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Nebraska shouldn't try to compete with Ohio State; they should drag teams to the depths and wait for them to drown

I think Nebraska's get it all figured out. They don't need to step it up to compete with the Ohio States of the world. They just need to drag everybody down to their level and then beat you with experience. Drag 'em to the depths and wait for them to drown.

Nebraska went 5-7 in 2023, failing to reach a bowl game, though many of their games were low-scoring slogs.

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Sep 1, 2023
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The NFL's new helmet rule is designed to allow referees to rig games

Pretty much what they did was they gave the NFL refs the opportunity to throw a flag on any play that they want to throw a flag on. Right. For the helmet thing... Just heads up that's, that's major NFL rigged vibes right there.

This is a subjective theory about league intent and officiating patterns.
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Sep 1, 2023
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The Rams are going to be the worst team in the league

And Cooper Kupp got hurt again. The Rams are going to be the worst team in the league.

The Rams were actually surprisingly good in 2023, finishing 10-7 and making the playoffs as a Wild Card team.
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Sep 1, 2023
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My proprietary betting strategy for 2023 is to fade the Cardinals

I have a new proprietary betting strategy for this year. It's hot. Just fade The Cardinals. I don't believe their head coach. I don't believe... he did like the fire up speech for the guys... his speech was just like looking around the room being like, who here took the bus to get here? Well, you better light a fire... and I was like, fuck this guy. Yeah, I'm out.

The Cardinals were indeed poor, finishing 4-13 and generally failing to meet expectations, making 'fading' them a profitable strategy.

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The Ravens' fourth-quarter problems are moving earlier

Historically, the fourth-quarter Ravens have not been a great team. That fourth-quarter Ravens has started to creep its way into the third-quarter Ravens. And I think eventually it's going to keep creeping earlier and earlier in the game. I don't think it's going to get better because the defense does not look good.

This is a season-long assessment that can only be judged against Baltimore's eventual 2026 performance.
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Baker Mayfield has a real revenge game against Cleveland

This is like a big Baker revenge spot too. This is not a made-up Baker—I have a perceived slight against me because some team didn't trade for me when I was on the market. This is Baker Mayfield against Stefanski, and they haven't talked since he left Cleveland.

Whether the personal history materially affects the game is subjective, though the stated public grievance is part of the episode's context.
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The NFL should reduce the season to 16 games

I'm going to say it. I think that 17 games is too much. I like the scarcity. I like if you brought it back to 16, because the NFL's also been playing this game for a long time where they have to find safer-looking ways to do a dangerous activity.

The preferred NFL schedule is a policy judgment, though the player-safety rationale is grounded in the discussion's cited study.