I have said it before, I’ll say it again
@CoachSBeamer
is a coach I would play for. At my age I might even run through a wall for him.
#SECMediaDays
#SECMD22
📸: SEC Network
As baby Jack makes his
@finebaum
debut rumour has it that Reese’s pick tomorrow is “Bama by fiddy” which is why this young superstar 😎 didn’t want to show her face to the Auburn crowd. So cool to see the whole Rutledge family in Auburn
@LauraRutledge
I cannot put my finger on it but there is something different about SEC Nation this week…..oh wait that’s it - “we miss you Laura” says Tim Tebow
@LauraRutledge
🇬🇧
📸: SEC Network
First 2 callers on
#MartyandMcgee
have been hitting it hard already - 1st guy in Wisconsin is on his 2nd Irish Coffee & the lady from Florida is on her first Jim Beam & coke...wow, this is going to be wild....
@ESPNMcGee
@MartySmithESPN
LOVE THIS SHOW
I think we can drop the whole “wow, we’re blown away by the UK fans enthusiasm for the game” - there’s been regular season NFL games played in this country since 2007 & the Jags just had their 10th anniversary of playing here. We understand & love the game.
You can tell that the College Football season is creeping ever closer as those fine Southern Gentlemen
#MartyandMcGee
have returned to the Wilderness Lodge!
Yes! They are back!
Oh & happy birthday
@SECNetwork
🍾 🥂 🍻 🎂
@ESPNMcGee
@MartySmithESPN
The first band I ever saw live were Kiss at the Apollo, Glasgow in 1983 some 40 years ago. I couldn’t help feel a tinge of sadness tonight when dropping my brother off as he goes to see them for the last time. Say what you want but they put on a damn good live show
#Kiss
#Glasgow
Someone stopped me at the Supermarket this morning to ask me where I got my “True South” t-shirt - “i love that show”……she said - this was not in the South, this was in Glasgow, Scotland! The word is out! 🏴 🇺🇸
@TrueSouthTV
@johntedge
#truesouth
With
#SECMD24
in the rear view mirror I thought I would share some thoughts, observations & some of the truly surprising things that happened over the course of the week.
A thread….
It’s May 4th & as you would expect
@ESPNMcGee
has transformed the Wilderness Lodge into the Death Star. In response the High Priest of Dapper
@MartySmithESPN
has outdone his usual high levels of dapperness. Look at that jacket!
#MartyandMcGee
#KentuckyDerby150
It is with sadness that we leave Athens tomorrow. I have really taken to the town where the people have been so nice. I will mention this before I head home via Atlanta. I met
@MartySmithESPN
today, who was every bit the southern gentleman you expect. Thank you for kind words.
#SECNation
panel answering SEC questions while eating Nashville Hot Chicken (hot, damn hot & Mother Clucking) is TV gold. Jordan Rodgers near choked to death while it is clearly not
@ESPNMcGee
1st Hot chicken rodeo.
@LauraRutledge
is the ring leader.....👏
📸SEC Network
There might be the “small” occasion of a Coronation going on in these parts this morning but we know who the real Kings of the South are…..
#MartyandMcGee
are live from the Miami Grand Prix 🏁 this morning 😎
@ESPNMcGee
@MartySmithESPN
📸: SEC Network
Those who know me, know what an incredibly special moment this was for me today. I love this show, it’s energy, it’s humour & the fantastic sports coverage they provide. They are a pair of fine Southern gentlemen. Topped off what was a truly remarkable week in Nashville.
Those good ol Southern chaps
#MartyandMcGee
are live from Daytona Speedway for todays show. Aside from enjoying their usual Saturday nonsense I’d like to be at the head of the line for one of those majestic M&M shirts….
@ESPNMcGee
@MartySmithESPN
Image credit: SEC Network
In 2020 i am deeply proud to live in a country which names it’s Road Gritters “yes sir ice can boogie” “for your ice only” & “spready Mercury” 🏴 ⛄️ ❄️ 🥶
#MartyandMcGee
simulcasting from the Wilderness Lodge/Sarasota this morning!
@ESPNMcGee
on the Spring Training/ Florida Man Games trail (which feels like an awesome sponsorship opportunity for Hillbilly Headlines)
@MartySmithESPN
flexing with the Amen Corner hat……😎
I met
@LauraRutledge
in 2019 when she instantly engaged & was genuinely interested in what I was doing. She has remained in touch, encouraged, supported & we couldn’t ask (or deserve) a better advocate. All while being a mum, wife & ESPN’s best host. The praise is well deserved
My first year at ESPN I texted
@LauraRutledge
from the sidelines of a CFB game with a (probably stupid) question- she answered within seconds. She does a lot behind the scenes to help others. A generational talent & role model for all of us ❤️
@SimoneEli_TV
@ShannonSharpe
I don’t even know why Bayless is still on TV but if you go back and read some of the articles about what Prescott endured during his time at college (culminating in him being attacked while on Spring Break), you realise what an incredible character Dak Prescott has.
