The Rejuvenated Cowboys, Most Desperate NFL Teams, Lane Kiffin’s LSU Move, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal, Todd McShay, and Van Lathan

Dec 1, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
57.6 min (49.4%)
Cousin Sal
29.9 min (25.6%)
Todd McShay
16.3 min (14%)
Van Lathan
12.8 min (11%)

Top Entities

1NBA Playoffs
28
2College Football
20
3Ole Miss Rebels
19
4NFL
16
5Seattle Seahawks
12
6Pittsburgh Steelers
11
7Baltimore Ravens
11
8NBA
10
9Green Bay Packers
10
10Philadelphia Eagles
9
11New England Patriots
9
12Gambling
9
13Chicago Bears
9
14San Francisco 49ers
8
15Las Vegas Raiders
8
16Indianapolis Colts
8
17Dallas Cowboys
8
18Los Angeles Rams
7
19Kansas City Chiefs
7
20Joe House
7
21Van Lathan
6
22The Ringer
6
23Detroit Lions
6
24Denver Nuggets
6
25Cincinnati Bengals
6
26Tennessee Titans
5
27Super Bowl
5
28New York Jets
5
29Lamar Jackson
5
30Collin Sexton
5
31Philadelphia 76ers
4
32Nick Saban
4
33Los Angeles Chargers
4
34Joe Burrow
4
35Jimmy Butler III
4
36Houston Rockets
4
37Dallas Mavericks
4
38College Basketball
4
39Chicago Bulls
4
40Buffalo Bills
4
41Anthony Davis
4
42Tom Brady
3
43Rocky (film)
3
44New Orleans Pelicans
3
45Max Brosmer
3
46Jalen Hurts
3
47Jacksonville Jaguars
3
48Houston Texans
3
49Daniel Jones
3
50Cousin Sal
3
51Cleveland Browns
3
52Aaron Rodgers
3
53The Sports Gal
2
54The Rewatchables
2
55Saquon Barkley
2
56Rashid Shaheed
2
57Patrick Mahomes
2
58Minnesota Vikings
2
59Miami Dolphins
2
60Marcus Freeman
2
61Justin Jefferson
2
62Jayden Daniels
2
63Jared Goff
2
64Jahmyr Gibbs
2
65Indiana Pacers
2
66Drake Maye
2
67Detroit Pistons
2
68Denver Broncos
2
69Chuba Hubbard
2
70Charles Barkley
2
71Brock Bowers
2
72Boris Diaw
2
73Bones Hyland
2
74Bill Simmons
2
75Arizona Cardinals
2
76Andy Reid
2
77Will Fries
1
78Walt Lemon Jr.
1
79Tanner McKee
1
80Sylvester Stallone
1
81Steve Sarkisian
1
82RJ Harvey
1
83Ricky Barber
1
84Quinnen Williams
1
85Quentin Lake
1
86Pittsburgh Pirates
1
87Parker Washington
1
88Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
89Oklahoma City Thunder
1
90Nick Folk
1
91NFL Draft
1
92New York Knicks
1
93New York Giants
1
94New Orleans Saints
1
95NBA Draft
1
96National Championship
1
97Most Valuable Player
1
98Minnesota Timberwolves
1
99Milwaukee Bucks
1
100Michael Penix Jr.
1
101Miami Heat
1
102Matthew Stafford
1
103Mason Rudolph
1
104Marcus Mariota
1
105Loren Strickland
1
106Lincoln Riley
1
107LeBron James
1
108Kirk Cousins
1
109Kirby Smart
1
110Kevin Garnett
1
111Justin Herbert
1
112Justin Fields
1
113Josh Allen
1
114Jonathan Taylor
1
115John Calipari
1
116Joe Flacco
1
117Jim Harbaugh
1
118Jaylen Brown
1
119Jaxson Dart
1
120Jake Browning
1
121Jae'Sean Tate
1
122Jacoby Brissett
1
123Ja'Marr Chase
1
124Isaiah Bond
1
125Ian Thomas
1
126Ian Book
1
127Heisman Trophy
1
128George Pickens
1
129Frank Ragnow
1
130Desmond Ridder
1
131Derrick Rose
1
132Derrick Henry
1
133Damon Jones
1
134Cooper Kupp
1
135Chris Ryan
1
136Chris Godwin Jr.
1
137Chauncey Billups
1
138Carolina Panthers
1
139Cam Ward
1
140Bucky Irving
1
141Brock Purdy
1
142Brian Thomas Jr.
1
143Brent Urban
1
144Boston Red Sox
1
145Bo Nix
1
146Ball Arena
1
147Atlanta Falcons
1
148All-NBA First Team
1
149Alec Burks
1
150Aaron Brooks
1

