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Big CatBig Cat

Oregon looks like the best team ever

Oregon looks like the best team ever. Well they do. Dan Lanning... we gotta put a reminder out there that Dan Lanning, if anyone steps to Dan Lanning, take the other side.

Oregon had a great season but did not win the championship and struggled in several close games, far from 'best team ever' status.
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Big CatBig Cat

Deshaun Watson should retire because the Texans are a franchise that can drive a player to that

I would love to see a player just be like, I truly hate them so much. I will retire. If any franchise is able to do that to a person, it would be the Houston Texans.

Watson did not retire; he sat out the 2021 season and was eventually traded to the Browns in 2022.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL rigged the first six games of the Browns' schedule for Deshaun Watson

Also NFL rigged: the first six games that they have are the easiest schedule in the league. We mentioned that on the schedule release, that the people were saying look at this, they're setting it up.

The Browns' first six opponents were CAR, NYJ, PIT, ATL, LAC, NE. They went 2-4, so if it was rigged, it didn't help much.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The WatchESPN app allows the network to spy on you inside your house

Alex Jones thinks that Bill Walton was being 100% serious... It would also be great if Bill Walton accidentally exposed this, and ESPN was trying not to let this out, and he was just off on one of his weird trips, and he unwittingly uncovered the most giant conspiracy in the history of cable television.

Hot TakeMediaHotSarcastic
There is no evidence the WatchESPN app uses device cameras for unauthorized surveillance of users' homes.
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Big CatBig Cat

Deshaun Watson will have a better season than Aaron Rodgers in 2023

I don't think [so], I think Aaron Rodgers is gonna have a better season than Lamar... I'm just stating an unbiased fact that I think he's going to have a fuck you tour type of season.

Rodgers tore his Achilles in Week 1; Watson played 6 games. Both had lost seasons, but Rodgers literally had no stats, making this technically incorrect.
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HankHank

Derek White's Game 6 buzzer-beater felt like a series-winning moment

Game six was unbelievable. Just that win and the day after did, it did feel like a Game seven win. It felt like a series win. I was, I was basking at it. I truly was.

The Celtics ultimately lost the series, making the feeling of it being a series-winning moment incorrect in hindsight.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Rickie Fowler will remake his famous 'single' Ryder Cup photo by 'tongue wrestling' his wife after winning

If we win the Ryder Cup, I can't wait for [Fowler] to remake that picture where everybody's making out with their wives or girlfriends afterwards... and Ricky's just in the middle just smiling like 'I don't have a face to kiss right now.' I need him with Allison Stokke... full on just tongue wrestling.

The US lost the 2023 Ryder Cup, so the victory celebration photo never happened.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm counting Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon loss as his 25th major because Jannik Sinner is a cheater

I'm counting this as Novak Djokovic's 25th major because he played [Sinner] better than Alcaraz played [Sinner]. And [Sinner] is a sinner and he's a cheater. So therefore Ipso Facto Djokovic is the goat 25th major Grand Slam championship.

Djokovic literally lost the final (to Alcaraz in 2024, but the transcript frames it around Sinner). Djokovic did not win a 25th major at this event.
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Big CatBig Cat

J.J. Watt will catch at least two touchdowns against the Bengals

My prediction is J.J. Watt scores two touchdowns because the Texans have three tight ends that all have concussions. So J.J. Watt's going to catch some balls tonight.

The Texans won 13-9, and J.J. Watt did not score any touchdowns.
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Big CatBig Cat

It will be a long time before another walk-on quarterback starts for a National Champion

It will be, I'll say this confidently, there'll be a long time before we see a walk-on be the starting quarterback for a national champion again.

The same walk-on, Stetson Bennett, won the National Championship again the following season (January 2023).
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Texans might trade Matthew Stafford for Deshaun Watson and two first-round picks

What about Matt Stafford for Deshaun Watson and, like, two first-round picks?

Matthew Stafford was traded to the Rams for Jared Goff and picks, not for Deshaun Watson.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would give up unlimited first-round picks to trade for Deshaun Watson

I would do it for unlimited [first round picks]. Name your price is what I would do. Seven, sure. I'll give you my next seven.

While hyperbolically framed, Watson's value plummeted after the trade due to off-field issues and injury/poor play, making 'unlimited' picks an all-time bad valuation.
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HankHank

Aaron Hernandez's lawyer should argue the murder was just a game of 'Fuck, Marry, Kill' that went too far

If you look at the facts surrounding that murder, right? He was with his fiancee... he was also with a friend who was a female... and then there was a guy that he killed. So it could have just been a game of 'Fuck, Marry, Kill' gone way out of hand.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
This was never used as a legal defense, nor would it be a valid one.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Jaguars might be a top-tier team after winning three games in a row

The Jags looked good. Their defense looked very good... credit to the Jags. Two games in London, one against the Bills, and then coming back home. They've won three in a row. They've righted the ship after that Chiefs/Texans double loss... the Jags might be good.

