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College football should get rid of conference championships and just start the 16-team playoff that weekend

Get rid of the conference championships. If you're gonna do it this way, get rid of the conference championships and just have the playoffs start that weekend. Yeah. Like, have it be the first weekend of December, have it be 16 teams or whatever it is.

The top four teams in the CFP should always get a bye, regardless of whether they won their conference

Top four teams should get a bye. Because as it stands right now, and I Boise's good, I think Boise could beat anyone... But it just, it's, when I look at the bracket, the thing that keeps sticking out is like Oregon had by far and away the best season in college football... And their matchup potentially is gonna be Ohio State or Tennessee in the first round. Which that doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

Bill Belichick will be successful at UNC by marketing it as an 'NFL factory'

I think that if you are matter of fact, he's gonna be the closer. If you're a matter of fact to these both transfer kids and like, I think he'll crush it in the transfer portal because if he just says, Hey, I'm not gonna try to sell you on, like, this idea that we're gonna, we're competing for national titles right away, or we're do, I'm gonna get you ready to play football at the National Football League level and there's no one better that knows that than me.

Nepotism in football coaching is more acceptable than in playing because you work up through ranks

Coaching is a lot different than playing... Football is like the most, basketball is different. There's not a lot of examples of nepotism drafts. There's a million examples of nepotism coaching... He [Steve Belichick] worked his way up the ranks as any head coach that's ever head coached in the history of coaching has.

The speed of Google's new quantum chip suggests we are likely living in a computer simulation

Google says that one of the world's current fastest supercomputers would take 10 septillion years to complete that same challenge that Google's chip did in less than five minutes... it actually lends credence to the, the theory that we are living in one of an infinite number of computer simulations right now.

Karl-Anthony Towns might actually be 'built like that' for the pressure of New York

Also Karl-Anthony Towns. He might be the perfect fit for New York. He had a big shot. He was repping it. Yeah. And the Knicks had been hot. Like Karl-Anthony Towns might be built like that.

Aaron Rodgers should be dominating the league more because he learned in a more sophisticated era

The job that [Aaron Rodgers] had 15 years ago is so much harder than it is today. Today's game, as Tom Brady describes, the flats are open, the, the middle of the field's unpatrolled and no one can hit me... anyone that's hung around long enough to know in a sophisticated time should be dominating.

If I had joined the Broncos in 2000, I probably would have won another Super Bowl with Mike Shanahan

Mike [Shanahan] was all in. He was all in. And I just, I don't know... I should have jumped in. I I would've played 2000 to maybe two or three years... [Do you think you would have won another Super Bowl?] Why not? Let's go. I mean if history was anything like what we had before, it was good stuff.

Sliding is dangerous for quarterbacks and should be removed from the game

Sliding the game, look, the game changed when they change the rules... it puts your head on a pedestal right at the level of people's knees. And, and, and, and, like you basically are saying and, and, and by sliding you're opening yourself up. Right? It's like, oh, hit me in the face... I think sliding to make it safe for quarterbacks is impossible. So get rid of it.

Jerry Rice's records are untouchable because he was driven by a constant fear of losing his job

Jerry Rice was driven by the same thing until he, the day he retired, he thought someone was gonna take his job. And so he, he lived in a state of... anxiety that, that I need to go to work... Jerry Rice, even today when the game is wide open, Jerry Rice is, all his records should be under duress. Right. They should be being lapped in today's game. And you can't get close to him.

Caleb Williams has it, but he needs to learn to 'get out and make plays' instead of waiting for the pocket

I see it in Caleb [Williams]... but you gotta get into a spot where you can get some help. What I didn't like about Caleb's game yesterday is in the first half... get out, man. And start like make plays. Like we're not going down this way.

The Vikings would be insane to let Sam Darnold leave even with JJ McCarthy returning

You're insane to not sign a guy that's doing that for you... If I was Sam, I am not going back to one of those places that doesn't take care of and doesn't understand the quarterback position. I refuse. So I will go compete to go to one of those places that does. Yeah.

Apathy and losing in the NFL is almost always an ownership accountability problem

I blame ownership. And unfortunately in this league you can't because it, equity ownership's not gonna change... you can't overcome apathy... how do we help ownership be accountable? Yeah. Because it would make the team, if they could feel that accountability and answer to it, it would help the team.

Cam Skattebo's chaotic throwaway against BYU was actually a high-IQ play

He's so intelligent. He said, whoa, I'm outta the pocket. I can throw the ball away. So he made a decision in a split second. Instead of losing 20 yards, I wanna throw the ball away. And I knew like as it was going, I'm like, this dude's gonna throw the ball away... he's such, so, such an aware player.

