Postgame Show: Lover Not A Liar (feat. JuJu Gotti)

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Postgame Show: Lover Not A Liar (feat. JuJu Gotti)
Date: March 26, 2026
Location: The Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Episode Overview

This lively postgame show features Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, JuJu Gotti, and the crew in classic form as they blend sports takes with pop culture riffs and playful banter. The crew offers betting picks, riffs on NCAA coaching legends, debates iconic NBA moments, and closes with poll results and community shoutouts—all while keeping their signature irreverent, fast-talking style. JuJu Gotti features prominently, dropping wisdom and humor throughout the segment.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Thursday Thunder Picks with JuJu Gotti

[00:48]

• JuJu opens with his weekly "Thursday Thunder" betting predictions:
  • Texas +7.5
  • Nebraska Money Line
  • Iowa State Money Line (“handling business even without their best player”)
  • Duke Money Line against “the vampire” (Rick Pitino)
• Quote:
  • "You gotta lock them boys in. They're not going down." — JuJu [00:54]
  • "I’m sorry, but I gotta take [Duke] against the vampire. Salute." — JuJu [01:30]

2. Rick Pitino: “The Vampire” Rises Again

[01:35]

• Chris Cote and Tony marvel at Pitino’s ability to survive repeated scandals and potentially return to the NCAA spotlight.
• Discussion includes his time at St. John’s, and how he keeps coming back.
• Quote:
  • "Rick Pitino makes it all the way back, it's going to be hard to explain how we just skip past abortion scandals, 17 seconds of sex in a restaurant, the FBI wiretaps..." — Chris Cote [01:37]
  • "He doesn't give an F. Now he's just having beers in the presser." — Tony [02:15]

3. “No Reaction” Kings: Jay Wright, Kobe Bryant, and the Matt Barnes Incident

[02:24-04:28]

• The team debates the coolest, steeliest reactions in sports history: Jay Wright’s and Kobe’s famous reactions are at the top.
• This leads to a spirited debate about the infamous Matt Barnes-Kobe "ball fake" moment, with disagreement about the camera angles and authenticity.
• Quote:
  • "If we’re doing a no reaction off, it’s Jay Wright second after Kobe." — Dave LeBatard [02:56]
  • "Matt Barnes kind of ruined it." — Greg [03:11]
  • "Stop doing this... Won't you let the late legend live." — Tony [03:21, 04:41]

4. Merch Talk & “Who Made The Salad?”

[03:32]

• Chris and JuJu promote new T-shirts on LeBatardAF.com, including the playful “Who Made the Salad?” shirt inspired by JuJu’s father.
• JuJu jokes about spelling it phonetically to avoid copyright issues.

5. JuJu’s “Free Game” Wisdom

[05:26]

• JuJu offers his weekly “Free Game”:
  • The importance of recognizing when a situation is simpler than you think:
    "Sometimes you’re so used to playing chess that you don’t realize you smack dab in the middle of a checker game, bro..." — JuJu [05:28]
  • Uses David Sampson’s Internet beef as an example: it was rooted in love, not malice.

6. David Sampson, Misunderstandings, and Quotes Out of Context

[06:00]

• Chris Cote clarifies that JuJu is “not a liar; he is a lover.”
• They jokingly play a clip out of context:
  • "I hate women." — Dave LeBatard (clip out of context) [06:06]

7. Audience Polls & Trivia

[06:21 - 08:08]

• JuJu updates on various ongoing audience polls, always with playful commentary:
  • Otani vs. Judge: age surprise
  • Aaron Judge’s age vs. Anthony Davis’s
  • Baby names: “Jeb” is out of fashion
  • Does the Monopoly Man have a monocle? (64% say yes)
• Shouts out to new merch: “besmircher” and “bonito forever” shirts, in honor of the show’s running in-jokes.
• Quote:
  • "We’re never letting the world tell us how to feel about our loved ones. So buy the shirt, man." — JuJu [07:28]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "I'm sorry, but I gotta take [Duke] against the vampire. Salute." — JuJu [01:30]
• "If Rick Pitino even is a Final Four story, it's going to be hard to explain how we just skip past abortion scandals..." — Chris Cote [01:37]
• "Sometimes you’re so used to playing chess that you don’t realize you smack dab in the middle of a checker game, bro." — JuJu [05:28]
• "If we’re doing a no reaction off, it’s Jay Wright second after Kobe." — Dave LeBatard [02:56]
• "Stop doing this... Won't you let the late legend live." — Tony [03:21, 04:41]
• "We’re never letting the world tell us how to feel about our loved ones. So buy the shirt, man." — JuJu [07:28]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:48 – JuJu’s Thursday Thunder betting picks
• 01:35 – Rick Pitino and scandal talk
• 02:24–04:28 – “No reaction” discussion: Jay Wright, Kobe, Matt Barnes
• 03:32 – Merch and “Who Made the Salad?” segment
• 05:26 – JuJu’s “Free Game”: chess vs. checkers
• 06:00 – David Sampson’s misunderstood internet beef
• 06:21–08:08 – Audience polls and show merch plugs

