The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: The Big Suey: Best Revelation

Date: August 26, 2025
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz & Company

Main Theme & Purpose

This episode of "The Big Suey" is built around the 2025 SUI Awards—specifically the "Best Revelation" category. The show is a joyful, chaotic celebration of the bizarre, personal, and often hilarious admissions that have surfaced on the Le Batard show over the past year. Through a steady stream of banter, storytelling, inside jokes, and classic interruptions, Dan, Stugotz, and the crew create a patchwork of revelations—ranging from the absurd to the oddly touching—with a side helping of sports media talk, pop culture references, and trademark irreverence.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. College Football Weekend & Sports Media Rivalry

• Anticipation for the New Season: (01:32–04:16)
  • College football's return is hyped as a "new stage, big opportunity, wildness" for big teams like Clemson, Notre Dame, and LSU.
• Arch Manning’s Debut & Quote: (02:14–03:37)
  • Arch Manning’s much-anticipated starting game is discussed, with Dan praising Manning’s quote:
    “The target’s not on our back. We have a red dot on everyone else.” — Arch Manning, quoted by Dan Le Batard (03:19)
• Demographic Relevance & Modernizing Broadcasts: (04:57–12:09)
  • Fox and ESPN’s efforts to capture younger audiences, including controversy around Dave Portnoy and Barstool at Fox’s “Big Noon.”
  • Discussion of Lee Corso’s emotional sendoff from ESPN’s College GameDay, the show’s cultural weight, and “changing of the guard” in broadcast sports.

2. The SUI Awards: Best Revelation

Introduced by David Sampson (16:58)

A rapid-fire collection of quirky, deeply personal, or downright odd revelations from regular hosts and guests, performed as a celebratory Oscars-style audio montage. Some most notable include (with timestamps):

• Dan Le Batard Hasn’t Gotten Mail in 10 Years (17:24)
  • “I haven't seen a piece of mail in more than 10 years. I’m not even joking.” — Dan Le Batard (17:30)
• Chris Cody Uses His Daughter to Manipulate for Ice Cream (17:46)
• David Sampson Honored a Non-Jewish Player at Jewish Heritage Night (18:22)
  • “We honored him on Jewish Heritage Day because the last name's Jacob… Of course he's not Jewish. But no one needs to know that.” — David Sampson (18:26)
• Tim Kurkjian Admits Cheating on the Show (19:15)
  • “My son told me [the answer]. You liar.” — Dan Le Batard (19:36)
• David Sampson and John Skipper Revealed Power Moves in Business Meetings (19:56)
• Dan Le Batard’s “Shady” Bloodwork Ritual (20:36)
  • “People would drive by and see me in the back of a van—a Suburban, actually... getting a needle in the arm... That is a photograph that can be well... in a Suburban.” — Dan Le Batard (20:49)
• Open Bar in Dan’s Will for His Funeral (21:24)
• Dan Le Batard Only Started Wearing Seatbelts After Derek Thomas’ Accident (22:00)
• David Sampson’s Survivor Exit Due to Bad Social Awareness (23:18)
  • “I upgraded myself on the plane. And much to the chagrin of the fellow survivors... they ended up holding that against me.” — David Sampson (23:18)
• Dan’s Core Childhood Memory: Parents’ Sex Act (24:08)
  • “You’re triggering the memory of being under my parents’ bed when they were having… I didn’t know what sex was at the time... The bed was just a rock.” — Dan Le Batard (24:08)
• Mike Ryan’s Mission Impossible Sprinting Tradition (24:50)
• David Sampson’s Night Terrors (25:17)
• Ron McGill on Chimpanzee Attacks (25:51)
  • “The first thing a chimp does when it comes up to you is tries to bite off your genitals. That's how they fight each other.” — Ron McGill (25:57)
• Chris Cody’s Uncle Mike Lost an Eye to a Champagne Cork (26:09)
• Greg Cody’s Dolphin Homerism, Confirmed by Wife (26:52)
• David Sampson Making Trades to Avoid Thanksgiving Dinner (27:21)
• Roy Bellamy Picked Up His Daughter in Full Hockey Gear (27:43)
• Billy Gil Once Had Cornrows (28:17)
  • “I did sleep with the durag... It hurts so much to get it done.” — Billy Gil (28:25)
• Chris Cody’s Childhood Crush on Rugrats’ Angelica Pickles’ Mom (28:49)
• Jonathan Zaslow Texted the Arena to Report a Fan for Cheering the Opposing Team (28:54)
• Keith Yandle Hates Vijay Singh For No Reason (29:26)
• Dan Le Batard Is a Sleep Farter (30:06)
• Jemele Hill Has Cher’s Number (30:33)
• Greg Cody Yells "Punt" During Every Punt in a Football Game (30:47)
• Poppy Le Batard’s Perspective on Old Age and Smell (31:37)
  • “At my age, anything smells good.” — Poppy Le Batard (31:37)

