PMT DB
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Ryan Whitney and Biz on Olympic Hockey, Mick Cronin, and the Indiana Bears
The Indiana Bears drama has reached a fever pitch as the Hammond, Indiana local government voted to move forward with a stadium proposal. While Big Cat is trying his best to practice stoicism, it is impossible not to be annoyed by the incompetence of Bears leadership. Kevin Warren has spent four years picking out chairs for a stadium that doesn't exist while a historic horse track sits empty for nothing.
Big CatThe Bears will likely end up in Arlington Heights despite the Indiana stadium news
The Indiana has voted to go forward with taking the bears. Having the Bears, holding the Bears in Hammond. While it doesn't actually mean anything, because I still think they're gonna be in Arlington Heights. It is the closest they've ever been to potentially finding a place.
Beyond the local politics, the guys are looking at the long-term landscape of the league. PFT remains convinced that cities are losing the plot when they beg to host the Super Bowl, while Big Cat is dreading the death of outdoor football.
Big CatIn 20 years, everyone will regret the decision to put every NFL stadium indoors
I firmly have, have come around to the idea that in 20 years from now, we are all going to regret the fact that we put every single stadium indoors.
PFT CommenterThe Super Bowl should just rotate back and forth between Las Vegas and New Orleans permanently
No city should bend over backwards to try to get a Super Bowl if they're not already capable of handling it... The Super Bowl should at this point just be Vegas back and forth. New Orleans. Vegas. I'd be fine with that.
College Basketball and Dinner Simulators
College basketball is reaching its peak as we head toward March, and Mick Cronin is leading the charge for coaches losing their minds. Between ejecting his own player and getting into a pitch-perfect argument with a reporter about raising his voice, Cronin is providing the exact kind of maladjusted adult energy the sport needs.
Big CatMick Cronin screaming at a reporter is great for the college basketball brand
I fucking love Mick Cronin... But I, we've had this take, whether it be with Danny Hurley or any coach that freaks out, this is what college basketball is, is the best at. Is these guys are the most maladjusted adults possible.
On the court, the Kansas Jayhawks are dealing with the Darren Peterson saga. The freshman phenom seems to have one foot out the door for the NBA already, which led Big Cat to a realization about the current state of roster building in the NIL era.
Big CatThe NIL situation at Kansas shows you can't just throw money at a roster and expect the pieces to fit
It's nice to know that you can't just throw money at like a roster and expect it to be awesome and have every piece fit... You gotta have guys who actually wanna play, who wanna buy in. And Kansas still could go very far... but it is nice to know that you have to actually like get culture.
In a moment of peak "Big Boy Club" behavior, Max revealed his newest habit: "Dinner Simulator." He spends his late nights on Uber Eats customizing massive orders, only to clear the cart and go to bed. PFT compared it to the food version of jacking off after striking out at the bar.
MaxMy 'dinner simulator' habit of building food orders and not buying them is a sign of good self-control
Instead of going and making myself a snack or making myself food or ordering food, I'll just pull up the apps, Uber Eats... and I'll just like put together an order of what I would order if I were to get something. And then I clear my cart and I go to bed... It's really good self-control.
Ryan Whitney and Paul Bissonnette Join the Show
The Spittin' Chiclets duo joined the show during a wild window of Olympic hockey. As the interview started, everyone was reacting live to the US Women’s Gold Medal game against Canada. Ryan Whitney was riding the high of his 43rd birthday, while Paul Bissonnette was busy trying to spin zone Canada’s struggles against the Czechs.
Ryan WhitneyConnor McDavid is playing the best hockey of his career in this Olympic tournament
I don't know if McDavid's ever been this good... It's incredible. Like I think he gave guys maybe six or seven grade A scoring chances. He had seven shots on his own. Then the Finnish coach today said, yeah, McDavid is the best player in this tournament by a mile.
Ryan WhitneyTeam USA has a better defensive corps than Canada, but Canada has significantly better forwards
The D's better overall. I believe their forwards are significantly better than ours... Crosby being out, it's scary. And if he's out, that's a big difference... On D our D's better, their forwards are better.
With a potential USA vs. Canada Gold Medal game on the horizon for the men, the stakes couldn't be higher. Biz and Ryan Whitney broke down the rosters, the Sidney Crosby injury, and why the current 3-on-3 overtime rules in the Olympics are pure chaos.
Ryan WhitneySidney Crosby's Olympic injury is likely an MCL sprain
He was trying to stabilize on his right leg and it just, it opened up, which to me speaks MCL sprain... I'm hoping it's not too bad and it's just a grade one, maybe two MCL sprain.
Paul BissonnetteIf Team USA and Canada meet in the final, it will go to overtime
I'll say that the way that the Olympics have gone so far, as far as the hockey, I think it's going to overtime. I think it's gonna be Canada, us.
Fyre Fest and the 10-Day Termination
To wrap things up, Zach provided an update on his ongoing war with his apartment building. After his alarm clock went off for hours while he was out of town, he had a "friendly" meeting with his landlord where he learned about a terrifying new legal term: the 10-day termination.
ZacI am facing a potential '10-day termination' from my apartment after a meeting with my landlord
Had a really constructive meeting with my building... but he introduced a new term. I was not familiar with a 10 day termination... next time it's like, it's a 10 day legal 10 day. Wow. I didn't know 10 day was a thing.
Hank is currently living in a digital dark age as the internet in his building has been out for a week, forcing him to watch the Celtics via a phone hotspot. PFT, meanwhile, used his Fyre Fest to quietly reveal a massive future he has on the very team Hank loves to hate.
PFT CommenterI bet on the Celtics at 15-to-1 odds to win the NBA Finals
I I did put a bet on the Celtics... 15 to one. Oh Nice. Yeah. That's huge... I swear to God I wasn't even thinking about bringing it up.
Stay tuned for the 36-hour stream next week, provided Zach doesn't get evicted before the cameras start rolling.
