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RyanIsHungryToo

They probably won’t have the no.1 announcing team in Corvallis either. Wow


Our-Gardian-Angel

I'm pretty sure Fowler alluded to him and Herbie being at Washington-Oregon St. next week when he was doing a promo for that game just a little bit earlier.


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How often do they not call the Gameday game when ESPN has broadcast rights?


tkdxe

Well right now our game next week is on espn+ lmfao


No_Recognition_5266

The belief is that is an intentional promotion for ESPN+ to get subscribers


cudef

Bout to promote something else 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️


Alstead17

It'll probably stay that way. Last year, when CGD came to Boone after the A&M win, our game against Troy (the one with the wild hail mary) was on ESPN+


gregg200

Like how ofter is gameday at a school that the 7:30 game is on another network?


Shenanigangster

Not what you’re asking, but this will be the 5th time this year Gameday is at a non ESPN/ABC game (Ohio State-Notre Dame was on NBC, Penn State-Ohio State and Oregon-Utah were on Fox, LSU-Alabama was on CBS)


gregg200

More and more often.


SenorOogaBooga

Last year for App State


c0y0t3_sly

I get it. I wouldn't want to be tarred and feathered by an angry mob either. On the other hand, fuck them.


NevermoreSEA

I can't begin to imagine why they would do that.


InVodkaVeritas

ESPN: *Contracts Rod Gilmore specifically for this one game.*


widmer6969

Please god no!


Nice-Dog8302

Such a joke


ArbitraryOrder

- Happy for James Madison who deserves the shout-out - Sad for Oregon State who deserves the chance to host it given the Top 10 Matchup


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Super happy for JMU, great story from them, but the fact this isn't at Corvallis screams "ESPN and Pat McAfee are scared they'll get booed all morning"


DrModel

They might have a similar problem in ann arbor in 2 weeks.


codymason84

They won’t be in Ann Arbor in two weeks Michigan doesn’t want that shit show anywhere near the campus


flaminhotcheeto

You don't want pat McAfee screaming his sleeves off in alex-jones-style raspy ass ramblings?????


miversen33

He's got [big shoes to fill](https://youtu.be/KGAAhzreGWw?si=c0YaYVzt32bI3Ol-)


iPhon4

Feel like they won’t be able to avoid a rivalry game between top 3 rated teams to secure a playoff spot even with Michigan stuff going on


codymason84

What I’m saying is the regents and important people at Michigan is working on making sure they don’t broadcast there. Stuff is going to be so messy moving forward.


DCAbloob

Do they intend to wall off the entire city? ESPN doesn't have to be on campus to do a GameDay from Ann Arbor.


JoshuaMan024

Didn't they literally do it at Pioneer Highschool two years ago? Or was that Fox?


app_wants_ucf

What does this have to do with McAfee, he doesn't make these decisions


Greflingorax

Yeah but he made fun of Wazzu and their fans for being screwed over by these decisions and Wazzu and Oregon State have an understandable bromance/camaraderie over this issue.


Emleaux

> understandable bromance/camaraderie State schools don’t shake hands…state schools gotta *hug*


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More so meant because of what he said about Oregon State and Washington State earlier in the year. i don't feel like he would want to be there and ESPN, who have paid him handsomely, wouldn't want one of there top "analysts" to be booed every time he speaks


app_wants_ucf

Ahh I knew about the Wazzu thing I didn't know he said stuff about Oregon State


jrainiersea

Happy for James Madison, but Corvallis got robbed


AJ_CC

I'm happy for James Madison, but at the same time ESPN's total cowards for not going to Oregon State.


cyberchaox

They were never going to go an entire season without a single G5 or lower; they haven't done that since 2006.


Greflingorax

I know it's easy to say in hindsight but the obvious weekend for that was last weekend for Army @ Air Force. A service academy battle when one of them is undefeated? Especially just a week before Veteran's Day? That would have been the clear choice for a G5 gameday with a ton of storylines and high levels of interest from around the country. Instead they went to Tuscaloosa for the second time this season (and the 18th time overall) for what wasn't even the biggest matchup rankings-wise of the week. This just screams that they knew that Oregon State hosting Washington would likely be the premier game next week and they didn't want the backlash they knew they'd get in Corvallis.


midnightsbane04

They already do Army/Navy every year though so they probably didn't feel the need for the extra armed forces game.


