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title: "2 Bowl Games Quotes By Kirk Herbstreit"
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> [One thing about bowl games for me is that big time programs might rank higher, but I love the regional match ups. The bragging rights are on the line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/one-thing-about-bowl-games-for-me-is-that-big-time-programs-might/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

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> [And now we're in a world where players are skipping some of these bowl games, people are talking about the only bowl games that matter are the playoff, and I just happen to disagree with that wholeheartedly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/and-now-we-re-in-a-world-where-players-are-skipping-some-of-these/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

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## More by Kirk Herbstreit

> [I love going to Columbia, Missouri. That is a really underrated campus. It shocked me when I went there because I really didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-love-going-to-columbia-missouri-that-is-a-really-underrated-campus/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [With the Capital One Bowl, the average fan might think whoopty do. But if you are a team member, you win that game and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/with-the-capital-one-bowl-the-average-fan-might-think-whoopty-do-but/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [Work will always come second to my kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/work-will-always-come-second-to-my-kids/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [I ended up doing a job that I absolutely love. I grew up a college football junkie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-ended-up-doing-a-job-that-i-absolutely-love-i-grew-up-a-college/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [I just don't think enough players realize the power of these programs and the doors they open for you if you go about your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-just-don-t-think-enough-players-realize-the-power-of-these-programs/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [When I would play in big games at Ohio State, if the Goodyear Blimp was there, you knew it was a big-time game against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/when-i-would-play-in-big-games-at-ohio-state-if-the-goodyear-blimp/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [In a normal year, I'm home a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/in-a-normal-year-i-m-home-a-lot/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [I have a job to do, and my job is to analyze the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-have-a-job-to-do-and-my-job-is-to-analyze-the-game/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [My dad played at Ohio State, my dad coached with Woody Hayes. Ohio State's always been Ohio State.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/my-dad-played-at-ohio-state-my-dad-coached-with-woody-hayes-ohio/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [I think that college football is still a sport where fans really feel urgency every week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-think-that-college-football-is-still-a-sport-where-fans-really-feel/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [I think Jameis Winston will be a superstar in the NFL. I think all his off-the-field problems that he's had will push him in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-think-jameis-winston-will-be-a-superstar-in-the-nfl-i-think-all-his/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [I love fan bases where it matters so much. In that state, with both Alabama and Auburn in the same state, it just makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-love-fan-bases-where-it-matters-so-much-in-that-state-with-both/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [I have four boys - two of them are 18 - and I have to protect them sometimes from themselves because they're not emotionally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-have-four-boys-two-of-them-are-18-and-i-have-to-protect-them/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [It's hard to describe to people unless you're a college football fan, the energy of it, the pageantry, getting onto a college campus in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/it-s-hard-to-describe-to-people-unless-you-re-a-college-football-fan/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

> [I don't know if anyone's ever done that, where they do a big college game and then do a game in the NFL. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-don-t-know-if-anyone-s-ever-done-that-where-they-do-a-big-college/)

[Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/)

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