ESPN is invested in the Southeastern Conference. It partnered with the league to launch the SEC Network last year.That partnershipisn't lost on one of the network'scollege football analysts, Joey Galloway.MORE: | | "ESPN will shut down if an
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SEC team doesn't get in the playoff. That's it. We'll be looking for somewhere else to work
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," Galloway, a former Ohio State wide receiver, said Thursday during a "College Football Live" broadcast at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala.While it's understandable that Galloway could see the bias
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as a Big Ten alum, it is mildly surprising he'd call out his employer on one of thenetwork channels. But even more surprising is that noted SEC broadcaster Paul Finebaum does not believe the SEC will even have a team in the four-team College Football Playoff."I'm
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still not convinced the SEC will get tothe College Football Playoff," Finebaum said. "I know I sound like a broken record ... but show me the team you think will get through."The discu sion came out of a
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conversation about the top Heisman Trophy candidates and whether the SEC had a running back who could win it. Alabama was the lone SEC team in last year's inaugural College Football Playoff, but lost to eventual national champion Ohio State in the semifinal.