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CBS starts up their campaign again today

  • Heard Gary D a few minutes ago on Stan and Eli complaining about Alabama being in the national title game. I am sure we will get a heavy dose of it from Timmy B today.

    Its amazing to me that our partner network spends so much time and energy complaining about our league.

    Gary's idiotic point was that Alabama has gotten a week off while Lswho has to prepare for Georgia. He is calling that game for CBS and telling people that game is irrelevant. How dense can you be as a broadcaster? Instead of trying to sell the SEC Championship game the CBS employees are doing everything in their power to minimize its importance. Unbelievable!

    Oh and I would trade with LSwho in a heart beat and so would every single Bama player and coach. I would imagine our team is disappointed to not be playing for the SEC title.

    scottchap

  • Uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but Stanford and Okie St. don't have to play in a conference championship game either? Nobody ever seems to point this out.

    laeng

  • laeng said...

    Uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but Stanford and Okie St. don't have to play in a conference championship game either? Nobody ever seems to point this out.

    Exactly.

    They have all hung their hats on Okie State who isn't playing in a conference championship game.

    To be honest if they were fighting for Virginia Tech I would think they would have a better argument.

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  • Sounds like someone at the SEC office needs to make a quick call to CBS and tell them to put a sock in Gary's mouth.

    Not wise to bite the hand that feeds you, and nobody respects Gary as a true journalist. He's an SEC shill, so he needs to act like one. Running down a league member and saying they shouldn't play for the national title isn't very good business.

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    scottchap

  • NashTide said...

    Sounds like someone at the SEC office needs to make a quick call to CBS and tell them to put a sock in Gary's mouth.

    Not wise to bite the hand that feeds you, and nobody respects Gary as a true journalist. He's an SEC shill, so he needs to act like one. Running down a league member and saying they shouldn't play for the national title isn't very good business.

    Boom, Boom & Boom. Also...what about Brando actually saying the plane crash could give OSU a mulligan for losing to Iowa State & help their chances with the voters. My jaw literally dropped when he uttered those words.

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  • Got to admit that week off is going to play a key role in the championship game. I mean we will have 2 weeks to get ready and LSU only 1.....oh wait they don't play December 10th they would play January 9th. So you are saying they would have over a month to get ready with Alabama having 1 week extra off.

    Oh never mind.

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  • scottchap said...

    Oh and I would trade with LSwho in a heart beat and so would every single Bama player and coach. I would imagine our team is disappointed to not be playing for the SEC title.

    Agree! Everyone is acting like LSU is getting punished, but they're getting to play for the SEC Championship, which used to be treated as a pretty big deal... and is something Bama won't have an opportunity to achieve, unfortunately.

    And LSU since everyone is saying they'll play for the national championship even if they lose to UGA, I'm not sure what's so unfair about the situation.

    editnosmirc

  • ksredmill said...

    Boom, Boom & Boom. Also...what about Brando actually saying the plane crash could give OSU a mulligan for losing to Iowa State & help their chances with the voters. My jaw literally dropped when he uttered those words.

    Totally irresponsible thing to say. Not only responsible, but moronic.

    Brando is a complete tool and an unabashed LSU homer, and he wants no part of Alabama in January for good reason. He's probably stroking himself while looking at pictures of Curley Hallman right now.

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  • CBS is trying to solicit fans outside their core area. Make sense to me from a strategy perspective. CBS has the SEC locked up. ABC/ESPN probably dominate everywhere else. Especially when you consider the Mid-west and West Coast. CBS probably sucks out there and since Stanford/OkSt are the key players in the debate it's good strategy to sympathize with their cause.

    bamamba1989

  • bamamba1989 said...

    CBS is trying to solicit fans outside their core area. Make sense to me from a strategy perspective. CBS has the SEC locked up. ABC/ESPN probably dominate everywhere else. Especially when you consider the Mid-west and West Coast. CBS probably sucks out there and since Stanford/OkSt are the key players in the debate it's good strategy to sympathize with their cause.

    By telling those people that the game coming up this week has zero relevance? That's not the most compelling sales pitch.

    scottchap

  • I know for sure if I was SEC Commish, I would call and let them know that while we understand it is not our intention to tell CBS commentators what to say or to change their opinions publicly that the opinions expressed have been noted for future negotiations of SEC Conf. contracts. I would also say something noting that ABC/ESPN have been very supportive in their understanding that you want to have the two best teams in college football play each other regardless of their conference affiliation.

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  • bamamba1989 said...

    CBS is trying to solicit fans outside their core area. Make sense to me from a strategy perspective. CBS has the SEC locked up. ABC/ESPN probably dominate everywhere else. Especially when you consider the Mid-west and West Coast. CBS probably sucks out there and since Stanford/OkSt are the key players in the debate it's good strategy to sympathize with their cause.

    Yea that is a good way to go about it.

    "Don't watch our broadcast, it's irrelevant, tune into ESPN/ABC for Oklahoma / Oklahoma State"

    That's a great message.

    manbearpig7

  • I believe Gary and Tim make themselves look very unimformed and not a credible source when arguing that OK State belongs in the title game. It is very clear that Alabama and LSU are the two best teams in the country. We have ran every team out of the stadium except for LSU. LSU has done the same. All the other teams have lost and lost to inferior teams. Their arguments just don't make sense and it is clear they don't want Bama in the game. I don't know why they dislike us soo much. Regardless, they are basically wasting their breath with all this talk and arguing. Come next Sunday evening, we will be locked in to the national title game whether those idjitts like it or not. The two best teams are going to rematch and it's going to be a heck of a game. Roll Tide!

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