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Tone and Style

The episode is unmistakably in the Le Batard Show’s trademark style—fast banter, irreverent wit, sly digs, and warmth toward their “weird family” of rotating guests and listeners. There’s a playful, conversational approach to sports and pop culture, with JuJu adding a unique blend of life advice and humor.

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Perfect for fans wanting the laughs, vibes, and wisdom without missing the key sports and cultural debates that make this show a cult favorite.

Transcript

[Dave LeBatard]

Folks, I'm getting hungry. And you know my favorite part of any meal, snack or game day app? That's right, the goat. Or should I say the greatest of all time, Frank's Red Hot. It's got the perfect blend of flavor and heat that elevates all foods from wings to Buffalo chicken dip to even ice cream. That's right, I said ice cream. And with a roster of flavors from OG to sweet chili, you can put that on everything. So make every dish the greatest and eat the goat. That's right. It's Thursday Thunder, and It's presented by DraftKings. DraftKings. The crown is yours, Juju. What do we got?

[Juju]

Thursday Thunder. Man, welcome back. Last week, oh, my goodness. One away. AJ the bansta, my brother. I thought you had it, but you didn't. NBA draft. Watch out for my boy this week, though. I'm taking Texas plus seven and a half tonight. You got to lock them boys in. They're not going down. They're not going down. Next leg, I'm going Nebraska. Money line, you got to lock them in. You already know that. Iowa State, money 9. Money line is next up. They don't even need their biggest player. They handling business right now without their best player. And lastly, I'm going with Duke Moneyline. Man, I'm sorry, but I gotta take him against the vampire. Salute.

[Chris Cote]

If the vampire wins the title this year, is that a victory for everybody involved, dead and undead? Because if Rick Pitino makes it all the way back, it is going to be hard to explain. If Rick Pitino even is a Final Four story, somehow it's going to be hard to explain how we just skipped past abortion scandals. 17 seconds of sex in a restaurant. The FBI wiretaps, survives it all. St. John's was bad. St. John's he resurrected St. John's and St. John's was bad. I did not think that man was going to make it back. It is my fault for underestimating him.

[Tony]

I vibe with him now. He doesn't give an F. Now he's just having beers in the presser. He's kind of cool. Like, yeah, you made it out. You made it through it. Good for you.

[Chris Cote]

One of the things that I always think is cool, always is Pitino wins on a buzzer beater. A layup at the buzzer. And his reaction is almost total emotional indifference because he's seen so much.

[Greg]

Like the greatest ever was Jay Wright when. When they won the national championship. Reaction at the buzzer, zero reaction.

[Dave LeBatard]

To me, it's the Kobe ball at the baseline face. And then it's Jay Wright.

[Tony]

It's a good shout, Chris. That still, to me is one of the more impressive things I've ever seen.

[Dave LeBatard]

If we're doing a no reaction off, it's Jay Wright second after Kobe.

[Chris Cote]

Matt Barnes says that the ankle on that. That the angle on that is deceptive.

[Dave LeBatard]

Really?

[Tony]

I'm familiar with.

[Dave LeBatard]

That would be weird of Matt Barnes, like three feet over.

[Tony]

I'm familiar with what Matt Barnes has to say.

[Greg]

Matt Barnes kind of ruined it.

[Matt Barnes]

Did he? Did he?

[Tony]

Yeah, that he ruined it for you.

[Matt Barnes]

Because when you look at the. When you look at the angle, it's

[Dave LeBatard]

pretty clear he's right in front of his face.

