Takes graded
0–0
— hit rate
Takes
8
across 1 episode
Avg. gradeability
58%
Mixed bag
Speaker attribution: average 95% confidence.
Curtis’s takes
Graded so far: 0–0 (—)
Transcripts don’t label speakers, so each take has a speaker confidence score for who said it (hover it for the reasoning). Each take also has a gradeability score: 100% means it can be cleanly confirmed or refuted, and 0% means pure opinion. Click a tier to filter.
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 29, 2026J.J. Watt doesn't become CBS's lead NFL analyst.
“I'm not sure he's the number one guy.”
35%Hedged ('not sure'), but CBS's lead-booth choice is checkable.
Who said it (95%): Recognized by voice on this line (Bryan Curtis)
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 29, 2026Drew Brees becomes Fox's No. 2 NFL analyst.
“he's going to be the number two guy pretty soon”
70%Fox's booth assignments settle it; 'pretty soon' is loose.
Who said it (95%): Recognized by voice on this line (Bryan Curtis)
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 29, 2026Greg Olsen leaves Fox's No. 2 booth.
“Greg Olson's going to clearly go away.”
65%Public record settles it, but there is no timeframe.
Who said it (95%): Recognized by voice on this line (Bryan Curtis)
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 29, 2026Arch Manning isn't a top-five NFL draft pick.
“I don't see him as like a classic top five pick”
70%Draft position settles it, but 'classic' is a hedge.
Who said it (95%): Recognized by voice on this line (Bryan Curtis)
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 29, 2026Kirk Herbstreit drops NFL games and returns to college only when his contract ends.
“maybe he just goes back”
35%'Maybe' is a heavy hedge.
Who said it (95%): Recognized by voice on this line (Bryan Curtis)
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 29, 2026Charles Barkley doesn't retire after this season.
Barkley said this season would be his last.
“I think he's coming back.”
85%Whether Barkley is on air next season is public record.
Who said it (95%): Recognized by voice on this line (Bryan Curtis)
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 29, 2026Sports writing never returns to its 2011 peak of new writers and styles.
Bill asks whether there will ever again be as many writers trying different things as around 2011.
“I don't think so.”
10%No record measures whether sports writing is as crowded and varied as it was in 2011.
Who said it (95%): Recognized by voice on this line (Bryan Curtis)
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · Sep 29, 2026Texas finishes 10-2 and makes the College Football Playoff.
“I think 10 -2 and in the playoff.”
90%The final record and playoff field settle it.
Who said it (95%): Recognized by voice on this line (Bryan Curtis)