Stu Gatz
Appearances
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
If there's a tie, and let me be clear, I don't think there is. There is no tie. You're the better columnist. You've been doing it longer. You've been doing it better than Dave Hyde. But if there is a tie, I guess it goes to Greg because he appears on this show once a week, Dave Hyde. He fills in for Joe Rose.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
What about the podcast? Well, you don't have Dave Hyde in here every week.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
Tony's upset. Lucy is upset.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
But this seems for Mike, and I think he's right about this, and he's been saying this for a while now, this is a sport-to-sport thing. This is about the product of hockey being better than the product of the NBA right now. And it's hard to disagree with that. It's a much more entertaining product. It really is.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
No, you're right, Chris, but you have no indication. You have to stack cups. That's why you have to do it. But you have no indication the Panthers are going to be bad anytime soon. You'll never get that from Dave Hyde, by the way.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
They played by division. They came in so hot.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
It was a mean comment. Dave Hyde's written four books. A means to an end.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
He's fins at 50, yes.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
I think you kind of like what's going on today. It was hockey versus basketball. That's a fun. Yeah, that's another fun. Sorry.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
I mean, 12 charities, a little bit too much to each, right? How does he still not see how you guys are producing it?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
The greatest NBA cup coach ever.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
Izzy, get out of here. He doesn't love you.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
Neck and neck is what you said.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
We felt it. I'm feeling it now for sure.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
Really? Neck and neck, huh?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
Who's A? Who's B? They've had very parallel careers. Is Greg A? It's important, Dan. I mean, the Herald's top dog.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
I didn't know what you wanted me to do.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
You can't estimate a match. You can't do that. You've got to match dollar for dollar is what you have to do.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
Not Greg's. Definitely not Greg's.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Is The NHL Better Than The NBA?
Well, I don't know, Arlene might be. Well, no, definitely not.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
All right. So this is interesting. Of the four underdogs playing this weekend, SMU, Tennessee, Clemson, Indiana, which team do you think has the best chance of springing the upset?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
So it's interesting. Do you think any of the eight teams playing this weekend can actually win the national championship? Yes. You do think so? Okay, go ahead. Who?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
But I think what college football wants to see eventually, and they think it's going to happen, I'm not so sure, they want to see one of these teams like SMU make a run and play in the national championship game, don't they? And I just can't envision a day where we're going to see that, Bear.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
So if you're running one of these programs under the current construct, you're scheduling easy teams, right?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
But a bad year to schedule Florida, bad timing to play them.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Take a minute, make a plan, never drive impaired.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
And let me tell you how that call is going down right now, okay? You're piping Raven Steelers throughout the house.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
All right. This is very exciting because the bear, we love him. He's great. The audience loves him. And he has decided to be our Santa Paws. He is going to give you 12 beautifully wrapped gifts for the holidays. It is Bears Picks. And by the way, check out his podcast, Bear Bets, wherever you get your podcast. So how are we going to do this? Are you going to sing this?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Do you want us to sing you in? How do you want to do it?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
No, it's not. No, it's, it will never get old. It will never get tiring. I'm wondering what we do at five, the fifth day. That's going to be tough for all.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
All right, so that's an official bet right there. That is the first bet of Christmas. That's the first day of Bearmas, yeah. First bet of Christmas, okay. So, all right, Billy, you want to sing them in with me here? On the second day of Christmas, the bear gave to me.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
okay wait is it really you can get a bet on that yeah absolutely all right on the seventh bed of christmas the bear gave to me ohio state minus seven and a half versus tennessee i love you on the eighth day of on the eighth bed of i keep saying day on the bed of christmas the bear gave to me
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
On the ninth bed of Christmas, the bear gave to me. I love watching Mikey write these down. Go ahead.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Rip them up, throw them in the garbage. This was delightful. I like this.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
I'm upset with myself that I didn't think of it sooner. I'm sorry.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
You also need to go do your own podcast. Yeah, I know. That's coming up. We're getting there. Bear beds. Check it out wherever you get your podcast. Thank you for those 12 beautiful gifts, buddy.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
I want to tell you a story. I'm serious here. My wife and my two daughters, they begged me to buy a Peloton. So I bought a Peloton. And then I watched that Peloton sit in my office and stare at me. So you know what I did one day? I looked at it. And so I decided to get off my ass and I jumped on the Peloton because no one else was using it and I paid for it. I mean, so why not?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Then I realized eventually that they bought it for me. And I got to tell you, way more challenging than I could have ever imagined. Peloton coaches are walking the walk. I love the coaches. I do the Grateful Dead one. It's fantastic. They have a sub three hour marathon runner, military trained athlete, a former college basketball player and so many other well-rounded coaches on their team.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
All this experience really shows in their classes. which are never short of challenging, especially for me. So I jumped on it that first time. It was challenging, more challenging than I thought. Then I wanted to beat the bike, and so I kept jumping on it, and I absolutely love it. I mean, I'm the only one who uses it, but again, they got it for me. I mean, I had no idea.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
