Dave Portnoy Bizarrely Feels He’d Be an All-Time Great Offensive Coach

Founded by Dave Portnoy in 2003, Barstool Sports has risen monumentally in the past few years, including the new deal with FOX Sports.

Dave Portnoy Bizarrely Feels He’d Be an All-Time Great Offensive Coach

Dave Portnoy (Image via Fox News)

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The FOX Sports and Barstool Sports partnership was one of the biggest news stories from the sportscasting world this offseason. The ripples of the partnership were first felt when Barstool Sports founder, Dave Portnoy, made his debut on the brand new show, Wake Up Barstool.

Portnoy didn’t wait or hesitate to announce his arrival. The sportpreneur quickly launched into trolling mode as he claimed that he could rival most of the current and previous offensive coaches. He admitted that he’s better than 99 percent of the offensive coordinators in play calling:

I love football. I think I’d be one of the great offensive minds in the history of the game. I honestly think play-calling, I’m smarter than 99% of the play-callers.

Portnoy didn’t stop there. He addressed the hatred he received for being a non-football-playing panelist. In addition to the new broadcast, he also joined the other hosts on the Big Noon Kickoff. Portnoy went ahead to acknowledge that this hatred was so pointless. He claimed that there were coaches and general managers who were also bad at their specific tasks, and yet they continued on and still continue to do so in some instances.

‘He didn’t play football, why is he on this show?’ That means nothing. You have absolute morons who coach. You have morons who are GMs. You have just as many GMs missing on picks as you do hitting on picks.

Wake Up Barstool has a long way to go from being a fan-favorite show

The show, as per the founder’s own admission, has a lot to improve before it can develop into one of the leading broadcasts in the industry, like ESPN’s First Take or Get Up. However, the first episode touched upon a select few interesting topics from the world of gridiron football.

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“Wake Up Barstool” went live for the first time from Chicago. (Image via X)

The show started with a trivial debate on Arch Manning’s performance and the failed pass during the Texas Longhorns’ first match against the Ohio State Buckeyes. They shifted the topic to the ex-NFL coach and six-time Super Bowl winner’s UNC Tar Heels being destroyed by TCU in the former’s opening game. The opening, although interesting, was far from being a hook that captivated and drew in audiences.

The panelists spoke about quite a few topics, but the transitions were reportedly unstructured and lacked flow. There was little cohesion between the selected topics. This could also be due to the uncoordinated screen space of the panelists.

The first broadcast featured Portnoy along with Brandon Walker, Jason Williams, and Rico Bosco. Walker and Bosco are Barstool personalities, although the latter is more active in the basketball circles. As NFL pundits, Portnoy and Walker led the majority of the discussion.

Williams and Bosco failed to contribute meaningfully, and this imbalance weakened the panel dynamic. Furthermore, the audience also reported being unclear about the ethos behind Bosco’s presence, as it was never discussed.

The show had an identity crisis. As a new show, this broadcast has a humongous task in identifying the direction it plans to move ahead with. Initially, the first episode couldn’t quite find a rhythm as they switched between the traditional styles of morning sports shows and the true spirit of Barstool Sports. However, the style changed into the latter as the show progressed.

Nevertheless, when it came to jokes and lines, they relied mostly on the Barstool side. The new viewers who are unaware of the inside jokes and banter might have found the show unrelatable at times.

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