OT: ESPN College Football Playoff Ad (w/ Jimmy Kimmel) has funny UM/OSU gag
**praying to the gods of the internet this hasn't been posted yet. I did check and haven't seen it.
Anyway, posting this for a fun Friday aftenoon laugh. If you've watched ESPN recently you might have seen their new ad promoting the College Football Playoffs on New Year Eve. The ad features Jimmy Kimmel, Robin Thicke, Josh Duhamel and large random assortment of mascots, cheerleaders, song girls, and atheletes singing a rendition of Auld Lang Sein at a fancy NYE party.
In the full version you'll notice a maize bowtied guy wearing a blue Michigan sweater take part in the song. Nearby is an OSU fan in a red OSU sweater. As the song ends the Michigan and OSU guy have unknowingly put their arms around each other, apparently distracted in their jubilation. When the song ends they notice each others sweaters and then immediately separate with looks of disgust on their faces. For some reason I find the reaction of the Michigan dude hilarious.
I also think it's cool that ESPN is basically affirming the Game is the best rivalry in college football. They could have picked Bama/Auburn or others.
The ad is 60 seconds long and worth a full look. If you're the impatient type cut to 00:40 seconds in.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:14036080
Embed below.
Edit: I can't get the embed to work for some reason.
November 6th, 2015 at 12:36 PM ^
Good news - not posted before
Bad news - definitely not funny or hillarious IMO
November 6th, 2015 at 12:45 PM ^
Mildly amusing, maybe..
It's Friday afternoon. I'll allow it.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^
Good thing what is funny OR hilarous is subjective to the viewer! You don't have to share my sense of humor but it's cool that the rivalry is featured so prominently.
November 6th, 2015 at 12:47 PM ^
What I did find funny, at our expense, was the Dr. Pepper commerical with Larry Culpepper and the crying Michigan fan that he was consoling about being a 2 loss team. Without getting specific, it was an excellent troll job on our fanbase.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:04 PM ^
Tried searching. Couldn't find it. You got a link?
November 6th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
Nope. Only saw it once.
The fan was from "Maryland Tech" or some other ficticious school, but had maize and blue face paint. The fan was sitting in an empty stadium, upset that a two loss team wouldn't be able to make the playoffs. It aired during the Minnesota game.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:54 PM ^
It was Banana Tech actually.
November 6th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
Oh yeah, MSU, I saw that. /s
November 6th, 2015 at 2:37 PM ^
Ah I did see it then. Thanks.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
Edit: I do not know how to embed here.
November 6th, 2015 at 3:42 PM ^
I doubt this was poking any fun at us...especially since the colors looked more like the colors to 2-loss UCLA.
November 6th, 2015 at 12:38 PM ^
November 6th, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^
Hey baby.
November 6th, 2015 at 12:38 PM ^
The OP makes me GAG!
November 6th, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^
The internet gods have been unkind.
November 6th, 2015 at 12:44 PM ^
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November 6th, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^
Also, holy shit are you a douchebag for thinking down on people who wear hoodies.
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November 6th, 2015 at 1:24 PM ^
Ronnie Kaye?
November 6th, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^
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November 6th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
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November 6th, 2015 at 3:28 PM ^
Bill Belichick probably wears one when he collects his annual Super Bowl ring, so there's that.
November 6th, 2015 at 4:04 PM ^
Congratulations.
November 6th, 2015 at 5:25 PM ^
It's perfectly acceptable to wear hoodies at any age and for any occassion anywhere in the Midwest. I grew up in Michigan; I've seen it firsthand.
November 6th, 2015 at 10:02 PM ^
I wasn't sure from your original comment whether you were actually trying to be a douche or not, so thanks for confiming.
November 6th, 2015 at 12:48 PM ^
I have upvoted everyone for their participation in this thread!!!
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November 6th, 2015 at 12:59 PM ^
Yeah I dont care what other pedantic or spergy posters find funny or hilarious. I'm just posting a significant new media instance of Michigan on a major media outlet. I pointed out that I happen to find it amusing. You don't have to agree or disagree with that.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:10 PM ^
I think your definition of significant significantly differs from others.
The phrase "new media instance" is funnier than that ad.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^
Ok fella. Way to be unneccessarily vindictive. And what clever wordplay.
Significant: sufficiently worthy of attention; noteworthy. Michigan and it's archrival are promininently featured in a constantly running national commercial featuring at least 4 major celebrities and the mascots of several blue blood or major programs. Does that not meet your definition of sigificant?
Really? The term "media instance" is funnier than Kimmel? You sound fun. Please keep you're valuable contributions coming.
November 6th, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
say your definition of prominently is a bit skewed as well. Having random actors in team sweaters is neither significant nor prominent for the programs.
You make it sound as if "Kimmel" is just some always hilarious entity. He has some funny stuff, but it was not on display here. Most people seem to agree that this was not funny.
November 6th, 2015 at 12:53 PM ^
Not the OP's fault but old joke, not particularly well done, though I do like the image of a puny and likely unathletic Ohio State fan. That's fun.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
Maybe gag was the wrong word. What I find funny is the strong, almost over-the-top reaction of shame and disgust from the Michigan guy - eyes pointed down, backing away slowly with hand held up.
November 6th, 2015 at 5:13 PM ^
I don't think you were wrong to post it at all. It's totally appropriate here. I just like the other ESPN UM-OSU ones better, especially the first date. I felt like this was a missed opportunity, especially with Jimmy Kimmel in the house.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^
When will mgobloggers learn that they have to do a better job of entertaining me? This is my only form of entertainment.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:07 PM ^
It was hard not to notice the UCLA mascot seemed to be having quite the time all by himself, but after all he is a bear and he lives the single life in Los Angeles, or at least this is what I presume.
Regarding the video itself, I don't think ESPN allows embeds directly from the site. I tried to find it elsewhere but couldn't, so like the stuff from the NFL Network, you may have to wait until someone rips it to YouTube or some other service.
November 6th, 2015 at 1:13 PM ^
What I do like is that they are addressing the issue head-on of one of the Playoff games competing directly against New Years Eve, and having some fun with it.
There was (and still is) a lot of controversy about this. The CFB playoff is not the Chick Fil A bowl. If you are a CFB fan, it's a must watch. There are countless wives and girlfriends that are going to be pissed off this year.
I did not even tell my wife this could happen. Why borrow trouble? If we get so lucky, I'll call an audible and come up with something on the fly.
November 6th, 2015 at 2:17 PM ^
I like the End Around in this case.
November 6th, 2015 at 2:36 PM ^
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November 6th, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^
Let's throw back to these fun commercials too.
November 6th, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^
angry every time I see that commerical. As an Mgodad of a 3 yr old daughter, I pray I will enstill in her the hatred of OSU and that the first 15 seconds of that commerical could never be a reality in her life.
November 6th, 2015 at 3:53 PM ^
Everyone else in my family is Blue.
So I pretty much grew up with it.
November 6th, 2015 at 4:01 PM ^
November 6th, 2015 at 5:19 PM ^
but in reverse.. Mention Michigan anything and they recoil in horror.
Have to say I have trained them right (or wrong in your view).
It's funny what we do as sports fans.
November 6th, 2015 at 9:46 PM ^
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November 6th, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^