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Cris Carter on Randy Moss, QB Tiers, and the NCAA Scandal
The sports world is currently melting down thanks to the FBI's investigation into NCAA basketball, and Big Cat and PFT Commenter are here to help the feds finish the job. With Rick Pitino essentially out at Louisville, the guys decided to call the official NCAA corruption hotline to point the investigators toward a different legendary coach in North Carolina. Big Cat hasn't forgotten the 2015 National Championship, and he’s ready to provide the evidence.
Big CatCoach K cheated in the 2015 National Championship game by pressuring referees at halftime
In the 2015 National Championship game against Wisconsin, Wisconsin was dominating the game, and at halftime, Coach K went and talked to the refs, and they called 13 fouls against Wisconsin in the second half, even though they averaged 12 fouls a game, so he obviously was cheating.
PFT has his own theories on how the FBI has been getting so much inside information on these programs. It turns out one of the most successful coaches in the game might actually be a fed.
PFT CommenterJohn Calipari has actually been an undercover FBI agent his entire career
I think maybe [John] Calipari has just been an FBI agent his entire life. I think he just gets in, finds out all the dirty deeds going on at these various campuses... He is Donnie Brasco, and so he just drags down his opponents.
They also touched on the shoe company angle, noting that while Adidas is in the line of fire, one brand stands tall as the last bastion of integrity in the basketball world.
PFT CommenterBig Baller Brand will corner the market because they're the only shoe company not implicated in the bribery scandal
Big Baller Brand, by being the only shoe company that's not implicated, could have just cornered the market.
Hall of Famer Cris Carter
NFL legend Cris Carter joined the show to discuss his new gig at FS1 and his storied career. While he’s known as "Touchdown Hands," Big Cat and PFT immediately put that to the test by throwing a football at him mid-interview. Carter didn't flinch, maintaining that he’s still the gold standard for pass-catching.
Cris CarterI would take a catch challenge against any mortal because my hands are still elite
My hands are still very, very good. I'm willing to get in any type of catch challenge with any mortal.
Carter was incredibly open about his time in Minnesota, specifically the dynamic when Randy Moss arrived. While Carter is a Hall of Famer in his own right, he was the first to admit that Moss was operating on a different level of pure talent.
Cris CarterRandy Moss is the most talented wide receiver that has ever played the game
I knew he was probably the most talented wide receiver that's ever played the game. Because he was that rare. But all the other things in his football brain is what knew that, man, this kid is really, really special.
The conversation shifted to the current state of the NFL, specifically why the product seems a bit sloppy during the first month of the season. Carter pointed the finger directly at the latest collective bargaining agreement for ruining the quality of play.
Cris CarterThe NFL product suffers in September because the CBA limits padded practices
When they changed the collective bargain agreement... the player's like, okay, we want to practice less. All right, we'll grant you that. It's affected the product, all right? Because you can't have the few number of padded practices and train people how to play in the NFL. It's not going to work, so the product will suffer the first month of the season.
He also gave a fascinating breakdown of how he views the quarterback position, particularly the "elite" status of guys like Joe Flacco and the current unemployment of Colin Kaepernick. Carter isn't ready to call Flacco a consistent superstar, but he respects the hardware.
Cris CarterJoe Flacco isn't consistently elite, but has 'elite moments' where he raises his team to that level
Is he [Joe Flacco] elite? I think he's right on the edge of it... In the pressure moments, can a guy rise up and elevate his team to the elite level? Joe Flacco not elite anymore but has elite moments and raise his team to an elite level.
Regarding Kaepernick, Carter shared insights from their private conversations, suggesting that the media's portrayal of the situation often misses the mark on Kaepernick’s actual personality.
Cris CarterColin Kaepernick doesn't have the personality to effectively verbalize his cause
I just don't think he has the personality. I think that it's very, very rare that you see someone take such a prominent position on something that's really profound and not really necessarily have the personality that would allow them to be able to verbalize it... when you can't communicate with the general public of what your cause is and your reasoning, it's not going to endear people to what you're trying to say.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Bruce Arians landed on the Hot Seat for a baffling challenge on Monday Night Football that looked more like a man losing his grip on reality than a strategic football move. Big Cat is worried the Cardinals head coach might be officially out of marbles.
Big CatBruce Arians is on the hot seat because he is losing his mind and making terrible challenges
Bruce Arians is officially actually on the hot seat because I don't think he has all his marbles... That challenge though, everyone was saying how bad it was, but it we correctly identified it as the football guy who gets so frustrated he just challenges a random play he knows he's gonna lose.
Meanwhile, the guys discussed the news that Twitter is testing a 280-character limit. It’s a dark day for people who hate reading, and Big Cat is convinced this is the end of the platform as we know it.
Big CatTwitter's 280-character limit will ruin threads and make the app unbearable
Twitter has announced that the app that everyone loves and can't make any money has announced they're going to make everyone read more. So 280 characters... I might not be able to be on Twitter anymore. That's so much reading. They just doubled their product. And they just ruined threads.
PFT also looked at the NFL's rating dip and proposed a theory involving the Kardashian family's lack of involvement with the league's current stars.
PFT CommenterNFL ratings are down because players aren't sleeping with Kardashians anymore
Do you think that's why NBA ratings are up and NFL is down because none of the NFL players are sleeping with the Kardashians?
Michael Beasley's 12% Brain
In a legendary edition of Sabermetrics, the guys broke down Michael Beasley’s recent comments about only using 10% of the human brain. Beasley suggested that the guy who discovered that rule must have been using 11%, which naturally puts Beasley himself in the 12% range. Big Cat is officially keeping a close eye on Beasley for being too aware of the matrix.
Big CatMichael Beasley knows too much and is officially 'too woke'
Michael Beasley, I'm following him officially in the category of knows too much... We finally figured out 12% is the point where you reach too woke.
To wrap up, the guys looked at the NBA's newest superteam in Cleveland as Dwyane Wade reunites with LeBron James. PFT is already preparing for the inevitable physical toll that practices will take on the Cavs' aging roster.
PFT CommenterDerrick Rose and Dwyane Wade will turn into a pile of dust if they collide in practice
I would say, man, I'm really looking forward to those practices where Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade just, like, accidentally run into each other and turn into a pile of dust.
If PFT doesn't show up on Friday, he's probably at the hospital having his appendix removed by a doctor using 13% of his brain.
