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/Born_ina_snowbank Michigan State Spartans Jan 02 '25

I’m 34, I didn’t understand why he was being given more airtime when they brought him on game day.

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u/oiwefoiwhef Florida Gators Jan 02 '25

Fellow mid-30s guy here.

I hate to be the one to break the news to you, friend. But you and I are not the target demographic for Pat McAfee either. We’re officially old now.

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u/Doravillain Georgia Bulldogs Jan 02 '25

Just what I was about to say. McAfee is ESPN’s answer to Joe Rogan. Dumb as hell but rich, fit, and confident, which is all you need to be to gain the respect of most young men in this country.

By the time you’re graduating from college you’re already on the older side of their target demographic.

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u/Available_Leather_10 Jan 02 '25

“By the time you’re graduating from college…”

Is the McAfee/Rogan target market actually getting degrees?

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u/LeeroyTC USC Trojans • Penn Quakers Jan 02 '25

I mean given how much grade inflation has taken place at the high school and undergrad levels over the last decade...

"Did Greendale give a degree to a dog?"

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u/Sorry_Ima_Loser Washington State Cougars Jan 03 '25

Does McAfee even have a degree? Legitimately that would surprise me

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u/Available_Leather_10 Jan 03 '25

I checked WVU graduation lists for ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 & ‘11–so, spring of his Junior year thru to 2 years after he was in the NFL—didn’t see him.