College GameDay Is Falling Apart…

[@jrjcarl]

College GameDay was always about the fans, every fan. Throwing jabs at Washington State and Oregon State is pretty disrespectful. And those fans have all the right to feel the way they are feeling, ESPN is the main reason the Pac-12 is dead and those two programs are in very uncertain situations.

[@mitchbrown6652]

How could it be ESPNs fault that pac 12 fell apart? And "throwing jabs at washington state and oregon state"? It's called a joke...not a dick. Don't take it sooo hard 🤣

[@Spiritdark000]

​@@mitchbrown6652 brainlet comment

[@geoffreyexcellent4199]

@@mitchbrown6652the greedy networks are the reason realignment happened in the first place. They are the reason for the rule changes this year to shove in more commercial time. They are the reason the smaller collegiate sports will have to figure out how to travel across country for “conference games”. The House of Mouse can’t handle that people are disgusted by their business practices so the company is squeezing as much as they can out of ESPN and college sports.

[@PhonySopran0]

@@mitchbrown6652 Guess you missed the increased monetization of the sport and TV major contracts. That + NIL incentivized this conference collapse.

[@mitchbrown6652]

@@PhonySopran0 Hahahaha sooo HOW could that ruin a conference? You literally said nothing dude...🤣🤣🤣

[@kekansaru]

Pat loves the NFL. David Pollock loves college football. Pat McAfee Show is great, and I was excited about him going to the show, but he was just yelling and being obnoxious.

[@FrenchUncleLou]

Pat should stick with the NFL, he's perfect for the clown show that it has become.

[@chelseachelseafcsuperfan7220]

It was obnoxious when he missed those field goals on purpose against Pitt in 2007 to settle a gambling debt

[@theoriginaldashriprock]

I disagree. Pat McAfee is a joke and has ruined this show.

[@RCJH2022]

Pats entire show is him being obnoxious and yelling.

[@BlakeWR81]

I'll never understand why people like his show so much. It's just a bunch of meat heads talking about football like children. If you listen to McAfee's "analysis," he's not really saying anything of substance. He'll say something like: "That team, they looked hungry. They looked angry! They had a couple plays in that game that made you go, 'Oh, that was nice'. But that defense they were up against, man, are those some real men. Those are some real DAWGS! They had a couple plays where they came flying in there and BAM... yeah, you know what I'm saying, just woke them up!" Like, what the fuck does any of that mean?

[@jimmyskol68]

Losing Pollock was bad. He was such a good dude and seeing him on Sat mornings was so classic. Sad

[@MarkyMark1221]

Feel bad for him losing his job at ESPN but gameday I don’t mind as much due to the ridiculous SEC bias

[@Centennialantennavision]

@@MarkyMark1221but thats one thing that brought sec viewers, really being the only sec guy

[@AAblade7]

@@MarkyMark1221the hilarious thing is that he was actually the least homer of the show.

[@TheKevinNewsom]

Agreed. Pollock fit into the show perfectly. Losing him was a big loss for the show's chemistry.

[@moneyjitt]

McAffee>Pollack

[@TheLouisvilleCardfan]

I’m not even a WSU fan but that flag is more of a Gameday staple than McAfee will ever be.

[@frankschaefer8890]

Truth.

[@natesullivanw24]

That flag is television history

[@deakon071]

Thank you and go cougs.

[@lastpme]

Agreed...not a WSU fan either, but was always impressed seeing someone flying a flag at every show.

[@Antonio_Todd]

Facts lol

[@mickieg1118]

Lee Corso has charm and grace. Pat Mcafee has BroDude energy. The shows' dynamic and chemistry is in disarray because of the change in personnel.

[@frankschaefer8890]

Also they lost a few other things that Lee had vs Pat like Lee loves college football. Pat I love his show but I don't think he loves college football the way Lee did.

[@bugsyproductions3140]

😂

[@bubbybrister2191]

I dunno if I'd have thought the guy who'd wear the mascots heads as having grace, but I get what you mean. 😅

[@BePatientSeeLove]

He's also older than our current sitting president let that sink in

[@reconsoldier135]

Lee Corso needed to retire 15 years ago

[@SlashCymbal]

I also find it funny how McAfee said something along the lines of “I wanna see a West Virginia flag flying every week”. Like, if that’s what you want than do it. The only reason Ol’ Crimson is there every week for 20 years straight is because someone was dedicated enough to show up with it each time

[@cougsjohnson1]

As an Alumni at Washington State we are shocked that Pat said those things. We've voluntarily brought the Flag to Game Day for over 20 Years. Pat doesn't even understand the tradition & he works there.

[@dutchislax14]

That flag is the most relevant thing about your program

[@bubbybrister2191]

I think Pat just talks shit. I dont think it's meant to be personal, though I get the "we can say it about us, but not you" of sports.

[@thebigbadsavages]

But who tf cares about Washington State

[@big12plus]

Maybe “Ol' Crimson” is stealing to much of Pat's thunder, and he just can't stand the competition!

