re: Gary Danielson's anti LSU bias

When I saw the title I clicked to downvote. When I read the thread, I ended up upvoting.

Good work OP.

Bingo

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"I do want to talk about Georgia. Cmon lets think about this. They do control their own destiny. If they win out and beat an undefeated Alabama team in the Sec Championship, a one loss Sec team will be in the there with one loss." Really?! No one thinks Saban can lose....It will happen soon!

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I think your interpretation is off. I don't think he was saying that Alabama would definitely win out. I think he was saying that was their best chance to make it...if they proved themselves against an unbeaten Bama. Makes sense too - because let's say it was LSU they beat...that would make them 1-1 against that team, which is less impressive than beating a lossless Bama.

Also, not long before these remarks you quoted, he spent time on an analysis he prepared comparing Auburn last season (after losing to LSU) to LSU this season (after losing to Florida). And he said the same thing - LSU controls their own destiny (and if they beat Bama, they are headed to the SEC title game.)

Maybe the problem is with Gary and not every college football fan in America?

Just spit balling here.

Gary and Verne were awful. Now, it’s just Gary who is awful. Brad Nessler is great.

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He's just negative all the time. I think folks only pay attention when he's being negative about their team. His actual analysis isn't far off, he's just a dick about it.

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This. All of this. I don't think Gary hates LSU, I just think he usually couches his commentary as a negative. So, if there is a great offensive play, he points out how the defense screwed up to allow it. If there is a great defensive play, he paints it as a miscommunication on offense or something. Not always, but more than the other guys. ESPN announcer might say, "What a great catch!" and Gary might say, "The defender misread the quarterback" about the same play, or something along those lines.

I've never understood the anti Danielson bias on this board.

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This. All of this. I don't think Gary hates LSU, I just think he usually couches his commentary as a negative. So, if there is a great offensive play, he points out how the defense screwed up to allow it. If there is a great defensive play, he paints it as a miscommunication on offense or something. Not always, but more than the other guys. ESPN announcer might say, "What a great catch!" and Gary might say, "The defender misread the quarterback" about the same play, or something along those lines.

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I'll try to pay attention to this next time, but this seems unlikely to me. But even if true, his job is color guy, not cheerleader. And many times, big plays are the result of a screw up by one team. I like to know about it.

Fans are such soft, insecure bitches these days.

I like his play-calling evaluations. He does love him some Tide though.

Gary is pretty good no matter what anyone says.