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Kirk Herbstreit rips Ohio State fans who claim ESPN bias hurt the Buckeyes against Clemson
By Adam Spencer
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The Ohio State Buckeyes jumped out to a big lead over Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday, but a pair of questionable calls hurt their chances to win.
Still, the Buckeyes had their opportunities and couldn’t take advantage. Meanwhile, Clemson hung around and finally struck to pick up the win.
Many Ohio State fans are claiming ESPN bias toward the SEC hurt Ohio State’s chances, but ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit (who called Saturday’s game) was having none of that. He responded to a number of Ohio State fans on Twitter on Monday:
It’s truly amazing people like you are real. If ESPN has its way
Ohio St would be in EVERY national championship game!Ohio St=RATINGS!!!!
The ridiculous notion that ESPN is out to get the B1G or Ohio St is comical.
People cannot be this ignorant. #Sheep https://t.co/ZbTOjtuC4j— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 30, 2019
I said what I thought during the game. Looked like a catch and fumble to me. I don’t understand how it was overturned. But there were a lot of things that impacted the outcome of the game. But that was the one call that I didn’t agree with at all. https://t.co/OrRIZ3VSJu
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 30, 2019
AGAINNNNN Phan I said on air and I said it on here the missed the call. Was shocked they reversed the call. How else do you recommend I be more clear???
As far as Urban he’s a friend of mine-I don’t control what everyone at Espn says or does. https://t.co/yYLy4ZizDL— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 30, 2019
Bizarre you actually think this is true. Truly ridiculous. https://t.co/viUDBnPmQv
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 30, 2019
Ohio State rates better than ANYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY team in CFB!!!!!!!!
To think ANY network wouldn’t want them is laughable. https://t.co/2UgsIOgIt2— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) December 30, 2019
Herbie probably deals with tweets like this after every game he calls, which must get frustrating. Finally, he’s decided to fire back at some of these critics and their flawed logic.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
