PMTPMT DB

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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020·PR 101
#PMT-2020-0629-16244
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Mississippi state flag should feature the logo of the most recent Egg Bowl winner

It should be if depending on who wins the Egg Bowl that year if it's Ole Miss or if it's Mississippi State their logo gets to go in the upper left-hand Corner the flag for the remainder that year... that would be incredible the flagpole.

Hot TakePoliticsHotSarcastic
The state ultimately chose a magnolia design, not a football-based rotating logo.
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Take Slip·Mar 23, 2020·PR 101
#PMT-2020-0323-2606
Big CatBig Cat

Jamal Murray should claim he has coronavirus to make people forget his accidental sex tape

PR 101 for him. I don't know what you do. You just actually say you have coronavirus. There you go think that really is the only way out. If you say you have coronavirus people will just feel bad for you and then kind of forget that that happened.

Hot TakeMediaScorchingSarcastic
Murray did not take this advice; he stuck with the 'I was hacked' excuse.
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Take Slip·Jan 10, 2020·PR 101
#PMT-2020-0110-7345
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving to Canada as part of a British monarchy plan to retake dominance over the country

I think that this is the British monarchy trying to retake over Canada... Canada is like four Greenlands put together... This is the United Kingdom trying to retake over and establish dominance over Canada.

There is no evidence that the couple's relocation was a geopolitical strategy for the British monarchy to exert power over Canada.
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Take Slip·Aug 16, 2019·PR 101
#PMT-2019-0816-12892
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Texas should trademark 'Horns Down' to sue people instead of complaining

Texas should just trademark the phrase 'horns down' and the motion 'horns down'. That way when everybody does it, they can actually sue them instead of just crying about it.

OpinionCFBMediumSarcastic
The university never trademarked the 'down' version for litigation purposes.
Loss
Take Slip·May 20, 2019·PR 101
#PMT-2019-0520-19221
Big CatBig Cat

I could beat Kevin Durant one-on-one right now because of his injury

Right now, I could probably beat him [Kevin Durant] one-on-one. I could absolutely beat Kevin Durant one-on-one right now.

Durant was severely limited by a calf strain and later a ruptured Achilles; however, Big Cat likely still could not beat him.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 18, 2017·PR 101
#PMT-2017-1218-17338
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jerry Richardson's heart transplant turned him evil

He actually has a built-in spin zone for himself because he got a heart transplant like five years ago. So it's the other guy's heart. It's not him. It turned him evil.

This is a satirical joke based on a medical impossibility and cannot be true.
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Take Slip·Dec 13, 2017·PR 101
#PMT-2017-1213-11540
Big CatBig Cat

The NFL Network should hire Jeff Fisher to bring them back to mediocrity

Jeff Fisher, he brings the mediocrity back. So you're going from low... To right in the middle. I think Jeff Fisher's the perfect hire.

Hot TakeMediaMediumSarcastic
Satirical recommendation; Fisher was never hired as a lead analyst there.
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Take Slip·Nov 22, 2017·PR 101
#PMT-2017-1122-14911
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Braves will be 'fucked' for 10 years after their illegal scouting scandal

They ended up losing 12 of their minor league players to free agency. They just ripped up their contracts. So basically, the Braves are going to be absolutely fucked for the next 10 years.

The Braves won 6 consecutive division titles starting in 2018 and a World Series in 2021. The penalty did not stop them from being a powerhouse.
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Take Slip·Oct 2, 2017·PR 101
#PMT-2017-1002-6649
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

OJ Simpson could redeem his public image by murdering Bill Cosby

If OJ wants to, if he really wants to be a success in America again, go kill Bill Cosby. So if OJ just straight up murdered Bill Cosby, I think you'd see a lot of people forgive him. Forgive and forget.

OJ Simpson did not murder Bill Cosby.
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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2017·PR 101
#PMT-2017-0726-4242
Big CatBig Cat

Lucky Whitehead will sign with the Patriots and win a Super Bowl

It's very clear that Lucky Whitehead's probably going to sign with the Patriots and win a Super Bowl ring. And we're all just going to be like, 'What the fuck?' I hope that happens.

Whitehead signed with the Jets, not the Patriots, and did not win a Super Bowl.
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Take Slip·Jul 17, 2017·PR 101
#PMT-2017-0717-4534
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Deontay Foreman should become a Second Amendment activist to resolve his PR issues in Texas

This is a very on-brand thing in Texas, to have a gun. Everyone's got a gun in Texas. Just become a huge Second Amendment guy. Deontay Foreman should go into the Houston Chipotle with an AR-15 strapped over your shoulder. ... Then I'm sure you'll get all the NRA people just absolutely 100% having their back.

