Hour 1: Jeremy Teaches 3rd Grade Math

Summary

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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Hour 1: Jeremy Teaches 3rd Grade Math

December 12, 2025

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Episode Overview

Broadcast from the Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami, this edition of the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz features the full cast riffing on South Florida sports, pop culture, fantasy football math controversies, wrestling nostalgia, and the precarious economics of attending major events like the World Cup. Major themes include the chaos of coordinating a group hangout, a heated debate on fantasy football scoring, fond memories of WWE's Saturday Night Main Event, and the frustration of ticket prices for prominent events.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Dan’s Absence and Defending His “People”

• Dan addresses recent talk that he's an "embarrassment to our people," insisting the rumors are unfounded.
• He jokes about cultural embarrassment and mispronunciation of "reggaeton" among the crew (01:30).

Notable quote:
"I, sir, am no embarrassment to our people. I am our people."
— Dan Le Batard (01:31)

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2. Nutty Awards and Fantasy Football Stats

• Chris Cote presents the "Nutty Fan of the College Football Season."
• Jeremy Stugotz dives into tight end stats, referencing Alge Crumpler's 2006 fantasy performance.
• The group launches into a heated discussion about how Half-PPR and Full-PPR fantasy scoring alters tight end rankings, sparking a long, humorous classroom-like explainer led by Jeremy.

Memorable exchange:
"Whoaaa. Half PPR?" — Dan Le Batard (03:12)
"If every catch gets an extra bump, then it would before." — Jeremy Stugotz (04:12)

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3. The Great Media Skate vs. Battle Court Debate

• Roy Bellamy faces peer pressure about missing the Battle Court Championship (a team he co-owns) for “media skate” training.
• David Dwork makes a personal appeal for Roy’s attendance, suggesting Roy’s reasoning is a weak excuse.

Highlights:

• The group comically discusses logistics, family obligations, and the classic "text the wife" maneuver to get approval (04:45–13:00).
• George Clooney name-dropping is used as an enticement to sway Roy’s wife, leading to a running “Cloney” joke.

Notable quote:
"I rather you lie. Okay, that’s such a bad excuse." — David Dwork (06:44)

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4. Jeremy’s 3rd Grade Math Lesson: The PPR Debate Intensifies

• The show's title theme: Jeremy attempts to prove, with math on a whiteboard, that switching fantasy leagues from Half-PPR to Full-PPR changes player rankings.
• The entire crew gets confused, some remain unconvinced, but Jeremy is eventually vindicated.

Key Clarification:

• Jeremy painstakingly walks through the actual point totals and ranking shifts caused by increasing the points per reception (18:04–19:59, 38:04–39:42).
• Chris Cote admits defeat but not comprehension.

Memorable moment:
"Am I taking crazy pills?" — Jeremy Stugotz (19:19)
"These rankings all shift around... Do we understand, gentlemen?" — Jeremy Stugotz (39:32)
"Order does change." — Dan Le Batard (39:32)

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5. Wrestling Nostalgia: John Cena's Last Match & Saturday Night’s Main Event

• Excitement builds as Dan reveals plans to attend WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event for John Cena’s final match.
• The group reminisces about wrestling’s glory days—Jack Tunney, Hulk Hogan’s “lust in his eyes,” and the drama of title matches.
• Discussion on wrestling customs (going out "on your back"), what makes a good president (Jack Tunney vs. Adam Silver), and speculation on how Cena’s last match will play out.

Memorable quotes:

• "When we were growing up, Saturday Night's Main Event was such a big deal." — Dan Le Batard (23:08)
• "He had lust in his eyes!" — David Dwork (23:40)

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6. World Cup Ticket Outrage & Fan Protest

• The cast laments astronomical World Cup ticket prices in the U.S., comparing it to much more affordable events overseas (Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, $21).
• Discussion about European fans actually having leverage to protest and influence change, unlike in the U.S.
• The group doubts American fans can meaningfully move the needle on pricing due to U.S. "supply and demand" capitalism culture.

Notable quotes:

• "Here, we've been broken by the system. We actually have no say." — David Dwork (42:28)
• "Welcome to fees and price gouging and supply and demand and free market capitalism. That's how we do it here in the United States." — David Dwork (42:30)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Cultural Representation:

  • "I, sir, am no embarrassment to our people. I am our people." — Dan Le Batard (01:31)

• On Excuses:

  • "I rather you lie. Okay, that’s such a bad excuse.” — David Dwork (06:44)

• George Clooney Gag:

  • “George Cloney is going to be there.” — Roy Bellamy (17:49)
  • “Tonight, all you had to say was that George Clooney was going to be there, and I’m down.” — Mike Ryan as Mrs. Dwork (22:11)

• Fantasy Football Math Meltdown:

  • "Am I taking crazy pills?" — Jeremy Stugotz (19:19)
  • “Order does change.” — Dan Le Batard (39:32)
  • “These rankings all shift around. Do we understand, gentlemen?” — Jeremy Stugotz (39:32)
  • “Congratulations, Jeremy. You're having your moment.” — Dan Le Batard (39:39)

• Wrestling Nostalgia:

  • “He had lust in his eyes!” — David Dwork (23:40)
  • "Whenever Jack Tunney came on your screen when you were a kid, you know, shit just hit the fan." — Dan Le Batard (23:52)

• On Fan Power:

  • “Here, we've been broken by the system. We actually have no say.” — David Dwork (42:28)
  • “Welcome to fees and price gouging... That's how we do it here in the United States.” — David Dwork (42:30)

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Important Segments (Timestamps)

• Dan Defends Himself: 01:30–02:37
• Fantasy Football & PPR Confusion: 03:12–05:04, 13:00–14:00, 18:04–19:59, 38:04–39:42
• Roy’s Battle Court Dilemma/George Clooney Gag: 04:45–15:00, 17:40–22:31
• John Cena’s Final Match & Wrestling Memories: 21:15–26:49
• World Cup Price Outrage & Fan Protests: 40:00–43:35

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Tone & Language

• Playful, argumentative, and irreverent.
• Classic show banter, with a blend of pop-culture references, genuine math explanations, and tongue-in-cheek accusations.
• Frequent laughter, incredulity, and mock outrage, especially during the fantasy football and "media skate" debates.

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Final Thoughts

This episode delivers the show’s trademark mix of sports debate, nostalgia, and comic bickering. Whether it’s Jeremy’s indefatigable effort to teach basic fantasy math, real-time politicking for a crew night out, or reliving wrestling’s glory years, “Jeremy Teaches 3rd Grade Math” is for diehard Dan Le Batard fans who appreciate both absurdity and sincerity in equal measure.