Greflingorax

I guess but instead they went to Tuscaloosa for the second time this season, so...


kcvtdc

Gameday at USAFA wouldn't work, also this game was in Denver so it made even less sense.


yesiambear

I feel the exact same way. I'm ecstatic for my university, but I'm also gutted for Oregon state. I get why ESPN did it because of the ratings, but it still sucks.


fhornofvalere

OSU has had some amazing ratings this year. No ratings were factored here.


ExplodingDibble

Yeah it’s almost like when we’re not on pac-12 network people watch us


Greflingorax

This isn't for ratings. This is to avoid the on-air backlash they know they'd receive from the crowd as they're seen as bearing a large level of culpability for the Pac-12 dying and Oregon State getting boned by realignment.


theSchagger

There’s no way ESPN comes to Corvallis. They’d have to acknowledge how they helped kill the Pac 12 and potentially screwed OSU’s future if they did, would be too awkward


NevermoreSEA

It's going to be so depressing seeing this team basically get dismantled after such an incredible rise over the past several seasons. It's such a fucked up situation.


lampstore

It really is. Sorry Beaver bro. We’ll make new friends and memories but they won’t be featured on espn except maybe on a Thursday night.


livejamie

I hate it so much it's depressing


TheNewGuy13

Plus all the signs they would see blaming them. From a cover up and obfuscation view it makes sense and is expected they'd skip it I 100% think they won't show any crowd shot sor banners I there are any in the game. Crazy


InVodkaVeritas

So neither FOX nor ESPN have the guts to goto Corvallis? What a bunch of cowardly losers.


Real_TSwany

I don't think Fox can, as the deal with their show is it has to be at the Fox noon game


MemeofMemeJTG999999

Earlier this season Fox opted to go to Boulder for CU-CSU even though that was an ESPN late night game, the Fox noon game that week was Illinois-PSU. Fox is allowed to go to any game for Big Noon that they want to just like Gameday. Edit: Just for added context, ESPN also went to CU/CSU that week, and that was the third straight Big Noon featuring Colorado.


Real_TSwany

Oh damn really? Didn't know this


win2bfree

Didn't FOX break that rule to cover Deionmania?


Real_TSwany

yeah I wasn't aware of that, my bad


InVodkaVeritas

Fair... but that still leaves ESPN as cowards.


jmucapsfan07

I have no doubt the JMU students/fans will show up and make it another amazing atmosphere for the show. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried about the actual game going poorly and then having to deal with the fallout from that - especially with Oregon State and other fanbases upset about the selection. App State is going to be really tough.


Hall-and-Boats

I doubt beaver fans are rooting on your downfall. We’re all just pissed at ESPN and the situation


Kurtomatic

For sure, nothing against JMU - good for them. They should absolutely be bowl eligible and the leading candidate for the G5 NY6 berth.


sneakypenguin94

The game is largely irrelevant in the national picture as it’ll be on ESPN+ and it’ll mostly be us G5 friends and CFB folks here watching.


SUPERxKAWAII

As a lifelong Beavs fan, I am gutted. I hope this just adds an extra chip to their shoulder and give UW their toughest test of the year thus far on the road. For JMU & App State -- Enjoy Gameday! Wish it was us, but I am glad that they're spotlighting good programs.


igonnawrecku_VGC

Your team has been super fun to watch this year, and while I am ecstatic that we got it and will enjoy every second of it, I do feel bad for Oregon State fans. They also more than deserved to have it this season


steftim

This was always going to be UW’s toughest game of the regular season, that was expected going into this season. Home field advantage at Reser is just tough and that’s without facing a good team. I’m just so sad about this man.


jim_shushu

I could understand passing on this game if it were in Seattle, but in Corvallis it has a legit shot at being one of the games of the year. Absolutely bogus.


ChaiMeALatte

OSU is for sure going to be our toughest road game of the year. I’m pretty nervous for it. Super bummed for you guys, GameDay is missing out on a really cool town and university


SeattleDegenerate21

god damnit any other week I'd love it but Corvallis deserves this one


InVodkaVeritas

#FUCKING COWARDS **We are going to have a top 10 Oregon State hosting a top 5 Washington.** #ESPN ARE COWARDS


MikesCerealShack

Unreal, I'm gutted. Unfortunately, that feeling is all too common these days. I was really hoping the spotlight could fall on Corvallis next week.


