TMC
06-12-2025, 06:19 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6420232/2025/06/12/pat-mcafee-adam-schefter-espn-youtube-stephen-a-smith/
"McAfee has two years left on his College Gameday contract. Last year, he considered not returning before re-signing," reports The Athletic's Andrew Marchand. "He has mused with associates about starting his own, independent version of Gameday, according to sources briefed on discussions. This does not appear to be happening, at least not now. But he is mercurial and can make big decisions seemingly on whims. McAfee cares about his image. During a Gameday stop in Norman, Oklahoma, last fall, McAfee grew upset about being shown swinging and missing during a segment in which he faced a University of Oklahoma softball pitcher. McAfee, according to sources briefed on the incident, demanded to know the name of the GameDay staff member who put it on the air, but he was denied the information." Marchand also reports that Adam Schefter had been banned (https://x.com/TheAthletic/status/1933132193917960274) from The Pat McAfee Show for months over one minor incident. That is, until this morning (https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/retracing-adam-schefter-100-day-absence-pat-mcafee-show.html).
"McAfee has two years left on his College Gameday contract. Last year, he considered not returning before re-signing," reports The Athletic's Andrew Marchand. "He has mused with associates about starting his own, independent version of Gameday, according to sources briefed on discussions. This does not appear to be happening, at least not now. But he is mercurial and can make big decisions seemingly on whims. McAfee cares about his image. During a Gameday stop in Norman, Oklahoma, last fall, McAfee grew upset about being shown swinging and missing during a segment in which he faced a University of Oklahoma softball pitcher. McAfee, according to sources briefed on the incident, demanded to know the name of the GameDay staff member who put it on the air, but he was denied the information." Marchand also reports that Adam Schefter had been banned (https://x.com/TheAthletic/status/1933132193917960274) from The Pat McAfee Show for months over one minor incident. That is, until this morning (https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/retracing-adam-schefter-100-day-absence-pat-mcafee-show.html).