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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Victor Wembanyama should win the NBA MVP

I think we should become a pro Wemby for MVP podcast. Oh, I mean we are... I really like Wemby for MVP because he has played enough games.

Nikola Jokic won the 2024 NBA MVP. Wembanyama was a finalist but did not win.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady never processed 9/11 because he was such a psycho about football

He just had delayed onset grief. Anything that happened during his playing career, he never processed any of it outside of football. Tom Brady probably never processed 9/11. He was such a psycho, all he cared about was football. He probably found out about it like two years ago.

Hyperbolic satirical claim.
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HankHank

Tom Brady could still throw for 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns in the NFL right now

Tom Brady... It's football. They had the flag football event this past weekend. Tom Brady played in it. I mean, he could go out next year in the league and probably get 4,000 yards, 30 touchdowns.

Brady is 48 and retired; the likelihood of him returning and putting up elite stats is nearly zero.
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HankHank

The Bad Bunny halftime show was so bad it ruined my interest in international football forever.

That halftime performance was so bad. I might have changed my stance on international football forever... It was horrible. I was watching it and I was like, this is, who is this for? This is America. This is a fucking Super Bowl.

Incorrecto. Bad Bunny es un artista legendario y Hank es un pendejo sin cultura que no sabe lo que es buena música.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US government will confirm the existence of aliens this week

Aliens might drop this week. Like, like there's aliens might drop this week... [The White House] might confirm the existence of aliens as early as this week. And just be ready for the outcome of that.

The week passed without such a confirmation.
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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

Mike Tomlin has to be fired by the Steelers

Regardless of what happens next week, Tomlin's gotta go. I mean, he just gotta go. It's stale. He has a losing record in the playoffs. He refuses, he changes offensive coordinators all the time. Defense coordinators, the seasons all look the same... everything is always the same because it's Mike Tomlin.

The Steelers have shown zero inclination to fire Mike Tomlin, who signed an extension through 2027 in 2024.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Chicago Bears will face the Houston Texans in the Super Bowl

I'm actually rooting for the Bears to beat the Packers Bears to get the Super Bowl against the Texans. Because I would that, that if the Texans beat the Bears in the Super Bowl [I'll cut off my pinky].

PFT predicted a Bears vs. Texans Super Bowl. The Bears lost in the Divisional Round to the Rams 20-17, and the Texans lost in the Divisional Round to the Patriots 28-16. The actual Super Bowl was Seahawks 29, Patriots 13.
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MaxMax

The Eagles season is dead

This team is dead... Nothing will save this team. The only good thing about this team is that Kevin Patullo will get fired. We'll hire a new offensive coordinator and make the Super Bowl next year. Because it's just a cycle for the Eagles right now.

The Eagles' season was not dead. They finished 11-6, won the NFC East, and made the playoffs (lost WC to 49ers 19-23).
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MaxMax

Tyler Shough is the best quarterback in the 2025 draft class.

I'm an in on [Tyler] Shough. Best quarterback of the class.

Shough was not the first QB taken in 2025 and did not have the most successful rookie year, making this a bold miss.
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

The 7-4 Chargers will miss the playoffs

They're not making the playoffs... and it's gonna come down to that Chiefs Chargers game and I think the Chiefs will beat 'em. They're seven and four, but if you look at their schedule, it's brutal. And that offensive line is horrible. Yanked [Penning] out of the game. It's a terrible offensive line.

Pete Prisco predicted the 7-4 Chargers would miss the playoffs. The Chargers finished 11-6 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card team, losing to the Patriots 16-3 in the first round.
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Big CatBig Cat

Tucker Kraft is the best tight end in the NFL

Tucker Kraft best tight end in the NFL. I would say let's just, let's just get fucking reckless. That was yeah. Was the last thing we watched and yeah. Did he have 143 yards and two touchdowns and looked absolutely explosive and unguardable? Why not just fucking say it and then next week Sam LaPorta has a great game? No.

Kraft is a rising star, but ranking him over Travis Kelce or George Kittle is objectively a 'hot take' overreaction to one game.
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MaxMax

The Dodgers will sweep the World Series in four games.

I will go Dodgers in four... I just think that's going to be the case.

Max predicted the Dodgers would sweep the World Series in 4 games. The Dodgers did win the 2025 World Series but in 7 games against the Blue Jays, far from a sweep.
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Jon GrudenJon Gruden

Ty Simpson could win the Heisman Trophy this year

Ty Simpson could win the Heisman Trophy this year. He's not making everyday throws now. He's pushing it down the field. He's getting outta trouble. He's got a soul about it, man.

Ty Simpson did not win the 2025 Heisman Trophy. Fernando Mendoza of Indiana won the Heisman in 2025.
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Big CatBig Cat

Luke Fickell will be fired soon

I think Luke Fickell is fired by the way soon and maybe Macintosh the AD. Wisconsin's a dumpster fire, maybe worst program right now in Power four.

