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Takes

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#PMT-2023-0621-6000
Big CatBig Cat

Jordan Love made a massive mistake by making a Father's Day video for Bears fans

My Hot Seat is Packers fans trying to get me to somehow admit that I was wrong about the Jordan Love video. ... Aaron Rodgers never would've done that. You gotta say no. ... As much as I hate Aaron Rodgers, he tortured me, he's fucking owned me... he respected the rivalry. He never gave an inch. Jordan Love you gave an inch. I'm gonna take that inch.

This is a subjective take on rivalry etiquette, though Love did go on to beat the Bears in his first start of the season, validating the 'Father' claim literally.
Win
#PMT-2023-0614-4259
HankHank

The Buffalo Bills dynasty is on the Hot Seat following Stefon Diggs' absence

My Hot Seat is the Bills Dynasty. Stefon Diggs no-showed for off season training program. They asked McDermott about it and he said he was concerned about it. Very concerned about it.

The 2023 Bills season was tumultuous, and Diggs was eventually traded in the 2024 offseason, validating concerns about the relationship.
Win
#PMT-2023-0614-4260
Big CatBig Cat

Novak Djokovic is the undisputed greatest tennis player of all time

Djokovic won the French Open. He has 23 Grand Slams. He's the greatest tennis player of all time... He is the greatest. And I can't wait to win more... feels good to be vindicated that I was right all along.

By the numbers (Grand Slams, weeks at #1), Djokovic is statistically the GOAT, though Federer remains a fan favorite.
Void
#PMT-2023-0614-4261
Billy FootballBilly Football

D3 football is better at molding young men than D1 football

So D3 football is actually better than D1 football... In terms of molding young men probably. Because I would end up, if I tried walking on a D1, I'd see D1 parties and be like, oh shit, why am I doing this?

Inherently subjective and personal to the speaker's experience.
Void
#PMT-2023-0607-1959
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US government uses Taylor Swift news to distract from alien craft revelations

In fact, I went up to our friend Kelly Keegs, who is maybe the biggest Taylor Swift fan in the entire world. I was like, so did you hear about The Aliens? And she was like, what Aliens? Taylor might be working for the United States government and they just told her like, Hey Taylor, please dump your boyfriend right now because we need to cover up the alien thing.

It is a satirical conspiracy theory that cannot be factually proven or disproven.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0524-1684
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Rams at Saints game will be flexed out of Thursday Night Football

I predict right now Ram Saints, that's gonna be flexed.

The Rams vs. Saints game in Week 16 was NOT flexed; it played on Thursday night as scheduled.
Open
#PMT-2023-0524-1686
HankHank

The Knicks should not retire Carmelo Anthony's number; doing so would be 'soft'

You should retire numbers for, for winners. Not like nice guys that you're... I'm just saying it's soft.

The Knicks have not retired Carmelo Anthony's #7 as of mid-2024, though it remains a topic of debate.
Void
#PMT-2023-0517-16513
HankHank

The NHL conference final matchups are absolute duds

Hot seat to have a couple. Yeah. First one is NHL. The conference finals. Absolute dud. Matchups. Absolute dud. It's Dallas verse Vegas. Carolina versus Florida.

The Panthers and Golden Knights advanced to the final; the series were competitive, but the ratings were lower than years with major markets.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0517-16514
HankHank

Aaron Judge is cheating and stealing signs again

My other hot seat was Aaron Judge got caught cheating, stealing signs again, Yankees back at it again.

While Judge's eyes moving was caught on camera, it was never proven to be illegal sign stealing; it was widely attributed to tipping by the pitcher.
Open
#PMT-2023-0517-16515
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US Men's National Team will win the 2026 World Cup because of Folarin Balogun

We got a big defection... Folarin Balogun. He's on the arsenal, he's on the arsenals and he's a striker. And we don't have a striker... so it's coming home 2026. Hell, yes. Way to go, dude.

The 2026 World Cup has not yet occurred.
Void
#PMT-2023-0510-11434
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Every NFL team should claim they wanted a quarterback after the draft just in case they're good

If you're an NFL team and you can always just throw out there like, we wanted to take this guy on draft night, nobody will remember that if he ends up stinking in like three years. But in the chance that he is good, you can always point back and be like, we actually had him.

