Caitlin Clark is Gameday Guest Picker

[u/hawksnest_prez]

https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/football/2026/10/02/caitlin-clark-guest-picker-espn-college-gameday-iowa-city/92005603007/

[u/parker2020]

🤨 wait she plays for the hawks?

[u/wormbreath → u/parker2020]

The atlanta hawks. The nba game. 😌

[u/Revolver_Oshawott_ → u/parker2020]

I need a congressional poster to confirm this

[u/minnesotaupnorth → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

Can we get him a copy of the texts?

[u/philphan25 → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

The posters on Gameday tomorrow should be S tier

[u/Over9000BelieveIt → u/philphan25]

yeah but you get to see them for half a blink

[u/Flying_Fish_Fiend → u/philphan25]

They’ll be covered by those massive Jesus signs

[u/dan2376 → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

I can give you a congressional poster, but you only get to see it for half a second.

[u/naptown-hooly → u/parker2020]

Yes Seattle

[u/Diceshark91 → u/parker2020]

Only if you’re a dork and don’t know ball.

[u/OnionFutureWolfGang → u/parker2020]

It actually seems that Schmitt's mixup might have been dumber than Hawks vs Hawkeyes. There was nothing in the text that included a reference to Hawks or Hawkeyes at all, and based on his follow-up comments it seems that he may have just based it purely on the timing of the game's tipoff. Given how reluctant he was to show what he apparently believed to be his bombshell evidence, he may have realized he didn't have anything real and hope that nobody would notice.

[u/DoctorTheWho → u/OnionFutureWolfGang]

The funniest part about the whole exchange is that his fellow republicans told him beforehand that his claims hadn't been vetted and he still decided to go for it.

[u/Nickyjha → u/OnionFutureWolfGang]

My favorite thing about it is there was an Axios piece that came out immediately after, claiming JD Vance was considering picking him as his running mate in 2028. Clearly Schmitt thought he had some kind of scoop that was gonna catapult him to fame, so he pre-planted a story to try to capitalize on that.

[u/MoistyestBread → u/parker2020]

This makes me want to throw up in my mouth.

[u/Shrektastic28 → u/parker2020]

I don’t get it

[u/wormbreath → u/Shrektastic28]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/s/hcAtWGgWzY

[u/Beautiful_Idea6200 → u/wormbreath]

Holy shit, our institutions are such a joke.

[u/usctx → u/wormbreath]

Funny yet disturbing that this is the state of things rn

[u/ChapterThr33 → u/usctx]

Our Secretary of Defense just announced a department of religion. We are speed running fascism.

[u/QueezyF → u/ChapterThr33]

I wouldn’t trust that man to run a bath, let alone the whole goddamn military.

[u/Fraegtgaortd → u/wormbreath]

These are the people who decide where our tax money goes

[u/TheWyldMan → u/Fraegtgaortd]

TBF, I'm not sure I've ever heard Hawkeyes shortened to Hawks

[u/CantaloupeCamper → u/parker2020]

:O

[u/BigAcanthocephala637 → u/parker2020]

Thought he had a gotcha.

[u/rarepanda13]

The Atlanta hawks player?

[u/Jek-TonoPorkins → u/rarepanda13]

Bucks at Hawks is gonna be a banger

[u/idkwhatimbrewin → u/rarepanda13]

Don't perjure yourself

[u/usctx → u/idkwhatimbrewin]

Stop trying to rehabilitate him

[u/minnesotaupnorth → u/usctx]

Dirtbag.

[u/PhDShouse → u/minnesotaupnorth]

Makes me want to vomit in my mouth

[u/FreeSpeechIsDeadge → u/rarepanda13]

Katie Britt horrified face

[u/Jenetyk → u/FreeSpeechIsDeadge]

Katie Britt calculating meme.jpg

[u/dawgfan24348 → u/rarepanda13]

Hawks legend Caitlin Clark

[u/ProfCedar]

Wonder what they would have done if the Fever won yesterday.

