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Yesterday was the first episode of ESPN College GameDay’s college basketball coverage. The show was live from Stoors, Connecticut, the site of the UCONN vs. Notre Dame women’s basketball showdown. This was the first time that GameDay has been at the site of a women’s game, and forgive us for saying this, hopefully the last. I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of women’s basketball, but if you are a fan of any sport then That Fan is a fan of you.

There are also a few different trends that we will cover with the basketball version. In football you have Corso’s headgear, but in basketball you’ve got Digger’s stunning silly tie/highlighter color combo, and the half-court shot for a scholarship (just an FYI, the half-court shot was missed, which makes nine episodes in a row without a winner).

There weren’t that many signs on the episode for a few reasons. First, the show was only an hour long, compared to two hours with the football version. Second, you are inside an arena rather than in a large area outside. And oh yeah, it was at a women’s game, which isn’t necessarily the hottest ticket in town. On to the signs!

First up, this student thinks Digger should have gone with the blue tie/highlighter combo instead of the green:

"Digger: Blue is greater than Green"

This student on the other hand is all about the green, and even started the Digger fan club (notice the very large green highlighter sign):

"Digger fan club"

Enough about Digger, let’s get some shots in on Jay Bilas:

"Jay Bilas can't play Scattergories"

I know Dick Vitale is as old as God, but I’m not sure he’s on his level just yet:

"Dickie V = GOD"

If you’re playing Notre Dame in any sport, you can’t help but give them a hard time about their football program:

"It's OK Notre Dame, you always have football. Oh wait!"

This guy was just begging to be on TV with a silly sign like this…or maybe he was being serious?

"This guy loves math!"

Maya Moore doesn’t seem to like Pat Summit very much (thanks to the UCONN blog for letting me know who this was!):

I don't know how to caption this other than saying "I hate Pat Summit"

Hey pal, sorry if your mom sees this, but that money is most definitely not for “books”:

"Mom, please send money for 'books'"

I believe tent city is where all the students camp out in tents the night before trying to get tickets to a big game.  Ryan, is this something anyone can vote for, or do you have to be a UCONN student?  Let us know and we’ll get our visitors to vote for you.

"Vote Ryan Grace, Mayor of Tent City. Storrs, CT 2010"

You also had your usual signs in the crowd of various players’ faces blown up very large.  One in particular caught That Fan’s eye:

Hmm, not bad, must be a cheerleader, right?  Wrong, it’s a 6-foot forward for the UCONN women’s basketball team (she’s also standing right in the middle of that picture).  Want another glimpse?

That Fan couldn’t help but do some research into who this supermodel of an athlete is.  Turns out it is Meghan Gardler, a senior on the team.  That Fan routinely likes to give presents to our readers in the form of Erin Andrews and Jenn Brown, but we may have our new favorite female athlete.  Okay, we DO have our new favorite female athlete.  Can That Fan turn Meghan into a household name?  Probably not, but we sure will try!

Be sure to check back in the next couple days for the poll allowing you to vote for your favorite sign from this week.  Next week College GameDay will be at Clemson for the Duke/Clemson game.  We will be back with all the signs!  And here is one more shot of Meghan to hold you over until we do a larger write-up on her later this week…