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Jaguars Co-Owner Tony Khan, Cubs Patrick Wisdom And Suns In 4

Wednesday, June 23, 202118 takes

The Suns win in an absolute thriller. Playoff P is back. Canadiens are just going to keep on winning ( -). Carl Nassib comes out as the first active gay NFL player ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). Jaguars Co-Owner Tony Khan joins the show to talk wrestling, the Jaguars, and tons more ( - ). Cubs Patrick Wisdom joins us in studio to talk baseball, how much it sucks to face Jacob deGrom, hitting homers and respecting 90 ( - 1). We finish with Mike Greenberg's dumb rules about baseballs sticky stuff and FAQ's.

Recap

Push
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

DeAndre Ayton is officially an elite player alongside Luka Doncic and Trey Young

DeAndre Ayton... He's a fucking beast, man. He's like DeAndre Ayton showing up to the whole Trey Young, Luka Doncic, that draft ruled discussion being like, I rule too. I'm awesome on defense and offense.

Ayton's 2021 playoff run was a massive breakout, though his standing relative to Luka and Trae has fluctuated since.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

DeMarcus Cousins' push on Devin Booker should have been a flagrant foul

Yeah, so that [DeMarcus Cousins pushing Devin Booker] should have been called, that should have been like a flagrant foul, right?

This is a subjective judgment on officiating during a dead-ball period.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021
#PMT-2021-0623-2109
Big CatBig Cat

Game 2 was a backbreaker for the Clippers unless Kawhi Leonard returns

That does feel like a backbreaker for the Clippers. Unless Kawhi comes back. I don't know how you recover from that.

The Suns won the series 4-2. Kawhi Leonard did not return.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021
#PMT-2021-0623-2111
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NHL is ready for gay players and will be supportive

The NFL is ready for it. The players for the vast, vast majority are going to be supportive when it does happen. It'll almost be like a joyous occasion when it does happen.

The reaction to Nassib was generally supportive across the league, validating PFT's claim.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

The 'You're not that guy, pal' clip will be the clip of the summer

Pretty much, it's a great clip, but I think that's going to be the clip of the summer. Everything you do with your friends, your coworkers, pretty much anything... you're going to see comments about you're not that guy.

The meme was indeed massive throughout 2021 and remains a staple of internet culture.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Matthew Stafford will win NFL MVP

Sean McVay was talking to Albert Breer and said, bro, this dude's a bad motherfucker. Whatever people say about him, as good as it can be, he's even better than advertised. ... I saw it. I saw the future. MVP.

Stafford had a great year and won the Super Bowl, but Aaron Rodgers won the MVP in 2021.
Open
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
#PMT-2021-0623-2119
Big CatBig Cat

Matthew Stafford is a Hall of Famer

Dude, I'm rooting for Matt Stafford because there's a few takes that we all have out there that are just lingering, and Matt Stafford being a Hall of Famer, I could retire on that take.

Stafford is currently 11th all-time in passing yards and won a Super Bowl, making his case very strong, though he is still active/not yet eligible.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady was talking about the 49ers and Jimmy Garoppolo when he said 'you're sticking with that motherfucker?'

Tom was talking about the courtship, the quarterback courtship that happened last year. And there was one team in particular where he said, really, you're going to stick with that motherfucker over me? ... Sabermetrically, it's also most likely to be Phillip Rivers. ... [Billy: I think it was Garoppolo] Actually, that is who it is. No, I really do think that's who it is.

In 2024, Tom Brady finally confirmed the team he was referring to was the Chicago Bears.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

College schools will soon use server farms to mine crypto for recruits

Schools are allowed to provide as many education-related expenses as they want to players. ... You could, in theory, provide an athlete with an entire dorm room filled with servers for them to mine cryptocurrency in that dorm room. ... LSU could be like, hey, we're going to build a new dorm called the Arch Manning Dormitory. ... you can just generate money for yourself while you're here.

