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Adam Morrison and Dick Pound on Saving Sports and Bunkers
Big Cat and PFT are operating in a world without sports, and the desperation is starting to set in. To cope with the uncertainty of the pandemic, Big Cat has decided to embrace the darkness completely to protect his emotions.
Big CatI am officially cancelling all sports until 2022 to avoid further heartbreak
I'm approaching [cancellations] the exact opposite way. I am cancelled sports for 2020, 2021 and possibly 2022 and anything that we get that comes sooner than that is a bonus. I'm not gonna let myself get my heart broken over and over... the world has ended and sports are over.
PFT isn't much more optimistic, envisioning a future where we all just watch professional gamers and Dana White's fighters in empty warehouses.
PFT CommenterThe future of sports is video games and closed-set UFC fights
The future of sports is everyone watching video games and then every three weeks or so a closed set where Dana White has people beat the fuck out of each other. That's all we have.
Fixing Sports and the NFL 100
The guys brainstormed ways to get the NFL back on track, ranging from the Manhattan Project of football to finding isolated islands that could host games without outside interference.
PFT CommenterThe NFL should play on a remote island or in Hawaii to save the season
The NFL actually should be looking at like island property right this second. They should be looking wherever the fucking Bahamas Bowl is played... go to Hawaii. Go back to the Pro Bowl.
They also spent time getting legitimately angry about the NFL 100 Running Backs list. Big Cat was baffled by some of the selections, particularly the inclusion of OJ Simpson over modern legends.
Big CatOJ Simpson should have been left off the NFL 100 list
OJ Simpson, like I get it, but I mean, come on, you could have very easily not put OJ Simpson on this list and nobody have been like, 'Hey, what the fuck? Why don't you put OJ Simpson on the list?'
The list felt like it leaned too heavily on pre-1970 players that nobody actually saw play, leaving off guys who dominated the modern era.
Big CatAdrian Peterson, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Marshall Faulk were snubbed from the NFL 100 Running Back list
I think the three running backs that they totally missed and that at least two—no, actually, I think all of them are better than Earl Campbell: Adrian Peterson should be in there, LaDainian Tomlinson should be in there and Marshall Faulk should be in there.
Big Cat made a specific case for Adrian Peterson over Earl Campbell, citing longevity and the fact that Peterson was still productive well into his 30s.
Big CatAdrian Peterson has better longevity and is a better overall back than Earl Campbell
Adrian Peterson had eight years over a thousand rushing yards and one year he had 970... Earl Campbell had five years over 1,300 yards. And if you go their best year to best year... I think Adrian Peterson's better longevity-wise as well as a running back than Earl Campbell.
PFT joined the outrage, pointing out that LaDainian Tomlinson’s peak was arguably the greatest run of any back in history and deserved a spot in the top four.
PFT CommenterLaDainian Tomlinson's peak was so ridiculous he's a top-four back all-time
LT was a—LT very clearly should be on this list... Adrian Peterson and LaDainian Tomlinson are probably two of the top four in the right [at their peak].
As they looked around the league for who would thrive in this chaotic era, Big Cat pointed to Saints coach Sean Payton as someone who is rapidly losing his filter.
Big CatSean Payton will care even less about rules and optics after surviving the coronavirus
When Sean Payton survives the coronavirus he is going to be giving so many fewer fucks than he even was before. He's just going to go out there and be like, 'Taysom Hill, you're going to do onside kicks and recovering yourself.' He tweeted his playbook the other night. He's getting right now—love it, need more of it.
Adam Morrison and Dick Pound
Old friend of the program Adam Morrison called in from Spokane to discuss the Gonzaga season that was cut short. While Morrison is famously associated with apocalypse bunkers, he clarified that his "bunker" is more of a state-mandated gun room, though he admits now would be a great time to actually have one. He also shared an incredible story about Jazz legend John Stockton's pre-game routine.
Adam MorrisonJohn Stockton never stretched before games or practices during his career
John never stretched. I don't think anybody would believe it. He'd warm up, go up and down maybe twice with a basketball and then go 'Alright, let's go' and just bust everybody's asses. Unbelievable... he played 16 years without missing a game. So I guess it worked for John.
Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, joined the show to discuss the logistical nightmare of postponing the Tokyo Olympics. He explained the decision-making process involving the Japanese government and the World Health Organization. He also discussed his history as the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, though he wasn't quite ready to agree with PFT's theory that NBA owners should just start marrying players to beat the cap.
PFT CommenterAn NBA owner could theoretically marry a player to circumvent the salary cap
Could an owner theoretically marry a player in order to circumvent the salary cap? It's actually brilliant, isn't it? I don't think [there are] any holes in that.
Mt. Flushmore of Candy
The show wrapped up with a definitive Mt. Flushmore of Candy, where the guys aired their grievances against the worst treats in the bowl. Big Cat led the charge against the orange marshmallow abominations known as Circus Peanuts.
Big CatCircus Peanuts are the most trash candy ever invented
My first one is no-brainer: circus peanuts. They suck. Universally regarded as the most trash candy to ever be invented... I think they're just invented so like dads can have candy that they know that their kids won't eat.
Hank targeted Rolos for their structural integrity issues and their tendency to commit dental assault.
HankRolos are trash because they feel like they are going to pull your teeth out
Rolos are trash. You take a bite of Rolos, I feel like every time I take a bite of Rolos my tooth is coming out with it.
PFT finished things off by attacking Milk Duds, which he views as a sugary landmine designed to ruin your mouth for an entire afternoon.
PFT CommenterMilk Duds are a trap because they get stuck in your teeth for four hours
I fucking hate Milk Duds. You never eaten a Milk Dud it didn't get stuck in your teeth for fucking hours? The most annoying candy to eat... It's like a fucking trap every time.
If we have to wait until 2022 for sports, at least we know we won't be eating any of these candies while we wait.
