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Joe Buck, Brian Harman Pissed Off All Of England, Mt Rushmore of Blue Things + Monday Reading

Monday, July 24, 202325 takes

The boys are back together in Chicago. We talk Open Championship and Brian Harman pissing off the entire Country of England plus what the hell is MegaCorp (-). The running backs have gotten on a zoom call together (-). Who's back of the week including Messi the GOAT and bunk bed technology getting out of control (-). Joe Buck joins the show to catch up on his first year doing MNF, whether or not he misses Baseball, his now rectified beef with Eli Manning and who he will root against this upcoming season (-). Mt Rushmore of Blue Things (-) and we finish with a Monday Reading of "Husband Dinner" (-).

Joe Buck on MNF, Brian Harman’s Open Win, and Blue Things Mount Rushmore

The boys are back in town. Big Cat has officially landed in Chicago, and for the first time in months, the show is coming to you from the same room. No more laggy Zoom riffs or staring at Hank's pixelated face while he pretends not to be looking at golf swing tips. It was a massive sports weekend headlined by Brian Harman’s dominant (and surprisingly controversial) performance at the Open Championship.

Brian Harman vs. The British Empire

Brian Harman didn't just win the Claret Jug; he practically staged a one-man revolution on English soil. The fans hated his waggle, the British press was appalled by his hunting hobbies, and the guy just kept draining putts from everywhere. PFT pointed out that Harman’s unique combination of being a righty who plays lefty makes him the unicorn of the links.

Win
Jul 24, 2023
#19510
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Brian Harman is the Ben Simmons of golf

He's right-handed, but he plays left-handed. Love it. He's the Ben Simmons of golf.

The comparison is based on the verified fact that both athletes use their non-dominant hands for their primary sports action.

Big Cat was initially indifferent toward Harman, but once he saw the entire country of England collectively losing their minds over a 5'7" Georgia boy butchering their favorite golfers, he became an instant fan.

Void
Jul 24, 2023
#29283
Big CatBig Cat

I am a fan of Brian Harman because of how much he pissed off the entire country of England

I had no thoughts about Brian Harman. I ended up the tournament being like, I hate watching this guy because of the waggle. But the fact that he pissed off England so much made me a Brian Harman fan. It felt personal. It felt like a US versus England situation. I want him to be boring and short, all these things right in your fucking face.

This is a subjective opinion about Big Cat's own fandom.

While Harman was flourishing, Rory McIlroy was busy giving quotes that left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. After failing to win another major, Rory mentioned he was looking forward to the FedEx Cup, which did not sit well with the guys.

Void
Jul 24, 2023
#19512
Big CatBig Cat

Rory McIlroy's focus on the FedEx Cup is 'loser talk'

[Rory] said, I don't think that way. I think about trying to go and win a fourth FedEx here in a couple weeks. Go try and win a fifth race to Dubai. Go and win a fifth rider cup. I just keep looking forward that my friends is loser talk. FedEx Cup means nothing.

Subjective opinion on how a legacy is measured.
Open
Jul 24, 2023
#19511
Big CatBig Cat

I'm officially off the Rory McIlroy train

I'm off Rory officially. Okay. All right. Well it's, I'm officially off Rory now. It's gonna be 10 years going into the next season, right? Yeah. It's been 10 years. He'll never win a major Championship.

As of late 2024, Rory McIlroy still has not won a major since the 2014 PGA Championship.

Big Cat also found himself yearning for more punitive golf architecture after watching the field struggle at Royal Liverpool. He wants the pain of the Open to be a weekly requirement on the PGA Tour.

Void
Jul 24, 2023
#19513
Big CatBig Cat

Every golf course should have pot bunkers

I like the open just because the course, like every course should have the bunkers that that England has because when you hit in a bunker, it should be punitive. You should be fucked. You should be totally fucked. Yeah. And that's what happens in these I want pop bunkers in every golf course. Like that's it, it it, everything is harder. And I like that.

This is a matter of preference in golf course design.

The Legend of MegaCorp

One of the biggest stars of the weekend wasn't even a golfer—it was Harman’s sponsor, "MegaCorp." It’s the kind of name that sounds like the antagonist in a Bond movie or a company that sells lasers to supervillains. PFT is convinced their business model involves more than just freighting.

Void
Jul 24, 2023
#19514
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Naming a company 'MegaCorp' guarantees you will eventually try to destroy the Earth

If you name your company MegaCorp, at some point in the history of your company, you will try to destroy the earth.

Satirical hyperbolic claim.

