Local Hour: The Touchable Untouchable

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Local Hour: The Touchable Untouchable
Date: March 19, 2026
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Episode Overview

This Local Hour episode is a signature mix of South Florida sports, NCAA tournament talk, Dolphins drama, media cynicism, and irreverent banter. Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Mike Ryan, Bomani Jones, Zaslow, Sid and Jay Billis debate the Miami Dolphins’ recent personnel moves and hype, NCAA basketball seeding gripes, the blurry lines of sports media truth, and a healthy dose of show inside-jokes. Notably, the team unpacks the concept of "untouchable" players, both on the field and in news cycles, reflecting greater skepticism about sources, leaks, and fan manipulation.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Afroman, Sports References & Show Banter

• The team starts with playful confusion over why Afroman music was playing in the studio, launching into nostalgia about his hit "Because I Got High."
  • “I wouldn't know an Afroman song if it smacked me in the face.” — Stugotz (02:14)
• Bomani Jones pushes “Colt 45 and two zigzags” as a superior song, objecting to “Because I Got High” being the only reference point.

2. Greg Cote, Health Woes, and Show Quirks

• The group jokes about Greg Cote's absence due to illness, noting that despite feeling poorly, he didn’t skip bowling.
• Sid, Mike Ryan, and Stugotz joke about Cote habitually seeking out "the good stuff" (medications) at the doctor’s office.

3. Athletes, Marijuana, and the NIL Era

• Alabama basketball player Aiden Holloway’s marijuana possession arrest (2.2 pounds) prompts a discussion about how much that quantity is worth and whether players are dealing or just have personal “team supply.”
  • “Is this a drug dealer? Or is this just a guy who had a lot of weed on him?” — Mike Ryan (05:32)
• Bomani Jones cautions against assuming intent, noting how law enforcement leverages possession to justify bigger charges.

4. NCAA Tournament, Miami Seedings, and ACC Reputation

• Extensive back-and-forth about the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, upsets, and Miami's perceived low seeding.
  • Adam Silver and various basketball personalities are lampooned with “looks like” jokes:
    • “Adam Silver looks like a magician’s wand.” — Zaslow (06:52)
    • “Adam Silver looks like the last lollipop in the jar at the doctor's office.” — Zaslow (06:59)
    • “Larry Bird... looks like an old Ukrainian woman.” — Mike Ryan (09:21)
• Discussion about conference power rankings and biases against the ACC, which the group feels is unfair and cyclical.
  • “It's not your daddy's ACC anymore. And we hear this all the time. And March kind of tells the truth about that.” — Dan Le Batard (11:47)

5. Miami Dolphins & The “Untouchable” Devon Achane

• The Miami Dolphins’ front office allegedly makes Devon Achane “untouchable,” but the crew is skeptical, debating whether this is genuine or simply a negotiation tactic.
  • “You're also going to leak information that's going to end up being wr[ong] because you're trying to trick other teams into upping their offer.” — Mike Ryan (16:32)
• Stugotz and Bomani Jones push the cynical view: labeling someone “untouchable” is just inviting higher trade offers.
  • “I think it's them putting the bat signal out there.” — Stugotz (16:04)
• Mike Ryan laments the “post-truth” era in sports media:
  • “I'm sort of amazed... now, where everyone's doing that, where I know that something that's being given to me by the most credible person... is a lie and a manipulation based on new leadership." (26:11)

Notable Exchange: The Semantics of “Untouchable”

• The phrase is roundly mocked:
  • “He's not untouchable if we could change the offer and make him touchable.” — Mike Ryan (24:21)
  • “Untouchable doesn’t mean anything.” — Bomani Jones (38:06)
• Jay Billis contextualizes this as a league-wide tactic to cushion fan reactions when a “core player” is traded.

6. Collapsed Lung News & Athlete Health Concerns

• Breaking news that Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham has a collapsed lung leads to a discussion (28:17) about scary injury phrases (ruptured testicle, collapsed lung, herniated disc) that become immediate armchair Google searches.
  • “There are certain phrases. Collapsed lung, blood clots... that catch my attention.” — Mike (29:41)

7. Media Cynicism, Reporting as “Game”, and Insider Relationships

• Debate about whether Adam Schefter and other insiders are mere mouthpieces for front-office posturing or actual journalists, especially regarding transactions and player/fan manipulation.
  • “Across the world, lies everywhere. And the only truth bearer is Adam Schefter…” — Bomani Jones (25:38)
  • “I think that there's... understanding that insiders across all sports play a game, and that teams reach out to them: ‘Put this out there, and in exchange, you’ll get the scoop.’” — Dan Le Batard (30:57)
• Zaslow and Bomani argue that “untouchable” declarations are always coded—everyone has a price.

8. Miami vs. Missouri NCAA Matchup Preview

• Preview of Miami’s upcoming game against Missouri, with discussion of home-state advantage and storylines around the Miami program’s turnaround.
  • “We've kind of been kind of disrespected and looked over. So it just kind of goes. And I like it. We've won on the road more than anybody in the country.” — Coach Jay Lucas (41:56)
• Mike and Dan review Miami’s strengths (rebounding, transition play, athleticism) and lament the unfairness of the site selection.

9. HA-LAI: Championship, Broadcast Fails & Culture

• The crew details a disappointing performance by their highlight team, with irreverent play-by-play of a referee getting hit in the ankle and stuck in a net.
  • “He pulsates indifference.” — Mike Ryan on Manu, their emotionless highlight player (44:04)
  • “That's the worst performance we've had in maybe a year.” — Dan Le Batard (44:26)
• Lighthearted reflections on team culture and handling defeat with comedic aplomb.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• “I wouldn't know an Afroman song if it smacked me in the face.” — Stugotz (02:14)
• “Is this a drug dealer? Or is this just a guy who had a lot of weed on him?” — Mike Ryan (05:32)
• “Adam Silver looks like a magician’s wand.” — Zaslow (06:52)
• “It's not your daddy's ACC anymore. And we hear this all the time. And March kind of tells the truth about that.” — Dan Le Batard (11:47)
• “You're also going to leak information that's going to end up being [wrong] because you're trying to trick other teams into upping their offer.” — Mike Ryan (16:32)
• _“I'm sort of amazed... now, where everyone's doing that, where I know that something that's being given to me by the most credible person... is a lie and a manipulation based on new leadership." — Mike Ryan (26:11)
• “Untouchable doesn't mean anything.” — Bomani Jones (38:06)
• “He pulsates indifference.” — Mike Ryan (44:04)
• “That's the worst performance we've had in maybe a year.” — Dan Le Batard (44:26)
• “Drink responsibly. Jagermeister liqueur…must be drank ice cold or don't drink it at all.” — Sid & Dan Le Batard (48:24)

