Pat McAfee has, for some reason, become synonymous with college football coverage. Of course, it helps that he is a prominent feature on College Game Day, but this year, the former Colts player’s influence reached new heights. Why? Well, we were served with a bit of yin and a bit of yang. Nick Saban left Bama and straight away found a way to be in the hearts of college football fans. His chemistry with McAfee throughout the season was so refreshing that many wondered that the GOAT of college football coaching has been born again- this time, a cooler avatar. Of course, Saban also appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show,” and now that the season is over, Pat took a moment to reflect on everything that happened.
In his Instagram post about the ‘season-wrap’, McAfee took us through a series of snaps that encapsulated everything he experienced this year, and we got a chance to relive each of those moments. For instance, one of the photos includes comedian Shane Gillis, and immediately you think of those two words. Can you guess? Yes, we are talking about “Alabama Jones,” when Gillis hilariously poked fun at a rather serious-looking ‘we have never paid players’ Nick Saban. That incident took a life of its own as Saban, in a later interview, confessed that he did take it seriously.
Another photo includes McAfee sitting with Marcus Freeman and Ryan Day, two head coaches who faced each other in the natty final. What did we remember? Well, McAfee brought a Lou Holtz look alike to confront Day, and the Buckeyes head coach was having none of it. Hilarious banter, indeed! Then, there are snaps with the College Game Day crew- the likes of Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Nick Saban- and of course, the whole of The Pat McAfee Show cast.
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Of course, no photo dump is complete without a glimpse of the personal life, and we got Pat’s photos with his daughter and his wife, Samantha McAfee. In that vein, it makes sense that we heard from Samantha herself. She reacted to Pat McAfee’s post with a three-word message. A simple “We love you”.
Pat did reply to his wife and said, “I love yinz more“. To be fair we did feel a little jealous about these 2 love birds. Pat who is also a WWE Raw commentator is breaking grounds left right and center with his coverage. He mainly hosts WWE’s Saturday main events events as a lead commentator. Moving on let’s discuss why Pat had an emotional footballing season after all.
When Pat McAfee lost it
Well, McAfee’s a chill guy! His show, unlike the shouty ones on ESPN, doesn’t really engage in non-stop drama. It’s chill, it’s light, and it’s full of banter. So when you see McAfee going off, you realize that someone has messed up. That someone was an entire organization: The Colts.
Pat exchanged words with the Colts locker room throughout the season. He called out quarterback Anthony Richardson for tapping out of a regular season game. He even criticized the veterans on the team for failing to instill discipline in the squad. And then there were responses from the other side. Sort of a cold war. It all came out when he saw his favorite team Indiana Colts getting thrown out of the playoff contention by the NY Giants. In the regular season game, they lost by 45-33 which also saw a subpar performance by their defense allowing Drew Lock to score 4 TDs.
He wrote on his X account, “A blind person could see the red flags on this team… Work ethic questions, NEVER happen on good teams… Preparation commitment questions, NEVER happen on good teams. Late meetings, NEVER happen on good teams… Late to/skipping treatment NEVER happens on good teams”.
Well, whatever Pat’s opinion on the Colts, his college football coverage was top-notch throughout the season. Especially his Field-Goal show attracting a huge audience for ESPN (2.4 Million) in the Rose Bowl. We should hope that Pat continues to keep us entertained in the coming seasons, with his slick accent and his ‘high’ tone.
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