Every top economist agrees that the points on Around The Horn are made up and don't matter, so when host Tony Reali takes them away it has the same real-world impact as when Dwight took away Schrute Bucks in The Office, but it's still noteworthy when a misstep costs a contestant 501 points. Which is exactly what happened to David Dennis Jr. before Wednesday's episode.
The show released behind-the-scenes footage of Dennis trying to talk his way out of the historic ding brought about by being loud wrong about Bill Belichick never coaching at North Carolina. And frankly, in this day and age where everyone can fire off their hottest takes without ever having to answer for them, it was wholly refreshing.
