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Pat McAfee reveals on ‘College GameDay’ that wild Ireland show was part of ‘30 Guinnesses’ day
By Ryan Dunleavy,
4 hours ago
What happens in Ireland gets repeated on “College GameDay.”
ESPN’s Pat McAfee, who was “chugging beers” during his live show in Dublin, Ireland on Friday afternoon, showed no signs of hangover Saturday morning on the set of the college football preview show despite making an outrageous claim.
“What’s the crack they say around here? That means what’s the story,” McAfee said. “The story for me was 30 Guinnesses. So it is an honor to be in this city.”
“GameDay” host Rece Davis asked McAfee if he “split the G” on all 30 beers.
Pat McAfee on the set of College GameDay after drinking 30 beers on Friday. Pat McAfee / X
It’s a reference to a drinking game where the imbibed try to get the top of the pint of beer to line up perfectly with the middle of the letter “G” on a glass’ logo.
McAfee had a different mission in mind.
The College GameDay crew is introduced in Dublin, featuring Nick Saban now part of the team.
“’Split the G’ is what the people do, but I powered right through those normally and just made those things disappear,” McAfee said. “That’s what you have to do whenever you are in Ireland amongst these great people.”
College football season kicked off at noon Saturday with No. 10 Florida State facing Georgia Tech in front of a crowd that was expected to be 47,000 fans, including 25,000 visitors, according to Davis.
Within minutes of the show’s start from J.R. Mahon’s Pub on Friday afternoon, McAfee claimed, “We’re already drunk.” He later admitted, “We should not be on TV right now.”
McAfee dancing with “Miss Terry,” Nick Saban’s wife.
When the show ended, McAfee estimated he was “10 beers deep.”
That means, if his wild estimate is accurate, he drank twice as much after the show ended and was still suited up for the 9 a.m. start to “GameDay.”
It was former Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s introduction to the “GameDay” cast.
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