Joint effort: weeding out the blunt Herb(ie) comments

[Boilers Fan]

Wow, just saw Herbie on SportsCenter saying the whole thing is a "joke" and a "witch hunt". Went on to blast the players and say that he is fully behind Rodriguez. He is a Buckeye, right?

[Bucklion]

Originally Posted by Boilers Fan

Wow, just saw Herbie on SportsCenter saying the whole thing is a "joke" and a "witch hunt". Went on to blast the players and say that he is fully behind Rodriguez. He is a Buckeye, right?

I think he's probably just coming at it from the perspective of keeping the locker room a sacred place of solidarity and all of that, as far as the players are concerned. As for it being a 'witch hunt', I have to give him a bit less leniency there, because it's the same lame-assed excuse/phrasology that everyone who faces NCAA investigation (or political for that matter) uses. I'm sure he can articulate why he feels that way better than that.

[Tonyank]

Originally Posted by Boilers Fan

Wow, just saw Herbie on SportsCenter saying the whole thing is a "joke" and a "witch hunt". Went on to blast the players and say that he is fully behind Rodriguez. He is a Buckeye, right?

He also confirmed Les Miles as the next scUM coach minutes before NCG....He's ESPiN now....Can't be tooo bias.

[NFBuck]

Originally Posted by Boilers Fan

Wow, just saw Herbie on SportsCenter saying the whole thing is a "joke" and a "witch hunt". Went on to blast the players and say that he is fully behind Rodriguez. He is a Buckeye, right?

He has a diploma.

[Jaxbuck]

Originally Posted by NFBuck

He has a diploma.

more like a certificate

[ysubuck]

Would have been nice to have him come out in defense of Coach Tressel when all of that bull[censored] was going on with Clarett/Troy Smith.

But what did he say?

"If I was the parent of an offensive recruit I wouldn't steer them to Ohio State."

Nice Herbie.
Don't get me wrong. I have no problem with him coming out in defense of Rich Rod (I think this whole thing is just a minor symptom of something deeper and way more serious).

It just would have been helpful to Ohio State if he had said ANYTHING in defense of the program when espin was having their own witchhunt.

[Folanator]

Originally Posted by Bucklion

OK, let's not turn this wonderful Dick-Rod-in-a-lightsocket thread into the annual "Is Herbie a traitor or not" pablum...Kthanx.

[censored]in A right.

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Originally Posted by ysubuck

Would have been nice to have him come out in defense of Coach Tressel when all of that bull[censored] was going on with Clarett/Troy Smith.

But what did he say?

"If I was the parent of an offensive recruit I wouldn't steer them to Ohio State."

Nice Herbie.
Don't get me wrong. I have no problem with him coming out in defense of Rich Rod (I think this whole thing is just a minor symptom of something deeper and way more serious).

It just would have been helpful to Ohio State if he had said ANYTHING in defense of the program when espin was having their own witchhunt.

Nail on the head here.

[buckeyemania11]

Herbie is as big of a ESPN media drone as there is

he says what ESPN tells him to, to get an audience and a reaction

[Oh8ch]

Herbie is as big of a ESPN media drone as there is

he says what ESPN tells him to, to get an audience and a reaction

The ESPN talking heads are clearly assigned roles and opinions as needed. I would still argue Herbie is one of the best around and am proud that he is a Buckeye.

[Jagdaddy]

Originally Posted by Boilers Fan

Wow, just saw Herbie on SportsCenter saying the whole thing is a "joke" and a "witch hunt". Went on to blast the players and say that he is fully behind Rodriguez. He is a Buckeye, right?

Yes, he is, and because of it, he seemingly feels obliged to take every conceivable opportunity to show how "objective" he is by saying things that one wouldn't necessarily expect a Buckeye to say. He seems to me like the small-town working class kid who became very successful and is embarrassed to have his successful friends meet his family.

[Gatorubet]

FWIW, if he was a homer, then his value as a broadcaster would be far less. Even more important than impartiality is the appearance of impartiality. That he does well. And if you really expect him to favor his alma mater with statements of support when the ESpin heads want him to say something else -over the millions of dollars he earns for his family working for ESPN, then your priorities are not straight.

My family is more important then the Gators, no matter how much I love them or how much I bleed orange and blue.

[Oh8ch]

My family is more important then the Gators,

I've never met your family and I would agree with that statement.

[BB73]

Originally Posted by Oh8ch

I've never met your family and I would agree with that statement.

I've actually met his brother, but I also wholeheartedly agree with that statement.

[Steve19]

Originally Posted by BB73

I've actually met his brother, but I also wholeheartedly agree with that statement.

Great post! I agree!! Let's leave this one to the coaches!!!