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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no,shrink-to-fit=no"><title>Remembering Grit Week 2017</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://htlbid.com/v3/barstoolsports.com/htlbid.css"><script async src="https://htlbid.com/v3/barstoolsports.com/htlbid.js"></script><script async src="https://www.caffeine.tv/embed.js"></script><script>window.htlbid=window.htlbid||{},htlbid.cmd=htlbid.cmd||[],htlbid.cmd.push(function(){htlbid.setTargeting("pagetype","blog"),htlbid.setTargeting("brandId","11"),htlbid.setTargeting("authorId","63479"),htlbid.setTargeting("tags",["big cat","pft commenter","pardon my take","Grit Week"]),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_keywords",["grit week","hank","tech guys","assault","trip","heartbeat","west virginia","first stop","america","love","awl","pulse","bob huggins","new best friend","midwest"]),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_IABv1",["IAB17","IAB17-15","IAB17-12"]),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_IABv2",["488","512","483"]),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_IABv3",["488","483","512"]),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_positive","0.15"),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_neutral","0.54"),htlbid.setTargeting("Verity_negative","0.31"),htlbid.setTargeting("is_testing","no"),htlbid.pubads().setPublisherProvidedId("PPID-GOES-HERE"),htlbid.layout()})</script><script src="https://d9rde3y35j061.cloudfront.net/script.js"></script><script src="https://htlbid.com/v3/barstoolsports.com/htlbid.js" async></script><script src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" async></script><style>.union__content{font-family:-apple-system,HelveticaNeue,Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:18px;color:#5a5b5d;word-wrap:break-word;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0 5px 32px 5px}.union__content p{padding:0;margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content img{display:block;width:100%!important;height:auto;margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content video{display:block!important;width:100%!important;height:auto;margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content .articleAd{text-align:center;margin:16px 0 0 0;background-color:#f5f5f5}.union__content .htlad__container{display:inline-block}.union__content p a{color:#377dc4}.union__content .oembed__wrapper{margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video){display:block;margin:16px 0 0 0;padding:4px 12px;border-left:4px solid #77889a;font-style:italic;background:#f0f4f8;text-align:left;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video) p{font-style:italic}.union__content blockquote,q{quotes:none}.union__content iframe{max-width:100%}.union__content .bs-image-hidden{display:none}.union__content div.hq-image{width:fit-content;margin:0 auto}.union__content span.image-attribution,.union__content span.image-attribution a{color:#757575;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:.1px;line-height:14px;text-decoration:none;padding:0;margin:0}.union__content .bs-videoPlayer .bs-videoPlayer__container,.union__content video-js,.wp-video{width:100%!important;height:0!important;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;overflow:hidden;margin:16px 0 0 0}.wp-video video{width:100%!important;height:100%!important}.hq-image video{width:100%!important;height:100%!important}.union__content .bs-videoPlayer__container>iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:none}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.union__content,body,html{background:#1c1c1c;color:#f1f1f1}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video){border-left:4px solid #367dc4;background:#272c35}}</style><script>window.addEventListener("applicationDidBecomeActive",()=>{document.querySelectorAll(".hq-image video[autoplay]").forEach(e=>e.play())})</script><script>window.htlAdUnitPath="57249056/in-app-iOS/Article-Page_In-Article-Unit",window.htlKeyvalues={authorId:"63479",category:"New York",tags:["big cat","pft commenter","pardon my take","Grit Week"],brandName:"Pardon My Take",brandId:11,pagetype:"standard_post"}</script></head><body class="union__content"><p>In late May of 2017, the Pardon My Take boys returned for a second Grit Week, officially making it a tradition. Yet again, the trip was going through the Rust Belt in the Midwest to get a pulse on the heartbeat of America. It was time to put our hard hats back on, grab our lunch pails, and hop back in the van.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Ir1pPHy" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/869555131725033472"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/LxLC0Nx" href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/865933447742840833"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/QrRyttQ" href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/865959986484178944"></a></div></div></div><p><strong>First Stop: West Virginia</strong></p><p>When Grit Week 2017 started Hank had no idea he would be meeting his new best friend, Dana Holgerson. It happened on the first day of the trip.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/VWA2u3M" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866076354210648064"></a></div></div></div><p></p><p>Such a power move</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/nauo8MI" href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/866093985881890820"></a></div></div></div><p>From hanging with one legend, straight to another, the interview with Bob Huggins, aka "Huggy Bear."