Hot TakeCFBScorchingSarcastic
While NIL became a massive money-generating machine, 'crypto mining dorms' did not become a standard practice.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
#PMT-2021-0623-2125
Big CatBig Cat

Skip Bayless has an investigative team searching athletes' wives' Instagram followers

There's very clearly a person behind the scenes working for Skip Bayless that has Skip Bayless's brain and does all the things online. ... and he just feeds Skip Bayless crap all day, and it just ends up on TV. Like his little private investigator for him.

While shows like Undisputed have large research staffs, the specific idea of a 'private follower investigator' is speculative.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
#PMT-2021-0623-2126
Jake MarshJake Marsh

Robert Griffin III has found his future career as an analyst

So ESPN and Fox are in a bidding war for him as an analyst. Whoa. So it looks like he found his future career. ... The executives were, quote, blown away by his audition.

RGIII was hired by ESPN shortly after and became a major part of their college football and NFL coverage.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021
#PMT-2021-0623-2127
Tony KhanTony Khan

AEW exists because WCW vacated the prime TNT/TBS television slot

AEW exists, in my opinion, because of the failure of WCW because they vacated this great time slot, this great relationship with TNT and TBS that we have. And that was the success of WCW was the outlet, the penetration they had from TNT, TBS, and, of course, the fans.

This is Khan's internal business logic and historical interpretation.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021
#PMT-2021-0623-2128
Tony KhanTony Khan

WCW failed because they gave creative control to wrestlers

I think some of the things that went wrong for WCW, in my opinion, were the creative control. They gave creative control to a lot of the wrestlers. And some of the storylines are asinine. ... Most wrestling companies that have been really successful over time have had, like, one supreme commander at the top who's, like, owned it, booked, like, done everything top to bottom.

This is a widely held opinion in wrestling history regarding WCW's downfall.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021
#PMT-2021-0623-2129
Tony KhanTony Khan

Urban Meyer is an awesome person who will have his players' backs

Urban's great, man. ... He's changed my life in the six months I've known him... And the way he motivates people, and I know you're not going to want to hear it if you don't like him, but if you get to know him, there is something about him. ... I'm just saying, if he came in here and you worked with him, you'd love him. He would have your back on anything.

Meyer's tenure was a disaster and he was fired mid-season amid reports of toxic behavior, significantly undermining Khan's 'awesome person' claim.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021
#PMT-2021-0623-2130
Patrick WisdomPatrick Wisdom

Facing Jacob deGrom is like going into a test knowing you're going to fail

Yeah, it was a major suck. He shoved it last night. It's like going into a test knowing you're going to fail, like, there's nothing you can do. He's just going to overpower you, and you're going to walk back to the dugout saying, I don't know what I'm doing out here. ... The first pitch I barely even saw.

In 2021, deGrom was statistically having one of the greatest pitching seasons ever before injury.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021
#PMT-2021-0623-2131
Patrick WisdomPatrick Wisdom

I would compete in the Home Run Derby if asked

If you were asked to do the home run derby, will you do it? Oh, heck yeah. Okay, so there we go. Perfect. Patrick Wisdom says that he would do the home run derby.

This is a statement of willingness.

Mike Greenbergs Dumb Rules

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Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021·Greenberg's Dumb Rules
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Big CatBig Cat

MLB is stupid for cracking down on 'sticky stuff' in the middle of a season

My whole point is you should fix it, but don't fix it in the middle of the season only after it becomes public because you feel like a fool for letting it go on and having it be an open secret for so long. ... Just because they got exposed, they're going to swing the pendulum of justice so hard. ... It's so stupid.

The mid-season crackdown was widely criticized by players and media for creating injury risks and changing the game abruptly.

Billy Deep Dive

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Take Slip·Jun 23, 2021·Billy Deep Dive
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Wingstop changing their name to Thighstop is due to a national wing shortage

My hot seat is Wings. Wingstop is now Thighstop due to the national wing shortage. There was a three-time price increase in Wings, so it actually had... been a better investment to invest in Wings than... some cryptos right now.

Wingstop did launch a 'Thighstop' digital brand in June 2021 specifically to combat high wing prices and shortages.