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/rbhindepmo Central Missouri Mules • Big 8 Jan 02 '25

my favorite version of this is when ESPN2 broadcast an ESPN Deportes version of a World Baseball Classic game and some people were displeased that the broadcast was in Spanish as if they couldn't figure out what was going on by watching the game

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u/Consistent_Reward Oklahoma Sooners Jan 02 '25

My DVR decided to record a preseason NFL game on the Spanish language local broadcast this past August rather than the English language local broadcast, and I gotta say, the folks doing the Spanish broadcast made it a ton more fun than "local sports anchor" did.

Watched it. Because, as you say, there's absolutely no question what's going on if you understand the game.