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I would have been successful in the modern NFL because of my game planning strategy

I think I have success, period. Just that's more confidence in myself and my teammates. ... I have some tactics, some strategies. ... First half maintain, and then the second half, go the fuck off. That's what I mean. ... I kind of played dumb the first half. Like I didn't see that blitz or I didn't see that throw. And then when Coach called it again and when it started to happen, when it matters [I'd go off].

Hypothetical claim about a retired player's fit in a different era; inherently subjective.

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Mar 12, 2018
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CBS ruined Selection Sunday by using alphabetical order for the bracket reveal

The Selection Sunday show was fucking terrible. They had alphabetical order, which was so stupid. We basically sat there like, what's going on? And then three or four times said, wait, is that team in or out? Because you just keep missing teams and there's no bracket. Then they make you wait for the bracket. Then there's technical difficulties. Fuck everything. They ruined one of the best things in sports.

The reaction was overwhelmingly negative across the sports world, and the format was eventually abandoned.
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Notre Dame was robbed of a tournament spot because they have the potential to make a run

Notre Dame should have been in. I know the selection committee says, well, road wins matter, and conference, how are you doing your conference, and the Q1 wins. The other pieces to it should be, can this team make a run? And Notre Dame was one of those teams.

Notre Dame did miss the tournament in 2018; whether they 'should' have been in is subjective.
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Mar 12, 2018
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The NCAA selection committee snubbed Louisville and USC to avoid talking about the FBI investigation

Stay woke. Louisville and USC, both two teams under the FBI watch. They got out. So, interesting. I actually think there is an element where the selection committee said, well, let's maybe keep these two teams out because we don't want everyone talking about the FBI during March Madness.

Both teams were high-profile snubs with involvement in the scandal, making this a plausible though unprovable theory.

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Reggie Bush is still the 2005 Heisman winner despite the vacated trophy

Reggie Bush was the Heisman that year. That's my guy. But he's still the Heisman in my book.

In 2024, the Heisman Trust actually reinstated Reggie Bush's trophy, making this take retrospectively aligned with the official record.
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College athletes should get paid because they put their bodies on the line to raise money for universities

Yes, they should get paid. I mean, they're putting their body on the line. They're doing all of the above and raising money and putting money in your pocket. I mean, you should do something, especially for the guys that get hurt.

The NCAA eventually allowed for NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) compensation starting in 2021.
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My NFL career would have been much different with a coach other than Jeff Fisher

Definitely, definitely [it would have gone differently with a different coach]. I don't put nothing on Coach Fish. He had a little bit of something to do with it. But, I mean, I always put myself and blame myself.

While speculative, the friction between Young and Fisher is well-documented in NFL history.

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