable and respectable as anyone who has been a major figure for that long.
 

minnyrules11 said:
Does anyone dislike him? Maybe aged a bit the last few years but was always great, lovable. Was an icon for college football like Keith Jackson.
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I probably shouldn't have used the word dislike. What i was aiming at were the folks that were saying it was his time to move on. Certainly no dislike on my part. Nothing but respect.
 


Gophers1992 said:
Yeah I was definitely one who was saying it was long past time to get him off the show, but that’s not out of any dislike. He’s about as likable and respectable as anyone who has been a major figure for that long.
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We need to be careful about saying things that will apply to and be said about ourselves some day.
 



I just watch the games maybe some youtube videos / local content .... I'm actually kinda lost on what people find appealing about these national pregame shows. They tend to be vapid and at best sort of memes of themself ... 🤷‍♀️
 

GophersInIowa said:
I haven't watched the show closely for awhile now. Just not as good as it used to be IMO. But will have to go back and watch this one when I get the chance. Corso was the best part of the show.
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For me it turned when they went to 3 hours and brought in the human interest stories. I don't want to sound like an old guy yelling at clouds, but two hours of dense coverage was awesome - no need to water it down except for that they realized it was better than the sportscenter rerun that had been airing for that hour prior.

That being said, I regret not getting up earlier when I was younger. I used to go out on Fridays and so I'd barely get up in time for kickoff on Saturdays. But once I started watching, I tried not to miss.
 

PeoplesFront said:
I’m glad I made it out to Northrop mall that morning to see the show. A good amount of snow falling before the broadcast was quintessential Minnesota and provided top notch aesthetics. Too bad the game was a blow out.
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I was there too. Did you have a sign? I had the "Jan Gangelhoff equals Fake News" sign. ;)
 

A_Slab_of_Bacon said:
I just watch the games maybe some youtube videos / local content .... I'm actually kinda lost on what people find appealing about these national pregame shows. They tend to be vapid and at best sort of memes of themself ... 🤷‍♀️
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It's good background noise, while cleaning the house, before watching games all day.
 


A_Slab_of_Bacon said:
I just watch the games maybe some youtube videos / local content .... I'm actually kinda lost on what people find appealing about these national pregame shows. They tend to be vapid and at best sort of memes of themself ... 🤷‍♀️
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It's a microcosm of 24 hour news networks. Very little substance and a ton of opinion and conjecture meant to spike controversy and viewership (see anything related to Finebaum/Arch Manning/Bill Bellichek/whatever the flavor of the week is). You can only pump up a game so much and provide so many facts, it should be an hour max. But again, I'm probably in the minority because they keep making these shows longer😅
 

mngg11 said:
It's a microcosm of 24 hour news networks. Very little substance and a ton of opinion and conjecture meant to spike controversy and viewership (see anything related to Finebaum/Arch Manning/Bill Bellichek/whatever the flavor of the week is). You can only pump up a game so much and provide so many facts, it should be an hour max. But again, I'm probably in the minority because they keep making these shows longer😅
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Maybe we can get in 8 personal interest / sob stories this week!
 

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