CBS Columnist Super Pissed at Aaron Rodgers for Not Talking after Wisconsin Game

Wisconsin beat Arizona 85-78 last night in a wild game owned by Sam Dekker's ice-cold shooting, but do you know what was missing from all the coverage? Aaron Rodgers. He was at the game and TBS cameras showed the local Wisconsin hero often, as broadcasters always do with celebrities at big games. Many fans of college basketball were probably left feeling empty after the game, frustrated by the lack of information. Personally, I tossed and turned all night, unable to put the game in it's proper perspective. Cool game and all, but what did NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers think of the experience?

The worst part is CBS columnist Dennis Dodd tried to get those answers for us. Dennis Dodd tried to give us what we all needed, the Aaron Rodgers quote that would have tied it all together. But Rodgers blew Dodd off. And he was on the court celebrating with the team after the game. On the court! The nerve of this guy.

Aaron Rodgers in one of the biggest moments in the state's history -- ignoring how media has shaped his image -- "I'm not doing interviews"
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) March 29, 2015

Or, look at it this way, King & Dodd refuse to be interviewed by Aaron Rodgers. pic.twitter.com/5BvdjujLhQ
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) March 29, 2015

Dear Wisco fan: If it was about the Badgers, then why was A Rodgers on court? Credentialed media only.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) March 29, 2015

Here's the equivalent of what A Rodgers did today. I crash his wedding to Olivia because I'm a big "fan."
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) March 29, 2015

Media had to stay outside three point line (really) while Badgers cut nets. A Rodgers allowed unrestrained access to court. Fair?
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) March 29, 2015

Still wondering what difference is between two uncredentialed fans on court. One dates an actress and is good at sports. Other isn't.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) March 29, 2015

I can guarantee you this will be taken up by NCAA and USBWAA. A Rodgers shouldn't be in a position for us to be blown off.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) March 29, 2015

Where do we draw the line? USC can't have celebs on sideline anymore after sanctions. But feel-good A Rodgers can be on court with Badgers?
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) March 29, 2015

Just to put this all together for a second, these are eight Tweets sent by a grown-ass man complaining that an NFL football player declined to speak to a reporter after a college basketball game he attended as a fan. That is what you just read.

Dodd's main gripe appears to be that Rodgers was on the court despite lacking a credential, rewarded with special treatment for being famous, and, most importantly, was able to get closer to the Badgers than the media was while they cut down the nets (really). Try wrapping your brain around that. Where's the fairness?!

Here's what Aaron Rodgers likely would have said: "It was amazing. These kids were great and Dekker, wow, what a performance." Really compelling stuff. It's hard to tell whether Dennis Dodd really thought that was a necessary part—or important enough to his story to cause a stink on Twitter, anyway—or if he's just salty that an athlete appeared to get preferential treatment and got access he wasn't permitted. If I had to wager a guess, I'd say it's the latter. But Rodgers, for his part said he was allowed on the court.

To the biggest twitter crybaby of the night, I had a pass to be on the court. Send your complaints to the A.D. #quitcrying #youreajoke
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) March 29, 2015

Also with interview requests, sometimes the answer is yes and sometimes it's no. I'm not there for u, I'm there to support my friends n UW.
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) March 29, 2015

This is perfectly reasonable! Just because an athlete appears at a sporting event doesn't mean he has to talk to reporters. Dodd—a national college football writer based in Kansas, so it's not like Rodgers blew off The Daily Cardinal—asked Rodgers for an interview and he declined. No big deal, the world moves on, usually. It sometimes seems like reporters and the public at large feel entitled to every part of a celebrity's life, which is just weird. That entitlement can make people do and say very strange things.

In one of his tweets, Dodd wondered aloud about the difference between two uncredentialed fans on the court. One, he said "dates an actress and is good at sports." The other is someone Dennis Dodd didn't want to interview.

h/t Awful Announcing