LOOK: Fans baffled by College GameDay’s choice for celebrity picker at UCF
By Adam Spencer
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ESPN’s College GameDay is in Orlando for UCF’s game against a ranked Cincinnati squad, and the atmosphere is wild.
However, the choice of guest picker for the show drew a lot of skepticism and utter confusion on Twitter.
In Orlando, the choice for celebrity picker was… Maury Povich, a Penn grad from Washington D.C. and the host of a popular talk show.
As you can see below, fans flocked to Twitter to express their bafflement about ESPN’s choice:
Maury Povich as Guest Picker?
And the results determined @CollegeGameDay whiffs again!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/GkacUY01o3
— NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) November 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/operaticliz/status/1063832334208811008
Reckon Maury Povich will reveal to UCF who their daddy is?! pic.twitter.com/FBFeG1ZmD7
— Liz❤️Bama? (@LizHeartsBama) November 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/nlmvp9970/status/1063832118382481410
https://twitter.com/ckep7/status/1063832269864005637
Did I just hear them say Maury Povich is the guest picker? You could’ve given me 3,000 guesses…
— Brandon Kravitz (@BrandonKravitz) November 17, 2018
This morning was going so well until they named Maury Povich as the guest picker. What thaaaaa? #UCF #ChargeOn
— Kevin Tucker (@kevin_tucker_) November 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/UCFDOC/status/1063833110704472064
So Game Day is at UCF and the Celebrity guest picker is Maury Povich. ???- UCF you are still NOT the National Chmapion! ….
— Avill030505 (@Avill2080) November 17, 2018
We’ll see how Maury does as the guest picker, but it certainly was an interesting pick from the GameDay producers. Perhaps he’ll deliver a great troll job of UCF though?
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.
