PMTPMT DB

Takes

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#PMT-2024-0916-18657
Big CatBig Cat

I will cut off the tip of my pinky if the Falcons win the Super Bowl

Falcons are not winning the Super Bowl. Guaranteed. Falcons are not winning the Super Bowl. That's, I I believe it end the season. Tip of the pinky. If the Falcons somehow win this game on Monday night, I have to also have the Rams.

The Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention in January 2025.
Void
#PMT-2024-0909-7182
HankHank

Jay-Z picked Kendrick Lamar for the Super Bowl halftime show just to spite Drake

Jay-Z doesn't like Drake. So he basically did the opposite. He took Kendrick. Also, Kendrick Lamar. Yeah. They're just gonna make it to the Drake can never watch a Super Bowl again.

This is a theory about motivations behind a business decision that can't be definitively proven.
Void
#PMT-2024-0909-7183
HankHank

People who cannot figure out the ESPN/DirecTV dispute should be tried in the Supreme Court

The people that can't figure out the ESPN DirecTV shit should be tried in the Supreme Court. What do you mean? And possibly executed. They should all be tried tomorrow.

Hyperbolic expression of frustration.
Open
#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.
Loss
#PMT-2024-0812-16190
Big CatBig Cat

LIV Golf should allow all steroids and make the tour totally rule-free

I was shocked to know that Liv had a steroid policy... You have no rules. You play golf with shorts. They should, if you're the Liv Tour, make everything legal. Have it be steroids, but golf. Tackling. Yes. And a football and pylons.

Hot TakeGolfScorchingSarcastic
LIV Golf has not adopted a pro-steroid policy.
Win
#PMT-2024-0805-17604
HankHank

Team USA failing to medal in 3x3 basketball is a national disgrace

Our three on three basketball team got eliminated. Didn't medal... Disgraceful so bad... I don't even know. How the fuck is this possible? Also, why don't we just send our, why isn't Jalen Brown in three and three?

The US men's 3x3 team did indeed finish last in their pool and failed to qualify for the knockout round.
Push
#PMT-2024-0805-17605
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

John Gruden is secretly advising the Chiefs and is effectively on their coaching staff

John Gruden was at Chiefs practice today... he was wearing a Chiefs uniform and he was advising Chiefs coaches. Whoa. So I think John Gruden might be secretly on the Chiefs' coaching staff now. He's like Mid-hat right now with the Chiefs.

Gruden did spend time as a 'consultant' at training camp, though never officially joined the staff due to his ongoing litigation with the NFL.
Win
#PMT-2024-0805-17606
Big CatBig Cat

The 2024 White Sox are a historically bad anomaly, worse than the 1940s Phillies

The Chicago White Sox who are on a 20 game losing streak... If you just erased their 14 game losing streak and their 20 game losing streak, they would still have the worst winning percentage in baseball this year... Only two managers in baseball history have at least 200 games managed for the same team, and a winning percentage under 333... Pedro Grifol and a guy named Dr. James Prothro, who managed the Phillies during World War II.

The White Sox finished with 121 losses, the most in modern MLB history, and Pedro Grifol was fired shortly after this episode with a historically bad winning percentage.
Loss
#PMT-2024-0805-17607
HewyHewy

The Sherrone Moore NCAA text deletion scandal won't be a big deal in a week

He [Sherrone Moore] deleted a couple text messages in regard to Connor Stalions and his possible knowledge on the situation... 52 text messages... I don't think anyone's gonna talk about this in a week from now.

The news did remain a major talking point throughout the 2024 season and into the release of the Stalions documentary, so it didn't disappear in a week.
Void
#PMT-2024-0729-8953
Big CatBig Cat

Michael Phelps ruined swimming for me because he was too dominant

Michael Phelps ruined swimming for me personally. Because he was so goddamn dominant that, and it happened so recently that I'm watching swimming and I'm like, well, Phelps would've beaten all these guys.

