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My thoughts and link on Pat McAfee after talking to some people at ESPN, mostly talents:

•ESPN hired McAfee over Norby Williamson's head. Norby didn't want him. Pitaro and Magnus did.

•Norby is an old-school TV guy who doesn't value McAfee YouTube numbers.

•People at ESPN say Norby was behind the leak that ESPN wants to hire Colin Cowherd. Norby would prefer to replace McAfee with Cowherd. Cowherd is a bigger TV draw.

•McAfee's TV show was always going to be a struggle. Why?
Because the show before him -- Stephen A's -- is made up of a primarily black audience of NBA viewers. McAfee’s show, before ESPN, was a primarily white audience of football viewers.

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Posted by saintsfan22

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Posted on 1/5/24 at 7:44 pm to RLDSC FAN

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•McAfee's TV show was always going to be a struggle. Why?
Because the show before him -- Stephen A's -- is made up of a primarily black audience of NBA viewers. McAfee’s show, before ESPN, was a primarily white audience of football viewers.

Weak excuse. It's football heavy during football season, which is the entire time McAfee has been in that spot.

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Posted by Fus0623

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Posted on 1/5/24 at 9:36 pm to RLDSC FAN

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McAfee’s show, before ESPN, was a primarily white audience of football viewers.

Ehh I’m a black guy and have been watching McAfee’s show since the YouTube days.

I like the fact that he has the freedom to do anything he wants on his show..because it’s HIS show. Dude retired from the NFL and was at a crossroads and began this podcast with a group of guys. He grinded his arse off every day getting only a couple thousand views and now here he is a multi-millionaire..with those same guys. I can understand why people don’t like his style but you gotta respect the hustle

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