Longtime Finebaum Caller Shane From Centerpoint Dies After Battle With Cancer

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Dec 042011
 
Longtime Finebaum Caller Shane From Centerpoint Dies After Battle With Cancer

From al.com by Ben Flanagan. If ever you’ve turned the dial to Paul Finebaum’s daily sports talk radio show, the name “Shane from Centerpoint” means something to you. Whether you gritted your teeth at his outright homer-ism for his beloved Crimson Tide or you pumped your fist as he pridefully hassled national media members who appeared on the show, Shane got a daily rise out of regular listeners. Finebaum becomes a daily fixture for so many who live and breathe college football in the South, and so do his eccentric cast of callers. Some might say [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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10/11/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

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Oct 112011
 
10/11/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

GARCIA DISMISSED FROM SC, SPURRIER BOYCOTTS MEDIA MEMBER- A busy day in Columbia, SC today as QB Stephen Garcia was dismissed from the Gamecock football team. Meanwhile, his ol’ ball coach walked out of his weekly media conference over comments written by a local columnist. We’ll update those two situations and discuss the outside possibility of West Virginia becoming a member of the SEC. Longtime West Virginia broadcaster Hoppy Kercheval will join us, as will CBS Sports’ Gary Danielson and former NY Jet Quarterback Greg McElroy.

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 3:54 pm

The Shame of College Sports

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Sep 262011
 
The Shame of College Sports

The Shame of College Sports Today Paul Finebaum interviewed Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Taylor Branch regarding this article in “The Atlantic Magazine” entitled “The Shame of College Sports“.  In the interview, the pair discussed the history, current state, and future of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.  From TheAtlantic.com by Taylor Branch. “I’m not hiding,” Sonny Vaccaro told a closed hearing at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., in 2001. “We want to put our materials on the bodies of your athletes, and the best way to do that is buy your school. Or buy your coach.” Vaccaro’s audience, [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Mark Richt Is A Great Guy; That Doesn’t Mean He Should Keep His Job

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Sep 152011
 
Mark Richt Is A Great Guy; That Doesn't Mean He Should Keep His Job

From  SportsIllustrated.cnn.com by Paul Finebaum. Several years ago I did something no self-respecting, middle-aged man should ever have to do in the glacial dead of winter: I went to a breakfast meeting at 6 am. More than 500 people filled a downtown building in Birmingham, while another 250 people were in an overflow room watching on closed circuit television. We were all there to hear Mark Richt, the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs, who were the preseason favorite to win the 2008 national championship. Richt’s talk was brilliant, weaving Old Testament passages with humorous tales [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Auburn Fans Fear Paul Finebaum; Bunker Wants Finebaum Banned From Auburn Games

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Sep 132011
 
Auburn Fans Fear Paul Finebaum; Bunker Wants Finebaum Banned From Auburn Games

From CapstoneReport.com. The South’s most influential media voice has Auburn fans in a tizzy. Paul Finebaum, host of the Paul Finebaum Radio Network and a Sports Illustrated columnist, attended the Auburn-Mississippi State game. Auburn fans in a typical display of SEC hospitality heckled Finebaum. At least the verbal abuse was better than Finebaum’s trip to Auburn in 2009—a trip that resulted in an Auburn fan spitting on Finebaum and two coaches’ wives verbally accosting Finebaum following Auburn’s home loss. (See more on that confrontation here.) The real story came after the game. Auburn fans on [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Penn State Football: Noted Columnist Finebaum Says Joe Paterno Should Retire

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Sep 092011
 
Penn State Football: Noted Columnist Finebaum Says Joe Paterno Should Retire

From BleacherReport.com by Kevin McGuire. There are sports writers from coast to coast who have a certain column they write on an annual basis about Philadelphia sports fans. Every time the playoff season rolls around, it does not matter the sport, these writers load up the document they originally crafted in 1995 and update a couple key names to make it read a little more current. You know the events they drag into the picture. The booing of Santa. Throwing batteries at J.D. Drew. Booing Donovan McNabb at the NFL draft. These individual events have been [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Cox Media Group Made Offer To Paul Finebaum

