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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10/12/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

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Oct 122011
 
10/12/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

NCAA: AU NO MAJOR VIOLATIONS… ENDS NEWTON INVESTIGATION- The NCAA today announced that they did not find any major rules violations in Auburn’s signing of quarterback Cam Newton and has concluded its investigation. The NCAA also concluded its investigation into charges by four former players on HBO who accused the school of providing extra benefits, finding no wrongdoing. The NCAA issued a statement Wednesday saying it interviewed more than 50 people to see if Auburn provided Newton or his family improper benefits. The NCAA said it could not find any reason to keep the investigation [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Texas A&M Athletics’ New Home In SEC Official

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Sep 262011
 
Texas A&M Athletics' New Home In SEC Official

From TheEagle.com by Robert Cessna. Texas A&M is hopeful that good things come to those who wait. The Southeastern Conference officially became a 13-team league Sunday by giving the Aggies an unconditional offer. It replaces a conditional one the league had given A&M on Sept. 6, and possibly indicates that all legal hurdles have been cleared for A&M to peacefully leave the Big 12. A&M’s move is effective starting in July with the Aggies participating in all sports in the 2012-13 academic year. “We are excited to begin competition in the nation’s premier athletic conference,” Texas A&M [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Big 12 Staying Intact; Dan Beebe Out As Commissioner

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Sep 232011
 
Big 12 Staying Intact; Dan Beebe Out As Commissioner

From Newson6.com. NORMAN, Oklahoma – OU president David Boren, athletic director Joe Castiglione and football coach Bob stoops met with the media to talk about the future of the Big 12 conference on Thursday. While the biggest announcements were the removal of Dan Beebe as commissioner and the agreement of a six-year grant of rights contract to keep teams in the league, there were several other hot topics that were discussed. Driving The Train Many described the actions of Oklahoma and Texas over the past few weeks of conference negotiations as a bit of a [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Paul Finebaum: Even After Winning National Title, Cloud Still Hangs Over Auburn

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Sep 222011
 
Paul Finebaum: Even After Winning National Title, Cloud Still Hangs Over Auburn

From SportsIllustrated.cnn.com. Remember when the Auburn Tigers were the Chicago Cubs of college football? Lovable when they lost and tortured when they won. In 2004 it appeared Auburn might have the nation’s best team, finishing 14-0. Yet the Tigers were denied a shot at playing for the BCS title because USC and Oklahoma started the season Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, and neither lost (Auburn started at No. 17). Auburn fans were blue after finishing No. 2, but finally shrugged it off after a good cry, realizing this always happens when you haven’t won a [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Oklahoman Source: Removal Of Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe Among OU’s Demands

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Sep 202011
 
Oklahoman Source: Removal Of Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe Among OU's Demands

A high-ranking source told The Oklahoman on Tuesday that OU wants hard and fast rules for Texas and the removal of Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe in order for the Sooners to stay in the conference. From NewsOk.com. The University of Oklahoma is considering remaining in the Big 12, but only in a “reformed” version of the conference that includes hard and fast rules for Texas’ Longhorn Network and removal of Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe, a high-ranking Big 12 source told The Oklahoman on Tuesday. OU president David Boren said Monday the Sooners would [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Tentative Plan For Mizzou To Join SEC, Auburn Would Move To East, Sources Say

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Sep 202011
 
Tentative Plan For Mizzou To Join SEC, Auburn Would Move To East, Sources Say

From Al.com. The Southeastern Conference and the University of Missouri have informally agreed that, barring new developments, the school will join the league and that Auburn University will move to the SEC East Division, according to two people familiar with the discussions. A majority of presidents has endorsed the informal agreement, the sources said. The league already plans to add Texas A&M as its 13th member, provided potential legal challenges from some remaining Big 12 members disappear. Missouri, also a member of the Big 12, would be the 14th member of the SEC. A timetable [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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9/19/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

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Sep 192011
 
9/19/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

AUBURN’S DEFENSE TORCHED AT CLEMSON- Clemson HC and former Alabama player Dabo Swinney couldn’t hide his emotions Saturday after ending Auburn’s 17 game winning streak. “It’s only fitting that an Alabama grad would be in charge of the team that ended the winning streak,” Swinney said. Clemson’s offense rolled up 624 yards and the total yardage against Auburn was the third most in school history and the most ever against a Southeastern Conference opponent. Today we’ll discuss the previous weekend’s games with former AU HC Pat Dye and look ahead to Arkansas and Alabama with [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Never To Yield Foundation: Dear Paul Finebaum, We Don’t Love You…

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Sep 162011
 
Never To Yield Foundation: Dear Paul Finebaum, We Don’t Love You…

From NeverToYieldFoundation.com. Dear Paul Finebaum: We don’t love you anymore. Okay, just to be clear we never really loved you in the first place. But we tolerated you. We took your jibes. We laughed when you drove a tractor to Auburn. We snickered along with your relentless campaigns against Mike DuBose, Mike Price and Mike Shula. We accepted and understood that you were a shameless self-promoter and we knew you’d do just about anything that didn’t involve juggling live kittens or full frontal nudity (thank God) to increase your presence. No, we didn’t like it [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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9/15/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

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Sep 152011
 
9/15/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

LSU v MSU TONIGHT- No time to grieve for Bulldog fans, who will now try to help their team avoid an 0-2 SEC start after an agonizing loss at Auburn. Miss State’s offense will be tested against a stingy Tiger defense that allows only 45.5 yards a game which ranks eighth nationally. LSU will bring their perfect record to Starkville tonight and try to begin thier SEC schedule with a win. We’ll preview the game with CBS Sport.com’s Bruce Feldman & former UGA HC Jim Donnan.

