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New Urban Meyer Jaguars stories will never run out

I hope we just never run out. Like every year it should just be, it's basically a time capsule. We should just open it up every year and be like, what's the new Urban Meyer anecdote from his less than one year in Jacksonville?

Amon-Ra St. Brown is going to have a huge year in 2023

I just got done throwing with St. Brown out in LA and seeing his progression this off-season. I'm like, that kid's gonna have a big year.

Beating a video game is something that is only fun once

Beating a video game. Once you [beat it], you can't go back and beat another video... like yes you can, [but] it's not as fun. If you beat Goldeneye and you go back and you know all the secrets and stuff, it does not have that same allure. The first time you beat Goldeneye, you think that you are God.

Throwing a house party in high school is only fun the first time

Throwing a house party in high school. When parents aren't there. It's fun the first time you might get away with it. You might not, but you still had that one time. But then you can't really do it again. Or if you do it again, it gets out of hand. Your first one's a banger people, the bar's gonna be so high for the future ones that like you can only go downhill.

All humans are animals, and you should look for the animal within you

Love you guys. All humans are animals. If you're ever feeling down, look for the animal within you.

Losing sometimes helps more than winning does

The thing is, sometimes like a loss actually helps you. Yeah. Like, it, it refocus you. It's like, all right, we should not have, like what did we do during that week that caused us to lose that game? Like, why did we play off? Why, what caused things to go awry? Like, so sometimes those losses help more than wins do.

Wrestlers have a mindset where they feel they can kick anyone's ass

If you're a wrestler, you have that and you wrestle for, you know, a number of years, you develop that mindset of, you know, you feel you could kick anybody's ass. It's in a respectful it's a respectful mindset. Like, you don't use it unless you have to, but it's always In your mind of it's there.

Michael Jordan is the GOAT of basketball, shoes, and coolness

And it's Michael Jordan. Easy. Okay. Easy pick. Mike, mj, the goat. He's the goat in basketball. He's the goat in shoes. He's the goat in coolness. He's the goat.

The NFL's throwback jerseys (Oilers, Eagles Kelly Green, Seahawks) should be their permanent uniforms

The Oilers, they couldn't even announce them, right? ... They were coming back. The Oilers and the Kelly Green Eagles jerseys. Fuck throwbacks. Those should be the jerseys. ... And even the Seahawks, the Seahawks throwbacks should just be their jerseys.

Success early in the NFL season depends on making the fewest mistakes, not the most plays

I always believe early in the season, it's not the teams that make the most plays. It's the one that make the least amount of mistakes early in the year. And as you go, then it becomes the teams that make more plays.

Tom Brady is physically taller than Josh Allen

Tom [Brady], he's the tallest... [Number 2] is Josh [Allen], he's second tallest.

Unsubscribing from spam emails is an S-tier easy task

Unsubscribing to spam emails. One of my favorite easy tasks. That just makes you feel awesome when you like have your entire email box... You feel like you conquered the world. Subset of this is when you find the email where they make the unsubscribe hidden and then when you find it, you're like, yes, got it! You fuckers tried to get me.

Sean McVay is a top-three coach who only struggled recently because the Rams went all in

If you told every team in the NFL, you can get Sean McVay your head coach next year. There's like, I think there's only two teams that wouldn't take him. He is that good. I feel like they're gonna be slept on this year just 'cause of how bad they were last year... they were going all in and trading all their future picks. And then we're like, why do the Rams suck now? Well, because they gave us no opportunity for a window of discussion.

Georgia will lose one game this season but still win the National Championship

Kirby [Smart] will have 'em ready to play, but there's no telling. My prediction is, I think they'll drop one, but they'll end up carrying the torch at the end of the year.

You do not want to mess with the United States Women's National Soccer Team

You do not want to fuck with the United States Women's National Soccer team. They're going for three straight women's world cups right now. And you don't wanna screw with them. They're dominant.

