Pat McAfee may have had a bit too much to drink live on ESPN’s airwaves on Friday.
McAfee and his crew held their show at a pub in Ireland ahead of Saturday’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Florida State and Georgia Tech.
Things went off the rails, to say the least.
Within minutes of the show’s start, McAfee was pounding a Guinness
“We came to Ireland to have some fun,” McAfee chanted before throwing down a beer. “We’re chugging beers, we’re already drunk. American football has become a dream. Everybody in here is a part of our team.”
At one point, McAfee got up and did an Irish dance with the wife of Nick Saban, “Miss Terry,” who appeared on the show on Friday.
In a moment of clarity, McAfee quipped, “We should not be on TV right now.”
After an appearance from ex-Florida State quarterback and current Jet Jordan Travis, the drinking would continue, and McAfee made an announcement to his friend Sheamus, a professional wrestler who was handling bartending duties at J.R. Mahon’s Pub, and the rest of the crowd.
“I just want to let everybody know, I almost puked just a few moments ago,” McAfee admitted. “Sheamus, I put you to bed last night, but it feels right now I’m in a bad spot.”
After declaring he was “maybe 10 beers deep,” a bleary-eyed McAfee attempted to wrap up the show before ESPN’s live portion switched over to SportsCenter.
“If, uh, I was who I was as a very honest person, I’m s—faced right now,” McAfee said, according to The Big Lead. “I don’t know how we were supposed to have a show in Ireland without this happening, but I would like to let everybody know …”
The party would continue at J.R. Mahon’s after they got off the Worldwide Leader’s airwaves, as Sheamus got on top of the bar chanting “You’ll Never Beat the Irish.”