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Corona Virus Has Cancelled Sports Plus Jon Rothstein And March Sadness
Corona Virus has cancelled sports. We talk about the wild last 48 hours as the Coronavirus reached pandemic stage and what happened in the sports world. (-) With no sports for the foreseeable future we gameplan what we'll do on the show to help entertain the masses and provide an escape from what has become a crazy week. (-) CBS Sports Jon Rothstein joins the show to break down the decision to cancel the tournament, what would have happened if the tournament had been played, and planning his bachelor party that will now be hosted by PFT and Big Cat. (-) Fyre Fest of the week and a special outro song (-)
Recap
Big CatI still do not respect the Coronavirus
I still don't respect the virus. It's like a Ravens Steelers thing, like no love lost. I hate it so much. I want to beat the fuck out of it. It doesn't sound serious and I'm encouraging everybody to do everything that they can... but I still don't respect the virus.
PFT CommenterSports will return to American soil by mid-May 2020, likely starting with the XFL
The date would be mid-May, early May. I think that Vince McMahon did not want to cancel either the XFL or wrestling WrestleMania because you know how Vince feels about people sneezing in general, right? He doesn't believe in illness. So he was definitely like, let's keep this pump going for as long as we can. I think that he's gonna want to play the semifinals and the championship game in the XFL.
PFT CommenterThe DC Defenders are the official XFL East champions
I'm still absolutely claiming the XFL East for the DC Defenders. First place in the XFL East.
PFT CommenterProfessional and collegiate sports leagues got addicted to 'cancel culture' during the initial COVID-19 outbreak
I think they got addicted to cancel culture. It just felt very rash to be like everything's canceled forever. I would have almost rather they did just we're going to delay it two weeks and then two weeks later we're going to delay another two weeks until I get to football season. Let us just me asking it throughout the entire summer and give me the hope.
Big CatI will add a second team to my Pinky Bet next year
I'll add a second pinky team next year. I'll add a pinky team officially I will add a pinky team next year for that. I think it's very fair.
PFT CommenterHockey will be the first major sport to return from the hiatus
Gambling with NHL is gonna be the first one back. Yeah hockey too. I'm surprised at hockey even... I agree they'll be back first. They will be back for sure.
Interview
Jon RothsteinGood health is more important than success, money, or power
Hyman Roth when you think about everything was a hundred percent correct. Good health is the most important thing more than success more than money more than power. If you have your health, you got it all.
Big CatThe NCAA will use lost 2020 revenue as an excuse to avoid paying student-athletes
I think the NCAA probably will use this as a 'we can't pay the players' we lost 2020 tournament. Is there going to be like a trickle down effect here where they start crying poor or there's things get caught because they missed this much money.
Jon RothsteinKansas was the best team in the country and would have won the 2020 National Championship
I need a John Rothstein certified NCAA champion who won the tournament this year... I would have picked Kansas to win a National Championship. Kansas was the team. In the last month we saw Kansas separate, they were as the best team in the country. They were a cut above everybody else.
Fyre Fest
Big CatMy recent gambling hot streak was the best of my life
I have never been hotter as a gambler in my entire life, 20 years of gambling, than I have been in the last three weeks and Coronavirus stopped it all. I honestly have two losing days in the last 21 days.