Takes

Clemson is the most likely underdog to win the national championship because it would be the perfect ironic ending to the tournament

I think Clemson is most likely because Clemson has been ignored by this podcast... So when we say we put out that graphic listing every team but Clemson as teams that could win the national title, they have that bookmark that will be the perfect ending to March Madness if Clemson wins it all.

I believe Shohei Ohtani's story about Ippei Mizuhara stealing his money

Shohei, I believe him. I don't know why... but I just think like, I'm gonna believe him until they do the forensic accounting. I'm waiting for the forensic accounting to come out.

Shohei Ohtani revealed his wife as part of a crisis management strategy to distract from the impending gambling scandal

Shohei found out about the investigation, hired a crisis team and then part of their crisis team was like, we need to get ahead of the negative publicity. Let's show everybody your superstar wife.

The NBA investigation into Jontay Porter for prop betting irregularities is a bad look

My Hot Seat is Jontay Porter. Raptors center is under an NBA investigation into irregularities on his prop betting involving him. There was a couple times where he basically started a game, took himself out because of a eye injury. And on those games there was a bunch of action on his prop bets. Unders... This is bad.

JJ McCarthy will not be drafted second overall

I don't think he's [JJ McCarthy] going second overall... there's a lot of like misinformation that gets put out there this time of year.

JJ McCarthy has the potential to be the greatest quarterback of all time because of his winning pedigree and untapped upside

JJ McCarthy's a perfect quarterback where you can look at it and if you wanna look at it glass half full, he could be the greatest quarterback of all time. 'cause you can essentially say he played winning football, he made the throws he needed to make, and they also asked him not to do anything. So there's so much more. There's upside.

Caleb Williams having a pink phone and pink nails is cool and masculine

Speaking of Caleb Williams, he's got a cool pink phone... He was at the USC game last night. He has a pink phone. Got people really upset. I say maybe think differently. He's so advanced. He knows that pink phones are cool.

I would trade an Eagles Super Bowl victory for a Notre Dame National Championship

Wait, would you rather have a Notre Dame national title than an Eagles Super Bowl? [Shane Gillis]: Yes. Without a doubt. No doubt. Yeah.

Arch Manning opted out of the college football video game to protect his teammate Quinn Ewers from fan pressure

I think it's because... if you're a Texas fan, every Texas fan that plays the Longhorns would [put in Arch]. And then everyone's gonna be like, yo fuck Quinn Ewers. Why is he playing in real life? Because everyone's playing his Arch in the video game. And I think Arch was trying to be a good teammate to be like, I don't want all this pressure on my teammate Quinn.

New Orleans and Miami are bad comedy towns because they are just parades of drunk people

There's like New Orleans and Miami [that are bad towns]... It's a parade of drunk people. Yeah... everything... it's like, it's a parade of drunk people.

The upcoming election cycle will swing the comedy pendulum back toward censorship and sensitivity

I think this election's gonna swing it back. It'll go back to being [sensitive]. It'll go back... It's gonna get hot on the streets.

Notre Dame will go 11-1 this season and then get smoked in the playoffs

But you see the schedule, they're probably [going] 11 and one. And then get fucking smoked in the playoffs against somebody.

College football should adopt multi-year contracts for players to improve the sport's quality and television ratings

I tend to agree with Jay Bilas take that it should just be multi-year contracts for players. Because the big thing is if you get one year of a player, then they leave. That stinks. I think it's bad for the sport overall... doing multi-year contracts would keep players around you. And then the fan base would grow custom these players.

Masters TV coverage is a joke because fans can't watch it all live

Best golf tournament of the year. And we cannot watch all of it live in 2024. It's a joke. Put it all on TV or online. I don't care. But I wanna watch it Thursday morning.

NC State is no longer a Cinderella; they are a team of destiny.

The one Cinderella that's still in there is a Cinderella that we can all focus on in NC State. Also not a Cinderella anymore because they just keep winning. They went from Cinderella to just Team of Destiny. Like, there was a moment when NC State in that Oakland game, they win in overtime, and I'm like, why can't they just win it all?

The Big East should have had more teams in the NCAA tournament.

Big East also undefeated. Six and oh Big East. Probably should put more teams in from the Big East.

There are ten teams in the Sweet 16 that could conceivably win the National Championship.

