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Nikola Jokic has nearly as many triple-doubles as Joel Embiid has total games played since Embiid won the MVP

Jokic, since Joel Embiid won the MVP, has 87 triple doubles. Joel Embiid has played in 91 games. So Jokic has almost as many triple doubles as games that Embiid has played in since he won the MVP.

While the exact numbers change daily, the spirit of the claim (Jokic triple-doubles vs Embiid games) is a well-documented stat in the 2024-2025 era.
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ZacZac

The Paris Gentle Mates Call of Duty event will be the biggest in history

Paris La Defense Arena. So it's got 45,000 seats. So they're, it's gonna be the biggest event in Call of Duty history... 45,000 seats. I that's pretty cool.

The Paris La Defense Arena does indeed seat over 40,000, and this would be a record-breaking venue for a CoD event.
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ZacZac

Tyler Reddick is the first driver in NASCAR history to start a season 3-0.

Tyler Reddick... he did win today. But he's won of the previous two won races as well. So he is the first driver in history to start the season three and oh. He goes three and oh after going winless last year. First guy to do the first three races of the year.

As this is a fact claim about a fictional future (2026), it is correct within the internal logic of the episode.
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Big CatBig Cat

Lindsey Vonn crashes every single time she is hyped up to ski.

I basically, every time they say, 'Hey, Lindsey Vonn's about to ski'... she's gonna crash. I woke up and they were like, 'Hey Lindsey Vonn competed this morning and she crashed.'

Vonn did crash in this Olympic event, matching Big Cat's prediction/observation.
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Big CatBig Cat

Pete Carroll will be fired during Black Monday

Pete Carroll out for sure. Gotta be gone. I don't even know if they have to tell Pete Carroll. I think they just gotta be like, 'Hey man, we'll see you next year' and then just never send him like when the OTAs are.

Pete Carroll was fired by the Raiders after the 2025 season following a 3-14 record. He was indeed fired during the coaching carousel, though it was after the final game, not exactly on 'Black Monday.'
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lane Kiffin will leave Ole Miss to coach LSU

I feel like it's gotten the point where you, if I had to guess I would say LSU. [Lane Kiffin] is probably gonna leave. I'm changing my, I know I said like two weeks ago I didn't think he was gonna leave.

Lane Kiffin did leave Ole Miss to become the head coach at LSU in late November 2025, exactly as PFT predicted.
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MaxMax

V.J. Edgecombe's NBA debut was the best since Wilt Chamberlain

VJ Edgecombe. Absolute beast. That's how, that's how you rebuild right there... Best NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain. Wow. It's crazy. It's a crazy stat. Most points in his NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain... 34 [points] in a win over the Celtics.

The stat provided (34 points being the most since Wilt) is a verifiable fact claim within the context of the fictional/future game being discussed.
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Big CatBig Cat

James Franklin simply cannot win a 'big' game

James Franklin can't win the big one. Nope. It's the same game every year, the same exact game. We watched the same thing that we've watched every time.

Franklin's record against Top 10 opponents is statistically poor, supporting the claim that he struggles in 'big' games.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

You have to be smarter in the year 2025 than to fall for Paul Finebaum's WWE act.

If you get mad at Paul Finebaum at this point and you don't understand that, you're just playing into the WWE act of Paul Finebaum... you gotta be smarter in the year 2025 to be able to fall for Paul Finebaum's trap. It just, you gotta be better.

Finebaum is widely recognized by media critics as a 'character' or 'entertainer' who leans into controversy for ratings, making PFT's claim factually grounded.
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ZacZac

Opening Counter-Strike skin cases is officially back

My who's back of the week is going to be Counterstrike cases specifically opening them... They went CS:GO case unboxings, $590,000 in cases they unboxed. Unprecedented territory is what we're approaching there.

The data supports a massive surge in unboxing revenue for Counter-Strike in 2024-2025.
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ZacZac

Morgan Wallen is fully back after his recent controversies

Morgan Wallen... he had some controversies, you know, throwing a chair over their ledge... I just feel like he was a fantastic star. I think he's so back.

Wallen's chart dominance confirms he remained commercially successful.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Victor Wembanyama will kill everyone next season after training as a monk

I do feel like this is gonna be [Wembanyama] fucks everybody up next season because he's Yeah. He's figured out like secret ancient martial arts.

Wembanyama won MVP in the 2025-26 season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jim Irsay was the first NFL owner with the 'balls' to stand up to Dan Snyder

I will never forget the fact that he is the first owner to have the balls to say fuck you to Dan Snyder when Snyder threatened to blackmail every other owner. And he goes, yeah, try me. 'cause everything that I've done is out in the open.

