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Tom Herman's Happy Ending, CFB Playoff Chaos, and Robert Klemko
NFL Week 10 was a weekend for the underdogs, and Big Cat and PFT Commenter are riding high on some massive upsets. The biggest shock of the day came in Nashville where Mike Vrabel proved that his former team might have a broken controller problem. While the Patriots looked human, the Saints continued to look like an absolute wagon, dropping a 50-burger on the Bengals. Meanwhile, the defending champion Eagles are officially on notice after a brutal showing against the Cowboys.
PFT CommenterThe Eagles are playing like a pile of shit
They [the Eagles] are playing like a pile of shit. Offensively, they look boring. I don't know what it is that's so different from last year.
PFT is ready to hand the keys to the kingdom over to Alex Smith and the Redskins after Philly's collapse.
PFT CommenterThe NFC East is the Redskins' division to lose
I think it's time to say this is the Redskins' division. I thought the Eagles would win tonight and it would be a race, but the Eagles having that showing, they have to now basically run the table.
In the NFC North, Big Cat is finally starting to believe in his beloved Bears after Mitch Trubisky scorched the Lions. The defense looks elite, but for Big Cat, there is one final hurdle before he books his playoff tickets.
Big CatThe Bears can win a playoff game if they beat the Vikings on Sunday Night
The Sunday night football game against the Vikings is going to be the biggest test where it's like, okay, can they at home beat a really good team? And then I will say to myself, this team can win a playoff game.
Football Guy of the Week and the "Hook 'Em" Heard 'Round the World
Football Guy of the Week took a sharp turn into the world of college football message board drama. Zach Smith, the former Ohio State assistant, decided to go scorched earth on Texas head coach Tom Herman via Twitter. The allegations involved Asian massage parlors and habitual infidelity, but the real highlight was Tom Herman’s stone-cold response: "ok. cool. hook em."
PFT noted that while the drama is high, it probably won't affect the Longhorns' ability to land players as long as they keep winning games.
PFT CommenterRecruits will overlook a coach's personal scandals if the program is high-level enough
I'd say most kids probably would go play for that coach [who frequents massage parlors] if it was a high enough program. Hey, 17-year-old jock kid that is being recruited, your coach is so famous for being a good head coach that he's getting handjobs all the time... I bet you don't want to play for him.
College Football Playoff Picture with Tom Fornelli
CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli joined the show to help sort through the mess that is the current College Football Playoff rankings. With the regular season winding down, the debate between Notre Dame and Michigan is heating up. Fornelli isn't buying the Irish as a lock, suggesting they are the most vulnerable team in the top four.
Tom FornelliNotre Dame is the most likely top-four team to miss the CFB Playoff
[Predict one of the four teams not making it] Notre Dame. Even over Michigan? Yeah. Because Michigan's got to play Ohio State. I think if you look at Notre Dame, I don't think any of us are going to be surprised if they lose to Syracuse next weekend.
Big Cat also used the opportunity to vent his frustrations regarding the Oklahoma Sooners. Despite their high-octane offense, their lack of a defensive pulse is enough to make any purist sick.
Big CatOklahoma should not make the College Football Playoff because their defense is terrible
Oklahoma stinks. And if they somehow sneak into the college football playoff, I will be absolutely furious because their defense is so bad... Tell me there's order in this world [and they won't make it].
NFL Insights with Robert Klemko
Sports Illustrated’s Robert Klemko hopped on to discuss the 2018 rookie quarterback class and some of the more bizarre locker room dynamics across the league. Klemko has spent significant time with the rookie class and has a clear front-runner for the best debut season so far.
Robert KlemkoBaker Mayfield is having the best year of all the rookie quarterbacks
I'm going to give it to my guy, Baker Mayfield. I just feel like, given how bad that offensive line is, the way that he stood in there and taken some of these hits and made plays... the performances that he's put up with all the turmoil inside the organization have been kind of crazy.
Klemko also shared a legendary Dez Bryant story from the Cowboys locker room involving name-searching and spittle-flecked rants. The conversation shifted to the Steelers and the Le'Veon Bell saga, leading to a fascinating look at why offensive linemen might actually prefer life without a mobile superstar behind them.
Robert KlemkoOffensive linemen secretly hated playing with Michael Vick because his scramble drills led to injuries
A story I've always wanted to write, guys that played with Michael Vick secretly hated it because he was running around so much that people ended up falling all around their legs because the plays were going on too long. And there were several careers that were cut short or ended... because they played too long with Michael Vick.
Segments and Monday Reading
Jimmy Butler was finally traded to the 76ers, ending a saga that saw him essentially burn the Timberwolves' locker room to the ground for fun. Big Cat thinks the damage to the Wolves' leverage was irreparable.
Big CatJimmy Butler screwed over the Timberwolves by tanking his trade value
Jimmy Butler fucked over the Timberwolves. Make no mistake about it. He fucked them over. Doing what he did gave them zero leverage. I'm going to sit out when I want to sit out. I don't give a fuck. And the Timberwolves were like, okay, well, now we're screwed.
We also checked in on Carmelo Anthony, whose brief stint in Houston is already over. Big Cat is genuinely worried that the future Hall of Famer is doing permanent damage to how he'll be remembered by the next generation of fans.
Big CatCarmelo Anthony's late-career decline is ruining his legacy
What's going to end up happening is he's going to keep hanging on and keep doing this, and it's going to ruin his legacy because he actually was an unbelievable basketball player... Syracuse Melo and Nuggets Melo and being an unbelievable scorer, it's all going to be ruined.
The show wrapped up with a Monday Reading from a New York Times opinion piece where a Northwestern alumna argued that she actually misses the team losing because it made her feel more intellectually superior. Big Cat was not having any of it.
Big CatThe writer of the 'I Miss Northwestern Losing' article is dangerous to society
Pat Fitzgerald actually is an awesome coach. We have friends on that team... But their alumni, when they're writing shit like this, you're dangerous to society. If you are struggling this much with watching sports, they're not for you.
If you find yourself rooting for your own team to lose so they don't "play as many games," you might just be a nerd who hates fun.
