Brandon Walker's CFB show walks out, draws Josh Pate comparisons

Brandon Walker brought his college football show back solo after years of being half of a duo, and the early returns suggest it didn't need a co-host to move the needle. Episode 1 landed with Josh Pate in studio, and Walker had a bet riding on it: if the premiere hit 100k views in its first 24 hours, he'd do a dance in public. It did, so he did.

The Yak

@BarstoolYak

.@BFW promised to do this dance if Episode 1 of @BFWShow reached 100k views in the first 24 hours... It did.

That kind of quick traction is exactly why the show going solo felt like a gamble worth watching. Walker built his name as one half of a partnership, and now he's the only face on the poster, flanked by rotating guests like Pate and college football insider Tom Fornelli instead of a permanent co-host. Two episodes in, the format is already generating its own bits — including one nobody planned for.

Viva La Stool

@VivaLaStool

New record! BFW just walked out for the second time today in the first 30 minutes of the show

Walking out on your own show twice before the halfway mark isn't exactly a selling point on paper, but for a show still finding its identity, it's the kind of chaos that becomes a running joke fast. Barstool's audience has a habit of turning production hiccups into bits, and a self-inflicted walkout record is prime material for that.

The content itself has ranged from serious debate to pure comedy. One segment ran through Ryan McGee's ESPN list of college football's top supervillains — names like Steve Spurrier, Lane Kiffin, Johnny Manziel, The Boz, the 1990 Miami Hurricanes and Deion Sanders all made the cut — and got clipped with zero explanation, letting the list speak for itself.

Viva La Stool

@VivaLaStool

No context Brandon Walker College Football Show

Then there's the Josh Pate of it all. Nicky Smokes put it plainly: listening to Pate is like a guided meditation, while listening to Walker is like being on the front rails at a music festival — same subject, completely different energy. Walker didn't let that one go unanswered.

Viva La Stool

@VivaLaStool

Brandon’s reply to Nicky Smokes

Episode 2 leaned into actual news rather than just bits, teasing a segment on Purdue's athletic director situation, ESPN's list controversy, and transfer quarterback debates before bringing Fornelli in as a guest. Purdue is in the middle of an AD search after Mike Bobinski announced his retirement, so there's real material there for Walker to work with beyond the jokes. Two episodes, a dance bet cashed, a walkout record set and a Pate comparison answered on air — for a solo relaunch, that's about as loud a start as a show can have.