Better Wrangler pitchman, Dale Jr or favre?

[Benevolent One]

Cowherd Calls out Favre: He Can’t Rock the Wranglers like Dale Jr.
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

On Wednesday’s edition of SportsNation (weekdays, 4-5 p.m. ET, ESPN2), co-host Colin Cowherd was surprisingly passionate in his argument that newly annointed Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre has lost the luster that formerly made him synonymous with Wrangler Jeans.

SportsNation debated who is the better pitchman for Wrangler: Favre or NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr.

So passionate was Cowherd’s case (and impersonation of a whining celebrity), he went so far as to say that Favre is a former everyman and now more like Lindsay Lohan, unable to pick a side.

“Dale’s tough. Dale’s a guy’s guy,” he said. “Dale’s not a flippy, floppy guy. Brett Favre used to be everyman — he has literally turned off football fans.”

To Colin’s dismay, sports fans do not agree. SportsNation (and co-host Michelle Beadle) voted for Favre as the better Wrangler pitchman, 64% to Dale Jr.’s 36%.

I'd have to agree with Colin on this one. Dale Jr is a much more manly guy, and more credible person, than Brett Favre at this point. I think the voters took this as more of a question of "is the NFL better than NASCAR?". No matter how popular NASCAR gets, it will never be as popular as the NFL is in america.

 

[foehammer111]

Seriously? EPSN sports analysts are getting all pissy over who's the better pitchman? Don't they have better things to do?

Apprently not.

 

[Benevolent One]

Seriously? EPSN sports analysts are getting all pissy over who's the better pitchman? Don't they have better things to do?

Apprently not.

Apparently you missed the concept of the show. It is a light-hearted, funny show where they debate just about any subject where they can get the fans opinions. It's just an interesting conversation starter show. Granted it's no "inglourious plumber promo" or anything, but a lot of people actually think it is funny and fun.

 

[foehammer111]

Apparently you missed the concept of the show.

Apparently I did, since the only time I watch ESPN is when a race is on.

I don't think either is a very good pitchman. That's not what they do. They're only in it for the money, and free jeans. If seeing Junior wear Wrangler jeans is enough to get someone to part with their money....well, they either have a lot of money to throw away, or they're an easy sell.

 

[buckaroo]

Cowherd is just plain nuts anyway. He loves to be controversial in about everything that he does and says. At the end of last season, the Herd was slamming Favre, pretty much saying that Brett is no longer a talented QB. Then when Brett said that he might think about a comeback with the Vikes, Colin pumped up Brett. Cowherd changes his mind or opinions about as often as he changes his underwear. I listen to half his radio show and never his TV show. Just not my style.