Pat McAfee, wearing glitzy sport coat, draws reaction during first half of Las Vegas Bowl
Pat McAfee is a popular, but also somewhat of a controversial figure, and the ESPN personality had plenty on display during the first half of the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday between Florida and Oregon State.
McAfee was in the booth with Dave Pasch and Kirk Herbstreit, and Laura Rutledge was the sideline reporter for the game.
McAfee drew mixed reactions, as several fans loved his approach to calling the game, while others thought he sounded as if he was set to “audition for a pro wrestling manager spot.”
Oregon led Florida 10-0 at halftime after a field goal was blocked.
Here’s a sample of the reaction:
Pat McAfee bringing the glitz and glamour to the Las Vegas Bowl. pic.twitter.com/5Ze8AslXF8
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 17, 2022
Seriously is @PatMcAfeeShow getting paid for every time he says “Vegas Bowl.” #vegasbowl #GoBeavs
— The man, the math, the legend (@mathmaniackris) December 17, 2022
Maybe we’ll see some Criss Angel MAGIC aht here today#LVBowl pic.twitter.com/IFqXQ7Q1h9
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 17, 2022
Sorry @ESPNCFB I can’t watch your game with @PatMcAfeeShow providing commentary. That ? mcafee needs to realize that it’s not all about him, people turned in to watch Florida lose not him audition for a pro wrestling manager spot.
— Dave (@DavetheYak) December 17, 2022
Can someone at ESPN shut up Pat McAfee- painful to listed to!
— Gators #1 (@gobucs517) December 17, 2022
Dude @PatMcAfeeShow is killing it right now on the call for the Vegas Bowl!
— Todd Lash (@tlash12) December 17, 2022
Why isn’t @PatMcAfeeShow saying “TAKE TWOOOOOOO!!!” when leading into commercial for this bowl game????@ToneDigz @BostonConnr @bubbagumpino @tyschmit
— Dr. Stanley Goodspeed, Ph.D (@SaviorOfSanFran) December 17, 2022
@PatMcAfeeShow calling a game needs to be a regular occurrence!!!
— Trent Bailey (@TrentABailey) December 17, 2022
#UFvsORST Pat mcafee sucks!! Awful. Zero value add.
— Jay ?? (@jasonjdmha) December 17, 2022
Herbstreit just being buffeted by the winds of Hurricane Pat McAfee out in Vegas.
— Mark Schipper – 5th Down CFB (@5thDownCFB) December 17, 2022
