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Joe BuckJoe Buck

Super Bowl 2027 in LA will be Detroit vs. Buffalo

Who's your prediction for Super Bowl 2027 in la? Oh, you have the script, right? Yeah, I have the script. It'll be Detroit Against Buffalo.

The 2027 Super Bowl hasn't happened yet.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Dolphins could be the worst team in the NFL this year

The Dolphins have maybe the chance of being the worst team in the NFL and they're definitely the worst vibes in the NFL because holy shit did they get absolutely smashed by the Colts.

The Dolphins were not the worst team in the NFL. They finished 7-10, which was bad but far from the worst. The Raiders (3-14), Titans (3-14), and Jets (3-14) were all significantly worse.
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

Travis Kelce is more name than game at this stage of his career

Kelsey, the football player isn't the same as he used to be. Let's be real... he's more name than game than he is been in the past.

Subjective assessment of a player's performance level.
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Brandon WalkerBrandon Walker

Penn State will win the National Championship

I have picked Penn State to win the national title... I think it's the most complete team. I think the quarterback is fantastic and I think it doesn't matter that the coach has never broken through it never. It only matters if he can do it. I believe he can do it.

Penn State did not win the national championship. Franklin was fired mid-season. Indiana won the title.
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Tom FornelliTom Fornelli

Ole Miss backup Austin Simmons is a legit Heisman longshot at 40-1

I'll give you a long shot quarterback in the SEC: Austin Simmons at Ole Miss. Lane Kiffin still is good at coaching quarterbacks... if Simmons kind of over performs what you would expect from somebody with his lack of experience... he's a left shot though. I think he's like 40 or 50 to one.

Austin Simmons was not a Heisman longshot contender. He suffered an ankle injury in Week 2, was replaced by Trinidad Chambliss (who finished 8th in Heisman voting), and Simmons finished with just 744 yards passing and 4 TDs in 8 appearances. He transferred to Missouri after the season.
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Ross DellengerRoss Dellenger

Baylor will win the Big 12 conference title

I picked Baylor actually to win it all [in the Big 12]... I think he's [Dave Aranda] got enough pieces from the portal... I actually have them beating Iowa State for the championship.

Baylor did not win the Big 12 conference title in 2025. Texas Tech won the Big 12 championship, defeating BYU 34-7.
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Ross DellengerRoss Dellenger

Penn State will win the Big Ten and the National Championship

I picked Penn State to win it all. This is the year I did. I actually picked them to beat, I think I have the championship game them beating LSU for all the marbles... I think they win the Big 10 [beating Ohio State].

Penn State did not win the Big Ten or National Championship. Franklin was fired mid-season after a 0-3 Big Ten start.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

The NFL will expand to 20 regular season games and 40 teams

There will be a Super Bowl played overseas at some point and there will be 20 regular season games. Okay. No preseason games. Okay. And 40 teams. That will happen.

This is a long-term industry prediction that will take years to resolve.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Paige Bueckers will break all of Caitlin Clark's WNBA rookie records

She's gonna break all of Caitlin Clark's rookie records and I think she's a better team player than Caitlin Clark.

While Paige Bueckers won 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year with impressive stats (19.2 PPG, 5.4 APG), she did not break all of Caitlin Clark's rookie records. Clark's rookie season records in several categories remained intact.
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Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'Connell

CJ Stroud will suffer a significant regression in his second season

I think CJ [Stroud] is going to regress even more. Even more... I just think he's going to regress even more. And you know what really bothered me about him... when he big brothered Caleb [Williams] last year.

CJ Stroud did regress significantly in 2025: 3,041 yards, 19 TDs, 8 INTs in 14 games, with a PFF grade of 72.9 (21st). He threw 4 INTs in a playoff half. The regression was real.
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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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HankHank

The Patriots will be the best team on this podcast

I think we're gonna be the best team on this podcast. I dunno if I've said that yet. [Better than] the Bucks, the Eagles and the Commanders.

The Patriots (14-3, Super Bowl) were the best team on the podcast vs Bucs (8-9), Eagles (11-6), Commanders (bad).
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Von MillerVon Miller

I will bear-hug and kiss my dad on the lips on the Hall of Fame stage

I will on the stage, man. I'll hold him down. It's five years after you play so he probably won't have enough strength. I will bear hug him and I would kiss him on the lips. A big wet kiss.