[Greg]

Oh, there's another angle and it's not in front of his face.

[Tony]

Stop doing this.

[Matt Barnes]

What other angle you got is a pruder film over here. Show it to him right in front of his. More disrespectful than BAM83.

[Tony]

I am no Kobe guy, but I'm letting him have this one.

[Chris Cote]

Go to lebataf.com if you want some of Juju's style. If you want to borrow some of Juju's style. He does a great job with some of the T shirts that he makes for lef.com and he just dropped a couple more. Chris, do you have a sound? I need the sound of who make it the salad from your father. Because juju, in honor of your father, has a. Who made it a salad? Who made it a salad? Is that how you guys think that should be spelled there? That looks like it's spelled very well. Who made the salad? Thank you.

[Tony]

That's locked in.

[Juju]

Yes, sir. I spelled it frenetically because once I tried to spell it right, it looked like it said who made Medea's salad? And I don't think we need any copyright issues from Medina.

[Chris Cote]

Yes. Look at this.

[Matt Barnes]

It's right in his face.

[Chris Cote]

Look at that angle.

[Dave LeBatard]

It is a different angle.

[Matt Barnes]

Okay, guys, look. Look where his body is getting. And look where the ball goes. He literally goes to his face to try to fake it in his face and goes the opposite way.

[Greg]

He's faking a pass.

[Tony]

Tony, are you serious?

[Matt Barnes]

To Dwight.

[Tony]

Serious. All right.

[Dave LeBatard]

We can all acknowledge that.

[Tony]

Won't you let the late legend live.

[Chris Cote]

I'm sorry that all these arguments.

[Dave LeBatard]

I don't like that. I saw that angle.

[Chris Cote]

I don't either.

[Matt Barnes]

It doesn't change anything. You would have jumped five feet. Jonathan Zaslov, random ass. Bam.

[Tony]

Out of bio, takes history from them. And now this. This is way worse. What you're doing

[Chris Cote]

Levitard. AF.com is where you go. If I hate that angle, I do too. To support juju, the show, Greg, Cody and salads. You know that I don't support salads unless they french FR prize in them. Do we? Do you have any game for us? Game of no cost. Free game of no cost. Do you have anything for us here, Juju?

[Juju]

Yes, sir. It's a full circle free game today, fellas. And ladies and my non binary community, man, sometimes you're so used to playing chess that you don't realize you smack dab in the middle of a checker game, bro. You're so used to trigonometry, you don't realize pre algebra. Don't need all of that. And so David Sampson today took to the world, bringing the Internet beef to the actual show. His brain took it one way and he didn't realize it was actually rooted in love.

[Chris Cote]

Juju is not a liar. He is a lover. And we misunderstood nothing. This is what David Sampson said.

[Dave LeBatard]

I hate women.

[Chris Cote]

And there's no lack of clarity in that.

[Tony]

Forgot about that.

[Chris Cote]

I want to listen to the polls, but I've got to go prepare for something, so please update the polls without me.

[Tony]

Of all the days we should have said Drew.

[Juju]

Oh, Drew ski. Oh, my goodness. Bro. Oh, bro. If you haven't seen Drew's new skit on him, man. Are you shocked that Otani is two years younger than Aaron Judge? 55% of the audience says yes. 45% of the audience says no. Damn. Are you shocked that Aaron Judge is 33 years old? 63 of the audience says yes. They are Also would like to remind the audience there's also more shirts available on the levitard af.com the besmircher shirt in dedication to my sister Trista, because all she does is besmirch as well as bonito forever shirts. Man. We celebrate bonito around here. We're never letting the world tell us how to feel about our loved ones. So buy the shirt, man, and support us and our brother, Benito Santiago. Did you think it was possible for a team to come back from down 13 points in overtime? 70% of the audience says no, they did not. Are you surprised that Aaron Judge is older than Anthony Davis? 85. 85% of the audience says yes, they are surprised. Would a baby today ever be named Jeb? 93% of the audience says no, they would not. And last poll. Does the monopoly man have a monocle? 64 of the audience says yes, he does. And those are your polls.

[Dave LeBatard]

Thanks, Juju.

[Juju]

Thank you, guys. Pitch clock today. Watch it live. Come on, man. Support my brothers. My guy.