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Dan Patrick on Leaving ESPN, Tiger’s Sunday Red, and MJ vs. LeBron
Tiger Woods was back, and then he hit a guy with a golf ball and the dream died. For a few glorious moments at Carnoustie, it felt like 2005 again. Tiger was in his Sunday red, Dads were waking up from their naps across the country, and the leaderboard actually made sense.
Big CatNothing in sports compares to Tiger Woods being in contention on a major Sunday
When Tiger is involved in a major on Sunday, there's nothing like it in sports. And just to have those few moments... everyone was like, this actually could happen. Like Tiger could actually do it. He's wearing his Sunday red. Everyone was excited.
PFT is ready to treat the fan who got hit like the golf version of Steve Bartman. It’s a tough break for the guy who took a heater to the ribs, but he effectively robbed the world of seeing Tiger close out a major in the year of our Lord 2018.
PFT CommenterThe fan Tiger Woods hit with a golf ball is responsible for Tiger losing The Open
Tiger was back for a minute, and then he hit a guy with a golf ball, and everything fell apart from that moment on. I hope that guy's a real asshole, the guy that got hit. And I hope it affects him down the line. I hope it becomes like a Steve Bartman situation because he took something very important away from us. He took Tiger being in contention on the 18th hole of a major championship in the year of our Lord 2018 away from the world.
Who’s Back & The Mount Rushmore of Twitter
Who’s Back featured a very mobile Joe Flacco and the ongoing saga of Kawhi Leonard’s move to the North. While everyone in Toronto is trying to convince themselves Kawhi will love the city, Big Cat is convinced we still won’t hear from the man himself for another year.
Big CatKawhi Leonard will hate Toronto and his uncle will continue to speak for him
Kawhi Leonard, does he like Toronto or not? It was reported that he hates it. He didn't leave his hotel room during the All-Star game. Will he or will he not stay or play or ever do anything else on a basketball court because no one's talked to him in like 10 months and his uncle has taken his brain and is now speaking for him.
The Mount Rushmore of moments we wish Twitter existed for was one of the most contentious segments in show history. From the Malice at the Palace to the OJ Chase, the guys looked at how social media would have fundamentally broken the world during historical events. Big Cat took a dark turn with the Cuban Missile Crisis, suggesting that 280 characters might have been enough to trigger a nuclear winter.
Big CatTwitter would have caused the Cuban Missile Crisis to actually happen
The first one I have is the Cuban Missile Crisis. So the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the world is about to go in a nuclear standoff, I think Twitter might have actually had it happen. Like if JFK was tweeting at the Russians, like that probably would have caused the Cuban Missile Crisis to actually happen.
Dan Patrick Joins the Show
Dan Patrick finally returned to talk to Big Cat and PFT for the first time since the legendary, unreleased second episode of Barstool Van Talk. Dan addressed the "curse" of his appearance and why he eventually decided to move on from the mothership. He admitted that the spark for the 6 o'clock SportsCenter simply wasn't there anymore.
Dan PatrickI left ESPN because I hit a wall and wasn't getting any better at the 6 o'clock SportsCenter
That's one of the reasons why I left ESPN. I wasn't enjoying the 6 o'clock sports center the last three years. I just thought, man, I hit a wall. I wouldn't get any better. I remember saying to my wife, I'm just not getting better. And she goes, yeah, but you're the only one that knows. I said, but that's not the only one that matters.
The conversation shifted to the NFL, where Dan dropped some massive theories regarding the New England Patriots’ power structure. According to Dan, the Jimmy Garoppolo trade wasn't just a standard personnel move; it was a result of Tom Brady exerting his influence to ensure his successor was shipped out of town.
Dan PatrickThe Patriots only traded Jimmy Garoppolo because Tom Brady forced them to
It doesn't make sense what happened in New England. If you tell me that that organization all of a sudden said, we're not trading Garoppolo. You can't have Garoppolo. Then all of a sudden you could have Garoppolo for a second-round draft pick. It doesn't make sense. And then, you know, so Brady, if he's pushing them to say, look, I'm not retiring here. Get rid of the kid. It feels like now Brady's indebted to them a little bit because they did what it felt like he asked them to do.
Dan also thinks the TB12 retirement tour could have ended much sooner if the Philly Special hadn't happened. He believes Brady was ready to walk away on top if the Patriots had secured that sixth ring against the Eagles.
Dan PatrickTom Brady would have retired if the Patriots had beaten the Eagles in the Super Bowl
If they had won the Super Bowl this year [Super Bowl LII], I believe he retired. Because I think when Gisele said that to the CBS Morning Show, she wasn't provoked to talk about his concussions. She was putting the pressure on him, I think, to say, Tommy's had concussions. He's not going to listen to me, but maybe he'll listen to somebody else.
MJ vs. LeBron and the All-Blame Team
To wrap up, the guys forced Dan into the debate he hates most: MJ versus LeBron. While Dan has seen the greatness of both, he actually sided with the King when it came to a hypothetical prime-on-prime matchup.
Dan PatrickI would take five LeBrons over five Michael Jordans in a prime matchup
[Big Cat]: Five MJs, five LeBrons. Who you got? Both in their prime. [Dan Patrick]: I'll take five LeBrons. LeBron's going to be as accomplished. The fact he went to eight straight NBA finals.
Big Cat isn't buying it, mostly because he watched LeBron's defensive effort—or lack thereof—over the last season. He’s convinced LeBron’s latest moves in Los Angeles aren't about winning a title immediately, but about surrounding himself with enough eccentric personalities that he can never be the primary target of criticism.
Big CatLeBron James is building the 'All-Blame Team' to ensure no one blames him for the Lakers' 2018-19 season
I think LeBron is now just putting together the all blame team. He has put together the greatest blame team of all time. JaVale McGee, Lance Stevenson, Rondo, and Michael Beasley. LeBron James has no intentions of winning next year. He just has intentions of making sure no one blames him.
Whether it’s Michael Beasley or Lance Stephenson, the Lakers are certainly going to provide plenty of distractions while LeBron waits for Kawhi to show up.
If only we had a time machine to see if LeVar Ball could beat MJ one-on-one in 1992.
