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Jake Marsh

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2019 — 2024
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Miami is the biggest threat to UConn because they have been better in crunch time

How does UConn not win this Final Four? Because they haven't been in a close game yet and Miami has been tremendous in crunch time.

UConn beat Miami by 13 in the Final Four and won the title game by 17; they never had a 'close' game, proving the dominance was too much for 'crunch time' to matter.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Kevin Harlan is approaching GOAT status as a broadcaster

Kevin Harlan is, he is, he's, he's getting into like, I mean he's almost goat status. Like every game that you hear him call it feels like a big game. He's got a big voice.

Broadcaster rankings are subjective.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Matt Painter should be fired

Get him out. Yeah... fire is at [third]. This is an unforgivable loss. 13 seed. 15 seed. 16 seed. He's the bizarro world Tom Izzo.

Painter was not fired; he remained the coach and actually led Purdue to the National Championship game the following season.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Ed Cooley will leave Providence for the Georgetown head coaching job

There's growing speculation that Ed Cooley's going jump to Georgetown. So something to monitor. We'll see if he makes that jump within the Big East conference.

Ed Cooley officially accepted the Georgetown job on March 20, 2023.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

NBA Finals Prediction: Warriors over 76ers

I will go with Warriors over Sixers and the City of Philadelphia completes the superfecta of second place.

Neither team reached the Finals.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Kansas City Chiefs will beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-26

I wanna pick the Chiefs... 32-26.

The Chiefs did win, though the score was 38-35.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Duke is officially back after snapping their losing streak against North Carolina

Who's back is Duke? They snap their losing streak. Their two game losing streaks [against] North Carolina over the weekend... they're one and oh in the post coach K era against North Carolina.

Duke finished the season 27-9, winning the ACC tournament, but lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Whether they are 'back' is subjective.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Buccaneers will cover against the 49ers because Tom Brady is an underdog to Brock Purdy

I'm taking the Buccaneers plus three and a half against the 49ers. Obviously we broke down this game earlier, but if you look at it from a basic perspective, Tom Brady's an underdog against Brock Purdy. That's the only reason I'm doing it. Purdy verse Tom Brady and he's a favorite by more than a field goal. So stupid.

The 49ers crushed the Buccaneers 35-7. Brock Purdy outplayed Tom Brady significantly, making the spread look far too small in hindsight.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Tua Tagovailoa is having a better season than Justin Herbert

Tua Tagovailoa's having a better year than Justin Herbert right now. He is the guy... I think if Tua didn't get hurt, they would be at the top of the AFC right now.

Tua led the NFL in passer rating (105.5) in 2022, while Herbert's stats dipped due to injury and coaching, though Herbert is often still ranked higher long-term.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Heat will face the Warriors in the NBA Finals

I'm going to go Heat Warriors.

The Heat reached the Finals (losing to Denver), but the Warriors were eliminated in the second round.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Dolphins will be 11-0 in December

I think there's a chance that after this game they might be favored in every game until December... that's when they go to Buffalo... so we might have 11 and oh. That's call my shot. 11 and oh in December.

The Dolphins did not go 11-0. They lost their very next game to the Bengals on Thursday Night Football and finished the season 9-8.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Aaron Judge will break the AL home run record in the final two weeks of the season

Aaron Judge, two more home runs today. He's at 59, two shy of Roger Maris. These final two weeks got to be locked in. Even if you're not a Yankee fan, this is history. 61 home runs is the Yankee record and the non-steroid record.

Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run on October 4, 2022, breaking the American League and Yankees franchise record.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Baker Mayfield is ready to beat the Browns in a revenge game

Mine is also a revenge game. It is Carolina minus one and a half against the Browns. Baker is ready. We all know Baker, so we don't know what to expect... Baker is the one guy that I will probably always bet on in a revenge game because he does take it way more seriously.

The Browns won 26-24 on a late Cade York field goal.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The future of sports broadcasting is in great hands

[I said] the future of sports broadcasting is in great hands [referring to the MLB kids' broadcast].

Broadly subjective, but reflects Jake's optimistic view of the industry.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Parents who put their children on leashes are committing a pre-crime

Our second pick is gonna be parents who put their kids on leashes... I understand that if you're in crowds, you don't want them running off. But just like, I don't know. I don't yeah. A leash on a kid is fucked up.

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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Vin Scully is the best play-by-play broadcaster of all time

Yeah, no, definitely. He is the best play-by-play broadcaster of all time. He has moments that you could put in a dictionary. Like you could fill a dictionary with just thousands of pages... If I could have 1% of the success that he had, that would be a successful career. He is the best ever.

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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Neutrogena has discontinued the face wash I have used my entire life

I'm pretty sure the face wash I've been using my whole life has been discontinued... probably like middle school. And I've gone to like five or six CVSs... Neutrogena website, sorry for the inconvenience we're sold out. On Amazon it's going for $70. I've transferred to Cetaphil.