[@GooblyWoobly69]

Boohoo

[@PB4KC]

Finally, someone says it. I just don’t find myself waking up on Saturdays excited to watch College Gameday anymore...

[@thecasualatvguy617]

Sec nation baby

[@truthboy2164]

me either me and my wife use to getup and watch cgd but we stopped watching as soon as they started with there liberal sjw garbage that was at least 5 yrs ago so hadnt watched for a longtime and dont plan on watching anymore

[@crazyDale3]

I definitely agree with you, the chemistry on College Gameday especially with Pat is kinda a mess. That being said, I will still watch College Gameday because of the nostalgia I have for it. Waking up early to watch it brings back memories and makes new memories.

[@sugarskulllyfe5890]

i love pat. def seems kirk dont like pat. pat has great energy its weird how they throw jabs at each other live on picks etc

[@jcas98jc]

@@sugarskulllyfe5890Kirk is literally the reason why Pat is on College gameday

[@Forester-]

I used to love watching Gameday on Saturday mornings. I still have it on now but it just doesn’t feel the same, kind of like the real passion for college football just isn’t there anymore.

[@RobbieStacks90]

The old College Gameday with Chris Fowler, a much younger Lee Corso, and Kirk Herbstreit was so much better. Then, ESPN decided to hire a bunch of ex-jocks like Jesse Palmer, Desmond Howard, Danny Kanell, David Pollack, etc. I know that Herbstreit played too, but he's never been obnoxious, so he's not like those other guys.

[@jimbowlan5804]

Lee played and coached too but those but he and Kurt I like Fowler was great I used to love college game day but that was because of lee and Kirk since ncaa was my favorite sports game from 99 to 2013

[@Dawg-Bone]

Man, Oregon State and Washington State deserve SO much better. I feel for y’all over in Corvallis and Pullman.

[@TheEgganator324]

As a Wazzu fan... Thank you

[@chrishammondsocialitemedia6706]

I was an OG Pat fan. Got a bunch of friends hooked..... when he first joined GameDay at South Dakota State I was so happy. In last 2 years I've fallen out of love with his show. Don't hate it, just prioritize watching it anymore. I was excited he was on GameDay as I previously tuned out of GameDay for many of reasons you covered (sad for Corso) but mainly they showed they didn't care for little guys. Went to Ohio State for 29th time over Missoula MT for first time. Thought Pat might win me back.... it's been opposite. Show is worse than ever. I put Big Noon and GameDay side by side for Colorado v Colorado State.... wasn't even close which one was more enjoyable looking on TV. I miss Reggie a lot, Mark has been a above average fill in. They just need to dump Urban. Throw money at Pete Carroll, Saban or maybe Patterson.

[@trackstar1337]

As a huskies fan it makes me mad just how bad of a hand oregon state and especially washington state got dealt in this. Wazzu are arguably better than us huskies this season and yet they got shafted without no invite to a big conference, which they ABSOLUTELY deserved.

[@trackstar1337]

@@TheEgganator324From a huskie yall got my sympathy shouldve never been treated like that

[@SlashCymbal]

⁠​⁠@@trackstar1337as a Coug, it’s nice to see a husky fan being kind and showing support regarding this situation. Thank you

[@FourthDown]

Yea Pollack was awesome on Gameday, I haven’t really watched much since he’s been gone

[@boespey5929]

Pat McAfee is a college football casual

[@nicholas4727]

This is borderline gatekeeping. But I guess let's not try to get any new fans interested in the sport.

[@corybrockman1865]

@@nicholas4727 I wouldn't call it gatekeeping. If you are paid millions to host college gameday you should know about college football.

[@nicholas4727]

@@corybrockman1865 what does he not know?

[@BennyNegroFromQueens]

And you are who again?

[@fearnomantrig6813]

Pat has changed more about the dollar now

[@averagehonky1709]

I think McAfee was brought on as a counterbalance to Barstool. And the side affect of that is it's drawing in more casual viewers while the smaller, more knowledge, viewers are being pushed away

[@willjones8646]

Similar to the average American. Low IQ. Easy to amuse and distract.

[@JuanWayTrips]

Yeah, McAfee is a douchebag. And it's obvious that he doesn't really understand college football. He should just stick to the NFL.

[@heartbreak25]

Great perspective.

[@cadebraaten687]

This is truth. I think that is why I would rather watch Josh Pate or ON3 or College Football Nerds. Game day used to be a show that had in-depth college football information. Now they just say things about teams that fans already know.

[@funky6399]

I would say that from a business perspective it’s better to go with a barstool attitude/ persona. Young men are the targeted demographic for this show since they will be the ones to watch college game day over the next 20-30 years. For some reason young men love loud and frat guy energy type of dudes. We live in a world where the casual fan is valued more than the dedicated fan.