Coaches shouldn't be hypocritical by getting angry at players for using the transfer portal

Why would I be mad at a kid for wanting to be, do what's best for him? Coaches do it all the time. I've moved around, assistant coaches move around. What a double standard that would be for me if I don't support the players and their career aspirations. Like I support coaches and like I did in my career.

Bo Nix has enough 'dog' in him that he actually makes people uncomfortable

Bo has always been competitive and special and accurate and has moxie and intelligent. Like he's the dude that has enough dog in him that some, it makes some people uncomfortable.

If I beat a recruit in ping pong and they don't want to play again, I don't want them in my program

I just wanna see somebody who's like, passionate about it... I want people that like, wanna be the very best and that are wired in a way that I don't care if they're playing Tiddlywinks, they wanna win... whether it's Spades, whether it's Chess, whether it's NCAA, I want people that it pisses 'em off to lose.

I'm ready to start putting more respect on the Steelers and Vikings' names

The Steelers and Vikings. I'm ready to start putting a lot more respect on their name... Vikings 42 Falcons 21. This was the Sam Darnold Show... Why aren't we talking about the Vikings like the Eagles and the Lions?

The Vikings should consider resigning Sam Darnold this offseason

Are we at the point where the Vikings should consider resigning Sam Darnold? Yes... You probably should. 'Cause JJ [McCarthy]'s probably good, but you don't know. But we know that Sam's good. Sam Darnold's also only 27 years old.

The 2024 Panthers are good enough to play a one-score game against anyone in the league.

The Panthers might just be kind of okay. They can play a one-score game against anybody in the league. [They] can play a one-score game against anybody.

Bryce Young is the quarterback of the future for the Carolina Panthers

I do think [Bryce Young] is the quarterback of the future now for the Panthers, which is awesome because it looked like one in seven. It looked like everything was lost. Now you not only have a quarterback, but you have a coach and Dave Canales who's, you know, coaching him up.

I would rather have a team that finishes fast than starts fast

If I had a choice between starting fast and finishing fast, I, I would choose finishing fast... I love finish fast... [The Eagles] getting out so good at finishing fast. It's actually one of my strengths.

If the Giants draft a good quarterback, everything will change very quickly for the franchise.

If you're a Giants fan, if you draft a good quarterback, things can all change very quickly for you. Because with the whole Daniel Jones thing, it was like an escalating, snowballing series of bad decisions that were all kind of based on the fact that you did not know if you had a good quarterback.

If the Jets draft a quarterback, they should keep Aaron Rodgers to provide a competitive spark

If we draft a quarterback, I, I say yes [to keeping Rodgers]. A lot of Jets fans don't want him, but he'll be good if you draft a quarterback. He needs a little bit of that spark, a little bit of that fire.

Mets fans can no longer complain about Steve Cohen now that he is signing Juan Soto.

Mets fans, I, I envy Mets fans... I feel like Mets fans, you can't complain about Steve Cohen. No, at all. Like you, you've lost, that's not an option for you now.

I'm officially believing in the Seattle Seahawks after four wins in a row

I think I'm believing in the Seahawks. I mean, they're now on the top of the NFC West and the way they've been playing... Their defense looks completely different. They have weapons everywhere.

The 2024 NFL season is the most wide-open the league has ever been

Is this the most wide open the NFL's ever been? I can't... I'm thinking back to 2017 obviously. It was pretty wide open in 2017 too. [But this year] anything could happen.

I feel no remorse for Alabama missing the College Football Playoff

Alabama got left out. I feel no remorse for Alabama... you lost all three of your games in the conference. Their three losses were Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, and Tennessee... you just have to win the games that you should win.

Ohio State could either win the national championship or come out completely flat in the playoffs.

I think Ohio State could either win it all or they could come out and just be like a completely dead team. Totally flat against Tennessee.

The Lions are the best team in football right now

The Lions are the best team in football right now. And Max, here's what I should say. The Lions are going to lose another game, but it doesn't matter. They're so good.

Mike Tomlin is the best coach in the NFL right now

I love Mike Tomlin more than anyone I think in the NFL right now. It's crazy how awesome he is. He is just, he gets in front of a room and I, you just get pumped up. He's the best.

Brock Bowers is the best tight end in the NFL and should win Rookie of the Year

Brock Bowers is first in receptions. He's fourth in yards. I know that it will go to a quarterback. But Brock Bowers the best tight end in the NFL. He should win Rookie of the Year.

The 49ers are just not a good team this year

Are the Niners just bad? Yeah, they're bad. I think they might be just bad. They're just bad this year. Like we just gotta accept the fact that they're just not good.

The Chargers must win their Week 14 game against the Chiefs to prove they are legitimate Super Bowl contenders

If they're gonna win the Super Bowl, they have to win this game... 'cause it's an ultimate test. Ultimate Coach... If they can't win a lunch pail game, then they're not winning shit.

