On Feb. 26, Pat McAfee worked an unsubstantiated internet rumor into his show, then transitioned to analyzing Jaxson Dart’s draft stock and moved on. Mary Kate Cornett, the college freshman at the center of the rumor, wishes she could do the same. http://dlvr.it/TJvkdY - ThreadSky

theathletic.bsky.social • 85 days ago

On Feb. 26, Pat McAfee worked an unsubstantiated internet rumor into his show, then transitioned to analyzing Jaxson Dart’s draft stock and moved on.

Mary Kate Cornett, the college freshman at the center of the rumor, wishes she could do the same.

http://dlvr.it/TJvkdY

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gardylou-games.bsky.social•85 days ago

Really don't love how the toxicity of social media has bled over into dominating sports content now.

alfartpee.bsky.social•85 days ago

McAfee and his goons are just sports centric Rogan nonsense at this point. ESPN got rid of real sports coverage for this?

bartorchard.bsky.social•85 days ago

It’s what gets engagement. Their strategy is for half the audience to hate watch (the other half genuinely likes it). And they just gave Stephen A Smith a massive contract so it seems to be working.

thesandboxchannel.bsky.social•85 days ago

Pat McAfee is the Joe Rogan of sports commentary.

fuzzyred.bsky.social•85 days ago

... #PatMcAfee. #JoeRogan. Et all are at their core nothing more than human garbage that society needs to dispose of. End of facts.

sic-utere.bsky.social•85 days ago

#Billsmafia We should write to the team and ask that Beane and others stay off McAfee’s program until he makes this right.

gratefulduck.bsky.social•85 days ago

McAfee will say to a judge he never said the woman’s name on air and also said the rumors were of things that “allegedly” happened. But McAfee is media savvy. He knew what the impact of his words would be on this story. I hope she takes him for all he’s worth. He’s a thug.

rthread1.bsky.social•85 days ago

This will continue to happen as news organizations continue their infotainment efforts and platform loose cannons. These guys have to keep pushing the envelope to keep people tuning in…

biojenkins.bsky.social•85 days ago

24 hour sports coverage was a bad idea. It's been made worse much by booting out journalists for new age Hulk Hogans.

swede700.bsky.social•85 days ago

It's why guys like him and Rogan are so dangerous and reckless when they speculate stuff.

pbsweeney.bsky.social•85 days ago

He’s a POS. I hope she takes every last penny from him.

bartorchard.bsky.social•85 days ago

I’m not defending him, but he’s not a journalist. That show is just bunch dumb bros broin down.

ancientgrain.bsky.social•85 days ago

“Boys will be boys” is a gutless, pathetic take.

scienceftw.bsky.social•85 days ago

That's defending him.

jcsmith55.bsky.social•85 days ago

Good for her for holding him and others accountable. It has nothing to do with sports. There is no legitimate reason to have brought it up.

densbar24.bsky.social•85 days ago

McAfee is an insufferable douche.

wajahatgilani.bsky.social•83 days ago

So for the record, I saw that episode, and I was laughing hysterically. But she should get some justice against the people that actually released her names and images.

silkychris999.bsky.social•84 days ago

What the fuck was the point of bringing her up? No seriously, what was the point of it?

You want to talk about Dart, talk about him, not some innocent college freshman who is dealing with enough shit.

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