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ESPN/SEC Network radio host Paul Finebaum took off from his regular daily show on Friday to join former SEC Commissioner Mike Slive in Birmingham for a kickoff event as part of the Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research.
Naturally, Finebaum’s role with ESPN and the SEC Network was discussed at the event. He was asked when he learned about the network and discovered that he would be involved with it.
Finebaum went on to describe it as part of his favorite moment of all time:
“My favorite moment of all time was at the national championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame,” Finebaum said. “Things were starting to percolate and Mike had obviously put me in front of some people. It had gotten to the president of ESPN, John Skipper. (Skipper) went to Mike because they had made the decision they wanted to hire me and he was concerned that my reputation had preceded me. He was concerned that maybe Mike would not think it was a very good idea.”
Slive apparently just laughed at that notion.
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
