ESPN Analyst Feuds with Real Life "The Blind Side" Woman

Author: Priyanka Saxena on Sep 21,2015

Ole Miss may have rolled over Alabama on Saturday night, but not all their fans were enjoying it.

After the Rebels won, 43-37, several Mississippi fans took to Twitter to vent their frustrations over Kirk Herbstreit, who was calling the game for ESPN. The complainers included Leigh Anne Tuohy of “The Blind Side” fame.

"I agree! I'm so sick of @KirkHerbstreit and @cbfowler acting like we were just lucky to be on the same field as Bama," she tweeted.

The analyst tossed neutrality aside by hitting back at Tuohy, who was portrayed by Sandra Bullock in the 2008 biopic, with a few jabs of his own.

“You’re embarrassing yourself. Please stop and enjoy your victory. And to think I was a fan of Blindside,” he tweeted.

Having had at least 12 hours to digest their football feud, Herbstreit apologized to Tuohy on Sunday, which she graciously accepted.


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