OT: Marcus Luttrell is guest picker on GameDay

Submitted by Finance-PhD on
Marcus Luttrell (SDV Team 1 guy) best known from his book and the movie Lone Survivor will be the picker for ESPN Gameday. The Patriot Tour is already in Tuscaloosa so they asked him. No known ties to Alabama but it is the week of Veterans Day so not a bad choice.

Marcus is a great guy that I served with in Hawai'i so I am happy to see him get the nod.

Jmilan

November 14th, 2014 at 8:50 PM ^

The politics he speaks of in his book is more or less blaming the media for the reason why him and his team suffered through all the things they did during operation red wing. I know most people may feel like it's a politically bashing the democrat side of the spectrum but I felt like it was more a speaking against mainstream media which at the time was in 2003 I believe but it's spot on and anyone can see how poor media coverage is in today's world in 2014.

Wolverine In Iowa

November 14th, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^

May I ask in what capacity you served with Luttrell?  Unrelated to my question, but a young man from the very small town I live in here in Iowa is a SEAL - no idea what team or where he is :)

jared32696

November 14th, 2014 at 9:54 PM ^

Marcus has taken his hits on the battlefield and the media, and also by conspiracy theorists who second guess the amount of militia they encountered out there. I say fuck em all and damn proud of those men who fought for our country. We are lucky to be one third of the men they are

Blue4U

November 14th, 2014 at 11:04 PM ^

and I don't really think his veiws on the media and how the reaction to killing the herders is all that political.  He was dealing with reality and how the fallout from the Abu Ghaib situation would affect them.  From my pov I don't think that's political at all, it's reality.