SEC Network Halftime Show Gets Awkward After Peter Burns Makes Joke About Benjamin Watson's Wife
Vanderbilt and Florida played the early game on ESPN's SEC Network on November 19th. During halftime Peter Burns joked about Benjamin Watson not getting the memo that everyone was wearing a dark suit because Watson was wearing a light blue suit. Watson responded by saying as long as he gets a text from his wife saying he looks good, that's all that matters. As the show started to go to commercial Burns said, "That's not what she said to me." This got the entire crew wound up going into break. When the braodcast returned from a commercial break only Chris Doering and Takeo Spikes were on set.
😲 Not sure if this just turned into a random bit, but Benjamin Watson looks legit upset that Peter Burns made a joke about his wife. pic.twitter.com/XxLvhgrnx5
— Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) November 19, 2022
Doering and Spikes appeared both confused an amused. Watson walked back to his chair, looking quite serious and Doering asked if he had told Burns to "keep your wife's name out of his mouth?" Doering then added "We'll see how Peter Burns is with that smart mouth in the second half."
ESPN PR says this was a joke.
Sorry to ruin it for y’all but this was all a joke! https://t.co/gFamaKCHnT
— Amanda Brooks (@BrooksAD) November 19, 2022
If this really was a bit, well, good job? I guess you just never know with the SEC.