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Opening Day With Jeff Passan, We Finally Got A Great Tourney Game, Lebron vs The World, Fyre Fest + Severance Finale

Friday, March 28, 202514 takes

We finally got a classic March Madness game as Texas Tech takes down Arkansas and Cal. Duke, Bama and Florida roll to the Elite 8. Kevin Willard goes out in a weird way (-). Lebron went on McAfee and caused waves including his renewed fight with Stephen A Smith and a new one with Brian Windhorst (-). Jeff Passan joins the show to talk MLB opening day, the potentially historic Dodgers, rookies to look out for, sleepers and tons more (-). We finish the show with Severance season Finale and fyre fest of the week (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Florida will make the Final Four

Florida killed Maryland and Florida's really, really good. I expect Florida to go to the Final Four.

Outcome depends on Florida's performance in the remainder of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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MaxMax

I am worried about Kevin Willard's tenure at Villanova

I'm worried about [Kevin Willard's] tenure at Villanova. That's a past, we're worried about the future. And Kevin Willard to Villanova... that's what I care about. I'm worried about that.

Subjective concern regarding a coaching tenure's future success.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Teams are 1-7 in their next game after winning on a buzzer beater in the NCAA Tournament

Teams in the last 10 years are one in seven after a buzzer beater in the NCAA tournament in their next game. One in seven. Numbers never lie.

This is a verifiable statistical claim regarding historical NCAA tournament trends.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Skip Bayless is the biggest loser of the LeBron interview on Pat McAfee

All this to say Skip Bayless was not mentioned once and all Skip Bayless wants to do is get mentioned by LeBron. He's the big loser in all of this.

Subjective assessment of media dynamics and relevance.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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HankHank

LeBron James is planning to start a separate basketball league that would rival the NBA

I have not given up on my conspiracy theory that LeBron is starting this separate league. Him basically admitting that he believes the NBA was rigged is further evidence of it.

Outcome depends on whether LeBron James actually attempts to launch a rival league post-retirement.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron's swearing in the McAfee interview made him more relatable

The part that I liked the most was the swearing. It makes him relatable. It was the best swear.

Subjective opinion on public perception and relatability.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Cam Smith will win the AL Rookie of the Year

I think I'm rooting for Cam Smith to win AL Rookie of the year. And I might even bet it... if he wins AL Rookie of the Year, then Tom Ricketts has to resign Kyle Tucker.

Determined by the AL Rookie of the Year voting results in 2025.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am fading the White Sox, Marlins, and Rockies for the entire 2025 season

I'm diversifying. I'm gonna be fading what I project to be the three worst teams in baseball, which would be the White Sox, the Marlins, and the Rockies.

Outcome depends on the combined win-loss performance of these three teams.

Interview

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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The Cincinnati Reds are a sleeper team that could win the NL Central

I think people are sleeping on Cincinnati a little bit. Elly De La Cruz has a chance to be a super duper star... I like a team that has some youth on its side... the Reds feel like they could be that team this year.

Outcome determined by the Reds' final standings in the 2025 MLB season.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

Bubba Chandler will win NL Rookie of the Year and eventually be better than Paul Skenes

Bubba Chandler with the Pirates... Fastball up to a hundred now. Great breaking stuff, good control and commit. I picked him to win Rookie of the year this year. [He texted Paul Skenes] enjoy it while it lasts because next year I'm going to be starting opening day.

Rookie of the Year is verifiable; the long-term comparison is subjective but trackable.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The New York Yankees will miss the playoffs in 2025

Before Gerrit Cole needed Tommy John surgery, I still had the Yankees winning the American League East. I do not have that as the case anymore. I don't have them making the playoffs... the floor happens to be lower I think, than it is in typical years for the Yankees.

Determined by whether the Yankees qualify for the 2025 MLB postseason.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The Boston Red Sox will win the American League East

The Red Sox I have winning the division. I feel good about what they did. Getting Garrett Crochet and Alex Bregman this winter.

Determined by the final AL East standings in 2025.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The Texas Rangers will win the American League pennant

The team I'm picking to win the pennant is the Texas Rangers... they get Jacob deGrom back to headline their rotation this season... If the Rangers bullpen can perform... I think they have probably the highest ceiling in the league.

Outcome determined by the ALCS winner in 2025.

Severance Recap

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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025·Severance Recap
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MaxMax

Audi Helly was the character we saw at the end of the Severance season finale

The real theory is that it's Audi Helly at the end of the episode. Because she brings him in back and smiled at Gemma. And Irv said Audi Helly was never cruel. And it was kind of a cruel looking smile when she looked at Gemma and was like, I won.

This theory will likely be confirmed or debunked when the show returns for Season 3.