5 pettiest moments from college football Week 3: Kirk Herbstreit demands respect for Florida State

Nov 12, 2022; Syracuse, New York, USA; Florida State Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell (left) and defensive end Derrick McLendon II (9) lead their team onto the field before a game against the Syracuse Orange at JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: IMAGN-491377 ORIG FILE ID: 20221112_tbs_bk3_167.JPG

For maybe the first time ever, college football saw Cal fans on social medai trolling Florida State fans about their Week 4 matchup before Cal had even played its Week 3 game against San Diego State.

These are strange times in the ACC, to be sure, but this new conference rivalry may be hard to top. What else would you honestly expect from an undefeated Cal team visiting a winless FSU program?

Sadly, we cannot technically count that as one of pettiest Week 3 moments. Fortunately, we have more than enough trolling of Florida State to hold us over until those powerhouses(!?) kick off in Tallahassee.

Kirk Herbstreit: Defender of Florida State’s integrity 

Jan 1, 2019; Pasadena, CA, USA; Kirk Herbstreit on the ESPN Championship Drive set prior to the 2019 Rose Bowl between the Washington Huskies and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-382986 ORIG FILE ID: 20190101_ads_al2_116.JPG

Florida State fans did NOT like ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit before this season and they probably won’t like him anymore after his tongue-in-cheek dig on College GameDay last week.

Herbstreit became the face of FSU’s disscontempt after the team was snubbed from the College Football Playoff following a season-ending injury to quarterback Jordan Travis.

Well, with their season on the ropes before losing to Memphis last Saturday, Herbstreit mocked the “disrespect” coming from the rest of the GameDay panel who picked against Florida State. It was well played, you gotta admit.

Memphis…


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Publish date : 2024-09-18 22:23:42

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