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Paul Finebaum

Monday, January 9, 201714 takes

Fastest 2 minutes for NFL Wild Card Weekend ( - ). Recap of the weekend of blowouts ( - ). Who's Back of the Week ( - ). Football Guy Of The Week ( - ). ESPN and Sirius Radio Host Paul Finebaum joins the show to talk about the National Championship, what went wrong with Lane Kiffin, his disgust for Michigan, and a Headline Grabber ( - ). Segments include Hurt or Injured, Just Chill out Man, Bad Visual, Bad Radio, Trouble in Paradise, Spinzone, and that's enough Internet for today.

Recap

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The Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs is going to be a 'tits party'

Preemptive who's back next week, because if you saw the matchups, it is going to be a tits party next Saturday and Sunday.

The 2017 Divisional round featured several close, classic games, including the Packers' last-second win over the Cowboys and the Chiefs losing by two to the Steelers.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017
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Ben Roethlisberger gets smarter when he is concussed

I think Roethlisberger gets smarter when he gets concussed. Right, his head gets out of his own way. Right, he's just like a big, dumb animal. All of his terrible thoughts are no longer functioning in his head, so he's able to operate like a normal human being.

This is a satirical medical claim that is factually impossible to verify and clearly intended as a joke.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017·Who's Back
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The Masters' theme music is the instant cure for insomnia

It's also just good for dads out there to have, instead of having to rely on Ambien or something to go to sleep, if a dad turns on the Masters music, he's going to fall asleep within five minutes. Best nap of the year. Instant cure for insomniacs.

While subjective, the 'Masters Nap' is a widely recognized cultural trope among sports fans.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017
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Lane Kiffin is a 'child' and a 'loser' who air-mailed the national semifinal

Lane Kiffin is a child. And Nick Saban tried to nurture him and be a father figure. And in the end, he punched Saban in the mouth on the way out... I think it was the fact that Lane Kiffin, and this is hard to imagine, this statement I'm about to make, literally air-mailed in the national semifinal in college football. It's like he didn't bother... I just think he's a loser.

Calling someone a 'loser' or 'child' is subjective, but Kiffin's successful subsequent career at FAU and Ole Miss suggests the 'loser' label didn't stick professionally.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017
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Lane Kiffin is toxic and will never get hired by another school that matters

I argued in favor of Kiffin for a long time. I really liked him. But in being down at the national championship and being with all the people that matter in college athletics, he's even more toxic today than he was a year ago because of this incident. I don't think anyone else will hire him. He would have to upset somebody of epic proportion to get on a radar screen of a school that really mattered.

Lane Kiffin was hired by Ole Miss (a school that 'matters') in 2020 and has since become one of the most successful coaches in their history.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017
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Alabama will win the National Championship against Clemson

But I like Alabama. And the reason I like Alabama, and don't laugh, I've picked Alabama in every single game since the Iron Bowl in 2010... and that doesn't make me a homer. It just makes me smart.

Clemson defeated Alabama 35-31 in the 2017 National Championship.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017
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Michigan fans are the most arrogant and elitist fan base in college football

It's Michigan. But Michigan, first of all, it's a good school. But it's not Harvard. They think they are not. Michigan fans, Michigan graduates are just the most arrogant, elitist... The fans talk like it's Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, and Caltech wrapped into one. It's not. It's a good school that's won a half a national championship in 60 years.

The behavior of a fan base is inherently subjective, but Finebaum's take is a very common one in the SEC media world.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017
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I would bet against Michigan making the College Football Playoff in the near future

I wouldn't lock that down. I mean, it's possible, but I'm not going to be one of these, well, anything's possible. Well, not really. I would probably bet against Michigan [making the final four].

Michigan did not make the College Football Playoff until 2021, proving Finebaum correct for several 'near future' seasons.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017
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Brian Kelly is one of the biggest jokes in college football

I think Brian Kelly is one of the biggest jokes in college football. I really do. I think Charlie Weis was better than Brian Kelly. He was more hilarious. I don't totally disagree. No, you're right about that. I mean, he was expensive from a food standpoint. But I think Notre Dame can afford a couple of extra buffets, but Brian Kelly, I mean, he really... anyone's cooler than Brian Kelly.

Subjective opinion. Brian Kelly's subsequent success at Notre Dame (making the CFP) and move to LSU makes the 'joke' label harder to sustain objectively.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017
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Alabama could beat the Cleveland Browns

I think they could, and every time I say that, these purists get crazy. And Danny Sheridan said the line would be 27, but I really think by the end of the season they could, yeah. I'm with Alabama over the Browns.

While it can't be tested, NFL teams (composed entirely of pros) are universally expected to dominate even the best college teams (composed of ~20% future pros).

Just Chill Out Man

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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017·Just Chill Out Man
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Miko Grimes is actually a schizophrenic alter ego of Brent Grimes

I don't think that Miko Grimes is a person. I don't think she exists. I think maybe he's schizophrenic. He's got an alternate personality, and he tweets from her perspective. He gets to say all the stuff that he wants to say about his employer.

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Miko Grimes is a very real person who has appeared on television and in public many times.

Bad Visual

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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017·Bad Visual
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If you are going on a boat party before a playoff game, you better win that game

This is a classic if you're going to go on a boat party. It's the old Tony Romo with Jessica Simpson and Cabo rule. If you're going to go hang out before a playoff game, you better win that fucking playoff game.

The Giants lost the game and the 'boat trip' became a legendary story of poor preparation in NFL lore.

Picks

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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017·Picks
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Alabama will win and cover the 6.5 point spread against Clemson

Six and a half is the spread. I'm going with Paul. Going Alabama.

Alabama lost the game outright, so they did not cover the spread.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2017·Picks
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Clemson will win the National Championship against Alabama

Clemson.

Clemson won the game 35-31.