College Football

Best of ESPN College GameDay at the Iron Bowl

#ROLLTIDE #WAREAGLE #BAMACONDA

Nov 29, 2014, 4:25 PM UTC

For the final week of the regular season, ESPN College GameDay made its inevitable return to Tuscaloosa for the 79th edition of the Iron Bowl. Alabama and Auburn fans did not disappoint.

#justonecrazy pic.twitter.com/cV2ptK7hrA
— WarBlogle.com (@WarBlogle) November 29, 2014

I love gameday

A photo posted by EMMA GRACE TRUCKS (@lukehallmark) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:07am PST

Lmao she made her own sign, it was a good one @chemistwithacamera #rolltide #sopetty

A photo posted by Alex * Big A * (@1trillfella) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:58am PST

Hahahaha #RTR! GameDay fun!!

A photo posted by Annie Hildreth (@_annielz_) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:40am PST

Auburn fans got in a few shots at Alabama and Nick Saban.

November 29 || behind enemy lines on college gameday. (there's one auburn fan here btw)

A photo posted by Morgan Duckett (@mojoduckett) on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:58am PST

Jameis Winston made an appearance:

"Phyllis owns Tammy" for all the @finebaum listeners pic.twitter.com/hP2famNhzM
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) November 29, 2014

#MACtion got an unexpected shoutout:

Hahahaha #MACtion RT @ZipsMGolf: #zipsnation is everywhere! #GoZips pic.twitter.com/yhCwCCxArS
— Hustle Belt (@HustleBelt) November 29, 2014

When GameDay came to Tuscaloosa two weeks ago for Alabama's game against then-No. 1 Mississippi State, one fan said she was saving her good sign for the Iron Bowl.

#GetUp4GameDay #RollTide pic.twitter.com/0jTZfYuKjt
— Chris Lancaster (@clancasterr) November 15, 2014

Sure enough, she had it ready for this Saturday.

Hey @SBNationCFB, she saved her good sign for the #IronBowl! #RollTide #GetUp4GameDay pic.twitter.com/6obOss5ytB
— Chris Lancaster (@clancasterr) November 29, 2014

With the game on ESPN, fans took aim at the top CBS broadcast team of Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson:

BEST @CollegeGameDay sign pic.twitter.com/hX7caHfsDo
— Jessie Boone (@jesskb_) November 29, 2014

#letsdogameday #gameday #espn @AaronGamblin #alabama #ironbowl #rtr #rolltideroll

A photo posted by Emily Noel (@emilynoel16) on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:00am PST

ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi, known for his tear-soaked features, faced the end of the season.

Sign was a success!!! #collegegameday #tomrinaldi #lilbamatrip14 #espn

A photo posted by Derrick Forsythe (@derrickforsythe) on Nov 11, 2014 at 5:30am PST

But the story of the day came from this barely-safe-for-work Nicki Minaj-referencing sign:

Sports Knowledge= a little Pop Culture Knowledge= a lot #GetUp4GameDay @CollegeGameDay

A photo posted by Austin Rhyne (@akrhyne) on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:45am PST

BAMA CONDA snuck into the background during the pre-GameDay SportsCenter:

Hey looking good @BramESPN RT @haleyehuffman: Bamaconda pic.twitter.com/a0DoE8bjf7
— CBinDC (@CBJinDC) November 29, 2014

The sign was apparently too much for ESPN, which confiscated it for a short time before returning it to the owner. The reason for its return? It was just too good.

Remember that one time security took my gameday sign, then ESPN personally brought it back to me because they loved it too much?? #RollTide
— Austin Rhyne (@TheAustinRhyne) November 29, 2014

Once returned, it was on ESPN. A lot.