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CFB Week 1 With Andy Staples, Larry 6 Has Died, & Mt Rushmore Of Ref Calls

Tuesday, September 7, 202110 takes

Our goldfish, Larry 6, has died. We remember him ( - ). College Football is back and it was great to soak in wall to wall action on Saturday ( - ). Who's back of the week ( - ). Andy Staples joins the show to talk about the big stories from week 1 College Football including LSU losing to UCLA, Wisconsin's season being over, and Bama keeps on rolling ( - ). We finish the show with Mt Rushmore of referee calls.

Recap

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Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm not getting off the Graham Mertz train

The Badgers fell on their face. I'm still going to believe in Graham Mertz. I'm not going to get off this train. That sucked, though.

Mertz's career at Wisconsin never lived up to the 'wagon' hype, though he found some success later at Florida.
Void
Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

College football should go back to starting with 'cupcake' games

My only real takeaway is like the first game change that they've made where you have to play conference opponents sucks. I don't like it. I really liked starting the season against like South Florida or UNLV or Akron or someone and putting up like 60 points and not even having to turn my brain on until like the third or fourth week is September. I don't like this. I want the cupcakes back.

This is a purely subjective aesthetic preference for how the season should flow.
Loss
Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

CJ Stroud will always suck at quarterback

I'm convinced, no matter what, that CJ Stroud will always suck at quarterback just because of how poorly he played in the first half. But trust me, I will not get off this take. It's burned. It's seared into my brain. He's bad. From watching just how bad he was in that first half.

CJ Stroud became one of the best quarterbacks in college football and won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

It would be a shame if the US soccer team misses the World Cup again

I just wanted to say it's a shame. Just so that I'm on the record. I feel like some people think I'm trolling. I'm saying it's a shame if we don't make the World Cup again.

The USMNT did eventually qualify for the 2022 World Cup, so the 'shame' was avoided.

Interview

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Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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Andy StaplesAndy Staples

Chip Kelly has UCLA rolling and they can beat anyone in the Pac-12

I think [Chip Kelly] does. I mean, if they can do that to LSU, where the talent gap is pretty big between UCLA and LSU, there's nobody UCLA is going to play in the Pac-12 that has that kind of talent. UCLA can beat anybody in the Pac-12.

UCLA went 8-4 in 2021. They were competitive but not the dominant force predicted here, as Utah won the Pac-12.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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Andy StaplesAndy Staples

Coach O could face a Gene Chizik-style quick firing if LSU doesn't improve

Let me remind you of a name, Gene Chizik. Gene Chizik won a national title in 2010, went undefeated, was fired in 2012. So it is possible that this happens [to Ed Orgeron]. And what was disturbing about LSU was the defense... They're either going to get this worked out... or we're having the Gene Chizik conversation midseason.

Ed Orgeron was indeed fired mid-season in 2021, just weeks after this take.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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Andy StaplesAndy Staples

Iowa will go into Ames and beat Iowa State

I got a feeling Iowa is going into Ames and beating Iowa State. And that's not a knock on Iowa State. I just think Iowa is going to be really good.

Iowa defeated Iowa State 27-17 on September 11, 2021.
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Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Tulane's powder blue and green uniforms are the best in college football

The Tulane uniforms, those are maybe my favorite uniforms in college football. The ones they wear are so good. Those powder blue with the green and the weight, like incredible uniforms.

Subjective opinion on uniform aesthetics.
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Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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Mayonnaise is objectively delicious and hating it is a media trend

I actually think that mayonnaise recently has gotten a bad rap in the media because it's become cool for people to be like, ew, mayonnaise... Mayonnaise is objectively delicious. Don't overdo it. Don't eat gobs of it. I'm here to be a mayo stand.

Subjective preference for a condiment.
Win
Take Slip·Sep 7, 2021
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Andy StaplesAndy Staples

Mayonnaise makes the most moist chocolate cake

I had this chocolate cake once in Mississippi... Mayo. It's mayo. It makes the most moist chocolate cake you've ever had in your life.

Culinary experts generally agree that the oil and egg in mayo contribute to moisture in cakes.