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Michigan State, Kansas, Florida, and Maryland are the four teams that can win the National Title

Michigan State and Kansas look like to me they're highly formidable. I think that Florida has a chance to take a major step in the SEC this year... I'm going to say Maryland, because I like the roster versatility.

Harvard has the most talented Ivy League roster I have ever covered

Harvard, most talented Ivy League roster I've ever covered. Tommy [Amaker] has eight high major players. You look at Harvard, you see a team that has the chops to be a second weekend type team in the NCAA tournament talent-wise.

The dry pasta appetizer at Campagnolo is more life-altering than Clear or TSA PreCheck

Dry pasta appetizer at Campagnolo is more life-altering than Clear or TSA PreCheck. They do a tri-pasta appetizer—they do a penne with a red sauce and an amatriciana, and a white mushroom and gnocchi with a pesto—it is life-altering.

Mike Francesa definitely farted on air

There's a two parts that he definitely farted. Number one: That's not a question. He then also in like the last play he had he farted on Tuesday and announced his retirement on Wednesday. That's how quickly it happens.

Marc Trestman's first 23 games as Bears head coach were statistically better than Matt Nagy's

Through 23 games in their NFL career, one coach has 7,472 yards of offense, the [other] has 7,887 yards of offense... One has 549 points, Coach B has 602 points. Congrats? You took Marc Trestman [over Matt Nagy]. One was Matt Nagy and the other was Marc Trestman.

If you are going to threaten someone on Twitter, you should give your home address, not your team's facility address

My problem with what [Jermaine Whitehead] did. Not that he threatened people... My problem is he said meet me at this address and then gave the facility address. If you tell someone to meet you somewhere, it has to be your house, right? Man up.

NFL players shouldn't be allowed to claim to have a broken hand on social media if it's not on the injury report

He's joking, playing with a broken hand? Because that's something you should actually be able to tell everyone like, 'Hey, actually I have a broken hand.' [If he's not on the injury report] Freddie Kitchens might be in trouble.

Lamar Jackson will eventually get injured due to his running style.

The only problem is [Lamar Jackson] is going to get hurt at some point. I mean, I hope that he doesn't, but eventually he will. Ravens fans will say, 'Well, he doesn't run like every other running quarterback ever.' [But] he's going to get hit... if you look at the history of the NFL, eventually he's gonna get tucked.

The Patriots beat themselves more than the Ravens beat them

I think the Ravens played a good game. I think Lamar Jackson is very good. But I think the Patriots beat themselves more than the Ravens beat them... turnovers will bounce their way, but it looks like the Patriots fucked themselves today with too many penalties and too many turnovers.

The Jaguars must start Nick Foles over Gardner Minshew

I think this is a no-brainer. You have to start Nick Foles. And that's not saying Gardner Minshew isn't a quarterback in the NFL going forward, but you have money invested in Nick Foles... Gardner Minshew basically made it so either he plays so well that it's a no-doubter or he shits the bed right before Nick Foles came back. And guess what? He shit the bed.

Kirk Cousins is the quarterback you'd least want in the fourth quarter

If you had to ask yourself starting quarterbacks, who is the guy that you would at least want to have the ball in the fourth quarter to bring a team back to win? I actually think it's Kirk Cousins... He had the ball twice at the end of the game [against the Chiefs], three and out, three and out, and not even close.

Andy Reid is one of the best coaches in NFL history.

Andy Reid deserves more credit for being one of the best coaches in the NFL, probably NFL history. I hope he wins the Super Bowl at some point because this is the 11th season where he's won a game with multiple quarterbacks. He made Matt Moore look good; this is a classic case of coaching matters.

Tyreek Hill would be a better safety than Rob Gronkowski for end-of-game defensive situations.

Why don't they just have Tyreek Hill play safety in end-of-game situations when you just need to chase? He could run down a hook and ladder four different times; he can run down anyone. I would much rather have him than Rob Gronkowski playing safety for them.

Adam Gase is going to get fired by the Jets

Adam Gase is going to get fired... The Jets entire system makes no sense at this point. They have a coach the GM was hired afterwards, so the GM didn't pick the coach and he didn't pick the quarterback. Adam gase is probably gone after this year because Joe Douglas didn't pick him.

The Jets should draft Tua Tagovailoa and move on from Sam Darnold

If the Jets were somehow to get the first pick, do they take Tua? I think you would. I think you'd take Tua. Sam Darnold doesn't look like a quarterback anymore... You gotta get star power, you gotta get that name that pops in the Big Apple.

Matt Nagy needs to stop calling plays for the Bears

Matt Nagy needs to stop calling football games. He needs to hand over the play calling. It's not for him. It's not working. I like everything is broken. It's not working to do the same thing week in week out is fucking insane.