Jersey Shore is the most iconic reality TV show ever

If the debate is Jersey Shore versus Vanderpump Rules... Jersey Shore was like guys and girls liked Jersey Shore parties. There is no Vanderpump without Jersey Shore.

Silence is the most powerful tool a broadcaster has

I think so there have been times in my career, and that's 20 plus years ago, there are times in my career where you realize silence is the most powerful tool you have to let the natural sounds come over at television, which, you know, I think I've been pretty respectful of over the years.

I love golf courses that make pro golfers look as unathletic as regular people

I just love a course that makes everyone look at moments like they're us out there. Wyndham Clark had one of the most unathletic swings I've ever seen in my life... I bravo. Good job [Royal Liverpool].

Staying in an ADA-compliant apartment as an able-bodied person is selfish

I'm just uncomfortable staying here [in an ADA-compliant apartment] where someone else who might need it more [could live]... I view it in the perspective like PFT said, I'm taking the space right now of someone who needs it more.

Brooks Koepka at 18-to-1 is the best value to win the Open Championship

I like Brooks [Koepka] a lot this week. Whenever we go into these majors, he's right there with the top three or four guys... except he's whatever, 18 to one. And you've got Rory... at plus six 50. I'm taking Brooks Koepka, I watched his presser, he seemed incredibly confident.

The AWLs will tune into the PLL tonight

The AWLs will tune into the PLL tonight. ESPN Plus. Calling the Waterdogs game tonight.

Car time is for listening to podcasts, not for talking

Not for talking. Car time is for listening. When is he supposed to make these business calls in the car? On the golf course? Yeah.

The social media app Threads is boring and already dead because it's too nice

I'm already, it was fun for like two and a half days. ... I don't know what to do with it now because I just don't, there's nothing, it's too nice. ... I think I'm done. I think I'm done with it.

Golf ball manufacturers should put tracking chips in balls to prevent loss

They need to make a fucking golf ball with a chip in it that you can locate on your phone when you lose it in the Woods or in a bush or in tall grass. ... Let's make a golf ball with a chip in it. We we're way overdue for that

The Vegas Sphere is the coolest thing ever and the future of advertising

It's maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen. Like, I feel like it's gonna be everywhere all the time now. Like it's the, it's the future. ... However much it costs to advertise on it is like it's better than a billboard.

Peeing on a smoldering campfire to put it out is an elite experience

Peeing onto a smoldering fire... putting out the fire. So putting out your fire rules. ... You got your own fire hose.

Every group of fans that has played this adventure has successfully finished it.

Every one of the a w l groups who has gone through this adventure has gotten to the end and finished it. But I also told them I wasn't sure if you guys would or not.

Using a Bardic Inspiration early in D&D is like using a coaching challenge in the first quarter of an NBA game.

It's like using your challenge in the first quarter. Okay. Even if you can win, win it. But if you win your challenge, you get you, you keep it. I mean three points true. It's three points in the matter.

A Warlock is nothing without their spells.

You need your spells. [Hank] is nothing If you don't have spells.

Anything said at a championship parade should be protected by client-patient confidentiality

Anything you say at a Championship parade should be, that's like, that's client patient confidentiality. You can't, can't hold that against anybody. You're drunk at a parade. You're gonna say what you want.

There are more trees in Canada than there are stars in the Milky Way

You know what I learned today? There's more trees in Canada than there are Stars in the Milky Way. Is that true? Damn. Yeah. I went to a museum today.

North Carolina is one of the most underrated states in the country

North Carolina is one of the most underrated states. It, it's got everything. Got some very cool places. Asheville, awesome city in the mountains... Great barbecue. Great beaches. Great golf. Great basketball.

Melissa McCarthy is one of the most underrated comedic actresses of the last 20 years

Melissa McCarthy's very funny. One of the most underrated comedic actresses of the last 20 years.

Patrick Mahomes is the undisputed best quarterback in the NFL with no flaws in his game

Patrick Mahomes is him... He is the best quarterback in the league. I'm here to tell you, there are no holes in Patrick Mahomes. He is him. He is an exceptional, accessible quarterback... He is the guy until someone takes it from him.

