Gary Danielson receives descriptive farewell from fans during CBS broadcast of Iron Bowl

Gary Danielson called his final “SEC on CBS” broadcast in the regular season on Saturday between Iron Bowl rivals Alabama and Auburn. Danielson will move to the Big Ten next season, and will finish out this year with the SEC Championship Game and the Army-Navy game.

But to start the Iron Bowl, Danielson surprised fans, who often call him an Alabama homer, by criticizing a controversial non-call when Alabama had a blatant facemask on a kick return.

The SEC on CBS has helped the conference build national prominence as the marquee 3:30 p.m. ET game has delivered huge audiences for years. Danielson himself has credited the hunger of SEC fan bases for helping media all around.

“The real hidden strength of (the SEC) is the demand of the fan base,” Danielson said. “You have to produce. You, Saturday Down South, have to produce. You can’t lollygag and give them crap. You’ve gotta produce … we all have to produce. It’s been great. That’s the way it should be.”

Here’s a sample of the reaction:

Gary Danielson has aged like hot piss

— Harrison Plott (@Plottdog2213) November 25, 2023

Gary Danielson must have a mortgage payment bet on the Tide today. Guy is abysmal in the booth

— Michael Taylor (@M_Malgieri) November 25, 2023

Praise that @CBSSportsCFB lost the @SEC contract. Not having to listen to Gary Danielson anymore is a very wonderful early Christmas present. #RollTide

— Denise ت (@TexasTripletMom) November 25, 2023

Whether you cheer #RollTide or #WarEagle, we can all agree on one thing: Gary Danielson is terrible. #BAMAvsAUB

— Spencer Olham (@OlhamSpencer) November 25, 2023

Gary Danielson is to Auburn, as Tony Romo is to Dolly Parton. #IronBowl

— Trish Bradle (@trishbradle) November 25, 2023

I sincerely hope that for the rest of his life, Bama fan Gary Danielson, gets a seed stuck in his asshole each time he eats a hot pepper.

— Lieutenant Dan (@butchpatrick1) November 25, 2023

No one hates Alabama more than Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson

— Brandon Self (@brandons4417) November 25, 2023

I honestly wonder sometimes if Gary Danielson is watching the same game as we are…so weird

— Oversized Hoodie (@OversizedHoodi4) November 25, 2023

Can’t wait till the day where Gary Danielson no longer plays through my TV during the Iron Bowl!
Can’t wait Lord…?

— E.A.W.O.F.M. (@EAWOFM1) November 25, 2023

Gary Danielson is such an Alabama homer…disgusting.

— Ste_en (@spelledwithaV) November 25, 2023

I’m really going to miss Gary Danielson pic.twitter.com/4iB5PudU6A

— Tommy Snark ?⚡️? (@MartyHenrickson) November 25, 2023

If you’re a Gary Danielson fan I’m gonna need you to block me. ?️

— Steve Marusich (@stevemarusich) November 25, 2023

For once I agree with Gary Danielson about the missed facemask call against Bama.

— Bradley Pitt (@bpitt_pitt) November 25, 2023

If I never hear Gary danielson call a game again it will be perfect

— Adrian dev ? (@whoisadriandev) November 25, 2023

If you think Gary Danielson sucks as an announcer you should have seen him play QB for the Lions. ??‍♂️

— Experts say …. (@WETHEPEOPLE20US) November 25, 2023

I hate Gary Danielson so much. This will be right up there with the all time greatest iron bowls because I never have to hear his vacant headed takes again.

Roll tide!!

— MayorOfRealsville (@realsville) November 25, 2023

Gary Danielson just taught me something new about the line of scrimmage on throw away passes.

— Brian Glaze (@BrianGlazeTalks) November 25, 2023

Does anyone in college football like Gary Danielson?

— mb (@mollzburdy) November 25, 2023

Gary Danielson annoys the hell out of me. He needs to retire after this season. Should have retired last year.

— YagerBombs81 twitch.tv (@YagerBombs81) November 25, 2023

Man I wish they’d ripped Gary Danielson’s head off his neck instead

— tweets, but heroic (@thethirtysixco) November 25, 2023

This may be an all timer from Gary Danielson… One more game with this clown after today folks, one more. ?

— Jay Bryan (@JayBryan_10) November 25, 2023

No matter what CBS does, nothing is going to make me nostalgic for Gary Danielson. Good riddance.

— Demetri Ravanos (@DemetriRavanos) November 25, 2023

Gary Danielson watching the game. pic.twitter.com/xQ3PsIDfuZ

— Auburn Alan (@SarcasmAndMore) November 25, 2023

Death, taxes, and Gary Danielson trying to explain how Alabama didn’t hold when we all saw holding

— Jeff Clark (@RealJeffClark) November 25, 2023

You know that @SECOfficiating is in the tank for Alabama when even Gary Danielson is saying they’re bad calls. #Auburn #WarEagle

— Walt Mussell (@wmussell) November 25, 2023

Hoping this is the last time I will ever have to listen to Gary Danielson’s geriatric ass call a football game. Fire this fraud. #NursingHomeGary

— Coach Legend (@Ball_knower_99) November 25, 2023

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.