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Transcript

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[David Dwork]

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[Dan LeBatard]

This is the Dan Levator show with the Stugats podcast. And you thought that I wasn't gonna come and I wasn't gonna come. And the reason that I came is because I heard that someone said yesterday that I was an embarrassment to our people. Someone insinuated that I disappeared because I was an embarrassment to our people. This Cara Chiwa over there with that great shit on his face. And if you go back and you look, Mike, if you it happens to know and Pablo Torre can maybe find out, we look at the old videos from the Clevelander. That beer that he had before that was blacker than a mean beard. So someone needs to look into that situation. Me, an embarrassment to our people. You know what's an embarrassment to our people? This guy can't even say reggaeton. That's an embarrassment to our people's right about that. I, sir, am no embarrassment to our people. I am our people.

[David Dwork]

Yeah, you are.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, people.

[Chris Cote]

The nuttiest fan. It was brought to you by Hampton Farms. Get nutty with Hampton Farms, the official peanut of bowl season. And congratulations there to people. He is the 2025 nuttiest fan of the college football season with six catches.

[Jeremy Stugats]

For 117 yards and three touchdowns on October 22, 2006. The 37th most points in a half PPR game by a tight end. Tickle me, Algae Crumpler.

[Dan LeBatard]

Whoa. Half ppr, Half ppr.

[Chris Cote]

Okay, it's important the rankings wouldn't change, right? Half ppr, full ppr.

[David Dwork]

Why would the change.

[Tony]

More catches equals more points.

[Jeremy Stugats]

That's right.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, but the stats, like, the stats stay the same.

[Dan LeBatard]

I see what you're asking to think.

[Tony]

If you're right, points per reception would be more. If the point is worth a point instead of a half.

[Chris Cote]

Relative.

[Dan LeBatard]

I don't think the rankings would change.

[Chris Cote]

Relative to each other.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Crumpler. Algae crumpler in full PPR. Look up full PPR 46.

[David Dwork]

Wow.

[Chris Cote]

Wait a minute.

[Dan LeBatard]

It only means that. It only means that Recep that.

[Chris Cote]

That.

[David Dwork]

That.

[Dan LeBatard]

That the position group is worth more in your league if it's a whole.

[David Dwork]

Point, guys, but I see something out of the corner of my. I'll be right back.

[Chris Cote]

I understand what you're saying, right, Zaz, you're with me. Like, I can. I can be an idiot with these type.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, no, I. I know what you're saying. I'm trying to think. If you're right, Kyle P. Would have.

[Tony]

More points because had. Because he had 11 catches compared to.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Somebody else who had five catches because the yards. Right? So if the. If the yards. If is a point, right? The guys with more yards. More yards, but fewer catches. It's going to be higher up. But if you. If every catch gets an extra bump, then it would have before.

[Dan LeBatard]

Mike, give everyone a clue. Everyone into who you brought into the studio here.

[David Dwork]

Brought in David Dwork.

[Dan LeBatard]

Why?

[David Dwork]

Longtime colleague. Friend.

[Chris Cote]

The hockey shows.

[David Dwork]

Of the hockey show with Roy Bellamy.

[Dan LeBatard]

Right.

[David Dwork]

I have a couple questions.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay.

[David Dwork]

Couple questions. Because today, as you know, it's battlecore championship day. You and the fam. Oh, no. Roy.

[Chris Cote]

I feel like this is not good for Roy.

[David Dwork]

David, are you taking part in this? I thought Roy was participating in a media game. I have since found out that it's media skate. Are you taking part in this media skate?

[Mike Ryan]

Yes.

[David Dwork]

How many training sessions have you had for this leisurely jaunt around the ice rink?

[Mike Ryan]

You could argue I've been training for this my whole life.

[Chris Cote]

I was gonna say these are two different level. This guy used to play hockey, so he probably doesn't need the skating lessons.

[Dan LeBatard]

When is the winter skate taking place?

[Mike Ryan]

We don't know yet.

[David Dwork]

Roy is telling me.

[Dan LeBatard]

Is it possible it doesn't happen?

[David Dwork]

It's possible. Roy is Telling me he can't make the battlecore championship for a team that he co owns. We do this together.

[Dan LeBatard]

This is like a family.

[David Dwork]

This is. When you're a clone, you're a clone for life. He is not coming to the Battle Court championship today. Devils versus Cyclones. Because he is training for this casual skate around. Is this a bad excuse?

[Mike Ryan]

First off, can I just say. Go Cyclones.

[David Dwork]

There you go. Of course.

[Dan LeBatard]

Good start. Good start, Roy.

[Chris Cote]

You should have started there.

[Roy Bellamy]

Secondly, thanks, Chris.

[Mike Ryan]

It sounds like it could be in the realm of a bad excuse, but I do not mess with a man's training regimen. And if that's what Roy says he needs.

[David Dwork]

Okay, hold on.

[Tony]

Let me butt in here, please.

[Roy Bellamy]

Is it the.

[David Dwork]

Is it the.

[Mike Ryan]

I've been known to sling a little bullshit in my life, so it is.

[Tony]

It is the.

[David Dwork]

You see, Roy? I told you.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm not confirming that that was bullshit.

[David Dwork]

It's the totally different. Are you coming to the game?

[Mike Ryan]

I'm waiting to get a text back from the.

[Dan LeBatard]

I knew it.

[David Dwork]

Dude.

[Chris Cote]

Out there. I hear Mike go dork. You can go family and bring it. He's just like dork did the move. It's undefeated. This move. Undefeated. Let me text the wife.

[Roy Bellamy]

I tend not to lie. I told you the truth. I'm training tonight.

[David Dwork]

I rather you lie. Okay, that's such a bad excuse. You're. You're lie like Jeremy, why don't you go for your training skate some other day?

[Roy Bellamy]

Because I planned this before. Our plan is.

[Tony]

But do it tomorrow.

[David Dwork]

Do it tomorrow. Hey, can't. My plans are changing because my team is in the championship.

[Mike Ryan]

I may have a solution for Roy.

[Dan LeBatard]

Ah, here we go.

[Mike Ryan]

Are you available on Sunday? Late morning, early afternoon?

[Roy Bellamy]

Late morning, early, no church.

[Dan LeBatard]

But Saturday.

[David Dwork]

Saturday?

[Jeremy Stugats]

You miss Saturday?

[Mike Ryan]

No, I open ice for Roy on Sunday if he wanted to come skate on Sunday.

[Roy Bellamy]

Well, I'll go skate tonight and on Sunday, but what I need all the.

[Dan LeBatard]

Training I can get you back here.

[David Dwork]

All right, so you're gonna skip church, but you're not at Magic City Fronton.

[Roy Bellamy]

No, it will be later. It'll be after church.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay, but hold on. What is actually going on at this media skate? What is it going to entail?

[Mike Ryan]

You doing this skate around in a circle?

[Dan LeBatard]

Just making a bunch of left turns, right?

[Roy Bellamy]

Yeah, I'll be talking to other media members.

[Dan LeBatard]

So you need practice.

[Jeremy Stugats]

That is tougher.

[Roy Bellamy]

Yes, Roy, it's gonna be content for the hockey show.

[Dan LeBatard]

But you don't need to practice.

[Tony]

You practicing his content.

[Roy Bellamy]

No, no. Tonight is not content.

[David Dwork]

Roy, you can Understand how I'm very hurt by this.

[Roy Bellamy]

I'm sorry.

[David Dwork]

No, you're not. Sorry is fixing it. Fix it. Fix it.

[Roy Bellamy]

Roy, I'm sorry that I'm not able to fix it.

[David Dwork]

You gotta not do this. Skate. I'm telling you right now.

[Roy Bellamy]

You're telling me I had to break.

[David Dwork]

My yes to go to the championship.

[Tony]

It'll be lovely anit. You'd be like, hey, babe, listen. Instead of me doing something by myself.

[Dan LeBatard]

Let'S all of us go.

[David Dwork]

All of us.

[Tony]

We have a great time with the family.

[Dan LeBatard]

Wives love that.

[David Dwork]

They have the cool little platform with the spinning cell phone pictures where you're pointing and the camera goes around.

[Chris Cote]

You know how to stop where they do the ice. The ice flies up.

[Mike Ryan]

We could bring the kids.

[Roy Bellamy]

Only with my left.

[Mike Ryan]

Bring all the kids. Tyler and Claire have been wanting to hang out.

[Roy Bellamy]

Wow.

[Jeremy Stugats]

There we go. Come on.

[David Dwork]

Come on.

[Roy Bellamy]

We can do that anytime.

[Tony]

No, no, no.

[David Dwork]

You could also skate anytime.

[Dan LeBatard]

Me and Mike will literally take you.

[Tony]

Down to Kendall Ice Arena.

[Jeremy Stugats]

It's empty.

[Tony]

There hasn't been a soul there since 2006.

[David Dwork]

Tony would go tonight. He would.

[Dan LeBatard]

Roy, let me ask you a question. Let me ask you a question here.

[Chris Cote]

Roy, looks like Rose wants to go.

[Dan LeBatard]

Let me ask you a question.

[Roy Bellamy]

Yes.

[Dan LeBatard]

Do you know how to ice skate?

[Roy Bellamy]

Not well. Which is why I need to train.

[Chris Cote]

I can. I can vouch. He needs the training.

[David Dwork]

That's all right. He's not losing a training session. He can just move it to another day. What are we doing? This is the worst excuse I've ever heard for anything.

[Roy Bellamy]

But it's the truth. And the truth set you free.

[David Dwork]

It's hurting me. Not in this portion. My feelings are genuinely hurt. I am making a personal appeal to you, Roy. This is my personal appeal. Please be at the Magic City Fronton.

[Chris Cote]

First toss, 7pm and the owner's suite is filled, so you will have to be in a separate seating session.

[David Dwork]

But you get to be there with your family.

[Dan LeBatard]

Roy, would you message your wife and say, would you rather do this than me go do this? Maybe leave it in her hands?

[Roy Bellamy]

You're saying I could bring anit in? Claire?

[David Dwork]

Yes, I've been saying.

[Tony]

He's only said it times.

[David Dwork]

I can guarantee George Clooney is going to be there.

[Roy Bellamy]

I can guarantee you that needs going to say. I'm exhausted.

[Chris Cote]

Greg Cody will be there.

[David Dwork]

The last time Greg Cody went to the Magic City front, he almost died.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[David Dwork]

This is what we're promised. Respect the man.

[Roy Bellamy]

We promise that Greg can almost die.

[Dan LeBatard]

He's going Back to his death scene and you can't even be there.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Well, and you can let an know, like, George Cloney is going to be there and maybe she'll think it's Clooney.

[David Dwork]

And then she'll want to go. Yeah, don't just text. George Cloney is going to be there and see how that lands.

[Roy Bellamy]

Yeah, maybe a heart.

[David Dwork]

One O in Cloney.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Thumbs up.

[Mike Ryan]

Follow up questions if I throw that to the wife?

[Chris Cote]

Hey, what'd your wife say? Speaking of that.

[Roy Bellamy]

She get back to you?

[Chris Cote]

She get back to you trying to skate out of here.

[Mike Ryan]

I keep checking. I got the phone.

[Chris Cote]

Skate out of here.

[David Dwork]

I don't think you texted her.

[Jeremy Stugats]

I.

[David Dwork]

Let me show you. Show us the text. Show us the text.

[Chris Cote]

Read your text verbatim.

[Mike Ryan]

I'll show you the text.

[Jeremy Stugats]

So algae crumpler scored 29.7 half PPR points, or 32.7 rather. It was six catches for 117 yards and three touchdowns.

[David Dwork]

It closed with. I've never been to highlight.

[Tony]

I don't like that.

[David Dwork]

Objection. It'll change. It's. It's. It's like hockey in that you see it in person and it's just like, whoa, this is so much better than the 720p that is going to be on the ESPN app tonight. First toss.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'll let everybody know on ESPN tonight. All right. I'm gonna let everybody know.

[David Dwork]

I don't think you're gonna.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, I am gonna.

[David Dwork]

Yeah, I. I believe you, but I need your update anchor to also update the audience.

[Dan LeBatard]

That one's not in my control, man.

[Tony]

Kevin Winter there?

[Dan LeBatard]

Sadly, no.

[Chris Cote]

He doesn't know how many fingers JBP has.

[Roy Bellamy]

I mean, you have the sound.

[David Dwork]

You can play that.

[Dan LeBatard]

Gosh, how is that gonna go? When I tell the update anchor, can you throw in a highlight?

[Tony]

Do you know who it is tonight or.

[David Dwork]

No? The website is really good about updating the score. Really good. I'm. I'm surprised at how good this website is at updating the live score. Battle court.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm gonna do it. I'm 100% gonna do it.

[David Dwork]

I trust you. I trust you. If you weren't working, I know you'd be there with a hat on.

[Dan LeBatard]

I would.

[David Dwork]

A backwards flex, fit hat. But we do have some courtside seats still available. Roy, as you can tell, the office is abuzz and those seats are filling up.

[Roy Bellamy]

Yes, yes, yes.

[David Dwork]

So please, sitting. What did Anid say? What did Anid say about George Clooney?

[Roy Bellamy]

Yeah, I'm going to text.

[Tony]

He hasn't texted her.

[Dan LeBatard]

Roy, you're gonna give us an update before the end of the show today.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, really?

[David Dwork]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Is that like.

[David Dwork]

I'll do it right now.

[Mike Ryan]

Ball court side. Is that like the similar feel?

[David Dwork]

Yeah, yeah. Only there's.

[Tony]

You could literally get hit.

[Jeremy Stugats]

And you'll be near Jason Tache.

[Chris Cote]

Your feet will be on the floor.

[David Dwork]

Yeah, your feet. You will be touching wood.

[Chris Cote]

Wow.

[David Dwork]

You ever touched wood before?

[Mike Ryan]

Dork loaded question.

[Roy Bellamy]

Yeah.

[David Dwork]

Touch that wood.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Yeah, it is.

[David Dwork]

When I go to women's basketball games, I'm always touching wood splinters on your feet.

[Dan LeBatard]

Roy, you're going to give us an update before the end of the show today.

[Roy Bellamy]

Okay?

[Dan LeBatard]

Did you guys see that? So World cup is.

[David Dwork]

I said courtside for the Miami Hurricanes ladies basketball games. I just wanted to clarify that.

[Jeremy Stugats]

So George Kittle had 15 catches and his fantasy points all came from those because he only scored one touchdown. So when you change it from half PPR to full, but comparatively, listen to.

[Chris Cote]

Other players on the right.

[David Dwork]

Texas, how do you not.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Okay, so listening one. Oh, when you change it from half.

[Chris Cote]

People, I think like on Sunday afternoon, it's going to hit Jeremy that we're right about this. No, he's going to text and be like, oh, now I get.

[Jeremy Stugats]

I'm explaining this to you quite literally. Six catches, 117 yards, three touchdowns. For Crumpler, that meant 32.7 half PPR points.

[Dan LeBatard]

Correct.

[Jeremy Stugats]

For George Kittle, he had 15 catches for 183 yards and one touchdown.

[Dan LeBatard]

Correct.

[Jeremy Stugats]

That led to 32.76 in half PPR. But when you change it to full PPR, do you know what you're doing?

[Roy Bellamy]

I'm writing out the let's, let's, let's work together.

[David Dwork]

Jeremy, you keep doing your thing. I'm sorry, but you keep going.

[Tony]

It's important work.

[David Dwork]

It's okay.

[Jeremy Stugats]

No, we need to know what's happening here.

[David Dwork]

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[Tony]

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[Roy Bellamy]

To do this with us?

[Tony]

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[Dan LeBatard]

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[Jeremy Stugats]

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[David Dwork]

Don lebatard it sounds to me like.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Everybody could use a hug, because a.

[David Dwork]

Hug is always the right size. Stugats.

[Jeremy Stugats]

All I have put in my body.

[David Dwork]

Today is three cups of coffee and an entire cup of hotel bags.

[Chris Cote]

Don't let him fool. Said in the break that he's jittery.

[Dan LeBatard]

This is the Dan Levatar show with the stugats.

[Roy Bellamy]

All right, I'm writing it out right now. Mike is asking for us to attend highlight tonight. Joe. George Cloney is going to be there. I'm supposed to.

[Dan LeBatard]

You felt like that part's necessary?

[Roy Bellamy]

I was sort of put it in there.

[David Dwork]

Yeah, I do.

[Roy Bellamy]

I'm supposed to go to the practice facility tonight, though. Are you willing to go see highlight tonight?

[David Dwork]

We can bring Princess Claire.

[Roy Bellamy]

Oh, yeah. I'll put that in there too.

[David Dwork]

Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

He needs your support.

[Jeremy Stugats]

What you end up doing is you take the 15 catches, right? And you add a half point for each of those catches. So that's seven and a half additional points.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's right.

[Jeremy Stugats]

For Algae Crumpler, he had six catches. So divide that in half, it's three.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Stugats]

So you're adding three points to him.

[Dan LeBatard]

Right.

[Jeremy Stugats]

So you're adding an extra point and a half.

[Chris Cote]

But you would.

[Jeremy Stugats]

But if that's one of those players.

[Dan LeBatard]

You would do it for every player on the list.

[Jeremy Stugats]

So what are they not understanding? It all shifts around. Everyone gets more points.

[Dan LeBatard]

Correct.

[Jeremy Stugats]

But it shifts around.

[Dan LeBatard]

Why would it shift around their rankings?

[Jeremy Stugats]

Oh, my God. Because if you have more catches, you're adding more points to their total.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yes, but why would the ranking shift, though? Like in which of the.

[Roy Bellamy]

Are you kidding?

[Jeremy Stugats]

Okay, so when you add seven and a half points to 32 points, Jeremy's getting read for George Kittle, it equals 40.1 points.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Stugats]

But if you add to the 32.7 points for algae crumpler, you add three, it equals 35.7 so now George Kittle has more points than Algae Crumpler.

[Dan LeBatard]

Correct? Correct. So why do you not understand? But things have been shifted around. Their rankings changed.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Am I taking crazy pills?

[David Dwork]

I don't.

[Jeremy Stugats]

I know I'm taking crazy pills.

[Chris Cote]

You're wrong on this one, Jeremy. I'm telling you. We'll explain it later. We're too far in the morning.

[David Dwork]

To me.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yes.

[Jeremy Stugats]

This is driving me insane. I'm going to go do math on the board so that you can explain.

[Dan LeBatard]

Hold on a second. Audrey Crumpler's rating.

[Jeremy Stugats]

He was 37th.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay, and what's George Kittle's rating?

[Jeremy Stugats]

And George Kittle was 39th.

[Dan LeBatard]

So now when you add full PPR, I'll tell you. Are they still 37 and 39?

[Jeremy Stugats]

No, no, no. Because now George Kittle is 22 and algae crumpler is 46.

[Dan LeBatard]

No. We have to do it for everybody on the list.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Yes, everybody on the list has been changed. When somebody has more catches, you're adding more points to their total.

[David Dwork]

I'm gonna go do it. What does Mrs. Dork say? She didn't respond to the George Cloney.

[Mike Ryan]

Mrs. Work is volunteering at the school right now, so she may not be checking her phone that often. All right, I'll call her in the break if you want.

[David Dwork]

Yeah, please do. I need an answer on this. In the meantime, Thomas Jari to the Oilers. What do you think?

[Mike Ryan]

Who the hell is Thomas Jarre?

[David Dwork]

Is it not Thomas? Tristan. Tristan. Oh, that's what the T stands for.

[Roy Bellamy]

Yes.

[David Dwork]

All right. That guy tbd.

[Mike Ryan]

Not. Not the playoff performer Edmonton's hoping for, I don't think.

[Roy Bellamy]

Well, not enough games in the playoffs.

[David Dwork]

Tristan.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Dork.

[Tony]

You could have been a little nicer there. You didn't have to do that to my.

[Dan LeBatard]

It was very side seats. Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

You know, being here, I feel like I'm being consumed by some real snarky energy.

[David Dwork]

Invite Invite pulled. Invite pool.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, that was very hockey snobbish.

[David Dwork]

Who's that?

[Tony]

It's like a buddy T. Whatever the guy's name is.

[David Dwork]

I don't know.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, the T stands for terrific.

[David Dwork]

Get him out of here. Isn't this a lot like Stu Skinner? Even though Jari, like, killed the Panthers, kills him. Like when he plays him, I've been impressed. Like, in my mind, he's way better than Seward Skinner because he kills me every time my team plays him.

[Mike Ryan]

This season he's been way better.

[David Dwork]

Yeah. You think I'd remember his first name?

[Dan LeBatard]

Can I take us somewhere very exciting and very important? That we have not brought up yet.

[Roy Bellamy]

So not hockey.

[Dan LeBatard]

Not hockey, no.

[David Dwork]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

So I don't know if you guys are aware, there's no college football tomorrow. There is Army, Navy. Okay, there's Army, Navy, but there's not a full.

[David Dwork]

The troops. Also the la.

[Tony]

The troops of that.

[Dan LeBatard]

So a little bit, like I said, a little bit of college football tomorrow.

[David Dwork]

I think Washington's playing in the LA Bowl.

[Dan LeBatard]

But what we do have tomorrow night from the nation's Capital in Washington, D.C. is WWE Saturday night's main event. John Cena's final match. It is tomorrow night. Your boy's gonna be there. I'm going tomorrow night. I'm flying out to D.C. tomorrow morning. We are going to John Cena's final match. Come on. This is very exciting, guys. Come on.

[David Dwork]

I will join you right there, but I have a very exciting update. Okay, we've heard back from Mrs. Dwork.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay, let's hear.

[David Dwork]

Seems as though she was tricked by the George Clooney thing. Go ahead, inform the audience.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, my God. Tonight, all you had to say was that George Clooney was going to be there. And I'm down.

[Dan LeBatard]

Wait, your wife thought that it's possible George Clooney is going to be.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Spelled it correctly.

[David Dwork]

You spelled it correctly. This came say. This is not on me. I told you George Clooney was going to be there.

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, now the question is, are you going to tell her?

[Mike Ryan]

I'm going to keep saying George Clooney until she picks up on it.

[David Dwork]

Yeah. All right, so I'll put. I'm sending the text right now. Courtside seats. Kids too, I'm assuming.

[Mike Ryan]

Yes.

[David Dwork]

David, Work.

[Mike Ryan]

We do not have babysitters. There's four of us. Four dwarfs.

[Dan LeBatard]

Four of us.

[David Dwork]

Four dworks.

[Dan LeBatard]

Magic end. A babysitter. We're going to highlight. I got to get a sitter.

[Mike Ryan]

We don't have a babysitter, man.

[Tony]

George Clooney's gonna be there.

[Roy Bellamy]

All right.

[David Dwork]

All right.

[Dan LeBatard]

Good luck with that reveal.

[David Dwork]

Pressure's mountain. All right, back to John Cena. Quick question.

[Tony]

WWE usually has, like, names for, like, their thing. It's like Smackdown or. Yeah, whatever.

[Chris Cote]

I usually. They always.

[David Dwork]

What is.

[Tony]

What is tonight's.

[David Dwork]

You said it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Or tomorrow night, Saturday night's main event.

[Tony]

Oh, that's all it is. Yeah.

[David Dwork]

You're. You're a little younger.

[Dan LeBatard]

When we were growing up, Saturday night's main event was such a big.

[David Dwork]

They would occasionally have these specials on.

[Dan LeBatard]

Four times a year. Every quarter. Every quarter.

[David Dwork]

Every quarter. And I mean, some big time things happen. This. You have lost in your eyes. That's when Hogan.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yep.

[David Dwork]

Who. If you rewatch the mega powers exploding drama. Hogan's a bad guy.

[Dan LeBatard]

He was a little bit Touchy Feely with Ms. Elizabeth.

[David Dwork]

He absolutely was moving in on Ms. Elizabeth.

[Dan LeBatard]

He abandoned Macho against the Twin Towers to go help Ms. Elizabeth. You can't just leave your partner in the ring by himself.

[David Dwork]

He had lust in his eyes. And that happened on Saturday night, Main event.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yep.

[David Dwork]

And they.

[Dan LeBatard]

How about the bang angle with Andre and Hogan? With Dave and Earl Hebner? Twin referees. Yeah.

[David Dwork]

Jack Tunney had to make a ruling on that one.

[Dan LeBatard]

Whenever Jack Tunney came on your screen when you were a kid, you know, shit just hit the fan.

[Tony]

Was he good or bad?

[Dan LeBatard]

He's the president. Just means something serious.

[David Dwork]

Do you remember how they. When Ultimate Warrior faced Hulk Hogan in Wrestlemania?

[Dan LeBatard]

Hulk Hogan.

[David Dwork]

Yeah. Hulk Hogan.

[Dan LeBatard]

Hulk Hogan.

[David Dwork]

Hogan. Ultimate Warrior went over in that match. And this was at a time where Hogan did not like to do any kind of job and put any.

[Dan LeBatard]

And it was the first time he lost in my lifetime as a kid.

[Roy Bellamy]

Yeah.

[David Dwork]

He even like kicked out like right after three.

[Roy Bellamy]

Yep.

[David Dwork]

To make him look strong. But how do you book a rematch? A rematch would do big business. But that would mean if you wanted the strap to stay with Ultimate Warrior, that would mean Hulk Hogan would have to lose again.

[Dan LeBatard]

Hulk Hogan.

[David Dwork]

So do you remember why there was never a rematch? Jack Tunney said there can't be a rematch because of what would happen in that ring. Oh, I don't remember. It would be too violent. It would be too taxing on both athletes. We cannot have a rematch.

[Dan LeBatard]

Wow.

[David Dwork]

Because because of the safety of the performers in the ring.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's a good president. Unlike this Adam Silver sits around and does nothing. At least Jack Tunney, he was trying to look out for the best interest of his. Of his workers.

[David Dwork]

Remember who replaced him?

[Dan LeBatard]

Gorilla Monsoon.

[David Dwork]

He was great. Yeah. You remember who replaced him? No. Sergeant Slaughter.

[Roy Bellamy]

Oh.

[David Dwork]

Which led to a great no holds barred match between Triple H and Sergeant Slaughter.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Okay.

[David Dwork]

And remember dx, they came out with like the face shields with the windshield wipers. Sergeant Slaughter would spit all over them. Stolen valor. For Sergeant Slaughter.

[Dan LeBatard]

We. We learned at some point. Yeah. A few years ago, we learned that Sergeant Slaughter was Stolen valor.

[David Dwork]

Just never corrected anybody.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[David Dwork]

That he like, hey, thank you for your service. He'd be like, yep. And he would salute them. It's how you need to be when she starts pressing you about George Clooney.

[Mike Ryan]

Salute my wife.

[David Dwork]

No, you just like, press on. Press on.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. Press on who's he fighting on Saturday? John Cena is fighting Gunther. And how about this? Tell me what you think about this. It's the opening match.

[Tony]

I don't like that.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's the first match of the night.

[Tony]

You save your main event for the last fight of the night.

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, the champion, Cody Rhodes is on the card tomorrow, so he's going to be in the main event.

[David Dwork]

That's an interesting.

[Tony]

Is that a different weight class?

[David Dwork]

Like, what? I'm a big obafemi guy.

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, it's champion versus champ.

[David Dwork]

What do you do here?

[Dan LeBatard]

Title for title.

[Chris Cote]

If you're Cody Rhodes. There you go. No, Cena's the last match.

[Dan LeBatard]

No seen as the opening match because they're giving him as much time as he needs. They don't want it to be a thing where, like, he's going on last. Like, all right, guys, it's getting late. Kids, you know, tired. They're going on first, so they could take as long as they.

[Tony]

Is there like a time frame for matches in wrestling where it's like, all right, we got 10 minutes to fight. Like, here we are.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, when there's TV time constraints, sure.

[Chris Cote]

But like, you watch the documentary, there's huge time restraints.

[Dan LeBatard]

Tomorrow night it's on Peacock. So it's not regular television. They could take as much time as they want. But I actually like that they're going on first because think about this. At the beginning of the night, everyone's charged up, everyone's jacked up. Everyone's so excited for Cena's last match. And all that energy you get to devote right at the start of the show, you don't be tired at the end of the show. So I'm into it. I. I like it that it's the first match. I'm very excited.

[Tony]

Is this guy Gunther Stolen Valor? Also it says he's the Ring General.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, that's right. That's a good question. Gunter is.

[Tony]

How you say, is he.

[David Dwork]

Is he German? Ring general Ring General update.

[Roy Bellamy]

And he said I can go. No, not me. She said that she can go. That's the quote.

[Dan LeBatard]

So are you going?

[David Dwork]

So are you going?

[Tony]

What was verbatim?

[David Dwork]

It sounds like it needs going verbatim.

[Roy Bellamy]

I can. Okay, that's what a need said. All right, now I have to think about it.

[Mike Ryan]

Wait, is she, like, banking on this cloney thing too?

[Chris Cote]

Roy was just like, God, I was hoping for a.

[David Dwork]

No, she didn't say anything about George Clooney.

[Chris Cote]

You gotta get better at this, dude. You could totally side text her and be like say no to this.

[Tony]

All right, you can't side text her.

[David Dwork]

On the no, because he's giving us a play by play. The blow by. By blow here. So it needs going. Can.

[Roy Bellamy]

No, she said I can go. Which means she can possibly.

[Chris Cote]

If you were a grizzled vet, you side Instagram message your wife and say, hey, respond to that text.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Say no.

[David Dwork]

I. I'm very confused. Are you going or not? She can go. This permission.

[Roy Bellamy]

She can go. Yes. I don't know about me, though. Wow.

[Dan LeBatard]

Why'd you need permission?

[David Dwork]

I didn't need permission.

[Chris Cote]

Heard that, Roy.

[David Dwork]

All right.

[Dan LeBatard]

I don't need permission.

[Mike Ryan]

This is the man who's not drinking for like a year and a half.

[Roy Bellamy]

Hey, that's a different. That's a different thing, though.

[David Dwork]

There are libations which I can't have. That's all right.

[Dan LeBatard]

You got a few more minutes to think about it. Roy.

[Tony]

Non alcoholic libations also.

[Roy Bellamy]

Oh, I can have that.

[David Dwork]

Soft drinks.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, I'm gonna need some of those libations while my wife.

[Dan LeBatard]

Roy.

[Chris Cote]

They also have one of those, like, social media things where you stand on a platform and the thing circles around you and you can get like.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, I would never do that.

[Roy Bellamy]

No, absolutely not.

[David Dwork]

I would never do that.

[Roy Bellamy]

My Brian Kelly.

[David Dwork]

Yeah, like, exactly. It's a Brian Kelly with the recruit thing.

[Tony]

Spin around the.

[Roy Bellamy]

You can do that.

[Dan LeBatard]

360 Brian Kelly.

[David Dwork]

I miss Brian Kelly.

[Chris Cote]

And nothing gives off. He'll be that more than Roy.

[Roy Bellamy]

Oh, just standard.

[David Dwork]

All right, so what's. What's a hold up now? I need.

[Roy Bellamy]

Not much.

[David Dwork]

So what he mentioned Claire, by the way, I need your support.

[Roy Bellamy]

I know, I know.

[David Dwork]

I'm putting you down. That's it.

[Mike Ryan]

What's the attire?

[David Dwork]

Very cash, whatever you want.

[Mike Ryan]

Team colors.

[David Dwork]

You can wear that. Sky blue, white, a little accent of red.

[Roy Bellamy]

If you do, put me down. Also one for Claire if you do. Yeah.

[David Dwork]

Roy Bellamy, plus two. I'll see you right next to the.

[Roy Bellamy]

Dorks in the honest map.

[Tony]

Courtside, owner's box.

[Chris Cote]

Courtside. Same thing.

[David Dwork]

Your search. Where is that from?

[Mike Ryan]

Jack Doretzky.

[David Dwork]

Oh, you shortened it.

[Mike Ryan]

I didn't.

[David Dwork]

Is that your. They did. Okay.

[Mike Ryan]

Relatives.

[David Dwork]

All right, cool. No more questions.

[Dan LeBatard]

More importantly, tomorrow night on Peacock, 8pm, Saturday night's main event. Now, normally, I don't know if you're aware of this, Tony, I'm not aware of anything.

[Tony]

So you have to explain literally everything.

[Dan LeBatard]

To me, all right? In the wrestling world, when you're retiring, if you're a big deal, if you're a big Star and you're retiring, you lose. You know, the saying is, you go down on your back staring at the lights, all right? You're supposed to lose in your last match. Is there any way John Cena wins his last match tomorrow against Gunter.

[David Dwork]

General?

[Tony]

I don't know. That's a spooky one.

[Dan LeBatard]

I. I think he could win.

[Tony]

You think?

[Dan LeBatard]

I think he could win.

[David Dwork]

It would be such bad form.

[Dan LeBatard]

Really.

[David Dwork]

It would be bad form.

[Roy Bellamy]

No, I think I get it. He doesn't put him over, but Cena gets jumped after the match.

[Dan LeBatard]

He's gonna get jumped when he. As he's retiring.

[David Dwork]

Yes.

[Roy Bellamy]

That way he can go out on his back, but without putting Gunther over.

[David Dwork]

Typically, when someone has their last match, they put their boots in the middle of the ring to signify that they're retiring.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's right.

[David Dwork]

But John Cena wears sneakers.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's right.

[David Dwork]

It's gonna be very corny.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's gonna be awesome.

[Chris Cote]

Doing the move of, like, trying to take him off.

[David Dwork]

Yeah, he's gonna put. No, no, but, like, he's. He's not. He's not putting boots. Like, it's just, like, pumps.

[Dan LeBatard]

Will. Will the camera. Will the television cameras be panning to people in the crowd crying?

[David Dwork]

Will you be crying? Will you? Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, I don't pan to you.

[Roy Bellamy]

You're cry at all.

[Dan LeBatard]

Cry. I gotta cry?

[Tony]

Scaredy cat and cry, baby.

[Roy Bellamy]

I don't cry.

[Chris Cote]

Your kids be like, dad, are you crying?

[David Dwork]

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[Dan LeBatard]

Don LeBatard. Can I tell you something? I don't know, maybe like a month ago. And I decided to watch Pitch Clock and I told Jeremy Stugats, this is a good show you're doing. This is the Don Levatar show with the Stugats. Have you seen the tickets for this show?

[David Dwork]

Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

Holy crap.

[David Dwork]

It's insane. But you get to see Cody vs Obafemi.

[Dan LeBatard]

Cheapest ticket to get into the lower level. Guess 300 bucks. 800.

[David Dwork]

When do you leave?

[Dan LeBatard]

Tomorrow morning.

[David Dwork]

Tomorrow morning? Yeah. Big one. Yeah. Big game.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, I'm glad you asked.

[David Dwork]

I got a couple.

[Dan LeBatard]

Saturday night's main event. Ceno Gunther, the never seen 17 time world champion against the ring and et al. That's a big game.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Big game.

[David Dwork]

Got another one for you.

[Roy Bellamy]

Yep.

[David Dwork]

Battle Corps Championship.

[Dan LeBatard]

Highlight. Battle Corps Championship. Cyclone versus.

[David Dwork]

I was hoping you'd remember.

[Dan LeBatard]

Devil. Of course I remembered. Cyclones, Devils. The owners of the Cyclones are the Dan LeBatard Show. The owners of the Devils are. Nobody cares. Cyclones, Devils. That's my game.

[David Dwork]

Yeah. K. Marie from Y100 owns the devils.

[Dan LeBatard]

I don't know that fool.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Big game.

[David Dwork]

She used to own the warriors who are now owned by Ray Lewis. Ray Lewis was there at the seven State Warriors. That was awkward.

[Chris Cote]

Can we paint the picture of how awkward it was? Because like tonight they open it up for the 7pm matches where there'll be DJ host energy. You know, as much energy as you could have peep dozens of people there.

[David Dwork]

Dozens upon dozens.

[Chris Cote]

Last year our playoff matchup was the 2pm matinee. No DJ, no host, no crowd. So just the owners. And it's like us.

[Dan LeBatard]

Who's the host? They get like, Uptown Dale.

[David Dwork]

No, dude, that DJ rips.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, they have a good dj. He walks around. He has like a little like a mobile deck.

[David Dwork]

We've told. I told him like, hey, can you do the Undertaker theme song? Whenever Undo makes a big play and the guy's on it.

[Chris Cote]

So last week, our first round playoff matchup, it was none of that. It was a quiet fronton with just us on one side, 20ft over Ray Lewis. And we're like, we like to cheer, like, come on, Cloud. Like we're that type of group. Awkward. I like. I think the first game I like.

[David Dwork]

One time was like, come on, Manu.

[Chris Cote]

Because you look over Ray. Ray Lewis is just like, why are.

[Dan LeBatard]

You afraid of Ray Lewis?

[David Dwork]

Because he's locked in it's not Ray L o o I s. No, it's a. It's not like a cloney situation. No. I mean, Eddie George was afraid of Ray Lewis. Lewis, famously. We did bring Tom Bogart to the game the last time. MLS insider pick up that name. And he was like, hey, that guy looks like Ray Lewis.

[Dan LeBatard]

You're like, buddy, go ask him.

[Chris Cote]

But our energy cracked open Ray Lewis, though.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Pause.

[Chris Cote]

I'm telling you, by like the third game, he was rambunctious. He was like, come on, Alex.

[David Dwork]

Yeah. He had to match our energy.

[Chris Cote]

We cracked him open.

[David Dwork]

Yeah. But we were respectful. We didn't want to, you know, rub it in his face. Especially when Barbara came back out there.

[Tony]

There was a shirtless AI Ray Lewis.

[David Dwork]

Did you hear the play by play when Barbara came into the game? The Fan Levitard show did a great teaser video for today's final. And Barbara, you know, it's a tough spot. He's a taxi squatter. He's coming in, you know.

[Chris Cote]

You know that zaz, he got.

[David Dwork]

He got in there and, you know, it's tough to be dropped in on that. And he's like. And bueno. Almost kills Barbara, like, straight up. They were worried about Barbara's safety because it is the world's fastest this game. Very dangerous. That ball can travel 200 miles per hour.

[Dan LeBatard]

All right, so Jeremy is ready with the math that he seemingly doesn't understand. Jeremy, what do you got for us?

[Jeremy Stugats]

I'm going to do this for you until you guys understand how dumb you sound right now. Okay, so 37th through 41st, I took these five names from the half PPR tight end history. Okay, so Algae Crumpler had six. Six catches for 117 yards and three touchdowns. That's 32.7 fantasy points. Okay, because of that six, I don't know if you understand 0.5. To get to one, that means you have to add a half point for every catch.

[Dan LeBatard]

Got it.

[Jeremy Stugats]

So that would mean his total in full PPR would be 35.7.

[Tony]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Okay. Kellen Winslow Sr. Eight catches, 107 yards, three touchdowns. He had 32.7 points because of the eight catches. You add four points to his total, and thus he now has a full point more than Algae Crumpler did.

[Chris Cote]

Told you I was a bad ally to have, Zach.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Okay, math. So when you look at all of these people, George kittle with his 15 catches, you add seven and a half fantasy points. He gets to 40.1. These rankings all shift around. So 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41 becomes 46, 39, 22, 48, and 30. Do we understand, gentlemen?

[Dan LeBatard]

Order does change.

[Jeremy Stugats]

Yes, it does.

[Chris Cote]

I see now that you're right, but I still don't get why it changes. But that's for a different day.

[Dan LeBatard]

You're having your moment. Jeremy, congratulations.

[Jeremy Stugats]

All right. Thank you. This is. Guys, we need some basic elementary math. Chris, do you help your daughter with math?

[Chris Cote]

Basic elementary math. That is not.

[Jeremy Stugats]

It's a dish.

[Chris Cote]

Why did I just talk like Yoda?

[Jeremy Stugats]

Yeah, basic element.

[Tony]

Is that George Cloney?

[Dan LeBatard]

That is not. Why does George Clooney look like your security?

[David Dwork]

Does he have pockets or does he.

[Tony]

Just has his hands and fake bodies.

[Jeremy Stugats]

From Ray Lewis after what you guys said?

[David Dwork]

Okay, yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

All right.

[David Dwork]

If you family can tell Ray Lewis to his face that thing. Go for it.

[Dan LeBatard]

So speaking of ticket prices, tomorrow night, John Cena's final match. Incredibly expensive. There's a whole big to do going on with the World cup tickets. Did you guys see this? So the World cup, of course, is starting here next year. You got some games that are being played down here. And like, I. I know based on what tickets are going for at Hard Rock Stadium, it's not even affordable. Like. Like you can't go if you're a regular fan. I. I mean, there's. My boys want to go. We're not going. It's. It's too expensive.

[David Dwork]

And I can take the guesswork out of buying soccer tickets with a game time app. Promo code down.

[Dan LeBatard]

I get it, Dan. It's. It's really expensive. All right. And fans in Europe are.

[David Dwork]

They're.

[Dan LeBatard]

They're like, protesting. Right, Mike?

[David Dwork]

Yeah. And they might actually be able to do something.

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, this is interesting because apparently something that's a little bit different in Europe compared to.

[David Dwork]

Yes.

[Dan LeBatard]

Here. Where. Where the fans actually kind of matters.

[David Dwork]

The US Sports fan has been so accustomed to being.

[Dan LeBatard]

We have no control over anything.

[David Dwork]

Totally abused. I don't know if you saw the prices for the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia. Like, you can so affordable. You can get $21 tickets. Wait, what do you mean you can. There's a Royal Rumble that's happening in Saudi Arabia in next month. Yeah. And.

[Tony]

And the tickets are $20.

[Dan LeBatard]

You know, the cheapest ticket you can.

[David Dwork]

Sit ringside for 400 bucks. Yeah, Tony, it's like straight up what.

[Dan LeBatard]

Park you can get the best seat in the house and your airfare to get to? Is it Riyadh?

[David Dwork]

This one's in Riyadh.

[Dan LeBatard]

Airfare. And the best ticket in the house is still significantly Cheaper than what that same show would be for at ticket in the States.

[David Dwork]

I have a question. When is it not Riyadh season?

[Tony]

It's always Riyadh season, apparently.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[David Dwork]

Anyway, but if you're balling on a budget. Tonight's battlecore championship. Free entry. Free entry. It's totally free.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay, Back to the World Cup.

[Chris Cote]

And Mike will even look at you.

[David Dwork]

I will look at you, but not very long and not in the eye.

[Dan LeBatard]

Back to the World Cup. So you have these fans who. They're like. They're. They're. They're like boycotting. They're trying to get the prices changed.

[David Dwork]

Yeah. Because the prices here in the States for this World cup are nuts.

[Dan LeBatard]

Is this even possible that this could.

[David Dwork]

Work, that they would change the prices to Tony's point? It's America, Jack. This is America, Jack.

[Dan LeBatard]

I think they're going to do that.

[Tony]

Over there and then change something here. They got another thing.

[David Dwork]

We play by a different set of rules. Oh, see, over here, we've been broken by the system. We actually have no say. You actually, you're coming from a place where your voice matters. Welcome to fees and price gouging and supply and demand and free market capitalism. That's how we do it here in the United States. You getting all pissy. Ain't going to change anything over here.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's interesting. Like, I guess they have fans who want to purchase matches. They want to purchase for every game and follow their team all the way through. And the total would be like over $8,000 for a ticket to follow their team through group play.

[Jeremy Stugats]

8,000 in PPR or half PPR, it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Doesn'T matter because it would. It would stay the same, you know, so. Yeah. Good question, though. I don't know, man. Is there a chance that this changes?

[David Dwork]

Zero. Zero shot.

[Dan LeBatard]

Because they. They don't know how. How little sway the fan, how Zero sway.

[David Dwork]

Not little.

[Tony]

Zero sway.

[David Dwork]

And if they compl. Better delete that before you try to fly into the States. I agree with that one, actually.

[Dan LeBatard]

All right, there you go. World Cup. Everybody get excited.

[Chris Cote]

Folks, listen up. One touchdown can change everything.

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