Alabama football fans are fed up with ESPN’s College GameDay.
The Crimson Tide had a TikTok comedian who is a Vanderbilt fan as its guest picker last week versus LSU. Alabama had several former players on campus — including Patrick Surtain II, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Blake Sims — but ESPN chose a comedian who does not represent the program. Georgia, on the other hand, faces Ole Miss today at home and gets an alum as its guest picker.
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ESPN picked Nolan Smith, a Butkus Award winner, to return to Athens (Ga.) for the Bulldogs. Smith won two College Football Playoff National Championships (2021, 2022) with Georgia. Alabama fans are going off on College GameDay via social media.
Wow, what a concept, a person that actually has ties to the home team being the guest picker.
— Bama Mom 🐾 🇺🇲 🇮🇱 (@BamaMom216) November 10, 2023
Bama got a Vanderbilt fan and comedian between Ohio State and Georgia both getting former players
— Tucker Seal🐘🪓 (@Tseal14) November 9, 2023
So uhhh why is it that you gave us a vandy tiktok comedian
— CALEB DOWNS BURNER ACCOUNT ➐ (@ballandoats6d9) November 10, 2023
And Alabama got some goofball that isn’t even tied to The University. This show is getting worse and worse.
— Pete Peterson 🥋 (@PeteBama205) November 10, 2023
ESPN out of pocket giving last weeks game a comedian that had no ties to neither school and then this week actually get a player that had ties wow
— 💥5/11 My Day💥 (@God91In) November 10, 2023
So you just HATE Bama that much? I have a few Tennessee and LSU fans you could get next.
— Kari Absher 🐘 (@karinsoil) November 10, 2023
So why does every school but Bama get alums?
— Tim (@TimRTR7105) November 10, 2023
Must be nice to get a former player… we get a comedian with no ties to bama
— Chip Edwards (@ChipEdwards10) November 10, 2023
@ReceDavis @GregMcElroy as bama grads y’all should want to know what the hell bama has a TikTok comedian as our guest picker ? Y’all never have actual ex bama players as guest pickers and we’ve had Joe Namath 2 times. What is espns deal ?
— 🍖 meat( luffy voice*) (@TimGDadfromtha1) November 9, 2023
And yet y’all chose a “comedian” who graduated from Vandy to pick in Tuscaloosa. 😒🤡
— Clint (@ClintRyan3) November 10, 2023
Bama had some comedian that has no ties to the school be the guest last week https://t.co/3RKwISAMqD
— Deon Bass (@DLBass24) November 10, 2023
Alabama battles Kentucky at 11:00 a.m. CT for a chance to clinch an SEC Western Division title.
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