The Big Suey: As A Father...

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Big Suey: As A Father...

Release Date: March 7, 2025
Podcast: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hosts: Dan LeBatard, Stugotz, Chris Cote, Amin Elhassan, Mike Ryan, Jeremy Tache

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1. Domino Tournament Excitement

Timestamp: 01:51 - 03:12

The episode kicks off with an enthusiastic discussion about an ongoing domino tournament. Chris Cote leads the conversation, teasing the reveal of a celebrity former football player’s identity hidden behind a graphic. The group engages in playful banter, ultimately uncovering that the mystery player is none other than Ricky Williams.

• Chris Cote (02:28): "Who is the NFL legend?"
• Mike Ryan (02:32): "Let's reveal it. It is, surprisingly, Ricky Williams."
• Dan LeBatard (02:33): "No way."

This revelation sparks laughter and further jokes about Ricky Williams and his persona, setting a lively tone for the episode.

2. The Top Five Woodies

Timestamp: 05:18 - 10:56

One of the standout segments is the "Top Five Woodies," where the hosts humorously rank various individuals named Woody. The list includes notable figures like Woody Allen, Woodrow Wilson, Ron Jeremy, Woody Harrelson, and Woody Page. The conversation delves into controversies surrounding each Woody, blending humor with insightful commentary.

• Amin Elhassan (07:23): "This is also for the young a little bit. Right? So if you haven't seen or if you've never heard of Woody Allen, go watch a documentary about him."
• Chris Cote (08:34): "Now, is that a name thing as well?"
• Amin Elhassan (08:38): "Number four, Ron Jeremy. Kind of like Woody Willie."

The hosts navigate the sensitive topics surrounding some Woodies with a mix of respect and comedic flair, making the segment both entertaining and thought-provoking.

3. NFL vs. NBA Free Agency Dynamics

Timestamp: 13:07 - 18:19

The discussion shifts to the intricacies of NFL free agency compared to the NBA. Jeremy Tache highlights the excitement of player movements and the impact on team dynamics, using examples like Devante Adams and Joey Bosa. The hosts debate the differences in how free agency is perceived and managed in both leagues.

• Jeremy Tache (13:07): "Why doesn't it have the pop of NBA free agency?"
• Chris Cote (13:55): "It's crazy because everyone says the NFL does it right, you should have free agency before the draft."
• Dan LeBatard (14:29): "Let me ask you guys a question. When you think about football positions, right, which position would you say has the shortest learning curve?"

The conversation further explores the Cincinnati Bengals' strategy in addressing their defensive challenges, emphasizing the importance of developing young talent to navigate salary cap constraints.

• Dan LeBatard (15:39): "Cincinnati immediately feeling the ramifications of that Joe Burrow deal."
• Chris Cote (17:36): "Why doesn't it have the pop of NBA free agency?"

4. Hypothetical Scenarios: The Ultimate Athlete Choice

Timestamp: 19:27 - 30:56

In a favorite segment, the hosts engage in hypothetical situations, pondering which sport they would choose to dominate if they could become the greatest player without earning endorsements. The dialogue reveals personal preferences and humorously rationalizes choices like golf and quarterback positions.

• Chris Cote (19:40): "What's the sport that you pick?"
• Jeremy Tache (20:34): "A golfer."
• Dan LeBatard (21:29): "I think it seems pretty awesome to be Lewis Hamilton."

The hosts debate the feasibility and appeal of various sports, bringing their unique perspectives and playful teasing to the discussion.

5. Twitter Spaces and Elon Musk's Influence

Timestamp: 24:00 - 26:20

The conversation takes a turn towards social media, specifically Twitter Spaces and the impact of Elon Musk's takeover. Mike Ryan attempts a humorous take on the platform's changes, leading to a segment where his joke about profile pictures becoming squared falls flat, much to the amusement of his co-hosts.

• Mike Ryan (24:13): "Twitter spaces is gone. Why did it leave? Because somebody said something mean about Elon Musk on Twitter spaces once."
• Chris Cote (24:30): "Profile pictures square now. Now they're squared."

The failed joke becomes a running gag, highlighting the hosts' chemistry and ability to turn minor moments into comedic gold.

6. Mistaken Identity: Chris Cote as Bomani Jones

Timestamp: 35:00 - 38:09

A humorous yet relatable segment features Chris Cote being repeatedly mistaken for Bomani Jones, adding a layer of personal anecdotes to the show. The group shares experiences of mistaken identity, with Chris expressing his frustration and amusement.

• Chris Cote (35:33): "Sometimes it's like, people who should know better."
• Amin Elhassan (37:08): "No, no, no, no, no."

This segment underscores the hosts' camaraderie and ability to laugh at themselves, fostering a welcoming and entertaining atmosphere for listeners.

7. Listener Interaction: March Sadness Tournament

Timestamp: 27:00 - 30:56

Engaging with their audience, the hosts announce the March Sadness Tournament, encouraging listeners to submit funny videos for a chance to watch the championship game of the college basketball tournament with Dan. The emphasis is on creativity and humor, with clear guidelines to ensure submissions are entertaining.

• Mike Ryan (27:27): "If it's serious, don't tell us how long you've been listening. We're getting a lot of like, been listening, like, just get to it."
• Dan LeBatard (27:58): "I need a point five."

The hosts provide tips on creating memorable submissions, blending humor with a genuine desire to interact with their fanbase.

8. Closing Banter and Final Jokes

Timestamp: 38:09 - 45:02

As the episode nears its end, the hosts continue their trademark banter, sharing jokes, playful insults, and lighthearted conversations. Moments like Jeremy Tache creating humorous songs and Chris Cote discussing his mistaken identity add a final dose of laughter before wrapping up the episode.

• Chris Cote (44:50): "What are the videos that are coming? Are they takes?"
• Jeremy Tache (44:35): "The triple entendre."

This closing segment reinforces the show's dynamic and the hosts' ability to maintain an engaging and entertaining dialogue throughout the episode.

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Notable Quotes

• Dan LeBatard (02:33): "No way."
• Amin Elhassan (07:23): "If you haven't seen or if you've never heard of Woody Allen, go watch a documentary about him."
• Chris Cote (13:55): "Why doesn't it have the pop of NBA free agency?"
• Jeremy Tache (14:17): "Is a bigger deal."
• Mike Ryan (24:13): "Twitter spaces is gone. Why did it leave?"
• Chris Cote (35:33): "Sometimes it's like, people who should know better."
• Mike Ryan (27:27): "If it's serious, don't tell us how long you've been listening."

These quotes capture the essence of the hosts' humor, insights, and the engaging nature of their discussions.

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Conclusion

In "The Big Suey: As A Father...", The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz delivers a blend of sports analysis, pop culture commentary, and witty banter. From unraveling the mystery of Ricky Williams in their domino tournament to hilariously ranking the "Top Five Woodies," the episode offers a rich tapestry of conversations that cater to both dedicated fans and new listeners. The hosts' chemistry shines through their discussions on NFL free agency, hypothetical scenarios, and personal anecdotes about mistaken identity, ensuring an entertaining and comprehensive listening experience.

Transcript

[Dan LeBatard]

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[Stugot]

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[Chris Cote]

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[Dan LeBatard]

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[Chris Cote]

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[Amin Elhassan]

Exactly what kind of a lawyer I really Good one.

