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Vince Young And They Ruined Selection Sunday

Monday, March 12, 201811 takes

They robbed us of the Selection Show and we're mad and red and nude about it ( - ). Who got screwed in the bracket plus March Madness story lines ( - ). Who's Back of the Week featuring Tiger Woods off his huge tournament win ( - ). Former National Champion Vince Young joins the show to talk about life after football, what the National Title game was about, how much he's spent on Cheesecake factory, and why things didn't work out exactly how he wanted in the NFL ( - ). Segments include PR 101 for Odell Beckham, Embrace Debate what's your favorite beer in honor of Baker Mayfield being asked that at the Combine. Tampering update. And the debut of the newest segment "What offseason" where we talk about everything that went on with the NFL over the weekend.

Recap

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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018
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CBS ruined Selection Sunday by using alphabetical order for the bracket reveal

The Selection Sunday show was fucking terrible. They had alphabetical order, which was so stupid. We basically sat there like, what's going on? And then three or four times said, wait, is that team in or out? Because you just keep missing teams and there's no bracket. Then they make you wait for the bracket. Then there's technical difficulties. Fuck everything. They ruined one of the best things in sports.

The reaction was overwhelmingly negative across the sports world, and the format was eventually abandoned.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018
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Notre Dame was robbed of a tournament spot because they have the potential to make a run

Notre Dame should have been in. I know the selection committee says, well, road wins matter, and conference, how are you doing your conference, and the Q1 wins. The other pieces to it should be, can this team make a run? And Notre Dame was one of those teams.

Notre Dame did miss the tournament in 2018; whether they 'should' have been in is subjective.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018
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The NCAA selection committee snubbed Louisville and USC to avoid talking about the FBI investigation

Stay woke. Louisville and USC, both two teams under the FBI watch. They got out. So, interesting. I actually think there is an element where the selection committee said, well, let's maybe keep these two teams out because we don't want everyone talking about the FBI during March Madness.

Both teams were high-profile snubs with involvement in the scandal, making this a plausible though unprovable theory.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018·Who's Back
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This is Tom Izzo's final year coaching at Michigan State

One of my who's backs is, this is Coach Izzo's swan song. I'm just going to say it. This is his final year.

Tom Izzo did not retire and is still the head coach of Michigan State as of 2024.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018·Who's Back
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Duke is 100% guaranteed to win the 2018 National Championship

We all know that Duke's winning the national championship, so we don't have to worry about that. Play one shining moment right now. Yes, it's over.

PredictionCBBMildSarcastic
Villanova won the 2018 National Championship. Duke lost in the Elite Eight to Kansas.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018·Who's Back
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Bet the favorite in the second half if they are losing at halftime

If a favorite is losing in the first half, you just bet the favorite in the second half. That's it. I invented that last year.

This is a common but risky betting strategy known as 'chasing the chalk'. Its success is entirely dependent on the specific game.

Interview

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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018
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Reggie Bush is still the 2005 Heisman winner despite the vacated trophy

Reggie Bush was the Heisman that year. That's my guy. But he's still the Heisman in my book.

In 2024, the Heisman Trust actually reinstated Reggie Bush's trophy, making this take retrospectively aligned with the official record.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018
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College athletes should get paid because they put their bodies on the line to raise money for universities

Yes, they should get paid. I mean, they're putting their body on the line. They're doing all of the above and raising money and putting money in your pocket. I mean, you should do something, especially for the guys that get hurt.

The NCAA eventually allowed for NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) compensation starting in 2021.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018
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My NFL career would have been much different with a coach other than Jeff Fisher

Definitely, definitely [it would have gone differently with a different coach]. I don't put nothing on Coach Fish. He had a little bit of something to do with it. But, I mean, I always put myself and blame myself.

While speculative, the friction between Young and Fisher is well-documented in NFL history.
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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018
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Jeff Fisher lied to the media about why he pulled me from the 2010 Steelers game

He pulls me... and he talking about the reason why he pulled me because I miss a meeting. Like coach, you knew why I missed the meeting. It was Steve McNair kids. Pop just passed away. He knew that I took the kids to school that morning to have breakfast with the kids, told him that. And he's told the media something different, like no Vince miss meeting. Like, how can you go out and say that to the media when you knew what i was doing and you granted me to do it?

This is Young's first-hand account of the event. While Fisher's side may differ, Young is stating this as an absolute fact of his experience.

What Offseason

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Take Slip·Mar 12, 2018·What Offseason
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Jarvis Landry and Josh Gordon are the best wide receiver duo in the NFL

I saw somebody on Twitter say Jarvis Landry and Josh Gordon are probably the best wide receiver duo in the NFL, and I would agree with that if it wasn't the Browns. There's just something about the uniform that will make both of them – their powers combined is the opposite of synergy. It makes them suck more.

Josh Gordon only played one game for the Browns in 2018 before being traded to the Patriots. Landry was productive, but the duo never realized their potential together.