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Relevant Timestamps for Segments

• 02:14 — Music banter: Afroman nostalgia
• 05:32–06:30 — Athlete marijuana possession debate
• 06:52–09:28 — NCAA: “Looks like” jokes, Miami/ACC talk
• 15:12–18:00 — Dolphins “untouchable” player news & commentariat cynicism
• 22:30–24:49 — Untouchability semantics, sports reporting manipulation
• 28:17–30:36 — Cade Cunningham collapsed lung discussion
• 38:03–39:08 — “Untouchable” means nothing, Million Dollar Man references
• 40:02–42:40 — Miami-Missouri tourney preview, Jay Lucas segment
• 43:01–44:26 — HA-LAI match recap and culture

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Tone & Language

The conversation is fast-paced, deeply irreverent, and loaded with inside jokes and theatrical disbelief—equal parts sports analysis and comic relief. The show’s cynical attitude toward sports media and reporting blurs with playful self-awareness, poking fun at both industry practices and their own jadedness as fans and commentators.

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For Listeners New & Old

• This episode offers a window into the show’s unique blend of local Miami concerns and national sports cynicism, with classic bits like "looks like" gags and inside-show lore on display.
• Whether you’re invested in Miami hoops, the Dolphins’ front office, or bemused by the current media landscape, this Local Hour demonstrates The Dan Le Batard Show’s signature blend of skepticism, sincerity, and farce.

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Skip to:

• 15:12–18:00 for Dolphins “untouchable” debate
• 28:17–30:36 for the collapsed lung and athlete health segment
• 40:02–44:26 for NCAA/Miami tourney talk and highlight recaps

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Transcript

[Dan Le Batard]

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[Mike]

Why did I come in here today and Afroman was playing?

[Bomani Jones]

Dan, Trial of the century. We just witnessed it.

[Mike]

Trial of the century.

[Bomani Jones]

Power to the people.

[Mike]

What are you talking about? Trial of the century.

[Bomani Jones]

Trial of the century, Dan, he was on trial. Which we'll talk about later on in the show. I have video.

[Mike Ryan]

Well, I just asked you about it now. What do you mean?

[Bomani Jones]

Yeah, but the thing is, we're in the shadow show and I have video to show you. I can't show you video in the shadow show.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's got the nuts, Dan. He's got the nuts.

[Bomani Jones]

You're asking me for something I cannot give you.

[Mike Ryan]

I know. Yes. Information.

[Bomani Jones]

I give you information.

[Mike Ryan]

I came in today and Afroman was playing.

[Mike]

And now you're telling me later in the show you have video accompaniment.

[Mike Ryan]

Which only means that we want to show what Afroman looks like. That's all it is. That's all you want.

[Bomani Jones]

Also what he said.

[Stugotz]

I wouldn't know an Afroman song if it smacked me in the face.

[Mike]

I think you would.

[Bomani Jones]

You don't know about that. Colt 45 and two zigzags.

[Stugotz]

I don't know what any of those words mean.

[Dan Le Batard]

I were in Santa Fe when Because I Got High came out.

[Stugotz]

Oh, yeah, I know that song.

[Mike]

That's his song. That's the one.

[Stugotz]

That's the only one.

[Mike]

I was going to go to class, but then I got high.

[Stugotz]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bomani Jones]

Not even his best song. He's got way better.

[Zaslow]

He doesn't have any.

[Mike Ryan]

What are you talking about?

[Bomani Jones]

45. Two zigzags, baby. That's all we need. We can head to the park after dark and smoke that tumble weed as the marijuana burns. We could take our turns singing them silly rap songs. Stop, Hit the ball and like Cheech and Chong. That's from here to that kind of thing. I don't know.

[Mike]

Roll them.

[Bomani Jones]

83 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.

[Sid]

I miss him.

[Mike Ryan]

Not surprising. Greg. Cody blew a gasket yesterday. I don't know who ended up winning the bet.

[Mike]

I thought he would be useless today.

[Mike Ryan]

I end up being right. He's useless today. He cannot work.

[Mike]

He was feeling very bad yesterday. An all star return performance from. But it gutted him.

[Sid]

Not enough for him to miss bowling.

[Bomani Jones]

But

[Mike Ryan]

see, this always happens with him.

[Sid]

Texted me on the way home for bowling like, you know what? Got to go to the doctor tomorrow. Not feeling good.

[Mike]

Oh, wow. If he says though that he's got to go to the doctor, he's usually fighting.

[Mike Ryan]

The number of times I have spent. No, I've spent more time with him in my life trying to encourage him to go see a doctor than any

[Mike]

other thing I've spent doing with him other than covering games.

[Sid]

Now he goes to the doctor just

[Stugotz]

to get the good stuff.

[Sid]

Like he. He's like, I need a Z pack. Gotta go in.

[Mike Ryan]

That's not the good stuff.

[Sid]

It's what he needs.

[Jay Billis]

We all need a Z pack.

[Sid]

There is something going around in this place.

[Dan Le Batard]

I need to get whatever Jordan got before that flu game. I have this theory that whenever they say basketball players are sick, they feel better than I do on my best day.

[Mike]

I was surprised that yesterday you guys weren't interested at all in the conversation of whether basketball players play high off of the conversation that we were having. The Alabama player Aiden Holloway, who got caught with 2.2 pounds of marijuana and you guys, I mean, I talked to somebody who would know and they said that that would be worth about $4,000, that that's what that would cost. And given nil money, I would assume that a lot of players have that much marijuana.

[Stugotz]

Just a quick correction because I misunderstood when you brought it up yesterday as well. I think your friend told you how much a pound is worth and he was arrested for 2.1 pounds.