This is a strategic recommendation rather than a testable fact, though many teams do indeed do this (e.g., the Bruce Arians/Mahomes story).
Loss
#PMT-2023-0510-11436
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dan Snyder should be arrested and put in jail for tampering with Andrew Luck

Just arrest Dan Snyder. And I think that would be fine. I think that would satisfy all parties. [regarding allegations the Commanders contacted Andrew Luck].

OpinionFootballHotSarcastic
Tampering is not a criminal offense that leads to jail time in the NFL.
Win
#PMT-2023-0510-11439
Big CatBig Cat

I am buying Blackhawks season tickets because of Connor Bedard

I watched a highlight video. There's like a 20 minute highlight video I was watching and I did buy season tickets. I hope everyone here likes to go to hockey games. Cause we're gonna go to a lot of hockey games. I got swept up. I mean he looks, I, I know there's a lot of pressure on him, but he does feel like a can't miss guy.

Big Cat did indeed purchase season tickets for the Blackhawks.
Void
#PMT-2023-0510-11441
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NHL should rig the draft lottery for major markets

If you're the NHL, you should absolutely rig the draft. Duh. This is entertainment. Yes. Listen, you're a multi-billion dollar corporation. Do you want your best players to be playing for teams that nobody cares about? Yeah. No you don't. You want them in Chicago.

Whether the draft is actually rigged is unprovable, but his stance that they *should* is a matter of opinion.
Win
#PMT-2023-0510-11443
Billy FootballBilly Football

There will be a massive tick population this year due to the mild winter

We had a very mild winter. There's a lot of ticks. The winter didn't kill the ticks. There's gonna be a lot of ticks. Tick-borne diseases are no joke. Be careful out there. Do tick checks. Get a buddy, get naked.

The 2023 tick season was indeed predicted to be high due to the mild 2022-2023 winter in the Northeast and Midwest.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0503-7856
Big CatBig Cat

Dillon Brooks has talked himself out of the NBA

I really do think he might've played himself. Like he talked himself out of the NBA. Well and also the lack of play. ... He talked himself out of the NBA.

Incorrect. Dillon Brooks signed a 4-year, $80 million contract with the Houston Rockets later that summer.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0503-7858
Billy FootballBilly Football

AI-powered robots will kill us all in less than a year

If you guys watch the episode metalhead [from Black Mirror], that's actually happening in real life... They gave Boston Dynamics robots brains and now they can do whatever they want. Think for themselves. ... I still think we got less than a year left. We're cooked.

The human race was not killed by AI-powered robots within the year following May 2023.
Win
#PMT-2023-0503-7859
Jake MarshJake Marsh

Five straight days of playoff football in January is the best schedule ever

College football playoff announced today 2024 and 2025. ... Semi-finals would be played on Thursday and Friday of super wild card weekend. ... Saturday, Sunday, Monday. ... Five straight days of playoff football.

The schedule was indeed announced as described.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0426-2140
Jake MarshJake Marsh

The Pittsburgh Pirates are actually a really good baseball team

Just tip of the cap to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Yeah. With the Sacramento Kings doing that nba, they've been made fun of. They've been bad. The pirates have been awful. And they're... the pirates are really good. The Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pirates cooled off significantly and finished the 2023 season with a losing record of 76-86.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0419-10894
HankHank

AI robots will take over and kill everyone within a month

I'm fully convinced, I figured I should just get it on record that probably within like a month, AI is going to build robots, take over the world and we're all gonna die.

A month passed and humanity was not eradicated by AI robots.
Push
#PMT-2023-0419-10897
Billy FootballBilly Football

Malik Murphy is the real sleeper in the Texas QB battle and has the best arm on the team

In reality in the UT quarterback competition, there was a big dark horse sleeper that no one saw coming in Malik Murphy... I think has the best arm out of any of the quarterbacks on the team. Quinn Ewers did have an amazing day... but this Malik Murphy guy just was throwing bombs out there.

Murphy did start several games for Texas when Ewers was injured and performed well before transferring to Duke.
Void
#PMT-2023-0412-9141
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Taylor Swift is better than Beyonce

Who you got? Taylor Swift or Beyonce? It's Taylor Swift. Easy. Nah, it's so easy. It's all day... No, you guys, girls, no one knows a single Beyonce song, right? Yeah, she's super old. Taylor Swift. Much better vocalist.

