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Bruce Pearl, Min Woo Lee, and the Great Big Dom Prank
NFL league meetings are in full swing in Florida, and the biggest news is the officially updated overtime rules. Both teams are now guaranteed a possession, which completely flips the strategy of the coin toss. PFT is already looking ahead to the inevitable chaos this creates for coaches.
PFT CommenterUnder the NFL's new overtime rules, you should choose to kick if you win the coin toss.
Now we're gonna have to recalibrate because you win the coin toss. You don't want the ball first. Correct? 'cause then you want to know if you need to go for two on a touchdown.
The conversation quickly turned to the league's ongoing obsession with banning the tush push. Big Cat and PFT are united in their stance that the NFL is using a very specific excuse to target the Eagles' favorite play.
Big CatThe NFL's use of the 'player safety' label is almost always a facade for other league interests.
I'm tired of them pretending it's player safety and then being like, let's add another game or add more overtime. It's not player safety. It's never, whenever they say player safety, it's never player safety.
PFT CommenterThe Tush Push is the safest play in sports and any player safety concerns about it are completely fake.
If they say player safety about the tush push, it's a hundred percent bullshit. Because I don't think there was a single injury on the tush push. There's never been any... It's actually the safest play in sports.
While the guys were breaking down the rule changes, they got an unexpected call from Big Dom (or so they thought). It turned out to be friend of the program Jerry O'Connell pulling off an all-time April Fools' prank. Jerry, doing his best Philly accent, invited Max to the White House with the Eagles. Max fell for it hook, line, and sinker, even offering up his social security number for the "background check" before realizing he'd been had.
MaxApril Fools' Day is the lowest form of comedy.
I'm done with this show. I'm done with this episode. I'm opting out for the rest of this episode. Because April Fools is the lowest form of comedy.
Resetting the Clock at Maryland
Buzz Williams is headed to Maryland, a move that Big Cat thinks is a stroke of genius for a coach who had reached his ceiling in the SEC. It’s a chance to reinvigorate a fan base that has been starving for a winner, even if the national media doesn't quite get the move.
Big CatBuzz Williams moving to Maryland is a smart move to reset his coaching clock.
So this move, I believe was a smart move by Buzz in the fact that the SEC has gotten a lot better. He has kind of maxed out what he's got at Texas A&M... So why not move and reset the clock?
PFT was a bit more skeptical about the status of the Terrapins program, noting that while it has a rich history, its current place in the hierarchy isn't what it used to be.
PFT CommenterMaryland basketball is currently a stepping stone job.
And here's what sucks for Maryland is that Maryland should not be a stepping stone job. No. Maryland should be a job that a guy should want to stay at for a long time. But as of right now, guess what the reality is? It's a stepping stone job.
Big CatCollege basketball media members are the most out-of-touch group in sports because they blindly defend coaches and don't understand how fans think.
I think college basketball might be the premier sport in terms of guys who cover the sport that don't understand how fans think and also just will defend coaches blindly no matter what.
Bruce Pearl and the Final Four
Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl joined the show to talk about his second trip to the Final Four. He reflected on the wild season, which literally started with a fight on a plane. For Pearl, the turning point was early in the year when they realized they could hang with the heavy hitters.
Bruce PearlAuburn felt like a special team early in the season after competing physically with Houston.
We had to play an an incredibly well coached, hard playing Houston team where we were gonna find out whether we were gonna be physical and tough enough... once we were able to beat Houston or at least be on compete with 'em, we felt like this team had a chance to be pretty special.
Pearl also broke down his "blobs and slobs" (baseline out of bounds and sideline out of bounds plays) and why this particular Final Four feels like a clash of titans. He believes the committee actually got it right this time around.
Bruce PearlThe 2025 Final Four features the four most deserving and dominant teams in the country.
I don't think you can name a fifth team that this year deserves to be playing for the national championship more than the four teams that are, are alive. And there's something really, really good about that.
Min Woo Lee: Chef’s Kiss
Fresh off his first PGA Tour win at the Houston Open, Min Woo Lee (aka Woozy) hopped on to talk about his heater and the upcoming trip to Augusta. Between discussing the 30-minute delay on the eighth hole and his "AimPoint" tap-in to win the tournament, Min Woo confirmed he’s going into the Masters with zero fear.
Min Woo LeeI believe I can win the Masters.
I think so. I mean, last week was a very big turning moment for me [taking the dub]... Right now, I mean, sky's the limit. I feel good and I like the course.
PFT CommenterI am officially betting on Min Woo Lee at the Masters.
I think I'm gonna bet, bet on you at the masters. I think, I think I'm now in the Wu-Tang clan. I feel like I gotta back you because you hit the ball a mile, which I love. You got the mullet, you got the mustache, you're Australian... just know that.
He also gave some insight into the grind of the tour, specifically what it takes to chase down someone like Scottie Scheffler. It’s not just about the mullet and the mustache; it’s about the work.
Min Woo LeeTo beat top golfers like Scottie Scheffler, you cannot take shortcuts; you have to work as hard or harder than them or you'll fall behind.
Right now I can say that I work hard and I don't feel like I leave too much out there... You're gonna fall behind if you don't [practice hard]. If you wanna beat Scotty [Scheffler], you gotta work hard. You gotta play good and practice hard to beat all these top players.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hot Seat was dominated by the New York Jets, who are apparently firing or buying out nearly two-thirds of their staff in an attempt to fix the "culture." Meanwhile, Big Cat put analytics on the Cool Throne thanks to Jim Harbaugh’s recent comments about math being the objective truth.
Big CatJim Harbaugh is the perfect ambassador to convince 'football guys' to embrace analytics because he treats math as an objective truth.
Analytics because our friend Jim Harbaugh said on analytics, math tells the truth. Yeah. If Jim Harbaugh's big on analytics, like you can't, he's our shining beacon when it comes to football guy who also adopts analytics.
To wrap up, the guys debated the fallout of the Sidney Sweeney breakup. While it's a tough break for her now-ex-fiancé, Big Cat sees a light at the end of the tunnel for the guy's mental health.
Big CatBeing the partner of a massive celebrity like Sydney Sweeney is a 'down bad' situation in the short term but ultimately better for your long-term sanity.
So down bad right now. But yeah, I think long term would have, you'd have to be a very confident man to be able to deal with your fiance or wife having the entire internet be horny for her at all times. So... I think long term he's probably gonna be like, you know what? That was, that was gonna be tough.
If Max actually goes to the White House, we’re going to need a full background check on Jerry O'Connell.
