Toledo’s new AF2 team has a name, and it actually isn’t too bad:

The Toledo Bullfrogs. Sure, it’s another animal. Sure, some of the alternate logos are kind of cartoony. But it works. It plays off Toledo’s woefully underused “Frogtown” moniker, and there’s some fun to be had. Call ‘em the Bullies. The Toads. And I really, REALLY like that logo.

So why do I approve of this, and not the Walleye? Because Walleye is just f-ing boring. A hockey team is supposed to be mean, a fish is not mean. Granted, a Bullfrog isn’t mean either, but it kinda looks pissed. I mean, he’ll eat the insects out of your yard, but he ain’t doin’ it for you.

It’s no shock, but it is sad…

University of Toledo football coach Tom Amstutz plans to step down from his position on Monday, The Blade has learned.

Amstutz and UT athletic director Mike O’Brien are scheduled to announce at a morning news conference that Amstutz will be reassigned to a different job within the university, not necessarily the athletic department, at the conclusion of the season.

Amstutz took over when I was in my second year at UT, and installing the spread offense was one of the better things he’s ever done. Now, the team looks friggin’ awful, despite some real talent on the team. And when there are no answers, the sights fall on the guy at the top.

It’s too bad, because I’ll miss calling him Principal McAmstutz.

So the Orlo Counter has passed to 0, and there’s a good chance that Daunte Culpepper could be wearing Honolulu Blue. With all of the turnover under center, it doesn’t seem prudent to keep the Counter going, so I’m shelving it.

In it’s place, however, is a new measure of failure. And as much as I would like to claim credit for the idea, all of the love goes to Don Zellers. Now that we’ve separated who’s for real and who’s not, why not track who’s gunning for that first draft pick?

DZ had dubbed it “The Chase for Chase”. Catchy, but according to ESPN/Scouts Inc, Chase Daniel isn’t even a first rounder. Instead, going off their cue, I have dubbed it “The Brawl for Bradford”.

The Toledo Rockets have had a tough year. After losing that double overtime thriller to Fresno St., the wheels have fallen off, save a victory over a team who not only had the wheels fall off, but the bumper, muffler, and radiator as well.

This is supposed to be the time when the team leaders need to step up. The captains rally the troops. The seniors grab the freshman by the scruff of their necks and drag them back on the practice field.

Or not.

Senior defensive tackle Sean Williamson was suspended for the remainder of the season for an unspecified violation of team rules, UT announced Friday. UT coach Tom Amstutz declined to comment through a team spokesman.

Senior leadership is overrated anyways. Why, just look at that other team that had the wheels, muffler, bumper, and radiator fall off!

Granted, I’m not that big of a baseball fan. I’d rather watch football or hockey than a ball game, and I really don’t apologize for it. That being said, I do follow the game, and watching Tampa Bay’s run to the World Series has been sweet. This team had been a perennial bottom-feeder in a division that did not treat bottom-feeders well. You expected the Glass Slipper to shatter throughout the year, and it never did. Well, except when the Red Sox climbed out of that 7-0 hole to win Game 5. After that, the Rays put on their shit-kickin’ boots and trudged through a tough game 7. They are the American League Champions.

And so, we celebrate their accomplishment…

…by proclaming that the World Series will be a snoozer.

Why does this argument come up every October? Why does it matter if the teams that made it to the Fall Classic are from major markets or not? Sure, the TV ratings might be less-than if the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, or Angels aren’t there. But these aren’t these two teams the best teams in baseball? Doesn’t that mean it’ll be exciting?

It’s not like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’s defense winning Super Bowl XXXVII. It’s not like the New Jersey Devils using the trap to win the Cup in ‘03.  It’s your mystical “magic of the game” bullcrap, defend it!