Late in the media day at the Fiesta Bowl last December, Pat McAfee somehow snatched a microphone from WBOY and went around University of Phoenix Stadium interviewing WVU teammates and coaches. It was hysterical, of course, but I rememberer standing there thinking something along the lines of, “Wait, shouldn’t these guys be worried about getting crushed by Oklahoma?”

Clearly, they were not. As it went on, one couldn’t help but notice the players — and the head coach! — didn’t seem disturbingly distracted. They were optimistically relaxed. I’m not saying the Pat McAfee Show was the difference, but it was a pretty good indication the team had the utmost faith in itself and its preparations. They believed that what eventually did happen was going to happen.

McAfee was back at it again Saturday at the Gold-Blue game and when the WBOY anchor says McAfee “gave us the opportunity to tag along,” it’s not entirely true. McAfee asked to wear a mic and he made the most of it in this two-part edition of the Pat McAfee show.

My favorite part is in the second clip when he’s hanging with Bill Stewart’s son, Blaine.

“Your allowance is more than my scholarship check, I’ll tell you that. I will guarantee you that.”