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Chris Cote
This is the Dan Levator show with the Stugats podcast.
Dominique Foxworth
All right, so I've been told that Nashville is the music city. We've had this conversation before. I'm not a big fan of live music, but Nashville is supposed to be the music city, right? So you would think that if you go to a Nashville event, you're gonna get some fine music. Yeah, not apparently. If you go to a Nashville Predators game, you might get an anthem like this.
Chris Cote
Whoa, can you see by the dawn of Lev. What so proudly we.
Billy Gil
How did that get approved? Like, do they not vet things? Were they just like, all right, this guy looks like he's got a vet.
Chris Cote
I think he was a vet. Yeah, I'm gonna look it up, but I think he was a vet. You got some Leeway on that.
Billy Gil
Thank you for your service, sir.
Dominique Foxworth
Incredible anthem.
Andrew Hawkins
Let him rock.
Billy Gil
I'm still gonna push back here.
Andrew Hawkins
Really like that.
Billy Gil
There has to be another qualification.
Chris Cote
Just on his face. You don't think that if you were at that game, you wouldn't love that.
Dominique Foxworth
That was sick.
Dan Le Batard
What?
Billy Gil
Play it again. This is ridiculous. You don't know what song it is.
Andrew Hawkins
What beat is that?
Chris Cote
Can you see by the dawn what so proudly we.
Billy Gil
That guy's never played the bongo before.
Andrew Hawkins
That's.
Billy Gil
Someone just handed it, like, hey, this is how you're doing it.
Andrew Hawkins
A really fast beat for that song that. I don't. I don't. I'm not a bongo player. Although bongo. Yes, you are.
Dan Le Batard
Everybody is.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah, I guess you're right.
Billy Gil
I love the stadium. When they do the thing where it's like they put a picture of a bongo and then everyone's playing there.
Andrew Hawkins
Even as an instrument for the bongos, isn't that a very, like, Afro? Like, I don't.
Dominique Foxworth
I would have assumed. Yeah, it felt like a person playing the bongos authentically would have had a little bit more to them.
Andrew Hawkins
History of the bongo bongos. A pair of open bottom drums originated in Afro Cuban culture, late 19th century.
Billy Gil
Just sing it, man. Like, the singing's not terrible, especially if.
Andrew Hawkins
You'Re playing the bongos while his voice is great for someone who's also simultaneously playing the bongo.
Dominique Foxworth
I think. I think where Charlie was going with this was not arguing whether he's good at it or bad at it. If you go to an event, would you rather just have a normal anthem or would you rather be at the one game where this guy plays the bongo? I'm with you.
Billy Gil
This is interesting. And I would be laughing if I was in the arena. I wouldn't be angry about it, but it's just one of those things of like, something fell through the cracks here. Like, whoever's in charge of the production there was definitely like, all right. Like, the person under them got a strongly worded email the next day.
Dan Le Batard
The best part about it was there was an intermission interview. They were playing the Ducks, and one of the Ducks players were like, you guys got a slow start. Yeah, the bongo anthem really threw us off a little.
Dominique Foxworth
Is that better or worse than the Fergie anthem? You remember the All Star game?
Dan Le Batard
It's an all timer.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah.
Dan Le Batard
Top of the heap.
Andrew Hawkins
It's better.
Dominique Foxworth
You think it's better?
Andrew Hawkins
Way better. Way better. Because the expectation for Fergie was that it would be just that Person went into it like, hey, this is a run of the mill national anthem.
Billy Gil
And you know what song she's singing the whole time.
Andrew Hawkins
You get a platinum artist. Of course, musically, they're gonna do something where we're not gonna make any headlines. We're good here.
Chris Cote
The Fergie anthem remix the warriors played in their locker room was awesome.
Andrew Hawkins
Apparently, she was not happy.
Stugotz
Or her ex husband.
Chris Cote
Ex husband was complaining.
Dominique Foxworth
Still.
Stugotz
Still standing for her.
Andrew Hawkins
It's a tough moment.
Dominique Foxworth
Oh, they. They still believe it was good.
Chris Cote
That's right.
Andrew Hawkins
I don't think they believe it's good. I think that they are like, I'm an artist.
Billy Gil
I wanted to make it my own.
Andrew Hawkins
Wanted to make it. You know, hey, you put the art out there and you let the people decide.
Dominique Foxworth
No, they're not letting the people decide.
Andrew Hawkins
The people have decided that that was overwhelmingly.
Dan Le Batard
This is the Draymond. Smile for me.
Andrew Hawkins
Where do we stop with the national anthem at? What version of the national anthem is it? Like, hey, let's.
Billy Gil
I feel like we might have gotten there with this bongo.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah. If I go up there and just start rapping the national anthem, what's like beatboxing?
Billy Gil
Like, you wouldn't.
Andrew Hawkins
And I just start. And I'd be. I'm dead. Dead ass serious the whole time.
Dominique Foxworth
It's not beatbox. It's a lunch table beat.
Andrew Hawkins
Oh, yeah.
Billy Gil
Beatboxing.
Andrew Hawkins
Billy, you looked at me crazy when I said that.
Chris Cote
Well, I was trying to figure out, where are you doing it? Yeah, like, what arena are you doing it?
Billy Gil
Let's make this happen. We can get you at a Heat game.
Chris Cote
Because I think that somewhere where it's.
Andrew Hawkins
Like, it doesn't fit. Like. Like Pittsburgh Paints arena for a paint.
Chris Cote
Utah. Are you doing that as a jazz game? Then maybe just minor league baseball wouldn't fly.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah.
Dan Le Batard
I say you do it in Canada. Turn the crowd.
Andrew Hawkins
Turn the crowd.
Dan Le Batard
Because they're gonna be booing you either way. So maybe if, like, you do something different with it. They're like, wait, at first I wanted to boo this guy.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah.
Dan Le Batard
But it's ambition when everybody waving and.
Andrew Hawkins
I get them started right here first. When they all get into it.
Dan Le Batard
When I use St. Clair.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah, you gotta have a hype man. You gotta have a hype man along with it. And I volunteer my.
