With Marshawn Lynch, an alum of California, on the set of ESPN's College Gameday as the guest picker for the Golden Bears' game against Miami, one just knew that Lynch's memorable Seattle Seahawks tenure was going to be brought up at some point, whether it was his quirky press conferences or the Seahawks' goal-line moment in the 2015 Super Bowl.
And it was indeed very present during the broadcast, as one Cal fan held up a funny sign that was an ode to Lynch's unwillingness to speak to the media. Then, later in the broadcast, former Alabama coach and current ESPN analyst Nick Saban, who had several memorable one-liners on Saturday, couldn't resist bringing up the Seahawks' controversial—and fateful—decision to pass the ball rather than hand it off to Lynch, who had enjoyed a standout season that year.
