Save me from Colin Cowherd!

Agreed. I like Russillo, but he'd be pretty boring on his own.

 

I get the sense that ESPN is trying to land a big name for Rusillo's time slot and that this is just a placeholder. If they REALLY wanted Rusillo to be the lead guy, they would have named a permanent sidekick and moved ahead. They have not.

They can get away with it for six more weeks until NFL gets into the true preseason. After that they need to be locked in on a lineup.

 

I had the day off yesterday and was watching Patrick on NBC Sports. I happened to think about this thread and turned it over to Cowherd about 10:30ish. I was just in time to see the last half of the Harbaugh interview. Cowherd then ranted for three or so minutes after the interview and said Harbaugh didn't know how to sell his program.

No Cowherd, he knows how to sell his program to recruits. He doesn't know your jargon or your personality because he doesn't watch your show. You play to him; he doesn't have to play to you. Your the host, he's the guest. I've never seen or heard Patrick (nor any other interviewer) seem to think they're more important than an interviewee.

 

I could be wrong, but I don't get the sense that, when it comes to the media, Harbaugh has any particular plan.

 

Harbaugh's interview was embarrassing. I completely side with Cowherd on that.

 

If Cowherd can't make sure the subject knows whether he's talking about bye or buy, he failed. That whole thing, from the lack of a greeting to the way he jumped from subject to subject, sounded like a high school radio station sports guy shitting his way through an interview.

 

I rarely defend Colin (and I do think his line of questioning was bad), but it might be more difficult to NOT have a slightly awkward interview with Harbaugh than the alternative.

My bigger problem with Mr. 'Herd is his tendency to make gross, sweeping generalizations about ethnic or economic groups with only a semblance of fact behind it. It's frustrating because it probably sounds convincing to those who haven't had to do much research on such issues, so to me it's an irresponsible use of the platform. Anyone taking him at his word would have a horribly misguided representation of American demographics, and it's hard to blame them for not doing the homework when he should.

 

You're talking about Cowherd. That's all "the suits" care about.

 

Cannot agree with the "completely" part, as it was the "buy/bye" confusion that really threw that interview into the unsalvageable zone, and that was entirely Cowherd's fault. It was just an inexcusably stupid way to phrase that question. I wasn't sure what the hell he meant when he first asked it either, so I can't blame Harbaugh for being equally confused.

Lesson for interviewers, before trying to sound overly hip with your lingo, first make sure you phrase your questions in a way that makes it clear what the hell it is you're asking.

 

The next time Mike & Mike will be relevant is when Golic comes out of the closet.

 

There is a big part of me that wants to hear Rusillo succeed but I just don't think he has that quarterback feel. He's a possession receiver. He's Julian Edelman, a QB at a lower level who can take a few snaps here but he can't lead a franchise.

Unless you're an oversized personality (Cowherd, LeBatard, even Kornheiser), you have to have bold segments. Rusillo feels like he's trying to play all of this safe, similar to when he and SVP were together. Like Tirico-safe but some controversy in radio is good.

Rusillo listens like he still thinks he has an outside shot at the permanent job but it unwilling to go out and win it, merely hoping he doesn't lose it.