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Disc Golfer Brodie Smith, Conference Tourney Week And Russel Wilson To The Bears?

Friday, March 12, 202115 takes

Duke has finally ended their 2020-21 season on a winning note ( - ). We talk some Conference Tourney stories and reactions ( - ). Russell Wilson to the Bears? Big Ben almost went to Chicago and other NFL stories. ( - ) Professional Disc Golfer Brodie Smith joins the show to talk about his life as a Pro, the transition from Ultimate Frisbee, technical terms and how to properly bang chains with your boys ( - ). We do some baseball talk with Seamhead Express and finish with Fyre Fest of the Week.

Recap

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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021
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Coach 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.

Duke's 2021 season did end with a win (over Louisville), but they still missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1995, ending their official streak of appearances.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Coach 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.

The comparison is a matter of opinion regarding coaching style and media management.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Syracuse 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].

Syracuse did make the 2021 NCAA Tournament as an 11-seed.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Uniform colors and alternate jerseys significantly impact game outcomes and betting

I need there to be an account that basically says, 'Here's what everyone's wearing today. Make your bets accordingly.' And I know that sounds stupid, but my retort would be, 'No, you're stupid if you think that uniform colors don't matter.'

The effect of jersey colors on sports performance is a frequently debated psychological topic with no definitive proof.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

College basketball teams should be forced to wear practice pennies or go 'skins' if they have a bad record

I think teams should start wearing uniforms based on their records. So if you're a really, really bad team, you should actually be wearing your practice pennies. You shouldn't even get to wear real uniforms... Northwestern should just wear — they should have to be in skins against Minnesota last night.

This is a humorous proposal that will never be implemented in NCAA sports.

Nfl Offseason

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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021·NFL Offseason
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Russell 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.

Russell Wilson remained with the Seahawks for the 2021 season. He was traded to the Broncos in 2022. He never played for the Bears.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021·NFL Offseason
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Big CatBig Cat

If 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.

Since Wilson was never traded to the Bears, this hypothetical scenario could not be tested.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021·NFL Offseason
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Bill 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.

Belichick did not convince Easterby to trade Watson to the Patriots; Watson was eventually traded to the Browns in 2022.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021·NFL Offseason
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Big CatBig Cat

Drew Brees will not retire and will try to come back for another season

I think he's going to try to come back. I really do... I think he got a little bit healthier in the offseason. And he's like, 'You know what? I could still throw 75% completion percentage five yards down the field.'

Drew Brees officially announced his retirement from the NFL on March 14, 2021, two days after this take was made.

Interview

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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021
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Brodie SmithBrodie Smith

Disc 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.

While disc golf is explosively popular in Finland and has the most 'active players' per capita in many metrics, ice hockey is officially considered the most popular sport by viewership and institutional metrics.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021
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Brodie SmithBrodie Smith

The 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.

This is a subjective opinion about how a sport should be governed.

Seamhead Express

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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021·Seamhead Express
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Big CatBig Cat

Every 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.

While humorous, 'social media consultant' is a real role that exists, though Big Cat frames it as a specific 'anti-mockery' role.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021·Seamhead Express
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Big CatBig Cat

The defensive shift has ruined baseball

I'll do it. I'll say it. The shift has ruined baseball. Let's be fucking Peter Gammons on it for a second... The shift has ruined baseball.

MLB eventually agreed, banning the shift for the 2023 season.

Fyre Fest

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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021·Fyre Fest
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Pardon My Take is in danger because Rex Chapman is starting a sports podcast

My fire fest is we're fucked boys and girls. Pardon My Take is fucked because Rex Chapman is doing his own sports podcast... I don't think that there's any chance that we can compete with Rex just saying like, 'We don't deserve dogs, brah.'

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Rex Chapman's podcasting career did not end PMT's dominance in the sports category.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2021·Fyre Fest
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The United States is ending Daylight Savings Time permanently

The United States Senate is passing a bill saying that we're not going to do daylight savings time ever again. So your clocks stay where they are... It looks like we're not going to be changing our clocks this summer. Ever again. Ever again.

The Sunshine Protection Act passed the Senate in 2022 but was never passed by the House or signed into law. Clocks are still changed as of 2024.