Horrible sports show. Little valuable sports commentary lots of non-sports bull crap. Today the show was discussing how great whole foods is (good looking girls?? all I see is overpriced pasta salad with fancy names) and how fat people are disgusting. Switched it off. He thinks he is funny but he isn't most times, if ever. Its a shame because he follows a good sports show.

Worst show on the radio!!! Love to listen to sports radio but I have had to completely abandon ESPN in the morning because this guy's whiney voice makes my skin crawl. I've never particularly liked Jim Rome but he's currently my only alternative on my moring commute.

God, this guy sucks! Why the hell does ESPN 1050 waste 2 hours of their time (while I switch over to WFAN) on this no talent loser? Bring Max Kellerman (or ANY New Yorker with a brain) back to fill those two hours before it's too late!

Like him or not, he's a talent. On the road all last week making sales calls, listened often. Funny as hell, regularly. As he would say, some get it, some don't. He does. That Beano Cook segment is great. The ego is part of his appeal to me. HE SIMPLY DOESN'T CARE what people think.

Best Show on Sports Talk Radio. You may not agree with him all of the time, but he backs his opinions with facts and he presents them in a way that makes him entertaining. Generally people who hate this guy are the sports fans that have trouble believing that their team has glaring weaknesses in management or style of play. I also like the fact that he doesn't need to depend on callers and listener e-mails to make his show interesting like Jim Rome is Irritating and JT the Douche.

Arrogant, rude, know it all. Acts like he is king of the world

ESPN must have paid people to write in to this ratings service. Cowherd is a joke. He's shallow, repeats himself and says nothing. He's an emptyheaded moron.

I don't particularly like his analogies to the business world or how he's always saying things like "The Herd has the most intelligent radio listeners". He seems to insult the audiences intelligence at times.

But he's always got a unique viewpoint and I can respect that. So I'd say he's above average.

Colin is absolutely fantastic... All you haters dont know what you are talking about... Change the channel if you dont like it.... I look forward to listening to Colin everyday and have him on non stop for the entire show... I love ESPN and all they talk about.. Life would not be the same without these guys...Thank you ESPN and PLEASE PLEASE keep Colin going!!!

Cowherd is fantastic and here's why:

-He has a strong opinion and he backs up his strong opinion. In doing this, he forces the listener to take sides. The way he argues his point makes it almost impossible to sit on the fence.

-He's a very practical sports fan. He's as objective as they come really. He sees the unfairness in sports and in life and makes no apologies for his opinions reflecting these imbalances. That's the kind of honesty I expect from an adult radio show.

-He gives perspective on the interaction of sports and other realms of life. For listeners like myself who love sports, but realize it's not the ONLY thing in life, this is very refreshing.

Sure he's had gaffes in the past, but he is consistently interesting and entertaining.
I disagree with him often, but I enjoy catching what I can on weekdays.

Absolutely terrible.

I think Colin is great! I can't stand those radio host that think they have to agree with their audience to keep their jobs. Colin tells it like it is. I sometimes don't like to hear it, when he talks about the teams I like...but I have to admit, that primarily...He right!

Self-proclaimed "edgy" radio host with some of the worst views on everything from sports to politics to the economy. You can tell this guy got into radio because he really and truly loves himself and honestly believe his opinions should be kept in some type of tome to be used at later dates to berate people. I absolutely despise his show, it is made even worse by the fact that he and Jim Rome come on during the same time frame, so what choice do I have? A turd sandwich or a giant douche, I'll let you decide which radio personality is which. And by the way, that's from South Park.

Worst ever, beyond annoying and completely uninteresting.

Replacing Tony he had big shoes and well he should have stayed on the West Coast.  He is out of touch with reality and another ESPN guy that rides coat tails (he broke the UNLV basketball NCAA infractions story)  I guess you need to be connected or just have one story to get a job thier on the radio.  And its Sports radio not College football radio and some other suff becasue ESPN makes me.

the worst host on national radio

He's just another gang member of corporate espn.
He believes his word is gospel. I stopped listening to him long time ago, as well as anything espn says.
There are two types of people in this world
doers and criticizers.
the pro athletes are in this "action" category.
talk show hosts wouldn't know what action is. All they can do is
comment on other's actions.

now honestly people, do you want to listen to a radio talk show host who's constantly right and doesn't have his own opinions......? if you do, then you people will never be able to listen to any kind radio talk show..... as far as i see (hear), everybody in radio talk shows have their own opinions, and make mistakes sometimes, but isn't that's why we listen............ if you don't like him, turn off the dial...... but you know why you still listen to him though, even if you don't like it.........

