# The host of ESPN First Take proved this morning she has Oatmeal for Brains **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 26, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969 "2016-09-26T20:26:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/21 "2016-09-26T21:38:51Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > No the dipshit would have asked, “are the pats the biggest threat to the Broncos” like she was supposed to Why do you think the Broncos will win? Do you feel cheated that this woman thinks another team has a better chance of winning? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/22 "2016-09-26T21:39:03Z")
I don’t watch football and even I know the Pats have a Goliath-like reputation. And I’m always surprised when I see people acting like “defending champions” have some sort of edge over other teams. I heard a broadcaster say it about Kansas City (MLB) the other day. “Well, they are the defending champions, so you can’t count them out!” I bet I can! ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/23 "2016-09-26T21:46:19Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I don’t watch football and even I know the Pats have a Goliath-like reputation. > > And I’m always surprised when I see people acting like “defending champions” have some sort of edge over other teams. I heard a broadcaster say it about Kansas City (MLB) the other day. “Well, they are the defending champions, so you can’t count them out!” I bet I can! But shouldn’t they have a edge if the broncos has the same record as the pats and haven;t lost a game since 2015? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/24 "2016-09-26T21:46:57Z")
I haven’t paid any attention to football yet this season, but aren’t the Pats 3-0 using a _backup_ quarterback? And haven’t the Pats been a threat to dominate the league for several years, now? It sounds like a reasonable question to me, but maybe that’s just the Oatmeal talking. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/25 "2016-09-26T21:50:04Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > Because > > 1. Denver has not lost a game since 2015 > > 2. Denver beat the Pats twice in last season > > 3. Denver has the same record as the Pats on 9/26 I’ll ask in a different way. How do you objectively determine the ‘favorite’ in an NFL game? Do you do it differently from seemingly everyone else who apparently uses the numbers from the oddsmakers? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/26 "2016-09-26T21:50:27Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > But shouldn’t they have a edge if the broncos has the same record as the pats and haven;t lost a game since 2015? Does the Ghost of Super Bowls Past come down and guide their field goals or something? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/27 "2016-09-26T22:03:55Z")
Good thing you changed the channel. Who knows what kind of nonsense they talked after that. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/28 "2016-09-26T22:32:57Z")
she apologized at 107:17 for how she phrased the question [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92lvnNBnlvM) ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/29 "2016-09-26T22:35:50Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Does the Ghost of Super Bowls Past come down and guide their field goals or something? They already beat the Pats is my point way things are going to the Pats will be back in Denver again in January ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/30 "2016-09-26T22:39:45Z")
Damn, now what do I do with all these torches and pitchforks? > [@cg16](#): > > They already beat the Pats is my point way things are going to the Pats will be back in Denver again in January They beat the Pats? Gosh, I guess the Pats are special! Their losses don’t show up in their record! ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/31 "2016-09-26T22:41:29Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Damn, now what do I do with all these torches and pitchforks? > > They beat the Pats? Gosh, I guess the Pats are special! Their losses don’t show up in their record! Fire sale. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/32 "2016-09-26T22:46:03Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Damn, now what do I do with all these torches and pitchforks? > > They beat the Pats? Gosh, I guess the Pats are special! Their losses don’t show up in their record! Until Tom Brady and Belechick can’t figure out how to win in Denver, the Broncos are the SB favorite coming out the AFC ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/33 "2016-09-26T22:54:24Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > Until Tom Brady and Belechick can’t figure out how to win in Denver, the Broncos are the SB favorite coming out the AFC They appear to be your favorite. This means remarkably little to people who do not live between your ears. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/34 "2016-09-26T22:56:06Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > They appear to be your favorite. This means remarkably little to people who do not live between your ears. They should be everyone’s favorite, their defense doesn’t allow many TD’s ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/35 "2016-09-26T23:01:40Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > They should be everyone’s favorite, Well, they ain’t. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/36 "2016-09-26T23:06:06Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Well, they ain’t. Who would be your favored out of the AFC?? Pats? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/37 "2016-09-26T23:10:36Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > Who would be your favored out of the AFC?? Pats? Yes. Maybe my previous link was too cleverly disguised: [Super Bowl Odds 2025 - Betting on Super Bowl LIX](http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/futures/) ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/38 "2016-09-26T23:12:31Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Yes. Maybe my previous link was too cleverly disguised: [Super Bowl Odds 2025 - Betting on Super Bowl LIX](http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/futures/) Well I go by what my eyes tell me not Vegas ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/39 "2016-09-27T00:07:16Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > Well I go by what my eyes tell me not Vegas This is why Vegas exists in the first place. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969/40 "2016-09-27T00:14:22Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Yes. Maybe my previous link was too cleverly disguised: [Super Bowl Odds 2025 - Betting on Super Bowl LIX](http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/futures/) I see that Vegas is selling these 3-0 and 2-1 teams with rookie QB’s. And buying Brady. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-host-of-espn-first-take-proved-this-morning-she-has-oatmeal-for-brains/766969.md?page=3)