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USA Rugby and John Costacos 08/03/16

Wednesday, August 3, 20169 takes

The guys discuss Big Cat's move to NYC and all the NFL training camp story lines they predicted. Mt. Rushmore of fears. USA Rugby players Danny Barrett and Madison Hughes join the show to talk about the upcoming Olympics. John Costacos, the man behind all the popular 80's/90's NFL posters joins the show to talk about his favorite poster projects as well as an all time Jim McMahon story. Segments include Spinzone for future Hall of Famer Trent Richardson, PR 101 for Rolando McClain, Lebron James Free Agency Update, Olympic Update, and Hot in the streets with Hank.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Fat is coming back as a trend and Brooklyn will lead the way

Fat is coming back. And good news for you. The first place that it's going to come back, place at the forefront of all these trends, is Brooklyn. You know, like back in the day, if you were fat, it meant that you were well fed and that you could take care of yourself.

While 'body positivity' grew, being 'fat' did not become a leading hipster trend in Brooklyn in the way PFT described.

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 3, 2016
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Madison HughesMadison Hughes

USA Rugby Sevens will go 3-0 in their Olympic group

I think we're optimistic and we're going for three and oh... Fiji, we're number one team in the world this year. Um, so they'd have to be favorites, but we've shown we can beat them.

The US Sevens team went 1-2 in pool play at the 2016 Olympics, beating Brazil but losing to Argentina and Fiji.
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Take Slip·Aug 3, 2016
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Danny BarrettDanny Barrett

The Olympic athletes freezing their sperm due to Zika aren't getting any action anyway

People are blowing [Zika] way out of proportion. I mean, the guys that are freezing their sperm are definitely not getting any action, you know?

This is a subjective insult toward other athletes like Pau Gasol or Greg Rutherford who froze their sperm; it can't be factually verified.
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Take Slip·Aug 3, 2016
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Danny BarrettDanny Barrett

LeBron James is a dickhead and I would never want him on my rugby team

Probably the last person I would want is LeBron... strictly because he's a dickhead. He's a dickhead. If I had to go with anyone, it would probably be AP, Adrian Peterson. He would be good at that.

The assessment of someone being a 'dickhead' is purely subjective.
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Take Slip·Aug 3, 2016
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HankHank

Lacrosse will sell out a 50,000-seat stadium within the next 30 years

By what year is lacrosse going to sell out a 50,000-seat stadium, Hank? 30 years. Within the next 30 years, so he's calling his shot... I'm pretty positive I'm right.

As of 2024, lacrosse has not sold out a 50,000-seat stadium for a standalone professional or amateur event, though college attendance is high. We are 8 years into the 30-year window.
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Take Slip·Aug 3, 2016
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Danny BarrettDanny Barrett

No one on the Patriots actually has Tom Brady's phone number

I've strictly asked that question multiple times, and he [Nate Ebner] said no one on the Patriots has Brady's number, but if you want to get a hold of him, you contact his massage therapist.

While difficult to fully verify, it became a common NFL story that Brady was elusive; however, Julian Edelman and others later confirmed they did have his number.

Spin Zone

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trent Richardson being cut is good because it starts his Hall of Fame eligibility clock sooner

Great news for Richardson. Now the clock can start on his five-year eligibility until he can get into the Hall of Fame. So he can get it in 2021 instead of 2022.

Richardson never made the Hall of Fame and is widely considered an NFL draft bust.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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HankHank

Instagram Stories will be a massive threat to Snapchat's market dominance

Originally, Snapchat completely had the market, but now Instagram is coming in hot... Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg literally took Snapchat and just added it on Instagram... It's going to be a battle.

Instagram Stories eventually surpassed Snapchat in daily active users and significantly slowed Snapchat's growth.

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 3, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

USA Basketball is definitively better than every other country

USA basketball in America, better than every other country. I'm not saying that just to say it. I'm saying it because we have a yacht where our basketball team sleeps.

The 2016 USA Men's and Women's basketball teams both won gold medals, remaining undefeated.