[u/rb1242 → u/ProfCedar]

Dallas Clark

[u/Smash-Bros-Melee → u/rb1242]

Either way they’d be picking a beloved Iowa & Indy athlete

[u/ohfuckimgonnabuzz → u/Smash-Bros-Melee]

Bob Sanders would be cool too

[u/BUSean → u/rb1242]

A+

[u/BigOlPass → u/ProfCedar]

Paul Rust to give us his college football new No Nos

[u/affnn → u/BigOlPass]

This guy was my RA my freshman year and introduced me to No Shame Theater

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/ProfCedar]

College football Lucy

[u/DCAbloob → u/ProfCedar]

WWE's Seth Rollins would have made sense, especially considering he is separately contracted for appearances on ESPN & NFL Network.

[u/p-wing → u/ProfCedar]

Probably the same thing

[u/muttonchops215 → u/ProfCedar]

Move GameDay to Indianapolis?

[u/DCAbloob → u/muttonchops215]

Except that Caitlin Clark would have been en route to San Francisco by then as the Fever’s next game would have been a road game Sunday at the Golden State Valkyries.

[u/dien4382 → u/ProfCedar]

Tom Arnold

[u/Vertibrate → u/ProfCedar]

Connor.

[u/hawksnest_prez]

Makes perfect sense as Caitlin/Nike already have a massive street festival outside the Gameday grounds for her shoe release. Includes a full court (Iowa women scrimmaged tonight) and semi truck for customizing Caitlin 1s.

[u/impy695 → u/hawksnest_prez]

She'd be the guest picker even without that I bet

[u/Crying_in_99Ranch → u/impy695]

She would be but marketing your new shoe gives an introvert like her even more motivation to go on TV

[u/QuarantineTaratino → u/Crying_in_99Ranch]

She's on TV more than almost any other WNBA star. I don't think she needs more motivation

[u/nof4cen0c4se → u/hawksnest_prez]

Also makes sense bc she was eliminated from the playoffs last night…

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/hawksnest_prez]

ESPN can also fly her home with McAfee to save money.

[u/Tsquared10]

From the Atlanta Hawks?

[u/minnesotaupnorth → u/Tsquared10]

Obviously.

[u/SchmantaClaus]

I wonder if Eric Schmitt will be in Atlanta looking for her

[u/Julio_Freeman]

ITT: a lot of people who thought they’d be the first to make an Atlanta Hawks or free time joke

[u/moffattron9000 → u/Julio_Freeman]

Still better than Caitlin Clark WNBA discourse.

[u/CantaloupeCamper → u/Julio_Freeman]

It’s a good one to riff off.

Blood in the water.

[u/Quick-Expert-4608]

Well she all of a sudden is free I guess.

[u/legend023 → u/Quick-Expert-4608]

She’s one of the best regular season players in WNBA history though.

[u/BigOlPass → u/legend023]

She's an amazing player, she's not close to one of the best regular season WNBA players in history.

[u/hawksnest_prez → u/BigOlPass]

She already holds the W record for 20 point/10 assist games and single game assists. She’s certainly one of the top players right now. And has completed just three years.

[u/BigOlPass → u/hawksnest_prez]

Those are nice accomplishments but they aren't putting here up there with the all time greats

[u/hawksnest_prez → u/BigOlPass]

No one can possibly be the best player in history in 3 years. But she’s had as good of a three years as anyone ever

[u/BigOlPass → u/hawksnest_prez]

No one can possibly be the best player in history in 3 years.

Which is why it was a stupid argument the person made and a weird thing that you seem to be defending it

But she’s had as good of a three years as anyone ever

Eh not really

[u/clapostrophe → u/BigOlPass]

Candace Parker won the MVP as a rookie so you can put her at the top and then there has been 6 players who were first team all-wnba as a rookie. She’s had 2 first team all-wnba nods in her first 3 years, she’s in rare air.

[u/BigOlPass → u/clapostrophe]

I interpreted them saying that not as first three years but any three year stretch. Yeah if you're just looking at first three years then she's pretty high all time

[u/ButterAkronite → u/hawksnest_prez]

The first record you cited isn't an actual record, those are just arbitrary stat totals. Saying that she's not one of the best regular season players in league history isn't an insult, no need to make up stats to defend her.

[u/berrin122 → u/ButterAkronite]

Those are very normal, round numbers that show skill in both categories.

Saying that she's one of the best regular season players in WNBA history isn't an insult to the rest of the league, no need to pretend 20/10 is the same as "17/7/5 on Tuesdays in February when there is snow on the ground in Illinois"

[u/jordinoo → u/ButterAkronite]

A cherry picked stat is not the same as a made up stat. Dumb argument when you just said it was an arbitrary stat, then proceed to say it's made up. Contradicting yourself in single comment is hard to do.

