Spurrier call out ESPN re:Bama

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Steve Spurrier said he thinks it isn't fair that Alabama's football program gets preferential treatment from ESPN, according to GoUpstate.com.

The South Carolina coach appeared on the nationally syndicated Dan Patrick Show, where he opined about how he feels the sports network might favor the Crimson Tide over other SEC teams.

He recounted to Patrick a conversation he had with SEC commissioner Mike Slive, where he asked Slive how much Alabama paid ESPN to come to campus and film the preseason camp for the network's "All-Access" show.

When Slive told Spurrier Alabama didn't pay ESPN anything, Spurrier said he did not think that was fair.

"I said, 'Well what happened to Go Gators or Rocky Top or Go Gamecocks?' I didn't think it was all that fair. But as we know, sometimes life isn't fair. We just sort of complain a little bit and then move on."

Spurrier then went on to say that he thinks 90 percent of the media overall is fair.

The report also says Spurrier did not think Texas' Longhorn Network, which is also affiliated with ESPN, was fair to the rest of the Big 12 teams either.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/08/spurrier_suggests_espn_gives_a.html

And people say we're the only ones who think this way.

[vatz22au 142]

Go Spurrier! The more things get talked about, the more it's noticed.

[Ryan Sanders 123]

They favor Alabama so much, they had the nerve to get Nick Saban as an analyst or whatever for the national championship game. Could they not get their beloved Jon Gruden with Meyer?

[AUloggerhead 2,356]

They favor Alabama so much, they had the nerve to get Nick Saban as an analyst or whatever for the national championship game. Could they not get their beloved Jon Gruden with Meyer?

I don't know, if I was ESPN looking for a coach with insight on what it's like to lose to AU in spectacular fashion ... I'd have picked $abun too! 28-27 WDE

[CJ Bas 0]

They favor Alabama so much, they had the nerve to get Nick Saban as an analyst or whatever for the national championship game. Could they not get their beloved Jon Gruden with Meyer?

I don't know, if I was ESPN looking for a coach with insight on what it's like to lose to AU in spectacular fashion ... I'd have picked $abun too! 28-27 WDE

Meyer had some insight on that as well.