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I will readily admit that sports radio hosts are, as a group, not exactly radiant beacons of deep analytical thought. Don't trouble yourself over my questionable use of the term "admit" in that sentence, as if I could admit to anything about a class of individuals of which I'm not a member. The point is this: sports talk at the national media level is typically superficial, recycled and unenlightening.

Even with such low expectations planted firmly in mind, the theory Colin Cowherd proposed on his show this morning was shockingly stupid. I only caught approximately 8 minutes of the program, but his argument seems to be this: the Dallas Cowboys will not win the Superbowl this season, because Tony Romo wears his baseball cap backwards.

Think that claim is laughable? Just wait until you hear the logic behind it. As Cowherd irrelevantly notes, CEOs don't wear baseball caps backwards. Since quarterbacks are, according to Cowherd, the CEOs of their respective football franchise (even more so than the actual CEOs of NFL franchises), then it stands to reason that quarterbacks who wear their caps on backwards cannot lead their respective teams to the Superbowl.

It's Monday evening, and I'm in the mood for syllogistic rigor. Here's Cowherd's argument:

1. CEOs do not wear baseball caps backwards.
2. The "CEO" a football team is the quarterback.
3. Tony Romo is the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.
4. Tony Romo wears a baseball cap backwards.
5. Ergo, the Dallas Cowboys will not win the Superbowl this season.
QED.

Makes sense, right? I'm going to start using that same logic on my wife. "Honey, you have to let me go out with the guys to the steakhouse and titty bar tonight. CEOs go to steakhouses and titty bars with their friends. I am the CEO of this family. Ergo, I must go to the steakhouse and titty bar with my friends."

Of course, the converse of Cowherd's argument doesn't work nearly as well.

1. Quarterbacks wear jock straps, mesh jerseys and helmets.
2. The "quarterback" of a major international corporation is its CEO.
3. Joe Smith is the CEO of a major international corporation.
4. Joe Smith wears a jock strap, mesh jersey and helmet to his weekly BD/SM sessions.
5. Ergo, Joe Smith's company is incredibly profitable.
QED.

But Cowherd did not merely rest his case on the unassailable logic of an airtight syllogism. Ever the empiricist, Cowherd recounted real-world data pointing to a clear correlation between a quarterback's backwards-hat-wearing and his Superbowl failure - specifically, that Matt Ryan and Drew Brees do not wear their hats backwards while Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger do.


This backwards-cap-wearing man will never win a Superbowl.

Will the off-season ever end?

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idiots !! the bill is just sewed on backwords; just buy them new hats out of ad budget

by joe don coffee on Aug 2, 2025 6:54 PM CDT reply actions  

I’m sure we can find a CEO who can answer this question for us definitively.

by sizzlechest on Aug 2, 2025 7:23 PM CDT reply actions  

How does Big Ben wear his hat when he’s feeling handsy?

by Sailor Ripley on Aug 2, 2025 7:26 PM CDT reply actions  

I, too, love dissecting an argument. It’s an invalid argument on several levels. Without even examining the truth of the underlying claims, there’s still a few missing links in the argument, i.e.: The CEO’s that dress most formally have the most success -> The most success a QB can have is to win a Super Bowl.

And if we examine each claim leading up to the conclusion individually, there are plenty of faults to be found:

1. CEOs do not wear baseball caps backwards. False
2. The "CEO" a football team is the quarterback. Dubious, how about the owner, GM, or head coach?
3. Tony Romo is the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. True
4. Tony Romo wears a baseball cap backwards. True

So, Cowherd has really only established that the Dallas Cowboys QB wears a baseball cap backwards. From this I can confidently state that Colin Cowherd is not blind.

by czarcw on Aug 2, 2025 8:13 PM CDT reply actions  

I can confidently state that Colin Cowherd resembles HenryJames after a 60 day liquid diet.

by sizzlechest on Aug 2, 2025 8:54 PM CDT reply actions  

I heard the same show this morning, however, I sort of agree with Collin. I don’t always agree with him, but was recently thinking what Tony needs to do to get us through the playoffs this year. I think Collin was really point to Tony’s immaturity. He had an on camera interview and he wore a baseball hat backwards. There’s no direct correlation, but Collin made a connection with something that Romo has been lacking.

During the show I was thinking about Troy Aikman and how that rule would apply to him. I never saw Troy doing funny and hilarious commercials for ESPN (which as a Cowboys fan I love). I never saw Troy partying in Mexico before a bye week in the playoffs (which as a Cowboys fan I thought was awesome because I like to party too). But all those things reflect on him as a leader.

I thought, “how do the other players see Romo?” I know they respect him, but Collin made a good point (which I don’t entirely agree with, but I can see where he’s coming from) that he sees Romo as a highly-talented screw-off. It kind of makes sense. Romo has the right skills and gameday mindset (i.e. he doesn’t let a bad play affect the next play) but he doesn’t reflect 100% of that off the field. I have no idea what his work ethic is, and I’m sure it’s extensive, but I still see where Collin is picking this up from.

and maybe next time Dez will carry Roy’s pads like he’s supposed to, then he won’t get hurt.

