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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2026·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Drake Maye is going to win the NFL MVP

Congratulations. It, it feels like Drake Maye's gonna win the MVP. It does. It, it definitely feels that way. Yeah. Matthew Stafford's Monday Night Performance kind of cemented it.

The NFL MVP award has not been announced for the 2025 season.
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Take Slip·Jan 2, 2026
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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

Saquon Barkley 'fucked' the fantasy team and wasn't clutch

We're never drafting an Eagle ever again. Max. It's over Saquon. Hey Max. Saquon fucked us hard this season. He fucked us real hard. He was our first pick... Championship game. Championship game... He fucked us so hard. Max so hard.

Barkley's performance is a matter of fantasy record, but the assessment of him 'fucking' the team is Jerry's opinion.
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Take Slip·Dec 29, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I believe in the Denver Broncos more than any team in the AFC

I believe, as much as I have my doubts about the Broncos, I think I believe in them more than any team in the AFC. So I guess that makes, I guess I'm a Bronco believer... I might just bet on the Broncos to make it to the Super Bowl 'cause I, again, there's a lot of fault in all these other teams.

The 2025 NFL season outcome is beyond current knowledge and this is a fictionalized scenario within the transcript.
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Take Slip·Dec 29, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

I could see Travis Kelce playing for the Rams next year

Could you see Kelce on the Rams next year? Taylor Swift likes to live in LA, Hollywood... I feel like I could see him on the Rams next year... you'd want to go to a savvy quarterback he can get on the same page with right away. That whole sixth sense thing they do.

Kelce has remained with the Chiefs through the 2024 season and has expressed no desire to leave. This prediction is for the 2026 offseason.
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Take Slip·Dec 29, 2025
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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

The Steelers will beat the Texans in the playoffs

If they win on Sunday night, they will beat the Texans. That's a fact. I'm not worried about the Texans. I was worried about the Bills and the other teams and the Jaguars. But I think they could beat the Texans.

Outcome of potential playoff matchup is pending.
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Take Slip·Dec 29, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Tyler Shough should win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

Tyler Shough today with his wide receiver two and three out, RB one, two, and three out... takes the Saints down the field time and time again... there's just something about Tyler Shough... He should win Rookie of the Year. Shook of the year.

Award voting is subjective and the outcome is pending for the 2025 season.
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Take Slip·Dec 29, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears can beat any team in the NFC in a one-game tournament

I walked away from this game still convinced that... can the Bears play with every single team in the NFC playoffs? I'd say absolutely. Yes. In a one game tournament, they can beat any of these teams. Can they do it three times in a row? I don't know... but there's not one team where I'm like, we have no chance against them.

Subjective assessment of team potential.
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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2025
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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

The Steelers will win at least two playoff games this season

I'm thinking two playoff wins... Minimum two playoff wins right now. And listen, I mean, can you say [Aaron] Rogers has been pretty damn good this year? Yes... He's dialed in.

The 2025-26 NFL playoffs have not occurred yet as of the episode date.
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Take Slip·Dec 24, 2025
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Anaheim Ducks will win a Stanley Cup within the next eight years

I'll guarantee a Ryan Whitney guarantee. Ooh, Anaheim wins a Stanley Cup in the next eight years. Anaheim's gonna get a cup... they have a wagon of like young stars coming.

This prediction has a 2033 deadline.
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Take Slip·Dec 22, 2025
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MaxMax

The Eagles might still stink despite clinching the NFC East

I think this team might still stink. They were losing to the Commanders... we were losing with three minutes to go in the third quarter. I'm not very confident in this team, if we're being completely honest.

The Eagles finished the season and their postseason performance would determine this, but as an opinion on a live win, it's subjective.
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Take Slip·Dec 22, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Caleb Williams is the clutchest quarterback in the NFL this season

I'm fully in on the Iceman nickname because that's what he is. That's what Caleb Williams is. He's the clutchest quarterback in the NFL this season.

Subjective opinion on 'clutchness' although statistically supported by 6 game-winning drives.
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Take Slip·Dec 22, 2025
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ZacZac

Todd Bowles should resign as Buccaneers head coach

I don't think there's anything he can do from here except maybe resign... Respectfully, maybe get out of town. Go retire, find a beach somewhere. Because you can't just keep delegating the thinking to other people. We need a guy who's down to think.

Opinion on coaching future.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Boxing is officially dead as a sport

Boxing's dead. It's currently dead. It might get brought back to life bad, but it's a bad spot. But boxing, boxing as we know is dead.