This is a subjective personal feeling about watching the sport.
Loss
#PMT-2024-0715-18876
Big CatBig Cat

Team USA basketball winning gold isn't enough; they must dominate by 10+ points every game

I will not be celebrating a gold medal if we win the semi-finals—if the semi-finals or the finals games are within 10 points. Either of them. I will not be celebrating this gold medal. I want to see domination.

The US won the gold, but both the semi-final (vs Serbia, 95-91) and final (vs France, 98-87) were close games. By his criteria, he should not have celebrated.
Void
#PMT-2024-0715-18873
Big CatBig Cat

Offsides should be removed from soccer

Offsides should be taken out of soccer. There should be no offsides.

This is a subjective opinion on rule changes.
Win
#PMT-2024-0708-3149
HankHank

The winners of the John Deere Classic always stay in the same rental home in Illinois

For the last three years, each winner of the John Deere Classic has stayed in the same rental home in Illinois. Whoa. It's officially the trophy house. Davis Thompson, SEP Straka, JT Poston.

This was a widely reported coincidence in 2024 following Davis Thompson's win.
Void
#PMT-2024-0624-6774
Big CatBig Cat

Clutch Sports trying to nitpick Michael Jordan's 1988 stats is a desperate admission of defeat in the GOAT debate

I don't understand how you can look at this and not be like, this is the pettiest saddest thing possible. If you have to try to tear down MJ to elevate LeBron, you've already lost in my opinion. If you have to go back in time and trying to nitpick stats, you're essentially admitting that you've lost.

The take is an interpretation of media strategy and the rules of sports debate.
Win
#PMT-2024-0617-7361
Big CatBig Cat

Charles Barkley's retirement announcement is just a leverage play

I don't buy it. I don't buy it. I don't buy it. He's too good. That's just what you say at the end of the year. He's just doing, he's he's said a million different things. He's like, well maybe I'll just hire everyone and we'll have a new, we'll bring it over here. Maybe I'll retire. Maybe w he's just, I love Charles Barkley. I love, love, love Charles Barkley. I don't buy it. Charles Barkley could talk about anything on TV and I would watch. Yeah. It doesn't matter what it could be.

Barkley later clarified in August 2024 that he would remain with TNT Sports for the remainder of his contract, effectively 'un-retiring' shortly after the initial announcement.
Win
#PMT-2024-0610-1537
HankHank

Bryson DeChambeau will win the U.S. Open as an homage to Payne Stewart

I think this is it for Bryson [DeChambeau]. If Bryson comes and wears, because remember he used to wear the scaly cap. Payne Stewart. I could see it happening. As a homage to Payne Stewart. I'll call my shot right now.

Bryson DeChambeau won the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst.
Open
#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.
Win
#PMT-2024-0520-18056
Big CatBig Cat

Oleksandr Usyk was the deserved winner over Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury lost, Usyk beat him in 12 rounds. It was an awesome fight... the right fighter won... Tyson Fury's in Deep Water because I knew he's the type of guy that if you're like Tyson Fury's done. Yeah. He'll come back and he'll just knock someone else out.

Usyk won via split decision to become undisputed champion.
Win
#PMT-2024-0513-15244
HankHank

Rory McIlroy only wins the tournament immediately preceding a Major

Rory, I feel like he's the king of winning the championship right before Major. Then everyone talks about him. It's a major week. Rory's back. He's gonna win a major and then he like misses the cut. Rory fooling us about him being back.

Rory won the Wells Fargo Championship but finished T12 at the PGA Championship and second at the U.S. Open later that summer.
Void
#PMT-2024-0513-15245
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Secretariat's records are fraudulent and he likely used steroids

Secretariat had 663 children... Guess how many of his kids won a Triple Crown race? The answer is zero... every mile time has gradually gotten better over the years except horse racing... He also lost a bunch of races... they had an excuse ready after every single loss... he had horse herpes and they blamed his loss on that... The more you look into Secretariat, the more it stinks to high heaven.

