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#PMT-2017-1113-2228
Big CatBig Cat

Wisconsin is only in the playoff hunt to eventually lose to Ohio State by 40

There's just a fat, slow lineman up north that's just like, hey, guys, can I come in? That's Wisconsin just waiting to get in. Waiting to lose to Ohio State by 40 with me in attendance.

Wisconsin did lose to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship, but it was a close 27-21 game, not a 40-point blowout.
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#PMT-2017-1113-2229
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lefty quarterbacks suck at throwing the football

Horny Brook [Alex Hornibrook], there's something about him when he passes. He's terrible. He's got that weird left. He's a lefty. The way that he passes with his left hand just doesn't look natural. Lefties suck at throwing the football.

This is a subjective aesthetic and performance opinion, though generally, left-handed QBs have become increasingly rare in the NFL.
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#PMT-2017-1113-2230
HankHank

The Boston Celtics are officially back

My who's back of the week is the Boston Celtics. Oh, great. They won 12 in a row. They're in first place in the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics finished with 55 wins and reached Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals that year.
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#PMT-2017-1106-18441
Big CatBig Cat

Lane Kiffin definitely knows the spread and plays to it

I've said this for many years, that Lane Kiffin is one of the only coaches that I will put my fucking life on it, that he knows the spread and plays to the spread. He used to do it at Tennessee, too, where he would go for two in random spots. I know Lane Kiffin knows the spread.

Kiffin has all but confirmed this over the years with his tweets and bizarre late-game decisions (e.g., the safety at the end of the 2017 WKU game).
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#PMT-2017-1023-7380
Big CatBig Cat

College football is more fun when Notre Dame is good

Notre Dame is back. And it's going to be fun. It's going to be fun to watch Notre Dame get their hopes all the way up. College football is significantly more fun when Notre Dame is back.

Notre Dame's status as a 'back' team is subjective, and their impact on viewership/fun is also a matter of opinion.
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#PMT-2017-1009-5512
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Miami Hurricanes are back big time

My Who's Back of the Week, first of all, is a no-brainer. It's the U. The U's back big time.

Miami went 10-3 and lost the Orange Bowl; they were briefly relevant but haven't sustained it since.
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#PMT-2017-1009-5513
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Washington sports teams will win the World Series and Stanley Cup this year

Washington is back. It's the Nats year. It's the Caps year... So they're going to win the World Series. They're going to win the Stanley Cup.

The Capitals won the Stanley Cup in June 2018 and the Nationals won the World Series in 2019. While he said 'this year', the era of D.C. dominance he predicted actually happened.
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#PMT-2017-1009-5514
Big CatBig Cat

Coach Ed Orgeron was never on the hot seat at LSU

I'm staying resolute in my support of Coach O. I don't think he was ever on the hot seat. Don't think he's ever going to be on the hot seat.

Orgeron was famously on the hot seat multiple times and was eventually reached a mutual separation with LSU in 2021, despite winning a title.
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#PMT-2017-1002-6643
Big CatBig Cat

Alabama's second string could win the SEC

Alabama debates are back... could Alabama's second team win the SEC? Because they're deep. Real deep... the Hawaiian quarterback [Tua Tagovailoa], the second string, it would be unbelievable.

While Alabama's roster was historically deep, no second-string team could realistically win a major conference.
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#PMT-2017-0925-18169
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryce Harper will lead the Nationals to a surefire World Series title

He's coming back to lead the Nationals to a surefire World Series. It's the Nats year. This is the year that Natitude is back.

The 2017 Nationals lost in the NLDS to the Chicago Cubs. They did not win the World Series.
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#PMT-2017-0925-18170
HankHank

Blake Bortles is officially back

So my who's back of the week is Blake Bortles of the Blake Bortles Wikipedia Club. Huge game. Four touchdowns. He's back.

Bortles actually led the Jaguars to the AFC Championship game in the 2017 season, making this take arguably correct for the context of that specific season.
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#PMT-2017-0925-18171
Big CatBig Cat

Iowa and Wisconsin football programs only exist to have their hearts ripped out

Iowa and Wisconsin are both very similar in college but they just live to get crushed. It's like there's just moments in between getting your heart ripped out. So there's no real, like, excitement otherwise.

