Colin Cowherd today: "Rich Rodriguez is the biggest favor Big Ten football fans have ever had"

hate cowherd... but couldn't agree more with all the sentiments above.

I think most non-Michigan Big Ten fans would prefer the opportunity to take revenge on Michigan for decades of getting their asses kicked, instead of a Michigan that steamrolls them every year.

Cowherd still sucks.

Rich Rod put's amazing athletes in SPACE!!! that is why this offense is so good SPRED THE FIELD AND ALLOW YOUR ATHLETES IN SPACE TO MAKE PLAYS ITS THAT SIMPLE LOL

It's supposed to be "five or six" years.

Damn auto-correct.

Cowherd is a major douche, but just when you want to write him off permanently, he says something like this.

Shortly after RR was hired and the WVU people were going psycho-ex, Cowherd did a major tirade against the WVU fans, telling them to let it go. It was really funny and not complimentary to them. He may have even originated using "psycho-ex" in reference to jilted WVU fans. So, it's like you have to listen to fifty hours of douchebaggery for one good two or three-minute segment.

I think I'll just get the highlights off of mgoblog.

giving respect where respect is due. RR has shown that he is a winner in the past and will continue to show it here.

Its amazing what winning can do to your public image and support. I've been supporting RR since day 1 and its great to finally have some positive support from the mainstream media.

It almost seems that if Satan was a head coach, went undefeated, and won a MNC then he'd be treated as a saint. This could also be vice versa.

what some of these sports commentators say. Most of the times they're "mister obvious," and quick to exaggerate whatever is going on. You lose and you're a failure, you win and you're the most exciting thing out there. I happen to agree with what he is saying, but while many of us shared that opinion more than a year and a half ago, I don't think he was preaching at that time from the same gospel he is preaching today.

I don't mind him. I think he was an idiot with the Mzone thing but other than that he's ok. He is a USC homer but for the most part he will give credit where it is due and bash teams/people that deserve it.

Of course, it should be pointed out throughout August he said the situation in Ann Arbor was a disaster.

My coworkers love the sports radio talk so we often listen to Mike/Mike into Cowherd. He pounded Michigan all summer.

Typical, loudmouth talking head.

him and he does bandwagon a bit. He generally does a good job of telling it like it is. He is not afraid to tell someone to get real. He does have DB moments. I do agree with him on his sentiments above.

I can't believe that I am going to write this, but Cowherd is dead on.

Blind squirrels, nuts, etc.

Even Cowherd cannot deny the obvious.

As for ESPN Radio, at least we have Dan Patrick in our corner... I still hear his laughter while talking to Drew Sharp.

Is flavor of the week in terms of his opinions. He says nothing original, he offers no substance to his arguments, he just runs with whatever meme is hot at any given moment. He's like the guy that doesn't watch any games over the weekend, he just watches the 7 AM Sportscenter and repeats whatever the anchors said about a certain team or player.

A: Tigers are gonna make the playoffs this year.
B: Oh yeah, why?
A: Cuz Buster Olney says they are.
B: Oh, ok. Can you name anyone on the roster?
A: Yeah, the Tigers.
B: Fuck.

He shits on teams/players/coaches when the rest of the country is doing it and he praises whatever team/player/coach ESPN and the bloggers say is hot. He is a bandwagon fan in the truest sense of the word. No substance, no original ideas, Cowherd is the Peter Popoff of sports radio.

trashing Michigan pretty bad all summer. I was listening one morning and can't remember exactly what it was that he said but it was definitely a shot at Michigan and AT Rodriguez

I don't like Cowherd and I think even this opinion is overstating it a bit. Yes, RR may force the Big10 to adjust a bit more but it's not like UM is dominating right now. Ultimately I do think that RR will be successful but it's not like he is introducing something that the Big 10 has never seen. That said, I do think that he has a chance to win it all within 5-6 years.

But didn't he also say ND would go undefeated because of their excellent experience on OL?

I'd rather listen to the Ag Report.

notetoself,

I'd love to get a larger image of your icon. Is that possible?

...I'd take the opinion of Brian Cook on any given subject over Colin Cowherd any day.

untill we get a defense. Our defense is a joke and is even worst that what I thought they would be. I didnt think they would be good but they are the worst defense in the Big 10. Once we get some players on d and some depth,then skies the limit for this team and staff!

he's not sullying my good name. that dick.

You can't take Cowherd seriously. He doesn't CARE what you think. He just wants people to get worked up. So he'll take a contrarian position just to ruffle feathers.

I really shouldn't be...but I'm amazed that people take the time to email him. Do you really think Cowherd reads what you're writing? He wants VOLUME. If you're emailing or texting him, he's got affirmation that what he's doing works. He doesn't care if you agree or disagree.

You have to run everything he says through that filter.

(that said, I happen to agree with his RR takes recently)

cowherd also said michigan doesn't develop nfl caliber talent a few years back. Now we have brady, lamar woodley, david harris, henne, marlin jackson, etc. in the nfl and succeeding for the most part. I take him with a grain of salt

n/m

He's right about what Michigan brings to the table; other teams can try to imitate the spread, but Rodriguez is the one who originiated it and knows it the best. His turnarounds speak for themselves. No one in the Big Ten will be able to handle Michigan's spread. Look at that Denard Robinson drive late in the Iowa. They knew he would be running rhe ball and he still averaged a good chunk yards per carry and scored. Wait two years and Michigan will be incredible. Other teams will have to recruit to compete with the spread.