This is a satirical historical re-evaluation that cannot be definitively proven or disproven regarding the steroids, though his breeding stats are a matter of record.
Void
#PMT-2024-0513-15246
Big CatBig Cat

Flightline is the GOAT horse over Secretariat

I think we should as a podcast, we should say Flightline is our goat. Flightline was a horse that won the Breeders Cup two years ago... He raced six times and he just killed everyone... Casual fans will say Secretariat... Flightline, he was an incredible horse.

GOAT status is subjective.
Void
#PMT-2024-0506-4593
Big CatBig Cat

Kendrick Lamar is winning the beef because he is speaking for everyone who hates Drake

Drake is responding to Kendrick Lamar, but Kendrick Lamar is, the way he's dropping these things is basically he's speaking for a lot more people that just haven't said anything to Drake in a long time... It essentially talking for a bunch of people being like, we've been saying this shit behind your back.

General consensus among critics and fans immediately following 'Not Like Us' was that Kendrick Lamar won the beef.
Void
#PMT-2024-0506-4591
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

J. Cole is the real winner of the Drake-Kendrick rap beef

The smartest person, the real winner of this entire beef is J. Cole because J. Cole was in it. And then he went on stage and he was like, no, I'm kind of a pussy so I don't want to do this. Smart. He's the goat for recognizing that he did not want to be anywhere involved in this.

J. Cole's reputation took an initial hit for 'apologizing', but as the beef got increasingly dark and personal, many fans eventually agreed with PFT's assessment.
Win
#PMT-2024-0429-12430
HankHank

MLB will fix the uniform lettering and sweat-wicking issues by the 2025 season

There was a report that came out that basically said Nike fucked up the uniforms. We're working to fix 'em. We're gonna get the bigger names in the back of the jerseys and everything should be fixed at the latest, at the start of the 2025 season.

MLB confirmed they will be returning to larger lettering and better materials in 2025.
Void
#PMT-2024-0422-4982
Big CatBig Cat

Ryan Garcia is the new face of boxing

Garcia was awesome and he, he might be the new face of boxing 'cause he is, he's crazy. He's like the perfect amount of crazy fun to watch. Was throwing bombs... he's something else.

Subjective, but Garcia's subsequent PED controversy and erratic behavior have polarized his 'face of boxing' status.
Void
#PMT-2024-0415-3120
Big CatBig Cat

Nestor Cortes' fake pitch is awesome because of how much it bothers baseball traditionalists

I'm Now on Cortez's side. All right. I Now think it's an awesome pitch. I didn't [know] it made people that mad. So, I mean, there's no way this is actually like a strategy that could like [work]... I Now think it's an awesome pitch. If it makes people mad, that rules.

The value of the pitch is subjective, based on its ability to annoy traditionalists.
Loss
#PMT-2024-0415-3126
HankHank

The Patriots should draft Marvin Harrison Jr. instead of a quarterback

I'm still down for Marvin Harrison Jr. No. One Bailey's Afro set. Yeah. There's plenty of fine quarterbacks out there. You have a franchise wide receiver who's a stud and can actually make things happen with a perfectly fine Jacob Brissett.

The Patriots drafted QB Drake May with the 3rd overall pick; Marvin Harrison Jr. went 4th to the Cardinals.
Open
#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.
Win
#PMT-2024-0408-7492
Big CatBig Cat

The obsession with velocity is destroying MLB pitchers' arms

Everyone's obsessed with velocity... everyone just looking at the numbers being like, you gotta throw a hundred, you gotta throw a hundred. And arms are just getting pushed to this max at a early age and everyone's destroying their arms.

This is a widely held opinion among baseball analysts and experts as the data shows a correlation between max effort velocity and ligament damage.
Loss
#PMT-2024-0408-7493
Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

The US will be under a massive cyber attack sooner rather than later

I suggest you take out all your money outta your bank and stop using credit cards for the next few months until I can give you the green light again. We will be under a cyber attack sooner rather than later. Just looking out, I'm in communication with the very important person for one of, if not the biggest software companies in the world.

