Change is a constant in the sport of college football, and in 2023 one of those changes comes by way of the FOX Sports scorebug graphics. After years of running with a plain, minimalist look for their broadcasts, FOX has gone in the other direction.
The new look features big, crooked logos emblazoned at the bottom of the screen, underlined with the team names in a sloppy script.
How do people feel about the new Fox CFB scoreboard? pic.twitter.com/QoiarRETS1
— Bryan Black (@CBBJerseys4Hope) August 31, 2023
Reactions have been mixed, to put it lightly. The first stage of reaction has been disbelief. Many are astounded that this is the look FOX has decided upon for the entirety of its college football output in 2023.
The new Fox package certainly is something. pic.twitter.com/wjvZLskCra
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) August 26, 2023
So we’re just going to use this awful scorebug all year long, Fox?
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) August 31, 2023
That’s definitely a choice. pic.twitter.com/d45MdHmhfV
Other fans were reminded of the graphics from the classic EA Sports NCAA Football games.
The FOX scorebug with the crooked logos looks is straight out of NCAA 07 pic.twitter.com/0pyBBXbrlL
— Aaron Brandt (@AaronBrandt) September 1, 2023
How do we feel about the new Fox scorebug?
— Jared Smith (@jaredleesmith) August 31, 2023
I’m getting early 2000’s video game vibes 🎮 pic.twitter.com/gNm5DywoKC
Perhaps the most common reaction, however, has been downright hate. College football fans across the country have found something they can agree on: they can’t stand the new look for FOX.
There's no way this is the Fox scorebug this year.
— /r/LonghornNation (@rLonghornNation) August 31, 2023
GET ME OUT OF THIS CONFERENCE AND OFF THIS CHANNEL pic.twitter.com/g43W3WzzO9
What is that awful text doing under the logos on the fox scorebug?? pic.twitter.com/7zrPGlAoY9
— Shan🐶🏈🏆🏆 (@TNRLM) September 1, 2023
This FOX score bug is absolutely atrocious 🤢🤢🤢
— Josh Marlow (Fitty) (@HTB_Josh) September 1, 2023
The biggest shocker here is that this the the universal FOX look for 2023. If this was the scorebug for some MACtion on Wednesday nights or a wild #PAC12AfterDark game, the reaction wouldn’t be nearly as volatile, but this will be the FOX aesthetic for major games like Michigan-Ohio State as well.
It will be interesting to see if FOX sticks with this look all season, or if they bow to what appears to be universal backlash.