Andrew Hawkins
Just bring bust around. Oh, say can you see when I'm. He just starts going, you're a speed rapper and you gotta get away, get away, get away. And the bombs were away and away get away.
Chris Cote
That would be the best national anthem ever. Busta Rhymes National Anthem.
Billy Gil
Let's go like 10 seconds long.
Dominique Foxworth
I mean, I don't know how much time Hawk needs to prepare, but I feel like he's got it in him. I feel like he's got a Bustin Rob's National Anthem in him at some point.
Dan Le Batard
Look at me now version. Come on.
Andrew Hawkins
That's gold, man.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah. Well, speaking of music in art, there's a Beatles movie coming out, right, Mike?
Dan Le Batard
There's four Beatles movies coming out.
Billy Gil
They each get one.
Dan Le Batard
Yeah. Each member of the Beatles. They're all gonna be directed by Sam Mendez, accomplished director. Accomplished director, did American Beauty. They're gonna have. It's basically The Beetleverse. And four movies are gonna all come out in April of 2028.
Andrew Hawkins
Okay.
Dan Le Batard
It's being touted as the first ever bingeable theater experience. They're all gonna be in each other's movies, but the focus will be on Paul's movie, on Paul and so on and so forth.
Billy Gil
Gotta start with Ringo.
Dan Le Batard
No one's going out for fourth one. Played by Barry Keegan, who's long since been rumored to it to be attached to this project. This has been something that's been talked about for several years now in Hollywood. Sam Mendes taking on the Beatles but doing an individual mo. They finally announced the full cast today and the release of 2028. Now, I don't know if it's all coming out the very same release date. It would make sense to stagger them a little bit. But all four movies are gonna come out the same month. That is a plan right now. This is very ambitious filmmaking.
Andrew Hawkins
I love the concept.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah.
Andrew Hawkins
More for Netflix, though.
Dan Le Batard
It's a very Netflix y streamer type of idea. We've never really tried this in the theaters, but I kind of like that the theaters are trying to hop aboard the ambition train. And Sam Mendes doesn't really make streaming films. Like, this is a big time cinematic. Very accomplished director. It's the Beatles. They're literally like the biggest thing ever when it comes to music.
Dominique Foxworth
So it's gonna be from like the same time period from all of their different perspectives, potentially.
Dan Le Batard
I don't know if it's gonna focus on the same time period. Chris is reading the article right now. I don't know if it's gonna time hop a little bit. I mean, it's the Beatles. They went through famously several different eras, but their stories are going to very clearly be intertwined.
Andrew Hawkins
I love it. I think this is super dope.
Dominique Foxworth
Are you a Beatles guy or you just love the concept generally?
Andrew Hawkins
I Love the concept. And I probably am, like, 52% a Beatles guy. Oh, yeah. My mom bought the the Beatles one album when I was younger, and we just. We played it off the hook, man. And so I just learned all the music and of that album specifically.
Chris Cote
Did you guys see the show on Netflix a couple of years ago called Kaleidoscope?
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah, I did.
Chris Cote
So, like, Kaleidoscope was kind of like this, where it was like a heist movie, and there was like, eight or nine episodes or whatever it was. And there was no order to watch them in because each one was focusing on what happened. And depending on which order you watched it in, you would believe different things based on how the story unfolded.
Andrew Hawkins
That's kind of like the last season of Arrested Development on Netflix when they, like, brought it back and then they gave you the perspective of each character. Nobody else saw it, I can tell you.
Dan Le Batard
Like, this is already.
Andrew Hawkins
You guys are very surprised at my. My whiteness. Like, yo, you listen to the Beatles and watching the rest.
Dan Le Batard
You know me a little bit.
Chris Cote
Thing about Arrested Development is, like, you.
Dan Le Batard
Also played the bongos earlier.
Chris Cote
You canceled it. You brought it back. Then it was on Netflix, and there was, like, a long break in between. And then, like, you watch and you're like, I don't remember what's going on. And I watched it to watch it because I felt like I needed to have some closure. But then there were times where I'm like, I'm watching this just to watch it, like, to say that I watched the whole thing.
Dan Le Batard
That was my experience with it.
Andrew Hawkins
I want to go back. The OGs are still the best ones.
Dan Le Batard
Yeah. But from a filmmaking perspective, I don't know how they're gonna go about shooting this. It seems like a nightmare to edit because, like, well, we're in this. We're in this. We built this set for the Ringo part. But, you know, John. This is a big part of John. So I assume they're going to have their own perspective of the very same scene. Yeah, like, it's a very ambitious project to take off.
Dominique Foxworth
All right, I'm throwing you a bit of a curveball right now. But for somebody like me who, like, I'm aware of the Beatles, there's some songs that, like, are good, are fine, but I'm not a Beatles fan.
Dan Le Batard
Put that in your bio.
Dominique Foxworth
I'm Nick Fox.
Dan Le Batard
I'm aware of the Beatles.
Dominique Foxworth
I'm aware of the Beatles, but my parents didn't play Beatles when I was young. Lots of people have told me, hey, you gotta listen to Beatles, they'll give me a song like, yeah, that thing is dope. But most of them, I think a lot of the Beatles stuff was so influential that it. It doesn't feel special. Now. It might have felt special at the time, but I'm like, yeah, it sounds like a lot of music that I've seen, but people who really appreciate a lot of music I've heard, but people who really appreciate the Beatles will say that it's because music was so influenced by them. But what I want from you is some help at giving me some sports comps for each individual Beatle. Because I know that like I heard off the top, we're not excited about the Ringo movie. Like, he's the least.
Billy Gil
Is clearly the fourth.
Dan Le Batard
Yeah, Ringo is very clearly the drummer. The fourth and not probably won't make for the most interesting movie. And you know, people have taken shots at his musical ability and whatnot.
Billy Gil
But the George one will be interesting.
Andrew Hawkins
See what Ringo's like Michael from Boyz II Men. Well, I would if I gave a computer, you know, like he was the.
Dan Le Batard
One no longer surprised at your whiteness.
Dominique Foxworth
Thank you.
Andrew Hawkins
I was just trying to. I'm bilingual in that way.
Dominique Foxworth
I was looking. I was looking for a sports comp. But that's a good. That's a good non sports.