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[Amin Elhassan]

Welcome to the Big Sui, presented by DraftKings.

[Chris Cote]

Why are you listening to this show.

[Amin Elhassan]

The podcast that seems very similar to.

[Chris Cote]

The other Dan LeBatard podcast?

[Amin Elhassan]

I'm sorry.

[Chris Cote]

I'm not going to apologize for that.

[Amin Elhassan]

In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging.

[Chris Cote]

I have been tempted in restaurants just walking past tables, grab somebody's fries that if they're just there. That hasn't happened to you guys. I've done it. And now here's the marching man to Nowhere Fat face and the habitual liar.

[Mike Ryan]

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[Chris Cote]

All right, so what we got going on, Chris?

[Mike Ryan]

So much. Domino tournaments, March sadness. What do you want to start with?

[Chris Cote]

I want to start with the domino tournament.

[Mike Ryan]

Big reveal we got right here. Yeah, I know. No one can tell from this graphic who the celebrity former football player is.

[Chris Cote]

I can tell you who reveal who.

[Amin Elhassan]

The body on Papi was.

[Chris Cote]

No, no. That's Papi. That's Papi's body. I can tell by the tattoo. Cuz Papi has that tattoo on his belly. No, I know who it isn't. We solidified it's not Andrew Hawkins. Because Andrew Hawkins is not a coward.

[Mike Ryan]

Or Devon Best. I believe we figured out it was both legends.

[Chris Cote]

Or Tyler Lockett. All legends. So who is the NFL legend?

[Mike Ryan]

Let's reveal it. It is, surprisingly, Ricky Williams.

[Dan LeBatard]

No way.

[Amin Elhassan]

I thought we were playing who that is. Oh, it's Ricky Williams.

[Mike Ryan]

Is that his real body?

[Chris Cote]

And Poppy says, why don't you also bring that Eric Moran guy? I'll beat his ass, too. Who's Eric Moran?

[Jeremy Tache]

Ricky's new name, Is it? Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, that's his actual name. Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

He gets a reference.

[Chris Cote]

I didn't.

[Jeremy Tache]

I'm just inside baseball. It's different.

[Chris Cote]

There you go. All right. Well, there it is.

[Mike Ryan]

April 13th. Go to Le Batard AF if you want all the information.

[Chris Cote]

Now, which one is showing up? Which?

[Dan LeBatard]

Your funeral.

[Jeremy Tache]

Both.

[Chris Cote]

Thank you. The question. Dan Levitard. No, the. The video has been located, by the way.

[Amin Elhassan]

Which one? We asked for several.

[Chris Cote]

We asked for several. But the video of the hockey intro that I deem to be the greatest intro in the history of playoff. Playoff sports. Not just calling this.

[Mike Ryan]

Not just B roll. So we're going to talk over.

[Chris Cote]

Talk over it. So it's. You got a. Like a. Like it's a grainy video. Like. Oh, it's a signal coming in. Well, I don't know. And then the lights go out, right? And then they put 1930 and the 3, 2, 1946, 41, 1947 logos. 1952-419534-11954 for zip. 1955-4119-5741-1958, 42, 1968, 4, 0, dunking on them. 1969-4319-7119-7740, 1978, 42, 1979, 43.

[Mike Ryan]

And that's the last time they won.

[Chris Cote]

1985. 3, 2, 1986, 30, 1989, 41. 2002-422004-32008, 43, 2.

[Amin Elhassan]

Oh, it's also 24 and 8 all.

[Chris Cote]

Time in the playoffs. That is the biggest dunk I've ever seen in a pregame intro. And it's ballsy, right? Because a lot of don't do that. We don't want to put bulletin board material. They're like, we've got a bulletin board. It's about 100 years old, and we got like 24 wins on it against eight losses. That's the coolest shit I've ever seen in my life.

[Amin Elhassan]

Barney, can we find the Monk video? Have we found that video, Mike?

[Dan LeBatard]

No, man. Still, they successfully scrub the inner Panthers.

[Mike Ryan]

Just the one of me making a mistake that you randomly wanted to play. But we don't have to play that.

[Amin Elhassan]

We're gonna play that eventually. We'll get there eventually. I did have a little bit of an issue, and this kind of drives me crazy when I'm not in the building. A little bit of an issue with the way we talked about Woody Page yesterday.

[Mike Ryan]

Really?

[Amin Elhassan]

Was it yesterday or two Days ago. I remember it was. Is it yesterday?

[Chris Cote]

Yesterday, Woody Page.

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah, there it is.

[Chris Cote]

I mean, if. And it was yesterday.

[Amin Elhassan]

I mean, that part was funny. I can't say the word. If he actually used that and plagiarized that line. No, no, no.

[Chris Cote]

That line is in the story. Like, he used that line. Was it a real quote? Was it not a real quote? Did he have to write it that way? Probably not, but he wrote it. He wrote if.

[Amin Elhassan]

And so we're gonna be the show that. Just. Who else do we do this with? And we have to mention the worst thing that they've done in their career.

[Chris Cote]

Everybody.

[Jeremy Tache]

Everybody. Every single person.

[Amin Elhassan]

Never mind that he has been. Has he been on that show?

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm sure he's done worse.

[Amin Elhassan]

23.

[Chris Cote]

Has he?

[Amin Elhassan]

23 years. Like, when you think of a Woody, you think of Woody Page. Like, he's got to be high on your list.

[Chris Cote]

I know. Woody Harrelson. All right.

[Amin Elhassan]

You know, I've already got.

[Mike Ryan]

Stop.

[Amin Elhassan]

Let's stop. I already got a top five Woody's.

[Chris Cote]

In a second on a Friday. But.

[Amin Elhassan]

And this is probably not going to help his Woody Page nickname. But don't you immediately think of the. The chalkboard behind him. Like, when you think of what he paid, you do not think of all this other teeth.

[Mike Ryan]

I was not aware of the plagiarism stuff till yesterday.

[Amin Elhassan]

I will say that nothing that he writes on the chalkboard is his words. He gets those sent to him, and he chooses.

[Mike Ryan]

I read the opposite of that. But I. I saw him say that he has an. Like, a helper that writes them, but that he comes up with all of them.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, so wait, Woody, he said that?

[Chris Cote]

Says that he writes his own stuff.

[Amin Elhassan]

Like, he comes up with that Wrong. I think you might have read that.

[Chris Cote]

I trust Chris.

[Amin Elhassan]

He gets a lot of people to send him ideas, and then his assistant maybe picks the best one and writes it up there, or he picks the best one and his assistant writes it up there. But not to say he's not that clever, but that's a lot of shows, man, to come up with those.

[Chris Cote]

Also, really quick, I like the idea of Chris being. No, actually to the guy who's been on around the Horn more than anybody and one more in the history of the damn show. This is like you walking up to Michael Jordan saying, well, actually, Gabe Vincent has actually been a plus this year.

[Amin Elhassan]

I'm going to find this quote more like Kobe. Yeah, I'm not really the goat. I'm just the people's goat.

[Chris Cote]

There you go.

[Amin Elhassan]

That's a good like three people. Okay, you guys want the top five woodies now?

[Chris Cote]

Give us woodies.

[Amin Elhassan]

I got some Olis.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, some Olis too.

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah. So first Olis, because he was kind of canceled. Woody Allen.

