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Rick Reilly Blasts the BIG 10

  • OneBuckeye
    http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/6783415/rick-reilly-nebraska-big-ten-primer

    He obviously doesn't have anything to write about. The 11W follow up is on point.

    http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2011/07/rick-reilly-attempts-to-make-some-jokes#more
  • Classyposter58
    Rick Reilly really is a joke. I haven't liked an article of his in awhile and this one was flatout gay
  • stroups
    Dude trys way too hard to be funny
  • Azubuike24
    There was some definite humor in there.

    I liked the comment about black shoes not making teams look slower, bowl games do.
  • Hb31187
    That was just flat out stupid
  • karen lotz
    There is really no point in reading anything Reilly writes. I can't even watch his stupid shit when he is on TV.
  • ts1227
    Its a little of both. Some humor, but mostly just typical Reilly.
  • dwccrew
    How does this guy have a job? That was pathetic in all aspects. Sports journalism and attempted humor.
  • enigmaax
    dwccrew;837046 wrote:How does this guy have a job?

    Maybe the 11 National Sports Writer of the Year awards?
  • vball10set
    Azubuike24;837027 wrote:There was some definite humor in there.

    I liked the comment about black shoes not making teams look slower, bowl games do.

    Azu, you're just saying that 'cause you're a Big Ten hater--come clean, bro
  • queencitybuckeye
    enigmaax;837078 wrote:Maybe the 11 National Sports Writer of the Year awards?

    Speaks more to the state of writing than to any great talent on his part IMO.
  • Pick6
    enigmaax;837078 wrote:Maybe the 11 National Sports Writer of the Year awards?

    sec guy defending him, go figure.
  • enigmaax
    Pick6;837133 wrote:sec guy defending him, go figure.

    Yeah that's it. I didn't find this article particularly entertaining either. But apparently the guy does something right because not only does he have a job, apparently he is recognized as one of the best. I don't really know anything else about him so maybe all of the accomplished journalists here are right.
  • SportsAndLady
    Pick6;837133 wrote:sec guy defending him, go figure.

    Lol enig is in no way an "sec guy"

    Sos, cgw, those are sec guys

    Enig just happens to like an sec team
  • vball10set
    if it'll sell copy, he'll write it...no biggie
  • thedynasty1998
    Rick Reilly is still employed?
  • Manhattan Buckeye
    thedynasty1998;837220 wrote:Rick Reilly is still employed?

    My thought exactly, it's been years since I've seen an article by him. I didn't like his schtick when he wrote the back page for SI.
  • krambman
    I thought it was pretty funny. You people are just too uptight and defensive about the Big Ten. He took some of our quirks as a conference and pointed them out in an arguably humorous way. I had no problem with it.

    The Eleven Warriors response was funnier though.
  • -Society-
    krambman;837305 wrote:I thought it was pretty funny. You people are just too uptight and defensive about the Big Ten. He took some of our quarks as a conference and pointed them out in an arguably humorous way. I had no problem with it.

    The Eleven Warriors response was funnier though.

    No one gives a shit about what you have to say. A quark? You are an idiot.
  • believer
    krambman;837305 wrote:I thought it was pretty funny. You people are just too uptight and defensive about the Big Ten. He took some of our quarks as a conference and pointed them out in an arguably humorous way. I had no problem with it.

    The Eleven Warriors response was funnier though.
    I didn't exactly have belly laughs on his article but I did grin a little. Reilly did hit the nail on the head a few times.

    C'mon Buckeye and Big 10 fans lighten up a bit. Keep in mind that Nebraska at least thinks bolting from the Big 12 to the Big 10 (12?) was a GOOD thing. lol
  • FatHobbit
    I didn't find the article that offensive, but it wasn't that funny either. (I'll admit I might have grinned once or twice, but overall it was pretty meh.)
  • FatHobbit
    believer;837380 wrote:C'mon Buckeye and Big 10 fans lighten up a bit. Keep in mind that Nebraska at least thinks bolting from the Big 12 to the Big 10 (12?) was a GOOD thing. lol

    I think it was for them, because they were getting the shaft from Texas.
  • Iliketurtles
    Haha I thought it was pretty fun. There were some good lines in there.
  • killer_ewok
    Iliketurtles;837461 wrote:There were some good lines in there.

    Agreed. But it did come off a bit venomous in some spots.
  • Tiernan
    Stupid as shit...but the stuff on scUM was right on target!