Rather than do a 2017 year in review, as you may be aware, we’ve decided to look ahead to 2018. Continuing here in Part III, here are questions and answers 200-101 to preview the year ahead in the worlds of sports and politics (answers in parentheses): If you want to go back and read the first two installments that you missed, here you go: Part I and Part II.
200. Will Stephen Miller Be Back On Jake Tapper’s CNN Show Any Time Soon?
(Um, no. Miller’s a clown and a train-wreck. Tapper should have never had him on in the first place. Guessing it wasn’t his decision though. It’s worth 12:34 of your time just to see what Trump has his lackeys do for him.)
199. Who Will Start at QB For Alabama Come Fall 2018?
(It’s going to be tough not to start Tua Tagovailoa after that comeback in the championship game. Not as tough as it is to pronounce to Tua Tagovailoa, but tough. Stinks to be Jalen Hurts, but what’re you going to do?)
198. Will Oprah Winfrey Run For President?
(No. She’s too smart to do that.)
197. But We Need Oprah 2020! Don’t We?
(No. Why do we need Oprah? Give us former First Lady Michelle Obama a million times over before you tell us Oprah. Why can’t we get someone with political experience who has a good heart and mind? Oprah’s a great human being. She’s a brilliant businesswoman as well. However, what does she know about governing a nation?)
196. Will ESPN Get Peyton Manning to Replace Jon Gruden In the Monday Night Football Announcing Booth?
(They want Peyton Manning, but they’re not going to get him. Peyton wants to be a President/GM of a team.)
195. So Who Will ESPN Get to Announce MNF?
(Not sure, but we hope they promote from within and go with ex-QB Steve Young.)
194. Speaking of Gruden, Will the NFL End the Rooney Rule, Which Requires Teams to Interview a Person of Color For Open Head Coaching Positions?
(No. And they shouldn’t. Even though it was a sham with the Raiders and Gruden, Mike Tomlin is not the head coach of the Steelers without the Rooney Rule. He never gets interviewed and blows Steelers brass away leading to his hire.)
193. Does the 25th Amendment Have a Shot at Getting Trump Out of Office?
(Nope. Not enough votes. Be patient. Mueller is on it.)
192. Will You Be Watching the Australian Open?
(Not unless you get random 3:00 a.m. tennis-watching urges.)
191. What Team Do You Think Has a Chance to Replicate the “Process” that the Philadelphia 76ers Underwent (Stink For Five Years and Then Compete With your Top Picks Afterward)?
(Sacramento Kings. They have some nice pieces and a good coach.)
190. What About the Lakers?
(The Lakers didn’t follow the “Process.” They dealt top-pick D’Angelo Russell for Brook Lopez’s expiring contract to then go after a max contract guy. Smart, but not what the 76ers did.)
189. Will Democrats Take Back the Seats Opened Up By the Sudden Announcements of Rep. Ed Royce (CA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (CA) That They Won’t Be Seeking Re-Election?
(Yes. That’s why they made those announcements. They weren’t going to win anyway. Royce actually was a good Congressman although we obviously disagree with his politics. Issa was a double-talking . . . what’s a word that rhymes with class hat?)
188. Will States Like California Be Able to Create Enough Tax Loopholes to Undo the Harmful Effects of the Trump Tax Cuts?
(They’ll try, but it will be difficult with the caps on state and local deductions. People in the upper-middle class will end up being most impacted when all is said and done.)
187. Won’t the Lower to Middle-Income Classes Be More Impacted Than the Upper-Middle Class By Trump’s Tax Cuts?
(Not in states like California. For instance, if you’re trying to buy a house, here’s a link to the California Housing Finance Agency that details mortgage loan programs that lower to middle-income citizens can utilize. That will offset the Trump ridiculousness to a large degree for said lower to middle-income citizens.)
186. Will Golf Restrict Technology So That Players Stop Being Able to Hit the Ball as Far?
(Why would they do that? Who doesn’t like hitting the ball far?)
185. Well, if Dustin Johnson Keeps Almost Acing 430-yard Par Fours, the PGA Will Run Out of Courses to Play. Building 8,000-Yard Courses Isn’t Exactly Easy and Lengthening Existing Courses Isn’t Always Easy Either. So Will They Restrict the Technology?
(Yeah, probably. You’re no fun.)
184. Will This Be the Year When We Finally Decide Whether HBO’s Greatest Show Was The Wire or The Sopranos?
(No. That debate still needs some time to marinate.)
183. Marinate? What is this, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao? Neither has been on in over a decade!
(We’re not ready. Sorry.)
