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Best Blowups: Post-Dispatch sportswriters recall memorable rants they've covered

From 76ers star Allen Iverson “talking about practice” to 49ers coach Mike Singletary declaring he would rather play with 10 men on the field than send a selfish player into his huddle, the sports world has produced some of the greatest rants in modern history.

The latest rundown from ESPN’s SportsCenter led to a discussion among Post-Dispatch sportswriters.

What is the most memorable sports rant you’ve covered?

The Cardinals and Blues are no strangers to eruptions. Neither was our town’s most-recent NFL team. Enough venting sessions have happened on college campuses that the most memorable recent one, former Mizzou football coach Barry Odom’s “dark days” rant after a 2017 loss to Auburn, didn’t even make this list.