This is a subjective assessment of the pain felt by fanbases of consistently good but not 'elite' Big Ten programs.
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#PMT-2017-0925-18172
Big CatBig Cat

Sam Darnold isn't actually good, he just throws 'good looking' interceptions

I also have a theory that I'm working on that Sam Darnold's not actually good, but his interceptions look good. So even when he makes a bad play, you're like, this guy's good.

Darnold's NFL career has been defined by high interception numbers (legacy 'good looking' bad plays), validating the spirit of this take.
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#PMT-2017-0918-18061
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matthew McConaughey was meant to be a Californian who happened to be born in Texas

The danger in bringing Matthew McConaughey to Los Angeles is at any given time you might lose him. He might just defect... his natural state is like a caliber [Californian]... He was meant to be caliber. He was just he happened to be born on like a lot of land.

This is a personality assessment that cannot be factually proven.
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#PMT-2017-0918-18062
Big CatBig Cat

Cheating on your wife shouldn't count as cheating if you are under 5'5"

If you're under 5'5", I don't think it's cheating. Yeah, you're fulfilling your natural destiny at that point. You're just shocked that a woman pays attention to you.

This is clearly a joke and not a serious moral stance.
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#PMT-2017-0918-18063
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Fullbacks are officially back in a big way in the NFL

Fullbacks are back in a big way... I think it might be confirmation bias, but I've been noticing fullbacks more and more. Specifically, Derek Coleman, the fullback for the Falcons.

While certain schemes used fullbacks, the position has generally continued to decline in overall NFL usage since 2017.
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#PMT-2017-0911-16692
Big CatBig Cat

Kesha's new album is the greatest album ever created

So I don't know if you guys have listened. Her [Kesha's] album came out last month, but I just caught wind of it. It is probably the greatest album that has ever been created.

The album 'Rainbow' was critically acclaimed but calling it the 'greatest ever' is a subjective hyperbole.
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#PMT-2017-0911-16693
Big CatBig Cat

I'm a Kesha guy over Taylor Swift or Katy Perry

And I want to officially go on the record when people say, are you Taylor Swift or Katy Perry guy? I'm a Kesha guy through and through.

This is a personal preference.
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#PMT-2017-0905-19520
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Florida's passing game has been so bad that Tim Tebow is their best passer of the last decade

The best passing quarterback that Florida has had in the last 10 years is Tim Tebow.

Subjective, but Tebow's stats and success dwarfed successors like Jeff Driskel, Will Grier, and Treon Harris until that point.
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#PMT-2017-0828-8204
Big CatBig Cat

Blake Bortles is the Jaguars' QB1 for the 2017 season

Blake Bortles is back... he is QB1 for the season. All you haters out there. Blake Bortles, QB1, Jacksonville Jaguars. Write it down.

Bortles did start all 16 games for the Jaguars in 2017, leading them to the AFC Championship game.
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#PMT-2017-0825-2971
Big CatBig Cat

Brawls are necessary for people to care about baseball

Brawling in baseball is good for baseball. It's great for baseball. ... Brawls need to happen in baseball for people to care about baseball more than they do right now.

The impact of brawls on viewership or 'caring' is subjective, though brawls certainly generate viral engagement.
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#PMT-2017-0821-1157
Big CatBig Cat

I almost got a tattoo of Javier Baez on the back of my neck after seeing his slide against the Blue Jays.

Javi Baez had such a good slide for the Cubs to win an extra inning... In that time, I almost got myself an El Mago tattoo. ... Maybe on the back of my neck like his MLB tattoo.

Big Cat did not actually get an El Mago neck tattoo.
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#PMT-2017-0821-1158
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Millennials aren't less interested in breasts; they just don't need to Google photos of them because they are actually having sex.

It's because millennials aren't Googling boobs. Pictures of boobs. Yeah, because we have sex. We see it. ... Of course it's going to be baby boomers and old people who, when they're looking for porn online, they just type in pictures of boobs.

This is a sociological theory offered as a comedic rebuttal; it's inherently subjective.
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#PMT-2017-0821-1159
HankHank

Pumpkin Spice is officially back because stores are already displaying it in August.

My first who's back of the week is Pumpkin Spice. ... Walking to a grocery store, walking to any type of store, you will see ... It's just who's back of the week. And who's back of the week is pumpkin spice.

