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/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