3<\/p>\n McAfee was booed as College GameDay rolled through his hometown of PittsburghCredit: Getty<\/p>\n ESPN’s crew pulled up outside Acrisure Stadium, ahead of the No. 23 Panthers hosting the No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.<\/p>\n While much of the attention was on a clash between two of college football<\/a>‘s ranked teams, as is always the case on GameDay, analysts including McAfee broke down plenty of other storylines.<\/p>\n Pat McAfee booed as he returns to Pittsburgh<\/p>\n Early in the show, they were asked to pick which team is more likely to get a win today: The Penn State Nittany Lions against the Michigan State Spartans, or the West Virginia Mountaineers against the Arizona State Sun Devils.<\/p>\n McAfee, a WVU alum who was saved from a faceplant by Patrick Mahomes<\/a> last week, was in no mood to appease any locals in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n READ MORE ON COLLEGE GAMEDAY<\/p>\n “Better chance to win today: Penn State or WVU? Oh, oh,” he said, drawing instant boos from the crowd, which appeared to know exactly where he was going.<\/p>\n “You guys need to relax a bit, we’re trying to do a bit of college football analysis here.<\/p>\n “Penn State, they’re in trouble. Just forever, until next year. Who are they going to hire as a new head coach? I have no idea.”<\/p>\n McAfee then broke down how the program might struggle to land a top coaching candidate, and swiftly made his pick.<\/p>\n “On that note\u2026 the West Virginia Mountaineers. Don’t look now! They found a hard edge. Rich Rod is back baby. Hell yeah!”<\/p>\n The former punter’s pick, unsurprisingly, went down badly with the crowd, and more boos broke out.<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n McAfee riled fans as he picked WVU over Penn State on GameDayCredit: College GameDay 3<\/p>\n Pittsburgh locals were seen jeering the former punter for his choiceCredit: College GameDay<\/p>\n McAfee, though, wasn’t the only person to draw the ire of Pittsburgh fans on Saturday.<\/p>\n Pirates fans make feelings clear with College GameDay protest<\/p>\n As GameDay aired from outside Acrisure Stadium, a plane was flown over the set with a banner that read: “Set Pittsburgh free. Sell the team Bob.”<\/p>\n The plea was made to Bob Nutting, owner of the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last season, Pittsburgh’s MLB<\/a> team finished with a 71-91 record and came bottom of the National League Central.<\/p>\n Nutting has faced criticism from fans throughout his tenure, and a similar banner was also flown over PNC Park back in July, as well as during their home opener months before.<\/p>\n Even with Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes<\/a>, many fans believe the talent is still being wasted. Rumors have even suggested the young pitcher could be looking for a move to the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n The latest banner appeared to catch the attention of the GameDay crew, with McAfee later leading a discussion about the Pirates.<\/p>\n McAfee urges Pirates to ‘spend money’ as fans make feelings clear<\/p>\n “That’s a damn good sports town,” he said of Pittsburgh, as fans began to chant for Nutting to sell the Pirates.<\/p>\n “Now, it’s not just a sports town, even though we’ve got the (football) history in abundance.<\/p>\n “We even have baseball history. Paul Skenes just won the Cy Young. He’s the best player in baseball. That’s sick. Although the team might be absolute\u2026<\/p>\n “What’s going on with the Pirates is they don’t spend any money, so they never actually win.<\/p>\n “We’ve got Paul Skenes. So we would like to go on at a historic run in PNC Park, the most beautiful ballpark in all of MLB.<\/p>\n “Although the team might be putting a** in glass right now, the history of the Pirates is deep.”<\/p>\n While he might have upset a few Pennsylvanians by picking WVU over Penn State, McAfee certainly went on to win favor with his Pirates monologue that followed.<\/p>\n Stay up to date with the latest from US sports across all platforms – follow our dedicated\u00a0talkSPORT USA Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0and subscribe to our\u00a0talkSPORT USA YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0for all the news, exclusives, interviews and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pat McAfee still rocks with the West Virginia Mountaineers, even when he’s back in Pennsylvania. 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