Don't worry, Ryan Baer, there are other opinions than Dave Portnoy's.
The founder and president of Barstool Sports scolded Pittsburgh offensive tackle Bear for his receding hairline, which featured prominently in Thursday night's six-overtime game Above Sports Bowl.
But the bald and bald community, led by some of the most respected and respected bald heads in the sports viewing world, quickly came to the defense of the redshirt sophomore.
“Hey, it's okay. It's okay.”ESPN Scott Van Pelt wrote about X.
Van Pelt quote tweet Portnoy's incendiary X postits contents are as follows: “This 6OT game gave us this hairline. Also, how old are college students?”
Portnoy's post also included an image from the game that zoomed in on Bear's receding hairline.
As the Toledo Rockets cruised to victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers in the bowl game, the 22-year-old Baer didn't hit the biggest hit of the night until the final whistle, when he opened his phone and saw a naked skull in the game. I noticed that it was posted on. internet.
“Damn” Offensive tackle tweeted.
While comments piled up on Portnoy's wisecracks, with at least six variations of “he had hair when the game started,” Baer also received a lot of support. Ta.
'Ryan, you're amazing' NFL lineman turned sports media personality Kyle Long wrote to X.
“It's okay bro, bad camera angles are a common occurrence for us.” Added another former player turned analystMike Golic Jr.
Portnoy's post had garnered nearly 8 million views and hundreds of thousands of reactions as of Friday morning. Whether Barstool's founders intended it or not, Mr. Baer is now a national icon.
“This guy's going to use his receding hairline for work, right?” Portnoy said. Subsequent posts to X.
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Thursday night's Game Above Sports Bowl became the longest bowl game in history, with the Rockets winning 48-46 in six overtimes.
By all accounts, the game shouldn't have gone that far — the Panthers held a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, but Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi decided to kick a field goal in the second overtime. Many people opposed the call.
After four overtimes, Toledo's defense forced Pitt's walk-on freshman quarterback Julian Dugger into a bad throw, sealing its first bowl win since 2022.
