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Mar 20, 2017
#17164
Big CatBig Cat

Coach K will retire this offseason

Coach K's 70. Coach K's going to retire. Oh, this offseason. That's the new rumor. This is the year.

Coach K did not retire in 2017; he coached until 2022.

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Win
Mar 20, 2017
#17161
Big CatBig Cat

The ACC is soft

The ACC is dead... The ACC is soft. Sucks, and they're soft.

The ACC famously struggled in the 2017 tournament, with only one team (UNC) reaching the Sweet 16 despite having 9 bids.
Win
Mar 20, 2017
#17162
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Big Ten is back

The Big Ten is back.

The Big Ten had three teams in the Sweet 16 in 2017, which was considered a bounce-back year for the conference.
Void
Mar 20, 2017
#17163
Big CatBig Cat

Upsets in the first round usually mean bad games in the second round

Upsets in the first round usually mean bad games in the second round. We didn't have a lot of upsets in the first round. We had some pretty good games in the second round.

Subjective sports theory, but generally supported by the idea that higher seeds provide better competition.

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Oct 30, 2026
#31777
Big CatBig Cat

The Brewers' pressure created their 'lucky' breaks

That's not luck. That's just the Brewers and what they did to you mentally, where it's like you have to be perfect and almost made teams just become a worse version of themselves because of what the Brewers were doing to them.

This is an evaluative baseball argument rather than a claim with one definitive result.
Void
Oct 30, 2026
#31780
Big CatBig Cat

The Bears are building around Jeffrey Simmons correctly

Jeffrey Simmons is an absolute game wrecker. Top three at his position, changes everyone around him. The Bears had a weakness in their defense, especially run defense. They made it a strength.

The assessment of Simmons' impact and positional ranking is partly subjective and will depend on his Chicago performance.
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Oct 30, 2026
#31778
Big CatBig Cat

Jeffrey Simmons makes the Bears Super Bowl contenders

I thought they could win the Super Bowl before Jeffrey Simmons. Now I really do.

The 2026 NFL season and Super Bowl outcome have not yet been resolved from the episode date.