{"id":182412,"date":"2025-09-26T06:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/182412\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T06:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:13:07","slug":"stealing-money-calls-mount-for-kirk-herbstreit-to-stick-to-college-football-as-fans-are-fed-up-with-tnf-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/182412\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stealing Money\u2019 \u2014 Calls Mount for Kirk Herbstreit to Stick to College Football As Fans Are Fed Up With TNF Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

While players and coaches draw the ire of fans when they make mistakes, they aren\u2019t the only ones held to a high standard during the football season. With how much money broadcasters make today, NFL<\/a> fans and viewers expect play-by-play announcers and color commentators to bring their A-game every broadcast.<\/p>\n

That wasn\u2019t the case for Amazon Prime\u2019s Kirk Herbstreit, who made several errors during a fourth-quarter drive in the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> vs. Seattle Seahawks<\/a> Thursday Night Football game in Week 4.<\/p>\n

Kirk Herbstreit Fumbles Over His Words on Thursday Night Football in Week 4<\/p>\n

During the Arizona Cardinals\u2019 first drive of the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football in Week 4, Herbstreit, Amazon Prime\u2019s color commentator, made quite a few errors while arguing with play-by-play announcer Al Michaels.<\/p>\n

Herbstreit claimed Murray was in the same draft class as Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> quarterback Baker Mayfield<\/a> and Baltimore Ravens<\/a> quarterback Lamar Jackson<\/a> on two separate occasions. That would be impossible, as Murray and Mayfield were selected first overall, Murray in 2019 and Mayfield in 2018. Michaels would eventually correct him.<\/p>\n

His woes would not improve on that drive, as he mistakenly referred to Kyler Murray<\/a> as former Georgia Bulldog QB Aaron Murray and then botched the outro to the commercial break.<\/p>\n

did Kirk Herbstreit just stutter over all three names involved in that TD lol<\/p>\n

\u2014 alex katson \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 (@alexkatson) September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

While it is impressive that Herbstreit can commentate for both college and the NFL<\/a>, his long-time experience in college football<\/a> was on display with one fan saying<\/a>, \u201cDid Kirk Herbstreit just call Kyler Aaron Murray? Get this guy back to college football Saturday nights lol.\u201d<\/p>\n

Did Kirk Herbstreit just call Kyler Aaron Murray? Get this guy back to college football Saturday nights lol<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zach (@zg5) September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Another fan expressed the same sentiment<\/a>, explaining, \u201cKirk Herbstreit just mistaking Kyler Murray for Aaron Murray, shows he just can\u2019t translate to the NFL and is a college guy at heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirk herbstreit just mistaking Kyler Murray for Aaron Murray, shows he just can\u2019t translate to the nfl and is a college guy at heart<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick Lamp (@Nick_Lamp) September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Again, the NFL is a multi-billion-dollar league, and fans expect commentators and broadcasts to be run at as high a standard as they expect their teams to perform. When they don\u2019t, fans can feel cheated, like this fan who said<\/a>, \u201cKirk Herbstreit is an idiot. Doesn\u2019t even know what draft class Kyler Murray was in or what draft pick he was. Some of these announcers are just stealing money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirk Herbstreit is an idiot. Doesn\u2019t even know what draft class Kyler Murray was in or what draft pick he was.<\/p>\n

Some of these announcers are just stealing money.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Halloween Jack (@scary_monstrs) September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon Prime is the newest platform to take over a weekly broadcast, and mistakes can give the streaming service a bad reputation for broadcast quality. This fan explained<\/a>, \u201cKirk Herbstreit calls Thursday Night games like a podcaster who memorized four stats and is going to get to those four stats no matter what. Except occasionally a player he remembers from college will do something and then he is ALL IN.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirk Herbstreit calls Thursday Night games like a podcaster who memorized 4 stats and is going to get to those 4 stats no matter what.<\/p>\n

Except occasionally a player he remembers from college will do something and then he is ALL IN.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeff Bell (@4WhomJBellTolls) September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Another fan showed how ridiculous<\/a> it was for the color commentator to suggest Murray and Mayfield were in the same draft, posting, \u201cAccording to Kirk Herbstreit: Baker Mayfield (number 1 overall pick) and Kyler Murray (number 1 overall pick) were in the same draft class!\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Kirk Herbstreit: Baker Mayfield (number 1 overall pick) and Kyler Murray (number 1 overall pick) were in the same draft class!<\/p>\n

\u2014 JB (@JB___96) September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

While Herbstreit has been a solid commentator at the college level, separating the two football levels seems tough at times for the College Gameday star.<\/p>\n

Given the buzz the mistakes have generated online, Amazon Prime will likely need to address the situation to ensure that some of these mistakes do not happen again.<\/p>\n