[Mike]

No, that's not what he said. I asked him what would Dan.

[Bomani Jones]

2k a pound. You're getting it from the plug. You're getting a direct.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay. But he. He deals. He's the one who would know what it would cost, what it's worth, not what he sells it for. What it's worth. Like what it's worth to him to sell it. He. This is what he does and this is what he said.

[Mike]

He said that's how much it's worth. And I don't know.

[Mike Ryan]

I wouldn't have any way of knowing. But in the nil age, that didn't

[Sid]

sound like having that much, maybe doing the Reggie Abercrombie.

[Bomani Jones]

It's Reggie, right?

[Mike]

It didn't sound like something that would be worth risking, never mind a scholarship or.

[Mike Ryan]

Or jail time. Just what the salaries are now in college. Like this. This what the thing I was asking you guys is, is this a drug dealer? Is this just a guy who had a lot of weed on it?

[Stugotz]

I think it's a guy who had a connection and he like, supplies for the team. And technically you could say, oh, then he's dealing to the team. But like, that's not really.

[Bomani Jones]

I don't feel safe saying that because that's a way that the cops can go back and be like, oh, you have this amount because you have the.

[Jay Billis]

They're going to use.

[Bomani Jones]

They're going to.

[Stugotz]

Right. Even though. Even though that's not really what he's doing.

[Bomani Jones]

Correct. Which, like, that might be personal consumption, which might under the law in certain states is okay up to a certain amount. That amount, I don't know what it is.

[Jay Billis]

In Alabama, he was going to play

[Mike]

the game, but then he got high.

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[Mike]

Way to go, Miami of Ohio taking out Andy Enfield and them boys, Poopy

[Dan Le Batard]

Miller turns out not hard to kill.

[Mike]

I want to update already teams that are gone from our tournament, even though I don't feel like the tournament has actually started. So unfortunately, UMBC is gone, which means the loaded Adam Silver Conference ends up losing this.

[Zaslow]

Adam Silver looks like a magician's wand.

[Mike]

Fortunately, though, because Howard won, Adam Silver also advances.

[Zaslow]

Adam Silver looks like the last lollipop in the jar at the doctor's office

[Mike]

that is now facing overall number one seed Michigan, represented by Michael Smith, looks

[Zaslow]

like the high school teacher that motivates his students by sitting in a chair

[Dan Le Batard]

backwards It's a good one.

[Mike]

That is really good.

[Mike Ryan]

It is. That's why it's a number one seat. That's why it's Michigan, which has seven footers setting screens for each other. The last couple seven footers everywhere.

[Sid]

Where do these guys get all these

[Mike Ryan]

people from smu, as we mentioned, is gone. Andy Enfield and them boys. That means that Bruce Pearl is gone.

[Zaslow]

Bruce Pearl looks like the nightclub manager that has $100 bottle special before midnight.

[Mike]

So many guys that look like that in Miami. Just that where you look at them. And because of their look and their skin color, you're like, I have no idea where that person's from, but it's not here. Like it could be.

[Mike Ryan]

It could be almost anywhere in the world, but I don't know what language or accent is going to come out of that person.

[Dan Le Batard]

Could be anything.

[Mike Ryan]

It could be. But it's gonna offer me $100 for a bottle and a table and a hookah. But the loaded Zaslow conference marches on because lovable Miami of Ohio is represented by Jonathan Zaslow.

[Zaslow]

Looks like the guy in an arcade who puts a stack of quarters on the Pac man game to send a message to any kids that he's gonna be there a while.

[Mike]

That faces Tennessee, number six, Tennessee. Which means this is formidable for ZSZ in the next round.

[Zaslow]

Pete Alonso looks like a police officer who is, even when he's not working, still asks what's your 20? When waiting for you to arrive in the South.

[Mike Ryan]

The play in game was 16 Lehigh. They were up at the half, but

[Mike]

they end up losing the game. That means the loaded Kurt Signetti conference loses on a valuable team.

[Zaslow]

Kurt Signetti looks like the dad that never says I love you.

[Mike]

But fortunately, Kirk Signetti advances as Prairie View the 16.

[Zaslow]

Kurt Signetti looks like your accountant who unbeknownst to you, is in the middle of a crippling divorce.

[Sid]

Better team one. Better team one.

[Stugotz]

That's a great one, dude.

[Bomani Jones]

That one's so good.

[Mike]

Crippling divorce is good. But that will be eliminated quickly by Florida, which is represented by Larry Bird and Adam Silver.

[Zaslow]

Look like the couple in that famous painting, American Gothic.

[Jay Billis]

Holy crap.

[Mike]

The best. The best Larry Bird one we've ever gotten is. Looks like an old Ukrainian woman.

[Bomani Jones]

Amazing.

[Mike Ryan]

That dominated basketball. An old Ukrainian woman. It's inexplicable. Go look at the highlights. You will not be able to understand or explain anything you're seeing. Nothing like Larry Bird has ever existed in the sport.

[Mike]

Just totally confounding.

[Stugotz]

He was so good.

[Jay Billis]

I feel the same way about Jokic.

[Mike Ryan]

Understood. But at least Jokic I understand because it's seven feet tall.

[Sid]

Like it's not the grace of Larry Bird.

[Mike Ryan]

It's able to hold the ball over its head and nobody but wembanyama can hit it. And that's how he's able to just keep it away from everybody. Larry shoot over everybody.

[Jay Billis]

I love the way you referred to Jokic as it.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, well that's.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's true.

[Mike Ryan]

It is inexplicable.

[Dan Le Batard]

It is.

[Mike Ryan]

It is a loaf of bread. NC State is gone.

[Mike]

Mike.

[Mike Ryan]

Miami is going to play here tomorrow night at 10:10pm in Missouri late and 10:10 in Missouri. So late.

[Dan Le Batard]

But the thing, the thing unfair.

[Mike Ryan]

The thing that I want. Yes, it's. They're playing in Missouri against Missouri they're playing.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's a higher seed and the lower seed has the advantages. So yeah, it seems unfair, Dan, but

[Mike Ryan]

when I saw NC State here getting eliminated as an 11 and I also

[Mike]

was confused why it is Miami was seated lower than Louisville and I was confused in general why Miami wasn't getting more respect.

