odessasteps Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Time to bring back the Magic Hour (with Wilbon as his new Arsenio). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 If the ratings for his new show continue to plummet, Arsenio will have free time. (pumps fist while woofing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Rick Reilly won't be employed for much longer. http://deadspin.com/rick-reillys-american-indian-father-in-law-says-reilly-1443599450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Rick Reilly won't be employed for much longer.http://deadspin.com/rick-reillys-american-indian-father-in-law-says-reilly-1443599450This story was like Christmas in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Rick Reilly won't be employed for much longer. http://deadspin.com/rick-reillys-american-indian-father-in-law-says-reilly-1443599450 Yay! When's the party? Do I need to bring anything? Put me down for a box of red wine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I've always accused him of mailing it in, but mailing in context and meaning is a new low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 There are plenty of Native Americans around here, I guarantee the majority of them would not be okay with the name of the team. Shocking, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Has anyone had an argument for keeping the name other than, "that's what the team always has been called?" I've never heard anything close to a valid point about keeping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 There has seldom, if ever, been where "Because that's the way it's always been" has been the answer on the correct side of history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Basically the main four arguments for the name have been: 1. There are more important issues with Native Americans to care about some sports name 2. Usual overblown political correctness 3. It isn't a widely known slur like the N word and only reflect a small number of people 4. Every time I use the word "Redskin" it meant the football team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'm sure we all had that point in life when we realized what "Redskins" actually referred to. I remember being confused by the name and thinking it must have something to do with an animal for the longest time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I've always accused him of mailing it in, but mailing in context and meaning is a new low.After the way he falsely trashed Barry Bonds during the 2002 World Series, I've been hoping for Reilly to be unemployed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 While I stand by the reporting in my Sept. 18 column about the Washington Redskins nickname controversy, and felt I accurately quoted my father-in-law in the piece, clearly he feels differently. This is an incredibly sensitive issue, and Bob felt he had more to say on the subject after that column was posted on ESPN.com. We've spoken and cleared this up. I admire Bob and respect his opinions, and he's welcome to express them. Bob and I are good and I'm looking forward to my next steak with him. There you go. It's pius, needlessly arrogant, half-assed and fucking clueless. Everything you'd ever want in a Rick Reilly "apology". Also, Rick, are you SURE you and Bob are good? Because you certainly didn't get what he said the last time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Am I the only one hoping his father-in-law spits on Reilly's steak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Mann Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Am I the only one hoping his father-in-law spits on Reilly's steak?Hopefully he has no reservations about it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 If folks haven't seen some of the proposed fan designed Washington (insert team name) things - check them out. It still baffles me that except for sheer stubbornness that the team doesn't change it. Some of them are amazing (most of them using the "Warriors" name) and it is a license to print money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 If folks haven't seen some of the proposed fan designed Washington (insert team name) things - check them out.It still baffles me that except for sheer stubbornness that the team doesn't change it.Some of them are amazing (most of them using the "Warriors" name) and it is a license to print moneyIt is and the minute the NFL gives Washington the same deal or similar deal the Cowboys have for licensing rights the name will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 If folks haven't seen some of the proposed fan designed Washington (insert team name) things - check them out.It still baffles me that except for sheer stubbornness that the team doesn't change it.Some of them are amazing (most of them using the "Warriors" name) and it is a license to print moneyIt is and the minute the NFL gives Washington the same deal or similar deal the Cowboys have for licensing rights the name will change. That or they threaten them with another salary cap penalty. The league could stop this right now if they really wanted too, but like most racial issues most people don't care as long as it's not about them. The name is clearly out of the realm of decency, but because there aren't enough native american's to make enough noise complaining people think it's okay. There is no reason to name a sports team a racial epithet and I don't understand why we have tolerated this shit this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 If folks haven't seen some of the proposed fan designed Washington (insert team name) things - check them out.It still baffles me that except for sheer stubbornness that the team doesn't change it.Some of them are amazing (most of them using the "Warriors" name) and it is a license to print moneyIt is and the minute the NFL gives Washington the same deal or similar deal the Cowboys have for licensing rights the name will change. That or they threaten them with another salary cap penalty. The league could stop this right now if they really wanted too, but like most racial issues most people don't care as long as it's not about them. The name is clearly out of the realm of decency, but because there aren't enough native american's to make enough noise complaining people think it's okay. There is no reason to name a sports team a racial epithet and I don't understand why we have tolerated this shit this long. Because most people don't know the story behind the teams name and until I saw the story Keith Olberman did on his show about the history of the teams name I was actually on the 'change it/dont change it I dont care my teams the freaking Chiefs what room do I have to say anything' side...now I'm on the change it side but also a realists and know that for it to change the NFL has to give Snyder something and the only thing they can is a new marketing deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlk23 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 SportsCenter on as the Texas A&M game ends and they lead with the college football upsets. I probably would have started with the near no-hitter and spent the first segment (10 minutes or so) on the pair of 1-0 LCS games today. And that's where I turn over to Fox Sports One to see that they lead off with the baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 ESPN won't lead with the sports they don't have the contracts for. They are whores with no integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I'm shocked they didn't lead with a NBA preview story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 ESPN won't lead with the sports they don't have the contracts for. They are whores with no integrity.But they are rights partners with mlb and doing games playoff games on radio.But on a saturday night, id expect rundown to be:CFBNFL of some sortMLBNBA preseasonAnd 48 minutes in, show Luongo's OG for the only hockey highlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Won't the only thing SC could have done was put up the box score...since the game was on fix they wouldn't have rights to show highlights till after the game was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I think someone has already mentioned this, but I really hate the grantland nba preview videos. Not only are the insipid, but I hate having to watch something that is twelve minutes instead of reading at my own pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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