That's a little passive-aggressive, don't you think? Find your push, find your power with Peloton at OnePeloton.com. I love that you're donning the Carolina sweatshirt already.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
God bless football, Billy Gill. God bless football, Mikey A., God bless football, Stugatz. Thank you, Mikey. Happy holidays to everyone in the audience. We have an exciting show coming up. We have an exciting weekend coming up. We have the college football playoff first round coming up. We have the NFL as well. Chris Felica, the bear, going to join us.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Mike, can you put us on the phone when Bill Belichick calls you and he starts discussing? How did that process work where Belichick's calling you and saying, Mike, I'm taking the Carolina job. Do you want to come and be my general manager?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
It's interesting. So I'm guessing, Mike, knowing you the way I do, you don't take this job unless you know Bill Belichick's going to be there for a while, right?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Where'd you leave off on the third book? Like, what are you doing there, Mike?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Do you think, Mike, at all that Bill, does he still have a desire to coach in the NFL at some point?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Mike Lombardi, the new GM at North Carolina, is going to join us. And Chris Sims is going to join us as well. How about Lombardi, GM, North Carolina? I'm expecting a different Mike Lombardi today, Billy. Are you? I am, yes.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
So it's interesting. So you and Bill have had conversations. Why did you view Carolina as a destination, as a sleeping giant?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Yeah, lacrosse is one of them. How big of an influence was that for Bill? Just the fact that they have that lacrosse program. Petramal is a good friend of his. How big of a factor was that for him?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Mike, it seems, correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like the two of you are kind of laying down the foundation, the blueprint of what college programs are going to look like moving forward.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Most people who go halfway up Everest are dead. Yeah, right. You're right. They're frozen.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Billy, but this is Lombardi and Belichick. They think they're holding up the national championship trophy next year.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Mike, I'll tell you this, because Belichick gave a pregame speech to my daughter's lacrosse team at Northwestern. He's very close with the head coach there, Kelly Hiller, and gave a pregame speech. If people are wondering if Belichick can relate to 20, 21, 22, 17, 18-year-olds, that team walked out of that locker room saying that was the coolest 15 minutes they've ever experienced.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Del Boca Vista. Del Boca Vista. You're really excited for this. I'm excited for you, man. This is what you've wanted to do for a long time. If you were going to pry yourself away, if you're going to be pried away for the media, it was only to go do something like this with Bill, I think, right?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Yeah, no, it is. It is. Are you surprised the NFL? It seems like the NFL two years in a row has kind of and I'm shocked by this because I think he's the greatest coach who has ever lived. But it seems like the NFL has kind of said, hey, Bill, we're done with you.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
So, Mike, just as a friend, I want to give you some advice. Like, I don't want you, like, don't kill the basketball program and walk in there and say, oh, we're going to turn it into a football school. Like Michael Jordan. Don't piss him off is what I'm trying to tell you, okay?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
I love the idea of Jordan helping on a recruiting trip. What do you think?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Billy, imagine that, like, you hear what's happening here, okay? You're going to have Belichick, you're going to have Jordan, you're going to have Lawrence Taylor, and you're going to have Mike Lombardi walk into a kid's home. Like, that deal's getting done. I'll take you to Carolina to win the next five national championships. Wow. Next five.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
But, Mike, listen, you're a media savvy guy. You're a media veteran. You know what's going to happen if you lose that first game. I'm going to crush you, okay? Okay, good.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
I'll crush you with a smile, though, okay? There you go. Good.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
We had a holiday party last night, Mike. We had our holiday. He said, listen, he will take a job that just has benefits and no pay. If he could just stand next to you or Belichick, he doesn't maybe like a researcher, break down some tape, something like that. Walk on onto the Carolina football team.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
I'm joking. Mike, I am so happy. I can see how happy you are. You're glowing, man. You're the GM of the North Carolina football program, and Bill Belichick is its head coach. I am so happy for you, man. Congratulations.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
It is time for this week's edition of Studio Gouts presented by DraftKings Sportsbook. Stay tuned because you'll hear more about DraftKings and all it has to offer throughout the show. DraftKings, the crown is yours. College football, it's playoff time, 76-66-2 on the regular season. We're only picking playoff games this year. I'm not doing ancillary bowl games. I'm not doing it.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
It's gotten me in trouble in years past. I'm not going to do it. Let's get to the playoff games. Notre Dame, minus 7.5. They're at home. They're taking on Indiana. Wow. What a great game. Is it? I have no idea if either of these teams can win a national championship, but I do think Notre Dame is going to win and cover the spread. Buy it down to seven points. Notre Dame wins.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
They cover Notre Dame by 14 points over Indiana. SMU plus eight and a half at Penn State. Weather could be a factor here. Oh, I don't know what that means, but I do like SMU here. Penn State going to win the game. SMU going to cover. Penn State wins by three points and advances in the playoffs. Texas, minus 12, take it on Clemson. Texas wins. They cover Texas by 18 points at home.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Tennessee, plus 7.5 at Ohio State. Ohio State wins. I don't know what to do with that. Buy it up to eight points. Take Tennessee. Ohio State wins. They win by four. Tennessee gets the cover. So Tennessee, Texas, SMU, and Notre Dame. NFL, week 16, five and three a week ago. I am on fire. I'm having a season for the ages. Seriously. I would put my record up against anybody's record in the country.
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GBF- Santa Paws
How about that? 66-40-2. Let me say that again. 66-40-2. Let's get to the picks. We have the Ravens. Minus 6.5 to take it on the Steelers. The Ravens have to win this game, right? Lamar has to beat the Steelers occasionally, right? Well, it's six and a half. We're going to buy it down to six. We're going to take the Ravens. The Ravens win. They cover Baltimore by 13 points over Pittsburgh.
