You Can't Be Shaky When You're Takey

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There's a lot of arguing at ESPN, on sports media. It's almost always a guy. The hot take artist. And there's kind of a formula to the way that this guy fights. You certainly don't want anything that indicates you aren't 100% behind what it is that you're saying. That should be the tagline for all these guys.

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