Noah's Quarter Life Crisis

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02/22/21 • 37 min

It's Noah's 25th birthday, so the boys get together to celebrate, recap the AO, and recap the last several weeks on multiple different levels.

-Novak's GOAT status

-Naomi's GOAT status

-Brady and Aslan and what it means for "Challenger players"

-Why didn't Noah play last week.

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It's Noah's 25th birthday, so the boys get together to celebrate, recap the AO, and recap the last several weeks on multiple different levels.

-Novak's GOAT status

-Naomi's GOAT status

-Brady and Aslan and what it means for "Challenger players"

-Why didn't Noah play last week.

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