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GBF- Santa Paws
The Lions on the road. Bounce back week. Dan Campbell hit a reset button. They're at Chicago. Take it on the Bears who are lousy. They've given up on the entire season. The Lions win. They cover Detroit by 14 points on the road. Falcons minus eight and a half. Michael Penningston. They're taking on the Giants. The Giants are awful.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
The Falcons still have a shot at winning that division and making the playoffs. I'm taking the Falcons here. It's more pick against the Giants than it is for Atlanta. I'm taking the Falcons here by 14 points. They cover over the Giants. The Rams at the Jets. Rams minus three. Buy it down to two and a half. Rams win and they cover. The Rams by 10 points on the road. Vikings minus three at Seattle.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Buy it down to two and a half. Vikings, again, we're not going to give them any credit until they're hoisting, until they're hoisting the Super Bowl trophy. And even after that, we still might not give them credit. Sam Darnold, please. Vikings win and cover. The Vikings by seven points on the road in Seattle. The Bills. It's Josh Allen's time. Yes, it is. They're going to win the Super Bowl.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
You heard it here first. I'm certain other people have said that, but you heard it here first. Bills minus 14. They're taking on the Patriots by down to 13 and a half. The Bills win and they cover by 21 points at home. Dolphins don't think they're playing for something. The Niners, they're not. Dolphins minus one over the 49ers. Sunday afternoon, Dolphins at 425. The Dolphins are great.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Sunday afternoons at 425, they made that up. The Dolphins win and they cover. The Dolphins by 10 points on the road. When you're 66-42, you can make it up. The Bucs minus four at Dallas. Buy it down to three and a half. Take Tampa. The Bucs win and they cover Tampa by 10 points on the road. Those are the picks, everyone. Merry Christmas. Good luck.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
There are two jerseys hanging in Billy's office. What is Tua and what is yours, Chris Sims? I know.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
I do love Sims not liking that he's not in the main frame.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
I want to be clear on the accusation you're making. I'm making no accusation. Are the Kelseys being put first because they want the Kelseys to win that award? Is that what they're doing?
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GBF- Santa Paws
No, but sometimes those guys know players are going to get cut, and we dismiss it, and then they get cut. I mean, it happens. Happened to me and Dan one time. A caller called in. He was a bouncer. He said Shaquille O'Neal's getting traded from the Heat to the Phoenix Suns. We dismissed him. Five minutes later, Shaquille O'Neal traded to the Phoenix Suns.
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GBF- Santa Paws
I am not certain where he was a bouncer, but, you know, the streets talk, Chris. You know that, you know, they do.
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GBF- Santa Paws
Yeah. Wait a second. Wait, everyone slowed down. Hold on. I was talking about Busch Gardens. Time out. You told your wife you were going to the strip club.
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
Do the Kelseys, do they even talk football? I mean, honestly. I don't know. I've never listened to the podcast. I only listen to God Bless Football. That's all you listen to. That's all you need to listen to. Did you say stick it to management that doesn't believe in us?
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GBF- Santa Paws
How does Chris Sims feel about company holiday parties?
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
GBF- Santa Paws
So you're judging the state of the company by the party.
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GBF- Santa Paws
And you hate the small talk. There's no way a Sims like small talk.
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GBF- Santa Paws
It's different than a standard card picture of the family.
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GBF- Santa Paws
Create your narratives. Let's try it this way, okay? Management does not believe in me, in Billy, in Mikey A. They don't support it, okay? They don't want us to win awards, okay? They don't want us really. They don't. I'm being honest. They don't. And I'm telling you right now. I got this message. I don't think Billy got it, but I got it. If we don't win this award, they might cancel the show.
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GBF- Santa Paws
PFT with Mike Florio, the Unbuttoned Podcast, Football Night in America, Sunday Night Football. Chris Sims is with us here on God Bless Football. We have something else we want to discuss with you besides football, outside of football. We'll get to that in a second. I am wondering here, Aaron Rodgers has looked really, really good the last two or three weeks.
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GBF- Santa Paws
But, Chris, here's the problem. And I've said this before. You can't run a team like that. The Jets fans care more about the organization than the owner does. They take it more seriously than the owner does. And that's frustrating as a fan, man.
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GBF- Santa Paws
So this holiday season, when you are enjoying the game and your cocktails, please make sure to drink responsibly. Take a minute, make a plan, never drive impaired.
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GBF- Santa Paws
I was trying to do what you were saying. Oh, sorry.
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GBF- Santa Paws
Are you surprised Belichick took that Carolina job?
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GBF- Santa Paws
Chris, I will tell you this. Now, whether you believe it or not, that's obviously up to you. But Mike Lombardi, who he hired to be the general manager of North Carolina football, which I think is the blueprint moving forward, I think they're laying down the foundation of how college programs are going to look.
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GBF- Santa Paws
Lombardi said he would not have signed the contract if he felt like Belichick was going to leave after a year or two.
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GBF- Santa Paws
All right. Well, I mean, you don't miss your word, Sims. I love you. Chris, the Lions, are they too banged up, especially on the defensive side? Are they too banged up to win the Super Bowl?
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GBF- Santa Paws
Which dog would you get rid of, though, by the way? I don't have a choice. I don't get to choose. But what if you did have a choice? What if you did? What if you did? What if you did? Come on, Billy. What are your dogs' names?
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GBF- Santa Paws
Yep. What do you do? We'll get to the Eagles here in a minute. What do you do, though, if you're the Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes? Do you arrest him? Do you play him? What do you do there?
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GBF- Santa Paws
Billy, I heard when Sims was talking about his friendship with Mahomes there, the times that they have hung out, spent some time together. I heard that. Best friends. I heard a sound come out of your mouth. What was that?
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GBF- Santa Paws
But if they beat the Niners, they have a 12% chance.
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GBF- Santa Paws
Chris, just quickly here, I want to give you three things that the media is saying and fans are saying down here in South Florida and see if you agree. The first one is Mike McDaniel should be fired. Like, why? What? Three and 12 against teams with winning records, two playoff appearances.
