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Brodie Smith on Banging Chains, Russ to the Bears, and Duke’s Long Con
Conference tournament week is finally back and it’s absolute sensory overload. But while most teams are grinding for a spot in the big dance, Duke decided to play chess while everyone else was playing checkers. After winning their opening game, the Blue Devils bowed out due to a positive COVID test, effectively ending their season on a winning streak.
PFT CommenterCoach K is a mastermind for using a COVID withdrawal to protect Duke's winning streak
I think you at least have to respect Coach K for being one step ahead of our brains that try to simulate what Coach K will do... they have bowed out gracefully after winning their opening round game, the ACC tournament... maybe the streak is still intact because who knows? Maybe Duke would have gone on to win the ACC tournament. It's actually a brilliant move on Coach K's part.
Big Cat isn't buying the "graceful exit" narrative for a second. To him, this has the stench of a calculated move to avoid the embarrassment of being left out of the bracket on Selection Sunday.
Big CatCoach K's COVID withdrawal was a long con to bow out before being snubbed by the NCAA selection committee
I can say maybe this was a long con by Coach K to basically bow out of the season before the selection committee could not select Duke this Sunday... I respect COVID too much [to say it], but that might have happened.
Whether it was a grandson or a walk-on taking one for the team, Big Cat is convinced this was a masterpiece of narrative control.
Big CatCoach K is the Frank Underwood of college basketball
Coach K, he'll do anything. He's Frank Underwood of the college basketball world. He will do anything to make sure that the message is not, 'Hey, Duke wasn't going to make the tournament.' Let's all forget that they weren't going to make the tournament.
Beyond the Duke drama, the bubble is heating up. Jake Marsh is holding out hope for his Syracuse Orange, even after a heartbreaking buzzer-beater loss to Virginia.
Jake MarshSyracuse has a 50-50 shot to make the NCAA tournament, but they will ultimately get in
I think it depends on how the bubble teams around them do... but gut says yes [they get in].
Russell Wilson to the Bears?
Vegas took the odds off the board, and Big Cat is trying his hardest not to let his heart get broken. PFT is leaning into the chaos, fully believing that the Seahawks' franchise quarterback is headed to the Windy City.
PFT CommenterRussell Wilson is going to be a Chicago Bear
Russell Wilson is going to be a Chicago Bear, Big Cat... I think that if we're looking at the teams that Russell Wilson would hypothetically want to be traded to... the Bears are far and away the most likely destination... If I were to put money on it, I would say yes, he will be a Bear.
Big Cat, however, is a seasoned Bears fan and knows how this story usually ends. He’s already envisioning a future where Russ is more focused on his music career than his passer rating.
Big CatIf Russell Wilson joins the Bears, he will immediately stop caring about football to become a global celebrity
Almost instantly, he's going to put out like a double album with Ciara. And like he's going to all he's going to care about is being a celebrity and not football. And he's going to instantly just lose all his football powers. I guarantee you that's what's going to happen.
Meanwhile, the Deshaun Watson situation in Houston remains a complete standoff. While the Texans are refusing to even pick up the phone, PFT has a theory on the one man who could actually get a deal done: Bill Belichick.
PFT CommenterBill Belichick is the only person who can convince Jack Easterby to trade Deshaun Watson
The second that that Russell Wilson put the New York Jets on his hypothetical list... something different is happening... Bill Belichick could exert influence and like do mind control shit on Jack Easterby. And he's probably the only person in the NFL that could convince him to change his mind and deal Deshaun [Watson]... if Bill agreed to finance a megachurch with Jack Easterby's name on it in Houston, Texas... I guarantee you Jack Easterby makes that deal right now.
Banging Chains with Brodie Smith
The guys welcomed professional disc golfer Brodie Smith to the program to discuss his transition from Ultimate Frisbee to the world of disc golf. We learned that Finland is essentially the Mecca of the sport and that professional disc golfers have more discs than most people have shoes.
Brodie SmithDisc golf is the number one sport in Finland
I believe disc golf is the number one sport in Finland. Yeah, so over there it's absolutely crazy... there'll be 5,000 people walking down the sides of the fairways. It's insane.
Brodie also opened up about the internal politics of the sport, specifically the ranking system. It turns out disc golfers are just as obsessed with their "handicaps" as regular golfers, even if the system is completely broken.
Brodie SmithThe disc golf ranking system should be abolished because it is too subjective
I would say the easiest answer is to get rid of ratings... in disc golf, everyone has a handicap, essentially. And that handicap is highly the most important thing... and it's also very subjective how you get your handicap... There needs to be an actual ranking system based off of how you finish in a tournament versus what your score was.
Before letting him go, we got the scoop on the potential for drug testing in the league. Brodie is pretty confident that certain substances won't be on the banned list anytime soon because, well, it's disc golf.
Brodie SmithMarijuana will likely be permitted under future professional disc golf drug testing policies
I don't think marijuana is going to be on the list as a thing. I think they're going to allow it... no one would [play] disc golf [if it wasn't].
Seamhead Express and Fyre Fest
Baseball is back and the New York Mets are already providing enough content to fuel a whole season. The team was spotted practicing a World Series celebration, which PFT thinks is actually a brilliant marketing move for future trade bait.
PFT CommenterThe Mets practicing a World Series celebration increases the value of players they will eventually trade
The guys that they will be selling have practiced potentially winning a World Series. So when they go to a team that's adding that last piece, the Mets have done all the prep work for you. So I like it.
Big Cat thinks the Mets' antics highlight a massive hole in the corporate world: the need for someone to tell you when you're about to be roasted by the internet.
Big CatEvery major corporation needs a consultant specifically to identify if an idea will be mocked by the internet
It made me realize that I have job security no matter what in life in that every team and corporation should have on staff a person who essentially is just there to say, 'Hey, will we get made fun of for this?'... our, 'Will the internet make fun of you for this?' is absolutely a job we could do.
To wrap up the show, Billy Football tried to describe the euphoria of the first nice spring day in the Northeast, though his comparison might have been a bit of a stretch for the HR department.
Billy FootballThe first nice day of spring in the Northeast is equivalent to the feeling of taking Molly
Even though it is the first nice day of the year in the Northeast... some may say that the first nice day of the year is like taking Molly for those who have been shut in all winter.
We’re heading into the best time of the year, so keep your eyes on the board and your ears on the podcast.
Don’t forget to check your clocks this weekend, unless PFT’s Senate sources are actually right for once.
