As an analyst of games Spillane has often expressed his disdain for Ulster football teams, particularly those of Armagh, Tyrone and, latterly, Donegal. In 2003, he described Armagh's and Tyrone's style of defence as "puke football". This earned him yet another appearance on "Reeling in the Years", following on from most of the 1970s and 1980s. Latterly, Spillane has drawn attention to himself by mocking Tyrone's complex GPS trackers, referring to the devices as "bras." In the All-Ireland final between Kerry and Donegal in 2014 when Kerry engaged in the same type of puke football, Spillane, instead of criticising it, claimed it was master tactical stuff. The final itself is regarded as one of the worst and most boring in living memory due to Kerry's adoption of the "puke football" style of play.