Dan Le Batard
Well, it's hard because like it would have to be. I'm trying to get sports comps from the same era.
Dominique Foxworth
It doesn't have to be from the same era. It could be anywhere. So I can. I'm trying to get like a. A crash course and understanding the dynamics in these, these people and these characters. And I know like Paul seems like he's the most like famous and affable and.
Dan Le Batard
But that only. It only feels that way because he's been around, you know, like in your life. You haven't. John would probably be the more famous of the most talented really if he were. If he were around Syl, he'd probably be the most revered. So I don't know.
Billy Gil
You have John Lennon and Paul McCartney who are like the top two. George Harrison, resentful of them, thinks he could have been one of the top guys, but clearly.
Dominique Foxworth
Is he delusional? Is he more talented?
Dan Le Batard
He's pretty talented.
Dominique Foxworth
No, he could have been. So he's right. He could have been.
Dan Le Batard
George had a great sing, a single career.
Dominique Foxworth
So John Lennon a little bit like maybe Derrick Rose, Lynn Bias. No, not Lynn Bias.
Dan Le Batard
I don't think anybody's asking what could have been his. His legacy was kind of cemented it's just like if he were still around right now, he'd be ultra revered.
Dominique Foxworth
So he would be the best of.
Billy Gil
Them, I think so people think John Lennon is. But we might think that if Paul had died and John was staying here, we might think that about Paul.
Chris Cote
So Paul's whole thing is he's just alive.
Stugotz
Paul a compiler.
Dan Le Batard
I'm not saying it's his whole thing.
Chris Cote
And Ringo's just chilling. Ringo's still alive.
Andrew Hawkins
He's just like.
Chris Cote
He's Ringo.
Billy Gil
I think our perceptions of Paul would kind. I think Paul and John were like.
Dominique Foxworth
Right neck and neck.
Billy Gil
So if Paul had gone earlier and John was still here, I think we might. I don't know. I don't know.
Dan Le Batard
I wish your dad were here. I could get his perspective because he was. He was around when it was going on.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah, he was. I get the sense that John is. Feels more like an artist and that might also be like. I get that sense because of the Yoko connection is like he feels more like a free spirited artist. And Paul comes off more as a guy who like had the art in him but understood the commerce.
Billy Gil
Paul was the one that everyone kind of liked and he wrangled the group like hey, come on in guys, let's do this, let's do another album.
Dan Le Batard
I think we're pissing people off.
Chris Cote
If he had the option, do you think Paul would change places with John to switch legacies?
Billy Gil
I think he'd rather be.
Dan Le Batard
I'd rather be assassinated.
Chris Cote
Well, but he could have the legacy of John, legacy wise. But he wouldn't be a sir.
Dan Le Batard
Paul has a great legacy, but his legacy is great. Like he's Paul McCart.
Chris Cote
How about Ringo? Would he switch places with John?
Andrew Hawkins
Ringo.
Dan Le Batard
Now we're getting. Now I like this for sake topic. Okay, that's something to chew on, my friend.
Billy Gil
Would Ringo have taken John's exact path to get.
Dan Le Batard
Because this whole thing is. He's the disrespected beetle. Yeah, I'm sure that that act has worn thin on him a little bit.
Billy Gil
He sounds the most Lego Beetles. Well, you got some pretty good questions.
Andrew Hawkins
Who asked you about the Beatles? Was that John?
Dan Le Batard
That's one of them.
Dominique Foxworth
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Chris Cote
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Andrew Hawkins
His best impersonation is. Is Jay Gruden. Robert and Kirk, very niche. My quarterback man. Robert and Kirk, that is as someone who again that was my officer coordinator. He dropped that on me. Mitchell one time, bro.
Dominique Foxworth
You off?
Andrew Hawkins
I Almost crapped my pants, bro.
Chris Cote
Would Ringo change places with George because George also dropped. Yeah, but he wasn't assassinated.
Dan Le Batard
George was around a little bit longer.
Andrew Hawkins
Maybe they'll cover this in the movie. I like the, the, the Beatles verse version of this, though. I do think that's really cool. And I would imagine in production what they'll do is they'll have their individual of filming, but all the scenes that do overlap, they'll just knock them out in the same setting. Right.
Dan Le Batard
You think they're going to have arguments and it'll be like portrayed in one way from John's perspective and it'll be like a totally different experience.
Andrew Hawkins
That's the best part because, like when two people come into an argument, you never see the build up leading to it. So like you said with Kaleidoscope, like we'll have a completely different thought process. Getting to that. That point.
Chris Cote
I'm just now imagining the Ringo movie. We're like, ringo, I got some rough news for you, John. It's been assassin. He's like, oh, why couldn't it be me? Then like years later, like, Ringo, Bad news, George. Classic again. When's my turn?
Andrew Hawkins
His whole movie. That's crazy.
Billy Gil
I'm still alive.
Dan Le Batard
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Stugotz
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Dan Le Batard
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Chris Cote
Smirnoff supports us.
Dan Le Batard
I like Smirnoff.
Dominique Foxworth
I don't like Dano.
Dan Le Batard
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Andrew Hawkins
Don LeBatard.
Dominique Foxworth
No one else here is willing to do a Trump or a Biden.
Dan Le Batard
That's not true, Dan.
Dominique Foxworth
Okay, Tony, you can catch up.
Dan Le Batard
A thousand impersonations.
Andrew Hawkins
That's not bad, man.
Dan Le Batard
Finally.
Chris Cote
Terrible.
Billy Gil
Pretty good.
Dan Le Batard
St. Yours is terrible.
Billy Gil
You just gotta get a little redder, a little pinker.
Dan Le Batard
You're right there, man.
Stugotz
Yours is not that you're biting.
Andrew Hawkins
What do you mean?
Dan Le Batard
Oh, his is good.
Billy Gil
That's actually not bad.
Dominique Foxworth
Not terrible.
Stugotz
That's not terrible.
Billy Gil
We gotta come together.
Stugotz
Little Southern, little Bush, little George Bush in that one.
Chris Cote
This is the Don lebatar show with the stugats.