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Sep 062011
 
Cox Media Group Made Offer To Paul Finebaum

From BizJournals.com by Evan Belanger. Cox Media Group, which launched last week a new sport-talk radio station in Birmingham, has made a conditional offer to hire local radio host and sports columnist Paul Finebaum as part of a multiyear broadcasting deal. After weeks of public speculation, David DuBose, vice president and marketing manager for the Atlanta-based broadcaster, confirmed Tuesday that Cox has offered to hire Finebaum if the syndicated radio host can get out of his contract with troubled Citadel Broadcasting Corp. Citadel Broadcasting Corp. “It’s been some weeks back now,” DuBose said of the offer. [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 3:35 pm

Paul Finebaum To Write For Sports Illustrated

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Aug 302011
 
Paul Finebaum To Write For Sports Illustrated

Paul Finebaum, popular sports-talk radio host, announced today on twitter that he will be writing for Sports Illustrated.  Finebaum, who has been prominent in new headlines over the past eight months, is scheduled to post his first article on SI.com on Thursday. This announcement comes amidst recent speculation that he is planning a move From WJOX 94.5 FM in Birmingham to new cross-town rival 97.3 FM The Zone, a Yahoo! Sports Radio affiliate. Finebaum’s weekly column, which was published by The Press-Register in Mobile and carried by numerous newspapers throughout Alabama and the South, was officially discontinued in [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 9:28 am

Sheridan Set to Reveal ‘Bagman’ And Witness on Paul Finebaum Show

 Auburn Tigers, Cam Newton, Clay Travis, Danny Sheriden, NCAA, Paul Finebaum, SEC  No Responses »
Aug 142011
 
Sheridan Set to Reveal 'Bagman' And Witness on Paul Finebaum Show

From OutkickTheCoverage.com by Clay Travis.   Danny Sheridan, USA Today’s odds handicapper, Tweeted the following message today.   “I’ve been told the name of the person the NCAA feels allegedly paid Cecil Newton & where witness is. more when on Finebaum this week.” This tweet follows up on the allegation Sheridan made at SEC Media Days last month.   Appearing on Paul Finebaum’s radio show from the Wynfrey Hotel lobby, Sheridan said that the NCAA believed it had identified a bagman in the Cam Newton case and had a witness who could verify the payoff. At [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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WBNS Radio Parts Ways With Finebaum Guest And Ohio State Source Bruce Hooley

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Mar 172011
 
WBNS Radio Parts Ways With Finebaum Guest And Ohio State Source Bruce Hooley

From BruceHooley.com by Bruce Hooley. Yesterday was my first experience in more than 25 years of covering sports to be the story, not part of covering the story, and it was both strange and enlightening. My departure from WBNS Radio 97.1 The Fan generated a fair amount of Twitter buzz in Columbus and sparked a post on the popular web site SportsbyBrooks.com. http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/official-buckeye-station-cant-handle-the-truth-29567 I can’t express enough thanks to those who posted their good wishes on Twitter and via email. I will eventually return those emails, as soon as my duties for FoxSportsOhio.com permit — and [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Finebaum’s Explanation For Anti-Auburn Rant Doesn’t Withstand Scrutiny

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Mar 172011
 
Finebaum’s Explanation For Anti-Auburn Rant Doesn’t Withstand Scrutiny

From NeverToYieldFoundation.com. Incendiary radio host Paul Finebaum created a niche for himself by dwelling in controversy.  On Wednesday, Finebaum found himself on unfamilar ground, crawfishing and backtracking, trying to explain away a 40 minute-long commentary during which he painted Auburn in an incredibly unflattering light while heaping effusive praise on the University of Alabama. Over the years he built his reputation with skewering commentary and by fanning the flames of rivalry. But Finebaum is savvy. He lets his callers do the heavy lifting.  The overwhelming consensus is that many of these callers are plants coached [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 5:43 pm

Does Tree Poisoning Spell the End for Paul Finebaum?

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Feb 182011
 
Does Tree Poisoning Spell the End for Paul Finebaum?

From TrackEmTigers.com by Jay Coulter . Syndicated radio host Paul Finebaum has made a small fortune over the years inciting fans from both Auburn and Alabama. The talk show host has made an art of drawing in callers from both sides of the rivalry that have no affiliation with either institution. For years, his radio program has been regarded by many on both sides of the aisle as an embarrassment to the state, bringing out fans from both schools who sit on the fringe of lunacy. With his recent syndication deal with Sirius XM, the controversial [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 1:28 am

Toomer’s Corner Suspect Harvey Almorn Updyke Jr. Ordered To Complete Anger Management

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Feb 172011
 
Toomer's Corner Suspect Harvey Almorn Updyke Jr. Ordered To Complete Anger Management

The man accused in the Auburn University tree poisoning case has been ordered to complete an anger management program if he bonds out of jail. From Wkrg.com by Jessica Taloney. AUBURN, University – Harvey Updyke Jr., the man accused in the Auburn University tree poisoning case, has been ordered to complete an anger management program if he bonds out of jail. According to court records obtained by WKRG, Updyke is also banned from Auburn University and from possessing any weapons or “toxic or dangerous chemicals, substances or herbicides,” the Feb. 17 motion says. Updyke, 62, from [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 2:32 pm

Could Toomer’s Corner Tree Vandal Be Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison?

 Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Callers, SEC  1 Response »
Feb 162011
 
Could Toomer's Corner Tree Vandal Be Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison?

Similar Incident of Oak Tree Vandalism Occurred In Austin Texas From Wikipedia.org. The Treaty Oak, a once-majestic Southern live oak in Austin, Texas, is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa Tribes. Forestry experts estimate the Treaty Oak to be about 500 years old and, before its vandalism in 1989, the tree’s branches had a spread of 127 feet. The tree is located in Treaty Oak Park, on Baylor Street between 5th and 6th Streets. A Native American [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 8:22 pm

Auburn’s Toomer’s Corner Oaks Poisoned With Herbicide; Unlikely To Survive

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Feb 162011
 
Auburn's Toomer's Corner Oaks Poisoned With Herbicide; Unlikely To Survive

From Auburn.edu. AUBURN – Auburn University today confirmed that an herbicide commonly used to kill trees was deliberately applied in lethal amounts to the soil around the Toomer’s Corner live oaks on campus, and there is little chance to save the trees. More information and ongoing updates as to treatment and prognosis are available on this site. The City of Auburn Police Division is investigating the situation, and the application of this herbicide, known as Spike 80DF, or tebuthiuron, is also governed by state agricultural laws and the Environmental Protection Agency. The university does not [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 4:08 pm

Stewart Mandel: Decoding Nick Saban’s Surprising Diatribe in Defense Of Oversigning

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Feb 072011
 
Stewart Mandel: Decoding Nick Saban's Surprising Diatribe in Defense Of Oversigning

From: SportsIllustrated.cnn.com by Stewart Mandel. Feb. 2 marked another joyous Signing Day in Tuscaloosa, Ala. For the third time in four years, a major recruiting site (Rivals.com) deemed Alabama’s class the nation’s best. On the heels of that past success at ‘Bama and two No. 1 classes at LSU, the 2011 haul further enhanced coach Nick Saban’s reputation as the sport’s most renowned recruiter. But this year, Saban’s Signing Day press conference wasn’t entirely about saluting his staff and heralding incoming blue-chippers like linebacker Brent Calloway and defensive back Ha’Sean Clinton-Dix. There was an — forgive me [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 4:49 pm

FINE-GONE: Paul Finebaum Ends Syndicated Column

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Feb 012011
 
FINE-GONE: Paul Finebaum Ends Syndicated Column

Sports journalist Paul Finebaum is a syndicated newspaper columnist no more. From NjeffersonNews.com by Robert Carter. Finebaum’s weekly column, published by The Press-Register in Mobile and carried by numerous newspapers throughout Alabama and the South, has been discontinued. The announcement came from Press-Register Sports Editor Randy Kennedy in an email to subscribing newspapers on Tuesday morning. Finebaum had not written a column since December, and Kennedy told editors that the situation was still not settled in a message last week. Finebaum’s column has appeared in the Wednesday edition of The North Jefferson News for just over [Comment or Read the Rest...]

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 6:01 pm

Toomer’s Oaks are Fine(baum)- Just a Toilet Paper Overdose

 Auburn Tigers, Callers, Paul Finebaum Radio Network, SEC  7 Responses »
Jan 282011
 
Toomer's Oaks are Fine(baum)- Just a Toilet Paper Overdose

From auburnturf.blogspot.com by Scott McElroy, PhD. I have been watching all the traffic related to possible poisoning of Toomer’s oaks.  I heard over the water cooler that someone called into the Paul Finebaum Show claiming they had poisoned the Toomer’s oaks with the herbicide Spike.  I was very skeptical, but I knew I could quickly determine if this was true. First, never passing up a teachable moment let me do some explaining. The herbicide in question is sold by the name “Spike”,but the active ingredient, the chemical compound that actually kills the plants, is called tebuthiuron.  [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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