Seasonal marketing for Pumpkin Spice products does indeed begin in mid-to-late August.
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#PMT-2017-0814-10113
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The wind in Chicago will help Roberto Aguayo's accuracy by pushing the ball back to the uprights

He's so wildly inaccurate that the wind is actually going to push his balls back towards the uprights.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Aguayo's accuracy did not improve; he was waived by the Bears before the regular season even started.
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#PMT-2017-0814-10115
Big CatBig Cat

Darren McFadden will tear his hamstring immediately after taking over for Ezekiel Elliott

Darren McFadden looks like he's going to get a lot of carries for the Cowboys... And when I say a lot of carries, I mean a lot of carries in the first half of the first game. And then he's going to tear his hamstring. And everyone who drafted him is going to be really pissed off.

McFadden did not get 'a lot of carries.' He was a healthy scratch for much of the season and finished with 0 rushing yards before retiring.
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#PMT-2017-0731-12311
Big CatBig Cat

Jon Jones will easily beat Brock Lesnar if he stays clean

Jon Bones Jones, if he stays clean, he will kick the shit out of Brock Lesnar. I mean, he can fight with anyone. He will beat him up.

The fight never took place, so the outcome cannot be verified.
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#PMT-2017-0717-4528
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Lonzo Ball playing well in Summer League means the Showtime Lakers are back

The Lakers are back. Oh! The Lake Show is back. So Lonzo Ball's been playing pretty well in the Summer League, and so that can only mean one thing, and that's the Showtime Lakers are back.

The Lakers were not 'back' immediately; they missed the playoffs in 2017-18 and 2018-19, only returning to prominence after signing LeBron James.
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#PMT-2017-0717-4530
Big CatBig Cat

The Aaron Judge slump is caused by participating in the Home Run Derby

The Aaron Judge, did he fuck up his swing, is fully back. He's like one for 14 right now. I think we called that before the home run derby even started, right?

Judge had a notable slump in August 2017 after the Derby, though he finished the season strong. The 'Home Run Derby Curse' is a common but debated theory.
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#PMT-2017-0710-5343
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers loves to get angry at other athletes' contracts

This is like the Aaron Rodgers specialty. Aaron Rodgers loves to get pissed off at other quarterbacks' contracts. That's like his thing. I want him to start jumping into other sports too and getting pissed off and be like, hey, I'm a better quarterback than James Harden is a shooting guard. How come I'm not getting paid?

Rodgers has historically been very vocal and strategic about his contract positioning, though 'loving' getting pissed is PFT's comedic spin.
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#PMT-2017-0710-5344
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Clayton Kershaw is the 'asshole' of Major League Baseball

For Clayton Kershaw, he's just like the – would you consider him an asshole?... every pitcher, if they're going to be a really good pitcher, they need to have a streak of being an asshole. Yeah, so we'll call Clayton the asshole of Major League Baseball.

Kershaw is generally known for his intensity on the mound, but 'asshole' is a subjective label used for comedic effect.
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#PMT-2017-0626-2149
Big CatBig Cat

If you stay in a bar that is uncomfortably hot, you are a crazy person

If you go into a bar that is hot and you don't leave immediately, you're a crazy person. I will absolutely call a night like, alright, night's over if I walk into a bar and it is uncomfortably hot in there.

This is an inherently subjective opinion about personal comfort and social behavior.
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#PMT-2017-0619-18078
Billy FootballBilly Football

High school football is officially back in June because grad parties are over

High school football is back. Grad parties are over. Coaches are distributing helmets and shoulder pads. It's June. Mini camps in full effect.

While summer workouts happen, high school football doesn't truly return until late August.
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#PMT-2017-0619-18079
Big CatBig Cat

Icing Bros will inevitably make a comeback

I'm going to call it right now. Icing Bros is going to come back. That's going to suck. Take a knee and chug. That was a tough summer of 2008 or 9, whatever it was.

Icing has seen periodic ironic resurgences but never returned to its 2010 peak of cultural dominance.
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#PMT-2017-0612-13535
Big CatBig Cat

The 2017 Yankees are fully back

The Yankees are fully back. Pinstripes for everyone. Aaron Judge hit three home runs on Sunday. His 21st of the year. Also the longest home run of the year... They have the best run differential in the league.

The 2017 Yankees did reach the ALCS, losing in 7 games to the Astros, which was considered a 'back' year for a rebuilding team.
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#PMT-2017-0530-16845
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods' hair plugs are working

His hair did not look as bad as it has in the past... No, but it looks like the hair plugs might be working. Because Tiger Woods is a notorious guy who went balding pretty early.

