Erin Andrews Social Media Success Generates Backlash

Erin Andrews is coming under fire from critics for being an "overrated" sideline reporter according to Inquisitr.

"What a b***h! I hate her! What a gutless b***h! Seriously, go away. Drop dead.... I hate her.

I seriously hate her so much. Social media is the reason she has a big house! Shut up.

Shut up. I shouldn't call her a b***h, I'm sure she's a nice person...," said Kirk Minihane, a Boston radio broadcaster, according to the article.

Minihane has apologized for the comments against Andrews but his claims of social media being very influential in her popularity could very well be true. Andrews Instagram page has over 300K followers and her Twitter page has 2.29 million followers.

While most of her followers come from Twitter it could just be those waiting for the latest news on sports.

"Who cares? She's a sideline reporter, the most overrated, overhyped, superfluous job in sports," said Doug Robinson of Deseret News, according to the article."When is the last time a sideline reporter told you anything even mildly interesting or noteworthy? Their questions are often inane, the answers predictable."

Looks like the critics are coming down quite hard on the former "Dancing With The Stars" contestant.