Paul Finebaum: How I Nearly Got Fired Before SEC Network Launch

That SEC Football Podcast

Michael Bratton/SEC Mike

Football, News, Leisure, Games, Sports News, Sports

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Paul Finebaum of ESPN & the SEC Network joins That SEC Podcast live from 2026 SEC Media Days in Tampa! Mike getting kicked out of SEC Media Days? (1:00), Tampa food scene (2:00), Paul’s Media Day history (2:45), inventing SEC coaching rankings (4:00), all-time wildest SEC Media Day moments (5:00), Legend getting booted (7:00), favorite young media members (7:45), Kalen DeBoer already on thin ice? (8:15), calling out Jadeveon Clowney (9:30),no free hot takes (14:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Interested in helping us grow the channel? Become an Official Cousin by signing up for a membership to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aQL-yFS2ZoSkUBeMfYesA/join We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr0YSoeqWkrjhCc0Ug

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0:00.0	Did you run this by ESPNPR?
0:07.0	I did.
0:08.0	All right, we're here at SEC Media Days, Paul Feinbaum.
0:12.0	Worst interviewers in here, it's got to be us, right?
0:17.0	So I've never done it. Do I look at you or at you or at that camera?
0:22.2	You can look at us.
0:22.9	Okay. Thanks for having me on this show.
0:25.5	Don't you always like that?
0:27.5	You want to get right to it.
0:29.2	We've got Lane Kiffin on.
0:30.2	Lane Kiffin's been lying.
0:31.6	Lane, thanks for being on.
0:32.9	Well, appreciate you having me.
0:36.5	By the way, before I start, Cousin Shane.
0:41.4	Yes, sir.
0:42.3	I just got the word, and I didn't want to tell Bratton this to his face.
0:46.8	This is his last media days.
0:49.7	I knew it.
0:50.0	I knew it was coming.
0:53.4	He's going to be with legend next year at being a day.
0:59.5	Oh, man.
1:00.4	I almost expected the security to escort me out.
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