Neutrogena did discontinue several of their legacy acne washes around this time.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The 'Notes App' social media post is a top-tier way to announce a career change

We're gonna go with posting a notes app on social media to announce a career change. Thanking everybody involved... a lot of people, public figures do this, right? They say goodbye via notes app. And it usually puts their name in the trending column. So I think it moves the needle.

This is a subjective ranking of a social media trope.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

A team that a PMT member roots for will win a championship in the next year

A team that a PMT member roots for will win a championship. We have so many opportunities.

The Denver Nuggets (PFT is a fan) won the NBA Championship in June 2023.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

All Duke players from the 2022 draft will be busts

All the Duke guys are going to be a bust. They can't win when it matters most because they lose when all the pressures on them... they did lose in the Final Four. They did send out their Hall of Fame coach out with a loss.

Paolo Banchero won Rookie of the Year and became an All-Star, Mark Williams has shown promise, and while others are role players, calling the entire class 'busts' is already proven wrong by Banchero's success.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Heat would have won the series in 5 or 6 games if Jimmy Butler had any help

He's the only reason the series got to seven. He got drill help—if he got any help, the heat win the series in five or six.

Tyler Herro was injured and Bam Adebayo was inconsistent; it's a plausible hypothetical that can't be proven.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Warriors will win the NBA Finals in five games

Warriors in five.

The series went to 6 games, not 5.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Drew Brees is going to return to the NFL

Drew Brees... he could be returning to football. He could go back to NBC... usually when someone ends up, they're coming back to play, they're probably going to come back.

Drew Brees did not return to play in the NFL after this episode.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

EA Sports FIFA is dead because of the rebranding to EA Sports FC

EA Sports and FIFA are dead. 2023. It's been rebranded as EA Sports FC.

The partnership did end, and the game was officially rebranded to EA Sports FC starting in 2023.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

My confidence in the Heat winning the series is down to a 6.5 or 7 out of 10

After game one [my confidence] was at a nine. After game two was at nine and a half. After game three was at like an eight... winning the series, now it's down to like six and a half or seven.

The Heat went on to win the series in 6 games, proving Jake's dip in confidence was unnecessary.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

This could be the season for the New York Mets

The New York Mets... seven runs in the ninth inning. They won eight to seven on Thursday night. Just this could be the season; the first team to 20 wins. And that was one of the craziest comebacks I've seen in an individual baseball game.

The Mets won 101 games but lost the NL East tiebreaker to the Braves and were eliminated in the Wild Card round by the Padres.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

John Sterling's botched home run calls are so bad he should consider retiring

Stanton hit a bomb, but not deep enough... 'high, far, gone, but caught' is what the call was. Hilarious. Like just a funny clip on the other end. Yankee fans... not exactly the clip you would put on a hypothetical resume. Right? Some people saying he needs to hang them up... His eyes are shot.

Sterling did continue to struggle with vision and accuracy until his retirement in April 2024.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The 2022 World Series will be the White Sox against the Phillies

White Sox, Phillies.

The Phillies made it, but the White Sox did not; the Astros won the World Series.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Duke will win the national championship

Jake decide. 3, 2, 1. [Jake]: Duke.

Duke lost to UNC in the Final Four.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

MLB should adopt the Savannah Bananas rule where a fan catching a foul ball is an out

Banana ball rule number nine, if a fan catches a foul ball, it's an out and it happened and it went viral... I feel like the majors should consider... if they did that to the majors, that'd be, that would change the game with home field.

This is a subjective opinion on game rules, but MLB has not adopted such a rule.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Villanova and Houston have been the two most impressive teams in the tournament so far

I think Villanova's been really impressive. And Houston. I kind of think they've been [the] two most impressive teams so far and they have to play each other.

Villanova beat Houston in the Elite Eight but eventually lost in the Final Four. Both were top-performing teams in the 2022 tournament.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Indiana cheerleader who retrieved the stuck ball is a lock for the One Shining Moment montage

The Indiana cheerleader, also a lock. That one is the moment of the tournament.

The cheerleader moment did indeed make the official One Shining Moment montage.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

St. Peter's over Kentucky is a historical upset on par with UMBC over Virginia

I think this is right there with like duke Lehigh, because when it's the blue blood, when it's the powerhouse, it's so much more. This is a historical upset.

Statistically and culturally, Kentucky losing as a 2-seed to a small Jersey City school is widely considered one of the top 5 upsets in tournament history.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Ohio State will beat Loyola Chicago because Sister Jean is going down

I think Ohio State wins... Everyone's like, oh, the Jackrabbits they're going to take down Providence. They're lucky Providence [won]. Sister Jean is going down, an old bag. Doesn't even stand for the Anthem.

