Saban goes coin toss in Sark-Smart pick as ‘GameDay,’ sans Corso, makes title game picks
Nick Saban doesn’t want to pick between Kirby Smart and Steve Sarkisian, so he let fate take over.
ESPN’s “College GameDay” panel – along with celebrity picker Timothee Chalamet but without Lee Corso – went Texas Longhorns over the Georgia Bulldogs for the SEC Championship Game.
Except for Pat McAfee, who once again, left the panel and the crowd in stitches and wondering just who he would pick.
As a lot of people have said up here, this game has already been played,” McAfee said. “Who won? Who’s that coming down the track? It’s the mean machine in the Red and Black. Ain’t nothing finer in the land than a drunk, obnoxious Georgia fan. Go Dawgs!”
Desmond Howard didn’t agree.
“The hardest thing to do in football is beat the same team twice in the same year,” Howard said. “I don’t think Georgia is able to do it. I‘m going with the Longhorns.”
Chalamet, who showed off his college football IQ throughout the segment, agreed.
Though Lee Corso wasn’t on set Saturday, the “College GameDay” crew made their conference championship game picks. Check them out:
SWAC Championship
Southern-Jackson St.
- Howard: Jackson State
- Saban: Southern
- McAfee: Jackson State
- Chalamet: Jackson State
- Herbstreit: Jackson State
MAC Championship
Ohio-Miami (Ohio)
- Howard: Miami (Ohio)
- Saban: Miami (Ohio)
- McAfee: Miami (Ohio)
- Chalamet: Ohio
- Herbstreit: Miami (Ohio)
Sun Belt Championship
Marshall-Louisiana
- Howard: Marshall
- Saban: Louisiana
- McAfee: Marshall
- Chalamet: Louisiana
- Herbstreit: Marshall
Big 12 Championship
Iowa State-Arizona State
- Howard: Iowa State
- Saban: Arizona State
- McAfee: Arizona State
- Chalamet: Arizona State
- Herbstreit: Iowa State
ACC Championship
SMU-Clemson
- Howard: SMU
- Saban: Clemson
- McAfee: SMU
- Chalamet: SMU
- Herbstreit: Clemson
Big Ten Championship
Penn State-Oregon
- Howard: Oregon
- Saban: Oregon
- McAfee: Oregon
- Chalamet: Oregon
- Herbstreit: Oregon
