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Rick Reilly Interviews Bretty Favre (Not Really)

Published on 2011-07-29 23:03:46

Hey you guys. So I’ve been happily rolling along for a few months. Just doin what I do. You know how it is. Hadn’t read a Rick Reilly column since April. It was refreshing. But still it was kinda like in Alias when Sidney Bristow and the gang had to let Arvin Sloan alone for [...]

So This is Goodbye (Probably)

Published on 2011-04-29 20:45:45

I’ve wrestled with this for awhile, but I think it’s time to stop the blog. It’s been a month since I’ve posted, and while I’ve gone through extended hiatuses before, those were largely due to laziness. My life has gotte

Matt Howard and Jimmer Fredette Revisited

Published on 2011-04-05 13:01:01

Remember when Reilly ripped into the Jimmer because he didn’t win the game against Florida? And because he shot 3-15 form the field? (He still scored 32 points.) And because he didn’t play defense, and was aloof? You do? Okay good. Rememb

Rick Reilly is Persona non Grata in Orem, Utah

Published on 2011-04-01 22:47:54

A reader sends along this photo, which I think is a fitting way to wrap up the great Rick Reilly-Jimmer Fredette controversy of 2011. Filed under: Sports (Non-Baseball Category) Tagged: BYU, Jimmer, Jimmer Fredette, Rick Reilly

Rick Reilly’s Piece on Matt Howard Strangely Similar to Someone Else’s Piece on Matt Howard

Published on 2011-03-29 13:43:23

Hey look! Rick Reilly wrote a column about Matt Howard that’s basically the same as a column written by someone else about Matt Howard two weeks ago, except it’s worse…but the same. And yet worse. Fantastic. Fresh off a controversial week a

The One Where a BYU Fan Confronts Rick Reilly about Jimmer

Published on 2011-03-29 10:24:12

A reader, and BYU fan, relayed a story to me about how he was at the games in New Orleans (yes, he left his hotel room), and confronted Reilly on press row after BYU’s loss and Reilly’s take-down piece on Jimmer. I thought it was interest

The Internet Hates Rick Reilly: The Jimmer Edition

Published on 2011-03-26 10:54:21

In the wake of Reilly’s terrible column on Jimmer Fredette, which we dealt with extensively yesterday, let’s take to the internets for more. Links after the jump. From the Provo Daily Herald and cougarblue.com, Jason Franchuk has some quo

Rick Reilly’s Jimmer Fredette Hatchet Piece

Published on 2011-03-25 21:14:24

Get ready for Reilly to irrationally bash Jimmer Fredette for about 800 words. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. NEW ORLEANS — So that’s the end of Jimmermania. Saw it for myself. Caught the closing act. Not impressed. Really? N

NFL Lockout: Rick Reilly Rallies Around Oppressed Rich People

Published on 2011-03-03 21:18:37

I wasn’t planning on writing for a little bit more, what with my new addition, but Reilly’s latest is particularly bad. Are you the kind of person who loves hearing the bug zapper? Yes, because it means that bugs are dying. Any other ques

The Reason for Lack of Posting

Published on 2011-02-28 19:56:57

Mrs. Tapps gave birth to another Baby Tapps last week. (That makes two.) He’s scowling a bit because Reilly’s mailbag was on the computer at the time. So…there might not be some posts for a bit. Hopefully Rick doesn’t get too

Rick Reilly Whines about Carmelo Anthony, NBA

Published on 2011-02-23 21:00:38

Reilly is pretty terrible about most things, but when he turns into whiny, little Fanatic McDiehard, it’s pretty much the worst. And, hooray, today is one of those times. Seems ‘ol Rick is pissed off at Carmelo Anthony leaving Denver. Let

Rick Reilly: Defender of Women

Published on 2011-02-18 20:59:47

This is going to be a tough one, and I’ll probably piss some people off, but whatever. Let’s dive in. DES MOINES, Iowa — Sixteen-year-old wrestler Cassy Herkelman doesn’t need anybody protecting her from anything. She’s broken h

Rick Reilly Wears Ed Hardy Shirts…and Talks to Kevin Durant

Published on 2011-02-10 20:45:19

Rick Reilly wonders in his latest column if Kevin Durant is actually like a regular 22-year-old as Thunder PR keep saying. Oh and he wears Ed Hardy shirts. Of course he does. Absolutely. My lord. NBA PR flacks keep telling me that Oklahoma City Thund

Rick Reilly’s Ode to St. Aaron Rodgers

Published on 2011-02-08 15:56:52

Orate frates. I’m getting out of my mourning period, so we’ll address some more of Reilly’s awful post-Super Bowl stuff. (And maybe later some truly inane TMQ Super Bowl “analysis”!) On Reilly’s (not)blog, Aaron Rodgers flies with his ang

