Super Bowl Champion Chris Long
College basketball season is back and we miss Dickie V calling the big UNC/Duke game ( -). Charles Oakley vs James Dolan and a power rankings of ex-athletes you would least want to fight ( - ). Super Bowl Champion Chris Long joins the show to talk about Bill Belichick smiling, what the halftime locker room was like in the Super Bowl, and the first 15 minutes after winning the big game ( - ). Segments include Mike Greenberg's dumb rules, Sabermetrics, Perspective, Respect the Biz, As A White Guy, Emergency Who's Back, PR 101 for Sean Spice on how to deal with big J Journalists and Jimbos of the week.
Recap
Big CatDuke will make a deep tournament run and possibly win the national title
This is a classic. Duke is going to make a run and then maybe win the national title. I'm going to hate everything.
PFT CommenterGrayson Allen will be a first-round NBA draft pick
Were we saying before that Grayson Allen's going to be a top 10 pick? Top first round pick? No. He's going to be first round pick. Maybe very, very late.
Big CatJames Dolan planted security to get Charles Oakley banned from MSG
I think it's James Dolan continues to disrespect the Garden by putting out awful teams and not caring. And I think, stay woke, that was all a plant to get him [Oakley] banned from the Garden forever because if you noticed, it was security guards all around him. He got mad because I think that's just Charles Oakley's resting heartbeat.
PFT CommenterDisrespecting Madison Square Garden should be a hate crime
If you disrespect the Garden, it should be a hate crime. There are certain places that, as an American, it's like Madison Square Garden, Lambeau Field, the gym where they filmed Hoosiers. If you disrespect those places, it's a hate crime.
Interview
Chris LongBill Belichick is the greatest coach of all time
I do think he's the greatest coach of all time. And, you know, any curve ball you get on Super Bowl Sunday, you might think it's, the hill's too steep, but, you know, guys were just conditioned to be able to go out there, hit the curve ball, keep rolling.
Chris LongChris Long is not retiring after his first Super Bowl win
I'm not retiring, but I don't know what I'm doing. ... If I retire, you probably won't even know. ... Breaking news. I'm not retiring.
Chris LongTom Brady has definitely heard the Pardon My Take podcast
Tom's definitely heard you guys. Statistically, I mean, statistically speaking, there's not that many people who haven't. So Hank, if you're listening, [Tom] knows exactly who you are.
As A White Guy
Big CatMike Tirico replacing Bob Costas is a win for white media members
NBC announced that Bob Costas is handing over Olympic duty to Mike Tirico. And if you remember, Mike Tirico is a white guy, as he said. ... As a white guy, I'm happy that Bob Costas is passing off the Olympic coverage to another white guy. It's good to see the white guys keep their jobs in the media business.
Who Is Back
Big CatThe CFL is the perfect place for Johnny Manziel to start a comeback
Johnny Manziel is back. He has reportedly had a tryout with the CFL, which the CFL is exactly where Johnny Manziel needs to start his comeback.
Other
Big CatMLB's extra innings rule changes are a David Stern-style publicity stunt
David Stern used to do this all the time in the middle of the summer when the NBA wasn't getting any headlines. ... I think MLB is trying to do something. Super Bowl just ended. They're trying to get everyone back into baseball season, get some people talking about baseball. So let's just throw a stupid rule out there that's never going to work.
PFT CommenterThe NFL's concussion rate dropped because Peyton Manning retired
It's funny how the NFL, they dropped their concussion numbers after Peyton Manning left the league. Peyton Manning, he who would always lead Austin Collie and Tony Gonzalez into traffic, and Wes Welker. He was single-handedly jacking up the league's concussion rate.
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