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Dan LeBatard
Welcome to the Big Sui presented by DraftKings.
Stugotz
Why are you listening to this show? The podcast that seems very similar to the other Dan LeBatard podcast? I'm sorry. I'm not gonna apologize for that.
Dan LeBatard
In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging.
Mike Ryan
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Dan LeBatard
Walking past tables to grab somebody's fr.
Stugotz
If they're just there. That hasn't happened to you guys. I've done it.
Dan LeBatard
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Stugotz
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Chris Cote
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Dan LeBatard
Yeah, that's right.
Stugotz
Is it possible that the University of Connecticut women's basketball team is the greatest? That program we were talking about unbreakable records and I was thinking about Ovechkin, the goals. I've got a top five list I want to get to of unbreakable records. But then I started thinking about and I watched the women's final Paige Beckers. What they did. Am I missing? Is it the Celtics dynasty in the NBA? Is that the only other one that we could argue. Read our back.
Dan LeBatard
UCLA with John Wooden maybe?
Stugotz
Good one.
Dan LeBatard
They won, what, eight out of 10 championships? That's a crazy run in Bill Walton as well.
Jessica
But actually think what's interesting about UConn's championship yesterday is the first one in nine years. And unless you're a big fan of the sport, you probably didn't realize their championship drought has been that long. Like they haven't won since before Donald Trump was elected.
Stugotz
Is that a drought time the first time?
Jessica
Yeah, I mean, after you're winning, I mean they had just come off of winning like four in a row right up until that point, and then they lost 12 years, three years ago, and then they were finally back in it and won. So. Yeah, I mean I think it's. It's almost like, I don't want to say more impressive, but women's basketball has obviously grown a lot in the last decade. And so to win now, even though they do have like three of the number one overall recruits in the country starting on their team, it's still super impressive because it has been nine years since they won one.
Dan LeBatard
I mean they went 2000-2002-2003-2004 as one run, then 2009, 2010, 13, 14, 15, 16 and hadn't won since then. So this is a really long gap in the span of the time where they've been this dominant. It's almost, I mean, in that way it's reminiscent of the San Antonio spurs, right where they could, in that run with Duncan Ginobili, they would win a championship, maybe even win a couple. I think they won one back to back or two out of three would go six or seven years and then be in the same situation again with that same core where Popovich, I guess could be the. The parallel there. But this is a level of dominance that far surpasses what the spurs able to do.
Stugotz
Obviously you guys are tough to call that a drought. I think that people in Chicago, fans of the Cubs or Red Sox would tell you what no one's saying it's.
Jessica
Like a long drought. Like it's a record breaking drought.
Stugotz
Drought long.
Jessica
No, not necessarily.
Stugotz
Can you be a three year drought?
Jessica
You can have short droughts or long droughts for title. A drought period is around, I don't know, seven or eight years, nine years. I think this is disqualifies.
Billy
One bad drought could put a whole farm out business for.
Chris Cote
Yeah.
Stugotz
Now. Now a drought when it comes to crops.
Billy
Ye. Yeah.
Stugotz
I view very differently than a drought that is titles really.
Billy
Why?
Stugotz
Very different droughts. One actually stops your ability to do business maybe permanently and one is just, hey, we made it to the finals.
Jessica
Yeah. It's all relative. Like it's a drought relative to what UConn was doing prior to 2016. That's all I'm saying.
Billy
It's like the nine year drought. I guess this could just be the beginning of a new dynasty of sorts, right? So like it seems like Gino has had a series of dynasties at UConn over the span of 30 years or whatever it is.
Jessica
40 years. Like he started coaching there in 1985. I want to say, like he's been there forever.
Stugotz
I'm counting this as one dynasty. I was thinking about this also last night. This one. This was my 3am thought as I was thinking about how to put in context what UConn did. I view that if you like with the spurs, with the warriors, if the Astros win again in three years, let's say if the Chiefs win again in two years, I view it all as one.
Billy
But college sports is different, right? Because nobody's the same except the coaches.
Stugotz
So that's why he should. That's why it's one dynasty.
Jessica
I don't really understand.
