🏈 Love him or hate him, it's good to see Corso is recovering for GameDay in ATL

[TerryP]

A pretty good write up from the Orlando Sentinel on his stroke, his recovery, and plans to make his debut for our game with Va Tech.

A small bit from the article...

Corso's voice is what matters most now. Part of the soundtrack of college football, it's informative and analytical, glib and gregarious. Putting on a mascot head to pick a weekly winner of the game, live on campus, is his pièce de résistance. It's a shtick that has endeared him to generations of football fans, from the college freshman to the 70-something grandfather who is his peer.

Just five days shy of his 74th birthday, Corso is not about to let no stinkin' stroke spoil the fun.

He's marked Sept. 5 — the Alabama- Virginia Tech game in Atlanta — as his coming out party for 2009. That's his goal. He will be there. Live TV. First stop on ESPN's college football traveling circus.

He's turned down various speaking gigs that would have prepped him for the moment. He won't entertain his buddies at the annual Florida Citrus Sports kickoff dinner. He admits to a bit of fear, afraid he might embarrass himself before he's ready.

Instead, he's heading straight to the big room. National audience. No safety net.

Typical Corso. You gotta love it.

 

[Tideboy]

Good story. I hope he makes a full recovery. I don't mind his antics and actually enjoy the whole College Gameday event.

 

[Tider27]

I've got accustomed to his voice and associating it with College Football over the years, so I'm glad to see him recovering. Plus I love to criticize his predictions.

 

[BamaJay73]

Wow, I did not realize he was that old.

 

[planomateo]

interesting tidbits on Corso.

1) he was Burt Reynolds roommate in college at FSU - he said in interview, he had the car and Burt got the women, so he was always happy to be around Burt...
2) use to be the all time interceptions leader at FSU until a certain guy Deion Sanders broke his record during final college game.