Herbstreit: "I think it's an absolute joke"

hit the nail right on the head! enough said!

And the next shot in the turn comes from... East Lansing?

Dashiell Bennett slowly coming around on Deadspin:

First, let's back up a bit and look at the Free Press story again. There are basically two parts to it. The one that seems to be getting the most focus is the claim that Michigan players routinely spend more than 20 hours a week on football related activities during the season. This is not unique, nor is it a problem for the NCAA. Players can spend as much time as they want on football, provided that everything above and beyond the 20 hours is voluntary.

I wouldn't worry too much though, Ann Arbor, because the fantasy I imagine—the one where U of M gets the death penalty and college sports becomes a place of goodness and hope? That won't happen. At worst, you'll get a slap on the wrist, the team will start winning again and everyone will forget why they hated Rich Rod in the first place. Most of all, sports will not change, because it is fueled by competitive people who take every advantage they get, any time they can get it. The NCAA has no real interest in putting a stop to that. Maybe they shouldn't have one.

He also comments on the Freep completely ignoring the idea that some of the hours put in the the players don't count towards the 4 hour / 20 hour limits, but I was beginning to feel like I was copying and pasting the whole article.

I started realizing that Herbie wasn't as bad as I initially thought after he was one of the few people in the media that wanted to see a Michigan/OSU rematch in the MNC.

He really does do a good job in supporting the Big10.

I have always liked Herbstreit and I feel like he is one of the few people affiliated with ESPN that will throw all judgements out the window and just tell it like it is. He is my favorite guy at ESPN, and I'm glad he still doesn't buy in to everything. At least somebody at ESPN knows what they are talking about. Thanks you Herbsteit.

I am going to get my tips frosted as an homage.

Chris Spielman was defending us yesterday as well....

just my epinion that butler would not be in the NFL if not for Barwis; and he realizes this.

EDIT: I'm retarded, since I apparently didn't see your line just above. Fail.

Yeah who would've thought?

EDIT: There was a repeat post so I changed le post

Herbie's never really bothered me. Maybe it's because he's seems so much more reasonable/sane than Corso and is not a complete homer but tries to give an honest analysis.
Of course, I was in school at the same time as Herbstreit and he never beat Michigan.

I partially disagree. I don't think he has an OSU bias. At times it may seem that way, but when he's on ESPN, i don't see much bias at all. He even had our back after the OSU/Florida/Michigan Title game dispute.

like I should hate him since I have seen him on TV, but I never did. I have always felt like he was level headed and reasonable about everything. He's a class act at ESPN.

Didn't you hear? "Yeah we're comin' to yo' citay" is being replaced by a Kenny Chesney song. Just thought you should know so you can be prepared with earplugs.

I hate that song so much...

for "me too" Brutus, but I'm with you. I've always thought K.H. did a pretty decent job. He knows the game, and while his analysis may not be always dead on (whose is?), I think it's pretty objective for the most part.

About 25 posts as of my reading, and no obligatory "Boom Herb-streeted!" ... hmmn ... I have yet to read the Brewster thread. I hope my faith will be restored over there.

Also, lest someone call me a traitor, I'll say this: Herbie's hair bugs me. There's the venom.

I've thought for several years now that Herbie actually has a surprising ability to be honest and impartial.
I live in Columbus now, surrounded by OSU fans, and I think I may appreciate him more than most of the OSU fans who are fans of his simply because of his past.

I truly feel he has tried to be fair and unbiased in the past and this is a perfect example.

doesn't really count, because he's not a reporter, he's an analyst. So technically that does not ding his job performance. His reporting the news was kind of like a columnist doing an expose on a team that he is supposed to be opinionated about, not that that would ever happen around here.