Dan LeBatard
So it's the Gino Oriemma dynasty is really what you're saying because. Because theoretically each. Each run of players had their own mini dynasty within this long term one. And that's why. That's why I think the word drought is actually makes sense. Because if you're taking it in this run of time, where he's been the coach nine years is a huge chunk of that. Right? That's a quarter of the time he's been a coach. And that they went that long without a championship, considering the amount of championships they have, I think that what Jess is saying makes sense, which is the game has evolved so much in the time since Geno's last championship was won at UConn with the group of players that he had at the time that now you can look at this in some ways is more impressive that he was able to now, in a new age of women's college basketball, lead a team to a championship with a dynamic player like Paige Beckers and the rest of the dynamic players they have.
Jessica
It's all a recruiting thing. That being said, like, yeah, they're still. It's not like they ever stopped recruiting the best players in the country. They just weren't able to win because there were better teams that beat them.
Stugotz
Anytime there's an old coach, do we have to say that, that a coach who was involved back when there were typewriters and then someone who's good at a computer, do they get credit for longevity?
Dan LeBatard
Well, especially in college sports, I think so. Given the amount of older college coaches stepping away from the game. Right. In whatever sport you choose, look across all of them, there's all these coaches. Particularly we look at college football, right? And all of these guys who were, you know, established powerhouses have. Have stepped away now, even down here. Jim Laraniga at um, like, he stepped away because the game is changing, passing you by, all of these different things. To see Gino now in. In this stage, in this it iteration of women's college basketball having this amount of success, I mean, look, the recruiting has always been there, so you could argue it was actually like. Not winning over the last nine years is a surprise considering how good their teams have been. But to be here now has to be impressive. And especially when you look at the amount of time that's passed, I think.
Stugotz
That he's going to love this one. Looking back more than the others, I think that he's going to say to himself that, wow, I have extended my greatness. And the way he was celebrating. Did you see the dance he was doing as he was waiting at the end of the game? He did this sort of. He looked like me. When I dance, I have one move, like the belt move or the dice move.
Billy
What's the belt move?
Stugotz
The belt move is when you have your hands over the belt and you whip it off, but not actually. You pretend you're taking your belt off and you do that with the belt in. The belt move.
Chris Cote
No.
Dan LeBatard
And then do you, like, lasso someone?
Stugotz
Yes. Yeah, but it's fake. It's not a real belt. Wait, no one's done the belt?
Dan LeBatard
No, no, no, of course, but it's the. Yeah.
Stugotz
Oh, God. No one's seen that.
Chris Cote
You're shaking your hips.
Billy
What's the success rate on the belt move?
Stugotz
Do you guys not go to bar mitzvahs?
Dan LeBatard
I've been to probably about a hundred.
Stugotz
And you've never seen the belt move?
Dan LeBatard
Of course I've seen the belt move, David, but I'm trying to keep us pro Semite over here.
Billy
How often do you do the belt move? Like once a song. Multiple times a song. You have to build up to the belt move.
Stugotz
It's a great question and something I think about. I split the dances at bar mitzvahs or parties into sections. So anytime there's a lot of fast music at once, that's a section. Then they do a slow song. That's the end of a section. And then there's another get up and go after you eat the main course. The belt move is good. For once a section. The dice move I can do all day long.
Billy
Let me see the dice move.
Stugotz
Dice move.
Billy
Is this okay? Don't do that.
Stugotz
All day long.
Chris Cote
You're hopping up and down easy.
Stugotz
Oh, I'm always. You're always moving and dancing. I love dancing.
Billy
That's a gift.
Stugotz
That's. No, that's a great move. Easy one to do. Sometimes if I'm feeling a little lucky and happy, I'll do the John Travolta Uma Thurman move.
Billy
What's that?
Chris Cote
Which dance are you doing? Umas or that one? Oh, you are doing Umar.
Stugotz
That's when I'm really feeling good. At a bar mitzvah, do you ever.
Billy
Have like a fast portion of the music where you don't get to the belt move?
Stugotz
Yes, because the belt move is special. I have to be in the right frame of mind with the right people around. I have to make sure my kids are nowhere to be seen because they're embarrassed by it all. So that's very important.