NFL Running Backs Radicalize

The running back market remains in shambles, and the position group finally held a Zoom call to discuss their plight. While the guys empathize with Saquon and the crew, they noted that getting on a Zoom call on a Sunday is the most depressing way to spend a day off. PFT and Big Cat brainstormed ways to fix the system, ranging from GoFundMes to completely overhaul the CBA.

Void
Jul 24, 2023
#19515
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL franchise tag should be abolished entirely

There really shouldn't be a franchise tag in general. And I started to think about the franchise tag because it's something that's become so just natural to talk about and part of the game... But from a logical standpoint, there's really no reason why the franchise tag should even be a thing at all.

Subjective take on NFL labor policy.
Void
Jul 24, 2023
#19517
Big CatBig Cat

The NFL franchise tag should be a flat $50 million and not count against the cap

It's either there should be no franchise tag or they should make the franchise tag not punitive to the cap, but it ha you have to pay the person 50 million for any position... It's essentially like, we can't figure out a deal. We want you so bad. Here's so much money that you won't be upset about it.

Policy suggestion for the NFL.

Joe Buck Joins the Program

Our good friend Joe Buck returned to the show, and it’s clear he hasn't lost his fastball. Joe touched on the surreal experience of the DeMar Hamlin game, his first year at ESPN, and why he’s perfectly content leaving the MLB booth behind for good.

Open
Jul 24, 2023
#19526
Joe BuckJoe Buck

I will likely never broadcast national baseball again

The National Baseball stuff, I don't see how that ever comes around again. Like I said, it just, you're gone, you're done. You're, it's, it's beyond, I, I think doing, and I, I got, you know, this got headlines click bait crap in the New York Post... but I don't see it anytime soon.

As of late 2024, Joe Buck has not returned to baseball broadcasting.

They discussed the evolution of broadcasting, with Joe explaining that sometimes the best way to call a legendary moment is to simply stop talking and let the crowd noise do the heavy lifting.

Void
Jul 24, 2023
#19524
Joe BuckJoe Buck

Silence is the most powerful tool a broadcaster has

I think so there have been times in my career, and that's 20 plus years ago, there are times in my career where you realize silence is the most powerful tool you have to let the natural sounds come over at television, which, you know, I think I've been pretty respectful of over the years.

Philosophy of professional broadcasting.

Joe also gave us a glimpse into the locker room dynamics of superstars. While some players can be prickly about criticism, Joe has nothing but praise for the face of the NFL.

Void
Jul 24, 2023
#29292
Joe BuckJoe Buck

Patrick Mahomes is the nicest superstar athlete I have ever met

Patrick [Mahomes], who might be the nicest superstar athlete of anybody I've ever met, might handle [criticism] okay. I think some guys might get a little ticked off or perturbed, but not him.

Niceness is a subjective quality.

Before letting him go, PFT made sure to give Joe a crucial gambling tip for the upcoming Monday Night Football slate. It’s a trend that has been scientifically proven on this podcast over the last few years.

Void
Jul 24, 2023
#19530
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If a player has a baby during an NFL week, they are guaranteed a touchdown

If a player has a baby during the week, if they become a dad during the week, if they're an offensive skill position player, they always get a touchdown. If it's a backup tight end, if it's like a, a number three wide receiver, just know that going into Monday at football, if they become a father that week, they're getting a fucking touchdown.

This is a recurring 'narrative' claim that often holds up but isn't 100% statistically true.

Mount Rushmore of Blue Things

Following the success of Red Things, the group tackled the Blue Things Mount Rushmore. The draft got off to a rocky start when Billy and Jake tried to reclaim their controversial Coors Light Blue Mountains pick from years past. Tensions flared over whether the ocean is actually blue or just a giant mirror for the sky, leading to some vintage Billy Football science.

Void
HankHank

Bluetooth is one of the greatest inventions of the modern era

Everyone in this room uses Bluetooth every single day. Probably one of the greatest inventions in the modern era.

The ranking of technological inventions is subjective.
Win
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Without the blues, there would be no rock and roll

Without blues, there'd be no rock and roll. That's a fact. That's a stone cold fact.

It is a widely accepted historical fact that rock and roll evolved from blues music.

Big Cat rounded things out with the Chargers' powder blues, while Max stayed true to the candy aisle.

Void
MaxMax

Blue raspberry is the best flavor of everything

[Blue raspberry] is like the best flavor of every cake. It is. Exactly. Everyone wants the blue raspberry. Like Jolly Rancher.

Flavor preference is entirely subjective.

We wrapped things up with a Monday Reading on "Husband Meals"—the specific, often disgusting meals men eat the second their wives leave the house for 24 hours. Whether it’s an entire rotisserie chicken over the sink or a double-delivery order, it’s a sacred tradition.

