Dobbs feel good story on GameDay

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ESPN subtly launched a huge "anybody but Peyton" campaign for the Heisman in 1997, desperately trying to show that Peyton had real competition for the award. Once Woodson started making a few plays, they hyped him up like crazy, often whining about how defensive players are never considered and even went as far as saying, "There's so much bias in Peyton's favor. What chance does a black defensive player have against a white Southern QB?" When Woodson won, Chris Fowler (I can't remember the exact wording), said our fans were reacting like trailer trash, or something like that. In '98, Corso picked Syracuse, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and FSU to beat us. Corso even said Houston (back when they were terrible), would give us a great game because their run defense was so good (UT gained over 300 yards on the ground against them). When Tee Martin set the record for most consecutive passes completed, I remember during the ESPN highlight reel, the commentators downplayed it, only talkong about how terrible South Carolina was.
 
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Orange_Vol1321 said:
It shouldn't matter if your 0-4 storys like that need told.

Football takes a back seat to real life situations.
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JD is an amazing person. But with thousands of college football players (most good kids) there are just to many to do a story on with their good works. And at the end of the day the E in ESPN stands for entertainment. JD and the team did what they needed to do and the story was shown.
 
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A heart warming story about an all around great guy. But even all around great guys have a darker, more odious side. Perhaps Josh watches Dancing With the Stars. Or, (GASP!) puts ketchup on his steak. :)
 
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It was aired on Gameday yesterday, way prior to them announcing this coming Saturdays destination.
 
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