Billy
The belt move is the one that embarrasses them, not the. The dice.
Stugotz
I threw up at my son's bar mitzvah.
Billy
Really? That's embarrassing.
Stugotz
Why not ideal. I had too much to drink. Oh, it was. I was on the lawn. Classic sons bar mitzvah.
Jessica
Do people see you throwing up?
Stugotz
Well, since I was in charge of transportation for everybody and we had large vehicles taking people various places and the transportation couldn't move because I was unable to board said transportation, I would say yes.
Jessica
Was it like, haha, oh my God, he's throwing up. Or was it like, oh, yikes, he's definitely over.
Stugotz
Oh, I think it's so there's David again. This tracks well.
Chris Cote
You're excused. You're the Wait.
Billy
Does that happen to you often?
Stugotz
It used to back in the day when I had kids and I had more of these parties on a weekend that I may or may not have wanted to go to, I would often do things that would go too far.
Billy
Too far, too much in terms of alcohol consumption.
Stugotz
So my kids bar mitzvahs, you have to give a speech. Other kids bar mitzvahs, you can start writing at the appetizer hour, you can even pre party. But when you're hosting, you can't drink at all until you're done with talking. So I made a commitment to my family that I would not do anything to change my mental state until after I was done.
Dan LeBatard
And then you had to catch up then?
Stugotz
I played catch up.
Dan LeBatard
Yep.
Stugotz
Very common with fathers of the Bride or fathers of the bar mitzvah boy, it's the catch up that kills you. You can't do it. You just have to. You have to be at your pace. But yes, I wasn't mortified. It was a sign of like, oh, there's David again.
Dan LeBatard
This means it was a good party.
Stugotz
It was a good party. I want to get to, I want to get back to UConn because I want to make sure Gino understands the love that we're giving him here because maybe we don't do enough on women's sports. It's unreal what he's done. Maybe I could argue the greatest coach in the history of all college sports. And you're going to think that's recency bias and hyperbole, but I dare you. John Wooden was a good one. I dare you to come up with a college coach who has been more successful than Gina. And you're going to have to think about it and maybe you'll get back to me. Maybe you want. In the meantime, is there a chance that we have a stat of the day about this?
Chris Cote
Start of the day, Start of the day.
Billy
It is the start of the day.
Chris Cote
Start of the day.
Billy
Start of the day. It is the start of the day.
Chris Cote
Start of the day.
Billy
Start of the day. It is the start of the day.
Chris Cote
Start of the day. Start of the day.
Billy
It is the start of the day.
Chris Cote
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Stugotz
Let me, let me digest that. To beat six number one seeds. So you can still be a number one seed because you can do that in the final four of the final over a career. But, but are we saying there's four number one seeds in the tournament?
Chris Cote
I mean, she's there, what, four years, she's 23.
Jessica
Like she, I think this, it's more. So she's played in the NCAA tournament so many times and I guess beaten so many number one seeds over the span of her career.
Dan LeBatard
You choose a two seed, right? So you can add a couple more this year.
Stugotz
But how many number one seeds?
Dan LeBatard
There are four. There are four number one seeds.
Stugotz
Sort of cheating, isn't it?
Jessica
You're not supposed to say the stat that Roy gave is bad. I'm not saying that's a Dan, move.
Stugotz
No, I'm just asking for clarification.
Chris Cote
But there's four number one seeds, and sometimes those number one seeds can get upset. So, you know, sometimes the number one seed might not make it to the farm. You never know.
Dan LeBatard
Beating six number one seeds, is that a major number? Yeah, because that means you have to not only make it deep enough in the tournament to face these number one seeds that often, but to beat six of them. Not just having gone up against six, but to have six wins over one seeds in the tournament, considering how good you have to be to get there. I don't know. How many seems impressive to me.
Chris Cote
I don't know.
Stugotz
Come on.
Chris Cote
It's not there.
Stugotz
It's not part of the stat of the day.
Jessica
It's too off the top of my head, but.
Stugotz
Ooh, wait, right off the top.
Jessica
Iowa and South Carolina. But I know I'm forgetting some from her younger seasons.