[Mike Ryan]

It's just because the ACC is terrible outside of Duke.

[Stugotz]

Correct.

[Dan Le Batard]

I'm done hearing about this. ACC is. But that's why it's happening right now. Because of the injuries. They're a little overrated. But this narrative about the ACC has existed for the last few years and there's always an ACC team in the final four and I think this year it's especially wrong. And we'll see how this tournament plays out.

[Mike]

I guess what I would say to you without intending to step on your defensive button is the reason that's happening by the committee.

[Mike Ryan]

It's not. I've watched. I like the Miami's team.

[Mike]

I think it's going to be really

[Mike Ryan]

hard to win in the tournament when you can't make threes and when you can't make free throws and the style

[Mike]

in the three point age.

[Mike Ryan]

Nobody can shoot in college basketball but that's generally not the style that wins this time of year. I'm assuming that the committee and everyone else is regarding Miami in a way that's worse than me.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

While I'm sitting here watching most of the games because they don't believe in the acc. That that's the reason that's happening.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's why there are teams from other conferences with less impressive records than Miami that are ranked higher. The General thought is SEC, Big 12. I think the Big 12 is the best them all, Big 12, SEC and Big 10. And then the ACC. It's not your daddy's ACC anymore. And we hear this all the time. And March kind of tells the truth about that. This is Jeremy said, like, man, this might be the one time that your persecution complex about Miami is real.

[Stugotz]

There's been more than one time.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, I would say like the CFP kind of proved us right immediately.

[Jay Billis]

But no, they put you in there.

[Dan Le Batard]

But this is, this, this is super difficult and I don't want it to be. This is a smashing success for a season and I'm not capitulating already or accepting defeat. I do think Miami has one guy on their team that is crucial to this time of year and it's Trey Donaldson that it, it needs to be him. He does the things in March that win you games. When, when Miami survived against Drake, when they went on a deep run, Nigel Pac was doing those things. I think Trey Donaldson can do those things.

[Mike]

I don't trust Allen and they have an assortment of things that you trust.

[Dan Le Batard]

True.

[Mike]

I mean, yes, he's been good since he's come back.

[Mike Ryan]

Yes, more.

[Mike]

More so. I would say more so. And I also think that the combination that you like okay. In Renu and Uday, Uday does nothing but dunk, but he's more physical than almost everyone he's playing against both offensively and defensively.

[Mike Ryan]

Rain Purdue struggled against smu. He can struggle against size because he's

[Mike]

a little undersized in the post in college.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's got size and he can grab some boards. I think our size is fine. We'll see if we make it against Purdue because they got a little bit more. But we're a very good rebounding team. It is essentially what we bring to the table.

[Mike Ryan]

Correct?

[Mike]

Correct. And they do things in the paint and only in the paint and they

[Mike Ryan]

grab offensive rebounds as well. But I've seen Renu, his skill set is really nice for a post player

[Mike]

and I was surprised when SMU and

[Mike Ryan]

a big seven foot stiff ended up

[Mike]

smothering him because he was the game of his life.

[Mike Ryan]

He wasn't able to do the seven footer.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, the seven footer had the game of his life. Like if you've watched, I've watched SMU three times and that guy has never

[Mike Ryan]

shown up and he stifled Rainu and

[Mike]

it was confusing to me.

[Mike Ryan]

But regardless, NC State is out of

[Mike]

the tournament and that means that this, another Adam Silver casualty is out of the tournament.

[Zaslow]

Adam Silver looks like the four star General in a post apocalyptic movie faced with the daunting reality of an alien invasion and the likely End of humanity as we know it. Who says, staring off into the distance, they're already here. We're the aliens now.

[Mike]

That shouldn't have lost to this Adam

[Zaslow]

Silver looks like an Apple watch charger.

[Jay Billis]

Yes, it should. That's so good.

[Sid]

Team doesn't always win.

[Mike]

That means in the next round they face byu, which means they face this

[Zaslow]

Dave Danishek looks like a realtor that would buy a billboard that reads License to sell while posing like James Bond.

[Mike]

I wanted to ask you guys, based on the news yesterday, if you could give me some theories on the following. The Miami Dolphins and their new brain trust had information leaked yesterday. Achan, for reasons that I'm confused by,

[Mike Ryan]

they decided to say he's Travis.

[Sid]

Talking about Travis. Yeah.

[Stugotz]

He plays for the Saints now.

[Mike]

Devon Hn.

[Sid]

Okay, I know it's emotional.

[Stugotz]

It's tough when you think about how they may wind up trading Devon Hn. And I get. I guess Dan loves him.

[Sid]

Dan, he's not gone.

[Jay Billis]

You love him pronouncing last names Castellanos or Castellano.

[Stugotz]

You don't want to lose players you like.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's so fast.

[Mike Ryan]

What did you make of losing him?

[Mike]

Of the leaking of the news?

[Mike Ryan]

What did you make of the fact

[Mike]

that the Dolphins are getting rid of everybody and they're raising their hand and offering to Adam Schefter, not this guy. This guy's untouchable.

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[Stugotz]

I think it's the opposite. I think it's them putting it out there that it's where we're saying no to your calls. So if you want to, you know, if you want to acquire a Chan, you better come in hot. I think.

[Bomani Jones]

I think better come in prepared.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, I think it's them putting the bat signal out there.

[Mike]

You think that that information would be a lie? You think that you're going to open the relationship with your fans here not merely by trading everybody, not merely by. And this part I think we keep glossing over, and I don't understand why we're glossing over it. Cody seemed confused by it yesterday when I said this has no precedent in the history of this franchise. What they're presently doing. This is rock bottom in a way

[Mike Ryan]

that we've never seen before, where they're just getting rid of everybody. But not a Chan. Not at the position where you're using up all his miles. You're using up his body. It's the most disposable position. Yeah, he's good. But you got 20 touchdowns from most dirt the year before. Like, yes, Chan is good. But you can get that just about anywhere. And this is the untouchable guy. So on top of everything else you're doing, you're also going to leak information that's going to end up being wr because you're trying to trick other teams into upping their offer.

[Stugotz]

You're going to have to pay hn a lot of money. Like he's, he's going to get a, he's going to get a pretty good contract. And it doesn't seem like when they know that they're going to be bad, why would they want to pay a player right now a ton of money? Like no one on this team right now since they got rid of Waddle, no one on the team makes any kind of real money. So why would they want to have a player make a ton of money and his best years at a position, by the way, where they eat you up and swap where they swallow you up. And you know what, that I even tried to say that, all right, but

[Bomani Jones]

they eat you or swallow you. Which one do they do?

[Mike]

Yo.

[Sid]

Oh, folks, look at me. I'm in my 30s, which is old enough to know better and somehow still young enough to ignore that information pretty regularly.

[Stugotz]

Like, you know me.

[Sid]

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[Stugotz]

Don LeBatard my algorithm on Instagram. It's Dance All Boobs

[Dan Le Batard]

St Good algorithm.

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[Stugotz]

In a position where they chew you up and spit you out.

[Jay Billis]

There it is.

[Mike Ryan]

Eat you up and swallow you is what happened there where they eat you

[Mike]

up and swallow you, chew you up

[Mike Ryan]

and spit you out is a totally different thing. You ended up saying sort of the opposite of what you meant to say. Correct.

[Stugotz]

I decided I'm going to take the words that I said and make them totally different words.

[Bomani Jones]

That's the remix.

[Mike Ryan]

But. But, but. Eat you up and swallow you. Yeah.

[Jay Billis]

Number 28 on Greg Cody's catchphrases next week.

[Mike Ryan]

It's. It's not merely pornographic. It's not merely something that I would hear or read in 50 shades of gray.

[Sid]

So like my wife would read.

[Mike Ryan]

It is also the opposite of what you meant to say, which is chewing someone up and then doing the opposite of swallowing them, spitting them out.

[Stugotz]

I don't think anyone's ever said eat you up and swallow you. Like, what does that mean?

[Mike Ryan]

Put it up. Put it up on the pole at Leban show. Has anyone ever said eat you up and swallow you.

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[Mike Ryan]

The problems with my voice help me.

[Bomani Jones]

Welcome back to the Right Time. My name is Bomani Jones. Thanks for listening on ESPN Radio and the ESPN app.

[Mike Ryan]

Excuse me. Help.

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[Dan Le Batard]

Bomani Jones here, we're going to be

[Bomani Jones]

joined by Brian Windhorst, our insider at

[Mike Ryan]

ESPN here very shortly.

[Bomani Jones]

I'm good. Something got caught down my throat. Sorry about that, Brian.

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[Bomani Jones]

not have a general manager right now?

[Mike]

Well, some would argue your nemesis, Brian Windhorse.

[Stugotz]

You know my nemesis anymore or I've grown up.

[Mike]

Number one draft pick in your tool hall of Fame.

[Stugotz]

Not a draft pick. It's an inductee.

[Mike]

Sorry.

[Stugotz]

Yes. And he was the inaugural.

[Mike Ryan]

Tell me after the segment you've had, you're going to tell me how to say things.

[Stugotz]

Well, something as important as the tool that we call the fame, let's just make sure we get it right.

[Mike Ryan]

You guys are just thinking. So you guys in our post, in our post truth world, where almost all of the media is compromised, what you guys are telling me now is that news comes out yesterday that Adam Schefter is reporting and you're simply assuming this is a lie. That Adam Schefter is being made to launder in public, to create the first relationship with the fans is not only do we fumigate the building, we throw lies out there. That's how we're going to introduce ourselves to Miami and its fan base as we get rid of everybody they care about.

[Stugotz]

It doesn't have to be a lie. I mean, like, things change, you know, we didn't know that Team X was going to offer us three first round picks. So.

[Mike Ryan]

No, but wait a minute. You're saying they're doing this to manipulate, which makes it a lie. He's not untouchable if he's touchable. Like, he's not untouchable if we could change the offer and make him touchable.

[Stugotz]

But that happens all the time.

[Mike Ryan]

No, I don't. I don't believe that Shea, Gilgis, Alexander is available in a trade right now. I don't believe Jokic is available in a trade right now, no matter what you offer.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, I didn't believe Luka either. But also, Achan's not that he's not. And this franchise was not where the Mavericks were. This franchise is very clearly getting rid of talent. And it. You often told the story about how Pat Riley at an event is like, no one's being traded. We like where we're at.

[Stugotz]

Pat Riley got here. Pat Riley's very. My first year here, before they even played a game. I read in the newspaper on a Friday a quote from Pat Riley, we are not trading Glenn Rice. I woke up the next morning, they traded Glenn Rice.

[Dan Le Batard]

I saw that, that a Chan alert. And I was thinking, man, he's available. This is part of the game. This is what you do to sound the alarm, hey, call us, Dan.

[Bomani Jones]

Our whole life is a lie. Why would Shefter be the one to tell the truth and everything? It's like we're looking at that. Across the world, lies everywhere. And the only truth, the only truth bearer is Adam Schefter saying, Halfley really likes a Chan. He's not going to try.

[Stugotz]

Also, why would the tipping point with Dolphin fans like, oh, I can't take it. Like, why would Devon Hn be the tipping point?

[Mike]

The part that I'm actually most interested in isn't what you guys are doing. It's just the resignation to we're being lied to.

[Mike Ryan]

We accept it and we're running everything

[Mike]

through the filter, even the NFL's top information guy.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm just sort of amazed that that's not a world that I have lived before now where everyone's doing that, where I know that something that's being given to me by the most credible person that there is in the sport when it comes to information is a lie and a manipulation based on new leadership that I've Never met before. I don't know anything about, like, I didn't make that assumption. I'm still not making that assumption. I assume that what they were telling us is they really like him, they intend to build around him, and we're done doing this stuff. We just traded waddle. I thought they were talking to their fans. I didn't make the leap that you guys made. I'm still not doing that. You guys have adjusted to post truth stuff that I have not adjusted to. I'm sitting there saying somebody leaked to Adam Schefter information that they think they want somebody to have. I didn't think it was teams. I thought it was their own fans.

[Dan Le Batard]

Look, I understand blending worlds. I don't think this is exactly trying to look at how much coffee is in Bibby's cup. This is just posturing that has always existed. It's been a move in the social media age. I'll look up how many times someone's reported on a team really liking a player and not fielding offers, and this player is a part of their future. And at the very next moment, in a couple days time, you realize, oh, that tweet right there drummed up a lot of interest.

[Jay Billis]

Yeah. You're saying because it's Adam Schefter, you are believing that it would be the truth. To me, when I look at the major information guys at the moment, when it comes to transactions in particular, when they're doing features and things like that, sure, like. Like it's journalism. But when it comes to transactions, I fully view them as mouthpieces. And we normally see this happening around a trade deadline. The reason it feels a little different is because you're in an off season. There are no final dates ahead of you. So the fact that these trades have happened right here, like a month before the draft, the need to communicate something like this right now doesn't make a huge impact. But. But this stuff happens. Baseball is right at the top of the list when it comes to this. As you approach July 31, you start hearing all sorts of stories about who's untouchable and who's not in farm systems.

[Mike]

There's breaking news right now. Cade Cunningham has a collapsed lung and is going to be out for an extended period of time for the Detroit Pistons. They struggle a great deal without, you know, with Cade Cunningham in there scoring points offensively, I would say more importantly on the front end, because I know we get very quickly to, oh, now Boston's the favorite. Oh, Detroit's done everything else. Collapsed lungs. Seems terrible. It seems like it sounds like something. I don't know what that feels like. Can you guys look up for me what a collapsed lung feels like?

[Dan Le Batard]

Dude, I've been looking up what a collapsed lung feels like all the time because I went to the doctor and I'm at risk of having one at any moment.

[Mike]

It sounds. I don't know what you guys think.

[Stugotz]

How would you even know if you had a collapse?

[Sid]

How would you look up while somebody feel breathing?

[Dan Le Batard]

No, believe it or not, it's the shortness of breath.

[Bomani Jones]

Just like that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, just like what happened to me right there. Trying to get that line out.

[Sid]

Sudden, sharp, stabbing chest or shoulder pain that worsens with deep breaths or coughing.

[Jay Billis]

Chest pain on one side, especially when taking breaths.

[Bomani Jones]

But that's like heart attack symptoms too, right?

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Bomani Jones]

One side I'm having a stroke, the other side, I'm having a heart attack. I can't breathe.

[Sid]

At some point, you're hoping for a collapsed lung, right? If that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, that's why I encourage everybody to check their coronary calcium scores, because also in that scan, you can find out whether or not you have a blister on your lung. What happened to me?

[Mike]

Collapsed lung. I don't know if I give you two phrases from medicine. Obviously, heart attack, those things that are fatal are obviously the scariest. But when you just think of discomforts or things that you're living with that are difficult, you know, herniated disc, fractured testicle. There are certain phrases. Collapsed lung, blood clots. There are certain phrases that catch my attention. And Cade Cunningham. Having a collapsed lung is something that makes me just immediately feel for the person and whatever it is their discomforts were before even getting the diagnosis because I imagine it just sounds truly terrible.

[Dan Le Batard]

Ruptured testicle.

[Mike]

Yeah, I said fractured.

[Bomani Jones]

You said fractured, but exploded. But, like, I'll take a fracture any

[Mike]

day of the week, show which is worse.

[Mike Ryan]

Ruptured testicle or fractured.

[Sid]

This might come back 100% fractured.

[Bomani Jones]

Means you can kind of put it back together.

[Ad Read Voice]

Ruptured.

[Bomani Jones]

There's no putting that thing back.

[Sid]

Fractured's like Humpty Dumpty.

[Dan Le Batard]

Real quick on the Schefter thing. I wish there were a way to sample sports fans, because I think that there's, like, a general base level understanding that insiders across all sports play a game and that teams reach out to them. Put this out there, and in exchange, you'll get the scoop.

[Stugotz]

Is that not what happens?

[Dan Le Batard]

I thought that that's the understanding. And Dan's approaching it like this isn't common knowledge. And when I see stuff like that, I'm like, schefter is just playing the game.

[Mike]

Because normally, though, where there is trust,

[Mike Ryan]

where there is credibility,

[Mike]

not that game.

[Mike Ryan]

Like, that's not the people you trust. And the people who are credible are not playing games with the truth. The people you trust and are credible because they tell you the truth and do and say credible things.

[Bomani Jones]

But to what Zaz says, like, it could be the truth this very second. And then all of a sudden they add a first round pick and they're

[Mike Ryan]

like, you know what? What?

[Dan Le Batard]

Right?

[Sid]

They're right.

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[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, I would be aggressive.

[Mike]

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[Dan Le Batard]

That's mean. I see that photo of Daniel Day Lewis looking like Lincoln before he's about to to start filming Lincoln and you know what I do amin stugats. I jerk off all over myself. That's what I do.

[Mike]

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[Dan Le Batard]

Don't make this a rejoin.

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[Dan Le Batard]

Here's a great example. In the NFL when there's like the round of coaching hires and the coaching carousel comes out, I think people understand Adam Schefter is repped by the same agency and putting people's names out there increase their value and awareness and name recognition and it's, you know, scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

[Mike]

Okay? But the things that have happened to information and truth. Okay, just follow me down this path for a second cuz I know you

[Mike Ryan]

guys think you have this right and you may for all I know but just entertain the hypothetical for a second.

[Mike]

Second that I have it right?

[Mike Ryan]

That he's actually untouchable. Because you guys are presenting the theory that there are is a team in the NFL right now that's not interested in a chan that now because of this Schefter report has been fooled. When they can just tell all 32 teams they don't have to tell Schefter. They could field any call and just say no. You guys are saying that a GM is being fooled by or now is more interested the way my wife gets when you tell her she can't have of a sudden someone else bought something that, that she wants.

[Stugotz]

I like that that happens with your wife too.

[Mike Ryan]

That happens with everybody, I think. I don't think that's just why I

[Sid]

feel like it's more the teams they're already negotiating with are sitting now back being like, oh man, maybe we do need to give that extra second. Or like, you know, maybe we have to throw in there. They, they want that extra pick. Look, they, they would just tell the teams.