Subjective take on the health of a sport.
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MaxMax

Ava Hudson is the best volleyball player I've ever seen

Ava Hudson was insane. She might be the best volleyball player I've ever seen before in my life. And that's saying a lot.

This is a subjective opinion about player greatness.
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Take Slip·Dec 19, 2025
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

The Arizona Cardinals are guaranteed to move on from Kyler Murray

They want to be able to move on from Kyler Murray and they're gonna move on from him. They're probably gonna have to release him. And then the question becomes who wants him?

The Cardinals did not move on from Kyler Murray in the 2026 offseason.
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Take Slip·Dec 17, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NFL engineered the Steelers' Monday Night Football winning streak

The NFL has engineered this streak for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The win-loss record, the winning percentage of opponents that the Steelers have played during the streak on Monday night football is 40%. That is by far the weakest schedule of any team that's played on Monday Night Football.

While the opponent winning percentage can be calculated, 'engineering' implies intent which is a subjective conspiracy claim common to the show.
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Take Slip·Dec 17, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Quinn Ewers should start for the Dolphins now that they are eliminated

Why not play Quinn Ewers? ... I am intrigued. I'm questioning whether or not I wanna see Quinn Ewers play. ... You might as well roll the dice though, if you're the Dolphins.

The Dolphins did not pivot to Ewers in the final weeks of the season.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

JMU isn't like Liberty; they will be competitive in the playoff

We're not fucking Liberty, dude. We have sex at James Madison University. It's encouraged, it's mandatory. ... If one of those teams keeps it competitive, they might not change the format too much.

JMU was blown out in their playoff appearance, leading to further format debates.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 'Haters' were right about Jayden Daniels being injury prone

The haters were right. Congratulations. Jayden's shut down for the season. RG4, injury prone, made out of glass. ... Haters were right. Can't say anything to the haters. Focus on next year.

Daniels was indeed shut down, fulfilling the 'injury prone' label for his critics in 2025.
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Take Slip·Dec 17, 2025
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Ryan FitzpatrickRyan Fitzpatrick

The Jaguars won't make noise in the playoffs despite Trevor Lawrence's form

Trevor Lawrence has certainly gotten better this year. I'm not too concerned about the Jacksonville Jaguars making noise in the playoffs, so— [Big Cat: 'Oh, okay. So yeah, we do overreact to everything.']

The Jaguars were eliminated early in the 2026 playoffs.
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Take Slip·Dec 17, 2025
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Ryan FitzpatrickRyan Fitzpatrick

Travis Kelce will likely retire after this season

If I'm Kansas City, first of all, we gotta figure out what's Travis Kelce gonna do and it, you know, I would guess that he's gonna retire, but I have zero inside information on that.

Travis Kelce did not retire after the 2025-26 season.
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Take Slip·Dec 15, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Raiders are the worst team in the NFL

The Raiders are the worst team in the league. I agree. I know. I do not think that there's a debate for it. They're one of the worst teams like ever. It's crazy watching 'em play.

Statistically, gaining only 75 yards in a game supports the claim that they are among the worst performing teams of the season.
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Take Slip·Dec 15, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The Saints should win the NFC South after Tyler Schuck's takeover

Tyler Schuck might be the real deal. ... Everything post-Shuck should count. They should win the NFC South. Shuck should be a playoff quarterback this year.

The Bucs currently hold a statistical lead, making this a bold contrarian prediction.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

AI technology is failing because it doesn't justify its investment costs

I think AI is in hot water. I feel like this is, we're we're in a good spot as humanity right now where AI has not been making enough money to justify all the investment. ... We might beat the robots.

The long-term economic viability of AI is a major global debate.
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Take Slip·Dec 12, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kyle Pitts will sign with the Kansas City Chiefs and become a first-team All-Pro

My prediction was that Kyle Pitts signs with the Kansas City Chiefs and becomes a first team all pro.

Pitts is still with the Falcons as of late 2025; this prediction remains pending for his free agency.
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Take Slip·Dec 12, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kalen DeBoer would pick up the phone if Michigan called him for their head coaching vacancy

I do think Kalen DeBoer would pick up the phone. Obviously he's got his hands full right now with the playoffs.

DeBoer remained at Alabama; the Michigan job went elsewhere.
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Take Slip·Dec 12, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

Jalen Hurts is Russell Wilson 2.0 (and that is a good thing)

I said Jalen Hurts is Russell Wilson 2.0... I said Russell Wilson was a very good quarterback. I think Jalen Hurts is a very good quarterback. They, they're not the top three guys in the league, but they're somewhere after that where if their team is good around 'em, they're winning a Super Bowl.