[@joethahobo]

3 Weeks ago I enjoyed Pat and seeing him on Gameday. As a MASSIVE Pac12 fan.... yeah his comments made me do a 180. These guys are so elite and detached from the regular folk that they dont really care about some schools which they should be caring about. Its truly sad to see.

[@timothykaczanowski2603]

His comments about wash state are true. ESPN put the flag up many times keeping the tradition alive for a below average school and football program

[@54raynor]

@@timothykaczanowski2603No, they are not. WSU maintains the tradition of the flag at GameDay entirely on their own. It’s been funded by its own booster program since the beginning, long before ESPN decided to recognize the dedication of the fanbase. And whether they are 11-2 or 2-11, they are still waving the flag. That was the most glaring thing that Pat McAfee got wrong.

[@dbenedict357]

@@54raynoryou said it! A&M fan here and I love the ideas which were passed around Reddit (showing up at GameDay with like 50 Ol Crimsons and also taking Ol Crimson to the Big Noon Kickoff). Mc Afee needs to do an about face. GameDay already lost viewers to SEC Nation.. and other of ESPN smaller productions because they are always pushing a narrative rather than just giving us the facts.

[@joethahobo]

what the other guys said. ESPN has nothing to do with that flag. There are a team around the nation that brings that flag to the games not ESPN@@timothykaczanowski2603

[@commodorezero]

Its funny cause Pat comes from a dead conference.

[@crushedrighthand3090]

I can't stand what Mac -for a Fee has done to the show.

[@demcanes01]

Been watching game day for over 23 years and I can agree with this 100%. Pat does absolutely nothing for me I don’t really even like the guy. David was awesome I don’t understand what’s been going on . As a Miami guy no more bear which is an alumn was a total L for me

[@JW-un8ui]

Bear was sooooooooo boring.

[@dutchislax14]

@@JW-un8uitough that the dozens of Miami fans can no longer be represented on game day

[@JW-un8ui]

@@dutchislax14 Do Miami fans actually care?

[@Spartan_Mello]

College Gameday used to feel like a celebration of the sport as a whole. Pat feels like he is trying to make it all about him and his hot takes. I was hopeful when they first announced that he would be joining, but now I wish that they would pull him if he keeps acting like this.

[@wC5151]

How does he make it about him. He’s colorful always has been. He strutted as a punter and talked shit. They hired him because of it and he’s doing what he’s paid to do.

[@jackm0429]

I used to like McAfee but tbh I’ve outgrown him, he’s like a 40 year old in college frat kids body. I’m shocked he’s not apart of that awful cult called Barstool Sports

[@dickdaniel6642]

Lol you’ll never guess where he got started in media

[@mickieg1118]

Barstool Sports Following his retirement from football at the close of the 2016 season, McAfee joined Barstool Sports, where he developed the "Heartland" division of the company in Indianapolis and hosted The Pat McAfee Show on SiriusXM channel Barstool Power 85.[34] McAfee announced his separation from Barstool Sports on August 31, 2018, citing a lack of transparency with the business operations of the company as his reason for leaving.[35]

[@jackm0429]

@@dickdaniel6642 oh god

[@zachbush7923]

Eventually he'll have to tone down the frat guy vibes. He can't be acting like that in his 60's lol

[@paddylight737]

He’s not part of barstool anymore and hasn’t been for awhile

[@McSomething15]

McAfee is a short term fix. He will spike ratings, but the existing fanbase will tune him out until the turn the show off entirely. And the new audience he brought in are not gonna stick around long-term, especially not in the numbers of the original audience they lose.

[@BennyintheBoothPodcast]

I don’t watch full show cause I keep Shabbos but love watching Corsco’s headgear picks weekly

[@alexpunch3ll0]

Reject heresy, embrace Christ brother

[@LuemD]

@@alexpunch3ll0masterbation, pre marital sex and gay people. Does that scare you.

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

@@alexpunch3ll0lol grow up

[@alexpunch3ll0]

@@LuemD sin and temptation do scare me, we’re all sinners and we all will have to answer for our sins in the afterlife.

[@Angelcynn_]

👃oy vey

[@Forester-]

I used to love the segment back in the day when they would go to a local restaurant and talk about its history and food. It really felt like you were visiting the campus when Gameday was there and it really highlighted what made college football so unique and special.

[@brian_H]

If your willing to go smaller, the ACC network is still doing that. A weekend road trip map for different ACC towns.

[@youdontknow7190]

9:00 I’m sorry what does his show “bring to younger people” I’m 35, I’m not 25 but I’m not 65 either. He does not bring anything, go watch Late Kick with Josh Pate if you want energy, passion, and an actual educated opinion on college football.

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

College kids love pat

[@paddylight737]

Yeah sorry dude but as a 24 year old I can tell you it brings A LOT more to younger people

[@youdontknow7190]

@@paddylight737 what’s exactly is that, can you give specifics?

[@HeyHey-du2fm]

Pat is the type of dude who seems cool at first but becomes super annoying fast and left out of group gatherings cuz of it 😂

[@blakehaun972]

Exactly who he seems to be. Spot on.

