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Monday, June 26, 201710 takes

Vanny Woodhead has finally broken down so today's Pardon My Take is live from the side of the highway in the middle of Pennsylvania ( - ). Jordan Spieth's miracle shot and Tim Tebow gets called up ( - ). Who's Back of the Week and the Mt Rushmore of road trip activities ( - ). Former Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach Bob Stoops joins the show to talk about his sudden retirement, the hardest part of running a College Football program, Sam Bradford's sleeves, and where he'll land next (Bears? Notre Dame?) ( - ). Segments include Summer of Paul George, Put one in his earhole Derek Carr making fun of Russ Wilson, Hurt or Injured the entire Big 3 Basketball League, Not to brag but we called it Lavar Ball is going on the WWE, Sabermetrics for Serena Williams being the 700th best men's tennis player according to Jon McEnroe, Talking Soccer, Bad Visual for Jimmy Butler and the return of Spoilers.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017
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Tim Tebow will be in the Major Leagues later this year

The Mets have such bad injuries that [Tim] Tebow is just going to be on the Mets. He's going to be in the major leagues later on this year.

Tim Tebow never made the Major Leagues during his professional baseball career, let alone in 2017.
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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017
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Kentucky is a football school now

Mark Stoops, we talked to him about Kentucky's a football school now. We decided.

Kentucky remains primarily known as a basketball powerhouse, though Mark Stoops significantly improved the football program's standing.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017·Who's Back
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If you stay in a bar that is uncomfortably hot, you are a crazy person

If you go into a bar that is hot and you don't leave immediately, you're a crazy person. I will absolutely call a night like, alright, night's over if I walk into a bar and it is uncomfortably hot in there.

This is an inherently subjective opinion about personal comfort and social behavior.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017·Mt. Rushmore
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60s and 70s rock was specifically made to be listened to in a car on the highway

Bands in the late 60s and 70s made all of their music so that it sounded beautiful in a car going 75 miles on the highway.

While poetic, this is a subjective aesthetic observation about the genre's sound.
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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017·Mt. Rushmore
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Diversify your investment by buying scratch tickets in multiple states to become a millionaire

On a road trip, little pro tip, you buy scratch tickets or lotto tickets at every single stop in multiple different states. It's called diversifying your investment. And you will then become a millionaire.

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Buying lottery tickets is statistically unlikely to make one a millionaire, regardless of how many states they are purchased in.

Interview

Win
Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017
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I would not return to coaching even for a $100 million offer

Why would I do that? I would have stayed doing what I was doing. So I was ready to make $6 million almost at Oklahoma. Already built, already ready to roll. [Even for] $100 million. Obviously, it's not about money. So, no, I'm good. I'm good.

Stoops eventually returned to coaching for the XFL (Dallas Renegades) and as an interim head coach for Oklahoma for one game in 2021, but he never took another full-time permanent college or NFL coaching job.
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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017
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Lincoln Riley is the right character and guy to lead Oklahoma forward

Lincoln's the right guy. He's got all the right attributes and character to be the guy to continue to lead the program forward. And I knew that. And I believed strongly that the administration would believe that as well. And so it could be as seamless as could be.

Riley was highly successful at Oklahoma (winning four Big 12 titles and making three CFP appearances) before leaving for USC in 2021, proving he was indeed 'the right guy' for the success of the program.

Summer Of Paul George

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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017·Summer Of Paul George
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Kevin Love is the perfect fall guy for LeBron James because he won't talk back

Actually we kind of predicted this, that Kevin Love was going to be the fall guy. Everyone knows you need a fall guy. Chris Carter told everyone, need a fall guy. Kevin Love is the perfect fall guy for LeBron [James] because Kevin Love's never going to say anything. He's not going to subtweet. He's just going to go about his business.

This is a subjective interpretation of team dynamics and media narratives.

Put One In His Earhole

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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017·Put One in His Earhole
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Russell Wilson is at the bottom of NFL coolness

Derek Carr is pretty much a great player, pretty lame dude. Way cooler than Russell Wilson. But to be chirping Russell Wilson and ball-busting Russell Wilson, Russell Wilson is actually at the bottom of NFL players when it comes to coolness.

Coolness is entirely subjective, though this sentiment became widely shared by fans in later years of Wilson's career.

Talking Soccer

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Take Slip·Jun 26, 2017·Talking Soccer
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The Sounders and Timbers only play each other in MLS

I feel like the Sounders and Timbers only play each other. I'm convinced that MLS was like, hey, you guys in the Pacific Northwest, you tend to enjoy your scarves and your soccer. Just play each other all the time. We'll pretend like it's an MLS game, but it's not real.

The teams play other teams in the league, even though their rivalry is the most highlighted.