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GBF- Santa Paws
Not at all. All right. The second one, which is, it's a lot louder. There are a lot more people saying this. Chris Greer, the GM, he has to go.
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GBF- Santa Paws
All right, third thing being said is Tariq Hale should be traded.
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GBF- Santa Paws
Before we get to drones, Chris, help me out with this, because the NFC is wide open, okay? This is as wide open as a conference has been in quite some time. So tell me right now, if I tell you one of these teams makes it out of the NFC to the Super Bowl, if you'll be surprised by any of them. Lions, Eagles, Vikings, Packers, Bucks, Rams. Ooh.
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GBF- Santa Paws
We're going to doubt them all the way until they hoist the trophy.
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GBF- Santa Paws
It's amazing. The aliens have arrived, and no one wants to talk about it. No one's concerned. You're right. I'm with you on that.
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GBF- Santa Paws
It feels, Billy, I don't know. Are you getting the vibe that Sims feels like the drones? There's something going on here, right? Like, that's the vibe I get from Sims. He knows something.
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GBF- Santa Paws
Figure it out. Billy, you weren't listening. The aliens are here. No, I heard.
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GBF- Santa Paws
Jeez. I asked you so many Packer questions this week because I think the Packers are winning the Super Bowl. That's why.
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GBF- Santa Paws
I was doing a thing, Chris. I was with the Gullicks. You're always doing a thing. I kick up in Kansas City. That was his prediction. It's all I do is things. Well said, Mikey. BFD with Mike Florio on Button Podcast, Football Night in America. A Merry Christmas to the Sims family, to Big F***er, to your wife, Danielle, to all the kids. Merry Christmas to you, Chris Sims. We love you. We do.
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Chris, you got to work Saturday. You can't watch Texas Clemson.
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What do you want? That's not nice. We're going to bring a gift. You need anything?
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Got to work. Yeah. What are you expecting to be under your tree on Christmas Eve? I can tell you what I would give him.
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I did fill out the roster right before we came on air here. I have Kyla Murray as my quarterback. What's the rest of your roster? Let me check it out. I wanted to ask you guys a question before we get to the bear here, Chris Felica, who's going to give us 12 picks for Christmas, okay? Santa Claus. Santa Claus is going to give us 12 picks for Christmas. Why not? The bear. It's so ridiculous.
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Hold on. I'm trying to pull up the line up here. Hold on a second, Billy. I have Kyler Murray. I took Shakir, the Bills receiver. I was trying to trick you. Don't tell people your roster because they'll pick the exact same roster as you. Why would you ever pick my roster?
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Wait, was that Mikey A's third thing? Congratulations, Carl Douglas. Was that Mikey A's third thing? My third thing? No, I thought that was all fair.
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I wanted to ask you guys a question. College football playoff is this weekend. NFL is this weekend. Both NFL games are good. The college football playoffs are win or go home. I'm confused by the college football zealots who are upset that they have to compete against the NFL. Who doesn't want more football? I don't understand. You guys don't have a preference, do you?
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What I was saying is Browns at Bengals. Bengals minus seven and a half, okay? Bengals are minus seven and a half. They're taking on the Browns. Gabe Buck is so upset right now. Mojo has no idea what's going on. Carl needs to get to work.
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Let's minus seven and a half. Carl Douglas, wear that Rams hat. They're hot. No one wants to see them in the playoffs, Carl Douglas. Joe Burrell's hot right now. All right, so you're taking the Bengals minus 7.5 at home against the Cleveland Browns. Joe Burrow is hot. You're right. Any other year on any other team, he'd probably be the MVP. Let's go to Mike Rawless. Rawless, Bengals, minus 7.5.
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They're at home. They're taking on the Browns. Who do you got coming off a 5-0?
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Right. Share Bear, are you ordering lunch? What's going on there? Always, always. Who are you taking here?
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Big Money, baby. I like it. Good boy. Okay, Funko, you take it off. You're two and three here. Bengals, they're hosting the Browns.
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You were two and three. I'm just standing in the back.
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Mojo, who are you taking here? Bengals at Browns. Bengals, seven and a half point favorite.
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It's the only angle Mojo thinks of. Am I still winning this season? You are. Just keep doing it the way you're doing it, Mojo.
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You're fine with all this being mashed together, right, Billy?
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All right, on to the next game, Titans at Colts. Colts are three-and-a-half-point favorites over the Titans. Colts actually need to win this game, I guess, to still have a shot at making the playoffs. We'll go to Mike Rollins off of 5-0. We'll go to him first. Mike, will you take it?
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All right, Cole Douglas, who are you taking here? We have the Colts, three-and-a-half-point favorites at home. Take it on the Titans.
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All right. Carl Douglas taking the Colts. ShareBear, who are you taking here?
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uh share bear aren't you in a tournament right now yeah i'm here at daytona hurry up k-funk speedway daytona speedway make your pad man all right uh yeah i'm gonna go with uh mason rudolph here give me the titans thanks really taking the titans huh go ahead mojo have at it because because he believes in mason rudolph it's so weird they're trying to lose go ahead mojo
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Well, this is a good game. I mean, we got America's team here. I mean, it doesn't get bigger than this, okay? You have the Bucs and the Cowboys. Bucs need this game. They have to win it. They're taking on America's team in Dallas. The Cowboys are plus four at home. Mike Rollins, who do you take it here?
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Okay. Okay. I love that you're staying in character. You don't have to. I'll give you a pass for a week if you want, if you want to do it next week because you're hot right now. You're 5-0.
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Let's go to ShareBear. ShareBear, who are you taking here? Ooh. I don't know.