[@randomstuff508]

Ok Mr. Psychologist.

[@HeyHey-du2fm]

@@randomstuff508 oh we found a pat stan boyz

[@randomstuff508]

@@HeyHey-du2fm nah, I'm not a stan, I'm critical of people. You're not good at reading people.

[@nicbracknell]

​@@randomstuff508nahhh. He's right

[@philathrilla165]

Went to gameday back in 2015 for the Temple v ND game. Back then it felt like a once in a lifetime experience considering how big a cfb fan I am, and the fact they came to my school. Over the last couple years it's felt like they've been losing the script, and that once genuine feel of love for the game has been replaced by an artificial/commercialized focus. I think it's an overall problem with cfb in general nowadays, but I definitely find myself watching Big Noon Saturdays more often than Gameday lately.

[@azure_azure]

If we're being honest GameDay hasn't been actually great for close to a decade and is probably tied to nostalgia when you grew up watching it.

[@cobracrimsonguard7108]

They lost me in 2020 when they had an opportunity to go to Marshall (an undefeated Marshall at that) for the first time ever on the 50th anniversary of the plane crash, but opted to go to The Masters instead. At that moment, I knew it wasn't what it was.

[@williampavichevich4877]

That was Truly a Shame. E💲PN is and has been against anything unique in not just Football but in Life Period. I do remember the Game Day opting Out of attending Marshall. And that was Wrong. 😡👎

[@thecasualatvguy617]

The masters isn't football. Derps

[@stevegonzales3612]

At 62 I've been watch ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY since its birth...and the biggest mistake I see (my opinion) is bringing on Pat McAfee! He's a clown and not in the fun way, I feel he's the reason its gone down and they need to give him the boot...yes pune intendant!

[@BillyRicker92]

As an Oregon fan, I feel sorry for Washington State and Oregon State being left behind and it’s gone downhill since their layoffs as well and Lee Corso is becoming Dick Clark 2.0.

[@jonahmays]

Corso’s getting old, but he’s earned the right to stay there as long as he wants. It’s cool to see Kirk helping him too

[@raymondgabeterrell5411]

Completely disagree! Watching elderly abuse is not good television it’s sad!

[@jonahmays]

@@raymondgabeterrell5411what do you mean? Maybe I misunderstood but I assume he wants to be on the show still

[@mikepalmer1971]

@@raymondgabeterrell5411How is he being abused? He wants to be there.

[@nicholas4727]

​​@@raymondgabeterrell5411Okay take a breath and now imagine your own grandpa on the stage and think about if you would act the same.

[@Purp4040]

​@@nicholas4727yolo.

[@TheKevinNewsom]

Agree 100%. The classic Gameday vibe was light-hearted and fun, with outstanding chemistry. The show today is more of a vehicle for McAfee than anything else. It's interesting to note the disparity in poll results vs. the comments section for this video.

[@Socioromanticism]

I think that may be a "vocal minority" thing. The people who want change/a change back have more to say. Even though I give McAfee absolutely obnoxious and don't bother with Gameday anymore only because of it, I think he probably pulls in more viewers than what pulls me in.

[@CamoFlage907]

I can only watch Big Noon Kickoff when they don’t go to Boulder

[@xdgaming70]

Was that an issue for you when they went to Columbus, Austin, Norman and An Arbor every week? Those games are almost always blowouts. Wasting gus Johnson’s talent

[@CamoFlage907]

@@xdgaming70 I’m an Oklahoma fan so I tune in for the Oklahoma and Texas ones

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

So why?

[@timothykaczanowski2603]

The hype around Colorado has gotten very old and annoying, yes we see the turn around, they also did it with 4 start recruits not rebuilding the program like they say

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

@@timothykaczanowski2603 how do you rebuild a program without getting good recruits?

[@The-Man-Right-Chea]

This is Lee Corso last year on the show. He did his 400th head gear and his run is over. He stumbles through the whole show. He freezes and forgets what he wanted to say. Trust me he want be back next year

[@JohnSmith-wh2ob]

Luckily he talks with Kirk before hand so Kirk basically helps him through everything

[@inlinechris]

Why would he want to be back next year?

[@cleroyster2610]

Pat McAfee, college game day is unwatchable. Have not watched it since I saw him on the very first time. David Pollack was the best not to worry though saves me a lot of time on Saturday morning.

[@clyde6401]

The thing about college gameday is that it was analytical, it was classic, it had a sense of prestige to it. Now with Pat Macfee coming in and just blurting out senseless jokes while wearing a tank top under his jacket it has brought in this image of a rich kid sitting in on his dad's business meeting for the first time. With the mix of holding onto Lee Corso and bringing in new faces who change the tradition of the show there is no real direction. Pat's character belongs on Big Noon Kickoff not College Gameday, and they just need to hand the keys over to Kirk Herbstreet or Rece Davis and let them hire whoever they want for the show.

