Odd Reaction to Pat McAfee Joining ESPN Is Baffling

1. Earlier this week, Pat McAfee announced he is headed to ESPN this fall as a part of a new deal that will see his daily show air on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN’s YouTube channel.

This wasn’t a shock since McAfee teased the move weeks by tweeting a photo of himself with Disney CEO Bob Iger. What has been a shock, at least to me, is the reaction to McAfee joining the World Wide Leader.

While it’s always dangerous to use social media as a gauge, the amount of people who have expressed disappointment in McAfee jumping to ESPN because they think McAfee “won’t be able to be McAfee” anymore has been surprising.