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Mar 27, 2017
#1944
Jay BilasJay Bilas

It is a near certainty that college players will eventually boycott a game

I do think as the players, as we go forward, the players are getting more sort of socially aware and their awareness of their power in the marketplace is becoming greater. I think we'll see at some point somebody will boycott. I don't know when it's going to come, but I think it's a near certainty it's going to happen.

PredictionCBBHot
While not a widespread 'Final Four' boycott as joked about by PFT, player empowerment and NIL have fundamentally changed the power balance as Bilas predicted.

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Mar 27, 2017
#1924
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The South Carolina Gamecocks should change their name to just 'The Cox' because Gamecocks is offensive

South Carolina should change its name from the Gamecocks, which is offensive, to just the Cox. Which is not. It's 2017.

Hot TakeCBBScorchingSarcastic
The team remains the Gamecocks; the suggestion was entirely satirical.
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Mar 27, 2017
#1927
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Self underachieves with his talent at Kansas

[Bill Self's] teams are always really, really good, but they should be better. He doesn't get the most out of his talent. That's the side I'm on.

OpinionCBBMediumSubjective
Bill Self has won two national titles (2008, 2022), which counters the idea that he always underachieves, though he does have many Elite Eight exits.
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Mar 27, 2017
#1929
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Every coach who doesn't win the National Championship should be fired

Every coach that doesn't win the national championship should probably get fired. I agree. It's a failure.

Hot TakeCBBScorchingSubjectiveSarcastic
Inherently satirical and not a serious suggestion of athletic department policy.

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Feb 28, 2024
#20521
Jay BilasJay Bilas

Nuance is something Big Cat and PFT can't grasp

And I'm sure you guys are among the masses for which nuances. This this thing you can't grasp.

OpinionCBBFireSubjectiveSarcastic
He said this directly to two of the most successful podcasters in the country.
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Feb 28, 2024
#20522
Jay BilasJay Bilas

Fans don't belong on the court ever and players don't belong in the stands ever

my perspective is fans don't belong on the court ever. And players don't belong in the stands ever. That's, I don't think that's a controversial thing.

OpinionCBBHotSubjective
Several million college students across America disagreed.
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Feb 28, 2024
#9165
Jay BilasJay Bilas

Someone will eventually get seriously injured during a court storming

It's dangerous, man. Yeah. and it is. It's dangerous now. And we've had significant injuries over the years... Something bad's gonna happen. And when it does, we're gonna have the audacity to be surprised at it.

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While several minor injuries occurred (like Kyle Filipowski's sprain mentioned in the episode), a 'catastrophic' event hasn't yet ended the practice nationally.

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