No massive, bank-shutting cyber attack occurred in the months following April 2024.
Loss
#PMT-2024-0408-7497
HankHank

The eclipse and the CERN particle collider will send us into the fourth dimension

They're turning CERN on the day of the eclipse. And I believe the research is they're trying to reach a fourth dimension... Once the the moon covers the sun when it comes back, like we'll be in the fourth dimension. Like everything will be different.

The eclipse passed without any shift in dimensions or the end of the world.
Void
#PMT-2024-0401-560
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Beyonce's 'Jolene' cover is not good and should be skipped

Beyonce's Jolene sucks. That's, she covered it on this album. She did it. And it's a skip. Oh, it's a big skip. It's skip. It's not good. Boy.

Music quality is subjective, but this was a common critique of the Cowboy Carter album.
Win
#PMT-2024-0401-561
Big CatBig Cat

Spring football (UFL) will never be relevant because the sports calendar is too crowded

I'm, I've never been more confident in my take that spring football. I just don't care. I, I feel very good about that because I've, every, every few years they try to pop one up and be like, you should care. I respect the sports calendar more than anything. This is March Madness. This is gonna be masters. This is gonna be NBA and NHL playoffs. Football is king. I love football more than anything, but not spring football.

The UFL did struggle for ratings compared to major spring sports, validating Big Cat's 'calendar' theory.
Open
#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.
Void
#PMT-2024-0325-16829
Big CatBig Cat

Caitlin Clark currently faces ten times more hate than Duke.

I don't even know how, how people have found this much hate in their heart for [Caitlin Clark] again. She she has like Duke Times 10 hate. Yeah. It's crazy.

While '10x' is hyperbole, Clark's rise brought unprecedented social media scrutiny and debate, rivaling Duke's villain status in sports culture.
Open
#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.
Void
#PMT-2024-0318-15709
Big CatBig Cat

Joe Lunardi hates his job and should be replaced by Steve Kornacki

Joe Lunardi has to work three weeks a year and he said goodnight at 10:57 during conference championship week on Friday night when there was like six games left. What is up with this guy?... What he needs to realize is that with one snap of the fingers that freak Steve Kornacki could step into his job and do it better.

Whether Lunardi hates his job is subjective, but he remains the primary face of bracketology for ESPN.
Void
#PMT-2024-0304-5993
Big CatBig Cat

Engagement parties for men are 'a joke' and 'bullshit'

Engagement Party's a joke guy for guys. For guys. Yeah. Yeah. That's a fucking joke. Engagement party is the most optional thing in the world. Engagement party is a fucking bullshit thing that no one should even have or be invited to.

This is a social opinion.
Void
#PMT-2024-0304-5994
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

AI and Hawkeye technology for NFL first downs will make the sport less fun

I don't like it at all. ... People are always like, oh, we're we're measuring like this billion dollar industry with a chain and sticks held by old retired guys on the sideline. Yeah. That's part of why it rocks. ... If you put AI into sports and you make robot umps and robot referees, you are depriving men of somewhere between 50 and 75% of the conversations they have with each other. ... What the fuck are we gonna talk about?

This is a philosophical opinion on the nature of sports fandom.
Void
#PMT-2024-0304-5995
Big CatBig Cat

Sydney Sweeney is bringing back the era of 'tits' over 'asses'

My who's back of the week is Sydney Sweeney. She was on SNL. ... People are saying, is Sidney Sweeney bringing back tits? Well, there's been don don't know. What would you say? A decade run where asses have been number one. ... We might look back in history and be like, when did Tits come back? Sidney Sweeney.

This is an observation of cultural trends which cannot be scientifically proven.
Loss
#PMT-2024-0226-2094
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Flaco the Owl was likely murdered and didn't just die from a building collision

It says he didn't break any bones, but he sustained massive hemorrhaging inside his body. This seems like somebody else had a hand in it. We need to check the flight logs. Was Flaco on the list? This Owl probably had information that would've led to the arrest and subsequent conviction of Hillary Clinton.

