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Tiffani Thiessen, CFB With Andy Staples, And Week 15 Preview

Friday, December 18, 202014 takes

The Raiders and Chargers played the dumbest game of football. Anthony Lynn keeps getting in his own way but this time he outlasted the Raiders.(-) Week 15 preview of every NFL game and the Cant Lose Parlay. (-) Fantasy Lads. (-) Andy Staples from the Athletic joins the show to preview CFB Championship weekend, playoff scenarios, coach firings and hirings and more. (-) Tiffani Theissen joins the show to talk about her new show on MTV, Saved By The Bell, and Kelly Kapowski being every boys crush in the 90's. (-) We finish with Fyre Fest of the week.(-)

Recap

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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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Anthony Lynn is the dumbest coach in football history

Anthony Lynn is the dumbest coach that has ever been created in coaching history. And he fumbled again. He had a bird brain. He has a goddamn bird inside of the skull. Now the bird's dead because even the bird can't stand hanging out with him.

While 'dumbest in history' is hyperbolic, Anthony Lynn was fired at the end of this season largely due to the clock management issues described.
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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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Jon Gruden is not a good head coach

Is Jon Gruden a good head coach? Jon Gruden, his last six seasons as a NFL head coach... Jon Gruden is 40 and 61. That's really bad. Everyone routes for the Raiders to be good because it's fun when the Raiders are good. I think we've willed it to happen a little early here.

The Raiders finished 8-8 in 2020 and Gruden's tenure ended in controversy the following year without a playoff win.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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The Raiders will finish the 2020 season with a 7-9 or 8-8 record

I think we've willed it to happen a little early here, because they're not, they're going to finish probably seven and nine again or eight and eight.

The Raiders finished the 2020 season exactly 8-8.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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The Buffalo Bills are in danger of being jinxed by media hype

I am slightly nervous about the hype for the bills. It feels like too many people... decided here's my hot take: the bills are really good. It's like, yeah, we've known they've been really good. As soon as everyone starts saying the bills are incredible, I feel like they're jinxing them.

The Bills went on to win the AFC East and reached the AFC Championship game, so they largely lived up to the hype.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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The Buccaneers will lose to the Falcons because of special teams COVID issues

To me that seems like this seems like a heartbreaking type loss for Tampa Bay, special teams, the most important of all the units... it's not ideal to go into a division game... and then have your kicker and the person that hikes the ball to your kicker beyond the IR.

The Buccaneers beat the Falcons 31-27 on December 20, 2020.
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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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The Bears have a 90% chance to make the playoffs if they win out

If the bears have a 20% chance to get to the playoffs right now, if they win this game against the Vikings, they have a 43% chance. If they win the following week against the Jags, it's now 53% chance. If they want to get to the Packers 90% chance.

The Bears did win their next two games and lost the finale to the Packers, yet still made the playoffs at 8-8 as the 7th seed.
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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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Drew Brees can no longer throw deep because of a shoulder injury

His shoulder injury. Because he forgot to tell the doctor about that. His shoulder, he can't throw deep anymore period. But his shoulder is hurt. He can't throw deep anymore, even worse. So it's like his game is so limited that defenses can plan for him being like this guy's shoulder's shot.

Brees struggled significantly with arm strength in the 2020 playoffs and retired immediately after the season.

Interview

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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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I'm rooting against chaos this College Football Championship Saturday

I am rooting against chaos. I do not want any chaos. I think the best four teams are very clearly Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Ohio State. I do not want to talk about trash Texas A&M and their only good win being against Florida. I don't want to talk about Iowa State losing by 17 to Louisiana.

The CFP committee ultimately selected these exact four teams.
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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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The best path for Texas A&M into the playoffs is an Alabama blowout of Florida and a Notre Dame win over Clemson

I think A&M has one path and one path only, and that is Alabama clobbers Florida and Notre Dame beats Clemson. But the thing is if Notre Dame does beat Clemson, I think they're gonna be in, I think A&M would be in because I just can't picture who else they put in.

Clemson beat Notre Dame in the rematch, and Florida kept it close against Alabama, leading to A&M being left out.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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Hugh Freeze would jump at the Tennessee head coaching job

I think he'd like to be the next coach at the University of Tennessee. I think that's the job he's wanted for quite some time, probably since before he became a college coach... if that opportunity came available, he would jump at it.

Pruitt was eventually fired, but Tennessee hired Josh Heupel. Freeze remained at Liberty until 2022 when he was hired by Auburn.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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Alabama will beat Florida by 40 points in the SEC Championship

I actually think they'll win by 40. A lot better game out of Florida than we saw last week. I just don't know that they are talented enough to beat Alabama.

Alabama won 52-46, a much closer 6-point margin than Staples' 40-point prediction.
Void
Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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Saved By The Bell wouldn't stand up as a new show today

I have to be honest, it didn't pique [my daughter's] interest. I mean, she laughed because she saw me at her kind of like a little bit older than her, but I don't think it's the TV that they would want to watch right now. That show would not stand up today.

This is a subjective opinion on the show's cultural relevance to a new generation.
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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020
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The 'Jessie's Song' caffeine pill episode of Saved By The Bell is a top 3 TV episode of all time

I think the episode with Jessie would still stand up. That to me is that the episode where she got hooked on trucker pills. That's one of the top three television episodes... 'I'm so excited, I'm so scared.' I mean goosebumps.

Subjective ranking of television history.

Fyre Fest

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Take Slip·Dec 18, 2020·Fyre Fest
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My back pain is caused by a bulging disc, not a muscle issue

My back hurts. I fucked up my back. I woke up on Wednesday morning and couldn't really stand up... starting to get shooting pain down my right leg. I think it's a skeletal thing. If it's your lower back and everything you described sounds like a disc... a bulging disc like basically hits the nerve.

Shooting pain down the leg is a classic symptom of a herniated/bulging disc affecting the sciatic nerve.