Takes

The standards for tight end production have shifted significantly

When I first came in the league, if you want to be a top 10 tight end in the league, if you had five, 600 yards, you would be in the top 10. Now you get five, 600 yards... you're an afterthought.

NCAA coaches shouldn't be offended by NIL because it is effectively legal now

The NCAA that's, they they're the ones who created this. Right. All Jimbo did was, I mean, you can agree with it or not agree with it, but they spent the money. Everybody can spend it... it is what it is. I mean, it's legal.

Stubbornness about position changes often ruins football players' careers

I think some guys stubbornness not to change positions, cost some, a future. And you know, your body is going to change from being in high school to college.

Real 'football guys' must play on grass at some point in their development

Absolutely. At some point you have [to play on grass]... the camera has to go and you've got to have a grass sticking out of your [facemask].

Teams that can't get an inch on a QB sneak don't deserve to win

When I'm talking about, you know, this much [an inch], you have to be able to get, or you really, probably don't deserve to win the football game.

Ndamukong Suh was the most dominant defensive player I've ever coached

For that about the last half of his senior year, [Ndamukong] Suh was probably, he was as dominant as you could possibly be.

The 2009 Big 12 Championship game was a 'screw job' to get Texas in the National Championship

The time ran out... they wanted Texas to go to the national championship game. Let's let's face it... the game was over.

Mito Pereira's PGA meltdown wasn't as bad as Jean van de Velde's in 1999

He does have the fact that it's not the worst 18th hole meltdown of the history of the majors that will forever be [Jean] van de Velde, the French guy that ended up taking off his socks. I wish that Mito had tried to do that.

Rory McIlroy is officially a backdoor cover guy for Top 5 finishes

I think [McIlroy] has become like a backdoor cover guy for top fives. Like he shows up on Sundays when he's out and he comes back in, but yeah. He's striking the ball well.

I'm betting heavily on Rory McIlroy to win the 2022 Open Championship

Going to place a hefty bet on Rory in the Open Championship. It's at the Old Course this year. Yeah. Fuck it. It's Rory's home course. Let's all bet on Rory in the Open.

Max Homa is officially good at golf

I think it's time that we, as a podcast have to acknowledge it. Max [Homa] is good. He's just good at golf.

The Celtics are the better team because they have won 9 out of 12 quarters in the series

The Celtics have played better than the Heat in every single one of the games. If you go by quarters, they've won [nine] of them. Which to me means that they're the better team. All quarters matter.

I predict the Heat vs. Celtics series will go exactly seven games

I predicted this series because it's going to go seven. I think it's going to go back and forth like this. I'm not going to be a prisoner of the moment.

NBA playoffs are becoming less interesting because high 3-point variance leads to too many blowouts

There have been more games that have been won by double digits than games that have won by less than double digit. 38 games have been decided by double digits, 20 of those have been 20 points plus. It's essentially like which team just hits their threes in a given night. If your team makes all the threes, they win by 10 plus. If they don't, they lose by 10 plus.

Jayson Tatum is a fraud and Jimmy Butler is the best player in the world

For right now, Jayson Tatum's a fraud. [Jimmy Butler] might be the best player in the world. Jason Tatum needed more help and Jimmy Butler might be the best player in the world.

Modern sports fans care more about a championship 'window' than actually winning titles

It's almost sports has become almost about the window than winning the title. We should just change to be like fans of windows. If the bills don't win a Super Bowl with Josh Allen, we'll be like, but they had the window.

Coach K isn't really retired; he will stay around the Duke program forever

I don't think the party's over Dan. I think he's going to be around the program. I do. I haven't been told he hasn't given up his office. He never will. He has kept his office, John Scheyer, they had to figure something else out. K is going to be around maybe until K dies.

Coach K would have been a worse NBA coach than John Calipari was

Coach K would be a worse head coach than Calipari was when he was head coach. He's the worst NBA coach to never have coached in the NBA.

Tom Izzo is officially overrated

The take that I've probably been wrong about, Tom Izzo being overrated. I wanted to be the first person to say that Tom Izzo is overrated. So I think I accomplished that. And then I've been waiting that out. It's starting to look more and more like it's correct adjacent.

Chet Holmgren will be the #1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft

I think it's going to be Chet [Holmgren]. I think I was thinking Jabari [Smith] was going to go number one before the lottery happened, but then I think Orlando is going to love Chet. High school together [with Jalen Suggs], I think that's going to win out in the end.

