Colin Cowherd...

[SteinPizza]

Re: Colin Cowherd...

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).

Valid point. I just heard Boers and Bernstein here spout off about the NCAA and why they don't like upsets either. Their reasoning was almost identical to Cowherd's - lack of ratings, lack of story, no power teams, etc. Like Colin, they're both like the NBA game better than college. It's why they'll only pay attention to a college team with future NBA stars. It's also a sign that all three have no appreciation for the actual competitive/dramatic aspects of sport, vs. the glamour and associated revenue it brings to their networks.

It's style over substance, combined with arrogance and massive ego associated with the mainstream media. And yes, these guys are every bit as mainstream media as Brian Williams, Dan Rather, Katie Couric, etc. They just cover a different subject.

[PantherMG]

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I would love to hear what Jim Rome really thinks of Colin Coward!

Apparently, Coward's perfect NCAA tournament would involve zero upsets, all #1 seeds making the Final Four, and the two teams that play for the NC have to have a "big time" college coach that he prefers...or the tournament isn't even worth playing.

He obviously prefers pro sports to college sports, and is only interested in who could make it to the next level in the future.

He is a tool.

PS - Yes...I did spell his name correctly

[P-and-g-for-me-plz]

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He just pisses me off, bottom line...always negative with feel good stories. Notice how the girl on the show almost always agree with the nation? Probably for ratings I guess.

[TH1974]

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Valid point. I just heard Boers and Bernstein here spout off about the NCAA and why they don't like upsets either.

B & B are definitely cut from the same cloth as Cowherd. Uninformed, and for some reason, not afraid to show it.

[SteinPizza]

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B & B are definitely cut from the same cloth as Cowherd. Uninformed, and for some reason, not afraid to show it.

The weird thing is Bernstein actually knows his bball. He was the PBP voice of DePaul for a few seasons, and covered NBA D league teams before The Score. I'd think he'd appreciate our style of offense and defense, but just the opposite. Oh well, I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I'm guessing he may have this stance in part to knowing he'll aggrivate lots of his listeners.

Colin Cowherd, Terry Boers, Dan Bernstein, and anyone else who agrees with them can choke on their brackets as far as I'm concerned. CBS and ESPN can also choke - I could care less what their ratings are, how financially healthy they are, etc. Attempting to focus the story on media issues, as opposed to the substance itself, is classic mainstream media garbage and BS.

[AgentNein]

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I learned from minute one that Cowherd is just a shock jock. "Let's ban punting and the extra point! Kickers suck!" was the first thing he uttered when I turned on the radio one day. My first thought was, who the F was this troll that had his own radio program.

He's the Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh of sports talk. A whiny baby that will never admit he is wrong. Put Kansas back in the tournament... what a jackass. At first I thought the columnist screaming for a BCS system and shrinking the tournament to 16 was the faux journalist that cried most over spilled milk, but Cowherd has to go the extra 3 steps. I can see the rule now. "If a mid-major beats a major, there must be a do-over. Best 2 out of 3. If the mid-major wins 2 out of 3, there must be a do-over. Best 3 out of 5. Repeat until mid-major is eliminated and harmony has been returned to the tournament."

Worst thing is Cowherd is successfully poisoning the minds of sports fans and his peers with this filth, as is Dick Vitale with his "best of seven" bullcrap while he continually filled bags of Assurance during the game.

In 2006 there was only one big baby named Billy Packer, and he never admitted he was wrong after dragging the Valley and George Mason through the mud for even being invited.

I hope so bad that UNI wins the tournament this year. If the NCAAs respond with a plan so ridiculous that it prevents mid-majors from ever having a shot at so much as reaching the Sweet 16, this time the fans aren't going to go along with it. After George Mason they trimmed the non big-six at-large bids all the way to four. The MVC was an automatic 1-bid conference almost no matter what. They are that scared of another George Mason.

Even when a Valley team gets in, they try to give them a trap schedule by giving them a bad seed. It worked the last two seasons, but this year it blew up right in their faces.

I was expecting the NCAA to be pissy, but I didn't expect the mainstream media to be so vile and openly malicious towards a team that embodies the excitement of the NCAA Tournament. This didn't happen in 2004 when UAB beat 1 seed Kentucky in the 2nd round because back then Conference USA was still a power conference before it was raped of all its talented teams except for Memphis. But when a non-prestigious school does it, idiot talking heads have to grab the pitchforks and call for nothing short of the removal of the 3-point line and the complete ban of 1-seeds losing before the sweet 16.

If you want to coddle your 1-seeds so much, give them two byes like the Big East does with its Top 4 seeds. I wouldn't be surprised if they do switch to the Big East's system in an attempt to stop this from happening again, though seeing the results of the 1979 NCAA Tournament East Regional makes me think that would backfire.

I swear they're going to move back the 3 point line a full foot for every team that makes the Final Four. Good luck if you think that'll stop the "no idea who they are" universities from stomping a mudhole in whoever the next #1 overall seed is next year. I'm hoping they slip up and give a 16-seed to a sleeper team out of the Horizon League in Detroit. If Detroit beat Kansas with their 2-point jumpers from 15-20 feet out all game long, does Kansas deserve another do over?

We need to make a list of people in the media that are butthurt over UNI having the audacity to take down the #1 team in the nation. I'll start:
Colin "Troll" Cowherd
Dick "I just pooped my pants again" Vitale

[Cannic88]

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I always thought this guy and his show was retarded, the chick announcer is legit though. I did catch his retarded rant last night, but news to him most everyone wants to see the mid-majors win now. Times are changing, seeing the Kansas and Dukes every year after year gets old

[GonzoCat]

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8 mid-major at large bids = 5 mid-major teams in the sweet 16 = low tv ratings = back to 4 or less m-m at large bids next year. Money controls everything.