ESPN's College GameDay usually doesn't announce where it's headed each week until most of the big matchups are finished up for the current week. However, they made an exception this week as they already announced a destination for Week 4.
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For the first time ever, we're headed to New York City next week! pic.twitter.com/VVhGw9vjwZ
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 14, 2017
There don't seem to be any big games in NYC so they may be going to try something new. There were some good candidates to host the game like TCU-Oklahoma State, Penn State-Iowa and UCLA-Stanford. No one can know for sure if those options were considered, but it should be interesting to see what kind of crowd GameDay can get in a city like New York City.
Analyst Kirk Herbstreit got quite a few questions about the decision and he might have given some insight as to why the team is headed there.
You'll love it. It's about how many alums are in NYC and how many different local establishments become watch parties!!! Be cool! https://t.co/wK0NPHQQT2
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) September 14, 2017
The Associated Press's Ralph D. Russo also tried to explain why the crew might be headed to NYC as well.
Re: GameDay in NYC.
Underwhelming slate of games. Try something different.
Could be some cost benefit to not traveling huge crew. https://t.co/dmnfWfZ8bb
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) September 14, 2017
Here are some of options for GameDay on Sept. 23
Wash @ CU
TCU @ OSU (Bedlam is in Stillwater)
Penn St @ Iowa
Bama @VandyFootball
Snooze
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) September 14, 2017
He does make a good point, but the TCU-Oklahoma State would likely be the best of those options and apparently that's not quite the excitement the crew or ESPN is looking for when they move GameDay somewhere.
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