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Tom Brady returned to the Buccaneers on the condition that Bruce Arians was removed as head coach

I think what really happened here is people with brains will agree that there was some sort of deal made between Tom Brady and the Glazer family... he told them that he was going to come back on the condition that Bruce Arians is no longer [there].

While widely suspected, both parties denied this and claimed it was a pre-planned succession for Todd Bowles.

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Apr 1, 2022
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UNC has a 70% chance of beating Duke in the Final Four

My own proprietary algorithm has the chances of UNC winning at 70%.

UNC defeated Duke 81-77 in the 2022 Final Four.
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Apr 1, 2022
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Coach K's career would be a disappointment if it ends with a loss to UNC

I just think that it would be the best possible ending to his career if he were to lose against UNC... The perfect ending would be if you were to lose against his arch rival, UNC. You'd have to say his career would be a disappointment if it ended—

Coach K lost to UNC in his final game in the Final Four. Whether this makes his career a disappointment is subjective, though many fans share this sentiment.
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Apr 1, 2022
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Duke is going to smoke UNC in the Final Four

I'm very excited. I think [Duke is] going to smoke UNC... I just know how it goes. We know how it goes. We've done it before, you know, we'll do it again.

Duke lost to UNC 81-77.

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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.