kɹˈɪstəfɚ bɔɹˈɛli ʌvðə blˈeɪd dᵻskɹˈaɪbz fˈɛɹɪtlˈɛɡɪŋ æz ˈeɪ "ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl" spˈoːɹt ɪnwˌɪtʃ juː ɡˈɛt "mˈoːɹ ˈæɡəni ʌv dᵻfˈiːt ðɐn θɹˈɪl ʌv vˈɪktɚɹi," ænd lˈuːi mˈæhoʊni ʌvðə ɹˈɪtʃmənd tˈaɪmzdɪspˈætʃ sˈɛd ɪɾ ˈɪz "ʃˈʊɹ tə bɹˈɪŋ ɐ lˈæf."
Christopher Borrelli of The Blade describes ferret-legging as a "remarkable" sport in which you get "more agony of defeat than thrill of victory," and Louis Mahoney of the  Richmond Times-Dispatch said it is "sure to bring a laugh."