[Dan LeBatard]

Kind of.

[Amin Elhassan]

This is also. This is also for the young a little bit. Right? So if you haven't seen or if you've never heard of Woody Allen, go watch a documentary about him. That's all you need to know. Really, forget about the movie.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, really? Yeah, the movies are really good.

[Jeremy Tache]

Pretzels me thirsty.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Amin Elhassan]

Was that him or was that Cosmo Kramer?

[Jeremy Tache]

Part of a Woody Allen.

[Chris Cote]

Kramer was in a Woody Allen movie.

[Amin Elhassan]

Oh, okay. How about that? Ally number two, in large part because it's not technically a Woody. Woodrow Wilson.

[Chris Cote]

A real piece of. You want pieces of shit.

[Amin Elhassan]

28Th president. Also, if you break it down. Woody Willy. Not terrible, right? A little bit of a.

[Chris Cote]

Needs work, but I see where you're going last.

[Amin Elhassan]

Oli, the dude from the show. Sex life, season one, episode three, about 18 minutes in. His name's Adam Demos. Also not quite a Woody, but if it was.

[Chris Cote]

Holy Jesus to America's.

[Amin Elhassan]

I'm staring. Everybody in the room's giving me blank stares. Somebody in that back room. Somebody has seen that scene.

[Chris Cote]

Someone popped.

[Amin Elhassan]

All right, number five. And this is just a name thing.

[Chris Cote]

Okay.

[Amin Elhassan]

Woody Johnson. Kind of like Woody Willie. Woody Johnson. Double Woody, double Woody's.

[Chris Cote]

Uh huh.

[Amin Elhassan]

Number four, Ron Jeremy.

[Chris Cote]

Now, is that a name thing as well?

[Amin Elhassan]

First one outside of my own that I ever saw. Not in person, of course. Oh, a shocker. It was a shocker and it was impressive.

[Dan LeBatard]

Also kind of canceled.

[Amin Elhassan]

Was he?

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Amin Elhassan]

I mean, was it because of all the sex movies he did or was.

[Chris Cote]

It other right there with Woody Allen and Woodrow Wilson?

[Amin Elhassan]

That's why he might be in jail.

[Mike Ryan]

I wasn't that impressed.

[Dan LeBatard]

Jail.

[Amin Elhassan]

I mean, I was like 13.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's jail, right? I think he's in jail.

[Chris Cote]

Is he in jail right now?

[Dan LeBatard]

I think so.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, wow.

[Amin Elhassan]

He'll be fine.

[Dan LeBatard]

Let me ask.

[Mike Ryan]

That's his late. The latest film, it's called Jail.

[Amin Elhassan]

Are you going to ask your chat GPT? Because it lies to you regularly, Mike.

[Dan LeBatard]

It often does. But I'm. I'm strengthening.

[Amin Elhassan]

There's a sitcom.

[Jeremy Tache]

You got to train it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, I got to correct it.

[Jeremy Tache]

There's a buddy.

[Amin Elhassan]

Sit down there with Mike and his chat GPT. Number three, Woody Harrelson.

[Mike Ryan]

Three.

[Amin Elhassan]

It's only three. Because if this was like 20 years ago, it would probably be number one.

[Chris Cote]

Okay.

[Amin Elhassan]

But number three, it's gotta be Woody number two, Woody Page.

[Chris Cote]

There's no way Woody Page is over Woody Harrelson.

[Amin Elhassan]

He is in front of. He is on your television screen. Back then, it was every day. These days, it's like two days a week. The same reason people know me disproportionately than they do some other television stars, because they're in front of you all the time. That's why Woody Page is number two.

[Dan LeBatard]

So the Jimmy Snuka thing happened to Ron Jeremy, where he was declared mentally incompetent to stand trial on multiple charges of sexual assault in January of 2023 due to incurable neurocognitive decline. He is not in jail presently. He's in a private residence under care.

[Amin Elhassan]

That's why he's number four and not number two.

[Chris Cote]

There it is. Because of that.

[Amin Elhassan]

And number one, Woody from Toy Story.

[Mike Ryan]

No, Anthony.

[Amin Elhassan]

Pretty obvious.

[Chris Cote]

No. Mike Woodson, the most famous NBA Woody.

[Amin Elhassan]

No, that's very far in the Olis.

[Chris Cote]

Everyone calls him Woody, though.

[Amin Elhassan]

Woody Hayes.

[Chris Cote]

Woody Hayes is another one. No, Woody Hayes.

[Amin Elhassan]

Has he been in the league for a while?

[Chris Cote]

Mike Woodson?

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah, as a head coach.

[Chris Cote]

I mean, he was. He's been. He's the coach of Indiana now.

[Amin Elhassan]

So again, that was the show sex life, episode three or season one? Episode three. About 18 minutes in, I found the.

[Mike Ryan]

Woody Page quote, Mr. Around the Horn expert over here, Izzy.

[Amin Elhassan]

Okay.

[Mike Ryan]

By the way, yesterday, Woody Page tweeted for all those asking, no, I don't know why around the Horn was canceled. I just show up with a blackboard and then the next line, yes, I come up with the quote ideas. My associate Natasha writes them on the board, even though she thinks many of them are stupid.

[Amin Elhassan]

Okay.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm just saying, like, that's.

[Amin Elhassan]

Maybe that's currently the case, but before. And maybe he's forgotten this.

[Mike Ryan]

So he's lying here for a long time.

[Amin Elhassan]

But I seem to remember him getting, you know, him talking about this in the past and him getting a ton of suggestions.

[Mike Ryan]

I feel like you started this trying to help his credibility.

[Chris Cote]

So is the idea here that the man affectionately nicknamed Woody Plage, we're gonna take his word on whether he wrote the words on the chalkboard.

[Amin Elhassan]

I guess that's what's bothering me about this. He's not affectionately nicknamed Woody Plage. He's only still coming up when we talk about. Like, you can. You can go ahead and go on the Internet and find it, but nobody's calling.

[Chris Cote]

Dan said it. People are calling him.

[Amin Elhassan]

What?

[Chris Cote]

He plays his friends.

[Jeremy Tache]

Dan said his friends.

[Chris Cote]

I want To Dan's friends. So I'm going to do it too. I want to be part of the crowd.

[Mike Ryan]

We've had one of these in each segment. Now. Izzy doesn't like this Woody Page topic. Amin didn't like the J. Cole topic. All right, let's move on from moving on.

[Chris Cote]

Let me do my.

[Amin Elhassan]

Tell J. Cole that I didn't appreciate that in the song clouds. He cannot perform that thing live because he's clearly, you know, cutting versus on top of verses. And not doing all that in one breath, like that's impossible.

[Chris Cote]

I think he can.

[Amin Elhassan]

Okay, then call him up. Have him do it on the air.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Amin Elhassan]

There's no chance.

[Chris Cote]

No, you do that.

[Dan LeBatard]

You do that.

[Amin Elhassan]

It's your boy. Right?

[Chris Cote]

Is my boy that's wrong. I'm not going to bother him.

[Amin Elhassan]

This explain why years and years ago he said that he is way better. Not just better, but way better than Kendrick Lamar. Now I understand that.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, he bowed out of that and that. And he doesn't sound like he sucked on a balloon before he started rapping. My mice is up here. It's Mike Greenberg, basically.

[Amin Elhassan]

Not all the time.

