Everybody hates Pat: is a cabal of college kids really trying to bring down ESPN’s star meathead?
The man who landed a five-year, $85m deal in 2023 to take The Pat McAfee Show to ESPN had cemented himself as the star attraction of the sports broadcaster’s bold new era of stunts, stupidity and memebrain swill.
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- His persistently honking presence on the set of ESPN’s College GameDay had helped push ratings to new heights.
- A handful of college kids attacked him online ahead of his appearance with College….
Pat McAfee’s reaction to a few mild jokes shows how the ubiquitous ESPN personality is happy to whip up a crowd into a hostile frenzy but is terrified of any criticism It was all shaping up to be a golden year for Pat McAfee.
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