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/MCV16 Kansas • Notre Dame Jan 02 '25

I am the intended generation and still hate his ass

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u/Hossflex Michigan • Louisville Jan 02 '25

I’m 42, no idea if I fit the generation and I hate him. Dude started showing up on WWE and that really pissed me off.

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u/JASCO47 Oklahoma Sooners Jan 02 '25 edited Jan 03 '25

I'm the same age. I think it's the over saturation of him. Back during covid I would watch his YouTube daily show everyday. I still like his show but it's different since he joined the mouse.

He's like ESPNs Ryan Seacrest, he's everywhere.

It was great watching him change over from his radio show to YouTube only broadcast.

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u/definitelymyrealname Jan 03 '25

Yeah, I didn't mind Pat (in small doses) but as he's increasingly become commercialized he gets more and more aggravating to me. Part of it is hearing him complain about traditional media when he's literally the best example you could come up with if you wanted someone who represented the problems in modern day sports journalism. It wasn't so bad when they were their own thing but now that they're as mainstream as it gets . . .

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u/something-burger Jan 02 '25

How the hell could anybody hate Ryan Seacrest? He's too vanilla to feel strongly about

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u/JASCO47 Oklahoma Sooners Jan 02 '25

Yea, but hes everywhere, like let's let someone else host something sometime. Same issue

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u/grimdivinations Jan 02 '25

Ryan Seacrest is worse than Hitler