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CBB With John Fanta, Olympic Preview Halfway Through The Olympics, QB Lists And Zac’s Alarm Clock Has Him In Deep Water

Wednesday, February 18, 202613 takes

We’ve hit the dead spot in the sports calendar so it’s Olympic Preview time where we all dive in to different sports and breakdown what’s happening (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Jester Maxxing and Mogging plus Zac’s alarm clock has gotten him into some deep deep trouble again (-). John Fanta joins the show to talk College Basketball, who can win the title, what’s going on in Providence, his take on a revival of Cinderella and more (-). We finish the show with guys on Olympics as we take listener submitted hot takes about the Olympics (-).You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Netflix. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Getting your wife pregnant is the secret to winning golf tournaments

If you want to win a golf tournament, you have to get your wife pregnant. And then sure enough, either right after you give birth or right after you conceive, you will get an interview right after you win something and you'll announce it.

Morikawa did win Pebble Beach in this fictional/future timeline right after his child news.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A baseball player must reach 2,000 hits to be considered elite

I think most real seam heads would say like 2000 hits. If you get to 2000 hits, you're probably elite. ... if you get to 2000, that's the big number in baseball. Everyone talks about you gotta get to 2000 hits.

This is a subjective definition of 'elite'.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026
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MaxMax

Bryce Harper will return to being a beast this season after disrespect from his GM

Bryce Harper's been nothing but good. And Dave Dombrowski disrespecting him like that. Bryce has every right to be upset about that. ... I think he's gonna be a beast this year. He's gonna return to being a beast.

Depends on Harper's 2026 season stats.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026
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Big CatBig Cat

Tyreek Hill will end up with the Chiefs or Raiders after being cut by the Dolphins

I don't know where he'll end up, but someone will... I feel like the Chiefs, they've done it before. They know the plan. ... Raiders for like a month. That'd be classic. Raiders or classic Antonio Brown arc.

The outcome of Tyreek Hill's free agency in this 2026 scenario is unknown.

Olympic Preview

Open
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026·Olympic Preview
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Big CatBig Cat

Andrew Hill will win Olympic gold in short track speed skating because everyone else will crash

We got one American left in the competition. Eagles fan, Bucks County. Andrew Hill. ... We're gonna be rooting for Andrew Hill. He's 18 to one. ... Survive the crashes. But yeah, this sport is awesome because they just wipe out so hard.

Prediction about an event happening 'today' relative to the episode.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026·Olympic Preview
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ski Mountaineering should be a 'death sport' where the last person moving wins

My idea to actually make this a better sport, just like last person going... there's no finish line, there's no time. It's just the last person who's still moving. It's like a death sport. ... It's just like the epitome of endurance. Just have the last person moving wins the gold medal.

This is a hyperbolic suggestion for rule changes.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Win
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Wendy's is having a 'rebuilding year' in fast food

Wendy's is to close hundreds of restaurants in 2026. And what interim CEO Ken Cook calls a rebuilding year. ... They're tanking for draft picks. Trust the process.

OpinionBusinessMediumSarcastic
The stores are literally closing as reported.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods will play in the Masters this year

Tiger Woods and the Masters. 'cause he has said that he has not ruled out playing in the masters this year. ... The way that he said it makes me think it's on, he's right. It's on. He's loading.

Outcome depends on whether Tiger tees off at Augusta in April 2026.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026
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John FantaJohn Fanta

There are 10 to 12 teams with a legitimate chance to win the national title

I really think 10 to 12. ... I don't think it's [the top of the country] ever been better and I don't think it's ever been deeper. ... Michigan can win it all. Duke can win it all. Arizona can certainly win it all. Houston... Texas Tech... Purdue... UConn.

In March Madness, several teams usually have a realistic shot.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026
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John FantaJohn Fanta

The Big 10 will snap its 26-year national championship drought this year

This is the year for the Big 10. I know the Big 12 stacked. But if the Big Ten's gonna snap this drought of 26 long years without national championship, if Michigan plays their A game guys, they're gonna be no worse than in Indianapolis. ... The Big 10 [is where the champion comes from].

Outcome of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026
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Big CatBig Cat

Florida is the scariest team in the country if they can hit three-pointers

Florida, I took Florida 19 to one. 'cause I honestly think Florida is in that spot where if they can just find a way to hit a little bit more consistently from three in the tournament, they are the scariest team in the tournament.

Subjective 'scary' factor, but tracked by their tournament performance.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026
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John FantaJohn Fanta

Austin Peay is a dangerous Cinderella team that could pull an upset in the NCAA tournament

Austin Peay could pull something off in the big dance. ... I would say don't fall asleep when the Ivy League champion gets a 13 seed... But Austin Peay could pull something off.

Depends on Austin Peay making the tourney and winning a game.

Guys On Olympics

Loss
Take Slip·Feb 18, 2026·Guys On Olympics
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HankHank

I could medal in a women's Olympic slalom event

What sport would become the most watched if they allowed trash talk... [Hank proposed putting athletes in different sports] ... Hank couldn't medal in a single woman's event. I agree with that. [Hank]: Slalom. ... Not in men's but women's. ... women's slalom turns are not that hard.

Delusional; any female Olympic skier would beat an amateur male by a significant margin.