[@lmoreppin]

Herbstreit love mcafee, have u seen his own personal vlogs when they do them together

[@manleyfgc7981]

Shit take

[@nicholasgomez8450]

you do realize the first person that Kirk would hire would be Pat... right? they are great friends and both kids worked for Pat lol

[@bigtimegenewilder4676]

Was never a big David Pollack fan, but now that he’s gone, I miss him.

[@Ian_L1994]

I used to love College GameDay. I've even seen it in person a couple of times. It's been going downhill since Corso had that stroke in 2009. They also rarely go west of the Mississippi. It's mostly B1G and SEC teams now. Also, Stanford Steve kind of sucks at gambling tips.

[@joshg1529]

To be fair most big games have been east of the Mississippi

[@reconsoldier135]

Des and Herbstreit played at Michigan and Ohio State respectively at the same time, that hatred doesn't die easily. And yes, Corso needed to retire a LONG time ago, it almost feels like elder abuse letting him go on TV at this point

[@law3344]

It honestly makes me sad watching him up there. Just a shell of his old self idk why they don’t let him go and enjoy the rest of his days

[@PhonySopran0]

The dumb hiring and firing policies are huge. The forcing of women as hosts is ridiculous. They don't know what we want.

[@jonathanwillis1143]

Also, one other thing that I feel has hurt college football -- and subsequently these shows -- is that ever since College Football moved to the 4-team playoff it seems both morning shows have put too much emphasis on that. For most fans in the country (who do not root for teams that will make the playoff let alone even having a chance) they are not interested in hearing the show's hosts spend so much time on a few blue blood programs like Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson, LSU, Oklahoma, Michigan, and others. Many fans just want to love the game of college football and they want their rivalries and their traditions. They are going to tune out when the talk centers too much on the playoff. It's nice this year that we have some new blood doing well. Next year may change some things with a 12-team playoff taking shape. And that may really help these morning shows if they handle it right.

[@williampavichevich4877]

BEST Take so far. Thank You. 😎🌴🍺👍

[@sharpe52312]

Dude you’re reading your own preferences too much. If I want to hear about my Badgers I will listen to a WI football podcast. The whole point of the sport is to make the playoff and win a championship. How could you not talk about that while discussing the sport?

[@jonathanwillis1143]

@@sharpe52312 I'm not saying that they shouldn't talk about the playoff, but it would be nice if they covered other things. If you want ratings then you have to realize most college teams are not going to be in the hunt for a title.

[@law3344]

Playoff is the worst thing that could have happened to college football. And even worse it’s getting expanded.

[@brandonconforto315]

I’ve been kinda feeling the same way tbh. I think Pollack leaving messed with the chemistry. Another thing is ESPN doesn’t have the monopoly it used to have when it comes to showing college games so it just feels different this year.

[@skyrushyesminderaserno1150]

The main reason why it’s dead is because ESPN canceled Big & Rich, such bullshit

[@thompsonreed244]

espn college football in general isnt the same this year. Fox, NBC, and CBS are getting more quality match ups then ESPN this year

[@nateg4582]

B1G strength.

[@terryfox9344]

Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware of all the changes. I won't be watching Gameday anymore. Before this year, I kind of liked McAfee, but no more. Going after either Oregon State or Washington State is despicable. Sorry if that offends anyone, but I don't like taking shots at people when they are down.

[@fcon2002]

I liked it best when both Chris Fowler and Reece Davis were on the show. I used to like Herbstreet, but lately he seems to spend a lot of his time defending and clarifying for Lee Corso. Now the whole team is trying to be goofy with McAfee and they all come off like doofuses.

[@Yardiii1]

There is literally no reason to watch anything but a broadcast on ESPN

[@natebellville3621]

Pat McAfee was so much better off when he did things (and his show) his own way. His personality and enthusiasm is great, but it is just not cutting with the longtime fans on Gameday right now.

[@dawguy8189]

You either like professional sports analysis or locker room analysis. 70% of people that watch football don’t even know concepts and schemes. College game day needed energy and if you can’t see it you’re probably still sippin your coffee at 10Am. The show has been electric and the crowds have given some CLASSIC moments already

[@frankschaefer8890]

The Ol Crimson disrespect is also a problem for me because of the lore and care for the small things like the WSU flag on gameday. That he as a not very storied consumer of the product doesn't fully understand.

[@dutchislax14]

It’s a piece of cloth who cares, weakest “tradition” in CFB

[@paddylight737]

Yeah fr like ok someone shows up with a flag every time, not sure that means the show owes WSU anything

[@michaellavin6417]

@@dutchislax14 Why is it that those who profess to care the least are most passionate and adament in their posts? 🤔

[@sugarskulllyfe5890]

big noon kick off is amazing, undisputed is amazing the speak is amazing fox sports killing it. reminds me of mid2000s espn

[@Widowmaker2017]

Pat made a great point about WSU. No one cares about them. And everyone upset about it can cry about it.