182. Can We at Least Decide Who the Greatest Character Was?
(Sure, Omar from The Wire.)
181. Thank You. Thought For Sure You’d Say Omar or Tony Soprano and Then Not Decide.
(Good point. Omar and Tony is a toss up.)
180. Wonderful. Speaking of Toss-Ups, Who Will Have the Number 1 Recruiting Class in College Football?
(We’re going with a dark horse: Texas.)
179. Who Will Have the Number 1 Recruiting Class in College Basketball?
(No surprises here: Duke.)
178. Who is the Next Athlete That Rappers Will Incorporate Into Their Lyrics? (Hmm . . .
Giannis Antetokounmpo.)
177. How on Earth Would Someone Be Able to Incorporate Antetokounmpo Into a Rap Lyric?
(This girl want a ride in the coupe though. I Eurostepped out like Antetokounmpo.)
176. Is This a Lame Excuse to Reference the Piece You Did on The Lead Sports Regarding Top 7 Athlete Name Drops?
(No. You watch. Antetokounmpo will be in a rap lyric this year.)
175. Will DACA Recipients Lose Their Protections?
(No, and there are plenty of attorneys making sure that doesn’t happen.)
174. Will a Path to Citizenship Be Enacted?
(Unfortunately, no. Congress doesn’t have enough members with a spine.)
173. How Many Political Lives Does Donald Trump Have?
(Infinity. Literally, infinity it seems.)
172. Paul Ryan Stated That He Has Friends From Africa. Over/Under On African-American or African Friends That Paul Ryan Has?
(No bet. Zero is the correct answer.)
171. If Paul Ryan Lived In the 1950s, How Many Times Per Week Would He Utter the Words, “Golly Gee . . .”?
(37.5 is the over/under on that one.)
170. MLK Day Is Monday. Donald Trump Isn’t Going to Do Anything Offensive, Is He?
(You mean the President who did this on Cinco de Mayo at Trump Tower and thought that was a good idea?)
169. Oh Lord, What’s Trump Going to Do On MLK Day?
(Hopefully he doesn’t meet our expectations and tweet, “Happy MLK Day” with a picture of him eating fried chicken and collard greens.)
168. Would That Be Worse Than Referring to Elizabeth Warren as Pocahontas When Speaking to Native American Heroes and Doing So In Front of a Portrait of Andrew Jackson?
(Not sure. Check back with us next year.)
167. Is There Anything Trump Could Do That Would Turn His Base Against Him?
(No. Literally nothing.)
166. Has Trump Solidified Himself as Worst POTUS Ever at This Point?
(Not yet. Warren Harding still has the edge.)
165. What Will It Take For Trump to Overtake Harding as Worst POTUS Ever?
(Wait for Mueller’s report.)
164. Is Donald Trump the Most Racist President In History?
(We’re no fans of Trump, but come on now. We’ve had Presidents who were slave owners and who freely used the n-word yet have been thought of as great Presidents. Thomas Jefferson owned slaves. And of course Andrew Jackson is in a class of his own.)
163. But Look at What Donald Trump Says and Does. How Can He Not Be Up There After Pocahontas, Mexicans as Rapists, etc.?
(Because Trump is President in 2018 when most people know better. Now, if you want to ask who the most racist President is compared to the time in which he governed, well, Trump would give his hero Andrew Jackson a run for his money.)
162. Will an NFL Team Sign Colin Kaepernick?
(No.)
161. What Makes You So Certain That an NFL Team Won’t Sign Kapernick?
(Nathan Peterman played meaningful minutes in an NFL playoff game. If an NFL franchise can allow that to happen, how much hope can we have that they’ll do the right thing for their teams and sign Kaepernick?
160. Do You Still Stand Behind Your Assertion That If He Was Signed Before the Season Began That Kaepernick Would Have Been a Top-15 QB?
(Yep.)
159. Is California Really Going to Vote to Secede From the Union?
(No.)
158. Speaking of States That Seceded From the Union, Will Mississippi Get Rid of the Confederate Flag Portion of Its State Flag In 2018?
(You crazy? No chance.)
157. If Someone Gave Trump a Simple Civics Test With 20 Questions (e.g. How Many Amendments are In the Bill of Rights?); How Many Do You Think Trump Would Get Right?
(Six.)
156. Is There Any Way We Can Get Trump to Take a Test Like That, Preferrably On Television?
(We can’t even get him to do a psychological test.)
155. What If We Put It On Pay Per View, Gave Trump the Proceeds, AND Gave Him the Questions Beforehand?
(50/50 he’d do it.)
