Wednesday Blogdome: Hawktimus Prime programmed to get funky for Seahawks

* Hawktimus Prime Wants You to Root for the Seahawks, Ignore Copyright Laws. The premise is a simple one — two white guys rapping about their beloved Seahawks. Truth be told, they’re actually pretty dope rappers, as they drop rhymes about Steve Largent, the ubiquitous 12th man, and such. The real star of the video is Hawktimus Prime, a third cousin twice removed of Optimus Prime, who has been programmed to a) cheer exclusively for the Seahawks, b) gather the remaining Seattlebots, and c) get funky. [The Last Angry Fan]
* Super Bowl Halftime Guru Is Out At NFL Network. Charles Coplin, who was initially hired as the NFL’s senior director of broadcasting in 2001, was also charged with overseeing the launch and operation of NFL Network beginning in 2003. Though his highest profile duty was as the NFL’s point man in booking and staging musical acts for the Super Bowl halftime show. [SportsbyBrooks]

* Jose Bautista: ‘We Have a Clean Game.’ On whether he has taken steroids: “Absolutely not. It’s kind of shameful that people can just go out there and start writing stories and throwing your name out there without any reason to begin with or any sort of suspicion or any other sort of information to go on.” [Sports Radio Interviews]
* Sumo Fatties Using iPads As Phones. The governing body of Japan’s sumo association will issue iPads to the wrestlers to use as phones because their fingers are too large to use standard cellular phones. Cellular phone? More like CELLULITE phone! *bowtie spins, kimono blows open* [With Leather]
* Get Your T.O. & Ochocinco Batman & Robin Shirts Now Before Their Next Annoying Bit. Who knows what legendary duo these wisenheimers will lampoon next? Captain and Tennille (“Throw That To Me One More Time”), Loggins & Messina (“Carson’s Song), Salt-n-Pepa (“Push It” – I ain’t going there), Donnie & Marie (“I’m A Little Bit Irritating, I’m a Little Bit of an Attention Whore”), Hall & Oates (“I Can’t Go For That (Ball Over The Middle – No Can Do) … the possibilities are endless. [Sportress of Blogitude]
* Also: This Shaquille O’Neal-Justin Bieber bromance is getting a little weird and out of hand. … Maria Sharapova shows off sequined shorts, unfortunately not during tourney play. … Mr. Met at an Indian wedding? Fantastic.
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