Purely a matter of opinion in a musical debate.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0412-9143
Big CatBig Cat

The Cubs are 'sneaky' might make the playoffs this year

I also put a future on the Cubs at a hundred to one, but whatever. I think they're gonna... no, no. All right. Nevermind. That was a, I've talked myself into the Cubs being scrappy enough to make the playoffs. They're gonna be sneaky... I've now upgraded them to Sneaky might make the playoffs.

The Cubs finished 83-79 and missed the playoffs by one game in 2023.
Win
#PMT-2023-0412-9144
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bar managers will be completely lost on Week 1 of YouTube Sunday Ticket

They are going to have to figure out how to get YouTube on all their TVs at once. And they, they are gonna be completely lost week one of next year... Bar owners week one. It's gonna be a shit show.

There were numerous reports of technical difficulties and confusion for business owners during the initial transition in Fall 2023.
Void
#PMT-2023-0405-8806
Big CatBig Cat

Jill Biden's White House invitation to Iowa is a classless move

Jill Biden invited LSU and Iowa to the White House. That's fucking bullshit. You cannot do that. Iowa lost. You know what that is? Classless move. Learn how fucking sports work. You point to your finger when you win a ring, you do the John Cena and then you get invited to the White House and the team they lost doesn't. That's how sports work.

White House invitations for national champions are a long-standing tradition; inviting the loser was unprecedented and widely criticized by sports fans.
Void
#PMT-2023-0405-8807
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Vince McMahon is leaning into his 'creepy old man' persona with his new mustache

The man is a showman. And if you're gonna be accused of being a pervert left and right, and all these people come out and say all these weird things about you. Of course Vince McMahon is gonna lean into that costume and grow a tiny little mustache. If you give a creepy old man $9 billion, he's gonna become a super creepy old man with a child molester mustache.

McMahon's physical appearance and thin mustache were widely ridiculed in the media at the time.
Push
#PMT-2023-0329-16109
HankHank

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently in a complete free fall

My hot seat is the Philadelphia 76ERs. They're in a complete, complete free fall. Lost four outta the last five they played. Yoic. Everyone's talking about Embiid versus Yoic for mvp. MBI wasn't even man enough to play. James Harden also didn't play kind of a bullshit excuse like calf soreness.

The Sixers ended the season as the 3-seed and won their first-round series, but they eventually flamed out in the second round.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0329-16110
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Timberwolves are a solid bet to win the NBA championship at +15,000

I put a future on the Timberwolves. Ooh. 15 plus 15,000 Whoa. On these guys and they beat the Kings. ... No, I'm saying they win two series, then you can hedge out and make a shitload of money. ... All of a sudden I'm sitting on a gold mine over here.

The Timberwolves lost in the first round of the 2023 playoffs to the Denver Nuggets.
Win
#PMT-2023-0322-7160
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nick Saban's 'wrong place, wrong time' comment was a direct shot at Nate Oats

Nick Saban has just suspended freshman defensive back, Tony Mitchell... and Nick Saban said everybody's got an opportunity to make choices and decisions. There's no such thing as the wrong place at the wrong time. Seemed like a direct shot at Nate Oats for using the wrong place, wrong time excuse for Brandon Miller.

While Saban didn't name Oats, the timing and specific phrasing ('wrong place, wrong time') made it widely interpreted as a rebuke of the basketball program's handling of Brandon Miller.
Win
#PMT-2023-0322-7162
Big CatBig Cat

Roger Goodell is actually awesome at his job despite everyone hating him

For everything that he has hated for and he's hated for a lot... he does an incredible job. It's like he was designed in a lab just to absorb blows and make a shitload of money for the NFL. And he's done both, like basically the best you could possibly do.

Goodell's metrics (revenue growth, labor peace) are factually strong from the owners' perspective, which is his primary audience.
Void
#PMT-2023-0315-962
MaxMax

Combined no-hitters are fake and shouldn't count the same as a single-pitcher no-hitter

There are so many no-hitter. Fake ass, no-hitter mouth. No. I think it's actually history is going to look... in college baseball, it's every single day I see something else for a combined no-hitter. Well, because it's so much easier to get a combined no-hitter. That's fake. ... It doesn't feel the same. Zero hits is not the same as no hits.

