Announced tomorrow on tv. Wtf.

[Xenomorph]

O

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Walken + Ferrell

 

[AFDawg]

It'll never be finished on time.

 

[msstate7]

Walken + Ferrell

It has to one of these. Right?

 

[00Dawg]

Epic Fail.

They must not have the ducks in a row yet.

 

[godlluB]

Everyone who went to Cowbell Yell tonight so find out (and you know a bunch of them did), just got seriously trolled by ESPN.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

[h=2]Announced tomorrow[/h]

 

[Xenomorph]

That's what I assume too. They've got a B-list star lined up in case plan A doesn't work out. Can't imagine any other reason to not announce by now. .....not that any of it really matters. The speculation is fun though.

 

[BhamDawg91]

Lee fitting said today on Finebaum around 3 pr 4 pm that they have the guest picker selected. That it took a while to get that person. He would not give any hints as to who it is.

 

[Hellsyeah]

It's a 3 for 1. Polk/Croom/Stans**

 

[msstate7]

Lee fitting said today on Finebaum around 3 pr 4 pm that they have the guest picker selected. That it took a while to get that person. He would not give any hints as to who it is.

If the picker has been chosen and he/she is being kept secret, only the SNL 2 make sense IMO. They're the only 2 that really pump the crowd up by being revealed at the last possible moment.

 

[MSUDawg25]

If the picker was a big star, why would they not announce it ahead of time to get the word out and boost ratings? Prepare for a letdown.

 

[state2013]

Theory 1: they had a maybe from someone big, they backed out, now scrambling to find a replacement and Strickland is deseperatley not wanting to 17 this up.

OR

Theory 2: its someone really big. Someone big enough to put in their contract with espn to not use their image to promote the show beforehand, someone who wants to remain low key. hence the secrecy. Think Ferrell/walken, Brittany spears, oprah.

 

[FlotownDawg]

It has to be somebody HUGE for them to keep it a secret this long

There's no way they're going to keep everybody in suspense until the last second and then unveil somebody like Robin Roberts, Faith Hill or some former MSU athlete. Nothing against them, I think they would've been good guest pickers. But the suspense has been built up so much that anything less than a Katy Perry type super star will be a big buzzkill.

 

[Tsunhater]

It's Papelbon. Already has his Custom Made Maroon Suit ready for College Gameday

 

[Crazy Cotton]

Don't fear the reaper...

Maybe they got the band back together?

 

[kired]

Are gameday ratings really affected by the guest picker? I've never known who it was ahead of time except for last week, and that's just because my FB newsfeed was filled with it. I've gotta believe people in MS are the only people who care.

 

[NoDebate]

It is Paps. And everyone better be pumped when they roll him out. He is our guy. The last two game days had to manufacture outsiders for the host. Embrace our world champion when he shows up.

 

[MSUDawg25]

I have no data on it, but I would bet good money they were affected by it last week because they hit a completely different demographic from their usual audience. You probably got some of the TMZ crowd tuning in to see what kind of wacky antics that cooky Katy perry would be up to.

 

[ArcherSPS]

It's Walken and Ferrell

 

[Tsunhater]

Don't Think So

It's Walken and Ferrell

 

[MSUDawg25]

So Paps was at the Cowbell Yell tonight, but they didn't say he was the guest picker? That wouldn't really make sense. I guess maybe ESPN wouldn't let them announce. Whatever. Just win, baby.

eta: I have absolutely no problem if it's Paps. That is how it's supposed to be done. Not pick a random celeb.

 

[msstate7]

It's Walken and Ferrell

And/or... I agree

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

confident?

It's Walken and Ferrell

.

 

[Jaqueax]

Damon chauvinist

What about our fine women's softball and basketball coach?

 

[TwelvePackSmack]

I agree that they haven't yet announced because they were holding out on a Ferrell/Walken or similar, but now it looks like Paps. I like Papelbon, but it's not the big get I wanted.

 

[ckDOG]

Y'all taking this guest picker **** too seriously.

It'll be okay children,

 

[AFDawg]

Or, it could be that they want the surprise registered to feed into subsequent viral video type stuff. Ferrell has a record of making surprise appearances: http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2014/06/26/will-ferrell-surprises-fans-at-u-s-soccer-rally/

But it could also be something ho-hum.

 

[MaroonHeadgears]

I heard Air Force One just touched down out at the airport

 

[Old Fart Dawg]

I heard Air Force One just touched down out at the airport

Yup. It's Morgan Freeman. He not only played the President, he played God.

 

[MaroonHeadgears]

And don't forget big bird. Or something like that