PAWS for THOUGHT Volume 1 / October Issue Topic: Regardless of Outcome, Try! by: AD - Cole Cooper ESPN’s College GameDay has become one of the most popular pre-game sports shows in America, traveling to different college campuses to preview the marquee game of each fall football weekend. Last Saturday the show landed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as the University of Alabama Crimson Tide prepared to host the Vanderbilt Commodores. As has typically been the case since joining the show back in 2022, analyst Pat McAfee managed to steal the show. McAfee has become a household name and a media mogul since unexpectedly retiring as a punter from the Indianapolis Colts in 2017. In addition to his role on College GameDay, he hosts his own mid-day talk show on ESPN, he’s a regular guest on WWE wrestling, and he’s a constant presence at events in and around his home in Indy. This guy is literally everywhere. And while you’d think a big personality like his might at some point wear out his welcome...