The Jaguars collapsed at the end of the season, finishing 9-8 and missing the playoffs, proving they weren't truly 'good' in a Super Bowl contender sense.
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Big CatBig Cat

PFT Commenter will finally beat Hank in a ping-pong match

Tuesday tuned in, we're going to go dogs at three stool streams. PFT, I think PFT's going to win. I'm hear he's going to win ping-pong against Hank.

Hank defeated PFT in a 4-0 sweep in the ping-pong match shortly after this aired.
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Karl MaloneKarl Malone

Nobody is lining up to learn about Karl Malone — go watch Tiger King or some shit

I don't think there's nobody lining up out there wanting to know about Carl Malone, so why boring with that? Let's watch the Tiger King or some shit like that.

Karl Malone is the second-leading scorer in NBA history. People were listening to this interview at that exact moment.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Deshaun Watson will play during the 2021 NFL season.

There was a tweet that said, 'Hey, Deshaun Watson... I was just wondering if you were playing the season, just like this tweet if it's true.' And he liked the tweet. [Big Cat: There we go. Schefter doesn't have that scoop].

Deshaun Watson was a healthy scratch for all 17 games of the 2021 season due to his trade demand and ongoing sexual assault investigations.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Oregon belongs in the SEC based on vibes alone

I honestly think that on vibes alone, Oregon should be in the sec. I feel like that's, that's where they belong as a, as a school. If I'm just like going strictly off five.

Oregon eventually joined the Big 10, not the SEC.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Tebow will be in the Major Leagues later this year

The Mets have such bad injuries that [Tim] Tebow is just going to be on the Mets. He's going to be in the major leagues later on this year.

Tim Tebow never reached the Major Leagues; his professional baseball career peaked at the Triple-A level in 2019.
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Big CatBig Cat

Oregon State is the greatest team of all time

Oregon State, Loyola Chicago. Oregon State is just the greatest team of all time. And I'm going to say that about pretty much every team, just be warned that I don't have a lot in my repertoire right now, but they are the greatest team as of right now.

Oregon State reached the Elite Eight as a 12-seed, an incredible run, though they obviously weren't the greatest team of all time as they lost to Houston in the next game.
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Big CatBig Cat

Oregon State is the best team in the country right now

Oregon State's the best team in the country as of right now... Oregon State's the hottest team in the country. They're incredible. The Beavers. Shout out to Beavers.

Oregon State had a great run to the Elite Eight, but Baylor was the best team as they won the title.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mitch Trubisky is now the number one quarterback of the 2017 draft class following Deshaun Watson's injury

I think you have to give it to [Mitch Trubisky] at this point [as the number one quarterback in the 2017 draft].

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes both turned out to be significantly better than Mitch Trubisky, even with Watson's injury-prone career later on.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick keeps blackmail files and secret surveillance videos on all his former coaches

I bet you Bill Belichick keeps files, and he not only does that, but he installs videotapes in their homes, he pulls a big Putin move, and he observes them, and he has dirt on all his coaches. Any coach that leaves him, he's got blackmail.

Fact ClaimFootballHotSarcastic
There is no public evidence of blackmail tapes, though Belichick's attention to detail and 'Spygate' history fuel the joke.
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Big CatBig Cat

Oregon will be back on top of college football in four years when Chip Kelly returns

I'm going to call my shot. I'm going to say Oregon's going to win. If we can do like four years to call who's back, in four years Oregon's going to be back to being back. ... When they get Chip Kelly back, right?

Chip Kelly became the head coach of UCLA in 2018, not Oregon. Oregon did eventually return to relevance under Mario Cristobal, but the Chip Kelly part was wrong.
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Big CatBig Cat

Bears fans watch football to avoid being nagged, so we should call Matt Nagy 'Nagy' (with a soft A)

The debate is, how do we pronounce [Matt Nagy's] last name? It's technically Nagy, but we're going to go with Nagy... we watch football so that we don't get nagged. I mean, if you want to get nagged, there's women for that, right? ... Don't give me 'Nag-y'. Give me 'Nay-gy'.

