Annie Agar drew plenty of attention over Halloween, but this time it came with a wave of criticism instead of laughs.
The NFL and college football influencer went with a University of Michigan-themed costume built around a pun tied to the Wolverines’ sign-stealing scandal. She dressed as a Bryce Underwood jersey and styled herself as Carrie Underwood while using the song “Before He Cheats” as part of the joke. It was a sports-heavy bit, which fits the kind of content that has made her popular with fans over the years.
But this one landed badly with a lot of people online. Fans tore into the costume, calling it a miss and, in some cases, much worse.
“Well… you failed this year at creative,” one person replied.
“I’m not exactly a Michigan fan, but this is just f-king stupid,” a second person added.
“Might be the dumbest costume of all time, honestly,” a third person wrote to Annie Agar.
“If most people have to try and figure out what this costume is, it’s a swing and a miss,” one final fan stated.
The reaction stood in sharp contrast to last year, when Agar dressed as Tua Tagovailoa holding a bag labeled “$50M/year,” a costume fans laughed at.
The Michigan scandal itself has already brought major punishment. The NCAA Committee handed the program more than $35 million in penalties and put it on 4-year probation. Former head coach Jim Harbaugh received a 10-year show-cause order, former head coach Sherrone Moore got a suspension and a 2-year show-cause order, and Connor Stalions received an 8-year show-cause order.
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