Paul Finebaum eats crow over Lincoln Riley hot takes
"Every Southern Cal fan in America has every single right to come after me and do it, just bury me."
"Every Southern Cal fan in America has every single right to come after me and do it, just bury me."
"Sadly, it seems like Dabo, this time, is really done at Clemson."
"We're sitting here (*slams fist*) AGAIN talking about the same things!"
"A fan only blows when you hot, so we must be hot."
"Take your personal jealousy & emotions out of reporting."
"I think really the issue will be if everyone else can be themselves."
"I’ve got strong opinions on a lot of people I work with, and some of them might blow you away."
Finebaum lamented the NCAA's transformation from a leadership role in college athletics to a mere event organizer.
"I get to go out and be a kid again with two of the greatest of all time.”
"Anyone trying to take cheap shots at Florida State for being left out of the College Football Playoff last year must be out of touch with reality."
"I think they used up too many tears crying about not getting in the playoffs."
"I wanted to label him as a pathological liar, as someone who is delusional. But I can't do it anymore."
Finebaum let Saban answer questions about Alabama rather than try to tell him what the deal is.
"Paul has demonstrated time and time again that he is one of the leading voices across college football."
"Don't worry about the big boys because you're not one of them."
"Quite frankly, I think I'm the only person on [ACC Network] who's done a show every day."
"Quit making excuses, Ryan Day."
"I think Deion Sanders, as the coach of Southern Cal, is the answer to the problems."
"Was Kalen DeBoer here? I swear, I want proof of life that Kalen DeBoer, the new Alabama coach, was at SEC Media Day."
"You basically said Miley Cyrus stinks, and she's still going."
"He brought a Heisman Trophy there. That counts!"
"I guess we're even."
"Anyone asking whether Deion Sanders and Colorado are close to the playoffs simply doesn't understand the reality of the road."
"I think that train has left the station."
ESPN commentator Paul Finebaum marked the historic House vs NCAA settlement as the end of the "sham" of amateurism.