Gameday part 2
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Just more bulletin board material for Dickert, players to use, have CHIP ON SHOULDER, BE FOCUSED, MAKE STATEMENT, etc.
Also if McAfee keeps that crap up, he is going to get OSTRACIZED by both GameDay, and College football fans in general.
He is just digging his hole deeper with his mouth.
I’ve been trying to warm up to McAfee since he came on Game Day. But he has proved himself to be unprofessional the way he attacked WSU. Act like you’ve been there before Pat. Loud & crude is no way to go through life.
No doubt in my mind that little tirade was sanctioned by the network. This is just the first step toward getting our flag off the set.
Loud mouth, white-trash haircut, trademark black wife beater, and WWE - only thing he’s missing on his bingo card is a face tattoo.
100%. Herbie’s their golden boy, they need to keep him out of the mud and it’s not Desmond’s style. It was totally scripted.
Got in the car this morning and the two ESPN radio idiots proceeded to talk about the TV markets for WSU and OSU being Pullman and Corvallis.
They are willfully ignorant at this point, completely ignoring the actually tv ratings.
You CANNOT tell me this isn't a targeted attack now.
They are willfully ignorant at this point, completely ignoring the actually tv ratings.
You CANNOT tell me this isn't a targeted attack now.
If ESPN and ESPN College GameDay is targeting WSU, OSU, etc, it will backfire as WSU, OSU, can use that as evidence against them in court.
And not only is WSU the supposed past ESPN Darling, but also the DARLING of COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS, as evidenced by ALL THE LOTS OF SUPPORT WSU HAS GOTTEN FROM LOTS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS.
ESPN, and GameDay keeps this up, whether they sanction it or not, and College Football Fans will OSTRACIZE them, and Fox, ABC, CBS, etc, will become the fan favorites.
Also while ESPN may or may not take the WSU flag off the set, that won't stop the WSU flag from being in the GameDay crowd, etc.
And if not, then WSU will start a new tradition of flying flag at GameDay's competitor shows like the GREAT NOON KICK OFF, etc, by Fox, CBS, ABC, etc.
And not only is WSU the supposed past ESPN Darling, but also the DARLING of COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS, as evidenced by ALL THE LOTS OF SUPPORT WSU HAS GOTTEN FROM LOTS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS.
ESPN, and GameDay keeps this up, whether they sanction it or not, and College Football Fans will OSTRACIZE them, and Fox, ABC, CBS, etc, will become the fan favorites.
Also while ESPN may or may not take the WSU flag off the set, that won't stop the WSU flag from being in the GameDay crowd, etc.
And if not, then WSU will start a new tradition of flying flag at GameDay's competitor shows like the GREAT NOON KICK OFF, etc, by Fox, CBS, ABC, etc.
Well it was enough for me to turn on big noon Saturday. Not that I’m a fox fan either but having a jackass like Pat on your show is a good way to have longtime viewers change the channel. Hopefully Apple will put together a good show once streaming takes over for good.
All this Pub, even bad, really helps WSU. Who’s talking about Kansas State?
I was a little perplexed ESPN passed on our game with UCLA next week but it makes 100% now.
Even before this, I no longer could watch Gameday. There's no real discussion or analysis, other than the occasional stray bit you could easily get elsewhere. 90% idiotic remarks with each followed by 5-10 seconds of snickering by everyone else, no matter the topic.
I 100% agree with you. It does appear to be an intentional targeted attack? But why?
It's not like they don't like the logistics of traveling to Pullman, I think they all contract out to 3rd party TV vendors and trucks.
So if it is a targeted attack, why does ESPN want to punish Washington State and OSU?
Surprise: a corporation only cares about itself.
Or maybe OSU and WSU are the two universities with the highest percentage of cable cutters and ESPN wants to stick it to them. /s
McAfee is an ass but his dig is at Ryan Leaf. Those two are engaged in WWE feud theater.
Leaf needs to stand down and not make it about he and the dickhead.
On the other hand, Reece needs to box McAfee about his head for being a dick.
Leaf needs to stand down and not make it about he and the dickhead.
On the other hand, Reece needs to box McAfee about his head for being a dick.
I'd love to see Leaf invited on and eviscerate McAfee similar to when Mark Cuban eviscerated Skip Bayless.
Get out of your heads for a moment, guys. I'm amazed how often our fans feel like the whole CFB world is focused on WSU. It obviously is not. If they were, we wouldn't get called "Washington" half the time, and Tim Brando wouldn't have been mumbling something in the Oregon State game last night about how it's "even possible that there might be a merger between the remaining Pac schools and the Mountain West," as if that was some kind of grand revelation or fresh topic. It was obvious he (and Tillman) barely had any idea what was going on.
