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College GameDay was held at Syracuse yesterday for the big-time showdown between The Cuse and Villanova.  I was hoping that a monster crowd would show up and surpass Kentucky’s GameDay record set a couple weeks ago, but it didn’t happen.  There was still a solid crowd in attendance though.  If you were at GameDay and you have pictures of signs we don’t have here, let us know so we can post them!

Digger went with a yellow tie/highlighter combination this week for those of you that pay attention to that odd sort of thing. The Syracuse student who shot the half-court shot for a scholarship missed pretty badly.  That makes fifteen straight shows with a miss, and Duke and North Carolina remain the only schools to ever have someone make the shot.  On to the signs!

We get started with one of our favorite sign themes, co-eds begging parents for money for some random occurrence that they don’t want to spend money on themselves:

"Dad - send $ 4 Spring Break"

There were a ton (yes, a ton) of E.S.P.N. signs that said something with Syracuse on the S, and Nova on the N.  We’ll spare you from 99.9% of them because they all basically said the same thing:

"E.S.P.N. - Eat Syracuse Pulp Nova"

"E.S.P.N. - Crowd, Help Syracuse Punish Nova!"

"E.S.P.N. - Everyone in Syracuse Pitties Nova"

This sign/costume combo is just AMAZING.  Boeheim was so GQ in the 80’s:

"I'm with Jim"

The majority of you will have no clue what this next sign means, so head over to Urban Dictionary to figure it out.  Is it just me, or does Andy Rautins look like he came straight out of the “My New Haircut” videos?

"Not now chief, I'm in the 2-3 zone!"

Every week on GameDay there are the huge cardboard head signs in the crowd, and this week was no different.  You had all the GameDay guys, Jim Brown, Carmelo Anthony, Rautins, and this guy?  Who the hell is this guy?

For some reason I don’t think Carmelo has any eligibility left…maybe if the Cuse goes out and hires Calipari they could make it work though (low blow I know, sue me):

"Carmelo: One more year!"

There always has to be someone to embarrass themselves on national TV:

Our favorite signs every week are the ones that include the GameDay crew.  This young lady is proposing to Bobby Knight…why do I get the feeling that he would be grumpy and angry if he read the sign in person (not great quality but had to post it anyway)?:

"Bobby Knight, will you marry me"

My personal favorite for the best sign of the day:

"Digger: Dance with our cheerleaders"

This guy was mad Digger went with yellow instead of orange, and we don’t blame him!:

"Digger, where's your orange tie??!!"

Speaking of Digger’s accessory selection, here he is in all his glory.  Leave a comment below and caption this picture:

"Hey buddy, don't worry about what color my tie is!"

Another week, another Erin Andrews sighting, and whatdya know…she tried to kiss me again for the third time this year!

Be sure to vote in the poll below for your favorite sign.  At the end of the season we will have a tournament of all the best signs.  If you haven’t voted for last week you can do so HERE.  As of right now “Rece – Wear my Snuggie” is in the lead.

Next week College GameDay will be at Duke to watch the Blue Devils take on North Carolina, and we will be back with all the signs.  I believe this is the last broadcast of the year…if you’re going to be there let us know!

ESPN College GameDay was live from Lexington, Kentucky yesterday at Rupp Arena, the site of the showdown between #2 Kentucky and #12 Tennessee.  I have been saying for the last few weeks that I expected this crowd to be the biggest ever for a GameDay because of how fast the tickets sold out.  I was correct, as 22,144 fans showed up to show the world who the best college basketball town in America is.  The crowd nearly tripled the previous record that was set a few weeks back by Kansas State with 8,159.  I also heard that the crowd broke the record of the football version of GameDay but I can’t confirm that.  The only downside to the huge crowd is that the signs were so spread out that it was tough to get a glimpse of all of them.  If you were at GameDay and you have pictures of signs, let us know so we can post them!

Digger went with a green tie/highlighter combination this week.  I’m kind of surprised he didn’t play to the crowd like he usually does by going with blue.  Come to think of it, I don’t think they make highlighters in UK blue…maybe he should get with Sharpie on that one.  The Kentucky student who shot the half-court shot for a scholarship missed pretty badly, but it wasn’t the worst shot we’ve seen all year.  That makes thirteen straight shows with a miss, and Duke and North Carolina remain the only schools to ever have someone make the shot.  On to the signs!

