Hour 1: I'm Not Gonna Contribute to Your Foolishness (Feat. Kobie Turner)

Summary

Detailed Summary of "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz"
Episode: Hour 1: I'm Not Gonna Contribute to Your Foolishness
Release Date: December 10, 2024
Featuring: Kobie Turner (Greg Cody)

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Introduction

In this episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, hosts Dan Le Batard and Stugotz engage in a dynamic discussion covering a spectrum of topics from sports trades to pop culture phenomena. The episode prominently features a detailed analysis of the Miami Heat's potential trade of Jimmy Butler, followed by lighter segments including a guest appearance from Greg Cody, known as "Goo" from The Masked Singer.

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Section 1: Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler Trade Speculation

Timestamp: 00:03:01 – 12:02

The episode kicks off with a significant focus on the Miami Heat's openness to trading their star player, Jimmy Butler. Citing reports from Shams and Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Dan Le Batard informs listeners that Butler is receptive to trade offers from teams such as Dallas, Houston, and Golden State. Butler's agent, Bernie Lee, adds that Butler is keen on joining teams like the Texas franchises or Golden State, aligning with his ambition to win championships.

Key Insights:

• Amin Elhassan emphasizes that Butler is a cornerstone for any team interested in an immediate upgrade, suggesting Miami is unlikely to sacrifice such a vital player without substantial compensation.
  “The Heat are open to listening to offers for Butler and making a deal if the proposal is right.” [02:46]

• Dan Le Batard questions whether Pat Riley, the Heat's GM, would consider trading Butler without receiving a player of equivalent or greater value, especially considering Butler's significant contract and age.
  “I don’t see Pat Riley making a trade that doesn’t bring back someone who is better than Jimmy Butler.” [02:58]

• Jeremy Taché offers a perspective that the Heat are in "win now" mode, likely to continue developing their young talent unless Butler's performance declines sharply.

• Greg Cody asserts the urgency of the situation, urging Miami to trade Butler before his contract turns into a "time bomb."
  “The time is now. Trade Jimmy Butler.” [08:02]
  “The time is now before the trade deadline.” [10:51]

Notable Quotes:

• Dan Le Batard:
  “He's a native of Houston. He's believed to want to win right now.” [02:56]

• Amin Elhassan:
  “It's time bar. It's the worst kind of time bomb.” [05:30]

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Section 2: Weekend Observations – NFL Analysis

Timestamp: 13:00 – 24:44

Transitioning from basketball, the hosts delve into NFL discussions under the "Weekend Observations" segment. Topics include the Carolina Panthers' surprising three-game losing streak, Bryce Young's intriguing performance despite team losses, and the Miami Dolphins' struggles.

Key Insights:

• Stugotz humorously critiques Bryce Young’s playing style, noting his ability to orchestrate game-winning drives that paradoxically don't secure victories.
  “Bryce Young has mastered the game-winning drive that doesn't actually win you the game.” [17:57]

• The conversation shifts to quarterback dynamics, with Stugotz mocking the idea of a "TQB" (Tanking Quarterback), highlighting Drew Lock and Tua Tagovailoa's performances as detrimental to their teams' success.
  “A tanking quarterback, a new position.” [25:57]

• Izzy Gutierrez expresses frustration with the expansion of the College Football Playoff, lamenting the complexity and loss of traditional rivalry impacts.
  “If George Steinbrenner was alive, I can guarantee you one thing. Juan Soto would not be a New York Met.” [23:07]

Notable Quotes:

• Stugotz:
  “It's a celebration of honor, service, and unity played between two teams who will one day stand shoulder to shoulder in defense of this great nation.” [14:05]

• Dan Le Batard:
  “The Hawks are conceding the season.” [08:35]

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Section 3: Guest Appearance – Greg Cody as "Goo" from The Masked Singer

Timestamp: 34:00 – 43:54

The show welcomes Greg Cody, aka "Goo," from The Masked Singer. Greg shares his journey on the show, discussing his passion for music, the challenges of performing while masked, and the emotional experience of competing alongside other talented artists.

Key Insights:

• Greg Cody highlights the emotional support from his fiancée and the exhilaration of performing his best in the heavy, restrictive "Goo" costume.
  “Music has always been a huge part of my life... it was just a big moment of release.” [35:35]

• The hosts engage in playful banter, attempting to guess the identity of another masked performer, the Wasp, adding a light-hearted dynamic to the segment.

Notable Quotes:

• Greg Cody:
  “I had to go full out because the costume is so heavy and so big that if I'm not going full out, something's gonna crack or something's gonna be super breathy.” [35:58]

• Dan Le Batard:
  “That's my go-to karaoke song.” [36:10]

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Section 4: Societal Reflections – CEO Murder Case

Timestamp: 42:23 – 33:28

Shifting to a more serious topic, Dan addresses the public's fascination with the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare and the arrest of Luigi Mangione, an Ivy League student. He draws parallels to Natural Born Killers, expressing concern over society's obsession with the killer's persona amid broader healthcare crises.

Key Insights:

• Dan Le Batard criticizes the dystopian trend of glorifying or sensationalizing tragic events, noting the unsettling normalization of such content in media and online discourse.
  “It feels a little dystopian... the curiosity around trying to find out who would do this over the healthcare calamity.” [32:47]

• Amin Elhassan humorously points out the incongruity of Mangione's relatable and "Central Casting" name, juxtaposing it with society's desensitization to violence.
  “His name might as well be Spaghetti Lasagna.” [33:21]

Notable Quotes:

• Dan Le Batard:
  “It felt a bit like the movie Natural Born Killers... It feels a little dystopian.” [32:47]

• Amin Elhassan:
  “There's also the overall desensitization that we have as a society towards tragedy.” [33:21]

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Conclusion

Throughout this episode, Dan Le Batard and Stugotz maintain their trademark blend of insightful sports analysis, humor, and candid discussions on pressing societal issues. From the potential seismic shifts in the Miami Heat's roster to light-hearted interactions with The Masked Singer contestant Goo, and a sobering reflection on media consumption of tragic events, the episode offers a multifaceted exploration of contemporary sports and culture.

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Note: Advertisements, intros, outros, and non-content segments were omitted to focus on the core discussions and analyses presented in the episode.

Transcript

[Dan Le Batard]

You're listening to Giraffe Kings Network.

[Stugotz]

Craven the hunter who uses all the methods of the animals.

[Greg Cody]

This Thursday.

[Billy Corben]

Once you're on his list, there's only one way off.

[Dan Le Batard]

Are you like your father?

[Stugotz]

He puts evil into the world.

[Amin Elhassan]

I get rid of people like him.

[Dan Le Batard]

Who's next?

[Greg Cody]

Witness the making of a new Marvel villain.

[Jeremy Taché]

You think you have some kind of hon honor?

[Billy Corben]

You're a criminal just like our father.

[Dan Le Batard]

Aaron Taylor Johnson is Craven the Hunter. Rated R under 17 on a minute without parent.

[Greg Cody]

In theaters Thursday.

[Dan Le Batard]

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[Stugotz]

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Billy Corben]

This is the Dan Levator show with the Stuttgarts Podcast.

[Dan Le Batard]

We are on in more places than we ever have been. DraftKings Network every day Monday through Friday 11 to 2 Eastern Samsung TV, Roku Channel, Vizio watch free plus a bunch of others. You can watch the show on the DraftKings Network. Go to to DraftKingsNetwork.com you can also find our show on Peacock, The NBC Sports Fast Channel Monday to Friday 12 to 3 Eastern. YouTube and Max of course on podcasts anywhere you get them. Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple, SiriusXM Channel 85 as well. We've got breaking news here that I want to get to our experts on because we've got a lot of Miami Heat and basketball experts around here. Shams and Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald say that the Miami Heat are open to listening to to trade offers for Jimmy Butler. He is open to playing for Dallas, Houston and Golden State. According to Shams. The Heat are open to listening to offers for Butler and making a deal if the proposal is right, league sources told espn. And Butler's agent, Bernie Lee, has indicated in league circles that Butler is open to destinations such as two of the Texas teams, Houston and Dallas and Golden State. He's a native of Houston. He's believed to want to win right now. Amin among what's available and Golden Golden State is trying to get another star for Steph. That one makes a lot of sense, but I can't see Pat Riley making a trade that doesn't bring back someone who is better than Jimmy Butler, who makes his team better. I Don't see Pat Riley playing for tomorrow's so that Jimmy Butler gets to win now. So what do you see from among the packages that Houston and Dallas and Golden State would have that would make Miami either the same or better than they are right now without Jimmy Butler?

[Amin Elhassan]

Well, all the teams that are would want to acquire him are looking at him as an upgrade, right? As a something, a missing piece to take them over the top. So you're not going to give away a foundational piece first for the piece that's going to take you over the top because that just moves you back the thing that Miami has to face. You know, we could say that Pat Riley never does takes a step back or whatever, but the reality that they're facing is that Jimmy Butler can opt out after this season and so you're risking use it, use it or lose it. So basically maybe they're not going to get a player that's better than Jimmy Butler, but I can see them making a deal to get players players giving us more depth, giving us more options and flexibility.

[Dan Le Batard]

I'm assuming that a third team would have to be involved because I'm assuming that Pat Riley is going to be as win now as Jimmy Butler is and as Steph Curry is.

[Amin Elhassan]

Look, they're not win now as it is. Right? We can agree to that. Miami, right now. You're not going to win now. Right? A deal can be done where it's not necessarily, hey, young guys, unproven guys, picks. A deal can be done where it's like, okay, we got a bunch of solid players to fill out our rotation. So we are still roughly in the same place as we were competitively. Maybe we got a couple assets on the side as well for the future. I think that is a possibility. That's not a necessarily detonation, which is what Greg was asking. Don't they have to blow it up? I don't think they're going to blow it up, but I also don't think they're going to get a player as good as Jimmy Butler back in a deal right now.

[Dan Le Batard]

It would have to involve a third team because none of those other teams are going to give up a player better than Jimmy Butler to get Jimmy Butler.

[Amin Elhassan]

But I'm saying that even with a third team, I don't think you're going to get like this amazing player out of it. I just.

[Stugotz]

But Dan is thinking then the deal won't happen because Riley isn't playing for tomorrow.

[Dan Le Batard]

It is a depreciated, but it is, it is a depreciated asset from this respect. It's a very expensive contract. It is expiring.

[Amin Elhassan]

It's time bar.

[Dan Le Batard]

It might, it might expire if he decides to opt out and he's 35 years old, like that's. I'm not, I don't know how much you're getting for Jimmy Butler.

[Amin Elhassan]

It's the worst kind of time bomb, by the way, because if it expires and you're still holding, it blows up. We could have got something for him, right? If he doesn't opt out, meaning you got another year, you got to pay him $52 million next year. And how many of us raise your hands if you think he's going to be better next year than he is this year?

[Dan Le Batard]

Let's go out to our Heat temperature room here where Jeremy Tach, failed game show host joins us to give us the homorific perspective on the Miami Heat. What do you have? Certainly you don't agree that the Miami Heat are not in win now mode, right? You don't agree with that, do you?

[Jeremy Taché]

I think the Heat are pretty much always in win now mode. The thing that that's interesting is I don't think, Dan, that if a Jimmy Butler trade was made that it would necessarily be to acquire another superstar. Right now if you look at the teams, whether it's Golden State, Houston in particular, or Dallas, those teams would be sending back a variety of assets that my assumption would be the Heat would play through the rest of their season giving some of these young guys. Jaime Hawkes would step right into the role that Jimmy Butler is playing offensively. They'd continue to have Bam and Tyler as those building blocks and then try to use all of those assets they acquire to make a move this offseason.

[Dan Le Batard]

For another, you guys have them conceding the season.

[Jeremy Taché]

Well, I don't, I don't think that's going to happen. I think there's also, when you look at Shams report, there's a huge difference when you're looking at language in all of these reports between listening to offers and pursuing offers and Houston and Dallas and Golden State are names. We heard this off season that hey, Jimmy's open to being traded, Jimmy wants an extension. None of this is is all that new in terms of the information that we already knew. It's just a matter of it being reported right now by Shams that's forcing us to have the conversation. Ironically, it's as the Heater on their sort of best stretch of the season with wins in the last Three games.

[Amin Elhassan]

What Jeremy is saying is absolutely right. Listen to the verbiage and the verbiage in these things matters every single time. The Heat are open to listening to offers for Butler and making a deal if the proposal is right. And then later on it says Bernie Lee has indicated in league circles that Butler is open to destinations such as the two Texas teams. So when you are talking like that, it isn't like Jeremy said, it isn't like an aggressive. We gotta move this guy. We gotta do something. It is okay. It's not a. Hey, absolutely not. Hang up the phone when you call asking about him.

[Dan Le Batard]

I want more experienced veteran analysis. Izzy, what do you have here for us on what it is that we're talking about? Even though Jeremy has more information, he's got some other things that he wants to say. Greg Cody's contribution is to just drop his thermos.

[Jeremy Taché]

I was like, what is that?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I wouldn't drop my thermos.

[Dan Le Batard]

What was that sound? What were you saying? What did you have to say about what we're talking about?

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, I'm always here for you, Dan. I'm here to say what Jeremy doesn't really want to say. This is old news, man. This has been out there for a minute. We've already known that the Miami Heat would be. They'd be silly not to do this. They'd be terrible team not to do this. An organization not to do this. The guy has told you he's going to be a free agent next year. You have to assess the situation. You have to see what teams are going to offer you. It doesn't mean that they're going to take anything. It also doesn't mean that they are not looking for other trades that don't involve Jimmy Butler, Dan. Other trades that would assure you they are in win now mode. They're still assessing the situation. Their defense has looked a lot better. Amin told you that their offense has been in the top 10. They've basically switched and said, hey, if we're going to win, it's not going to be with 40 threes. It's going to be with defense that turns into offense. They're currently looking like that team that you don't want to face in a seven game series. So nothing's been decided with Jimmy Butler. All due respect to shots, Jeremy, what.

[Dan Le Batard]

You were saying, I agree with though if you have SPO and Pat Riley, you ain't playing for tomorrow. And I don't even know if perhaps they should fold their hand because the gulf is so big between where the Celtics are and where they are, that they. I'm not even sure that it's the wise thing to do, but I don't see Spo and Riley playing for tomorrow's.

[Jeremy Taché]

I don't think that they are playing for tomorrow. I think that when you're looking at this conversation, it's about what might happen come the trade deadline. Right. Like this doesn't mean that there's some sort of trade that's eminent. It's bringing up a conversation that those teams are interested in. Jimmy Butler, that Bernie Lee has said, hey, he'd be open if he's going to get traded to those few teams that the Heat are willing to listen. But this is more likely than not the type of saga that plays out right until the trade deadline. And there's a long way to go in this season. If The Heat are 10 games over.500, playing great basketball, looking like a contender in their conference, maybe outside of Boston, more likely than not, Jimmy Butler stays. But if this whole thing falls apart, he's playing poorly, the team's playing poorly. Tyler Hero isn't playing at the All Star level that he's been playing thus far this season, and everything looks like it's coming to an end. It probably be beneficial to both parties to move on with a couple of months off the season and go from there.

[Dan Le Batard]

You're not close to where Boston is. You're not.

[Amin Elhassan]

No, but that's my point. When you're saying Pat's not going to do a deal, I said it may not be up to him. Right. Like at this point, yo, you can either hold on to this thing and just peter your way back to the play in and maybe give someone a run for their money in the first round, or you can be proactive and start doing something that can impact next season and the seasons beyond.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

The current iteration of the Heat is going nowhere. It's spinning its wheels. It's not gaining ground on the rest of the East. It's a gulf from Boston. You have to do something. The time is now. That you have to get something for Jimmy Butler. There's no question.

[Dan Le Batard]

The time is now.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

The time is absolutely.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right now.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Not right now, but before the trade deadline. Yeah, absolutely.

[Dan Le Batard]

The time is now. Before February. The time is now. Yes, right now. Trade Jimmy Butler. Stronger than Izzy, stronger than Amin, stronger than Jeremy.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Greg Cody to get something for him.

[Stugotz]

Greg Cody better.

[Dan Le Batard]

Long time. Well, that's different. Longtime Miami Herald columnist Greg Cody is saying the time is now. Trade Jimmy Butler.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

You have to get something for him. Right now becomes a free agent right now. I don't know why you're emphasizing right now, obviously.

[Dan Le Batard]

You said it. You said the time is now. I'm quoting you.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Okay. By the way, I didn't drop my thermos.

[Dan Le Batard]

The time is now.

[Stugotz]

He did it. He didn't drop his throat.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

The time is before the trade deadline, before he talked.

[Dan Le Batard]

Is it now? Is the time now? Or is the time February?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I'm not going to contribute to your foolishness.

[Stugotz]

That a boy. The time is now.

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Izzy Gutierrez]

I want to address Tony and all men who would wear that shirt in public.

[Stugotz]

Stugats don't do it.

[Billy Corben]

This is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugats.

[Dan Le Batard]

Let's do Weekend Observations, please.

[Billy Corben]

It is time for Stu guys to.

[Dan Le Batard]

Share his game notes. No one in the media will tell.

[Billy Corben]

You what happened better than my boy Stu.

[Stugotz]

Weekend Observations brought to you by Miller Light. Great taste. Just 96 calories available for delivery. You okay, Greg?

[Dan Le Batard]

I love when he's mad at you. I'm always telling him when he's mad, it's funny.

[Amin Elhassan]

All you got to do is give.

[Dan Le Batard]

Him a pair of Wu Tang shoes. He'll be fine. Dan.

[Stugotz]

This game is more than just a game. This game Is a celebration of honor, service, and unity played between two teams who will one day stand shoulder to shoulder in defense of this great nation. This game is so big, it gets its own weekend. Triple options, mutual respect, an iconic flyover that will send chills down your spine. And Dan, just like that. Make no mistake about it. Army. Navy is back.

[Dan Le Batard]

He is so mad.

[Stugotz]

So mad.

[Dan Le Batard]

What are you mad about? I'm just putting you down on. Are you saying they need to trade him right now? And you were being slippery.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

You. You kept repeating the phrase right now.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, he did the time. Obviously now.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Obviously by right now, I mean before the trade deadline, before he becomes a free agent and they get zero for him. But if you have buyers for Jimmy Market. Right. Jimmy Butler right now. Explore it. Take the best deal. Get something now rather than nothing.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right now.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Jack.

[Stugotz]

He'S mad again.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Amin Elhassan]

He's not here for any of our felicity.

[Dan Le Batard]

No.

[Billy Corben]

You guys are making this worse. You know that, right?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Thank you, Billy.

[Dan Le Batard]

I mean, he has been.

[Stugotz]

Well, Dan does know.

[Dan Le Batard]

Dead serious since we started talking about his hall of Fame vote. Like he has not had an unserious thought since then.

[Billy Corben]

Well, the damn veterans committee is undoing his hard work.

[Stugotz]

What's the point?

[Jeremy Taché]

Let's get back to face rubbing.

[Stugotz]

We're on video now, dad.

[Jeremy Taché]

You can show us.

[Stugotz]

We didn't get to see it in the pre show.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Yeah, I'm not in the mood.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, you have to be in the mood to do it.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Yeah, you do.

[Dan Le Batard]

Put it on the poll at Lebanon show. Do you have to be in the mood to face. To rub your face?

[Billy Corben]

The thing about a face rub is, like, you could be in a good mood and do the face rub because it's soothing or like a bad mood. I need a face rub.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

You're right.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

It can be an expression of exasperation. See, that's an amateur face.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, Too much fingertips.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

That's an amateur.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Amin Elhassan]

Wait, is it more palm?

[Jeremy Taché]

He does it with, like, he gets his whole handed.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

You got to use both full hands.

[Jeremy Taché]

Look, we got him doing it. He said he wasn't able to do.

[Greg Cody]

It, now he's doing it.

[Stugotz]

Well, he sees someone who's not an expert, he's like, I gotta. You gotta show them how. Show them the ropes.

[Dan Le Batard]

I'm just learning.

[Stugotz]

Tariq Hill. Good to see you again. Arch Manning wins that game. Army, Navy. No losers, Dan. Just winners. I still believe there's a chance for Alabama to get in.

[Dan Le Batard]

Put it on the poll, please. Juju, is there still a chance Alabama will surprise you and Win the national championship.

[Stugotz]

I won't believe the committee didn't put Alabama in until those games start. I want to rub my face.

[Dan Le Batard]

Feels pretty good.

[Stugotz]

If you bet on James Franklin in a big game, you have nobody but yourself to blame.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, who else would you blame if you were the one making the bet?

[Stugotz]

James Franklin.

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay.

[Stugotz]

I mean, I do it all the time. I bet on James Franklin, he loses. I yell at James Franklin. I should be yelling at myself.

[Amin Elhassan]

That's all.

[Stugotz]

It's my fault. I fell for it.

[Dan Le Batard]

If you bet, put it on the pole. Juju. If you bet on James Franklin to win a big game, should you just start screaming at the mirror?

[Stugotz]

Good thing we spent five hours last week debating Alabama versus Miami for that final playoff spot.

[Amin Elhassan]

Time well spent.

[Stugotz]

Jesus. If you have a quarterback whose last name is Manning and don't play the quarterback whose last name is Manning, you have no one but yourself to blame. I mean, what are you doing? There's a Manning on the roster, plays quarterback.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, that's right.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. The witching hour in December where good losses turn into bad wins and bad wins turn into good losses. About that. Carolina Panthers. The hottest team on a three game losing streak in NFL history.

[Dan Le Batard]

Carolina playing close games at this point in the season is a giant surprise.

[Stugotz]

Bryce Young has mastered the game winning drive that doesn't actually win you the game. He leaves just enough time on the clock for the other quarterback to come out and get the victory. It's amazing. He wins while losing. He's unbelievable. They should surround him with some talents. I'm happy for Bryce Young, aren't you?

[Dan Le Batard]

I am. I mean, he looks like someone who's more competent over the last three games than I ever thought he was going to look in an NFL uniform once they benched him.

[Stugotz]

The B in Boise State stands for by. I can't watch a game on the blue turf for more than a minute without getting a headache.

[Dan Le Batard]

Put on the pole. Juju. Does the blue turf give you a headache?

[Stugotz]

Army winning the American Conference. Poetic. Hey, Cowboys, just so we're clear, you're not America's team. Army is. Dan. You know what the A in army stands for?

[Dan Le Batard]

America's team.

[Stugotz]

Wow. You got it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. You've been tricking me the last couple of weeks. You've been leading me. You've been.

[Stugotz]

I figured that's why you would guess something outlandish and I was gonna come back and just say army.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, yeah. You really, you're. You've thrown me off of my game by throwing that bait out there again. And again the last couple of weeks, just for me to get it wrong.

[Stugotz]

The committee should be embarrassed for leaving army out. Ward Manuel should have to go to every single cadet's door, door to door, knock on their door and tell them to their face, you're not good enough.

[Dan Le Batard]

No, thank you for your service is what he should have to do. Go door to door and say, no, thank you.

[Stugotz]

One loss. Army Surface. Texas, Georgia. The rare game with two backups who are better than the two starters. Dan, if you listen carefully, you can hear Bill Belichick sniffing around. He's got a big schnoz. Belichick's recruiting pitch would be to sit on your couch and very slowly put each of his eight rings on while not saying a single word. I mean, four of those are Brady's. It doesn't matter. We digress. But that's what you do, right? If you're Belichick, just put him on.

[Billy Corben]

His girlfriend followed UNC football on Instagram.

[Stugotz]

Oh boy. It's over. Jordan Hudson, done deal. A 72 year old Bill Belichick. You can't fault Carolina for trying to get younger. Chapel Hill more like Chapel Bill. If Belichick coaches Carolina, I fully expect Matt Castle to be the backup quarterback. Josh McDaniels, UNC offensive coordinator Collision course. The Chiefs can't keep getting away with it. If there's a way to win, the Chiefs will find it. Jameis Winston giveth. Jameis Winston taketh. Dan. That big sigh of relief you heard over the weekend was every team in the playoff realizing they don't have to do it against Alabama. I can't decide if I like a 12 team playoff. Losing a conference championship game is supposed to end your season. I didn't like it. I don't like championship weekend. I mean, the whole thing's a mess. I have no idea who's who, who's playing who, what team is in what conference. I have no idea. This is confusing. College football used to be easy. If you lose, lose early. Otherwise, don't lose at all.

[Dan Le Batard]

Put it on the poll, please. Juju at Lebitar show is change hard for old people. That's what's happening. You want college football the way that you used to have it and now just. You don't. You don't. You're too lazy to be bothered with where are people playing? Let me just check the Internet. Things have changed. So now you're complaining about it? It's what old people do whenever, when, when they're faced with change.

[Stugotz]

I like four teams.

[Greg Cody]

I do.

[Stugotz]

I Like when these games meant something. I like when Ohio State losing to Michigan would end Ohio State season. Ohio State could still win a national championship. I don't like that. I mean, it doesn't count unless you beat Michigan.

[Dan Le Batard]

They have made the regular season somewhat less interesting by having all the teams lose two and three times. Yes.

[Stugotz]

Thank you.

[Dan Le Batard]

You agree this year? Yes.

[Stugotz]

If George Steinbrenner was alive, I can guarantee you one thing. Juan Soto would not be a New York Met.

[Dan Le Batard]

Who would be out? If we were still doing it as four, who would it be? Notre Dame at five. Who's at five?

[Stugotz]

Notre Dame's in.

[Dan Le Batard]

Like who?

[Stugotz]

Ohio State.

[Dan Le Batard]

But who's at 5? Who's the 5? And the 12 matchup is what if we were still doing 4? We would be eliminating everybody.

[Billy Corben]

But Boise State wouldn't be in.

[Dan Le Batard]

But would Ohio State be in if we were doing so?

[Stugotz]

Georgia's in. They won the SEC Championship game. Oregon's obviously in. Right.

[Billy Corben]

If you're doing the CFP rankings numerically, not by the seedings, it would be Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Penn State are the top four in the cfp, not based on the bracket.

[Dan Le Batard]

So Ohio State wouldn't be in even though they beat Penn State and have the same record as Penn State.

[Stugotz]

Juan Soto. Good luck without the short porch. Taylor. Juan Soto. Have fun. When it isn't Aaron Judge behind you anymore and it's Mark Ventios. Taylor.

[Billy Corben]

Taylor's walking around with a North Carolina hoodie that he cut the sleeves off of, and he's dying for anyone to notice that he's doing, like, an homage to Bill Belichick.

[Stugotz]

He's going to break the story.

[Billy Corben]

He literally came up to me was like, look. Yeah, he's telling people to look because no one's caught on to what he did.

[Dan Le Batard]

Les Taylor.

[Stugotz]

The Mets committed more money to Juan Soto than the Pirates after their entire roster over the last decade. It's amazing. Miami Dolphins back in the mix. What do you think?

[Dan Le Batard]

I saw the in the Hunt graphic, which I have to be careful about when I say it. In the Hunt, and it's the Colts and the dolphins. It's 6 and 7, and the Colts have the easier schedule.

[Billy Corben]

That's why the Broncos are in play. We'll get to that later.

[Stugotz]

But the Colts play the Broncos this weekend.

[Billy Corben]

Yeah, but you want the Broncos to win that. I'll tell you why later. No, you do know. I'm telling you. You know.

[Stugotz]

Well, you told me already.

[Dan Le Batard]

He doesn't retain things. Billy, you tell them.

[Stugotz]

I was trying to play along with the show man. I was trying to be a good teammate.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's what you were doing. The Colts schedule is easier than the Dolphins schedule. I can't believe that. All the Dolphins have to do is win against a Houston team that's on a buy 214 weeks into the season. Get to mediocrity. That's what this season was supposed to be about.

[Billy Corben]

Quarterback missed four games. We've been up.

[Dan Le Batard]

Hey. You were so ready to pounce on them if they had lost to the jets on Sunday the way they should have.

[Stugotz]

If you're trying to tank, it doesn't get much better than Drew Lock.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's the only one in the league who could still throw up the nine for 31, right? There's no. There's no one else playing quarterback who does that as well as Drew Lock does.

[Stugotz]

Tua is 6 and oh versus the Jets. You know what that means, right, Dan? He has their number. Now that I'm thinking about it, Drew Lock should hold out. Drew Lock is as important to a team trying to tank as Joe Burrow is to a team trying to win. How about that? A tanking quarterback, a new position.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

TQB.

[Stugotz]

Oh, man. 82 points in a Big Ten championship game just feels wrong. More punts.

[Dan Le Batard]

It really does.

[Stugotz]

Here come the Bruins. I can't see Puka Nakua without singing Greg Cody's song. I can't.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Me neither. I thought I was the only one.

[Stugotz]

Kirby Smart. Remember when you said everyone forgot about you and nobody believed in you? That was cute. Arizona State WINS the Big 12, Oregon wins the Big Ten. And yet the Pac 12 was the conference that got dismantled. Pittsburgh Steelers lead the NFL in grit. Taylor Heinecke is a charger. The Green Lizard. New York Jets. That's how you lose a game. Well done. Show me one person who thinks SMU would beat Alabama and I'll show you a liar. No one thinks that Juan Soto turned down 440 million only to sign for 765 million. You know what he did, Dano.

[Dan Le Batard]

I do not.

[Stugotz]

He bet on himself.

[Dan Le Batard]

I'm sorry. Amin knew that and I didn't.

[Stugotz]

Wow.

[Dan Le Batard]

I wish. I mean, I wish, I mean, had gotten in there. He had it. He was lip syncing.

[Amin Elhassan]

I thought you were going to do it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Trying to cheat and give it to me and I didn't read his lips correctly.

[Stugotz]

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[Dan Le Batard]

You don't remember the idea?

[Stugotz]

I was probably like that kind of thing.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Something okay, no the home run call Was that kind of swing, that kind of thing.

[Dan Le Batard]

Stugots.

[Billy Corben]

Oh, it's a good call.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Thank you. And plus, it doesn't matter who's hitting it. Like you're not tailoring it to a particular name. You know, all that jazz, you know, you don't gotta do that. You just.

[Tony]

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[Izzy Gutierrez]

Up and away swing, that kind of thing.

[Billy Corben]

This is the Dan Levatar show with these two gods.

[Dan Le Batard]

We've got a number of things to get to over the rest of the show. We have a guest that's joining us from the Masked singer. We're not going to tell you who that is yet, but it's an athlete. And we're also going to talk about that story that everybody's been talking about, which is the murder in the street of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare and the subsequent arrest of now an Ivy League student named Luigi. So we're going to talk to somebody who has done some of the reporting on this. And it felt a little bit seeing the Internet sort of enjoy murder, it felt a bit like the movie Natural Born Killers where the curiosity around trying to find out who would do this over the healthcare calamity that we have in America. And it is a calamity, Stukats, because I will tell you, having spent 10 months every day in a hospital that I really felt bad as I walked through sickness and death for all the people who can't afford what it is that's happening in those hospitals that is so unreasonably priced if you don't have insurance. So we are going to talk about that story in a little bit.

[Stugotz]

You're surprised that there's so much interest in this story because like Dateline 2020, these shows get amazing ratings. People are intrigued by stuff like this.

[Dan Le Batard]

I'm not. I'm not surprised that there's this much interest. I'm not surprised by the craze around murderous content which is just engulfing people. And I understand why this one is interesting to the part that I was a little bit surprised by. Is murder as a source. Murder in the street as a source for jokes and a fascination around the murderer that makes it feel like the murderer is a celebrity the way that Woody Harrelson and Juliet Lewis were in Natural Born Killers. It feels a little dystopian.

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah, I mean, like there's a lot of stuff going on. There's obviously the angst of people are feeling over health care prices. And this particular firm denied more claims than any other as a percentage than Any other of the healthcare firms. So there's that. There's also the overall desensitization that we have as a society towards tragedy. We're all running into the Internet to make jokes. And then the fact that the alleged killer is both pretty handsome and has a name that's straight out of central casting. His name might as well be Spaghetti Lasagna, right?

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. What is the last name? It's Mangione. Mangione. Luigi.

[Amin Elhassan]

Luigi Mangione.

[Dan Le Batard]

Luigi Mangione.

[Amin Elhassan]

Sam Morrill had a very funny tweet where he had the picture of Tommy DeVito's agent, and he says, yes, I represent Luigi Mangione.

[Dan Le Batard]

We will get to that story in a little bit, but I want to clear the room right now. For a man who's got 14 sacks in a couple of seasons, he's got a hundred. More than 100 tackles. The Rams can beat anybody. They showed you that on Sunday. And he's got an exceptional nickname, the conductor that I want to get to in a second. But off the field, he surprised Billy. How surprised were you by this? You're a masked singer aficionado. How surprised were you by the Kobe Turner reveal as Goo?

[Billy Corben]

Shocked. I was in shock and awe that Kobe was goo.

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay.

[Billy Corben]

Had no idea Kobe had goo in him.

[Dan Le Batard]

All right, so Goo joins us now. Kobe, it is nice to. It is nice to see you. Take us through how you ended up on the show, why you ended up on this show, what your love of singing is, and through this whole story. Please, please, and thank you again for joining us.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, no, I'm so excited to be here. So I have an incredible marketing agent, Clint, and he hit us up. I remember it's one day, me and my fiance were just sitting on the couch here at home, and he texts us, and he's like, would you guys like to be on the Masked Singer? We're like, absolutely. And so we're calling him, and we're like, what is going on right now? But so he kind of set up all of the details, like you said. I've been singing for a very long time, really, my whole life. And, you know, I've done multiple acapella groups, choirs. I've conducted, you know, pieces. I've arranged songs. I've composed songs. So the whole nine. I performed different. Different songs. And so music has always been a huge part of my life. And being able to be out here in California, it's been cool to continue to be able to have that be a part of my life. But, yeah, it was just A crazy, crazy, crazy experience. To be able to have that opportunity to be goo. It really let out another side of myself. And, you know, I have truly had a blast.

[Billy Corben]

So you've had obviously many personal and career highlights. You got drafted in the NFL. You got cast on the show. As you were saying, where would you rank the feeling of in episode six of this season of the Masked Singer? When you were about to be eliminated and reveal yourself, I guess take off your mask. Where would you rank the feeling when you were about to take it off of Jenny hitting the ding dong? Keep it on bell to save you from elimination?

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, no, it's up there. It's up there for sure. To just be able to one be on that stage. I felt like I had my best performance that night doing House of the Rising sun. And that's a good song.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's my go to karaoke song. It's a good song.

[Greg Cody]

It's awesome. It's awesome. And it fit in perfectly with 1960s night. And then to be able to go in battle up against the Wasp. And I felt like it was a really, really close battle.

[Billy Corben]

You beat the wasp. Honestly, like, I don't know what the judges were thinking that night that you were voted to go out and thank. Thankfully, Jenny saved you with the ding dong. Keep it on bell. But, I mean, you had a better performance than the wasp.

[Greg Cody]

I would. I would say I agree as well, but you live and learn and you kind of just grow from it. But one, to be able to, you know, share the stage with the Wasp, you know, he sounds like he's a really, really talented guy and, you know, a guy probably really, really known in the music world. So to be able to share that stage. I remember we even had some fun moments. We were dancing at the commercial break. But to just know that I get to was able to stay another, you know, episode.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's a ridiculous sentence. The whole thing is the wasp.

[Billy Corben]

Just tell us.

[Stugotz]

Probably very well known.

[Billy Corben]

Just tell us.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's just us. You can't tell us who the WASP is. Look, right? Look at the size of those hands. Look how small the coffee cup is. If that person were to slap you in the face, you would not wake up for a month.

[Amin Elhassan]

Wake up in the past.

[Dan Le Batard]

So where were your nerves on this because you're a singer? Was this something that was all celebration for you? Just something that you were wandering around? How is this my life?

[Greg Cody]

So a lot of it was to just be able to be in that moment. It was super cool. But definitely early on, I was Some of the most nervous. I was nervous, too, as we kind of got going and as the competition started to ramp up. But really, it was just a matter of me figuring out how to move in that thing. I mean, every single step I took was, like, double the hp. So, like, I had no stamina whenever I had to move in that costume. But I loved it. And to be able to integrate that as a part of myself, to be able to integrate the movements that I had in that costume as a part of myself, and to figure out really how to sing. So there's some nerves, but really for me to be able to just let it all out each and every night, like, I had this thing full out. A lot of times I'll try and throw in some falsetto or throw in some mix or figure out what I want to do with any given song. But with every single song, I kind of had to go full out because the costume is so heavy and so big that if I'm not going full out, something's gonna crack or something's gonna be super breathy. So it ended up just being this big moment of release because there's not many times in life where you can just sing full out to have a full production behind you and just go for it and just have the time of your life. So for me, again, it was so much fun to just be there, to be able to share in all of those moments with my fiance. She's my number one support, and she's the most incredible person, the most incredible support system that I could ever ask for. And to just be there and take in all of those moments with her and to have so much fun to, you know, to get working with the crew that we had and, you know, go team is a for life thing, man. Those moments that we shared and that we created was something incredible.

[Dan Le Batard]

Put it on the poll, please. At LeBatard show is Goo Life a Forever thing?

[Billy Corben]

Toby. That was all beautiful. But back to the Wasp for a second. Let's play a game that I like to call Buzz Off. So this is how it works. We're all gonna guess who the Wasp is, and if we're right, you just do a bzz. You don't say yes or no. You just. And if we're wrong, you tell us to buzz off. Okay.

[Dan Le Batard]

Not gonna do Frank, is it?

[Billy Corben]

Frank Ocean. Frank Ocean.

[Stugotz]

Frank Ocean.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's not doing this.

[Greg Cody]

I'm not. I'm not losing my bread.

[Billy Corben]

Tell us to buzz off. Tell us to buzz off. You can tell Billy to buzz off, too.

[Stugotz]

If you want.

[Dan Le Batard]

Are you. Are you a love song guy with your fiance? Might you serenade her?

[Greg Cody]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I've written a bunch of songs about her too. You know, most of the songs that I've written when I was in college was about our long distance relationship because we were long distance for six years, high school sweethearts, so. Oh, yeah, I sing to her all the time. And then she can sing a little bit too, when she's not too nervous. You know, sometimes I'll get a serenade myself. I'll play some piano for her. I'll play some guitar and just sit back and enjoy the moment of her singing to me. So we'll see. I'm trying to get her to sing to me at the. At our. At our wedding coming up, but I don't know if she's going for it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, to put you on just the spots slightly, I don't know how comfortable you are with acapella, but can we get a little something that your fiance might. Might hear? If Kobe is feeling particularly romantic.

[Greg Cody]

There'S so many different songs. There's this song that I wrote for her called Home that I can actually. I can grab my guitar really fast.

[Stugotz]

It's actually right here.

[Billy Corben]

Is it Usher, though? Is it Usher?

[Dan Le Batard]

Please.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, no, no, no, no. That's the problem that I don't know.

[Dan Le Batard]

Please stop, Billy.

[Stugotz]

He thought he was saying about Frankie Ocean, though. I didn't hear it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Like, just please stop. He's gonna. He's not gonna wanna lose his money. He's getting the guitar for us. Do you have something for him here?

[Greg Cody]

Me?

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah. I was gonna ask if, you know, at his wedding, if he had gotten the WASP to come sing, would the WASP sing?

[Dan Le Batard]

Or.

[Amin Elhassan]

I don't know. You should let me love you.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, okay.

[Amin Elhassan]

Is that possible?

[Greg Cody]

We have no clue what the WASP was saying. Honestly, I think that we're going to figure out what the WASP was saying in a couple of weeks.

[Billy Corben]

You ever wear the Goo costume in the bedroom?

[Jeremy Taché]

Now we're talking.

[Greg Cody]

You said, oh, I don't have the costume with me.

[Stugotz]

I watch.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, no, I know. To be able to wear those boots this past Sunday was crazy, crazy, crazy. But no. Goo is such a big guy. I couldn't even barely put him through my door if I wanted to.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Wow.

[Billy Corben]

Yeah. Jason Derulo.

[Dan Le Batard]

Please stop, Billy. Please stop doing that. I appreciate it. Go ahead. Kobe has been fighting people for money all his life. You're not going to be able to trick him into him losing his money.

[Greg Cody]

You're not getting me. You're not getting me.

[Dan Le Batard]

Let's see what we've got here, Kobe. And thank you for partaking in our nonsense. I appreciate you doing this for us.

[Greg Cody]

No, this is honestly so much fun. But yeah, this is a song I wrote called Home. I'll just do a little bit of it. Voices kind of raw in the morning, but. But we'll see what comes out. So. Thinking of you every time I'm gone this in your skin on these nights life is a driving that's why I'm thinking of you every time I go and then I'll skip around they say home is way up hardest mine's been yours since when you came on your way on that day I knew you'd be in my life no our loves not like those movies We've got ups and downs and trues that I can see light at the end when I look and go so that's all you guys will get to know.

[Dan Le Batard]

We are swooning. We are swooning. We love you more than your fiance.

[Amin Elhassan]

I want to marry you.

[Dan Le Batard]

I love you. Yes, I want, I want to be held by those giant hands.

[Billy Corben]

Tay Diggs.

[Greg Cody]

You guys are awesome.

[Stugotz]

Oh my God.

[Dan Le Batard]

Kobe, thank you for being on with us. We. We appreciate the time and congratulations on all your success, sir.

[Greg Cody]

Thank you. So good to be here, Mario.

[Jeremy Taché]

Stop it, Billy.

[Stugotz]

Bzz.

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