SENSATIONALIZED CELEBRITY STUNTS and RUTHLESS PUBLIC HUMILIATION are now the SOUL of college football broadcasting, as FOX’s “Big Noon Kickoff” descends into a CIRCUS of personal vendettas and degrading spectacles. This isn’t analysis; it’s a CASH GRAB masquerading as sports journalism, where networks BET your outrage for clicks.
The show’s so-called “top moments” this season read like a manifesto for the DEATH of dignified sports coverage. Barstool’s Dave Portnoy wages a CRUSADE of psychological warfare against Ohio State fans, flaunting a “still can’t beat Michigan” shirt in a blatant act of calculated cruelty. Meanwhile, former NFL star Rob Gronkowski strips shirtless on live TV, reducing a pregame show to fraternity-level antics. Is this what football fandom has become? A platform for BULLIES and exhibitionists?
Worse yet are the BRUTAL public shaming rituals. Matt Leinart, a former Heisman winner, is forced to parade in a full Notre Dame leprechaun costume after losing a bet—a DEHUMANIZING spectacle cheered by millions. Colleague Brady Quinn physically BUMPING a reporter mid-segment isn’t “fun”; it’s a chilling display of CONTEMPT for the profession. Even coaching legend Urban Meyer is dragged into the fray, leveraging his Hall of Fame status to settle petty scores with personalized jerseys.
This isn’t entertainment; it’s a HARBINGER of a culture so addicted to conflict and humiliation that we now package degradation as must-see TV. We are not watching sports commentary—we are funding the systematic demolition of respect, one viral moment at a time. When the final whistle blows on decency, will you even remember what true sport felt like?
Author: Kayitsi.com
