When Finebaum said

Aug 9, 2019, 10:28 PM

Clemson fans disappeared in the months after the Sugar Bowl, and that he wondered if we still had a team, I really couldn't understand what he was getting at. We got beat, went home, regrouped, focused, came back in 2018 and won it all. What was he expecting us to do after the Sugar Bowl loss? Were we supposed to badmouth Alabama for beating us? Were we supposed to cry and whine and come up with embarrassing excuses for the next eight months like Bama has done? Of course he thought we disappeared, we saved the talking for the field.

As for Finebaum lately, I know a lot of people just think he's dong things for ratings etc.. But really this off-season, I feel he has lost it. I've seen him lose it over Harbaugh, Jameis Winston, and even Fisher before he left FSU, but I've never seen him lose it like this. It is one thing to try to stir things up, and create something for your callers to get carried away with, but this is different. Finebaum seems to be more butt-hurt about the Clemson team, fanbase and even the town, than any Bama fan. He really has an ax to grind for some reason and I think he is too far into it to back out. I actually think he probably regrets some of his incredibly unprofessional comments. He has lost it to the point of throwing accurate reporting to the wind. A case in point is calling John Simpson stupid, and completely ignoring the Bama player comments that started that volley. He makes comments about the nature of the Clemson-UofSC rivalry as if he doesn't even truly know the numbers of that rivalry.

I know coaches have more important things to worry about, but I think he has said some things about Dabo, the Clemson fanbase and the town of Clemson that Dabo will probably consider unforgivable. He has said some things that appear he is literally trying to damage Dabo and Clemson. And it is all very strange because he used to have very nice things to say. He is beat down and acting like the white trash fans that are the regular callers on his show.

One thing I thought was funny. Finebaum said he could guarantee Saban is aware of all of this because these coaches have a media relations guy in their ear all day long. He said Saban looked like he was looking for a fight when he came into the post-practice presser. He said the Bama team would be motivated. My thought, Saban and the Bama team are about 7 months too late to be looking for a fight. They are about 7 months too late to be motivated. Last time I saw Bama, they were letting the first half clock run out with timeout in their pockets, and punting form midfield, trailing by 28, with 10 minutes to go.

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