Most people look to Michael Jordan as the standard for athletic greatest, so it isn’t wise to compare any other athletes to him unless you have a lot of ammunition to back it up. ESPN analyst, Jesse Palmer, obviously felt differently, and compared Jameis Winston to MJ during Thursday night’s matchup against the Louisville Cardinals.
Needless to say, Twitter went crazy, and Palmer’s mentions were in shambles because of the comparison. Here are some tweets of fans who disagreed with Palmer.
ESPN should ban Jesse Palmer for life for comparing Jameis Winston to Michael Jordan.#ChildPlease
— Pat Stover (@pstove) October 31, 2014
Jameis Winston has some Michael Jordan in him…? Shutup Jesse Palmer
— JC McNamara (@JC_McNamara) October 31, 2014
Did Jesse Palmer really just compare Jameis to Michael Jordan in his 3 int game? You can’t even make this stuff up anymore
— Mitchell Appleby (@mda424) October 31, 2014
Jesse Palmer just compared Jameis to Michael Jordan. First, go home Jesse. Second, apologize to Michael.
— Dillon Walker (@Dillon_Walker14) October 31, 2014
when Jesse Palmer said Jameis Winston “has a little Michael Jordan in him” pic.twitter.com/YsW3FjN3MO
— jarrett keyton (@JarrettKeyton) October 31, 2014
“Best big game QB I’ve ever seen…Has some Michael Jordan in him.” -Jesse ‘Complete Dumbass’ Palmer
— Buckeyes SC (@SC_Bucks) October 31, 2014
If I was Michael Jordan I’d kick Jesse Palmer’s ass.
— Jamie (@GodawgJamie) October 31, 2014
Jesse Palmer just compared Jameis to MICHAEL JORDAN. The stupidity that spews from that mans mouth…
— Eddie Clark (@ejclark34) October 31, 2014
Jesse Palmer comparing Winston to Michael Jordan is like comparing Hitler and Baby Jesus fam
— Lauren Huling (@TheLaurenHuling) October 31, 2014
Goodness gracious. Jesse Palmer is on drugs or being mandated to talk up Winston. Insane what he is saying about him. Michael Jordan? WHAT?
— Jason Sansbury (@jasonsansbury) October 31, 2014
Jameis has a little “Michael Jordan” in him? Are you kidding me, Jesse Palmer? That’s a Bachelor comment, bro.
— Richard Bombach (@sixfeetsmallOSU) October 31, 2014
Jesse Palmer just compared Crableg Winston to Michael Jordan. What an idiot. Maybe one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard.
— Chad McElroy (@DrChadMac) October 31, 2014
It’s safe to say that no one agrees with Palmer’s assessment.
[h/t College Spun]