Von is not yet in the Hall of Fame.
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ZacZac

Baker Mayfield will be the #1 player in the NFL Top 100 next year

Baker Mayfield has made it to num number 50 spot on the NFL top 100 list... I not being on the list. So math tells me next year he's number one.

While Mayfield has improved, reaching the #1 spot in the player-voted Top 100 is highly unlikely given the presence of Mahomes, Jackson, etc.
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Kevin ClarkKevin Clark

The Broncos have one of the five best rosters in football and are Super Bowl contenders

I think the Broncos are, are amazing. Like they, they have one of the five best rosters in football... I think they're Super Bowl contenders... They're a division contender.

Kevin Clark predicted the Broncos had one of the five best rosters and were Super Bowl contenders and division contenders. The Broncos went 14-3 in 2025, won the AFC West, earned the No. 1 seed, and reached the AFC Championship Game before losing to the Patriots. They were legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The WNBA is likely throwing dildos on their own court for ratings

I have a stay woke. I think the WNBA is throwing dildos onto their own court. Get the ratings up.

No evidence suggests the league was involved in the dildo throwing; a fan was arrested for the incident.
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Big CatBig Cat

Reading is dumb

I think that this book we're dumb and books are dumb reading's. Dumb.

Purely a comedic opinion used for branding.
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Baker MayfieldBaker Mayfield

Texas fans and Cowboys fans are the same: delusional losers

Texas fans and Cowboys fans are very similar. Delusional. They're the same people. Bunch of losers.

This is a subjective insult typical of the Red River Rivalry.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joey Chestnut would beat Usain Bolt in a mile race if they both had to eat a hot dog first

Usain Bolt has literally never run a mile in his entire life... I think it switches at a mile. I think Joey Chestnut beats him.

This is a hypothetical scenario that was never tested. It's an untestable thought experiment.
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Keith YandleKeith Yandle

Connor McDavid will win a Stanley Cup, but it will not be in Edmonton

Can [Connor McDavid] win the big one? Yes. Not in Edmonton. Oh, okay. I like that. That's a good take.

McDavid is still on the Oilers and has not yet won a Cup. If he wins with Edmonton, this is incorrect.
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ZacZac

Within six months, humans will be unable to distinguish AI from reality

My Hot Seat is pretty much everybody on earth. We probably need to come together and realize that we can't tell anymore. No. There's like, and I thought this would be like a decade, 15, 20 years from now. It's, I think it's in the next six months where it's here, it's absolutely finished and there's no need in getting on the internet. 'Cause you have no clue what you're looking at.

As of December 2025, humans can still generally distinguish AI-generated content from reality, though AI has improved significantly. The prediction of complete indistinguishability within 6 months was premature.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It is worse for Kevin Durant's legacy if he actually wins a championship with the Rockets

I think it's worse for his legacy if he wins [with the Rockets].

Inherently subjective legacy debate.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Brian Rolapp is being sent to the PGA Tour to eventually facilitate Saudi investment in the NFL

What's the biggest challenge facing golf right now? Getting everyone to play in one league. He's being brought in I think in large part to figure out that framework, make a deal so that Liv and PGA get back together... and then he is gonna come back to the NFL in a few years and be like, okay, we're opening up the potential investors in NFL teams to foreign investment funds.

This involves long-term multi-year league policy shifts.
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MaxMax

Deebo Samuel is fat and slow now

I never said specifically that he was fat. I just referred to him as Fat Deebo. He's fat. He could be also everyone who's going just send screenshots of how fat I am... Fat Deebo rolls off the tongue. At least you got Fat Deebo.

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The 'fat' observation is based on bad camera angles and Deebo Samuel remained a top-tier athlete.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Anthony Richardson experience in Indianapolis might already be over

Anthony Richardson is hurt another shoulder injury to the quarterback... I feel like this could be Daniel Jones... I just feel like the Anthony Richardson experience might be over.

The Anthony Richardson experience in Indianapolis was effectively over by 2025. Daniel Jones won the starting job over Richardson, and Jones was named the Colts' starter for the season.
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Mike FlorioMike Florio

Bill Belichick will eventually coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

I feel like Belichick has been eyeballing the bucks... The Buccaneers are willing to do kooky things if they think it's gonna make them better... It would make sense if you can hand him a talented team in a weak division where he could cobble together enough wins to get to the playoffs.

