by: Steve Samra 50 minutes ago SamraSource
Pat McAfee isn’t making life easy over at ESPN. According to Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports , McAfee’s latest comments about the company were met with much chagrin by some, and there are those who are fed up with what they describe as “diva-like” behavior.
However, McCarthy added that change isn’t exactly expected. The network appears to be standing by McAfee.
“There is also a sense that nothing’s going to change, since the talented and influential McAfee has the backing of three top executives — ESPN’s president of content Burke Magnus, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro and Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger,” McCarthy wrote.
Earlier this week, McAfee made headlines regarding comments about the “old ESPN people” producing College GameDay, which didn’t sit well. McAfee did not hold back in his real feelings.
“If you think about old white people and old ESPN people, those are really the people that hate me the most at this stage of life,” McAfee said in a video on his own Instagram, via Awful Announcing per McCarthy. “Now, granted, there’s some other groups that certainly have threatened my life on a pretty regular basis; I’d say they hate me, too.
“But throughout the entirety, old whites and the old ESPN people over the last like three years have really hated me. That’s who all the producers are of GameDay, too. So now—it’s been a fun run. College football is great. OK, cheers, have a great day.”