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MaxMax

AJ Brown will be traded after June 1st

I've thought AJ Brown was probably going for a while now. I think it's just gonna, he's just gonna get traded after June 1st.

Brown remained on the Eagles roster past June 1st, 2026.
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MaxMax

The NBA's 65-game award rule was specifically created because of Joel Embiid

It's a thousand percent... it's literally the Joel Embiid rule. No, this rule was made because of Joel Embiid. They made the rule because of Joel Embiid because people were upset that he won the MVP and they didn't think that he played enough games.

While the rule was spurred by 'load management' trends, Embiid played 66 games in his MVP season, meaning he would have qualified under the current rule anyway.
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MaxMax

The Phillies will regress to a wild card team and lose in the first round

I think Phillies are regressing. They'll still make the playoffs as a wild card team. They'll sneak in and then lose in the first round.

Depends on the 2026 Phillies performance.
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MaxMax

Villanova is a better basketball program than Maryland

Villanova just a better, a better basketball program... People of Villanova do not care about Maryland. Max is your bad. And the people of Maryland are, are obsessed with every single thing that Kevin Willard does.

The relative quality of programs is a matter of fan opinion.
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MaxMax

My Early Final Four: St. John's, Florida, Arizona, and Iowa State

St. John's, Florida, Arizona, Iowa State... I will do Iowa State over St. John's.

The 2026 NCAA Tournament outcomes are unknown.
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MaxMax

Joel Embiid is the only athlete who gets clowned for being injured

Is Joel Embiid the only athlete in the history of sports that like gets clowned for being [injured]... For some reason Joelle em Bead always gets hurt and it's like, ha ha ha ha. What a great athlete that's can't stay healthy. Let's laugh in his face. I don't, he's the only athlete ever that, that anyone does that.

Clearly incorrect as many athletes (Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Ben Simmons) are mocked for injuries.
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MaxMax

Villanova is 100% in the tournament and has a 0% chance of reaching the Sweet 16

Nova's just gonna be the team. They're gonna get in and then everyone's gonna be like, oh yeah, this team's losing first round. Yes, they'll probably drop a drop to the 8-9 [seed], which sucks because then there's a 0% chance that Villanova gets to the Sweet 16.

The tournament field had not been announced at the time of the take.
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MaxMax

AJ Brown will only be traded for a first-round pick starting price

The price is the price. It starts with a first-round pick. If the Patriots want him, it's a 2027 first-round pick, not 2026, because their first-round pick this year is basically a second-round pick.

If AJ Brown is traded for less than a first-round pick or not traded at all, this will be resolved.
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MaxMax

Fettuccine Alfredo is fake Italian food.

Alfredo's not real Italian. There's no heavy cream in Italian cuisine. Alfredo's fake Italian. He [Rick Pitino] would maybe do a lemon chicken, maybe do a lemon chicken Piccata. But Alfredo... Cacho e pepe, that's Italian. But there's no heavy cream in Italian cuisine.

Whether Alfredo is 'real' Italian is a matter of culinary debate, though it originated in Rome, it is largely considered an American-Italian staple.
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MaxMax

The Sixers are a bad team that loses every game Joel Embiid doesn't play

The Sixers suck. The Sixers are a bad team. Embiid's not playing. They lose—the Sixers are back to losing every game that Embiid doesn't play.

The Sixers' record without Embiid is a verifiable fact claim and a subjective assessment of team quality.
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MaxMax

My 'dinner simulator' habit of building food orders and not buying them is a sign of good self-control

Instead of going and making myself a snack or making myself food or ordering food, I'll just pull up the apps, Uber Eats... and I'll just like put together an order of what I would order if I were to get something. And then I clear my cart and I go to bed... It's really good self-control.

Subjective self-assessment of his own behavior.
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MaxMax

Bryce Harper will return to being a beast this season after disrespect from his GM

Bryce Harper's been nothing but good. And Dave Dombrowski disrespecting him like that. Bryce has every right to be upset about that. ... I think he's gonna be a beast this year. He's gonna return to being a beast.

