Colin Cowherd...

[Trapped in California]

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I would say they both employ similar strategies!

Crying on air? Come again?

[MikeKebler]

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Who the f*** is Colin Cowherd? Talk about the put calling the kettle black.

[95UNIGRAD]

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How can someone named "cowherd" not root for a school from Iowa?

On another note, why would anyone be surprised when someone from ESPN only follows the frontrunners? Isn't that what they always do? Guess he'll have a REAL problem if we take on Cornell in Indy or something.

[Hail Our Panthers]

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I dont really remember which game it was but at some point I was watching his show in the morning. He had Doug Gottlieb on that day before and after a break he read from his schedule on his computer that they were going to talk about Northern Iowa. When the time came, he avoided the subject by bringing up his upcomming marriage. I am biased but it seemed to me that he was clearly trying to avoid talking about UNI.

[TH1974]

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I dont really remember which game it was but at some point I was watching his show in the morning. He had Doug Gottlieb on that day before and after a break he read from his schedule on his computer that they were going to talk about Northern Iowa. When the time came, he avoided the subject by bringing up his upcomming marriage. I am biased but it seemed to me that he was clearly trying to avoid talking about UNI.

I really don't think that's the case. The guy would just rather talk about himself.

[We're4UNI]

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I really don't think that's the case. The guy would just rather talk about himself.

That's totally true. He's always talking about P90x and how sore he is and blah, blah, blah....

[UNIpanther99]

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Just the sound of his voice is enough to make my ears bleed, my brain swell, and drive my liver to drink.

[niclake13]

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Having watched SportNation since day 1, I know that Colin has some good points, and some of that "alternative insight" that probably got him his own radio show.

However, he's the same as Skip Bayless... he'll throw out some completely random, boneheaded comment for the sole purpose of getting a reaction out of people. That's why he's got a co-host on national TV, so that his antics are kept in check.

[clenz]

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Colin has said many times he won't talk about a story that may be big, like a mid-major, because his show isn't about that. His show is about ratings. He will talk about what will get him ratings. Apparently his nonsensical ramblings to himself where he dies off at the end of sentences and becomes impossible to understand get him ratings.

[06panther10]

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btw, even the hater of everything good Skip Bayless was loving Ali on ESPN 1st and 10 today. Said the shot was awesome, and that Ali has such a pure shot.

[CFBalla]

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Sounds like a self-centered douchebag from what everyone is saying

[clenz]

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Sounds like a self-centered douchebag from what everyone is saying

You summed up every post in this thread.

[SteinPizza]

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He doesn't necessarily hate iowa, he just hates anything that's not New York or LA or big superstar players or teams. He liked Kansas because they were #1.

Cowherd is the biggest douche on radio who's not named Sean Hannity.

Amen TH. Colin Cowherd is a grade A jerk - and very typical of members of the sports media who never played a down of competitive sports at any level higher than junior high or high school. They don't get it.

That said, the two radio people I'd be most likely to punch in the face are Colin Cowherd and Sean Hannity. Funny thing is, I agree with Sean on a lot of things. It's his attitude that completely rubs me the wrong way. Semi the same on Cowherd. I buy off on some of his positions, particularly some of his large market vs. small market opinions. That said, he's just such a moron that I hope his off air personality is different from his on air persona. If he's the same with both, then heaven help his new wife - or she deserves him.

[alwaysforGT]

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I can't understand how ESPNradio could force any sportsfan to listen to Colin for 4 hours everyday.He rags on any small market team,NCAA,NFL,MLB.Then he'll rant on why he can't fly nonstop from Hartford to Columbus,OH...He's funny or I agree with hin 3% of the time.

[TH1974]

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Amen TH. Colin Cowherd is a grade A jerk - and very typical of members of the sports media who never played a down of competitive sports at any level higher than junior high or high school. They don't get it.

I don't think that has anything to do with it. Cowherd's problem isn't the amount of sports he has or hasn't played, it's just that he's more interested in the 'celebrity' aspect of sports and sports reporting than he is on the actual games or stories. The guy seems to be better suited to being on TMZ or 'Entertainment Tonight' than on an actual sports network (which, I guess ESPN qualifies as about 40% of the time).