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We all know where Paul Finebaum’s allegiances stand. His SEC favoritism was off the charts in Awful Announcing’s inaugural college football media bias rankings. But after Indiana completed its undefeated run to a national title on Monday, even Finebaum is acknowledging reality. He was wrong about the Hoosiers. He was wrong about Curt Cignetti. And Read more... The post Paul Finebaum eats crow about Indiana: ‘Nobody was more incorrect … than me’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

T-Bob Hebert spent eight years building a radio career in Baton Rouge. When his contract came up at 104.5 ESPN, he knew what he wanted to make. The station had a different number in mind. Hebert pitched what he thought was fair compensation for morning drive. Guarantee Media, which owns 104.5, runs one of the Read more... The post T-Bob Hebert didn’t know about ‘Wake Up Barstool’ until first day at Barstool Sports appeared first on Awful Announcing.

A Divisional Round thriller between the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos set a new high watermark for Saturday NFL viewership, while a blowout in the San Francisco 49ers-Seattle Seahawks game kept that audience predictably modest. The Broncos’ overtime win over the Bills during the 4:30 p.m. ET window on Saturday afternoon averaged 39.6 million viewers Read more... The post Bills-Broncos sets Saturday NFL viewership record for CBS, 49ers-Seahawks blowout holds modest audience on Fox appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Despite his status as an SEC loyalist, Paul Finebaum is also honest about the state of his beloved conference. And with Indiana’s victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff Championship Game marking the Big Ten’s third national title, the ESPN star believes that the league is now at a crossroads. While chants of “S-E-C! Read more... The post Paul Finebaum: SEC is in ‘crisis’ following 3 straight Big Ten national titles appeared first on Awful Announcing.