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.
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stapler says:
This was actually a subplot for a character on “Friday Night Lights” last fall.
May 5th, 2008 at 10:16 am
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hunglikehussain says:
I never knew Shirley Hemphill from “Whats Happening” could run that fast.
May 5th, 2008 at 10:16 am
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Joshua says:
The Horns made the Shirley connection way back at the beginning. Glad to see it catching on.
May 5th, 2008 at 10:35 am
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Rich says:
“Intergalactic Badminton Sex League” sounds like it came from the XXX movie theater adaptation of _Ender’s Game_.
May 5th, 2008 at 10:36 am
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NativeSon says:
Evidently all that smokin’ hasn’t slowed him down a bit.
May 5th, 2008 at 10:51 am
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hunglikehussain says:
@3
Androgynous ryan…..
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6761/60626661027917105uz5.jpg
May 5th, 2008 at 11:02 am
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sb says:
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…
May 5th, 2008 at 11:05 am
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Doug says:
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?
May 5th, 2008 at 11:13 am
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MCab says:
Good to see Tracy Morgan is revising his role of “Astronaut Jones.”
Good lookin’ out, money.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
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WorstFan says:
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”?
May 5th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
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Spazzy McGee says:
I actually play competitive badminton in real life. Where can I sign up for this league?
May 5th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
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Big Jon says:
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?
May 5th, 2008 at 5:50 pm