Archive for the ‘Douchebag of the Week’ Category

Gunga…Gunga Galunga

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

We're not well-versed in the legal system here at Rumors and Rants, which is why we "employ" an official legal counsel, Booter. (His work is strictly pro bono, though I am not sure whether or not he is pro-Bono one way or the other). Despite my lack of time researching the ...

A.J. Smith Has Jumped The Shark

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

This was originally going to be my own hate-filled rant about Chargers' GM AJ Smith and his growing Woody Hayes-like insanity. Instead, I'll just let Yahoo!'s Michael Silver say it for me: "Make no mistake: Deciding whether Tomlinson will remain with the Chargers, at least privately, is part of Smith's job. ...

Farewell, Sweet Prince

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The Chicago sports journalism world was rocked late last night with confirmation that Jay Mariotti is no longer with us. Ironically, the most information on the move was not found in the Sun-Times, but the Chicago Tribune, with whom Jay gladly squawked without so much as an au revoir in the ...

Douchebags of The Week: A SuperSonic Bust

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Sometimes life gives us so much unadulterated douchebaggery that it makes your head spin.Walking into an Abercrombie & Fitch store. Going to a picnic with oil company executives. Attending a fraternity party at Duke. Talking to anyone from Naperville, Ill.Yet one could still argue that none of the above can ...