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Former Pro Bowl RB Arian Foster

Wednesday, December 20, 201715 takes

We're about to be taken over by Aliens and no one is talking about.(-) Embrace Debate what is the best popcorn in the Christmas 3 way popcorn cylinder as well as which Kobe is better 8 or 24.(-) Hot Seat/Cool Throne talking Chess nerds, Bowl game gifts, and Jerry Richardson being off the hook because it's not actually his heart that harassed people(-). Former Pro Bowl Running Arian Foster joins the show to talk about his NFL Career, the future of Football, the time he got owned by Billy Football on twitter, and his favorite Texans QB.(-) Segments include Sabermetrics for Lane Kiffin,(-) PR 101 for ESPN and James Brown tweeting out porn links(-). Kings Stay Kings for Jeff Fisher and a special Holiday Party edition of Guys on Chicks (-).

Embrace Debate

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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017·Embrace Debate
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Big CatBig Cat

Shaq was the 'Robin' and Kobe was the 'Batman' during their championship runs together

Shaq needed Kobe more than Kobe needed Shaq... Shaq needed the wing scorers to be Shaq. He needed Dwyane Wade to be unbelievable Dwyane Wade. Shaq was Superman, and Kobe was Batman. [But] Batman isn't a superhero... he's just a rich guy with a bunch of gadgets.

This is a subjective hierarchy of two legends; most analysts favor Shaq for the Lakers three-peat as he won all three Finals MVPs.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017·Embrace Debate
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2012-13 Lakers with Steve Nash and Dwight Howard was the most stacked team of all time on paper

That team, though, the Steve Nash, Dwight Howard team, that's my favorite Lakers team of all time... When that cover came out, it was like, who the fuck would beat the Lakers? ... When that happened, I was like, oh, my God. This is the most stacked team of all time.

While 'stacked' is subjective, the 2012-13 Lakers featured multiple future Hall of Famers (Kobe, Nash, Howard, Gasol) and are widely considered one of the greatest 'on paper' failures.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Removing Alex Guerrero from the Patriots is a good thing because it lights a fire under Tom Brady

It's not a friction. It's actually a good thing. It means Belichick's lighting a fire under Brady's ass because friction causes fire. So Belichick knows he's got to push Brady's buttons if he wants him to keep playing at this level at such an old age.

The Patriots went to the Super Bowl that season, though they lost, suggesting the friction didn't immediately derail them.

Interview

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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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Arian FosterArian Foster

I will highly suggest my kids do not play football because it is an extremely dangerous sport

Not a chance. No, no, no way, man... I'm just going to highly suggest that they don't... There's no point for you to do so... This is a, it's an extremely dangerous sport... I took all those hits. I sacrificed. I may develop CTE in my life. There's no telling.

This is a personal parenting philosophy based on documented medical risks.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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Arian FosterArian Foster

Football will be in danger of disappearing in 50 to 60 years due to safety and science

I would say like 50, 60 years down the road [football is in danger], because if you look at the science and getting more and more clear on it, that this is a, it's an extremely dangerous sport... And the reason why we fell in love with football was because it was very violent in nature. And you love those big hits. And the science keeps coming, and the rules keep digressing.

The resolution of this prediction is decades away.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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Arian FosterArian Foster

The NCAA system for athletes is a form of indentured servitude

No, that's indentured servitude. If you go to Google, just look up indentured servitude and you'll find that exact definition... The NCAA is the only establishment where their interns are their product. It's the most ridiculous, backwards, twisted system of in existence.

The NCAA has since moved toward NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) compensation, validating the spirit of the argument that the previous system was unfair.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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Arian FosterArian Foster

Matt Schaub was a good quarterback whose career was ruined by a loss of confidence

Matt Schaub is definitely number one [on the Mount Rushmore of Texans QBs]... No, he was a good quarterback. He had a bad season. And I think it ruined his confidence, but he was a good quarterback when he was balling. He had a bad run.

Schaub was a two-time Pro Bowler before his 2013 collapse, supporting Foster's claim that he was once good.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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Arian FosterArian Foster

Russell Wilson is lying when he claims God speaks to him directly

Are you saying that when Russell Wilson says that... God spoke to him as he was walking to the sidelines... you don't think that that was actually God talking to him? You're calling him a liar? [Foster]: Yeah, I am, actually. I don't think that we have an intervening divine presence in our universe at this moment... I don't believe your claim.

Claims of divine communication are inherently unverifiable and a matter of faith.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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Arian FosterArian Foster

Wolves are not as tough as people make them out to be

I don't think wolves are as tough as we make them out to be. I think we just built up this prestige of them in our heads.

While wolves are dangerous predators, Foster's claim is about their 'prestige' vs reality. However, biologically, a lone human vs a wolf is usually weighted in the wolf's favor.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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Arian FosterArian Foster

Joel Osteen manipulates people by 'selling hope'

I've read my fair share of the Bible, man, and Jesus specifically preached about being rich... It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom... You have private jets. You have, like, a mansion. Like, that's not the life that Jesus taught... you are selling hope. And I feel like any time you sell hope, you're manipulating people.

The conflict between biblical humility and the wealth of televangelists is a long-standing theological and social debate.

Kings Stay Kings

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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017·Kings Stay Kings
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jeff Fisher is the 'Rasputin' of the NFL and is guaranteed a contract extension wherever he goes

You're not giving Jeff Fisher enough credit because Jeff Fisher, he's Rasputin. Once he gets in the building, he knows how to whisper into his boss. You shoot him and he just keeps walking forward. Jeff Fisher is absolutely getting at least one contract extension, no matter where he goes. That's a fact.

Fisher never coached in the NFL again after his 2016 firing from the Rams, so the prediction was incorrect.

Guys On Chicks

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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017·Guys on Chicks
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Big CatBig Cat

Cash is the greatest Christmas gift you can ever give

So the real answer here is cash. All boyfriends want cash. They want cold, hard cash... Cash is the greatest gift you could ever give... When you open up a card, you're expecting cash in there. Put the fucking cash in there.

Gift preference is entirely subjective.

Other

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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

An alien invasion would be a blessing in disguise because it would unify Earth against a common enemy

I actually think that this could be a blessing in disguise for Earth. Because it's like Earth has been in training camp with each other for the last, like, 2,000 years... And now all of a sudden we've got an enemy to play against. It's fun hitting somebody else, right?

The existence of aliens remains unverified by public scientific consensus, making this hypothetical.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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HankHank

Aliens will eventually hack the cloud and release everyone's deleted messages and photos

I've always thought that at some point in the future that every text message, Snapchat, picture message, picture they've ever taken and deleted, that's all going to end up on the internet for everyone... Aliens are about to start that. They're aliens, so they obviously know how to get to the cloud.

No mass alien hack of cloud services has occurred to date.
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Take Slip·Dec 20, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Dry, crisp cookies are better than soft, soggy cookies

I'd rather dry with a crisp than soft, like a wet, soft, soggy cookie in my mouth.

Preference for cookie texture is entirely subjective.