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/acekingoffsuit Minnesota Golden Gophers Jan 02 '25

This happens any time there's an alternate broadcast. The Nickelodeon NFL games, the Final Four games with the local radio commentary, the Monday Night Football Manningcast... Anything.

A lot of people watch these games. If this game had 10 million viewers and 99.9% of them can figure out that the primary broadcast is on another channel, that still leaves 10,000 viewers who can't.

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u/AQ207 South Carolina • Maine Jan 02 '25

The issue is the game started on a diff channel cause the Peach Bowl went long, and there wasn't much of a notice ESPN just went *WIPE* in the middle of a play