AJ Griffin will be a draft steal and a perfect NBA player

I think AJ Griffin's going to be really good. I think he could be one of those guys that in three or four years, you're like, 'oh, he's perfect for the NBA.' He just makes every three.

Chet Holmgren is the greatest 'take' prospect in NBA Draft history

I'm so excited for the Chet [Holmgren] takes because he is the number one prospect for takes that has ever existed in the NBA draft ever. Everybody has a take. You can just show a picture of Chet and be like, 'what's your take?'

The Warriors winning another title would be a nice 'thank you' for the era of great basketball they provided

I also think like, I don't know why, but I just want the Warriors to win another title just as like a thank you to them for all the awesome basketball they've let us watch. Everyone already knows they're all time great, but having that extra title after they're all past their peak... would be nice.

The Celtics vs Heat series will go at least six or seven games

I expected the [Heat] to come out and play really well tonight just because they were a very good team and it doesn't feel like it... I think this will go back and forth. I think we're have a six or seven game series. I think the heat will win one game in Boston.

European NBA players should be allowed to drink beer during games instead of Gatorade

My problem is not with the beer. I think if you're from Eastern Europe, you should be able to drink a beer, like instead of Gatorade during the game. And that would be fine.

Texas A&M and Jimbo Fisher are a legitimate threat to Nick Saban's dominance at Alabama

In terms of teams that can compete with Alabama, [Texas A&M] are a significant threat to Nick Saban going forward. But he went on to say the narcissist in him doesn't allow those things to happen.

The SEC's internal conflicts have turned into a 90s-style East Coast vs. West Coast rap beef

Right now this has turned into essentially if the SEC had an east coast and a west coast rap beef from back in the nineties. That's what we're into right now. Like this is pretty close to that.

The first college football program to hire a true GM and manage NIL like a salary cap will dominate

I'm convinced that the first school that actually hires a true GM, who treats it like a salary cap, will be ahead of everyone where it's like, 'This is our salary cap every year.' ... If you treat it like professional sports, it probably will work.

Rich boosters will eventually stop paying millions for recruits because an 18-year-old is a terrible investment

I've always thought that when it comes to alumni paying for players, an investment on an 18 year old is not a great investment. And eventually rich people are going to be like, 'I don't want to pay millions of dollars every single year.' It's going to level out.

Allergies are a sign of a healthy body reacting to poison in the air

Allergies are the mark of a healthy body reacting to poison in the air. So Max [Homa], great job. Your body's doing well. We're going all positive.

Early Voting has a rest advantage that could challenge Epicenter in the Preakness

I agree with you. I think that [Epicenter] stands out in the field on paper, but Early Voting would have an edge he'll he'll probably set the pace. Epicenter should be right behind him. And Early Voting does have the edge of rest having not run since the Wood Memorial. So that will help his chances.

The Preakness is historically a better race for fillies than the other Triple Crown races

I do think that the Preakness is usually a better race for fillies. We haven't had a Kentucky Derby, a Philly that's won the Kentucky Derby since winning colors in 1988... But we saw Rachel Alexandra, for example, beat the boys in the Preakness. I think that was 2009, very impressively.

The six-second limit on Vine forced creativity in a way longer formats don't

I miss Vine, man... just that parameter, like kind of forces you to do stuff that you normally wouldn't try because you're restricted. You producers produce content that had to have a beginning, a middle and an end and be engaging and entertaining within a six second time period was actually good for creativity.

East Coast people have a better bullshit detector than people in Los Angeles

I think I have a pretty good read on, I mean, being from the East Coast, like you can kind of call bullshit, I think better than most people can. So like, my whole thing is like out here, like you bump into someone and you're like, 'Hey, fuck you.' Then it's over. Like LA you bump into someone and then they fucking email you a list of reasons why they need to understand why.

Weed stops being a defining personality trait and just becomes an activity as you get through your twenties

As you get through your twenties, weed stops becoming like your defining personality traits and it becomes just an activity.

Any city feels like the greatest place in the world if the weather is nice on the day you visit

I have a theory that if you go to any city and the weather is nice on that day, it's the greatest place in the world. Like if you go to a place and it's 60 degrees and sunny, you could go to like a place everyone would say is shitty and you're like, 'I could see myself living here.'