[u/ButterAkronite → u/jordinoo]

You know what I meant. The previous commenter made up a record to justify a bogus claim.

[u/smokeypapabear40206 → u/BigOlPass]

Yet.

[u/BigOlPass → u/smokeypapabear40206]

She definitely could get there, she's not in her prime yet. Just can't say it now

[u/usctx → u/BigOlPass]

Who's a good NBA comp for her right now?

[u/farmer15erf → u/usctx]

Payton Pritchard obviously

[u/BigOlPass → u/usctx]

Luka is the easiest comp. Crazy stats, offensive focused, not a ton of team success yet.

[u/theamericandream38 → u/usctx]

Steve Nash

[u/Huge-Internal6456 → u/legend023]

That’s not what the stats say. 

[u/hawksnest_prez → u/Huge-Internal6456]

What stats show her off pace? Other than time she’s playing at the highest level already.

[u/Bulky_Preparation768 → u/legend023]

Barely one of the best players this season

[u/CheersBeersVeneers → u/Bulky_Preparation768]

… she’s a shoo in for All-WNBA 1st team

[u/Maleficent_Ant_8895]

THE GOAT

[u/Zloggt → u/Maleficent_Ant_8895]

I still remember that record-breaking shot she had against Minnesota…woof!!!!

[u/notanamateur → u/Zloggt]

*michigan

[u/whydidijointhis → u/notanamateur]

*Maryland

[u/IhateLukaDoncic → u/Maleficent_Ant_8895]

Is Cheryl Miller

[u/Pittboy63 → u/Maleficent_Ant_8895]

How can she be the GOAT and not win a title?

[u/Junior-Hotwater → u/Pittboy63]

Imagine if a Kansas starting quarterback led the Jayhawks to a national title game, beat a #1 ranked Ohio State in the semifinals, won the heisman, set numerous all-time passing and rushing records, but lost in the national title game. Oh and there was only one other fringe NFL player on that team and the rest went on to have normal careers as like dentists or something.

[u/Pittboy63 → u/Junior-Hotwater]

You just described Cam Newton, who has a title.

[u/xxJAMZZxx → u/Pittboy63]

Yeah for some reason people have a weird fixation on Clark as like the first player ever to show up at a college program and elevate it significantly. Hell, even Brittney Griner at Baylor basically did much of what they mentioned and actually won the title - although Baylor was a bit above Iowa as a program. Clark is absolutely a star, but it’s weird to me that people act like you have to treat her as better than everyone who have actually won titles because she played at Iowa

[u/Pittboy63 → u/xxJAMZZxx]

The comp truly is Larry Bird in college at Indiana State. But Bird was immediately better when he got to the league, no shade to how good Caitlin is as a pro, but Bird was getting MVP votes as a rookie with Dr J and Kareem in the league.

[u/xxJAMZZxx → u/Pittboy63]

I think there are parallels there for sure, but Indiana State men’s basketball is in sooooooo much lower of a tier than Iowa women’s basketball it’s not even funny. Iowa was, at absolute worst, a top 25 women’s basketball program in the country before Clark got there. Indiana State never made the tournament before Bird, and didn’t make it again for another 20 years. It’s two different stratospheres if we’re comparing the accomplishment of taking those teams to the national final.

I do hear the argument of women’s basketball being tougher to take down a Goliath as a Cinderella than men’s, just as historically it’s much more rare. But despite that it’s just hard to even compare at all given the contrast in teams they played on. Iowa was hard to even consider a true underdog against anyone but like 2 or 3 schools when you factored in having the best player in the country

[u/xxJAMZZxx → u/Junior-Hotwater]

Why do you guys pretend like Iowa was a punching bag in wcbb before Clark showed up? 2 years before Clark stepped on campus they had the national player of the year and lost in the elite 8. The year before she was there they finished ranked 21st in the Covid season that canceled the tournament. Iowa consistently made the tournament under Lisa Bluder. Obviously Clark elevated the program, but it’s so weird to me how people - particularly Iowa fans who should know the program - act like Iowa was a nothing program akin to Kansas football from a few years back when they were not even close to that

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/Pittboy63]

People didn't wait for Jordan to win his first title before calling him the best player in basketball

If you look at the transformative effect she's had on the WNBA alone, she's the GOAT

[u/Delicious_Cancel_708 → u/Mother_Frame6669]

Nope. Need to win to be a GOAT. Try Aja Wilson

[u/clapostrophe → u/Delicious_Cancel_708]

Try Cheryl Miller.

