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Josh The HIGH-PULL BELDAR SUCKS
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I don't think that's remotely true, Huskie.
I'd put Chris Low, and others, ahead of Finebaum in the list of journalists of importance within the SEC. Among other reasons, most folks take Chris seriously.
It's sort of like this: if Chris Low is the Wall Street Journal, Paul Finebaum is the National Enquirer. If Chris Low is 60 Minutes, Paul Finebaum is the Jerry Springer Show. If Chris Low is the Economist, Paul Finebaum is Mad Magazine.
Something like that. There are other important names in SEC sports journalism, but Chris Low provides a useful counterpoint. No one really takes Finebaum seriously, except maybe his regular callers.
I don't disagree in whole but in part because the later has the ratings and the eyeballs. Everyone loves a train wreck these days and finebaum gives them that. He also has vehicle in the SEC Network all the SEC hierarchy that goes with it. Chris is a fine journalist and I obviously respect him FAR MORE than Finebaum but he doesn't have the audience. If nobody's really watching how important can one be?