You can’t show up in Eugene, Oregon to film a TV show about the Oregon Ducks and not include a whole lot of duck antics, right? College GameDay put that to the test on Saturday with a whole lot of duck-related segments.
Things got started in a hurry as Lee Corso was handed a live duck while sitting at the desk next to a very concerned Kirk Herbstreit. Things got a bit flappy.
They were just handing out ducks on @CollegeGameDay this morning. pic.twitter.com/S8jlnWqifN
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 22, 2022
Later on, Corso was seen spending a lot of time with The Oregon Duck himself as the two just chilled out in the dressing room together.
What's better than this…guys being ducks. pic.twitter.com/AXZG0lghLS
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 22, 2022
But it all culminated in the final moments of the broadcast as Corso, flanked by The Oregon Duck, put on a duck mascot head of his own and then attempted to hold the live duck, but that plan went awry very quickly and the duck tried to make its escape.
"We've got a live duck loose on the set!" pic.twitter.com/92I8K5LKWU
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 22, 2022
All in all, it was exactly what you’d expect from a College GameDay stop in Eugene. And if the Ducks manage to upset undefeated UCLA, it’ll be the perfect day for Ducks fans all around.
In the meantime, the duck antics certainly got a lot of college football folks talking on Saturday morning.
Ducks and Geese Gone Wild this week https://t.co/cJqqJRyxmW
— Ali Thanawalla (@Ali_Thanawalla) October 22, 2022
Gameday at Oregon is always electric. What an ending! #GoDucks https://t.co/htCs5QJAJn
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) October 22, 2022
The Duck is channeling his inner Belushi before sunrise, and we’re here for it. pic.twitter.com/mlmFmc5TjO
— 🇸🇲 Sickos Committee 🇸🇲 (@SickosCommittee) October 22, 2022
new man at the desk pic.twitter.com/PIRkxBkqLO
— The Duck (@TheOregonDuck) October 22, 2022
Find you someone who looks at you after so many long years the way Lee Corso still looks at the Oregon Duck. pic.twitter.com/LNkxhf01on
— Jerit Roser (@JeritRoser) October 22, 2022
There’s no such thing as a calm Duck appearance. https://t.co/gPENQOqsvj
— 🇸🇲 Sickos Committee 🇸🇲 (@SickosCommittee) October 22, 2022
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.