154. How Many Would Trump Get Right Out of 20 If He Had the Questions First?
(Six.)
153. Any Chance SNL Brings Back Darrell Hammond For Celebrity Jeopardy So We Can Have Hammond as Sean Connery Square Off With Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump?
(We pray for that literally every day.)
152. Will the United States Retain the Ryder Cup In 2018?
(Yes.)
151. Even Though the Ryder Cup Is In France?
(Yes. The U.S. Won 17-11 In 2016 and Might Have an Even Stronger Roster This Time Around.)
150. Do You Think Anyone Would Notice If We Jumped Straight To Question 125?
(Probably not.)
149. Will the Stock Market Take a Dip After All of These Years of Sustained Earnings?
(No. And this is not stock advice. Call your broker.)
148. Doesn’t the Market Seem Like a Giant Bubble Like the Dot Com and Mortgage Bubbles?
(In terms of gains, yes. But the fundamentals seem to back the prices of most of the equities. And Trump’s tax plan is a huge boon for Wall Street. More dividends and buy backs to come.)
147. The Market Has to Dip at Some Point Though, Right?
(Yes, but we’d bet on 2020 for that too.)
146. Will Bill Cosby Go To Jail This Year?
(Unfortunately, no.)
145. Will Devin Nunes Get His Comeuppance This Year at Least?
(He may not be a rapist, but he’s definitely a justice obstructing weasel. Yes, his comeuppance is coming.)
144. Is There Anyone Who Was Complicit In Trump’s Crimes That Will Skate Free When All Is Said and Done?
(Yes, the entire GOP.)
143. Will Facebook’s News Feed Changes Lead to More Substantive Material In Our Feeds?
(Not likely, unless you have really good follows as friends.)
142. Who Is Someone, Other Than Antetokounmpo, Whom We Can Expect to Take the “Next Step” In the 2018 NBA Playoffs?
(John Wall. His work that he has put in on his jumper is pretty evident.)
141. Who Will Drake Be Rooting For In the NBA Playoffs Once Toronto Is Eliminated?
(Tough call. We’ll give the Cavaliers a slight edge over the Warriors.)
140. Who Is an Unlikely Potential Hero In These NFL Playoffs?
(Juju Smith-Schuster.)
139. Is There an NFL Team That Could Be the Philadelphia 76ers of the NFL?
(If the San Diego Chargers can Draft a young QB, yes. That young defensive line is scary good. If not, maybe the Titans and the Rams.)
138. Will Saudi Women Be Able to Drive In 2018?
(No.)
137. But Didn’t They Get That Voted In Last Year?
(Yes. But there was a 9-month delay attached to it and this is Saudi Arabia we’re talking about.)
136. Who Is Going to Win the Winter Olympics?
(Someone wins the Winter Olympics?)
135. Is There a TV Show That Hasn’t Taken Off In the Mainstream That Will Catch Fire In 2018?
(Mr. Robot on USA.)
134. Any New TV Shows That Will Become Must-See TV?
(The Chi on Showtime.)
133. What Will Get the Highest Ratings This Year?
(Not the Super Bowl.)
132. Not the Super Bowl?
(CSPAN when they air the Trump collusion/impeachment hearings. Think O.J. trial times 100.)
131. Will LaVar Ball Get Luke Walton Fired?
(No.)
130. Will LaVar Ball Make It Damn Near Impossible For Lonzo to Get a Max Deal If Lonzo Reaches His Potential as a Player?
(Probably not because Lonzo has his head on straight, but signing up for the LaVar show is a pill that will be tough for some owners to swallow.)
129. Is There Any Redeeming Quality When It Comes to LaVar Ball?
(Yes. Kenan Thompson’s impersonation of him on SNL.)
128. Now That the Astros are Going All In, Will They Be Able to Get Past That Yankees Lineup?
(No. But it will be entertaining.)
127. The Cleveland Indians Are Still Pretty Stacked. Can They Give the Yankees a Series?
(Yes, but they’d be 2 to 1 underdogs.)
126. Speaking of the Indians, Will There Be Pressure On Them In 2018 to Finally Change Their Name?
(No. If the Redskins can still be the Redskins, the Indians won’t fall under any more scrutiny.)
125. So What About the Washington Redskins? Any Hope of a Name Change There in 2018?
(We have bigger racist fish to fry in Washington right now, sorry.)
124. What If, When the 2018 Preseason Starts and There Aren’t Many Stories, Someone Starts a Viral Tweet That Says, “@BarackObama couldn’t get the Redskins name changed. @realDonaldTrump can’t either. Maybe the next President can? Someone like @HillaryClinton could.”? Would Trump Get the Redskins Name Changed?
