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Baylor’s Jared Butler, CBB With Tate Frazier (And Mark Titus) Plus Fyre Fest Of The Week

Friday, April 2, 202112 takes

Baseball opening day and April Fools has lost its fastball ( - ). NFL talk and Final Four preview ( - ). Baylor’s Jared Butler joins the show to talk about making the Final Four, Defense, and Calling God after hitting a big 3 ( - ). Tate Frazier joins the show to talk about Roy Williams retiring, the future of UNC basketball, Titus sitting next to him in the car and talking about Mike Woodson at Indiana ( - ). We wrap up with Fyre Fest of the Week

Intro

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Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am going to be a major Major League Baseball fan this year

I've decided to own a fantasy baseball team in a $0 a year league on ESPN with random people. I am going to be a major league baseball fan this year. Just like of the entire league. Just of the stats.

PFT notoriously drops these bits within a month as he has a short attention span for non-football sports stats.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kyle Pitts should be the number one overall pick in the NFL Draft

I think Kyle Pitts should get drafted, number one. He runs like a deer. He is a chess piece mismatch. And then he keeps opposing defensive coordinators up at night. Those are the three things that he does.

Kyle Pitts was drafted 4th overall by the Falcons; Trevor Lawrence went #1.
Push
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The tight end is the new quarterback in the NFL

I think if you look at teams that won Super Bowls recently, you can go through the list. They all have dominant tight ends. Is the tight end the new quarterback? They're game changers because tight ends are the best.

While tight ends are valuable, the QB still dominates MVP and salary metrics. However, recent champions (Chiefs, Bucs) did indeed rely heavily on elite TEs.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

A Gonzaga-Baylor championship game won't appeal to casual sports fans as much as Blue Bloods

If we can get Gonzaga-Baylor, it would be great for intercollege basketball fans, but the casual sports fan, maybe not. They won't set aside the time if it was Duke versus Kentucky in the championship.

The 2021 National Championship game (Baylor vs. Gonzaga) had roughly 16.9 million viewers, which was a record low at the time, supporting the idea that casual viewers didn't flock to it like they do for traditional blue bloods.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
#PMT-2021-0402-1628
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Roy Williams has been a better coach than Coach K since he joined the ACC

I actually do feel like my take about [Roy Williams] being a better coach than Coach K has been vindicated at this point. Since he's been at North Carolina, North Carolina has five Final Four appearances. Duke's only had three. They've won the ACC in the regular season nine times to Coach K's three since he's been there. I think in terms of the ACC, it actually is cut and dry that Roy Williams has been a better coach since he's gotten to the ACC.

The stats cited (Final Fours and ACC titles since 2003) were factually accurate at the time of Roy's retirement. However, Coach K has more total titles and wins.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
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Tate FrazierTate Frazier

North Carolina should not hire Brad Stevens

America wants it to be Carolina and I want to come on your show nationally and say: We don't want Brad Stevens. Why do I want a floundering NBA coach to be my coach? I'm trying to win championships. Send him to Duke. He's a private school coach. Send him to Duke.

UNC eventually hired Hubert Davis, and Brad Stevens moved into the front office for the Celtics, never returning to college.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
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Tate FrazierTate Frazier

Hubert Davis will probably be the next head coach at North Carolina

I think the plan right now, as Big Cat said, is Hubert Davis. Hubert Davis will probably be the next head coach in North Carolina. I love Hubert Davis as a guy. I don't know Hubert Davis as a coach. So we'll see.

Hubert Davis was indeed announced as the UNC head coach shortly after this episode.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
#PMT-2021-0402-1631
Tate FrazierTate Frazier

Kansas and North Carolina are the top two jobs in college basketball

I think that the top two jobs in college basketball are Kansas and North Carolina, and they're interchangeable to me. Kentucky is probably number three on that list for me. I think UCLA is the fourth best job in the country.

This is a subjective hierarchy of coaching prestige.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
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Tate FrazierTate Frazier

Indiana basketball is the fifth best job in the country

I think my fifth school would probably be Indiana. I think that in general, you just have kids that want to play there because of the prestige, tradition, whatever it is. And you have Indianapolis, which has a ton of basketball talent and the surrounding area in general.

Subjective ranking of coaching positions.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
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Tate FrazierTate Frazier

Houston winning the Final Four would be the worst case scenario for entertainment

I think Houston winning is worst case, though, because if Houston's in the title game, then Gonzaga or UCLA will beat them, in my opinion. I'm terrified of that.

Houston lost in the Final Four to Baylor, so the 'worst case' scenario was avoided.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Indiana basketball fans are exactly like Nebraska football fans

Indiana fans, they're much like Nebraska football fans where they think the glory days are right around the corner from coming back, and that is torture. That is true torture.

This is a subjective comparison of fan psychology.

Fyre Fest

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Take Slip·Apr 2, 2021·Fyre Fest
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially retiring from giving pregame speeches

I gave them [Tony Scheffler's team] a pump up speech before state quarterfinals. And then they lost by like 40. I'm retiring from the pregame speech. We'll stop doing speeches.

Big Cat continued to give ironic pregame speeches for years (e.g., for the Arizona Bowl).