First things first, I could post pictures of what seemed like a few hundred “We love our Cousins” sign, but I will spare you and just go with a couple (if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all).  I’m going to withhold my Kentucky jokes here and let you do it in the comment section.  DeMarcus Cousins is certainly one of the most dominate players in basketball this year (even if he does play a little dirty), and the fans in Lexington love him:

"We love our Cousins in Kentucky"

"Here in Kentucky we love our Cousins"

As silly as Kentucky fans look holding these signs, at least they aren’t from Tennessee:

"In Kentucky we love our Cousins. In Tennessee they marry them!"

Well played.  On to some more Tennessee humor:

"Tennessee can Volunteer to lose"

There were quite a few plays on the “Orange you glad you…” joke.  One sign will get the job done here:

"Orange you glad you aint a Vol"

Tennessee’s football and basketball teams have both had an unfortunate series of mishaps with the law this year.  Think Kentucky fans won’t be making fun of that?  Yeah right…

"Kentucky Pros vs. Tennessee Cons"

Just in case you didn’t get the message the first time:

"Pros vs. Cons"

Probably my favorite con-related humor of the day:

"7 NCAA Championships. 2,000 wins. 43 SEC Titles. What has UT done lately? 4 mugshots."

I was disappointed in the lack of signs making fun of Digger and the crew, however, one reader did send in a picture aimed towards Bobby Knight.  Needless to say, Knight isn’t too fond of Calipari so it wasn’t a surprise he didn’t make the trip.

"UK gives Bobby Knight-mares"

Speaking of Calipari…

"E.S.P.N. - Every day is a Caliparty in Kentucky"

DeMarcus Cousins vs. Wayne Chism battled it out for best fashion accessory:

"Battle of the Bands"

Attention all Kentucky fans…I have to find out who this guy is because it is imperative I find out what the rest of this guy’s hilarious sign says.  If you know this guy, or you know what his sign said, please contact me!

:

"UK/UT Tix: $50. Hotel room: $80. Breaking up with my girl V-day weekend to ???: PRICELESS!"

Obviously there were plenty of John Wall signs:

"John Wall lives vicariously through himself"

Is it just me or is this some form of blasphemy?

"W.W.J.W.D." (What Would John Wall Do?)

In the words of the great Lee Corso, not so fast my friends:

"11 is the new 23"

Last but not least, Erin Andrews was in the building, and this Kentucky fan wants her as his valentine (don’t we all?):

"Be mine Erin Andrews"

Speaking of Erin, here she is from yesterday’s broadcast:

We also had Erin’s arch-rival (not really, but it sounds cool) and That Fan favorite, Jenn Brown:

Jenn Brown doing the John Wall dance...

This is the third time I’ve seen Gumby at a College GameDay this year…he must be a big basketball fan:

Digger sporting the green tie/highlighter combo…maybe he did it for Gumby?

Speaking of Digger, he sure likes to bust a move with the cheerleaders every week:

While we are still on the topic of Digger, one angry fan in the crowd isn’t too fond of him (maybe the cheerleader in the video above is his girlfriend?).  During Rece Davis’ interview with John Calipari, a UK fan can be heard yelling “Digger, YOU SUCK!”

The loudest the crowd got yesterday may have been when Rick Pitino was mentioned:

If you were one of the fans who was boo’ing Pitino (or wish you were there so that you could have), click HERE and HERE because these shirts might interest you:

Lastly, I’ve been waiting to spot fans giving obscene gestures in front of the camera all year, and to my disappointment I haven’t found any…until these guys.  These guys get WAY too excited about giving the “forearm jerk” which is the French version of the middle finger:

This UK fan must have seen those guys and wanted to top them:

Be sure to vote in the poll below for your favorite sign.  At the end of the season we will have a tournament of all the best signs.  If you haven’t voted for last week you can do so HERE.  As of right now “Izzo likes Nickelback” is in the lead.

Next week College GameDay will be in Seattle to watch Washington take on UCLA, and we will be back with all the signs! If you’re going to be there let us know!