What will College GameDay look like next season? Sure, Pat McAfee will be there with his screaming proclamations and lively play calls. Kirk Herbstreit will also be there, giving us those invaluable deep insights. But one thing will be missing in those college game days from now on, and that will be the iconic head mascots donned by the legendary announcer Lee Corso.
The 89-year-old iconic announcer has now announced retirement from the broadcasting world, and college football isn’t the same now. Tributes have been pouring in from every major coach, player, and broadcaster for the 40-year-long stint the man had in the broadcasting world. In that, Nick Saban’s daughter Kristen Saban and Pat McAfee have also poured in their messages for Corso.
Kristen Saban recently posted a story of the iconic clips of the announcer and wrote, “Enjoy your retirement“. The video shows Corso’s iconic prediction about Alabama’s win over the Georgia Bulldogs and the statement that also brewed a hell lot of controversy later on. The announcer predicted Bama’s win over the Dawgs in the 2008 season while donning Big Al’s headgear and proclaiming to a dog (signaling Georgia fans) sitting beside him, “That dog is ugly… that’s an ugly dog.” Bama won that game by 41-30 over the Dawgs, who were heavily favored in Athens to win that game. Then came McAfee’s tribute.
Pat McAfee shared a screenshot of Corso’s illustrious career stats. The legendary broadcaster has notched up over the past 4 decades; he has been the announcer and analyst. The screenshot originally posted by ESPN on their story reads: 430 headgear picks of all time, 286-144 all-time record of correct predictions, 69 different teams picked all time, a perfect season in 99 with an 11-0 record, and with Ohio State being topped in Corso’s top picks of all time (45).
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