Caleb Williams should have used his leverage to force the Bears to decide on Matt Eberflus before the draft

If you're a quarterback like Caleb, like Shadur coming out, and you have the power to tell a team, I need you to make a decision on your coach. All I was suggesting he do is say, I need to know what you're doing with the coach. So I don't come into a situation where the structure is bad. And now he's gonna be sitting there second head coach. Third offensive coordinator.

The Bears will not hire an alpha personality like Mike Vrabel because they are a 'meek' organization

Mike Vrabel would be a personality that they have not wanted in that building for a very long time, where they don't want an alpha who is like, this is my system. Correct. This is my program. Correct... George McCaskey is a meek man who does not like football.

Lincoln Riley could succeed in Chicago as Caleb Williams' offensive coordinator, but not as head coach

I don't believe that Lincoln [Riley] would succeed in Chicago as the head coach. But if he wanted to come to the NFL and be with the quarterback that he won a Heisman Trophy with you make him the offensive coordinator.

Opting out of the lottery ball should be grounds for losing your job

If you Opt outta a lottery ball, you're opting outta the booth. Is that what you're doing? And then you might be opting outta your job. I don't understand this. Hank is the very definition of grace. You could complain, you could bitch... You can't Opt out.

Jameis Winston is the best athlete to root for of all time as long as he's not on your team

He is the best athlete to root for of all time on not your team. What we saw on Monday night was 460 yards... He's a drug. Jameis Winston is a drug that I want to be addicted to forever.

Bo Nix is the real deal

Bo Nix is the real deal. But this was the Jameis show. Like I, I feel bad because, you know, it was gonna be Bo Nix's coming out party. Unfortunately he had to play against Jameis Winston...

Ohio State settling for Will Howard over Cam Ward was a massive failure

They went to the Mercedes dealership this year and got a safety. They went to the Mercedes dealership and they got a running back and they went to Dollar General and got a quarterback. I have no idea why they did that. When Miami's going out and getting Cam Ward and everybody else is doing this and they settle for Will Howard.

The super conferences are a mistake because they allow for massive schedule disparity

The super conferences are probably a mistake. The super conferences this year have allowed teams... [to] allow schedule disparity that we didn't have before. And the schedule disparity allows Ohio State to play every other team in the top five of the Big 10 and Indiana to play none of them.

Lane Kiffin is embarrassing himself by whining about the schedule after losing to Kentucky

He is embarrassing himself as he has most of the the, the season... Lane Kiffin is the Ole Miss coach should be saying, we want to go the SEC championship game... And now he's doing this whining about schedule and he is whining about strength of schedule... While all he had to do was beat Kentucky a four and eight team who won one SEC game.

Ashton Jeanty deserves the Heisman over Travis Hunter

If I had to vote for the Heisman, I would vote for Ashton [Jeanty]. I think I would personally vote for Jeanty. I think it's not talked about enough that the seconding rusher in the country is Ashton Jeanty after contact. I think it's insane.

I love the NBA Cup courts and the point differential incentive

I am a full NBA cup guy... The courts I love. I like something different. I also love the fact, and this is probably because I like to gamble on overs that teams are playing for point differential. That makes it fun.

The MLB 'Golden at Bat' rule would be awesome and make the end of games more exciting

I like this rule. I think that makes it cool... think about like the ninth inning when you're like, oh, you know, [Ohtani] made the last out. But he can, he can bat again and we're down two. That's cool.

The Dolphins' struggles in cold weather are more about their opponents being good than the elements

Green Bay isn't a cakewalk. Buffalo bills aren't a cakewalk. To blame everything on the cold weather to say the cold weather has these guys not playing, man, miss tackles happen in the heat... Sometimes the end result gets you get distracted because of the way someone articulates it that you disregard the actual content.

Bryce Young has improved because he was finally able to watch the game from a different perspective

You just getting a guy that gives opportunity to see the game from a different perspective. Seeing it from the seat versus seeing it from behind the center and getting an opportunity to be coached and seeing, you know, not everybody deals with adversity the same. But obviously Bryce has shown you that he could deal with adversity.

There has never been a worse coach in close games than Matt Eberflus

It was obvious that it had to happen because there's never been a worse coach in close games than Matt Eberflus. Like I think that statistically actually is proven true. The timeout is, so obviously Caleb [Williams] deserves some blame for it, but... the second there's any hesitation, it's like 80/20, Matt Eberflus's.

Caleb Williams is a very good quarterback despite poor coaching

Caleb Williams is very, very good. And I know that people will, there's a lot of people who box score watch or they've only seen him in primetime games. Caleb Williams is very, very good. He's on pace for 3,700 yards, 20 plus touchdowns and less than 10 interceptions. The only other rookies to do it, I would assume Jayden Daniels is gonna do it. Maybe Bo Nix. But the only other two rookies to do those numbers are Justin Herbert and CJ Stroud.