{"id":816398,"date":"2025-01-01T23:11:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T05:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/01\/espns-pat-mcafee-gamble-pays-off-as-rose-bowl-drama-leaves-college-football-divided\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T23:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T05:11:49","slug":"espns-pat-mcafee-gamble-pays-off-as-rose-bowl-drama-leaves-college-football-divided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/01\/espns-pat-mcafee-gamble-pays-off-as-rose-bowl-drama-leaves-college-football-divided\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN\u2019s Pat McAfee Gamble Pays Off as Rose Bowl Drama Leaves College Football Divided"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>The world is a difficult thing to please. Whatever you do, there\u2019s going to be two sides. Good and bad; inextricably bound. And when it comes to <\/span><b>Pat McAfee<\/b><span>\u2019s commentary, you either love or hate his style. The sixth-year <\/span><i><span>ESPN<\/span><\/i><span> analyst is no stranger to divided opinions at the Rose Bowl. It happened last year, and it\u2019s happening again this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>College GameDay traveled to Pasadena to cover the bowl game between Oregon and Ohio State at Rose Bowl Stadium. Even this year, it\u2019s the former NFL punter who\u2019s calling the game. Dynamic. Energetic. Lively. That\u2019s how you would describe Pat McAfee\u2019s style. But CFB fans have diverse opinions about this whole situation. One excited fan wrote, \u201c<\/span><i><span>Not gone lie, Pat McAfee is doing a great job calling this Oregon\/OSU game live in the end zone lol\u2026<\/span><\/i><span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-align=\"center\" id=\"node-twitter-embed-blockquote-2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not gone lie, Pat McAfee is doing a great job calling this Oregon\/OSU game live in the end zone lol\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2115????????????\u211d ????????????????????????????????????. (@Keim_IsRare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Keim_IsRare\/status\/1874612993193128446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-article=\"true\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>As part of the Field Pass broadcast, Pat McAfee got the nod again after calling last year\u2019s Rose Bowl between Michigan and Alabama. Just like this year, fans were divided between his casual commentary and the traditional calling. What stands out is their conversational tone compared with traditional broadcasting. More informal. Lots of slang. But some people can\u2019t relate to his energy during the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On the field, <\/span><b>Ryan Day<\/b><span> could almost see his redemption as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/high-school-football-news-five-star-osu-commit-flaunts-buckeye-jersey-as-ryan-days-squad-crushes-oregon-ducks-in-opening-half\/\/?utm_medium=website&#038;utm_source=website_internal&#038;utm_campaign=web_link_3\" target=\"_self\"><span>Ohio State dominated the undefeated Oregon<\/span><\/a><span> in the Rose Bowl. A 34-8 halftime lead is more than enough revenge on their previous 32-31 record from their last meeting this season. A win is especially crucial for the Buckeyes HC who\u2019s in danger of losing his job with another loss. So it\u2019s an important game, a highly anticipated one. And Pat McAfee\u2019s style doesn\u2019t resonate with some.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Football <b>X nation debates Pat McAfee\u2019s Rose Bowl calling<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>We\u2019ve seen a positive response above. Here is another thrilled fan who voiced their excitement on social media saying, \u201c<\/span><i><span>Listening to the field pass broadcast with the Pat McAfee crew and it\u2019s awesome. These guys are the best!<\/span><\/i><span>\u201d The energy and hilarity he brings to the table must\u2019ve hooked their interest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-article=\"true\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Some wouldn\u2019t mind listening to him calling every game. They wrote, \u201c<\/span><i><span>Pat McAfee needs to do all the playoffs games! Love listening to him! Lol.<\/span><\/i><span>\u201d But that could be a nightmare for some.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The other half doesn\u2019t have nice things to say about Pat McAfee\u2019s game-calling. One person boldly declared, \u201c<\/span><i><span>Pat McAfee is the worst sports announcer I\u2019ve ever heard lmao<\/span><\/i><span>.\u201d Quite the opposite to the sentiments above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That\u2019s not all. Another frustrated X user commented, \u201c<\/span><i><span>Why are they letting Pat McAfee do this to the Rose Bowl?<\/span><\/i><span>\u201d Doesn\u2019t this situation reflect the quote \u2018one man\u2019s trash is another man\u2019s treasure\u2019?<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-article=\"true\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>What do you think about McAfee\u2019s hilarious and energetic play-calling style?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essentiallysports.com\/ncaa-college-football-news-espns-pat-mcafee-gamble-pays-off-as-rose-bowl-drama-leaves-college-football-divided\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Gaylene Badon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world is a difficult thing to please. Whatever you do, there\u2019s going to be two sides. Good and bad; inextricably bound. And when it comes to Pat McAfee \u2019s commentary, you either love or hate his style. The sixth-year ESPN analyst is no stranger to divided opinions at the Rose Bowl. It happened last<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":816399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34481,3790,29056],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-816398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-espns","8":"category-football","9":"category-mcafee"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}