Imagine if Arkansas had won last weekend (when they should have save for that ridiculous call), then they would be 3-1 having played UGA, Miss St, Auburn & Ole Miss. None of which they were tipped to win. Sam Pittman has done an exceptional job with the
#Razorbacks
When I started out writing about college football (from 4,000 miles away), a trip to Mars seemed more likely than this opportunity. This was a highlight amongst many, many highlights this week & thanks to all at the
@SEC
and
@TheTouchdownNFL
for helping to make this a reality.
If you think todays big news is Michigan related, you haven’t heard of ESPN’s finest
@finebaum
&
@LauraRutledge
getting lost in their hotel (ended up in the kitchen). Worse still
@ESPNMcGee
was also lost. 🤷♂️ Imagine SEC Nation without these 3! Talk about key person risk!
Sometimes it’s easy to be cynical of the London games & of course we have become spoiled over the years. But I tell you what Wembley brought it today. It wasn’t a great game but the fans were up for it.
#NFL
#NFLLondonGames
So here’s my tuppence worth. The crowd today (around me), was much more boorish than last week, far more “we’re here for the beer”, I don’t know why. Last week was a knowledgeable and good natured crowd. The throwing of plastic pint pots is as unwelcome as it is puzzling ⬇️
Also I don’t care what you think about NFL or NFLUK but they work bloody hard to get these games over here. It remains a privilege we get these games. So unless we get these idiots out of OUR game, these days will move to a country who wants & frankly deserves them.
@OMRebelNation
Such a silly thing for a Franklin to say. That’s the whole point, to identify weaknesses and strike at them. As Kiffin says it’s “coaching 101”….
There are times when you have to pinch yourself following this game. There are legends and there are hall of famers and there is
@EricDickerson
A true great of the game and a gentleman. Every inch the experience I hoped it would be.
#LARams
#NFL
#NFL100
#NFLLondon
It’s been a week. An awesome week. I’ve met old friends & made new friends. The people
@SEC
could not have been nicer or more helpful (more on this to come). The people of the South have been as welcoming as always. Thank you Nashville ❤️
Well this was a BLAST! This time last week I was sitting at LHR airport listening to
#MartyandMcGee
& one week later I’m talking to the guys on their show! Said it before, the people of the South are so welcoming & hospitable! Thank you
@ESPNMcGee
@MartySmithESPN
George is the man!!!!!!!!
Tune in to
#MartyandMcGee
at 9am Saturday to hear him detail his experience at SEC Media Days, and his invitation from Greg Sankey to tour the league office!
@LauraRutledge
We have had an awesome time and the southern hospitality has been so kind. Sadly home on Monday. Next time you are in 🏴 you have to come say hi.
@JamesL1927
The strength of this cameo was that on a recent trip to the Midwest we scheduled a stop in Sheboygan so as to see if the Kenosha Kickers were still big there.
Fitting on the 10th birthday of the SEC Network that
@finebaum
replayed a classic Tammy tirade. An appropriate tribute to a lady who is sorely missed but had very short fuse…..
#wardamneagle
#finebaum
@NicoleAuerbach
Yes, but the fact is Alabama just beat the
#1
team in the country in a Championship game. Texas beat Alabama in week 2, so the notion that Texas gets in because of that is silly.
Who would have thought 6 months ago that
@GeorgiaFootball
QB1 after 2 games would be
@StetsonIV
- 2020 has thrown up some curve balls but this is such a great story.
#WalkOns
@RapSheet
The optimum words being “play through the ailment after that”....exactly what the Colts did with Luck and Washington did with RGIII. If we’ve learned anything it’s to take care of your prized asset.....
highlights for me
- the Commissioner making comment of my travel shenanigans in his opening remarks. Took me completely by surprise.
- being a guest on
@finebaum
I have listened & watched this show for many years. Never thinking I would ever be on the show. Unforgettable
Ok here’s a challenge I’m willing to accept with
@TrueSouthTV
being one of my favourite shows - watch it now on YouTube and share this message (please)…..! (I’m sure I’m DQ as an overseas competitor but let’s go for it!) 😂😎
This beauty arrived today, having travelled nearly 6,000 miles across the 🌍 (FL ➡️ NJ ➡️ AL ➡️ U.K.)
Dual signed Nick Saban & Jalen Hurts…..
#RollTide
@JalenHurts
#AlabamaFootball
“We started off talking about our brackets & ended up talking about old guys in their birthday suits - they’re both ugly”…..
@ESPNMcGee
summarises perfectly another eclectic opening hour on
#martyandmcgee
@MartySmithESPN