This is a subjective debate about the 'spirit' of the game, though record books do technically count them as combined no-hitters.
Void
#PMT-2023-0308-319
Big CatBig Cat

The NBA MVP award and the discussion surrounding it are overrated compared to winning a title.

I also have a take: the MVP is just way overrated besides the team... in terms of a league-wide discussion, I just don't care who wins the MVP. I don't care who wins the title. Can you remember every MVP? ... Maybe MVPs aren't overrated, but the discussion about them is overrated because I feel like we spend a shit lot of time talking about an MVP that most people at the end of the day, then the playoffs starts, it's like, 'Yeah, this is what we're playing for.'

This is a subjective opinion about the cultural value of sports awards.
Win
#PMT-2023-0301-1825
MaxMax

The Celtics own the Sixers and it's frustrating

We would get smoked. The Celtics just fucking own us and it's so frustrating. I just fucking hate the Celtics so much.

The Celtics did beat the Sixers in the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals, 4-3, confirming the 'ownership' sentiment.
Win
#PMT-2023-0301-1828
Big CatBig Cat

Victor Wembanyama is going to be out of this world good

Charles Barkley has come out and said he doesn't know if [Wembanyama] will be good because he's gotta see him play the physical nature of NBA basketball. This means he's going to be out of this world good because Charles Barkley... is kind of stuck in the past... talking about the Golden State Warriors that went on to win four titles shooting jumpers.

Wembanyama had a historic rookie season in 2023-24, winning Rookie of the Year and proving to be an immediate generational talent.
Void
#PMT-2023-0301-1830
Billy FootballBilly Football

Grown men hating on women is pathetic

Britney Mahomes tweeted something about grown men talking shit about someone's wife is real weird... actually, grown ass men hating on women in general is pathetic. I'm taking Britney's side on this.

This is a subjective value judgment.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0301-1832
Jake MarshJake Marsh

Tom Brady should practice for the broadcasting booth with me

Tom Brady reportedly is starting to pursue a career in standup comedy... Tom, if you're watching this, you should be spending that time with me practicing in the booth. Let's make it happen.

Brady did not practice with Jake and eventually debuted on Fox in 2024.
Void
#PMT-2023-0215-13655
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Eric Bieniemy must be the world's worst interviewer since he keeps getting passed over for head coaching jobs

At this point, I don't know what to think about Eric, but he must be the world's worst interviewer of all time. I, I don't know what's, what's been happening with him... there's gotta be some reason why he's been through this every single off season and he's never gotten the gig.

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#PMT-2023-0215-13656
Big CatBig Cat

Eric Bieniemy might be bombing head coaching interviews on purpose to stay with the Chiefs

I think he's bombing him on purpose. I really do. Because I think that being the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs is better than being the head coach of like 20 franchises. So he's like, yeah, I'll just go through the motions bomb this interview, and then I'll get to go be the offensive coordinator of Patrick Mahomes and, and keep piling up Super Bowl wings rings.

Shortly after this episode, Bieniemy left the Chiefs to become the OC of the Washington Commanders, proving he was willing to leave to prove himself elsewhere.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0215-13657
Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Rodgers will come out of his darkness retreat and realize it's cool to just keep making $40 million to play for the Packers

Aaron Rods is doing his annual, I left the last game of the Packers saying, I don't know what's in the future. I'm gonna go into a four day silent hut and, and do drugs... congratulations Aaron Rods in advance for coming out of his retreat and realizing that Yeah. It's pretty cool to make 40 million a year to be the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.

Rodgers did come out and request a trade to the Jets shortly after, moving on from the Packers.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0208-7463
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Brady is not actually retired

This was my hot seat because I actually think it's hot seat. The Tom Brady retirement. He's not, he's spending an entire year off. He's basically admitting that he's not gonna start broadcasting games till 2024. He's not retired... This feels like he's just leaving the door a little bit open.

