🏈 Craig James out as Fox Sports analyst

[BAMANEWSBOT]

The Craig James era at Fox Sports Southwest will be a short one.

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The Craig James era at Fox Sports Southwest will be a short one.

SI.com has learned that the veteran broadcaster will no longer appear on the network. Fox Sports executives were not happy with the hire by the regional network, according to sources, and the hire had not been fully vetted at the highest levels of Fox Sports management. A formal agreement had not been finalized, even though James appeared on FSS on Saturday night. "Craig James will not be making any further appearances on Fox Sports Southwest's football coverage this season," said a Fox Sports spokesperson, when asked for a comment.


James was a very unpopular figure among college football fans during his latter years at ESPN and statements he made during his Senate campaign last year in Texas
-- James declared that gay people would "answer to the Lord for their actions"-- were likely unpopular among some in Fox Sports management.


Last week Fox Sports Southwest announced James was being brought on as a college football studio analyst to work FSS's college football postgame shows and appear on segments of Fox Sports Southwest's Big 12 wrap-up show. "He's a talented broadcaster who I've admired throughout his career, "said Fox Sports Southwest Senior Executive Producer Mike Anastassiou, in a statement. "His knowledge of college football and the experience he brings as an analyst will be a tremendous asset to our coverage."

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[planomateo]

Wonder what happened?

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

He locked a gay person in a closet.

 

[bamaraider]

Maybe ESPN will rehire him. He was a pretty good analyst on CFB Live before he went on that campaign.

 

[JoshB]

Must've killed some more hookers...

 

[TerryP]

Maybe ESPN will rehire him. He was a pretty good analyst on CFB Live before he went on that campaign.

Like you, I never had an issue with his on-air commentary on games. I thought he did a good job.

The respect meter started dipping, quickly, with his feud with Leach and didn't pause for a second on its way down after that.

Ha! I guess it's too bad he didn't attend A&M, eh? He'd have been all over the place with Manziel.

 

[BamaFan615]

Yea that feud with Leach definitely didn't help his career IMO.

 

[Bamabww]

I never really liked him although his commentary was usually interesting. I remember him dissing Bama for "breaking the rules" while we were having ncaa problems but all I could think of him and his involvement in SMU getting the death penalty. Hypocritical at the very least, imo.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I didn't mind his commentary. At the very least he isn't any worse than most of the idiots they got now. I know he's 1000 times better than Sylvester the slobbering fool

 

[rick4bama]

I hope he find another job.

 

[riz]

Remember The Five. Buh bye, Craig.

 

[planomateo]

Priceless...