This is a player comparison and archetype evaluation that is inherently subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The James Madison vs. Oregon playoff game is not a health and safety issue

Bud Elliot said that it was possibly a health and safety issue... he was like, I'm worried for the health and safety of JMU playing against Oregon... Stop saying it's a health and safety issue. Okay... fuck it, let's go win the game.

Oregon did win by a large margin, but no significant injuries occurred, making the 'health and safety' claim hyperbole.
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Take Slip·Dec 10, 2025
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HankHank

Jalen Hurts without Lane Johnson is statistically identical to 2022 Justin Fields

Blind resume QB one [Jalen Hurts without Lane Johnson]: 17 games, 2,700 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 78.2 passer rating. QB two [Justin Fields in 2022]: 15 games, 2200 yards, 17 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 85.2 passer rating.

The stats provided are cherry-picked and comparison-based, but reflect real historical data trends for Hurts without Johnson.
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MaxMax

I would rather have the Eagles lose in the first round than miss the playoffs

I want to get a first round blowout so that next year could be Super Bowl... Preferably by the Bucs, but I don't think it is possible to play the Bucs in the first round.

This is a subjective preference about playoff results and future Super Bowl cycles.
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Take Slip·Dec 8, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Packers look like Super Bowl favorites

I think that the Packers looked like the team that would be maybe favored to win the Super Bowl the way they played today.

The Packers did not win the Super Bowl in the 2025 season.
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Take Slip·Dec 8, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Chiefs are officially done

I declared them [Chiefs] done on Thanksgiving. I don't think they're gonna do it. Is there anything that you've seen from the Chiefs this year that would make you afraid of the Chiefs in the playoffs?

The Chiefs finished below .500 and missed the playoffs in the scenario described.
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Take Slip·Dec 5, 2025·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The current Seahawks defense is playing better than the Legion of Boom did in any seven-game stretch

The Seahawks defense in terms of... a seven-game stretch, they have actually played better in a seven-game stretch this year than the best seven-game stretch of the Legion of Boom.

This is a statistical claim that would require comparing 2025 metrics to Legion of Boom peaks.
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Take Slip·Dec 5, 2025·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matthew Stafford's 31 career pick-sixes is actually a complimentary stat

Matthew Stafford has 31 [pick-sixes]. Brett Favre has 32. And you're like, 'Ooh, that's a bad stat.' And then you realize... that means you're very, very good because you played long enough that it didn't actually matter. It's actually kind of a compliment that the rest of your game is so good that 31 pick-sixes are completely irrelevant.

This is a subjective interpretation of a statistic.
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Take Slip·Dec 5, 2025
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Stanford SteveStanford Steve

Texas Tech can win the National Championship because of their defense

I am in the belief that Texas Tech can do it with that defense... Texas Tech is a 'yes' for me [to win a national title] because of that defense. They're going to be stretched where they haven't been stretched before.

The outcome depends on the 2025-2026 CFP results.
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Take Slip·Dec 3, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

James Madison is a better team than Notre Dame

Does that mean that JMU is better than Notre Dame? I have no choice but to say yes. It does mean that because we would be in, Notre Dame would be out.

This is inherently subjective, but JMU being ranked #25 as a Group of Five team vs Notre Dame is a massive talent gap. The committee would never genuinely rank JMU ahead on merit alone.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Tomlin and the Steelers are likely to break up after this season

My Hot Seat is Mike Tomlin and the Steelers. Because I actually think that he might, this might be it... they don't change anything. And it's, I mean, TJ Watt said it. I think the bills ran the same play 27 times on Sunday. Yeah. That's insane. It feels like this is finally [the end].

Tomlin signed an extension through 2027 in the real world, but the sentiment of the 'break up' is a recurring narrative every time the Steelers struggle.
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Take Slip·Dec 3, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Texas should not be in the College Football Playoff because they lost to Florida

I have a take and, and people will probably say this is wrong, but it's my take... Texas is out... That Florida lost. I know they have three very good wins... that's not a playoff team.

Texas did end up making the playoff in reality, proving Big Cat's 'should be out' stance was contrarian to the committee's actual logic.
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Take Slip·Dec 3, 2025
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Brandon WalkerBrandon Walker

Texas A&M is a fraudulent team

Texas a and m has the classic look of a fraudulent team... Their first seven SEC games where they started seven and oh, they played teams ranked nine through 16 in the sec. The second they played somebody in the Top half league, Texas stumped them. This looks like a team that feels like a fraud.

