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01-07-2016 , 10:25 PM

#7601

Yeti

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/ma...kers.html?_r=0

DFS article by KANG

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01-08-2016 , 12:42 AM

#7602

kidcolin

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Klosterman's star wars take is one of the single dumbest things I've ever heard, while simultaneously being a perfect example of what makes Klosterman Klosterman.

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01-08-2016 , 01:03 AM

#7603

kioshk

Nixonian

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 92,828

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Originally Posted by Onlydo2days

Simmons hasn't had much variety in his guests because he can't bring anyone from ESPN on.

Joe House seems to be trying way too hard now as well. Only pods I really like are the ones with JackO.

Klosterman had some good ones years ago but his shtick is old.

House is totally worthless, and I've never liked Klosterman. I go Sal and JackO, that's it.

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01-08-2016 , 01:09 AM

#7604

DodgerIrish

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28,191

At least Klosterman has atypical takes and he doesn't sound like a giggly teenager. House is worthless but JackO just bugs me to no end, don't like listening to someone that sounds like he's permanently smiling.

Simmons pod was guest specific the last few years at ESPN but its a must miss for me now. He's like the sports version of Adam Sandler, I'm not interested in you and your lowbrow bros Billy.

I'll dl Chuck tho

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01-08-2016 , 12:48 PM

#7605

Moneyball16

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,523

Simmons guests have been terrible. Have only listened to Michael B Jordan and Haralabob out of the 45 or so pods hes had.

There's gotta be basketball people out there that dont work for ESPN that aren't Joe House.

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01-08-2016 , 02:34 PM

#7606

MonsterJMcgee

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I seriously hate Joe House. If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Joe House, I would shoot Joe House twice.

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01-08-2016 , 02:59 PM

#7607

mullen

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Originally Posted by MonsterJMcgee

I seriously hate Joe House. If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Joe House, I would shoot Joe House twice.

House wanted me to tell you that would-be murderers have a 21% success rate per shot on Fridays in January after a West Coast NBA team gets out scored in the 3rd quarter by 5 points the night before, so he's fading you all day.

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01-08-2016 , 03:04 PM

#7608

TimM846

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,725

lol I was going to make the same basic joke but you beat me to it

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01-08-2016 , 04:57 PM

#7609

72off

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Originally Posted by mullen

lol

this latest one might be his most convoluted oat, not even gonna bother trying to transcribe it

still not sure if they're serious with this stuff or not, thought i heard Simba chuckle when he started in with this nonsense one time

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01-09-2016 , 11:12 AM

#7610

shane88888

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I enjoy Chuck's Midwestern Nonsmoking Stoner Takes but acting like $3 billion is a meaningful amount of money to the US government is the dumbest thing I've ever heard on this podcast - and I've had the Bucher.

US governments collected $6 trillion last year.

I always thought he could appreciate and avoid topics on which he is completely ignorant and that's fine. I like hearing from some guy who spent 40 hours thinking up inane theories about why Val Kilmer is Val Kilmer.

I was wrong. I was very wrong.

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01-09-2016 , 11:44 AM

#7611

mullen

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Originally Posted by shane88888

Yeah I managed to get through about 3 minutes of the Star Wars take, and when Klosterman was like "Think of what THREE BILLION could DO for the US Prison System, education!" And I was thinking like....uh....not much?

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01-09-2016 , 12:52 PM

#7612

MonsterJMcgee

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Originally Posted by mullen

nice

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01-09-2016 , 04:09 PM

#7613

Onlydo2days

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Too bad Barnwell/Mays NFL pod is gone. I liked listening to that during the playoffs last few years.

He would have these giant game previews as well and it seems like ESPN is just having him write more ESPY type pieces like "What are the 10 things people aren't talking about this weekend"

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01-09-2016 , 05:34 PM

#7614

Smokey11053

adept

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Originally Posted by shane88888

I haven't bothered with listening to Simmons for a couple of years, but I had to find that clip to hear what Klosterman was talking about.

Forget the impact or not of $3B. That's only like 3 lottery jackpots anyway. The bat **** part was that he thought nationalizing Star Wars like a Venezuelan dictator and having the director of the next movie work for free was a good idea. Wowzers.

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01-09-2016 , 05:52 PM

#7615

kkcountry

BBV MS Paint Rapid Response Squad

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 31,263

Why stop there why not nationalize Disney

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01-09-2016 , 05:58 PM

#7616

DodgerIrish

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I thought the gov't did have a Star Wars program?

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01-09-2016 , 06:16 PM

#7617

ctyri

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Originally Posted by mullen

If CK is going to go down that (****ing stupid) route, he could at least make it a bit clever and propose using Stars Wars mania to pay for the space program. (Nevermind that $3B is only 15% of annual NASA budget.)

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01-11-2016 , 04:07 PM

#7618

pvn

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lol

CK's "nationalize star wars" thing was so AIDS I assumed he was trolling but maybe not. anyway I thought the remainder of his takes in the pod were pretty solid, including the "episode 7 is so derivative it shouldn't be considered canon".

most (sincere) AIDS in the pod was BS's "in the OJ trial we didn't understand DNA but now we KNOW it's like YOU DID IT" when the reality is actually 100% the opposite, DNA evidence is becoming less and less credible as we find out how tenuous the definition of "match" actually is and how much prosecutors are willing to abuse it.

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01-11-2016 , 04:53 PM

#7619

cookies4u

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Simmons random tirade against Saban was so weird today

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01-11-2016 , 04:55 PM

#7620

Biesterfield

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PFT was on the SI Media podcast with Richard Deitsch

https://soundcloud.com/si-media-podc...ichard-deitsch

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01-11-2016 , 05:07 PM

#7621

72off

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Originally Posted by cookies4u

Simmons random tirade against Saban was so weird today

also, football teams losing communication with the QB is no big deal

he's been chalk full of bizarre takes lately

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01-11-2016 , 05:30 PM

#7622

dkgojackets

DKGOAT

Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 86,123

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Originally Posted by 72off

also, football teams losing communication with the QB is no big deal

probably needed to say this to remain consistent with previous patriots takes

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01-12-2016 , 01:41 PM

#7623

lloyd45

grinder

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I mean is that hard to get Tate mic'd up

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01-12-2016 , 03:38 PM

#7624

RigCT

adept

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 787

Can't Bill have Aaron Schatz or someone from FO on the playoff pods? ESPN doesn't own that, right? I still chuckle about their arrogant pod from before the 18-0 Pats SB.

Also, needs more Haralabob.