Sergio Dipp Hilariously Fumbles Monday Night Football Debut

When sideline reporter Sergio Dipp made his primetime debut on Monday Night Football to talk about Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph, he enthusiastically stated that Joseph was "having the time of his life!", but the only one who seemed to be having the time of his life in that segment was Sergio himself.

In a moment that recalls the poor Boom Goes The Dynamite kid only on a much, much larger scale, Sergio Dipp utterly muffed his first 30 seconds on Monday Night Football. Clearly affected with a terrible case of the jitters while struggling with a language barrier, Dipp stuttered through a sideline report on the new Denver Broncos' head coach. However, unlike the Boom Goes The Dynamite kid, Dipp did not break down and cry but rather attempted to save his segment by ending it with an enthusiastic flourish. Here is the entirety of Dipp's report transcribed, because it's even funnier typed out:

"Coach it's a pleasure to be with, you guys, here on the field, from up close, just watching, coach Vance Joseph, from here, you watch him now, on the screen. There's diversity in his background is helping him a lot tonight. Quarterback at Colorado, defensive back in the NFL, and here he is, having the time of his life!"

The NFL's myriad off-the-field problems-- domestic abuse, the Colin Kaepernick controversy, rampant concussion coverups, #DeflateGate, to name a few-- have led some fans to think of the NFL as the "No Fun League." Bill Simmons wrote a terrific column in The Ringer outlining just how much of a struggle it is to get excited about football when the offseason is filled with negative press. So when a young reporter completely upended the NFL's stoic, professional presentation by basically doing the football equivalent of the Howard Dean Scream, football fans jumped on it in celebration. Thus, a meme was born.

The man's name is Sergio Dipp. And he's the only sideline reporter I ever want to hear from in any sport ever again.

— Ross Bolen (@WRBolen) September 12, 2017

From now on if someone ask's were I was on 9/11 im going to need them2 specfy if they mean 2001 or when Amerca was introduced to Sergio Dipp

— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) September 12, 2017

ESPN is crazy like a fox.I will not turn off this game until I see another Sergio Dipp sideline report.#MNF

— Trout Manrammer (@TroutManrammer) September 12, 2017

Dipp is a Spanish-speaker who is usually works on ESPN's Spanish-language broadcasts, which is why his report sounds like it's by a high-schooler attempting to give an oral foreign language presentation. In that context, he doesn't do too bad--english is hard, y'all-- but Twitter didn't know that. Basically, ESPN put him in a situation where he was destined to fail, and fail he did, albeit adorably. Nevertheless, Dipp took his viral success in good humor:

👀😂 pic.twitter.com/TFKqBk96iL

— Sergio Dipp (@SergioADippW) September 12, 2017

Dipp also released a video the following morning offering some context for why his report went the way it did. According to Dipp, he was excited to report on Vance Joseph, a black head coach, as a minority himself. It's a heartfelt response to his newfound memedom, and he concludes by stating he hopes he gets another chance. The internet is rooting for him.

Thank you… And God bless America.🇺🇸✔️ pic.twitter.com/mYXwBNFB6g

— Sergio Dipp (@SergioADippW) September 12, 2017