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John Calipari to Arkansas, John Fanta on Final Four, and the Eclipse End of Days
The show starts with an emergency breaking news segment because the college basketball world absolutely melted down while Big Cat and PFT were at TopGolf. In a move that feels like a fever dream, John Calipari is officially leaving Kentucky for Arkansas. After years of the Big Blue Nation calling for his head, Cal finally took the "you can't fire me, I quit" route. Big Cat is convinced this is the rare divorce where both sides come out smelling like roses, mostly because Kentucky's boosters are about to open their wallets like never before.
Big CatJohn Calipari leaving for Arkansas is a huge win for Kentucky because they avoid a massive buyout
I think it's actually a huge win for Kentucky. Kentucky fans like they wanted him gone two weeks ago. Not only that, but it's a huge win for Kentucky for a couple things. One, you don't have to pay him any money. So the part of the deal is that if Cal goes, there's no buyout for Arkansas to pay Kentucky, but there's also no money that Kentucky has to pay Cal.
The guys debated the ripple effect of the Tyson chicken money heading to Fayetteville, but the real focus shifted to what happens next in Lexington. PFT and Big Cat aren't just optimistic about the vacancy; they’re making massive proclamations about the power of the Kentucky brand over any individual coach.
Big CatI personally guarantee Kentucky will win a national title before Arkansas
I'll do my what's the Cavs owners name? Dan Gilbert. Sense. Personally guarantee it. Right. Personally guarantee... I just think Kentucky will be good. I think they'll be, they'll be fine immediately.
PFT CommenterThe next coach at Kentucky will win a national championship
I'm gonna go one step further. Big Cat, I'm gonna say the next coach at Kentucky will win a national championship. Yeah. Whoever you are. Whoever you're about to hire right now. Future National Championship coach sign up.
Before getting into the Final Four recap, the conversation turned to the epidemic of Tommy John surgeries sweeping across MLB. With stars like Shane Bieber and Spencer Strider hitting the shelf, the guys looked past the pitch clock debate to the real culprit: everyone trying to throw 103 mph before they can legally drive a car.
Big CatThe obsession with velocity is destroying MLB pitchers' arms
Everyone's obsessed with velocity... everyone just looking at the numbers being like, you gotta throw a hundred, you gotta throw a hundred. And arms are just getting pushed to this max at a early age and everyone's destroying their arms.
John Fanta joined the show in person from Arizona to preview the UConn versus Purdue title game. Fanta brought his usual 1,000-percent energy, treating the interview like a Main Event promo at WrestleMania. He broke down the clash of the titans between Zach Edey and Donovan Clingan, noting it’s the first time we’ve seen a matchup of this scale since Ewing and Olajuwon. While everyone is focused on the giants, Fanta is looking at the supporting cast to decide the game.
John FantaSamson Johnson is the X-factor for UConn in the National Championship game
So he's the ex factor to the game. I think we could come out of the game saying Samson Johnson is the man who emerged... He can run the floor, runs the floor like a deer. He could fly above the rim. He throws down some thunderous dunks.
Fanta didn't stop at the X-factors; he went full Nostradamus on the flow of the game, predicting a specific moment where the Purdue defense might get caught sleeping on the perimeter.
John FantaDonovan Clingan will make a three-pointer in the National Championship game
Bold prediction for Monday night. Okay. Donovan Clingan makes a three oh... I could see a high ball screen and instead a roll and he slips back and makes and makes Edey pay for going all the way down there.
John FantaUConn will beat Purdue 83-70 in the National Championship game
UConn 83 Purdue. 70 83 70.
Looking ahead to next season, Fanta also touched on the high-pressure situations at UCLA and Villanova. He believes Mick Cronin is primed for a massive bounce-back year in the Big Ten, while Kyle Neptune might be coaching for his job in Philly if the Wildcats don't find their way back to the dance.
John FantaVillanova must make the tournament next year or Kyle Neptune is in trouble
It is time this upcoming year for Villanova to get back to the big dance floor or else... You can't go a decade of making the NCAA tournament and making runs... then miss it back to back seasons.
Who’s Back featured a harrowing update from Jersey Jerry, who has apparently been radicalized by a wealthy man he met in first class on a Boeing flight. Jerry is convinced a total societal collapse is imminent and advised everyone to pull their cash out of the banks immediately. Hank added fuel to the fire with his "extensive research" into CERN and the solar eclipse, suggesting we might all be waking up in a different reality by Tuesday.
Jersey JerryThe US will be under a massive cyber attack soon, and everyone should withdraw their cash
I suggest you take out all your money outta your bank and stop using credit cards for the next few months until I can give you the green light again. We will be under a cyber attack sooner rather than later... I'm in communication with the very important person for one of, if not the biggest software companies in the world... I met a guy on a plane... He's a higher end for a major major software company... he just pretty much said like, I know too much, but I don't at the same time.
HankThe eclipse and the CERN particle collider will send us into the fourth dimension
They're turning CERN on the day of the eclipse. And I believe the research is they're trying to reach a fourth dimension... Once the the moon covers the sun when it comes back, like we'll be in the fourth dimension. Like everything will be different.
We finished the show with a Monday Reading about a vegan runner trying to ban the smell of grilled meat in her neighborhood. If the world doesn't end via a cyber attack or a particle collider, we’ll be back on Wednesday to recap the title game and get ready for the Masters.
Hopefully, the fourth dimension has better cell service than Jerry’s bunker.