[Chris Cote]

It's Mike Greenberg.

[Dan LeBatard]

Kendrick has got a couple flows here. He's got several flows.

[Chris Cote]

I didn't say the flows are wrong.

[Amin Elhassan]

I'm just saying the voice.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, but he does a thing. Kind of like Marshall Mathers did a thing.

[Chris Cote]

I got a question for you guys.

[Dan LeBatard]

That'S actually not too bad.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, thank you. Limited Fake. Put it in the suis. Tony. NFL free agency. Why doesn't it have the pop of NBA free agency?

[Jeremy Tache]

Cuz it's like done right after. I feel like right now we got a lot of names where you say Mike.

[Dan LeBatard]

And also the NFL salary cap is not real.

[Jeremy Tache]

Well, that's a whole another story. But there's a lot of stuff that happens where you get all these big names. And I feel like NBA free agency is not these teams moving on from big names. It's like, oh, where would this guy go? Another team wants to outbid him in the NFL. It's like you have these massive names. Devonte Adams, Stefan Diggs, Tyler Lockenau, even though he said he's retiring. Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa. Like you have all these monster names that are basically changing teams because their team said, you know what? You're not good enough. And that's my favorite part of looking through all the different names. Like, oh wait, where's Devonte Adams going to go? It's like that, that little. It's the bridge that Gets us from the combine to the NFL draft, right? Like, we've got a bit of a. Bit of a dry spell.

[Chris Cote]

It's crazy because everyone says the NFL does it right, you should have free agency before the draft. That way you can draft according to the needs you weren't able to fill in free agency. But also it makes it where the draft is so much more of a bigger spectacle. And free agency is like, all right, whatever, right? And that's kind of weird. Whereas in the NBA, the draft is a big deal, but then free agency.

[Jeremy Tache]

Is a bigger deal.

[Chris Cote]

Is a way bigger deal.

[Amin Elhassan]

NFL free agency taught me that Joey Bosa is not what he was before. I did not know that. I thought he was still in the prime of his prime, but oh, no, he's being released or going to another team eventually. Didn't really realize he was playing that poorly.

[Dan LeBatard]

Loki really fascinated with what's happening at Cincinnati because everyone's like, they have to do something about this defense. Now in their defense, they did bring in Al golden to, to run it, but they lose Hubbard, they're going to lose Hendrickson. Like, they're losing their best players.

[Amin Elhassan]

That Hubbard retirement was a surprise, right?

[Dan LeBatard]

I was pretty surprised by it. I don't know.

[Jeremy Tache]

Like, he's been playing very good ball.

[Chris Cote]

Is that one of those I want to be able to walk my daughter down the aisle for her wedding kind of.

[Dan LeBatard]

For time, they had to move. Like, it seems as though the way that they're addressing their cap situation and for whatever reason, with Cincinnati outside of. Well, I understand that they're cheap, but them and the New Orleans Saints. And the New Orleans Saints are like on a seven year delay for like their malpractice when it came to the salary cap. It's apparently only real for the New Orleans Saints. And Cincinnati immediately feeling the ramifications of that Joe Burrow deal. And they're going about how they're formatting their roster totally different than how people thought they would entering the off season. And this is a team that, okay, we understand if this team had a shot, if they got in the playoffs, they would have a shot because they're so talented on offense. All they need is a little bit of defense and they're losing their best players on defense.

[Chris Cote]

Let me ask you guys a question. When you think about football positions, right, which position would you say has the shortest learning curve? Because some of the stuff is like, yo, you gotta. Just gotta be in the league a couple years just for things to slow down.

[Dan LeBatard]

Probably right on the interior line, detach like your stunting, you're pulling like guard and dt.

[Jeremy Tache]

That's probably more. That's probably more like individual skill work to get to the level that people are.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's technique. Which is. Yeah. Which is, I mean, difficult. But in terms of like drop a.

[Jeremy Tache]

Guy in, go get the corner.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's not like a DT is dropping back into coverage and also SNL coverages.

[Chris Cote]

Right. Like, that's what I'm specific. Well, regardless of what the learning is, whether it's skill, whether it's coverages, which one is like the most likely. I can get an. A rookie or a young player and.

[Dan LeBatard]

Get him up non special.

[Amin Elhassan]

I think it's receiver.

[Jeremy Tache]

Oh, really?

[Dan LeBatard]

Why, man? Route. That's like knowing the playbook, the route.

[Jeremy Tache]

Tree, like the timing with your quarterback.

[Amin Elhassan]

Knowing the playbook to me is like a basic. Like, you have to know that right. You, you're coming in as an offensive player. It doesn't matter really what position. You kind of have to know the playbook. But I think in terms of like, that's the base point and then you just kind of learning, hey, get, you know, getting off on my release on the line, knowing where I'm going on my routes, how to, you know, sort of manipulate a defender, that's about it.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's easier than running back because you have, you also have pass blocking, blitz pickups. You have to identify what the defense is doing along with the quarterback and center.

[Chris Cote]

I guess the way I'm. I'm working at this is that it would seem to me in a salary cap sport where every dollar you spend here is a dollar that you can't spend there, that the positions that you pay, you should be paying are the ones where it's. The learning curve is the longest. Right. So quarterback, right, left tackle, left tackle, right. Versus the ones where it's like he'll get up to speed by mid season or whatever, that's the one that you should be having a bunch of young players there and saving money because you can't pay everybody. Right. That's like the Cincinnati Bengals are an example of you can't pay everybody. You're going to play him, you can play Jamar. Shayna's gonna. You got to say no to somebody.

[Dan LeBatard]

I've been told by coaches I know far better that have been all over the position.

[Jeremy Tache]

Coach, tree, tight end is the toughest to adjust, by the way. From college, the pro.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. In terms of a position of development and really putting in the work, getting your technique down. Like they tell me, outside of quarterback, the One that you need the most development in is offensive line.

[Chris Cote]

Okay. So, I mean, I feel it stands to reason then the way you save money for the Bengals as they are about to have defensive hits here that they've lost, is to just go out and get young guys and coach them up. Right?

[Dan LeBatard]

That's the plan. That's like, as far as I can tell, the only thing that they're doing to address their. Their really poor defense is bringing out golden.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah, right.

[Chris Cote]

The. You know, it's funny because I think about this a lot, about getting up to speed and being competent.

[Stugot]

Okay, check this. Deli Boys on Hulu. Two brothers, Raj and Mir, are living the high life, not a care in the world. When their old man dies, it all vanishes.

[Chris Cote]

Poof.

[Stugot]

And they find out he didn't just own a deli, but he was a drug kingpin. And they're like, what the Throw in their ruthless aunt. Some guys who want to kill them. And keeping dad's drug business going. Sounds amazing, right? Deli Boys is now streaming on Hulu.

[Chris Cote]

Don Levitard.

[Mike Ryan]

Sugar daddies. These things. I'm telling you, I love sugar daddies. I like stuck in your teeth, like you can't chew them. They're, like, impossible to chew.

[Amin Elhassan]

They are impossible every day.

[Dan LeBatard]

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

[Chris Cote]

I saw this hypothetical. One of my favorite Reddits is hypothetical situation. I love it. I love it. This is my childhood. It's like, would you, for a billion dollars, eat nothing but nails? Every single. Like that? I love that stuff.

