Hour 1: The Undercover Shough-hold (feat. Tyler Shough)

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Hour 1: The Undercover Shough-hold (feat. Tyler Shough)

Date: January 30, 2026
Main Guests: Tyler Shough

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Overview

The first hour finds Dan, Stugotz, and the crew broadcasting from the Elser Hotel in Miami, riffing through their trademark blend of sports, pop-culture, and irreverent group chemistry. The episode navigates NFL branding, awkward pitchman choices, viral fan moments, hilarious food and soda taste-tests, and gym feats of strength—culminating in an insightful, entertaining conversation with Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. The hour wraps with a poignant segment on Denny Hamlin’s NASCAR heartbreak.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

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NFL, Advertising & Authenticity

• Tom Brady’s Pizza Hut Commercial ([00:43–02:23])
  • Dan and Stugotz debate whether fans care that the celebrity pitchman (e.g., Tom Brady for Pizza Hut) doesn't consume the product.
    • "Do you guys think that Tom Brady eats pizza? Because I assume he doesn’t. He’s anti-carbs." — Stugotz ([01:05])
  • Comparisons to LeBron & Sprite, and other celebrity endorsements are made, emphasizing the separation between image and reality.

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Viral Sports Fan Moments

• Seattle Celebrations & On-Air Censorship ([02:53–04:51])
  • The show laughs through a segment about raucous Seahawks fans cursing on live local TV.
    • "We just had Al Michaels on yesterday. He’s like, yeah, it used to be a big deal if I said shit on the air." — Dan ([03:31])
  • Amusing play-by-play of drunken, exuberant fan interviews and the impossible task for reporters to keep the crowd 'family friendly'.

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Interview Hijinks & Local Sports Media

• Big3 Championship Interviews, Panthers/Avalanche, Fan Fandom ([05:04–07:26])
  • Joking about scrambling to interview Big3 champions.
  • Local radio hosts’ anxieties about the Florida Panthers’ playoff run, and a tangent on Avalanche fans and loyalties:
    • "You hear that? That’s a bunch of people who have chosen to leave a city on purpose." — Chris ([06:46])

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Food & Pop Culture: Root Beer Taste-Test and "Undercover Cop" Jokes

Zaslow’s First Soda ([07:30–09:52])

• The crew makes Zaslow, who has never tried root beer or Dr. Pepper, taste both for the first time:
  • "Tastes like toothpaste. Oh, I know which one it is." — Zaslow ([08:37])
  • "Don’t ever put root beer in front of me ever again." — Zaslow ([09:13])
• This blends into everyone roasting his wardrobe with variations of "undercover cop" and "I’ll never be a cuckold":
  • "Two things about me: everybody knows I’m not an undercover cop and I’ll never be a cuckold." — Zaslow ([09:46])

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Food Chains and Snack Debates

• White Castle and Convenience Foods ([10:07–11:13])
  • Light-hearted endorsement-like chat about White Castle sliders, the variety pack, and regional access.

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Fitness Feats: Fowler, Harbaugh, Deion Sanders ([15:06–19:17])

• Chris Fowler’s and John Harbaugh’s Gym PRs
  • Chris Fowler and John Harbaugh, both in their 60s, impress with their weightlifting feats: Fowler’s deadlifts, Harbaugh’s 405-pound squat.
    • "How impressed were you by him? …John Harbaugh is 63 years old." — Dan ([17:34])
  • Deion Sanders, at 58, bench-presses 245 pounds multiple times.
  • Crew debates which athletic accomplishment is most remarkable at their ages.

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QB Movement and College Football Portal

• Miami’s Portal Quarterback Formula ([19:22–21:21])
  • Discussion of Miami’s new transfer QB, Darian Mensah, and the emerging "portal QB every year" formula.
  • Explains the pros and potential risks of building programs around transfers versus development.

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Featured Interview: Tyler Shough, Saints Quarterback ([22:56–35:20])

Early Career and Long College Journey ([23:24–24:15])

• Seven years as a college QB (Oregon, Texas Tech, Louisville).
  • "Not by choice, but through Covid and medical…was able to outlast it and yeah, had a blast. Learned a bunch." — Shough ([23:24])

NFL Adjustment and First Start Jitters ([24:15–24:59])

• Shough details his baptism by fire in the NFL: facing top defenses, immediate intensity.
  • "My first start was against the Rams…Vita Vea coming after you…Byron Young came free on the edge and hit me right in the jaw." — Shough ([24:28])

Player Intros and School Allegiances ([25:17–25:59])

• Amused by the idea of which school he would claim as his alma mater on SNF intros.
  • "I'll probably go Louisville…but I have connections, and a lot of love for all three." — Shough ([25:43])

Name Pronunciation Stories ([26:12–26:52])

• The group riffs on how often his last name is mispronounced.
  • "Shug, shoe, shuff, show…I mean, it should be all those things, but shock…in New Orleans you’re kind of shucking oysters." — Shough ([26:31])

On Dodging QB Comparison Questions ([26:52–28:34])

• NFL QBs can't openly compare other QBs; Tyler waxes diplomatic and lists locker room media cliches.
  • "You kind of resort to the miscommunication. I mean, it was just a miscommunication." — Shough ([28:10])
  • "Drawing board’s a good one. Love a drawing board." — Crew ([28:27])

Jeff Brohm’s Influence and XFL ‘Pulse’ Quote ([29:24–30:05])

• Shough on being inspired by Brohm’s fiery attitude and the legendary “Do you have a pulse?” speech.
  • "That was probably the sole reason I committed to Louisville…let’s go. This guy gets after it." — Shough ([29:42])

Rookie Halloween: Dressing as Saints Owner Gail Benson ([30:27–31:55])

• Shough tells a colorful anecdote of dressing as the Saints’ owner for the team rookie event.
  • "I was crapping my pants…but everyone kind of loved it. You can’t take yourself too seriously." — Shough ([31:43])

Processing Play Calls: The Quarterback’s Mental Sprint ([31:55–33:14])

• Shough jokingly attempts a play call:
  • “Motor flop, left stack, you know, F buzz, pop, raptors toss, double post wheel, can hand to duo spot…” — Shough ([32:42])
• Explains how much information must be processed in seconds.

Rapid-Fire Game: “Shuck Yes or Shuck No” ([33:36–34:49])

• The group throws Super Bowl party options at him:
  • Pizza? "Shuck yes."
  • Watching the game on mute? "Shuck no."
  • Chicken wings? "Shuck yes."
  • Super Bowl squares? "Shuck na."
  • Best highlight:
    • "Better quarterback Sam Darnold or Drake May: shuck yes or shuck no?" — Dan
    • "Shuck you, Dan." — Shough ([34:46])

Super Bowl Plans ([34:52–35:11])

• Shough may be celebrating the Super Bowl in the hospital with his wife as they await their first child.

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Sports Storytelling: Denny Hamlin’s Loss and Resilience ([37:19–41:40])

• Segment on NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's devastating failed championship run and the tragic loss of his father in a house fire.
  • Audio from Hamlin: "I've considered all options. I made a promise to Joe, give his family…I think that, you know, once I get in the swing of it, it'll actually be good, you know, to get back to it." ([38:59–39:23])
• Mike Ryan makes the case for Hamlin’s potential comeback as one of sport's great redemptions.
  • "Everybody should be rooting for Denny Hamlin…He has really been buoyed by the NASCAR community here. It’s a face turn." — Mike Ryan ([41:06])

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Notable Quotes

• On Tom Brady as pitchman:
  "Do you want as a spokesman someone who would famously not eat that product?" — Dan Le Batard ([01:14])
• On Zaslow's first root beer:
  "Tastes like toothpaste…Don’t ever put root beer in front of me ever again." — Zaslow ([08:37], [09:13])
• On rookie QB mind-meld:
  "You got a path run option, you got your one high, two high, then you can let it ride…you got the play clock clicking down and you gotta snap the ball" — Tyler Shough ([32:42])
• On being media-savvy:
  "You kind of resort to the miscommunication…‘We’ll have to go back to the drawing board.’" — Shough ([28:10])
• On jokingly dodging a direct QB comparison:
  "Shuck you, Dan." — Tyler Shough ([34:46])
• On Denny Hamlin’s loss:
  "You can see a dude that looks broken…if Denny Hamlin finds a way to even win Daytona…it is one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of sport." — Mike Ryan ([41:02])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Tom Brady Pizza Hut spot: 00:43–02:23
• Seattle fan chaos/Censoring cursing on air: 02:53–04:51
• Zaslow’s first taste of root beer: 07:30–09:52
• Feats of strength (Fowler, Harbaugh, Sanders): 15:06–19:17
• Miami’s transfer portal QB formula: 19:22–21:21
• Tyler Shough interview:
  • College journey/NFL debut: 23:24–24:59
  • Dodging tough questions/playbook cliches: 26:52–28:34
  • Halloween rookie anecdote: 30:27–31:55
  • “Shuck Yes or Shuck No”: 33:36–34:49
• Denny Hamlin heartbreak: 37:19–41:40

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Tone

• Fast-paced, playful, and irreverent, with frequent asides and inside jokes
• Guests and hosts are smart, quick-witted, and game for mutual roasting
• Open embrace of sports fandom and pop culture with no pretensions
• The Tyler Shough conversation blends real insight with the group’s running gags and self-deprecating humor

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For New Listeners

This episode is classic Le Batard and Stugotz: rapid-fire, unserious, and rich with sports moments you won’t get on "straight" talk radio. Even the guest spot with Tyler Shough, which brings genuine football insight, never loses the show’s unique mix of goofing, quick pivots, and playful authenticity. The Denny Hamlin segment provides a rare moment of emotional gravity and storytelling, showing the range and heart that makes the show more than just laughs.

Transcript

[A]

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[B]

An NFL starting quarterback will join us in 20 minutes. A number of different questions I want to ask you guys. Speaking of NFL quarterbacks, I don't know if you guys have seen the Pizza Hut commercial with Tom Brady. Tom Brady doesn't really need to be making commercials with the amount of money that he's making.

[A]

So why does he?

[B]

I don't know the answer to that question, but the question that I wanted to ask you about that commercial is do you guys think that Tom Brady eats pizza? Because I assume he doesn't. He's anti carbs. I assume he doesn't eat that pizza. Do you want as a spokesman, someone who would famously not eat that product as your spokesman?

[A]

But it doesn't mean that he doesn't order it, like for his kids, you know, for his family. One night. Aren't they the official pizza of the NFL? I love Pizza Hut, by the way. It's a great spot. Pizza Hut. I love that. It's my favorite of the chains. He doesn't even eat tomatoes, so how would he eat pizza? He literally doesn't eat tomatoes. If you spend that much money over that white cheese pizza.

[B]

I do.

[A]

If you spend that much money to be the official pizza of the NFL, you, number one, you probably want me being pretty damn sure that you're the official pizza of the NFL. But number two, a good way to go about that is bring along the frozen face of Tom Brady, who's so associated with that sport.

[B]

Yeah. But doesn't eat cheese or dairy or carbs.

[A]

Ah, come on. Well, maybe he does now. He doesn't play anymore. Percentage of people know that LeBron doesn't drive a Kia. Like you'll pull up to the arena and Bron's not drinking Sprite all the Time that Kia thing. But that's what a pitch man is.

[B]

Okay, so you don't care then is the answer Spot.

[A]

Good name. I do remember. Look, one thing that I do know is Tom Brady is doing a Pizza Hut spot. And for me to actually retain who he's doing that commercial for, that's impressive. Because during commercial breaks, I am in that phone. I think I saw Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom doing a cruise commercial. And I'm like, they don't see that one. They don't see cruises. They don't go on cruises, I think so is that. I believe it's msc.

[B]

That's a good point that you got there, Chris, with when Mike gives you the MM from back there, that's gotta.

[A]

Feel it's a good spot.

[B]

If I remember going to your weekend, can we get, please, the sound here of a. People in Seattle are obviously very excited. Seattle doesn't win stuff that often. It's not, you know, it's not a city, even though it cares about its sports deeply, that gets to win all of that much. And so during the live broadcast news broadcast. Live local.

[C]

In Seattle.

[B]

Yeah, A news broadcast locally, you've just got basically debauchery and things that can't happen anymore on local news. It can happen anywhere else in streaming, anywhere else on the Internet. This is not shocking. Anyway.

[A]

Cursing.

[B]

We just had Al Michaels on yesterday. He's like, yeah, it used to be a big deal if I said shit on the air, but now Al Michaels is just letting it fly because all of the standards here have gone to hell, except on local television where you can't do this.

[A]

So tell me you were inside there. Say that again without the F bomb.

[C]

Redo this. Okay.

[B]

Well, too bad.

[A]

Sorry. Can you translate? Tell me. I mean, what was that like? It's our revenge against the Patriots. We're going to take the super bowl this year. Got so boring without the curse words.

[B]

Well, it got drunker. It somehow got drunker after the curse words. Let's go. First of all, I should have told people there's a woman on a man's shoulders here. And the interviewer first goes to the woman on the man's shoulder. And it looks like Rachel Nichols trying to interview Wembanyama because she is high up there and she's cursing. But then he goes to the boring room.

[A]

First he goes to reset. He goes, hey, you cursed. Do that again without cursing. And she curses.

[B]

Curses more. And then. And then she just. Then he just goes straight to the drunkenness.

[A]

So tell me you were Inside there. Try to say that again without the F box.

[C]

Redo this. Okay.

[B]

Well, too bad.

[A]

Sorry.

[C]

Can you.

[B]

Can you translate? Tell me.

[A]

I mean, what was that like? It's our revenge against the Patriots. We're going to take this super bowl this year. And drunker and more boring.

[B]

Lance more baked than Stevenson is what I was just about to say. Tony, why is it that Mike Ryan did all of the interviews for. With the Big Three champions, other than Reggie Evans?

[A]

Yeah, I know. I don't know.

[B]

We.

[A]

We. Obviously, it was very loud. They were having a celebration out there. They were getting the rings, they were getting the trophies. So we were getting people left and right, and all of a sudden, I get Reggie, and we're like, all right, we're gonna do a little thing with Reggie. And then I look back, and then Mike's behind a sea of people on the other side by the. By the restaurant, and I'm just like, Mike, you do this. He's like, you got. You got a point of me.

[B]

Like, you got it.

[A]

So I turn up the. Reggie. Reggie, what do you think about the NBA transition to the Big Three, huh? I like to build up my teammates. Why couldn't you get Beasley? I hogged up all the time with Jack McClinton. I got to get my boy some reps. Why didn't we get bees? Good question.

[B]

Okay, I'm glad we've got a question.

[A]

We did talk amongst ourselves. Like, that would be a good get. Yeah, he was the get to, like, he was the number one, though, I think Rio. No, Rio was very clearly head and shoulders, the number one get. Right.

[B]

You may have heard earlier in the show, we were lamenting the possible end to the Panthers season about a week after Zaslow admitted for the first time that he was officially worried about the Panthers. Now, the Colorado Avalanche have been good for a very long time, and they are one of the teams, I imagine, that you guys are scared of, right? You guys are.

[A]

You're scared they can't win the last couple weeks. But, yes, they are very scary. I mean, I'm not scared of the Avalanche, because if the Panthers played, the Avalanche would be in the Sandy Cup Final, and if the Panthers are in the Sandy Cup Final, they're definitely winning them to win last night against Montreal, and they couldn't. Yeah. Respectfully, I can't even look at the Western Conference right now. I'm looking up at a bunch of teams in the Eastern Conference. I'm sweating Buffalo.

[B]

So I'd like to get to some sound here, though, of The Avalanche radio announcers that I want to play for the audience here. If you have not heard this, let's play that sound.

[A]

You hear that? That's a bunch of people who have chosen to leave a city on purpose.

[B]

A lot of reasons, but they continue their fandom.

[C]

Denver, Colorado.

[A]

This isn't Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You left for a reason.

[B]

Leave your allegiance there, too.

[C]

155 to go in the third period.

[A]

Want to be a Flyers fan? Stay in Philadelphia. That is such loser shit. So the. The Avalanche. The games in Denver and the Avalanche are down seven to three at the time. So the crowd there, there's a big let's go, Flyers chant going on. And the play by play guy just. He can't handle it.

[B]

Ten years ago, Tom Brady called soda poison for kids.

[A]

He's not wrong.

[B]

I don't think he's giving his kids pizza, though. I don't think that that's what's happening. Incidentally, I should say. Can you guys get for me the Mystery Crate video and sound Zaslow. While he has a soda drinker's body, he has never tried soda before. And on Mystery Crate, oh, you gotta tune in this week, they him try an assortment of things that he has not tried before. I don't want to ruin what's going on here on Mystery Crate, but can you tell me what this clip is, Chris, that we're going to. Which is the soda that he's trying in this clip? Do we know?

[A]

It's kind of like in this clip we're having him guess, cuz he's never had Dr. Pepper or Root beer. Like most people would know those flavors. So we put two cups in front of them and we let him figure it out. So let's play it. All right. And this is actually the big one, because root beer, Dr. Pepper. People are like, stunned when I tell them. I've never had either one. All right, here we go. Here we go. Down the hatch. So this is either Dr. Pepper or Root beer. So what is the distinctive flavor that you. I bet I know it. I guarantee. I just want to guess which one it is. Tastes like toothpaste. Oh, I know which one it is. Yeah, I mean, let's just have them guess.

[B]

All right.

[A]

Zero. It actually is toothpaste. It's all gas. No, no, I give that a zero. All right. I bet I know which one it is. Let's let him guess first. Well, you had to guess. I don't know. I have no idea. Flavor that you can tell out of that? Yeah, Toothpaste. I know what he's thinking Drink crest. That had to be root beer. Had to be. Had to be. It was root beer.

[B]

Oh, it's.

[C]

Whoa.

[A]

Had to be root. I love root beer. Licorice?

[B]

No.

[A]

It tastes like toothpaste. It's horrible. It's quite the ensemble you got there. You look like you're in, like, a 1990s hot dog commercial that can't afford licensing. I would. I would. Don't ever put rupee in front of me ever again. That guy undercover cop? Yeah, he's a cop. That guy's trying to, like, sell you tickets outside of a sporting event. Why is everything I wear undercover cop? Why is that the go to? I'm selling two undercover. I'm not an undercover cop. Stop saying that. That's what a cop would say. Two things about me. Everybody knows I'm not undercover cop, and I'll never be cuckold. You know, if you're a cop, you have to tell me. It's entrapment. I'm not a cop.

[B]

You're not a cuck.

[A]

That too.

[B]

You're not an undercover cop, and you're not an undercover cuck.

[A]

I would never be an undercover cuckold. Guys, let me tell you something.

[B]

One of the greatest joys of my.

[A]

Life was when they finally opened the White Castle in my neighborhood in Phoenix, Arizona. I lost my mind because I'm so used to eating White Castle at home when I was in New York. Now I can have all the time I'm in Phoenix, but when I come to Miami, there's no White Castle. So you know what I do?

[B]

Go to the freezer aisle, because right.

[A]

There, they got the variety pack with.

[B]

All the great White Castle flavor in there.

[A]

You're getting a lot of slider styles. You're getting classic American cheese. You're getting jalapeno cheese. And if you're a bacon lover, you're getting that new cheddar bacon cheese sliders. The classic cheese gives you all the taste of a great American burger, while jalapeno cheese sliders give a serving of spicy to each bite. And the new cheddar bacon cheese, that.

[B]

Literally brings home the bacon, folks. With real pieces of bacon and cheddar flavored cheese. Guys, I know what you're thinking. Your mouth is watering.

[A]

My mouth is watering just reading this. That's completely normal. You can find each of these sliders where?

[B]

In the grocery store, in the freezer aisle.

[A]

Bonus. They're all in the same box. You don't even have to get four boxes. No, it's one variety box. It's got them all in it.

[B]

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[A]

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[A]

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[B]

I ain't cheating.

[A]

This is the Dan lebatar show with the Stugats. But you are a wrestling fan. Oh, my God. And you look like one in that video. I'm very excited for tomorrow. Tomorrow's great. Tomorrow's great. I gotta tell you, a solid argument for judging a book by the COVID You look like a wrestling Fan.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I'm proud of that. I don't care. I used to hide it as a kid. I don't hide it anymore. I'm very comfortable myself. Yeah, I was very embarrassed as a kid. It was like a shame. You know, I'm also one of those self hating wrestling fans because they mostly look like Zaz and I try to think that I'm better than them when I'm a bigger nerd. You're not any better than me. I'm not any better. It's Royal Rumble. Matter of fact, you're worse than me.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Wow. Solid argument. I'll wear it. The second best pay per view in all of pro wrestling. Very exciting. Tomorrow, the Royal Rumble. As you know, Dan, as the lore goes, the winner of the Royal Rumble, both men's and now women's, because we're allies, they go on the main event, WrestleMania.

[B]

You guys are moving too quickly away from the genuine horror that was on Zsasz's face and on his breath when he had this particular root beer that is genuine and he's horrified. And I didn't think that anybody would ever have that reaction to drinking soda of any kind. Like soda. Whether you like soda or not, very few people, I think are just totally disgusted by soda.

[A]

Dan. I. This was not performative whatsoever. I'm never performative. Okay? I'm the is the real thing right here. I'm never performative. That's the worst thing I've ever dreamed. This is my real voice, not a performative voice.

[B]

I want to show you guys a little bit of video here. I don't know how surprised you were or weren't about Chris Fowler. Good job getting that wrestling shit out of here. I thought Mike was setting up well.

[A]

But we shot him.

[B]

Who's boss just trampled his ass. Chris Fowler is in the weight room.

[A]

One of my favorite Instagram.

[B]

So hard for me not to answer that voice. Like, I can't tell you how much difficulty I'm having. Not.

[A]

Yeah, there was a little lull in.

[B]

The action and Mike just slid in to make sure there was no awkward silence. And he did the wrestling thing.

[A]

But I decided you.

[B]

This inner monologue is unbelievably accurate. Like, I don't know what to do with the fact that the monologue is what's actually happening in my head. And I want to sort of have chemistry with my inner monologue. But you keep instructing me not to talk to my inner monologue.

[A]

We should go back to the wrestling talk. Go to hell.

[B]

Oh, now you're trying to be Phil Henry. It's entry.

[A]

No one's gonna notice.

[B]

I said, hendry, you said, hey, play it back.

[A]

Someone clip it.

[B]

Chris Fowler is in the gym. And for those of you who do not know, Chris Fowler is jacked and works out very hard. He. He is somebody. Look at this. I was not expecting. I was not expecting Chris Fowler to break out the guns and break out. He's going to be doing squats here, I would imagine. His mouth is open. He is. He is working very hard in the weight room. How old is Chris Fowler? He's about my age, is he not? I think he's 60. So he's working out hard here and I want to put up as well. John Harbaugh. How much did John Harbaugh end up squatting the other day in a way that impressed you guys in the gym? Because John Harbaugh is also roughly about my age.

[A]

So, Dan, in the first one, we saw Chris Fowler doing more of a deadlift, right, with a trap bar than it was a squat. So we're going to see John Harbaugh, who did 405 on the squat rack with a little bit more of a helpful squat bar.

[B]

And you guys were all impressed by this, right? That John Harbaugh. How old is John Harbaugh here? Because this is 405 pounds. And yes, thank you for that correction. That shows you some of my gym ignorance. If the inner monologue was working correct correctly, still, it would say, fuck, he doesn't know the difference between a deadlift and a squat. What a idiot. He allowed everybody in the entire audience to make fun of the fact that.

[A]

He never goes to the gym.

[B]

I thought you didn't want a whiny voice. John Harbot. 405. How impressed?

[A]

He's not 405 years old. 405 pounds.

[B]

How impressed were you by him? Maybe I should have done the wrestling thing.

[A]

John Harbaugh is 63 years old.

[C]

So is Chris Fowler.

[A]

Wow. 405 energy.

[B]

So slightly younger than 405. That would be really impressive. What? All right, all right.

[A]

Love a good spotter.

[B]

Put this on the poll. Okay, more impressive. Squatting 405 pounds at 65 or squatting 65 pounds at 405 years of age. Good point, because I really did have John Harbaugh being a lot older than he was when I made him 405 years old.

[A]

I have one more feat of strength for you. It's Deion Sanders, 58 years old, banging out 2:45, eight reps on the Bench press told one of the kids, hey, get out of the way. Watch how daddy does it.

[B]

That's a lot for Deon Sanders. I do not think of upper body strength when I think of Deion. I don't. I think of him as being upper body sort of small and and weak.

[A]

What's most impressive here? That's down to the chest, baby. This old man. Tony, what are you Most impressed with? 245lbs Free bar is heavy as hell and if you're 58 years old it's really tough especially when you don't really have a lot of great balance. I'm going Harbaugh. That was my most impressive of those three.

[B]

Let me see that again though because even though I am clearly showing off some of my gym ignorance in making a deadlift a squat. Oh yeah. Wait, so okay, so I thought he just had. I thought that was just two 25 but he's got more than two.

[A]

He's got two caddies on each side plus a 25.

[B]

Do you guys know why the 45 pound is the Cadillac? I do not know that the answer to that.

[A]

Do you guys know best, baby.

[B]

Is that why? It's a good reason I have here in front of me. Darian Mensah has done an interview with on3.com and he says the reason for going to Miami, leaving Duke for Miami is quote I want to make the NFL. I want to be a first round draft pick. And all signs point towards Miami. He says Miami is going to take me to the place I want to go which is ultimately the NFL. They've got NFL coaches. Coach Shannon Dawson, what he does with quarterback quarterbacks, his track records is pretty amazing and it's something I wanted to be a part of. And Barry Jackson writes um has found the formula. Keep signing a very good quarterback in the portal every year. Keep showing them what this coaching staff and OL and weapons can do for them to help their development for the NFL. How they can play for an elite team and showcase their skills. Success begets success and will fuel this formula. Forget grooming quarterbacks and recruiting. This is the formula to remain championship contender every year there is some risk, you'll risk you'll miss out on a quarterback one year. But this is the formula. It would make sense, right to go when you go Cam Ward, Carson Beck, Darian Mensah. It seems pretty easy, right that if college football is going to become professional football, professional football would love to just be able to go and grab quarterbacks that are already developed instead of having to develop them. But in the pros you have salary caps and the greatest advantage you can have is a quarterback at value. You don't have to worry about that in college. College just go get the most expensive quarterback and make sure you've got a quarterback.

[A]

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[B]

LeBatard what is the worst part of the life Stuff the worst part of.

[C]

The life of what?

[A]

This is the Dan lebatar Show with the Stuff.

[B]

We are joined now by somebody who was a very good college quarterback. Played for a lot of years, seven years. Tyler Schuck was with the Saints this year. Had a great rookie season for the Saints. Actually turned their season around. As soon as he started playing was a bit of a surprise. He went 5 and 4 as a starting quarterback. It is Good to see his face here. It's been hidden behind a helmet. So, Tyler, forgive my ignorance here. You went to, you. You were in college about six or seven years, correct?

[C]

That's correct, yeah. Not by choice, but through Covid and the medical, was able to outlast it and yeah, had a blast. Learned a bunch. Was at Oregon, Texas Tech and finished up at Louisville.

[B]

And so when you went through that process and you imagined whatever it is that your life would look like in the pros, how close did it come to resembling what actually ended up happening?

[C]

Far from it. Yeah, I mean, there was a lot of times where you, you know, the reality kind of sets in when you're, you know, you're in a cast, you're in a sling, where, man, I don't know if I'm going to be able to get my opportunity to go to the NFL and just everybody around me just kind of having that mentality to keep going and got that opportunity. I wanted to make sure I took advantage of it. And it's kind of a whirlwind right now, you know, looking back, but I know there's so much more to go.

[B]

Given how difficult the position is, given how fast everything moves. Can you now be honest about whatever was happening in your first game? If you had a piss your pants moment where you're like, ah, this is all too much. All of this is too much?

[C]

No, I mean, I, I remember the first time I came in was, was against the Bucks defense and, and Todd Bowles, and my first start was against the Rams, who were obviously deep in the playoffs. So it was definitely a, you know, you're not, it's not a warm up game. You're not playing against a FCS team in college. And that was. I loved it. You know, you got Vita Vea coming after you got. I think the biggest one was, it was Byron Young came free on the edge and he hit me right in the jaw and I had to get some needles in it. So it was, it hurt pretty good, but, you know, I got acclimated pretty.

[B]

I don't believe you when you say it's a lot of fun. Vita Vega coming through the middle there untouched. I just, I think you're lying.

[A]

Fight or flight?

[C]

Fight or flight.

[B]

I believe that you're lying to us when you say it's a lot of fun to see him coming through the middle unblocked. Nobody wants to see that coming up the middle.

[C]

No, you just run. You just run for your life.

[A]

Okay, Tyler, I've been thinking about this recently. And you bringing it up is. Is a great, great case. So you said you went to school, you went to Oregon, you went to Texas Tech, you went to Louisville. If your team at the Saints are good enough to play on Sunday Night Football and they do the player intros, and the player comes up on the screen with the graphic Tyler Shock, and then you got to say what school you went to? Which school do you say you've been to so many schools.

[C]

Yeah, I think you just got to go the. The Terrell Suggs ball. So hard. University. I don't know. I think I got. I got to really think about it. I'll probably go Louisville because that's obviously the most recent, and they helped me get a kit to this point, but I have ties, I have connections, and a lot of love for all three.

[B]

But I don't think you're saying that right. They correct me around here all the time.

[A]

You say it wrong. You say it wrong.

[B]

No. How does. How do you say Louisville?

[A]

There you go. So simple Dan, you got.

[C]

You got peanut butter on the roof of your mouth, man. You can't. It's not Louisville. It's a Louisville. Louisville.

[A]

What bothers you more when people mispronounce that or your last name? Because I'm sure you ran into plenty of coaches in your day that have butchered that last name. What's the worst pronunciation of shuck you've heard?

[C]

Oh, shug, shoe, shuff, show. I mean, it should be all those things, but. But shock, it kind of fits in New Orleans because there's so many weird words here that you just have to. You have to memorize it and it fits, and you're kind of shucking oysters. You got the F word that correlates with it, so it works out.

[B]

Are you allowed, as a starting quarterback in the NFL to just simply answer this question and you can tell me whether you're allowed without answering it? You don't have to just. Are you allowed to answer? Who's better, Sam Darnold or Drake?

[A]

Man, I don't.

[C]

I don't know if I'm allowed to answer it, but I think both those guys are playing really well. I'm obviously a huge fan. I grew up watching, you know, Sam Darnold when I was in college, wanted to be. Wanted to be like him. And obviously Drake getting to know him. We have similar quarterback trainers, the same guys, and I'm watching their film. It's hard not to. Hard not to be a fan.

[B]

Let me do this another way with you, because you're already expert, even though you're a rookie at not answering questions as a quarterback.

[A]

Because a real brain buster. Rank the quarterbacks as a starting quarterback, I'm sure better.

[B]

Who's better, Drake May or Sam Darnold? My guess is if someone asks him that privately, he's allowed to answer that question. He's just not private though, Dan. Not allowed to answer it publicly.

[A]

No one's watching.

[B]

So can you tell me, Tyler, like, what are your go to cliches in front of your locker when the reporter asks the question you don't want to answer because you've got a game plan here, you've got a playbook for how not to answer questions. So just take me through this. That.

[C]

Well, there's two trains of thought. You can go the. The Seahawks, Marshawn Lynch. You know, I'm just here so I don't get fined, which is, you know, ill advised for. For my position. So I usually just. You kind of resort to the miscommunication. I mean, it was just a miscommunication. It was. You know, we're gonna have to go back to the drawing board.

[A]

Oh, drawing board's a good one. Love a drawing board.

[C]

Drawing board. Re. We'll refocus. I don't know. You know, you gotta. You gotta go in there and you gotta put. Play it cool.

[B]

So help me, though, what kinds of questions do you have in the data bank for miscommunication? Like take me through the playbook of how to answer questions correctly in front of your locker that you don't actually want to answer. What are the kinds of questions that are gonna result in you going straight to the cliche playbook?

[C]

I mean, anytime a reporter is trying to pass blame or, you know, really kind of make somebody else feel like it was their fault or they're going to talk crap on somebody else when that's not the case, so. Or even if it was my fault, say I threw a really bad interception, you got to take the blame. So I think that's a. That's the biggest thing was a reporter trying to get maybe a dicey answer.

[A]

Maybe when they ask you to rank two quarterbacks.

[C]

Yeah, I don't know. It's just. You gotta. Gotta be smart there. You're kind of trying to get a. Trying to get a headline.

[A]

We're all team Tyler there. Your head coach, somebody I have a ton of respect for. Jeff Braum had one of the iconic XFL quotes of all time. Time. I'm sure that was circulated in group chats there. When anybody was hurt in that Louisville locker room, were people asking, do I or do I not have a pulse?

[C]

That was probably the sole reason I committed to Louisville. Out of the portal, I saw that video, and I was like, let's. Let's go. Like, this guy's. This guy gets after it. But that's not fake either. Like, that's how he is on the headset, you know, like, him cussing you out, you know, over the headset whenever you got to play, or him just having that attitude. It's real, but, yeah, no, it's. It's the whole. It's a whole thing there, and I love it.

[B]

Put us next to you in front of the television when Louisville is playing Miami. Last year.

[A]

Louisville, Louisville, Louisville.

[C]

I was fired up. I was fired up just because, you know, we couldn't get it done against them. Last year. It was really, really fun game against Camp Ward and their team, but I think the way they kind of battled in Miami, and obviously they went to the national Chamber, it was pretty cool.

[B]

Let's put a picture up here for Tyler Schuck and have him tell us what's happening in this photo. Can you explain to me everything that's happening here where you are apparently dressed as team owner Gail Benson? And, my God, what a package.

[C]

Yeah, no, thank you. I really appreciate that. That is the. The rookie Halloween contest, where you have to obviously dress. Dress up up and do a whole. Do a whole thing for it. And I got the blessing from the staff and Ms. Benson, you know, obviously really, really close to them, and it was a. It was a hit for sure. I lost to Major Pain. Our running back, Devin Neal, did Major Pain, and he. He had the gold tooth and he killed it. But, man, it was fun. I think it just. You got to not take yourself too seriously.

[B]

What's happening over there on the right, though, of that photograph? Just not. Not with you, but over there on the right. That's vector of the. Yeah, but lower. What's happening on the right?

[A]

Lower.

[C]

I don't know, man. I think he's got a hotel pillow stuff in his pants to try and do the. He's got, like, a gut, you know, the. Oh, yeah, the vector. And then we got. We got, like, a dictator in the right hand. We had a great group, man. Great rookie class. And I think that was the best part. The whole team loved it.

[A]

You had to be nervous to ask the owner for that, though.

[C]

Yeah, I was. I was crapping my pants. But I think that was the best part was it was boring, and everybody Kind of loved it. And like you said, you can't take yourself too seriously. You gotta have some fun with it.

[B]

Most of the people talking about and critiquing whatever is your performance don't understand the difficulty of all the information that you have to process in 25 seconds. So if you were trying to explain to somebody listening to this. All right, let me explain to you this play call, how long it is, what it sounds like, what's just come to me through the helmet very quickly. What is the most complicated thing that you could say right now as just a play call and explain what that play call is? The most complicated sounding play call you guys have that has to get in there in 25 seconds.

[C]

Ooh. Oh, yeah. I mean, you can go any way with that, but I'm, I'm, I can give you a different version of our offense. I don't want to give our plays out too much, but it'd be, give.

[A]

Us one of your plays.

[C]

Motor flop, left stack, you know, F buzz, pop, raptors toss, double post wheel, can hand to, to duo spot. And then you got, you got multiple reads within that. You got, you got a path run option, you got your one high, too high, then you can let it ride. Then you got a, a protection element. Say you get, you know, a pulling guard on that one. If you get pressure, you're gonna, you're gonna kill the protection to get you into six man pro to still run the pass. But if you get kind of a shell, look, you're gonna go, go to run. You got the play clock click, clicking down and you gotta snap the ball.

[B]

I think he likes us. He's not just on with us for that reason. Maybe work in a promo. All right, we'll do shuck yes or shuck no with him about super bowl parties. Are you ready to play the game shuck yes or shuck no with us as I offer you an assortment of super bowl options for a Super bowl party.

[C]

Shuck yes. Okay.

[B]

Pizza gets a chance. Pizza. Shuck yes or shuck no.

[C]

Chuck yes.

[B]

Super bowl commercials. Shuck yes or shuck no.

[C]

Shuck yes. You just got to make sure they're not, you know, at 100 volume watching.

[B]

The game with no sound. Shuck yes or shuck no.

[C]

Shuck no.

[B]

Hot dogs. Shuck yes or shuck no.

[C]

Shuck yes.

[B]

Chicken wings. Shuck yes or shuck no.

[C]

Shuck yes.

[B]

Cupcakes and cookies shaped like footballs. Shuck yes or shuck no.

[C]

Shuck no.

[B]

Halftime show. Shuck yes or shuck no.

[C]

Shuck yes.

[B]

Super bowl squares. Buying squares. Shuck yes or shuck no.

[C]

Shuck na. I don't know if I can even answer that, but if I was not.

[A]

Playing, this guy is good. Just go shuck. No, I think, think shuck.

[C]

Shuck. Na.

[A]

Pointed out the mic there, Dan.

[C]

Better quarterback, Dan, Come on. Have some better questions.

[A]

What you doing?

[B]

Better quarterback Sam Darnold or Drake may shuck yes or shuck no.

[C]

Shuck you, Dan.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Now let him promote his stuff. Promote him.

[B]

Let's go.

[A]

What are you going to be doing this Super Bowl Sunday?

[C]

Ah, man, there's a couple, couple, couple options. I might be in the hospital when my wife's given, given birth to our first son or I might be watching the game or probably both. Maybe. But unfortunately will not be. We'll be down in San Francisco, but we'll be here in New Orleans.

[B]

Congratulations, sir. It was fun watching you and it was fun talking to you. Appreciate the time and appreciate your interview style.

[C]

Thank you, guys. Appreciate you.