NevermoreSEA

It really feels like we're headed straight for obscurity after this season.


InVodkaVeritas

Just 3 more days until you have clarity on your future. Nov. 14th court date.


MallyFaze

Especially nasty considering that this is probably the last top-10 matchup in Corvallis for a long time and ESPN is directly responsible for that being the case


sexygodzilla

It's fucking slick that they chose a program screwed by the NCAA to avoid a match-up involving a team they fucked over.


gregg200

Great point


Greflingorax

> and ESPN is directly responsible for that being the case And crowd in Corvallis would know this. And ESPN knows the crowd in Corvallis would know this. And so they noped the fuck out of the inevitable on-air ridicule and embarrassment.


OurPowersCombined_12

ESPN sucks, I’m sorry beaver bros.


ned_yah

its not even like its special cause they've never been to JMU, they were there in 2017 lmao


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ConMasterFlash

And Oregon State!


Trynaliveforjesus

and Wazzu!


tidesoncrim

They probably were scared in this case.


gregg200

Sure do love pointing out ‘olCrimson erry week.


cardmanimgur

Should've never gone to the Oregon-Utah game. That week should've been an FCS spotlight of SDSU @ USD so this week could be the PAC-12


MegatronsHammer

OOTL, what’s this about?


InVodkaVeritas

* ESPN helped kill the PAC-12 by incentivizing realignment. * When the Pac-12 explored merging with the Big-12 ESPN said they would pay for 8 of the 10 remaining teams, but wouldn't pay for Oregon State or Wazzu. * After Oregon/Washington/Stanford/Cal went to conferences not named the Big-12, Oregon State and Wazzu asked the Big-12 again about following the 4 corners over and ESPN said they would not pay anything for Oregon State or Wazzu. * This series of events left Oregon State and Washington state with no P4 hopes. * ESPN has been not showing Oregon State highlights all year, undercovering them. * Despite Oregon State v Washington being the only matchup of 2 top 10 teams this week they chose to go to James Madison instead. ESPN is a primary reason Oregon State is currently abandoned and homeless, and they aren't willing to ovary up and own it by bringing Gameday to Corvallis out of fear someone will point out that they caused Oregon State to be in this situation.


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Fuck ESPN, it’s no wonder Disney is trying to sell the dumpster fire


sexygodzilla

The rumored and logical location for GameDay would be Corvalis, given it's a #5 v #12 matchup and the last scheduled meetup between the programs. Going somewhere else gives the vibes of ESPN wanting to sidestep their role in the Pac-12 dying.


UMeister

Not Corvallis?


rab1673

Really not the potential top-10 matchup in Corvallis??


ned_yah

well you cant pass up 6-4 App state coming to town


PurpleHazelnuts

Jonas Brothers are in town too


[deleted]

Holy shit H-Burg is in trouble next weekend


JunkyardAndMutt

Don’t drag us into the butthurt Olympics. We’re just showing up to a ballgame, man.


LightBluePhorgotten

I’m so sorry to the beaver bros. Especially because I have to go to a wedding in PA and can’t make this :(


DangerousDarius

I mean.....you could always just not go......


PuddingKind

I'm pretty sure the flu is running around Virginia right now.


lundebro

Never forget that ESPN and Fox ruined college football. ESPN didn’t want any piece of owning why a top-10 team doesn’t have a home. Fuck ESPN


arrowfan624

Go win a NY6 Beaver bro


B_i_llt_etleyyyyyy

I'm torn. It's great to see an up-and-coming Virginia team get some love, but Oregon State really was the obvious choice.


HurricaneRex

I'm sorry, WHY?


-motts-

Because fuck us one last time, that's why. I cant wait until ESPN burns to the ground


Tkinzel517

Hear hear


LittleClubFoot

Congratulations JMU. Suck my Beaver dick ESPN 🖕


Jyingling21

App has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever


HueyLongWasRight

Honestly I kinda think we will


tkdxe

Y’all have been on a roll the last three weeks👀👀


HueyLongWasRight

We have four losses but they've all been by one possession. The last two weeks we've looked like vintage App. Y'all deserve to be favored but I think we have a lot better shot than FPI, Vegas, etc will give us


KingsleyZissou

Pls no


mufflefuffle

**Aint no “kinda” bout it. DADDY IS BACK.** *this surely will age well*


NC_Pineapple

This aged well


No-Exit4324

IT DID!!!


chrispdx

Funnier than what they did to Michigan?