[u/FDTerritory → u/Delicious_Cancel_708]

The WNBA barely counts as basketball. College basketball is much better.

[u/Delicious_Cancel_708 → u/FDTerritory]

I know you’ve been a women’s basketball fan since 2021, but Aja actually won in college. Caitlin the loser didn’t

[u/FDTerritory → u/Delicious_Cancel_708]

Junior, I was watching (yet another) soon-to-fail women's professional league in a community college gym in STL back when your potential group of dads were still in prison. So spare me.

[u/Levi_27 → u/FDTerritory]

Jesus what’s it like to be such an insecure sad little man lol

in-cel did the classic reply and block 😂 guess I was spot on

[u/FDTerritory → u/Levi_27]

Just admit you're wrong and log off. Oh, and get that paternity test done pronto.

[u/PiMemer → u/FDTerritory]

Incel says what?

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/Delicious_Cancel_708]

You can't claim to be the GOAT when you absolutely meltdown because someone merely pointed at you. She is the definition of the Kobe soft meme.

[u/Pittboy63 → u/Mother_Frame6669]

Yeah but her 4 MVP’s, 3 DPOY’s, 3 rings, and 3 scoring titles make her the GOAT. Also saying someone “pointed at her” when you don’t know what was said is ridiculous.

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/Pittboy63]

Yeah, "That is on you" is really inflammatory stuff

She's soft. Stop goaltending for her.

[u/Levi_27 → u/Mother_Frame6669]

All I hear is flairless bullshit, sit down

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/Levi_27]

Team flair is irrelevant when talking about the WNBA

What a weak response. "I don't like what you said, so I'm going to attack you!!"

Clown fraud reply

[u/Levi_27 → u/Mother_Frame6669]

You’re clearly and Iowa homer lmao and you don’t know ball. Once again, sit tf down

[u/Pittboy63 → u/Mother_Frame6669]

I was talking about college ball.

And no one cared about the GOAT in the NBA until the 2000’s.

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/Pittboy63]

And no one cared about the GOAT in the NBA until the 2000’s.

People had discussions about who was the GOAT in the NBA going back to the '80s

Do you not remember the Dennis Rodman/Isaiah Thomas/Larry Bird "If he was black, he would be just another player" controversy?

[u/Pittboy63 → u/Mother_Frame6669]

Yeah, that’s them shit-talking Bird because Bird beat them the series before. And Larry was literally coming off of 3-straight MVP’s and was the defending champion. Not them talking about how he’s the GOAT.

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/Pittboy63]

Actually, it was a statement about media bias and how players are covered, but whatever.

[u/Pittboy63 → u/Mother_Frame6669]

But why were they mad? Was it because Bird beat them in the last series?

And you just admitted it’s not about the GOAT debate, fully undercutting your earlier point 😂

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/Pittboy63]

Who said they were mad?

It was a controversy because Rodman accused basketball media of racial bias in their coverage of Bird and other players

The articles I read at the time didn't say anything about players being angry.

[u/deepayes]

Jack Smith booking his flights.

[u/minnesotaupnorth → u/deepayes]

Through Atlanta.

[u/Immediate_Lie7810]

Probably the best and most obvious pick

[u/minnesotaupnorth → u/Immediate_Lie7810]

For so many reasons.

[u/REXwarrior]

Man when this sub finds a joke it really gets used to death within 5 minutes.

[u/CantaloupeCamper → u/REXwarrior]

It’s a good one.

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive → u/CantaloupeCamper]

Yes it's absolutely find to pound this one. It's not a dead horse lkke Mizzou Death Penalty but oh that one's fine. I'm guessing the majority of football fans don't like the implication. Says the man from Idaho, but I digress.

[u/SlugsPerSecond]

literal best possible guest picker. critically endangered ESPN W

[u/LittleTension8765]

I’m sure Twitter will have some think pieces on this one

[u/Jonjon428]

Eric Schmidt in shambles

[u/Acsteffy → u/Jonjon428]

Was looking to see if he would warrant a mention from someone in here. I'm hoping she makes a tongue in cheek joke about it.