Rick Reilly Totally Ran into Fergie at the Super Bowl

Published on 2011-02-08 13:10:24

Reilly’s been writing some things on his (not)blog lately that I haven’t touched. Partly because they are just so worthless, and partly because I’m not really ready to dwell on anything about the Steelers loss in the Super Bowl yet&

Rick Reilly Says You Have to Root for the Packers

Published on 2011-02-02 21:57:33

In yet another fantastic article, Reilly brings the hard-hitting analysis and insider information you’d expect from an 11-time recipient of the Sportswriter of the Year Award. In fact, it’s soooo awesome I’m not even going to reprin

Clay Matthews: Rick Reilly’s Swedish, Swirling-Dervish Raptor

Published on 2011-01-28 21:00:24

Oh good. Another 5 pm, Friday afternoon column from Reilly. Fantastic. We’ll just get right to it. I want to watch old episodes of Newhart, and it’s getting late. GREEN BAY, Wis. – Look at Rick getting all fancy on us, with a dateline a

Rick Reilly Loves Derrick Rose (and TV Magicians)

Published on 2011-01-25 20:13:29

Reilly posted his latest column at a 11:57 pm on Monday night…so I’m getting to it late since they snuck it in there. It’s not awful actually. It’s not good, but it’s not awful. Maybe he should always work late at night. Derrick

Rick Reilly Argues with Himself about the New York Jets

Published on 2011-01-21 12:19:29

What the hell is going on here? This is Reilly’s second column this week. Is ESPN finally making him work for his outlandish salary? I’m not sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, I guess it’s good that he’s being made to at

Does Defense Win Championships?

Published on 2011-01-21 09:35:33

Last night Joe Veno of Statician Magician Tweeted: “Can’t someone do a “defense wins championships” study? Based on defensive/offensive rankings if nothing else?” I’m not sure if he was talking about the NFL specif

Sports Media All Write Same Ben Roethlisberger Story

Published on 2011-01-20 21:31:39

Super Bowl week is gonna be even worse than normal. Seriously, there are four teams left in the playoffs right now, and three of the largest sports news outlets on the ‘ol internet have, like, the same exact story running on Ben Roethlisberger.

The Internet Hates Rick Reilly, Part I

Published on 2011-01-19 20:49:14

There are a lot of people in this world. And a lot of them are on the internet. And a lot of them hate Rick Reilly. Here’s the first in a new occasional series highlighting some of those people. Naturally, much of the Reilly outrage as of late

How Lance Armstrong Can Rekindle Rick Reilly’s Career

Published on 2011-01-19 09:33:45

Sports Illustrated has a pretty huge story with supposedly new information that is potentially damning to Lance Armstrong. A long, long, long time denier of doping and steroid use (he doth protest too much, comes to mind), Armstrong’s before a

Rick Reilly’s Tim Tebow-Fantasy Football Miracle!

Published on 2011-01-18 13:36:16

Oh look, Rick Reilly writing a column about Fantasy Football AND Tim Tebow. This should be good. And by “good” I mean absolutely terrible and dripping with sap. Prepare yourselves. If you had a flat-tire season in fantasy football, you’re n

Jose Canseco is Uncle Rico

Published on 2011-01-14 14:34:43

Now seems about as good a time as any to check in on our old friend Jose Canseco, seeing as how Donald Trump named him as a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice last night. (I personally look forward to seeing how Canseco and Gary Busey battle it out o

Rick Reilly Writes Nothing About Jay Cutler

Published on 2011-01-13 20:28:18

If the summarize tool still existed in Word 2010 (and, really, it’s sad that it doesn’t), then today’s Reilly column would have read something like this: “Jay Cutler is not a likable person. Many people agree with the this sta

Let’s All Watch Rick Reilly Try To Be Clever

Published on 2011-01-13 13:11:19

Here’s Reilly’s latest offering on his (not)blog. And boy is it terrible. Hey! Did you know there’s a drink called an Arnold Palmer!? It’s made of lemonade and iced-tea! (And it’s delicious I might add.Really.) Yeah, so

Grumpy Murray Chass is Grumpy

Published on 2011-01-05 20:48:03

Murray Chass is a former baseball writer for the New York Times, if you didn’t know. He has a pretty notorious blog, but apparently he hates bloggers and his blog is not actually a blog, but rather a “site for baseball columns.” He&

Rick Reilly, Obama, and the BCS: Oh Boy

Published on 2011-01-04 20:29:52

The Rickster’s column today was on the BCS. Namely, how there should be no BCS, but rather a playoff system. So far, so good. Most people recognize that the current BCS system is deeply flawed. I’ve really got no problem with the first ha