CBS Sports Analyst Claps Back at Neal Brown's 'Lazy Reporting' Take on Big 12 Poll

Neal Brown doesn't believe his team will finish dead last in the Big 12.

West Virginia head coach Neal Brown made it very clear at Big 12 media days that he was not very happy with where his Mountaineers ranked in the Big 12 preseason poll, as voted on by the media.

"It really pisses me off."@WVUFootball HC Neal Brown fires back after his team was picked dead last in the @Big12Conference Preseason Media Poll.#HailWV | #Big12FB |@NealBrown_WVU pic.twitter.com/nn7Hc0BdMz

— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) July 14, 2023

Not only did Brown go through a list of bullet points as to why his team won't finish last in the conference while on stage, but he also went on a bit of a rant during an interview with XM radio taking a shot at the media who voted on the poll.

"It really pisses me off. There is some solace in the fact that the people in the Big 12 media poll have never gotten it right. Never is a harsh word, but it's been a really long time since they got it right. I just don't believe it's accurate and I think it's lazy reporting in a lot of senses," Brown said before going through this list of reasons why once again.

After the interview was posted to Twitter, one media member who was in attendance and voted on the poll, Shehan Jeyarajah of CBS Sports, took exception to Brown's comments and rattled off a few reasons why WVU being picked to finish last is not "lazy" reporting.

Love the passion, but let's address "lazy" reporting:
-Neal declined to start the "better" QB, who completed 55% of passes
-He lost his top 4 receivers
-They're totally dependent on transfers to fix a terrible defense
-They were still 1-5 in P5 games CJ Donaldson played https://t.co/wwZnJpof0v

— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) July 14, 2023

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