For the second time in three weeks, ESPN’s traveling college football pregame show College Gameday will be live from the Walk of Champions in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The show most recently visited Alabama for the Mississippi State game, and is on its way back for this year’s Iron Bowl. Gameday was present at last year’s Iron Bowl as well.
#Breaking: GameDay is heading to Tuscaloosa for the #IronBowl! #GetUp4GameDay pic.twitter.com/4LjExavJoH
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 23, 2014
Many have questioned why College Gameday would return to Alabama after just being there, but the Iron Bowl is the best game on the schedule this weekend. Even with all of the rivalry games scheduled for the last weekend in November, Alabama vs. Auburn is the most competitive on paper, and has the most at stake.
Only a few weeks back, The Egg Bowl between Mississippi State and Ole Miss looked like it was shaping up to be the game to watch, but it lost its national relevance once the Rebels returned to winning the party, but losing their games. Oregon-Oregon State and Ohio State-Michigan should be blowouts. And as much as Florida State likes to play poorly against inferior opponents, betting on Florida is a long shot, to say the least.
With the show’s location settled, a guest picker must emerge. Melissa Joan Hart will probably remain the prohibitive favorite, though, two weeks ago, the show went off the board and went with former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. The inspiration behind “Lone Survivor” correctly picked Alabama, and also inspired the team with a stem-winder of a speech.
The intrigue over the show’s location was anticlimactic, but maybe the guest picker will be another interesting surprise.
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