PERRILLOUX-SE TIMES: THE 60 MILLION DOLLAR MAN GOES ARENA?
This is probably an instance of Jim Rome joking and someone else picking it up as serious news:
ESPN’s Jim Rome reported Friday on his “Rome is Burning” talk show that the Grand Rapids Rampage are one of two Arena Football League franchises interested in signing troubled LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, who was dismissed from the Tigers on Friday morning.
Yet that’s news to Rampage officials.
Jim Rome doesn’t really report anything, per se; rather, he says things in a hilariously downpitched voice in between long pauses and pat phrases like “RACK HIM” and fawning calls from listeners read off index cards.
But it’s nice of Brian Van Ochten to take him that seriously. We heard Ryan Perrilloux was going to play first cockracquet for the Moon Team in the INTERGALACTIC BADMINTON SEX LEAGUE. Someone go fact check that immediately. (Press contact for IBSL Vance Duggans, 404-555-1234. He’ll get back to you as soon as possible.)
In the meantime, the Sixty Million Dollar Motherfucking Dollar Man has inspired LSUFreek to new heights.

Run, Little Mac! Run!












1
This was actually a subplot for a character on “Friday Night Lights” last fall.
Comment by stapler — May 5, 2008 @ 10:16 am
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I never knew Shirley Hemphill from “Whats Happening” could run that fast.
Comment by hunglikehussain — May 5, 2008 @ 10:16 am
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The Horns made the Shirley connection way back at the beginning. Glad to see it catching on.
Comment by Joshua — May 5, 2008 @ 10:35 am
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“Intergalactic Badminton Sex League” sounds like it came from the XXX movie theater adaptation of _Ender’s Game_.
Comment by Rich — May 5, 2008 @ 10:36 am
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Evidently all that smokin’ hasn’t slowed him down a bit.
Comment by NativeSon — May 5, 2008 @ 10:51 am
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@3
Androgynous ryan…..
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6761/60626661027917105uz5.jpg
Comment by hunglikehussain — May 5, 2008 @ 11:02 am
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I love the idea of common sports being modified to include sexual aspects…sort of brings a new perspective and added excitement to the competition…
Comment by sb — May 5, 2008 @ 11:05 am
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I dunno, maybe it isn’t Rome’s fault. What if RP just pulled a Kevin Hart and decided to make up a story and feed it to the press?
On that note, which is the more embarrassing team to get an “Uh…we don’t know anything about that” from: Jeff Tedford’s Cal team or the Grand Rapids Rampage?
Comment by Doug — May 5, 2008 @ 11:13 am
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Good to see Tracy Morgan is revising his role of “Astronaut Jones.”
Good lookin’ out, money.
Comment by MCab — May 5, 2008 @ 1:37 pm
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Can we have “The Jungle” night on EDSBS live? Every call has to be a 3 paragraph breathless diatribe, include as much buzz lingo as humanly possible, and y’all conclude every call with “RACK HIM”?
Comment by WorstFan — May 5, 2008 @ 1:53 pm
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I actually play competitive badminton in real life. Where can I sign up for this league?
Comment by Spazzy McGee — May 5, 2008 @ 2:32 pm
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Jim Rome doesn’t really report anything, per se; rather, he says things in a hilariously downpitched voice in between long pauses and pat phrases like “RACK HIM” and fawning calls from listeners read off index cards.
So what does Buzz Bissinger think of sports talk radio? Why haven’t credible writers stricken out against the shock jocks?
Comment by Big Jon — May 5, 2008 @ 5:50 pm