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Kyler Murray's performance drop-off every fall is directly caused by the release of new Call of Duty games

Kyler Murray, before Call of Duty is released in the fall, he averages 22.5 fantasy points per game. And after it's released every fall, he averages 17.4 fantasy points per game. The new Call of Duty is supposed to come out the end of October. So it feels like the Cardinals were like, Hey, this is actually the Call of Duty clause here.

The statistical correlation exists, but the causal link to his performance drop remains a matter of debate/opinion.

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Jul 29, 2022
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The Cardinals specifically leaked Kyler Murray's contract to cover their own asses

I really do think the Cardinals are trying to cover their own ass because like you said, like they're, they have to sign Kyler Murray... but they also wanna cover their own ass and be like, well, if it doesn't work out, here's probably why giving themselves an escape clause.

While never officially confirmed, many media analysts shared this theory at the time.
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Russell Wilson is becoming more of a robot every day

Russell Wilson is just becoming more and more of a robot every day. The fact that he like, he actually is, you know, when people say like, I'll give 110%, he truly believes that there is something more than a hundred percent.

Subjective assessment of a player's personality.
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Jul 29, 2022
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Jim Harbaugh's adoption stance is actually a long-term recruiting strategy to build a super team

He's essentially just opened the doors being like, I will take any babies that my team produces. And guess what? It's a lot easier to recruit your adopted sons than it is some random kid that you have no connection with. He's building a super team for 20 years from now.

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Clearly a comedic theory that hasn't (and likely won't) manifest as a 2042 recruiting class.

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Michigan was definitively the better team in the National Championship and it never felt like UConn was in danger of winning.

Michigan was the better team. We all saw it. It never felt like [the game] was in danger. Like the only moment that I was like, oh, UConn might have a chance, was when there was like maybe five and a half minutes left and Mullens missed that three to cut it to four.

The episode presents Michigan winning the 2026 National Championship as a fact within the show's timeline.
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Michigan was the best team all year — outside of Duke, who would have won the championship by a lot

They were the best team. They were the best team all year outside of Duke. 'Cause that actually was my other big takeaway — Duke just completely, Duke beat this Michigan team a month and a half ago.

Subjective comparison of team quality. Duke did beat Michigan during the regular season in 2025-26.
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Danny Hurley is 18-1 against the spread in his last four NCAA tournaments, which is insane

Danny Hurley remains 18 and one in the last four tournaments against the spread. How insane is that? Furman is the only one that they didn't cover. That was the first round this year.

This is a factual claim about Hurley's ATS record over the last four NCAA tournaments. Based on UConn's remarkable tournament run, this is plausible and presented as a known stat. Cannot fully verify exact record but the claim is stated as fact.

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