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There's got to be some connection, even a tenuous one, for this to work. I guess ESPN wants to promote hockey and we're the test subject. Tkachuk is a great player and apparently a fan, but nobody associates the NHL or him with Miami football. I suppose they could have found some country western singer so it could be worse.
I’m a Panthers fan and think it’s dumb as ****. A hockey player has no business representing Miami, imo.
I like it!
Who cares man. He plays for the Panthers and lives here in South Florida, that’s good enough for me. Especially when the other option was pitbull who has a stadium named after him at FIU. Lol So I’ll gladly take the hockey player.
As a star for the only south Florida professional sports franchise who doesn’t suck ***, Tkachuk is a great choice. Maybe his back to back Stanley Cup influence can rub off on the Canes.
They dont even play in Miami.
Coach L. ??? @2:10
The Panthers Organization will probably let him bring the Cup to Gameday and hoist it at the University before an adoring crowd.
This is a business arrangement between the Panthers, the University, and ESPN.
This is a business arrangement between the Panthers, the University, and ESPN.
Who he? Just a bizarre choice
I agree
Gameday isn’t a commercial for south Florida. Or Miami for that matter. It’s supposed to be a showcase of the university of Miami, and an unknown hockey player isn’t going to pull in more applications, or croots, or whatever metric they use to determine success of an event like this. Kinda hard to sell UM when you have nothing to do with it.
That said, it’d be sweet if he brings the cup.
Can't imagine Sacha doing that cringey Bobby chant subbing Carson. I'd love it cause it'd be hilarious but yeah it had to be Tkachuk.
You're entitled to your opinion. In my opinion, Miami loves a winner. He is that. My choice would've been Michael & then Jimmy.
I wouldn't have cared for whoever else it was but I wouldn't have complained because it doesn't matter, to me in the end I guess.
Adoring crowd? There’s probably like UM students who care about the Stanley Cup and the Panthers.
Wow. What are you basing any of this on? Your first 2 sentences are simply untrue. The university is in South Florida whether you like it or not. I specifically remember them talking about Desmond living down here & mentioning local spots in Miami.
Granted I haven't really watched in years but when I did, they didn't exclusively talk about the Hosting University. Plenty of stories about fans & other things related to them in their area.
Also GameDay in 2017 went as well as it could go. What did it amount to in the end? If you can show me any proof of those "metrics" you mentioned being reality then I'll concede. ****, I really don't care. He's not a Cane & I get that. I'm fine with it.