</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/HzdzQpS" href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/866328793274888192"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/ponPOfn" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866330832348340233"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/mELCmhr" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866364689562914817"></a></div></div></div><p>Then it finally happened: Danny Woodhead in Vanny Woodhead. </p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/jDo7Guw" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866388545736507392"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/aAbIVV1" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFT7IM4F3so"></a></div></div></div><p>Posting this one so our tech guys can delete it.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/5dqyXAw" href="https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/866391518910836741"></a></div></div></div><p><em>ASSAULT. ASSAULT. ASSAULT.</em></p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/AuQvxtA" href="https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/866401225054486528"></a></div></div></div><p>And then, it was off to <strong><em>Detroit, </em></strong>where we met up with Matthew Stafford's protectors…</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/IR77spf" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866798423390990336"></a></div></div></div><p>Hung out with a solid group of AWL's (love you guys)…</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/EAbFSPk" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866828494835253248"></a></div></div></div><p>And Hank, well, continued to be Hank…</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/B1RaUAA" href="https://twitter.com/hen_ease/status/867012490957377537"></a></div></div></div><p>All in all, Grit Week 2017 included some iconic memories, there are more in-depth and behind the scenes looks below.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/aQzoiBT" href="https://www.barstoolsports.com/video/788506/grit-week-17-full-recap-video"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/MLMSwH1" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apGad6cSIXo"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/g5dgvpz" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM0AfWt9o0A"></a></div></div></div><p></p></body></html>

<p>In late May of 2017, the Pardon My Take boys returned for a second Grit Week, officially making it a tradition. Yet again, the trip was going through the Rust Belt in the Midwest to get a pulse on the heartbeat of America. It was time to put our hard hats back on, grab our lunch pails, and hop back in the van.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/Ir1pPHy" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/869555131725033472"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/LxLC0Nx" href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/865933447742840833"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/QrRyttQ" href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/865959986484178944"></a></div></div></div><p><strong>First Stop: West Virginia</strong></p><p>When Grit Week 2017 started Hank had no idea he would be meeting his new best friend, Dana Holgerson. It happened on the first day of the trip.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/VWA2u3M" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866076354210648064"></a></div></div></div><p></p><p>Such a power move</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/nauo8MI" href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/866093985881890820"></a></div></div></div><p>From hanging with one legend, straight to another, the interview with Bob Huggins, aka "Huggy Bear."</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/HzdzQpS" href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/866328793274888192"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/ponPOfn" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866330832348340233"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/mELCmhr" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866364689562914817"></a></div></div></div><p>Then it finally happened: Danny Woodhead in Vanny Woodhead. </p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/jDo7Guw" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866388545736507392"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/aAbIVV1" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFT7IM4F3so"></a></div></div></div><p>Posting this one so our tech guys can delete it.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/5dqyXAw" href="https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/866391518910836741"></a></div></div></div><p><em>ASSAULT. ASSAULT. ASSAULT.</em></p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/AuQvxtA" href="https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/866401225054486528"></a></div></div></div><p>And then, it was off to <strong><em>Detroit, </em></strong>where we met up with Matthew Stafford's protectors…</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/IR77spf" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866798423390990336"></a></div></div></div><p>Hung out with a solid group of AWL's (love you guys)…</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/EAbFSPk" href="https://twitter.com/PardonMyTake/status/866828494835253248"></a></div></div></div><p>And Hank, well, continued to be Hank…</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/B1RaUAA" href="https://twitter.com/hen_ease/status/867012490957377537"></a></div></div></div><p>All in all, Grit Week 2017 included some iconic memories, there are more in-depth and behind the scenes looks below.</p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/aQzoiBT" href="https://www.barstoolsports.com/video/788506/grit-week-17-full-recap-video"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/MLMSwH1" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apGad6cSIXo"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/g5dgvpz" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM0AfWt9o0A"></a></div></div></div><p></p>

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