Colin Cowherd Wants Hate Mail
1-liner, ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings September 8th. 2010, 3:15pmColin Cowherd: “I always tell young broadcasters, ‘You want to matter? Then get hate mail.’ If you get hate mail, it means you’re cutting through. It means you’re pissing people off. It means you sound different. So I’ve always had my own style, which is brutal honesty. I’ve never spent too much time worrying about hurt feelings.” Haters gonna hate? [Weekly Seven]
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September 8th, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Cowherd gets my bored indifference.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:20 PM
So in order not to be a conformist in sports talk radio you have to be a conformist to the rest of them who just say uninformed, inflammatory things to move the dial?
Brainsplosion
September 8th, 2010 at 3:20 PM
If you get hate mail, it means you’re cutting through.
Or you are, you know, an idiot.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:20 PM
His advice is not universally valid. See The Big Lead incident circa 2006. Pretty sure he got some hate mail after that and it almost cost him his job.
But yeah, his schtick is to be different and piss people off. Boers and Bernstein have made a 20 year career out of it at WSCR here in Chicago. Doesn’t mean I’ll listen to them (will listen to Cowherd though).
I have a feeling we could own nearly 75% of the content on that knowyourmeme.com site if the commentariat put in a little work.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Yeah, this approach has worked wonders for Jay Mariotti.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:21 PM
I am pretty sure that Paul Finebaum writes every column with this in mind because there is no way that he believes some of the shit he spews.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:21 PM
ballers gonna ball
September 8th, 2010 at 3:21 PM
/Fixed
Cowherd is the worst.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Cowherd will be working for Fox News within 5 years. Book it.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:22 PM
i hate broadcasters like this. shows how lazy they are. they can’t come up with something original to actually move the discussion forward, they just try to piss off the largest group of people to get ratings.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Ha! Also could have gone with I’ve never spent too much time worrying about intellectual property
September 8th, 2010 at 3:24 PM
they can’t come up with something original to actually move the discussion forward, they just try to piss off the largest group of people to get ratings.
That’s when you know you’re good
September 8th, 2010 at 3:24 PM
I really feel bad for cities that carry his entire show. In NYC they carry it for an hour. I’m sure that it’s an edict from Bristol, otherwise there is no reason for him to be on the air. What a waste
September 8th, 2010 at 3:25 PM
The Haters Gonna Hate over the 9/11 image was pretty ruthless
September 8th, 2010 at 3:25 PM
In Cowherd’s defense he openly admits he acts like a Darsch to get ratings. Got to move that meter.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Yeah! And doesn’t this asshole know the plural form is cattle?
September 8th, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Cowherd also benefits from speaking in absolutes about sports he doesn’t like or watch (at least this was the case when I listened to him a few years back, he warmed to baseball since?)
September 8th, 2010 at 3:28 PM
/looks in mirror
Shit.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Baseball doesn’t move the meter enough. People only care about red sox and yankees.
/He said something to that effect a couple weeks ago
September 8th, 2010 at 3:29 PM
his style also includes repeating his points and slurping his guests. i tend to like cowherd, but he can get old.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Cowherd said Mrs. Doubtfire is the funniest movie ever. This man no longer has an inch of credibility.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:32 PM
I bet Cowherd’s mom used to tell him that the other kids picked on him because they were jealous of how smart and handsome he was.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Cowherd is radio bullshit.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:35 PM
wow. any reasoning he gave behind this, or was it just a total out of the ass statement that couldn’t be farther from the truth?
September 8th, 2010 at 3:38 PM
damnit, i want to read the comments for the 30 for 30 thread, but you assholes started talking about SoA and i have it tivoed and haven’t watched it yet. damn you guys! damn you!
September 8th, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Cowherd sucks. Let’s talk about something that doesn’t suck: more Miami v. OSU hype! Gd, I am so ready for this game to start already
September 8th, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Most of those meme’s are youtube videos and photoshops.
I was relieved that I only recognized a couple.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:39 PM
“Rabble, rabble, Cowherd sucks.”
September 8th, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Can’t deny the dude is where he is, but if you sucked a thousand cocks to break into the movies, is it worth it?
