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By: Michelle R. Martinelli | November 3, 2018 3:36 pm
Political strategist and LSU alumnus James Carville was a guest on ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday, and while talking about the Alabama-LSU game, he offered up a conspiracy theory regarding the suspension of Tigers linebacker Devin White.
Later in the day, ESPN apologized for his remarks on air, and Carville responded by calling the network “gutless” for continuing to “suck up to power.”
Let’s break down how this all started.
With LSU coming off a bye week, its last game was a win over Mississippi State, during which White was ejected on a controversial targeting call. Because it happened in the second half of the game, White has to sit out for the first half of the Tigers’ next matchup, which happens to be the Alabama game.
Carville — who is also listed as a professional-in-residence at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication — doesn’t think any of this is a coincidence and said on GameDay:
“Tennessee’s best defensive player couldn’t play against Alabama because of the SEC. Missouri’s best defensive player couldn’t play against Alabama because the SEC kicked him out. (Texas) A&M’s best defensive player couldn’t play against Alabama ’cause he was taken out. And now, the best defensive player in the conference is not going to play the first half for nothing. He did nothing wrong!”
None of this should have surprised ESPN because Carville has been outspoke about the call and subsequent suspension for the last two weeks. He accused the SEC of colluding with Alabama in The Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge, he doubled-down on The Paul Finebaum Show and he showed up to the GameDay broadcast at LSU wearing a purple sweatshirt alluding to his suspected intentions of SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
That sweatshirt also had the phrase “bec mon tchu s’il vous plaît” written on it, which translates to “kiss my ass, please” in Cajun French.
James Carville slams 'gutless ESPN' after it apologized for his SEC conspiracy theory
Political strategist and LSU alumnus James Carville was a guest on ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday, and while talking about the Alabama-LSU game, he offered up a conspiracy theory regarding the suspension of Tigers linebacker Devin White.
Later in the day, ESPN apologized for his remarks on air, and Carville responded by calling the network “gutless” for continuing to “suck up to power.”
Let’s break down how this all started.
With LSU coming off a bye week, its last game was a win over Mississippi State, during which White was ejected on a controversial targeting call. Because it happened in the second half of the game, White has to sit out for the first half of the Tigers’ next matchup, which happens to be the Alabama game.
Carville — who is also listed as a professional-in-residence at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication — doesn’t think any of this is a coincidence and said on GameDay:
“Tennessee’s best defensive player couldn’t play against Alabama because of the SEC. Missouri’s best defensive player couldn’t play against Alabama because the SEC kicked him out. (Texas) A&M’s best defensive player couldn’t play against Alabama ’cause he was taken out. And now, the best defensive player in the conference is not going to play the first half for nothing. He did nothing wrong!”
None of this should have surprised ESPN because Carville has been outspoke about the call and subsequent suspension for the last two weeks. He accused the SEC of colluding with Alabama in The Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge, he doubled-down on The Paul Finebaum Show and he showed up to the GameDay broadcast at LSU wearing a purple sweatshirt alluding to his suspected intentions of SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
That sweatshirt also had the phrase “bec mon tchu s’il vous plaît” written on it, which translates to “kiss my ass, please” in Cajun French.
James Carville slams 'gutless ESPN' after it apologized for his SEC conspiracy theory
