6 Quotes by Paul Finebaum

One reason so many great coaches have tried to get him is because they know he'll be a leader on the field as well as one of the best players in the country.

He's had the case since July, and he picks this week to make this decision? The whole thing doesn't add up. Anyone who doesn't smell a rat doesn't have a nose.

I wrote a column once where I went to Bryant's grave and had this mock conversation with the Bear,

Almost all the projections have UAB in now and if UAB isn't invited after what they did against Memphis, then they ought to shut the NCAA tournament down.

Supposedly the 20 minutes I spend with him every Monday is the most listened to 20 minutes in the state. I've hung up on him and quit two or three times. Last year, though, we went through it without many hangups.

I don't think there's any question that for a brief shining moment, the Post-Herald was the most important newspaper in the city and perhaps the state, because people had to pay attention to it.