Tical21":2sfq0pgl said:
I liked him at first. He has these really deep original thoughts, and communicates them very well. I judge these personalities based on how often they dismiss normal thinking and instead create their own. The problem....he always misses the point. He will go on and on about a part of a story and you realize that he doesn't understand the real crux of the issue, and never hits on it, instead focusing a huge rant on an unimportant part of it. Unlistenable IMO.
The whole 'missing the point' stuff is on purpose. It's a simple device intended to create superficial interest by polarizing opinions either strongly for or against his premise. It's just shallow, basic schtick - be slightly off the mark loudly to goad people into correcting you. In all my radio listening over the years I've found the least talented and least interesting hosts are those that rely exclusively on this tactic as he does. The one that takes the cake is some spare host out of Chicago I happened to be listening to years ago back when Ripken broke 2131. He said the record was not a significant accomplishment because Ripken was just showing up for work every day, which is what he was paid to do...and then immediately invited listeners to call in and prove him wrong. All I heard was "
My ratings suck. I'm desperate. Please listen to my fail show." Cowherd does that patronizing crap every day and quite honestly I don't understand why he has a job. It probably says more about ESPN than it does about him.
