re: Just met Rece Davis at the airport here in Jax

He's a college football guy and one of the faces of ESPN so we( all of us ) would always have something to talk about with him in a sea of people but other than that he just doesn't seem a likable person. He always came across a little anal retentive the way he would place the decals on the helmets.

My favorite thing once said on this board about Rece was that if he woke up one morning and found a dick in his mouth he would probably go with it.

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Checks out.

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Haha once again yes it does.

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I definitely think Rece would be a pleasant meet, regardless of how much Bama he has in him, would be great to just talk ball

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Yep. Exactly how it was.

Back in 2013, I followed Rece on Twitter and he followed me back. I was surprised he was familiar with my gifs (proving he privately surfs/surfed message boards/cfb websites). Over the years, we've exchanged DMs/compliments (reaction to cfb gifs, Final Verdict, LSU recruiting wins, his College Gameday promotion, holiday best wishes, etc) .

He always complimented LSU and even gave a "Long Live the Hat". He couldn't have been a nicer guy. I'm biased now, but his unprompted "Merry Xmas. I hope we cross paths one day" kind of sealed the deal for me to ignore the unjustified hate he usually gets on here for perceived LSU slights (particularly approaching the end of the Miles/CEO/Kelly regimes, only for the same bunch to later make far harsher comments at the very end of the Miles/CEO/Kelly regimes).

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Hopefully you were dressed appropriately and weren't wearing PJs

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For sure. Non-collegiate zip up pullover but I had my purple Tiger Eye hat on.

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Woulda taken everything I had to not give that weasal a knuckle sandwich, or, at the very least, a swirly in the mens room! You must be a nicer person than me. I do hope you at least Tigerbaited him!

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Tell me you're almost 70 without telling me

Dad...is that you???

I’m sure he’s ok IRL and I actually enjoy being able to exchange some good natured ribbing with people I meet. But while I think he was the natural replacement for Chris Fowler he lacks some of Fowler’s better qualities. RD has had some awkward moments where he just about lost his cool in certain situations. Like he feels like he’s entitled to respect whereas Fowler is the type you just want to offer respect naturally.

I met Rece Davis in Tampa in 2017 during the Clemson vs Bama championship game. I was a guest of the CFP (my daughter worked for them) and we got invited to all of the ESPN parties. My wife and I met Rece at one of those parties and he couldn't have been nicer. We saw hin the next day at the Tampa Stadium during a walk through and he remembered our names and came over to talk with us. We were nothing special. He was still relatively new on Game Day (2015), but I was always a fan. I also met Mack Brown and Chris Fowler on that same trip and had drinks next to them in a hotel bar. Mack was great and Chris was not so nice. Since that trip, I have always been a Rece Davis fan.

Here is my picture with Rece in 2019 at the LSU vs Bama game in Bama (didn't get a pic with him in 2017):



My photo with Mack Brown and Chris Fowler in 2017 Tampa Hotel before 2017 national championship with Clemson vs Bama:



Sorry, had to throw in this picture with Laura Rutledge at 2017 Tampa National Championship. She was the best and nicest ESPN personality.

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Damn so you’re saying that just because this board says someone is a scumbag doesn’t mean it’s true?

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Preposterous, I was told Gary Danielson hates LSU for years