Void
Big CatBig Cat

Ordering delivery from two different places for the same meal makes you a 'fat ass'

I would order from both places for dinner. Yeah. And just do 'em... it would be like three entrees and an appetizer from two different places. Oh. For myself... I am a fat ass and you are a fat ass if you ordered delivery dinner from two different places at the same time.

Subjective self-assessment.

If the double-delivery lifestyle catches up to Big Cat, he’s already got a plan in place, and he’s not going to pull a Hollywood and pretend it's just from "drinking more water."

Open
Jul 24, 2023
#29290
Big CatBig Cat

If I start taking Ozempic, I am going to be completely open and transparent about it

If I start this Ozempic I'm going to tell everyone what... I feel like I'm the opposite of like all these Hollywood celebs who do it and don't say they do it and they're like, 'oh, I've just been working out.' If I start this Ozempic I'm going to tell everyone.

Big Cat eventually did lose weight and has remained open about his methods, though he hasn't famously 'come out' as an Ozempic user in the same way he predicted here.

Watch out for the lightning, and we’ll see you Wednesday for the Coach Tiers.

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Void
Jul 24, 2023
#29291
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Shame is the most powerful motivator

We should just shame quarterbacks into doing a GoFundMe for the running backs. Yeah. That's what shame is. The most powerful motivator.

The power of different motivators is a subjective psychological claim.
Void
Jul 24, 2023·Who's Back
#19519
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

MLS team names like Inter Miami and Real Salt Lake are stupid

I fucking hate MLS team names. Yeah. Inter Miami... I love the entire aesthetic of Inter Miami... but it's just the team names are stupid when it's like inter Miami Ray Salt Lake. FC Sporting kc. Yeah. Gimme a fucking break.

Subjective opinion on team branding.
Void
Jul 24, 2023·Who's Back
#29284
Big CatBig Cat

Lionel Messi is the greatest walker of all time

[Lionel Messi] is elite at walking. He's the greatest walker of all time. They did a whole study about it and he spends the first five minutes just walking around, basically figuring out the weaknesses, weak points in the defense. A lot of times he'll be walking while everyone else is running and his gravity, the way that the defense has to move around to him just walking, changes the whole scope of the game.

The effectiveness of Messi's walking is a widely analyzed tactical observation in soccer, but calling him the 'greatest of all time' remains subjective.
Void
Jul 24, 2023·Who's Back
#19521
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL teams should not be allowed to wear throwback uniforms from a city they moved away from

The Houston Oilers are back. The Tennessee Titans unveiled their throwback uniforms... if you move your team to a different city, you can take those colors. I get that. But you can never actually put on the Houston Oilers... uniform... You're neither Houston nor Oilers. And they're iconic. They're great... It sucks. It sucks.

Subjective opinion on sports traditions.
Void
Jul 24, 2023·Who's Back
#29285
Big CatBig Cat

Modern bunk bed technology with built-in staircases is incredible

My son has a bunk bed and I did not realize bunk bed technology has gotten insane. He has bunk beds with like a legit staircase on the side of it. I got jealous of something that my four-year-old has that I bought with my own money. It used to be a ladder where you were basically going to get hurt. Now they just fucking rock. There's bunk beds with slides, legitimate slides. I want one.

This is a subjective opinion on children's furniture.
Void
Jul 24, 2023
#29286
Joe BuckJoe Buck

The Home Run Derby would be a better product if it were slowed down to allow viewers to follow the ball

I feel like the rapid fire... it's hard to piece together how many home runs the guys actually got because they're flying over and one hits the wall and you don't know which ball that hit the wall is connected to which swing. I think slowing it down... so you can actually follow the ball and know how many home runs the guy hit, that seems like a better use.

This is a subjective opinion on sports broadcasting format.
Loss
Jul 24, 2023
#19528
Big CatBig Cat

Jordan Love is going to stink

He's gonna stink. So I I gotta warn you, Joe, I have, I, I'm moving into a new house soon and I have a bigger tv, So I am going to make the greatest big head Joe Buck pictures I've ever made.

Jordan Love proved he did not 'stink' in his first full year as a starter, throwing for over 4,000 yards and 32 touchdowns while leading the Packers to a playoff victory over the Cowboys.
Void
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Any side dish works with any main course

I don't believe in in Correct the idea that one type of meal, like if you order a steak, then mashed potatoes is the side to that. But if you order pasta, guess what? Mashed potatoes is a great side for pasta too... All sides. If you like a side it works with any main course that you also like.

Subjective dietary philosophy.

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