"in between hunting and mixed-martial arts"

Here is a great quote from a national writer about the sad state of the BYU-TCU game being shown on Versus:

"If you're hoping to take a gander at the game, remember that the Cougars and Horned Frogs are playing on Versus, must-see TV for outdoorsmen but perhaps not the place one expects to find one of the college football season's pivotal games.

"This is what the innovative Mountain West has to do as it tries to elbow its way into college football's elite. If it has to squeeze its games in between hunting and mixed-martial arts, so be it."

The writer seems to be trying to spin this in a positive way by using words like "innovative". Instead of innovative, I would replace that word with something like "sad," "sorry," "pathetic," etc.