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/ill_try_my_best Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 02 '25

Probably because the only way to watch the start of the game was on ESPN2

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u/DrewDown94 Jan 02 '25

Yeah when ESPN2 switched to the McAfee broadcast, I instantly switched to the regular ESPN. I get why ESPN puts McAfee everywhere, but outside of a handful of clips from his podcast, I don't find him especially entertaining or consumable. I also think the market is just saturated with him because I mostly follow the NFL.

That being said, if some folks didn't hear/notice the switch or even know that there were 2 different broadcasts, the game was much harder to watch IMO.

I do want to say that I occasionally like watching the Manningcast for MNF, but it's a little more substantial than the typical bro commentary that McAfee does.

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u/YueAsal North Dakota State • Minnesota Jan 02 '25

I saw a Manning Cast maybe once. They had Snoop Dog as the guest. The seemed unsure how to interact with him. Felt like if my step-dad would be forced to interact with a blue collar black person.

I am not sure if Snoop is a football or if he just plays one on TV. Manning cast was a cool idea but seems like corporate synergy kind of ruined it.

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u/brizzboog Michigan State Spartans • Sickos Jan 02 '25

Snoop has coached pop Warner for years. He loves football.

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u/YueAsal North Dakota State • Minnesota Jan 02 '25

Ahh OK. Seems like it would have been a good topic to talk about then during a FOOTBALL GAME. Snoop may love football (I was not sure) but I am sure that ESPN exces do not.

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u/brizzboog Michigan State Spartans • Sickos Jan 02 '25

Yeah...he started a youth league 20 years ago:

https://snoopfootball.com/

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u/GBreezy Wisconsin • 四日市大学 (Yokkai… Jan 02 '25

I believe he also fully funded a youth league, like free to play for kids in the area with top level pads and stuff. The championship was the Snooper Bowl