re: Eli Gold not returning to the radio booth

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Really lousy way to treat an icon. It would have been VERY EASY to ease him out after 2024 without firing him just months after a major health crisis.

More bullshat and disloyalty from UA.
I sure hope Deboer is a rock star and wins like crazy.
If not, the University might start reaping the “rewards” of 30+ years of treating the average fan like garbage…..

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Exactly, the amount of disrespectful Alabama fans celebrating one of the most iconic voices of Alabama football history being forced out is disgusting. However, it's incredibly indicative of our society writ large now.

Eli Gold was an iconic voice for CTSN, TNN, and MRN just to name a few. His calls of the 1999 Florida game in Gainesville with Kenny, the Penn State block in 1989, Rocky Block in 2009, the Drake return against Clemson, his Talladega race calls, Daytona race calls, all of these made him a radio legend with an iconic and unique voice. It's shameful and disgusting to see people on this here board celebrate the firing of a legend and a man's voice that has transcended Alabama football. Alabama is the bad guy here, and they deserved to be booed. Eli Gold was a hell of a lot more than just the "Voice of Alabama Football."