Saturday featured multiple college football games at Major League Baseball parks, including the Fenway Bowl between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the UConn Huskies at Fenway Park in Boston.
And while football games at baseball parks can be a cool novelty, sometimes there are unexpected obstacles. Literally.
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Fans watching the Tar Heels and Huskies face off in the Fenway Bowl on Saturday were treated to less than clear views with a foul pole — what looks like Pesky’s Pole — at the ballpark obstructing shots of the field.
Not great, not great.
Talk about a Pesky Pole… pic.twitter.com/BnwobPQZjB
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 28, 2024
And, as college football fans on social media noted, hasn’t been a problem for past Fenway Bowl broadcasts.
Looks like the two previous Fenway Bowls used a different angle that was weird but DID NOT INCLUDE A GIANT YELLOW POLE BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE GAME
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger.bsky.social) December 28, 2024 at 11:20 AM
It’s unclear why exactly the foul pole is an issue this year and not in the past, but college football fans didn’t love it and had jokes about Fenway’s obstructions, of course.
Oh how bad could the Fenway Bowl angles possible be… pic.twitter.com/zVFLXM6Hyi
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 28, 2024
Me trying to watch the Fenway Bowl around the poles pic.twitter.com/2aNdUeYd3d
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) December 28, 2024
The Fenway Bowl is the first ever obstructed view broadcast, shoutout to @cfbcampustour pic.twitter.com/H8jb57cVZk
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) December 28, 2024
It's good that the Fenway Bowl broadcast gives the home viewer the true Fenway fan experience of having a pole blocking part of their view. pic.twitter.com/p6a08gz8Bp
— Ryan Johnston (@Johnston985) December 28, 2024
2025 Fenway Bowl = The Obstructed View Bowl
Sponsored @cfbcampustour, enjoy obstructed views both on the broadcast & in the stands. https://t.co/nPRBLWKV8v pic.twitter.com/JkYefoAYUO
— College Football Campus Tour (@cfbcampustour) December 28, 2024
Every camera angle from this game is amazing. I missed you, Fenway Bowl. https://t.co/gGI6x7tPYQ
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) December 28, 2024
The Pesky Pole obstructing the camera at the Fenway Bowl is so stupid yet so funny. Couldn’t tell there was a receiver in motion and then the play went right in front of it. pic.twitter.com/DHqnNxusyi
— Renato (@RPMSports18) December 28, 2024
Dang, got an obstructed view at the Fenway Bowl pic.twitter.com/Qj8S6M6IVV
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) December 28, 2024
The true Fenway experience.
— Chad Finn (@chadfinn.bsky.social) December 28, 2024 at 11:34 AM
You need a yellow stripe on the field? Fenway Bowl has you covered! 😎 pic.twitter.com/DLY4dvZn9o
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 28, 2024
Big 3rd down just staring at a foul pole. Just nothing like bowl season. pic.twitter.com/eUheKlvexL
— Joey (@JoeyMulinaro) December 28, 2024
