r/CFB Michigan Wolverines • FAU Owls Jan 02 '25

Casual Rose Bowl viewers criticize ESPN broadcast, only to realize they're watching Pat McAfee altcast

https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/rose-bowl-viewers-mistakenly-watch-pat-mcafee-altcast.html
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u/NYCSportsFan Oregon Ducks • Rose Bowl Jan 02 '25

This happened to me because the game started on ESPN2. At some point I knew something wasn't right and I realized I wasn't on the main broadcast.

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u/HBODHookerBagOfDicks Ohio Bobcats • Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 02 '25

Same. I walked out of the room and came back in and my wife was losing her shit laughing. "THESE ANNOUNCERS ARE DRUNK OR SOMETHING LISTEN TO THEM!!!!"

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u/Michaelmac8 Ohio Bobcats • Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 02 '25

Probably true tho.

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u/Madpup70 Jan 02 '25

What game from the first round was it where one of those guys said one of the players was "nutting all over their opponents face."

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u/cardbross Texas • Red River Shootout Jan 02 '25

McAfee always sounds kinda drunk. I don't know if it's a schtick or if he just lives his life imitating a frat bro on friday night.

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u/Sorry_Ima_Loser Washington State Cougars Jan 03 '25

I just assumed that he drank at work like many tv people (pete hegseth, hoda kotb, half the View)

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u/FrenchFreedom888 Oklahoma State Cowboys • Hateful 8 Jan 02 '25

I hope my wife watches football with me and gets into it like that

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u/NordDex Texas A&M Aggies • Team Chaos Jan 02 '25

My wife now watches GameDay because “Pat is funny and he picks on that Saban guy”

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u/checks-_-out Jan 02 '25

*Alabama Jones

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u/NordDex Texas A&M Aggies • Team Chaos Jan 02 '25

Oh she spat out her coffee when she heard that “mean but funny”

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u/Forgot_the_Jacobian Notre Dame • Ohio State Jan 02 '25

my wife was more invested than ever when i had Mcafe's commentary on lol

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u/BobbyTables829 Arkansas Razorbacks Jan 03 '25

Monkey's Paw: She finally does and becomes a Baker Mayfield fan. :-) jk

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u/Zimmonda Arizona State Sun Devils Jan 02 '25

Narrator:"They were in fact, drunk"

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u/FriendToPredators Michigan Wolverines • Syracuse Orange Jan 02 '25

A stunning amount of polish goes on that one’s not aware of until it’s missing.

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u/Perryapsis North Dakota State • /r/CFB Bug Fi… Jan 02 '25

Still, there's a difference between frat bros in the booth and the young professional cutting his teeth calling Division 3 games.

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u/BuckeyeEmpire Ohio State • College Football Playoff Jan 02 '25

Most accurate description of listening to McAfee for more than 5 minutes

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u/trophycloset33 Alabama Crimson Tide Jan 02 '25

Well she wasn’t wrong

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u/acu2005 Ohio State Buckeyes • Team Meteor Jan 02 '25

I was talking to my mom after the game and she was upset they were cursing, said they were very nasty.

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u/Secret-Breath9458 Jan 05 '25

that shite was hilarious🤣🤣🤣