Raw

My 100% Grade-A, Unfiltered, Inside Look at Sports

Colin Cowherd

• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN:
  9781501105203
• Print ISBN:
  9781501108341

In his no-holds-barred, unapologetically controversial voice, New York Times bestselling author of You Herd Me! and sports personality Colin Cowherd gives an insider’s look into every aspect of sports, including behind-the-scenes scandals, inter-team rivalries, and players’ lives on and off the field.

There’s a lot you don’t see or hear sitting high up in the stands. But Colin Cowherd knows what really goes on—and he’s not afraid to share the vivid details of everything ESPN doesn’t show. From hotel parties for athletes and other industry professionals, to gossip from the road between games, to what happens behind closed doors, Cowherd—who has interviewed everyone from President Barack Obama to Kate Upton—draws on personal experiences to offer you an exclusive look into the rarefied, outrageous, ego-mad sports world.

With unparalleled candor and the signature brazen voice his fans have come to know and love, Cowherd offers a unique vantage point of places and events otherwise curtained to the general sports audience, while weaving in his opinions on aspects of competition, tradition, and all things refereed. If you want honest, unvarnished opinions on current sports rivalries, scandals, and statistics, it’s all in Raw—from one of America’s most outspoken sports broadcasters on air today.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Introduction
• The Saddest Superhero
• One Order of Gain, Please Hold the Pain
• Better Late Than Ever
• When Everyone’s A Critic, No One’s A Critic
• Odds Squad
• Ray of Light
• Straight, No Chaser
• The Fix Is In
• A Mistake Unknown to Mankind
• Bugsy’s Last Meal
• Root Cause
• Polished for Your Protection
• Saw Something, Said Something
• A Good Bet is A Terrible Thing to Waste
• Construction Criticism
• Eyes Wide Shut
• Tradin’ Paint and Wastin’ Time
• Loud, Proud, and Dead Wrong
• Food and Whine
• The Politics of Everything, the Everything of Politics
• Few Complaints
• A Good Fella Is Hard to Find
• Life Cycle
• Dysfunction Junction
• Playing the Game of Your Life
• For Pete’s Sake
• Sobering Topic
• The Southern Illusion
• Wall of Shame
• Heavy Wears the Crown
• “Wrong Guy, You’re on the Air”
• A Taxing Matter
• World Cup Runneth Over
• Hate the Player? Nah, Just His Game
• Ravenous
• Men’s Wearhouse
• Indy Film
• Charles in Charge
• Air Time
• Purr-fect Explanation
• Slow and Steady
• Return to Lender
• Aaron Some Grievances
• Playing the Percentages
• A Brand-New World
• Opportunity Rocks
• One Man’s Risk, Another Man’s Miracle
• The Lucky Son
• Letter of Intent
• Afterword
• Paperback Bonus Chapter
• Acknowledgments
• About Colin Cowherd
• Copyright