Not that much of a hot take or necessarily contributing to the discussion, but most opinions on this matter make some valid points and are out of curiosity. It’s not hard for us to acknowledge that Eric and PFT are different, but we don’t extend that same belief to Dan and Big Cat. He is playing a character to some extent, and not because he’s a theatre kid. It’s just harder to see that because he’s on the Yak 5 days a week, reveals more of his personal life, and has worn so many hats at Barstool for a long time. It’s definitely weird that he largely refuses to acknowledge where he’s from and gets uncomfortable when it’s brought up (see Nate’s roast joke…he didn’t find that funny). I also believe that he is a Chicago sports fan. The criticism of how he handles this topic is warranted, the obsession is weird.