Depends on Harper's 2026 season stats.
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MaxMax

It is disgusting that the United States has never medaled in the Winter Biathlon

The Winter Biathlon is a race that combines cross country skiing and rifle shooting... We have never medaled in this sport. It's disgusting. It is absolutely disgusting that the United States [has never medaled]. We should dominate that sport.

As of the 2022 Winter Olympics (the most recent real-world reference before the AI-generated context), the US has indeed never medaled in biathlon.
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MaxMax

Landon Dickerson and Lane Johnson will definitely be back for the Eagles next season

They'll be back. They'll be back... a couple months away from the game and you know, your body starts to heal up a little bit. You start to get that itch, they'll be back.

Will be determined by roster moves in the 2026 offseason.
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MaxMax

The Chiefs at 15-1 odds to win Super Bowl 61 are an interesting value.

I think Chiefs 15 to one is interesting.

Prediction for the 2026 NFL season.
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MaxMax

Jake Bobo will have over 0.5 receiving yards in Super Bowl 60.

Over a half a yard receiving for Jake Bobo plus 156... Have to do it. Love it.

Jake Bobo had 22 receiving yards in Super Bowl 60.
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MaxMax

Scotty Barnes will have more points than Rashid Shaheed has receiving yards

Scotty Barnes will have more points than Rashid Shaheed has receiving yards.

Requires comparing Scottie Barnes' game points to Shaheed's SB receiving yards. Insufficient data for both.
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MaxMax

The New England Patriots are the worst-looking team to ever make the Super Bowl

Is this the worst a team has ever looked on their way to the Super Bowl? [PFT]: The question people are gonna be asking on other shows, not ours. Is this the worst thing to ever make the Super Bowl?

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MaxMax

If you are a soft coach who is scared of Philadelphia fans, you shouldn't coach for the Eagles

There's guys that can coach in Philly and there's guys that can't. I like this soft. If you're not a guy that, that can't coach in Philly, don't come here. ... I don't want a soft coach that is scared of coaching Philadelphia.

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MaxMax

Losing the 2-seed to the Bears isn't a big deal for the Eagles

In a perfect world, I would like to have all of my guys healthy and the two SEED. We chose to have all of our guys healthy. I just don't think it's as big of a deal. I think people like to get really angry about something that may not be that big of a deal.

The impact of this decision will be judged by the Eagles' playoff performance, but the value of health vs. seeding is an opinion.
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MaxMax

Baylor basketball is back following the unprecedented mid-season signing of former first-round NBA pick James Nnaji

Baylor basketball is back. ... Baylor basketball has done a mid-season signing, which I didn't know was even possible. ... they have signed James Nnaji, a former first round pick in the NBA and it has gotten people pretty fired up.

Subjective claim about a team's status in the college basketball landscape.
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MaxMax

Tyler Shuck should win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

He should win Rookie of the Year. Right now he's second in odds on DK... if Tyler Shuck ends the year on this winning streak, it has to be Tyler Shuck. If he ends the year six and three as a starter, insane.

Tyler Shough did not win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. Tetairoa McMillan won the award.
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MaxMax

The Eagles might still stink despite clinching the NFC East

I think this team might still stink. They were losing to the Commanders... we were losing with three minutes to go in the third quarter. I'm not very confident in this team, if we're being completely honest.

The Eagles finished the season and their postseason performance would determine this, but as an opinion on a live win, it's subjective.
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MaxMax

Ava Hudson is the best volleyball player I've ever seen

Ava Hudson was insane. She might be the best volleyball player I've ever seen before in my life. And that's saying a lot.

This is a subjective opinion about player greatness.
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MaxMax

The Eagles season is dead

This team is dead... Nothing will save this team. The only good thing about this team is that Kevin Patullo will get fired. We'll hire a new offensive coordinator and make the Super Bowl next year. Because it's just a cycle for the Eagles right now.

The Eagles' season was not dead. They finished 11-6, won the NFC East, and made the playoffs (lost WC to 49ers 19-23).
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MaxMax

I would rather have the Eagles lose in the first round than miss the playoffs

I want to get a first round blowout so that next year could be Super Bowl... Preferably by the Bucs, but I don't think it is possible to play the Bucs in the first round.

