Game day guest

[Bucky Dog]

I would still love to get Will Ferrell to come in character. The crowd would go nuts and the GD crew wouldn't stop laughing. I'm ok with Freeman or Grisham though.

[Bully Dee Williams]

We gonna flip Morgan Freeman! ***

[DawgHouseUnited]

I feel that this may be appropriate to consider...



Start @ around 0:48 and let it run.

[thunderclap]

Fine. I'll do it.

[Morgan Freeman]

Can confirm baby!

[ShotgunDawg]

Can confirm baby!

God, is that you?

[mstatefan91]

Can confirm baby!

[BogeyGolfer]

I have a good friend that is a journalism major a Missouri and he is interning with ESPN right now. He just texted me and told me that ESPN has been in contact with Morgan Freeman's people to see of he would do gameday. Who knows if it will work out but that's just what I heard.

I think gameday is a big deal and I'm glad we have it but who really cares who the guest picker is? It really doesn't matter. I think FSU had some ex- volleyball player. I wish ours was Coach 34, at least it would be entertaining.

[dawgoneyall]

Yes, yes, yes.

[IMissJack]

Holy crap it amazes me that we have fans that can't see this is a NATIONAL show that needs a national celebrity. NOONE outside of MS that is under 35 remembers Will Clark (as much as I love him). We have few alums that are nationally recognized, we need the biggest celebrity available.

[Dawgology]

WOW, the little Caesars guy loves MSU. haha. That's awesome

I have my sources... Don't let him fool you into thinking he gets in the game with a media pass

[dawgpound]

I would love Morgan Freeman but isn't he an OM fan? I know he did some commercials and goes to some of their sporting events. I want someone with Mississippi State ties, not just donating some money here.

[ScoobaDawg]

I would love Morgan Freeman but isn't he an OM fan? I know he did some commercials and goes to some of their sporting events. I want someone with Mississippi State ties, not just donating some money here.

This is the only reason I would be against it. I know i have read of him being in ads and going to games and other events there. and yes I know he has donated money to our vet school.

[maroonmania]

So was the Faith Hill thing just a joke? I was good with her. Morgan Freeman would be good too except I do associate him more with OM from the commercial voice overs he has done for them. At least both have Mississippi roots which is a lot more than can be said for Katy Perry.

[Coackjek]

Whoever it is, everyone on set must have a "swag chalice"

[MaxedOutMaroon]

I still have Jerry Rice as my top (Starkville born and his mother still lives here and he frequently visits), BUT.... I could dig Morgan Freeman!

[Smitty]

We could get Lorde

[shrimp]

I heard a rumor that Snoop Dogg was in Starkville last night.

[Vandelay Industries]

We could get Lorde

I watched this episode last night, I love Randy

[Mjoelner34]

Holy crap it amazes me that we have fans that can't see this is a NATIONAL show that needs a national celebrity. NOONE outside of MS that is under 35 remembers Will Clark (as much as I love him). We have few alums that are nationally recognized, we need the biggest celebrity available.

^THIS^ times eleventybillion! MSU alumni, fans and Mississippians will already be watching. This is about drawing in outsiders and like it or not, Ole Miss hit a homerun. I've seen the Katy Perry skit linked on 3 or 4 national news sites this week. Pick Clark, Paps, Grisham or Rice, it won't even be on the WCBI sports broadcast. Of all of the names (rumors) I've seen, I would rank them like this:
1. Farrell and/or Walken (in character)
2. Snoop Dogg
3. Freeman or Wahlberg
4. Harrelson, Hill or Rice
5. Some MSU alumni that 1% of the target viewing population outside the state of Mississippi has ever heard of or cares about.
We're (the MSU fanbase) already fired up. I may be wrong but I think a guest picker should lure those in who may not otherwise watch or at least wouldn't watch as long. It'll be the fans creating pre-game and game atmosphere along with the play of the team that will sell our university, not the guest picker. The guest picker should hopefully draw viewers in and then it's up to US to keep them here.