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Does anyone here consider Finebaum a real authority on SEC football?
Red_N_Black
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I'm sorry but I don't. ESPN seems to value his opinions a lot but personally I feel he is really only interested in controversy like "which coach is on the hot seat", "the grandeur of Nick Saban", "which QB should be playing" etc. I kinda doubts he even watches much football. Even though he passes himself off a big Alabama fan, I really don't think he could even name over 5 or 6 players on Alabama's team. Am I wrong on this?
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If I want advice on how to polish the top of my head or **** up to Saban, I'll consult Fine-bum.
Fine-bum would be Laura Rutledge
Not a big fan of finebaum. This should have been a poll question.
I think he was much more respectable before he started appearing on SportCenter. Then he just became a character like Kannel, Skip, Steven A, etc.
Laura can polish anything I have, I'm a generous man.
His only job is to drive traffic to SEC network and he does that by pushing Bama and getting reactions from folks who love or hate them.
No, I don’t view him as an authority on anything except history. He’s a more boring and subdued Cowherd or Stephen A...
Paul is good. I am entertained, not betting on his picks or anyone else's.
Paul brings the traffic to the SEC.
I wish more of the modern news media personalities would drop the act that they’re some kind of expert, so we need to listen to them.
Most of them are just entertainers these days. Which is fine. I just find it annoying how they pretend to be experts when they’re not.
Finebaum is an expert in the same sense that Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless are experts--only in their own minds.
Wait don’t leave out Colin Cowherd(er)
Can’t recall ever learning something new from Finebaum.
I think he's worth listening to in the car on my drive home. He knows more about football than most of his callers. Many of his guests know a lot more. For example, I'm watching his show on tv at this minute. The guest is a DGD and is very knowledgeable, Matt Stinchcomb. Guys like him make the show.
To say nothing of a Florida graduate who was also Miss Florida. And, oh, she does know a lot about football, Laura Rutledge.
Go, Dawgs!
He’s the only national media guy who focuses only on the SEC. I would consider him an “expert” as far as any TV analyst can be considered an expert. Doesn’t mean I agree with him all the time, but he’s as good as anyone else out there doing football on TV and radio. I think it’s funny when he brings on all the hill-billy Bama fans...really makes them look ridiculous sometimes. The Georgia fans tend to be more moderate and articulate. It’s a good show. I don’t give a crap about OSU or ND or UW...having a show dedicate to the SEC is pretty cool.
Finebaum is a nerd. Could give two hoots what he thinks. But I do enjoy when he toys with his nutty callers.
Minus Darrell, he makes UGA fans look awful.
Agreed. It makes my 1 hour commute bearable. It's either him or Aaron on sec network. Sometimes ESPN u is ok but it's mostly a big 10 push there. Do I consider him an expert, no, he's a pretty good host though. I would imagine his show was quite different before it went national.
I think he could name more than 5-6 players on bama’s team
I love the PF Show.
Having spent some years in Birmingham as an undergrad studying lit before they had a football program, I got an earful of Bama BS which included, of course, that self-aggrandizing moron. No, he isn't an expert. He thinks he's witty and insightful, but he more like a guy that gives you toilet paper in an outhouse and expects a tip.
Paul isn't the expert or opinion - The callers and guests are...Paul gives you access to those people. Regardless, I think Paul Finebaum probably knows a little bit about college football, and probably more than most of the ppl here saying he's ignorant.