Kirk Herbstreit’s hot mic was the real winner of UNC opener after Bill Belichick's college coaching debut 

Kirk Herbstreit Sets The Record Straight

But soon after this started to go viral, Herbstreit set the record straight, immediately responding to the post.

"Must be a slow night..not sure why this is so confusing. I said “YOU’RE bad” to my spotter Deron for something funny he said when we were just coming back on air," Herbstreit wrote.

"Instead of making up things I said how bout giving Rece, Holly, and I some love for getting through that game-those games are by far the toughest games you announcers have to call," he stated in another post right after.

Tony Granieri, who is also a spotter for ESPN, came to Herbstreit's defense.

"I was standing 3 feet to his right in that booth," Granieri wrote. "100% accurate. He said 'you’re bad.'"

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