League Distribution

NFL
178 (58.4%)
NBA
84 (27.5%)
CFB
37 (12.1%)
NCAAB
4 (1.3%)
MLB
2 (0.7%)

Top Players

1Joe House
7
2Van Lathan
6
3Lamar Jackson
5
4Collin Sexton
5
5Nick Saban
4
6Joe Burrow
4
7Jimmy Butler III
4
8Anthony Davis
4
9Tom Brady
3
10Max Brosmer
3
11Jalen Hurts
3
12Daniel Jones
3
13Cousin Sal
3
14Aaron Rodgers
3
15The Sports Gal
2
16Saquon Barkley
2
17Rashid Shaheed
2
18Patrick Mahomes
2
19Marcus Freeman
2
20Justin Jefferson
2
21Jayden Daniels
2
22Jared Goff
2
23Jahmyr Gibbs
2
24Drake Maye
2
25Chuba Hubbard
2
26Charles Barkley
2
27Brock Bowers
2
28Boris Diaw
2
29Bones Hyland
2
30Bill Simmons
2
31Andy Reid
2
32Will Fries
1
33Walt Lemon Jr.
1
34Tanner McKee
1
35Sylvester Stallone
1
36Steve Sarkisian
1
37RJ Harvey
1
38Ricky Barber
1
39Quinnen Williams
1
40Quentin Lake
1
41Parker Washington
1
42Olivier-Maxence Prosper
1
43Nick Folk
1
44Michael Penix Jr.
1
45Matthew Stafford
1
46Mason Rudolph
1
47Marcus Mariota
1
48Loren Strickland
1
49Lincoln Riley
1
50LeBron James
1
51Kirk Cousins
1
52Kirby Smart
1
53Kevin Garnett
1
54Justin Herbert
1
55Justin Fields
1
56Josh Allen
1
57Jonathan Taylor
1
58John Calipari
1
59Joe Flacco
1
60Jim Harbaugh
1
61Jaylen Brown
1
62Jaxson Dart
1
63Jake Browning
1
64Jae'Sean Tate
1
65Jacoby Brissett
1
66Ja'Marr Chase
1
67Isaiah Bond
1
68Ian Thomas
1
69Ian Book
1
70George Pickens
1
71Frank Ragnow
1
72Desmond Ridder
1
73Derrick Rose
1
74Derrick Henry
1
75Damon Jones
1
76Cooper Kupp
1
77Chris Ryan
1
78Chris Godwin Jr.
1
79Chauncey Billups
1
80Cam Ward
1
81Bucky Irving
1
82Brock Purdy
1
83Brian Thomas Jr.
1
84Brent Urban
1
85Bo Nix
1
86Alec Burks
1
87Aaron Brooks
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NBA Playoffs
15
2NFL
11
3Seattle Seahawks
8
4New England Patriots
8
5Baltimore Ravens
8
6Los Angeles Rams
7
7Green Bay Packers
7
8NBA
6
9Las Vegas Raiders
6
10Kansas City Chiefs
6
11Detroit Lions
6
12Chicago Bears
6
13Van Lathan
5
14Philadelphia Eagles
5
15Ole Miss Rebels
5

Cousin Sal

1NBA Playoffs
10
2Pittsburgh Steelers
7
3Dallas Cowboys
5
4Seattle Seahawks
4
5San Francisco 49ers
4
6Philadelphia Eagles
4
7Super Bowl
3
8Max Brosmer
3
9Joe House
3
10Indianapolis Colts
3
11Green Bay Packers
3
12Gambling
3
13Chicago Bears
3
14Buffalo Bills
3
15Baltimore Ravens
3

Todd McShay

1College Football
11
2Ole Miss Rebels
6
3Nick Saban
3
4Collin Sexton
3
5NFL
2
6NBA Playoffs
2
7NBA
2
8Marcus Freeman
2
9Joe House
2
10Jimmy Butler III
2
11Van Lathan
1
12Tennessee Titans
1
13Steve Sarkisian
1
14NFL Draft
1
15Lincoln Riley
1

Van Lathan

1Ole Miss Rebels
7
2College Football
5
3NFL
3
4Jimmy Butler III
2
5Gambling
2
6Collin Sexton
2
7College Basketball
2
8The Ringer
1
9RJ Harvey
1
10Quentin Lake
1
11Nick Saban
1
12New Orleans Pelicans
1
13NBA Playoffs
1
14National Championship
1
15Milwaukee Bucks
1
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