College football is back and thank goodness it has returned. Obviously, you know that hockey season is around the corner. Get your Vegas Golden Knights gear ready because it's almost that time to pack T-Mobile Arena all the way to springtime (and maybe the summer *wink* *wink*).
While sports fans rejoiced over the season's return, one person wasn't taking it so well. Why? Well, he was called out by The Nature Boy himself, Ric Flair.
Dear Mr. @finebaum, As Usual, You Are The Most Absurd & Incompetent Analyst In All Of College Football. I’ll Take Heather Dinich @CFBHeather Any Day Over You. You Should Be Expelled From @ESPN. Every Time I See You On The TV, I Turn It Off. You Have 22,000 Followers. I Have 9.3… pic.twitter.com/ggUWEVpjJr
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) August 30, 2025
In case you don't know, Finebaum is the SEC spokesperson for ESPN (who's in bed with the SEC in the great conference wars). He's paid to bash Jim Harbaugh, the Michigan Wolverines, and Big Ten football. What's more is that he picked the Texas Longhorns and the Alabama Crimson Tide to win Saturday's games.
Talk about having the corporate hand wedged so far up your rear. I don't even want to imagine the smell.
Alas, that was the reason for the 16-time world champion's (according to WWE) response. You see, Arch Manning choked worse than the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup playoffs and the Crimson Tide lost to the... Florida State Seminoles?
Yes, the Seminoles who've been looking to regain that Jimbo Fisher magic for years now. Sure, they had an incredible 2023 run, where they were screwed by the College Football Playoff committee. But losing your star player to a devastating injury is simply a bad break.
Be thankful that Paul Finebaum's awful takes are back, Vegas Golden Knights fans
Yes, college football is back and that's a great thing. No longer are sports fans tethered to seeing only one sport for two long months. Now, they get a pigskin being thrown around until November.
With that comes the NFL, where you're watching 17 weeks of hard-hitting action. After that? The NHL returns, baby.
Sure, you'll have to endure Finebaum's homerism and favortism towards schools in the Deep South. However, that's a small price to pay when you're counting down the days to the NHL season starting.
Why I'm glad college football is back
For me, it also means that fall's coming soon. Finally, I don't have to melt in the searing temperatures known as Las Vegas summers. Now, my face can remain intact for another nine months, when the sun will burn everything alive.
I can't wait to spend my night watching games from 4 PM PST to 10 PM PST. The suspense of a tight game, the exciting goals, and the vast wave of tradition make this even more exciting.
But most of all, it's a reminder that the weekend has arrived. After a long work week of dealing with lots of, well, work, it's refreshing to see college football compounded with a nice hockey game. Nothing can beat that!
So, I'm glad that college football has returned. Yeah, it's amplified by a baby boomer watching his SEC teams crumble before his very eyes. However, it also means that the best sport is nearing its return.
Praise the hockey gods (and Lee Corso).