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Wednesday, October 31, 201811 takes

We officially feel bad for Jason Witten. ( - ) NFL Trade deadline and a bunch of people make some Ha-Ha Clinton Dix jokes. (-) Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Big Cat goes to Jury Duty. (-) Mark Wahlberg joins the show to talk about his new movie, his sports fandom, leaving the Super Bowl early, Entourage and new Entourages we can pitch him + whether or not he used a stunt cock in Boogie Nights. (-) Segments include Lebron Blames, (-) Kings stay Kings for Skip Bayless,(-) Hurt or Injured Big Ben, (-) Hot in the streets Cardi B vs Nikki Minaj, (-) and Guys on Chicks (-)

Hurt Or Injured

Win
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018·Hurt or Injured
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Big CatBig Cat

You have to bet on the Steelers when Ben Roethlisberger thinks he is injured

This actually, if you are a betting man, and we are, you have to take the Steelers this weekend. Because an injured Big Ben, or even a Big Ben who thinks he's injured... always is dangerous.

The Steelers beat the Ravens 23-16 on November 4, 2018. Roethlisberger threw for 270 yards and 2 TDs while playing with a broken finger on his non-throwing hand.

Lebron Blames

Loss
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018·LeBron Blames
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James is suffering from alcohol withdrawal after drinking two bottles of wine

LeBron, this is a symptom of alcohol withdrawal... He had at least two bottles of wine, to himself, split maybe with a couple glasses to his three-year-old kid or whatever... that would put his blood alcohol content at above the legal limit... which means the next day he was going through symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, which is maybe why they lost.

A satirical claim intended to mock sports media analysis; LeBron's wine drinking is a known hobby but the 'withdrawal' claim is humorous speculation.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Jason Witten is clearly over his head and won't have a job at ESPN by the end of the year

I officially, officially feel bad for Jason Witten. He is so clearly over his head... And now I just feel bad because it feels like he's not going to have a job at the end of the year. And this is painful.

Witten finished the 2018 season but was widely criticized and returned to the Cowboys for the 2019 season, effectively ending his initial broadcasting stint after one year.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trading for Demaryius Thomas makes the Texans a viable playoff contender

I think this actually makes the Texans a viable playoff contender. Well, okay. Three years ago. I want to caveat it by saying everything that I know about Demaryius Thomas, I stopped learning new things about him after the Super Bowl when they won.

The Texans went 11-5 and won the AFC South, though they lost in the Wild Card round to the Colts.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick leaked the Josh Gordon suspension news to find a rat in the organization

Somebody was saying that Bill Belichick smells a rat inside his own nest. And he leaked that information to one person. And he was like, if this makes its way to Ian Rapoport's Twitter account, then I know that it's you, and it breaks my heart, but I know it was you.

This is an unverifiable conspiracy theory, though Belichick is known for strict information control.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Loss
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Urban Meyer will coach the Packers and Mike McCarthy will coach the Browns

The tip that I got, I think I said it last week, that the dominoes have started to fall. Hugh Jackson gets fired. Urban Meyer goes to coach the Packers. Mike McCarthy gets fired, coaches the Browns because of John Dorsey. And then Bob Stoops comes and coaches Ohio State.

Urban Meyer retired (briefly) before later going to the Jaguars. Mike McCarthy eventually coached the Cowboys. Ryan Day took over Ohio State. Matt LaFleur went to the Packers.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Nebraska will upset Ohio State

Nebraska's been really bad this week. They're fixing for a big upset. If they lost this game, Urban Meyer's out. I think they're going to lose. I think he's out.

Ohio State won the game 36-31 on November 3, 2018.
Push
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Illegal streams for the Tiger vs Phil pay-per-view will lead to a hacking bloodbath

If you are a hacker on the internet, the Tiger and Phil pay-per-view illegal streams will be a field day. Because I would imagine a lot of 50-year-old white dudes trying to find a Twitch stream will end up with a lot of hacking... It's going to be a bloodbath on the internet.

The event actually ended up being free for many because the payment platform crashed, so the 'illegal stream' demand was likely lower than anticipated.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nathan Peterman will beat the Chicago Bears

Big Cat is on the hot seat... because your Chicago Bears have to play against Nathan Peterman on Sunday. Peterman's back... Nathan Peterman hasn't played his best game yet. And I know that because he wouldn't still be on the roster if he was that bad.

The Bears beat the Bills 41-9 on November 4, 2018. Peterman threw zero touchdowns and three interceptions.

Interview

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Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018
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Mark WahlbergMark Wahlberg

I have a 50/50 success rate for making good movies

You always go in with the best intentions, and it's never for lack of effort, but they don't always turn out the way you hope. If you think about what gets you into the Hall of Fame in baseball is batting .300. I think I'm probably 50/50 with the movies that turned out to be good and worked versus movies that didn't.

Subjective self-assessment, though Rotten Tomatoes scores for his career roughly bear out a mix of hits and misses.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 31, 2018
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Mark WahlbergMark Wahlberg

Bill Belichick is hilarious in real life

I've spent some quality time with Bill... Is he funny in real life? Oh, he's hilarious... I know [him] off the field... he's the best of the best.

This is a personal character assessment of a public figure.