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Stone Cold Steve Austin + Mount Rushmore Of Sports Movie Characters

Monday, August 12, 201915 takes

Antonio Brown is losing his mind over possibly losing his helmet. The Raiders are dysfunctional but none of it will be on Hard Knocks ( - ). Brooks Koepka is spearheading change in Golf while Brandis Dechambliss cries on the course ( - ). Who's back of the week ( - ). Mt Rushmore of sports movie characters ( - ). Stone Cold Steve Austin joins the show to talk about his new show, his career in wrestling, the best moments in the ring, the time he turned heel and broke Big Cat's heart, and how bleeding helped make his legacy ( - ). Segments include Bad Visual Auburn, Talking Soccer for Pulisic, Hurt or Injured Tim Tebow, and a Monday Reading about Jeffrey Epstein as a Seinfeld show.

Recap

Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I think Antonio Brown has had an actual mental break

I actually think Antonio Brown is – I think there's something wrong with him. I think that he's, like, going crazy. He's had, like – an actual mental break that doesn't mean that like we can't joke around about the whole helmet saga because that is fucking hilarious but I actually think that there's something wrong with the guy.

While speculative, Brown's subsequent years (confronting GMs, mid-game exits) led many to share this sentiment. It's an early take on what became a recurring theme in his career.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The Raiders lost their mystique by refusing to let Antonio Brown wear his old helmet and just paying the fine

In a backwards way, all Raiders mystique has been lost because... if the Raiders were to just give Antonio Brown his old helmet and just pretend that it's not happening, they would possibly get an infraction, a penalty, a fine, whatever it may be. But they won't do that. And guess what? Man card Raiders, the old Raiders, they would just let him wear like a fucked up helmet and be like, guess what? We just want our guy out.

This is a subjective take on team culture and branding.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The fact that pace of play is only an issue in baseball and golf proves they are the most boring sports

The fact that pace of play is only baseball and golf, like the two most boring sports to watch, tells you a lot about what – like that right there, you should be like, you know what? Let's go speed golf. Because if we're talking about pace of play, it probably means people are taking naps during our games.

Subjective comparison of sports boredom.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

You shouldn't be allowed to take three and a half minutes for a putt and then miss it

I'm pretty sure that you're not allowed to take three and a half minutes to line up a putt from eight feet and then miss the putt. If you make the putt, I think people overlook it. But if you miss that putt, then we're going to have an issue.

The PGA Tour eventually implemented stricter pace of play monitoring, though missing the putt isn't a literal rule violation.

Interview

Win
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019
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Stone Cold Steve AustinStone Cold Steve Austin

The secret to the Stone Cold Stunner is doing it in a ring because the concrete has no give

The secret to the stunner is do it in a ring because you got a little bit of give. I hit my damn tailbone [on concrete] and every vertebrae in my back said, fuck you, don't ever do that again. So yeah, it works best inside a ring with a little bit of give.

The mechanics of wrestling rings are designed for impact absorption, unlike concrete floors.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019
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Stone Cold Steve AustinStone Cold Steve Austin

Spontaneity and the feeling that anything can happen at any time is lost in today's wrestling product

When you used to watch, you know, back in the Attitude Era... it was a sense of urgency. You felt like anything could happen at any one time. And to me, it's just maybe, I'm not picking on today's product, but I'm just saying the spontaneity is lost. Like that feeling that anything could happen is lost.

This is a widely shared sentiment among fans and former wrestlers regarding the 'over-produced' nature of modern wrestling.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019
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Stone Cold Steve AustinStone Cold Steve Austin

If I could go back to WrestleMania 17, I would have hit Vince McMahon with a stunner and maintained my babyface run

If I could call the Audible now, I would have just told him, hey, man, I ain't feeling it... if I could go back, I just said, hey, man, I'm calling an audible, watch the stunner. And then stunned [Vince's] ass and would have maintained my baby face run.

A historical 'what if' from the man himself.

Bad Visual

Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019·Bad Visual
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Big CatBig Cat

Auburn should have just called the new logo a logo change to sell more merchandise to SEC fans

What they should do is just lean into it and then get all new sales from the new logo. Because if I know something about SEC football, if you slightly tweak the logo, everyone will buy new stuff. They'll buy new stuff before they pay their mortgage, before they get food on the table for their kids. They've got to have the freshest new Auburn logo for the fall.

Subjective marketing advice.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019·Bad Visual
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will get an NFL 100 logo tattoo if the Browns and Lions meet in the Super Bowl

If it's Browns-Lions in the Super Bowl, I'll get the tattoo for sure. Yes.

A Browns-Lions Super Bowl has not occurred since this take was made.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019·Bad Visual
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Big CatBig Cat

I will get an NFL 100 logo tattoo if Blake Bortles wins Super Bowl MVP

If Blake Bortles wins Super Bowl MVP, I will also do that [get the tattoo].

Blake Bortles did not win a Super Bowl MVP and has since retired.

Talking Soccer

Loss
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019·Talking Soccer
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Big CatBig Cat

Christian Pulisic stunk in his Chelsea debut and might not be ready for the bright lights

I watched the whole game. He stunk. Is he not ready for the bright lights?... I'm just going to say, as someone who was ready to declare this the biggest moment in USA soccer history, yeesh, maybe we have to start getting the narrative that he's not from America.

Pulisic's Chelsea career was a mix of brilliant stretches (Champions League win) and inconsistent/injury-prone periods. Declaring him a bust after one game was a classic overreaction.

Who Is Back

Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019·Who's Back
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HankHank

Regional Little League World Series games are more exciting than the actual World Series in Williamsport

I don't know if this is a hot take or not, but the regional part of it before the actual Little League World Series is almost more exciting because... the America versus America, like Kentucky, Iowa versus Minnesota, those games are electric.

Subjective opinion on sports entertainment value.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Eating raw cookie dough is worth the risk of salmonella poisoning

Eating raw cookie dough is worth the risk of salmonella poisoning... Dude, who gets salmonella from fucking eggs anyway? That's such bullshit.

Subjective risk assessment.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

The Derek Carr media hype machine is funny because we know he isn't a superstar

The Derek Carr media hype machine that's trying to get behind a guy who we really know who he is, and that's not a terrible quarterback, but he's not a superstar quarterback, is very, very funny to me. Because they're basically trying to wheel themselves into Derek Carr as our starter.

Derek Carr's career trajectory largely bore this out; he remained a middle-of-the-pack starter but never achieved superstar status, eventually leaving the Raiders.

Hurt Or Injured

Win
Take Slip·Aug 12, 2019·Hurt or Injured
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Big CatBig Cat

Tim Tebow should retire from all sports

Tim Tebow is out for the year and he should probably just retire from all sports... It's over. PFT, it's over. I've firmly been in the Tim Tebow is not a baseball player. This is all a gimmick in a carnival act. And he should probably just stick to doing TV.

Tebow retired from professional baseball in February 2021 after another injury-stunted attempt.