[Amin Elhassan]

He must love Mr. Beast.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, man, he's. Yeah. But I saw one where it said, you have the opportunity to become the greatest player in any sport, right? Automatically the goat. You don't get to make a single dollar off of playing the sport or any direct endorsements. So you can't get a Nike deal because you're the greatest basketball player, for instance. But any other kind of secondary stuff that you can find, like two degrees of separation away, that's all well and done, right? You're physically the same size you are now. You get the quickness and the mental processing of it, like to do it. But again, you get zero salary and obviously you feel pain and all those things. What's the sport that you pick? What or what would you want to be?

[Jeremy Tache]

A golfer.

[Amin Elhassan]

Golf. Yeah, it's a golf taxing for sure.

[Chris Cote]

Come on, man. That's not cool, though.

[Jeremy Tache]

I mean, that's pretty cool.

[Chris Cote]

That's not cool.

[Dan LeBatard]

Golfers can be cool.

[Jeremy Tache]

What if I'm gifted things? Is that a possibility? I don't earn it, but I'm gifted. You can get salary. Like, all of a sudden, I'm a golfer. But Audemars Piguet wants to sponsor. They want to give me product instead of money.

[Chris Cote]

You can give. They give you product. You cannot turn around and sell said product for.

[Jeremy Tache]

Son, I can have a $200,000 watch. I just can't do anything with it except wear it.

[Chris Cote]

Except wear it. Or give it away as a gift. Right. See, to me, I kind of feel like it's either quarterback or NBA, right? Like, oh, man. Like, especially just, like, as quarterback, me walking in, kind of looking out of shape and small and stuff, and then just throwing that thing all over the field.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm thinking of, like, quality of life, though.

[Dan LeBatard]

I think it seems pretty awesome to be Lewis Hamilton. And I know there are inherent risk. No, but to me, like, one of the coolest athletes ever.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

Sports stars ever was Dale Earnhardt, and he died. You know, there are hazards.

[Chris Cote]

Well, his dad died.

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, I said Dale Earnhardt. I didn't say junior.

[Chris Cote]

You didn't say senior, either.

[Mike Ryan]

I feel like golf, you don't have to play every week. Show up on Wednesday, play a few rounds of golf like you already know.

[Amin Elhassan]

You're the goat. Of course you're gonna be a. Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

But the goat is Tiger woods, and the man has his body, and it's completely shot. And I know that there was a car accident. No, no, no, no. His body was shot before the car accident also.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, the back will go for sure.

[Chris Cote]

Tiger woods was kind of cool with an asterisk.

[Dan LeBatard]

He's cool for a golfer.

[Chris Cote]

Cool for a golfer. Right. Versus, like, if you're Michael Jordan. If you're Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady or whatever you want to name in that.

[Dan LeBatard]

I mean, there's some cool golfers.

[Mike Ryan]

Max home is cool, but isn't the.

[Amin Elhassan]

Loophole you're looking for here is like, hey, I do all these things. I'm really good at them. Don't have to work that hard. Don't have to be taxed like crazy. Still get all the fame. Fortune, yes.

[Chris Cote]

Not fortune.

[Mike Ryan]

Wyndham Clark is so cool.

[Dan LeBatard]

Swag.

[Mike Ryan]

You guys are just. You're sleeping on Wyndham Clark. He actually really. His name. He's so much cooler than his name.

[Jeremy Tache]

Were you standing.

[Mike Ryan]

Honestly.

[Chris Cote]

The Wyndham Clark.

[Jeremy Tache]

Oh, I love that spot.

[Chris Cote]

They got a nice little Jacuzzi.

[Amin Elhassan]

Golfers also know. I don't know if this is true or not. They Also kind of know where the real money is. Like, they can go secondhand and be like, yeah, I just make millions over here. I don't need this.

[Chris Cote]

I kind of feel like if I'm the best player in the NBA, people want to be around me. They want to be around me.

[Amin Elhassan]

Too many people want to be around you. That's part of the problem. I don't love that.

[Chris Cote]

Well, I mean, like, I have people who can keep them away.

[Mike Ryan]

You're staying at the Wyndham? I'm staying at the Ty Hilton.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, the Ty Hilton. That one.

[Jeremy Tache]

You know, Great breakfast, by the way.

[Chris Cote]

Exactly. The breakfast buffet there is really good. The points. Not a fan of the points system.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, the Brandon points. I haven't stayed there.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, the Howard Johnson.

[Chris Cote]

The Howard Johnson Bojo.

[Amin Elhassan]

I'm staying at a little boutique, the DeChambeau.

[Jeremy Tache]

Ooh, lovely spot on the ravine. Lovely. The spa there. By the way, you got the facial.

[Amin Elhassan]

Not that one. Top five woodies.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Amin Elhassan]

You guys want to hear Chris messing up?

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, would love to. It's one of my favorite things.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, this is so cool.

[Mike Ryan]

Let's do this. So this is a clip of wit. This is when Witty was with the show and we're talking about Twitter. It's right when Elon took. Took over. I don't really think it needs more context. Do you guys have the video? I'm filling time until I see it on my screen.

[Chris Cote]

No, we have that. That Habs video, though. We can play that. So cool. It's so cool.

[Dan LeBatard]

Pretty cool.

[Chris Cote]

Whenever you defend hockey. There it is. All right. Whenever you defend hockey, you're not doing it well.

[Mike Ryan]

All right, let's see this. Me making a mistake one day, the.

[Tony]

Next, Twitter spaces is gone. Why did it leave? Because somebody said something mean about Elon Musk on Twitter spaces once. That's why all of a sudden, platform gone. It's bizarre.

[Mike Ryan]

Profile pictures square now. Now they're squared.

[Amin Elhassan]

If we could have left that rolling and gotten the jets laugh, it would have been even better because Witty was.

[Mike Ryan]

Rolling with like, oh, they're doing this. It's gone. So I just wanted to get in with their profile pictures square now and then. I had no. So now they're square. Like, I just like, I want it to, like, you know, kind of like alley oop myself. But I realized there was nothing on the second sentence, so I just repeated the first sentence.

[Chris Cote]

I was. I was waiting for the mess up of like, what word is he going to mess up?

[Mike Ryan]

And instead, profile picture square now. Now they're square.

[Chris Cote]

It's even better that you didn't mess up any words. You said it perfectly.

[Mike Ryan]

Just my brain.

[Jeremy Tache]

Like, Brick Tamlin.

[Amin Elhassan]

It was so bad.

[Chris Cote]

And if they would have let that.

[Amin Elhassan]

Roll a little bit, it threw Dan off entirely.

[Mike Ryan]

Dan, like, ready to keep going. Starts doing his next sentence and then five seconds and realizes the whole room's laughing. He's like, what were you trying to say? What were you trying to do?

[Chris Cote]

What were you trying to say?

[Mike Ryan]

I was just trying to, like, allude myself of like.

[Chris Cote]

But what was the.

[Mike Ryan]

They're doing this now. Their things are square. Like, I wanted to, like, set myself up to be like.

[Jeremy Tache]

They should have gone circle, then square.

[Amin Elhassan]

He couldn't get round out. He got square out first.

[Mike Ryan]

Profile picture square.

[Amin Elhassan]

Now what's.

[Mike Ryan]

Now there's shape.

[Chris Cote]

What's that other shape?

