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Mark Cuban on the Economy, Billy's Nightlife App, and Tuesday Night Football
We just witnessed the rare beauty of Tuesday Night Football, and Big Cat and PFT are riding the high of a Titans blowout win over the Bills. While the world was worried about the Titans' COVID outbreak, Ryan Tannehill was busy proving it's still Tannehill season. The real highlight, however, was Derrick Henry sending Josh Norman into another dimension with a stiff arm that felt like a life-altering event for everyone involved.
Big CatJosh Norman should retire immediately after that Derrick Henry stiff arm
Josh Norman should retire like soon after that. Derrick Henry stiff arms are hilarious... he does like The Kill Bill the Five Finger Death Punch on you like Taps who with his fingertips and then your heart stops immediately and you go limp you go flying.
With the Titans moving to 4-0, Big Cat noted that their fans are starting to find their voice on the internet, joining the ranks of the most defensive fanbases in the league.
Big CatTitans fans are becoming some of the angriest and most vocal fans on NFL Twitter
I think we got to do like a power rankings of angriest fans on Twitter for NFL teams... I think Titan fans are slowly getting into that realm. They are ever since they got the internet in Tennessee; they're starting to get very vocal online.
Switching to the Monday night slate, the Chargers did exactly what the Chargers do: played a thrilling game, looked great for three quarters, and then found a way to lose in the most heartbreaking fashion possible. Justin Herbert looks like the real deal, but he's already being initiated into the Philip Rivers school of 'finding ways to lose.'
Big CatThe Chargers are just the Seahawks but they lose at the end
The Chargers are the Seahawks. They just lose at the end. They are the JV low-rent version of what the Seahawks do—they play weird games, are always in it till the end, but they are just always on the losing end of those really weird strange fourth quarters. They invent ways to lose.
PFT CommenterJustin Herbert passes the 'eyeball test' as a professional rookie
[Justin Herbert] passed my eyeball test right off the bat... he was a Pro's Pro. He was a precocious rookie. I like the Justin Herbert that I saw in the first few games. I don't want him to lose that edge.
Over in New Orleans, the Saints got the win, but Big Cat isn't buying the Drew Brees resurgence. He’s officially calling it: Brees is washed, and he’s willing to put some skin in the game—literally—if the Saints actually make it to the big game.
Big CatDrew Brees is officially washed
I am sticking with my Drew Brees has washed. What I'm saying is they have a Super Bowl roster and Drew Brees is probably going to be the thing that holds them back when they get in a playoff game against the pass rush... he's no longer at that level.
Big CatI will tattoo Drew Brees' career touchdown total on my arm if the Saints make the Super Bowl
If The New Orleans Saints get to the Super Bowl. I will tattoo the final number of Drew Brees touchdowns for his career somewhere in my arm.
Mark Cuban joined the show to talk about the Mavs' future and the reality of the NBA bubble. He didn't hold back on why the ratings took a hit this year, pointing to a massive shift in how younger fans consume the game without traditional cable.
Mark CubanGen Z's lack of cable is the primary reason for declining sports TV ratings
Our biggest fan base comes from gen Z and younger Millennials... consume more basketball and NBA than any sport online but they don't have cable. They don't have satellite and so they couldn't even get ESPN and TNT. So that's a real problem for us... it's not about making excuses, the reality is this is just a different year.
Mark CubanLuka Doncic and Kristaps Porziņģis are cornerstones; the Mavs need one more piece for a title
We've got two cornerstones in KP and Luka... one one more piece, I think really gets us to competing for title just a question of whether or not we can get that player... defending really good Wing players, you know, the Bron's, the Kawhi's, the Paul George's... we need better Defenders that can also score.
Beyond basketball, Cuban got deep into the weeds on the American economy, pitching a bold stimulus plan and explaining why he thinks modern monetary theory deserves a real test-run during the pandemic. He also took a swipe at some of the tax plans being proposed on the campaign trail.
Mark CubanThe US should implement a $1,000 stimulus check every two weeks for a couple of months
The idea of thousand dollar stimulus every two weeks... when people have money to spend we can boost up the economy... That's not a long-term solution... but if you do it every two weeks for a couple months and you also make it you have to spend it or lose it... that puts money into the economy that has a multiplier effect.
Mark CubanModern Monetary Theory and sustained stimulus should be given a chance to work
There's this whole thing called modern monetary theory that says that there's a certain threshold of debt that you can keep on adding... We should just give this modern monetary theory approach with the stimulus payments a chance to work and see what happens because you never know where we'll end up.
Mark CubanJoe Biden's plan to tax capital gains at regular income tax rates is a huge mistake
The way that even Biden—who I'm going to vote for—is saying that he's going to make the capital gains rate the same as regular income tax rates if you make over a million dollars, that's a huge mistake because that's going to negatively impact investment and creating jobs.
Before letting him go, Billy Football stepped up to the plate to pitch Cuban on his brand new app, 'Gala' (or as the guys renamed it, 'How Many Dudes?'). Billy’s vision involves crowdsourcing the gender ratio and 'vibe' of bars in real-time so people don't waste their night at a sausage fest. Cuban gave him some genuine advice, though he was rightfully skeptical about Billy actually having the 'back-end' of the app coded by his former college teammates.
Billy FootballI am developing an app to crowdsource the 'vibe' and gender ratio of bars in real-time
I have developed an idea for a Marketplace that will get information from producers to consumers in The Nightlife and entertainment industry. It would crowdsource information real time from people on the street going to a bar or a restaurant... You basically just get demographics to go where you want... how many dudes are at the bar right now?
The show wrapped up with a very special 'compliments only' segment for LeBron James to satisfy the Lakers fans, where Big Cat reminded everyone of LeBron's place in Akron history.
Big CatLeBron James is the second-best player to be born in Akron, Ohio
[LeBron] is the second best player to be born in Akron, Ohio behind Steph Curry, correct? That's our compliments of LeBron.
If the Saints make the Super Bowl, Big Cat's arm is going to look like a Pro Football Reference page.