The correct pronunciation is indeed 'Nag-y' (rhymes with baggy), so his preferred 'Nay-gy' is factually incorrect but a deliberate choice.
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Big CatBig Cat

JJ Watt should sign with Cleveland or Buffalo to achieve legendary status

Cleveland does, you know, we discussed it when he became a free agent. Like, that is the... franchise you can go to that will embrace him... If you're the final piece to bring a Super Bowl to [Cleveland or Buffalo], it's a totally different level than signing with the Titans or with the Packers.

Watt signed with the Arizona Cardinals on March 1, 2021, the same day this episode was released.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Golden State Warriors offense works better without Steph Curry

Now I'm starting to hear reporters out West saying that the, that the Warriors function in like a more smooth offense. Now that Steph Curry's gone...

Steph Curry is the greatest shooter ever and the Warriors were objectively better with him on the floor.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Arnold Palmer was never actually a good golfer

I don't think Arnold Palmer was ever actually good. Have you seen that guy swing? Swings like my grandpa. I would kill that guy.

Hot TakeGolfScorchingSarcastic
Arnold Palmer is one of the greatest golfers of all time with 62 PGA Tour wins and 7 majors.
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Big CatBig Cat

Adam Schefter will become the Ultimate Insider covering both NFL and NBA

Adam Schefter could be a candidate to replace Woj... In this scenario, Schefter would cover both the NFL and NBA as what a source called the Ultimate Insider... there's nothing you can do when someone says, Hey, you wanna be the ultimate insider?

ESPN eventually hired Shams Charania to replace Woj as the lead NBA insider, not Schefter.
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Big CatBig Cat

Giancarlo Stanton will suffer a massive slump after winning the Home Run Derby

Thoughts and prayers for Giancarlo Stanton's swing. He won the home run derby. So everyone knows here comes the slump. You can't win the home run... sorry, man. You're going to have a really bad second half.

Stanton actually played well after the break until an injury in mid-August, but the Marlins as a whole struggled.
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Jay GlazerJay Glazer

Baker Mayfield is a 'gangster' who will control the Browns' big personalities

Baker Mayfield is a gangster. He's not going to handle people trying to, me, me, me, I want the ball. He's going to put it where it needs to go, and he's going to control that locker room. Baker's different, man. He's special.

While Mayfield had leadership traits, the Browns went 6-10 in 2019 and the locker room dynamic was frequently described as dysfunctional.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL punts into the end zone should be worth two points if the punter weighs over 300 pounds

If you should have a guy who's over 300 pounds punting the ball and if they can punt it into the end zone, it's worth two points no matter where you are on the field.

This rule was never adopted.
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Big CatBig Cat

Derrick Henry is officially on 2,000-yard watch

Derrick Henry... reached a thousand yards. We're on 2,000 yard watch. He is 1052 yards on the season. We are officially on 2,000 yard watch for Derrick Henry.

Derrick Henry finished the 2024 season with 1,777 rushing yards, falling short of the 2,000-yard mark.
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L. Ron MexicoL. Ron Mexico

Danny Woodhead Watches Film All Day And Sleeps In His Car

Never goes home 'cause he always goes hard. Watches film all day, and he sleeps in his car.

No evidence Woodhead ever slept in his car. He did reportedly drive a used Buick LeSabre as a rookie, which at least has the grit aesthetic.
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Big CatBig Cat

Dan Orlovsky will do a one-on-one sit-down interview with Deshaun Watson to teach him how to 'not be horny'

I think that we are going to get a, one-on-one sit down interview with Dan Orlovsky and Deshaun Watson. And he is going to set him straight on how to not be horny... Dan Orlovsky, according to his rules, it would be like, 'Deshaun, don't ever go to a room by yourself. Don't ever be in the same room as a woman.'

This interview never happened.
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HankHank

Jalen Carter will record at least one sack in Super Bowl 59

Jalen Carter one sack... Is it over a half a sack? Yeah, it's one plus sacks. Jalen Carter.

Hank predicted Jalen Carter would record at least one sack in Super Bowl 59. According to the box score, the Eagles' 6 sacks on Mahomes were recorded by Josh Sweat (2.5), Milton Williams (2), and Jordan Davis (1). Carter did not record a sack in the Super Bowl despite being a dominant presence on the defensive line.
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Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

The Warriors will miss Steve Kerr in the later rounds of the playoffs

Steve is the one who is able to sort of maestro all of that along. I think they will miss it in the later rounds as the competition gets tougher... it is a delicate thing over there.

The Warriors went 16-1 in the playoffs, the best postseason record ever, largely without Kerr on the sidelines for most of the run, suggesting they didn't 'miss' him in terms of results.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

JJ Watt might legitimately be forced into retirement by this injury

It's a tibial plateau fracture and as somebody with Google I can now report with confidence that he's fucked... This might be like legit retirement for J.J. Watt. Not Players' Tribune fakery.