Billy
So the most one seeds you can beat in a given tournament is three.
Stugotz
Why can't you beat four?
Billy
Because you wouldn't face the other side. The two ones on the other side would face each other. So, like, if you're the 2 seed, for example, you're not a 1 seed. You'd beat the 1 seed in your bracket and then you'd beat the 1 seed in the bracket that you go up against. So, like Region one versus Region two, and then you'd face the winner of Region three versus Region four.
Stugotz
So you can beat three, you can.
Billy
Beat three, you can't beat four because there's always the one that's going to take out another one.
Stugotz
So six is a great stat. The most you can do is three per year. And so to do that, you'd have to win it all.
Billy
And if you're a one seed, the most you can beat is two because.
Stugotz
You only in the final four. In the final.
Billy
Yeah.
Stugotz
This year, Florida's a one seed. They're going for two defeats of a number one seed tonight.
Billy
Yeah.
Stugotz
Nine o'clock. Is it still nine o'clock?
Billy
It's way too late.
Jessica
No, I think they moved it up to like 8:50 now. We'll give you. We'll give you 20 minutes back. Like, guess what? I'm still gonna fall asleep before halftime.
Stugotz
I thought they were thinking of moving it to way earlier. Did I make that up?
Jessica
Did anyone read that that far earlier?
Stugotz
Someone check on that for me. I thought that they were changing the time of the final game because it used to be after 9pm and I thought they were moving it significantly earlier. Well, you don't have to say PM when you say 21.
Chris Cote
That's true.
Billy
2100 hours. I found John McDonnell from Arkansas. Won 40 national championships. He was a track and field and cross country coach. 40 national championships. The track coaches really, really started accumulating them because second place Pat Henry has 35 national championships because you can win indoor and outdoor for men and women, and you can win cross country as well.
Chris Cote
Compiler.
Stugotz
And he coaches all of them. One coach coaches all those teams.
Billy
I mean, yes, because cross country, I guess, is a little different, but, like indoor and outdoor track and field, there's like a head coach. It's the same team. There's just two seasons. There's outdoor season and indoor season. So it's the same athletes just competing in different seasons. But there's national champions per season. So you can really rack up the national championships that way. Anson Dorrance of North Carolina. 21 National Championships, Women's soccer.
Jessica
He just. I think he just retired this past season.
Stugotz
I'm a snob for various reasons, but I feel like what Geno does. If you're a basketball coach, I feel like it's more important than being a track coach.
Billy
Wow.
Stugotz
And I'm a track guy.
Billy
Are you?
Stugotz
But I ran the hurdles. No one would do it. I was a short hurdle runner in high school, and I had great incentive to get over them. And so is that wrong of me to say that winning basketball titles is more important than track and field titles?
Chris Cote
Yes.
Stugotz
I'm sorry. It's just. Am I the only one who feels that way? Because then we have to change who the goat is. Geno's not even in the conversation. How many titles does he have? 11.
Jessica
Yeah, I agree. He's not in the conversation.
Stugotz
Wow.
Chris Cote
He's out of the conversation now.
Stugotz
That's outrageous.
Billy
How about Dan gable? He won 15 national championships in wrestling at Iowa.
Stugotz
Wow.
Billy
As a coach, I do think building.
Dan LeBatard
Building a powerhouse is. I wonder the difficulty of building a powerhouse in a sport that's lower revenue or not quite as nationally known. Right. Because theoretically, if you're dominant in that way, it might be something that becomes easier at the same time without the resources to recruit it. Maybe it's even more impressive to be able to have something that sustains that way.
Stugotz
I can't be the only sports snob. I can't be the guy who's the best bowler in the world. And I used to know his name. And it's not John Turturro from the movie, but it's.
Jessica
You mean that. I don't like, who are.
Dan LeBatard
Who do you think you are? I am.
Billy
He was.
Stugotz
I mean, that was famous.
Jessica
Not him.
Stugotz
But. No, I'm Norm Duke. No, I'll know it if I. It's one of those things, you know, to fear. But no matter how good you are at bowling, you don't get to be in the conversation with LeBron.
Billy
Don Carter.