Dominique Foxworth
Some of the. The news that's come out of the meeting at the breakers for the NFL owners is not all that Ripp happening right now, but some of the video I've really enjoyed. Have you guys seen the Mike Tomlin video where he's answering a question, I think about Aaron Rodgers. He's answering that question. But the answer to question doesn't matter as much as the visuals. I don't know if anyone's seen that.
Andrew Hawkins
I have not.
Billy Gil
He looks super sweaty. Is this audio, guys? Let's play this.
Dominique Foxworth
We got it ready?
Andrew Hawkins
He's a free agent, as you guys know. He came to visit last Friday. We had a really productive, productive day. He's been in this thing a long time. I've been in this thing a long time. But there's no substitute for, you know, intimacy and spending time together and getting to know one another in a non competitive environment. And so that was really good. But I don't have any new updates in terms of where the process is. We'll see where it leads us. That's.
Dominique Foxworth
There's a lot more to it.
Billy Gil
He is glistening.
Dominique Foxworth
He doesn't even say anything. That's super interesting in there. It's just pretty straightforward about Aaron Rodgers.
Chris Cote
He's the best at saying absolutely nothing. Like, absolutely nothing. But like, to the point that you're like, I run through a wall for this guy saying absolutely nothing. And like, he's right. And. And then if you, like, sit back and think, like, what is he right about? I don't know, but he's right.
Billy Gil
This is not outside.
Dominique Foxworth
It's a hell of a skill. I was. I was wondering if we didn't have the sound. What, what I think this person is talking because his shirt is not sweaty, but his face and whole thing is all drenched. Like, the first thing that came to my mind was that this would be someone if their girl was like, you left your phone open. This is now someone trying to explain.
Andrew Hawkins
To them, he impaled me where the sweat just started. Yeah, I think that him coming from Pittsburgh to Palm Beach, Florida, isn't that where the meetings are?
Billy Gil
Oh, that's true.
Andrew Hawkins
Come on, man. I moved down here two years ago and I could not figure out for the life of me how you humans down here survived. Like, once it. It gets hot and it's like, I don't feel like your body is meant to sweat as much as you just get normal. Normalized into doing. And I think for Mike T. This is just day one. Palm beach, like, okay, someone left the door open. Everyone else is like, oh, it's not too bad. And he's like, what the hell is going on here?
Dan Le Batard
Slipper too.
Andrew Hawkins
This is just crazy.
Dominique Foxworth
Mike Tomlin still says nothing as good as anyone ever in history. But I think this not to reach back to the Taylor Jenkins thing, but that's a huge value.
Andrew Hawkins
That's where my mind was going. Like, you should take notes.
Dominique Foxworth
And this is. We try to figure out how valuable or how good a coach Mike Tomlin is. And we often focus on the X and O's on the field. And for Mike Tomlin, we all appreciate that he's able to have all these super talented players who are mercurial, I guess.
Andrew Hawkins
I don't know.
Dominique Foxworth
I've tried to find a nice way to characterize so many of the players in that have played for them and played well for them and not survived elsewhere. But that also like the idea that you can deliver something and no matter what it is, people won't give it a time of day just because the way that you deliver it is with so much.
Dan Le Batard
You were teammates with Ray Lewis. You know.
Dominique Foxworth
I do know. I do know I'd run through a wall for Ray, Ray, Ray.
Dan Le Batard
And it was all nonsense.
Andrew Hawkins
Utter, utter nonsense. We played Ray in 2000, maybe 11.
Dominique Foxworth
How much did you lose by?
Andrew Hawkins
We needed to win to get into the playoffs and we didn't. Right. But I had a couple of catches late in the game. There's some big third downs. I think I finished the game maybe with 36 yards receiving.
Dominique Foxworth
But you didn't care about that. Cause you only wanted to win.
Andrew Hawkins
Not really. Because it was like, you know, you're that young position where it's like, do I want the season to keep going right?
Dan Le Batard
I actually have a question. Can we hit pause on that? Yeah. You guys played each other.
Dominique Foxworth
Did we?
Dan Le Batard
In the league?
Andrew Hawkins
I don't know.
Billy Gil
We're asking.
Dan Le Batard
You were in the same. You were in the same division.
Andrew Hawkins
We were, but it's like, I know.
Dan Le Batard
You were inside and Dominique was on the outside.
Dominique Foxworth
Tore my Zelda. So we may not have played.
Dan Le Batard
You don't think there was ever a time where you guys shared a football field? That's interesting.
Andrew Hawkins
I don't.
Dan Le Batard
Considering how much time you spend in the division.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah.
Andrew Hawkins
I don't know.
Dominique Foxworth
I don't know.
Chris Cote
I don't know.
Dominique Foxworth
Well, I mean, I do know. I do know that we won if we played each other. Yeah. Like a safe bet.
Dan Le Batard
All right. Unpause.
Andrew Hawkins
I think unpause.
Chris Cote
One of them knows, and the one that knows is the one that lost the battle. Like, that's what's going on here. And which one does. I don't know which one is lying, but one of the.
Andrew Hawkins
One of them has been curious going against Dominique Fox.
Chris Cote
You may not remember, but one of you has definitely looked this up at some point in time and didn't like the results. And that's why we're both pretending we don't know if we.
Andrew Hawkins
I know I went against almost exclusively, like, 100% of the snaps against Ladarius Webb. I know that to be a fact.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah, because he was.
Andrew Hawkins
Well, because I coached him before I got to the NFL, so he would call me coach on the field.
Chris Cote
Incredibly. Wow.
Dominique Foxworth
While jamming you to the sideline. No, no, no, no, no, no.
Chris Cote
That is incredibly.
Dominique Foxworth
Web was nice, boy.
Andrew Hawkins
Webb was nice.
Dominique Foxworth
He came in as a safety. They moved him to the slot. Eventually. He played outside corner. Webb was giving you that word.
Andrew Hawkins
Who did he not like to go against the most?
Dominique Foxworth
That's because he felt bad about roughing his picture.
Chris Cote
That's what I was gonna say. Like, if you ever did anything against him, he'd be like, mister.
Billy Gil
He's gotta say coach.
Andrew Hawkins
He really was calling me Coach.