I look at the bracket right now and I don't know, 10 out of the 16, I could conceivably see winning it all.

Brad Underwood is an awesome coach and his roster strategy has Illinois in a position to beat anyone.

Brad Underwood... I think he's an awesome coach. I actually have, one of my only non 'old takes exposed' when they hired him. I was like, [Underwood] is an awesome coach. They're gonna win with him... They have a team that could absolutely beat anyone, especially with the way Terrence Shannon's playing.

I would trade the rights to Jay Wright for John Calipari to coach Villanova.

I do have a, a trade in place for the rights to Jay Wright for John Calipari. Well, yeah. 'Cause he is not gonna come back. So I'll give up the rights to get [Calipari].

Anyone who says Zach Edey is not good at basketball is a moron.

Anyone who says Zach Edey's not good at basketball is a fucking moron. The guy's good at basketball, especially college basketball. I don't want whatever happens to the NBA happens to the NBA... Anyone who says he is not good at basketball, he is just tall, is being a hater.

I am picking UConn, North Carolina, Arizona, Gonzaga, Purdue, Marquette, Houston, Duke, Creighton, and Tennessee to all win the National Championship.

Yukon is going to win the National Championship. Also going to win the national Championship: UNC is gonna win the national Championship. Arizona's gonna win the national Championship. Gonzaga is gonna win it. Purdue is going to win the National Championship... Marquette's going to win... Houston's gonna win... and also Duke.

Kansas is going to be a top team next season because Bill Self returns four starters.

Kansas might return four starters next year. Here's how Bill Self did when that happens: 21-22 national champions. 15-16, number one overall seed. 09-10, number one overall seed. 07-08 national champs. 06-07, number one overall seed... Bill Self is thinking about next year, so I'm thinking about next year. They're gonna be a really good team next year.

No team in college basketball could stop Victor Wembanyama.

There's not a team in college basketball right now that could do a goddamn thing about Victor Wembanyama.

LeBron James would lead the worst team in the NCAA tournament to the Final Four.

Still, you put, you put LeBron on Longwood and they're, they're in the final four for sure. And it'll be so much fun to watch.

The USMNT must reach the World Cup quarterfinals in 2026 or it is a massive disappointment.

I'm still, I'm staying my prediction that we need to make it, if we don't make it to at least the quarter finals in the next World Cup. Massive disappointment.

Caitlin Clark currently faces ten times more hate than Duke.

I don't even know how, how people have found this much hate in their heart for [Caitlin Clark] again. She she has like Duke Times 10 hate. Yeah. It's crazy.

Michigan basketball will return to prominence quickly under Dusty May.

Recurring guest Dusty May is going from FAU to Ann Arbor... I think they're gonna be back quickly.

I struggle with open three-pointers but excel at making the most difficult shots.

It was just a classic game for me. For anyone who's watched my career, they know I miss open threes and I make the hardest threes. And I don't know why that is, but... a couple of 'em I kind of threw up and didn't even see 'em go in. I kind of thought they were bricks.

I would make more three-pointers than the PMT crew's worst athlete could make layups in a shooting competition.

I guarantee you I'll make more threes than your worst player [Hank] makes layups... I guarantee you I'll make more threes than your worst player makes maybe.

Dave Canales wearing shorts in the NFL coaches photo is a bad move.

Dave Canales thinking he can go shorts next to Andy Reid. You fucking sucked. You just can't do that. You can't be, you haven't won a game in the NFL and you went shorts.

Dan Quinn and Brian Daboll look like a team of hitmen or outlaws in the NFL coaches photo.

Dan Quinn and Brian Daboll next to each other look hilarious. They look like the funniest either like buddy cop duo of all time or we were saying they look like a team of Hitmen or Outlaws.

Doug Pederson looks like a swinger in the NFL coaches photo.

Doug Peterson is, he looks like a swinger. Yeah. And I mean that in all, all due respect. All due respect. Because it looks like he just enjoys life.

The winner of Oakland vs. NC State will be the story of the tournament heading into the Sweet 16

What the winner of that game [Oakland vs. NC State] is going to be the talk of the week leading up to Sweet 16 because it'll be a great story either way.

Dana Altman is the most underrated coach in America

Dana Altman my most underrated coach in America. I love how he coaches basketball. Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks... Fun fact, Dana Altman is now 8-0 in first round NCAA tournaments. He is such a good coach and he has them overachieving every single year.

