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Jim Harbaugh, Training Camp Week, And The Mt Rushmore Of Things We Don't Understand

Monday, August 5, 201914 takes

Training Camp week is here and we have Coach Harbaugh on the show after embarrassing ourselves in his Golf tournament. PFT survived his rugby weekend and who's back of the week including Brady's contract and crazy Lolla videos ( - ). Mt Rushmore of things we don't understand ( - ). Coach Jim Harbaugh joins the show to talk about the return of Football, what this season means for his team, how he does everything (EVERYTHING) on Excel, and the "look" his brother has over him ( - ). Segments include hurt or injured Antonio Brown's feet, Stay Woke Larry Johnson, new segment Melo Dramatic, and a drunk idea.  We're going to Milwaukee tuesday and want to watch Hard Knocks at an AWL's house. Email pmtintern@barstoolsports.com

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

NBA players only hit every shot in New York City because the rims are too big

I don't know what it is about that court where every NBA player goes and plays in New York City. I think those rims might be too big because everyone hits every shot. Very soft rims.

The size of rims in professional or high-level streetball courts is standardized at 18 inches. There is no evidence NYC rims are larger, though they might be 'soft' (more forgiving).
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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Tony Gonzalez had the worst possible timing for a tight end because Rob Gronkowski came right after him

Tony Gonzalez... He has the ultimate unfortunate timing for a tight end because he was the greatest tight end of all time. And then [Gronk] came along and the tight end position is completely changed where tight ends are basically wide receivers now... doesn't it feel like if we, you know, in 2011, it was a no-brainer Tony Gonzalez's best tight end of all time to have someone come in right at the tail end of his career and be better than him? That's got to suck.

While subjective, many analysts do rank Gronkowski's peak over Gonzalez's career longevity. Gonzalez retired in 2013, exactly when Gronk's dominance was peaking.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

I would rather have a Super Bowl ring than be in the Hall of Fame

Watching the Hall of Fame induction made me, for a brief moment, think that Chris Carter, when he said he'd rather be in the Hall of Fame than have a Super Bowl ring, might have been on to something, and then as soon as the season starts, I'm like, nah, Super Bowl.

This is an inherently subjective value judgment between team and individual success.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019
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HankHank

The Red Sox season is over because they have no pitching

I'm putting the Dunchain on the Red Sox... I mean, it's about time. They got no pitching.

The 2019 Red Sox finished 84-78 and missed the postseason by 12 games, finishing 3rd in the AL East. Hank's 'Dunchain' was accurate.

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019
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Jim HarbaughJim Harbaugh

Peyton Manning had visible muscle atrophy in his arm during our 2012 Duke workout

The only real thing I did was... we were just talking about some of the atrophy he had. Like his right arm was not as big as his left, some of the musculature areas... I haven't had a minute of medical training in my life so I was just [asking] what's the explanation and the nerves and how they were regenerating.

Manning's nerve damage and subsequent loss of strength/muscle in his throwing arm following four neck surgeries is a well-documented part of his 2012 recovery.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019
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Jim HarbaughJim Harbaugh

Michigan's season is defined by the outcome of the Ohio State game

The last game for us defines the season... There's also 11 important games in front of that that dictate and define whether you win the Big Ten championship and whether you go to the playoffs, and then the last game defines the entire season.

Michigan lost to Ohio State in 2019 (56-27), and despite a 9-win season, it was widely viewed as a disappointment, confirming Harbaugh's logic.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019
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Jim HarbaughJim Harbaugh

I use Microsoft Excel for everything, including writing poems and drawing pictures

I do everything in Excel. Everything in Excel. I draw pictures in Excel. Excel is the first thing I learned, and I've stayed with it. I'm a disciple of Excel... You can format the cell and do three to four lines or six. They can overlap. It's a very versatile piece of software.

Harbaugh confirms this is his genuine personal workflow.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019
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Jim HarbaughJim Harbaugh

Players who sit out bowl games are damaging their legacy and their status as a competitor

I think it hurts their actual—their legacy too. Just what they're about. You know, a competitor is going to compete... Everybody talks about it. They're a competitor... But then they actually don't go play in a football game. You know, that's, to me, that's a problem. You have a problem now with who you are as a competitor and your legacy.

This is a subjective opinion on 'legacy', though the trend of sitting out has only increased since 2019 without seemingly hurting players' NFL draft stock.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

The Area 51 meme is the reason people are now bum rushing music festival gates

I blame the organizer of the Area 51 thing for just convincing people everywhere to get a big group and run through a fence. Some of these kids were jumping fences [at Lollapalooza], and I was just shocked by their athleticism.

The 'Storm Area 51' meme went viral in July 2019, just before Lollapalooza 2019. While causal links are hard to prove, the timing aligns with a trend of 'bum rushing' memes.

Hurt Or Injured

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019·Hurt or Injured
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Big CatBig Cat

Antonio Brown's foot injury is likely serious because the reports say it isn't

Every report about Antonio Brown's feet says, couches it with, they don't think it's going to be serious. That means it's probably going to be serious.

The foot injury (caused by cryotherapy frostbite) became a massive storyline that contributed to Brown never playing a regular-season game for the Raiders.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Drake is not a talented rapper and has 'low T'

I don't get why Drake is pop. I don't really like his music... I don't think he's a talented rapper. They're all slow. He's low T. Drake is very low T... He does the thing where he rhymes the same word with the same word a lot. He's kind of slow. He mumbles. He's got low T. Actually, he's kind of like me.

Talent is subjective, and 'low T' is a medical claim used here as a comedic insult.

Stay Woke

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019·Stay Woke
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Adam Schefter is an undercover warlock casting spells through the media

I can't think of a story I'm rooting for more than Adam Schefter to be an undercover witch... Could you imagine if he's just casting spells on people? I wouldn't be surprised. Two cell phones. One of them is a magic wand... That's exactly what somebody that didn't have to pee would say. It's called an old red herring. He doesn't piss ever. He's the witch, dude.

Adam Schefter is not a witch.

Melo Dramatic

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019·Melo Dramatic
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Big CatBig Cat

Carmelo Anthony was cut by the Rockets because he simply wasn't good at basketball anymore

I think the money he was being paid to play basketball [was why he was cut]. To be shitty at basketball. Yeah... it's not a basketball reason if you can't play basketball anymore.

Subjective, but supported by the fact that Melo went unsigned for over a year after his 10-game stint with Houston.

Drunk Ideas

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Take Slip·Aug 5, 2019·Drunk Ideas
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Restaurants should replace gumball machines with 'Tumball' machines filled with Tums

An idea that's just, instead of a gumball machine, just out in restaurants, have it just be filled with Tums... I would take one every single time, even if I didn't have heartburn, just like knowing you might get it later... Call it a Tumball machine.

This is a product idea/opinion that has not been widely implemented.