It would take less than ten minutes for utter chaos to ensue if the world's internet went down

How long until utter chaos ensues? I'd say under 10 minutes, because people would probably run to ATMs and then the ATMs wouldn't work. Traffic lights would get fucked up... It's just like every man for himself after about nine minutes.

Chris Paul might not care as much about winning as his die-hard fans do

I've been seeing this guy [Chris Paul] and it's, I mean, this is long-term and you know, like in every relationship there's always somebody, the relationship seems to matter a lot more to... It's getting to the point where like, I don't want to say, like, I'm not, I'm not trying to be a victim in this, but like, you can care about somebody for so long. And then you wonder, I don't think this person could care as much as I do.

The PMT office 'jeans ripping' trend will end in a legitimate fight

We've found ourselves into a jeans ripping problem on this podcast... It's going to end poorly. I don't know how it's going to end, but I just know that no one's going to be happy and we're going to get into a small fight about it. And then it's going to be no more pants ripping.

The 'no phone case' lifestyle is a gamble that makes every day more thrilling

A lot of people would be like, 'oh, you don't have a case because you have money.' I wrote that blog in like 2013 when I had just, I was smashing phones left and right. And it costs me a lot of money. I so I've been no case for a very long time. It is not a money thing. It's just a thrill thing. It's a gamble. Every day when you wake up knowing this could be the last day of your phone.

The Celtics looked great despite losing Game 1 because they won three out of four quarters

They won three out of four quarters and lost by 11... 39 to 14 [in the third quarter]. It was a winnable game. They won three out of four quarters. They looked great in the second half.

It is bullshit that NBA players are still missing playoff games for COVID in 2022

I think it's bullshit that anyone should be out for COVID. It's like, it should be like the NFL playoffs where COVID just didn't exist. If you think that like COVID in the spring of 2022 should be deciding playoffs series, you're crazy. Like that's bullshit.

The NFL will eventually implement a draft lottery to get an extra night of massive TV ratings

That's one reason why I think that the NFL will definitely implement this at some point in the future, because you get an entire new night of ratings out of this extravagant that Roger Goodell will figure out a way to make the NFL draft lottery, like six hours long.

Chris Paul is the best player who kind of stinks

[Chris Paul] is the best player who kind of stinks. Chris Paul, he should be the face of the hall of very good. He should be like first inductee. He should be the president of the hall of very good.

Skip Bayless is the biggest Luka Doncic hater on the planet

My new favorite takeout there is how skip Bayless is now the biggest Luka hater on the planet, on the fucking planet. He's kind of, he's doing that exact same thing where he just like, he cherry picks the perfect stats to talk about Luka. He's like, he will not forget the games that the Mavericks lost in this series.

Coach K's $14 million salary proves he was never 'just doing it for the kids'

Coach K... it was revealed that he made $14 million last year... It proves yet again, what coach K said was true when he was, you know, flirting with the NBA. And he said, the allure of coaching in college has no price... He shouldn't also pretend that he's like getting paid nothing. And he just is there for the kids. I have no problem with him making 14 million. I have a problem with him being like, I'm just here for the kids. I do this shit for free.

Jack Nic-KLAUS rejected a hundred million dollars from the Saudi golf league

My cool throne is Jack Nic-KLAUS, who rejected a hundred million dollars to not go to the Saudi golf league... Wait — Jack Nic-KLAUS? Jack Nicklaus. He said it like— It took me two seconds to realize that's who he was talking about. Oh God, what planet did you— Billy rejected a hundred million dollars... Good for Jack Nic-KLAUS. It's fucking spelled— Spell name. Nicklaus. Wow. I've only read his name.

Jack Nicklaus' name is pronounced Jack 'Nick-Klaus' because of his German ancestry

Jack Nicklaus [pronounced Nick-Klaus like Santa Claus]... He rejected a hundred million dollars to not go to the Saudi golf league... I've only read his name. I only know... because I always watch golf on mute... Nikolaos. Changed it to make it [more American].

I invented the sports podcast in 2011

I invented a sports podcast with John Wood, spider and a henchman in 2011. Did I ever know that it was going to turn into everybody having a podcast? And I left mine go... I feel like little Richard, I invented [the podcast].

Michael Jordan is not the greatest of all time because you can only be the greatest of a decade

Michael Jordan is not the greatest of all time. It's the same reason Michael says he's not the greatest of all time because he didn't get to play against the other greats of all time. You can be the greatest of that decade. So in the nineties... Michael Jordan was the best period. But then before that it was magic and bird. And before that it was Dr. J.