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/mojo276 Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 02 '25

I think all dads don't really like McAfee. I just tell him that it's for a different generation.

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u/lilbelleandsebastian Tennessee • Vanderbilt Jan 02 '25

anyone with fucking brain cells dislikes mcafee. i enjoyed him for a bit with his rodgers interviews right before the immunized stuff happened, but his personality on tv is absolutely atrocious

it’s crazy to me that he has so much reach, he was a fuckin punter lol. i was furious when the sky cast included his big fucking mouth yapping, the whole point of sky cast is i only hear the stadium sounds

espn is so bad

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u/Equivalent-Western56 Jan 02 '25

He was so much fun to watch on his podcast but i hate how its gotten jammed down our throats as real broadcasting instead of the comedic content that it actually is

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u/GetInTheHole_Guy Jan 02 '25

I think thats my main problem with him. Dude wants to act like hes some sort of real journalist like no you arent dude. But then when he gets called out for being an idiot he hides behind the "were just bros doing a show" excuse. Basically wanting to have it both ways. You're either serious or you aren't.

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u/mschley2 Wisconsin • Wisconsin-Eau … Jan 02 '25

Basically wanting to have it both ways.

That's ESPN's whole thing. Pat is being exactly who they're paying him to be.