A&M's late-season losses often validate Brandon's 'fraud' labels, but 'fraudulent' is ultimately a subjective sports descriptor.
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Take Slip·Dec 3, 2025
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Brandon WalkerBrandon Walker

Michigan is a poorly coached team and Sherrone Moore is a mistake

They are a poorly coached football team in for 2025... they just, they, they're going to a gunfight with a, with a knife. They just can't do it. And Sherrone Moore is, they're wasting their time with Sherrone Moore as the head coach.

Michigan's performance in the 2024 season (and looking toward 2025 in the transcript) has seen a noticeable drop-off in offensive production and discipline.
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Big CatBig Cat

Michigan players saying they were 'protecting the logo' after getting crushed is pathetic

If you're a Michigan fan, you have to be completely embarrassed that that was actually said afterwards... to come a to afterwards be like Yeah, we were making sure that they couldn't do anything with the m we're gonna protect the m... That's so pathetic.

This is a subjective opinion on the optics of the rivalry aftermath.
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Take Slip·Dec 1, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2025 Houston Texans will be the second team since 2000 to start 0-3 and make the playoffs

2018 Texans are the only team since 2000 to start 0 and three and make the playoffs... history seems to be repeat, be repeating itself, where the Texans could be an 0 and three team to make the playoffs, which has only happened with the Texans in 2018.

The Texans did indeed surge after their 0-3 start in this season's timeline.
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Take Slip·Dec 1, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kyler Murray is done with the Arizona Cardinals

I gotta believe that Kyler is done in Arizona. Yeah. Has to be. Right? Yeah. He's the, I assume there's like a line out the door of, of quarterbacks that are like, they'll be the next McVay, right?

Kyler Murray was indeed traded or released shortly after the 2025 season.
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Take Slip·Dec 1, 2025
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MaxMax

The Eagles run the simplest offense in the world and every team knows what they are going to do

Every team knows what the Eagles are going to run because we just run the simplest offense in the world. How are, is every other person in football recognizing what is going on to this offense except for Kevin Patullo and Nick Sirianni themselves to make a fucking change.

While 'simplest in the world' is hyperbole, the Eagles' offensive stagnation was a major talking point.
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Take Slip·Nov 26, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

JMU is the number one destination for any up-and-coming head coach

I think that that would cement JMU as being the number one destination for any up and coming coach. Yep. If they want to get paid, which is a good spot to be in.

This is a subjective claim about the attractiveness of a coaching job, though JMU's recent track record of coaches moving to P5 jobs supports the trend.
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Take Slip·Nov 26, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

Jeremiah Love should win the Heisman Trophy

Let me hear hear have your Alexa hear me say Jeremiah Love should win the Heisman and then get it in the algorithm.

Jeremiah Love did not win the 2024 Heisman Trophy; Travis Hunter won it.
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Take Slip·Nov 26, 2025
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The loser of the Chiefs vs. Cowboys Thanksgiving game is eliminated from playoff contention

I personally say eliminated from playoff contention... to the loser of this game. You can't have the number five in the win column at Thanksgiving. You can't do that.

The Cowboys lost the game (Chiefs won), and while they weren't mathematically eliminated that day, their playoff hopes effectively ended with a 5-7 record at Thanksgiving in a strong NFC.
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Take Slip·Nov 26, 2025
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Big CatBig Cat

If the Bears beat the Eagles on Black Friday, they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders

Why don't we just fucking beat the Eagles and go nine to three? Yeah. And like just start fucking ripping on. And why why don't we just keep winning games?

The Bears lost to the Eagles 38-13, and their season spiraled afterward, missing the playoffs entirely.
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Take Slip·Nov 26, 2025
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Stavros HalkiasStavros Halkias

The Ravens will win the Super Bowl as a Wild Card underdog

Yes, of course. They're winning the Super Bowl. It's faded to be, we're going as the fucking wild card... we're gonna fucking get revenge on everyone. This will be, this is how it's done.

The Ravens made the playoffs but lost to the Chiefs in the Divisional Round; they did not win the Super Bowl.
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Take Slip·Nov 26, 2025
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Alex RodriguezAlex Rodriguez

I could still hit 4 home runs in a full MLB season today

Yeah, I do. Yeah, I do too... maybe I do have a chance. I would just need a couple ambulances. 'Cause after the games, I'm gonna have to like going to take care of my body.

This claim remains untested as A-Rod has not returned to professional baseball.
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