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Several Ohio State fans planning boycott of ESPN’s College GameDay
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Columbus is going to turn into the Midwestern version of Hollywood this weekend, as three popular pregame shows will be in town for the colossal B1G matchup between No. 8 Penn State and No. 2 Ohio State. ESPN’s College GameDay, FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff and BTN Tailgate will all set up shop on OSU’s campus on Saturday.
But there are some fans who will only be welcoming two of those shows to Columbus. This week, some Ohio State faithful are urging fans to boycott College GameDay on Saturday because of the network’s perceived “SEC bias.”
It started with a few tweets following GameDay’s announcement that it would be in Columbus for the top 10 showdown of B1G behemoths. Now, it’s become a trending topic on social media, complete with the #BoycottGameDay hashtag.
Below are some of the tweets urging Ohio State fans to steer clear of the College GameDay set this weekend:
Attention @OhioStateFB fans, I urge everyone to not go to @CollegeGameDay it’s time to boycott @espn let’s go support @CFBONFOX #boycottgameday retweet to support !! https://t.co/PP2QEMDDGP
— Brent Mason (@bjmason16) November 17, 2019
Good morning. #BoycottGameday
— Ryan Daydrinking 🥃 (@OSUDefender) November 17, 2019
Don’t forget Buckeye Nation to 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽#BoycottGameday pic.twitter.com/dWIwrbZEZB
— Ryan Day Da 🐐 (@buckeyenut82) November 19, 2019
Please leave @DesmondHoward at home.
Actually, why don’t you guys just take the day off and watch how @CFBONFOX and @CoachUrbanMeyer do a quality pregame show. Take some notes, learn from some unbiased professionals.
— CoachChase3 MS, CSCS, SWING Rx Founder (@CoachChase3) November 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/DavidBucki/status/1196050820212637696?s=20
Everyone should gather round the Fox set instead. Or bring signs telling people to tune into Fox Big Noon Kickoff for intelligent, informed analysis.
— AJ Nasty (@zul1732) November 17, 2019
Screw #GameDay and screw @espn !!! Go to the $EC or #Clemson since you love them so much, we don't want you in Cbus! We have our favorite show @CFBONFOX #BigNoonKickoff coming to town with real football analysts! #GoBucks
— Cmon Buckeyes it's Redemption time! (@BuckeyeFanMH84) November 17, 2019
If you prefer real football analysis: https://t.co/FGJhAZfqhT
— Ryan Daydrinking 🥃 (@OSUDefender) November 17, 2019
No thank you. Take your "hot takes" elsewhere. Go to the Cincy vs Temple game, xichigan vs Indiana, texas vs Baylor or 1 of those top teir sec games next week. Anywhere but Columbus Ohio please…. pic.twitter.com/0ZGR2TL6ED
— Nick (@Buckeye6142016) November 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/CiCi_da_Dawg/status/1196215164850376704?s=20
No go over to the Fox Big Noon setup with Gus,Klatt,Quinn and Coach Meyer
— Justin Salinas (@Salinas0812J) November 18, 2019
#boycottgameday pass it on!
— j (@osubuckeye42) November 17, 2019
See ya there coach! #boycottgameday
— Brent Mason (@bjmason16) November 20, 2019
I'm all for it. #BoycottGameDay #GoBucks https://t.co/JDkO9ZZybc
— Bruce4C (@Bruce4C) November 20, 2019
You won’t see me!! #boycottgameday I’ll be @CFBONFOX @CoachUrbanMeyer https://t.co/r9sGQIt3hz
— Brent Mason (@bjmason16) November 19, 2019
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB