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Steve Young, ASU Head Coach Kenny Dillingham, Are The Bengals Back? Jalen Hurts And AJ Brown Used To Be Friends, CFB Playoffs And Guys On Chicks

Wednesday, December 11, 202421 takes

Are the Bengals back or did they just play the Cowboys. Mike McCarthy has to stop looking up at the video board (-). AJ Brown and Jalen Hurts used to be friends but still are so it’s totally fine (-). We talk CFB playoff, Alabama complaining, Belichick to UNC (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Jalen Brunson wanting Dick (Grady), and Juan Soto being dissed by the Yankees (-). Hall of Famer Steve Young joins the show to talk about QB’s making it through early struggles, the flight that changed his life, his relationship with Joe Montana, Coaching in the NFL and more (-). Arizona State Head Football Coach Kenny Dillingham joins the show to talk about getting to the CFP, winning the Big 12, PFT kicking for the Sun Devils, trying to play madden against BYU and tons more (-). We finish with guys on chicks (-).

Recap

Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike McCarthy needs to stop watching replays of his team's mistakes on the Jumbotron during games

I have a suggestion from Mike McCarthy... Something bad happens, you know, something bad has just happened in the game. As head coach, he forces himself to watch the replay of that bad thing over and over and just sit in that pain. Yeah, Mike, you gotta stop doing that. You gotta stop subjecting yourself to just trauma repeatedly over and over again.

This is a subjective observation of coaching behavior.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Simpsons characters are significantly better in 2D than 3D

I did watch the first half of The Simpsons broadcast last night, and I don't know why it took me so long to remember this. The Simpsons are a million times better in 2D. The Simpsons in 3D. Not that fun.

Artistic preference is subjective.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The 'In the Hunt' graphics for the NFC are currently patronizing to bad teams

Everyone from the Saints on down, Saints, Cowboys, Bears, Panthers. Just just be like, Hey, I know technically not [eliminated], but dude, get a fucking grip. You're brain dead if you're actually thinking this.

The teams mentioned (Saints, Cowboys, Bears, Panthers) all eventually missed the playoffs in the 2024 season.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The extreme delusional negativity of Philly fans is a sign the Eagles are ready for a Super Bowl run

I saw this video and I was like, this could not sum up the Philadelphia Eagles fan base more and I wouldn't have it any other way... I actually think that this might be a sign that the Eagles are ready to go on a Super Bowl run because they're what, 11 and two and they've won nine games in a row. Everything's going well. They now have players talking about players. Old players talking about old players.

This is a subjective take on team chemistry and fan psychology.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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MaxMax

AJ Brown will definitely score a touchdown this week to disprove the drama rumors

AJ Brown has to be in the touchdown score this week... You know that they're gonna find a way to feed him the ball.

AJ Brown did not score a touchdown in the week following this episode (Week 15 vs Commanders).

Picks

Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

College football should get rid of conference championships and just start the 16-team playoff that weekend

Get rid of the conference championships. If you're gonna do it this way, get rid of the conference championships and just have the playoffs start that weekend. Yeah. Like, have it be the first weekend of December, have it be 16 teams or whatever it is.

This is a structural proposal for the future of the sport.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The top four teams in the CFP should always get a bye, regardless of whether they won their conference

Top four teams should get a bye. Because as it stands right now, and I Boise's good, I think Boise could beat anyone... But it just, it's, when I look at the bracket, the thing that keeps sticking out is like Oregon had by far and away the best season in college football... And their matchup potentially is gonna be Ohio State or Tennessee in the first round. Which that doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

This is a critique of a specific rule set.
Open
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Bill Belichick will be successful at UNC by marketing it as an 'NFL factory'

I think that if you are matter of fact, he's gonna be the closer. If you're a matter of fact to these both transfer kids and like, I think he'll crush it in the transfer portal because if he just says, Hey, I'm not gonna try to sell you on, like, this idea that we're gonna, we're competing for national titles right away, or we're do, I'm gonna get you ready to play football at the National Football League level and there's no one better that knows that than me.

The outcome of Belichick's potential tenure at UNC is unknown.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024·Picks
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HankHank

Nepotism in football coaching is more acceptable than in playing because you work up through ranks

Coaching is a lot different than playing... Football is like the most, basketball is different. There's not a lot of examples of nepotism drafts. There's a million examples of nepotism coaching... He [Steve Belichick] worked his way up the ranks as any head coach that's ever head coached in the history of coaching has.

The ethics of nepotism in professional sports is a subjective debate.
Open
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024·Picks
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HankHank

Arizona State will win the College Football Playoff because they are the hottest team

You know what I'm taking Arizona State. Fuck it... I want, I don't think it works for college football, but it, if it was hockey or college basketball, they're the hottest team. Make a run.