Dan Le Batard
I asked ChatGPT if Dominique Foxworth and Andrew Hawkins ever played a game against one another in the NFL. The answer was no, because Dominique played corner in the NFL from 2005 to 2011 before retiring due to injuries. Hawkins entered the league in 2011 while their careers briefly overlapped. In 2011, Dominique was dealing with injuries and only played two games that season before retiring. So they never faced each other in an actual NFL game.
Andrew Hawkins
There's the answer. ChatGPT finally gets one right.
Dominique Foxworth
We weren't lying, Billy. It's fine. We would have told it if it happened, because one of us. The thing that I think that you don't recognize about us is if I knew that I gave Hawk that work.
Andrew Hawkins
Oh, yeah. That's why we would have let.
Chris Cote
That's why. That's why I thought that you were lying. That's why I thought you were lying.
Dominique Foxworth
Oh, yeah. We kicked. I would have kicked it off. Day one. Remember that time this pivotal game went.
Andrew Hawkins
Into the way back machine?
Dan Le Batard
That there is one way that we can fire it back up.
Dominique Foxworth
Oh, man.
Dan Le Batard
Finally get the answer.
Andrew Hawkins
Let's just go.
Dan Le Batard
Tony will be quarterback. There won't be an actual ball.
Dominique Foxworth
Oh, I feel good about. I feel really good.
Dan Le Batard
Just all footwork, baby.
Dominique Foxworth
I got that one. I'm a swing down. Swipe it. I got that one. I feel really good about myself. Gonna run back a big six.
Chris Cote
Both running in opposite direction, scoring a touchdown with an imaginary ball.
Andrew Hawkins
I got that one.
Dominique Foxworth
No, you didn't.
Andrew Hawkins
Yes, I did.
Dominique Foxworth
I can't wait to do it. Now. I was saying there's no way you guys could talk me into trying to do anything athletic. But, hey, if we get Tony out there with no ball, I'm down. I like. I know. Tipped at the line. I got tipped at a line.
Andrew Hawkins
The story I was gonna get to was I didn't do that much. And then after the game, Ray gave me a speech about 2 inches away from my nose, like, you're a goddamn warrior. You understand me? I love the way you play. And I was like, very. This is very intense. And so I was like, yeah, yeah, I appreciate it. But I walked away being like, I don't know. I don't feel like I did anything that important. I'm not sure if he knows exactly who I was. I feel like he's mistaken me for somebody else that might have made a couple of plays in that game.
Dominique Foxworth
Who?
Dan Le Batard
On the Browns?
Andrew Hawkins
I don't know, man. Or it just felt like a random speech. In a game that didn't warrant a speech, it would be like, yes, after game one, me just like, again, nose to nose in y'all, like. And it was very. He recognized he's a very close talker.
Dominique Foxworth
Cause he's. I think he recognizes who he is and the value of his words. And I think that he probably thought in that moment that you. In a situation, you had talent and you're on a team that is not very good, that this guy is obviously good. And it wasn't just from that game. I imagine it was from film study also. And he was like, before we leave here, this guy who's obviously fighting to get in the league and stay in the league and show his worth and is on his team, that could be demoralized.
Andrew Hawkins
I'm going to give him a word, right?
Dominique Foxworth
And I think that's a. It sounds. As I get older, I recognize things that a younger me thought was stupid, but a younger me would be like, the content matters more than the delivery.
Andrew Hawkins
And I wouldn't say it was stupid. I loved it. It was really. It's Ray freaking Lewis, man. Like, it wasn't like. But I'm just trying to, like, contextualize it to myself. Like, you didn't do anything that great, though. So much love to Ray, I'm telling you. His ability to motivate. I think it's kind of the point of the story.
Dominique Foxworth
It's pretty obvious that through the week of practice, he saw this one guy on the team that is working really hard, that's doing. Making plays in spite of what's challenging around him. And then he played in the game and. And they probably beat you. And he was like, where is that kid Hawk that stood out on film? That kid probably needs a word from Reverend Ray to keep it going. And it. Ain't nobody hit you with it.
Chris Cote
Would you ever avoid Ray? Cause you, like, didn't want a speech at that moment.
Dominique Foxworth
Nah. You never. I mean, so he always speaks in speeches, and you never avoid Ray because it's either inspirational or funny. Like, it's not a bad thing. Ray's the coolest dude to be around. Very intense. But I think the thing that I could have learned from him that I didn't was that it's so much more in certain situations or the delivery matters, if not more as much as the content in certain situations. And I would always think that, like, but it's what you say that matters, but, like, no, sometimes it's about getting their attention and making sure they're in front.
Dan Le Batard
Throughout the history of American politics, it's a Often how you say things. What's the best compliment you ever received from an opponent?
Dominique Foxworth
Best compliment you ever received from an opponent? I don't know. I don't.
Dan Le Batard
Did Jerry Rice compliment you as you ended his career?
Dominique Foxworth
No. Jerry Rice didn't like me because you ended his career. So.
Andrew Hawkins
Jerry.
Dominique Foxworth
Jerry. My rookie year in Denver, Jerry Rice came to camp with us. He ended up retiring before the season started. But it was like, I grew up watching Jerry Rice.
Andrew Hawkins
I loved Jerry Rice.
Dominique Foxworth
It was my brother's favorite player.
Dan Le Batard
That's wild.
Dominique Foxworth
And he used to do that. My first rep in training camp was against Jerry Rice in one on one.
Andrew Hawkins
How old was Jerry Rice?
Dominique Foxworth
40 plus.
Andrew Hawkins
That's crazy.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah.
Andrew Hawkins
As someone who just debated all day about what we could do and could not do athletically, the thought of being in a training camp the way I feel now feels well of the utmost ridiculous.
Dominique Foxworth
Jerry Rice was not participating.
Dan Le Batard
Yeah, but he's Jerry Rice. Yeah, you're valid.
Andrew Hawkins
Okay. Jerry Rice accountability. Okay.
Dan Le Batard
He's the greatest receiver of all time.
Andrew Hawkins
Ah, my bad.
Dan Le Batard
You won one football game in two seasons and traded.
