Chris Vannini of The Athletic ran an exhaustive survey asking fans to share their thoughts about college football on TV. The results presented some pretty interesting information on the networks, play-by-play crews and shows we are blued to every Saturday. Perhaps the most interesting bit of information has to do with Lee Corso.
Fans do not want ESPN to try to replace the Sunshine Scooter when he finally leaves College GameDay.
Plenty of candidates had a good showing. Pat McAfee picked up 27.6 percent of the vote. Alabama coach Nick Saban had 9.4 percent and CBS’s Rick Neuheisel drew 8.8 percent. Most respondents though do not want ESPN to force someone into the spot.
Nearly 30 percent of the more than 5200 surveys indicated that they did not want to see the network try to sell anyone as the new Lee Corso.
The former head coach at Louisville, Indiana and Northern Illinois first joined ESPN in 1987. He has been a part of College GameDay ever since.
Corso turned 87 earlier this month. Discussions of what the network should do when he finally decides to end his broadcasting career have been popular, but fans seem to be sending a message: Lee Corso is one of a kind and trying to replace or replicate what he brings to College GameDay is a fool’s errand.