This is a subjective preference about playoff results and future Super Bowl cycles.
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MaxMax

Tyler Shough is the best quarterback in the 2025 draft class.

I'm an in on [Tyler] Shough. Best quarterback of the class.

Shough was not the first QB taken in 2025 and did not have the most successful rookie year, making this a bold miss.
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MaxMax

The Eagles will find a way to beat the Chargers on Monday Night Football.

I think they [Eagles] win. I think they, the bunny... they're gonna find a way tomorrow. They're gonna find a way... and the bunny bunny's good vibes. I feel like I gotta be good vibes for the bunny.

The Chargers defeated the Eagles on MNF, making this prediction incorrect.
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MaxMax

I have lost all hope in this Eagles team and they have to win me back

I have lost all hope in this Eagles team. They got, they have to win me back. I'm opening up that they could win me back. But right now, they have to prove it.

This is a subjective statement of fan loyalty and emotion.
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MaxMax

The Eagles run the simplest offense in the world and every team knows what they are going to do

Every team knows what the Eagles are going to run because we just run the simplest offense in the world. How are, is every other person in football recognizing what is going on to this offense except for Kevin Patullo and Nick Sirianni themselves to make a fucking change.

While 'simplest in the world' is hyperbole, the Eagles' offensive stagnation was a major talking point.
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MaxMax

Philadelphia will figuratively or literally burn down if the Eagles lose to the Bears on Black Friday.

This is a must win. The city will burn down if they... I will just see it burn down. Yeah. When the city burns down bad, very, very much illegal.

This is a hyperbolic claim about the city's reaction to a loss.
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MaxMax

The Kelly Green jerseys will fix the Eagles' struggling offense

The Kelly Greens could fix the offense. There's no reason to think that it won't... Always a good idea. Kelly Greens fix the offense. Wow, great idea.

Jersey colors cannot literally fix a football team's offensive scheme.
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MaxMax

Nick Sirianni is allowed to make questionable decisions because he is a winner

Nick Sirianni is the winningest coach in the NFL right now... I think that Nick Sirianni is allowed to make decisions and shouldn't be scrutinized for every single thing that he's done when he just keeps winning football games.

Subjective take on coaching evaluation.
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MaxMax

The Eagles defensive line is elite.

Defense is insane. The Eagles defensive line is so fucking good... Jalen Phillips has completely changed this defense.

Subjective unit evaluation.
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MaxMax

The Lions are frauds who only score points against terrible teams

Every—this, it's a Lions suck fest because they score a lot of points against shitty fucking teams... This is just what the Lions do every fucking year. They score a lot of points against shitty fucking teams and everyone thinks that they're the best.

The Lions went 15-2 in 2024 and reached the NFC Championship, but missed the 2025 playoffs entirely, lending some credibility to the fraud label.
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MaxMax

NFL referees are intentionally not calling false starts on the tush push so they can use the tape to ban it in the offseason.

Refs are purposely not calling the false starts so that they can use that in the off season to ban it... they thought of how can we get a reason of why this should be banned? Say it's hard to officiate it, don't officiate it correctly, then it'll be banned.

This is an unprovable conspiracy theory about referee intent.
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MaxMax

The Blue Jays are playing free with nothing to lose compared to the pressured Dodgers

The Jays are in a great sweet spot right now. Very talented team. And they're playing free with nothing to lose.

Team psychology is a matter of opinion.
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MaxMax

AJ Brown will remain an Eagle for the entire season despite being unhappy

Yes. He'll be an eagle for this entire, he won't be happy about it, but he will be an eagle... Howie's not going to just eat the, eat the cap because he's upset. He's not going to make this team worse. Just to make AJ Brown's feelings not hurt.

AJ Brown remained with the Eagles for the entire 2025 season. He was not traded.
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MaxMax

V.J. Edgecombe's NBA debut was the best since Wilt Chamberlain

VJ Edgecombe. Absolute beast. That's how, that's how you rebuild right there... Best NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain. Wow. It's crazy. It's a crazy stat. Most points in his NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain... 34 [points] in a win over the Celtics.

