This Podcast Is... Uncalled For - Unofficial Fan Lounge - 2026 Season Week 4

Episode Date: April 15, 2026

Welcome to Week 4!  Yes, we heard about the news about expansion to Oklahoma City.  Let's review Week 3 and preview Week 4. Week 3: Orlando 29, Louisville 27 (OT) DC 45, Houston 7 Dallas 28, Columbus 23 St. Louis 34, Birmingham 30 Week 4: Thursday, April 16 - Louisville at Houston Friday, April 17 - Dallas at Columbus Saturday, April 18 - St. Louis at DC; Orlando at Birmingham

And welcome back to the unofficial fan lounge, the fan podcasts of the United Football League, within the confines of this podcast is uncalled for. My name is Mike Chernoski. I'll be your host for this and every other version of the official fan lounge. So let's start with some good news about the league. they announced this week that they will be expanding for the 2028 season and that expansion

will be at least two teams we can safely assume who one of the teams will be but it is not the team that has been announced the team that has been announced will be playing in Oklahoma City starting in 2020 So to bring it to the league to nine teams.

We can expect another team to be announced for the 2028 season sooner later, I would say. And if I was a betting man, I would probably guess that team number two will be the return of the Michigan Panthers because that was promised by Mr. Rapoli when he moved those teams in the first place. That all be contingent on Detroit City FC getting a stadium.

And it sounds like they're going to get that stadium. So we'll keep an eye on that situation. All right. So let's get into week three. Now, the United Football League. And we start with our first overtime game of the season. in Orlando at Louisville. This was the Friday night game.

Storm 29, Kings 27. The crowd in Louisville was 11,082. And I said this did go overtime. And I understand that the overtime rules were quite controversial. I'm not going to get into the specific. because I don't know the specifics I don't. I unfortunately couldn't watch the game. I occupied elsewhere.

So yeah, with that, Orlando goes to 3-0. So they're the only good new team, unfortunately. And Lowell drops to 0-3. Your team leaders, we'll start with the Kings. Jason Bean 352 yards passing with three touchdowns Benny Snell your leading wrestler for the Kings

12 attempts for 50 yards and Isaiah Winstead 7 catches 114 yards Unfortunately not quite enough For Orlando The main passer was Jack Plummer 250 yards and three touch hands Trace Smith led the team in

rushing with eight attempts for 35 yards and Chris Rowland, nine catches 113 yards and 1 TD So you may remember her From his Days with DC

So yeah Orlando 3-0 Louisville O and 3 Game number two Houston at DC so this is DC see's home opener, finally.

We get to finally see a bear snake in the wild. And my understanding is that their new mascot is also a bear snake. Defenders 45, gamblers 7 at Audi Field. Attendance 12, 167.

So, great to a show. up and show out. 4 DC lean passer Jordan Tayamu 173 yards 1 touchdown and one pick

Deon Jackson led the defenders in rushing with five attempts 70 yards and touchdown Ty Scott led the team in catching with four catches for 49 yards

for Houston I am going to butcher this name but his brother played for the Miami dolphins so Talia Tagofailoa 171 yards passing one TD one pick Jalen whites let the team in rushing with 10 temps 28 yards and Justin Hall nine catches 69 yards and TD the defenders climbed to 2 and 1 Houston 1 and 2 Not looking good for Houston.

Next game, this is early Sunday, Columbus at Dallas. So another undefeated going gets another winless. And I think we can see a trend here. Dallas 28, Columbus, 23. So Dallas stays unbeaten. Columbus stays winless. Attendance for this game, 5,133. which okay I get it

some of the stadiums under renovation and some of it has some tarped off but that is pathetic your team leaders for Dallas Austin Reed continuously in passing 147 yards and two touch-ins Day Day Hunter

led the Red Gates in rushing with 11 rushes for 62 yards and a touch-ins and a touchdown and Tyler Vons continues to dominate on the receiving end of things with five catches for 41 yards. For Columbus, your lane past course at Jalen McClendon, 230 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions. John Lovett, lean the team in rushing this week, six temps for 24 yards and touchdown. Tay Martin, mean, and receiving five catches for 49 yards.