September 8th, 2010 at 3:39 PM
No clue. He said it was the funniest movie ever. Even that POS midget Greenberg busted his ass for it.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Wish that was the primetime game – I’m going to be doing some mad channel flipping for the stacked 3:30 card of games.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:40 PM
I like when he talks about his salary.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:41 PM
“Rabble, rabble, Cowherd sucks.”
If you can read the Ten Minutes of Hell with Colin Cowherd piece from FJM and continue to find enjoyment in his program more power to you.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:41 PM
That’s of course false, they were close for the next couple seasons but why would I expect someone from ESPN to let facts get in the way.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Can’t stand Cowherd. Scott Van Pelt’s radio show is 100 times better.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Bored at work and reading Deadspin. Not sure what has me more intrigued. Paris Hilton smuggling coke in her vajayjay or Ron Artest driving and Indy style car on the streets of L.A.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:42 PM
That haters gonna hate pic of Fuck Yeah Strutting Leo is LOL inducing.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:43 PM
damnit, i want to read the comments for the 30 for 30 thread, but you assholes started talking about SoA and i have it tivoed and haven’t watched it yet. damn you guys! damn you!
PL, with what transpired in that comments section, you don’t really want to know what was said. Just trust me.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:43 PM
I can’t believe you guys are more afraid of/grossed out by period blood than you are of anything else in life.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:43 PM
I think Cowherd is funny.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:43 PM
Rusillo makes that show.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:44 PM
Not true
Period Blood > Cowherd
September 8th, 2010 at 3:44 PM
I can’t believe you guys are more afraid of/grossed out by period blood than you are of anything else in life.
And it’s seeped over from the 30 for 30 thread….
September 8th, 2010 at 3:44 PM
FTFY’d, Colin.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:44 PM
The Ombudsman when Cowherd chose to blame Sean Taylor’s death on Sean Taylor.
With the notable exception of ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd, ESPN’s commentators did better than many in the mainstream media at reining in the impulse to speculate, pontificate and prematurely assign responsibility for Taylor’s death. Cowherd, however, trusted his “gut feeling” to guide him to “the truth.” His gut told him that Taylor’s “history of really, really bad judgment, really really bad judgment” had caught up with him, and even if the emerging reports that Taylor had “cleaned up his act” were true, “Well, yeah, just because you clean the rug doesn’t mean you got everything out. Sometimes you’ve got stains, stuff so deep it never ever leaves.”
Most other ESPN commentators seemed to understand that when it comes to race, crime and sports, the last source to be trusted is one’s gut, which tends to be lined with bilious stereotypes and prejudices. Some commentators, including Michael Wilbon of “Pardon The Interruption,” admitted to not being surprised by the shooting, of suspecting a link to Taylor’s past associates or enemies, but they aired their presumptions tentatively, with sadness or anger at the “senseless death” of yet another young black man, not in the gloating, know-it-all voice that many of Cowherd’s listeners called “appalling” and “indecent” in their e-mails to me.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:45 PM
It’s not the fact that she’s bleeding from her vagina, it’s the fact she thought it was a good idea and soak her underwear in the sink where I need to brush my teeth in the morning.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:45 PM
Is this what you were talking about, ms? C’mon, you know this is right up my alley.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:46 PM
You ain’t a man until you get your red wings.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:47 PM
God damnit, more gross talk
September 8th, 2010 at 3:48 PM
Little bit more frightened of death and flying, thank you. A lot more grossed out by a dead body.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:48 PM
Hahahahahahahaha!
September 8th, 2010 at 3:49 PM
“I always tell young broadcasters, ‘You want to matter? Then get hate mail.’ If you get hate mail, it means you’re cutting through. It means you’re pissing people off.
judging by the first 46 comments, it’s working.
Cowherd is great. Fuck the haters
September 8th, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Obligatory Cowherd link whenever he’s mentioned.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Is this what you were talking about, ms? C’mon, you know this is right up my alley.
It wasn’t just period blood. I’ve proudly parted the red seas before, but it was the context in which it was being talked about: blood soaked underwear, girls leaving pads in open trash cans, etc.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Id rather get shit on than have any nasty period blood anywhere close to me
September 8th, 2010 at 3:51 PM
wtf is wrong with all of you?
