Jim Spanarkel Pisses Off Every Woman On Twitter By Telling Allie LaForce He's "Learned Not To Argue With Pretty Women"

Awful Announcing – Being stuck in an elevator isn’t the only awkward situation for Jim Spanarkel this week, but the latest one is of his own doing. The CBS analyst and former Duke and NBA player, who was calling Thursday’s West Virginia – Bucknell game with Verne Lundquist, had a rather odd response to a post-halftime segment from colleague Allie LaForce:

LaForce, serving as the broadcast’s reporter, relayed comments from Bucknell coach Nathan Davis on West Virginia’s offensive rebounding and how the Bison would have to work to negate it in the second half. Then Lundquist asked Spanarkel “And how do you feel about that?” Spanarkel replied “I agree with Allie, I always agree with Allie, though,” and Lundquist chimed in with “I know you do!”

Spanarkel then continued with “Eight offensive rebounds…well, I’ve learned not to argue with pretty women. Like the people in my house, I don’t get in trouble with the people that are in my house either, so eight offensive rebounds, Allie, when you think about it, is really a problem, from the standpoint of Bucknell.” [West Virginia promptly gets another offensive rebound and scores.] Lundquist then goes “That’s a very good philosophy of life, by the way,” and Spanarkel goes “Yeah, isn’t it?”

Poor Jim Spanarkel. Nobody has ever meant less harm with a comment than Jim Spanarkel did right there. Just a super nice old guy who lives and breathes basketball trying to make some witty banter on the air with Uncle Verne. There is not a single doubt in my mind that Spanarkel thought he was giving Allie LaForce the biggest compliment while also getting a chance to mention his family that I’m sure he’s obsessed with.  Unfortunately he doesn’t live in the social media world of 2017 and didn’t know this type of stuff doesn’t fly anymore.

If I could just weigh in here, just want to put my official opinion out there – Allie LaForce is a very impressive, sharp and talented young professional woman.

Also very, very pretty.

Sooo sup?

PS,

Spanarkel is having a rough stretch.