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Clayton Kershaw, Joakim Noah In Studio, CFP Rankings, Eagles Big Win + Listener FAQ’s

Wednesday, November 12, 202511 takes

The new CFP rankings are out and we discuss how JMU is going to get screwed and other college football story lines (-). Eagles beat the Packers on MNF and Max was right (-). Brian Daboll fired by the Giants and Nico Harrison gone in Dallas (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Hank being sick and Pat Narduzzi with the weirdest big game prep (-). Clayton Kershaw joins the show to talk about the World Series, his career, LA, Stafford and tons more (-). Joakim Noah joins in studio to talk about his new travel show, his shaman, Derrick Rose, Thibs and Wemby (-). We finish with listener submitted FAQ’s (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The College Football Playoff committee is intentionally keeping JMU out because they don't want any 'presidents' in the bracket

I think it's a anti-PFT thing. I think maybe the college football playoff committee has gone woke and they don't want any presidents in their bracket. Makes sense. It's sad. I mean, just fast forward 20 years, Trump University probably will be blacklisted too.

Hot TakeCFBHotSarcastic
The committee rankings are based on performance and strength of schedule, not a political aversion to 'presidents'.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Ohio State is significantly better than every other team in college football

I still think Ohio State is that much better than everyone else. And we'll find out though, Indiana and Ohio State feel like they're on a collision course.

This is subjective until the playoffs, though they are currently ranked highly.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Eagles defense is nasty and Jalen Phillips was the missing piece to make them elite again

I think the Eagles defense is nasty... Jalen Phillips was a monster and they feel like they're rounding into that type of form again.

Subjective evaluation of defensive performance.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Anthony Davis to the Lakers trade will be seen as a win-win in ten years

Rob Pelinka texted Nico Harrison and said something like, man, I I I would do it again because I I really think we both won... It was a good trade. In 10 years, they will be singing your praises.

The trade is widely panned in the current context, and while a decade could change perspectives, it's currently considered a disaster for Dallas.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I can pass the bar exam without going to law school if I study for four months

I have irrational confidence in myself to be able to pass the bar exam. It doesn't make any sense. I just think that if I, if I tried for like four months... I think I can, I can be a lawyer.

Passing the bar is notoriously difficult even for law graduates; doing so with four months of self-study is nearly impossible in most states.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

My ceiling as a golfer might be higher as a lefty

I might be more... I can maybe my my ceiling is higher. Potentially left-handed more good at golf. My ceiling is higher. Damn. We'll see.

This is a personal claim that will be tested by Hank's actual golf performance over the next year.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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ZacZac

A 'hot blob' and an 'earth tilt' will make the Chicago winter catastrophic and uninhabitable

Apocalyptic winter might be upon us. Why? I think it's inhabitable winter. We might just have to go out of country... High pressure, massive ocean heat wave up in North Pacific. The blob... They're saying 2013-2014 had nothing on this blob.

Weather predictions this extreme are usually internet hoaxes or hyperbole.

Interview

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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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Clayton KershawClayton Kershaw

Matthew Stafford will play for five or six more years

The way Matthew's playing right now, he's gonna keep going for another five, six years... Matthew's gonna be going another, I mean, as long as he wants to really.

Stafford's retirement date is unknown, but playing into his early 40s is possible.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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Clayton KershawClayton Kershaw

Shohei Ohtani's 50/50 game in the 2024 NLCS is the best game ever played in sports history

[Ohtani's game] might be the best game ever played, maybe in any sport... especially when you consider the NLCS, you know, it's like, it's in the playoffs, you know? Yeah. I think he might be right.

Subjective assessment of historical greatness.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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Joakim NoahJoakim Noah

Ayahuasca allows you to have real conversations with your ancestors in another realm

You go back, you go back and you have real conversations with your people. You know, you go to another realm... The medicine brought me places that definitely put me at peace with things that were, I had turmoil in my system.

This is a subjective spiritual claim that cannot be scientifically verified as a 'fact'.
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Take Slip·Nov 12, 2025
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Joakim NoahJoakim Noah

Chemistry is the most underrated aspect of sports

Something very underrated about sports in general. People always underestimate chemistry. You know, we could talk about stats and the star player and this and that, but when you enjoy playing with somebody, I think those guys look, there's eight guys scoring 10 points on the bulls.

Subjective sports theory.