OpinionFootballFireSarcastic
Foreman did not do this. He eventually had the charges dropped and played for the Texans.
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Take Slip·Apr 19, 2017·PR 101
#PMT-2017-0419-19138
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US has never bombed a country that could play basketball

We've never bombed a country that could play basketball. It's true. It's the NBA war theory.

The US bombed Yugoslavia (a basketball powerhouse) in the 1990s, and Iraq has a national basketball team, though PFT's theory is meant for comedy.
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Take Slip·Jan 30, 2017·PR 101
#PMT-2017-0130-1705
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A real American stays inside on Sunday and watches the Pro Bowl

Hey, you know what it means to be a real American? You stay inside on Sunday and you watch the Pro Bowl. Yeah, you watch the Pro Bowl. You bet on the Pro Bowl. That's what an American does.

OpinionFootballMediumSarcastic
Watching the Pro Bowl is not a requirement or defining trait of American citizenship.
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Take Slip·Jan 11, 2017·PR 101
#PMT-2017-0111-7886
Big CatBig Cat

Derrick Rose should use being hacked as an excuse for going missing

He didn't tweet anything. He didn't do anything wrong on the internet. So then just say you got hacked. My life got hacked.

Rose did not use this excuse; he later cited a family matter.
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Take Slip·Nov 11, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-1111-8904
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Tebow only quit football because of the NFL's crackdown on Adderall

So the NFL starts suspending players for taking Adderall, and Tim Tebow quits football entirely to go to baseball. I think he's just on Adderall all the time... we think Tim Tebow's thing is he is just straight up on copious amounts of Adderall all the time. Because he keeps changing. I'm going to be a football player... then I'm going to be on ESPN... then I'm going to play baseball.

Fact ClaimFootballHotSarcastic
There is no evidence Tim Tebow has ever used Adderall or that it influenced his career transitions.
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Take Slip·Oct 26, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-1026-2460
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Brock Osweiler should donate $25,000 to charity for every interception he throws

My other piece of advice would be... He's got a lot of money. Start a charity where every time he throws an interception, he donates like $25,000 to a charity. And then people can't get mad at him for interceptions. Or else you're basically killing children.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Osweiler did not do this, nor would it be a sound financial strategy given his interception rate.
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Take Slip·Oct 14, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-1014-6735
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ken Bone should immediately cash in and do a 'Prego porn' video

Ken is definitely going to get some propositions from a porn company to be like, hey... do you want to do some Prego porn? And you got to do it. Cash in. Just got to cash in.

Ken Bone did not do porn; he largely faded into obscurity after his 15 minutes of fame.
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Take Slip·Sep 7, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0907-17201
Big CatBig Cat

Chad Kelly should legally change his name to Swag Kelly

Legally change your name to Swag. No way that will ever backfire when you're out of the NFL selling car insurance in bumfuck Mississippi. You will be Swag Kelly for life and you're good.

Chad Kelly did not legally change his name, though 'Swag Kelly' remains his enduring nickname.
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Take Slip·Aug 15, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0815-15691
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ryan Lochte should lean into his gas station incident by getting a gun sponsorship

If I'm Lochte, I think it's pretty simple actually. If I'm Lochte, I get sponsored by a gun company because you're not going to get held up if you've got a gun. I've got like some catchphrases already... Lochte and loaded.

Hot TakeOlympicsHotSarcastic
Lochte actually lost most of his major sponsorships (Speedo, Ralph Lauren) after it was revealed he embellished the story. He did not get a gun sponsorship.
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Take Slip·Jul 18, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0718-17271
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL teams will view Johnny Manziel as a nerd for playing Pokemon Go

Manziel was at a club. ... But he was playing Pokemon inside a club. And this is a pretty bad look for Johnny. ... well now NFL teams are going to be like, we don't want to hire him. He's a nerd.

OpinionFootballHotSarcastic
While Manziel never returned to the NFL, it was due to a myriad of personal and legal issues, not specifically a reputation for being a 'nerd' because of Pokemon Go.
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Take Slip·Jul 18, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0718-17273
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Johnny Manziel should drink more beer to fix his image and show he's a leader

My PR 101 to Johnny is, like, toughen up your image a little bit. Be a little bit of a bad boy. Have a couple beers. No big deal. Just kind of, like, let people know you're a regular dude.

