What If Deflategate Never Happened?
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Disney+ graced us with another What If episode this week which obviously tickled my nerdy bone after seeing my guy the T Man go from a mad titan to a common man with one snap of the fingers stroke of an artist's brush.
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As always, Robbie and I broke down the entire episode along with a bunch of Barstool What Ifs with our boy KFC filling in as the perfect third host considering his love of the What If comic book series, random hypothetical questions, and all the Barstool history that unfolded right in front of his eyes on this pirate ship navigating the stormy internet waters.
Our biggest Barstool hypothetical was What if Deflategate Never Happened. No #Brady4. No years of Rundowns ending up in Dave yelling about Deflategate facts he read online that day as KFC and Big Cat roll their eyes. No dead legs at the Super Bowl.
I LOL every single time I see this picture
In all honesty, Deflategate was one of the best things to ever happen to Barstool since it kept the Patriots in the news, was the motivation for the Pats to win a Super Bowl (which allowed us to sell a zillion dollars worth of merch), and gave birth to the Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon rivalry between Dave Portnoy and Roger Goodell that not only put Dave at the forefront of every story involving Goodell or the Patriots but also created a shirt that funded his entire Nantucket house.
Without all that, I imagine the NFL may look at Barstool like every other sports league with a brain, which is as a friend and potential content partner. And once you get two guys like El Pres and the Commish in the same room with the common goal of making money while growing their company, you never know what can happen.
Some of the other Barstool What Ifs on today's pod include...
- What if KFC grew up as a Yankees fan?
- What if it was the Eddie Show featuring Dave Portnoy & Company?
- What if Jeff D. Lowe never sent the tea lizard tweet?
Check out our takes on all this by watching the video above or listening to My Mom's Basement on your favorite podcasting site.
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