Story highlights ESPN says it will be more diligent in choosing fan photos to share on social media

ESPN says it will be more diligent in choosing fan photos to share on social media "Ole Miss Girls Are Easier Than Their Out-Of-Conference Schedule" read controversial fan sign

Photo generated comments on ESPN College GameDay's social media accounts

(CNN) The next time ESPN brings its "College GameDay" to a stadium near you, it will be more "diligent" in its selection of smack-talking signs from the fan zone to showcase on its social media channels.

That's what the network is saying after drawing criticism for a picture that appeared on its social media accounts on Saturday that some said was sexist.

The picture, taken outside the University of Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium, shows a Crimson Tide fan holding a sign directed at opponents University of Mississippi.

"Ole Miss Girls Are Easier Than Their Out-Of-Conference Schedule," reads the sign, a reference to the first two games on the Rebels' schedule. They scored 76 and 73 points in those games.

The image, posted on the official College GameDay social media accounts, included the caption "Just no chill," or not cool. The sign was one of several handed out by sports blog Saturday Down South

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