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Cowherd is a troll that gets paid for it, pure and simple.  ESPN is a tabloid that happens to cover sports.

Can you imagine the outcry if FOX Sports (B1G Network's parent) hired a personality that perpetually looks down on the SEC as a bunch of stupid hayseeds who put winning ahead of morals?

The one and the same.  He needs to put down the Kool-Aid.

Funny thing is, my wife is a Bama grad and can't stand him.

He makes Beth Mowins look watchable in comparison.

Joel Klatt is on his way there.  Danielson didn't used to be this.

Not sure whether Joel Klatt is actually somewhat enlightened, or just posing as the anti-ESPN, but he at least expresses opinions that run counter to the grain.
I didn't get to watch much of the game but I can certainly say I'm surprised with the outcome.  Not that Alabama lost, I knew Clemson was good, but the manner in which they appear to have lost.

Danielson is the worst announcer in the business... he drips with bias, and doesn't even observe the on field action with any authority/insight... he parrots what officials say.  there are no redeeming qualities for that guy.... it's that bad... when i see him in the program as announcer, which is often being an SEC fan and CBS having the contract, I mute the idiot box and turn on pandora for some good tunes.... I'd rather just observe for myself.

Evidently we have Jerry Springer enlightened Network Executives.Wouldn't you put someone in there that can tell or explain something to average fan that he may not have known.Or at least be creative and entertaining.GD is none of that,had I known the bar was so low I would have given it a shot myself

Evidently we have Jerry Springer enlightened Network Executives.Wouldn't you put someone in there that can tell or explain something to average fan that he may not have known.Or at least be creative and entertaining.GD is none of that,had I known the bar was so low I would have given it a shot myself

To a degree, we did this to ourselves.
We pay attention to things that anger us. Most broadcasts are deeply mundane, but we just have an ear for what pisses us off. Typhonic picked out the OSU snub by Cowherd, even through he knows Cowherd is a pointless clown.
As shoot, that post up higher, that was GRAPHIC. Just right out there. And for what? A dude who calls one game a week, probably not one you watch on a regular basis, but just his aura causes us to say all sorts of over the top things. We're not good at saying what we like, but we are good at feeling strongly about what we don't.
(That said, I'm of two minds about the TV execs. On one, they replaced the coach's film room, the best part of the megacast, with the MNF crew. That was bad, though not as bad as I expected, as Whitten was oddly solid and Booger had some moments. Granted, still bad. They did have the all-22/sky cam/high sky cam options, which I found to be good on all fronts)

Well color me shocked.  The Buckeyes are #3 in the final AP Poll behind Clemson and Bama.  The two CFP semi-final losers round out the top-5.  

As @OrangeAfroMan pointed out there is an odd lack of 2-loss teams so after 12-1 Notre Dame at #5 come three 3-loss SEC teams and then a 4-loss Texas at #9.  

The biggest mistake that jumps out to me is having WSU at #10 while Washington is all the way down at #13.  Washington has two more losses but the two extra losses were a tough OOC game (Auburn in Atlanta) and a tough bowl game against final #3 Ohio State.  By comparison the Cougars played a ridiculously easy OOC and got an easier bowl because of their loss to Washington.  Oh well.  

UCF is #11 which seems awfully high to me for a team whose only win over a ranked team came against #24.  

Is #9 the highest ever for a 4 loss team?