 Posted by Finebaum Fan at 2:24 pm

Texas A&M Can Expect Warm Welcome From SEC Fans

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Sep 152011
 
Texas A&M Can Expect Warm Welcome From SEC Fans

From Chron.com by David Barron. Taken fan by fan, restaurant table by restaurant table, tailgate party by tailgate party, folks in the heart of Southeastern Conference country are ready to welcome Texas A&M to the SEC. “Isn’t that exciting?” said Gary Lewis, whose Rama Jama’s hamburger joint is next to Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. “I do believe that is a school we would accept,” said Trey Johnston, whose J&M Bookstore in Auburn is across the street from the oak trees of Toomer’s Corner, focal point of countless Auburn victory celebrations. Unfortunately, Southern hospitality can fade [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Report: Big 12 Is Done, Texas Has Been Talking To ACC

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Sep 142011
 
Report: Big 12 Is Done, Texas Has Been Talking To ACC

From TeamSpeedKills.com  Kirk Bohls and Alan Trubow of the Austin American-Statesman published a comprehensive report regarding Texas officials’ visit to Oklahoma yesterday. The intention of the trip was to convince OU’s leadership to give the Big 12 a shot, but they discovered that the Sooners’ brass have already decided to apply for Pac-12 membership: “There’s nothing Texas could have offered Oklahoma that would have changed their mind. They were set on leaving the Big 12 before Texas got there,” a well-placed source at a Big 12 school said, adding that Sunday’s meeting had a very friendly and cooperative [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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Scarbinsky: ESPN Should Pull Urban Meyer From The Auburn-Clemson Booth

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Sep 142011
 
Scarbinsky: ESPN Should Pull Urban Meyer From The Auburn-Clemson Booth

From Al.com by Kevin Scarbinsky. Just when you thought ESPN couldn’t get any more tone deaf, after backing Little League father of the year Craig James over respected professional Bruce Feldman, now comes this inexplicable decision. Urban Meyer will be in the ABC booth Saturday working the Auburn-Clemson game. Are they kidding? Of all the booths in all the stadiums in all the world, Meyer’s going to walk into Death Valley’s with Auburn in the house? Did they ask Nick Saban to skip the North Texas game to join the fun? Let’s get this out of [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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9/13/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

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Sep 132011
 
9/13/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

“When Texas A&M joins our conference, we don’t have immediate plans for a 14th member….” Those were the comments yesterday from SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. Slive said the SEC remains “optimistic” Texas A&M will become a member and the league has started to look at schedules for 2012-13 involving 13 teams. “We aren’t thinking in terms of numbers. We think about the strength of the SEC and the attractiveness of Texas A&M as an institution.” Last week, the SEC voted to accept A&M provided the school wasn’t entangled in legal issues from other Big 12 [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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9/9/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

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Sep 092011
 
9/9/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

HAPPY ENDING IN HAPPY VALLEY? In Paul’s recent SI.com Column, JoePa has been great for Penn St. but it’s time for him to retire, dives into the future for the Nittony Lion program under Joe Paterno. Alabama travels North on Saturday to battle Penn State & try to survive a white out in State College. We’ll preview the Bama game with former HC Gene Stallings and look at all of the SEC matchups including AUBURN hosting MISS STATE. Plus we’ll update the very latest in conference expansion and what Texas A&M is facing if the [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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9/8/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

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Sep 082011
 
9/8/11 Daily Preview From The Paul Finebaum Radio Network

BAYLOR STANDING IN A&M’s WAY- Ken Starr, President of Baylor University, is one of the stumbling blocks for Texas A&M to bolt East for the SEC. The Aggies quest for a berth in the Southeastern Conference was complicated Wednesday by a legal roadblock thrown by Baylor who had declined waiving its rights to pursue legal action against the SEC. Iowa State and Kansas also stated publicly that they wouldn’t waive legal rights. A&M President R. Bowen Loftin issued a statement saying the school was working to resolve the issues holding them back from joining the [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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1983 Alabama vs. Penn State: “The Catch That Didn’t Count”

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Sep 082011
 
1983 Alabama vs. Penn State: “The Catch That Didn’t Count”

From SaturdayDownSouth.com. Hours before his name became a household word in Alabama and beyond, forever bathed in controversy, Preston Gothard was privately seething. “I was pretty mad,” Gothard recalled more than a quarter-century later. All week long, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound junior tight end from Montgomery had been working with the first-team Alabama offense, eagerly anticipating his first career start in place of the injured Thornton Chandler. “So jacked up, so excited…” But when the team doctor cleared the veteran Chandler to play against Penn State in a nationally televised game at Beaver Stadium on October [Comment or Read the Rest...]

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