ESPN announcer Kirk Herbstreit held back tears in the broadcast booth after Ohio State, his alma mater, celebrated its first national title in 10 years with a win over Notre Dame on Monday. "I’m just fired up for these guys." www.nytimes.com/athletic/607... - ThreadSky

theathletic.bsky.social • 34 days ago

ESPN announcer Kirk Herbstreit held back tears in the broadcast booth after Ohio State, his alma mater, celebrated its first national title in 10 years with a win over Notre Dame on Monday.

"I’m just fired up for these guys."

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6077036/2025/01/21/kirk-herbstreit-ohio-state-notre-dame-emotional-comments-cfp/

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lastwilbury.bsky.social•34 days ago

Homer.

boomer61.bsky.social•34 days ago

Am I the only one with Kirk Herbstreit fatigue? Between his OSU connection and the dog... it almost makes me like McAfee.

(yeah, that ain't happenin').

nyk44.bsky.social•34 days ago

They're both terrible

boomer61.bsky.social•34 days ago

benchptschamp.bsky.social•34 days ago

10 years. As if that’s a long time in the context of national championships. Most schools have zero total.

laniboss.bsky.social•34 days ago

ESPN couldn’t find anyone else to call that game? Maybe someone who wasn’t an alum of one of the teams playing and didn’t have a son playing in the game? Crazyyyy

awilm.bsky.social•34 days ago

Wow 10 years!!! That poor school! Must be tough to be them!

ilovepets420.bsky.social•34 days ago

wow, ten years! i think that's the longest title drought in all sports everywhere forever!

thebhoshow.bsky.social•34 days ago

fuck off, Herbstreit. jesus christ.

modernshartist.bsky.social•34 days ago

Kuck Firk

nflmemewar.bsky.social•34 days ago

He went to college there. Not a surprise lol.

annadams.bsky.social•34 days ago

O-H

ajerman.bsky.social•34 days ago

So happy they make the Skycam with no commentary available on another channel

franks13.bsky.social•34 days ago

Kirk should not call Ohio State games. He can’t help himself.

chrisfrompennstate.bsky.social•34 days ago

Herbstreit is a hypocrite and a coward. One of the worst commentators in the history of college football.

optimisticdoomer.bsky.social•34 days ago

Lol what they faced after losing to Michigan and starting a brawl because they're a bunch of dick heads?

discodan24.bsky.social•34 days ago

Mas Putos!

bengi849.bsky.social•34 days ago

He should never do osu games!! My opinion

tylernotscott.bsky.social•34 days ago

Dude - get a grip.

embersdc.bsky.social•34 days ago

You can be proud of your college, but don’t be biased in your commentary. Ohio State,who pays over $20m in NIL, played poorly against MICH. They deserved negative feedback. Also, Kirk’s so light skinned he couldn’t deal with people sharing their opinions even within ESPN.

jakeonthecobb.bsky.social•34 days ago

Just embarrassing. He wants to be a hot take controversy machine but he takes it personally when people react appropriately to the hot takes.

lannydevaney.bsky.social•34 days ago

He should resign immediately.

tbollers.bsky.social•34 days ago

He should be proud. He is an announcer but also an alum and a fan. Glad he can celebrate!!!! Enjoy the win Kirk.

alphacrow.bsky.social•34 days ago

That was terrible

dmarte12.bsky.social•34 days ago

theramblingveteran.bsky.social•34 days ago

Congrats to the Buckeyes!!!

eddiewojo.bsky.social•34 days ago

Who friggin cares?

nhinca.bsky.social•34 days ago

It's unprofessional and he should no longer call their games. That and the fact that he's emotional about a team that simply bought the best players is silly. It's not "miracle on ice" but the robber barons finally playing to their potential. A true tear jerker.

22carrionl.bsky.social•34 days ago

"a team that simply bought the best players"

Jealousy is a sickness.

bluehawg.bsky.social•33 days ago

Should have never been allowed to call that game. Too many conflicts.

kennykitsch.bsky.social•34 days ago

ten years ain’t that long

mrbriantm.bsky.social•34 days ago

He should not be allowed to call Ohio State games. His homerism and favoritism shows on every play with minimal critique and unearned praise.

meangene14.bsky.social•34 days ago

Yes but they still lost to Michigan

richmomo.bsky.social•34 days ago

If he could only hold his tongue when the referee is making a call during the game, that’d be sporting of him.

edf57.bsky.social•34 days ago

I turned off the volume. He should not have been in the broadcast booth. Try as he might, his bias kept surfacing. Why would ESPN have a OSU homer calling the game?

discodan24.bsky.social•34 days ago

agreed, amd i hate ND

alwaysbrewing.bsky.social•34 days ago

severedballs.bsky.social•34 days ago

It's a cult.

jakeonthecobb.bsky.social•34 days ago

Always a homer on the broadcasts. His dog is nice but he's disgusting

benchptschamp.bsky.social•34 days ago

Dumb comment. All former players and coaches have a soft spot for their former team. They’re human. How do you expect them to care about sports without having a favorite team?

jakeonthecobb.bsky.social•34 days ago

I expect them to call a game fairly and be a professional. Which he is anything but. Sick man.

benchptschamp.bsky.social•34 days ago

You do realize he’s not the referee right?

jakeonthecobb.bsky.social•34 days ago

Calling the broadcast ≠ reffing the game. When I watch an event I should expect to not feel like the broadcast favors one team over another. Which you see all the time with him. You know when he DESPISES a team because he lets you know. Just nasty nasty nasty behavior.

benchptschamp.bsky.social•34 days ago

So you disagree with his live analysis of the game, and since he went to Ohio State you assume he’s just being biased & that the #1 college football broadcaster should recuse himself from covering the #1 event in the sport? Ok Jacob.

cougartim.bsky.social•34 days ago

Bleh.

severedlimb.bsky.social•34 days ago

Who gives a fuck

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