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#PMT-2026-0105-20107
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.

The firing (or lack thereof) would happen immediately after this episode.
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#PMT-2025-1229-9785
Big CatBig Cat

Michigan got a major head coaching upgrade with Kyle Whittingham

It's bullshit that Michigan just like backed into one of the best coaches in college... Kyle Whittingham, that was, he's such a good coach. Michigan got a major upgraded head coaching... he's always had good teams at Utah. I think he's going to, with Michigan's money and recruiting, he's gonna win.

Whittingham has not been hired by Michigan; he remains at Utah as of 2024. This reflects a fictionalized coaching change in the transcript's 2025 timeline.
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#PMT-2025-1215-13272
HankHank

John Cena will return to WWE within the 2026 calendar year

I would say within a calendar year [of now]. ... Next calendar year, [John Cena] will be back. If it was his final match, he would not have lost.

Cena's return status will be proven by the end of 2026.
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#PMT-2025-1215-13273
Big CatBig Cat

Fernando Mendoza is a legitimate NFL quarterback prospect

I'm buying stock in Fernando Mendoza as a pro. ... I think he's got it. The way he nerds out about football... reading defenses. We're gonna lose Philip Rivers, but we're gonna gain a Mendoza.

Mendoza's NFL career is in the future.
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#PMT-2025-1124-4829
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.

Correctness depends on where Lane Kiffin is coaching in 2026.
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#PMT-2025-1110-2941
Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago area will get three inches of snow that will be gone by Wednesday morning

I'll predict right now... I think we're gonna get three inches and it's gonna be gone by Wednesday morning.

Outcome will be known within 48 hours of the podcast airing. Requires knowledge of Chicago weather on Nov 10-12, 2025.
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#PMT-2025-1103-9111
Big CatBig Cat

I will bet on every single college basketball game tomorrow

I'm so excited for college basketball. I'm gonna bet, I'm gonna bet every game. I'm gonna bet every single game. It's gonna be awesome.

Literally betting on 'every' game is unlikely given the volume, but possible in spirit.
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#PMT-2025-1027-17050
Big CatBig Cat

Lincoln Riley might be fired or leave USC soon

USC... I think Lincoln Riley might be out. I think there's guys that might leave the places they want to be, even though they're not doing bad. I think it's gonna be basically full on musical chairs.

Lincoln Riley's future at USC is a major storyline in college football; his departure would be a significant shakeup.
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#PMT-2025-0929-14719
MemesMemes

The Mets are spineless pussies who couldn't get it done

The Mets are just a bunch of spineless pussies and they just couldn't get it done. Pete Alonso was out the door before the game ended. They're gonna get their teeth kicked in by the Dodgers.

The Mets' spinelessness is a character judgment; their performance against the Dodgers is pending.
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#PMT-2025-0902-16226
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Charlie Woods cemented himself as the future of golf after his hole-in-one

Charlie Woods is back. He got a hole in one on the third hole at Sawgrass today... Charlie Woods is the future golf. I think he cemented that today.

Charlie Woods is a promising junior golfer but 'cementing' him as the future based on a fictional event is hyperbolic.
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#PMT-2025-0818-5225
HankHank

Tottenham will win the Premier League this year

Tottenham? Really? Yeah, it's their year... Man City? That feels like maybe a safer bet. But Tottenham.

The Premier League season is just beginning.
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#PMT-2025-0818-5223
HankHank

London should host a Super Bowl and it would be a cool event for the sport

The British ambassador of the US is pushing for a Super Bowl in London. I am down for it... I just think London would be a cool city for a Super Bowl. Better than San Francisco. It'd be a cool event, fun week.

The NFL has not yet awarded a Super Bowl to London, though the debate remains active.
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#PMT-2025-0811-10424
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will cut my penis off if Rutgers is ever ranked #1 in football

I said when Greg Schiano was announced as the head coach of Rutgers, that if... Rutgers is ever ranked number one in football, I will cut my penis off. I feel good about that bet, actually.

Rutgers has never been ranked #1 and is unlikely to do so in the near future.
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#PMT-2025-0707-11749
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Gallagher brothers will break up before the Oasis reunion tour finishes

I would be disappointed if they didn't break up during the tour. That means that they've changed. And I want the same Oasis.

The tour has not concluded.
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#PMT-2025-0707-11751
Big CatBig Cat

The Philadelphia 76ers will win the 2026 NBA Finals

I'm gonna match and double. I'm gonna say they're gonna win the finals. They're gonna win a chip. Love it.

The 2025-26 NBA season has not happened.
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#PMT-2025-0602-1570
Big CatBig Cat

The Oilers will win the Stanley Cup in seven games

I think it's Oilers. I got Oilers in seven. I think it's Oilers.

Pending the outcome of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.
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#PMT-2025-0303-9727
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick's Hard Knocks at UNC will be a massive recruiting commercial for the Tar Heels

I'm actually excited to watch this. Yeah. I wanna see it is gonna be a giant commercial for UNC. That's the reason why he's doing it. Obviously. Smart. It's smart. It's very smart. You get a lot of publicity. Guys wanna come play for you.

Recruiting success can be measured by class rankings after the show airs.
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#PMT-2025-0224-1090
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

JJ Watt will come out of retirement to play for the Cincinnati Bengals

JJ Watt is back. He is probably going to come out of retirement to play for the Bengals... I'm rooting for that to happen. I think he would be able to do it.

Watt is currently retired and this would be a major comeback story.
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#PMT-2025-0217-11157
Big CatBig Cat

The Wisconsin Badgers are good enough to make an Elite Eight run

I officially believe that this Badger team could make a make a run... I fully believe they could be a like, elite eight team and that's always a disaster for me.

Pending the outcome of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
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#PMT-2025-0203-3830
HankHank

Rory McIlroy is back and this could be his year 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.

Rory McIlroy did not win the 2024 or 2025 Masters (judging based on the Feb 2025 date of the show, he would need to win the upcoming April 2025 Masters to be correct).
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#PMT-2025-0120-3019
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.

As of the current date, TikTok has faced multiple ban threats that have been delayed or mitigated.
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#PMT-2025-0120-3021
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Wooly Mammoths will be cloned and brought back from extinction

My who's back of the week is Wooly Mammoths... There's a company called Colossal Biosciences and they just raised $200 million... to bring back and clone wooly mammoths... Willie Mammoths might be back soon.

Colossal Biosciences is a real company with this stated goal, but the timeline for a 'mammoth' is still years away.
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#PMT-2025-0113-9574
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.

Vrabel's success as Patriots HC is yet to be seen.
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#PMT-2024-1028-10213
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's success is measured by national titles, so this will resolve after the NCAA tournament.
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#PMT-2024-1021-7782
HankHank

I still believe I can dunk a basketball by January 1st.

I still think I can do it. I need to lose some weight... I still need like five inches. I'm 180 pounds. I was like 171 pounds in July. So I need to lose some weight basically.

Hank historically struggles with these physical challenges.
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#PMT-2024-0930-17968
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Karl-Anthony Towns is a terrible fit for the Knicks

Was your initial reaction like mine, which was basically that KAT could not be a worst fit for this team?

The Knicks started the season strong with KAT integrating well into the offense.
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#PMT-2024-0930-17969
Big CatBig Cat

New York is going to eat Karl-Anthony Towns alive

I think Knicks fans are going, I mean they were really mean to Julius Randall and if KA... I just don't think [New York] is going to eat him alive.

KAT has performed well under pressure in the early season.
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#PMT-2024-0826-10243
HewyHewy

Adding UConn to the Big 12 would make it the greatest college basketball conference ever

The UConn Huskies are seems like they're trying to get into the Big 12... it also would make the Big 12 the greatest college basketball conference of all time. because it would, now you'd have Kansas, you'd have UConn, you'd have Arizona, like Cincinnati. It'd be just crazy college basketball.

The conference move has not happened yet, but the hypothetical dominance of such a conference is widely accepted by analysts.
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#PMT-2024-0603-13635
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods definitely used HGH to come back from his injuries

Tiger If you ever wanna come on the podcast... did Tiger ever do do steroids? You think I Why doesn't it get talked about though? ... He definitely, it's just out of respect for him. Is it, is it deference? He definitely used it to come back from stuff for sure. ... I think he without a doubt a hundred percent used HGH to come back from injuries.

This has never been proven or admitted by Tiger Woods.
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#PMT-2024-0415-3121
Big CatBig Cat

Mark Pope will succeed at Kentucky because nostalgia is a powerful drug

Kentucky basketball and Mark Pope. Yeah. I I'm with you. I think I'm be, I'm a believer in Mark Pope now. Nostalgia is a very powerful drug. Like I would just, if I were a Kentucky fan right now, I'd just be looking at pictures of Mark Pope and Rick Pitino and be like, this is, this is, we're going back. Sometimes you gotta go back.

Pope's success will be determined by future seasons at Kentucky.
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#PMT-2024-0325-16827
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The USMNT must reach the World Cup quarterfinals in 2026 or it is a massive disappointment.

I'm still, I'm staying my prediction that we need to make it, if we don't make it to at least the quarter finals in the next World Cup. Massive disappointment.

The 2026 World Cup has not occurred yet.
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#PMT-2024-0325-16831
Jake MarshJake Marsh

Michigan basketball will return to prominence quickly under Dusty May.

Recurring guest Dusty May is going from FAU to Ann Arbor... I think they're gonna be back quickly.

Dusty May's tenure has just begun; results in the Big Ten will determine if this is correct.
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#PMT-2023-1218-12525
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Charlie Woods is going to completely transform the game of golf

I think when all is said and done, Charlie Woods is gonna be the guy that completely transforms golf. Agreed. Yeah. He's gonna break the, break the mold.

Charlie Woods is still a teenager; this will take a decade or more to resolve.
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#PMT-2023-1016-933
HankHank

Victor Wembanyama looks like he's going to be the greatest player of all time

Victor Wembanyama has been playing in the preseason and he looks like he's gonna be the greatest player of all time. I've never seen anybody the way he plays basketball. He's crazy... He puts like a dome over the rim. It's insane.

Wembanyama had a historic rookie season, winning ROTY and finishing 2nd in DPOY. It's too early for GOAT status, but the trajectory is elite.
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#PMT-2023-1002-11564
MaxMax

I would understand if the 76ers decided to trade Joel Embiid

It's not that I want to trade Embiid, but if we were to get like a very great offer... The Sixers are nowhere near [winning a title] right now... If that did happen, I wouldn't be like devastated. It would make sense to me.

Embiid was not traded and remained with the Sixers through the 2023-24 season.
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#PMT-2023-0731-3576
HankHank

I don't want to start a family because aliens will likely kill us all within five years

I like thinking that aliens are real because then it really is like there's no reason to do anything. 'cause like within five years, like the aliens are gonna just come up and fuck us off. ... Like starting a family. It's like, I don't wanna, I don't wanna have kids like aliens are gonna come and kill 'em all. Yeah. Like, I don't, like I'm just gonna, I'm just gonna keep doing my thing.

The five-year timeline is pending, though highly unlikely.
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#PMT-2023-0619-9228
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The next US Men's National Team World Cup cycle will be a failure if they don't reach the quarterfinals.

Next world Cup. It's our year. If they don't get to at least the Elite eight... I'm sick of it. That's it. They need to get to the quarter finals. If they don't then it's a failure.

The 2026 World Cup has not happened yet.
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#PMT-2023-0410-7257
HankHank

The upcoming Harry Potter TV show will suck

The movie sucks. The show's probably gonna suck too. That's my take.

The show is still in pre-production and hasn't aired yet.
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#PMT-2023-0329-16859
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Luka Doncic should think about leaving the Mavericks

If I was Luca, I would think about leaving Dallas.

As of early 2024, Luka is still with Dallas and reached the NBA Finals in 2024, though trade rumors persist.
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#PMT-2023-0227-16394
Big CatBig Cat

I will bet on Will Zalatoris in every golf major until he finally wins one

Will Zalatoris on the leaderboard. I was like, God fucking damnit. This is the year for sure. This is, I will bet him in every major until he wins a major. That is a guarantee.

