It pissed them off so much that they went berserk.
For example:
He and his reputation are taking an absolute beating across the board.
I’ve always been very outspoken about how much I like Kirk.
I think he’s the best in the business and he’s always been very kind to me.
So even before this stuff popped off, I would’ve had his back.
This my “Leave Britney Alone” moment.
So hear me out loud and clear: Kirk Herbstreit did absolutely NOTHING wrong.
And anybody saying he did needs a reality check.
On paper, it looks shady.
And maybe if the details were different, it actually would be shady.
Let’s lay out some hypotheticals!
Yes, an issue.
We will slander you no matter how good you are."
Yes, big problem!
And the biggest issue of all would be if Kirk was involved in a crazy under-the-table Ohio State deal.
If he convinced Dylan to flip from Georgia to play for his own alma-mater?
Yes, that would be a big, BIG problem.
But… none of that happened.
And before I go on, truly ask yourself this.
So buckle up (looking mostly at you, Georgia fans), here’s your dose of reality.
Kirk has a personal relationship with Dominic Raiola (reminder: who played for Nebraska).
Football guy to football guy.
He’s a great coach.
I believe he’ll get things turned around.
That has to be a great feeling."
Oh and by the way, Dominic asked his friend Kirk’s thoughts on this first.
Once again, it wasn’t out of the blue.
Seems like a completely normal exchange with no malicious intent whatsoever.
To be completely honest, Dominic Raiola is the actual issue here.
I would be FURIOUS if I was Kirk.
Seriously, I would want to be like “hey man, what the fuck?
I called you as a friend to have a personal chat about your son playing football.
Then you decided to roll me right under the bus for some sort of clout?
Thanks alot, my guy!”
But Kirk is much classier than me.
Zero chance I would be handling this as well as he has.
And now we have people questioning Kirk’s ethics as a journalist?
And before you say “well, it’s a conflict of interest!!
“, let’s refer back to the hypotheticals I laid out earlier.
That’s not reality.
Kirk is allowed to have opinions on college football.
Yes, even if he covers the sport at a high level.
Nobody who loves college football, let alone sports in general, is unbiased.
It’s way better entertainment.
So put down your swords, Georgia fans.
This is a really dumb fight.
And he ain’t going anywhere.
PS - This kind of drama is why I will never get rid of Twitter/X.
PPS - Only 194 days until college football is back.
Let’s go, baby.