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Selfishly. Got it. Carl Douglas, who are you taking here? Bucs and Cowboys. Cowboys plus four at home.
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The Bear, Chris Felica, is joining us. Billy, a very exciting time. Mikey, a very exciting time. We have college football playoffs coming up. What a Saturday. Two NFL games, three college playoff games. The Bear is going to join us. He is going to sing us 12 picks at the end of this segment for the holidays. We're going to call it Santa Paws. Is that good with you?
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I hate the Cowboys. Kay Funk, who are you taking here?
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All right, you're taking the Bucs. Mojo, go ahead. The floor is yours.
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We know. Saints at Packers. Saints at Packers. These aren't bad games, but, you know, whatever.
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I mean, K-Funk has every right to be upset about the choice of these games.
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Saints and Packers. Let's go to the guy who's smiling first. Carl Douglas, who are you taking here? Saints and Packers. What's the Saints record? Yeah, 14 and a half.
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All right, taking the Saints. Let's go to Mike Rawls in a Southern accent. Go ahead, Mike.
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All right. Cher Bear, who do you like here? Packers, 14.5-point favorites at home against the Saints.
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All right, final game here. Carl needs to leave. 49ers, they're taking on the Dolphins. Dolphins are one-point favorites. Let's go to Cher Bear first. Cher Bear, go ahead.
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Bear, we'll get to college football in a second and we'll get to the games. But for those of you who don't know, Felica is a big Jets fan. OK, he is part of our tortured fan base. And so I am wondering here, Mikey, I will have a breaking story for you that just drives me crazy. But I am wondering how you feel about whether or not Aaron Rodgers should come back.
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They're fans of party. Let's go to Mike Rollo, Southern Accent. Go ahead, Mike.
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All right, taking the 49ers there. Well done. Let's go to Carl Douglas. Niners at Dolphins. Carl, who are you taking? Dolphins a one-point favorite at home. Still have a 12% chance of making the playoffs if they win this game.
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I like it, Carl. Let's go to Kay Funk. Kay Funk, can you take it here?
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Let's see what happens. Mojo, the floor is yours, sir. Go ahead.
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And if he does come back, do you want him back as the Jets quarterback?
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All right. We broke news to Rollins earlier that SMU made the playoffs. Go ahead.
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You know what comes next, Mojo. Get him on the show. I mean, let's go.
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Right. Mikey, I think for the first time I saw you nodding. Do you want Aaron Rodgers back, Mikey A.? No, I'm just not sure what the alternative is. Bear, let me just say this, okay? I would rather Aaron Rodgers be bad for the Jets than be great somewhere else. So therefore, I want him back. I can't stomach seeing him be great somewhere else. He's not going to be great. He might. He might.
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He is coming off a two and three. All right, boys. Get out of here. Merry Christmas. Happy holidays to all of you. I wish Gordy was here. Carl was here. And Jim here as well. So we can wish them a happy holidays. But we love you guys. We appreciate it. Audience, listen to Mojo.
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Because if you don't vote as number one, you will never see Mojo and Kay Funk in the same Zoom again on the same show again. So start voting right now. Gentlemen, Merry Christmas. Happy holidays. Happy New Year. Happy and healthy. We will speak to you next week. Happy holidays.
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God bless football. God bless football. And this year, there are more opportunities to watch football and make delicious Smirnoff cocktails than ever before over the holiday season. From Thanksgiving to Black Friday and Christmas, Smirnoff and the NFL are with you every step of the way.
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So this holiday season, when you are enjoying the game and your cocktails, please make sure to drink responsibly. Take a minute, make a plan, never drive impaired.
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We're two years away from Zach Wilson winning the MVP.
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There is a there's a great report by Diana Rossini from The Athletic, because I have maintained for many, many years that we as Jet fans care more about the team than the fans do. Mikey, please share this report with the bear and let's get his let's get his response to it.
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And this year, there are more opportunities to watch football and make delicious Smirnoff cocktails than ever before over the holiday season. From Thanksgiving to Black Friday and Christmas, Smirnoff and the NFL are with you every step of the way. So this holiday season, when you are enjoying the game and your cocktails, please make sure to drink responsibly.
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Were you okay with Belichick reaching out to the Jets and the Jets saying, get the f*** out of here?
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Yes. What did you think of Belichick going to Carolina? Did that surprise you?
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You made news on this show recently saying Don Shula was a cheater. Are you alleging that Bill Belichick is also a cheater?
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You're right. Yes, well said by you. Bear, before the season started, and we'll get to your picks at the end here, before the college football season started, you and I voiced concern. We shared similar concerns about what it would do, the new playoff format would do, to the regular season. So now that we've had a full regular season to kind of digest this new era, what do you think?
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Has your opinion changed? Did it ruin the regular season? Did it enhance it? What are your thoughts here?
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Oral History of the Dan Le Batard Show: Episode 7
I'm glad you brought that up because life balance is very critical. It's very important. Dan didn't have to care about it the way you and I had to care about it because we were married, we had kids, and I remember... We were commuting. And we were commuting. When you do the type of show that we do, I remember having this discussion with Dan early on when we started.
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If we just throw ourselves into it, completely into it, our entire lives, just throw it into it, we'll have a good show. Because so few shows do that. But when you do do it that way, it comes at the sacrifice of some of the people that you love. And in my case, it was my wife and my kids. Like, I just missed a lot of stuff because we were doing the show later into the afternoon.
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And then sometimes it would carry into the evening because we had events afterwards. And so I remember thinking to myself, this is a great change because I'll be able to see my kids more and I'll be able to see my wife more.