September 8th, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Cowherd is great. Fuck the haters
You guys should move in next door to each other then you can collectively tell people that they are overrated and should get off of your respective lawns.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Id rather get shit on than have any nasty period blood anywhere close to me
Ok this I just don’t get.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Even Im grossed out by period blood. Why I like to cut my times to 4x a year.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:53 PM
Fuck Nick Swisher.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Fuck Nick Swisher.
God dammit!
September 8th, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Not grossed out by it. I’ve let my feelings be known on how unafraid I am of girls during that time. But it being in the sink or laying around, and having 20+ comments about it is a little, meh.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Oh did Swisher just end the game? He did. Awesome.
/favorite player’d
September 8th, 2010 at 3:57 PM
He’s right. The principle is the same for writing. If it’s not pissing someone off, there probably wasn’t enough original thought put into it.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:58 PM
I wish people understood what Cowherd meant more often than not. Cowboys, Yankees, and Notre Dame haters just can’t seem to grasp that they get all the headlines and ratings because people watch them just to hate on them.
If you hated them so much, the best thing you can do is stop watching them and make them irrelevant. What kills them is indifference, not hate.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:58 PM
He’s right. The principle is the same for writing. If it’s not pissing someone off, there probably wasn’t enough original thought put into it.
Any anger generated by Cowherd isn’t because of original thought.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:59 PM
jpq, I was mocking in Comment #28. I don’t mind the guy at all.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:00 PM
They can’t understand that, because most of the people who comment here are those people. I am beginning to learn that a lot of people who watch anything watch them just to say “they suck”. Makes me question if anybody likes anything.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:01 PM
I promise not to write anything like I wrote in the other section regarding what the most disgusting thing a woman can do. I apologize for opening up that bottle of ketchup!
September 8th, 2010 at 4:01 PM
Like, say, with USC and ESPN.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:02 PM
I disagree. He usually has a reasoned and carefully constructed opinion. It might be inflammatory, but it’s normally thoughtful.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:04 PM
LOL, WHUT?
He says whatever the fuck enters his head, especially if it ruffles feathers.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Ok, I read that 12 Minutes of Hell thing on FJM about Cowherd…
Omar Vizquel is still a Hall of Famer.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:04 PM
I can’t lie Duffy, I’m surprised that you believe this. As TST said, read that FJM article and you might rethink that position.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Once I finally realized what Cowherd meant I took his advice and turned off the radio.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Oh, I know I’m guilty of it too
September 8th, 2010 at 4:07 PM
Interesting take, probably true in some form, like how half of Glenn Beck’s or Olbermann’s audience is just people watching wanting to be pissed off
I have run with rooting against Notre Dame, no real disdain there, save all my true hate for the Vikings
September 8th, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Loving this link.
Who tests their own body fat once a month? The Patrick Swayze reference made no sense.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Colin Cowherd’s point is validated with all the hate in this thread.
Rock on, Colin…
September 8th, 2010 at 4:09 PM
I think you are assuming all people in this thread listen to him.
/Which is not the case
September 8th, 2010 at 4:14 PM
I haven’t in years, I just throw out hate with little knowledge of what’s currently happening…so in essence, I’ve become Cowherd
/Shoots self
September 8th, 2010 at 4:17 PM
+1 damn butters that cracked me up.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:19 PM
You guys should move in next door to each other then you can collectively tell people that they are overrated and should get off of your respective lawns.
Ndub: I know you do.
Ty: Agree w/ your comments on him as well. The guy is REALLY good at what he does, and the Norman Einsteins on here are evaluating his performance as a sportstalk radio host based on how many “takes” he got right or wrong. The guy is interesting, moves you to either get mad, agree, or turn him off. Who cares if he said something stupid two years ago about something or got something wrong? Who hasn’t?
September 8th, 2010 at 4:41 PM
I love Cowherd. If it was up to him every sporting event would be Yankees vs. Lakers in the Super Bowl, which would be held in Vegas.
/big boy radio’d
September 8th, 2010 at 5:23 PM
Cowherd is actually one of the few national guys I respect. I’m guessing most of the bashers here aren’t fans of sports talk radio in general – he’s infinitely better at doing radio and entertaining than the milquetoast Mike and Mike.
September 8th, 2010 at 6:34 PM
I didn’t listen to cowherd when he was a local radio/tv schmuck and I am not about to start now. His shtick is transparent.