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Blake Bortles & Stingray Steve 11/23/16

Wednesday, November 23, 201610 takes

Thanksgiving time is here, time to loosen up the belt, crack a beer, and watch some football. NFL Picks for Turkey Day. Hot Seat/Cool Throne. Special Edition Mt Rushmore for favorite Thanksgiving activities. Bonus Mt. Flushmore for least favorite Thanksgiving day activities. Blake Bortles joins the show for the monthly Blake Bortles Wikipedia Club with topics "Tryptophan" and "Question Dodging". Stingray Steve joins to give his College Football call of the week. Segments include People Forget That, Locker Room Talk with Lenny Dykstra, Sabermetrics, Talking Soccer, and Thoughts and Prayers. The triumphant return of "Uhhhh Hey JJ" and a special bonus leaked scene from the new Matthew Dellavedova Movie.

Picks

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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016·Picks
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I'm taking the Lions to beat the Vikings on Thanksgiving

I'm going to take the Lions because I took the Vikings on the Pick'em podcast. That's how you keep yourself even there.

The Lions defeated the Vikings 16-13 on November 24, 2016.
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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016·Picks
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I'm taking the Steelers to beat the Colts on Thanksgiving

I got the Vikings, I got the R-words, and I have the Steelers.

The Steelers beat the Colts 28-7 on November 24, 2016.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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The next Texas head coach is already on the hot seat

My hot seat, the next Texas coach. Just throw him on the hot seat right away. Because guess what? Texas winning culture. Haven't won in a while.

Charlie Strong was fired days later and Tom Herman was hired; Herman was eventually fired in 2020 after failing to meet high expectations, proving the perpetual 'hot seat' nature of the job.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the most overrated thing in the world

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is the most overrated thing in the entire world. Even more overrated than the show Friends. It is the worst. I hate it.

This is an inherently subjective opinion about a cultural event.

Blake Bortles Wikipedia Club

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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016·Bortles Wikipedia Club
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Thanksgiving should be a full holiday, not just a meal as Will Muschamp suggests

Will Muschamp came out and said for South Carolina, Thanksgiving's a meal, not a day. We're going to practice in the morning... I also totally disagree with that. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and it is fully worth having a full day for.

This is a subjective preference for holiday celebration.

Stingray Steve

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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016·Stingray Steve
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The loss to Kansas is the definitive end for Charlie Strong at Texas

I want to do basically what I think is the dagger in Charlie Strong's contract and job there in Texas... Kansas, the dagger in Charlie Strong's heart. Can you believe it? A new coach is now going to be at Texas and at LSU.

Charlie Strong was fired on November 26, 2016, just a few days after this game and episode.

Sabermetrics

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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016·Sabermetrics
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If the NCAA vacates Notre Dame's wins, they should also vacate Brian Kelly's scandals

Notre Dame managed to lose an NCAA record 21 games in a single day today. They had 21 wins vacated... If they vacated all these wins, then [Brian Kelly] never killed that kid... If you're going to take away the good stuff, you've got to take away the bad stuff.

This is a satirical logical exercise, not a factual claim that can be verified as 'correct'.

Hey Jj

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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016·Hey Jj
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J.J. Watt’s Players' Tribune article is basically erotic fan fiction he wrote about himself

One was wearing a 99 jersey with my name on the back, and another was wearing shoes with my logo on them... That was some fucking fan fiction erotic art shit for J.J. Watt. He hired a J.J. Watt mega fan to write that passage.

The article's content is factual in that Watt wrote it, but Big Cat's 'fan fiction' label is a subjective critique of the style.
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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016·Hey Jj
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J.J. Watt released the first-ever non-retirement announcement for a retirement nobody expected

J.J. Watt just had the first ever non-retirement announcement. No one was wondering if he was retiring. But he's like, hey, guys, if any of you are wondering, yeah, I'm not retiring.

Watt did not retire in 2016 and continued to play until the end of the 2022 season.

Other

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Take Slip·Nov 23, 2016
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NFL games in Mexico are much more electric than games in England

Mexico. I actually, that was an electric game. It was the exact opposite of football in England. England is so fucking boring. Everyone looks like it's a chore to be there... Mexico. They had the shot of the barbed wire. It felt like the Thunderdome.

This is a subjective opinion about atmosphere and fan engagement.