College football fans have had enough of ESPN's Aaron Judge cut-ins
Aaron Judge is trying to make some history for the New York Yankees. And ESPN really wants to make sure as many people as possible can see it happen live.
The Worldwide Leader has been cutting into college football broadcasts for a week now with live look-ins when the Yankee slugger is at the plate. Judge had been chasing his 61st home run of the season, which would tie Roger Maris for the most in Yankee history.
He hit No. 61 on Wednesday. Now he’s going for the outright record and No. 62. Of course, he needs 12 more homers to tie the actual MLB home-run record. But ESPN is intent to show No. 62 happen live.
And college football fans are sick of it.
While Judge’s chase is notable, the choice to break into multiple college football broadcasts — including the audio feed — to show baseball has not been popular among college football fans.
Here’s some of the reaction:
Has one sport’s fanbase ever collectively come together to wholeheartedly HATE another sport’s top athlete the way CFB hates Aaron Judge?
— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) October 1, 2022
If I cared about Aaron Judge trying to break the record, I'd watch the Yankees game. Put the football game back on.
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) October 1, 2022
personally I think every channel on television should show every single one of Aaron Judge’s at-bats for the rest of his career
— Ben McKee (@benmckee14) October 1, 2022
ESPN to college football fans when Aaron Judge is up to bat. pic.twitter.com/9Rn3T1Q641
— David Ubben (@davidubben) September 30, 2022
Even some of ESPN’s own talent have had enough:
Dear, Aaron Judge.
For the love of CFB Saturday. Hit. The. Damn. HR. Tonight.
Cheers. 👊🏼🏈
— Matt Barrie (@MattBarrie) September 30, 2022
"The tarp is on the field at Yankee Stadium."
"Oh. What a shame."Sean McDonough isn't upset about missing Aaron Judge's at bats 😂pic.twitter.com/9CGQHtGrdL
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 1, 2022
ESPN college football announcers can't keep the Aaron Judge snark in anymore. pic.twitter.com/RyDnaPaU2B
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 1, 2022
Is Aaron Judge up yet?
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) October 1, 2022
So glad we got a split screen of Aaron Judge getting intentionally walked in the final 2 minutes of Tulane Houston.
Great stuff here. pic.twitter.com/h9iL1ULkaE
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 1, 2022
Weird stat: Aaron Judge has never hit his 62nd home run when ESPN interrupts a college football game 🤷🏻♂️
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 1, 2022
ESPN overestimating how much we care about Aaron Judge
— Kofie.bsky.social (@Kofie) October 1, 2022
On Saturday, ESPN cut away from the Oklahoma-TCU game to showcase a Judge at-bat as OU quarterback Dillon Gabriel was being treated on the field for a serious head injury.
live football is happening and we get no audio and a split screen to listen to YES Network broadcasters fawn over Aaron Judge
— parker fleming (@statsowar) October 1, 2022
HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT FREAKING SEQUENCE OF A PLAYER SUFFERING A HEAD INJURY WITH ANOTHER FREAKING AARON JUDGE CUT IN
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) October 1, 2022
College football fans: “Please don’t make us watch every Aaron Judge at bat during college football games”
ESPN: pic.twitter.com/Ct0Q9xBg6O
— Pregame Empire (@PregameEmpire) October 1, 2022
Can Aaron Judge hit this homerun already? Some of us are trying to watch college football in PEACE!
— Willie Lutz (@willie_lutz) October 1, 2022
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