Paul Finebaum blames interesting person for No. 1 Alabama’s loss

ESPN commentator Paul Finebaum is known for his spirited takes, and one he had another strong one following a stunning college football upset in Week 6.

The Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1 in the SEC) knocked off No. 1 Alabama (4-1, 1-1 in SEC) by a final count of 40-35, one of numerous results where top-25 teams fell in Week 6. Finebaum, speaking on ESPN’s SportsCenter, discussed the stunning upset and pointed the finger at an unlikely party.

“Nick Saban would have never lost a game like that,” Finebaum said, as relayed via an article from On3’s Barkley Truax. “He did lose his first year to Louisiana Monroe, but he had inherited a 6-7 team, and he had a .500 team that year. But you know something, I am going to blame this game on Nick Saban. Do you remember what he said? What Saban said two weeks ago? He said, ‘The only place you play in the SEC that’s not hard is Vanderbilt.’ That went up on the bulletin board. They played it all week. So, Nick Saban, this is your fault. You cost your former team the win yesterday against Vanderbilt.”