Fans are furious with Brent Musburger’s defense of Joe Mixon
Brent Musburger made a few comments about Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, which rubbed some people the wrong way.
During Monday night’s Sugar Bowl broadcast, play-by-play man Brent Musburger made a few comments about Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, hoping he has a successful career. This stems from the recent heat on Mixon after a video was released of him striking a woman in 2014, which got him suspended from the Sooners football program for that season.
In the third quarter, Musburger addressed the criticism he received and gave a fiery response, backing everything he said. Most notably, the longtime broadcaster said he “believes in second chances,” hoped Mixon gets his with a successful NFL career, and creates a better image for himself after the 2014 incident.
Well, fans took exception to this on Twitter, given the nature of Mixon’s situation. Here’s what a handful of them had to say:
Brent Musburger mad that people are mad at him for rooting for Joe Mixon. That's just asinine, Brent. Own your take and live w/ criticism.
— Mike Zimmer (@mikejzimmer) January 3, 2017
Brent Musburger sound be ashamed for his Joe Mixon diatribe. It made me want to vomit. A man who hits a woman deserves nothing. #SugarBowl
— Todd Eagle (@Todd_WVTM13) January 3, 2017
I wonder if Brent Musburger would wish Joe Mixon a good NFL career if it was his daughter who was punched...
— Bryan Harsin (@michaelespy1) January 3, 2017
Brent Musburger will not allow us to taint or sully the beauty of his deep love of Joe Mixon! We’ve been scolded, America! #SugarBowl
— Will (@pizzaisgood) January 3, 2017
Anyone else hate Joe Mixon?? Brent Musburger is also making it worse. #SugarBowl
— Carter Dahmen (@carterdahmen12) January 3, 2017
I bet if Joe Mixon broke Brent Musburger's wife/sister/daughter's face he wouldn't wish them well in the NFL #SugarBowl #AUBvsOU
— 🔥🔥🔥 (@ShowtimeRHEC) January 3, 2017
Brent Musburger should have avoided talking about the Joe Mixon incident and just stuck with objectifying women.
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) January 3, 2017
Jesse Palmer said "home run speed" and Brent Musburger keeps defending Joe Mixon. Sometimes I miss the simple baffoonery of Joe Buck.
— #PostHypeProspect (@HypeProspect) January 3, 2017
Brent Musburger's initial Joe Mixon comments were not good. Him admonishing Twitter dot com about the stunned reaction was really not good.
— Walker Carey (@walkerRcarey) January 3, 2017
Brent Musburger & his defending of Joe Mixon makes Mariah Carey's NYE performance look GREAT! Hint: Crime is crime! Period.
— Jim Whaley (@jimwhaley) January 3, 2017
Brent Musburger is trying really hard to make Joe Mixon sound like the victim.
— Greg Vorse (@GregVorse) January 3, 2017
Brent Musburger just schooled the idiots who are condemning him for wishing Joe Mixon well. Awesome! #BoomerSooner #SugarBowl
— TOWANDA!!! (@TexasMeterMaid) January 3, 2017
Football fans watching the Sugar Bowl very much took offense to Musburger’s comments. There were certainly more of them than people defending his comments about Mixon, which is something to note.
The incident with Mixon from 2014 is terrible and something that is going to be difficult for people to erase from their minds going forward, especially if he goes to the NFL. Attention may be placed on the team that takes him, whether it’s in the draft or as an undrafted free agent this spring. Will the potential media scrutiny be worth it for a team that wants to take a chance on him?
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Brent Musburger’s comments didn’t sit well with many people and may be a talking point going forward. It’s a controversial take on a topic that was mentioned throughout the last few months of 2016, and will likely be the case in early 2017.