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A lot of fans in the SEC may be just fine if they never have to hear former Purdue quarterback and longtime CBS broadcaster Gary Danielson call a game again. Based on the criticism he received over the weekend, his comments were not well received unless you’re a fan of Alabama.
Over the weekend, Danielson was with Brad Nessler to call the CBS Game of the Week, featuring No. 2 Alabama and No. 13 Texas A&M. Throughout the game, Danielson was getting crushed on social media for his “biased” analysis throughout the game, which apparently carried a heavy Crimson Tide lean.
Several went as far as to say that Danielson was rooting for Alabama to win the game — which it did, defeating A&M 52-24.
Below is an overwhelming amount of criticism thrown Danielson’s way from Saturday’s contest:
https://twitter.com/SECblog/status/1312491015912079361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1312491015912079361%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saturdaydownsouth.com%2Fsec-football%2Fsocial-media-calling-out-gary-danielson-for-cbs-broadcast-of-texas-am-at-alabama%2F
I dont even care that Gary Danielson is STILL obnoxious….im so happy to see #RollTide football on CBS Saturday afternoon that I can put up with him!!
— Lee Johnson (@LTJnsn) October 3, 2020
A&M picks it off and takes it back to the 17 yard line.
Gary Danielson: “What a great tackle there by Najee Harris”
🙄🙄🙄🙄
— Ross Little (@RossLittle14) October 3, 2020
Gary Danielson, cries for minutes after his beloved Alabama gives up scores. It’s never the other team, always an Alabama mistake. This dude is a chump.
— E$ ❌(🥊, 🐶) (@ELaips5) October 3, 2020
Gary Danielson gets so bummed out when something doesn't go Alabama's way
— NoPUNintendo (@NoPUNintendo) October 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/DylanW419/status/1312490527535722497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1312490527535722497%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saturdaydownsouth.com%2Fsec-football%2Fsocial-media-calling-out-gary-danielson-for-cbs-broadcast-of-texas-am-at-alabama%2F
*Ball hits the Wide Receiver in the Hands*
Gary Danielson: “Ya I’m not sure that ball was catchable”
— Tyler Vesely (@TylerVesely) October 3, 2020
Me turning on the Alabama game and then remembering Gary Danielson is on the call pic.twitter.com/5Rk5ETsrtb
— Jared Green (@_JG_7) October 3, 2020
I wanna find someone who talks about me the way Gary Danielson talks about Alabama.
— Ches Graham (@Chester2196) October 3, 2020
2020 has been…different. But one thing it has not changed is Gary Danielson cheerleading Alabama on national television lol
— Kyle Lamb (@kylamb8) October 3, 2020
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB