Hour 1: The Commissioner of Everything Imaginable

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – Hour 1: “The Commissioner of Everything Imaginable”

Date: September 15, 2025
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Mike Ryan, Greg Cote, Billy Gil, Jeremy Tache

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Overview

This lively first hour explores the wacky, passionate world of sports fandom, with particular focus on college football’s quirks and chaos. The panel debates the nuttiest fan traditions, delves into the parity and power shifts in college football, riffs on coaching drama and media behavior, briefly sparks a “boxing vs. everything else in sports media” conversation, and delivers trademark comedic banter about the week’s biggest stories in both college and pro football. Greg Cote's fantasy of becoming the "Commissioner of Everything Imaginable" serves as a running thread, inspiring a blend of satire and real sports governance ideas.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. “Nuttiest Fan” Competition: Tortillas vs. Goalposts (02:33–05:20)

• Texas Tech Tortilla Toss: Fans have thrown tortillas since 1992 due to a quip about local football and tortilla factories. Tradition continues despite official attempts to ban it.
  • “They said, you know what? We're gonna be fine. We're gonna do it before the game … The tortilla toss continues, Big 12 rules be damned.” – Dan Le Batard (08:48)
• Georgia Tech’s Goalpost Parade: After a big win, Georgia Tech students ran the goalpost through town into the university president’s pool.
  • “Why is it okay for students to steal things out of the football stadium and then throw it in the pool in the President's home?” – Jeremy (05:27)

Memorable Moment:
Billy Gil ponders the absurdity: “I'm just intrigued by every part of this. Are you? The security just allows them to bring tortillas in. Can I bring anything?” (02:44)

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2. College Football Parity, Playoff Politics, and Notre Dame’s Mythology (07:46–10:32)

• Notre Dame’s Playoff Status
  Ongoing debate about whether Notre Dame, despite back-to-back losses, can still make the expanded CFP purely based on blue-blood status.
  • “They don't even have to be in the top four.” – Dan Le Batard (08:26)
  • “A two-loss Notre Dame with both losses coming to top ten teams … they may give them a buy.” – Mike Ryan (08:34)
• “Quality Losses” vs. Actual Wins
  • “It does not matter if you win games as long as you have good losses.” – Billy Gil (08:32)

Memorable Exchange:
Dan hammering the point, “They're Notre Dame.” (08:18, 08:23)

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3. Greg Cote’s Commissionership: Sanctions, Scheduling, and Sports Overlord Fantasies (10:01–11:25)

• Increasing Penalty Mindset with Age:
  • “Have you noticed that as you've aged, you outlaw and sanction and penalize more?” – Stugotz (10:01)
  • “Yeah. Well, I should be the commissioner of all sports.” – Greg Cote (10:06)
• Need for a Universal Sports Commissioner
  Scheduling conflicts—like Inter Miami and University of Miami playing major games simultaneously—get held up as examples of why sports need an overall czar.
  • “If there was a commissioner of sports, surely someone would have caught on … two massive games … never would have been scheduled that way.” – Dan Le Batard (10:32)
• Light-hearted Banter:
  • “Some say I have a big staff. I don't. I need a big staff, and that'll help me be the commissioner of all.” – Greg Cote (10:25)
  • “You want to be the commissioner of everything the way Sepp Blatter was the president of everything.” – Stugotz (11:00)

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4. Miami Hurricanes Analysis: Are They the Most Balanced UM Team in Decades? (12:01–15:10; 19:03–21:09)

• Ruben Bain Praised as a Future Top-5 Pick
  • "Ruben Bane is going to be a top five pick if he is healthy ... that guy is not blockable and those are super rare." – Stugotz (13:18)
• Offensive Line & QB Comparisons (Carson Beck vs. Cam Ward)
  Vigorous debate about the Miami offense’s improvement and whether Beck is a better runner than Ward.
  • “I don't know how you gauge the offensive line is better … Cam Ward reveled in the fact that he finally got protection. You could have argued he had the best offensive line in the nation.” – Mike Ryan (14:01)
  • “This is the most balanced University of Miami team I have seen in a while.” – Stugotz (21:09)
• UM’s Playoff Potential & Upcoming Test Against Florida
  • “Championship teams. Win this game and take care of business. Pretenders. They fall for the rat poison this week.” – Mike Ryan (20:39)

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5. Brian Kelly’s Combative Press Conference (21:59–23:56)

• Audio montage of LSU coach Brian Kelly bickering with beat reporters post-win.
  • “Stop. Really? Is that the first question? ... We played the game to win the game.” – Brian Kelly (22:00)
  • “You want us to win 70 to nothing against Florida to keep you happy?” – Brian Kelly (22:32)
  • “This is ridiculous. For a group of seasoned reporters, that kind of question is so out of line.” – Brian Kelly (23:06)

Panel’s Take:
“Likable chap.” – Mike Ryan (23:25, sarcastic)

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6. Boxing, Media Coverage, and the “Invisible Audience” (24:18–30:15)

• Why Boxing’s Purses Remain High Despite Supposed Irrelevance
  Canelo, Mayweather, and Crawford discussed as examples; confusion over the business model abounds.
  • “Who are these people watching? You know, like Tyson Fury, you know, $150 million for a fight. I don't know who's watching this. How is this happening?” – Mike Ryan (26:00)
  • “Older people still have money, guys. The demo of boxing, the boxing still has an older demo and those people still have money.” – Stugotz (26:12)
• Floyd Mayweather Praised as an Innovator
  • “Floyd Mayweather is one of the greatest businessmen in the history of sports because he figured out long before anyone else how to own all of his own shit.” – Stugotz (27:19)

Classic Le Batard Dismissal:
“Jake Paul's the guy.” – Dan Le Batard (34:06, in response to boxing’s lack of broad cultural impact)

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7. Wagers, Wild Finishes, and Spread Insanity (34:17–36:16)

• Penn State Bad Beat:
  Dramatic tale of bettors losing out thanks to a garbage-time 1-handed touchdown.
  • “Quarterback on fourth and goal, spins out … throws the ball … Villanova receiver makes a catch with one hand … as the clock expires … Penn State does not cover while favored by 48 and a half.” – Stugotz (35:07)
• Discussion of Huge Spreads in College Football
  • “College football pretty routinely has 50 point spreads.” – Stugotz (36:12)

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8. Power Shifts in College Football: Who's In, Who’s Out? (37:24–41:54)

• Debate Over Current Dynasties:
  Are Clemson, Alabama, Michigan still top-tier? Georgia and Ohio State dissected.
  • “We are in agreement that Clemson has now been removed from the list … Georgia though remains in this class because of Georgia going to Tennessee winning that game.” – Stugotz (37:24)
• Ohio State’s Win Rate and Ryan Day’s Future
  (Playful speculation about Day leaving for the NFL)
  • “He wants to be a head coach in the NFL.” – Mike Ryan (40:38)
  • “I don't think Ohio State knows what they have in Ryan Day.” – Dan Le Batard (40:50)

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9. NFL Weekend: Chiefs, Burrow, and... Taylor Swift? (43:03–44:17)

• Biggest Stories in Pro Football:
  Chiefs’ 0–2 start, Burrow’s broken toe, and Taylor Swift mysteriously hiding from media at a game dominate the panel’s quick-hitter segment.
• Taylor Swift’s Disappearance:
  • "They just literally brought a wall to block the media...was she naked?" – Mike Ryan (43:35, 43:56)
  • “We didn’t get to see. She just walked normal. We would have seen what she was wearing.” – Billy Gil (44:12, tongue firmly in cheek)

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Notable Quotes (with Timestamps)

• “The tortilla toss continues, Big 12 rules be damned.” – Dan Le Batard (08:48)
• “It does not matter if you win games as long as you have good losses.” – Billy Gil (08:32)
• “Some say I have a big staff. I don’t. I need a big staff, and that’ll help me be the commissioner of all.” – Greg Cote (10:25)
• “Ruben Bane is going to be a top five pick if he is healthy. That guy is not blockable…” – Stugotz (13:18)
• “Stop. Really? Is that the first question? We won the game 20 to 10. Try another question.” – Brian Kelly (22:00)
• “Who are these people watching? ... $150 million for a fight. I don’t know who’s watching this. How is this happening?” – Mike Ryan (26:00)
• “This is the most balanced University of Miami team I have seen in a while.” – Stugotz (21:09)
• “Jake Paul’s the guy.” – Dan Le Batard (34:06)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Nuttiest fan competition: 02:33–05:20, 08:48
• Notre Dame playoff arguments: 07:46–10:32
• Greg Cote as Sports Commissioner: 10:01–11:25
• Miami Hurricanes deep-dive: 12:01–15:10, 19:03–21:09
• Brian Kelly Press Conference: 21:59–23:56
• Boxing/Media/Business Model: 24:18–30:15
• Penn State Bad Beat: 34:17–36:16
• Top programs shifting: 37:24–41:54
• NFL stories, Taylor Swift: 43:03–44:17

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Tone & Style

• Conversational, playful, irreverent, and insightful.
• Panelists mix genuine analysis with running jokes and signature Le Batard show sarcasm.
• No sports sacred, and media/coach behavior gets equal scrutiny alongside fan traditions and game results.

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For Listeners/Readers

If you missed this hour, you missed a fast-moving, chaotic celebration of college football’s quirks (both on and off the field), a spirited debate about who controls the sport, a roast of self-serious coaches, and plenty of trademark Dan-Le Batard-Show inside jokes—topped off by a running joke about Taylor Swift possibly attending a game naked, just because nobody saw her.

Transcript

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[Mike Ryan]

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[Greg Cote]

Bit extravagant, but when it can come.

[Mike Ryan]

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Mike Ryan]

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[Stugotz]

I think I like the medium spicy ones the best here. Although the dill pickle is also good. Which is your favorite?

[Jeremy]

My movie theater sells pickles.

[Dan Le Batard]

How much?

[Jeremy]

It was $2.99.

[Greg Cote]

Good deal.

[Billy Gil]

I like the just classic, classic salted the good stuff.

[Stugotz]

Oh, you don't. Are there. Are there different kinds of spicy? Do they have a spicy and then a hotter than spicy one? Because I've got this at medium and these are the. These are the best I've had.

[Billy Gil]

They have hatch chili flavor. I mean they got. It's just so many options and it's the Hampton Farms Nuttiest fan. Brought to you by Hampton Farms, the official snack nut of the tailgate.

[Stugotz]

Who's competing?

[Billy Gil]

Vote for your favorite nutty fan at Levitard show on Instagram. We've had a few Alabama winners last couple weeks, so no more Alabama fans. You get out of here. This week, we have Texas Tech fans competing against Georgia Tech. First, we have Texas Tech fans. Someone can explain this to me. Throwing tortillas in the air. It looks delightful. The. The announcer calls them tacos, even though they're not tacos. They're clearly just the tortillas. And why are they doing this? I love that they do this. You just see on the field now how, like, do all the stores get sold out of tortillas the day before game day? I'm just intrigued by every part of this. Are you? The security just allows them to bring tortillas in. Can I bring anything?

[Stugotz]

So they've been doing this for a while, but you're. You're nominating them for nuttiest fan because they're just per. They're wasting perfectly good tortillas. Tortillas are delicious. You shouldn't frisbee them in the crowd.

[Billy Gil]

What's your favorite thing to do with tortillas? I like eat them. Dip it in queso.

[Dan Le Batard]

Texas Tech has been throwing tortillas on the field since 1992 after an ESPN announcer joked that Lubbock, Texas was nothing but Texas Tech football and a tortilla factory.

[Billy Gil]

Well, there you go. So now it's a thing, and I love it.

[Stugotz]

Well, they were crushing Oregon State this weekend. I don't see the point of playing some of these college football games. Indiana and Indiana State. That doesn't seem like a nice thing to do to Indiana State.

[Billy Gil]

Miami. What would be Miami's food, Mike?

[Stugotz]

What would we throw? Arepas. But can you tell me, though, what this is competing against? What is the tortilla competing against? That's not going to win? They've been doing it for 30 years.

[Billy Gil]

This is compete. Well, it's still a wacky thing. It's very nutty. So to me, that can definitely win. I mean, is there, like, in terms of just nutty things to do that I say, hey, this happens regardless how long they've been doing it? That's a nutty thing to do. The other thing is Georgia Tech, they had a big win last week, and they brought their goal post all across town. The journey of Georgia Tech's goalpost is what this is competing with. You see here? It starts in the stadium. It makes its way outside the stadium all across town.

[Greg Cote]

Oh, yeah, it is just.

[Billy Gil]

This is nutty behavior. Look, some guy, this guy's riding the, the flag pole. So it's just very exciting.

[Stugotz]

I don't think that Georgia Tech at this point in its program's history should be that surpr by beating Clemson. This allows us though it's leaving the.

[Billy Gil]

Stadium here, as you can see.

[Mike Ryan]

I believe Brent Key is 7 and 1 all time outright against ranked teams. One loss came to Carson Beck in like six overtimes last year.

[Jeremy]

You'll see they had a little bit of a difficult time getting the goalposts out of the stadium.

[Mike Ryan]

That's just an insane set. They're Georgia Tech. They're not often ranked during this regime, but if they play a ranked team only one time and it took six overtimes to kill them, they win outright.

[Stugotz]

They are very well coached. And it is startling to see a team that was doing the option offense in the name of, you know, in the day of modern space age offense. Yes, Chris.

[Billy Gil]

So it seems that the ending spot for this was the President's Mansion. The pool at the Georgia Tech's President's Mansion.

[Jeremy]

So can I ask you something?

[Billy Gil]

Sure.

[Jeremy]

Why is it okay for students to steal things out of the football stadium and then throw it in the pool in the President's home?

[Billy Gil]

Big win.

[Mike Ryan]

That's right. That's exactly why. And that's a good reason. Because you don't just stroll into Bobby Dodd. Clemson learned. Other teams will learn. Miami learned last year. There is no place on the planet that I want to be at less than Bobby Dodd Stadium at noon to.

[Stugotz]

Go from Paul Johnson to that. There cannot be another team in the country that's overachieving more than that one. Given the athletes they're getting compared to the athletes everyone else is getting.

[Mike Ryan]

And it's not like their offense is like crazy advanced either. It's just so college football. It's what makes it great. Haynes, King, not gonna have a career at the next level, doesn't make all the throws, certainly doesn't scream prospect. But in college football, that guy is a nightmare.

[Stugotz]

I did not see a better coaching job last year than Cam Ward, the best player in the country, losing to backup quarterbacks at Georgia Tech. But before we get to the Georgia Tech Clemson game, the game in college football of the weekend, if you had to choose one, you gotta choose one. Is it Notre Dame, Texas A and M, or is it the one that Zazz was at Tennessee Georgia in that game? Such a fun game. I felt bad for Georgia's defensive Back when he gave up a 72 yard touchdown. He falls on the floor, receiver runs into the end zone unscathed. And then they call defensive pass interference as well. They just throw a flag as well. You cheated. You fell on your face. And Tennessee's receiver went 72 yards with the football. However, every time Georgia got down in that game, they came back. They didn't have a whole lot of business winning that game. Did they accept that they're always going to win that game against Tennessee.

[Jeremy]

I feel like Tennessee is just like the ultimate choker team. Like you don't believe in them being able to pull it off. And heck, they were up 217 in the first quarter. That game building was going nuts. And then it was all there for them in the fourth quarter. Just make a kick.

[Mike Ryan]

And they got, they got a procedural penalty too, right before the kick.

[Jeremy]

Right to move them five yards back. And the kick was not even close, by the way. He pushed it so far. Right. But the thing was the crowd started cheering and they did the thing where the stadium flickers the lights because that means you won the game. But then the referees come out and say, no good. Embarrassing.

[Stugotz]

Was that game better than Notre Dame, Texas A and M?

[Mike Ryan]

No.

[Greg Cote]

No. And with apologies to Jessica Spontana, there is no greater story in college football than Notre Dame taking two games to go from national championship. They're done to. Oh my God, we're not even going to make.

[Jeremy]

They're done.

[Mike Ryan]

They're not.

[Jeremy]

Schedule's not good enough.

[Mike Ryan]

They've lost the two top 10 teams. They're not done. Notre Dame does.

[Jeremy]

I know, but the rest.

[Mike Ryan]

They lose at the start of the year. They lose at the start of the year and then they win the games. And the media make sure they're in that CFP conversation.

[Dan Le Batard]

The thing you're forgetting, Zaz, is they're Notre Dame.

[Mike Ryan]

That's right.

[Jeremy]

But they don't have anyone left on their school.

[Dan Le Batard]

They're Notre Dame.

[Billy Gil]

Quality losses are better than wins.

[Dan Le Batard]

They don't even have to be in the top four.

[Jeremy]

I mean, maybe the reality of. No, maybe you're right.

[Billy Gil]

So dumb.

[Mike Ryan]

They can, they can run the table. They'll be there.

[Billy Gil]

It does not matter if you win games as long as you have good losses.

[Mike Ryan]

A two loss Notre Dame with both losses coming to top ten teams are there. But hell, they may give them a buy if.

[Jeremy]

What if they don't beat a single ranked team but they've won 10 straight. And what you're saying is probably correct and it's stupid.

[Mike Ryan]

All Right. Well, thank you for admitting that. I'm probably correct.

[Dan Le Batard]

I looked into this tortilla toss situation. So the Big 12 tried to ban, before the season throwing of objects on the field with Texas Tech fans took as a direction shot at them in their tortilla toss. And they said, you know what? We're gonna be fine. We're gonna do it before the game. And surely, surely the fans would not throw anything on the field during the game that would impact the play or hurt the team in any way. And even if they do, I think they have, like three strikes before there's any, like, real penalties. There's just like, monetary things. So the tortilla Toss continues, Big 12 rules be damned, as the kickoff to.

[Billy Gil]

Start the game is happening. So technically, before the game, that should.

[Greg Cote]

Be like running onto the field to celebrate. You should penalize the team.

[Billy Gil]

It should be a camera should cut away.

[Greg Cote]

It should be a $50,000 fine to the program whenever.

[Dan Le Batard]

How would they come back from that?

[Billy Gil]

Why are you looking down at your phone?

[Greg Cote]

While I'm being a professional journalist here, professional broadcaster, the one thing I agree with is that if any team is going to be allowed into the College Football Playoff with two losses, it's mighty Notre Dame, because they want Notre Dame for the TV ratings. So, you know, the team that deserves to be in the CFP more than Notre Dame doesn't have a chance.

[Stugotz]

Have you noticed that as you've aged, you outlaw and sanction and penalize more?

[Greg Cote]

Yeah. Well, I should be the commissioner of all sports.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Greg Cote]

Sports needs an overarching commissioner to with the whole umbrella, like, I could be the commissioner of everything imaginable. Pro everything.

[Dan Le Batard]

Imagine it's a big job.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

I think you're up for it.

[Greg Cote]

Well, I need a big staff.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Greg Cote]

You know, some say I have a big staff. I don't. I need a big staff, and that'll help me be the commissioner of all.

[Dan Le Batard]

I think that what you're saying would be great. Because, look, a couple weeks ago, I mean, Mike had a decision to make. Is he going to watch Inter Miami play for a championship or he's going to watch the University of Miami play? And if there was a commissioner of sports, surely someone would have caught on to the fact that in the same market you have two massive games that never would have been scheduled that way.

[Greg Cote]

That's right. That's a good point by Billy. And I'd have been there to say, um, wins that because Inter Miami continues to let us up, build us up, only to let us down.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Greg Cote]

Three Nothing.

[Stugotz]

Loss. You want to be the commissioner of everything the way Sepp Blatter was the president of everything.

[Jeremy]

Let me tell you, I like you. You brought me again into the FIFA. I stay with you. You have voted for me. Although they have voted for the Prince Ali. I congratulate you. It's a good candidate. But I'm now the president of everybody.

[Greg Cote]

Yes.

[Jeremy]

So I am the president of everybody.

[Greg Cote]

Thank you.

[Jeremy]

There is no retention. That's just president of the whole FIFA.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

Voila.

[Greg Cote]

Me and Sepp.

[Mike Ryan]

You know how my Miami Hurricane's tears were so appreciated by the fan base of this show? I would maybe be able to survive three quiet weeks and then inevitably Miami would lose to like Virginia and we'd go for 90 minutes on it. Your silence on the Miami Hurricanes front as a show collectively brings me such a joy and thankfully I have other outlets. So go ahead, keep ignoring them because the ho hum 40 point beatdown of a top 20 team is so routine around this place.

[Stugotz]

I want to ask you if this is the most balanced UM team since Blank in a second. But just going back for a second to the Notre Dame, Texas A and M game, if I'm Notre Dame and you guys talking about them in the playoffs when they're 02 is certainly something. Seeing Notre Dame lose that way to a Texas A and M team. This is very rare to have a win on the road when all of these things happen. Your third down defense stinks. You throw an interception and you have a punt blocked for a touchdown and you have 13 penalties. That's really rare to go on the road and beat a good team the way Texas A and M did when again, block, punt, return for a touchdown interception, 13 penalties and can't get off the field on third down because your third down defense is terrible.

[Mike Ryan]

Notre Dame should not have lost that game. They, they. I mean Texas A and M totally sold that game. Notre Dame was in control that entire game. Marcel Reid and them boys made the plays at the end. But look, they've lost two games, both by one scores. Both really good teams. If you look at the AP and just what people are talking about like people, you just said this might be the most balanced Miami team in 20 plus years. This is why was impressive in fighting back.

[Stugotz]

Let me, let me talk about this University of Miami team for a second because Ruben Bane is going to be a top five pick if he is healthy. That guy is not blockable and those are super rare. Obviously the University of Miami though Mike is claiming that Carson Beck is better than Cam Ward, he's done this here for a little bit. And he said that he looked better this spring than Cam Ward did. And it's not that he's better than Cam Ward, because he's not. But his receivers are better, his offensive line is better, and that offense looks like something you can trust to absolutely make the correct decisions. And it has a quarterback that, if everything does break down on third and 11, is really good with the throws he's making late with pressure right on him. I don't know through two games, in a way that surprised him.

[Mike Ryan]

I don't know how you gauge the offensive line is. Is better. They just have different approaches to it. Cam Ward reveled in the fact that he finally got protection. You could have argued that he had the best offensive line in the nation. The personnel is almost exactly the same outside of the center.

[Stugotz]

They broke out the RPO yesterday or on Saturday. I have not seen Carson Beck run around like that, that I've not seen Miami do a lot of things that I look at and say they're out coaching somebody else. But clearly South Florida was not prepared for run pass option from the quarterback.

[Mike Ryan]

Heavy sets, multiple backs in the backfield, a backup center wearing number 46, knocking fools out. There was a risk of itch, getting playing time. This was a whole new running game that they installed that that USF was clearly not prepared for. USF say good team. That is not a bad team. We're just letting this beat down. Change the narrative around usf. Now they beat them all the way down. To others receiving votes, that's as impressive a TCB victory.

[Stugotz]

Jeremy's cringing and holding his body and rubbing his body.

[Mike Ryan]

Jeremy doesn't matter in this conversation.

[Dan Le Batard]

He doesn't matter.

[Mike Ryan]

Jeremy cannot speak on this. He doesn't know what good football looks like right now.

[Dan Le Batard]

He was a national champion more recently than you.

[Billy Gil]

That's right.

[Mike Ryan]

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[Mike Ryan]

Hey listeners, it's Mike. Hey, Billy Gill.

[Dan Le Batard]

Hey.

[Mike Ryan]

Hey Billy. As a proud member of your inner circle, remember when we were hanging out last weekend?

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. Fishtail Palms.

[Mike Ryan]

Fishtail Palms. Great memories we made kids playing in the pool and in our hands, a nice ice cold can of Miller Light. It was so hot out.

[Dan Le Batard]

I know, but it was so cold in my hand.

[Mike Ryan]

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[Dan Le Batard]

Hell yeah, we fist bumped.

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Whether it's we we actually really did. Whether it's that touchdown, make a sound.

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[Stugotz]

Dan Levatard this is the quickest it goes. Hey, this is the quickest it goes.

[Mike Ryan]

Stugats everybody.

[Stugotz]

This is the quickest it goes.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. This is the Dan Levatar show with the stugats.

[Stugotz]

Jeremy, why are you so soothing yourself with body language cues?

[Billy Gil]

I hate both teams so much. And Mike's right. Like, they thoroughly dominated usf. USF did build themselves up against a really crappy UF team that Miami's also about to beat down. That was their big ranked win that they got to kind of build their resume on. But that is a good team. Like, they might be the G5 representative ultimately in the playoff. And that's why I stayed silent.

[Stugotz]

That's obviously a playoff team. Game day's coming to town this weekend. But if you've not seen Miami play, their receivers are a good deal better than they were. And the only reason I'm saying, Mike, the offensive line is better, whether the personnel is the same or not, is those pockets are safe. Those pockets are clean. Those are. Carson Beck is back there and he's. He's. He's untroubled. Cam Ward did some loop de loops and was relaxed, but Carson Beck is throwing in a clean pocket and they both had clean.

[Mike Ryan]

They just have different approaches. I won't let go of that. Of course, Kmwart had the same exact quality offensive line. They just approached the game totally differently. And came Ward. I guess you could look at the receivers and say they're not making drops, but came Ward had veteran laden wide receivers all over the place. He's doing this with CJ Daniels, who was injured all year last year at lsu. A kid that should be in high school right now in Malachi. Tony, whose instincts for the game jump off when you watch him play. This dude just has a different feeling for the game. I haven't seen wide receiver since Santana Moss that has such a great feel for the game. And he's got another true freshman and Joshua Moore making plays. So it's like these guys are rising with Carson Beck. And Carson Beck. I know that there's this narrative around him. He is a better runner than Cam Ward, and I love that they have that in their arsenal right now. But I will disagree on Florida being bad. They should have won a game in which they threw five interceptions in with DJ Lagway. Their defense is good enough to not get blown out ever. I know Banks is out possibly for this game against Miami, but this is a big test for Miami. Championship teams. Win this game and take care of business. Pretenders. They fall for the rat poison this week. And this is a hated rival that is coming in to save their season. I think it's going to be a tougher game.

[Greg Cote]

Carson Beck is now a close second in the Heisman balloting or not balloting. But odds deserves to be. Miami's got three first place votes now. Moving up from five to four deserves to be. I think this is. I've been a big fan of Mario's the whole four years. This is Miami's best team. Better than 2017 in my opinion.

[Stugotz]

This is startling. Yes. That team rose to number two, was undefeated and then lost on the road to Pittsburgh. This is the most balanced University of Miami team I have seen in a while. Game day's coming. Florida is up next. Florida lost to LSU and LSU has now played three straight games where they've held their opponent to 10 points or fewer. Obviously one of those great athletic LSU defenses. But let's check in here with Brian Kelly. He continues to do things in press conferences that make people not like him. Let's try and get video that has sound on it so that we can hear what Brian Kelly has to say. Although checking out the arrogance via his body language. Just leave it up there so we could just watch it and we can. We could guess what he's saying. Just put it up there without the sound and do it as B roll without audio so that we could just watch Brian Kelly do that.

[Mike Ryan]

What are you seeing with your offense?

[Brian Kelly]

Stop. Really? Is that the first question? We won the game 20 to 10. Try another question. What do you want me to tell you? I just laid it out for you. We played the game to win the game. We played the game to win the game.

[Mike Ryan]

All right.

[Stugotz]

How about third down then?

[Mike Ryan]

What is going on with third down?

[Brian Kelly]

It's one game. Last game we were great on third down. Your micro. You're looking at this from the wrong perspective. LSU won the football game. Won the game. I don't know what you want from me. What do you want? You want us to win 70 to nothing against Florida to keep you happy?

[Mike Ryan]

No.

[Stugotz]

I think people want to know why you can't run the ball.

[Greg Cote]

Quite.

[Brian Kelly]

We can run the ball. Did you see the last play of the game?

[Billy Gil]

That's all you need.

[Jeremy]

You just need one.

[Brian Kelly]

There's a ridiculous questions and I'm getting tired of it.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah.

[Brian Kelly]

That football team just work their tail off to get an SEC win. And you want to know what's wrong?

[Stugotz]

You know what?

[Brian Kelly]

You're spoiled. You're spoiled. This team is 17 and one at night. 17 and one. Give them some respect.

[Mike Ryan]

How about that?

[Brian Kelly]

Give them some respect instead of micro analyzing Every little thing. This is ridiculous. For a group of seasoned reporters, that kind of question is so out of line. This is ridiculous.

[Mike Ryan]

Likable chap.

[Brian Kelly]

Seriously, I don't know what you want from me.

[Greg Cote]

How about an answer?

[Jeremy]

Just answer the stupid question.

[Stugotz]

Actually, that. Is that a work. That that is better than what whatever else he could have said isn't as good as that. That that's what we want.

[Brian Kelly]

I don't know what you want from me.

[Mike Ryan]

Exactly. That another reason to hate you more. That's exactly what I want every time I tune in. Thank you.

[Brian Kelly]

What do you want me to tell you?

[Mike Ryan]

Just. Just sound like a jerk. Please. Slow. Do it more slowly.

[Brian Kelly]

How about that?

[Jeremy]

I mean, their offense sucks this year.

[Mike Ryan]

It's been bad.

[Jeremy]

Robin sucks.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, they're the bad, bad offense so far. But I. I understand a big night game where over an SEC opponent against a hated rival in Florida. Maybe you don't want it to be the first question, but that guy was coming in really hot when he heard. Like he was ready with the stop immediately.

[Stugotz]

It's not the worst press conference behavior I've seen from a leader in the last week, but only because I saw what boxing journalists did to Dana White for trying to change all of the Muhammad Ali rules that protect the fighter. It's a little different when the reporters aren't scared of you, Dana. It's a little different when they can undress you in public during your first boxing promotion because again, you're trying to change the rules that are named after Muhammad. Muhammad Ali for protecting the fighters during a broadcast. During a broadcast pay per View extravaganza where. Because I do want to talk about Crawford, Canelo, Terrence Crawford has become one of the greatest fighters ever, quietly, somehow, because I've only seen Floyd Mayweather do that to Canelo. But again, Canelo's second most undressed person in the sport compared to Dana White. Trying to answer questions from the boxing reporters on unequal pay. Because Conor McGregor, these. These are some numbers I can give you. Conor McGregor, $13.4 million, 13.4 million pay per view buys, made $150 million in MMA. In boxing against Floyd, he had 4.3 million pay per view buys and he made $100 million in boxing. And now Dana's trying to change the rules in boxing because he wants to make it the economy of the MMA where they abuse the fighters in exchange for pay in a way that's unreasonable. And finally is being asked some difficult question about it, as Ariel Helwani always has. But Dana Bullies the mma.

[Brian Kelly]

This is ridiculous.

[Mike Ryan]

How are these purses so big in boxing?

[Dan Le Batard]

I don't know.

[Mike Ryan]

I don't understand.

[Jeremy]

How do so many people care?

[Mike Ryan]

I don't.

[Dan Le Batard]

How they don't watch.

[Mike Ryan]

Who are these people watching? You know, like Tyson Fury, you know, $150 million for a fight. I don't know who's watching this. How is this happening?

[Jeremy]

I don't get it.

[Mike Ryan]

I don't get it.

[Greg Cote]

Where.

[Mike Ryan]

Where are they getting this money?

[Stugotz]

Older people still have money, guys. The demo of boxing, the boxing still has an older demo and those people still have money.

[Billy Gil]

Not still. They have all of it.

[Dan Le Batard]

I mean, the old people that say they can't figure out how to order something or figuring out pay per view, we figured out.

[Mike Ryan]

It's just kind of crazy that this thing that people in sports in this country that actually talk about the sports programming never talk about boxing. They know, like, the most they talk about is when a celebrity is doing it.

[Jeremy]

You're so right.

[Mike Ryan]

And yet you hear like, well, this is one of the richest athletes in sports because apparently people wanted to pay Anthony Joshua $200 million to go to Saudi Arabia and knock around some guy you're just hearing about. I don't get it.

[Stugotz]

Which part do you not understand about the business model that they were ahead.

[Mike Ryan]

Of the business model?

[Stugotz]

They were ahead of streaming. They got your. They get all your dollars because they put it all behind a paywall.

[Mike Ryan]

What does that. They were ahead on streaming. What does that even mean? No, they weren't. They were on the zone.

[Stugotz]

They were ahead on pay per view.

[Mike Ryan]

I don't know anybody with Dazn.

[Greg Cote]

Boxing's had pay per view since Ali was fighting Foreman. Right. Because that's when I really follow the heavyweights. I used to buy pay per view.

[Jeremy]

I was on closed circuit tv. Right.

[Greg Cote]

Floyd.

[Stugotz]

Floyd Mayweather is one of the greatest businessmen in the history of sports because he figured out long before anyone else how to own all of his own shit. For with pay per view, it's, it's. It's gaming the system. Everyone's now figured it out. But when Mike says nobody talks about boxing, he's not wrong. But it's all because the part partners are all basketball and football related.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, but I think the question that they're trying to ask is, so when you put these fights on Netflix, how is Floyd still making $150 million when no one really cares? And they only watch it because it's.

[Stugotz]

Free because Netflix is getting into the live sports game. What happened there, Greg?

[Greg Cote]

There was A mishap, Greg.

[Stugotz]

But you ate all. You ate the entire bag of peanuts.

[Greg Cote]

In fairness, it was a small bag.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Jeremy]

Fairness to who?

[Greg Cote]

It's great peanuts.

[Billy Gil]

Damn good peanuts.

[Greg Cote]

I wish there were more. It tastes like more. As my dad used to say when.

[Billy Gil]

He liked something Wild Bill.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

I like to see the numbers. Netflix doesn't.

[Dan Le Batard]

They're going to give you some bullshit. 800 giga seconds were watched. It's like great, perfect. Amazing. 800 billion gigaseconds were watched across like. Oh, my God, a new record.

[Stugotz]

Say.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, because no one measures anything in gigaseconds. What are we talking about here?

[Mike Ryan]

You're not going to believe this. It's that same new record for Netflix.

[Dan Le Batard]

Wow.

[Mike Ryan]

And the numbers we keep entirely internal. And we just let you know which we want you to know.

[Stugotz]

You guys think that Netflix put on a boxing promotion cause it doesn't make money? Because it's not.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. Cause Netflix, famously a company that does things to make money. They spend crazy amounts of money on content and haven't actually finished in the black yet as a company.

[Stugotz]

But you think it's a bad investment for them to do Crawford and Canelo?

[Mike Ryan]

Well, I work in sports media. Spend all the money you want. Spend all the dumb money that you rationalized by. We don't know the new signups that we have for this. And hopefully someone forgets that their credit card is on file for several months.

[Billy Gil]

I didn't even think about that fight on Saturday.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Jeremy]

It's not on my rail.

[Billy Gil]

If Jake, Paul and Canelo maybe okay.

[Stugotz]

But you guys. Okay. That's how you guys consume this stuff. But there's an entire sport that people do love that you guys don't love. And I do understand how it is the media partners have made this. It's just going to be basketball and football. But you get awfully pissed when they don't do hockey correctly. And you have for many years when they don't do hockey correctly because your sport isn't the one one represented. But I hear from our audience every time we're talking hockey the way that some of them would like us to be talking boxing or baseball when we never do. Because it's not like this group doesn't have narcissistic opinions about what that was a giant fight this weekend. And Terence Crawford deserves to be revered as the one of the best pound for pound fighters ever. Because what he just did to Canelo Alvarez was an absurdity neutralized. One of the great fighters of all time wasn't able to use his strength advantage. Even though Terence Crawford was essentially coming up three weight classes after Floyd and Pacquiao. These are the two guys in boxing but you guys don't care about it. You'd rather talk about Jake, Paul and.

[Billy Gil]

I'm sorry, who is Terence Crawford?

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[Stugotz]

This is the D Levatar show with the St.

[Dan Le Batard]

It could be a big fight but also like there's a big match at the Fronton on Friday. No, it's talking about that either.

[Billy Gil]

Best draw on highlights.

[Mike Ryan]

We can talk about that with expertise. When it comes to boxing, I don't know enough about the sweet science. I can't break it down. I just go one guy, hit the other guy harder and hurt him more. I'm pretty cut and dry and I like seeing two guys fight. Don't get me wrong, I even like boxing. I'd say upper quadrant in terms of people that work at metalwork that like combat sports me but does nothing.

[Dan Le Batard]

The most famous boxer of all time is famous for trying to not get hit. Okay, cool. Boring.

[Stugotz]

Since Pacquiao and Floyd, these are the two guys. They've dominated the era.

[Dan Le Batard]

Jake Paul's the guy.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah, we don't care.

[Jeremy]

Doesn't do anything.

[Stugotz]

Okay, I'm glad we talked about it but let's get back to college football.

[Billy Gil]

Guys got some spark.

[Mike Ryan]

Unda and Robin. What a double standard.

[Stugotz]

Did you guys. Let me talk about a bad beat here. Something about him that is that will entertain all of you. Did you guys see the bad beat at the end of Penn State Villanova where Penn State, okay. Is favored and the over is the total is 48 and a half and you've got Penn State in the game is up 52 to nothing. Okay, Penn State's up 52 to nothing and the spread is 48 and a half. Villanova at the end of the game has fourth and goal and the last play is from the seven yard line and the quarterback on fourth and goal, spins out and goes beyond his own 25 yard line, then headed toward the sideline.

[Billy Gil]

It's kind of like the Cam Newton, Cam Ward play.

[Stugotz]

Just sort of throws the ball against his body toward the back of the end zone where the Villanova receiver makes a catch with one hand to get the touchdown. As the clock expires and Penn State does not cover while favored by 48 and a half.

[Billy Gil]

Greg and the ball just kind of like dropped into the receiver. There were defenders there.

[Stugotz]

It was really unbelievable open. If you had Penn State -48 and.

[Jeremy]

A half, that's a kick.

[Dan Le Batard]

A hole.

[Billy Gil]

That ball's in the air and you're feeling good about it even still.

[Jeremy]

Right? Right. You're like, that's gonna be caught.

[Billy Gil]

You're like, this is fine.

[Stugotz]

No, but this, this is the nightmare scenario. The only way you can lose in a way that really hurts is for the quarterback to go to his own.

[Jeremy]

It goes back 20 yards, there has to be chaos.

[Stugotz]

And gets a one handed catch from the receiver that was better than either one of the catches DeAndre Hopkins made yesterday.

[Dan Le Batard]

Don't look now, but Penn State hasn't covered a single game this season.

[Greg Cote]

Let me, let me ask you guys, whoever here knows more about betting than me, which is most of you. Didn't the 48 and a half point line used to be off the board?

[Stugotz]

No, not in college.

[Billy Gil]

Money line would be off the board in that situation.

[Greg Cote]

What is the biggest point spread? You would see.

[Stugotz]

Alabama play games that have.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, 55 I think I've seen before.

[Greg Cote]

But that's, that's, that's new though, right? Back in the day, I don't think.

[Mike Ryan]

That was the case.

[Stugotz]

No. College football pretty routinely has 50 point spreads. I don't know why Indiana and Indiana State would play that game. Like, I understand it's an in house rivalry, but I felt terrible for Indiana State.

[Mike Ryan]

That's how Signetti rolls. He made the playoffs doing it this way. Look at their out of conference schedule for the next three years. It's ridiculous. And then you'll talk all tough. I don't know what Miami's doing down there, but we do things a different way down here. We're in our bootstraps.

[Jeremy]

Shut up.

[Mike Ryan]

You win within the schedule, margins the teams. He dyes his hair. Oh, no, he. Oh like. Oh, come on. Like he doesn't. Who's gonna. Anybody want to take the stance that Kirk Signetti doesn't dye his hair?

[Brian Kelly]

This is ridiculous.

[Mike Ryan]

I dare you, I dare you to come out and say that he does not dye his hair.

[Stugotz]

You're the expert at these matters around here.

[Mike Ryan]

You work for Saban. You get more than just, you know, coaching wisdom there. It has to look a certain way.

[Stugotz]

We are in agreement that Clemson has now been removed from the list as we're looking. I'm assuming we're doing this with Alabama as well. You tell me of the last 10 years, the teams that have dominated have been Ohio State and Clemson and Georgia and Alabama. Whoever's number five, I guess we can put Michigan. Can we put Michigan in there? Whoever's number five, I think in terms of dominance over 10 year periods, some of these schools have now fallen. Correct. We're not pushing. We're not going to put.

[Jeremy]

Maybe LSU would be five.

[Stugotz]

Michigan. We're not going to put Michigan in this class anymore now. We are not going to put Clemson anymore in this class right now. Georgia though remains in this class because of Georgia going to Tennessee winning that game. The gulf is gone right between the space between Georgia and everybody else. Alabama, we taking them out now. Are you. Are you taking your.

[Jeremy]

Unless in two weeks they go to Athens and they beat Georgia, then I'll put them back in.

[Mike Ryan]

Parody's here.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, I mean Ohio State doesn't. It's not looking like parity given what Ohio State has done recently.

[Dan Le Batard]

I think the Ohio State only made the playoffs last year to win the national championship because it expanded to 12 like last year. Last season's playoff teams, 2 losses, 2 losses, 3 losses, 2 losses, 2 losses, 2 losses. Like parodies here. If you want to say it based on record because there's only one undefeated team last season headed into the playoffs, which was Oregon and they got bounced early.

[Stugotz]

Ohio State has beaten top seven teams. Like seven of them lost to Michigan in the middle there. But they have for the moment it's Ohio State more than Georgia. Correct.

[Mike Ryan]

On.

[Stugotz]

On how you guys are feeling about a program's ability to actually throttle everyone else. We can talk about parody, but you know, not since Ohio State was winning the championship with its third string quarterback do we have an Ohio State team here where you might not think that Ryan Day can win big games, but he's beaten the last top seven, seven or better ranked opponents that he's.

[Billy Gil]

That's a die job right there.

[Dan Le Batard]

Can't be Michigan. He almost lost his job last year.

[Stugotz]

It's crazy.