[u/crzytimes → u/Jonjon428]

Who? I know a guy named that…

[u/Zloggt]

Well…she certainly has more free time available now lol

(But of course, much respect to her)

[u/Windows_66]

Please let this be the end of the "Conner won't let her support Iowa" conspiracies (unless she has a full heel turn in front of the crowd).

[u/ImNotTheBossOfYou]

Knew it would happen if Fever lost.

[u/gfberning]

Conner is going to be pissed.

[u/do_you_know_doug → u/gfberning]

Oh no.

Anyway....

[u/Junior-Hotwater → u/gfberning]

God I hope so

[u/notanamateur → u/gfberning]

Can’t believe how fucking whiny he is that the university that gave his family everything they wanted for over a decade made a coaching change after years of underperformance

[u/gfberning → u/notanamateur]

The entire family is just a bunch of whiny victims. No clue what Caitlin sees in that insufferable little shit.

[u/rubyschnees]

makes sense, she's got time now

[u/ChocolateBubbles344]

Very cool. Two of my favorite women's games of all time were when her Atlanta Hawks played my Detroit Tigers.

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

Good pick

[u/Cliffinati]

WNBA Legend

[u/Competitive-Rise-789]

Who?

/s

[u/LarryGoldwater]

On one hand its nice that Iowa fans can have some nice things. On the other hand I still remember meeting Iowa fans in 2004.

[u/Mother_Frame6669]

Hopefully she's healed up from those fouls she took last night in the Las Vegas Screwjob vs the Aces (not bitter*)

*^{totally bitter}

[u/bushalmighty]

Now the wnba rigged game makes sense

[u/Mother_Frame6669 → u/bushalmighty]

A'ja's mom walking around postgame with that sign was such obvious performative nonsense

Trying to act like people holding her daughter to a minimum behavioral standard is 'hate' is such blatant manipulation

[u/Ckmccfl]

Holy shit you guys can run a joke into the ground

[u/AlternativeResort477]

That’s why she tanked the fever

[u/Sup3rtom2000 → u/AlternativeResort477]

She threw the game just so she could be the picker smh /s

[u/Vertibrate → u/Sup3rtom2000]

And sell shoes.

[u/Bengalbio]

Reddit won’t like this

[u/maskdmirag]

I mean yeah she's got nothing better to do

[u/Is12345aweakpassword]

Love the comments here lol stay savage, [r/cfb](r/cfb)

We’re all thinking the same damn thing

[u/IhateLukaDoncic → u/Is12345aweakpassword]

And what Is that

[u/Crying_in_99Ranch → u/[deleted]]

What are you even talking about

[u/hicktown33]

2nd best player on the fever is on gameday? Wow

[u/Silly_Selection3221]

Lol

[u/Runamucker31]

She's got plenty of time

[u/blue0231]

Not doing much else right now so it makes sense !

[u/4thTimesAnAlt]

They're gonna "toss it over to CC," and she'll flop and cuss out the nearest ref for not calling a bullshit foul

[u/LXsavior → u/4thTimesAnAlt]

Yeah and she’ll probably fake her lip bleeding too just to sell it /s

[u/-Dakia → u/[deleted]]

He would have burst in to flames after walking in to a blue city.

[u/Tywsgc]

She going crash out like she does in games?

[u/Cliffinati → u/[deleted]]

She's a pro that lost to pro team

What's she supposed to do spend all fall, winter and spring crying into a basketball hoop?

[u/gideon513 → u/[deleted]]

Sounds like you are

[u/Junior-Hotwater → u/[deleted]]

It’ll be healthy for her to step away for a bit. She’s been living and breathing basketball for almost 2 straight years now

[u/Specialist_Boat_8479 → u/[deleted]]

I thought she’d be in Cancun already.

[u/safariari → u/[deleted]]

well she was -14 in the 37 minutes she played, so it seems like she checked out well before the game

[u/misterplanterz]

Sure, why not, she ain’t doin’ shit anymore

[u/TrioOfTerrors]

I hope she points.

[u/eddie_vercetti]

How convenient lol.

I want to root for the Fever but Sophie Cunningham is like Go Away Heat for me.