Luke Fickell was not fired from Wisconsin despite a 4-8 2025 season. He remains the head coach, though his contract was not extended. His buyout of ~$21.3M has protected his job.
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MaxMax

The Phillies' loss to the Dodgers is the worst in playoff history since Bill Buckner

It's the worst loss in playoff history since Bill Buckner. He should have gone to first. That is a play that you would be shocked to see on a little league field.

While a terrible error, several other high-profile playoff blunders (e.g., Jean Segura, various blown leads) have occurred since Buckner.
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HankHank

Marvin Harrison Jr. currently has the yips

Marvin Harrison Jr. might suck dude... I'm not scared to say it. Apparently you are, but yeah. He has the yips. You said it earlier, can receivers... he has the yips. Both him and Brian Thomas.

Marvin Harrison Jr. did not have the yips long-term. While he may have had early struggles, he played for the Cardinals in 2025 and the claim that he 'might suck' was premature.
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Fred SmootFred Smoot

The Commanders are legitimate Super Bowl contenders this season

No, we thinking Super Bowl. It's been generations since we could think Super Bowl and just to be in that window to think Super Bowl is a privilege... Congratulations to the team by the way. We moving back to the nation's capital.

The Commanders did not make the Super Bowl in 2025, though they did make the playoffs.
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Big CatBig Cat

USF is currently the best team in the country

College football. USF is the best team in the country. Resume. Debate me. USF... Are they the only team that's beaten two ranked opponents? I believe so. So they beat Boise State and then they beat Florida. I think they're, I think you can make the case. They should be ranked higher. Top 10.

USF finished the 2024 season 7-6 and was nowhere near the top 10 or best team in the country.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Dolphins could be the worst team in the NFL this year

The Dolphins have maybe the chance of being the worst team in the NFL and they're definitely the worst vibes in the NFL because holy shit did they get absolutely smashed by the Colts.

The Dolphins were not the worst team in the NFL. They finished 7-10, which was bad but far from the worst. The Raiders (3-14), Titans (3-14), and Jets (3-14) were all significantly worse.
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Brandon WalkerBrandon Walker

Penn State will win the National Championship

I have picked Penn State to win the national title... I think it's the most complete team. I think the quarterback is fantastic and I think it doesn't matter that the coach has never broken through it never. It only matters if he can do it. I believe he can do it.

Penn State did not win the national championship. Franklin was fired mid-season. Indiana won the title.
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Tom FornelliTom Fornelli

Ole Miss backup Austin Simmons is a legit Heisman longshot at 40-1

I'll give you a long shot quarterback in the SEC: Austin Simmons at Ole Miss. Lane Kiffin still is good at coaching quarterbacks... if Simmons kind of over performs what you would expect from somebody with his lack of experience... he's a left shot though. I think he's like 40 or 50 to one.

Austin Simmons was not a Heisman longshot contender. He suffered an ankle injury in Week 2, was replaced by Trinidad Chambliss (who finished 8th in Heisman voting), and Simmons finished with just 744 yards passing and 4 TDs in 8 appearances. He transferred to Missouri after the season.
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Ross DellengerRoss Dellenger

Baylor will win the Big 12 conference title

I picked Baylor actually to win it all [in the Big 12]... I think he's [Dave Aranda] got enough pieces from the portal... I actually have them beating Iowa State for the championship.

Baylor did not win the Big 12 conference title in 2025. Texas Tech won the Big 12 championship, defeating BYU 34-7.
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Ross DellengerRoss Dellenger

Penn State will win the Big Ten and the National Championship

I picked Penn State to win it all. This is the year I did. I actually picked them to beat, I think I have the championship game them beating LSU for all the marbles... I think they win the Big 10 [beating Ohio State].

Penn State did not win the Big Ten or National Championship. Franklin was fired mid-season after a 0-3 Big Ten start.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Paige Bueckers will break all of Caitlin Clark's WNBA rookie records

She's gonna break all of Caitlin Clark's rookie records and I think she's a better team player than Caitlin Clark.

While Paige Bueckers won 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year with impressive stats (19.2 PPG, 5.4 APG), she did not break all of Caitlin Clark's rookie records. Clark's rookie season records in several categories remained intact.
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ZacZac

Baker Mayfield will be the #1 player in the NFL Top 100 next year

Baker Mayfield has made it to num number 50 spot on the NFL top 100 list... I not being on the list. So math tells me next year he's number one.

While Mayfield has improved, reaching the #1 spot in the player-voted Top 100 is highly unlikely given the presence of Mahomes, Jackson, etc.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The WNBA is likely throwing dildos on their own court for ratings

I have a stay woke. I think the WNBA is throwing dildos onto their own court. Get the ratings up.

