College Gameday in Ames?

[isufbcurt]

Who will be the guest picker?

probably some crappy band that has nothing to do with ISU like the Chainsmokers

Glad Gameday is coming but bummed that I have to miss it.

 

[istater7]

I will be surprised if the guest picker is someone with a connection to ISU. ESPN might even choose someone without a connection to the state.

 

[F5cy]

Georges is just about the only person who I trust to be Cyclone through and through. There are some former players like Sage too, but idk how famous they need to be?

 

[Cyched]

David Montgomery would have been possible this week with the Thursday game, not next week.

Georges? Is he playing right now?
Hornicek?

Jeff or Abby?

 

[longdriveforsom]

it'll probably be Elijah wood or aquaman... please no tom arnold

 

[CloneFan4]

Having a sister in law that actually works for ESPN... the location of Gameday isn't some sort of corporate secret that ESPN keeps in the dark about anything. There's an advanced crew that is assigned to working through various potential Gameday locations.

Additionally, that company is incredibly segmented and not just 6 dudes sitting around in a room high-fiving each other. People who would likely need to know the location after the two or three people that handle advanced planning options would be those involved with the planning of the TV side of things from the handful of traveling crew to the hosts to the people who work directly with the hosts to make accommodations. There are vast amounts of ESPN employees who wouldn't know, and for that matter wouldn't care, where Gameday is before anything was announced including numerous high level execs. Its a corporation not a frat party.

Is Gameday something really cool for our school? Yes.
Does it have a value to Iowa State as it relates to perception and marketing? Yes.
Is it just another Saturday in a long list of Saturdays for almost everyone at ESPN? Yes.

Consider it on par to bumping your chest around about January bowl games. Neat and relevant for your personal school of choice. But to think anyone, aside from those invested in your personal school of choice, actually cares enough to have some sort of corporate secret Illuminati where some ex employee actually has access to the 3 or 4 staff that have that far out involvement with the show... its all smoke and mirrors from anyone who says otherwise.

Cool story dude. I bet you're a great time at parties

 

[everyyard]

Coach Mac.

 

[huntt26]

Prince Farming? Or my wild card pick Nick Nolte, whose dad played for ISU

Please not a murderer hok fan

 

[SCNCY]

What of they pick someone like Shawn Johnson

 

[SECyclone]

If it's this early in the season, it could be Hoiberg. He's probably the most well known Cyclone right now.

He’s a husker now.....

 

[SECyclone]

Don’t they normally get someone with a connection to the site school ??

 

[uthaman]

I would guess Jason Momoa as a guest picker just since he went to high school in Iowa and is a big name. But his movies aren’t Disney movies so I don’t know...

 

[Trice]

What of they pick someone like Shawn Johnson

Saw her in Jack Trice for the CyHawk game a few years ago in an Iowa jersey. So thanks but no thanks.

 

[Isualum13]

If it wasnt for his incident a few years back I would see them taking Chris Soules.

But a google search of notable isu alumni brought up retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson, maybe that would a good choice.

I do think Niang would be best however.

 

[jdoggivjc]

UNI1ISU2

 

[2speedy1]

Where are our know it alls at? They can ask their sources for the answer!

 

[Goclones1727]

Randy revealed his source by essentially thanking him in his very next tweet

 

[michaelrr1]

Randy revealed his source by essentially thanking him in his very next tweet

Go on...

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

A couple years ago, the Iowa Nice guy would've probably been the choice. I could see them doing something like Kim Reynolds or someone "neutral" (even though she is an alumn of ISU).

Best answer is Niang though

 

[NWICY]

Georges is just about the only person who I trust to be Cyclone through and through. There are some former players like Sage too, but idk how famous they need to be?

Is Seneca famous enough? I mean he is to ISU fans but I don't know nationally. Thry could always spend 5 minutes highlighting "the run".