You simultaneously are talking about how we're in the news with some of these things (the Gameday mention, Dickert's comments getting some press, etc.), yet when it's discussed in an ignorant manner on ESPN radio -- and on that point, think about what kind of idiot is on radio in today's age, and how irrelevant it is -- or if McAfee makes some ignorant remarks about the flag tradition, think there's some huge campaign by ESPN. (I know ESPN signed off on McAfee doing that, and maybe even wrote that, but that was in response to what happened last week, and not necessarily evidence of some grand conspiracy to "devalue" WSU or something.)
Reams of evidence over several years indicate that it isn't any of that and that, instead, we and Oregon State are getting a little attention, with some sound bites across the hundreds of hours of sports programming on these outlets you are referring to throughout the week, with our situation(s) discussed in an ignorant manner like they always have been. If anything, these clowns are somewhat better informed than they usually are. ESPN is not "punishing" WSU and Oregon State in these media sound bites.
Don’t forget the 30 minute human interest story, usually something along the lines of a kid with elephantiasis of the testicles that never could go to see his favorite team because his nuts wouldn’t make it through the gate turn style .
I really liked Pat McAfee when I first saw him because he was funny. His problem is that his act is to be a bombastic, loudmouthed a$$hole and he feels the need to up the ante all the time. I agree that this tirade was scripted but he has gone full WWE this season and it's no longer funny....it's kind of sad.
He's a loud, ignorant white trash version of Dick Vitale and it's sad that ESPN is firing people that actually care about sports in favor of a wife beater wearing idiot.
He's a loud, ignorant white trash version of Dick Vitale and it's sad that ESPN is firing people that actually care about sports in favor of a wife beater wearing idiot.
He’s trying too hard. What makes it funny is when it’s someone’s genuine personality that leads to outside the box banter (ie Charles Barkley). It’s so obvious it’s all for show it’s nauseating. Just like Bayless he’s going to take it too far and say something truly stupid and his career will go up in flames.
The difference is Dickie V uplifts and celebrates at every turn (loudly).
Pat McAfee's schtick is to be an asshole (loudly).
I don't get McAfee, admittedly only having seen a bit of him on game broadcasts and Gameday. Former player, but why does he wear those sleeveless shirts when he looks like all he does is maybe do some bench presses once a week? Dude looks like he has 17" arms with a 20% bodyfat percentage. I just looked it up and he's in his mid-30s, but looks like an out-of-shape 45 year old, yet he wears those shirts and acts like he's some kind of intimidating dude. His whole schtick seems bizarre.
I have never been able to watch those for longer than 15 seconds. I loathe any of these ensemble-style shows where the game just seems to be jamming 5 former players and coaches with low to moderate analytical abilities into suits on the set with some kind of host "moderator" and having them give surface-level views and joke around. It's just so obvious there is no actual intent to analyze anything, especially in recent years. Hate it.
There is a narrative that "no press is bad press" here on the board, but when you have national, respected pundits with gigantic soapbox to preach from lying at best, woefully ignorant at worst - people believe them. No one looks or pays attention to the facts, and if Corso and radio hacks say WSU is a shifty TV school, then people will believe them.
Not only that, bit isn't it interesting that Corso framed his slam in reference to TV contracts? Not wins and losses, or attendance, or championships - he went right for the $$$ shot. And was 100% wrong.
Leaf should have come with numbers. Dickert should mention or TV share at each presser. Fck em all.
Ernie, Shaq, Chuck and Kenny are must watch TV. It's the show all others aspire to be.
With you completely on the last line. Our guys should quote some numbers, or at least say clearly how the Cougs' viewing has ranked in the conference. Something more specific than "people watch us." That would get picked up, and then some of these same morons would start talking about that than about how they don't know why a couple of schools "with media markets in Corvallis and Pullman" have legitimate power conference cases.
More ESPN selling a narrative:
Headline of the $C/Buff game:
Kaleb Williams throws for 6 TDs.
Of course that is impressive in any college game, but A) it Williams, he's supposed to be doing that and B) isn't the story of the game that the $C defense is absolute shit and almost lost them a game they should have won going away? And they've been soft all season?
But I digress...
Headline of the $C/Buff game:
Kaleb Williams throws for 6 TDs.
Of course that is impressive in any college game, but A) it Williams, he's supposed to be doing that and B) isn't the story of the game that the $C defense is absolute shit and almost lost them a game they should have won going away? And they've been soft all season?
But I digress...
He’s the white-trash trailer-park tough-guy version of Stephen A Smith. If you yell loud enough you are the authoritah.
OMG I just watched it - what an idiot. Nothing like a bunch of guys sitting around screaming at the cameras for attention. Then again, I'm sick of "Coach Prime" so guess I'm out of touch on such things.
ESPN will get a lot of backlash for this, but I doubt they give a shit. They pay a lot for college football, so they feel entitled to say what they want. Some how they seem to be forgetting about the fans along the way.
