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Chef Tom Colicchio, Duke Wins, Arkansas Upsets Gonzaga And More March Madness

Friday, March 25, 202214 takes

March Madness turns into March Sadness as Duke rips PFT and Big Cats hearts out and Hank gets to gloat. We recap all the games form Thursday night as well(-) as Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins and other NFL news.(-) Chef Tom Colicchio joins the show to talk about food, nft’s, top chef and tons more.(-) We finish the show with Fyre Fest of the Week(-)

Recap

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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Gonzaga is never going to win a national championship

Gonzaga is like, does I don't there'll be back. I'm sure they have great recruits and everything, but damn, that's a [loss]. That's never going to get to a final four [again].

Gonzaga has still not won a national championship since this take was made, though they have remained a top-tier program.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Coach K will lose the game immediately after his 100th career tournament victory

Of course [Coach K] is going to get to 100. He's probably going to lose the next game so he can walk away with exactly a hundred clean wins, just straight up three figures. Okay. You get it. Great job, Coach K, a hundred. Everyone's going to remember that for all time. We'll look back on it 50 years from now... oh yeah, Coach K had a hundred wins. Of course he wasn't going to lose at 99.

This was shockingly prescient. Duke beat Arkansas for Coach K's 100th win and then lost to UNC in the very next game (Final Four).
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drew Timme does not have the killer instinct

I'm going to say it right now. Drew Timme doesn't have the killer instinct. I love that [drop step] move. But yeah... [Chet Holmgren] got in foul trouble and they kept just going right at them.

Timme and Gonzaga failed to reach the Final Four as the top seed, lending some weight to the criticism of their 'killer instinct' in that specific tournament run.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Miami is my Game of the Year against Iowa State

Miami's the game of the year. Fuck it. I might just flip my winnings from tonight responsibly. Miami's the game of the year I'm going to be going... making another game of the year. Fuck I, that was my original game.

Miami beat Iowa State 70-56 on March 25, 2022. Big Cat won his Game of the Year.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes will make B+ wide receivers look like A-tier players

They're basically making a bet that Patrick Mahomes is so good that if you have... a B or B plus wide receiver, Patrick Mahomes can make him an A kind of like what Aaron Rodgers does. I actually think this will be better for Patrick Mahomes... they'll have guys in more specific roles.

Mahomes won the Super Bowl and League MVP the very next season (2022) without Tyreek Hill.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Patrick Mahomes' productivity will drop significantly without Tyreek Hill

I honestly think Patrick Mahomes' productivity is going to go way down without Tyreek Hill and Tyreek Hill would've done way better with Zach Wilson. Well, think about how many times Tyreek Hill bailed out a bad pass by Patrick Mahomes.

Mahomes had one of his best seasons ever immediately after, winning MVP and the Super Bowl. Zach Wilson, meanwhile, struggled significantly.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Gonzaga's window to win a title has officially closed until they move conferences

I'm officially announcing that until they move to a real conference, Gonzaga's window has officially closed.

Gonzaga has yet to win a title, and they eventually announced a move to the Pac-12 (starting 2026), suggesting they also felt a conference change was necessary.

Interview

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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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Tom ColicchioTom Colicchio

Michelin stars should be abolished because there is no baseline for modern comparison

Quite frankly, I would rather not see stars anymore at all. Nowadays it's just how you compare. And there's a pizzeria in Jersey City that is great, but it got three stars. How do you compare that with three stars that, you know, Jean-Georges got? So there's no baseline for understanding what that review even means anymore. That's why I think they should just get rid of the stars.

This is a subjective opinion on industry standards.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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Big CatBig Cat

Medium Rare Plus is a real and valid steak temperature

Medium rare plus, is that an actual temperature that you can order a steak cooked? Every time we go to a steak house, I say medium rare plus, they say, okay, great... I always assume that a really nice steak house... they always err on the side of like, if you asked for medium rare, it's going to be closer to rare... so I like it like a little bit more than medium rare.

Chef Tom Colicchio confirms it is a real thing between rare and medium rare and says he would honor it in his kitchen.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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Tom ColicchioTom Colicchio

ADHD is an asset for professional chefs

I think if you actually really did a study, you'd find that a probably a greater percentage than the regular population has ADHD. I think it is when you're... hyper-focused... if you need to be in a situation where there's constant stuff coming at you and you need that stimulus working in the kitchens... I could cook 20 things at a time because it just felt right. I was in my zone.

While not scientifically proven as a universal rule, it is a widely discussed sentiment in the culinary world.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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Tom ColicchioTom Colicchio

Leftover Thai or Chinese food is best eaten cold directly from the fridge

Thai, Chinese... cold in front of the refrigerator in the morning. It doesn't get any better than that. Thai and Chinese is the correct answer. Cold. Don't heat it up.

Subjective taste preference.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022
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Tom ColicchioTom Colicchio

The ultimate leftover life hack is the 'Stuffing Waffle'

I like taking my stuffing leftover stuffing and putting into a waffle machine. No batter, just straight stuffing, pressing waffle, and then the turkey over the top of that. The gravy on top of that. And now we're talking.

This is a culinary technique that is highly regarded by foodies.

Fyre Fest

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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022·Fyre Fest
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ordering a steak 'Medium Rare Plus' is a 'Karen' move

I officially accept that medium rare plus is a thing. Okay. At the same time, just kind of a Karen move to order... I acknowledge its existence as well. I personally prefer [to not be an asshole].

This is a subjective social judgment.
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Take Slip·Mar 25, 2022·Fyre Fest
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Big CatBig Cat

Duncan Robinson is a 'pussy' for not getting involved in the Heat bench fight

Friend of the program, Duncan Robinson, when the Miami Heat were all fighting each other, he like backed off and didn't do anything kind of like a little bit of a pussy... I think like when there's a fight going on, you should probably in some way [help].

Robinson famously stayed on the bench/periphery while teammates fought. Whether that makes him a 'pussy' is subjective.