Kirk Herbstreit sarcastically calls out SEC haters with postseason evidence
SEC fatigue was at its peak before Clemson began its run of multiple championships in recent years. ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit tweeted that it may be on its way back.
Fresh off LSU’s national championship over Clemson, coupled with a 9-2 bowl record, SEC bias is sure to ramp up. Herbstreit noted, tongue in cheek, how officiating, opponents and even announcers, such as him perhaps, somehow helped the SEC.
Don’t even get him started on the NFL Draft, which combined with LSU Joe Burrow being the likely No. 1 overall pick, and a slew of Alabama players alone expected to be picked in the first round, the league isn’t leaving the headlines anytime soon.
There’s also the thought that more division contenders are in the mix between Florida challenging Georgia in the East with Tennessee gaining momentum. And Texas A&M as a possible upstart team full of experienced younger players to take a shot at knocking off LSU or Alabama in the West.
No matter how it unfolds, Herbstreit may be on to something here.
Well the “overrated” @sec is at it again-Finished 9-2 in post season play & won the Natty. Thank goodness the officials, opposing coaches/players & somehow even announcers helped them pull off this feat. It’s now up to the @nfl draft to keep the bias going in April. 🙄 #Sarcasm
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) January 14, 2020
Haha…I like this side of Herbstreit…he nailed this…
Yeah but he never shuts up during telecast. I mean NEVER. I don’t understand how a person can talk so much. He doesn’t run out of breath and is constantly talking. Never seen or heard before and is amazing.
He must have learned that from Ex-wife.
You are right..he does talk all-the-time(must have an oxygen mask he dons during commercials). It does seem that Herbie “falls-in-love” with a team during the game & gushes over their greatness(Clemson this game) and then, that team loses. At least LSU Beat Clemson. Go LSU ! Go SEC !
Well said Devil Dog..well said…s/f
Somewhere Danny Kanell is crying into a pillow
Kanell is the biggest tool in sports. And the worst dresser. Does he ever look in the mirror?
No he doesn’t.
If I had a face like his, I wouldn’t look in the mirror either.
hate that guy
I would rather go thru SERE training again than listen to Kannell
That’s pretty bad Marine! :)
Haha, Danny kannell is that bad bro..just sayin ;)
I thought Herby might have a Dabo-gasm in the 1st qtr
Agreed. However, The bowl record is misleading. The SEC was favored in all but 1 of the bowls. They were supposed to win a huge percentage of those games.
Well yeah, because they are better.
Also look at who the SEC teams are playing. For example Kentucky finished 9th in the SEC and played Va Tech who finished 3rd in the ACC and still won… with a wide receiver playing quarterback. SEC is so much better than any other conference.
Mayor of College Football
Something odd with Herbie heaping “praise” and The dabo making an ADULT concession speech after getting stomped! Think it has anything to do with ESPN buying the SEC games? It would be kind of hard to be the ALL ACC Network with exclusive rights to the SEC games. Maybe the Execs told them to tone it down a bit and get with the program!
ESPN has long owned the SEC Network.
BLSINSC…You said that “dabo making an ADULT concession speech” ? Somehow I have not ever heard dabo saying anything that sounded like an adult. But indeed a bit of humility was heard in his voice. But I did not hear him utter a phrase like…”We were beaten tonight”…he talked about his team not executing properly, etc. I do believe that LSU’s Defense had something to do with that. Plus his “all world QB” looked like a frightened little boy for most of the night. I have a feeling that…Clemson’s 2 of three natty’s is and will be the high point of his career. Let’s face it…in College Football, it does not get better than that. Programs rise…then cruise control, then drift. Go LSU ! National Championship !
I believe he lives in Tennessee now. Smart man. But his sons play for Clemson. And we all know how sensitive Dabo can be to snarky criticism. Hope the Herbstreit twins don’t find themselves scrubbing jockstraps after practice as a result of this honest assessment.
Kirk lives in South Nashville in Franklin or Brentwood! Yea that area is one of the most expensive places to live in the southeast! It’s also where other celebrities like Keith Urban n Nicole! Drove there once n immediately felt the stares at my Honda Accord n guess it did look a little out of place!
Nashville they went to MBA I think.
Actually Herb is ok. If he would just stop occasionally and count to five before speaking. He even does this on College Game Day. During predictions, everyone else is quick and too the point. He has to explain his pick. Probably by design. He’s like Howard Cosell. Wouldn’t be same without him.
Does it snow much in TN?
No
Just the facts, ma’am.
Did I miss one? I thought the SEC went 8-2.
For those who care:
3-1 vs. ACC
3-0 vs. Big XII (X)
2-1 vs. Big Ten (Fourteen)
Technically LSU won twice in the post season, so 9-2.
You are correct.