Watt returned and played five more seasons (including a First-Team All-Pro season in 2018) before retiring in 2022.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alabama will get into the CFP over Oregon even with the loss to LSU

I think Alabama still gets in. I think they would get in over Oregon... because dude, the committee loves SEC teams.

Alabama did not make the CFP; they suffered a second loss to Auburn. Oregon also did not make it despite winning the Pac-12.
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Big CatBig Cat

Chip Kelly will leave the San Francisco 49ers for the Oregon head coaching job.

So Chip Kelly rumors are back, and I think he's going to go to Oregon. Then again, he did say he's not interested in it, and as we know, as Nick Saban proved to us... if a coach in the NFL says they're not going to college, that means they're not going to college.

Chip Kelly stayed with the 49ers through the end of the 2016 season and then took a year off before joining UCLA in 2017. He did not return to Oregon in 2016/17.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Houston Texans might actually be better without J.J. Watt

And we're all have to wonder, are the Texans better without J.J. Watt?

The Texans finished 9-7 and won a playoff game without Watt in 2016, but statistically and historically, the team was always significantly better with the 3-time DPOY healthy.
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Big CatBig Cat

I always bet the over on Bedlam no matter what

My favorite college tradition... betting the over in Bedlam, no matter what, no matter what. Oklahoma/Oklahoma State play, over, put it on your phone.

The 2022 Bedlam game went Under (28-13, total 41, O/U was ~64). The 2023 game went Under (27-24, total 51, O/U was ~61).
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Big CatBig Cat

Ryan Pace and the Bears will offer JJ Watt the most money on the market

Ryan Pace is going to offer him somewhere between $150 and $200 million... He's never going to be that JJ Watt anymore. So that's the perfect time for Ryan Pace to be like, yo, I'm going to give you $50 million just so I can tell people that we have Khalil Mack and JJ Watt on the same line.

JJ Watt signed a 2-year, $31M deal with the Arizona Cardinals, not the Bears.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL is better when kickers are erratic and unpredictable

We want to see Roberto Aguayo stick around because the NFL is always a better place. When there's a kicker that whenever he lines up, you don't know which way the ball is going to go. Like it might hit the ref in the head and knock him unconscious.

Aguayo was cut by the Bucs shortly after this episode aired (August 12, 2017), so he didn't stick around.
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Chris BermanChris Berman

Joe Burrow can win the Super Bowl just two years after winning a National Title

Two years ago [Burrow] won the national title and now he can win the Super Bowl... he might win. It's crazy.

Joe Burrow and the Bengals lost Super Bowl LVI to the Rams 23-20.
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Joel KlattJoel Klatt

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning is a 'war daddy' who is going to win a national championship

Dan Lanning is a war daddy... he's gonna win a national championship. I know that same [logic], you could say like, Hey, their toughest opponent they lost to Indiana... but I'm just, Dan Lanning is dude that, that guy is a war daddy. He's gonna win a national championship.

Joel Klatt predicted Dan Lanning would win a national championship. Oregon went 13-0 in the regular season but was routed by Indiana 56-22 in the CFP semifinal. Lanning has not yet won a national championship as of March 2026.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am officially quitting golf and never want to look at a club again

I quit golf last week after a strenuous round that I played with Henry... I don't know if you guys have ever experienced this, but you get so bad during a round or so bad at something that you just completely mentally break and you're like, I never wanna look at a golf club again.

He immediately un-quits later in the same segment after being invited to the Barstool Internet Invitational.
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Peter SchragerPeter Schrager

The Vikings are a team to watch for trading up to draft a quarterback for the future

Another team that I would keep an eye on... Kirk Cousins' contract is done after this year... if the Vikings are looking for the future and one of these guys starts slipping past 10, past 11, past 12... maybe they move up and they go and make a move and get one of them. I wouldn't be shocked with that.

The Vikings did not trade up for a QB in 2023; they stayed at 23 and drafted WR Jordan Addison.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Helen Keller was not actually deaf and could hear everything

She could hear everything. Yeah. She just couldn't speak or see... [Her parents] are tell some Tell Tales... Great commitment to the bit.

Historical medical records confirm Helen Keller lost her hearing and sight to illness at 19 months old.
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Big CatBig Cat

Zion Williamson will be a Chicago Bull and his appearance in next year's dunk contest in the United Center will be an all-time moment

Zion going next year's dunk contest will be incredible because Zion Williamson, as a Chicago Bull, doing it in the United Center is going to be an all-time moment.

Zion was drafted by the Pelicans, not the Bulls. He also did not participate in the 2020 Dunk Contest.

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