Mark WiedmerMost of us think we’d like to have ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit’s life this time of year.
Not only is the former Ohio State quarterback bright, handsome and presumably fairly well paid, he gets to spend every autumn Saturday working one of the best games in the country for that week while almost assuredly having one of the best seats in the house.
But even Herbstreit probably will be happy to have his Labor Day weekend’s workload draw to a close after Virginia Tech plays at Florida State tonight in Tallahassee.
Or do you think you’d like to work last Thursday’s Northwestern at Purdue game in West Lafayette, Indiana, drive two hours Friday morning to South Bend to prep for the “College GameDay” show on Notre Dame’s campus, fly to Chattanooga late Friday afternoon to watch twin sons Jake and Tye lead Montgomery Bell Academy to a huge win over McCallie, fly back to Indiana that night for Saturday morning’s show, catch a Disney private jet to Orlando, Florida, early Saturday afternoon in order to work that night’s Louisville-Alabama game, then head to Tallahassee on Sunday to get ready for Virginia Tech at Florida State?
If you’re attempting to count the travel miles alone, Herbstreit conservatively totaled 3,755 while making seven one-way trips over five days. Not that he’s complaining.