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Rickie Fowler And Smylie Kaufman

Wednesday, January 11, 201712 takes

National Championship recap, what's next for Nick Saban ( - ). Bachelor Recap by guys that don't watch the Bachelor ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). PGA Tour Golfers Smylie Kaufman and Rickie Fowler join the show to talk about golf ettiequte, spring break, is Tiger back, and who they hate the most on tour ( - ). Segments include PR 101 for Derrick Rose, Stay Classy, Connect the Dots David Ortiz, As A White Guy, Put on in his earhole, and that's enough internet for today.

Rickie Fowler and Smylie Kaufman on Spring Break and Tour Life

The college football season ended with an absolute banger as Clemson took down Alabama, leaving Nick Saban in a state of perpetual blue balls. While the state of Alabama mourns, PFT Commenter is looking at the bright side for former offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, who was effectively fired a week before the game.

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Jan 11, 2017
#7874
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lane Kiffin was happy to see Alabama lose the National Championship because humans love to see bad things happen to their exes

The second you move on from [a relationship], there's a small part of you that will always love to see bad things happen to that person... And Lane Kiffin is, by all accounts, a much bigger dick than normal people. So you have to believe that he was popping bottles.

Kiffin's internal state is subjective, but his social media activity often suggests he enjoys Bama's struggles.

The guys also played a round of Fair or Not to address the fallout in Tuscaloosa. Big Cat thinks it is time for the Crimson Tide to stop being so cheap with their under-the-table benefits.

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Jan 11, 2017·Fair Or Not
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Big CatBig Cat

Alabama recruits should be upgraded from Dodge Chargers to Mercedes

Fair or not, Nick Saban should stop giving everyone, all his recruits, Dodge Chargers... Maybe upgrade them to the Mercedes, the new Mercedes, please.

Recruiting violations regarding cars are often alleged but rarely proven to the extent of a fleet of Mercedes; this is a joke about NIL-era before NIL existed.

PFT Commenter even suggested that this loss might have long-term political ramifications for the state now that the Saban dynasty has hit a speed bump during a specific political era.

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Jan 11, 2017·Fair Or Not
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alabama will vote Democrat in the next election because of the football loss

Fair or not, Nick Saban hasn't won a national title since Trump got elected... as we've learned, could be some funny business if your team doesn't do so well in Alabama. Therefore, look for Alabama to vote Democrat next election cycle.

Alabama remained a Republican stronghold in 2020.

The Golf Bros Join the Program

Rickie Fowler and Smylie Kaufman called into the show to provide some much-needed golf content. The conversation quickly shifted to the legend of Tiger Woods. Smylie, who has been practicing with the GOAT, gave the update every golf fan has been waiting for.

Win
Jan 11, 2017
#7881
Smylie KaufmanSmylie Kaufman

Tiger Woods is officially back

I think he's back. Actually, being that I practiced with him and play with him before and before the Ryder Cup and leading up to the Bahamas, he kept looking better and better.

Tiger would win the Masters in 2019, which proved he was indeed 'back' in a major way, though he faced many health setbacks between 2017 and 2019.

Between discussing Rickie’s lack of a mustache and Smylie’s famous "Smylie's Army" fans yelling "Boom Tower" on the course, the guys tried to get some dirt on the rest of the Tour. After some prodding about who the biggest jerk in the locker room is, Rickie decided to throw one of his best friends under the bus for the sake of the headline.

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Jan 11, 2017
#7883
Rickie FowlerRickie Fowler

Bubba Watson is the biggest dick on the PGA Tour (just for fun)

We'll give it to [Bubba Watson] just for fun. He's one of my best friends, but... Just for fun, Bubba Watson's the biggest dick on tour. Got it.

Being a 'dick' is subjective, and Fowler explicitly says he's saying it 'just for fun.'

Hot Seat/Cool Throne

Hank put Yahoo on the Hot Seat for changing their name to Altaba, but Big Cat sees it as a masterclass in corporate rebranding to avoid accountability.

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Big CatBig Cat

Yahoo's name change to Altaba is a brilliant way to hide from the public eye

I have Yahoo on my cool throne because the best way to secretly get out of the public eye is just have a vaguely foreign sounding company by you and change your name. And just claim that your entire company was satire.

The Altaba name change did occur following the Verizon acquisition of Yahoo's core assets, but it was a holding company for Alibaba shares, not a PR stunt to claim the business was satire.

Meanwhile, the NFL Draft cycle is officially beginning, which means it is time for scouts and media members to ruin the lives of 21-year-olds by asking about their deepest personal traumas. Big Cat is already bracing for the "character concern" reports that make no sense.

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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL draft process will pick apart college kids' characters for minor things like smoking weed or their parents' divorce

As soon as college football ends, it's draft season... We've got to pick apart these 21-year-olds, really dig into it. Stuff like, have you smoked weed? Do your teammates like you? Is your mother a prostitute? ... Did your parents get divorced because of you?

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The NFL draft process is indeed notoriously intrusive, though his specific examples are hyperbolic.

PFT Commenter thinks the solution is simple: hire the man who pioneered the most intrusive interview questions in NFL history to do the dirty work for everyone.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL teams should hire Jeff Ireland as an outside consultant to ask prospects the toughest questions at the combine

I think that they should, every team, in order to limit liability in the NFL draft at the combine, they should hire Jeff Ireland as an outside consultant... just to come in and ask those real tough questions.

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This is a satirical suggestion and did not happen.

Segments and Stay Classy

Don Cherry made his way into the Stay Classy segment for his bizarre Word Document rant about Cam Newton's lack of class compared to Aaron Rodgers. PFT Commenter noted that Rodgers’ clean-cut image might just be a byproduct of his corporate responsibilities.

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Jan 11, 2017·Stay Classy
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers only celebrates with class because he's promoting an insurance company

At least Aaron Rodgers, he promotes an insurance company, which isn't evil. [Newton] should learn how to act as a quarterback... confidence with class.

The idea that Rodgers' 'class' is tied to his insurance deal is a comedic interpretation.

Finally, the guys checked in on David Ortiz, who is already tweeting at the Boston Globe despite being "retired." Big Cat and Hank are convinced the Big Papi retirement tour was just a elaborate gift-gathering scheme and that he’ll be back the second the weather in Boston breaks 60 degrees.

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Big CatBig Cat

David Ortiz will return to the MLB in the summer of 2017

I agree with Hank. What do you think? Like mid season? You think he's going to come for the whole season? Summer. He'll take the cold months off and come back.

David Ortiz remained retired and did not play in the 2017 season.

If David Ortiz comes back, he better bring enough sunglasses to hide the fact that he's definitely not being drug tested right now.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The South only has Florida basketball and Bubba Watson once college football season ends

Basically the South has Florida basketball and Bubba Watson. [College football] is the South's real time to shine.

This is a subjective regional stereotype used for comedic effect.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tony Siragusa is a closeted actor because of how much he protests against acting

It sounds to me like he's [Tony Siragusa] got some pent-up latent actor tendencies. It's like homophobes are usually, secretly, they have homosexual tendencies. So it sounds like Tony's just a closeted actor.

Siragusa did have acting credits (The Sopranos), making the claim of him being an 'actor' literally correct despite the comedic intent.

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