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Doug Flutie + Wild Card Weekend Preview

Friday, January 3, 202013 takes

We're back in the studio to recap all the coach hirings/firings and why Jerry Jones still hasn't fired Jason Garrett ( - ). Wisconsin lost in the Rose Bowl and Big Cat is coping well ( - ). We own a lacrosse team now, introducing the PLL Waterdogs ( - ). Wild card weekend preview and picks for every game. The Texans Saturday afternoon game because of course, should you doubt the Patriots, Kirk Cousins is going to look short in the dome, and the Eagles will find a way to win even though Tony Danza is on the roster ( - ). Heisman trophy winner Doug Flutie joins us in studio to talk about his career, winning the Heisman, the evolution of football, and how he would be great for today's NFL ( - ). Segments include Fyre Fest of the week, drunk idea, and New Years Resolutions plus PFT juggles and breaks his computer.

Recap

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Jerry Jones will fire Jason Garrett at halftime of one of the wild card games

I actually think at this point he will fire Jason Garrett like at halftime of one of the wild card games just so that we can talk about it or he might just give him a contract extension on the 14th.

Jason Garrett was officially fired on January 5, 2020, following the wild card games, but not during a halftime show.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2020
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Urban Meyer coaching the Cleveland Browns would be assisted suicide

Urban Meyer coaching the Browns would be assisted suicide. He cannot—he is the man who losses kill him. They take away part of his life like the battery life in his body. If he goes to the Browns he will die.

Urban Meyer did not coach the Browns; he eventually coached the Jaguars, which was indeed a catastrophic failure that ended early, supporting the spirit of the take.
Push
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2020
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The Redskins will win eight games next year under Ron Rivera

I'm dangerously close to being back all in on the our words [Redskins] and by all in I think maybe they win 8 games next year. Woah. Yeah, that's a lot.

The Washington Football Team won 7 games in 2020, narrowly missing the 8-win mark but winning the NFC East.
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Wisconsin will never be a national title contender

Wisconsin never going to be a national title contender. The Rose Bowl is the Super Bowl and I'm fine with that. Some people call that loser talk that's called being a realist fan.

Wisconsin has not made the CFP since this take and has generally declined from their 2010s peak.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2020
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Gus Johnson is not a good football announcer

I just firing off some takes that I've been sitting on and I got ratioed because I don't think Gus Johnson is a good football announcer. Okay. And people got mad.

This is entirely subjective.

Picks

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The Buffalo Bills will beat the Houston Texans 17-10 on Saturday

The final score will be 17 to 10. Yep, and the Buffalo Bills will win. Whoo. Okay, put it in stone.

The Houston Texans won 22-19 in overtime.
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The Patriots will beat the Titans easily and make everyone look stupid

This feels like one of those games where everyone is going to talk themselves into the Patriots being done... they're going to beat the Titans easily and everyone's be like damn we feel stupid.

The Titans defeated the Patriots 20-13, marking Tom Brady's final game as a Patriot.
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Ryan Tannehill is not afraid of Tom Brady and the Titans will win

I'm taking the Titans. Okay, I think that Tannehill is the one quarterback that is not afraid of Tom Brady. He's beaten him four times... now we got Tannehill he's going to go in there. I think that the Titans are going to win.

The Titans won 20-13.
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Take Slip·Jan 3, 2020·Picks
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The Eagles are my lock of the year against the Seahawks

I'm taking the Eagles because it's Tony's it's my Tony Danza lock the lock of the Year. Okay. I mean, I'm not an idiot. I'm going to also take Tony Danza.

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The Seahawks won 17-9.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jan 3, 2020
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Frosted Flakes milk is a top-five milk

Frosted Flakes milk is a top-five milk. I think. Oh, no doubt. No doubt.

This is subjective cereal ranking.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2020
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I would be much more successful in today's NFL spread offenses

I'm a little jealous of what's going on right now with the spread offenses. It makes it a lot easier for a smaller guy to be successful in run the quarterback draw... we were running RPOs [in Canada] in '94, '93.

While testable in theory, it's a hypothetical claim about the evolution of the game.
Win
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Notre Dame will not win a national championship anytime soon

Are they gonna win a National Championship? Not soon. I don't think so. They're not bad. They will be in that college football playoff picture every year to be a top ten team... but there are some things that make it much more difficult at Notre Dame to win a National Championship.

As of the 2023-24 season, Notre Dame has still not won a national championship.

New Years Resolutions

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I am going to bench press 215 pounds in 2020

My New Year's resolution is to... be able to bench press 215 pounds. So what would be—which will be really helpful for you... 215 once. Yeah.

Big Cat has famously struggled with the 225/215 bench press goals on the show for years.