Nick Faldo reaction: Fans question College GameDay’s guest picker decision
By Adam Spencer
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Nick Faldo was the celebrity guest picker for ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday ahead of the Montana-Montana State game.
Faldo is a golfer and is British, so many were wondering why exactly he was the choice for the Week 12 pregame show.
It was the second week in a row the show had featured a golfer as the celebrity guest picker, with Texas alum Jordan Spieth getting the nod ahead of the Texas-TCU game in Austin in Week 11.
But with Sir Nick Faldo holding no ties to either school, fans took to Twitter to question why exactly he was on hand to make a pick for
Why is Nick Faldo on gameday?
— Justin (@HimmyCooks04) November 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/Reece_Parkinson/status/1594011837493702656
Nick Faldo has got no idea what college football even is ?
— TommyFootball (@TomNovell) November 19, 2022
Its funny they couldn't find a celebrity from Montana so picked Nick Faldo
— Mr.Jackson (@JacksackPhD) November 19, 2022
Why is Nick Faldo guest picker lol
— Poore (@PoorePlaysBass) November 19, 2022
What exactly is Sir Nick Faldo's connection to Montana or Montana State?
— Slippery Pete (@molson.bsky.social) (@SlpryPete) November 19, 2022
Who’s Nick Faldo?
— Jahque (@alleyne_5) November 19, 2022
Nick Faldo as the @CollegeGameDay guest picker at Montana St is… not something I expected to see this morning.
— Kyle Ginty (@KGinty) November 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/FANMAN_KSU/status/1594010046098067456
College game Day. WTF. Nick Faldo as celebrity guest picker. Who gives a F what he thinks?#collegegameday
— Tod Bridges (@Todabridges) November 19, 2022
When ya have Nick Faldo as your guest picker, it clearly shows that NOBODY else wanted to hang out in 5 degree weather in Montana today!! #espngameday
— BRIAN!! (@BrianSimpsonKY) November 19, 2022
Will his picks be decent, at least? We’ll see how the Week 12 slate of games shakes out around the college football world.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
