Kirk Herbstreit obliterates FSU after loss to Miami: 'They're done. That program is gone'
Once upon a time, Florida State vs. Miami was can’t miss TV for college football fans. Even on a Saturday with many AP Top 25 teams on a bye, the rivalry clash between the Seminoles and Hurricanes wasn’t getting much national buzz. ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, however, had a lot to say about the game during the weekly “Nightcap Recap” his ABC broadcast partner Chris Fowler shares on Instagram.
The post-Week 10 “Nightcap” was a roughly 15-minute video. At about the 6:00 mark, Herbstreit steers the conservation toward FSU, and unloads some harsh criticism on Willie Taggart’s Noles.
“I want to get this off my chest,” Herbstreit said. “I’m done with Florida State. I don’t want to talk about them anymore. I hate the way they represent themselves. Their current roster needs to go back and watch the Bobby Bowden Era. Because it wasn’t about talking trash and fighting. That’s all they do. They’re the most undisciplined team you’re gonna watch. And they’re a terrible team. They need to focus more on execution and less on chirping. All they do is chirp.”
Fowler responded to Herbstreit, “Here they play the ‘Canes. If you can’t get inspired about playing your rival at home. You’re 4-4, both teams 4-4 and chance to salvage…”
It prompted an exchange about fighting. Herbstreit wasn’t interested in holding back or sugarcoating:
H: “They’re inspired, but they want to fight.”
F: “They wanted to wrestle, yeah.”
H: “They should get into the UFC, get out of football and go fight people. That’s all you guys want to do. Fight. It makes no sense to me. I can’t imagine, Willie Taggart who’s one of the classy, gentlemen, great guy. I can’t imagine what he’s dealing with that culture, trying. He’s trying to steer the Titanic. Forget just winning games and trying to execute defensively and offensively. Florida State, they’ll knock a guy out, hit a guy after a 20-yard gain on 3rd and 15, and blow a guy up and just stand over top of him, talking to him. It’s like, bro, it’s a first down. They have no awareness. I’m just done talking about them.”
Herbstreit wasn’t quite done talking about the Noles. Chris “The Bear” Fallica chimed in that Miami recorded nine sacks in the game. Herbstreit responded.
“They’re done. That program is gone.”
The full “Nightcap Recap” can be viewed in the video below:
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