Kirk Herbstreit Rips Michigan Fans for Reaction to Critical Ronnie Bell Drop
Saturday's loss to Big Ten rival Penn State on the road was definitely a heartbreaker for Michigan fans everywhere. The Wolverines were on the verge of a comeback late in the fourth quarter, only to come up short, largely due to this dropped ball from receiver Ronnie Bell.
Michigan WR Ronnie Bell lets the game pass between his hands on this 4th-down incompletion with 2 minutes left #MICHvPSU pic.twitter.com/qtrF27sYxU
— Kevin Boilard (@247KevinBoilard) October 20, 2019
A significant amount of fans have pointed to this play as what lost Michigan the game, but ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit doesn't see it that way.
To the so called @UMichFootball “fans” (Vocal minority) bashing Ronnie Bell. Kid plays for “your” team..battles his ass off ALL night..has an unfortunate drop late and you decide to crush him??? What the hell is WRONG WITH YOU?
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) October 20, 2019
Unfortunate aspect of twitter-gives idiots a voice!
The former Ohio State quarterback called this small faction of fans "idiots" for going after a player who gave it his all just because of one drop. And Herby does make a fair point, especially after reports came out that Bell was in tears after his mistake.
Final - Penn State 28, Michigan 21
— Pa-'trick or treat' Barron (@BlueBarronPhoto) October 20, 2019
Ronnie Bell was in tears after the game. Ronnie put his heart and soul into the game today and Michigan nation should be nothing but proud of him. pic.twitter.com/teTC9QYKAU
It's a tough situation for Michigan, as many of their upperclassmen were looking for revenge in this game after a humiliating loss in 2017 to the Nittany Lions. Hopefully they can get their redemption next season.
In the meantime, no need to pin it all on one young man.