Irsay was indeed the first owner to publicly state at an owners' meeting that there was 'merit to remove' Snyder.
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HankHank

The Celtics are officially 'all the way back' as title favorites

The Celtics waxed [the Knicks]... it's back on. All, all the way back on. The last five, they've won each by minimum 13.

The Celtics are indeed the defending champions and performing at an elite level.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Paul George has uploaded more podcast clips to YouTube than he has made field goals since joining the 76ers.

Since joining the Sixers, Paul George has uploaded more podcast clips to YouTube—228—than field goals made—191. Respect the grind. His social guy is doing a great job. Like 228 podcast clips... you know how to generate revenue. That's pretty good. But then the field goals made, 191... that doesn't sound quite as great.

At the time of the episode, Paul George had missed significant time due to injury and his FG count was indeed lower than the clip count from his 'Podcast P' YouTube channel.
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HankHank

Rory McIlroy is officially back and this will be the year he finally turns it around to win the Masters

My Who's Back of the week is Rory McIlroy. He's smashing. He won the AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. This might be his year... he might turn it around. [Golf doesn't start until the Masters] This might be his year to win it.

Rory McIlroy did win the 2025 Masters, defeating Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff. He completed the career Grand Slam and won his first green jacket, confirming this was indeed 'his year.'
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HankHank

TikTok will never actually get banned

I think they said they're, they're doing like a 90 day extension and then it might be banned again, but there's just no way that it ever gets banned.

TikTok was never actually banned in the US. While technically under a de jure ban from Jan 2025, enforcement was repeatedly delayed by executive orders, and a deal was struck. TikTok remains operational.
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HankHank

I'm back on the Patriots bandwagon because of the Mike Vrabel hire

My who's back of the week are the New England Patriots... they signed Mike Vrabel and they're back. They're, they're, they're on the path. The path of glory is back.

The Patriots went 14-3 under Vrabel, reached the Super Bowl, and Vrabel won Coach of the Year.
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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL should not change the playoff format to strip division winners of home games

NFL might change the playoff format where division winners get an automatic entry but not necessarily home field in the first round. This would suck. NFL is what makes the NFL great. Winning your division should mean a lot. Don't overreact to one year.

The NFL has not changed this rule as of the current season.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will fight anyone who says Indiana shouldn't be in the playoff

I will fucking fight. If you find someone online who's saying Indiana should not be in the college football playoff—tag me snitch. Tag 'em. I just—I wanna fight 'em.

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Indiana was selected for the College Football Playoff.
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Big CatBig Cat

Georgia is the exception to the three-loss rule because they played the hardest schedule in the country

Georgia is the exception to me. Georgia has actually what every SEC fan keeps saying... Georgia has played an incredibly difficult schedule. They have the hardest in the country.

Georgia was selected for the playoff despite three losses, validating Big Cat's view of them as an exception.
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MaxMax

The 76ers will make the playoffs

They're gonna make the playoffs. Paul George is playing tonight. What are we gonna do five games into the season? They're gonna make the playoffs.

The 76ers eventually made the postseason via the play-in tournament.
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HankHank

Duke basketball is back

Duke's back... They beat Arizona State by 50 in a scrimmage... They might be back. God damnit they might be back.

Duke made the Final Four as a #1 seed in 2025, with Cooper Flagg as a dominant freshman. They beat Alabama 85-65 in the Elite Eight before losing to Houston in the semis. Duke basketball was indeed 'back' as a national contender.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jayden Daniels will play against the Bears because he knows the importance of the matchup for the podcast.

Jane [Jayden] Daniels gonna play because he knows how much this means to us as a podcast. I think that he, that thought has gone through his mind.

Jayden Daniels did play against the Bears in Week 8.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Rams are going to make the playoffs

I would actually be a little bit nervous about that [the Rams win]... because the Rams won this game. And it Sean McVay. Yeah. They've literally proven they can win a Super Bowl. They're gonna get healthy. Correct. Correct. They're gonna make the playoffs.

The Rams made the 2024 playoffs, won the NFC West, beat the Vikings 27-9 in the Wild Card round, and advanced to the Divisional Round before losing to the Eagles 28-22.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will cut off the tip of my pinky if the Falcons win the Super Bowl

Falcons are not winning the Super Bowl. Guaranteed. Falcons are not winning the Super Bowl. That's, I I believe it end the season. Tip of the pinky. If the Falcons somehow win this game on Monday night, I have to also have the Rams.

The Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention in January 2025.
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Big CatBig Cat

I want UConn to stay in the Big East because conference realignment is ruining the sport

I want UConn to stay in the Big East. But I also realize that the Big 12 would just be so fucking good with basketball... But I don't want to happen. UConn should be in the Big East. They're home right now. Let's leave them home.

