Takes

The NFL preseason should have a full Sunday slate with RedZone to help fans practice for the regular season

I think that the preseason should mimic the regular season and that we should have a full Sunday of football with a red zone to get us ready because the random start times... Give me, let me actually practice what it feels like to get up on a Sunday and get my body ready and watch every team play.

The NFL's new taunting rule is going to be brutal and should be complained out of the league

The taunting rule fucking sucks. It's going to be brutal and we're going to all... It is the dumbest rule ever. We need to [complain it away].

Mac Jones might win NFL Rookie of the Year

I think I'm going to Zig while everybody's zags. I think Mac Jones might be the rookie of the year... If Mac Jones gets in week four, then how many games? 13 games. Yeah. If he goes nine and four, see, I think, I think he gets rookie of the year.

If Trevor Lawrence throws more than 20 touchdowns, he will win Rookie of the Year

Trevor Lawrence throws more than 20 touchdown passes, he gets rookie of the year. Because it always, especially because the Jaguars, he's not expected to win. He just has to worry about stats.

The Saints should start Jameis Winston over Taysom Hill

There was one article that said that Taysom Hill is the assumed starter for the year. It is bullshit. Hashtag start Jameis bullshit. Give me Jameis, feed me Jameis. How can you start Taysom Hill? Cause then you can't use him for the gadget plays.

I don't want the Waterdogs to win the championship if it is played on an NFL Sunday

If the Waterdogs want to be the best dogs possible, they would lose in the semifinals. So we don't have to watch them in the finals... I don't want to have to be burdened with them on an NFL Sunday.

Fighting in public should be allowed as long as there are no face shots

I actually think that fighting in public should be allowed. As long as you all agreed, no face shots. You could just, you should be allowed to just body everybody up all day long... Kidney shots. That's fine. Wedgies break. A couple of ribs. Go for it. Kick some shit. Maybe one need of the balls. That's okay.

Tony La Russa will win MLB Manager of the Year

He's gonna win manager of the year. It's going to be so funny when that happens and everyone's going to be [pissed].

Winning a Big East regular season and tournament championship meant more than a National Championship

I think that actually might mean more than the national championship. Deep down it is... Boy did we all miss, you know, Jimmy [Boeheim] and all of us... it's much better fighting your own neighborhood. The guys you know, the guys you have to recruit against.

If you play for Rick Pitino, you always have a chance to win

Pitino who I don't like, he doesn't like me. And that's cool. Tell you one thing, man can coach all the other bullshit aside. You'll play for them. If you play for them, you got a chance to win.

The current college basketball transfer portal is bad for the game

I see what 1500 1600 kids transferring. It's a different game, but I don't think it's a good game... The problem is, are we in fact making [it]? ... transferring, I don't think it's a good game.

SEC Football and Big East Basketball were the two hardest things in sports at the time

The Southeast conference of football and the Big East basketball, the two hardest things I've ever seen at that time. Six out of nine of us are in the hall of fame that coached. And that's crazy.

The 2004 UConn team had the best talent of any I ever coached

I think the magical team might've been '04... Because number two in draft Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Josh Boone, Hilton Armstrong, Marcus Williams... that may be Kentucky and other teams. That's not us. And that was the best team I should say. Best talent.

Drivers should be ineligible for speeding tickets if they are listening to Steely Dan or The Allman Brothers

I think if you're listening to the Allman Brothers or Steely Dan, you should be ineligible to get a speeding ticket... I like my driving songs to make me drive faster. Reeling in the Years is one of those songs.

There is nothing better than listening to Bob Seger's 'Night Moves' while driving alone at night

Night moves, Bob Seger, late at night. Just fucking when you're alone in the car, you and you're like the only one on the highway. There's fucking, nothing like that. Nothing like that.

I can turn Ben Mintz into a 'lab rat turned muscle hamster' by controlling his diet and supplements

I now have the perfect opportunity [to] control all the variables and turn Ben Mintz into a lab rat turned muscle hamster... Basically I control all the variables. Like literally he's not going to be able to eat a meal without me. I'm going to pump this guy full of creatine, get him squatting heavy and see what happens.

Cowboys fans should be freaking out about Dak Prescott needing a second MRI

But QB Dak Prescott is planning on getting another MRI... if you're a Cowboys fan, you have to be freaking out right now.

