'Is This Parody?' ESPN's Greg McElroy Blasted for Nebraska-in-SEC Graphic Mistake

Live sports television has its fair share of unpredictable moments. However, a few are as instantly viral as a production slip that completely derails the conversation. That’s exactly what happened to ESPN’s Always College Football analyst Greg McElroy. He found himself unintentionally in the middle of one of the internet’s favorite running jokes: conference realignment.

McElroy was deep into a thoughtful breakdown of Nebraska’s chances in the Big Ten Conference title race. That was when the broadcast graphic team dropped a whopper of a mistake. Instead of labeling the Huskers as a Big Ten program, the on-screen display listed them as a member of the SEC. The error might have been a harmless typo, but in the world of college football fandom, it was comedy gold.

Greg McElroy Caught in a Viral Storm

The slip-up was especially glaring because it had nothing to do with McElroy himself. The former Alabama quarterback and national champion has always delivered sharp, level-headed analysis. But the seriousness of his words was no match for the strong caption that insisted Nebraska had somehow joined the likes of Georgia, Alabama, and LSU.

Fans wasted no time clipping the segment and turning it into a social media spectacle. The reactions ranged from sarcasm to full-blown parody. Especially with plenty of posts joking about Nebraska sneaking into the SEC while nobody was looking. 

The timing was particularly ripe for humor, as the college football world is still adjusting to the real SEC additions of Oklahoma and Texas in 2024. The idea of Nebraska secretly tagging along made the error even funnier. Now let’s see a few of the comments fans made.

One user wrote, "Is this parody?"