Dave Portnoy dubs Dan Orlovsky ‘biggest joke’ from Pat McAfee’s ‘horrible’ album

Dave Portnoy didn’t like Pat McAfee’s new album, but he really didn’t like Dan Orlovsky’s saying McAfee’s album is “good good.”

McAfee was a really good NFL punter. He’s a very good podcaster and a great entertainer, but that doesn’t necessarily translate to being a decent singer/songwriter. McAfee the musician has been met with largely negative reviews since releasing his album, with his ESPN brethren being the outliers. John Buccigross called it a “fun, energetic Country album.” Kirk Herbstreit wants McAfee to perform live on College GameDay. Dan Orlovsky thinks it’s “good good.” And according to Dave Portnoy, McAfee’s album might be “horrible,” but Orlovsky calling it “good good” might be the worst fallout from this musical venture.

“You can’t do the double good… He became the biggest joke of the whole thing… Dan “Good Good” Orlovsky, that’s his new nickname. Just a shocking tweet.” – @stoolpresidente https://t.co/dHXIoU7cu4 pic.twitter.com/mzUWfqdGRw

— Wake Up Barstool (@wakeupbarstool) August 17, 2026

“Pat McAfee obviously came out with his album; it’s created quite the emotion. And listen, the guy can do whatever he wants to do. Did I think it was good? No. I thought it was horrible,” Portnoy admitted. “McAfee made the album, fine. He wants to make music, he wants to autotune, he wants to do whatever. But for Dan Orlovsky to tweet, ‘this album is good good,’ not ironically, and become actually the bigger joke of the entire thing.”

The album is legit good good @PatMcAfeeShow

— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) August 14, 2026

It’s worth noting McAfee launched his media career at Barstool Sports before a rather unceremonious exit. But this isn’t Portnoy letting old wounds skew his opinion of McAfee the musician. The former NFL punter-turned podcaster-turned broadcaster-turned face of ESPN is now turning into a musical artist, and that isn’t even what Pat McAfee Show fans wanted. McAfee’s media career flourished because he was known as authentic and relatable, all while portraying himself as anti-establishment. But this autotune album has not been perceived as an extension of who McAfee was when he built his fanbase.

Portnoy explained that it’s one thing for McAfee’s ESPN colleagues to support the face of their network and any outside ventures, but when something is clearly bad, you can’t dismiss everyone else’s awareness by acting like it deserves a double-good.

“You can’t do the double-good. If I do something horrific and Barstool employees want to bow down and kiss my butt, fine. But when something is just clearly not ‘good good,’ you can’t be it’s ‘good good.’ He became the biggest joke of the whole thing. I don’t know if he knows it, [but] that will follow him forever. Dan ‘Good Good’ Orlovsky.”

While Orlovsky still gets some trolls who occasionally attempt to mock him for suffering arguably the most infamous safety in NFL history, he has impressively used his media career to overcome being known for that moment. But giving McAfee’s album the
“good good” label might be even tougher to overcome.