I am officially putting the Bears on the 'Done Chain' for the 2019 season.

The Bears are dumpster fire. They're done. They're so done. Hashtag very done and chained everything, all of it. There's no coming back.

Adam Vinatieri is missing kicks on purpose so the Patriots will eventually re-sign him.

Adam Vinatieri has been missing on purpose for the last four weeks because he knows that the Patriots are not happy with their kicking situation. Eventually they'll sign him. I actually think it helps his chances of going into the Hall of Fame as a Patriot because he's been missing so many kicks for the Colts.

The Steelers will make the playoffs

I've been hot on the Steelers are going to maybe make the playoffs. I looked at their schedule—they're four and four right now. They have games they should win: Browns, Bengals, Browns, Cardinals, Jets. If they win those five games, all they got to do is go one and two against the Rams, Bills, and Ravens and they would win 10 games.

Jameis Winston is a future Hall of Famer.

I'm a Jameis believer now. I think Jameis is going to be a Hall of Fame quarterback. He has all the makings for it. He has a bunch of advanced statistics... [I'm convinced by the book] 'Jameis Winston Derangement Syndrome: How the media causes us to overlook the start of a Hall of Fame NFL career.' This guy has me convinced.

Russell Wilson is the #1 quarterback you want in a 4th-quarter comeback

I think Russell Wilson is number one now in the NFL. He is the guy who, if you're down in the fourth, you want him to have the ball... He had five touchdowns today. I think that was his fifth comeback fourth-quarter comeback this season.

Chris Carson is the greatest running back in the NFL who actually sucks.

I like Chris Carson, the running back on the Seattle Seahawks, I think he is very good. But he is the best running back in the NFL that sucks. He's the greatest who sucks because he fumbles the ball so frequently; he's got terrible, terrible ball security. He's really good, but he sucks.

Matt Patricia is a 'fake football guy' who just plays one on TV.

Matt Patricia has begun to strike me as a fake football guy. I think he idolizes football guys and aspires to be a football guy who hangs out around football... Basically Matt Patricia is like, 'I play a football guy on TV.' You have to have results to be a true bona fide football guy.

The Browns should fire Freddie Kitchens

Freddie Kitchens is an absolute joke of a head coach. What do you do if you're the Browns? Freddie's got to be one and done. He is in way over his head. You just need to demote him and tell him he still has his job and he's just the offensive coordinator.

Aaron Rodgers' MVP campaign is officially finished after the loss to the Chargers.

Is this Aaron Rodgers MVP campaign done? Finished? It is. I think Russell Wilson, Deshaun Watson, Matt Stafford, Lamar Jackson... sorry Aaron, try again next year.

Urban Meyer is the leading rumor for the Florida State job

Coaching search season is back because Willie Taggart got the axe at Florida State and now people are speculating that they're going to throw a bag at Urban Meyer, who's waiting only for the USC job or the Notre Dame job to open up.

Coaching is the only job in the world that is truly recession-proof.

Coaching is the only job that's recession-proof. Because if the rich guys [boosters] lose money, they're not going to buy out, so every coach is safe. You want to be in nursing homes and coaching.

The Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal fight was stopped too early

They called the fucking fight early... Nate Diaz is the type of guy that I actually like his chances the more he gets the shit kicked out of him in the first three rounds. It wakes him up a little bit. The little nerdy doctor was like, 'No, this guy can't fight,' where Nate Diaz was like, 'No, I have not yet begun to fight.'

The 2019 World Series is a 'Cuck Sweep' because the road team won every game

The first ever cuck sweep in the history of American Sports for games won on the road and the other man Stadium. Yep, The cuck Sweep has occurred...

The Washington Nationals' World Series win has officially turned around the Chicago Bears' season

I need to say thank you because the Nationals have directly turned around the bear season Matt Nagy put a Out there showing the Nationals today. He is insane. He's mad [Nagy] is so insane fucking to this a fucking PowerPoint.

AJ Hinch should have left Zack Greinke in Game 7 of the World Series

I thought they were out of it. I thought that they were going to leave [Zack] Greinke in which they probably should have done. They took Greinke out after 81 pitches. I was one hit and a walk and they said you're out. If you pull Zack Greinke you put in Gerrit Cole. If you pull Zack Greinke and you put in whoever the hell they put in... that looked like he sells head units at Best Buy.

The Washington Nationals were right to shut down Stephen Strasburg in 2012

I'm going to say they did the right call on the Strasburg shutdown. I'd agree and I want to write they want Flags fly forever. That's right. Absolutely correct.

The Detroit Lions are making the playoffs this year

I'm going to defend you in a little bit because I think that the Lions are making the playoffs this year. I still think that maybe I'm gonna be the team that you don't want us to maybe at the end of the year.