[@15plus2isnot39]

When they were at Tennessee and McAfee decided to lead the crowd in Rocky Top right before the guest picker made her selection it put the nail in the coffin for my opinion on him. It seems instead of being College Gameday it is just the Pat McAfee show lite. Going to have to give Big Noon a shot this weekend.

[@saucyjack1888]

It’s way too WOKE. I don’t want any ESPN shows or programs because of that anymore.

[@zpdrsn6315]

Happy to see Erin Andrew’s back reporting football

[@shreedove69]

I absolutely love college football, but I haven’t watched college game day in years.

[@djgreater99]

College gameday has turned into a joke:( PMc is not the right person for this show. Each team should be respected, regardless of their record. Disappointed 😮

[@AJthe13th]

My solution idea: 1 have Lee Corso ride off into the sunset and retire. 2 Bring back in David Pollock to replace Corso. 3 Have Pat McAfee tone it down and be more reserved as a slightly more spicy than the rest but not exceedingly overpowering everyone else. Great show, great ending for Corso, and more order.

[@nateg4582]

Or just fire both McAfee and Howard.

[@AJthe13th]

I will say, McAfee has been growing on me a little bit. I think I am a sucker for tradition, and my little brother, who's around middle school age thinks McAfee and his antics are a new tradition. I guess I could see that and get used to it, and with that mindset, He's started to grow on me a little bit.

[@doubleboy2388]

I for the life of me can't understand the appeal of Pat McAfee. I don't have a problem with Corso. He is very old and not on point, but I still enjoy seeing him. Because he's so iconic, so nostalgic. Corso IS Gameday

[@frankschaefer8890]

I understand the McAfee market. If McAfee loved college football and watched the college gameday show as a kid he would be the perfect addition to the show. As more of a casual I think he should be used in a more interactive role where he does crazy stunts, and partakes in campus traditions and kind of does the Gene role but in the form of actually participating in traditions and cool stuff.

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

Pat mcafee is the most high profile person they have, of course he has the appeal

[@Lechron]

Honestly bringing in Pat McAfee was a huge mistake. Trying to watch football with the fam and him yelling about HUGE GAPING HOLES is awkward and makes it so it's something I don't want to watch. He's just a immature bro and I doubt he'll change anytime soon.

[@condog209]

good Pat's huge salary got a lot of better people fired from ESPN, i hope he causes ratings loses

[@kevinandersen6685]

CHANGE HAPPENS. You either change with it or move on. Everyone has opinions. I love the new Gameday and everything Mcafee is/brings to everything he does.

[@TheEgganator324]

I've lost all respect for Pat McAfee

[@cbjm36]

You had respect for him in the first place?

[@brandoncowan4422]

I lost interest in him after AJ hawk came onto the show, it ushered in a new era of sucking off the packers (2019 draft excluded). From random beefs and the controversy with the lions it just seems like he lost what made him unique

[@QuantumG432]

I never liked him and switch channels when he’s on.

[@chasejordan22]

i never had any for him. but when they brought him on the show, I lost respect for the show....

[@HikarusukeShindou]

Plus he sold out to ESPN

[@BigJuicy42069]

Used to love watching College Gameday. The dynamic has certainly change. Really sad seeing Corso get so old and struggle each week. I hope they can revive the show

[@Bumble50123]

I still wake up and watch the show. I don’t watch all of it I never have. I would get up partway through after a certain point leave it on and do the rest of my morning and then come back for the pics before the end.

[@big12plus]

Pat has to be the center, the IT, of anything he's part of. I have never understood his draw. Maybe in small doses he's okay. He doesn't fit in a group setting. He can't keep his mouth shut long enough for anyone else to get the story/report flowing. He needs to go. After the PAC's start this year, including Oregon St and Wassu, maybe ESPN put their money on the wrong horse! Is this why Disney is having money issues, making BAD hires? I record the show and start watching after it's been on for about an hour. I could fast forward the commercials and be caught up just before the end of the show. I fast forward most of Pat's act and now I'm caught up 30 minutes before the show's over.

[@wyattbarnes9641]

He is so annoying and unfunny, do not understand why he is entertaining

[@ADRgman]

Tbh I only watch the headgear selection on KZbin

[@759NPR]

McAfee is the fly in the ointment. He ads a whole new level of obnoxious; frequently forceful w/a narrative, loudest guy on the set, a blinding/overpowering strobe light that's overpowering & is difficult to listen to for (3) hrs... Canning Pollack for THAT guy will ruin your viewership. You had WAY better chemistry w/the guys before this "headliner" got shoved into the mix.. ESPN once again cowtailing to an obscure demographic. They broke what worked...

[@nicthegiant]

As a WSU alumni and pac 1(2) fan, im dissapointed of what the conference has become and im nervous for what future holds for us cougs and beavs. Cougs and beavs always stick together

[@AAblade7]

Personally if the geography worked I’d like them in the SEC. Sadly they are literally on the opposite side of the country.

