Take ’tak (noun): a strong opinion, frequently wrong to a hilarious degree, designed primary to elicit a visceral response in the listener and to boost social media traffic.
Happy Takes-giving, everybody.
Footbaw tawkin’, like the Catholic Church and the Hallmark card schedule, is a cynical cyclical business. December is bowl season. February used to be all about National Signing Day, but that highest of high holy days has now been split, with the juiciest cuts right around Christmas.
We are now in the midst of #takeseason. The week or two or three leading up to the college football regular season is rife with takedom, with national/regional/local/mom’s basement pundits (heeeeeeeey moooooooom, can you bring down some Pop Tarts?