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Roger Bennett + We're Live From The US Open

Friday, June 15, 201812 takes

We are live from Shinnecock Hills and the US Open. Thoughts on watching Tiger, Big Cat getting Alpha'd by Rick Reilly in the media tent and how we're rooting for the course more than any player in the Field ( - ). Men In Blazers Roger Bennett joins the show to talk World Cup, America's love of soccer the sport of the future, and who's going to win in Russia 2018 ( - ). Segments include Problematic for Stephen A Smith eating ass, the debut of the new segment "Ass in the Jackpot", Talking Soccer, Cease and Desist for the deaf Russian cat that is picking world cup games, and a new friday segment "Old Lebron to Young Lebron" where we give our younger selves life advice

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
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The course at Shinnecock Hills is a 'wagon' because it's dominating every golfer in the field

I'm telling you what, this course is a wagon. Every single golfer got shit pumped today except for, what, Dustin Johnson? ... The course is awesome. The fescue is kicking people's ass.

The 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock was indeed one of the most difficult in history, with many players complaining about the setup.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm rooting for the course to beat the players at the U.S. Open

I actually love the course so much, I found myself chanting today in my head, go course, go. Go course, go. Because, like, the course – I mean, Bryson DeChambeau said it was clown golf. That's when you know a course has you, like, beat.

This is a subjective preference for course difficulty over scoring.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
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Tony Romo is a fraud for talking about qualifying for the U.S. Open for five years and never doing it

I would like to see Tony Romo. Wasn't there talk of Tony Romo qualifying for a U.S. Open? ... So is he a fraud? I mean, he's been talking about it for the last five years. I don't know.

Romo never successfully qualified for the U.S. Open as an amateur or pro, though he won several celebrity and amateur events.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
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Roger BennettRoger Bennett

Mo Salah is not elite yet because he needs to perform at a high level for more than one year

[Mo Salah] is a remarkable human being... But you look at your American sports. You look at gentlemen who have an explosive year... Brady Anderson... you've got to bring it for more than one year to pass the Brady Andersonometer.

Salah proved this take wrong by maintaining elite production for nearly a decade, winning multiple Golden Boots and the Champions League.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
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Roger BennettRoger Bennett

Messi is the greatest footballer ever, better than Cristiano Ronaldo

I am always Team Messi. Always. Messi is the greatest footballer I have ever seen in my life for so many different reasons.

This is a subjective GOAT debate, though Messi's 2022 World Cup win solidified this view for many.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Cristiano Ronaldo is the Mike Tolbert of soccer because he just poaches goals from one yard out

He just runs it in from one yard out. The team gets all the way down, and they're like, all right, go ahead. Give it to the fat guy. He'll run it in. That's Ronaldo.

While Ronaldo became more of a poacher late in his career, the 'fat guy' comparison is purely comedic and hyperbolic.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
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Roger BennettRoger Bennett

France and Belgium are fantasy football teams with too much talent and questionable coaching

[Belgium and France] are remarkable talent-wise. You look at that roster, it's like a murderer's row. ... what neither of them have is a true idea of how they want to play football. It's a Premier League kind of Pro Bowl team.

France won the 2018 World Cup just weeks later, proving they had plenty of cohesion. Belgium finished 3rd, their best ever result.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
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Roger BennettRoger Bennett

Don't bet against Russia in the World Cup because FIFA always lets host dictators win for propaganda

I wouldn't bet against Russia. ... FIFA... they've got a history of dropping [the World Cup] into the hornet's nest of dictators looking for an easy propaganda win. ... I wouldn't bet against Russia.

Russia, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, made a shocking run to the Quarter-finals, including beating Spain, largely validating this take.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018
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Roger BennettRoger Bennett

Spain will win the 2018 World Cup

America will love the circus. So who's going to win? Spain will win. Spain's going to win.

Spain was knocked out in the Round of 16 by Russia on penalties.

Problematic

Void
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018·Problematic
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Big CatBig Cat

Stephen A. Smith's claim of being a 'bottom feeder' is problematic for not respecting the whole woman

Stephen A. Smith, problematic is the fact that you don't respect women because you should be boobs, butt, and brain. Three Bs. That's the original Big Baller brand. Why are you putting, a woman's body should be put on a pedestal?

This is a comedic segment mocking a sports media personality's TMI moment.

Ass In The Jackpot

Win
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018·Ass In The Jackpot
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Big CatBig Cat

MLB is stupid for deleting the Terry Collins viral 'Ass in the Jackpot' video

They finally had a video where people were like, this is awesome. This is fun. ... You should actually start doing that and show just umps and managers yelling at each other about asses in the jackpot. They did the exact opposite because they're MLB. They pulled it.

General media consensus agreed with Big Cat; MLB eventually realized this and became much more permissive with 'mic'd up' content years later.

Advice

Push
Take Slip·Jun 15, 2018·Advice
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Big CatBig Cat

Learn how to dunk before you turn 30, because you won't be able to after

Learn how to dunk. Like, you're not going to be able to dunk when you're over 30. Because, I mean, if I had tried to dunk, I never tried to dunk under 30. So I don't even know if I could have dunked. I probably could have. Now it's too late.

For non-athletes, the window for peak vertical leap does indeed close significantly in the 30s.