Kirk Herbstreit calls out Tennessee fans over ‘bulls—‘ treatment of Josh Heupel
Kirk Herbstreit has no issues when it comes to lecturing college football fanbases over their behavior. But instead...
Kirk Herbstreit has no issues when it comes to lecturing college football fanbases over their behavior. But instead...
"Just dressing like that should be a penalty. What the hell is it? Wearing shorts out there?"
The Sooners' play-by-play announcer clarified his comments after UT explained its space limitations at Neyland Stadium.
"And the kick is good." No.
12.6 million viewers tuned into ABC for the game, albeit with all of the Nielsen-related caveats.
While Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer was being interviewed on College GameDay, Tennessee fans reminded him of their loss to Florida State.
"You are looking at your next College GameDay celebrity guest picker."
Three favorites. Three underdogs. Perfection.
"If you're serious about getting this out of the game, then you have to call that."
"These representations were false. He lied to us."
"Sorry. That was pretty nasty."
The results don't lie.
"...the next team that takes him has to understand he's all about the money, he's not about the team, and $2.5 million is not enough for him even though he's an average quarterback."
"I am told, moments ago, Nico Iamaleava is going to UCLA."Â
From Herbstreit’s perspective, it’s become nearly impossible to criticize a player in today’s college football without being labeled as anti-player or out of touch.
"I mean they got a problem. You lost a potential high draft pick."
"I would be very careful."
The ESPN analyst isn’t blaming the quarterback or Tennessee — he’s pointing the finger at the people who saw this coming and did nothing.
"The NCAA’s failure to do the one thing it was created to do shows why leadership matters."
"Tennessee is much better off without Nico Iamaleava."
Despite being dismissed by Nico Iamaleava's father, Pete Nakos' report was ultimately validated.
"At that moment I knew we had them."
After a record-setting first weekend, March Madness viewership has come down to Earth.
"This was a great performance, virtuoso, masterful."