Max Scherzer is the pitcher of the decade over Clayton Kershaw

Does this mean that Max Scherzer is the picture of the decade? ... everyone says Clayton Kershaw is the picture of the decade now Max Scherzer has a World Series. He has just click resize Young's his 3 Cy Young's... I would say picture of the decade Max Scherzer.

The World Series trophy is the worst of the four major sports trophies

Where does World Series trophy [rank]? It sucks. Something's going to break a tiny pieces of thin metal on it's awful... It looks like it was built just to break it. You can't drink out of it. You can't hold it with one hand.

The Browns will rebound and could make the playoffs at 9-7

I think the Browns are going to win this week. I really do and I think sometimes I think they're going to change the narrative their season. We actually went through the schedule on Monday show the Browns have a path if they can. The games are supposed to win it will basically come down to playing the Ravens and Steelers twice and they can get into the playoffs at 9 and 7 in the AFC.

Nate Diaz is the cleanest athlete on the UFC roster

It's also probably the cleanest Athlete on the roster right a guy who immediately screamed innocence from the rooftops, which you would want any got to do. I always wonder why more guys if they do get flagged don't immediately do what Nate Diaz did... because then people really feel like you're innocent in this case obviously he was.

Conor McGregor will return on January 18th against Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone

I think it's going to be January 18th our first pay-per-view of 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. I mean he has hinted at that date other Fighters have hinted that he has contracts in hand. So I'm hopeful for January... I think Cerrone he's probably got the inside track.

The NFL should allow reviews for player safety fouls like targeting and roughing the passer

I'd rather have the NFL review player safety fouls like college rules to targeting versus pass interference. I think pass interference is way too subjective... I would like to see some form of Replay on some of these roughing the passer calls or hits on defenseless players. I think that makes more sense for the NFL.

The NFL needs to fix the onside kick to facilitate late-game comebacks

The onside kick with all the changes now used to be like a 13 percent success rate last year went down to 8 now we're under 4 percent. Literally if you don't have an onside kick, then the two score game late in the fourth quarter, you got no chance... the league definitely has to look at this.

The Washington Redskins' medical staff misdiagnosed Trent Williams' cancer for six years

The Trent Williams trade news out of Ashburn Virginia... he said that he was misdiagnosed six years ago by the Redskins medical staff. Cancer has been growing on his head for the last six years. They told him it was fine. He said he almost died. He went to the hospital for several weeks over the summer. No one from the team came to visit him. They deserve every bad thing in the world.

The Washington Redskins are more likely to win a World Series than a Super Bowl in the next five years

I said earlier today that I think the Redskins are more likely to win a World Series than they are Super Bowl in the next five years. Yeah, I'd agree. I'd agree just just by like a random shit show of occurrences that somehow become a major league team.

The Golden State Warriors' dynasty is officially over

This mother fucking league cat Warriors are dead Warriors. Karma is empty. They empty the tank on the karma. Steph Curry is trash.

Joel Embiid is the most beloved sports figure for an athlete who hasn't won a championship yet

Is there a city that loves a player more than Joel Embiid is loved in Philly? ... He is Philly. I would say that he is the most beloved sports figure in a given City that hasn't really won anything [yet].

I would root for Vermont over Syracuse if they played in the tournament

I didn't grow up a Syracuse fan. So but now that you know that now I know people ask me all the time if they play each other in this year's tournament. I would root for Vermont because wow.

Dave Martinez's ejection in Game 6 was a legendary move and good for the team

The hero of the night is Dave Martinez. Trying to fight an Umpire with a bad ticker... he went full fucking aggro rageaholic on the omps and I loved every second of it. That's a manager who you want to play for.

The Nationals are a team of destiny and will not lose Game 7 of the World Series

I think that we were right [Big Cat] I think was the first to report this will give credit to him that the Nats are team of Destiny. Yes, they are there and they are not going to lose game seven. If they do I will eat this podcast.

Justin Verlander can't win in the World Series, even if it is a 'bullshit narrative'

Verlander can't win a game of the World Series which is kind of bullshit narrative because he's pitched well in some World Series games but that's not going to get in between me and we're hot takes. We are a Jose [Altuve]... I'm a results-based guy. 0 and 6.

The Bengals will always have a redheaded quarterback because it's their brand

I thought that we were going to lose our beautiful redheaded Bengals quarterbacks... and then I saw who his backup [Ryan Finley] was and he's got red hair too. Yeah, it doesn't pop the same way now as Andy's but... it's a watered-down Andy Dalton.

NFL passing stats are currently meaningless because the era makes them so easy to manipulate

NFL passing stats are so funny. Tom Brady and Andy Dalton played in the same era, but because it was even like, you know, ten years ago, you can manipulate the stats through age 32, it's ridiculous. NFL passing stats are so fucking funny to look at whoever comes after this. We'll beat everyone before it.