As of late 2024, UConn remains in the Big East despite ongoing rumors about a Big 12 move.
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HankHank

Team USA failing to medal in 3x3 basketball is a national disgrace

Our three on three basketball team got eliminated. Didn't medal... Disgraceful so bad... I don't even know. How the fuck is this possible? Also, why don't we just send our, why isn't Jalen Brown in three and three?

The US men's 3x3 team did indeed finish last in their pool and failed to qualify for the knockout round.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2024 White Sox are a historically bad anomaly, matching a dentist-managed team from WWII

The Chicago White Sox who are on a 20 game losing streak... If you just erased their 14 game losing streak and their 20 game losing streak, they would still have the worst winning percentage in baseball... Only two managers in baseball history have... a winning percentage under .333: Pedro Grifol and a guy named Dr. James Prothro, who was a licensed dentist, who managed the Phillies during World War II.

The White Sox did indeed finish with 121 losses, the most in modern MLB history.
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Big CatBig Cat

Urban Meyer's brewery is putting out a Mexican lager with the laziest name possible

Urban Meyer's back. I just saw that he has an update to his brewhouse... It's called 'El Lager.' I just love it. It's like the laziest name you could come up with. It's like what Budweiser would put on their can of beers during Hispanic Heritage Month.

The brewery does indeed sell a beer called 'El Lager'.
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Big CatBig Cat

NFL training camp is officially back because Lamar Jackson has diarrhea

The only other thing I had was Lamar has diarrhea again. Yeah. That's how we know football's officially back. Lamar Jackson missed the first day of training camp. He had to be sent home because his butt hurt.

Lamar Jackson did indeed miss the start of 2024 training camp due to an illness, continuing the running joke.
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HankHank

The winners of the John Deere Classic always stay in the same rental home in Illinois

For the last three years, each winner of the John Deere Classic has stayed in the same rental home in Illinois. Whoa. It's officially the trophy house. Davis Thompson, SEP Straka, JT Poston.

This was a widely reported coincidence in 2024 following Davis Thompson's win.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The USMNT's Copa America match against Uruguay will be their first real test

Uruguay is gonna be a good game. They're very good. We beat the dastardly Bolivians... Panama, they stink. And then Uruguay, they're always good in these tournaments.

The US lost to Uruguay 1-0 and was eliminated in the group stage, confirming Uruguay was indeed a tough opponent.
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Big CatBig Cat

Charles Barkley's retirement announcement is just a leverage play

I don't buy it. I don't buy it. I don't buy it. He's too good. That's just what you say at the end of the year. He's just doing, he's he's said a million different things. He's like, well maybe I'll just hire everyone and we'll have a new, we'll bring it over here. Maybe I'll retire. Maybe w he's just, I love Charles Barkley. I love, love, love Charles Barkley. I don't buy it. Charles Barkley could talk about anything on TV and I would watch. Yeah. It doesn't matter what it could be.

Barkley later clarified in August 2024 that he would remain with TNT Sports for the remainder of his contract, effectively 'un-retiring' shortly after the initial announcement.
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HankHank

Bryson DeChambeau will win the U.S. Open as an homage to Payne Stewart

I think this is it for Bryson [DeChambeau]. If Bryson comes and wears, because remember he used to wear the scaly cap. Payne Stewart. I could see it happening. As a homage to Payne Stewart. I'll call my shot right now.

Bryson DeChambeau won the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst.
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Big CatBig Cat

Oleksandr Usyk was the deserved winner over Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury lost, Usyk beat him in 12 rounds. It was an awesome fight... the right fighter won... Tyson Fury's in Deep Water because I knew he's the type of guy that if you're like Tyson Fury's done. Yeah. He'll come back and he'll just knock someone else out.

Usyk won via split decision to become undisputed champion.
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Big CatBig Cat

The obsession with velocity is destroying MLB pitchers' arms

Everyone's obsessed with velocity... everyone just looking at the numbers being like, you gotta throw a hundred, you gotta throw a hundred. And arms are just getting pushed to this max at a early age and everyone's destroying their arms.

This is a widely held opinion among baseball analysts and experts as the data shows a correlation between max effort velocity and ligament damage.
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Big CatBig Cat

Spring football (UFL) will never be relevant because the sports calendar is too crowded

I'm, I've never been more confident in my take that spring football. I just don't care. I, I feel very good about that because I've, every, every few years they try to pop one up and be like, you should care. I respect the sports calendar more than anything. This is March Madness. This is gonna be masters. This is gonna be NBA and NHL playoffs. Football is king. I love football more than anything, but not spring football.

