CFB With Booger McFarland, The Eagles Season Is Over, Rays Win Game 4 Plus Listener Football Takes

Episode of Pardon My Take · October 28, 2026 · 2 h 21 min

Pardon My Take hosts discuss the Rays–Brewers World Series, the Eagles' Monday night loss and Michael Bidwill, then Booger McFarland breaks down college football and NFL contenders.

Summary

Dan Katz, PFT Commenter, Max Delente and Hank Lockwood opened with the World Series, where the Tampa Bay Rays won an extra-inning Game 4 to avoid elimination against the Milwaukee Brewers. Katz praised the Brewers' unified plate approach and predicted the series would end in Game 5, while also insisting there would be baseball next year despite the looming labor lockout. The hosts also reacted to the Colts trading Quenton Nelson to Seattle and DeForest Buckner to San Francisco under general manager Ed Dodds.

Delente, who attended the Eagles' Monday Night Football loss to the Cowboys, harshly criticized Philadelphia's defense as leaderless, and the group dismissed the Cowboys as a bad team in a weak division. Other segments covered Pat McAfee's dispute with the state of Utah, Dan Orlovsky's confusion over percentages, PFT Commenter's self-described tinfoil-hat theory linking declines of dominant teams to performance-enhancing drug supply problems, the Chiefs' lack of receivers, and Katz's growing openness to a 24-team College Football Playoff. In Hot Seat/Cool Throne, Lockwood criticized the WNBA's midday Finals scheduling and discussed the Jaylen Brown–Jayson Tatum feud, and Katz delivered an extended attack on Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill's frugality, including the 1925 championship controversy.

Booger McFarland joined to argue that BYU was the best Big 12 team, Indiana the best in the Big Ten, Georgia the best in the SEC and Miami the most consistent team nationally, calling November 7 a pivotal day. On the NFL he named Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver and Jacksonville as AFC contenders, favored Seattle and Chicago in the NFC, and attributed the Texans' defensive decline to complacency after media praise. The episode closed with listener takes, including a Chargers winless prediction and a proposed conference-based playoff bracket.

Chapters

  1. 2:59

    Rays survive World Series Game 4

    The hosts recap the Rays' extra-inning win over the Brewers, the Brewers' hitting approach, and the looming MLB lockout.

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    14:59

    Ed Dodds trades and Hank's grudge match

    The hosts react to the Colts trading Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner and tease the golf grudge match video.

  3. 22:36

    Eagles season buried after Monday Night Football

    Max Delente describes the Eagles' defensive collapse against the Cowboys and the group dismisses Dallas as a contender.

  4. 32:44

    McAfee, Orlovsky and a PED tinfoil-hat theory

    The hosts discuss Pat McAfee's Utah dispute, Dan Orlovsky's percentage gaffe, and PFT's theory about declining dynasties and drug supply chains.

  5. 42:16

    Chiefs questions and the 24-team playoff debate

    The group assesses the Chiefs after their loss to Seattle and debates expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams.

  6. 52:23

    Hot Seat/Cool Throne: WNBA Finals and Brown–Tatum

    Hank criticizes the WNBA's Game 6 scheduling and discusses the Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum feud while news of the Nelson trade breaks.

  7. 1:07:27

    Michael Bidwill on the hot seat

    Katz lays out complaints about Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill's frugality and the franchise's disputed 1925 championship.

  8. 1:21:15

    Booger McFarland on college football

    McFarland assesses the Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, Notre Dame's playoff path, and Miami.

  9. 1:46:37

    Booger on NFL contenders and the Texans

    McFarland names Super Bowl contenders, doubts the Vikings and Browns, and explains the Texans' defensive slide.

  10. 2:04:57

    Listener football takes

    The hosts react to listener takes on new head coaches, the winless Chargers, the Steelers' schedule and Deshaun Watson, and review a proposed playoff bracket.

  11. 2:16:37

    Numbers game and birthdays

    The crew plays its closing numbers game, which Shane wins, followed by birthday shout-outs.

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People

In the conversation

  • Dan KatzBarstool Sports personality known as Big Cat, co-host of Pardon My Take
  • PFT CommenterBarstool Sports writer and co-host of Pardon My Take
  • Max DelentePardon My Take producer and Philadelphia 76ers fan whose bachelor party is referenced
  • Hank LockwoodPardon My Take contributor and Boston Celtics fan
  • Booger McFarlandFormer NFL defensive lineman and ESPN football analyst

Discussed

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From the publisher

The Rays have won a World Series game and extended the season to Game 5 Wednesday night. It still feels like an inevitable Brewers WS victory but we're still playing baseball. Ed Dodd is making moves for the Colts (00:00:00-00:19:15). We talk MNF and Max was there to watch the end of the Eagles season as they give the Cowboys life (00:19:15-00:50:53). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including a deep dive on the Arizona Cardinals Owner Michael Bidwill (00:50:53-01:19:34). Booger McFarland joins the show to talk College Football, the Big 12 madness from the weekend, who can win the SEC plus who he trusts in the NFL and whats wrong with the Texans (01:19:34-02:01:35). We then finish with listener football takes. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Netflix. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take

Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on October 29, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.

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