Save me from Colin Cowherd!

I swear at the car radio a whole lot less since I stopped listening to Colin Cowherd and Jim Rome many years ago.

 

CC:

Woke up on third base, thought he hit a triple.

 

I like Cowherd more than many other radio guys, but I can't listen. He is a smart guy and sounds like he knows his stuff, but as noted he makes way too many sweeping generalizations and takes a lot of stances just to be an ass.

 

If you're looking for a replacement, find a Yahoo Sports Radio affiliate or download Steve Czaban's morning show podcast (it's available minutes after each hour ends from 6-9 a.m. EST).
Thank me later.

 

Agree. I've listened to Czabe a lot lately. Excellent show. And his podcasts usually post fast. Like, hour 1 will post during hour 2 or 3.

 

I am not great fan of CC. He is clever and smart, but seems awfully full of himself. Then again, it is talk radio, a haven for those who think they are God's gift to the airwaves.

However, he attended Eastern Washington University, hardly an elite academic institution, and then started working the weekend sports beat at KGW in Portland, a nice market but again not exactly the place to get noticed nationally. I think it's a stretch to say he woke up on third base.

 

I don't listen to Cowherd often, but then again I've never listened much to national sports talk radio as a whole. The few times I listened, I didn't think he was especially funny, and there were too many Hanna-Barbera-style cartoon sound effects. But that's just my opinion and preference. I know a number of people who can't get enough of him.

 

Colin Cowherd is to talk radio what Jerry Seinfeld was to the TV sitcom. The best.

 

Yeah, the best approach for me has been to avoid sports radio. Listen to SVP/Russillo and Patrick occasionally, but it's all monotonous pretty much. I like Rome fine, but I just don't care to spend my off time listening to that stuff. I enjoyed Kornheiser for a long time and I like SVP/Russillo because they talk about things other than sports. To me, sports talk radio is boring and/or annoying, unless there's a big event/news story going on. I still watch PTI most days, but that's about it, and only if it's Wilbon and Tony.

 

Even with a pool of uninspiring choices, this is a bit of a stretch, but to each his own.