Michael Phelps’ Stellar College GameDay Guest Spot Was Overshadowed By Reveal Of His Pubes-Adjacent Michigan Tattoo

I mean let's face it: Michael Phelps was no less than 85% nude in front of millions upon millions of Summer Olympics viewers during his unmatched swimming career. Pretty sure he's more comfortable in his own skin than most of us non-Olympian plebs. I was today years old when I learned that Phelps actually trained and took classes at the University of Michigan under his longtime coach Bob Bowman. Although he never seriously pursued a degree in Ann Arbor, Phelps still considers himself a Wolverine at heart. Thus, he made a cameo on ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday before Michigan took on Texas in the Big House. During that segment, Phelps revealed his big "M" Michigan tattoo, which just so happens to be near his pubic region. He so moved Pat McAfee that Pat Mac wound up picking the Wolverines to win. https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1832449717055451551 That weird AI Grok thing on Twitter or X or whatever you wanna call it literally had a trending headline of, "Michael Phelps' Pubes on College Gameday." I said to myself, "Well that was short, sweet, and to the point." I also thought it might've been an error. Surely that couldn't have happened. Why would Michael Phelps expose himself like that? Then the whole tattoo side of it was clarified in the myriad tweets from concerned citizens who didn't anticipate getting that in their face before noon. But hey, let it rip, Michael Phelps. As far as I'm concerned, he can't really do much wrong. Ever since Phelps came out to speak about mental health and all that jazz, I struggle to find much fault with him. Dude is clearly still in shape, and has a lot of passion for college football it would seem. Phelps did a stellar job as an NBC analyst during the latest Olympics. That speech to the USA swimming team before they clashed with rival Australia was electric. I wouldn't say no to seeing more of him at any given sporting event. After all, he was there to bear witness when Tiger Woods hit the more-or-less close-out shot during his 2019 Masters win, and that was awesome. https://twitter.com/GolfCentral/status/1118633911465254913 Sadly as of this time, the Longhorns are beating the hell out of Phelps' Wolverines. It'll take a minor miracle for Michigan to rally in front of the friendly home crowd given the chasm between Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and whomever the Wolvies are trotting out there. Throwback photo of Phelps at Michigan below! https://twitter.com/si_vault/status/764823443518976000