{"id":6425,"date":"2017-11-17T13:10:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T19:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=6425"},"modified":"2018-08-20T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T21:25:37","slug":"celebrity-picker-espn-college-gameday-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/celebrity-picker-espn-college-gameday-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will be the celebrity picker on ESPN’s College GameDay<\/em>?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Michigan Wolverines roll into town this weekend, and so does the circus that is ESPN\u2019s College GameDay<\/em>. The Worldwide Leader\u2019s traveling football pregame show has brought some memorable wackiness to Madison over years, from the always-welcome sight of Lee Corso shoving his leathery face into a Bucky Badger head to some really out-there choices of celebrity game pickers (Jerry \u201cTurtle from Entourage<\/em>\u201d Ferrara in 2011 and professional wrestling legend Ric Flair last year).<\/p>\n

\"Ric
Phil Ellsworth \/ ESPN Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Often the celebrity picker each week will have some sort of connection to the location. For example, Ric Flair went to boarding school in Beaver Dam, which doesn\u2019t really make him an obvious choice but who\u2019s going to say no to The Nature Boy? Turtle, on the other hand, is a bit of a head-scratcher; the Brooklyn-bred Ferrara is so New York that his Timberlands wear Timberlands.<\/p>\n

\"Jerry
Phil Ellsworth \/ ESPN Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lacking any insider knowledge whatsoever, we can\u2019t tell you who Saturday morning\u2019s celebrity guest will be. We can, however, speculate wildly.<\/span>\n

Ron Dayne<\/h2>\n

While Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson is arguably now the most well-known ex-Badgers footballer, Ron Dayne is quite possibly the best. He is UW\u2019s most recent Heisman Trophy winner, claiming the award in 1999 after setting the NCAA record for most career rushing yards (which was supposedly broken<\/a> by San Diego State\u2019s Donnel Pumphrey in 2016). Dayne still lives in the area \u2014 Waunakee, to be exact \u2014 and it seems like he\u2019s always hanging out inside or around Camp Randall Stadium anyway.<\/span>\n

Anders Holm<\/h2>\n

Holm, who plays the similarly named \u201cAnders Holmvik\u201d on Comedy Central\u2019s Workaholics<\/em>, graduated from UW in 2003 and was also a member of the UW swim team<\/a>. Right now, Holm is probably Wisconsin\u2019s best known non-sports alum (unless you\u2019re a big Joan Cusack fan), and he would definitely scan with the youths<\/a> \u2014 i.e., the predominantly college-aged crowd that tends to stumble onto the College GameDay<\/em> set every Saturday. Also, if \u2019Ders does show up, expect to see some impromptu \u201cMichigan\/Wisconsin\u201d is \u201ctight\/loose butthole<\/a>\u201d signs.<\/span>\n

Thong Cape Scooter Man<\/h2>\n

Thong Cape Scooter Man<\/a> is basically Madison\u2019s superhero. His power? Lifting the city\u2019s spirits with his uncommonly low inhibitions and majestic, flowing cape. Why not have Mr. Scooter Man lift the spirits of College GameDay<\/em> and in turn America? He\u2019s not the hero we deserve. He\u2019s the hero we need.<\/span>\n

A hologram of Chris Farley<\/h2>\n

The Saturday Night Live<\/em> and Tommy Boy<\/em> star and Madison\u2019s favorite son tragically died in 1997, but thanks to the wonders of technology, the dead can live on as Princess Leia-style holograms. Sort of like Michael Jackson<\/a> and Tupac<\/a>, but with less song and dance and more \u201cfat guy in a little coat.\u201d<\/span>\n

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Phil Ellsworth \/ ESPN Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The REAL James Madison<\/h2>\n

Last month, GameDay<\/em> went to James Madison University (for some reason) and the celebrity picker was sportswriter Gene Wojciechowski dressed as founding father James Madison, evidently because no one cool went to boarding school near James Madison University.<\/p>\n

What would<\/em> be cool was if the GameDay<\/em> crew summoned the REAL James Madison. It wouldn\u2019t be easy, but there is a way. The four GameDay<\/em> commentators must perform a shamanistic ritual in which Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard recite incantations from an ancient Sumerian spell tome while Lee Corso and David Pollack sacrifice the blood of a redshirt freshman. Only then can our nation\u2019s fourth president and our city\u2019s namesake be summoned from the ether. Any error during the ceremony means host Rece Davis will skin-change back into former host Chris Fowler, which, trust me, is not safe for national TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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