Dominique Foxworth
Campus traded. That was the last one was necessary. All of them leading up to it.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah, that was good. That last one was good. And also it's not factual. I let it go because it's good marketing at this point to be so historically bad. How. How bad? That it's the calling card. I only was a part of the first season, technically.
Dominique Foxworth
Okay, gotcha.
Andrew Hawkins
But I digress. Continue.
Dominique Foxworth
That was the one where they won no games.
Andrew Hawkins
We were 1 and 15. The following year they were 0 and 16.
Dominique Foxworth
So take that.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah, buddy.
Dominique Foxworth
He wasn't there for that.
Dan Le Batard
Unless you think this shows the only example of getting worse. Show over show. Cleveland Browns followed up a one win season with a zero win season.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah. So, yeah, Jerry came to camp. And Jerry's camp experience was different because, you know, you're a vet. At that point, camp for us was like, look, I gotta show y'all I could play every single snap of every day for two whole practices. Jerry Rice, they knew, like, what you're capable of. We needed to see, like, how much of it he could bring to the table. And they determined that it wasn't enough. But Jerry was not Jerry Rice. And so my first rep. I want it.
Andrew Hawkins
And I was so like Jerry Quinoa, but go ahead. Sorry. Don't apologize. Hey, man, we got it. We got to take shots. I think you're afraid to touch the button. This is. This is one of those games where you got to just put them up and see where it lands. Now you know where that button is.
Dan Le Batard
Hold off the late rally. Come on. We got a Derrick Rice story.
Dominique Foxworth
Did I do. Yeah. The best thing about Jerry Rice, he's incredibly cool, as you would expect him to be, being the greatest receiver of all time. But the greatest thing about his training camp, it was we had the, like, off season stuff. And so we were there together for a long time. And so we would go to the club and Jerry would go with us.
Andrew Hawkins
And it was crazy in and of itself. Like, we're gonna Just breeze over that. But we'll come back to it. Is it crazy? 40 years old in the club with you as a rookie. 21, 40 plus.
Dominique Foxworth
So it was like.
Andrew Hawkins
Never makes sense, no matter the context, but go ahead.
Dominique Foxworth
The whole team was like, hey, we're going out. And like, you're part of the team. You go out, right?
Andrew Hawkins
So okay.
Dominique Foxworth
Anyway, Jerry, we were in early 2000s, so we all were in oversized clothes. And Jerry was in a fit that was probably killing him in the 80s and would probably kill em right now because like, the tight. It was tight buttons. Only a few buttons buttoned in a skinny chain. But we were in an era where everything was baggy, monster change. And so we walk into the club, Jerry is in the 80s cooking him. And we all in 2000, looking at Jerry like, why he dressed like that? But really, he was the freshest one of all of us. In like a silk button down with his chest hair out in a tiny gold chain.
Andrew Hawkins
Like, if you had a picture of that night right now, he would be the only one.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah, we all would be looking like.
Andrew Hawkins
What the hell are y'all doing?
Dominique Foxworth
You remember how ridiculously big our clothes were?
Andrew Hawkins
4X, bro. I never looked at the jean size. Now again, me, five, seven. I would walk into a store, I would just pick up whatever pair of jeans and buy it. Never looked at the tab. It did not matter the size of it because that. There was no downside to it.
Dominique Foxworth
Hey, hey. My belts was getting work. Boy. The belts was the braided belts. Oh, yeah. Because you had to pull it so tight, I couldn't have a belt with holes in it, you know, braided joint. I would get size 38 pants, which, like, I wear 32, 33. Put them on super tight. And I thought I was killing them with a baggy throwback on. I remember when I had all the jerseys, like going out of high school, I had a bunch of jerseys and I had like one authentic jersey. That thing was fresh. The rest of them was the replicas with a little screen printed on it. I had like a. I had a tiki. A red tiki bar that I thought was cold. Cause it was red. It's like, what are you doing? Like, he was not like an exciting player. He's a good player. But like, I had a tiki barber jersey on.
Andrew Hawkins
Just because the colors, the more. The more niche the player, the more respect you got, you know, Like, I had a. Yes. Joe Jarovicious. Check me, my boy. You see me out here shining.
Dominique Foxworth
Joe Jervicious Hawk.
Dan Le Batard
What's the best compliment you receive from an opponent. It.
Andrew Hawkins
You're cute, you're a good looking guy. Thank you.
Dan Le Batard
Did it come from a handsome dude?
Andrew Hawkins
Huh? Nah, I don't know. I don't remember.
Dan Le Batard
But you left there feeling good about yourself.
Andrew Hawkins
Hey, I'm like, hey, man, did you.
Dominique Foxworth
Were you. I regret this about me, but towards my entire career, I was a get off the field as soon as possible guy. Like, I wasn't a hangout, shake hands guy. Win or lose, it was like, game's over, I'm in there. So, like, that was the time for compliments. Like, I would participate in all the trash talk and fighting and in the game and that sort of stuff. But the time for like, oh, yeah, whatever we get up in the off season, blah, blah. Yeah, I was. I ain't had time for that. I wasn't going to locker room.
Andrew Hawkins
I didn't go to a big enough school to have enough.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah, I think that was probably it.
Andrew Hawkins
You know what I'm saying? So it's not like guys I grew up playing against in the league, you know, it was like, where's Gradkowski? Yeah, it's like nine Mac players, you know, and even then we probably don't even remember each other because I can't believe you all there since. I can't believe. We can't believe you laid the foundation, though.
Dan Le Batard
Like, you guys have put guys in the league since.
Andrew Hawkins
No, for sure. Now it's all good. But also if you're a free agent, if you're going in a free agency, that's when you stick around. You go shake every coach's hand and you also. It's like they need to know the personality. It's almost like combine interviews after every game.
Billy Gil
No jersey swaps for you.
Dominique Foxworth
Hell no. Jersey swaps.
Dan Le Batard
That wasn't a thing when that happened.
Andrew Hawkins
That wasn't a thing in our era.
Billy Gil
Really?
Andrew Hawkins
Well, at the end of my era.
Billy Gil
It'S a newer thing.
Andrew Hawkins
But you had to be really good back then. Back then, you had to be good to jerseys.