Tiger Woods' hair remains a topic of speculation, but his mugshot showed significant thinning, contradicting the 'working' claim.
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#PMT-2017-0530-16844
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tiger Woods' DUI arrest gives him street cred

I didn't think that Tiger Woods could have any more street cred, but he certainly does now. Now he's got it all.

Whether this provided 'street cred' is purely subjective and satirical.
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#PMT-2017-0522-19445
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If you show up somewhere with a glowing orb, people will give you money out of fear

If you show up somewhere with a glowing orb, people will give you money because they'll be afraid of you. That's how it works.

The statement is inherently satirical and not a serious claim of economic fact.
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#PMT-2017-0522-19446
Big CatBig Cat

Kevin Love should be the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns

Kevin Love should be the Browns quarterback. He does have unbelievable passing. He'll throw one or two a game where it's like, how the hell did he do that?

Kevin Love remained a basketball player and never played for the Browns.
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#PMT-2017-0522-19447
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If your wife goes away on business, you should move farther away from her to make her miss you more

Here's a pro tip for all you guys out there that are married. If your wife goes away on business, move farther away from your wife. Make her want to come to you.

This is terrible relationship advice given for comedic effect.
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#PMT-2017-0515-13624
Big CatBig Cat

Stephen A. Smith claiming James Harden was drugged is a transparent attempt to brag about his contacts

After the James Harden game six incident, [Stephen A. Smith] went on the air and he said that he had five Hall of Famers text him saying they thought James Harden was drugged... No one cares about that. It's five Hall of Famers text Stephen A. Smith. That's big stuff.

There was never any evidence Harden was drugged; it was widely accepted he just had a historically bad performance.
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#PMT-2017-0508-2620
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

John Daly's career has been awesome and if you think otherwise you're a hater

My favorite take is when people say, oh, what a shame, John Daly's career. He really could have had it all. John Daly has had it all. His career actually has been awesome. If you think otherwise, then you're just a hater.

This is a subjective evaluation of a career.
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#PMT-2017-0508-2621
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bees aren't actually dying at an alarming rate

And people keep saying that they're dying at an alarming rate like you did. But I don't think that they are. I'm woke on the whole bee thing, the whole bee scare of 2016.

Population trends for bees vary by species, but colony collapse disorder remains a real scientific concern.
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#PMT-2017-0508-2622
Big CatBig Cat

The Volkswagen commercial with the grandmother and the ashes is fake and manipulative

Volkswagen... they're like, well, we'll just put a really sappy story where a bunch of kids cry and an old grandmother, and we'll put some Simon and Garfunkel behind it, and everyone will say, oh my God, Volkswagen, they're so nice. Don't fall for it.

Advertising is inherently manipulative, though 'fake' is subjective.
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#PMT-2017-0501-18911
Big CatBig Cat

The first few years after college are more fun than college itself

I think the first three or four years after you graduate can be more fun than college. Because you actually have money in your pocket. You have money in your pocket. You make real life friends. It's not just like, whoever was living on my hallway.

This is a purely subjective life opinion.
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#PMT-2017-0424-5795
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NFL mock drafts 5.0 and 6.0 are entirely made of smokescreens

When mock draft 5.0 and 6.0s are coming out, those are actually all smokescreens, too, because all the NFL personnel people that talk to the guys doing the mock drafts, they're telling them lies the whole time.

It's a common belief in sports media that teams use mock drafts to hide their true intentions, but impossible to prove for all instances.
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#PMT-2017-0417-5577
HankHank

It is okay to be a fair-weather fan

My who's back of the week is fairweather fans... I think it's okay to be a Fairweather fan. I don't like the people that come out of the woodwork being like, oh, you only cheers for the Bruins in the playoffs.

This is a subjective opinion on sports culture.
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#PMT-2017-0417-5578
Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James has never actually read The Godfather book

You read the Godfather book for the 7,000th time in a row, even though I don't think you ever read it the first time.

This is a humorous observation that cannot be factually proven either way.
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#PMT-2017-0327-1931
Big CatBig Cat

Fall is the best season for napping, followed by spring

I would rank it power ranking nap seasons, fall number one, spring number two.

Subjective ranking of comfort and timing.
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#PMT-2017-0320-17168
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jay Wright is a big-time choker if you take away his one ring

Jay Wright on CBS coverage... People forget if you take away that one ring, it's a big-time choker.

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Wright won another championship in 2018, further debunking the 'choker' label.
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