Much to the relief of Erin Andrews and the rest of college football, the stolen Lee Corso jumbo-sized zombie head replica has been recovered, according to The Oregonian.
Lee Corso’s Head Has Been Found -- Well, The Fake One, Anyway
A grinning, over-sized head of ESPN’s Lee Corso was recovered this morning, the Oregon State Police said, two days after it was reported stolen.
This is why they tell you in journalism school to be very specific. It was not actually Lee Corso’s over-sized head that was found, you see, but a giant replica of Corso’s head. These are details, yes, but imagine being an Oregonian reader, unfamiliar with College Gameday, who sees this without the proper context. Oregon is not that dangerous, people.
In any case, thus ends a saga that saw Andrews desperately tweeting for any information on the whereabouts of the Corso totem and our own SB Nation Detroit tweeting a picture of the missing head -- then clarifying to Andrews that they didn’t actually know the culprit.
OSP’s Lt. Jeff Lanz said an Oregon State University employee called police this morning to say the giant head, worth approximately $5,000, was found near his car at his Harrisburg home.
I guess we can assume that the rather large mask was stolen by an Oregon State fan -- who else would know where an Oregon State employee lives? (Though it should be noted that the picture SBN Detroit tweeted had the head on a Duck fan, so who knows?)
However, the saga also brings up a couple of questions. First of all, did ESPN really pay $5,000 for a giant Lee Corso head? And having paid $5,000 for the Lee Corso head, why are they lugging it cross-country to show to hundreds of drunk college kids? At that point, you might as well put a “STEAL THIS” sign on it. Sure, ESPN is not hurting for money even in this economy, but that’s still almost 3 percent of the cost of a year of Cam Newton.
Spend your billions wisely, ESPN, and remember that Oregon State University is not responsible for any items left on the Gameday set. (HT: Dr. Saturday)
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