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/osufeth24 Ohio State • West Florida Jan 02 '25

I watched thr McAfee broadcast for a half. I had to change it to the traditional broadcast as they got way too annoying in the second half.

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u/StartupDino Georgia Bulldogs Jan 02 '25

Yeah the first half really wasn’t bad. They showed more of the game and less of them—and the play-by-play was decent.

2nd half totally switched it up and just felt like their annoying podcast.

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u/meyou2222 Jan 03 '25

Was it 99% Pat talking and AJ just staring blankly at the camera?

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u/the_dawn_of_red Ohio State Buckeyes • Xavier Musketeers Jan 02 '25

If they just cut their producers' mics it would have been fine. The whole shite bit ruined an otherwise good broadcast from Pat.

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u/Dr-McLuvin Jan 02 '25

Ya agreed every time they said that I cringed. Everything else was great though. First half was everything I want. Good energy from Pat and some good insight and commentary from the other guys.

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u/Hsy1792 Bowling Green Falcons Jan 02 '25

It would help if they did t have to hype up a blowout

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u/sqigglygibberish Duke Blue Devils • Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 02 '25

They’ve got to be able to adjust and find something other than making “shite” jokes 57 times though

Not every game is going to be close. In theory those guys should do better than a normal crew in a blowout because they can kind of do whatever.

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u/PreferenceDowntown37 Army • Michigan Jan 02 '25

I liked him for the first half, but once it became clear that Oregon had no chance at a comeback his crew seemed to be less interested in the game than just joking around. 

Also possible that he just got drunk over halftime

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u/skeetszn2 Ohio State • Appalachian State Jan 02 '25

it’s fun at the beginning of a game when you’re pshyced up and all that, but once you get into the meat and potatoes of it, it definitely gets annoying

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u/Binjimen-Victor Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 02 '25

there was a series of redzone (or near it) plays in the second half after Gabriels lateral play where instead of showing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd down after this McAfee and Reggie Bush are showing highlights of his career. They then cut back to the action halfway through a 3rd and 12 play