An Arizona fan holds up a sign that reads "Jay Bilas is the father of my child" during ESPN's College GameDay at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Bilas is one of the GameDay crew members. Photo by Drew McCullough / Arizona Daily Star

'GameDay' lacks excitement at McKale 

Has there been a sports event that didn’t match the hype more than Saturday’s ESPN “College GameDay” program at McKale Center? There were no UA players or coaches on the live set. It was like a “Seinfeld” episode: a show about nothing. The only thing that worked was the Zona Zoo energy. ESPN’s basketball team doesn’t have a Lee Corso-type character to make the show work.


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