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CFB With Ross Dellenger, NBA Trainer Chris Brickley In Studio, Celtics Banner Night, A Bounty For Dunking On Bronny, MNF & Fake Onside Rules + Guys On Chicks

Wednesday, October 23, 202416 takes

Hank is off to see the Celtics raise a banner and we’re expecting Bronny to play and we’ve put a bounty out for anyone who can dunk on both James heads at the same time (-). We talk Monday Night Football and it turns out the Chargers may have some issues even though Justin Herbert isn’t one of them. The Bucs disaster night, The Ravens are a wagon and fake onside rules confusing everyone (-). We talk some CFB then do hot seat/cool throne (-). Yahoo Senior College Football Writer Ross Dellenger joins the show to talk about the scene in Austin Saturday night, the transfer portal flattening competition, a potential super league, Army/Navy and more (-). NBA trainer Chris Brickley joins us in studio to talk about his path to being a trainer, playing for Rick Pitino, Carmelo trusting him and this is finally the year for Ben Simmons (-). We finish with guys on chicks (-).

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Bronny James will have a bad stat line in his NBA debut

I think [Bronny James] bad. Two minutes, one turnover.

Bronny played 2:41, had no points, and 0 turnovers. Big Cat was correct about it being a 'bad' line and nearly correct on the minutes.
Open
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Denver Nuggets will win the NBA title this season

Nuggets [will win the title].

The NBA season is ongoing.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The fumble-through-the-end-zone touchback is a good rule

I stand by my take that. That's a good rule. Yeah. I I like the fumble through the end zone fumble recovered in the end zone for Touchback.

This is a subjective opinion on rule quality.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Buccaneers should fire Todd Bowles now and make Liam Coen the head coach

Their defense is bad... Liam Coen, their offensive coordinator is seemingly a very good offensive coordinator. If you want to keep him, you should make him the head coach right Now. Just because like Todd Bowles is what he is... I wouldn't let Liam Coen out the door and keep Todd Bowles after the season is over.

The Buccaneers did not fire Todd Bowles mid-season and Coen remained OC for the duration of the 2024 season.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lamar Jackson is already a Hall of Famer

I, yeah, I think [Lamar Jackson] probably already is [a Hall of Famer]. I'm not saying if Lamar retired right now he's in the Hall of Fame. But I'm saying the way that he's played. If this keeps up Yeah. like anywhere close to what he's been then Yeah, he's the Hall of Famer.

Eligibility for the Hall of Fame is years away, but Jackson's second MVP makes him a near-lock for many analysts.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Jameson Williams should appeal his suspension to strategically miss fewer days around Thanksgiving

Jameson Williams, I, I, I do think that he should appeal it and wait because they play on Thanksgiving. So just wait and do it the week before Thanksgiving and then you only miss five games [days]. You take his suspension Sunday morning at 11:59. His suspension is over on Thursday at like three o'clock.

Jameson Williams did not appeal and served the suspension immediately in late October/early November.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Minnesota has the coolest collection of athletes of the last 20 years

Minnesota Sports because they recreated the old Randy Moss KG picture with Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. And I know Minnesota sports are sad state, don't win things, but they might have like the coolest collection of athletes in the last 20 years, like compared to anyone else. They had KG, they had Randy Moss, they have Anthony Edwards, they have Justin Jefferson. They had Joe Mauer.

The quality of 'coolness' is inherently subjective.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Ross DellengerRoss Dellenger

Georgia is the best team in the SEC

I think we all probably saw the best team in the SEC on Saturday night in, in it's Georgia. It's a healthy Georgia... they got pretty much everybody back against Texas And it showed. And that's, that's what they are. So to me Georgia's probably, you know, the best team in the league.

Georgia finished the regular season with two losses and did not win the SEC championship.
Open
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
#PMT-2024-1023-15630
Ross DellengerRoss Dellenger

The College Football Playoff is bound to expand to 16 teams

Right now they're at nine or 10% with the 12 team playoff, which I, I think some would probably say is too low, which is why we're probably almost certainly bound eventually for 16 team playoff. 14 teams, 16 teams. Like it's gonna keep expanding.

The playoff is currently 12 teams, but discussions of future expansion are ongoing among leadership.
Open
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Ross DellengerRoss Dellenger

College Football will eventually separate into a professionalized premier league model

There's a suggestion that the gaps will grow so big... that there will be a small segment, not 130, maybe not even 70, maybe 40 or 50 that separate off and, and do their own thing. It would be more of a professionalized kind of model. That's the way a lot of folks see this going.

The sport is currently in flux, making this a long-term pending prediction.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
#PMT-2024-1023-15632
Ross DellengerRoss Dellenger

Indiana needs to finish 11-1 to guarantee a College Football Playoff at-large bid

That would be trouble for them if they drop any other game... I think that there is an argument to be made that, that Indiana basically hasn't played a top 35 40 team in the country. So they really need to go 11-1 probably to get a CFP at large.

Indiana finished 11-1 and secured an at-large bid, proving Ross's benchmark accurate.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Ross DellengerRoss Dellenger

Billy Napier and Dave Aranda are the coaches on the hottest seats in college football

Billy Napier would be a 10... [Dave Aranda] probably that's a 10 with Billy.

Surprisingly, both Napier and Aranda were retained for the 2025 season by their respective schools.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Chris BrickleyChris Brickley

Ben Simmons will have a great season because he is finally healthy

I think the work has been working. He just has to stay healthy. I think he can impact the game so many ways... some guys, you just don't need to be a shooter... Ben Simmons just needs to be healthy, period. He's healthy, he's gonna have a great season. It's that simple.

Simmons continued to struggle with injuries and inconsistency through the early part of the 2024-25 season.
Open
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Chris BrickleyChris Brickley

Paolo Banchero will be one of the best players in the NBA this season with an improved shot

Paolo Banchero for the magic. He's coming off of his first Allstar season, his shot. I feel like he's gonna be a very good shooter this year. I think that'll change everything for him. I think that'll make him, you know, one of the best players in the league for sure.

Banchero started the season at an All-NBA level before suffering a torn oblique in early November.
Open
Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024
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Chris BrickleyChris Brickley

Victor Wembanyama will be the future of the league and a multiple-time MVP

Wemby is the future of the league. I think he'll be MVP multiple times... Jamal [Crawford] was telling me, he's like, we've mastered the Melo footwork, we've mastered the Dirk footwork... If he stays healthy, I think he'll be one of the greatest players that we've ever seen.

While likely correct long-term, this will take years to fully verify.

Guys On Chicks

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Take Slip·Oct 23, 2024·Guys on Chicks
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MaxMax

Nobody cares about October basketball

Who gives a fuck about October basketball? ... It matters maybe like 1%.

The value of early-season games is a subjective debate regarding standings vs. load management.