Like most of our ideas, this one comes third-hand, from a reader (Stensation) who heard a radio bit and thought it was rather funny. Now, our disdain for some of the tactics of radio host Colin Cowherd is well-documented. That said, he apparently had a fairly humorous and harmless bit of fun this morning pairing major sports leagues with TV shows. The NFL = American Idol; College basketball = Survivor; Baseball = 60 Minutes; The NHL = Arrested Development. College football = Lost. And so on. Stensation went on to ask, however, “What TV shows represent local teams?” Seems like a nice bit of noontime fun. Let’s have a go at it:

*Vikings = The Office, early fourth season. Just when the hype reaches its apex, the letdown follows. (The Love Boat is too easy, by the way. That’s what she said).

*Wild = Full House. Family program, consistently safe, never great but adored anyway. Plus Uncle Jesse had some sweet hockey hair. Apropos of nothing: Did anyone else realize that Candace Cameron is married to hockey player Valeri Bure?

*Timberwolves = Ferris Bueller, the TV show. Does anyone else remember this brief stinkbomb from 1990? It lacked the one reason people would want to watch (Matthew Broderick) and was nothing short of a disaster. Perhaps the only thing it had going for it was a young Jennifer Aniston, playing Ferris’ sister.

*Twins = Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Somewhere else, that is.

We’ll let you guys take a stab at correcting us and/or adding onto this list with other college/pro teams …

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