[@nicthegiant]

@@AAblade7 but then again look at the rest of the pac 12 heading further out. Realistically the programs are done for a year or two and come back with the MW or just join the MW outright

[@adamstark04]

College football is slowing losing what made it so great, and the way game day has regressed in quality is just a part of that.

[@youdontknow7190]

I have not watched it in years so not surprised.

[@buggyyuji851]

Same

[@bryanjones8778]

Same here.

[@GaDawg11]

Mcafee is great for the party like element of gameday besides that he really doesn’t know much of anything about CFB and it’s very frustrating.

[@bullfrogger1208]

Pat can't draw 300,000. So who is he drawing in? That does not come close to covering the $17 million a year they are paying him. He decided to jump on board this train wreck. My bet is that he already regrets it. ESPN may as well. When you get beat in the ratings by NBA today, you have a problem. It isn't even basketball season.

[@daltonmoore233]

That’s only on Cable , which he just joined a month ago … his KZbin still does 300,000-500,000 an ep bc most of his fan base watches him on KZbin still

[@daltonmoore233]

his fan base just isn’t geared towards old angry white men like you lol. Mcafee is new media

[@ejtrosclair3085]

People are sick of the woke ESPN agenda!

[@anotherstar748]

Big Noon Kickoff won me over week 3, College Gameday just became insufferable. Firing David Pollock was a awful move but that’s the way it goes.

[@mikeVmysterious]

disney ruins everything not surprising

[@Pseudowolf]

When Gameday started, the vibe was that it was just some guys at ESPN who really loved college football, sitting and talking about it. And then they got the idea of "Hey, what if we did the show live on a campus where a big game is scheduled?" and it went on from there. It doesn't feel like that now. It feels like any other ESPN show where they just are there because they are being paid to, rather than being excited to talk about the game AND getting paid for it. And the new version of the intro song is just....boring.

[@dr.lumpypants3530]

No pollock pisses me off. I looked forward to watching game day every Saturday, but now I only watch the headgear pick

[@Tyler_Kent]

The look on Pollack's face when McAfee was on the show in Waco in 2019 said it all. McAfee was making it all about McAfee - he even jumped into the Brazos river. The guy is so self-absorbed he assumed the viewers realized the significance of it. I had no clue and had to look it up online. The guy is a clown. Pollack was like "yeah, no thanks." I felt the same way.

[@doctornamelisted4280]

I like the college football information we used to get. We used to get lots of information. Now we get lots of what they consider to be heart warming stories of how someone overcame some stuff to get to college.

[@teacherjoe7019]

I used to watch Game Day and felt good about my school no matter what was said. It's so different now. The chemistry is different. Michael Jordan said, "Everyone buys shoes, I like everyone." ESPN needs to clean up their act or they will lose it all.

[@duffal0]

I agree ESPN is bad, but what you’re saying would be terrible too lol. Do you really want to watch a show where everyone is only given compliments? That would feel so fake to me

[@Centennialantennavision]

@@duffal0 no thats not what anyone is saying

[@Centennialantennavision]

They will never lose it all

[@burritopizzawhale2247]

I've begun watching Big Noon Kickoff because I no longer have a streaming service. Currently, I only watch snippets of Gameday in the gym, then watch Big Noon at home on antenna. I guess you could say accessibility is a factor for me.

[@johnkirchner5373]

I've been turned off by the show not going to more schools and just chasing around rankings all season, going to Georgia 2 weeks in a row in 2021 was pretty absurd.

[@thecasualatvguy617]

That's where the big games were that weekend lol

[@Josh-ut4wv]

or how about Tennessee 3 times in 2022

[@mateo1726]

ESPN (Disney included as it’s parent owner) is single handedly killing all its franchises

[@scygnius]

I’ll be a voice in the other direction. Pat was the reason I started watching college gameday every Saturday. I don’t tune in for all of it, usually just the last hour. I agree about the Lee thing. It would probably be best if they had the guy retire. He’s been a great influence on the sport, but none of us are getting any younger. I think Pat was better for the show his first year. He was the “spice” factor to balance out the rest of the more composed, suit-wearing panel. This year, it feels like they want everyone to join into the tomfoolery with Pat. It feels a little over-the-top now to be sure. While I agree they need to do more to level out this show during a time of flux, I also hold that Pat is a huge reason more young people are tuning in to the show (like myself).

[@anthonymann3013]

NOT A MCAFEE FAN....ESPN LOST ME AS A FAN

[@TheCincyBass6]

As a member of UC's band, knowing a lot of people who attended BNK in Bearcat Commons week 3, it seems a lot better than CFB GameDay. Never attended GameDay though, nor BNK as a fan, but based off of week 3 reactions, BNK is the future of college preshows.