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I honestly, until after the segment ended and we went to commercial break, had no idea that Jonathan Coachman was black. 20 mediocre years.
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He didn't drop a name. He dropped a location. I know, but it's like.
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Yeah, because I wanted it for vastly different reasons. I wanted that time, too, and I wanted it for you, but I also wanted all the stuff that came with being in that time slot on ESPN Radio and being on TV on ESPN. People need to understand that Dan had what he wanted when he was doing the local show at 790 The Ticket. He didn't want to go to ESPN. He didn't want to do a national show.
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He was happy just doing 3-6 or 3-7 on 790 The Ticket as people were headed to a heat game. So to get him to go to ESPN was tough in the first place. Getting him to change time slots was very, very tricky because he doesn't like change and it's not something he wants.
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How did you change your approach to content when we move from afternoons to 10 to 1? Because you mentioned it earlier where you're more reacting to games, but you're also, you have the ability, and you were great at this, to kind of create talking points for the rest of the day on ESPN, which I loved.
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I remember within our first few weeks there, I said something insane on the radio, and everyone was talking about it later on SportsCenter, and I felt great. And so, I mean, how did you approach that? Because I remember talking to you about it, saying we had to change our game just a little bit.
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Wait, you're blaming that show for the entire month?
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I never get used to 3.38.
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The intimacy of the show was stripped away.
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He always was protective of us selling out, or at least people viewing it as we were selling out. And I would tell Dan that I think, like, we're Miami's show. A lot of these people, they've grown up with us. They're going to be proud of us. We're landing in the most coveted piece of real estate in sports radio, period. End of discussion.
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Often. Often. Yes, yes. But it came with the territory. We were asking you to do something that you really didn't want to do. Me and Mike desperately wanted to do it. We were asking you to do something on our behalves, really. You said the decision came down to Mike being able to spend time with his daughter. We were almost forcing you to do something against your will.
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And yes, we felt it every single time.
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Yeah. People need to understand that Dan did this show for a long, long time before we went to 10 to 1 at ESPN with really no one but the audience paying attention. I was his boss at 790 The Ticket when we first started. When we went to afternoons, what did they tell us? Just do the show. Cater to Miami. Don't change a thing. And we had two big stories at the beginning.
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Richie Incognito and LeBron coming down to the heat. But Dan, Mike and I had many, many, many conversations late into the evening when we moved to 10 to 1 because we were worried about you. We had conviction in our decision. We knew it was right for your career. We knew it was right for the career of this radio show that good things would happen if we moved to 10 to 1.
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But we also knew you were unhappy. And because you were unhappy, Mike and I spent countless hours trying to figure out how do we make Dan happy.
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Mike, were you worried, because I was, because we had built my character and people had become familiar with me and with the shipping container, that I wasn't going to be able to be the person that we created once we got to 10 to 1 because I was worried about it? I remember being scared to say some stuff.
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And just so the audience knows, the change in times was big for us because when you're doing a national show, being on in the middays, being on from 10 to 1, that's the spot where you're going to get the best chance to be cleared in major markets because major market stations care the least about the middays. And they care very much about afternoon drive and morning drive.
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You remember that great piece of art he had on the wall?
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And so for us going from 3 to 7, 4 to 7, and then 10 to 1, that was a big, big move and a big, big reason as to why our show got so big, because we were on in so many markets.
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It's the day I knew just how big Levitard was. Not physically, just in general. Because we're like waiting for Skipper and Skipper peeks his head out and Levitard's like, hey! And they embrace and a big hug and I'm like, this guy doesn't treat anyone like that.
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And then we get into his office and we sit down with him and to your earlier question, Mike, Skipper flat out told me and Dan to my face that he would prefer Bomani Jones doing the radio show with Dan. And Dan said no. He said no.
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I knew well before that that that's what Dan would do. Mike, we know. We've been around him long enough at this point. Dan's loyal. You took great solace every single day in knowing just how loyal Dan was, that he wasn't going to do anything that would harm you, harm your career, harm your family. He was going to stand by you.
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was and it forced us to be more disconnected than dan wanted to be which was super interesting because connection for dan is like the most important thing it was also the topics mike dan has never woken up one day in his life and said hey i want to talk to the people in kenosha he wants to talk to the people down here so what we were discussing during the local hour he was just more comfortable with because it's something that we had been doing for a while
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And I'm like, why can't Dan be comfortable out here? But he couldn't be. And if Dan's not right, the show's not right.
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It's like a first down.
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We just couldn't get Dan comfortable out there. That's it.
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I wanted a coliseum, I mean.
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Mike, we were a show that did not belong at ESPN.
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Good use of brass taxes. Dan, do you feel the same way?
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I think he put the S on it. No, I said brass tacks.
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But Mike felt it, so I mean, that's the important part. You give off a lot of stuff that you don't know you're giving off.
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It was important to me as well. You guys having a good relationship because when Hawk was there, you had a great relationship with Hawk and that made my job easier. My job, this was the most difficult stage for me because I'm worried about whether the two of you are going to get along and whether or not you will trust Mike the way you trusted Hawk.
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Because when you trust your executive producer, it makes all of our jobs easier. But because I was so worried about so many things, your relationship, what was going on outside of the studio, worried about my own life. We're worried about the executives at ESPN. It made it a very tricky time for us to do the show.
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And so I was thrilled once I realized that you two had landed in a spot where Dan clearly trusted and respected you. And you clearly took that and took it to the next level because you needed that from Dan.
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But I think at this stage, you and I had a different relationship than the one that you had with Mike. And so I felt pretty comfortable with job security. And listen, you had sat in front of Skipper and said no to Bomani Jones.
