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Ryan Whitney + Fire Nick Saban?

Wednesday, January 9, 201915 takes

National Championship recap and Alabama got absolutely smoked. What happened in the game and how Dabo is the opposite of Nick Saban even though Nick Saban is the best coach of all time ( -). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including talk about Barstool Gold (Don't freak out) and the Vikings GM being an absolute lunatic ( - ). Ryan Whitney joins the show to catch up on the 2018-19 NHL season, World Juniors what do they mean? And bashing basketball ( - ). Segments include Coaching Carousel with Bruce Arians, Kliff Kingsbury, and Matt LeFleur, PR 101 for Derrick Rose, Bachelor Talk, Parental Advisory for Alabama's loss, and guys on Chicks.

Recap

Loss
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
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Alabama is the worst 14-1 team of all time

Is Alabama the worst 14-1 team of all time? There probably is a team out there, and remember when I told you a little trivia, 1897 was the last time the team went 15-0... I think they got dethroned by Alabama.

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While Alabamba was dominated, they were objectively one of the most talented teams in the country. This is a satirical valuation of the loss.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
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Nick Saban got significantly outcoached by Dabo Swinney in the National Championship

Not only was it an ass-kicking, Nick Saban got outcoached. [Saban] looked like he was going to explode on the sidelines. He got outcoached. He was outcoached by far.

Most analysts agreed that Clemson's staff had a much better game plan and that Saban's typical 'Process' failed in this specific game.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
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The blueprint to beating Tua Tagovailoa is hitting him in the groin in the first quarter

The blueprints out there for how to beat Tua [Tagovailoa] is hit him in his dick in the first quarter, and then he'll just be thinking about his balls for the rest of the game.

While physically true that a groin injury affects performance, it's not a replicable or ethical 'blueprint' for winning games.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
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Trevor Lawrence is Teddy Bridgewater 2.0

He's like a six-month-old dog... His paws are big. He's got skinny shoulders. He's got skinny hips. Skinny knees. He's like Teddy Bridgewater 2.0.

Lawrence went on to be much more successful than Bridgewater in both college and draft stock, and his frame filled out significantly. They are very different archetypes of QBs.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Drake jinxes teams publicly and then bets against them to profit privately

Drake, is he the best gambler in the world? Because he basically wears the clothing of the team and then bets against them. And it always works in his way. So he wears Kentucky clothes, or he says he's an Alabama fan, and then he bets against them in the big game and cashes his tickets.

This is a humorous conspiracy theory that cannot be proven or disproven without Drake's betting slips.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Vikings GM Rick Spielman's game day routine is absolute insanity

Rick Spielman... eats the same breakfast sandwich: fried egg, bacon, and peanut butter on a wheat round. He shaves the left side of his face, then the right. He puts his shoes and socks on before his pants. Leaves his house at the same time so he can arrive at the stadium at 8... uses the same pump, and makes sure always to end his purchase on a zero. Zeros are just good.

The details provided by Big Cat match the reported profile of Rick Spielman's superstitions at the time.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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You should be allowed to walk your dog in just boxers and slippers before 9 AM

If you have a dog and it's before 9 a.m., you should be able to walk on the street in just boxers... boxers and slippers. And people can't say anything. It's the dog walking rule.

This is a matter of personal social etiquette and cannot be definitively proven.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
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Calgary's Saddledome is a complete shithole

It's really cool to look at from the outside, but it's a complete shithole. For a current day pro sports arena, it's in the very, very low bottom percentage of that entire list.

The Saddledome is one of the oldest arenas in the NHL and has been criticized for years for lacking modern amenities, eventually leading to a deal for a new arena.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
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Montreal is the best atmosphere in North American hockey

Montreal... you should see this place. Just the fans right on top of you... the seats just go straight up. It's loud as hell. The French are completely nuts. By far and away, it was my favorite place to play.

While subjective, the Bell Centre in Montreal is widely regarded as one of the best and loudest venues in the NHL by players and media alike.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019
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NBA players are egotistical 'assholes' compared to modest NHL players

It's the ego on these assholes [in the NBA] to think that they're bigger than the team. They're bigger than the league... LeBron carries wine into the fucking game. Looking like a clown. And by the way, no hockey player would ever do that. They're going to say my teammates are the best teammates of all time because they don't need everything to be about them.

This is an inherently subjective comparison of sports cultures that reinforces common stereotypes about both leagues.

Coaching Carousel

Win
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019·Coaching Carousel
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The NFC North is currently a league of coaches named Matt

The next one is going to be – fuck, I wrote down the name. I think it's going to be Zach Taylor... But bonus point, if your name's Matt, because now the NFC North has three Matts as their head coaches. Three out of four Matts.

At the time of this episode, the Bears (Nagy), Lions (Patricia), and Packers (LaFleur) all had head coaches named Matt.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019·Coaching Carousel
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Josh McDaniels might be blackballed from NFL head coaching jobs

I think he has to sit out a couple years for what he did to the Colts, don't you? Do you think Josh McDaniels is a blackball case? Put that ahead of Colin Kaepernick.

McDaniels was not blackballed; he eventually took the Raiders head coaching job in 2022, though he did wait several years before getting another opportunity.

Pr 101

Win
Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019·PR 101
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Derrick Rose's 'kill yourself' comment was not a slip of the tongue

Derrick Rose said, 'everyone that thinks that it's going to stop, kill yourself.' ... He then doubled down on it. He said, 'like I said before, kill yourself.' ... When you say it twice, you don't get the slip of the tongue tag. When you double down, the slip of the tongue doesn't work anymore.

The transcript of the press conference confirms Rose said it twice, making the argument that it was intentional at the time a logical one.

Guys On Chicks

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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019·Guys on Chicks
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You only get to break one TV in your life due to sports anger

I have a take. I think everyone gets one TV in their life to break. If you show that much passion about a team, then you probably have a lively personality... You got one TV to break in your life. Use it wisely.

This is a philosophical 'fandom rule' and is purely subjective.
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Take Slip·Jan 9, 2019·Guys on Chicks
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Men who buy cats are betas who want to be dominated by an animal

You're dealing with a cat guy here. Cat guys are not alphas. Not an expert negotiator. He basically got a cat because he's such a beta that he wants an animal that will dominate him... If you get a cat as a male in the United States past the age of 10 years old because you want it, you should not be allowed to date one of our American women. Go to France.

This is an intentionally absurd and satirical take on masculinity.