[@nathanswaffar9600]

I’ll give my two cents from a different perspective. I cover Kansas Football and it’s been interesting to deal with both shows as GameDay came in 2022 and Big Noon just a few weeks ago for the KU vs. OU game. For both shows, they usually will give local media a chance to talk with some of the members of the show and give us a chance to go backstage right before the shows start to get some behind-the-scenes footage for like social media or stuff. Dealing with ESPN was such a headache. They weren’t accommodating at all and it just felt like they were just doing the bare minimum in all proportions. Don’t get me wrong, it was neat because we talked to Reece and Des a day before the show and were allowed access before the show. But it just felt like there was that expectation to cover it so they just essentially brushed us off to the side. Overall, it just felt chaotic and they really just didn’t care. Dealing with Fox was a completely different story. The staff we worked with to set up media with Rob Stone, Matt Leinart and Urban were so nice. They were so appreciative we were there to give them the media attention, and they gave off the energy that they were really happy to be there. It felt like we were more of a priority rather than a burden. It also felt like they legitimately cared compared to GameDay which just felt like they were coasting off of name recognition alone. Looking at ratings, GameDay will have to make some huge changes in the future otherwise Big Noon is going to smoke them.

[@weljenks]

Mark Ingram is more polished than Bush. Suprised at how good he is. Not feeling McAffe at all and definitely miss Pollack.

[@ktcottrell]

I didn't like Pat McAfee before he came to ESPN, then last year I started to like him because I thought he brought energy to the show, but this year, I hate him. He just seems to want to piss people off and says crazy stuff to rile people up and steal the spotlight. It's not a celebration of college football anymore. I hate Stephen A. Smith, Colin Cowherd, Skip Bayless and Max Kellerman because they do the same things. I try to watch both Big Noon and College Gameday every week, but I find myself muting College Gameday more and more. I just wish Big Noon was longer, covered more stories and actually picked more games. There's only so much they can shove into 2 hours, and I think Big Noon misses a LOT.

[@EvanEscher]

I've hardly watched since they replaced Chris Fowler with Rece Davis. It seems like I'm not missing out.

[@craigpegasus]

Rece Davis is an excellent interviewer, but doesn’t really have the energy for a show like gameday. Sort of feels like a debate moderator

[@TheKevinNewsom]

Good point. Fowler and the crew felt like good friends hanging out and talking football.

[@markdouglas1601]

I appreciate anyone who can simultaneously criticize and be a fan of someone at the same time. Too many people on the internet are one or the other. Yay, nuance

[@JJWestmoreland84]

Pat is a wrestling heel at this point. As long as he doesn't cross a line that gets him fired, he can say what he wants, whether it's brutally honest, his twisted view on things, or somewhere in between. He is Skip Bayless; saying outrageous things to get people to watch.

[@adamdobrowolski2510]

It's amazing how few people get that Pat was cutting a heel promo. ESPN's clearly trying to skew the oveeall demo younger with Pat's addition, but they're trying to do it for a Saturday morning show. Problem is... college students don't watch the show. Alumni do. We'll see what adjustments ESPN makes to the show after feedback from this season.

[@urusledge]

Funny thing is, Pat’s core fan base (whether he wants to admit they are/were his core fan base) absolutely trashed him for the ESPN move. So you’ll find no disagreement from them on this. Just isn’t his medium.

[@youdontknow7190]

6:10 I can’t stand McAfee, he is a bro why do people enjoy him? He needs to stay on his own show where he can be as much of a bro as he wants to be. I don’t like his personality or his takes.

[@dirtywash4890]

I agree wholeheartedly. People are afraid to say what they are thinking now and just quit trying

[@andreigaffney7972]

everyone is talking about the detroit lions besides cole adams

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

Nobody cares about the Detroit lions

[@criminalfailures2977]

Nah it sounds like you’re getting a lil defensive about something that doesn’t concern you

[@AlexJones4Prez]

2 thoughts: 1). Fox’s Big noon kickoff is far better than game day and it’s been like that for a couple years at least. 2). I like Pat but he doesn’t fit the vibe for college gameday, David Pollack is missed. Also I’m a Michigan guy, Portnoy came thru to Ann Arbor with the barstool sports gameday set up last year for a game and they were the best!

[@peterthestud1]

Pat is the best thing to ever happen the gameday.

[@mountaineernews2]

you know If anything, Lee Corso is the whole thing that’s keeping the show together with the whole mascot head tradition because once he leaves the show dies with it and honestly it’s going to get worse with now the rise of the Internet and people could just watch KZbin videos in the morning and they already have their information or they could form their own opinions without being told to so yep

[@bb-double-yuh]

Pat McAfee has "tackling punter syndrome" where he believes he's special because he covers his own kicks, which yeah, is a good thing, but that's what he was supposed to do. He had pads and a helmet on; go hit somebody. However, what annoys me about McAfee is he truly used to be funny. He was an occasional guest on the Bob & Tom Show when he was still playing in the NFL. Now, because he has his own podcast, he just kinda sounds like Steven Crowder, but with sports, and less funny, shockingly.

[@skylerk55]

My mom at home, Joe biden daily , and l Lee Corso during football. I just can't seem to escape dementia

[@zachbush7923]

I'm sorry about your mom. Dementia sucks.