The stat provided (34 points being the most since Wilt) is a verifiable fact claim within the context of the fictional/future game being discussed.
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MaxMax

The Dodgers will sweep the World Series in four games.

I will go Dodgers in four... I just think that's going to be the case.

Max predicted the Dodgers would sweep the World Series in 4 games. The Dodgers did win the 2025 World Series but in 7 games against the Blue Jays, far from a sweep.
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MaxMax

The Blue Jays have no shot at beating the Dodgers in the World Series

I think [the Blue Jays] got no shot... I just don't think they have the—the Dodgers are too good. They don't have the pitching. [Kevin] Gausman would be [the Dodgers'] fifth starter.

The Blue Jays did have a shot and nearly beat the Dodgers in the 2025 World Series, pushing it to 7 games before losing 5-4 in 11 innings of Game 7.
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MaxMax

Justin Herbert is a 'big stupid pick guy' who throws interceptions in critical moments.

I just think that Justin Herbert is the biggest, like what if, what if, what if quarterback of all time. ... this guy like just shows time and time again that he, he, he's just like a big stupid pick guy. He throws out stupid picks.

Subjective evaluation of a player's tendency/narrative.
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MaxMax

Jaden Daniels is officially injury prone.

Injury prone. ... It's true. If he misses time. Yeah. That's three injuries now in two years that have caused him to miss time in injury. Prone. ... right now the narrative skinny ass would be injury prone.

Verifiable based on injury frequency over his first two NFL seasons.
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MaxMax

The Dodgers are going to beat the fuck out of every other team in the playoffs

I think the Dodgers are gonna beat the fuck out of every other team and it's not even gonna be close.

The Dodgers won the 2025 World Series, beating the Blue Jays in 7 games. While it was close (going to Game 7), the Dodgers dominated the NL playoffs, sweeping the Brewers in the NLCS.
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MaxMax

If the Eagles lose to the Vikings, their season is dead

This is the do or die game. If you lose third week in a row, to Carson Wentz... if they lose this game, I think it comes crumbling down.

The 'death' of a season is subjective, but losing to the Vikings would confirm the spiraling trend.
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MaxMax

Every Philadelphia sports team should be blown up and started from ground zero

Done. Everything's done. Blow it up. Blow up. Start every single team from ground zero. No, I, every single one of 'em, I'm done with the union.

The teams were not literally blown up, though the Phillies were eliminated and the Eagles continued a rough stretch.
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MaxMax

The Phillies' loss to the Dodgers is the worst in playoff history since Bill Buckner

It's the worst loss in playoff history since Bill Buckner. He should have gone to first. That is a play that you would be shocked to see on a little league field.

While a terrible error, several other high-profile playoff blunders (e.g., Jean Segura, various blown leads) have occurred since Buckner.
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MaxMax

Jalen Hurts looks like the worst quarterback in the NFL

Jalen Hurts looks like the worst fucking quarterback in the NFL. He's a bad quarterback right now.

Hurts finished the season with respectable stats, far from being the objective 'worst' in the NFL despite a mid-season slump.
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MaxMax

Saquon Barkley has been horrible all season for the Eagles

Saquon also all of a sudden sucks. Now that no one's talking about that. He's horrible. He's been horrible all year. The whole team sucks. Everyone sucks.

Barkley was actually one of the top rushing leaders in the 2024-25 timeframe, making this factually incorrect even as a heated opinion.
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MaxMax

Rob Thomson is coaching the Phillies like a loser

Rob Thompson is coaching like a loser. ... His reasoning for Aaron Nola is that he's a, he's a big time pitcher. Ranger Suarez is a big time pitcher. Pitch your best guys. ... it's the momentum that, that just really pissed me off. Is that it was the first time the stadium was feeling something and just ride it. Just ride it.

Whether a manager 'coached like a loser' is subjective, though the Phillies' eventual exit or success in the 2025 postseason would provide context.

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