While there are plenty of polarizing figures on television nowadays, there is perhaps no one who is more of a lightning rod than ESPN’s very own Pat McAfee.
The former All-Pro punter for the Indianapolis Colts has become somewhat ubiquitous with The Worldwide Leader, appearing all over their many different channels seemingly at all hours of the day.
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He is most well known for his work on “College Gameday,” one of ESPN’s most popular original programs, but lately his notoriety has turned to infamy thanks to the cries of several online “haters.”
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College GameDay sportscaster Pat McAfee on the set of College GameDay before the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Texas Longhorns at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 2025. (Jason Mowry/Getty Images)
One of those haters just so happens to be MS NOW commentator (and Matthew Perry lookalike) Joe Scarborough, and although most political pundits were busy making sense of the midterm elections on Tuesday, the “Morning Joe” host took aim at the “Gameday” centerpiece.
Scarborough claims McAfee “ruined College Gameday” and that the supposed rejection of his antics are a rebuke of the “manosphere” that has been cultivated since 2024.
Take it easy, Chandler.
OutKick’s Dan Dakich got a hold of this rant from Scarborough and had a few choice words for Mr. Morning Joe himself.
“Four dudes that know absolutely nothing about football are trying to chime in on social events that football people are talking about,” Dakich said, referring to Scarborough and his fellow deskmates.
“They look like idiots.”
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski discuss Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book during “Morning Joe.” (Screenshot/MSNBC)
The “Don’t @ Me” host notes that this feels painfully similar to Minnesota governor and noted manly man Tim Walz larping as a football dude during Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign.
“This is just like little Timmy Walz trying to be a ‘real boy,'” Dakich joked.
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Dakich also corrected Scarborough for claiming that McAfee was “offended” by a few kids holding up signs.
“Nobody held a sign up,” he countered. “The University of Utah put out an official post on their official X account of kids coming at Pat McAfee.”
Pat McAfee gestures Guns Up before ESPN’s College GameDay at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, on Nov. 8, 2025. (Getty Images)
Another big swing and a miss by a lib pretending to care about things normal dudes are into, which should come as a surprise to absolutely no one.
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I hate to be the “stick to politics” guy, but maybe Scarborough should stay in his lane and leave the sports stuff to the ones who actually care about them.