"Tell them … tell the team to bear down"

Sticks with the Duck mascot head on GameDay show

Some highlights:

>>Lee Corso picks Oregon over the Cats by sticking with the Duck mascot head. Beard is the only one on the panel who picks the UA. Should be interesting. Corso picked Oregon after saying, “I love this place,” about Tucson. Hmmmm.
>>Former UA swimmer Amanda Beard, a 7-time Olympic medal winner and also a model, shows up as the guest picker. Still wish they would have got Jennie Finch there, but how can you go wrong with Beard?
>>Beard about her and Corso: It’s a love-hate relationship. He agrees and disagrees with her.
>>UA fans derisively chant, “Desmond, Desmond, Desmond …” after he picks Oregon to beat Arizona.
>>Another good poster: “Nick Needs a Flowbee”, which means Foles needs a haircut. That looks like an Oregon fan’s sign, however, because it’s green and yellow.
>>Desmond Howard: “I have to ask my friends in red out there: Can you guys stop Masoli?” He then picks Oregon, saying the Ducks’ offense is too much. The crowd does not realize he picked Oregon because they were busy cheering his first statement. Host Chris Fowler quickly informed them and the cheers turned to boos.
>>Desmond Howard: Spent time with Mark Stoops and the UA defense this week. “They are excited … Jeremiah Masoli better watch out for Trevin Wade.”
>>Lee Corso: Arizona has to play great defense. Oregon is 8-0 when a team has only one week to prepare.
>>UA football coach Mike Stoops is near the set. UA basketball coach Sean Miller needs to meet with the students again to discuss an appropriate chant for Stoops. How about just, “Stoooooooooooooops … Stooooooooooooops.”
>>Lee Corso said Arizona is the most exciting team to watch, while Kirk Herbstreit sided with Oregon.

>>All four guys trumped up the Pac-10 compared to others. Desmond Howard went so far as to say that the Pac-10 is catching up with the SEC.
>>One of the more creative signs: A picture of David Hasselhoff, whose daughter attends the UA.
>>Check out the sign in the screen shot above: “If you can read this sign, you don’t go to ASU” That’s a good one.
>>Jim the financial guy who talked about coaches salaries picked Oregon to win 30-28 drawing the ire of the UA crowd, which broke out “U of A” chants.
>>The UA cheerleaders finally showed up. Where are the Oregon cheerleaders?
>>Corso is unfortunately showing signs of stroke that he had six months ago, talking slow and stopping in thought.
>>Good crowd on hand, nice touch by UA to allow fans inside adjacent balconies, adding to the festive scene.
>>”Lee Corso is Hot” and “Corso Loves Burritos” two of the more interesting signs
>>That Wazzu alum showed up again with the flag in the background … gotta love the enthusiasm for a 1-8 team
>>Ohio State is wearing throwback uniforms against Michigan. When will the UA try out those snake “UA” helmets from the 1970s at least once?
>>Los Betos restaurant gets creative with a sign: “Corso (hearts) Los Betos” So do we by the way.
>>Oregon coach Chip Kelly is pretty much non-descript: You can’t really like or dislike the guy if you don’t know much about him. But one UA fan made a sign that says: “Ugly Duckling” and had Kelly’s picture with it. That is a funny one. It should have been a picture of LeGarrette Blount, however.
>>This is not part of the scene, but ESPN’s interview with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh is revealing. He would not answer what he heard USC coach Pete Carroll say after last week’s game. Come on, Harbaugh. Be real.
>>Lute Olson bodysize poster with the saying: “The Duck Stops Here”

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