ROLES: Writer, Actor
STORY: Monday, September 1st, I received a phone call at work while working at Yes To Carrots in San Francisco. ‘Mikey, ESPN wants you to guest pick on College Gameday. ‘ ‘Why the hell would they want me?’ I asked. “Oh sorry, not you, you as the Duck.”
I quickly went to work, writing my picks for the Saturday ahead, thinking of ways to visualize and animate my picks without holding up a sign for each one. I wanted to have a bit for each pick I did by using props or other forms of communication. I went to Target and Toys ‘R’ Us (RIP) and found props to work for my ideas.
I flew to Eugene, Oregon early Friday to meet Coach Corso for rehearsal. I pitched my set, we refined our script, and we were ready to go for Saturday Morning.
The College Gameday Cast and crew have dealt with my antics for years lol. They knew I wasn’t going to show up empty handed. But I didn’t full tell them exactly everything I’d be doing. Corso knew I was going to make breakfast on stage, Desmond Howard, Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit didn’t.
I had two assistants to the sides of me, handing me props as I went through the selection. The key for me was watching the monitors and working against the cameras to prep my next prop or prank. Most everything went to plan, somethings didn’t, but at the end of it, I left feeling good to be the first Mascot to guestpick on College Gameday.
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