Sure, why not? We're the most bipolar of fans, and what better talking points than the absurd and frothy? Making a crazy point to get people to listen is a staple of talk radio, and to get that, you gotta get your ideas from the fringes.
I say this because I was listening to the MSP the other day and they were interviewing Michael Holton and each one of the 5, or so, questions was a thread topic on the front page of this forum. Its not the first time that I've seen it happen.
The local sports types have stated they follow various web sites and I suppose this is one of them. On several occasions I've emailed threads to some of them.