Dak Prescott should have teammates tackle him in practice to stop overthinking his injury

If I'm Dak... even if my shoulder is still not good to go right now, I would still have people do, like, tackling drills against me in practice where I would get hit because you've got to get that first hit out of your system to stop thinking about it all the time. I would just have people, like, tackle me into a big mat so I didn't hurt my shoulder falling on it.

Preseason football performance is like 'Play-Doh' that fans can mold to fit whatever narrative they want to believe about their team

Preseason really is just, it's like a Play-Doh that you can just mold to however you want to feel about your team going into the regular season. You can twist what you're watching in a preseason game to fit however you want. If Justin Fields comes out and he's awesome, I'd be like, well, this is incredible. If he stinks, I'd be like, well, COVID, preseason.

If Ben Affleck put on a baseball uniform and walked into the corn at the Field of Dreams, he would look like a 'loser'

All I'm going to say is if Ben Affleck tried to put on a baseball uniform and walk into the Field of Dreams corn stalks, I think he would look like a loser. I think we can all agree on that, right?

Major League Baseball made a mistake by having an outfield fence at the Field of Dreams game

I think if they play this game in Iowa, they should not have an outfield fence... It should just be the corn. If there's like a grounder that would bounce into the wall, they have to run into the corn and try to grab the ball... that's probably the biggest mistake that Major League Baseball has made this week.

Nick Saban could make Alabama the number one soccer team in the world immediately

I know we joke, but if Nick Saban and the Alabama football team decided they wanted to be number one soccer team in the world, they would. Immediately. Zero training. Yes, they just would.

US vs Mexico is no longer a soccer rivalry because the US wins every time

I would actually go as far as to say that it's not even a rivalry. A rivalry implies that both teams win occasionally. And if you look back at the history of our last two League of Nations Golden Cups, it's just basically us showing up out there.

The Miami Heat franchise would cease to exist if they ever stopped re-signing Udonis Haslam

If they ever don't bring him back on the Heat, the Heat as a franchise, I think, just ceased to exist. He's literally the definition of Heat culture.

Every NBA team should have a 13th roster spot reserved for a 40+ year old legend

There should be just a 13-man on every team that's like a million dollars. Everyone gets it, and it has to be, the player has to be 40 years or older. Just so we can see, like, imagine Shaq just standing on a sideline. Just every now and then, just let him go in.

Promoting Veep and Toy Story at the same time is the most extreme contrast possible for an actor

I remember promoting Veep and Toy Story at the same time once and I was like, yeah, those you can't get more opposite than that.

Billy Football will not have a six-pack for next year's Grit Week either

I'm not trying to be a hater, but I don't think you'll have a six-pack for next grit week either. [to Billy Football]

Trevor Lawrence is trending downward while Sam Ehlinger is trending upward in their respective training camps

Trevor Lawrence trending downward. Sam Ehlinger trending upward. Stock up, stock down. I'm just saying.

I will quit my job if Sam Ehlinger has a better NFL career than Trevor Lawrence

Billy, if Sam Ehlinger has a better career than Trevor Lawrence, I will quit my job. My only job in life would be to be your PR agent to just remind people that Billy Football correctly predicted Sam Ehlinger over Trevor Lawrence.

Jameis Winston will be the Saints starting quarterback for the next 13 years if Sean Payton can 'figure him out'

Hasselbeck was like, yeah, you know, Jameis is young, 27. Like, if Sean Payton figures it out, this is your starter for the next 13 years.

The Chicago Bears are officially set at quarterback for the next 24 years with Justin Fields

The Bears are now set for 24 years [with Justin Fields]. Think about that. Let me be the first to say the Bears are back.

I am officially in on the Chicago Bears and betting on them for the 2021 season

By the way, I think I'm in on the Bears this year. The clips that have been coming out of training camp are incredible. No, I'm serious. I bet on them. I'll put a future down.

Elephants think humans are cute in the same way we think puppies are cute

Elephants look at humans like humans look at puppies. Elephants think that humans are cute the same way we think puppies are cute because we're like small creatures to them.

The Dallas Cowboys are going to win the Super Bowl this year

I can't see a world that Dallas don't win at least 15 games and CD Lamb should be a first rounder and Amari Cooper should be a first rounder and Dak Prescott... should be a first rounder... they are going to win the Super Bowl.

Ezekiel Elliott will return to his elite form this season because he finally has his six-pack back

Zeke is going to be back to physique this year... the dude has the six pack back. He doesn't have the belly anymore. physique-iel Elliott. He looks skinny. He looks, it looks very skinny.

A head coach finding out their star quarterback is injured is the most devastating news possible

I need every head coach to be miked up when they get that type of news, because it is absolutely devastating. It's like stuff... I'm talking, you could tell them their family just got kidnapped and they'd be like, all right, well, we'll figure out after practice, but [the trainer] walking up being like, 'Hey, it's a muscular thing. We don't know.'

Micah Parsons looks too small for a linebacker wearing number 11

Michael Parsons wearing number 11. It's going to take a lot of getting used to... I was watching it. I was like, this guy weighs 205 pounds and he's a linebacker. And then I looked up his stats and he's like 6'2" and 250 pounds. The 11 totally screwed me.

The Celtics are getting great value in Dennis Schroeder because he'll be incredibly hungry after losing out on a massive contract

He rejected the deal. He said he wanted a hundred million dollars... Cool throne Celtics. It's good for the Celtics. Like you're going to get the hungriest Dennis Schroeder you can get.

Ben Simmons is a 'penny stock' worth investing in right now

I'm kind of low key addicted to Ben Simmons because he really is like a penny stock. If he could figure it out a little bit, it would be incredible. Like he would be, you know, a starter on the all-star team because he has all the other stuff. Defense, passing, dribbling... If he could just figure out when to shoot and have the balls to shoot, I'm telling you invest now.

I'm betting on the Lions this season because Dan Campbell has successfully flushed all the 'turds' out of the organization

The lions have no turds. That's Dan Campbell said that they got no turds. So officially they flushed all the turns out... I'm ready for some Dan Campbell football. I think I'm expecting the lions. I'm going to bet the lions in this.

You should always fade Mike Greenberg's gambling advice when he feels strongly about a pick

He was saying that like, he's gonna take the under on not only the lions, but the Texans and they might not win more than like three or four games. This is a major Greenie weeny alert. If Greenie feels that strongly about something, when it comes to gambling, you fade Greenie big time.

The NFL's new taunting rules are a disaster for the game of football

[Jake Marsh]: I see it as taunting. So the NFL came out with new rules and automatic ejection for two taunting violations... [Big Cat]: Oh yeah, no [fun] for the game. No, no, no, no, no. I love this.

Impossible burgers might cause serious kidney damage

My hot seat is vegan. So impossible burgers and new study came out on them. Turns out that they might be seriously damaging to your kidneys according to a study released.

Sam Ehlinger will be a better NFL quarterback than Trevor Lawrence

Sam Ehlinger has been taking reps with the first team offense... Sam Ehlinger was going to be better than Trevor Lawrence. That was a 12-1 upset [in my bracket].

Freestyle wrestling is harder than Greco-Roman wrestling

I'm going to say freestyle in a sense is a lot harder than Greco, because you just, you could take shots in the legs. You can get cheap points off of easy shots and stuff.

I want to have a trial with an NFL team

I would hope one day that I can get a trial with the NFL. And I mean, there's some teams that have came and have mentioned me to some, some agents and stuff that have sparked interest to me. So, I mean, it'd be cool to go out there and play football and be in NFL for a little bit.

Hot fashion brands typically only last five to seven years

The cycle of generally for fashion, a hot fashion brand lasts about five to seven years. There's a unicorns like Nike and Louis Vuitton. But you'll notice whether it's Benetton or Levi's... [they] chip away.

If I were starting FUBU in today's social media landscape, the brand would be ten times bigger than it originally was

If you had to do it again today, your, you know 20 year old Daymond John, do you think it still works... This would be, I would, it would be, it would be 10 times bigger. Really? Yeah. You remember, I didn't, the internet didn't even exist. Social media didn't exist. So I had to physically walk up and get into people's face to sell them something.

The only way to make real money in the stock market is to hold for 20 years

If you buy something on one of those [Robinhood/Ameritrade], the real way you're going to make money is to hold it for 20 years. If it's a value. But if you buy it, you naturally look at your account and you go back and go, 'oh, I'm Gordon Gekko. I just made $200. Let me sell it.'... It takes away your discipline.

Kobe Bryant's 'Black Mamba' is one of the greatest athlete nicknames of all time

We are going to go with, may he rest in peace, the black Mamba... it's probably the greatest nickname of all time because it just become, his has become his name.