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Alabama would beat Notre Dame by 30 points

I don't think there's going to be much debate, guys, at the end of the weekend... which I think [Alabama] would beat Notre Dame by 30 points.

Alabama did play Notre Dame in the CFP semifinal (Cotton Bowl) later that season and won 31-14 (17 points). While a blowout, it was not 30.

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Nov 30, 2018
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The Cowboys created the blueprint for beating the Saints

A blueprint on how to beat the Saints... You've got to play at home, so you've got to stay away from New Orleans. You have to have an all-time defensive performance from your defense. You have to have an all-time terrible performance from Drew Brees. You have to have a coach that secretly wants the Cowboys job.

The Saints did lose again in the 2018 playoffs (to the Rams), and the Cowboys' defense remained elite for that season, though the 'blueprint' of Brees playing poorly was more of a fluke than a strategy.
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Nov 30, 2018
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Sean Payton was trying to be a gentleman by wasting challenges for the Cowboys

I thought it was going to be Sean Payton trying to show off for [Jerry Jones], but instead it was Sean Payton being a gentleman. Tossing his two challenge flags in the first quarter... so that way when there's a terrible first down mark, he can't challenge it in the fourth quarter.

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Payton did waste his challenges early, but it was certainly not out of gentlemanliness or a desire to lose.
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Nov 30, 2018
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The Cowboys making the playoffs would make Jason Garrett more fireable

If his team is good enough to make the playoffs and get their asses kicked in the first round of the playoffs, that makes him way more fireable than if he goes 9-7 and doesn't make it.

Garrett actually won a playoff game in 2018 against the Seahawks before losing in the Divisional round, which bought him more time, making PFT's theory incorrect in this instance.

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CJ Carr will be a top-five draft pick

CJ Carr's a stud. I think that this dude's gonna be a top five pick in the next couple years. So if you do take away the run now you gotta deal with the pass. That's something they didn't have to do last week.

CJ Carr is a true freshman in 2024/2025; his draft status is years away.
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Ohio State vs. Indiana will be the Big 10 Championship game matchup

I think they're [Indiana] gonna win out. Like, I, I think they're gonna play Ohio State in the Big 10 title game and the way he's [Curt Cignetti] done that so quickly.

Indiana and Ohio State both finished with strong records, but Oregon won the Big 10 Championship.
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Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson are the actual Heisman Trophy frontrunners

Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson are your Heisman Trophy favorites. ... Mendoza's the real deal. Like he, he's a good player. ... I'd hammer Mendoza at that [odds]. Like, I think he's got a shot because I think Indiana can beat Ohio State.

Neither Mendoza nor Simpson ended up winning the Heisman in the 2024 season; it was Travis Hunter.

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