(In a heartbeat. That’s all he would focus on for the four days a week he’s not playing golf.)
123. Now That We Know Serena Williams Not Only Had a Baby But Was Hospitalized For Pulmonary Embolism, Will She Return to Form In 2018?
(Not sure. But betting against Serena has never been a good idea.)
122. Will Serena Make It Back to the Court Before Wimbledon?
(Not likely. U.S. Open is a possibility. However, again, nobody has made money over time betting against Serena.)
121. Will the Groundhog See Its Shadow?
(Yes. 6 more weeks of winter.)
120. Will the Republicans Use the Fact That the Groundhog Gave Us 6 More Weeks of Winter to Conclude that Global Warming Is a Hoax?
(Of course.
119. Will We Get Legal Marijuana on the Federal Books In 2018?
(No. The Keebler Elf Better known as Jeff Sessions will see to that. Unless of course he’s indicted. Wait until 2020 though.)
118. Will Gambling on Sports Be Legal In 2018?
(Yes. Too much tax revenue to be made. That will offset some of the revenue lost because of the Trump “tax cuts.”)
117. Will This Be The Year That Jimmy Johnson’s Hair Moves?
(No. If Miami humidity didn’t do it in the 80’s when he was coaching the Hurricane football team, nothing is going to do it.)
116. What About Trump’s Hair?
(What about Trump’s hair? See image above.)
115. So Is Trump Actually Bald Or Is That Just a Rumor?
(Look at the image above and judge for yourself. There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of hair under that comb over.)
114. Will Adele’s Vocal Chords Recover, Enabling Her to Perform Live Shows Again?
(We sure hope so. What an amazingly talented woman.)
113. Will Jimmy Garoppolo Continue Where He Left Off This Season and Prove Himself to Be a True Franchise QB in 2018 For the 49ers?
(Yes.)
112. Do You Think That Tom Brady Wanted Garoppolo Traded Because He Felt Threatened By Garoppolo?
(Yes.)
111. Did Brady Feel Threatened By Jimmy G. Because He Was Belichick’s Chosen Successor to Tom or Because Many Women Find Garoppolo More Attractive Than Brady?
(Um, both?)
110. Speaking of Jimmy G, Will the Seth Wickersham Article Impact the Patriots In the Playoffs?
(No. But you should read the article. Very well written.)
109. How Will the Patriots Be Able to Gel This Postseason With All of Their Dirty Laundry Aired?
(The same way that an NBA player who air-balls his first free throw can swish his second one. Mental toughness. Professional athletes are as mentally tough as it gets. Plus, from the sound of things, what went on according to the article seems much worse than the fact that the public knows about it. Having a football team divided between those who support the coach and those who support the QB is not good, especially when the owner is taking sides too.)
108. Who Do You Think the Main Sources Were For Wickersham’s Article?
(We’re not sure, but we’d put our money on a guy whose name rhymes with Dill Smell a Check and other coaches. It seems like the coaches were none too happy that ownership sided with a player over the coach, even if that player is Tom Brady.)
107. All of That Said, the Patriots Aren’t Going to Win the Super Bowl Again, Are They?
(Yes, they will.)
106. Does Anyone Have a Chance to Unseat the Patriots?
(Yes, the Jaguars and the Saints. If Blake Bortles can be their Trent Dilfer or Brad Johnson, the Jags have a good shot. The Saints shouldn’t be more than a 3-point underdog against the Pats if they meet. Their defense has been solid and that offense is lethal. The Vikings may beat the Saints this weekend, but New England would beat them by at least 2 touchdowns.)
105. If the Jaguars Win the Super Bowl Would Blake Bortles Be the Worst QB to Ever Win It?
(By a wide margin.)
104. What If the Eagles or Vikings Win the Super Bowl?
(Case Keenum is probably better than Trent Dilfer. Nick Foles is not.)
103. Speaking of the Philadelphia Eagles, Would they Have Won It All Had Carson Wentz Not Gone Down With an ACL Tear?
(Not sure, but a Pats/Eagles Super Bowl would have been amazing to watch.)
102. If the Patriots Win It All Is Tom Brady Undoubtedly the Greatest NFL QB of All-Time?
(Yes. And it wouldn’t be close. But that still might not be enough for him. Brady’s nuts.)
101. Will 2018 Be Better Than 2017?
(Good try! But you’ll have to read on to Part IV and the final 100 questions and answers to find out!)
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