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NBA With Rachel Nichols and The NFL Got Rid of Color Rush Thursdays Because They Hate Us

Wednesday, April 11, 201812 takes

The NFL got rid of color rush thursdays and we're mad and red and nude about it ( - ) . We confront Hank on his weird addiction of swallowing gum (he's swallowed over 50 pieces in the last 3 days, (Hank note -  swallowing gum isn't actually weird and if you think it is then you are the weird one) ( - ). Richie Incognito gives an exclusive statement to Pardon My Take on his retirement ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne discussing the fact that Mark Zuckerberg is without a doubt a robot ( - ). Rachel Nichols joins the show to talk about the NBA Playoffs, why Melo stinks, who should the Cavs fear in the East, and whether or not the Rockets/Raptors can break through ( - ). Segments include Respect the Biz for the Milwaukee reporter that got in a fist fight, PR 101 for Tristan Thompson kissing 2 women that weren't his wife, Spinzone Mark McGwire says he didn't need all those steroids to hit 70 home runs, explain it to Big Cat, and guys on chicks.

Recap

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The NFL eliminated Color Rush Thursdays as a direct shot at Pardon My Take

I might be a narcissist. I might be an egomaniac. But it's hard for me to think this isn't a direct shot. They had one card in the battle against Pardon My Take, and that was the Color Rush. Besides that, we had all the leverage. And guess what? They came at us hard. Quite literally the darkest day in NFL history.

The NFL didn't eliminate the uniforms to spite a podcast; it was a logistics and branding shift for Fox's new Thursday Night Football deal.
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Take Slip·Apr 11, 2018
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HankHank

Swallowing gum is completely normal and no different than eating candy

I'm trying to educate the world that it's not, you can swallow [gum]. It's the same thing as candy. It's the same thing as a Tootsie Roll. It's the same thing as a piece of licorice. Once the flavor goes away, you swallow it.

While not fatal, medical consensus is that gum is not meant to be swallowed as it's indigestible, though it does pass through the system.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Apr 11, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Scott Frost will build an 11-win team at Nebraska

We're going to walk into Nebraska and Scott Frost is going to build an 11-win team. And I'm going to be very, very upset about it.

This is an all-time cold take. Scott Frost never had a winning season at Nebraska and was fired in 2022 with a 16-31 record.
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Take Slip·Apr 11, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The fact that Andrew Luck isn't healthy proves that books are officially junk science

He says that he's been reading a lot as part of his rehab. Nerd. So he's been reading a lot of books and nurturing himself with literature. The fact that he hasn't gotten better means that books are officially junk science, right? If that's his treatment course.

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Books are not medical treatment for shoulder injuries, making the logic absurdly satirical.
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Take Slip·Apr 11, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Mark Zuckerberg failed his mission to look human and is definitely a robot

If Mark Zuckerberg's sole attempt was to try to persuade people that he's not a bad guy who is stealing all of our data and our brains, he failed terribly. Because he looked like a robot. He had a terrible suit. He had a bowl cut. His eyes were huge. He just looked exactly like I would expect a robot to look who was put in front of Congress.

Mark Zuckerberg is a biological human, not a robot.

Interview

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Carmelo Anthony stinks as an NBA player

Can we, as like a society, just agree that we're not going to believe the bullshit hype with the Thunder? Melo stinks. I watched him play. All he does is run up and down. He runs three-point line to three-point line, and he doesn't play any defense, and he doesn't really move on offense, and he bricks shots. He stinks.

Melo was statistically having the worst year of his career and was out of the league shortly after his OKC/Houston stints before a late-career revival.
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The Rockets and Raptors are frauds until they win a big game

These playoffs are the 'we don't actually believe in these teams' playoffs because everyone's talking about the Rockets, everyone's talking about the Raptors, and I don't believe in either of those teams until they actually win a big game, and neither of them are going to do it.

The Raptors were swept by the Cavs in the second round (correct). The Rockets pushed the Warriors to 7 games in the WCF, though they famously missed 27 straight threes to lose (mostly correct).
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Take Slip·Apr 11, 2018
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The 2018 Cavaliers have the least margin for error of any LeBron James team

I would say this year's Cavaliers have the least margin for error of any of [LeBron's] Cavaliers teams since he came back. And, you know, if Kevin Love gets hurt again somehow during this playoff run or if something bad happens like that to that team, there's no soft landing.

The Cavs made the finals solely on LeBron's back, but were historically outmatched by the Warriors and swept.
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The Pacers will be a much harder first-round challenge for Cleveland than people think

Right now, as we have this conversation, the Pacers are matched up against the Cavaliers. I think that series is actually going to be harder for Cleveland than other people might think. The Pacers are legit tough this year.

The series went to 7 games and Indiana almost won Game 7. It was the hardest first-round series LeBron had faced in years.
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The Washington Capitals will sweep the Columbus Blue Jackets

John Tortorella is a world-class piece of shit, and I love watching him get beat. I'm predicting a sweep in the first round.

The Capitals actually lost the first two games of this series before winning four straight to win the series 4-2. Not a sweep.

Pr 101

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Take Slip·Apr 11, 2018·PR 101
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Dating a man named Tristan, Tyler, or Travis is asking to get cheated on

This is what happens when you date a guy named Tristan. You're kind of asking for it. Double T. Tristan, Tyler, or Travis, if you date any one of those three, and Tyler can be a boy or a girl, you're asking to get cheated on. Trev and Trav are definitely guys who are just guys being dudes. And what do guys being dudes do? They get horny.

This is a subjective generalization about human behavior based on first names.

Spin Zone

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Mark McGwire's claim that he didn't need PEDs for 70 home runs is ridiculous

Mark McGwire has come out out of nowhere and said that he didn't need PEDs to hit 70 home runs. He could have done it without him. All I got from this is Mark McGwire did PEDs. Sammy Sosa now was the home run king in 1998 with 66 home runs. It is hilarious to look at a picture of Mark McGwire on the A's and then look at a picture of Mark McGwire on the Cardinals.

While McGwire was a great hitter, 70 home runs is an extreme outlier that almost certainly required the strength boost from PEDs.