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Very special episode of Nothing But Respect this week, we had everyone's favorite @rayratto.bsky.social on to talk about the wide world of officiating: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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I wrote about the shameful lane kiffin saga and it’s over the top spectacle and media coverage, aka why you should never feel bad when a coach gets fired midseason

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The Lane Kiffin Saga Shows Why You Should Never Cry For Coaches | Defector
What’s a college football season if you don’t end it covered in shame? This year was even more shame-drenched than usual, especially if you held the most heralded position on the field: head coach. Th...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Suns reporter describes death threats and moving his family out of Phoenix after Charlie Kirk tweets: defector.com/suns-reporte...
Suns Reporter Describes Death Threats And Moving His Family Out Of Phoenix After Charlie Kirk Tweets | Defector
Gerald Bourguet, the PHNX Sports reporter who was fired for tweets that accurately laid out right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s beliefs, published a video Monday detailing the aftermath of his firing.…
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December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Either Red Bull has finally made a good second-seat choice, or poor Isack Hadjar is doomed: defector.com/either-red-b...
Either Red Bull Has Finally Made A Good Second-Seat Choice, Or Poor Isack Hadjar Is Doomed | Defector
As the new Red Bull Racing upper management remains unwilling to hire a priest to exorcise whatever has been haunting the team’s second seat since Daniel Ricciardo departed in 2018 (not dead; simply…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Why MLB's cheapest teams are at least trying to seem like they're trying: defector.com/why-mlbs-che...
Why MLB's Cheapest Teams Are At Least Trying To Seem Like They're Trying | Defector
Defector has partnered with Baseball Prospectus to bring you a taste of their work. They write good shit that we think you’ll like. If you do like it, we encourage you to check out their site and…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Scandal-plagued Michigan State hires scandal-plagued Pat Fitzgerald: defector.com/scandal-plag...
Scandal-Plagued Michigan State Hires Scandal-Plagued Pat Fitzgerald | Defector
Pat Fitzgerald, a coaching retread with lots of dirt in the grooves, is about to get another Big 10 gig.  Among the bigger stories on the latest Bloody Sunday for college football coaches was…
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December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The last episode of the first season of Try Hard is out today. It's a break in format because my guest didn't actually accomplish his goal, at all.

We ended up having a really nice meta conversation about failure and how uncomfortable it is to rely on your people: defector.com/ronald-young...
Ronald Young Jr. Comes Clean | Defector
I didn’t consider the possibility of failure enough when I was developing this show. For the last episode of the season I was supposed to have a conversation with Ronald Young Jr., he had been wanting...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Formula 1 title will be decided in the final race, thanks to McLaren's buffoonery: defector.com/the-formula-...
The Formula 1 Title Will Be Decided In The Final Race, Thanks To McLaren's Buffoonery | Defector
If McLaren manages to stumble its way to a Drivers’ Championship victory in the final race of the Formula 1 season, it will not be for lack of trying to lose. Las Vegas saw McLaren intruding on…
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December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“Jaguars Junction” is an independent source of football analysis unaffiliated with any professional sports franchise. defector.com/jaguars-junc...
Jaguars Junction: Week 13 | Defector
Jacksonville Jaguars move to 8-4 record on the season with another big win this week. Unimportant people gape in slack-jawed amazement. Many have asked me, “How did we get here?” Well it all started…
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December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It's the Try Hard season finale: Ronald Young Jr. comes clean defector.com/ronald-young...
Ronald Young Jr. Comes Clean | Defector
I didn’t consider the possibility of failure enough when I was developing this show. For the last episode of the season I was supposed to have a conversation with Ronald Young Jr., he had been…
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December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM