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Pat McAfee Not Happy With ESPN's College Football Playoff Commercial

Originally posted on The Spun | By Daniel Bates | Last updated Dec 11, 2024 6:03 PM ET

Pat McAfee may be employed by ESPN but that didn't stop him from criticizing the Worldwide Leader for its most recent College Football Playoff ad.

After ESPN debuted the commercial (and song) earlier this week, the Colts punter turned sports media superstar made a point of clowning the CFP jingle on Wednesday's show — even though he seemed to come around on it after multiple listens.

"Your first time [you hear the song], you think, wow, that was crap," McAfee said. "How is that supposed to be for college football fans? How is that supposed to get you excited for a 12-team playoff? How did the company that spent billions and billions of dollars on the College Football Playoff go with that as its commercial? That's your first thought."

The CFP commercial is SOMETHING #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/wN27Vjrx67
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 11, 2024

Fans joined in on the fun on X.

"I gotta be honest. I don't hate it," a user commented.

"MAKE IT STOP! This thing is SO bad!" another replied.

"My god. That was so so bad," a fan said.

"Is this meant to be shown to elementary students?" another person asked.

"Will be singing this the rest of the day/week/month/year/life," another user admitted.

"I ain't gonna lie, this is a very catchy tune for the CFP. Ya done good with this one."

"Someone has to lose their job behind this. WHO IS MAKING THE DECISIONS!?" another fan exclaimed. "Someone please cut the game off, unplug it and plug it back in to try again. We can't be this far off. We need to reset."

McAfee has never been shy about airing out his grievances with his employer and it doesn't sound like he's a huge fan of its most recent decision — even if its a bit of an informational earworm.

"They explained it all!" McAfee realized.

The College Football Playoff gets started with a Friday night game on Dec. 20 between Notre Dame and Indiana.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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