As of the 2024 season, Will Zalatoris has not yet won a major championship, though he has multiple top-10 finishes.
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#PMT-2023-0220-8825
Big CatBig Cat

Matt Nagy will win 2-3 Super Bowls with Patrick Mahomes

Matt Nagy... he's gonna be the offensive coordinator now and then gonna be the heir apparent to Andy Reid. So it's just everything that I've already expected and my worst nightmare. He's gonna win two to three Super Bowls with Patrick Mahomes. That's gonna happen.

Matt Nagy won a Super Bowl as the Chiefs' Offensive Coordinator in February 2024 (SB 58). He is on track to potentially fulfill this prediction.
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#PMT-2022-1219-6529
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Charlie Woods will have more natural ability and be better than Tiger Woods

I love Charlie Woods. I think Charlie's gonna be better than Tiger. I think that even Tiger would admit, Charlie's got more natural ability than Tiger ever had in his life.

Charlie Woods is still a teenager; it is way too early to know if he will surpass the greatest golfer of all time.
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#PMT-2022-1205-8867
HankHank

Coach Prime will win a national championship at Colorado

Coach Prime going to Colorado... How much does that really [matter if he has experience]? He's Gonna win a national championship is what you're saying? Yes.

Colorado went 4-8 in Deion's first year. While he hasn't been there long, a national championship remains a very long shot.
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#PMT-2022-1128-4613
Big CatBig Cat

Wisconsin hiring Luke Fickle is a great hire

Wisconsin Badgers. Luke Fickle out of nowhere. Loved the hire. Excited because Wisconsin could not have been more like bottomed out this year. Wisconsin's back. I'm very, very excited.

The hire was universally praised, though Fickell's first full season was mediocre (7-6). The 'back' status is still pending.
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#PMT-2021-1101-1550
Billy FootballBilly Football

Arch Manning might be a bust because his high school competition is mid-tier

Is he a bust? Is Arch Manning a bust... To have the discussion. No, because he's lost in high school, which I think is important for a quarterback's progression point... [but] his league's a little, like it's kind of mid tier.

Arch Manning is still in his collegiate career at Texas and has not yet established himself as a full-time starter or draft prospect.
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#PMT-2021-0510-11466
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

UNC Women's Field Hockey is bad for the sport because they are too dominant

UNC Women's Field Hockey... just won their third national title in a row. Do you think that UNC women's field hockey is bad for women's field hockey? Because they're too dominant... If they go five in a row, that's bad for the sport.

UNC went on to win in 2022 and 2023, achieving a 5-out-of-6 years run, making them a true dynasty.
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#PMT-2020-0615-2851
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The world will end on February 10, 2045

The world's going to end—January? No, it's going to be after the Super Bowl, February 10th. When? 2045. Okay, that's my prediction... on my 80th birthday. 2045, I'm gonna go out with a prostitute and a bad batch of heroin. Boom.

The date hasn't occurred yet, but it's clearly a joke.
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#PMT-2020-0518-7081
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm wearing shorts exclusively until Labor Day and will not wear pants again this summer

I packed up all my shit this weekend. I put all my sweatpants on the highest shelf where I can't reach them... I'm done with pants for the summertime. I think from this point on, from now until Labor Day, I'm going shorts only.

Whether he actually did this is unverified but highly unlikely for all formal settings, though typical for his character.
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#PMT-2020-0511-15450
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tekashi 6ix9ine's addiction to Instagram Live will eventually lead to his downfall

this dude is so good at self-promotion... But the only downside to it is he's addicted to going live. He goes live when he's about to commit crimes. And as somebody who's on the run from people that are looking for him, I think that's going to be his downfall.

6ix9ine has faced numerous legal and safety issues since 2020, though 'downfall' is subjective. He has continued to be a polarizing figure with waning relevance.
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#PMT-2019-1209-17637
Big CatBig Cat

Lane Kiffin will eventually coach at Alabama

He is he's gonna end up being like the coach of, Alabama... This is it feels like this is his second to last spot... he's very clearly looking at something else and I think that something else is Alabama.

As of 2024, Lane Kiffin remains the head coach at Ole Miss and has not succeeded Nick Saban (Kalen DeBoer did).
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