[Mike Ryan]

You don't have to tell Shefter. You have relationships with these GMs, you could just tell them no.

[Dan Le Batard]

I mean, I, I'd. One phone call as opposed to 31.

[Sid]

I'm curious if the other teams around the league now reach privately and say, hey, is that really what's the deal with that thing? Like, do they actually like him or is that just a thing?

[Dan Le Batard]

Also? I don't think that there's like a uniform approach. And Dan, you very, you may be right here. Like, this could just be straight up. The Dolphins don't want Achan out there.

[Sid]

But keep your third eye open.

[Dan Le Batard]

This is where it ties into the post truth point, which is it could be any number of things and you just absorb it and you move on with your day because we're all cooked.

[Jay Billis]

I think the premise is to manipulate not the GMs, but the fan base's perception. Right? Hey, we say Devon HN is untouchable.

[Sid]

We need some good pr.

[Jay Billis]

We end up, not just that, but when we end up making that move, it's guys, he was untouchable. But we were just so blown away by the offer not untouchable that he became a piece we had to move. You see, it happened with starting pitchers in Major League Baseball all the time. We're building around this guy. We're building. Watch Tarek Skubel come July, July. Watch Derek Skubal. He's someone, they want to win the World Series, but if they're just out of it, he's, he's about to be up for a contract extension. He's in the last year of his deal. And the Detroit Tigers will say, we're not going to move him. We're not going to move them. We're not going to move them. And if the Dodgers come in or the Yankees come in, it's, hey, everybody in our farm system, they're going to make the move. And they say, hey, he was supposed to be untouchable. But we were just so blown away by the offer.

[Mike]

Not untouchable. I don't know what you guys are missing about the word untouchable.

[Bomani Jones]

Untouchable. It doesn't mean anything.

[Zaslow]

Has a price.

[Bomani Jones]

And the Dolphins are fighting a proxy war and, and Schefter is the outlet.

[Sid]

I have things that are untouchable. But if you.

[Bomani Jones]

Hey, if you come correct upside down

[Dan Le Batard]

pilot, we can talk. Dan, if an owner in pro sports comes out and says, this team is not for sale, don't you think that they're trying to get the word out? Like, hey, come give me your offer.

[Stugotz]

Like, Bam out of bio is untouchable. Right? We. We talked about that before. If the Oklahoma City Thunder offer their starting five, I don't think Bam's untouchable anymore.

[Mike]

He's not untouchable then.

[Stugotz]

Okay, but. But that word gets thrown around all the time. It doesn't mean anything.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay? It's supposed to mean untouchable. Words are supposed to mean what they mean. Like, you guys are now changing not only the language. You're changing what truth is, you're changing what reporting is. You guys are attaching your cynicism to everything in a way that distorts it.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's not cynicism. I grew up in the WWF golden age era. To quote Ted Dibiase, everybody's got a price.

[Stugotz]

You know about that Million Dollar Man.

[Sid]

You know that?

[Mike]

I do. Jay Billis is picking against Miami in this game. He says, quote, Miami has had a great season. No team improved more year over year than the Hurricanes, who picked up 18 more wins. But I like Missouri in this one, led by Mark Mitchell's 18.3 points per game. This is a coin flip, so take the upset pick Joe Lunard. Joe Lunardi is also picking Missouri.

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[Mike Ryan]

Like, in this respect, we're not wrong

[Mike]

in saying Miami was done dirtier than anyone else was. The higher seed was punished.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes, I think you're absolutely right there. I do think that, that if this game were in Tampa, I'd feel good about it because Miami does things that can affect Mizzou, their rebounding being one of them. And Mizzou tends to over pursue on defense. And Miami's got some athletes and they will kill you in transition. That's something that Miami is excellent at. So I think it's going to be a great Game, I think it would have been a great game anywhere. But for people that think, like, these two teams are pretty tight. Yeah. The game being in St. Louis, Missouri, prime time, locally, that's a pretty big advantage.

[Jay Billis]

Yeah. I just want to clarify, like, when we say home court advantage, it's not actually their home court. It's their home state. The same way Mike just said I'd be comfortable if they were playing in Tampa.

[Mike]

So we had Jay Lucas on a live stream with us on Sunday. He has been great for the University of Miami. If you do not know his story, I imagine a lot of people listening this, don't know who John Lucas was. Not just that he was an NBA player, but. And a good one. But the thing about John Lucas that was most impressive is how he helped people with addiction, how many people he helped with addiction. He himself overcame horrible addiction that had him, you know, sleeping in his own urine, in puddles in the street. And now his son. It is really cool to see them at the games together, to see how proud his father is. His son is 37 years old. He is responsible for the greatest turnaround

[Mike Ryan]

in the sport and one of the

[Mike]

greatest any of us have ever seen. Right. To go from 7 and 24, to flip that to 24. 7. All new staff, all new players. Wildly impressive.

[Mike Ryan]

And he gave us an interview on Sunday. I think the Sid might have helped him change his tone some because the way he was talking about this Sunday isn't the way that he was talking

[Mike]

about the rest of the week. So you're playing against Missouri in St. Louis.

[Mike Ryan]

Does that feel right to you?

[Mike]

I mean, it's kind of been our story for the year. You know, we've kind of been kind of disrespected and looked over. So it just kind of goes. And I like it. We've won on the road more than anybody in the country. So this is just another road game for us and business as usual. I didn't know that before he said it, that they had won more on the road than anybody in the country. That was not something I knew. He also said during that interview that he loves their style of play, which is just throw the ball at the shot clock and go get it. They are a very athletic team. And Mike is right when he says they've got a good enough point guard to be the kind of point guard that you need this time of year. Even though late in the season, I would have liked him to be a little bit better.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, he wasn't great down the stretch, especially that last Game. That was Miami's worst game of the season. But that might be a good thing for Miami. I thought Jay was very good post game, but Miami's got a couple of guys that doesn't matter. The defense you play on them, they can get their shot off, which is hard to do in March. How come you're not going to Mizzou? Yeah, it's late.

[Sid]

Highlight game.

[Dan Le Batard]

Highlight game on Friday.

[Bomani Jones]

All right.

