LOOK: Fans react to ESPN issuing an apology for James Carville’s GameDay conspiracy theory
By Adam Spencer
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Not many people out there are fans of the SEC’s controversial targeting call on LSU LB Devin White, one that will cost him the first half of Saturday night’s Alabama game.
Among those outraged by the call is political pundit and LSU superfan James Carville, who stopped by the College GameDay set on Saturday morning.
As you can see in the video below, Carville laid out a conspiracy theory that the SEC is in the bag for Alabama, pointing out that many of Alabama’s opponents have been missing their best defenders:
? James Carville suggests there is a conspiracy in the SEC to benefit Bama. pic.twitter.com/4zes5Vkw6K
— Go Big Redcast ? (@GoBigRedCast) November 3, 2018
ESPN, the owner of the SEC Network and holder of many SEC broadcast rights, apparently thought that went too far, issuing the below apology at halftime of games across the network:
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
Fans then flocked to Twitter to weigh in on the apology, as you can see in the replies below:
https://twitter.com/MichiganMax95/status/1058785404202221568
So @CollegeGameDay. You put Carville on your show because of what he's been saying all week. Then you issue an apology when he says it on your show? #disneydoessports https://t.co/LhMOKlWQAI
— Shaysha ???? (@shaysha_dil) November 3, 2018
It was spineless of ESPN to apologize for this. James Carville was there in his capacity as a big LSU fan, and he did what SEC fans often do: He complained that SEC officiating favors Alabama. It was all in good fun and ESPN shouldn't have backed down. https://t.co/AFr8KhICrH
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) November 3, 2018
James Carville is the people champ
— Austin Archer (@AustinArcher17) November 3, 2018
Wait. What!?!
I saw the James Carville appearance, but why are they apologizing TO Sankey? https://t.co/5u1H40FEoA
— Brian Holland (@BHollandSports) November 3, 2018
ESPN just apologized for James Carville basically saying SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is crooked on College GameDay. Carville has been saying that for 2 weeks. Why’d they think he wouldn’t do it again?
— Creg Stephenson the First (@CregStephenson) November 3, 2018
Carville did nothing wrong. ESPN proving to be weak ???
— Vincent Frank (@VincentFrankNFL) November 3, 2018
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