[Dan Le Batard]

He would have. If he even win the national championship, he probably would have lost his job. And I believe that actively has the best win percentage as a college. If not, he has historically Good win percentage as a college football coach.

[Stugotz]

He might have lost his job last year if they simply hadn't expanded the playoffs as you right. He might have lost as soon as he lost to Michigan. That would have ended his job last year.

[Jeremy]

What if he lost in the national championship game to Notre Dame?

[Dan Le Batard]

It would have been close call. If he would have lost the round before, he probably still lost his job.

[Mike Ryan]

He's been trying to get out of there for years.

[Dan Le Batard]

Where you want anything. She wants to go.

[Mike Ryan]

He wants to go to the next level. Some guys just hate this college life now he's got the security of a national championship. Let them fall on their faces here. It'll be right back again.

[Stugotz]

And is that a happen to know? I haven't heard that.

[Mike Ryan]

Is that something that's a casual happen to know?

[Stugotz]

Wait a minute.

[Mike Ryan]

He wants to go to the next. Oh my God.

[Billy Gil]

He knows. He happens to know. Come everyone come and listen. He happens to know.

[Stugotz]

I don't think that's known that Ryan Day one form out of Ohio State.

[Mike Ryan]

I mean he wants to go to the next level as soon as all this stuff happens.

[Jeremy]

And what does he want to do? Next level?

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, he wants to be a head coach in the NFL.

[Dan Le Batard]

Really not working.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, the NFL knows that if. If they want Ryan Day, he's there.

[Stugotz]

I think that that might be news to Ohio State fans who might not want to think about him that way.

[Dan Le Batard]

I don't think they appreciate him fully. Well, in full on the record and say that I don't think Ohio State knows what they have in Ryan Day.

[Mike Ryan]

What do they think they have?

[Dan Le Batard]

They're taking him for granted. Let me tell you what. When I've gone through those streets of Columbus, I can see this is. This is a great. That doesn't really appreciate.

[Jeremy]

When's the last time you were in the streets of Columbus?

[Dan Le Batard]

It's been a minute. It's been a minute. But when I was there, I didn't get the feeling that there was a lot of appreciation for him. Also, like in terms of parody, there's also basically just two conferences now, so they all have to play each other. So they're all going to lose games.

[Stugotz]

What am I to do with that Georgia result though? Because I feel like Georgia's obviously come back to the pack in a way that whatever the distance was, these things are hard. Right. Nick Saban had this distance between him and everyone else and then Georgia took it in the middle of it. Dabo was in there. Even though Clemson's been bad the entire time. Clemson Simpsons existed except for one other year before Dabo took over. But what am I to do with that Georgia result? You go into Tennessee, you win that game that way you're still Georgia. You're still. You're still regarded the way that I regard Ohio State.

[Mike Ryan]

I think you applaud their resiliency.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

And you also take a different look at Tennessee still early in the season. I don't. I don't know what to make of a lot of.

[Jeremy]

I feel pretty good of them Tennessee. I mean it's a super bitter loss but. But I guess I think Georgia is still really good and Tennessee like those two quarterbacks were both awesome.

[Mike Ryan]

It's pretty clear that you upgraded at quarterback despite off season being totally taken over by Nico's decision to try to leverage the school.

[Jeremy]

UCLA fired Sean Foster.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Nico could end up right back in the portal because kids from UCLA and Virginia tech they now have a 30 day window in the transfer portal where they can transfer and we haven't played four games this year. So they can all red shirt.

[Stugotz]

The chili is better than the spicy.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. And you see on the how the on the hatch chili they have a heat spectrum and there's like a dot for mild and medium's in the middle. There's a flaming logo right here at Hot. Would suggest we're on the far end of the hot spectrum.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Nick Wright was sent 60 pounds of peanuts. We're literally paying him peanuts.

[Jeremy]

How are you going to spin the Chiefs?

[Greg Cote]

Owen 2 overpaid.

[Stugotz]

How do you spin the Chiefs 0 2.

[Jeremy]

He'll find a way.

[Stugotz]

No, but how hurt.

[Mike Ryan]

They're hurt and they've played good teams.

[Dan Le Batard]

No Rashee Rice.

[Greg Cote]

No receivers.

[Mike Ryan]

No Worthy. No she rise.

[Stugotz]

Did you guys give me a third biggest story from the weekend in pro football?

[Billy Gil]

Burrow.

[Stugotz]

Are you agreeing with me that Burrow's broken toe and the Chiefs 0 and 2 are the big two stories?

[Greg Cote]

Yes.

[Mike Ryan]

Yes.

[Stugotz]

So what's third?

[Jeremy]

Maybe Daniel Jones.

[Billy Gil]

Taylor Swift having like her outfit blocked from the media arriving at the game yesterday.

[Dan Le Batard]

This boys not being as bad as we thought they'd be.

[Mike Ryan]

Cowboys are a good story.

[Billy Gil]

If you're watching on video, you're seeing it right now. They just literally brought a wall to block the media.

[Dan Le Batard]

If you don't want to be seen, don't go to the game.

[Billy Gil]

Right.

[Dan Le Batard]

Like I don't understand.

[Billy Gil]

I'm not gonna lie. I am very pro. Taylor with almost everything. And like look as she moves. You see them walking with the wall.

[Greg Cote]

Ridiculous.

[Jeremy]

Well what could it be? Like what she hasn't done that previously.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right?

[Billy Gil]

I don't know. Like, was it a special outfit? Did they show her?

[Mike Ryan]

Was she naked?

[Billy Gil]

I didn't see her at all during the game. That maybe. Honestly?

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, probably.

[Billy Gil]

I mean, it begs the question.

[Dan Le Batard]

No, it's a great question.

[Billy Gil]

No, no, she did this, though.

[Jeremy]

I bet she was naked.

[Billy Gil]

She did this.

[Stugotz]

Okay. Victim blaming.

[Billy Gil]

No, but she did this to us. We're the victims.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, we're the victims.

[Billy Gil]

We didn't get to see. She just walked normal. We would have seen what she was wearing.

[Jeremy]

She shouldn't go to the game naked.

[Greg Cote]

Taylor Swift, nude.

[Billy Gil]

It begs the question.

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