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You Herd Me!: I'll Say It If Nobody Else Will (2013)

by Colin Cowherd(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0804137897 (ISBN13: 9780804137898)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Crown Archetype

review 1: If you watch his show on a regular basis then his book repeats much of what you have already heard.The good news is the show puts out insightful conversation and as such so does the book. Colin Cowherd is that rare sports commentator who goes beyond simply sometimes alluding to life beyond the sports realm to being an outright philosopher of sport and life. The Colin philosophy is “love your life, like your sports.” As with most jockosophers (jock philosopher) certain quotes are attributable to him.Witness the following Colinisms: Colinisms“In 2013, an N.F.L. team without a good quarterback is like a stripper without a good body.”“Don’t allow someone with no life ruin yours.”“Guys are consumed with being right, instead of getting it right.”The Colin jock... moreosophy (jock philosophy) permeates throughout his book. Michael vs Le Bron: Swish or SwooshColin ventures beyond the sports bubble to examine why M.J.(Michael Jordan) received so much favorable press coverage in his day contrasted to what L.J.(LeBron James) gets now. Colin use fact based examples that bolster his theory of how one flawed yet wildly successful athlete is deified and his highly visible counterpart is demonized.When Small Grows UpHere, he examines why small schools have been so successful producing Super Bowl champion, above average quarterbacks. He provides a rational explanation supported by reason that cause one to understand why Eastern Illinois University had the same number of N.F.L. quarterbacks (1 Tony Romo Dallas Cowboys) as major college football factories Oklahoma (1 Sam Bradford St. Louis Rams) and U.S.C. (1 Carson Palmer Phoenix Cardinals) in the 2013 football season.I enjoyed this book and still occasionally watch his show. The only issue I have with him is an elitist approach to life that comes out at times when he express his opinions. Yet and still, I recommend his book particularly to the intellectual sports fans.
review 2: I was so close to giving Colin the five star treatment, but I cannot. Even though I am a WWE fan and he outspokenly detests them (he's right on all those accounts, though that is not covered in the book), I enjoy Colin's radio show and the social and economic dimensions he brings to his analyses. Here are the reasons I had to withdraw the fifth star. He started to run into logical inconsistencies, some of the opinions towards the end ran out of steam, and he drifted into over-extrapolating from his own experiences. Even with those faults, this is an enjoyable, quick, and smart read. He is spot on in many instances. He is also less inflammatory than I thought he was all those years ago. less

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