The CFP has not happened yet.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Win
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

The Yankees lost Juan Soto because they were disrespectful regarding family suites

The Yankees lost out on a generational talent just because they were disrespectful... The Yankees wouldn't budge on giving Juan Soto a suite in Yankee Stadium saying that if they don't do it for Derek Jeter, they're not gonna do it for him.

While Soto signed with the Mets for a record contract, the 'suite' issue was widely reported as a point of friction during his Yankees tenure.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The speed of Google's new quantum chip suggests we are likely living in a computer simulation

Google says that one of the world's current fastest supercomputers would take 10 septillion years to complete that same challenge that Google's chip did in less than five minutes... it actually lends credence to the, the theory that we are living in one of an infinite number of computer simulations right now.

Simulation theory is untestable.
Open
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Karl-Anthony Towns might actually be 'built like that' for the pressure of New York

Also Karl-Anthony Towns. He might be the perfect fit for New York. He had a big shot. He was repping it. Yeah. And the Knicks had been hot. Like Karl-Anthony Towns might be built like that.

The long-term success of KAT in NY is still pending.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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Steve YoungSteve Young

Aaron Rodgers should be dominating the league more because he learned in a more sophisticated era

The job that [Aaron Rodgers] had 15 years ago is so much harder than it is today. Today's game, as Tom Brady describes, the flats are open, the, the middle of the field's unpatrolled and no one can hit me... anyone that's hung around long enough to know in a sophisticated time should be dominating.

This is an expert evaluation of the evolution of the QB position.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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Steve YoungSteve Young

Sliding is dangerous for quarterbacks and should be removed from the game

Sliding the game, look, the game changed when they change the rules... it puts your head on a pedestal right at the level of people's knees. And, and, and, and, like you basically are saying and, and, and by sliding you're opening yourself up. Right? It's like, oh, hit me in the face... I think sliding to make it safe for quarterbacks is impossible. So get rid of it.

This is a safety and rules proposal from a former player.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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Steve YoungSteve Young

Jerry Rice's records are untouchable because he was driven by a constant fear of losing his job

Jerry Rice was driven by the same thing until he, the day he retired, he thought someone was gonna take his job. And so he, he lived in a state of... anxiety that, that I need to go to work... Jerry Rice, even today when the game is wide open, Jerry Rice is, all his records should be under duress. Right. They should be being lapped in today's game. And you can't get close to him.

Jerry Rice's career records (receptions, yards, TDs) remain standing by massive margins in 2024.
Open
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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Steve YoungSteve Young

The Vikings would be insane to let Sam Darnold leave even with JJ McCarthy returning

You're insane to not sign a guy that's doing that for you... If I was Sam, I am not going back to one of those places that doesn't take care of and doesn't understand the quarterback position. I refuse. So I will go compete to go to one of those places that does. Yeah.

The Vikings' decision on Darnold vs. McCarthy will be made in the 2025 offseason.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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Steve YoungSteve Young

Apathy and losing in the NFL is almost always an ownership accountability problem

I blame ownership. And unfortunately in this league you can't because it, equity ownership's not gonna change... you can't overcome apathy... how do we help ownership be accountable? Yeah. Because it would make the team, if they could feel that accountability and answer to it, it would help the team.

This is a structural critique of professional sports ownership.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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Kenny DillinghamKenny Dillingham

Cam Skattebo's chaotic throwaway against BYU was actually a high-IQ play

He's so intelligent. He said, whoa, I'm outta the pocket. I can throw the ball away. So he made a decision in a split second. Instead of losing 20 yards, I wanna throw the ball away. And I knew like as it was going, I'm like, this dude's gonna throw the ball away... he's such, so, such an aware player.

This is a coach's evaluation of his player's intent.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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Kenny DillinghamKenny Dillingham

Coaches shouldn't be hypocritical by getting angry at players for using the transfer portal

Why would I be mad at a kid for wanting to be, do what's best for him? Coaches do it all the time. I've moved around, assistant coaches move around. What a double standard that would be for me if I don't support the players and their career aspirations. Like I support coaches and like I did in my career.

This is a philosophical stance on the state of college athletics.
Open
Take Slip·Dec 11, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I can still make a 35-yard field goal consistently

I did try out for the XFL when three for five from 37 yards... I can still make a 35 yard field goal consistently. I think I haven't kicked in like a year. But you, you give me like three months to get into shape and to start working on it. I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be lights out from 40 in.

This is a testable claim about personal ability that has not been recently verified in a game or official setting.