ESPN broadcasters attempt to join Maryland dancing flash mob, embarrass themselves

Flash mobs are pretty cool, especially in a giant group at a sporting event. You know what’s less cool? Middle-aged white broadcasters dabbing and doing the nae nae out of rythym on live television.

During the first half of Wisconsin and Maryland’s game in College Park, the Maryland student section broke into a pretty impressive flash mob featuring various dances they had learned in a pregame practice session. ESPN commentators Bob Wischusen and Stephanie White attempted to join in, and it didn’t go great.

Props to White and Wischusen for having fun out there, but their respective children might want to avert their eyes.

ESPN seems interested in expanding the whole broadcaster-interacts-with-students thing beyond the domain of Dick Vitale, but it sure creates some odd situations, like a split screen in which Jim Calhoun watches a game and viewers watch Jim Calhoun.

Wischusen and White might want to practice their dance moves before their next broadcast.