[A]

I like that young man. I'm a Saints fan now. I'm trying to tell you like that Tony was. I tried to tell you like that Saints team. I love you guys. That he does. That's how you kick off super bowl week right there.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Shock you, Dan. That was great. Incredible. Impressive young man.

[B]

Put it on. The poll is looking to the best way to kick off super bowl week by saying shuck you, Dan. Because I think I agree with that. Are you guys excited for what's coming next week? Because, you know, I kind of dread all things radio row and it's storming toward us. But we will have a whole lot of guests. And you know that Dominique Foxworth said last week with us, it's like, I don't listen to you guys show for the guests. I don't want guests. I want you guys doing show Fred Warner Tuesday.

[A]

Hell yeah. That's a big shuck in shuck and Fred Warner.

[B]

I think we should play shuck. Yeah. Or shuck. No. With all of the guests now we're.

[A]

Cubing for the Saints. Just see how many questions it takes before they say shuck you, Dan. Yeah, that's great. I'm more excited for the Royal Rumble. Yes, Dan. I thought that's the direction you were going.

[B]

I think the biggest story in sports is Denny Hans Hamlin.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. I was just endorsing you. Oh, no. We're in this together, buddy. No, no, wait a minute. You were at the wrong microphone. You were in the wrong. You were at the wrong microphone. That was not in her monologue. That was inner micologue. His dad died in a fire here. Come on. This is the dirty demon of debate. This is not the inner monologue anymore. Seem to have worked myself into a predicament. Quick, go to Zaz on his Royal Rumble. Talk. Enough about Denny Hamlin. Let's talk about Denny Hamlin.

[A]

Oh, okay. One door closes. Denny Hamlin, if you're familiar with his story, heartbreaking loss. He's basically the Buffalo Bills. He's never won.

[B]

Where's the gearhead?

[A]

Really? This is. I'm gonna touch on serious subject matter. Let's make sure that we have the video of him juggle more things. Bob Pockrass. Denny Hamlin had a heartbreaking championship loss. Devastating. They were in the pits. Kyle Larson takes a gamble on the top. Denny Hamlin loses a race that he was completely controlling. And the championship, the cup championship, eludes him once again. When all the stars appeared to be aligning for him. He wanted to win that title. He wanted his terminal, terminally ill father to watch him win that title. And months after that devastating defeat, Denny Hamlin's terminally ill father passed away in a tragic household fire that also injured his mother. I can't even imagine the devastation. Denny Hamlin, NASCAR season is starting this Sunday with the clash at Bowman Gray and then Daytona on the horizon. He sat down with NASCAR's preeminent journalist. And these are the first words that I've seen Denny Hamlin speak. And visibly, if you know what he looks like, he looks like a man that has gone through hell. He is absolutely wearing this tragedy, and he gives voice to it.

[B]

You.

[A]

Your heart breaks for Denny Hamlin here. How are you doing? Okay, as to be expected.

[B]

Should it look like your mom is doing okay?

[A]

Yeah, she has good days, bad days, but getting better.

[B]

Did you consider not racing after everything that happened?

[A]

I mean, I've considered all options. I made a promise to Joe, give his family. Do you think it's going to be difficult to race? I don't think so. I think that, you know, once I get in the swing of it, it'll actually be good, you know, to get back to it. I just. I haven't locked in for the season necessarily quite yet and just.

[B]

Is there anything you want to say to.

[A]

So many people have reached out and said things on social media. I'm curious if there is anything you want to tell people or. Well, you know, I try to answer back some. It's impossible to answer back all, but, yeah, it just Certainly, you know, the NASCAR family's always been a very tight group, and I appreciate the, you know, the condolences and the well wishes and everything from everyone. It certainly does mean a lot. Have you had much time to kind of work with the team at all, or have they pretty much given you.

[B]

Kind of time to be.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, today would be my first, first day back at the shop since November, probably best of me. I think it'd be an old hat. I mean, it'll be pretty much like.

[B]

You'Re gonna be ready for.

[A]

I think so. I mean, you know, those guys have been working and preparing and whatnot. I'll be obviously a little bit behind, but I feel like I can catch up pretty quickly. Obviously, pretty heavy stuff there. And if you were watching us on the video supplement there, you can see a dude that looks broken. But I know NASCAR is not everybody's cup of Te. Dan, I know you're a big sports guy. You like what happens between the lines, but you also love the story behind sport. And I'm telling you, if Denny Hamlin finds a way to even win Daytona, that's incredible. He's done it before. But if he wins this cup, it is one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of sport. And everybody should be rooting for Denny Hamlin, who oftentimes embraces the villain role. He has really been buoyed by the NASCAR community here. It's a face turn like he is what everybody's rooting for. I'm a Kyle Larson guy, and Kyle Larson won that cup championship, and I was bummed for Danny Hamlin, and I am so rooting hard for the 11 car this year.

[B]

Well, sports are cool in a lot of different ways. And we were joking when we started today about Jeremy correctly saying, come on, you guys, you can't tell me that Denny Hamlin and Djokovic are a bigger story than antetokounmpo. But if those stories were in the sports you cared about, you'd think they were. If we were taking these athletes and moving them into the things that you actually care about, you would have been moved by what happened with Djokovic this morning. And the Denny Hamlin story has been fascinating for the last. I mean, for at least the last year.

[A]

Yeah, transparently, I had no idea what was going on with Denny Hamlin when I said that. I'm just more of a Pelo Larson guy. I understand that. But this is why we share these stories, because Brett Favreau, Monday Night Football, Jordan embracing the trophy. That's those are storylines that people can connect to. And then he's got a story that I think everybody can identify with.