Pickle_Weasel

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It is a production staff decision. They attempt to find someone of note with school or regional ties for the home program the majority of the time and certainly take host preference into consideration, but they have the ultimate say. If the Mouse is promoting something, you get a random picker. Or, the producers just want someone else, so be it. The guest has to be able to meet show timelines and avoid any professional conflicts with ESPN (Disney).

It is ESPN producers that ultimately select and manage the process.

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You're welcome to say that, and folks are welcome to continue to downvote me, but I can say with absolute certainty that is wrong. When Katie Perry was the picker at Ole Miss, do you think someone at ESPN just had her name pop into their head because they knew that her manager was an Ole Miss alum? Hell no. Nobody thinks about someone like her and Ole Miss.

The host school 100% has an absolute say in the matter - ESPN could say "no" (it is their editorial right), but it's wrong to pretend that ESPN just picks and chooses and the school just sits on their arse without any involvement.

So, once again:
1. The host school is notified they are hosting GameDay.
2. The host school pitches their list of who they have chosen early in the week.
2a. The host school's sports info director and compliance staff work to verify schedules, check for conflicts, etc...
3. The list (in order by preference provided by the host school) is given to ESPN.
4. ESPN then says "cool" or "nah, not that person, but the other person on your list would be fine".

Now, if a school doesn't care and doesn't put in any effort, then sure, ESPN will just do the lifting to find someone.

But on this, I am 100% correct in how this process works.

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That is inaccurate

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No, that is accurate. The school reaches out to their choices for the guest picker, and coordinates those choices with ESPN. That's been the case with Ole Miss each time.

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It seems like GameDay notoriously picks...

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The school picks the celebrity picker, not ESPN.

And the reason we lost to Kentucky that week...

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Oh you didn’t hear? That loss doesn’t really count because “it was Ole Miss’s Super Bowl”

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Don't forget, there was also music!

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It’s why we have pretty much moved back to the interlocking MSU being our full time football logo

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The interlocking MSU logo is definitely your best one. The script State logo never looked right. The interlocking logo is unique.

LB's is a huge weakness on our defense. Is Perkins hurt, btw?

All we heard before the season started was how improved our defense was. So far, only the first half of the LSU game is the only time I've seen this defense actually attacking.

I just hope Ole Miss can be competitive this game

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In every case that you previously listed, when those items are used legally as prescribed, there isn't a problem

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I'm really sorry, but I have to ask - are you retarded?

I've talked about OxyContin a great deal, but somehow, you're still clinging to "Well, if it is legal, then there's no problem" argument?