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Rich boosters will eventually stop paying millions for recruits because an 18-year-old is a terrible investment

I've always thought that when it comes to alumni paying for players, an investment on an 18 year old is not a great investment. And eventually rich people are going to be like, 'I don't want to pay millions of dollars every single year.' It's going to level out.

The NIL market has indeed seen some 'leveling out' as donors pivot from HS recruiting to the transfer portal, which offers more 'proven' assets.

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May 20, 2022
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The Celtics vs Heat series will go at least six or seven games

I expected the [Heat] to come out and play really well tonight just because they were a very good team and it doesn't feel like it... I think this will go back and forth. I think we're have a six or seven game series. I think the heat will win one game in Boston.

The 2022 Eastern Conference Finals went to seven games, with the Celtics winning 4-3.
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May 20, 2022
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European NBA players should be allowed to drink beer during games instead of Gatorade

My problem is not with the beer. I think if you're from Eastern Europe, you should be able to drink a beer, like instead of Gatorade during the game. And that would be fine.

This is a subjective opinion about league rules that were never changed.
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May 20, 2022
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Texas A&M and Jimbo Fisher are a legitimate threat to Nick Saban's dominance at Alabama

In terms of teams that can compete with Alabama, [Texas A&M] are a significant threat to Nick Saban going forward. But he went on to say the narcissist in him doesn't allow those things to happen.

Texas A&M struggled significantly after this take, finishing 5-7 in 2022. Jimbo Fisher was eventually fired in 2023 without ever truly unseating Saban's dominance.

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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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