Paul Finebaum on Expanded Playoffs & Coaching Point Spreads

Episode 517 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN's Paul Finebaum.
Finebaum talks about what it's like to cover SEC football and deal with those fans, what goes into doing a daily four-hour radio show solo, his interviewing philosophy and his all-time favorite job.
Finebaum also discusses how the expanded playoff affects college football's regular season, why he isn't a regular on "College Gameday," how he once got Lane Kiffin fired, his feud with wrestling legend Ric Flair, why college football needs to start its season earlier, whether coaches cover the point spread for boosters, the craziest moment of his career and much more.
Following Finebaum, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Sal explains what it's like when huge breaking news happens while being on air, the problem with MLB postseason broadcasters, the Jets firing Robert Saleh and more
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[@rickmsu1271]

Paul Finebaum show is pure gold. I have never called in but listened for over a decade. He has four to five guests everyday and the callers are just hysterical, fun, caring and down to earth real people. If you haven’t listened do an hour for a whole week - if you are a college football fan you will be hooked!

[@3321far]

I'm old, so growing up when NBC had all the baseball games they ALWAYS had the local play by play guy from the two teams playing in the series in the booth. So it was Dick Stockton and Ned Miller for the Red Sox, Marty Brennaman from the Reds, Lindsey Nelson from the Mets and Bill White from the Yankees.

[@lawnmower37659]

Short and sweet episode from J-Train this week sporting the Sopranos sweatsuit attire and our boy is looking more and more like Paulie Walnuts every day even with his own stripe. Finebaum was entertaining and understands his role as a podcast guest (tell a few stories, get in, get out, nobody gets hurt). JT has mentioned his Pops and his battles with technology, should get him on as a fill-in for Sal one week....he would be a modern day Tony Russo. Speaking of Sal, it was short this week nothing eventful. Not expecting Costas on as a guest anytime soon after Jimmy took him his fellow Long Islander to the woodshed.

[@ev2155]

This dude in the glasses is absolutely annoying! He was hated in school I can tell