For the Thursday Night Football game series, Kirk Herbstreit is in Cincinnati to host the AFC North matchup between the Bengals and the Steelers. At the same time, one of the Barstool Sports analysts was present in the same hotel where Kirk checked in. But Herbstreit’s “Disrespectful” behavior caused discomfort to Liam Blutman.

Even before the marquee matchup, Herbstreit has grabbed the headlines over public outcry. On Wednesday evening, he spent some wholesome time with his golden retriever, Peter. Playing fetch with him in a hotel hallway, he shared the video of the same. “Made it to the hotel in Cincy and Peter getting ready for some @NFLonPrime. A lot of energy 😂 #peter.”

But Blutman, who was staying in the same hotel, couldn’t sleep due to the noise caused by their activities. He took it up on X and replied to Kirk’s post. “I was in this hotel. Room 2411. I have an important meeting in the morning and have not been able to get any sleep.” It is universally acknowledged that you need to keep your noise levels down to a minimum when staying at hotels.

Blutman is an analyst and social media specialist for Barstool Sports media. On LinkedIn, he describes himself as a writer, podcaster, content creator, user of Twitter, and consumer of sports. Evidently, he had to attend an important meeting the next day, but his sleep was affected due to the commotion caused in the hallway.

Although Kirk Herbstreit had no intention to do so. He was just spending some quality time with his furry buddy. But little did he know, this wholesome moment with his buddy would suck him straight towards a public outcry.

In the comments section, fans were a bit disappointed with his action. One wrote, ” Look, Kirk, we in Cincinnati appreciate you, and we still have Ben in our hearts, but this is getting out of hand. No dog should ever be off a leash, let alone running around freely in a hotel hallway. Some people are allergic, some people have been attacked. Do better.”

Meanwhile, Blutman’s response kicked off another stream of jabs aimed at him. Comments flooded with, “I was in room 2413 right next to you. Your snoring all night kept me up. Should I file a complaint or just b—h on social media about something that no one cares about?”

Well, in any case, Kirk Herbstreit faced the heat for playing with Peter. But this wasn’t the only instance when he was on the receiving end of criticism for his actions. Week 7 matchups caused another controversy.

Kirk Herbstreit faces heat on his College GameDay schedule

Kirk Herbstreit is a veteran name in the world of sports broadcasting. He has been part of ESPN’s College GameDay show network since 1966 and has carved out a personal brand over the years. As part of the panel, GameDay was live from Eugene for the Hoosiers vs the Ducks clash. But the analyst was also scheduled to announce for the Texas vs Oklahoma matchup at Dallas.

Meanwhile, if any travel operations broke down, and he couldn’t make it to Dallas on time, analyst Andre Ware was present as a backup. And that’s the crux of criticism, that he faced last week. “ESPN and Kirk Herbstreit need to figure out a better way on Saturdays,” The Athletics’ Andrew Marchand wrote on X,

He continued. “Disrespectful to Andre Ware, screen freezing … and it made the show about him instead of college football.”All of us remember him rushing towards Dallas on a private jet. He left early and was streamed into the show on his way to the airport as well as on the jet.