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Chuck Klosterman

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2297 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

So it's like they moved over like, you know, like a third of the best players on the team went to that team. The coaches from there as well. And Nobody is really bothered by that in a way. Like, I'm not even that bothered by it, I guess. It's just, it's strange now how it is. And it doesn't seem as though the, like, the Portal and all that stuff is true.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

So it's like they moved over like, you know, like a third of the best players on the team went to that team. The coaches from there as well. And Nobody is really bothered by that in a way. Like, I'm not even that bothered by it, I guess. It's just, it's strange now how it is. And it doesn't seem as though the, like, the Portal and all that stuff is true.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

So it's almost like the habits of a college football season. And if you cared about a team or a conference...

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

So it's almost like the habits of a college football season. And if you cared about a team or a conference...

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

So it's almost like the habits of a college football season. And if you cared about a team or a conference...

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

It's almost more than professional sports. Because professional sports at least has like free agency guidelines and stuff. And salary gaps and all these things. I mean, it's in a way more professional than pro sports is. Like, I see people say like, oh, well, Deion Sanders... You know, go to the NFL now.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

It's almost more than professional sports. Because professional sports at least has like free agency guidelines and stuff. And salary gaps and all these things. I mean, it's in a way more professional than pro sports is. Like, I see people say like, oh, well, Deion Sanders... You know, go to the NFL now.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

It's almost more than professional sports. Because professional sports at least has like free agency guidelines and stuff. And salary gaps and all these things. I mean, it's in a way more professional than pro sports is. Like, I see people say like, oh, well, Deion Sanders... You know, go to the NFL now.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

And it's like, this is actually where he should be at college, because he really speaks the language of a kid who's like, I want to win, but also what's in it for me. And that seems to be sort of what the nature of this is now. That People were just more accepting, I guess, of this idea that you should be able to just put these teams together instantly.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

And it's like, this is actually where he should be at college, because he really speaks the language of a kid who's like, I want to win, but also what's in it for me. And that seems to be sort of what the nature of this is now. That People were just more accepting, I guess, of this idea that you should be able to just put these teams together instantly.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

And it's like, this is actually where he should be at college, because he really speaks the language of a kid who's like, I want to win, but also what's in it for me. And that seems to be sort of what the nature of this is now. That People were just more accepting, I guess, of this idea that you should be able to just put these teams together instantly.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

Because what really has happened, I think, is that the teams who are always the elite power teams, they've lost their depth, basically. That is what has happened. These coaches have said, well, there's three strong safeties at LSU or there's four offensive tackles at Texas A&M. They can't all play. They all think they're going to play, but some of them aren't.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

Because what really has happened, I think, is that the teams who are always the elite power teams, they've lost their depth, basically. That is what has happened. These coaches have said, well, there's three strong safeties at LSU or there's four offensive tackles at Texas A&M. They can't all play. They all think they're going to play, but some of them aren't.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

Because what really has happened, I think, is that the teams who are always the elite power teams, they've lost their depth, basically. That is what has happened. These coaches have said, well, there's three strong safeties at LSU or there's four offensive tackles at Texas A&M. They can't all play. They all think they're going to play, but some of them aren't.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

So now we're going to strip those things away. And it really has balanced things out now. Like, I don't think the SEC is as dominant as it was in the past. I don't know if the difference between these teams, not just them in the Big Ten, but sort of them and everyone, is much less than it was in the past.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

So now we're going to strip those things away. And it really has balanced things out now. Like, I don't think the SEC is as dominant as it was in the past. I don't know if the difference between these teams, not just them in the Big Ten, but sort of them and everyone, is much less than it was in the past.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

So now we're going to strip those things away. And it really has balanced things out now. Like, I don't think the SEC is as dominant as it was in the past. I don't know if the difference between these teams, not just them in the Big Ten, but sort of them and everyone, is much less than it was in the past.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

And that's why I think when they kind of figure out what teams to put in the playoff, this year at least, I think this idea of really trying to find The 12 best teams sort of in a vacuum. I don't think they should do that this time. I think they should kind of like go, well, okay, we're going to have this many teams in the playoff.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

And that's why I think when they kind of figure out what teams to put in the playoff, this year at least, I think this idea of really trying to find The 12 best teams sort of in a vacuum. I don't think they should do that this time. I think they should kind of like go, well, okay, we're going to have this many teams in the playoff.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
A Holiday Check-in on Anything and Everything With Chuck Klosterman

And that's why I think when they kind of figure out what teams to put in the playoff, this year at least, I think this idea of really trying to find The 12 best teams sort of in a vacuum. I don't think they should do that this time. I think they should kind of like go, well, okay, we're going to have this many teams in the playoff.