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I felt pretty good about it. I needed you and Mike needed it. I needed you to get into a good place with Mike. That's all I need. So Mike was more worried about that stuff than I was at that point.
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You're the one feeling it the most, though. Whatever's coming off of Dan, just so the audience understands this, Dan is not giving it to Roy or Billy or Chris or even Allison. You're getting all of it.
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Oral History of the Dan Le Batard Show: Episode 7
Plus you couldn't walk through a fucking airport in America and not see my face. Oh, what a time it was.
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fix this but Dan I will tell you what Mike is explaining right now and what he was going through at that time it was real like those conversations me and Mike were talking about this is gonna sound funny was me talking Mike off the ledge until like 11 o'clock at night he was terrified a lot of stress
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He just didn't want to screw up the show because your reactions to some on-air screw-ups aren't always the best, and that's fine. We understand it. You're a perfectionist. It's what makes the show the show. Mike was legitimately terrified to the point where he's leaning on me.
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Right. I think you embraced it. Not the yelling. Just embrace someone's willingness to tell you what he has to tell you.
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Oh, no, it was terror.
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At that stage, what helped you get through it? The years we're talking about right now. Was it the show becoming more comfortable and growing?
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Mike, let me try this again because in an odd way, I viewed all this as a positive because so many radio shows don't have relationships. They come in, they do the show, they leave, they don't care about each other, they don't talk to each other, they come back the next day, they do it all over again.
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And so this conflict to me represented these are people who really care about each other and really care about the product and care about the job that we're doing, which I am telling people right now is very uncommon in our
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industry what i'm wondering is you went through this phase where you were super angry but i also remember shortly thereafter you becoming happier and happier and i'm wondering how you got to that spot was it because he was happy because he was happy that's it he because he was happier but then something happens around like 2018 where i'm confronted by all the mistakes of this era 2015 2016
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But it made you better. I feel like it made you better.
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And I was so happy-go-lucky and I just wanted to be at ESPN and stay at ESPN that I was just praying every night
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That time was the closest time for me and Mike, no question, because we felt like we were doing that. We were protecting you and we felt like we were producing you. But I still like every single night I would go home or day afternoon wondering if you're happy because we are talking about nonsense that you don't want to talk about. I'm ranking quarterbacks.
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Max Bredos, best-looking guy at ESPN. Oh. Camp Chancellor. I'll let Dan handle that one.
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My observation. I saw him on SportsCenter. He had a black checkered shirt. He had a black tie on. He had the suit rocking. He was sitting next to Jonathan Coachman, which helps. And Max Bredos is the best-looking guy. I'm just saying, Coach is a good-looking guy.
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Listen. This is what my wife... I'm telling you right now. This is what my wife said, okay? That guy, Max Bredos, is hot. That's what she said to me. Then she asked me if Jonathan Coachman... She said this. Not a bad-looking dude, Jonathan Coachman. That's what she said. Does he spend all his time outside of the time that he's doing SportsCenter at a tanning salon? That's what my wife said.
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I'm just telling you. You're a good-looking dude, though. Are Bredos or Coachman? Bredos is an extremely good-looking dude.
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I'm just telling you what my wife said.
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I will apologize. You don't need to apologize for anything. I need to apologize. They are my weekend observations. I said what I said. I had no idea. And I apologize to Jonathan Coachman, who is 26. tweeted at us, and he's upset and has every right to be upset.
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I honestly, and anyone who knows me will understand this and believe this, I honestly, until after the segment ended and we went to commercial break, had no idea that Jonathan Coachman was black.
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Dave, don't mess around. Dave, are you Bob, I should call you? Are you still mad at me?
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What if I told you that the pursuit of perfection isn't always a good thing? That 0 for 14 on your gambling picks isn't just possible, but will likely have real life consequences. That my picks are for entertainment purposes only. That I gave you a sly wink and air quotes when I said that thing about my picks being for entertainment purposes only.
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That I've run into some pretty rough people you don't want to owe money to. That I've just taken out a third mortgage. That my daughters are going to have to make new friends in public school. That I know way too much about the University of Hawaii's football team because I'm always up late chasing. That my wife is probably leaving me and taking the kids.
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That if someone you never met before starts asking you questions about where I've been, tell them you haven't seen me in a while and immediately text me so I can get on the next flight to El Salvador. That I know it's been a rough couple of weeks, but I've got a great feeling about the Titans plus six and a half on Sunday.
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ESPN Films presents a 30 for 30 about one man's fight to keep both his kneecaps.
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Those are the things you say to someone you care about. That was you. You were caring for Chris Cody. You did not want to lead Chris Cody down a bad path.
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Bud, after you have dinner tonight and you celebrate the garage sale, when you go to the bathroom afterwards, not one, but two, Bud, will you sit or stand when you wipe?
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It's a fresh take. It's brought to you by Subway, the Subway simple six menu, six six-inch subs, six meals, $6 every day. Subway, eat fresh.
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Yeah, go to me and the dumb stuff. That is that is very smart. What I was saying, what Mike and Mike Ryan and I were discussing is I think one of the problems with baseball, Dan, and no one's really talking about it is everyone sitting here trying to fix something that I think is probably probably unfixable. But everyone's trying to fix it.
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The real problem with baseball is when you go to a basketball game, you go to a Cavs game. You're going to see LeBron James for 90% of the game, and he's going to give you 27, 8, and 8, and you're probably going to see a dunk or a pass that you've never seen before, and you're going to leave happy.
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When you go to a baseball game, an Anaheim Angel game, you're going to see Mike Trout every third inning. He has a better chance of going 0 for 4 than he does going 4 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs. And you're going to see Howie Kendrick just as much as you're going to see Mike Trout. I go to a Cavs game, I'm not going to see John Lucas III. I'm only going to see LeBron James.
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John Lucas III is a backup guard. I know you're having Mike check it right now on the Cleveland Cavaliers. I'm not going to see him. I'm going to see LeBron. So what I'm trying to figure out, Mike and I are trying to figure out, is I want to go in an Angel game, and I want to see Mike Trout every inning if possible.
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Like, each manager has, like, four or five magic at-bats in his back pocket. All right? So let's say it's, like, second. Mike Trout gets out in the first inning. But in the second inning, it's second and third, and there's one out. He has the option in that spot of putting Mike Trout back in the game. You see Mike Trout two innings in a row?
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time for a magic at bat oh mike socia is on the field mike socia has thrown the smoke bomb time for a magic at bat it's a lot cooler aesthetically than like a red challenge flag and they're trying to appeal to a younger audience imagine how much a younger audience would love the smoke bomb and then there's mike trout coming out emerging from the smoke commissioner if i may if i may let me present you with a radical oh no if i'm okay all right oh for the
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I like to call it, Commissioner, I like to call it the magic at bat, okay? Now just hear me out for a second, okay? Each manager at any time during the game can go with, because, Commissioner, I'm not going to see a pitcher hit. I'm not going to see a shortstop hit. I'm going to see Stanton hit. So four to five magic at bats for each manager where he can put Stanton in whenever he wants.
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Speed it up! And there's smoke, and the kids love magic, Commissioner.
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So that's a maybe. No.
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But Commissioner, did you hear about the smoke?
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Well, Bob, I want to know before we get to the picks here. I called you a while back and I asked for your help in booking Jerry Seinfeld on the show. And Jerry hasn't been on the show yet. So what's going on?
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Now, you said you were going to call. I'll be right back. You said you were going to call. You're lying to me, though. You were lying to me, weren't you?
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Oh, man. I'm going to go with a rock.
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You got to go for the win. He's going delightful hazel. He's going D. Can I hear A, B, and C quickly, please?
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Okay. You have any idea what you need to do to get back?
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That's problematic, that old being stuck in purgatory.
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And people found that funny. Steve Martin. Awesome.
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Oh, he said that. The origins of this term come from the military den. The literal sense of the term, that is a day spent in field maneuvers, is now little used. The first reference we have for that meaning is from 1747. In scheme, a quick men of war. These periodical interviews.
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That had nothing to do with Vin Scully. Nothing.
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The person didn't give their name. They just said, pick up the phone already. Very cranky, they were mad.
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Mike, I'm interested because you have a very good pulse of the back room and what that room needs. Did you feel like you needed someone like Chris Cody at that time for the show? Chris was a good vibes guy, too.
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Man, everyone's so depressed out here.
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It was funny. Kanye's kind of annoying by now. The Grammys are kind of annoying by now. It's like in reruns. Same thing. I mean, I got to tune in and Taylor Swift is front row dancing like crazy. Kanye West with his antics. He had Jay-Z and Beyonce presiding over the whole proceedings. They're the president and the first lady of America. It's enough.
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And you got Pharrell who comes in, he sings one song, he just changes it up every time he sings it. Tired of the Grammys. Stale. Taylor Swift, enough. See her dance, front row, please. Take the camera off of her. Anyway.
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It's one song.
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If he's got more songs, then sing them already, because I keep hearing the same one.
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I mean, listen, I usually fall more on the side of, hey, best team always wins. But after years of doing the show, even I could see it's fairly obvious. Like the Marlins weren't better than the Yankees the year that the Marlins won the World Series. The best team rarely wins. Except for the NBA, the best team rarely wins. You shut your mouth. They weren't better. Tell that to Josh Beckett!
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He cares about baseball. Wait a minute, who said? You shut up! Who said?
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Is he ready to talk to us, though?
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and i was talking to colin cowherd during all of this and i was advising him strongly to not leave esp well that's interesting because colin one time when i was up in bristol he cornered me he was eating a bowl of soup while walking down the hallway not a bowl a cup right it wouldn't he wouldn't have been walking around the hallways with a bowl i feel like it was a french onion bowl like between a cup and a big bowl of soup it was somewhere in between that it felt like
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As if I have any information about the UM football program that Colin would want.
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Oh, and he told me. And he told me he was thinking about heading to Fox. And I said to him, that'd be a good career move for you. Now, I said it to him because I wanted to take over his slot. Because I wanted all the listeners, I wanted all the money, and I wanted everything that ESPN had to offer. So I said, Colin, good idea. Fox, go there. Go now.
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I want to tell you a story. I'm serious here. My wife and my two daughters, they begged me to buy a Peloton. So I bought a Peloton. And then I watched that Peloton sit in my office and stare at me. So you know what I did one day? I looked at it. And so I decided to get off my ass and I jumped on the Peloton because no one else was using it and I paid for it. I mean, so why not?
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Then I realized eventually that they bought it for me. And I got to tell you, way more challenging than I could have ever imagined. Peloton coaches are walking the walk. I love the coaches. I do the Grateful Dead one. It's fantastic. They have a sub three-hour marathon runner, military-trained athlete, a former college basketball player, and so many other well-rounded coaches on their team.
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All this experience really shows in their classes, which are never short of challenging, especially for me. So I jumped on it that first time. It was challenging, more challenging than I thought. Then I wanted to beat the bike, and so I kept jumping on it, and I absolutely love it. I mean, I'm the only one who uses it, but again... They got it for me. I mean, I had no idea.
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