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You can joke about the Cardinals' poor performance against Clemson, but Louisville's pizza is off limits.

Dave Portnoy — the founder of the online sports and media blog Barstool Sports — said he may have overstayed his welcome in River City after he published some harsh reviews of three local pizzerias: Bearno's, Impellizzeri Pizza and The Post.

"I don't want to trash Louisville, they want me out," Portnoy said in a video. "They want to run me out of town because of my pizza reviews."

Portnoy, who was in town for ESPN's "College Gameday" coverage of the University of Louisville and Clemson football game, hosts a regular video series called "One Bite Pizza Reviews" where he devours multiple slices around New York City and other locations.

The last review in Louisville was Impellizzeri Pizza, where he chowed down with Super Bowl XXXIX MVP and former Cardinal Deion Branch.

Watch the Barstool Sports review of Impellizzeri Pizza:

Barstool Pizza Review - Impellizzeri's Pizza (Louisville,KY) WIth Special Guest @deionbranch84 pic.twitter.com/3SaYhvv1fJ — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) September 18, 2017

Branch praised the Louisville pizza joint, saying it was his favorite. Portnoy, however, was not impressed.

“This tastes like stadium pizza to me," Portnoy said in the video. "This tastes like something that has been on the rack for a bit.”

Branch gave it a 6.5 out of 10 rating. Portnoy gave it a 5.8.

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The viral video host received flak online for his critique of The Post, a popular pizzeria in Germantown. The host claimed he had to wait more than an hour for his pizza, but the owner said otherwise.

"WELL I NEVER!," Portnoy wrote in a blog post on Barstool Sports. "Listen you can question a lot of things about me but NEVER question my pizza review integrity. Instead of making excuses just apologize and promise to get better. This is so Lebron it hurts."

Overall, Portnoy gave Bearno's a 6.4, Imperizellis Pizza a 5.8, and The Post a ... 0.2.

“I hate to say this because of Louisville people," Portnoy said in his video. "I already roasted one of their places, and they're like, 'Get the f*** out of Louisville,' and weren’t happy about it.”

Watch the Barstool Sports review of Bearno's Pizza.

Barstool Pizza Review - Bearno's w/ @DesmondHoward (Bonus Lil' Lamar Jackson) maybe Desmond unblocks me now? pic.twitter.com/erm8UeCjB0 — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) September 16, 2017

Watch the Barstool Sports review of The Post Pizza. (Warning: The video contains explicit language.)

Barstool Pizza Review - The Post (Louisville, Kentucky) pic.twitter.com/IQheSNg4nb — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) September 15, 2017