[Amin Elhassan]

I can't think of it Square again.

[Chris Cote]

Run it back, please.

[Mike Ryan]

Play it again.

[Tony]

One day, the next. Twitter spaces is gone. Why did it leave? Because somebody said something mean about Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces once. That's why all of a sudden. Platform gone. It's bizarre.

[Mike Ryan]

Profile pictures square now. Now they're squared. I was trying to follow Witty's platform gone. So I'm just like, profile pictures square now. That's how I should have done it.

[Chris Cote]

But the head bop was immaculate.

[Mike Ryan]

Profile picture square now.

[Tony]

Twitter spaces is gone. Why did it leave? Because somebody said something mean about Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces once. That's why all of a sudden. Platform gone. It's bizarre.

[Mike Ryan]

Profile pictures square now. Now they're squared.

[Jeremy Tache]

Guys, by the way, the goat's talking right now.

[Chris Cote]

I know. I need someone to go out on assignment. Who wants to volunteer? I need you to go out into the. Into the sitting area, the eating area. I'll go. I'll go check because I need to know what's happening.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's a pink suit.

[Chris Cote]

He's got the Easter suit on. It ain't even Easter yet. Lent's not over yet, baby. It just started.

[Amin Elhassan]

That's so pink that you can convince yourself some of it is purple.

[Mike Ryan]

Pink club. He's okay.

[Amin Elhassan]

You remember Pictures squared now.

[Chris Cote]

Now it's square.

[Amin Elhassan]

You remember the part of the show, since we're talking back on the show, where Dan would remind everybody, in case you're just joining us, what we're doing is we're watching first take on our TV screens and then saying exactly what they said to you.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, speaking of glory days, apologies because of some miscalculations to Stugatz's travel schedule. The oral history that is on a biweekly cadence will be broken up a little bit. So if you're anticipating a new oral history, you're gonna have to wait a little bit. I wanted to deliver a. An episode that was still up to this set standard, and doing one without sugats didn't make sense.

[Mike Ryan]

Also, while we're cleaning house, go put send in a video for our march sadness tournament. If you would like to watch game the championship game of the college basketball tournament with Dan, send in videos. There's in for more information on the site. But please, we've got a bunch of good submissions. We're trying to get the best 64. And you're competing with other listeners to be funny. Okay, I'm telling you, I'm giving you a hint. If it's serious, don't tell us how long you've been listening. We're getting a lot of like, been listen, like, just get to it. Be funny, be random, and you will succeed in this tournament.

[Chris Cote]

I think that's the thing I miss the most about callers was hanging up when people would start saying, hey, I'm a longtime listener.

[Mike Ryan]

With all due respect, we don't care how long you've been listening.

[Chris Cote]

Or the other thing where they say, I do.

[Dan LeBatard]

Send those to me.

[Mike Ryan]

No, I care. No, no, I care. Just not in this tweet me how long you've been listening.

[Dan LeBatard]

Send me your serious ones.

[Mike Ryan]

But in this vid, this competition that you're sending in for, we're looking for quick. We're looking for funny. We want to make Dan laugh. And telling how long you've been listening is not a great start at Michael.

[Dan LeBatard]

Ryanruey'S on all the social platforms. Just send me your boring videos. I just. Just deadpan it. Hi, pete here. Phoenix, Arizona. 17 years and then I'll watch it. I'm good.

[Chris Cote]

That's the video.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yes.

[Chris Cote]

Just letting you know.

[Mike Ryan]

It'll be a 16 seed.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yep.

[Chris Cote]

Wait, watch it. Make a Cinderella run. That's what I want.

[Mike Ryan]

I mean, the most boring one might do.

[Chris Cote]

Well, I want the Cinderella because the fans are voting on it. Right.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm assembling my own nit.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, wow. All just people introducing where they're from and how.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm looking for the dullest listener out there.

[Chris Cote]

Gladys.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Chris Cote]

In Des Moines.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. What Dan and company are looking for. I don't want any of that. Send me your boring videos, Chris.

[Chris Cote]

What are the videos that are coming? Are there. Are they takes? Are they. They're just takes, right? Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Hot takes. People going after David Sampson. Oh, he said this. This is my take. It could just be general about the tournament. I would be great with Dan because of this. It can literally.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, can they plead their case? Why they should win this first one.

[Mike Ryan]

You're kind of introducing yourself, but you want to be your name. Just be quick and get to it. Have something to say, you know, don't be 10 seconds of, hey, thanks for taking my video.

[Amin Elhassan]

So I got to ask about the prize. I know how Mike loves and we dig into these things. The prize on this is a private hang with Dan to watch the championship game.

[Mike Ryan]

It might not be private. Knowing Dan's awkwardness, like, well, some other people from the show might be around.

[Amin Elhassan]

Say, that's false advertisement.

[Mike Ryan]

That's right there.

[Amin Elhassan]

A private hang. And I want to know exactly. Exactly what?

[Mike Ryan]

That we're underselling it?

[Chris Cote]

No. Yeah. Private means, like, it's not open to the public. You couldn't just buy a ticket and show up anyway.

[Mike Ryan]

You're gonna get at least Dan, which.

[Chris Cote]

Is you're gonna show. Like, I think that's what everybody wants.

[Amin Elhassan]

Just Dan and a fan for two and a half hours watching college basketball.

[Chris Cote]

Nobody wants that.

[Mike Ryan]

I pitch.

[Dan LeBatard]

I would love that.

[Chris Cote]

The fans don't.

[Mike Ryan]

The way I watched it was the winner gets to be on South Beach Sessions, and Dan can just be like, that's great.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, wow. Pete from Arizona. What a glow up.

[Mike Ryan]

What was your lowest moment?

[Amin Elhassan]

Nafisa Collier.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's awesome. Now, I know that there are all sorts of rules for my contest, and I don't want to put anybody in those spots for these giveaways. I will also be giving away a prize for my contest. The dullest possible listener of our show. But I can't reveal that on the air because then I have to adhere to all sorts of rules. But trust me, it's going to be a good.

[Amin Elhassan]

It will be a very dull reveal.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah. Well, the prize match the level of the videos.

[Dan LeBatard]

I need out of 10, I need a point five.

[Chris Cote]

But what's the prize? The prize gonna be a point five.

[Dan LeBatard]

It will reflect the context.

[Chris Cote]

Okay, There you go. All right, so Tony's walked back in. Do you have an update for us?

[Jeremy Tache]

I've got an update.

[Chris Cote]

Boys in his pink suit. Wow, wow, wow.

[Jeremy Tache]

First he opened up, saying the entire monologue was. His first sentence was as a father. So it literally lets you know where he was coming from.

[Mike Ryan]

No, er on that.

[Chris Cote]

He's a father.

[Dan LeBatard]

Stephen a has kids.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, he says, sure he does. He says, oh, no, I've heard him Talk about it.

[Jeremy Tache]

He says he has. As a father.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay.

[Chris Cote]

As a father.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Tache]

He also continues to saying, I cover the NBA as my job. I was raised as a journalist.

[Chris Cote]

I covered the NBA as my job. I was raised as a journalist.

[Jeremy Tache]

If you're in the NBA, it applies to you. Me talking about you.

[Chris Cote]

If you're in the NBA, it applies to you. Me talking about it.

[Amin Elhassan]

In case you're just tuning in, what's happening here is Tony went outside to watch first take.

