Josh Pate

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7,328 appearances 6 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 12 Aug

Josh Pate’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 6 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 3.

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I'm fine with that.

That doesn't mean we still can't have fun and predict.

If we don't have predictions, what in the world did God even invent summer for?

That's what we're here for this time of year.

So as it turns out, Scott Van Pelt.

to this point on August 11, 2026, to my knowledge, has not called for the abolishment of preseason rankings.

So, as the future commissioner of this sport, I want you to listen to me, and I want you to listen to me very clearly.

Preseason rankings then, preseason rankings now, and dare I say preseason rankings forever.

pal.

Yeah, I love him, but I'm not married to him.

Enter Adam Rittenberg.

Again, immense respect for everyone that we're going to mention here.

Adam Rittenberg writes for ESPN.

See him all the time throughout the year.

And he said, and I quote, the nation's second most popular sport no longer needs these.

And they can set damaging narratives while often looking really stupid by October.

Adam!

The issue is not the rankings.

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