HOOK EM KARMA

by las pistolas on Aug 2, 2025 9:20 PM CDT reply actions  

please observe my flawless grammar usage in the first paragraph. I totally double-checked my work before turning in my homework.

by las pistolas on Aug 2, 2025 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

I find it curious that no one remembers that Patrick Crayton dropped the game winning pass in that 2007 game. People only remember the trip to Mexico.

by holdem on Aug 2, 2025 10:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Romo (and Roth) looks like a doofus with his hat backwards. As a firm hater of backward/sideways ballcaps, fallen pants, and white suburban gangsta costumes, I fully endorse Cowherd’s theory. All are massive “I’m stupid” symbols.

Romo in a backwards cap should always be accompanied by the ‘Pretty Fly for a White Guy’ video:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzY2Qcu5i2A&feature=player_embedded

by How ya doin' Bernie? on Aug 2, 2025 10:45 PM CDT reply actions  

So, Tony needs to get through the playoffs to win the Super Bowl. I agree.

- He had an on camera interview and he wore a baseball hat backwards. -

You realize that a lot of on camera interviews with players wearing no pants? It’s a locker room.

I think what you are saying is he just acts like a kid out there. You know, like Brett Favre.

by Sailor Ripley on Aug 3, 2025 3:40 AM CDT reply actions  

“How does Big Ben wear his hat when he’s feeling handsy?”

Delightfully askew.

by cmdr on Aug 3, 2025 7:08 AM CDT reply actions  

Really people. shit. Guess I ought to ignore the NFL films shot of Joe Montana with his 49er cap on backward warming up.,,,,maybe the numerous shots of Brees with his on backwards as well.

Tony said it best….when we are good enough we will win,

by derryl on Aug 3, 2025 7:59 AM CDT reply actions  

To follow up, I like Cowherd because he normally digs a little deeper and is more thought provoking but he didn’t do his homework on this one. And I get what he is referring,,,the attitude.

by derryl on Aug 3, 2025 8:02 AM CDT reply actions  

Cowherd is usually one of the least irritatingly stupid radio jocks. He does make a good point about Romo’s need to grow up and be a better leader. Bottom line to me is this is an agonizingly slow time of year for sports and Cowherd was reaching for something to talk about,

by hopefulhorn on Aug 3, 2025 8:27 AM CDT reply actions  

This is the same guy why said Durant would never make it in the NBA because he couldn’t bench press 180 pounds.

by Flamingmonkeyass on Aug 3, 2025 8:32 AM CDT reply actions  

I like Cowherd for the most part but he does this type of shit all the time. He always make analogies to the business world that rarely translate as nicely as he’d like to the sports world. Absolutely nothing new….

by Hornmatic on Aug 3, 2025 8:34 AM CDT reply actions  

False (black bear).

The headline of the article should read “Cowherd STAYS Absurd.”

by jc25 on Aug 3, 2025 9:19 AM CDT reply actions  

“As a firm hater of backward/sideways ballcaps, fallen pants, and white suburban gangsta costumes, I fully endorse Cowherd’s theory. All are massive "I’m stupid" symbols.”

I’m a successful lawyer who runs his own firm. I wear a baseball cap backwards at every opportunity I get.

You give away your age and inability to think critically with massive “I’m stupd” posts such as these.

by Good_Ole_Days_Syndrome on Aug 3, 2025 9:32 AM CDT reply actions  

Cowherd is probably the biggest douche in sports radio, shattering Jim Rome’s longstanding douche record.

My local FM sports station recently switched from Fox Sports to ESPN and going from the Dan Patrick show to Cowherd in the morning is absolutely heartbreaking. The very first day I was listening to him he spent an hour explaining why living in Manhattan Beach is better than living in Manhattan. Every day since then has been equally tortuous. To be fair almost all the Fox afternoon guys were also annoying myopic Southern California homers who think the rest of the country gives a crap about the Lakers just like Cowherd. Dan Patrick rules though. I miss him.

by hodad on Aug 3, 2025 10:45 AM CDT reply actions  

This is kind of like when some ATT nitwits told Steven Jobs to wear a suit to meet with the ATT big shots.

Jobs said “we are Apple, we dont wear suits. We dont even OWN suits.”

Guess the kid will never see the big time without fitting in.

by bullzak on Aug 3, 2025 10:46 AM CDT reply actions  

1. CEOs drive Porsches.
2. CEOs get laid.
3. Porsches get you laid.
4. I dont drive a porsche.
5. i dont get laid.

wait. we were supposed to prove this logic doesnt make sense?

by PVogel on Aug 3, 2025 1:36 PM CDT reply actions  

So Cowherd was hung over and wanted to argue with people instead of doing a real show.

by Sugarpants on Aug 3, 2025 2:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Romo had on camera interview during the hall of fame game - WITH HIS CAP ON STRAIGHT.

Super Bowl here we come!!!

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