PredictionCBBMediumSarcastic
Ohio State did beat Loyola Chicago 54-41 in the first round.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Providence is a legitimate threat to make the Final Four

Providence look 24 and three. Yes, they've won some tight games, but overall 24 and three is 24 and three. So I think they can make the Final Four. So why not?

Providence reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2022, losing to the eventual champion Kansas Jayhawks. They did not reach the Final Four.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

If Kentucky is healthy, they are winning the national championship

Gun to head, if Kentucky is healthy, they're winning it all. If they're healthy, I really think they can win it all.

Kentucky suffered one of the greatest upsets in tournament history, losing to Saint Peter's in the opening round.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The BMW 'Electric Avenue' was one of the three best commercials of Super Bowl 56

For me, the cars dominated this year's broadcast. One of them, obviously I have to award it to the electric avenue, BMW commercial for Zeus and the other. I like the Austin Powers one.

The BMW Zeus commercial consistently ranked in the top 10 across most ad-meter rankings.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Super Bowl score will be 32-26 Bengals for a Scorigami

The prop is obvious. It's Scorigami on the Barstool Sportsbook... got to be aligned and take 32-26 Bengals. That would be a Scorigami.

The score was 23-20 Rams, not a Scorigami and the wrong winner.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Home runs will increase in MLB because they stopped testing for steroids

My cool throne are yobbos, dingers, home runs, whatever you want to call them. Because for the first time in 20 years, Major League Baseball is stopping testing its players for steroids.

Home runs per game actually decreased in the 2022 season (1.07 HR/G) compared to 2021 (1.22 HR/G).
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Coach K is a hypocritical fraud for refusing halftime media interviews

Whoa. Are you, are you just realizing now that huge [hypocrite] fraud? Well, no. Jake is just realizing now because it's about halftime interview with the media. He never does halftime because he plays, plays on the roof. That's crazy. Like I understand he's a legend for whatever, but just take the interview.

Coach K famously avoided many standard media tropes during his tenure, which is a matter of record.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Mike McDaniel is the perfect personality to save Tua Tagovailoa's career

Dolphins hired a new head coach, Mike McDaniel. Watch that clip of his, he seems very media friendly guy, big personality. He's going to save Tua [Tagovailoa].

Under McDaniel, Tua became a Pro Bowler and led the NFL in passer rating in 2022, effectively 'saving' his career.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Using an 'all-star' officiating crew for the Super Bowl is a bad idea due to lack of chemistry

Penalty flags... they announced a Super Bowl crew, Ron Torbert—they are collabing. It's not a crew he's worked with... chemistry is more important than—you want a crew that's been solid together. They're greater than the sum of their parts.

Subjective opinion on team dynamics, though Super Bowl LVI officiating had some controversial late calls.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

If the 49ers win, they will have a 50-yard touchdown pass similar to the Flacco-Denver game

If the 49ers win, I think it's gonna be a similar game script to the Joe Flacco at Denver game, double overtime. He's gonna have a 50 yard touchdown pass if they win.

The 49ers won, but the score was 13-10 on a last-second field goal. There was no 50-yard TD pass and it did not go to double overtime.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Based on a coincidence of numbers, someone will score four touchdowns in the Patriots vs. Bills game.

I've got a cool number thing on this game. The spread is four. Yup. The temperature is going to be four. The over-under is 44. Whoa... maybe someone will score four touchdowns.

No player scored four touchdowns in the Jan 15, 2022 game between the Bills and Patriots.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Drew Timme is going to be a villain in college basketball who gets on everyone's nerves

Villains: Drew Timme... This man celebrates after every single layup he's going to get on some people's nerves.

Timme remained one of the most polarizing and discussed players in college basketball throughout his career.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Michigan will win the college basketball national championship

I'm pretty sure Gonzaga's a favorite. Fucking Gonzaga. They're never going to win shit. [Big Cat: Who do you have winning all?] Michigan.

Michigan reached the Sweet 16 but did not win the championship; Kansas won the 2022 title.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Braves will win the World Series in five games

Braves in five.

The series went 6 games, so this was incorrect.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Jets and Falcons will stay under 45 points (The 'Lunder')

I'm with Hank and Liam. I am calling this a Lunder. Lunder 45. Lunder, yes.

The final score was 27-20 (47 total points), exceeding the 45-point line.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Yankees will beat the Red Sox 7-5 in the 2021 American League Wild Card game

I'm going to go Yankees 7, Red Sox 5. Look for an unlikely hero in the name of Andrew Velazquez or Greg Allen for the Yankees.

The Red Sox won 6-2, making the winner and score prediction incorrect.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

LeBron James is no longer the most influential player in Cleveland Cavaliers history because of Tacko Fall

LeBron is no longer the most influential player in Cleveland Cavaliers history because they signed taco fall today. Oh, you might steal the spotlight to be a witness. That's tacos, billboard coming to town, baby.

This is satirical; LeBron James remains the most influential player in Cavs history by every objective metric.

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