Bill Belichick went to coach UNC in college football, not the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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HankHank

LeBron James is a scumbag for opting into a $52 million contract instead of taking a team-friendly deal

[LeBron] opted in for $52 million. He's a billionaire. He might even be a piece of shit... he does not need, he's not even good enough for 52 million a year. He could have signed for 30... they could use the 20 million to actually make their team better. But he doesn't care about that because he's a selfish piece of shit.

LeBron James did opt into his contract with the Lakers for the 2024-25 season. The 'scumbag' label is purely subjective.
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MemesMemes

The Knicks have been playing better without Jalen Brunson this series

For some reason, the series, [the Knicks] are just playing better without [Jalen Brunson]. This series. They have been playing better without him when he is off the court.

While potentially backed by some net-rating numbers in specific stretches, suggesting the Knicks are better without their MVP candidate is widely considered incorrect.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2025 Thunder are the worst version of a team that will win multiple titles.

There's a chance if the Thunder win the title this year, this is the worst Thunder team to win a title. 'Cause they're gonna probably win like four or five [titles].

This requires the Thunder to win the 2025 title and then win at least three or four more in the following years.
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Big CatBig Cat

Scottie Scheffler will eventually reach double-digit majors

If everything stays like, you know, if he stays healthy and plays for 15 more years, like it does feel like he will be in that double digit majors territory.

Scheffler has three majors currently in the episode's timeline. Reaching ten is a very high bar that only two players have ever hit.
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HankHank

The Celtics can still win the NBA Championship even without Jayson Tatum

We have a bunch of champions on this team. We still have the Eastern Conference finals MVP, we have the finals MVP we ready to go... I still think we could win the championship, but that's where I'm at is, is just make it as far along in the season as we can because once the off season comes, a lot of things are gonna change.

Winning an NBA title without a First-Team All-NBA superstar is historically unprecedented, and losing a 3-1 lead while the star goes down makes this highly unlikely.
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HankHank

Madison Square Garden is the most overrated venue in sports

The garden is the most overrated venue in sports.

The quality of a sports venue is inherently subjective.
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MaxMax

The Celtics probably aren't going to lose another game for the rest of the Playoffs.

Celtics probably aren't gonna lose the game the rest of the Playoffs.

The Celtics lost four more games in the playoffs after this take, being eliminated by the Knicks 4-2 in the second round. They lost Games 1, 2, 4, and 6.
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Gilbert ArenasGilbert Arenas

Nikola Jokic is the worst three-time MVP in the last 40 years

If he wins the next one, he'll be the worst three time MVP in the last 40 years. Right. Because it was like... those five were in that timeframe as Magic, Bird, Jordan, LeBron, and Jokic at that time. He's gonna rank fifth.

Subjective ranking of NBA legends.
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Gilbert ArenasGilbert Arenas

Nikola Jokic is a better player than Bill Russell

[Big Cat] Is Jokic better than Bill Russell? [Gilbert Arenas] Yeah.

Subjective all-time ranking debate.
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HankHank

Bill Belichick may be in a 'reverse conservatorship' with his younger girlfriend

It feels like reverse. Using an older person with the younger person... you get a little older and you can't take care of yourself and then someone comes and takes care of you and then also takes everything.

Speculative and controversial claim about a public figure's private life.
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Todd McShayTodd McShay

Ashton Jeanty is a better pure runner than Bijan Robinson

I actually think [Ashton Jeanty] is a better pure runner in terms of contact balance churning out yards after contact than Bijan Robinson. There's been six running backs going the top 10 in the last 10 years of the draft... [Ashton Jeanty] is absolutely worth the pick.

Comparing running backs as pure runners is inherently subjective scouting analysis.
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HankHank

The Celtics will lose fewer than three games total before the NBA Finals

I would say two and a half. I mean, I would take the under, I would set the line at two and a half. I personally take the under.

The Celtics lost 5 games in the first round (1 to Magic) and were eliminated in the second round in 6 games by the Knicks. They lost far more than 2.5 games and didn't even reach the Finals.
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HankHank

Travis Hunter will have a 10 TD, 5 INT, 2 Pick-Six season in the NFL

10 receiving touchdowns, five picks, and maybe two pick sixes. That's doable. That doesn't even seem that crazy.

No player in modern NFL history has achieved these specific totals in a single season.
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Alex Ovechkin might actually be 46 years old due to age technicalities with Russian players

The most amazing thing about the Ovy Gold chase is... He could be like 46 years old. Like you never know with Russians. So the fact that he's like, could be a little older is even crazier.