The autopsy confirmed the death was due to acute traumatic injury from hitting a building, compounded by pigeon herpes and rat poison in his system. The Hillary Clinton link is a joke.
Win
#PMT-2024-0226-2095
Big CatBig Cat

The 'pregnant' stingray Charlotte isn't actually pregnant and is just fat

Charlotte, the pregnant Stingray has still not given birth, which makes me think this might be a publicity stunt... if a shark had relations with a female Stingray who is pregnant even though she hasn't seen a male stingray in eight years... we need a conclusion to this. Otherwise she's just fat.

The aquarium eventually announced that Charlotte was not pregnant but actually suffered from a rare reproductive disease, confirming Big Cat's skepticism.
Void
#PMT-2024-0219-20007
HankHank

Mark Zuckerberg is an animal and would defeat everyone on the PMT crew in a fight

Zuck is a beast... Zuck would take us down. I hate to say it but kind of an animal. He gets smoked and he... yeah.

Without a sanctioned fight, this remains speculative.
Void
#PMT-2024-0219-20008
Big CatBig Cat

The Waterdogs are doomed for the regular season if they win the PLL preseason tournament

I don't wanna win that. I don't wanna win the pre-season tournament. I think if we win the pre-season tournament, we're screwed for the regular season.

The Waterdogs did not win the preseason tournament (Archers won) and had a struggling regular season, making the 'preseason success' moot.
Void
#PMT-2024-0212-10735
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ludacris should have a 'Lud Bowl' halftime show performing all his features

I think that they should do a Lud Bowl halftime show where it's Ludacris. It goes out and he performs like all of his features with all the other artists that have had him on their songs.

This is a creative proposal for a future event.
Void
#PMT-2024-0212-10734
Big CatBig Cat

The Waste Management Phoenix Open should remain a drunken chaos event

This is what the Waste Management is and I always had the feeling that golfers begrudgingly said, like, we love it... don't try to change it. I want more. I want guys getting stronger, stealing golf clubs and shit.

The PGA and tournament organizers have since discussed security changes due to the 2024 incidents, but the core identity remains debated.
Void
#PMT-2024-0212-10736
Big CatBig Cat

I was right about Brittany Mahomes being attractive

I want to just all due respect, Patrick, you've won... your wife is hot. And I would say that his wife is very attractive. Good job. I got this one right.

Beauty is subjective, but Big Cat is framing this as a 'win' based on her SI swimsuit model status.
Void
#PMT-2024-0205-16785
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Enhanced Games (steroid Olympics) will be better than the actual Olympics

I'm going to watch hard. ... That sounds way better than the regular Olympics. ... They're starting the Olympic games where every contestant's gonna be allowed to dope, which means we're gonna get all kinds of crazy records. We have a bunch of freaks running around out there.

This is a subjective preference about a hypothetical/future sporting event's entertainment value.
Void
#PMT-2024-0205-16786
Big CatBig Cat

Robbie Avila will be a breakout star if Indiana State makes the NCAA Tournament

Robbie Avila from Indiana State. ... He's got rec specs. And he is, if Indiana State gets to the tournament, which they are the best team in the Missouri Valley right now. We could have like a, this, this guy could like, capture the hearts of America.

Indiana State was famously snubbed from the NCAA Tournament in 2024, despite having a high NET ranking and Avila being a fan favorite.
Void
#PMT-2024-0205-16787
Big CatBig Cat

Indiana is scared to play Indiana State in basketball

Do you know that Indiana state, Indiana doesn't play Indiana state because they just embarrassed him every time they play him. Indiana State, I think last time they played 'em was like 2017 and they won by like 20. Damn. So Indiana's just scared of 'em.

While Indiana State did win the last meeting in 2017 by 21 points, the claim that Indiana is 'scared' is a matter of opinion.
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