The Clutched Pearl Podcast

Just a nerd talkin’ ball. @GrantTanner101 and @NRCarter22 are our founders, and Noah is carrying on the legacy. #ClutchedOurPearls

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Noah’s latest Top 25 to Reign in the New Year! Happy New Year to all and STAY TUNED as an episode is coming today!

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@WannaMeetCartii Didn’t Andrej’s agents say he was back yesterday?

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@CardIllini Wouldn’t be ideal for the Illini to not be in STL, but a Caleb Wilson-less UNC would be an ideal matchup for the Illini

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@noahvhagen @takhtehchianmd …Andrej and Mirk have made in Kylan’s absence. This is a top 15 defense healthy

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@noahvhagen @takhtehchianmd Considering it was top 20 before two OT games, one being at the Breslin and the other to the hottest team in the big ten…without their best defender. It will level out. I think better metrics would be taking the defense with Boswell. But that doesn’t mention the strides…

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@CycloneLarry69 @W3KNOWBALL I believe this is just a stepping stone to being a football only PAC-12 member

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@DylanSinn He’s not a rising star. Bielema wasn’t going to “fire” him to be loyal to his guy, so he made sure he found him another job. But it was over at Illinois at least for sure playcalling duties (as Bielema threatened to take it over at years end anyways)

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@jdpickell @MasonNewberry If Penn State ultimately fired Franklin to hire Clark Lea, that would legitimately be one of the most funny outcomes possible

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@BobZuppke I see a lot of Liam McNeeley, but maybe a little more handling and less defense

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@RaphealDavis3 Is Michigan 1, Illinois 2, Purdue 3

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@RaphealDavis3 I would argue 1-3 is completely interchangeable. Mirkovic being much better than advertised I think puts Illinois in this conversation, especially with Purdue looking very similar to last years squad. My current rankings will surprise people, but I think the order currently…

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@TennisWrld It’s an easy sell. Tell the recruits “look, they fired the guy you committed to and tried to hire me. Come play for the guy they wanted.”

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@GoodmanHoops Finebaum just upset it’s not an SEC team dishing out this money…had Cig done this at say Vandy…a lifetime contract at 100 mil per year…he would be praising it

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This is officially a day that will live in infamy. Such a shame to see the guy this podcast was named after retire. One of the all time greats.

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@GreenStGeneral @wcsstallvn Due to Mizzou’s win over Kansas…a betting man would say they go to Mizzou for them and Bama over Illinois and Ohio State

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@t95764151 @SoxOps7252 @NRCarter22 @TalkinBaseball_ He does it on the road as much as he does it at home, lol.

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@RaphealDavis3 That matchup against the Illini Mirkovic-Z-T is going to be something

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@JasonKelce Whether right or wrong, the second guy always gets caught

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Jon Scheyer might seriously be the second best coach in CBB behind Dan Hurley.

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Kalen DeBoer’s challenges at illustrate yet again how difficult it is to follow a legend like Nick Saban. It also underscores how impressively Jon Scheyer has handled succeeding Coach K at Duke (so far). People who claim inertia is automatic ignore the lessons of history.

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@SethDavisHoops The people we need to tell is the coaches at these bigger schools. They penalize the kids that play multiple sports.

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@gwizzy12 Dude holds on to the ball longer than Shadeur