aubiefifty 16,624 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Apparently, Bill Simmons was in Auburn for the LSU game and took some video in Toomer's Corner. He used it in a bit on Any Given Wednesday discussing fired college coaches and their lucrative buyouts (he brought up Miles' $12.9 million buyout and Malzahn's potential $8.8 million buyout). He gave this quote about Auburn: "Auburn fans cover trees with toilet paper after they win...needless to say, Trump state" i will certainly not ever watch his show again.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Pretty funny IMO. (In before it gets moved to the Media or Political forum...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFTiger 282 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Who is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never2Yield 1,003 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 7 minutes ago, AFTiger said: Who is he? The guy behind the ESPN 30 for 30 series, I think that's the same guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Talking heads. I quit watching them quite awhile ago. BSPN = CNN/TMZ of sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeagleAU 594 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Seriously, who is Bill Simmons? And we should care about what he says because? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwillMac6 20,526 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, AFTiger said: Who is he? I hope you are being sarcastic. He is only one of the best and well known sportswriters in the country. He is known as the sports guy. has had 2 books go number 1 on the new york times best seller list. Has his own show on HBO now after he gave a big F U and middle finger to ESPN on his way out haha. he had the balls to criticize goodell. He is the co creator of the ESPN 30 for 30 series as well. List goes on and on. Admittingly he is a "yankee" to the core. He has said numerous times he does not follow college athletics and a lot of it is because he is from boston where college sports obviously is not a big deal up there. Pro sports area and city through and through. He went to Holy Cross which either has no football team or no one cares about it. He had never been to a college game before saturday night. All jokes aside I am sure he enjoyed himself and I hope it opened his eyes how a college game atmosphere is much better than NFL game which is to corporate and the fans are not as passionate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, GwillMac6 said: I hope you are being sarcastic. He is only one of the best and well known sportswriters in the country. He is known as the sports guy. has had 2 books go number 1 on the new york times best seller list. Has his own show on HBO now after he gave a big F U and middle finger to ESPN on his way out haha. he had the balls to criticize goodell. He is the co creator of the ESPN 30 for 30 series as well. List goes on and on. Admittingly he is a "yankee" to the core. He has said numerous times he does not follow college athletics and a lot of it is because he is from boston where college sports obviously is not a big deal up there. Pro sports area and city through and through. He went to Holy Cross which either has no football team or no one cares about it. He had never been to a college game before saturday night. All jokes aside I am sure he enjoyed himself and I hope it opened his eyes how a college game atmosphere is much better than NFL game which is to corporate and the fans are not as passionate. Gotta admit..I never heard of him either. I'm one of those that likes to make up my own mind about what I saw and not let these people try and tell me what I saw. Sports writers are generally people who never actually played sports. The only lockers they ever saw were the ones that they were stuffed in and trying to get out of... I think that's why so many of them thrive on the negativity or sensationalism of sports. What he thinks of Auburn will go up there with what I had for lunch 4 years ago today. Don't remember...don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeagleAU 594 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, GwillMac6 said: I hope you are being sarcastic. He is only one of the best and well known sportswriters in the country. He is known as the sports guy. has had 2 books go number 1 on the new york times best seller list. Has his own show on HBO now after he gave a big F U and middle finger to ESPN on his way out haha. he had the balls to criticize goodell. He is the co creator of the ESPN 30 for 30 series as well. List goes on and on. Admittingly he is a "yankee" to the core. He has said numerous times he does not follow college athletics and a lot of it is because he is from boston where college sports obviously is not a big deal up there. Pro sports area and city through and through. He went to Holy Cross which either has no football team or no one cares about it. He had never been to a college game before saturday night. All jokes aside I am sure he enjoyed himself and I hope it opened his eyes how a college game atmosphere is much better than NFL game which is to corporate and the fans are not as passionate. I'm not kidding. Never heard of the guy. Don't listen to sports shows. Apparently his opinion of the state of Alabama is no more relevant than any other media personality with a bully pulpit to stand in. I enjoy sports, especially Auburn sports. But I've never cared for talking heads who think they they are the end all, be all of everything sports related. Finebaum, Skip Bayless, and the rest are just background noise. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter to me what they say about Auburn, SEC, the state of Alabama, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boisnumber1 2,814 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Well he is from Boston. Wouldn't expect anything less. Hope he hated it enough to never return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionheartkc 6,150 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 59 minutes ago, aubiefifty said: "Auburn fans cover trees with toilet paper after they win...needless to say, Trump state" I'd be more annoyed by this if my wife didn't have a similar opinion of rolling Toomers... I guess you just have to go to Auburn to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwillMac6 20,526 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, lionheartkc said: I'd be more annoyed by this it my wife didn't have a similar opinion of rolling Toomers... I guess you just have to go to Auburn to get it. Now this part is damn true. Even people I know who are not fans of Auburn but do not hate us either have this same opinion. whatevs we love it thats all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telling tiger 156 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 There are one million outlets for talking heads, they all have a different opinion and all have one thing in common. They all seek attention. Never let them see you sweat and no one can put you down, unless you agree with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,624 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 simmons has a sports show on hbo once a week.on wednesdays i think. never cared to watch and sure will not now........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyspano 40 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Never heard of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTim 3,455 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Proudly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle-1 3,821 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I could not care less what some talking head thinks about our traditions, especially some Yankee from Baaaaston. I listen to a lot of talk radio, as I'm always traveling, the one thing that is like someone driving nails under my fingernails is some Yankee incessantly yapping about the NFL. I, like some of you, never heard of this guy, and don't care if he ever comes back to Auburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,058 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 He hurt my feelings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potatooooooes!! 1,358 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I thought you meant the LSU basketball player that was supposed to go number one (or maybe he did?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,058 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 2 minutes ago, Potatooooooes!! said: I thought you meant the LSU basketball player that was supposed to go number one (or maybe he did?) Ben I assume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potatooooooes!! 1,358 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 39 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: Ben I assume Yeah that's it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 5 hours ago, lionheartkc said: I'd be more annoyed by this if my wife didn't have a similar opinion of rolling Toomers... I guess you just have to go to Auburn to get it. So does my wife here in Oregon. Nothing I say makes her understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,363 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I haven't heard of him but I Googled Holy Cross because of curiosity. Check out the Holy Cross fight song and you can see why he would be critical of a school with as much tradition as Auburn. War Eagle vs Chu Chu Rah Rah. Yeah, I'd be mad too. Also has Holt Cross ever won a football game? How would he know what to do to celebrate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFTiger 282 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 16 hours ago, GwillMac6 said: Now this part is damn true. Even people I know who are not fans of Auburn but do not hate us either have this same opinion. whatevs we love it thats all that matters. Beats burning couches in Morgantown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 11 hours ago, Auburn2Eugene said: So does my wife here in Oregon. Nothing I say makes her understand. Shoot....I went to AU 50 years ago and don't even know when this became a "tradition".....and as to why? Who knows...probably some drunk frat guys started doing it after a game and others thought it looked like fun....and there you go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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