MLB will avoid banning Shohei Ohtani because he is too valuable to the league's revenue

It seems to me like baseball, given how much money they stand to make from Ohtani, really does not want to have to treat Ohtani like they would anyone. Can you imagine if it was a utility player that paid off four and a half million dollars? How fast would that guy be banned for baseball for life?

Purdue will win the National Championship as a redemption story similar to Virginia in 2019

I love love, love love Purdue. Revenge... The UVA formula. And what, what didn't UVA win the next year? Yeah. It's happening again.

The Mountain West stinks and the conference's teams will lose every game in the NCAA Tournament

The Mountain West stinks. Mountain West loses every game. UAB plus six and a half. ... UAB is a pretty good program. ... I think UAB's pretty good.

The John Calipari era at Kentucky is likely over after the loss to Oakland

I think this might be worse [than the St. Peters loss]. It's terrible. You know, lose to St. Peters and Oakland, two of the last three years, and I think probably the end of the Calipari era. There's a really good chance. I mean, I don't think it's certain, but I think a lot of the fans want that.

It is no longer possible to win a National Championship relying primarily on freshmen in the NIL/Portal era

Cal needs to change back because Jay Wright tonight said it the best because of NIL. These dudes are staying in college longer... You're gonna see good players stay in college for three and four years. And I just don't know if you can win with freshmen anymore because these... two of the starters on Oakland were 24 years old. We're starting three guys that are 18. That's a big difference.

Kentucky should not hire a coach like Dana Altman because the program requires a 'rockstar' personality

I think at this job though... you have to be a rockstar to be at this job. Like this is a hard job in the state of Kentucky. This is what we do. ... So you can't be like, Dana Altman looks like an accountant. You can't be an accountant. You have to be a rockstar.

The 2024 NCAA Tournament will produce the lowest-scoring bracket pools ever

I believe in bracket pools, this will be the lowest score or least amount [of points] ever. ... I think you're better off of getting out a team and riding that thing with a future... I think this bracket pool... it's impossible.

Wisconsin will make the Final Four

I have Wisconsin in the final four, Dan. I do, I do. I love what I've seen from them. I think Storr is an absolute difference maker. Chucky healthy is... I genuinely feel this team has the goods.

New Mexico is a better team than Clemson and will win their first-round matchup

I like New Mexico. ... I think New Mexico's playing as well as anybody. Their ability from the three-point line... they got some young bigs that are good. ... I believe they're a better team [than Clemson]. ... We're gonna go New Mexico, A&M, and UAB.

Grand Canyon will defeat Saint Mary's because Tyon Grant-Foster is a legitimate pro

Grand Canyon is really interesting. ... St. Mary's, Jefferson injury's been huge for them. ... Tyon [Grant-Foster] on the kid for Grand Canyon is a pro. If you haven't seen him, I think he's gonna be a name that you're gonna know for sure. ... I would pick Grand Canyon in that one.

Northwestern will defeat FAU because they will make enough outside shots to counter the 'public' pick

I think Northwestern will make enough outside shots and I like being on the other side of the public in that one. ... I do have Northwestern playing UConn [in the next round].

Houston has the toughest second-round matchup of any 1-seed

I think Houston has the toughest matchup when it comes to second round games for the one seeds... Houston just because they're not healthy and, and the way they play... and A&M has guys that can score some buckets and, and so does Nebraska.

The Boston Celtics will not win the NBA Title

[PFT: Are Hank's Celtics gonna win the NBA title?] No. I want it to be Denver Boston, because that's what I want in the NBA... But I don't see Boston [beating Denver].

UConn will defeat Tennessee to win the National Championship

My final four... I have UConn, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. [PFT: Who do you have in your finals?] UConn, Tennessee... And then UConn winning it all.

I am a better athlete than Hank, despite being nine years older than him

I honestly don't, like no offense to you, but I don't think it's like a washed up thing. I think just PFT and I are better athletes than you. We're nine years older than you and still better athletes than you. ... I beat you in every combine event.

Thursday and Friday of the NCAA Tournament are the best two sports days of the year

Tuesday, March 20th, and we are just 24 hours away from the best two days of the year... Thursday, Friday of, of the NCAA Tournament, because it's just all you think about the entire time.