College Gameday was great for about 5 years when it was just Fowler, Corso, and Herbstreit.
Fowler had a consistent, steadying presence.
Corso brought an old-school opinion and always had a trend stat to share...and the headgear at the end.
Herbstreit was just excited to be there - genuine enthusiasm.
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Then they wanted someone out amongst the crowd, usually a lady.
Then they wanted the sob-story thing with that one guy.
Then a guest picker.
Then this, then that.
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We all know what it became, but it did have a short golden age when it was great.