ESPN unveiled its brand-new College GameDay introduction music on Saturday ahead of the big Week 1 slate, and it didn’t go over so well.
Replacing Big & Rich with Darius Rucker, Lainey Wilson and The Cadillac Three and basically doing a remixed version of “Comin’ to Your City,” the seminal pre-college football show’s new intro song really did not earn raves from fans.
While the song was never high art, this new version really didn’t satisfy fans of the original version that debuted in the 2000s. Like, people really don’t like this. They were very vocal about it. Like, whew, bad reviews!
WELL, here it is. This is the new church music. pic.twitter.com/gjCGlNcf3n
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 2, 2023
We’re not exactly sure what to make of this, and it’s fair to argue that this really isn’t all that much better than what came before. However, what came before was comfortable, and this is a cold shower of change.
College football fans aired their grievances to this revamped intro song, as one would imagine.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
Whew, people really did not like this.
They should just go back to the mid to late 90s classic theme song….because whatever this is aint it. https://t.co/ibgnSBTKAA
— Roy Bellamy (@roybelly) September 2, 2023
Honestly they should just rattle off all 133 schools like the Pokérap. At least it would have a better rhythm https://t.co/EOhsQKT9lv
— JK (@jkav96) September 2, 2023
With all due respect to Darius Rucker, and the fact that I'm glad they dumped B&R…to quote Mark Knopfler, "That ain't workin'!" https://t.co/kcoD3VN2TR
— Kevin D. Grüssing (Pronounced Grew-sing) (@KevDGrussing) September 2, 2023
Somehow way worse than the putrid original. https://t.co/7CvS1vybKN
— Sean Grady (@sgrady85) September 2, 2023
https://t.co/ln0ozvROWe pic.twitter.com/NDtkMgQuMw
— Alston Meadows (@alston_meadows) September 2, 2023
This is the financed waterbed of intro songs. https://t.co/VGY7RODCS2
— Biscuit Salad (@BiscuitSalad) September 2, 2023
This is so awful. With how terrible GameDay has gotten there is no reason to turn it on. https://t.co/HYoPpsMgjs
— WazzuCrew11 (@WazzuCrew11) September 2, 2023
Big and rich sucked, but the song was always the worst part. They kept the worst part https://t.co/fLjPCSkFxy
— Tw!tter (@jordenhill) September 2, 2023
it’s neat that they open up the college gameday broadcast like “here is a list of the teams that matter” https://t.co/PEmE6A9W9s
— beef randolph jr (@thumpasaurus1) September 2, 2023
How long will you wander, o Israel? How long until Bubba Sparxxx is restored to his throne? https://t.co/UDDqDKoMDW
— Jason Kirk (jasonkirk.fyi on bluesky) (@thejasonkirk) September 2, 2023
This is less than ideal. https://t.co/kCYjvxoLm8
— Ryne Moen (@RyneMoen) September 2, 2023
Unsubscribe https://t.co/wbGDtuPeaR
— Kyle Kennedy (@Kyle_Kennedy13) September 2, 2023
Just not very good. Feel bad for Darius Rucker. https://t.co/DxupSO21Nw
— Todd Kalinosky (@tkgoblue) September 2, 2023
Yyyyyyikes https://t.co/gb34Lp3Ihc
— Matt (@NoPitStops) September 2, 2023
Here’s today’s lesson in “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” https://t.co/6qjIsWU2xX
— Jesse Gavin (@JesseGavin1) September 2, 2023
Worst than i imagine but, oh well football! https://t.co/BuelAI41Ko
— 3 Peat? (@Nick_Jayy) September 2, 2023
This is so bad.. https://t.co/i3P7Q8HShm
— justin weiger (@justinweiger1) September 2, 2023
That won't last: https://t.co/H9aECg4kx6
— Chris Woodward (@ReporterChrisW) September 2, 2023
Just no https://t.co/WzecHzTzxj
— Spenser Williams (@SpenserWilliams) September 2, 2023
Unbelievably bad https://t.co/dzGgtTUpIU
— Jon (@pupperstate) September 2, 2023