Dan Le Batard
There's people like watching a Champions League final in the World cup, like, hey, let's.
Dominique Foxworth
Yeah.
Billy Gil
I think it's always funny watching football players do that because they have to like, yeah, pads. And they're like, all of a sudden.
Andrew Hawkins
They'Re completely so inconvenient to take off.
Dominique Foxworth
You need somebody to help you yank it off and you pay for it.
Chris Cote
Yeah, I was gonna say they charge you for it too, right? You're talking to the person like, I spend like 400 bucks on this person. I don't even know you.
Andrew Hawkins
I did get denied for a jersey swap.
Chris Cote
Oh, really?
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah, by Steve Smith. Nice.
Dominique Foxworth
Steve Smith.
Dan Le Batard
Oh, that's a good one.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah. He was like, nah. He just said it like, I thought you saw.
Dominique Foxworth
You asked.
Billy Gil
I thought you made that seem like.
Dominique Foxworth
I thought he said nod.
Stugotz
That was like, the positive nod, too.
Dan Le Batard
I was like, oh, it's a good one.
Stugotz
Ice up.
Andrew Hawkins
Nah.
Dominique Foxworth
Oh, wow.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah.
Billy Gil
That went from being awesome to sad.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah. No. Well, I'm a big Steve Smith fan, as you would imagine growing up. Played with my brother, and it was, like, one game. I had really good game against the Ravens, and I just did what you did. I went inside. So then we played the Ravens the second time, and in pregame, he, like, cussed me out, like, hey, mother, don't play with your brother. You don't ever go in without saying what's up? And he was being dead serious, right? So I'm like, all right, cool. So the next couple times we played, I dapped up. And then my last year, it was like, yo, let me. Yo, can I get the jersey? And it was like, nah. So that is great. But I think it was because he had, like, this is what. At least I qualified in my mind. He had, like, the special jersey that he made where you had the hand warmer in the jersey. He was like, yeah, no, bro. So I'm not. I'm not gonna get another one of these done up. And again, at least that's how I qualified it in my mind of why that happened.
Dominique Foxworth
That's right. It's impossible to get one of them hand warmer jerseys.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah.
Dominique Foxworth
I mean, those are hard to come by, Especially in Carolina. It's hot down there.
Andrew Hawkins
And it was.
Dan Le Batard
You know, it certainly wouldn't make it for Steve Smith or whatever they told him.
Dominique Foxworth
Beginning of the year, you got one.
Chris Cote
You got one better bleach that.
Andrew Hawkins
Don't even think about swapping this. You know what I'm saying?
Dan Le Batard
My favorite Steve Smith clip ever, when it was NFL Films, it was a playoff game, and he was just sitting next to Del. I never liked you as a quarterback. Like, you as a person, you're fine, but as a quarterback, you're bad. Just sitting there like, yeah, yeah.
Chris Cote
I think my favorite Steve Smith story ever was that one.
Dominique Foxworth
Steve Smith's great, man. We had him on our show a while ago, and we were anticipating. I guess it was like a year ago or something.
Chris Cote
It was amazing. He came on to do scouting reports of NFL draft receivers, and then I.
Dominique Foxworth
Asked a couple questions and then we ended up having a therapy session and I was like, charlie, did we just talk about feelings with Steve Smith for an hour? It was. It was actually really interesting and incredible, but it wasn't what we were anticipating.
Chris Cote
Yeah, he talked about parenting, anger management, where he's at in his life right now. I was just like, so you think Marvin Harrison Jr. Is going to be the hall of Famer?
Dominique Foxworth
Where are we going with this Maserati?
Dan Le Batard
Marv? That's crazy because he's one of my favorite players ever.
Andrew Hawkins
Most underrated receiver in NFL history, in my opinion.
Dan Le Batard
Pound for pounds of the greatest we've ever seen.
Dominique Foxworth
Steve Smith was a guy that like, would. When I played against. A couple times I played against him, it was. He would check you in the first quarter. It's like, what type. What type of game this going to be? Am I going to be able to bully this person? Are they going to fight back? It was first quarter situation, and you. You hit him back. He's like, all right, we can do this, but if you don't, you are in for it.
Andrew Hawkins
Long day for you.
Billy Gil
I have an update on the Tomlin situation. I'm being told that the coach's photo was inside this year because of rain. So it could be a rain situation.
Dominique Foxworth
There's no rain on his shirt. Yeah.
Chris Cote
All right.
Billy Gil
I'm just like, you know, there's some people.
Dominique Foxworth
Just look at that man.
Billy Gil
Just making sure. Just don't want to. I don't want to be calling him sweaty if it's because of rain.
Chris Cote
Well, to hawk's point is 37 degrees today in Pittsburgh. Like, he's not coming from. Yeah, it's like a 60 degree difference.
Billy Gil
Plus that looks like a schvitz.
Andrew Hawkins
Yeah, man.
Dan Le Batard
But it's not on his shirt either. Much like the rain isn't on his shirt. I was looking for sweat remnants dripping down that shirt. Certainly looks like it would pick up the sweat.
Billy Gil
It looks like it also could have been in the rain, that shirt.
Andrew Hawkins
But rain doesn't like. Rain doesn't sit on the floor. It doesn't light that way.
Stugotz
You don't wipe rain.
Billy Gil
You don't wipe off with rain.
Dan Le Batard
And he's not standing outside with his mouth open wide when the rain's falling down. You turn your head down for sure.
Dominique Foxworth
The upward wipe. Yeah.
Billy Gil
That is not with rain. That's never been any with sweat.
Dominique Foxworth
You know what he needs? He needs a tailor.
Billy Gil
He needs a headband.
Dominique Foxworth
He needs a tailor headband. There we go. We gotta send him. So this man got on A Nike. He got on Nike shorts, Nike shirt. And was that Kmart? Generic Hitman. You don't even gotta check.
Andrew Hawkins
No check.
Dominique Foxworth
They was like. So they said, yes, you can have the uniform, Taylor, you gotta go find your own headband, man.
Andrew Hawkins
Andy's not sweating at all. Mike Tomlinson.
Dan Le Batard
Hell of a point.
