Regarding my earlier post, I apologize for the way I conveyed it. It does not reflect the person I want to be and sometimes my frustration is ill-timed. I’m a sinner like everybody else and I shouldn’t have said it.
I don’t listen to Herbstreit or any of the others on ESPN because I can’t stand their arrogance or much else about them. In my opinion, the network has gone downhill in quality since the days of Franklin and Gottfried. There was a time when Gameday was insightful and pleasurable to watch. Now, they have clowns, with the exception of Saban, who actually has substance and credibility. I watched him once or twice this year early on, but I haven’t since. I always mute the TV and can listen to the Vol Network, thankfully.
Herbstreit played QB for OSU. No way he should be calling one of their games, especially a playoff game. It’s like when Pollack would call games that UGA played in or Bilas calling Duke basketball games for ESPN. I have said on here before how great it would be for a rival network to emerge that challenged ESPN.
The past 10 years or so, he has said some things about Tennessee that rubbed me the wrong way, and I don’t care for him or for what he thinks. When he was shown grinning on TV as the Vols were getting beaten by his alma mater, that pretty much did it.
I realize that I could have chosen my words more carefully and, again, I apologize to anyone who was offended. I love the Vols as much as anybody and I believe the best days are ahead. They have some soul searching to do and quickly, because the college game has changed, albeit negatively, and the team aspect is more important than ever before.
On to basketball. Go Big Orange!!!
