According to a report from AL.com, Gary “Legend” Wilson, who hosts a Saturday morning show on Birmingham’s WJOX and regularly calls into The Paul Finebaum Show, was removed from the main floor by SEC staff and security at Media Days..

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Legend, a diehard Crimson Tide fan who has never been shy about airing his grievances on all things Alabama football via lengthy tirades, was not credentialed for the event. On Monday and early Tuesday morning, he conducted interviews on the second floor of the Tampa Marriott, where the media days are being held, and credentials are not required.

Hotel guests and others without credentials were permitted to access and walk through the area on Monday and Tuesday, although they didn’t conduct interviews. SEC director of communications Craig Pinkerton informed Wilson late Tuesday morning that he would have to leave, and after protesting, he was succinctly removed from the main floor, although he was permitted to remain in the hotel lobby.

“There was like 30 people out there without credentials,” Legend said of the incident. “He just came and singled me out and started yelling in my face.”

Wilson asserts that the SEC denied his application for credentials for the event.

“They got every podcaster and basement-dweller in the country at this meeting with credentials, and he wants to come after the Legend,” Wilson said. “I’m on TV. I’m on radio. I think he’s got a problem with the Legend personally, and I think this is discriminatory.”

Originally published on SECRant.com

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ExpoTiger•1 day

“The Legend”?? Jesus what a douche bag

HagaDaga•18 hours

Yeah I was on his side until I got his quotes. What a dbag

captdalton•1 day

It is a real shame that Finebaum was not removed too.

Skywalker•20 hours

Paul Finebaum has some of the worst callers in sports radio. Half of them are so self-absorbed that they spend more time talking about themselves than college football. It makes it almost impossible to sit through the show just to hear the 10% of callers and interviews that are actually worth listening to.

Bucky_B•19 hours

Jerry Springer of sports television

TigerPimpNationTrank•1 day

Dude is a Grade A tool

JohnnyU•1 day

He hosts a radio show? That’s Alabama for you!

Redhead57•1 day

The legend in his own mind. Never heard of him. Another idiot who feels entitled

BowDownToLSU•1 day

From his Tuff shed. He can’t do a podcast when it rains because the rain hits metal too hard

CajunBullet•20 hours

The Legend isn't much of a Legend in the eyes of the SEC Director of Communications! LOL ??