PMTPMT DB
Danny Kanell

Danny Kanell

Guest
2016 — 2018
2W·4L·2P·1 open
.375
AVG
1.063
SLG
23K
SHU
-0.30
TVOA
-0.17
SHRP
-$12.3
BNKRL
2W
STRK
1.0
ENTR
college footballfootball8 scored

All Takes

Loss
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-0103-5943
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

The College Football Playoff should be an eight-team system with five conference champions and three wildcards.

I try to get the easiest, simplest solution... And it's five conference champs and three wild cards. And everything would matter that much more because the conference championships would matter... and the three wild cards make those valuable.

The playoff system was eventually overhauled to a 12-team format starting in 2024, bypassing the 8-team model Kanell suggested.
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Take Slip·Jan 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-0103-5934
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

The sport of football will be unrecognizable in 20 years due to CTE and lawsuits.

I think football's in big trouble. Like, I really do... It is more about the future of the sport. And I don't know how it's going to continue when you start seeing lawsuits come to fruition, when you start seeing guys hang it up earlier than ever. I would say within 20 years, you will not recognize the sport of football.

Still pending as we are only 6 years into the 20-year window, though the sport has certainly changed its safety rules.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-0103-5935
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

The Browns should take Saquon Barkley with the number one pick and Baker Mayfield with the fourth pick.

If I'm the Browns, I am taking, with my number one pick, I'm taking Saquon Barkley, and with the fourth pick, I'm taking Baker Mayfield, putting those two in my backfield and saying, good luck, try to stop us.

The Browns took Baker Mayfield #1 and Denzel Ward #4. Saquon Barkley went #2 to the Giants.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-0103-5937
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

Josh Rosen's outspoken nature makes him a red flag for NFL locker rooms and the New York media.

Rosen is outspoken. He likes to talk. He likes to have really strong opinions. But I don't know if that's going to fit into an NFL locker room... It is a red flag. Thinks too much for himself... If the Giants take him, I think it's going to be a disaster with him and the New York media going together.

Rosen was a massive bust, though he ended up in Arizona first. His 'outspoken' nature was frequently cited by critics as he bounced around the league.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-0103-5941
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

Sam Darnold should enter the NFL draft immediately because he is not developing further at USC.

And Darnold, there's reports now he might go back to USC, which I don't think is a good idea. Because I think if he wants to develop, he doesn't need to go back to USC to develop because clearly he's not getting it there. Go to the NFL and start learning your craft and getting paid for it.

Darnold did enter the 2018 draft and was selected #3 overall.
Push
Take Slip·Jan 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-0103-5939
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

Baker Mayfield has the fewest red flags among the 2018 draft's top quarterbacks.

I'm telling you, Baker Mayfield has the least red flags of all of them from what I've seen on film watching him throw.

Mayfield was the most successful of the Darnold/Rosen/Mayfield trio early on, though he has had an up-and-down career.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 28, 2016
#PMT-2016-1128-8215
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

Ohio State is not a lock for the College Football Playoff if Penn State wins the Big Ten

If Penn State beats Wisconsin... I think you're looking at either two Big Ten teams in or you're looking at Penn State in and Ohio State out. Now, that's very, like, no one agrees with me on this... Kirk Herbstreit, those guys are saying, no, they're saying, you know, Ohio State's a lock... And I don't know how they can comfortably say that.

The committee ultimately chose Ohio State (the non-champion) over Penn State (the Big Ten champion) for the 4th seed.
Push
Take Slip·Nov 28, 2016
#PMT-2016-1128-8216
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

The average lifespan of an NFL player is longer than an average American

The average lifespan of an NFL player is longer than an average American. No, even an average American. Like, it's longer. They live longer, healthier lives than an average American. CTE or not.

While some studies (like NIOSH 2012) showed NFL players had lower overall mortality rates than the general population due to higher fitness and socioeconomic status, the claim is highly debated regarding quality of life and brain health specifically.
Void
Take Slip·Nov 28, 2016
#PMT-2016-1128-8217
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

College players should be allowed to transfer without penalty if their coach leaves

A quick fix for the NCAA for me to make things fairer for the players is to let them transfer if their coach goes they should be able to go too let them go i agree with that

While not a specific rule for when a coach leaves, the NCAA eventually implemented the transfer portal and the one-time transfer exception in 2021, greatly increasing player mobility.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 28, 2016
#PMT-2016-1128-8218
Danny KanellDanny Kanell

Tom Herman will win a conference championship before Ed Orgeron

Who wins a conference championship first? Tom Herman? Coach O? Oh, I think Tom Herman. Because Coach O is – I need to see who he's going to bring in to run his offense... But the road that Tom Herman has to take is going to be so much easier in the Big 12.

Ed Orgeron won the SEC and the National Championship in 2019. Tom Herman never won the Big 12 conference title at Texas.