Given Manziel's history with substance abuse, advising him to drink was objectively bad PR advice, even as a joke.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0629-3220
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Johnny Manziel should claim he has diarrhea to fix his reputation

The PR coming out of this is he just says when he comes back that he's got massive diarrhea from Mexico... if you just say explicitly like I've got diarrhea to your boss, your boss is going to be like, yeah, okay, don't go down that road with me. Johnny comes back... and he tells everybody, hey, guys. Sorry. The Montezuma's revenge.

Manziel did not use this specific excuse, and his NFL career never recovered.
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Take Slip·Jun 24, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0624-18458
Big CatBig Cat

Johnny Manziel should retire from football and play baseball to pull a 'Michael Jordan'

Retire from football, play baseball, come back to football, win three Super Bowls, call it the Michael Jordan.

Manziel never played professional baseball and never returned to win a Super Bowl.
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Take Slip·Jun 10, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0610-18924
Big CatBig Cat

Cam Newton's next celebration should involve converting to Islam and refusing to stand for the anthem

Cam X, Cameron X, converted to Islam, doesn't stand for the national anthem. His touchdown dances to pray, and then he hands the ball to a black kid. I mean, there we go.

Cam Newton did not do this. This was a joke about how to maximize 'pissing off' old white fans.
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Take Slip·Jun 8, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0608-18937
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL owners might have murdered Roger Goodell and faked a hack to test public reaction

I think it's more probable than not that this was an idea that was floated by the owners just to see – just to kind of like gauge the reaction and see what public sentiment would look like if Roger Goodell were to die. ... Expect Roger Goodell to maybe actually be murdered by – I don't know. Let's call it the Rooneys and the Maras over the course of the next couple of months.

Roger Goodell remained alive and the commissioner for many years after 2016.
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Take Slip·May 18, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0518-15379
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods should ditch Nike and get sponsored by Champion or Costco

I think it's time for Tiger Woods to ditch Nike because you see Tiger Woods in the Nike and you think of early 2000s... height of his powers. And you're like, why is this guy not the same? I think he needs to be sponsored by, like, Champion... wear the like $9.99 stiff cotton shirts... because then everyone in their brain starts saying, well, we don't expect anything from this Tiger.

Tiger stayed with Nike for another 8 years after this before leaving the brand in early 2024. He never wore 'stiff cotton' Champion shirts professionally.
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Take Slip·May 6, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0506-10289
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Never plead guilty to a crime even if you were caught on video

What lawyer tells his client to ever plead guilty? I've never understood that. ... My legal advice for everybody out there: Just don't plead guilty even if you absolutely did it and you're caught on video. Don't do it.

Plea bargains are a fundamental part of the legal system that often benefit the defendant; never pleading guilty is generally poor legal advice.
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Take Slip·May 2, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0502-14574
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Johnny Manziel should become a sports blogger

He needs to become a blogger. He needs to write for the Players' Tribune. I'm sure they'll hire him over there. ... because pretty much all bloggers do all day is they talk about sports and then they get drunk at night. And that seems like it would be like a square peg, square hole situation.

OpinionMediaHotSarcastic
Manziel never became a regular sports blogger, though he did start a podcast later.
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Take Slip·Mar 23, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0323-3709
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James will announce he is re-signing with the Cavs by re-following them on Twitter

I actually think what's happening is that LeBron unfollowed the Cavs and that when he signs his option... he's going to announce it by refollowing the Cavs. It's such a shitty, like not cool thing to do, but it's so lame that it perfectly fits something that he would think was a good idea.

LeBron did re-sign with the Cavs that summer, but there was no grand 're-follow' announcement; he simply continued playing and eventually left in 2018.
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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0318-2741
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chris Jones should be immune to traffic tickets because of his Combine incident

I feel like if you're the guy whose dick broke through his shorts just because he's running too fast you got to get a carte blanche on driving with a suspended license... I've got to side with Chris Jones on this and not the Police Lives Matter crew.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Having a wardrobe malfunction at the combine does not legally grant immunity for driving with a suspended license.
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Take Slip·Mar 4, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0304-855
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chris Jones should embrace his NFL Combine wardrobe malfunction and market himself as the 'big dick guy'

I think he needs to just run with us and totally embrace it and always be the guy with a big dick... show up to press conferences wearing like extremely tight [jeans]... capitalize on it and market himself as the big dick guy. Like he's, there's money to be made out there.

Chris Jones did not follow this PR advice, opting instead for a standard, elite defensive tackle career path.