Tom Brady did not return to the NFL and transitioned to his broadcasting role as planned in 2024.
Void
#PMT-2023-0201-10933
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

MrBeast is effectively providing single-payer healthcare to individuals

I think the objection should be the fact that there are so many people out there that need a simple surgery that costs like a thousand dollars that can't afford it... Be mad at how we do healthcare. Be mad at healthcare, not MrBeast. Correctly providing single-payer healthcare to these people as an individual.

This is a social/political opinion on a specific event.
Void
#PMT-2023-0201-10934
Big CatBig Cat

People who work office jobs and don't shower in the morning are weird

My hot seat is I guess how I shower because I shower in the morning... People working like a nine to five in an office, not showering in the morning. That's fucking weird. It wakes you up. It makes you feel clean. It makes you feel fresh.

Inherently subjective matter of personal routine.
Void
#PMT-2023-0201-10935
Billy FootballBilly Football

Breakfast is unnecessary and takes up too much time

Intermittent fasting. Breakfast takes up too much time in the morning. Just like eating when you just wake up, do you do that? I think it would fall right with showers.

Subjective opinion on lifestyle and nutrition.
Void
#PMT-2023-0125-14748
Big CatBig Cat

The Baseball Hall of Fame is a joke because Barry Bonds is not in it

And Barry [Bonds] is not on there? This whole thing is a joke. The best player of all time is not in the fucking Hall of Fame. It's just funny that baseball writers take themselves so seriously. We just need all these guys to die and then maybe we can get the real players in the Hall of Fame.

This is a subjective opinion on the validity of the Hall of Fame based on Bonds' exclusion.
Void
#PMT-2023-0118-1605
Big CatBig Cat

The NFL should use the chip in the football to definitively judge goal line plays

The fact that there was just casually mentioned there's a chip in the football and they can actually see if it goes over the goal line... According to the chip in the football, the closest the ball got to the end zone was 0.6 yards from the goal line. What the fuck are we doing? We've been asking for the chip forever.

This is a persistent debate in sports media; while the chip exists, the NFL still relies on visual confirmation for official scoring.
Win
#PMT-2023-0111-9197
Big CatBig Cat

Tennessee and UConn are my two picks to win the College Basketball National Championship

College basketball. It's back. I always flip the page. I put a future on Tennessee and UConn. Those are my two teams. So I did that after the national championship last night... Those are my two teams.

UConn won the 2023 National Championship. Tennessee lost in the Sweet 16. Picking the winner months in advance is legendary.
Loss
#PMT-2023-0104-20041
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I could land a commercial airliner if the pilot became incapacitated

If I got behind the wheel or what the stick of a 737 and I was able to talk to air traffic control, I honestly do believe that I would be able to land a plane. It's pretty simple stuff. It's not rocket science, it's air science.

The difficulty of landing a modern airliner without training is highly debated, but most aviation experts suggest a complete novice would almost certainly crash without previous simulator or flight experience, even with radio help.
Win
#PMT-2023-0104-20052
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Short people are crucial for conserving food and resources on our dying planet

Being short is better for the future... Not only do shorter people tend to live longer, but they're also crucial in conserving food and resources on her dying planet. The short are also inherent conservationists, which is more crucial than ever in this world of 8 billion. So basically if we were 10% shorter, we would save 87 millions of tons of food per year.

Fact ClaimLifeMediumSarcastic
The math behind smaller organisms requiring fewer calories is scientifically sound, though the 'conservationist' label is satirical.
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#PMT-2023-0104-20054
Billy FootballBilly Football

There are wooly mammoth bones and ivory worth millions in the East River

There's a bunch of treasure in the East River... wooly mammoth bones, tusks, ivory. It's treasure. Millions. Billions. The treasure is on East 65th Street next to the FDR Drive in the water... we're gonna try to go get it.

While there is a historical story about bones being dumped there, expeditions (including some after this episode) have failed to find any valuable treasure.
Void
#PMT-2023-0104-20042
Big CatBig Cat

We need less regular season and more playoffs in all sports

Do you know what we need less of? Is the regular season? We need more playoffs in all things. Playoffs aren't the best... Every league is expanding. And I get the argument like, you know, the making the playoffs means less, you're gonna have bad teams, but then when you start the playoffs, there's just more playoffs. And that fucking rules.

This is a subjective preference about sports structures.
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