The Futon Report

What’d you think it was? Sinners.

(Sorry, I saw the source photo, and the GIF just animated itself.)

After that oh-so-sweet win over the Pittsburgh Wannstedts on Saturday, I figured a couple of Associated Press voters to throw a couple of farthings the Falcons’ way. And sure, ’nuff, it happened. They have 17 votes, putting them 33rd, ahead of Virginia Tech. The people who voted for ‘em?

Bret Bloomquist, El Paso Times: 25th
Mike DeArmond, Kansas City Star: 25th
Joe Rexrode, Lansing State Journal: 25th

Michigan. Texas. And Missouri. (And Kansas, kind of!) Anyone else?

Scott Wolf, LA Daily News: 21st

Awright, 21st! That’s five whole poll points! And from a man in California no less! Surely nobody would go above th…

Adam Van Brimmer, Savannah Morning News: 17th

Um. Really? Seventeenth? I mean, hey, big Falcon support here, but 17th? Higher than when they were 8-0 in 2002, when they were 20th? Was Pittsburgh Van Brimmer’s sleeper pick to make a BCS game?

It should also be noted that he put BG ahead of West Virginia (actually 8th), Wisconsin (11th), Arizona State and BYU (15th). I guess the old Daytonian proverb is true. Nothing is more refreshing than to have a team from Ohio do something in Pittsburgh and have it felt in Georgia, and nowhere else.

Breakdown of AP voters ◼ Associated Press

I’ve made it into enemy territory (Canada), disguised as a pasty white guy with baseball cap. The disguise worked perfectly. I wish I could say the same for Canadian Football League’s latest Chad Johnson homage. Arland Bruce III, who sounds way wealthier than he probably is, was fined by the CFL for putting on a Spider-Man mask after catching a touchdown for the Toronto Argonauts.

The blatantly arachnophobic CFL took an undisclosed amount of money away from Bruce’s piggy bank as a result of the stunt. Why was it undisclosed? Because even they aren’t certain of the exchange rate. The rules clearly state no player can be “in possession of a foreign or extraneous object that is not part of the uniform or equipment.” This is why the team’s punter got away with that “kicking the penguin” celebration after scoring one point.

Stay tuned as I uncover all other Canadian sports scandals in the coming days by watching this quirky “SportsCentre” show. You don’t think they’re owned by the same … nah.

If you didn’t hear, CC Sabathia pitched a one-hitter in Pittsburgh Sunday, but the one hit was a very questionable ruling. It looked like an error. So the big questions is: should the play be a hit or an error? Milwaukee’s going to dispute the call. Read more »

After having difficulty scheduling the first radio show, naturally it’s only in the best interest to start a second show on top of that. And whip up a crudely ‘Shopped logo

Presenting, the 15-minute podcast version of everyone’s favorite Mid-American Conference wrap-up feature, MACSploitation Radio, now in its third year. The inaugural show is tonight (Monday) at 11 p.m., although if you don’t have a hankerin’ to listen that late, just catch it the next day. Also, for the latest show, check the bottom of this blog for the latest version.

If you want to call in and blab about one of the MAC teams, the number’s different than Treehouse Fort: (347) 677-1457. Obviously, it’s gonna be just about football and basketball. We’ll have some guests lined up. And it’ll probably be the answer to the wrap-up post I normally have on the Futon Report. The preview post, however, will never go away.

EVER.

No, I mean it. Even after the blogosphere is obliterated by the zombie army led by Bill Moyers, I will write up MACSploitation on a piece of notebook paper, magnet it to the fridge, and charge two bits for anyone who wants to view it.