[Stugotz]

I just thought you would have went.

[Dan Le Batard]

No, I'm an owner of champion highlight team, so I'm going to tough one.

[Bomani Jones]

Yes.

[Mike]

I was very disappointed. I was very disappointed by your team. Our team, yesterday. I liked our broadcast. I was impressed by our broadcast. One of the rarest things you will see anywhere in American sports broadcasting, a live broadcast of high. It felt wonderfully weird. Manu did not rise to the occasion at the very end. The punctuation on that was horrible. For those of you who do not know what HA Alai is, I don't know if we have any high alights, but the last play of the game was a disaster.

[Mike Ryan]

The last play of your day was a disaster. And I think they foiled your broadcast by giving a poor representation of both what this sport is and what your team is. Did you guys light up your team? Did you yell at your players? Were you upset with them? Manu showed no emotion. He was.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's vintage Manu, though. He never does.

[Mike Ryan]

He. He pulsates indifference.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's right.

[Sid]

That does not change.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes. That is a fair criticism of Manu and body language as well. Yes. Yes, you're right. Proceed.

[Sid]

We do have some highlights.

[Dan Le Batard]

We have a good culture, though. Dan. I don't have to light up my team.

[Mike]

Good room.

[Dan Le Batard]

I. I had guys reach out to me. Sorry, boss Will be better.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

My players know that they didn't put their best foot forward. That's the worst performance that we've had in maybe a year. And the timing on it.

[Stugotz]

How do you respond to. Sorry, boss. You say, like, don't let it happen again.

[Dan Le Batard]

We're champions, dude. They're little bumps in the road. The regular season. No one goes perfect. You're gonna win some. You gotta lose.

[Mike Ryan]

They couldn't handle the bright lights. They could not handle a live broadcast. They. I felt like it's fair criticism to say they choked yesterday.

[Mike]

If it's their worst performance in a year as champion, it is.

[Dan Le Batard]

Is. And Dan, the pressure was on. This was the biggest Highline match of the week.

[Sid]

Let's relive some of it. Here we have some highlights. Our first one here is the only good thing to happen. We won the first set of the day and this is us reacting to it. This going on right here, folks.

[Mike Ryan]

Let's go, let's go.

[Sid]

We're so excited.

[Dan Le Batard]

The Undertaker.

[Mike]

Look at that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Gong me, Fuente. Gong me. Hey, yo, I love the Unda Teka. And we went on to take a commanding five bagel lead in that second set. And it all went sideways from there. Not very much excitement provided by the Cyclones, but we'll dust ourselves off and we'll be at the Jam arena tomorrow night. Free entry for those that want to catch the the world's fastest game.

[Mike]

Game.

[Dan Le Batard]

The champions take the battle court once again tomorrow, seven o', clock, first toss. We'll see you there, Dan.

[Sid]

We also had the referee take a pelota to the ankle. We have that clip here. This guy's got no interest.

[Mike Ryan]

Barba. He hit Barbara.

[Sid]

That's one of the taxi players, El Barba.

[Dan Le Batard]

Look at the beard.

[Sid]

This guy fills in when there's injuries.

[Dan Le Batard]

Let's check up on.

[Jay Billis]

Did he miss that shot?

[Sid]

Yes, David.

[Jay Billis]

The rest didn't even score.

[Bomani Jones]

Front court judges.

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay, that is a painful right to the ball of the ankle.

[Bomani Jones]

Barbara.

[Sid]

The refs are like taxi squad players.

[Stugotz]

Okay, hold on a second. The referee. If a player gets hurt, the referee then just plays on the team that needs an extra.

[Sid]

Not in that game. I believe, like there's a guy waiting to play if someone were to get injured. Barba is sometimes a taxi player that fills it.

[Dan Le Batard]

They rotate. It was his turn to be an official while someone else was a taxi squad.

[Sid]

Kind of like in middle school where they like the.

[Dan Le Batard]

We like Barbara. Barbara was an injury replacement to an injury replacement last year and had to be taken out middle school.

[Bomani Jones]

Chris, go back to.

[Sid]

In middle school. In volleyball, the kids judge the games that they play right before they do. It's very inside.

[Mike]

Please put picture in picture. Just put that clip again and again. It's really funny to see this poor

[Mike Ryan]

referee fall face first into the netting. And if you've never fallen in netting, it's hard to get up once you've fallen in netting. Especially if you've had your ankle hit by a pelota. So go ahead and put picture in picture. That's a great highlight from. From that match yesterday. I thought it was the greatest of the highlights to have the referee fall hurt into a netting he couldn't get out of.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, I don't know if you can see. I don't know how. I mean, these broadcasts are dazzling. 480p. But he does have crazy facial hair. El Barba. It's what he's known for.

[Jay Billis]

That net will eat you up and swallow you.

[Mike]

We have that sound if Zaslow would like to hear it. El Barba is. It's Spanish for the beard.

[Mike Ryan]

I did not realize I'd be tuning into your live cast. Stream on Highlight, and all of a sudden Deadliest Catch would break out. Where I've got somebody like a fish stuck in a net at a position,

[Stugotz]

by the way, where they eat you up and where they swallow you up. And you know what? That I even tried to say that. All right, but in a position, Mike,

[Sid]

you know I have one rule to live by, right?

[Dan Le Batard]

Don't place parlays on multiple long shots. Don't say a game is won when it hasn't hit triple zero.

[Sid]

Always drink your Jagermeister ice cream cold. That's the rule. Everything else is merely a suggestion.

[Dan Le Batard]

Everything else?

[Sid]

Everything else.

[Dan Le Batard]

Wearing clean underwear every day, well, that's

[Sid]

just a personal decision. Brushing your teeth, obviously smart, but not a rule.

[Dan Le Batard]

Never pee pee on an electric fence.

[Sid]

Okay, maybe there are two rules. But the one that is 100% that I insist on completely, Jagermeister. Must be drank ice cold or don't drink it at all.

[Jay Billis]

Damn, that's cold.

[Sid]

Exactly. You're finally starting to get get it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Drink responsibly. Jagermeister liqueur, 35% alcohol by volume. Imported by Mass Jagermeister, US White Plains, New York.