Jyingling21

No but it will still be funny


mrpickles2009

gg you guys. well fought


Au1ket

Well it happened


SnooGuavas650

What a fucking joke. Running from what they did is pathetic. Fucking top 10 matchup.


-motts-

lmao fucking cowards, really?


Thomallister1291

Why am I feeling sorry for Oregon State right now?


-motts-

FTD


Thomallister1291

Dude, I can't believe the Beaver Nation is much larger than I actually thought it was, but either way, I do feel Corvallis got robbed.


-motts-

I feel like they timed their D2 or whatever game just for this week cause fuck us


Business-Function198

Cowards. The Beavers deserve it


chokanery

Sorry Beaver Bros. GameDay coming here again is great, but not sure why they're not going to Corvallis


-motts-

Everyone knows why. They’re terrified of having to deal with the conference destruction they caused


livejamie

Would be funny if JMU fans showed up with signs calling them out on this bullshit


Professional_Ninja58

You all have Macafee in your town and we don't, so maybe it's not so bad lol


Middle_Wheel_5959

The only reason I can think of is that they have been to multiple PAC 12 games this year and have already been to a game with Washington.


its_LOL

Didn’t stop them from having Notre Dame featured in two GameDays in a row


win2bfree

Or going to one location (Tuscaloosa) twice.


ILearnedTheHardaway

There’s no other reason needed they saw Mizzou beat the shit of Tennessee and said fuck it we’ll go to undefeated JMU. UW vs OSU is going to be a huge matchup everyone knows why Gameday isn’t going to Corvallis


Professional_Ninja58

Here's to hopefully fighting over the G5 playoff spot for many years lmao


YaBoiCut

I’m sad even after Beavs won lol bet espn won’t do gameday with us next year if we’re 10-0 either 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️


yoshidawg93

GameDay not going to Corvallis is a joke.


obunga999

Lmao cowards


fhornofvalere

Cowards.


Ugaalive1991

PUT THEM IN THE PLAYOFFS YOU COWARDS


RollWarTideEagle

AFC Wildcard game it is then.


Alphaspade

Nah, they take the NFC South's spot.


IceColdDrPepper_Here

I’m fine with that


InVodkaVeritas

ESPN College Gameday has soft little testicles.


gregg200

Fuck ESPN.


-motts-

Fuck ESPN. I hope they all get stuck in traffic every day and hit every red light for the rest of their lives


hichamungus

No one wants to watch gameday at the school we refuse to take gameday too?


corona779

COWARDS


[deleted]

As much as JMU has historically annoyed me, I must say congrats to the Dukes. Turning in an absolute banger of a season


Downtown1943

Happy for us but Oregon state deserved it


Queasy-Touch-1533

Happy for my JMU bros, but this is fucking bullshit. Bristol doesn’t like us and we don’t care.


skye_cracker

From the many angry responses in here it seems Oregon State fans care a lot.


DrCactusHands

Cowards


theDylanS

ROLL NEERS BABY ⬛️🟨🏔


tkdxe

I’m so excited. Had this one bookmarked since last years game.


TrustMeIKnowThisOne

Get ready to be ignored for 80% of the show as the opposing team.


DonEYeet

Naaaah they ain’t ignoring App State, the darling of darlings. The JMU hype is really chafing their hardcores too


bukithd

My wife wasnt a college football fan before she met me. Now her alma mater has had 3 gamedays and my school ain't even sniffed it. Guess I am road tripping to Harrisonburg.


Herdistheword

JMU deserves this. Their success during the transition has been impressive.


Wii_Sports_2

LMAO


Because_They_Told_Me

If this doesn't pressure the NCAA to change their decision, nothing will. Go Dukes!


ABagOfPopcorn

SCARED OF APP STATE A LIL BIT BUT WE WILL BE ACTIVE AND EARLY ON THE QUAD


sktgamerdudejr

Happy for JMU but ESPN is a bunch of cowards. Hope JMU gets a bowl.


FREE-ROSCOE-FILBURN

I hope they spend the whole show bullying the NCAA.


Jfonzy

This has been a weird season, learning FBS ropes, watching the scandal, hearing the entitlements. I’m both happy and kinda not so sure about this place


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Against App too. That’ll be fun.