He's awesome. He's not like the other radio hosts on ESPN (Mike and Mike,etc.). Those other guys just report the sports news and have very boring discussions. He gives his opinion on subjects and evaluations of games from a non-X's and O's perspective. He says things to get his listeners angry on purpose to get discussion about his show. Many people take his words too seriously. When he goes on a rant like his Virginia football players are Zima drinkers, I find it hilarious.

show usd to be pretty good quality after a rough start he found his form and the show was enjoyable and the host while sometimes a bit full of himself was basically tolerable even if a bit pompous . that CHANGED big time in the last year , he is so bad now that every take rant and segment is like a therapy session for his ego and a forum to tell us that he's always right , he's got a great life and he's really really successful . at this point a bad combination of know it all pompous ass, dork , not nearly as cool as he pretends to be and this i belelive is a source of frustration for him bcause he desperately WANT TO BE COOL , but realizes he just isn't . Wants to tell everyone that he has all the answers with his UNCLE COLIN segements , but coming from a guy in his early 40's getting divorced when he has a son who hadn't even turned 2 is pretty indicative that he hasn't figured out much . Ego is rally a mask for massive insecurity , has to be right as if he's a college student , not much older than mid 20's emotionally . gets ratings as much due to the hate factor and claims to be HONEST when he fudges things onstantly to suit his arguements and leaves important facts out as well so lies of omission are frequent as well . Money speaks i guess but somehow i really thought ESPN had better standards even if the guy is a ratings winner , guess i was wrong. Liked the show quite a bit at one point , not so much now with all the repeating of the same themes day in and day out for months at a time until the next year when a sport comes back , then it's the same thing over and over like the previous year., but it's the only sports show on where i live at that time and it CAN be decent once in a while , but my entertainment is more laughing as he scrambles and contradicts himself , lies , and tries so hard to make everyone love A-ROD and Kobe as much as he does. ESPN is a ratings whore just like anyone else which i didn't think when they extended the ego maniac for another 4 years

He repeats himself over and over. He finally says something intelligent and he won't let it go. He has to say the same thing a half dozen times.

I have to say that I am completely torn in regards to Cowherd. Sometimes I listen to him on the way home, and for every brilliant thing that he says, he will inevitably say five more things that are completely asinine and will piss you off. To say he doesn't roll with popular opinion is just absurd. He just picks and chooses his spots to play devil's advocate. Otherwise, he sides with POPULATION.

I know that part of his "charm" is the fact that he is honest and tells it the way it really is, at least the way it really is in his opinion. I am a HUGE fan of Los Angeles sports teams, and even I don't think it's fair the way he dumps on Ohio State and other small market teams. He talks a lot of smack about Ohio State and the Big-10, he dogs Notre Dame on a regular basis and he has NO LOVE for your team if it's not located in a top 5 media market. I.E. Chicago, NYC, Boston, Los Angeles, or one of the Texas 3(Dallas, Houston, San Antonio).

I don't mean to be rude on a blog board but since people seem to respect honesty, I will drop some of my own. Colin Cowherd is a whore for ratings. He will say ANYTHING just to spin people up. At the same time he will kiss the ass of the big media markets because if you keep the big cities happy, you in turn keep many fans. ESPN could really care less as long as his ratings are high. Cowherd has the formula down to a science. If you keep Los Angeles, NY, Boston and Texas happy, you are going to lock down millions of listeners. He could care less if any of the other stations he is broadcast on like him or not. Whore for the ratings, nothing more and nothing less.

And if you formulate all of your sports opinions based strictly on what any of the ESPN talk show hosts tell you, then you are buying into a system that wants you to have no opinion of your own. I respect a guy more if he tells me that Kobe Bryant suck and gives HIS reasons why he thinks so, more than I respect a guy like Colin Cowherd who force feeds us the reasons that HE thinks Kobe is the greatest ever. Chances are when Colin spits out statistics and knowledge, he didn't even do his own research. Some college radio intern did all the ground work.

Cowherd, Tirico, Rome, Steven A. Smith, and even Brent Musburger are all flapping heads and yap runners! None with any real life sports experience other than a lifetime spent talking about the achievements of others. Best sportscasters and hosts: Mike Wilbon, Hubie Brown, Doug Collins, Kirk Heirstreit, Bobby Knight, Chick Hern, Harry Carry, and Keith Jackson.

Herd speaks his mind rather then going with the popular opinion. You have to admire that he isn't afraid to stick his neck out; he is the first to admit when he is wrong which many radio talents seldom do. People writing negative things about him are the prototypical Ohio State fan ect who just can't except reality....

0 -Ican understand why he is divorced. He reads the same internet info that most fans read, then misquotes terribly; however, I listen to see if some athlete will come on his show and bust him in the chops.

Sometimes funny, sometimes awful.
Overall. Mediocre.

I'd rather have a radio host that sticks to his opinions than a host that's changing. See with colin, he has facts reasons behind his opinions, however, someone like Sean Salisbury where he changes his opinion more than females do... know the facts and stick with what you believe. Go get'em colin

a complete zero

I agree with those who acknowledge that Colin is a strong talent, but the show is going in a negative direction. It doesn't bother me that he has strong views, but he is getting very redundant. The segments lately have been...1. Colin gives strong opinion, 2. Colin invites a guest on and restates his opinion to his guest, 3. Guest reinforces Colin's opinion and then has barely enough time to say something novel before it's back to Colin. I tend to switch to another station when it becomes clear that he has made a tired point and is waiting for callers to complain so that he can keep restating his point over and over.