No evidence suggests the league was involved in the dildo throwing; a fan was arrested for the incident.
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ZacZac

Within six months, humans will be unable to distinguish AI from reality

My Hot Seat is pretty much everybody on earth. We probably need to come together and realize that we can't tell anymore. No. There's like, and I thought this would be like a decade, 15, 20 years from now. It's, I think it's in the next six months where it's here, it's absolutely finished and there's no need in getting on the internet. 'Cause you have no clue what you're looking at.

As of December 2025, humans can still generally distinguish AI-generated content from reality, though AI has improved significantly. The prediction of complete indistinguishability within 6 months was premature.
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MaxMax

Deebo Samuel is fat and slow now

I never said specifically that he was fat. I just referred to him as Fat Deebo. He's fat. He could be also everyone who's going just send screenshots of how fat I am... Fat Deebo rolls off the tongue. At least you got Fat Deebo.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
The 'fat' observation is based on bad camera angles and Deebo Samuel remained a top-tier athlete.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Bill Belichick will eventually coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

I feel like Belichick has been eyeballing the bucks... The Buccaneers are willing to do kooky things if they think it's gonna make them better... It would make sense if you can hand him a talented team in a weak division where he could cobble together enough wins to get to the playoffs.

Bill Belichick went to coach UNC in college football, not the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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MemesMemes

The Knicks have been playing better without Jalen Brunson this series

For some reason, the series, [the Knicks] are just playing better without [Jalen Brunson]. This series. They have been playing better without him when he is off the court.

While potentially backed by some net-rating numbers in specific stretches, suggesting the Knicks are better without their MVP candidate is widely considered incorrect.
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HankHank

The Celtics can still win the NBA Championship even without Jayson Tatum

We have a bunch of champions on this team. We still have the Eastern Conference finals MVP, we have the finals MVP we ready to go... I still think we could win the championship, but that's where I'm at is, is just make it as far along in the season as we can because once the off season comes, a lot of things are gonna change.

Winning an NBA title without a First-Team All-NBA superstar is historically unprecedented, and losing a 3-1 lead while the star goes down makes this highly unlikely.
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MaxMax

The Celtics probably aren't going to lose another game for the rest of the Playoffs.

Celtics probably aren't gonna lose the game the rest of the Playoffs.

The Celtics lost four more games in the playoffs after this take, being eliminated by the Knicks 4-2 in the second round. They lost Games 1, 2, 4, and 6.
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HankHank

The Celtics will lose fewer than three games total before the NBA Finals

I would say two and a half. I mean, I would take the under, I would set the line at two and a half. I personally take the under.

The Celtics lost 5 games in the first round (1 to Magic) and were eliminated in the second round in 6 games by the Knicks. They lost far more than 2.5 games and didn't even reach the Finals.
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Alex Ovechkin might actually be 46 years old due to age technicalities with Russian players

The most amazing thing about the Ovy Gold chase is... He could be like 46 years old. Like you never know with Russians. So the fact that he's like, could be a little older is even crazier.

There is no proof Ovechkin's birth certificate is falsified; it remains a conspiracy theory.
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The New York Yankees will miss the playoffs in 2025

Before Gerrit Cole needed Tommy John surgery, I still had the Yankees winning the American League East. I do not have that as the case anymore. I don't have them making the playoffs... the floor happens to be lower I think, than it is in typical years for the Yankees.

The Yankees made the 2025 playoffs as a Wild Card team with a 93-68 record, though they lost to the Red Sox in the Wild Card Series 2-1. They did not miss the playoffs.
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The Boston Red Sox will win the American League East

The Red Sox I have winning the division. I feel good about what they did. Getting Garrett Crochet and Alex Bregman this winter.

The Toronto Blue Jays won the AL East in 2025 with a 93-68 record (tied with Yankees but won tiebreaker), not the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox made the playoffs as a Wild Card.
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Big CatBig Cat

Chernobyl was an inside job by Russia to discourage nuclear energy and protect their gas interests

I had one the other day that actually I completely believe that Chernobyl was on purpose. Everyone was doing nuclear power plants and Russia has a shitload of oil and gas and so they're like, Hey, let's blow up a nuclear PowerPoint plant and scare the fuck outta everyone about nuclear energy. And everyone stopped doing nuclear energy or inside job.

The generally accepted cause of Chernobyl is design flaws and operator error, not a state-sponsored conspiracy to sabotage the nuclear industry.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Lakers are Austin Reaves' team, not Luka's or LeBron's

I'll tell you what, I think it might be Austin Reaves team. Mm.