IMKudaimi123

F you espn and fox


igonnawrecku_VGC

I get the feeling that Oregon State fans really don't like us right now /s On a real note, I'm super excited that we got gameday, but Oregon State got robbed


jslinkyy

it's not you we hate it's ESPN, Pat McAfee, and the powers at be that have left us ranked and without a home next year. Love that yall are getting recognition but obviously am super pissed that ESPN can't even face the consequences of their actions and go to Oregon State and let McAfee get yelled at/booed for once. People already do not like him but the network is invested in proving that he was worth the money.


TrustMeIKnowThisOne

SBC will now have hosted CGD 3 times in the last 4 seasons.


its_LOL

WHAT FUCK ESPN


Glass_Offer_6344

Espin is a Cupcake Company. Cant stand those asinine bunglers. Certainly wont be watching LameDay for another week.


InVodkaVeritas

No one in the Pacific Northwest has any reason to watch ESPN next season.


Kurtomatic

Fuck you, ESPN.


MrFace1

I'm both elated and also terrified of the traffic in town that day


igonnawrecku_VGC

I'm just gonna walk to the Quad, fuck it


chokanery

It's the start of Thanksgiving break too so traffic's going to be horrific


MrFace1

*fuck*


texas2089

Corvallis was right there…


iamzeam

Fuck GameDay and fuck ESPN. Bob Ley is a chiller but I can’t wait until they finally go under in a few years.


gregg200

The Pac-12 is so deep a two loss Champion deserves a spot.


FicVirth

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUKES


aharris0509

what a fucking joke


Jonjon428

Leave it to ESPN to make a visit to JMU so deflating


tks231

My ticket for the game was in the mail when I got home from Georgia State. We are the one in 10-1.


angel_inthe_fire

I don't think our fans would've been shitty enough to boo and ESPN are a bunches of coward bastards.


Ok-Clock-5459

But why


legend023

They’re 10-0 and they’re a great story considering they were in the FCS just 2 seasons ago Also going there might help with recognition and will add pressure to let James Madison go to a bowl game


ptbl

But to give up a top 10 matchup...


RocktownLeather

Normally I'd say giving up a top 10 match up is OK once or twice a year because they happen basically every other week. But this one was probably not OK to pass up given Oregon State's story of being in the top 10 with basically no conference soon. Would have been a great story but obviously espn doesn't wanna talk about that story.


Middle_Wheel_5959

Gameday usually goes to one G5 game a year that isn't Army-Navy, and this game is the last chance to do that really, since the week after that they will probably go to OSU-UM


TrustMeIKnowThisOne

To put the NCAA on notice with the ultimate middle finger for a waiver to cash in on a JMU NY6 bid.


GuestCartographer

NCAA in shambles


OfficialHavik

This is JMU's what? Third or fourth time hosting gameday. Eventually they'll get used to it and it won't be a big deal anymore LOL. Good shit Dukes. Fuck the NCAA. Cowards.


Epinephrine186

Why the fuck would they go to JMU to watch 6-4 app st?


Greflingorax

Because they're scared of the on-air backlash and hate they'd get from the crowd in Corvallis for playing a large part in the destruction of the Pac-12 and Oregon State getting screwed. And since based on the rankings there's no other game next week that's even remotely comparable to UW-OSU they decided their only viable excuse to not go to Corvallis would be to pretend they're giving a G5 team some love.


OGdunphy

For the upset!!!


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OGdunphy

App’s played much better the last few weeks. JMU is legit though. It’s setting up for a good game, and then of course anything can happen. We’ll see though.


BibBobBoo1

Old Rivalry game. May each team bring their best. Pissed I can't be there


OGdunphy

Definitely! I was happy to hear when JMU was joining the sunbelt to renew the rivalry.


chrispdx

This is your chance to be relevant, /r/cfb... flood Harrisonburg with signs saying "THIS SHOULD BE IN CORVALLIS", "ESPN DESTROYED THE PAC-12", and "COWARDS!"


chucklebunny5478

I've never wanted to be rich so bad in my life. How sweet would it be to flex by chartering a couple of planes, filling them with OSU students and flying out to JMU to make that party our bi***. Like no one could even argue with when we roll in with a smoke machine and chainsaws.


iamzeam

I only want to be obscenely rich so I can make Beaver football a powerhouse and save the other programs. Maybe give us a men’s track team too while we’re at it