Paul Finebaum after Texas’s latest loss: ‘I blame Sarkisian for every aspect of this’
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The critics of Arch Manning, Steve Sarkisian and Texas as a whole are out in full force following the Longhorns’ second straight defeat at the hands of an unranked foe.
And to little surprise, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum is one of the leading voices in that trend, as he took to the weekly “Matt Barrie Show” to share his thoughts on UT’s disappointing loss to Florida on Saturday.
“What a disaster. The absolute arrogance of [Steve] Sarkisian to crack back at people like me and others with the idiotic take of the year that if his [Manning’s] name was Joe Smith, you would be praising him,” Finebaum said. “I’m beginning to wonder if Arch Manning should even start. I know he will, and he’s capable of leading them to a win, but I blame Sarkisian for every aspect of this.”
The longtime SEC analyst went on to debate if Manning would have been better off suiting up elsewhere in his collegiate career.
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“I wonder if he’s going to regret the day that he went to go play for Steve Sarkisian,” Finebaum said.
Manning & Co. will look to silence the doubters once more next week, but with a surging Ole Miss defense coming to Austin, the going won’t be getting any easier.
Parker is currently the sports editor for Gulf Coast Media in Foley, Alabama. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
