Sep 26, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) prepares for his at bat against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning at Rogers Centre. John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

College football fans are already mad about potential Aaron Judge coverage

By Adam Gretz | Last updated 9/29/22

The powers that be at ESPN and ABC angered college football fans last weekend when they used split screen coverage to show Aaron Judge's pursuit of his 61st home run of the 2022 season.

It was not well received.

Despite that, EPSN and ABC plan to do the exact same thing this weekend as Judge tries to hit hiss 62nd home run of the season to officially pass Roger Maris for the American League and New York Yankees single season home run record.

To the surprise of no one, it is again not being well received.

When ABC/ESPN interrupts a college football game to force us to watch Aaron Judge.

WE DON’T CARE for Aaron Judge! #yankeesSUCK https://t.co/2QfFB3aTFi pic.twitter.com/C8BXUJ5gp9
— Diosdado Pasamonte (@dpasamonte) September 29, 2022

Ya, you read that right. ESPN will continue with cut-in’s that no one asked for during Aaron Judge’s at bats during CFB games this weekend as he chases *checks notes* sixth place in the single season HR rankings?

This remains the stupidest thing happening in sports media today. https://t.co/wIC2WBHgla
— College Football Watcher (@CFBWatcher) September 29, 2022

If I miss one single second of any college football game because some brodio wants to hit a ball far when he isn't even the person who hit the ball far the most times I will lose whatever is left of my mind https://t.co/1bjhobxJQU
— Jane Coaston (@janecoaston) September 29, 2022

I wish I cared as much as ESPN https://t.co/sIqjZC0pGM
— Joe Ostrowski (@JoeOstrowski) September 29, 2022

ESPN continues to be absolutely clueless.... https://t.co/Alob0vLbJ5
— The BigTime Boiler (@BigTimeBoiler) September 29, 2022

Does ESPN know what pulse surveys are? Because I feel like if they did one, the results would not be what the execs who made this decision think they would be. https://t.co/IuglHq3686
— Joshua Mixon (@JoshDMixon) September 29, 2022

Just make a separate stream on https://t.co/79Y1YDB5BN that has both games at once. I get it’s a record but if people want to see it they will find it. We don’t live in the 80s we can find the video online 5 seconds after it happens https://t.co/honHJABWr3
— The Pry Bar (@hokiestoneFB) September 29, 2022

Oh no https://t.co/N5FRn815UR
— Chris McClain (@macwfnz) September 29, 2022

The disgust from college football fans is understandable. Even though Judge's season is historic and 62 home runs holds significant meaning in baseball history, there are two things that remain true: 1) It is not the major league baseball single season home run record, and 2) In the year 2022 you can easily find Aaron Judge's at bats if you want to see them without having the game you want to watch be interrupted.

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