Lee Corso on ESPN GameDay
OK, this is not a joke, and I am not trying to be cruel. But is anyone else watching College GameDay this morning? Is Corso just unprepared, or does he really, really seem to not have all of his mental faculties anymore (i.e. senility, dementia, etc.)? It sure seems like the latter to me. I mean, I have watched almost every Saturday this fall, and he hasn't been much better, nor did I ever really enjoy his over the top shtick, but he looks downright out of it and confused up there today. He is referring to incorrect teams, cannot pronounce anyone's name correctly, and seems really, really out of it...
November 21st, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 10:52 AM ^
I'll say it: he was terrible when ESPN gave him nothing less than an open audition when Gameday was in Ann Arbor. He's a personality for the press conference--not the Gameday set.
Plus, how's he going to golf five days a week prepping for Gameday?
November 21st, 2015 at 11:11 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
I agree - he was boring. Not that he can't improve but he was very PC which is not what you expect from Spurrier.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:23 AM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 1:01 PM ^
Yeah if he can't put on a performance less than one week after stopping his previous career, lord knows he can't ever possibly evolve as a television personality. I mean, just look at John Lynch's progression.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:18 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 10:35 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 11:04 AM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 11:05 AM ^
I thought the same thing about Frank Gifford that last few years he was on MNF. You could see he was having trouble keeping up and frequently looked confused. Sucked to see it because he was with the first crew I could remember seeing on MNF and that made him kinda special to me.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:19 AM ^
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lou holtz spent a decade drooling on live tv on the very same station
November 21st, 2015 at 10:36 AM ^
Is anyone complaining about it? It was a respectable, even concerned, question.
Between you and Bando - you all cry anytime anyone mentions it. It's like he's your dad or something. No one is disrespecting the man, just asking if anyone else feels as uncomfortable as they do watching him struggle.
There's nothing wrong with asking the question - respectfully and not making fun of the legend. You should take your own advice...deal with it.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:44 AM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 11:07 AM ^
Yeah, I didn't read it as disrespectful. Legit question if you weren't aware of the stroke.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:44 AM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 10:46 AM ^
Every week you're piling on Corso. So... Pot kettle black.
November 21st, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^
lol ONE week I brought it up (in this exact same fashion) and you got hurt about it. That was it.
Way to exaggerate.
Even the way he couldn't finish the headgear segment just a second ago was tough. People have the right to ask or feel kind of uncomfortable watching it - especially someone you hold in such high regard.
It's not disrespect. It's a question and more than one person has the question so it's asked every week...usually by a different person. That should tell you everything you need to know.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:12 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 10:45 AM ^
Ding ding ding. Corso has the job as long as he wants the job. He's actually not that bad--it's just that everyone puts way more emphasis on his misspeakings than anyone else. Shit, Desmond probably misspeaks more than Corso does.
Yes, Corso had a stroke. Yes, he had a very public recovery from that stroke. Yes, he may have come back too soon. But that was five years ago. He's doing a good job with what Gameday asks him to do--which is be on about half the show or so, do the mascot head pick, and give a little analysis now and then.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:36 AM ^
For the record, I think ESPN's heart is in the right place. However, for every feeling I have that they should let him step aside on his own, I also have a feeling that maybe someone should decide for him. I guess the question is - Is it more respectful to allow him to do his own thing, or prevent him from diminishing his legacy? And, yes, he does have a legacy as a ESPN College Gameday host. He's brought a lot of attention to that show. He's earned his place.
My dad is currently struggling with dementia. I have no idea if Corso has dementia or if it's just the result of a stroke. I'm not a doctor and I don't know enough about Corso to say one way or the other. It just makes it hard for me to watch.
Having said that, no one has ever had more emphasis on what they said or misspoke than Emmitt Smith. That was extremely hard to watch. You could tell that he was aware of the issue and, I think, it only made it worse.
For your viewing pleasure...or pain -
November 21st, 2015 at 11:12 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 10:35 AM ^
Yeah, that was quite a while ago though, wasn't it? I am really not familiar with the long-term effects of strokes.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:48 AM ^
Sorry, but how can one not be aware of the long term effects of strokes? Either you are very young or you have been too cloistered. The major short-term effect is death. If you have the good fortune to overcome that effect, neary all other effects are long-term.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:56 AM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 11:16 AM ^
Mere semantics. To me death is a short-term effect that obviates all other effects. It can't be long term because the person is no longer living; you can't visit the person in 10 years to see if they are still having speech issues. The person is no longer there. Their physical manifestation has turned into mere earlthy material.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:05 AM ^
What? Respectfully, maybe you've had personal experience, but "too cloistered"? The long-term effects of a stroke seem like a very technical area that I would imagine most people without medical background and/or personal interaction wouldn't know much more than basics.
People lose certain motor skills, seemingly on half of their body. Is that in all cases (I assume not) and what does it depend on? Is it possible to lose motor skills on both sides of the body? Does it impact brain function or is it purely physical? Can one rehabilitate that or is it permanent? Does the condition worsen over time even without further strokes? Does having one raise the likelihood of having another?
Maybe you know all the answers to these questions on long term effects, but I would guess 95% of people don't.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:12 AM ^
Also thanks for the neg. But are you for real? The basics are easy to know, and the basics are what Corso exemplifies. As someone noted elsewhere in this post, the effects of a stroke are fairly easy to recognize. And many, many people know someone who has had a stroke. Or you can use Google.
Or you, and the OP, can just guard their ignorance behind internet anonymity, and don't bother to do any research.
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I'd also appreciate a thanks for the neg I gave you.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:51 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 10:38 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 11:08 AM ^
Favorite comment on here. That guy just irritates me. Can't watch him at all.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^
I guess he was fine as long as he wasn't talking about Notre Dame, or teams that had played Notre Dame, or teams that might play Notre Dame, or schools where Skip was coaching, or the schools Skip was coaching against, but...
November 21st, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
He was one of the best coaches of his era and a more knowledgable football person than Corso on his best day. He was a mumbling bumbling guy on TV but if you listen to what he said, outside of ND bias though can you blame him?, He had some good things to say about life and football. Read his book "winning every day" you might think of him differently.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:39 AM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 10:39 AM ^
Consider watching Corso an opportunity to exercise your compassion. We are lucky to live in a society in which we do not, as a matter of course, cast out folks who are challenged because they are outside of the norm. He earned his chance to be able to continue to work and to leave on his terms. And he got it. And for that we should all be proud.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:43 AM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^
Well said. Nice perspective.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:27 AM ^
society does, as a matter of course, cast out folks who are challenged because they are outside the norm. No one earns the right to do their job poorly (God Bless Merica).
Lee Corso is lucky to have a job in an industry where, as a matter of course, the standards are so low. The people who care the most about football (active players and coaches) - don't even watch Gameday. The fans who care have been pushed to blogs and other internet sites to get their fix for years.
Where is Chunks when you need him...
November 21st, 2015 at 10:41 AM ^