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"You have to hope, you've got to believe, that that performance tonight will embarrass them enough to stop this, right? Because if they're not embarrassed by that, we don't want them on the team." -- Rick Bowness
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And what is it about the Blue Jackets and the second period?
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Catching up with the visuals with the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Crew, including This Week in Discasting (excellent guests)
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Also: In a Disrespected Media exclusive, Santi Rodriguez addresses l'affaire de Lionel Messi
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Cam Talbot, Sean Burke, Rick Bowness, Cole Sillinger, and Mike Sillinger are all connected. Come to the Disrespected for a headache, and stay for Messi's Zacrewder film.
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RIP Lyle Odelein, a human being of prodigious warmth and generosity
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Breaking down the Blue Jackets' roster, ignoring Lionel Messi's nastiness, and this week in Discasting. And it was a grand week in Discasting.
Michael Arace on why he left the Columbus Dispatch to hang up his own shingle. The Disrespected is independent, local media covering the Blue Jackets and Crew, and much more. Welcome.
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The CBJ win their season opener for the first time in five years. Matthew Knies racks up three points in his Union Blue debut. Nationwide rocks.
The lowdown on the Marchenko-for-Knies deal featuring the Reign of Terror. Also: Did Lionel Messi attempt to crush Santi Rodriguez's foot? It sure looks like it. But is this Zapruder film AI-generated?
If you open up your window this morning, you can still hear Luis Suarez whining
A long, cold summer comes to an end
Source: Pipa didn't show "an accountability or a level of contrition that approached the seriousness of the transgression."
Federico Higuain accused of "physical abuse and sexism" after an incident with a female referee. A Crew 2 supporter group calls for him to be fired. What will Bez do? Also, it's NHL Exhibition Week, so buckle up ...
Marchenko stickhandles around a most sensitive question: Will he re-up with the Blue Jackets? A (partial) history of player departures from the City of Flight. Will it ever end? Also, Taha Habroune is a very chill customer. And the merch is here!
Plus, a banner day for rosters: The CBJ's training camp roster and the Crew's post-transfer-window roster profile, in full color.
The Blue Jackets open training camp in the morning. The Crew play a U.S. Open Cup semifinal in the evening. Buckle up.
Maybe it's too much. Since Nov,. 8, 2025, when the Columbus Crew were eliminated from the playoffs with a 2-1 loss to the FCs in Cincinnati, 10 players off that roster have left via transfer, trade or loan. The head coach, Wilfried Nancy, left and took three
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Charting the Columbus Crew's Laurent Courtois era as it nears the end of its fourth month (if you include the two-month World Cup break)