Got to do some of the batch of the attendance in Dallas. And the last game, this is a game I watched most of Birmingham at St. Louis. Welcome home, AJ McCarran. Unfortunately, probably the smallest crowd in Battle Hawk history with 20,000. 209 in attendance and I tell you what the first half Battlehawks looked decent and everything. Third quarter

it seemed to all go south but they come back from behind and the final score Battlehawks 34 stallions 30 by understanding from people who are there a lot of the depressed

attendance had to do with the facts that the Cardinals who are playing baseball just down the street against the sox, Boston Red Sox. So let's look at those stats real quick for the Ballahawks and the Stallions. For the Ballahawks, Harrison Frosts came in at halftime,

and proceed to give us 148 yards, three touchdowns, two interceptions. By the way, those two interceptions were his first two pass attempts, one of which was run back for a touchdown. Kivan Latullis leading the team in rushing this week for 13 attempts for 41 yards. It was br-oh... They did good job rushing the football, but as these short rushes up the middle and everything. But, you know, got the job done. And Hakeem Bueller led the team with four catches, 146 yards, one touchdown.

For the stallions, McArrelle, 252 yards, two TDs, two interceptions, one of which was run back for a touchdown. Anthony McFarland, Jr. led the stallions in. rushing 13 rushes for 56 yards in TD at Dionne Cain three catches 116 yards one TD and those are your leaders for that particular game I wish they gave shout-outs to the defensive players in this run down but I digress Ballahawks are now 2-1 and Birmingham is one and and two so let's take a quick look at the standings after three weeks Dallas 3 and o Orlando 3 and o st. Louis 2 and 1 DC 2 and 1 Houston 1 and 2 Birmingham 1 and 2

Columbus 0 and 3 and Louisville 0 and 3 So, early start to this week four. So we start with a Thursday night game. Louisville at Houston on Thursday nights, 7 p.m. local time in Houston. And be on the NFL network for those who choose to watch. Maybe Louisville finally gets a win here. I don't have much confidence in Houston right now.

So yeah, I'll go with the upsets here with the Kings. Then the Friday nighter is Dallas at Columbus. Didn't these two teams just play each other? This one's in Columbus. and and do the aviators finally get the first win here? Oh, speaking of the aviators,

I forgot to mention this. Ted Ginn Jr., their head coach, got arrested before this past game for DUI. And he had to be, at least this week, replaced temporarily by, by Todd Haley, the offensive coordinator.

And just real quick on Mr. Haley's coaching experience. He's coached in the NFL. Jets, Scatting his system, wide receivers coach, Chicago Bears, wide receivers coach, Dallas Cowboys, wide receivers coach, Arizona Cardinals, offensive coordinator, Kansas City Chiefs. He was the head coach from O'N. to

11 Pittsburgh is the Steelers Offense Coordinator Cleveland Offensive Coroner for a high school in Florida

And then Then he's been Head Coach for both the Tampa Bay Bandits And the Deerly Departed Memphis Showboats

And as I say He's currently The offensive Coroner But had to fill in head coach this week because of coach

again getting arrested so unless it can prove otherwise I'm going big Dallas to win this one all right

and then two Saturday games so we start with St. Louis at D.C. So game number two for the big rivals and this time we are from the Bear Snake

and I do expect another close one and hopefully it'll be battlehawks on top but we shall see and then we have Orlando three no going into Birmingham so this is Birmingham's home opener the final home opener with a Gucci Main as the halftime entertainments and and it'll be interesting seen Anthony Beck's versus AJ McCarran and first game in Birmingham I am going for the upset I can't believe I'm saying this in relation to Birmingham because they've been so dominance prior to this year but Birmingham with the upset win over Orlando

I'll go with that so there we go that is your picks for week four of the United Football League and good luck to all the teams as always and we'll talk to you next week after week four