College Football Fans Hoping Paul Finebaum’s Promise Comes True originally appeared on The Spun.
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum may have just wrote a check he can’t cash.
A few days ago, Finebaum appeared on the “Netflix Sports Club Podcast.” As you’d imagine, he talked about the 2025 college football season. During his conversation with Dani Klupenger, the longtime radio personality was asked if an SEC team will win the national championship this season.
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Finebaum didn’t just say the SEC would win the national title, he said he’d leave the United States if a program from his favorite conference fails to win it all.
“It is,” Finebaum replied. “And by the way, if it’s not, I’m leaving the country because I am so sick and tired of being harassed by Big Ten fans on our show.”
Finebaum vented about the Big Ten for a few seconds before revealing his pick to win it all. As of now, he’s riding with the Texas Longhorns.
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“The Big Ten has literally done nothing. They’ve won two national championships. Michigan won one two years ago. They’ve won one and a half national championships, I think, and before that, in 70 years. And they act like they invented football,” Finebaum said, via Awful Announcing. “Alabama has won about 15 national championships in my lifetime. Now, I realize that’s not a good comparison to a realistic lifespan. But, I believe Texas is going to win; I didn’t mean to avoid your question. It’s going to end all this. And on January 20, I’ll be the happiest man in America because I won’t have to listen to the Big Tenners, or as my callers call them, the Little Tenners.”
Paul Finebaum, radio and ESPN television personality, gets ready to speak on television near activities outside the Superdome, before of the College Football Playoff National Championship game in New Orleans Monday, January 13, 2020.© Ken Ruinard / staff, The Greenville News via Imagn Content Services, LLC
The College Football Playoff is several months away, but fans can’t wait for it to begin because of Finebaum’s promise. His critics would love to see him leave the national spotlight for good.
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“Someone from the Big Ten plz pull it off so we can get rid of this idiot,” one fan wrote on X.
“When you make statements like that, you are setting yourself up for extreme scrutiny,” a second fan commented.
“We can only hope he’ll actually leave. There’s zero reason anyone should care what that man says about football,” another fan said.
“Hope Buckeyes take it Maybe Penn State or Michigan. If so. I’ll start a go fund me for your airfare,” a social media user wrote.
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Luckily for Finebaum, he just needs any team in the SEC to win in order to stick around. Texas, Georgia, Alabama and LSU are all expected to be top-10 teams this season.
Of course, only time will tell if Finebaum eats his own words.
College Football Fans Hoping Paul Finebaum’s Promise Comes True first appeared on The Spun on Aug 13, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Aug 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
