Tom Jackson, an ESPN analyst and perpetual Super Bowl loser, decided that it was best to get ahead of the media wave and declare what everyone was surely thinking.

“I want to say this very clearly: they hate their coach, and their season could be over” spouted the guy who came up a little short in Super Bowl XXI. New England went on to win 20 something games in a row for Belichik.

In probably one of my most favorite media/coach interactions ever, Belichick ran into who else but Tom “I don’t have any sources for what I say” Jackson on the set of NFL Live. According to Michael Holley in his book, Patriot Reign, the following exchange took place:

Belichick would talk…but not, initially, with ESPN. When his friend Chris Berman personally asked him to appear on the air, however, Belichick couldn’t turn him down. They walked on the Reliant Stadium field, passing few workers and television reporters doing stand-ups. On the set Belichick saw Tom Jackson. The coach didn’t want to be diplomatic. He still didn’t like the way the comment from September was handled, and winning the Super Bowl wasn’t going to change his mind about that. Jackson extended his hand to Belichick. The coach looked at him and said “Fuck you.” It was left at that.