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March Madness, Brady Quinn, And FB Alex Armah

Friday, March 22, 201914 takes

We're live from the sportsbook in New Jersey suffering through the first day of March Madness. Izzo lost his mind, Rovell kept his streak alive, and we read Wofford's roster. (-) The debut of the new country hit who cars it's Louisiana, Louisiana who cares. (-) Former NFL QB and owner of the most fuckable spiral Brady Quinn joins the show to talk about his career in the NFL, his post playing career and the great charity work he does for veterans. (-) Carolina Panthers Fullback Alex Armah joins the show to talk about his citizen arrest and a bonus Mt Rushmore of fullbacks. (-) Segments include way to stay relevant Baseball for Ichiro retiring (-), respect the biz (-) and new segment Florida Man (-)

Recap

Loss
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Ja Morant will be a Chicago Bull

John Morant, future Chicago Bull, John Morant was lights out. And Murray State dominated Marquette.

Ja Morant was drafted 2nd overall by the Memphis Grizzlies, not the Chicago Bulls.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Bill Self and Kansas will collapse in the Sweet 16

Kansas dominated, which was like the classic everyone loves Northeastern. And then Kansas came out and was like, hey, we might suck. We might be a shitty version of Kansas this year, but we're still Kansas... we'll wait until we get to the Sweet 16 for Bill Self to collapse.

Kansas lost in the Round of 32 to Auburn, so they didn't even make it to the Sweet 16 to collapse.
Void
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Darren Rovell's brand is being the guy who 'forgot' to fill out a bracket

Darren knows brands. And my suspicion is he realized at the very last minute that his brand is being the guy that doesn't fill out a bracket and tells you that he didn't. And so he was like, it'd be bad. It would just be a bad change of pace.

Subjective opinion on media branding.
Void
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Liberty University is the best Cinderella story because of their midnight curfew

I would say Liberty is a better Cinderella story because they have to be home by midnight. That's actually a rule on campus. True, true. That is. Some steep curfew for them. Yeah, Liberty, they're my team this year.

This is a comedic play on words regarding Liberty's strict student code of conduct.

Interview

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Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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Brady QuinnBrady Quinn

The stripes on a college football enhance the look of a spiral compared to an NFL ball

The stripes on the college... because the college ball has extra stripes. It does enhance the ability of what a spiral looks like. Because you get the NFL, you really can't tell.

College footballs have white stripes that create a visible strobe effect when spinning, making a tight spiral more apparent than the all-brown NFL ball.
Void
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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Brady QuinnBrady Quinn

Jamarcus Russell had a stronger arm than Josh Allen

I watched him [Jamarcus Russell] throw. I was like, holy hell. That dude had the strongest arm I've ever seen. I know you guys are big Josh Allen fans. I'm a big Josh Allen fan. Jamarcus Russell had a stronger arm than Josh Allen.

While Russell had legendary arm strength (throwing 60 yards on his knees), Josh Allen's arm strength is also statistically at the top of NFL history. This remains a debated 'gym story' fact.
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Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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Brady QuinnBrady Quinn

Joe Thomas's draft day fishing story was staged

Joe Thomas. He didn't even go to the draft. Yeah, exactly. He was fishing. Which is the biggest BS... There's no way that boat got that far off the dock before it came right back. I just thought, I was like, this had to have been staged. Because either A, you're getting so far out, you don't have cell phone reception. Or B, it wasn't going to time out... I think he got [the fish] from the supermarket. They just put it on the boat.

Thomas has maintained the story for years, but the logistics of catching a fish right as you get picked have always been questioned.
Loss
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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Brady QuinnBrady Quinn

Urban Meyer would be a great head coach for Notre Dame

But Urban Meyer, he's going to be the next coach in Notre Dame, right? ... But you would like him as a head coach, right? Yeah, of course. He's one of the greatest of all time in college football.

Urban Meyer never coached Notre Dame; he eventually took the Jaguars job and then retired again. Marcus Freeman succeeded Brian Kelly.
Void
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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Brady QuinnBrady Quinn

Tim Tebow's inaccuracy was caused by over-thinking his mechanics after constant criticism

The problem is the biggest thing is if no one told him his throwing motion was messed up, he'd probably throw the ball with so much more confidence. What happened with him is... everyone started doubting him and his ability to like actually be accurate... if you're already thinking that before you throw the football, game over.

Subjective psychological assessment of an athlete's performance.
Win
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019
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Alex ArmahAlex Armah

I was definitely willing to break the arm of the man trying to steal my car

Were you willing to break his arm? Because that's a true armbar. Oh, yeah. I was definitely willing to break his arm. Yeah, but he basically was like, stop and cry. He basically verbally tapped. Yeah, he verbally tapped, but that didn't stop me.

This is a statement of intent regarding a past event.

Mount Rushmore

Loss
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Fullback assists should be an official NFL stat

I would like to actually make the fullback assist a real stat that's recognized. So that's whenever a running back scores a touchdown inside the five-yard line and a fullback makes a block, they should get an assist like in hockey or in soccer.

While PFF and some advanced stats track 'lead blocks,' it has not become an official NFL box score stat.

Way To Stay Relevant

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Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019·Way to Stay Relevant
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Big CatBig Cat

The MLB retiring Ichiro at 7 AM in Japan is the worst way to stay relevant

Way to Stay Relevant Baseball, having one of the most liked superstars in the past probably 50 years retire at 7 a.m. when no one was watching in Japan... And on top of all of that, I actually woke up and... I went to Twitter to try to find some clips. Well, another one, MLB. I forgot. No one can tweet any clips from your product. So I couldn't even see Ichiro's last thing until you uploaded it on yourself. So good job, MLB.

Subjective opinion on marketing efficacy.
Open
Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019·Way to Stay Relevant
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Baseball writers will hold Ichiro's unannounced retirement against him in Hall of Fame voting

This is going to cost him some votes in the Hall of Fame. When he's eligible, people are saying that he might be another unanimous entry... but I would not put it past baseball writers to get upset about not getting the heads up about his retirement and hold that against him five years from now.

Ichiro is eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2025. It remains to be seen if he will be unanimous, though he is a lock for induction.

Stay Woke

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Take Slip·Mar 22, 2019·Stay Woke
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nick Saban paid Bill Belichick to wear an Alabama shirt to help recruit white wide receivers

I think that Saban paid him to wear the shirt because Saban knows they need to do a better job recruiting the Hunter Renfros of the world... What better way to recruit the, like, scrappy little white wide receivers than have Belichick be the new face of your program?

This is a satirical conspiracy theory.