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Imagine a world with no ESPN. No Steven A. Smith (who has been yelling at me ALL MORNING). No Chris Berman. No Colin Cowherd. Quiet, isn’t it?
Well, leave it to ESPN to take all the fun out of their death. Jerks. Read more…
Ric Bucher is an entertaining fellow. When the ESPN NBA analyst isn’t reporting incorrect trade deals, he’s offending entire states & religions.
SPORTS MEDIA WATCH tunes in to hear Bucher go off on fans of the Utah Jazz. Appearing on Colin Cowherd’s show Wednesday, Ric tried to explain why the Jazz seem to have such a strong home-court advantage:
INFORMATION LEAFBLOWER gets wind of an amusing email sent out to trumpet an upcoming appearance by Colin Cowherd:
Looks like someone won’t be working with ESPN Radio much longer. But can you really fire a person for showing truth in advertising?
SbB passes along a rundown of the non-Randy Moss news of the day:
• Yahoo Sports is now grabbing more visitors than ESPN.com:
• We can handle the loss of the Lingerie Bowl, just as long as the Puppy Bowl pounces onward.
• Rick Neuheisel should have kept his players on shorter leashes during his U-Dub days.
• George Brett no longer has the appetite for the restaurant business.
• A wedding gown-wearing reporter at Super Bowl Media Day asks for Tom Brady’s hand in marriage:
• A new SI cover will show Tiger Woods as Jesus.
• Pardon the pulse interruption, but Michael Wilbon is recovering nicely from a heart attack.
• Schrutebag wants to start a blog? Seriously?
Listening to Colin Cowherd’s ESPN radio show reminds us of our college dorm days. Remember drinking too much Lowenbrau, too early, then hooking up with the girl who lives on the floor below you?
15 minutes and you can’t finish.
(Distracted by Grocery Store Salad Bar Garbanzo Beans)
We’ve tried over the years to give the show a chance, but we just can’t get past the unceasing arrogance. It’s one thing to have a strong opinion, it’s another to dismiss anyone not named Sean Salisbury in 1.4 seconds if they don’t agree with you. There’s no interchange with callers.
We understand that calls don’t make a radio show. In fact, the less the better. But we focused on that part of Cowherd’s show in this post so we don’t have to get into his monologues, which unintentionally scream mid-life crisis every, single day.
Dan Steinberg of DC SPORTS BOG braves all that to have Cowherd pontificate to him interview Mr. Grocery Store Salad Bar (see, we do listen) on Super Bowl radio row.
• THE BIG LEAD has important news - Stephen A. Smith wants to put his pen back to the paper by writing for ESPN The Magazine:
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• The LONDON GUARDIAN tries to shine some light on the case of a Chelsea soccer player blinded by freakin’ lasers.
• SPORTS ILLUSTRATED announces their 2007 Sportsman of the Year - Brett Favre.
• DEADSPIN promises this is the last time they’ll ever bring up Colin Cowherd:
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• With his Trojans stuck at #7, The LONG BEACH (CA) PRESS-TELEGRAM has Pete Carroll blasting the BCS.
• The CONTRA COSTA TIMES laces up, as the San Francisco Giants turn their ballpark into an ice rink.
• THE GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP believes the real reason why Les Miles isn’t Michigan-bound is Lloyd Carr’s continued presence:
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• AOL FANHOUSE tampers with the realization that Hank Steinbrenner’s open coveting of Johan Santana is against MLB rules.
• On a tip from SPORTSKARMA, Texas A&M’s BATTALION brushes off news about an Aggie with the world’s longest leg hair.