[Chris Cote]

Yes.

[Amin Elhassan]

He is now reciting what Stephen A. Smith had said about first take.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yes.

[Amin Elhassan]

And Amin is reciting that in a better Stephen A. Smith impression.

[Chris Cote]

Yes, Correct.

[Amin Elhassan]

Continue.

[Chris Cote]

Rights issues.

[Jeremy Tache]

I call it like I see it.

[Chris Cote]

I call it like I see it.

[Dan LeBatard]

This is a master class.

[Mike Ryan]

Can you down read your own Turning the page.

[Amin Elhassan]

Is that a border?

[Dan LeBatard]

You liking that, Chris? You like it? You're enjoying that, aren't you?

[Jeremy Tache]

What I said about LeBron James is fact based.

[Chris Cote]

What I said about LeBron James is fact based.

[Jeremy Tache]

I'm not upset, I'm not up about what happened last night.

[Chris Cote]

About what happened last night.

[Jeremy Tache]

But I do wish it was done in private.

[Chris Cote]

But I do wish it happened in private.

[Jeremy Tache]

I don't blame LeBron James.

[Chris Cote]

I don't blame you Wouldn't be happier that he was there.

[Amin Elhassan]

You wouldn't.

[Tony]

Thinking Wally, you're a social media person, probably filmed it.

[Chris Cote]

More public, the better.

[Amin Elhassan]

Hear that, baby.

[Jeremy Tache]

In closing, he said a lot. A lot of other things too, about the state of the certain situation with him. LeBron.

[Dan LeBatard]

But can you riff on that?

[Chris Cote]

In closing, there's a lot of stuff about the state of the situation with me and LeBron James. I mean, I know 50,000 points scored, four time champion, MVP gold medalist, great father, great husband, gives back to the community. But having said that, here's the last.

[Jeremy Tache]

Line, if you could deliver. Here it is. It wasn't a basketball player that approached me last night. It was a father.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, wasn't a basketball player that approached me last night. It was a father. And I can get with that. I'm a bottom feeder.

[Amin Elhassan]

So glad you said feeder.

[Chris Cote]

A little disappointed that he capitulated, right?

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah.

[Chris Cote]

I want, like, Juju texted me earlier, said if I was Stephen A. Smith, I would do the whole show on Bronny. I mean, you got to. Because again, when you're in that position, how. How do you. How do you.

[Dan LeBatard]

So he's like. And I would like to issue a direct apology to Bronny James for absolutely nothing. And he does a whole show.

[Chris Cote]

You mean to tell me that your son is in the NBA and I'm not allowed to say a single thing about him. This is a preposterous.

[Amin Elhassan]

How do you get that all out while still sounding like it's caught up in the phleb.

[Chris Cote]

It's tossed back here? Something like that. It's. You know, it's funny because my taffer goes that way too far. Like, I try to get that because taffer has a screech, but it's not like Stephen A's high pitch.

[Amin Elhassan]

I mean, how married are you to bar rescue? To your beard?

[Chris Cote]

Very. To my beard? Fairly. Yeah. Like, as in shaving it all off? Yeah, I'm married to it, man.

[Amin Elhassan]

If you went, like, shaved the hairline back, that's hand shaved.

[Chris Cote]

I'd shave the beard in a heartbeat.

[Amin Elhassan]

And put her on a gag and just walk around town talking like, Stephen A. Smith. How many people do you think would come up to you and say, hey, Stephen, a huge fan. I mean, I don't know about all. You got to get rid of the beard first.

[Chris Cote]

I know, I know. It's. Look, this is how I know I would get some of it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Did you ever watch Mad Men?

[Chris Cote]

No.

[Dan LeBatard]

All right, so there's a character, Pete Campbell, and then I saw, like, a promotional image, and it blew my mind that he actually shaved in a receding hairline for that character.

[Chris Cote]

That's like Dennis from Always Sunny when he did the BlackBerry movie, he shaved in the bald spot.

[Amin Elhassan]

Jon Hamm almost made my top five Woodies. Oh.

[Chris Cote]

So, Chris, So to answer your question, I don't think I have to nearly do any of that. And here's why. I get stopped routinely by people who think I'm Bomani.

[Amin Elhassan]

What?

[Chris Cote]

And I'm just like, we don't look alike in any way.

[Amin Elhassan]

Not even close.

[Dan LeBatard]

They just know that they know you from the Levitard show and are also racist. Yeah, they all look the same in the meantime.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, crap. Where did Jeremy go? I had this topic that he.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm good. Something got caught in my throat.

[Lewis]

Hey, Brian.

[Amin Elhassan]

Do we not have that clip?

[Jeremy Tache]

Shannon had to step in in that spot. He did a great job, by the way.

[Chris Cote]

Welcome back to the Right Time Shannon. One of the strongest hairlines and waves games. Crazy in radio. Crazy. It's funny. Like, I think about Shannon. I think about so many people I worked with at espn who. When. When I worked there, they were all, like, insane Knick fans, and the Knicks were awful. And now, like, this is their moment, but I'm not around them anymore. So one of the Guys, he produces Gil's Arena, Steve Martinez. And I was texting him yesterday cuz he was going to the game. And I said, man, I'm kind of sad that I missed this whole era of you rooting for a team that's actually competent versus the years and years where all we did was make Nick fan jokes. It just. I shed a tear for those guys.

[Dan LeBatard]

In the meantime.

[Amin Elhassan]

What do you say to someone when they call you Bamani?

[Chris Cote]

It depends on who it is. If it. If it's like a fan in the street, I'm like, I'm not Bomani. And I just keep it moving. Like, I do that because, like, oh, oh, man, you that. Like, no, we're not gonna do that. You had one chance.

[Amin Elhassan]

So who else confuses you for Bomani if it's not fans of the show?

[Chris Cote]

Sometimes it's like, people who should know better.

[Amin Elhassan]

Get out of here.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Amin Elhassan]

Like, is this like a Dan sort of moment? Like if they ask you first where the bathroom was?

[Chris Cote]

No, no, no, no, no, no. Dan didn't even ask me a question. He just assumed, like, as a waiter.

[Mike Ryan]

They're like, you used to do the show with the old guy, right?

[Chris Cote]

I did something like that. No, I know, but like, no, no, it's. It's straight up, like. So we did NBA All Star Weekend. We had a bunch of interviews with retired players, and one of the retired players was like, all right then, Bomani, I'll see you.

[Amin Elhassan]

And I'm like, so to this person, you did highly questionable.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Amin Elhassan]

Stopped doing highly questionable for a little bit. Grew some hair back and a full beard and got your voice a little gravelly and went back on tv. And that's who this person thinks you are. Just Bomani Jones. Just an entirely different.

[Chris Cote]

I'll be honest with you. 90% of the people who recognize me from TV think I'm still on ESPN. Like, that hasn't. People have not made the connection. Even people who watch Levitard show think it's on ESPN somehow and they're just missing it live. But they're catching clips and replays on the Internet.

[Jeremy Tache]

If we are missing out on Disney.

[Chris Cote]

Tickets, for sure, dude, I told everybody. I was like, do you miss espn? I said, the thing I miss was that pass, man.

[Jeremy Tache]

Being able to hop or do whatever you want.

[Chris Cote]

Me and three of my best friends of today, let's go to Disney. And I thought when I left, oh, man, I got plenty of people still work there.