Andrew Hawkins
Who's sitting down and sweating way more than Taylor, who is running Maybe up to 800 meters?
Dominique Foxworth
Mike Tomlin. A beat Taylor in a race today.
Dan Le Batard
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Summary of "Hour 2: The 52% Beatles Guy" from The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Release Date: April 1, 2025
In the second hour of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, hosts Dan Le Batard and Stugotz, along with co-hosts Chris Cote, Dominique Foxworth, Andrew Hawkins, and Billy Gil, delve into a lively mix of sports anecdotes, pop-culture commentary, and insightful discussions. This episode, titled "The 52% Beatles Guy," offers a blend of humor, personal stories, and engaging debates that capture the essence of the show's unique dynamic.
The episode kicks off with a humorous critique of an unusual rendition of the national anthem performed at a Nashville Predators game. The hosts express their amusement and bewilderment over the choice of using bongos during the anthem.
Dominique Foxworth highlights the oddity: “If you go to a Nashville Predators game, you might get an anthem like this.” (02:18)
Billy Gil questions the approval process: “How did that get approved? Like, do they not vet things?” (02:31)
Andrew Hawkins adds, “That's a really fast beat for that song that. I don't. I don't. I'm not a bongo player.” (03:25)
Dan Le Batard humorously suggests alternative scenarios: “I say you do it in Canada. Turn the crowd.” (06:07)
The discussion evolves into a comparison with the infamous Fergie national anthem performance at the All-Star Game, debating which rendition was more entertaining and memorable.
A significant portion of the conversation centers around an ambitious Beatles movie project announced for April 2028, dubbed "The Beetleverse." Directed by Sam Mendes, the project plans to release four separate films, each focusing on an individual Beatle.
Dan Le Batard shares the news: “Each member of the Beatles... they're all gonna have their own perspective.” (07:40)
Andrew Hawkins expresses enthusiasm: “I love the concept. I think this is super dope.” (08:36)
Dominique Foxworth questions the film's structure: “So it's gonna be from like the same time period from all of their different perspectives, potentially.” (09:04)
The hosts discuss the potential challenges and creative approaches of intertwining the Beatles' narratives, considering their distinct personalities and historical contexts.
Dominique Foxworth opens up about her lukewarm feelings towards the Beatles, despite their monumental influence on music. She seeks assistance from her co-hosts to draw parallels between each Beatle and contemporary sports figures to better understand their dynamics.
Dominique Foxworth admits: “I'm aware of the Beatles, but my parents didn't play Beatles when I was young.” (11:13)
Andrew Hawkins shares his connection: “52% a Beatles guy. My mom bought the Beatles one album when I was younger.” (09:26)
The conversation leads to playful comparisons, with the hosts suggesting which NFL players embody the traits of John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
The hosts transition into sharing personal NFL experiences, particularly focusing on interactions with legendary figures like Ray Lewis and Jerry Rice.
Andrew Hawkins recounts a motivational speech from Ray Lewis: “After the game, Ray gave me a speech... 'you're a goddamn warrior.'” (28:03)
Dominique Foxworth reflects on the significance of delivery in motivational talks: “Sometimes it's about getting their attention and making sure they're in front.” (30:10)
Dan Le Batard adds humor by fact-checking their NFL encounters: “I asked ChatGPT if Dominique Foxworth and Andrew Hawkins ever played a game against one another... So they never faced each other in an actual NFL game.” (26:34)
Dominique shares an amusing story about a jersey swap denial with Steve Smith: “I did get denied for a jersey swap by Steve Smith.” (38:00)
These anecdotes provide listeners with behind-the-scenes glimpses into the players' personalities and the camaraderie within the NFL community.
Throughout the episode, the hosts engage in playful teasing and impersonations, enhancing the show's entertaining atmosphere.
Dan Le Batard challenges Stugotz on his impersonations: “If you had to do a Trump or a Biden... Yours is terrible.” (20:12)
Billy Gil and Andrew Hawkins join in the fun, discussing mock scenarios and humorous exchanges related to their NFL experiences.
As per the podcast format, the episode includes brief promotional segments interspersed between the discussions. However, these are kept minimal to maintain focus on the main content.
Dan Le Batard promotes Miller Lite: “Miller Time is always a good time.” (17:00)
Stugotz endorses Boost Mobile: “Boost Mobile is now a legit nationwide 5G network.” (43:41)
These segments are succinct and do not detract from the episode's overall flow.
"Hour 2: The 52% Beatles Guy" delivers a dynamic blend of sports commentary, personal stories, and pop-culture discussions. From dissecting unconventional national anthem performances to exploring the intricacies of a multi-film Beatles project, the hosts provide insightful and entertaining content. Personal NFL anecdotes add depth and relatability, while the playful interactions among the hosts ensure an engaging listening experience. This episode exemplifies the show's ability to balance humor with meaningful conversations, making it a must-listen for fans and newcomers alike.
Notable Quotes with Timestamps:
Dominique Foxworth: “If you go to a Nashville Predators game, you might get an anthem like this.” (02:18)
Billy Gil: “How did that get approved? Like, do they not vet things?” (02:31)
Andrew Hawkins: “That's a really fast beat for that song that. I don't. I don't. I'm not a bongo player.” (03:25)
Dan Le Batard: “I say you do it in Canada. Turn the crowd.” (06:07)
Dan Le Batard: “Each member of the Beatles... they're all gonna have their own perspective.” (07:40)
Dominique Foxworth: “I'm aware of the Beatles, but my parents didn't play Beatles when I was young.” (11:13)
Andrew Hawkins: “52% a Beatles guy. My mom bought the Beatles one album when I was younger.” (09:26)
Andrew Hawkins: “After the game, Ray gave me a speech... 'you're a goddamn warrior.'” (28:03)
Dan Le Batard: “I asked ChatGPT if Dominique Foxworth and Andrew Hawkins ever played a game against one another... So they never faced each other in an actual NFL game.” (26:34)
Dominique Foxworth: “I did get denied for a jersey swap by Steve Smith.” (38:00)
Dan Le Batard: “Miller Time is always a good time.” (17:00)
Note: Timestamps correspond to the transcript provided and are indicated in square brackets for reference.