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Dan Dakich Rips 'Idiotic' Criticism Of ESPN Star Pat McAfee
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Former ESPN broadcaster Dan Dakich isn't fond of the recent criticism surrounding "College GameDay" analyst Pat McAfee.
Joe Scarborough took a break from MS Now's Election Day coverage to call out McAfee. He accused the former Indianapolis Colts punter of ruining "College GameDay" over the past few years.
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"While we're talking football, does anybody want to get in trouble? I'll just say it myself. I've just had enough of this Pat McAfee ruining 'College GameDay.' I look forward to waking up on Saturday mornings and watching that," Scarborough said. "And I don't know if they haven't got the message yet, but the manosphere that we all thought was brought in in '24, it may get washed aside. Maybe you weren't having to be [grunt noises] and yelling at people and being freaked out because two kids in Utah put up signs or say something that might offend you."
During this Wednesday's episode of "Don't @ Me," Dakich fired back at Scarborough and the rest of MS Now's panel.
"Four dudes that know absolutely nothing about football are trying to chime in on social events that football people are talking about," Dakich said, via OutKick. "They look like idiots."
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Pat McAfee on the set for ESPN's College GameDay before the Indiana versus Minnesota football game on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026.Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.
McAfee has been a huge asset.
Despite the recent outrage surrounding McAfee, ESPN announced that "College GameDay" averaged 2.5 million viewers this past Saturday at Indiana.
ESPN said this year's "College GameDay" ratings are up over 4% from last season. It's also worth noting that McAfee has helped out ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown" ratings.
Last week, ESPN revealed that "Monday Night Countdown" currently has its highest viewership in a decade. "Monday Night Countdown" is averaging 1.6 million viewers per show, which is up 26% from last year's ratings.
This story was originally published by The Spun on Nov 4, 2026, where it first appeared in the College Football section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
