ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit sparked debate by criticizing Ohio State fans, suggesting they might call for head coach Ryan Day's firing if the team loses to Oregon in the College Football Playoff. Fans responded with mixed opinions.
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After Ohio State's commanding 42-17 victory in the first round of the College Football Playoff, fans are buzzing about comments made by ESPN College GameDay analyst and former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit. Herbstreit criticized what he called Ohio State's 'lunatic fringe' fans, suggesting they might call for head coach Ryan Day's firing if the team loses to Oregon.
"I'm sure they'll be happy tonight, and be fired up about what the Ohio State team did," Herbstreit said. "But God forbid they lose to Oregon. They may want to fire him again.""His record at Ohio State speaks for itself," fan Kevin Black said about Ryan Day. "I think you need a good playoff run for him, but I think he's the man honestly.""His kid went to Michigan," Noll said, "so I've got nothing to say about Herbstreit.
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