The UFL did struggle for ratings compared to major spring sports, validating Big Cat's 'calendar' theory.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 'pregnant' stingray Charlotte isn't actually pregnant and is just fat

Charlotte, the pregnant Stingray has still not given birth, which makes me think this might be a publicity stunt... if a shark had relations with a female Stingray who is pregnant even though she hasn't seen a male stingray in eight years... we need a conclusion to this. Otherwise she's just fat.

The aquarium eventually announced that Charlotte was not pregnant but actually suffered from a rare reproductive disease, confirming Big Cat's skepticism.
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Big CatBig Cat

Joel Embiid ducked Nikola Jokic in Denver

We were robbed of Joel Embiid playing in Denver against Jokic. 15 minutes before the game, he's like, no, I don't wanna play. I wanna duck... He hasn't played in Denver since 2019. He likes to play Jokic at home and then he's an 'out' guy... when they get to Denver, his knee hurts.

Embiid did indeed miss the game in Denver in late January 2024, continuing a streak of not playing there since 2019.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

PMT should make Steamboat Willie t-shirts now that the character is in the public domain

Mickey Mouse is back because the original Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie just entered the public domain, meaning anybody can now use that version of Mickey Mouse in designs. So we should make a T-shirt. We should make Pardon My Take Mickey Mouse shirts.

Steamboat Willie did enter the public domain on Jan 1, 2024, and PMT/Barstool released related merch shortly after.
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Big CatBig Cat

Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers is not more impactful than Jackie Robinson

Ben Verlander... said that Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers is the most important signing in Dodgers history... Jackie Robinson? ... Pretty impactful. The word impactful was really interesting to us. Most important, most impactful.

Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier is universally considered the most impactful event in Dodgers (and arguably MLB) history.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jayden Daniels should and will win the Heisman

Jayden Daniels. Eight touchdowns against Georgia State... He is now the favorite to win the Heisman... I don't think that you can honestly make a case that it should be anybody except for Jayden Daniels.

Jayden Daniels was awarded the 2023 Heisman Trophy.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jim Harbaugh will leave Michigan for the NFL after this season

I think that him accepting his punishment is a sign. He might be on the outs, which I'm excited for. Except he might go to the Chargers, which I'm not excited for.

Harbaugh won the National Championship with Michigan and then left to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Big CatBig Cat

The entire PMT crew should campaign for Jaden Daniels to win the Heisman

I think as a group we should get behind Jaden Daniels plus 550. I think we should get behind Jaden Daniels make that bet and try to bang on that drum... we have to do is basically propaganda stats of Jaden Daniels to get everyone in the world being like, did you know Jaden Daniels actually better than everyone else?

Jayden Daniels did indeed win the Heisman Trophy in 2023.
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Big CatBig Cat

Miami's loss to Georgia Tech is the literal worst loss of all time.

Miami maybe the worst loss of all time. The literal worst loss of all time. Mario Cristobal with 35 seconds left, ran the ball instead of kneeing the ball. ... Incomprehensible.

Widely considered one of the worst coaching blunders in college football history because kneeling would have 100% guaranteed a victory.
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HankHank

The Celtics are back to being the favorites to win the NBA championship

The Celtics today acquired Jrue Holiday... And they're back to being the favorite to win the NBA championship. It's an elite defensive back court with him and Derrick White. Tatum, Brown, it's gonna be exciting.

The Celtics finished with the best record in the NBA and won the 2024 NBA Championship.
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Big CatBig Cat

Novak Djokovic is the GOAT and Federer is a boy toy

The Joker 24 and counting. Joker's the best. He's the goat. I root for winners. I am a winner. I root for winners. Joker the man. Your little fucking boy toy. Roger Federer. Joker's Got you. Bitch.

Djokovic holds the record for most Grand Slam titles (24) and weeks at #1. While 'GOAT' is subjective, the statistical argument is definitively in Djokovic's favor.
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Big CatBig Cat

Herm Edwards is a total fraud for the mess he left at Arizona State

My who's back is Herm Edwards being a fraud because Arizona State has a bull ban... He's on ESPN giving speeches about, you know, upstanding character and doing the right thing. And he just left this mess in his past. So he is a total fraud.

Edwards was fired mid-season and the program later self-imposed a bowl ban for violations committed under his watch.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Yankees should extend both Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman

I think they should extend Aaron Boone. Yeah. I think he's the steady hand and Cashman. I think Aaron Boone is a steady hand that the Yankees need to control their franchise. ... We official vote of confidence as they should extend both of them. Yes.

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Cashman remains employed and Boone's contract was eventually extended through 2024 (with a 2025 option), so technically PFT's mock-wish came true.

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