Kirk Herbstreit faces the blowtorch of Vol Twitter as Tennessee fans remind him of upset pick
By Keith Farner
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Kirk Herbstreit caught the ear of Tennessee fans on Tuesday when he predicted a Vanderbilt upset during the College Football Playoff rankings show on ESPN.
It was the ESPN analyst who said “I’m claiming Vandy right now before you are even going to get close to that,” Herbstreit said, and added that Clark Lea has a team that is playing for bowl eligibility, which is a big deal. “Tennessee is not necessarily playing for bowl eligibility and their opportunity to get into the Playoff is gone, they’re fighting amongst themselves in the locker room, things are not good right now in Knoxville. Plus Hendon Hooker obviously has that injury. So I’ve got a weird feeling on Vandy this week.”
As Tennessee went up on Vanderbilt 56-0 in the fourth quarter, the tweets were unleashed:
Did @KirkHerbstreit really say @Vol_Football was going to lose??? Lol Funny!!!
— Cindy Prizer (@CindyPrizer) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit pic.twitter.com/NGF5U4D5Pv
— Zach Drake (@ZHDrake) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit hey Kirk, Vols winning 56-0 with 7 minutes to go in the game… how’s that working for you?
— Steve in Raleigh (@SteveMsarsa) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit How dumb to you feel right now, bc if I were you, I’d never publicize my football opinions ever again.
— VOLatile Fan (@VOLatileFan) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit your opinions are completely irrelevant https://t.co/16IxcZJ0IL
— Joel Weber (@jweberguitar) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit how’s that Tennessee Vs. Vandy prediction going? #GBO ?
— ???????? (@coltonb33) November 27, 2022
How’s that Vandy Superdog pick looking?
— #VFL (@vol4Iife) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit needs to resign from college football for picking Vandy over UT #vfl
— Kevin Riggs (@pastor4justice) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit your statement that Vandy would beat tennesee looks amazing right now. Your job is analyst for espn u are not very good at your job!
— mark willie johnson (@Johnson329Mark) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit thought Vandy was going to win hands down! What happened to Ohio State btw? @_LH_23 @jgnt_11 @Bearded_Biker77
— tnhillbilly (@tnhillbilly3) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit has had his worst year of analysis and preparation in his career. Probably doesn’t help doing a Thursday NFL game. But, he was off on Vols all season and seemed like most national media to have an axe to grind with Vols all season. https://t.co/Ziux2UX9Cg
— Ryan Dixon (@R_Dixon2) November 27, 2022
@KirkHerbstreit how are you liking the vols bounce back against the dores? Not a bad day at the office
— Dewey (@Dewey2731) November 27, 2022
How ole @KirkHerbstreit doing?!?!?!? Man what a prediction he made!!!!
— Troy Holcomb (@troyholcomb10) November 27, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
