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Guy Fieri, Who's Back Of The Week, And The Most Contentious Mount Rushmore Ever

Monday, August 9, 20219 takes

US Men's team is back, gold medal baby. We close the door on the Olympics ( - ). Remembering all time Football Guy Bobby Bowden ( - ). The Mets implosion narrated by Steve Cohen's tweets. OJ Simpson still looking for the killer ( - ). Who's back of the week including canceling Joe Rogan ( - ). Guy Fieri joins the show to talk about the greatest food invention of all time, going to NBA Finals games in Phoenix and more ( - ). We finish with the most contentious Mt Rushmore of all time

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Draymond Green is officially a Basketball Hall of Famer

Draymond is a Hall of Famer now. Like, he has everything. Two Final Fours, three titles, two gold medals, Defensive Player of the Year. When you look at his resume, you're like, whoa.

Draymond Green's resume (multiple titles, DPOY, All-Stars) is widely considered a first-ballot Hall of Fame resume by basketball analysts.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2021
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Peyton Manning will become the Commissioner of the NFL

I thought that Peyton Manning's speech points us in one direction only, and that is that he wants to follow in the footsteps of his dad and become commissioner of the NFL. So that when Arch [Manning] gets to the league, he can implement some weird draft rule.

Peyton Manning has focused on media (Omaha Productions) and shows no immediate signs of seeking the commissioner role, though it remains a theoretical future path.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2021
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A Manning will be on every American television screen for the next 40 years

Eli and [Peyton] are doing that thing on ESPN, the simulcast for Monday Night Football. I also think Cooper is going to get involved at some point. You're not going to be able to turn on a television in America and not have a Manning staring at you.

The ManningCast (Peyton and Eli) has been extremely successful and renewed through 2024. Arch Manning is also a top college prospect, ensuring the name stays in the headlines.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2021
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Billy FootballBilly Football

OJ Simpson's son was the real killer in the 1994 murders

OJ did a great job distracting everybody about his son. His son was recorded attempting to stab someone... now you think of OJ not as this murderer, but this father... I think it's still a murderer was covered up.

This is a conspiracy theory that has never been proven or legally substantiated, despite a popular book on the topic. OJ Simpson was acquitted and no other person was ever charged.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2021
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Italian sprinter Lamont Jacobs 100% used steroids to win Olympic gold

Did [Lamont Jacobs] do it? Yeah, 100%. If you look at his Instagram photos from him like two years ago, he's like rail thin. And then if you look at him now, he's like kind of jacked.

While Jacobs' nutritionist was investigated, Jacobs himself has never failed a drug test and no proof of doping has been established to strip him of his medals.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2021·Who's Back
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Ed Sheeran is 'not football' and shouldn't play the NFL Kickoff

Roger Goodell needs a guy that hangs out with him that's like, 'Hey, that's not football.' Ed Sheeran is not football. Not opening night football. Coldplay, not football. Imagine Dragons is way more football than Coldplay.

This is a subjective aesthetic judgment on brand alignment between the NFL and pop artists.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2021·Who's Back
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Trying to cancel Joe Rogan only promotes his show

It is the dumbest thing ever that they try to cancel Joe Rogan every other month. And then a bunch of people just tweet out Joe Rogan clips that probably just make new Joe Rogan fans. They're just doing his promotion for him.

Joe Rogan's listenership reportedly grew during his most controversial periods (e.g., Spotify/COVID-19 controversies), supporting the idea that the publicity was net-positive for his reach.

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2021
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The Apple Pie Hot Dog is a culinary combination that works

What we came up with actually should be prepared and sold in frozen food sections because we take a flaky pie crust, we take an all-American beef hot dog, we make a bacon jam... what we came up with, it so works.

Taste is subjective, but the Apple Pie Hot Dog became a viral sensation during the 2021 Field of Dreams game, with many adventurous eaters agreeing the flavors were surprisingly compatible.

Other

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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2021
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N'Keal Harry is a great late-round fantasy football sleeper for 2021

N'Keal Harry is doing amazing, apparently. So that would be a good late round fantasy pick.

N'Keal Harry had a very disappointing 2021 season with only 12 catches for 184 yards and zero touchdowns, making him a wasted fantasy pick.