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Paul Finebaum slams ‘stupid people’ covering college football for praising the playoffs

Paul Finebaum slams ‘stupid people’ covering college football for praising the playoffs


ESPN’s Paul Finebaum is never shy about calling out anyone in the college football world, whether that’s a team, coach, player or even those who cover the sport.

The SEC Network analyst said this week on “The Paul Finebaum Show” that he has a problem with certain members of the college football media.

His problem with them, which directly references the network’s flagship college football show, “College GameDay,” is the way they support teams that make the playoffs even if they get blown out in the game they’re playing.

“We have a lot of stupid people covering college football,” Finebaum said. “If you make the playoffs, they’ll support you more. You heard it last year, ‘Tennessee made it, Alabama made it.’ It doesn’t matter what happened after they made it. I think it does matter. That should be the minimum. In a 24-team playoff, do you think Kirby Smart will be happy if they lose in the first game? Of course not.”

Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit on ESPN College Gameday during the Rose Bowl.

From left: Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit on ESPN College Gameday during the Rose Bowl. | Kirby Lee-Imagn images

Finebaum specifically mentioned “College GameDay” as a show where the analysts will say that whatever team is being discussed made the playoffs last year, as if it’s a defining achievement. But this problem with what Finebaum said isn’t necessarily what he said; it’s the context he left out.

For programs like Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio State, Notre Dame, etc., just making the playoffs is a disappointment.

These programs are considered some of the best programs in all of sports history. Their focus is strictly on winning national championships. Anything beyond that is a failure.

So of course those teams wouldn’t be happy in a 24-team playoff if they made it but then immediately lost. But that’s not the same for every team. Do you think Indiana fans were disappointed about making the 2024 College Football Playoff despite losing to Notre Dame in the first game?

Do you think Vanderbilt Commodores fans would have been disappointed if they had made it to 2025 but then lost immediately? The answer to both questions is obviously no.

Even Tennessee fans probably weren’t that upset about the loss to Ohio State in 2024. The Volunteers had been out of relevance for a long time, but they made their first College Football Playoff appearance.

Sure, they were probably disappointed, hoping for a long run. But they probably didn’t see the season as a failure.

So while Finebaum’s comments apply to some programs, they don’t apply to all.

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