Desmond Howard Getting Ripped On Twitter After National Champion Pick Stanford's Loss To Northwestern
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Update: Howard has responded, good-naturedly, via Twitter.
">September 5, 2015
Earlier: Last Saturday, ESPN's College GameDay analysts made some controversial conference champion and College Football Playoff picks, but no one came close to Desmond Howard's prediction of Stanford winning a national championship. Even with that pick being bizarre, most would probably have taken Stanford to at least open 2-0 heading into the USC game. Instead, the Cardinal laid an egg up in Evanston against middling Big Ten squad Northwestern.
As expected, Howard is being ripped on Twitter.
">@desmondhoward for picking Stanford as national champs
— Posa (@insp3ct0rb4c0n1) September 5, 2015
...and laugh they did.
">@DesmondHoward after picking #Stanford to win the national championshp pic.twitter.com/1NSFuJwno9
— Alex Shoemaker (@MrAlexShoemaker) September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward off of any sports network
— Daniel Pitt (@DPitt_13)
Can I get a petition up to get @DesmondHoward off of any sports network
— Daniel Pitt?? (@DPitt_13) September 5, 2015
">September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward great call Stanford winning the #Pac12. They look GREAT!
— Josh Child (@JLA1006)
@DesmondHoward great call Stanford winning the #Pac12. They look GREAT!
— Josh Child (@JLA1006) September 5, 2015
">September 5, 2015
">@KirkHerbstreit do you have any idea what
My pick for national champs, Stanford, just took pressure off of me for the rest of the season. Thanks Cardinal. #WellPlanned
— Desmond Howard (@DesmondHoward) September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward saw in
Hey @KirkHerbstreit do you have any idea what @DesmondHoward saw in @StanfordFball ?? This is maybe a 7-5 team.
— Steve Zagar (@webzagar) September 5, 2015
">@StanfordFball ?? This is maybe a 7-5 team.
— Steve Zagar (@SteveZagline) September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward
— (@TheAstrosAU) September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward , paid to analyze CFB, actually studied Stanford and picked them to win the title this year. Wow, what a talent @espn
— Mike Keating (@michaeljkeating) September 5, 2015
">@desmondhoward is the worst analyst of all time, he picked Stanford to win the CFP. Such a buffoon.
— Shawn E. (@Thats__G) September 5, 2015
">@desmondhoward is the worst analyst of all time, he picked Stanford to win the CFP. Such a buffoon.
— Shawn E. (@Thats__G) September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward STANDFORD LOOKS GOOD, SOLID PICK BY YOU
— Andrew Mellinger (@SavedByTheMell_)
@DesmondHoward STANDFORD LOOKS GOOD, SOLID PICK BY YOU
— Mell, The Creator (@SavedByTheMell_) September 5, 2015
">September 5, 2015
">@AschoffESPN
@AschoffESPN@CFBHeather@DesmondHoward had them winning the national championship! They actually pay him.
— Michard Rigliore (@EaSyGoEr53) September 5, 2015
">@CFBHeather
My pick for national champs, Stanford, just took pressure off of me for the rest of the season. Thanks Cardinal. #WellPlanned
— Desmond Howard (@DesmondHoward) September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward had them winning the national championship! They actually pay him.
— Shug Day (@EaSyGoEr53)
@AschoffESPN@CFBHeather@DesmondHoward had them winning the national championship! They actually pay him.
— Michard Rigliore (@EaSyGoEr53) September 5, 2015
">September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward Where do I apply to be an "expert" for ESPN?
— Brice Morpeth (@bmorpeth52)
Solid prediction @DesmondHoward Where do I apply to be an "expert" for ESPN?
— Brice Morpeth (@bmorpeth52) September 5, 2015
">September 5, 2015
">@KirkHerbstreit
My pick for national champs, Stanford, just took pressure off of me for the rest of the season. Thanks Cardinal. #WellPlanned
— Desmond Howard (@DesmondHoward) September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward I bet NW to cover as soon as Desmond picked Stanford for NC. Thanks for the $$$ Desmond. Keep it up.
— Jason A. McCumber (@JasonMcCumber)
@KirkHerbstreit@DesmondHoward I bet NW to cover as soon as Desmond picked Stanford for NC. Thanks for the $$$ Desmond. Keep it up.
— Jason A. McCumber (@JasonMcCumber) September 5, 2015
">September 5, 2015
">@DesmondHoward good pick on Stanford winning it all!! #WTD#GoDucks
— tim (@tsfalks12) September 5, 2015
That is a relatively small sampling of the hate he is receiving. Howard has probably received over 100 tweets about it in the last hour. Bold picks are fun, but this might've been a bit too out there, Des.
