The Pat McAfee Show

On today’s show, Pat is LIVE from Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia from the site of the SEC Championship, while AJ and the boys are back in Indy as they all go through the entire week 13 NFL slate and make their picks against the spread and they also preview all the conference championship games this weekend. The Progrum is also joined by several incredible guests including former NFL General Manager and 3x Super Bowl Champion, Michael Lombardi (29:56-51:11), Stanford Steve Coughlin joins Pat from the desk in Atlanta to preview all the championship games and chat a bit about the NFL (56:58-1:19:08), SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey joins Pat live from the desk to chat about the SEC as a whole, the state of NIL, and everything for the conference moving forward (1:29:20-1:48:23), and lastly, Head Coach of the Atlanta Falcons, Arthur Smith joins Pat from the desk as well to chat about the Falcons getting back on the right side of things and their massive tilt this weekend against the Jets in New York (2:18:26-2:32:36). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you for OVERREACTION MONDAY, cheers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Coach Chuck Pagano, AJ Hawk, and the boys preview tonight’s Thursday Night Football game between the Seahawks and the Cowboys and how it’s two teams seemingly going in opposite directions, as well as previewing all the different conference championships this weekend in college football, and keeping an eye on everything else happening around the NFL, and the sports world as a whole. Joining the progrum to break down everything happening in the NBA including Zion Williamson’s return, the success of the NBA in-season tournament, LeBron’s continued dominance and more is NBA Insider for The Athletic and Stadium, Shams Charania (32:57-56:21). Next, 7x National Champion, the GOAT, Head Football Coach of Alabama, Nick Saban joins the show to chat about that massive, exhilarating Iron Bowl victory over Auburn, their upcoming SEC title tilt with Georgia, how he gets his team ready for a game of this magnitude, if he’s keeping an eye on the college football rankings, the development of Jalen Milroe throughout the season, and more (1:00:00-1:16:48). Later, the voice of College Football and color commentator for the NFL on Prime, Kirk Herbstreit joins the show to chat about tonight’s Thursday Night Football game and what his expectations are, what he’s looking forward to most this weekend with all the conference championship games, which scenarios might play out in order for there to be total chaos, and much more (2:09:38-2:52:17). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AQ Shipley, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about the college football rankings and what it all means ahead of this weekend’s Conference Championship games, David Tepper’s news conference from yesterday and how we need to hear more from him, Bobby Petrino returning to Arkansas as Offensive Coordinator, the Jets officially opening Aaron Rodgers’ 21 day practice window, and everything else happening around the sports world. Joining the show is future Hall of Famer, 3x DPOY, one fo the greatest defensive players of all-time, JJ Watt, to chat about his biggest takeaways from this week in the NFL, Burnley suffering a heart breaking defeat, the Houston Texans attendance problem, how TJ Watt is so dominant, and much more (1:06:52-2:05:10). Next, the General, Bob Carpenter joins the show to give his top 10 in college football and who still has a path to the College Football Playoff (2:05:16-2:19:03). Later, new Texas A&M Head Football Coach, Mike Elko joins the show to chat about why he accepted the Texas A&M job, how difficult it was to leave Duke, his recruiting plan versus using of the transfer portal, how he’s going to assemble his coaching staff, expectations at Texas A&M, and more (2:19:03-2:32:32). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about last night’s abysmal Monday Night Football game between the Bears and Vikings, David Tepper’s press conference today detailing the firing of Frank Reich and the Panthers initially planned to trade for the #2 pick and CJ Stroud, but ended up getting Bryce Young instead, and they chat about the budding rivalry between the Eagles and the 49ers ahead of this week’s showdown. Joining the show is 3x Super Bowl Champion, former GM of the Cleveland Browns, host of the Lombardi Line and GM Shuffle podcast, Michael Lombardi joins the show to chat about the David Tepper situation and how they get that right, which other coaches he think might be getting let go, the importance of a team liking their Quarterback, the Eagles v. 49ers matchup, and everything else happening around the NFL (19:42-54:10). Next, 4x MVP, Super Bowl Champion/MVP, the Quarterback of the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers joins the show to chat about his recovery and rehab process, the evolution of cadences in the NFL, if there is still a plan in place to come back this year if the Jets are in playoff contention, reflections on everything as his 40th birthday approaches, his thoughts on the college football landscape, and much more (58:38-2:03:34). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys overreact to a crazy four days of football while they were off for Thanksgiving including all the best performances from Thanksgiving Day, a wild Sunday in the NFL, a great slate of college games from rivalry weekend, and the breaking news that Frank Reich has officially been fired as Head Coach of the Carolina Panthers before checking out the biggest overreactions from around the internet. Joining the progrum to chat about the Frank Reich firing and what’s next for the Panthers is beat reporter for the Carolina Panthers and friend of the show, Sheena Quick (13:05-20:07). Next, ESPN Senior NFL Insider, Adam Schefter joins the show to chat about Frank Reich getting let go, how he foresees anywhere between 7-10 coaches being fired, where Shaq Leonard might end up, if Joe Flacco is the guy moving forward for the Browns, and more (33:27-56:39). Later, Ohio State legend, the voice and face of college football, and color commentator for the NFL on Prime, Kirk Herbstreit joins the show to chat about the college football landscape as we are officially in conference championship week, if he thinks there’s any way the committee will leave out Florida State if they go undefeated, his thoughts on offensive line play in the NFL, which NFL teams he thinks are currently peaking at the right time, and everything else going on in college football and the NFL (1:11:47-1:53:18). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, AQ Shipley, AJ Hawk, and the boys preview the Thanksgiving games as well as the entire week 12 NFL schedule before giving their picks, and also discuss the College Football Playoff rankings, everything else going on in the NFL, and also what they’re thankful for this year. Joining the progrum fresh off a massive win in which he had 2 interceptions and a fumble recovery is Super Bowl Champion, and new Cornerback for the Buffalo Bills, Rasul Douglas (25:44-36:58). Next, future Hall of Famer, 3x DPOY, one of the greatest defensive players of all-time, JJ Watt joins the show to chat about playing on Thanksgiving and what it means, Brandon Staley in LA, and what his biggest takeaways from week 11 of the NFL were (1:01:17-1:50:50). Later, Ohio State legend, former 1st round pick, and the man who saved college football, The General, Bob Carpenter joins the show to give his top 10 for the College Football Playoff, do a few gimmicks, and discuss his Thanksgiving Day plate (2:07:05-2:34:13). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’re off the next few days, have an incredible Thanksgiving. We’ll see you on Overreaction Monday, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about last night’s Monday Night Football Super Bowl rematch between the Eagles and Chiefs that saw the Eagles squeeze out a victory in the elements on the road, how they continue to just win ugly, if the Chiefs are fixable, and the breaking news that Matt Canada has been fired by the Steelers and Shaq Leonard has been released by the Colts, along with everything else happening around the NFL. Joining the progrum to chat about last night’s game, the Matt Canada firing, if the Chargers are fixable with Brandon Staley at the helm, and much more is 12 year NFL veteran at QB and ESPN NFL analyst, Dan Orlovsky (17:49-53:31). Next, 4x MVP, Super Bowl Champion/MVP, and Quarterback of the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers joins the show to chat about his recovery process, the rumor that he plans to be back by December 2, the Jets struggles and naming a new QB, how difficult it is when an as a QB when an Offensive Coordinator is fired midseason and how it can improve things, and much more (1:03:20-1:47:46). Later, the legend, one of the biggest movie stars of all-time, one of the most accomplished strongmen in world history, former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger joins the show to chat about his new book, his outlook on life, his work ethnic, his domination of the film industry, his upbringing and being in the military, and much much more in an incredible conversation (1:58:06-2:37:59). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys overreact to everything that happened in a crazy week 11 of the NFL season including the 9ers looking to be back, the Chargers losing another heartbreaker to the Packers, the Browns squeaking by the Steelers behind DTR, CJ Stroud continuing to win despite his worst statistical game in the NFL, the Bills dismantling the Jets, and everything else happening around the league before taking a peak at a few of the best overreactions from the internet. Joining the progrum to give some updates about injuries around the league, which coaches are on the hot seat, what’s going to come of the Joe Burrow situation, and what we need to know about tonight’s MNF tilt between the Eagles and Chiefs (34:20-56:27). Next, Hall of Famer, 1988 Heisman Trophy winner 1997 MVP, 10x All-Pro, 10x Pro Bowler, one of the greatest football players of all-time, Barry Sanders joins the show to chat about his upcoming documentary about his playing career and retirement on Amazon Prime, his thoughts on this years Lions and what feels so different about them, if any young Running Back’s contact him about advice transitioning into the NFL, and much more (1:13:29-1:36:14). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys are LIVE from Harrisonburg, Virginia at the James Madison University campus on the set of College Gameday. They chat about the NCAA’s decision to leave JMU out of bowl season despite their historic run, they chat about the news that Joe Burrow is officially out for the season with a wrist injury, and chat about everything else happening around the NFL before previewing every week 11 game and making their picks against the spread. Joining the progrum to give an update on the JMU situation with the NCAA and more news continuing to come out from Michigan including firing their Linebackers Coach is The Authority, Pete Thamel (15:45-22:17). Next, Head Coach of the JMU Football team, Curt Cignetti joins the show to chat about his team’s success through transition, this year’s team, if the NCAA decision has galvanized the team as a whole, what kind of players they look to recruit, and much more (22:20-36:41). Later, co-host of Pardon My Take, internet legend, PFT Commenter joins the show to chat about JMU, everything going on around the NFL, and much more as he will be in Harrisonburg on Saturday as the guest picker (1:19:52-1:33:22). Lastly, Michael Evangelista from the JMU Sound Off joins the progrum to tell us everything we need to know about JMU, the game, and the team as a whole (1:53:11-2:03:02). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you on Overreaction Monday, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Pat, Coach Chuck Pagano, AJ Hawk, and the boys preview tonight’s Thursday Night Football game between the Bengals and the Ravens, and try to unpack what’s happening in Buffalo a little more with Coach Pagano, and cover everything else happening in the sports world as we get ready for week 11 NFL action. The show is also loaded with guests today including: Former GM of the Cleveland Browns and 3x Super Bowl Champion Michael Lombardi (20:14-53:13), Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban (59:54-1:21:39), Tampa Bay Buccaneers Left Tackle Tristan Wirfs (1:25:13-1:39:16), Missouri Running Back Cody Schrader (2:07:10-2:19:28), and the voice of College Football and color commentator for the NFL on Prime, Kirk Herbstreit (2:32:04-3:01:43). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow, LIVE from the set of College GameDay at James Madison University, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices