The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Hour 1: The Broken Braces (feat. Matthew Berry)

Date: November 14, 2025
Location: The Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Appearing: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Mike Ryan, Tony, Jason, Matthew Berry

Episode Overview

This hour of the show delivers the classic Le Batard blend of sports, pop culture, and irreverent banter. The crew discusses a packed NFL and UFC weekend, dives into sports history oddities, unravels social conventions around streakers, delivers a deep-dive on Lane Kiffin’s coaching trajectory, and analyzes some of the NBA’s most franchise-altering trades. Fantasy football expert Matthew Berry joins for his weekly segment, which is humorously interrupted by family drama.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Big Sports Weekend Preview (00:35–01:54)

• The team opens by hyping a huge NFL weekend: “What an NFL weekend. Huge games everywhere. Four big ones. Four huge ones.” – Mike Ryan [00:36]
• Tony promotes UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden, highlighting two “super fights,” and mentions his live watch event at Dead Flamingo: Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili. [01:54–03:36]
• Memorable Moment: The panel debates whether Zhang Weili's viral lifting of Shaq and Francis Ngannou was real: “Could you do what she did to Shaq?” – Tony [03:20]
• Banter ensues about concessions at "little games" and napping through Arizona games: “The little games are literally when I do sleep.” – Dan Le Batard [01:12]

2. Sports Fashion and Jewelry Hot Takes (04:13–05:06)

• The crew gently roasts Jeremy's neckline and contemplates an accent chain: “There’s a lot of neck there. There’s a bit of chest promises being made by the top part of that shirt.” – Dan Le Batard [04:13]
• Tony volunteers a chain connection: “I've got a guy for Jeremy … you want a chain, I got a guy.” [04:54]
• Mike insists on white gold, in typical Miami style.

3. Random History—Babe Ruth & Hitler “Tidbits” (05:06–09:14)

• Mike shares a little-known fact: Babe Ruth won just one lifetime MVP, due to a rule: “Back in the day, lifetime, you could win MVP once. You win it once, you’re off the ballot forever.” – Mike [06:45]
• Dan is incredulous: “That’s good information. Put it on the poll. Did you know that Babe Ruth won only one mvp?” [07:00]
• The conversation careens into bizarre trivia about Hitler’s anatomy, referencing news about "Kalman syndrome" and a “micro penis”:
  • “I knew something about his testicle, but … apparently he didn’t have one nut, he had two, but the other one didn’t descend.” – Mike Ryan [07:23]
  • “This is exactly the behavior of someone who’s mad at the world because his dick is too small.” – Mike [08:03]
• Dan mocks Mike’s sense of breaking news: “You’re so narcissistic that you believe that if you discover something, it’s breaking news.” [08:12]

4. Streakers, Security, & Social Contracts (09:22–14:37)

• The team debates what to call court-invaders if they’re clothed (not “streakers”), dissecting a viral Clippers-Nuggets incident:
  • “He dukes the shit out of one of these security guards, which I can’t get enough of.” – Mike [09:45]
• Mike waxes philosophical: “This whole thing works under this implicit code that nobody actually crazy is gonna show up.” [10:39]
• Dan argues it’s about consequences, not just social trust: “The consequences are that he’s going to feel it ... not going to be worth it.” [11:40]
• The Monica Seles stabbing is discussed, with the realization social codes fail when “batshit crazy” gets wealthy.
• Name debates (Shellis, Seles, Sellish), and Mike “admits” to being dyslexic after mispronouncing: “I worked my entire career keeping it a secret. But Dan pressured me to reveal my disability.” – Mike [14:51]

5. Culture & Food Quickfire

• Brief but heartfelt debate on Chick-fil-A fries and sauces:
  • “You guys go ketchup or Chick Fil A sauce when you have the Chick?” – Dan [18:07]
  • “Polynesian. That’s my brother right there.” – Mike [18:12]

6. Lane Kiffin, Shitposting, and the Coaching Carousel (18:25–25:46)

Lane’s Reputation, NFL Links & Shitposting

• Dan traces Lane Kiffin’s turbulent career: “We were talking earlier this week about what an unusual ascent… to be unrelentingly himself as a rehab project.” [18:25]
• Mike Ryan drops inside intel that Lane Kiffin is being seriously considered for an NFL role, given his connection to a college quarterback now playing pro:
  • “One team … has already reached out. It’s the one that has his college quarterback.” [20:30]
• Mike and Dan debate why some college coaches crave the NFL:
  • “They dream of a day like, What, I don’t have to worry about grades or was he late to study hall.” – Mike [23:29]
• Dan maintains Lane’s Twitter persona would not fly in the NFL:
  • “The moment he lands in New York, game one, the expectations change...” [21:08]
  • “If Lane Kiffin were the Giants coach, the shitposting would stop, right?” [23:44]
• Mike asserts oddball personalities only survive when you win: “That shit only flies when you’re good … you can do that when you’re busting ass.” [24:38]

7. Fantasy Football Deep Dive with Matthew Berry (27:25–32:20)

Fantasy Insights & Broken Braces Chaos

• Dan: “You need to like, stop what you’re doing and write Matthew Berry. Write down what he’s telling you because ... all Matthew Berry’s numbers come true.” [27:25]
• Matthew Berry rapid-fires key fantasy nuggets:
  • Jaguars allow most fantasy points to QBs since Week 5—Herbert will be big [27:52]
  • Marcus Mariota a sneaky QB play vs. Miami [27:59]
  • Ashton Gentry’s prime matchup [28:17]
  • Chase Brown’s 11th-best RB ranking since Flacco became starter [28:34]
  • Amari DiMicardo as a flex; Waddle to feast on Washington [28:50]
  • Devonta Smith’s wild target share [29:34]
  • Khalil Shakir and Dalton Schultz as waiver opportunities
• Comedy: Berry is interrupted—his phone explodes with messages about his daughter’s “broken braces.” “I don’t understand why my wife is not handling this!” – Matthew Berry [30:06]
• Dan mock-consoles: “Take care of your priorities… We appreciate the money, but take care of your family, please.” [31:47]
• The group celebrates Berry joining NBC, and Stugotz-style, plugs their own deal too.

8. NBA Trade Legacies & Franchise Trauma (32:20–41:59)

Dallas Mavericks Fandom Meltdown & Mark Cuban’s Return?

• The Mavericks’ toxic fanbase is compared to Fatal Attraction:
  • “It feels to me like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. ‘I will not be ignored.’” – Dan [33:12]
• Insider info that Mark Cuban may re-enter franchise power to patch the rift after the Luka trade disaster:
  • “Mark Cuban has reemerged as perhaps going to be back in an official capacity…” – Mike [35:19]

Clippers-OKC Trade Retrospective

• Dan ponders whether the Clippers’ superstar gamble will be the most damaging trade in NBA history given OKC’s now-loaded young core and draft capital:
  • “Are we just at the beginning parts of this becoming an epically, historically bad trade?” – Dan [37:41]
• Mike breaks it down:
  • “They got Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who became the MVP of the league and the finals MVP… a first-round pick that turned into Jalen Williams, another all-star…” [38:27]
  • With unprotected picks, “there’s a chance this could be the most valuable piece…” [39:50]
• The crew agrees the Luka trade was panned in real time; the Clippers’ deal seemed justifiable then, but is now disastrous in hindsight.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On unconscious social trust:
  “This whole thing works under this implicit code that nobody actually crazy is gonna show up.”
  – Mike [10:39]
• On “breaking news” fallacies:
  “You believe that if you discover something, it’s breaking news.”
  – Dan [08:12]
• On coaching security:
  “If I had a job like that, I would just keep that job and not be tempted by the pros ... I would like the security ... [but in college football now] I wouldn’t want that job.”
  – Dan [21:08]
• On coaches and winning as a shield for personality quirks:
  “That shit only flies when you’re good … you can do that when you’re busting ass, when you’re 500 … Can you imagine Dayball trying to do some shit like that?”
  – Mike [24:38]
• Matthew Berry family chaos:
  “A wire on (my daughter’s braces) broke ... That’s my daughter blowing up my phone right now, and I don't understand why my wife is not handling this.”
  – Matthew Berry [30:05]

Important Segment Timestamps

• NFL & UFC Weekend Preview: 00:35–03:36
• Jewelry Chat & Babe Ruth Oddity: 04:13–07:00
• Hitler/Micro Penis Bizarre Factoid: 07:06–09:14
• Social Contract & Sports Security Philosophy: 09:22–14:37
• Chick-fil-A Sauce Debate: 18:04–18:15
• Lane Kiffin Coaching Analysis: 18:25–25:46
• Matthew Berry Fantasy Segment: 27:25–32:20
• Dallas Mavs Fan Fallout / Cuban Return: 32:20–36:07
• OKC-Clippers Trade Breakdown: 36:07–41:59

Tone & Language

The tone is fast-paced, irreverent, and full of in-jokes and needle-sharp sarcasm. Hosts riff on each other’s knowledge (or lack thereof), social conventions, and pop culture references, often veering from sports into the absurd with side-splitting effect.

For Listeners Who Missed It

• Expect a rollercoaster through the sports world: comic debates over napping during certain NFL games, the origins of MVP awards, mascots lifting Shaq, and the always-wild Lane Kiffin narrative.
• Fantasy football fans will want to jot down Matthew Berry’s sleeper picks (and empathize with his paternal priorities).
• Die-hard NBA and Mavericks fans will find rare insider context about Dallas’s leadership turmoil and a thorough, critical re-examination of the Clippers-OKC blockbuster trade.
• All of it stitched together with trademark Le Batard wit, a dash of chaos, and several genuine laugh-out-loud moments.