The Grilled Cheese Burrito is the best item currently on the Taco Bell menu

Best menu item going right now. Grilled cheese burrito... That is the best menu item they have right now... I love the grilled cheese burrito. Yes. It's the foundation.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. is the perfect fit for the Heat culture

Jaime Jaquez to the Heat, like perfect Heat culture. He's going to have a series probably next NBA playoffs where he somehow averages like 25 points a game out of nowhere... he is the perfect Heat culture guy and he will be a very good player in the NBA because he got drafted by the Heat.

Will Compton is a next-level athlete and I couldn't make a play on him in one-on-ones

I barked up the wrong tree. I was feeling myself at Tight End University... and I challenged Will Compton to one-on-ones and I got the clamps put on me. I tried to run a couple fades on him and failed and you know, looking back, the best man won. He just plays next-level defense and I couldn't get it over... my brain's just testing my body all the time.

To be a true 'Hoss,' you should be clinically obese by BMI standards

I would say that yes. To be a Hoss you should be overweight. ... You should be clinically obese by BMI. ... Your BMI should be outta whack. ... Hosses are more laid back. They lumber.

You should never mess with the IT guy in your office.

The IT guy, don't fuck with him. Don't fuck. Do not fuck with him. He knows every he can, knows everything. Get every bit of information about you. He can watch you as you surf the net.

Nikola Jokic isn't 'trying' to not care; he's just being an honest guy who wants to see his horses

I don't think Jokic is doing, he's just being himself. It's not like he's going online being like, Ooh, am I getting points for not caring. Like he's just being an honest guy. The guy wants to see his horses. He's not doing this for some payoff where it's like he's gonna gain some points.

I've eaten way more chicken wings than anybody else in the PMT room

Chicken wings eaten. I bet you I'd be topping this room. I think I've eaten way more chicken wings than anybody else here.

Man on Fire is the perfect plane movie

You know what this is? It's also a perfect plane movie. If you're looking to kill, go like a three hour plane ride, man on fire every time. And you can watch it every time you're on a plane.

My struggles in Majors are due to being too anxious and trying too hard

I can just tell I'm like more anxious, trying too hard... it's not a mental block. It's like I know what I'm doing but I just feel more like high strung, more wound up instead of just playing golf.

The winning score of the 2023 US Open will be 6 to 8 under par

I think honestly I think winner will probably be six to eight under.

Having children is the most selfless thing you can do

It's actually the most selfless thing that you can do. You know, I always feel like I'm speaking for myself to anybody else because you know, everybody has their own reasons behind it. But like, I feel incredibly selfish in a way that sometimes I have a hard time thinking about it.

It is better to be good at a shitty job than awful at a good job

I would also say that it's, it's important If, you have a job that you think sucks. It's important to have a job that sucks that you're good at because then you can take pride in, in whatever it's, you do. Like I would much rather be good at my shitty job than be awful at what some people would say would be a good job.

The Galapagos Islands is the most unique place on Earth

My favorite vacation, my actual favorite vacation was the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador And. it is, it's the, it's the most unique place on earth that you can go to. ... I jumped in the water, it's perfectly clear and this fucking sea lion starts swimming up to me and he's like trying to get me to play.

Keeneland Racetrack is the Wrigley Field of horse racing

Keland Racetrack in Kentucky is, they only race April and October. It is fucking awesome. It's, it's the Wrigley Field, Fenway Park of race of horse racing. If. you ever want to go for a weekend with your boys? That's, I would put that at the top of the list.

Being able to nap on a couch instantly for 15 minutes is a definitive sign of getting old

The last one, this might be more of a dad thing, but I, I If you put me on a couch, I can nap like almost instantly for 10 minutes, 15 minutes. ... and now I've gotten to that point and it's like, fuck that is me.

The Nuggets will win the NBA Finals in five games

Nugs in five. Nugs in five, I stand by it. That was a nice game that they had the other night. But there's just too much.