[Jeremy Tache]

Started dropping like flies.

[Chris Cote]

Well, and then the ones are still there. Like, oh, man, I Gave them Sedano. Cassidy Hubbard. I'm looking at y'all. Man. I had an ass that I was like, hey, you know, like, I just need a couple for. Oh, yeah, my niece. It's her birthday. It's always a niece's birthday. You can never. You have unlimited nieces, right? You could always say, I have a niece. It's her birthday every week of the year. Oh, it's my niece's birthday. Juju, put it on the poll. Do nieces have unlimited birthdays?

[Amin Elhassan]

My favorite part about working at ESPN was working with Woody Page because he was a legend, a national legend, and that's what he should be known for.

[Chris Cote]

And not stealing Dan's story.

[Amin Elhassan]

No. I also love to steal time from espn. Taking time off. You don't even have to tell anybody. You just go away.

[Chris Cote]

You kind of do that here.

[Jeremy Tache]

Do that here. Look around you, buddy.

[Dan LeBatard]

Once again, will not be released today.

[Amin Elhassan]

Well, that's one person here, not everybody. Was I the Stu Gotts of espn?

[Chris Cote]

No, I think Stu Gotz is the Stu. Got to be espn.

[Dan LeBatard]

Damn straight. Also, he was on around the Horn.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, he was. He was on a lot more than I remembered.

[Amin Elhassan]

Speaking of play, do you think he came up with all those jokes on his own?

[Chris Cote]

Well, is he? If and he did, I would believe that it would have a little bit more flavors to it.

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[Jeremy Tache]

The Dan Levatart show with Stu Gotts is sponsored by BetterHelp. Who's in your support system and how have they changed your life? Think about your favorite leaders, mentors, idols. They don't all have the answers, but they do know when to ask for help. In a world that glorifies hyper independence, we sometimes forget that we thrive with support. We're stronger, healthier and more resilient when we have people to lean on. Therapy is one of the best ways to build that support system. It helps with positive coping skills, setting boundaries and becoming the best version of yourself. Here's the thing. Therapy isn't just for those who've experienced major trauma. It's for everybody. Whether you're facing a big life transition, feeling overwhelmed, or just want to grow, therapy can help. That's where Betterhelp comes in. With over 30,000 credentialed therapists, you can find somebody who truly understands you. It's fully online, making therapy accessible, affordable and convenient. No waiting rooms, no long commutes. Just the support you need whenever and wherever you need it. And by the way, if you ever feel like switching therapists, it's no cost to you whatsoever. Build your support system with better help. Visit betterhelp.com DLB today to get 10% off your first month. That's BetterHelp. H-E-L-P.com DLB Don LeBatard it sounds to.

[Lewis]

Me like everybody could use a hug because a hug is always the right size stugats. All I have put in my body today is three cups of coffee and an entire cup of honey.

[Dan LeBatard]

Go to the penalty box.

[Mike Ryan]

Don't let him fool you he said in the break that he's jittery this.

[Dan LeBatard]

Is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugats.

[Lewis]

I know what all you want to say but I think you'd attend my funeral if I died in LA and I wonder if there is a place where nobody would show up for me when I pass away I'm having dying dreams Car crash antennas or Santa Monica My last breath in rally need J. Cole to show up and Klay Thompson's daddy Michael Jordan for sure and Shaq and Charles Barkley oh what if I die in a Cleveland sports bar or a Boston hot tub or Tampa I'll make sure I'm done. Not in Maine or Mobile. Because I belong dying in Arizona. Everyone will be there for me. Arizona. I'm gonna make sure that I'm back from West Hollywood. I'm gonna make sure that I die in Arizona. Arizona.

[Chris Cote]

That's always.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yo, Jeremy.

[Mike Ryan]

I love Lewis. Twerking while, like, a serious meeting is going on in, like, the studio.

[Amin Elhassan]

I did not need to know that was Lewis.

[Dan LeBatard]

Jeremy is a talent. Dude, that was great.

[Amin Elhassan]

Thank you. From the second that Mike played that song out in the whatever the gathering area before the show, Jeremy was like, please let there be a situation where I can write a song on this. Any new?

[Dan LeBatard]

He's been waiting for this moment for all his life.

[Mike Ryan]

It's been a year. I saw Chapel Roan across the street a year ago yesterday.

[Amin Elhassan]

So I've been waiting top five woodies for that. I missed top five woodies, which, by the way, I got a text from one of my friends, Woody Woodpecker. Very upset he didn't.

[Jeremy Tache]

The triple entendre.

[Dan LeBatard]

This is like a crazy compliment. That might be your best song of the week.

[Chris Cote]

Woodpecker. Oh, wow.

[Dan LeBatard]

I think that's your best song of the week.

[Chris Cote]

Wow.

[Dan LeBatard]

Also, you turn that around. You turn that around in 30 minutes. No. That's incredible. Do you know how difficult it was to, like, make that fit the theme and turn that thing out in, like, 30 minutes?

[Chris Cote]

Is crazy. Journalism died.

[Dan LeBatard]

That was a great song. I think this one's better.

[Amin Elhassan]

This one's better.

[Lewis]

Journalism died.

[Dan LeBatard]

Can I hear one more time? The. The pink pony Club because this was just. My God.

[Amin Elhassan]

First I was afraid.

[Lewis]

I know what all you want to say, but I think you'd attend my funeral if I died in la and I wonder if there is a place where nobody would show up for me when I pass away I'm having dying dreams Car crash in Tennessee or Santa Monica My last breath in rally need J. Cole to show up and Klay Thompson's daddy Michael Jordan for sure and Shaq and Charles Barkley oh, what if I die in a Cleveland sports bar or a Boston hot tub or Tampa I'll make sure I'm done Not in Maine or Mobile Because I belong dying in Arizona Everyone will be there for me Arizona I'm gonna make sure that I'm back from West Hollywood I'm gonna make sure that I die in Arizona.

[Amin Elhassan]

Arizona got the West Hollywood reference in there. I can't wait till you die.

[Chris Cote]

Juju put it on the poll. Which Jeremy song was better? The day journalism died or the day Amin died?

[Amin Elhassan]

Is that what we're calling it?

[Dan LeBatard]

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[Jeremy Tache]

The Dan Levitart show with Stugot's is sponsored by BetterHelp. Who's in your support system, and how have they changed your life? Think about your favorite leaders, mentors, idols. They don't all have the answers, but they do know when to ask for help. In a world that glorifies hyper independence, we sometimes forget that we thrive with support. We're stronger, healthier, and more resilient when we have people to lean on. Therapy is one of the best ways to build that support system. It helps with positive coping skills, setting boundaries, and becoming the best version of yourself. Here's the thing. Therapy isn't just for those who've experienced major trauma. It's for everybody. Whether you're facing a big life transition, feeling overwhelmed, or just want to grow, therapy can help. That's where Betterhelp comes in. With over 30,000 credentialed therapists, you can find somebody who truly understands you. It's fully online making therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient. No waiting rooms, no long commutes. Just the support you need whenever and wherever you need it. And by the way, if you ever feel like switching therapists, it's no cost to you whatsoever. Build your support system with better help. Visit betterhelp.com DLB today to get 10% off your first month. That's betterhelp. H E LP. Com DLB.