Fans rip new version of College GameDay theme 'Comin' To Your City'
College football fans are not feeling the new version of “Comin’ To Your City.” The new theme for ESPN’s “College GameDay” debuted Saturday and drew a largely negative reaction on social media.
Darius Rucker, Lainey Wilson and The Cadillac Three recorded the new version of “Comin’ To Your City.” Big & Rich’s version was featured on College GameDay for the past 16 seasons. The country duo announced in August that they were passing the torch.
A new season meets a new anthem ?
College GameDay is BACK and better than ever!
@dariusrucker, @laineywilson and @thecadillac3 ? pic.twitter.com/jciIBGHFPK— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 2, 2023
Fans and media members took to social media to react to the new version. Here’s a small sample of what was being posted:
Me, watching the College GameDay intro pic.twitter.com/4OyLgbw78d
— Bennett Conlin (@BennettConlin) September 2, 2023
Oh man, I’m not sure I’m vibing with the new College Gameday theme.
— Adam Lichtenstein (@ABLichtenstein) September 2, 2023
Not going to tweet about the new college gameday song bc the last time I tweeted about a sports promo song [redacted]— Jessica Smetana (@jessica_smetana) September 2, 2023
The new gameday intro… pic.twitter.com/VHpxCpjUkx
— VolTone (@brockToney17) September 2, 2023
The new college gameday intro song STINKS pic.twitter.com/UevFG2Gjx4
— Hawkeye Historian (@Hawk_Historian) September 2, 2023
GameDay intro song… pic.twitter.com/5woDYWHRNv
— ChampU ? (@The_BradJohnson) September 2, 2023
Holy shit the gameday intro song has gotten worse every year but this is the worst by far
— AURowski (@AURowski) September 2, 2023
New College Gameday intro is ASS. Bring back Big n Rich
— Ronny Crimson (@RonnyCrimson69) September 2, 2023
I can’t believe ESPN had the audacity to change the college Gameday intro!!!!!!
R WE SERIOUS RIGHT NOW????
— Reece Britt (@Britt15_reece) September 2, 2023
Wtf is this new College Gameday intro?!
— Jeffrey Thompson (@jsthompsonjr) September 2, 2023
Initial thoughts on new "Comin' to your City": it's not as good and I hate it. pic.twitter.com/lWu1bd0wvw
— Marc Finch (@Chops971) September 2, 2023
College GameDay is live in Charlotte from Romare Bearden Park near Bank of America Stadium, the site of the border war between South Carolina and No. 21 North Carolina. Rucker, a South Carolina super fan, is Saturday’s celebrity guest picker.
An abbreviated version of “GameDay” aired from the studio ahead of this past Saturday’s Week 0 slate. Lee Corso was absent from last week’s studio show but is on hand in Charlotte, along with Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and the rest of the crew.
