Pat Forde

[3] Brooke was a silver medalist in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as part of the USA 4 × 200m freestyle relay team.

Forde began his career in 1987 working as a journalist for The Courier-Journal, where his writing won numerous awards.

On November 1, 2011, after the expiration of his contract, Forde left ESPN to pursue a career with Yahoo Sports.

Such articles have caused a plethora of Auburn fans, specifically those that are X users, to retaliate to Forde's writings with an assorted bombardment of memes.

[8] In 2008, Forde served as the co-author for University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino's Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0.