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Deion Sanders on Jackson State Success, QB Rankings, and the MLB Lockout
It is officially the best time of the year. Big Cat and PFT started the show basking in the glory of an absolute heater of a college basketball weekend where seven of the top ten teams went down. While some people think Big Cat overuses his favorite phrase, he’s standing by the fact that late February into March is untouchable.
Big CatThanksgiving week is a top-tier time of the year for sports and food
I love Thanksgiving week feast, week college, basketball, football, everything I love this time of year.
Big CatThe only time you can't say 'I love this time of year' is the two weeks after the Super Bowl
I think the only time you can't say I love this time of year is right after the Super Bowl until right now, that's it. That's the only time you can be like, [this sucks].
They broke down the chaos of the weekend, including St. Mary’s taking down Gonzaga in a gym that looks like a high school multipurpose room. While everyone is crown-polishing Drew Timme, Big Cat has some serious anatomical concerns about the Zags' star and his ability to bang in the post at the next level.
Big CatDrew Timme is soft because his shoulders are too small
I have a critique of Drew Timme. I think his shoulders are too small. They sink down a little bit. They're too small. He doesn't have—you can't play in the low post without man shoulders. He's got like Reggie Miller shoulders.
Speaking of ranked teams falling, the guys looked at the 'luck' factor surrounding Providence and Wisconsin. While the analytics guys love to hate on teams that win close games, Jake Marsh is officially buying into the Friars as a legitimate contender.
Jake MarshProvidence is a legitimate threat to make the Final Four
Providence look 24 and three. Yes, they've won some tight games, but overall 24 and three is 24 and three. So I think they can make the Final Four. So why not?
Before getting to the interview, we had to address the elephant in the room: Billy Football almost becoming a mercenary. After approximately a dozen beers on Friday night, Billy was ready to hop on a flight to Ukraine to defend freedom. PFT and Big Cat questioned the logistics of the 'boys' seven-deep brainstorm session, but Billy insists he was just doing his part in the cyber war.
Billy FootballI would wake up and potentially go to Ukraine to defend freedom if the embassy sent me a ticket
The boys and I are about seven beers deep and considering the free plane ticket from the Ukraine embassy to go defend freedom. We'll wake up and totally don't not do it, but we getting hype RN.
Coach Prime in Studio
Deion Sanders joined the show in person along with Dana Beers, who spent most of the interview chugging Coors Lights and looking like he had no idea what planet he was on. Coach Prime walked the guys through the new season of his documentary, showing the tangible changes he's making at Jackson State, from the new synthetic field to the upgraded locker rooms.
Deion Sanders95% of college football players are not going pro
I want these kids to go into the workforce and make a difference, man, because 95% of my [kids] are not going pro. That's for every program, 95% of the kids play for you are not going pro.
Deion didn't hold back on the current state of NIL deals either. While his players are actually out there endorsing products you can see, he’s skeptical of the massive numbers being thrown around at Power 5 schools with zero visible output.
Deion SandersNIL deals at Power 5 schools are often just booster kickbacks, not real endorsements
Tell me what have you seen them [Power 5 recruits] endorse? ... How can you get a million dollars worth of endorsements for a kid at these power fives and nobody sees nothing? ... At least if you say you're going to do something, we got to at least see it. The NCAA should hold people accountable if they say they got a deal.
Of course, it wouldn't be a Coach Prime interview without some bold NFL talk. He gave the guys his current quarterback rankings, and let’s just say he’s still the president of the Dak Prescott fan club, even if it leaves Big Cat and PFT scratching their heads.
Deion SandersNFL QB Rankings: Aaron Rodgers #1, Patrick Mahomes #2, Dak Prescott #3, Josh Allen #4
Number one, Tom Brady's retired... Aaron Rodgers is one. Mahomes is two. Dak is three. Four, I'm going to go with my guy from Buffalo, Josh Allen.
Deion SandersBen Roethlisberger should have retired three years ago
Big Ben should have retired three years ago. You know what? Everybody knows, but nobody said [it].
Who's Back and the Lockout
For Who's Back, Hank is fully leaning into college baseball with the emergence of NC State’s Tommy Tanks, while Big Cat is ready to see the new-look Sixers now that James Harden is magically 'healed' and skinny again.
Big CatJames Harden is the perfect piece to pair with Joel Embiid
I do think the Sixers are very good now. James Harden's perfect piece to pair with [Embiid], but it's going to piss people off, especially that James Harden has now done it twice where he's skinny all of a sudden again, he feels great and he just duped everyone.
Billy FootballI can break Vegas with a specific March Madness hedging spreadsheet
I'm thinking I'm going to take all the favorites from the first round and bet all of them to win the whole thing as a future. And then bet the money line on all of the underdogs so that the money lines pays all the future bets.
To wrap things up, the guys did their recurring bit of reading one article each about the MLB lockout. The consensus? It's a mess, the owners are walking back and forth to clubhouses, and nobody really knows if we’re actually within 'striking distance' of a deal. Big Cat thinks the league is playing a dangerous game of chicken with the fans' attention spans.
Big CatMLB will realize people don't miss baseball as much as they think if the lockout continues
If baseball doesn't start the season and play a full season, they're going to learn very quickly that they miscalculated the world's need for baseball. I wouldn't notice fully until like late June and be like, where the fuck is my baseball?
If the season doesn't start on time, at least we have Billy's 'Banned in Vegas' betting spreadsheet to keep us occupied through March.
Good luck to the MLB owners trying to explain why 359-page documents are necessary while Frank the Tank prepares to lock out the lockout.