There is no proof Ovechkin's birth certificate is falsified; it remains a conspiracy theory.
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Big CatBig Cat

Sarah Strong is going to be the greatest women's college basketball player of all time

Sarah Strong, their center... she's gonna be like the best college basketball player of all time. It pays to stay at college now in the women's game. Sarah Strong, she's a freshman. She's a problem. She is a problem.

Strong just finished her freshman year (per the transcript date); this will take years to evaluate.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Rock's massive cheat meals are stolen valor

His cheat days are bullshit. Where he is like, 'Oh me, I'm the Rock, I'm eating a hundred pancakes.' Like yeah dude, eat a hundred pancakes when you're already full and fat. That's hard work. If you're in really good shape and you eat a lot of food, that's not hard. It's stolen valor. I wanna see the Rock eat a cheat meal when he's already full.

The term 'stolen valor' is used satirically here; the difficulty of the Rock's diet is subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Impractical Jokers are 'sex creeps'

The impractical Joker suck ass... turns out two of the four creeps. Sex creeps. Allegedly. Allegedly. It was Joe and it was Myrrh. Allegedly. Okay. So Joe alleged, well I also wanna say for Joe, he has now checked himself into inpatient treatment. Smart for being a sex creep... Joe Gato is seeking treatment for, I guess being a sex creep. So he is been hitting up high school girls, hanging out with them, touching their stomachs, doing weird shit. And then Mur was allegedly deeming a bunch of underage girls too.

These allegations have circulated in various forms online, but Gatto's departure from the show was officially for personal reasons; no criminal charges were brought.
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The New York Yankees will miss the playoffs in 2025

Before Gerrit Cole needed Tommy John surgery, I still had the Yankees winning the American League East. I do not have that as the case anymore. I don't have them making the playoffs... the floor happens to be lower I think, than it is in typical years for the Yankees.

The Yankees made the 2025 playoffs as a Wild Card team with a 93-68 record, though they lost to the Red Sox in the Wild Card Series 2-1. They did not miss the playoffs.
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Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The Boston Red Sox will win the American League East

The Red Sox I have winning the division. I feel good about what they did. Getting Garrett Crochet and Alex Bregman this winter.

The Toronto Blue Jays won the AL East in 2025 with a 93-68 record (tied with Yankees but won tiebreaker), not the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox made the playoffs as a Wild Card.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Dodgers will win the World Series and 125 games

My prediction is Dodgers win the World Series and they win 125 games. Dodgers over Rangers in the World Series. Dodgers win 125.

The Dodgers won the 2025 World Series (beating the Blue Jays in 7 games), but they did not win 125 games. Their regular season record was around 100 wins, and they beat the Blue Jays, not the Rangers.
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HankHank

Nice furniture does not belong outside

Nice furniture should not be outside... the maintenance is not worth the comfort. It's fucking outdoors.

Subjective opinion on lifestyle and cost-benefit analysis.
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Big CatBig Cat

Chernobyl was an inside job by Russia to discourage nuclear energy and protect their gas interests

I had one the other day that actually I completely believe that Chernobyl was on purpose. Everyone was doing nuclear power plants and Russia has a shitload of oil and gas and so they're like, Hey, let's blow up a nuclear PowerPoint plant and scare the fuck outta everyone about nuclear energy. And everyone stopped doing nuclear energy or inside job.

The generally accepted cause of Chernobyl is design flaws and operator error, not a state-sponsored conspiracy to sabotage the nuclear industry.
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Pete PriscoPete Prisco

Jalen Hurts is not an elite quarterback and ranks in the 6-15 range, while Jayden Daniels is already elite.

Quarterbacks, there's five elite quarterbacks including Jayden Daniels by the way. There's five right now. Then the rest of them are kind of lump from, from six to 13 or 14. They're all kind of in together. That's the difference. That's what the league is right now. And Jalen Hurts is in six to 15. It's just your preference.

QB rankings are inherently subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

NC State was right to fire Kevin Keatts because his Final Four run was a fluke

I saw NC State fired their coach off of a Final Four appearance. Everyone was like, how can you do this? Maybe because it was the fluke Final four. No, I mean it was an incredible run. No, nothing to take away from NC State. But if Virginia had fouled up three in the ACC tournament, he would've been fired last year.

Whether a coach's run was a 'fluke' and justifies firing after a Final Four is a subjective sports debate.

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