The Lakers are clearly built around LeBron and now Luka; Reaves is a core piece but not the 'team owner' in any realistic sense.
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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

Tyreek Hill is going to the Washington Commanders next season

I think Tyreek Hill is gonna go to Washington. I know, I think Josh Harris is gonna pay that 27 million and it's gonna open everything up. And I'm really looking forward to that.

Tyreek Hill was not traded to the Washington Commanders. He remained with the Miami Dolphins in 2025 before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 4 and was released in February 2026.
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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

The Giants will win the NFC East if they get Sam Darnold and Travis Hunter

They get Travis Hunter, Sam Darnold comes over to the Giants. He's got Travis Hunter, Malik [Nabers], and that running back Tracy... they're winning the NFC East next [year].

The Giants went 4-13 in 2025 and did not win the NFC East. The Eagles won the NFC East with an 11-6 record. Sam Darnold did not go to the Giants. Travis Hunter was drafted by the Jaguars, not the Giants.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Steelers should trade two first-round picks for Sam Darnold

Two 18 overall picks or 17 overall picks for Sam Darnold. I think I might do that if the Vikings tag them... I think Arthur Smith can get something good outta Sam.

The Steelers did not trade for Sam Darnold. Darnold signed with the Seattle Seahawks in free agency. The Steelers signed Aaron Rodgers instead.
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Dan OrlovskyDan Orlovsky

Jaden Daniels will have an 80% completion rate against Tampa Bay

I'm gonna take Washington. I think Jaden Daniels sniffs 80% completion in that game. I just don't think Tampa Bay's defense is good enough on the perimeter. Hold up with them.

Daniels completed roughly 65% of his passes in the playoff game, falling well short of 80%.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

The Vikings might consider trading JJ McCarthy if Sam Darnold is the guy

I think all options will be on the table if and when they decide Sam Darnold is the guy... if there's a team out there that's willing to make the Vikings an offer that they won't refuse, then you do it... I think the Vikings get a hell of a lot more for JJ McCarthy than the 49ers got for Trey Lance.

The Vikings did not trade JJ McCarthy. Sam Darnold left via free agency to Seattle, and the Vikings kept McCarthy as their quarterback of the future.
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MaxMax

Anything less than winning a Super Bowl is a disappointment for the Eagles

A hundred percent. A hundred percent. Anything less than a soupy is a disappointment... Winning a soupy. Gotta win a soupy. Winning a soupy gotta win. It must win.

The Eagles did not win the Super Bowl in 2024, making the season a 'disappointment' by this standard.
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HankHank

UNC will make the College Football Playoff in Bill Belichick's first year

[Bill Belichick will be successful] first year... College football playoff. We should win the ACC.

UNC went 4-8 in Bill Belichick's first year and did not make the College Football Playoff. They didn't even qualify for a bowl game, let alone the CFP.
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Big CatBig Cat

Scott Turner should win Coordinator of the Year for getting the Raiders to score with their roster

The Raiders are on their fourth, third and fourth running backs. Yeah. And trying to make the whole thing out of, and their third, now they're third quarterback. So Scott Turner, just even getting them to score a point... He should probably be coordinator of the year.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
Scott Turner did not win and was never a serious candidate for NFL Coordinator of the Year.
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HankHank

The Jaguars +14 against the Lions is the NFL makes no sense game of the year

I think so. This is like, this is the 'NFL makes no sense' game of maybe the year... NFL makes no sense. There's not like stats behind it. I am very close. But that, but it happens every year. There's always games where it's like, how the fuck did the Lions lose to the Jaguars when the playoffs come?

The Lions beat the Jaguars 52-6, which is the exact opposite of the NFL not making sense.
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HankHank

The Saints will beat the Buccaneers and Spencer Rattler will be the Offensive Rookie of the Year

I like the Saints. I don't... don't overthink Spencer Rattler. Rookie of the Year. Offensive Rookie of the Year. If there's any way he does it he has to start hot. I'm going to bet the Saints this week.

The Saints lost 51-27 and Spencer Rattler threw two interceptions. Rattler did not win OROY.
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Big CatBig Cat

People will stop visiting Orlando entirely if the airport removes its Chili's

I am taking up a new fight. They're changing the Orlando airport and the Chili's is going to be gone in 2025. We're not gonna let this happen... I predict that people are gonna stop visiting Orlando, Florida entirely because of this. There's no amusement found in Orlando [without it].

PredictionLifeFireSarcastic
Disney World and Universal Studios ensure Orlando will always have visitors, regardless of the airport Chili's.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Green Bay Packers are considering Colin Kaepernick as a bridge quarterback

Part of My Take is reporting that Colin Kaepernick is in consideration by some to be the Green Bay Packers Bridge quarterback. Yes. So Jordan Love returns.

The Packers never signed or seriously considered Kaepernick; they stuck with Malik Willis.

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