I don't live in NYC or Boston, or like any teams from those markets so his show has no appeal to me since those are the only markets he will talk about substantively. I also quickly grew tired of Cowherd crapping on every market that isn't NY, Boston, or LA (Lakers anyway). He will spend at least two segments per day explaining why he refuses to discuss a relevant non-NY/BOS/LA sports topic because those markets don't matter and no one cares about them. While NY/BOS/LA may be the largest markets, most listeners don't live in the rest of the United States. Disparaging the majority of your listeners is probably a bad idea, Colin.

He might be the biggest waste of time on sports radio unless it's college football, in which case, just let him come on Saturdays in the fall to preview those games. Awful otherwise

Though all may not like him, or his opinions; he is a fresh, honest and uninhibited voice in an ever increasing politically correct and safe for the whole family world. If that is what you want listen to disney radio. I really enjoy an edgy, controversial and outspoken voice as opposed to a bland and predictable one (Dan Patrick). I don't always agree with him, but he is very entertaining.

The show is terrible and he is not funny at all. He knows absolutely nothing about sports and probably never played a sport in his life. I hate his show and i really dont like him.

Colin is the best sports talk radio host in the nation. But no disrespect to mike and mike and also dp and olberman. But the ratings dont lie and niether do the 90% of people who call the show and start off by saying "Love the show man" The only people who dissagree are the ones who's fav. teams suck, and he makes strong and legit points why they suck, that are usually backed up by the next callers. Anybody that argues is in some sort of denial and u know it.

you suck

Best show on radio bar none!! No one else even compares. He is smart, witty, and funny. He should have the afternoon spot over Patrick. Patrick was funny when Dibble was there, but now with Keith O it makes me want to drive my car off the road...
Cowherd is the man and all you people from the south don't like him because he is right in what he says about you... haha....

Best sports talk show on the air! He's paid to get your attention by taking a side and for those of you that don't get that, too bad. He is funny. Don't take things he says too serious because he's just an entertainer.

god i hate this guy. not funny but very loud. that dumb a$$ pic says it all.

I agree with what Colin says about 99% of the time. If you think in depth of what he says, it makes sense. I've just been tired of him talking about Michael Vick and the dog-fighting thing. The topic is getting old.

We got a sensitive crowd here. Yeah hes arrogant, ignorant and closed-minded at times (many times). But lighten up people, theres gotta be more important things to worry about... i would hope.

I'm watching the Angels White Sox game that this moron is announcing for some reason on FOX. He just said "Here you bring your white leather shoes, get some sushi in the 3rd and knock a beach ball around. They will run you out of town for doing that on the southside (of Chicago)." WHEN HAS BASEBALL AND SUSHI HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER YOU DISGRACE TO SPORTS JOURNALISM. Please visit the southside some time. I would love to meet you and discuss how you are a complete disgrace to sports journalism and how I, studying journalism, will take your job some day.

SIMPLE THE BEST! ALL YOU HILLBILLY, MINDLESS HOMERS CAN BIT MY SHORTS. VGD @ RGV

He has the single worst "sports" show ever on radio. Look up "douchebag" in your Funk & Wagnalls and you'll see Colin's ugly-beyond-compare mug staring at you.

This guy needs a history lesson, has no clue about the South, or the real history of it, but continues to bash it. He also has many other biases that are clear everytime he opens his stupid mouth.
Also I am sure this idiot never played college sports at all, maybe played middle school basketball or something and thinks that makes him an expert?

the guy is such a tool. his wife cheated on him a half dozen times and now he's so "cool" he is dating a forty year old alchy with 4 kids. i want to be just like him when i grow up.

This guy sucks out loud. His "show" comes on right after our great local morning sports show and as soon as I hear his retard sounding voice, I sprain my ass trying to turn the radio off fast enough. Damn him to hell, he sucks balls.

He looks like, walks like and talks like a fairy. He has one follower that has his nose up his but in John Kinkade. Unfortunately I live in an area where he is the only sports show at his time slot. Sometimes I don't listen to his show and then realize that I really didn't miss a thing. If he didn't trail Mike and Mike he wouldn't have any listeners. I wish ESPN would hire Tony Romo or Jerry Rhome for this time slot. Can I give him zero stars?

  Never heard anything as god-awful as The Herd.  Since when is rabble-rousing and taking insane stances on issues you know nothing about but rather thought-up 30 minutes prior to air time entertaining?  I get the feeling he doesn't even believe half the stuff that spews out of his hole.  But honestly, I don't know how the show has been the last month, becuase for the first time in my life, a sports radio show has made me, an absolute addict, turn off the dial.  I say my nightly prayers for health for my family, an end to Iraq war, and for sports listening America to wake-up join the call for his removal from the radio!  I wanna listen to sports in the late morning again!

p.s. thanks to whoever posted the picture.  Knowing he also looks like such a tool somehow makes me feel better! 

Absolutely awful. The worst sports radio host, local or national and number 2 is not even close. His show consists of taking someone else's idea and beating it to death. Desperately in need of a co host to shut down his inane yammering.

This guy makes me think. I don't always like his opinion, but he USUALLY makes sense.

Garbage. This guy is horrible. Self absorbed. Repeats himself. Knows nothing about sports. Cowherd is human garbage.