Bissinger vs. Leitch (and the Internet)
April 30, 2008
I’m only the 5,000th blogger to mention this, but Deadspin’s Will Leitch was on Costas Now last night, where Buzz Bissinger (author of Friday Night Lights) absolutely went nuts and on a tirade against Leitch and the Internet.
YouTube pulled the video, but Deadspin still has it up.
Leitch could’ve done a better job of defending himself, but it’s good that he didn’t lower himself to the level that Bissinger did. I actually enjoyed Buzz’s book, but I think a whole lot less of him now after watching this. Bissinger seems to think the Internet is the root of all evil here.
Here’s Will’s reaction.
Gilbert
Ben
May 1, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I agree. You could not be a sane person and watch that without losing respect for Buzz Bissinger. At one point he seemed to be literally foaming at the mouth (or at least producing lots of spittle). Leitch missed a great opportunity to defend blogging with both humor and good argument though he remained calm. I wonder if he could have gotten a word in anyway as it seemed that both Costs and Bissinger had come prepared to attack him – Costas more calmly so, but he has indicated a dislike of bloggers before this. I also wonder if it wasn’t a set up?