ESPN once again proved it’s a clown network this past weekend.
Political pundit James Carville made an appearance on College GameDay in Baton Rouge, and accused the SEC of having a grand conspiracy to help Alabama win by suspending their opponents’ stars.
Did James Carville just expose the deep state of the SEC?!pic.twitter.com/c8EV5DvCY3
— Barstool Sports (@barstooltweetss) November 3, 2018
James Carville’s shirt on the @CollegeGameDay set is NSFW. If you know Cajun French, you know what his shirt says… pic.twitter.com/oa2FzFfw9O
— Chris Yandle (@ChrisYandle) November 3, 2018
How did ESPN respond to that? Did they just laugh it off like the rest of us? Did they just ignore it?
Nope! They felt the need to apologize to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey for Carville’s “over-the-top” actions.
ESPN just apologized on the air for James Carville’s comments about Greg Sankey on Gameday pic.twitter.com/OUoGeS1s3h
— Matt Scalici (@MattScalici) November 3, 2018
Rightfully so, Carville called ESPN’s apology “gutless.”
Grabbing bite to eat @philsoysterbar and I see gutless ESPN cut in their show to bow down to the SEC. well I got documentary evidence they knew what they were gonna get on air but still can’t help but suck up to power. #GeauxTigers #speaktruthtopower #releasethetexts pic.twitter.com/G29ew5mf9K
— James Carville (@JamesCarville) November 3, 2018
You know it’s a sad day for ESPN when they’re getting on their knees to beg from mercy from Sankey. Embarrassing on all levels! (RELATED: The Latest AP College Football Poll Is Here. Number Four Won’t Make SEC Fans Happy)
What happened to freedom? What happened to the First Amendment? I thought were were living in America. I thought this was the country that sent a man to the moon and beat the Nazis. Now, we’re apparently a country where the most powerful sports network on television because Carville had the guts to call out the SEC.
It’s simply sad.
It’s never fun to see your heroes get revealed for what they truly are, but that’s where we’re at.
ESPN used to be the fun network to watch for games and commentary on sports. It’s what we spent hours watching as kids. Now, they apologize for the most ridiculous reasons. You just hate to see it.