Chalk it up to attending media days in a new conference. Or don't. Whatever you do, just learn from the mistakes of the Texas Sports Unfiltered podcast.
As noted by Awful Announcing, Texas Sports Unfiltered (TSU), hosted by Eric Henry and Keenan Womack, spent last week reporting from SEC Media Days. When recording a podcast on June 17, TSU was scheduled to bring on WFAA (Dallas TV) sports reporter Michelle Montaine. In an intro to Montaine, Womack specifically called her out as a, "near and dear friend of the show," with Henry calling her, "someone near and dear to Keenan's heart."
Is this the most EMBARRASSING moment in TSU history??
— Texas Sports Unfiltered (@TSUnfiltered) July 18, 2024
🤦@EricCHenry_ @KeenanWomack pic.twitter.com/Jgtpk7jsma
The lead in was perfect, until the guest that sat down wasn't Montaine at all, but Yahoo's Caroline Fenton.
Fenton didn't miss a step, though TSU then made the interaction far worse during its attempt to make it better; when noting that she was an LSU grad, the hosts made the presumption that Fenton got to witness the school's Joe Burrow-led national championship season in 2019. She immediately told them she did not ... because she had already graduated.
The entire interview is worth a watch, just for sheer cringeworthy unintentional comedy. The good news? Per Henry, he's taking over all future bookings just to ensure this doesn't happen again.
Caroline, can’t thank you enough for making the best of a horrible spot to be in. And luckily, Michelle found it funny when I saw her afterwards.
— Eric Henry (@EricCHenry_) July 18, 2024
As to Keenan — I’ll handle the guest booking for the foreseeable future. 😂😭
