COWHERD'S LUNCH: CROW

Cthulu reference?

touche EDSBS, touche…

What a BS statement by the WWL (not that we expected anything less). To blame “the internet” instead of the dickhead who passed off someone else’s work as his own — and that is precisely what Cowherd did — is a pitiful copout.

I would also be curious as to what, if any, sanction Cowherd will receive for his snide and juvenile e-mails to the proprietors of the MZone and others who dared question Cowherd’s journalistic integrity.

According to the comments section over on the MZone, Cowherd handled it fairly professionally and was very self-effacing.

I still think he’s a talentless douchenozzle, but he at least showed a little class in the end.

What the hell is up with Cowherd’s nose? It’s like he’s got Owen Wilson’s nose, only worse.

As one who is always quick to bash the media and their callowness, I think that to be fair, ESPN was letting some facts and outcomes dictate their coverage of the things you cited.

It is fact that USC had won 34 in a row, that J.J. Reddick and Adam Morrison had had remarkable seasons, that Tiger Woods is outstanding, etc. It’s not just ESPN that follows that script, but really most of the media, as last week’s cover of SI can attest (with Morrison on the cover).

The problem is that society itself has become so celebrity-driven, that ESPN and the rest of the sports media has fallen prey to the convergence of sports and entertainment. And it’s all in the quest for higher ratings. They don’t trust that people actually care or know about sports—to me that is the main problem. It’s like watching the Olympics and having to see fluff features because it draws in the women viewers.

Cowherd’s Radio Show

The positive aspect of Cowherd’s program is that he talks about college football all of the time, which is rare among sports talk shows. His show is hard to listen to, because everything he says in on a fever pitch. That dude needs to lighten up.

Lately been ranting about how Michigan’s football team sucks the big one. He goes on and on about how they are no longer any good.

Then, he steals some Michigan’s bloggers material, which makes fun of that dummy from Texas. To add insult to injury, he blasts bloggers in general. (Cowherd’s IQ is probably down there with that dummy’s from Texas because people that listen to sports radio, most likely also read sports blogs. He’s biting the hands that feeds him.)

That is like putting on a huge “kick me sign” all over himself. With the big fan bases from Michigan and Texas, it was obvious that he was going to get smacked around.

What does he do? Cowherd the Coward backpeddles on his knees as fast as he could, apologizing like the you-know-what that he is.

Fluff Pieces

I will watch fluff pieces all day and night long as long as they are about Sasah Cohen, Misty May, Lindsey Jacobellis and those sluts from FSU!

I remember back when you did your “52 reasons we hate ESPN/Disney/ABC” piece. That was the first time I’d ever visited EDSBS, and this site has been a daily read for me ever since.

ESPN has taken the fun out of sports with fluff pieces, fabricated stories, and their constant bickering. The great thing about blogs—especially EDSBS—is that they make sports fun.