3. Aftermath: The “Liars Club” Banter

(34:07 onward)

• Dan pushes back against the crew not believing several of his revelations; guests and co-hosts argue over the plausibility of Dan’s not getting mail, his blood tests, and never watching award shows.
• Notable exchange:
  • “The thing that’s been happening that’s dismaying to me is people here have been accusing me of being a liar.” — Dan Le Batard (34:17)
  • “Billy does not believe I get blood taken in the alley, so just this morning, I sent Billy this video ... The blood fairy is here. It’s going to look like heroin. I’m getting heroin in the alley.” — Dan Le Batard (34:54)
• The group pivots to the decline of traditional TV events (like award shows), grocery store price anxiety, and sartorial splurges (Greg Cody’s loud shirts).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Modernizing Sports Coverage:

  • “A creature like Dave Portnoy has never existed in the history of these shows. This is how a network that’s struggling... gets in the game, by trying to do something different.” — Dan Le Batard (06:59)

• On Lee Corso Farewell:

  • “For me, this weekend will especially be interesting because everyone is descending on Columbus. It’s Big Noon and it’s Game Day all there together. Like, who’s got the bigger crowd?” — Greg Cody (09:01)
  • “No one has ever topped in sports tele what college GameDay has achieved.” — Billy Gil (09:57)

• On the SUI Awards' Revelations:

  • “Chris, tell me more about this... So how are we just learning [that] my entire life, anytime there’s a punt, you just—like, you have to catch it. He’ll say—low—punt.” — Dan Le Batard to Chris Cody, on Greg Cody’s “punt” habit (31:05–31:16)

• Childhood Trauma, Le Batard Style:

  • “Being under my parents' bed when... the bed was just a rock. That’s your ultimate core memory. I think this has driven everything.” — Jonathan Zaslow (24:21)

• On the Bizarre Realities of Aging:

  • “At my age, anything smells good.” — Poppy Le Batard (31:37)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• College Football/Media Wars: 01:32–13:23
• Banter & Best Revelation SUI Nominee Introduction: 16:14–17:17
• Rapid-Fire “Best Revelation” Montage: 17:17–32:00 (each revelation is called out with supporting reactions)
• Disbelief & Discussion of Dan’s Revelations: 34:07–38:12
• Final Segments: Award Shows, Grocery Stores, Loud Shirts: 38:12–43:24

Tone & Style

• Conversational, irreverent, and self-referential. The crew often descends into laughter, mock disbelief, and playful calling out of each other's quirks and habits. Their comedic rhythm is casual yet quick-witted, layered with years of shared history and inside jokes.

Summary Table of Top Revelations (For Quick Reference)

| Timestamp | Speaker | Revelation | |-----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | 17:24 | Dan Le Batard | No mail received in 10+ years | | 17:46 | Chris Cody | Uses his daughter as an ice-cream accomplice | | 18:22 | David Sampson | Honored non-Jew at Jewish Heritage Night | | 19:15 | Tim Kurkjian | Cheated, son texted answer | | 20:36 | Dan Le Batard | Gets blood drawn in an alley/suburban | | 22:00 | Dan Le Batard | Didn’t wear seat belt until early 2000s | | 24:08 | Dan Le Batard | Parents had sex above him as a child (core memory) | | 24:50 | Mike Ryan | Sprints into theater for every MI movie | | 25:17 | David Sampson | Suffers from night terrors | | 26:09 | Chris Cody | Uncle lost an eye to a champagne cork | | 27:21 | David Sampson | Made trades to avoid Thanksgiving family time | | 28:17 | Billy Gil | Once had cornrows | | 30:06 | Dan Le Batard | Sleep farter | | 30:33 | Jemele Hill | Has Cher’s phone number | | 31:37 | Poppy Le Batard | “At my age, anything smells good” |

For the Uninitiated Listener

If you haven’t heard the episode, expect:

• An uproarious, deeply candid, and sometimes absurd set of confessions and anecdotes from a group with unmatched rapport
• A unique look at how personal quirks and private failings are celebrated as badge-of-honor content for the show’s die-hards
• Reflections on the rapidly changing world of sports broadcasting, media culture, and generational divides

This episode is a love letter to radical candor, the strange and wonderful chemistry of the Le Batard crew, and the comfort of shared weirdness.

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