"I'd take you out right here."Evidently Will Leitch had a warmup prior to his incident with Buzz Bissinger a few weeks back on the Costas special. He writes in the latest issue of The Sporting News, about a greenroom encounter with Cris Carter:
Somehow, I ended up being introduced to Cris Carter, formerly from HBO Sports (and the Minnesota Vikings) and now on ESPN. I shook his hand.
“Hello, I’m Will.â€
Cris frowned, and even sneaked in a scowl. “Are you the blog guy?â€
I smiled. The best way, I’ve learned, to deal with the hostility is just to smile. They’re not expecting that. I suspect they all think we look like the Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons or, more sinister, like a member of the thrash metal group GWAR. “Yes, sir, I do write a blog.â€
Cris’ scowl was no longer sneaky. “You know, I got a problem with you,†the Ohio State grad said, through gritted teeth. “Some Michigan blog said I was an a--hole. Better nobody say that to my face.â€
Smiling, trying to look calm, I said, “Well, sir, you know, I didn’t write that.â€
Cris took a step closer to me. “You damn well better not of, ’cause if you had, I’d take you out right here.â€
I smiled, again, shook his hand, and went on my way.
The million dollar question is which Michigan blogger is on Carter's shit list? There's the obvious choice, but the only thing I can find out of Brian was published after the special and doesn't seem too inflammatory. Any guesses?
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Its funny how star athletes, surrounded by sycophants, get so offended when they find out not everyone thinks they are the best thing since sliced bread
My guess is MZone. The dude is actually pretty funny and loves to pile on Ohio State. His post today is a prime example.
I am disappointed in Chris Carter here. You can't tell me he wasn't called much nastier names while playing in the NFL, especially after his early years in Philly. I can't believe some athletes are acting like they are towards blogs.
I like the MZone as much as the next guy, but sometimes it appears as if all they do is pile on Ohio State. Me thinks he has small penis.
Is he really and Ohio State "grad"?
SportsbyBrook or whatever is one of the worst sites on the whole netterweb. Next to Michigan blogs.
Cris Carter is cool....I hope he tells his son to come to Columbus!!!
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I have to disagree. SBB is one of the best nat'l sports blogs out there. Very funny stuff.
I agree Skinner, SBB is very easy to read during the work day and lots of pretty ladies!
I agree that SBB is pretty quality. Also Brooks used to have a radio show on 1460 when he was in Cbus, so he has a soft spot for the Buckeyes (although he didn't write this particular post).
You all BELIEVE this happened? That crappy dialogue isn't from real life but from some dweeber's wishful imagination. Problem with blogs: NO JOURNALISTIC CREDS. No second source. Nothing but a loser lying and readers buying it all. Crater doesn't talk that way--trust me--and he's been called worse at the 'shoe and the Metrodome w/out blinking.
Sounds like whoever wrote that blog article was right.
I ran into CC at Dan marino's HOF induction in Canton. Dude was a total prick. I tried to get him to give me an I-O for my O-H and he gave me the same scowl that I imagine he gave this guy. He said something snotty like "oh you think I'm going to respond to you?" I love the Bucks and the Dolphins (granted CC's Dolphin career was less than stellar) but I agree that Cris Carter is a jerk.
JodyRope - Yeah, blogs never cite sources and they're terrible journalists. I mean with real journalist citing "sources near the situation" or "a source who wishes to remain anonymous" that could be anybody. I could be sitting in an igloo in Arctic Circle and tell a reporter that Chris Carter is a delicious human being and they can print it. You saying "Crater (sic) doesn't talk that way-trust me-" is the same thing. Why should we believe you over a blogger? You have no journalistic credibility either. Maybe you should just get over the fact that one of your Buckeye heroes is a prick.
What a childish a-hole. I mean, doesn't Cris get that a MICHIGAN blog is bound to write not-so-sweet things about him? Why take personal offense to it? (Maybe I'd have to read the entire blog...maybe there is more to it.) I'm inclined to think that the actual reason Cris freaked out is that he knows it's the truth.
Funny - I picked up on the fact that Cris might be an a-hole awhile ago, and I've never met the guy. My suspicions even compelled me to write a post on a Philadelphia Eagles messageboard asking if Cris was indeed a jerk (people there weren't ready to accuse him of being one). The reason I asked is that recently, I saw Cris on "Mike and Mike" - and I sensed a degree of coldness from Mike Golic toward Cris. I thought the vibe was a little odd considering that they were teammates for a few years (Eagles). And Golic seems like a pretty easygoing guy - so I figured that whatever the problem may be between those two, Golic wasn't the reason for it (plus, I had peeped earlier "clues" that Cris was a SOB).