The harshest headlines you've seen...

[RecoveringJournalist]

I don't want to pollute what could be a really good thread about the OKC Media and the Thunder, but that Mr. Unreliable headline was one of the harshest headlines I've seen.

I'm wondering what other ones are out there. They can be justifiably harsh or as people called the Oklahoman headline "unduly harsh"

 

[FileNotFound]

During the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Orlando Sentinel used "Choke Classic" after the Magic lost in Game 2 of the first round. The Magic went on to the Finals that year.

 

[swingline]

Come on, that "Roasted Nuts" headline is the runaway winner.

 

[Songbird]

 

[LongTimeListener]

When Steve Young finally got the 49ers to the Super Bowl, the San Jose Mercury News' headline was "Joe who?"

Those in the office that day say the number of angry calls reached five figures.

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

When Florida lost to LSU awhile back, one of the papers had a huge pic of the coach, which at the time was Zook, hanging his head with HUMILIATION! across the top.

It was awesome and the AD went ballistic.

 

[Donny in his element]

I wrote a takeout about the futility of the two Division I men's basketball programs in town -- one in its first year in D-I -- in advance of their first meeting, which was given a rivalry nickname and a barrel trophy. In this year, both schools -- conference foes -- were a combined 1 - 30 or so and had RPIs in the bottom four.
I got a lot of good stuff from both the coaches -- one in his first year -- and the players with whom I spoke.

The headline: Bottom of the Barrel (clever, I still think).

Neither coach was real pleased next time I caught up with them.

 

[BDC99]

It was awesome and the AD went ballistic.

This does not surprise me a bit. Know a former SE in Gainesville, and sounds like he spent as much time getting ripped by Foley as doing his job.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Years and years ago, Bethune-Cookman basketball lost by 50 or 60 to Arkansas and one of the Arkie papers referred to it as "Buffoon-Cookman."

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Years and years ago, Bethune-Cookman basketball lost by 50 or 60 to Arkansas and one of the Arkie papers referred to it as "Buffoon-Cookman."

That was in a BS column in the Morning News.

 

[MileHigh]

Early 2000s, after a few Wide Right games between Miami and Florida State, the Seminoles lost a last-play game on a kick that went wide left.

It Ain't Right

 

[RecoveringJournalist]

Early 2000s, after a few Wide Right games between Miami and Florida State, the Seminoles lost a last-play game on a kick that went wide left.

It Ain't Right

That's damn good.

 

[MisterCreosote]

 

[Donny in his element]

A lot of love for FTU headlines so far.

 

[Songbird]

That is a fantastic breakout box (WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY). That's how you fit a lot of information into a tight little space.

 

[Bronco77]

From the late '90s in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, when the Miami Hurricanes gave up 66 points in a crucial loss to Syracuse, in 120-point, all-caps type:

"ROUT 66"

Rumor had it Butch Davis hated that one.

 

[Liut]

"Waterproof Negro Drowns in Dry Prong"

 

[joe_schmoe]

In the mid 90s when Swtizer was coaching the Cowboys the Cowboys have 4th and 1 and give to Emmit, who is stuffed...twice. (the first play was ruled to have not happen as the two minute warning had been reached).
If I recall correctly the Dallas Morning News headline was "Dumb and Dumber"