Paul Finebaum: prophet or pinhead?

As someone who believes Georgia’s 2018 home schedule leaves something to be desired, this is an argument I’d ordinarily be prepared to take seriously…

"Georgia's non-conference schedule is atrocious. Everybody ragged on Wisconsin last year. Georgia better win every conference game because that schedule stinks" – @CFBHeather #FinebaumFriday

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) March 2, 2018

… until I consider the source.

Then I realize he’s just doing a little preemptive field clearing for Nick Saban.

Wake me up when PAWWWLLL!!! launches the same critique ‘Bama’s way.   For that matter, Georgia’s cross-division schedule strikes me as a whole lot more credible than Alabama’s does.

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Our long national nightmare that I didn’t even know existed is over.

I guess I’ll sleep better now knowing that PAWWWLLL!!! and Johnny Football have kissed and made up.

‘This makes a lot of sense.’

Jesus, I don’t know what depresses me the most about this article, that there’s consideration to move Finebaum’s show to Atlanta, that “the city leaders want it”, or that Finebaum would have plenty of other options if things with ESPN don’t work out.

In any event, I think I’m heading towards another just shoot me moment.

“Paul’s just warming up. He’s on mile 4 of a marathon.”

Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends.

According to the report, he is adding weekly in-studio “SportsCenter” segments. His four-hour radio/TV gig also will add an hour.

The network will fly Finebaum from his Saturday “SEC Nation” campus pregame show to Connecticut every weekend during the season, giving him a high-profile perch on Sunday morning “SportsCenter” episodes to analyze the college football weekend.

I can only hope that one day we’ll look back on this and wonder what in the hell Mickey was thinking.

Meteor pissing match

PAWWWLLL vs. Harbaugh – who ‘ya got?

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UPDATE:  Somebody may owe somebody an apology.

Thanks a lot, Slive.

I don’t think it’s any big surprise that I think Mike Slive was an overrated conference commissioner.  And that’s even before I learned this:

Finebaum morphed from attack-dog columnist to attack-dog radio host, but he won his current platform by morphing again into a ringmaster of sorts who balances informative interviews with wacky callers. Former SEC commissioner Mike Slive had to go to bat for Finebaum with various school presidents to get them to sign off on the hire.  [Emphasis added.]

For the love of all that’s holy, why, man, why?  Unless PAWWWLLL had photos of Slive in a compromising position, I can’t begin to think of a decent excuse.  And, to be honest with you, I’m not sure even blackmail would be enough to justify advocating for Finebaum like that.

Mark Richt may be gone…

… but the spirit of Kirk Herbstreit at ESPN lives on.

On new transfer rule: @Espngreeny says: "Kirby Smart may never speak to me again & I don't care. This is a disgrace – an absolute disgrace."

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) March 23, 2016

Smart isn’t doing anything 99% of the other coaches in America already do, but only at Georgia is it an absolute disgrace.

Get a grip, people.  Wait, it’s ESPN and Finebaum – what am I thinking?