Over the weekend, ESPN got to see exactly how things would play out if it aired completely partisan right-wing commentary.
Unfortunately, host Pat McAfee was the unwilling victim of an experiment that came out of a viral online post.
‘What a f**king sellout.’
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Saturday’s game between the University of Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas Longhorns got a ton of fanfare. Whether it was McAfee doling out $1 million to a college student, “Jackass” star Johnny Knoxville trying to hand a referee $20, or the sitting president attending the game, the stakes were high between the two powerhouse schools.
About an hour before kickoff though, a post attributing a quote to McAfee made the rounds, resulting in the former NFL punter getting death threats.
“Pat McAfee picks President Donald Trump to
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