Costas Now: Bissinger Vs. Leitch

Will Leitch of Deadspin thinks he's taking part in a roundtable about sports writing and blogging, but what he doesn't realize is that host Bob Costas has secretly replaced the other panelist with author Buzz Bissinger, who is BATSHIT CRAZY:

Costas Now: Bissinger Vs. Leitch

Seriously, click through to that link and watch the clip. It starts off with Costas sort of blindsiding Leitch and trying to get him to agree with Costas about what the "reasonable criticism" of blogging is. Then, Bissinger interrupts him to tell him he's "full of shit." That is, actually, the intellectual high point of Bissinger's appearance.

It's really an amazing few minutes of video -- cringeworthy, disappointing, and unfortunately representative of a large portion of the mainstream sports media, who apparently feel very threatened by the fact that the Internet has allowed people who don't get to spend time in the locker room the opportunity to share their opinions with a wider audience.

Sometimes democracy results in the formation of the United States of America; sometimes it results in photos of Ben Roethlisberger pouring tequila down a co-ed's throat while wearing a t-shirt that says "Drink Like a Champion Today." Personally, I think both outcomes have made the world a better place.