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On The Road With Pat McAfee

Wednesday, November 29, 201713 takes

We're in Pittsburgh in the middle of Football week on the way to Indianapolis ( - ). Eli Manning isn't the Giants quarterback anymore and the newest College Football rankings are out ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne and talk about Bit Coin Mania ( - ) . Former Pro Bowl Punter and now Podcast/Blogging extraordinaire Pat McAfee joins the show to talk about his transition out of the NFL, Bill Polian's personality test, and how the Pitt/West Virginia in 2007 changed his life for the better ( - ). Segments include Coaching Carousel and the debut of the song of the summer "Schiano Man".Protect the shield, Lebron Blames and Road Trip Q&A.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017
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Ben McAdoo benching Eli Manning for Geno Smith is performance art

If you have fucked up your job so badly that Geno Smith is the answer to whatever your problem is... that is performance art. It is hilarious to me. So Ben McAdoo, I know you probably didn't mean to screw up this badly, but thank you for doing it.

The move was widely panned and both Ben McAdoo and GM Jerry Reese were fired just days later, confirming the 'performance art' level of failure.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017
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Eli Manning will go to Denver and win a Super Bowl

Here's my prediction. You ready for this? A Manning family tradition. Goes to Denver. Wins the Super Bowl.

Eli Manning never played for the Broncos; he remained with the Giants until his retirement in 2020.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

The CFP committee got the rankings exactly right

I actually think they got it exactly right. I think Wisconsin should be four. I think Alabama should be five. And that, like, Ohio State, Miami, like, it feels like all those teams, they could probably leapfrog, but they're outside looking in. Like, that's exactly where they should be.

While this was his opinion on the current rankings, the final rankings after the conference championships saw Alabama jump into the playoff while Wisconsin fell out after losing to Ohio State.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017
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Oklahoma will lose the Big 12 Championship Game

I honestly think Oklahoma's going to lose. That's going to be the havoc that's going to be wreaked on Saturday.

Oklahoma defeated TCU 41-17 on December 2, 2017.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Lacrosse is booming and the sales are up

My cool throne is lacrosse. Nike chairman Phil Knight, he was commenting on the Duke Florida game the other day, and he said, lacrosse is growing. So the sales are up. They're growing, not a show. Business is booming.

Lacrosse has seen steady growth, but 'business is booming' is a subjective assessment of the sport's professional trajectory.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Bitcoin is the future and will replace physical money

You think that the dollar bill's in your pocket right now? You think they're going to last forever? You think money's going to last forever? Okay, so Bitcoin's the future, baby. There's not going to be money in the future. There's going to be Bitcoin.

While Bitcoin remains a major asset class, it has not replaced physical currency as the primary medium of exchange years later.

Interview

Win
Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017
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Pat McAfeePat McAfee

I do not miss football even one percent

Do you miss football at all? No, not even one percent. No. So I very much flipped the switch into not being in the football schedule right? I very much fell out of love with the schedule of being an NFL player.

Pat never returned to the NFL and built a massive media empire, supporting the idea that he truly didn't miss the grind.
Win
Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017
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Trent Richardson was not a good NFL player and only got drafted for his speed

Trent Richardson. Oh, that's two first-rounders. People don't know that. He's worth two first-rounders. Future Hall of Famer. Yeah, future Hall of Famer... He zigged every fucking time. Just a zag one time would have been nice for us.

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Richardson is widely considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history, and his stint with the Colts was particularly poor.

Coaching Carousel

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Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017·Coaching Carousel
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College football has lost its mind if Arizona State hires Herm Edwards

College football has officially lost its mind. When Herm Edwards gets involved, college football has officially lost its mind.

Herm Edwards was hired and had a tumultuous tenure at ASU that ended with his firing in 2022 amid an NCAA investigation.
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Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017·Coaching Carousel
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Florida State is a much better program than Texas A&M

Isn't Florida State a much better football program? Why would you leave Florida State to go to A&M?

Jimbo did leave for A&M. Historically, FSU has more championships, but A&M's resources were the primary driver. Fisher was eventually fired from A&M as well.

Protect The Shield

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Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017·Protect the Shield
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Big CatBig Cat

Roger Goodell has lost control of the NFL if teams can refuse to wear Color Rush

If Roger Goodell can't make teams wear color rush, then he has lost the NFL... He has absolutely no power whatsoever. If the NFL owners are savaging him and just going against his wishes, the inmates are running the prison.

This is a subjective assessment of a commissioner's power; Goodell remained commissioner for years after, though the Color Rush program was eventually scaled back.

Lebron Blames

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Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017·LeBron Blames
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LeBron James got ejected from a blowout to stat pad and hit the showers early

LeBron got thrown out for the first time in his career for using foul language, complaining about a call in the fourth quarter of a blowout win. Why would he even care at that point? Stat padding? Question mark, question mark, question mark, question mark.

The motive for an ejection is inherently subjective, but LeBron's history shows he rarely purposefully gets ejected to avoid playing.

Road Trip Qa

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Take Slip·Nov 29, 2017·Road Trip QA
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If you don't take a football road trip in college, you ruined your experience

If you were in college right now and listening to this... if you don't take a road trip with all your friends to an away football game, you have ruined your own college experience. That's the best time.

This is a purely subjective lifestyle opinion.