ESPN’s College GameDay is headed to Bloomington this Halloween weekend, and the move makes sense after Wisconsin knocked off USC on Saturday night and took the shine off the idea of the show heading to the Coliseum for Ohio State.
Now the focus shifts to Indiana, where the reigning national champions sit at 7-1 and are just inches from being unbeaten as they prepare to face Minnesota. With the show landing in Bloomington, the final segment needs a guest picker, and there are plenty of directions ESPN could go.
One name that sits at the very top of the wish list is Lee Corso. In the final episode of The Office, Andy Bernard put it perfectly: "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.
Someone should write a song about that." Corso retired after the season-opening Ohio State-Texas game last season, and the show simply isn’t the same without him, even in a limited role.
If he came out just to put on a Hoosier the Bison mask and said nothing else, that alone would be enough. The odds are basically zero, but it’s hard not to hope.
Another possibility is the Indiana graduate who captured two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics and built one of the most dominant breaststroke careers anyone has seen. She’d bring a different kind of star power while also putting another Indiana athletic success story on the stage.
Victor Oladipo would be a crowd-pleaser too. He remains one of the program’s most beloved basketball alums, and now that he’s in sports media, he’d be a natural fit to light up the set if ESPN gives him the call.
John Mellencamp is another obvious Indiana name. He’s as Hoosier as it gets, a true "Small Town" guy who could have Bloomington "Crumblin' Down" by noon on Saturday. OK, I'll show myself out now.
Then there’s the biggest name of all. He’s the most famous Indiana graduate and has played a direct role in the Hoosiers’ rise into a football powerhouse.
His brand is the largest on the list, and he’s unmistakably proud of being a Hoosier. The only issue is that he may be almost too obvious a pick.
Finally, there’s the current voice of Monday Night Football, a broadcaster who has also called the World Series and the Super Bowl and got his start at Indiana. He’s a polished presence, he’s entertaining, and he’s never shy about showing his Indiana loyalty.
Since he already works NFL games for ESPN, getting him to Bloomington would theoretically not be that difficult. If ESPN lands him, it will have hit on the best realistic option.
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