College Gameday Officially a Religion

The IRS has granted ESPN's College Gameday tax-exempt status as a recognized religion. The show's set is now a holy site, Kirk Herbstreit is a High Priest, and Lee Corso putting on a mascot head is a sacred ritual. Tithes are paid in the form of cable subscription fees. Followers gather every Saturday in stadiums across the land to worship at the altar of amateur athletics. The holy text is the AP Top 25 Poll, and heresy is defined as rooting for two teams in the same conference. The move has saved ESPN millions and explains the blind, unquestioning faith of fans in the face of overwhelming evidence that their team will, in fact, not go all the way this year. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com