Stugotz
Don Carter. Is that really Don Carter? Yeah, he was good.
Billy
Yeah. Paula Carter, a good bowler, too.
Stugotz
But guess what? I don't care how good you are at bowling.
Jessica
Pete Weber.
Billy
Pete Weber was good. He was too rock and roll for bowling, if we're gonna be honest with you. Wearing the sunglasses, doing the suck it sign. Pete Webber, really a disgrace to the game of bowling.
Stugotz
He's trying, though. He's trying to up the ante of bowling, which I respect.
Billy
Now, let's just stick to the basics. Throw the ball down the lane. None of that spinny crap, you know what I mean? Straight down the middle. Put on your shoes. Even the gloves. Sometimes I feel like the glove on the wrist sometimes goes a little too far. Nuts and bolts. Just go down there, throw the straight ball, knock down the 10 pins, sit down, maybe congratulate your opponent at the end. That's all folks.
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Stugotz
Don LeBatard Tae Tas Stugats Taytas this.
Billy
Is the Don Levatar show with the Stugats.
Stugotz
I'm working on a charity event.
Billy
Really?
Stugotz
I'm thinking about this. I'm trying to raise money to cure Parkinson's. My best friend has it. One, two, three. Brett. And he never gets cured. He just gets worse every year. There is no cure. It's an absolute disaster. And all we do is raise money and it doesn't work. But we're not going to give up. We're going to keep trying. I was thinking about a 24 hour bowl a thon that was straight for 24 hours.
Jessica
Hmm. Can you take breaks?
Stugotz
Well, you don't bowl every. If you have five people on a team, you're only bowling once every five. Like you've.
Jessica
But like you can't stop in between games.
Stugotz
You're just going, no, you bowl for 24 hours.
Billy
Why bowling.
Jessica
Your potty break has to be in between.
Stugotz
There's plenty of time.
Jessica
Okay. Well, it depends. Sometimes people are fast bowlers.
Stugotz
Well, but you have. But sometimes you have to wait. Like when you go get a drink at a bowling alley. Sometimes your team has to wait for you.
Jessica
So you could, you could stretch out your games long enough that you're only going to play like six games over the span of 24 hours is what you're saying.
Stugotz
No, that. How do you stretch out a game to four hours?
Jessica
I mean, it sounds my family, you.
Chris Cote
Know, dislocate his shoulder.
Stugotz
Well, I did think about if you bow for 24 hours, I'm going to have to bow lefty for part of the time because I don't think my right arm will be able to just.
Billy
Use a lighter ball. He's like an 8 pounder instead of like a 12.
Stugotz
I think no matter what size ball you have, doing that motion over 24 hours is not tenable.
Billy
Why did you settle on bowling for this?
Stugotz
Great question. It's not settled. There's been a few things that are up in the air. Like a dance a thon. A 24 hour dance a thon. There was a talk about doing a 24 hour. We did a 48 hour running race last year that was good. But we're not in shape anymore. We don't want to run for 48 hours straight. So.
Billy
Napathon.
Stugotz
So we talked about one time Brett, to raise money, did a lobster roll a thon. He ate seven lobster rolls in seven hours in seven places. Raised like 50 grand too, and vomited. But it was a good one. Didn't cure Parkinson's though. Too much mayonnaise too, was he got.
Dan LeBatard
Like you at the bar mitzvah.
Stugotz
He hasn't had a lobster roll since. Totally made him crazy. The thing about bowling for me and the reason why, by the way, the domino tournament, for those of you who had tickets, just know it is postponed. It's not canceled. The poppies domino tournament with Ricky Williams was scheduled for April 13th. It's been postponed. Dan did a video on Twitter at Lebatard show. If people watch that, him telling you about the postponed. Anybody see that? Am I the only one still on X?
Chris Cote
Yes, you are.
Stugotz
I am. Well, yes. You didn't see. Didn't watch the video at all.
Billy
No, we saw it.
Stugotz
We're all on a team here. Is anyone paying attention to the video.
Jessica
Where he made fun of his eyebrows?
Stugotz
Yes.
Jessica
Okay, I did see that one.
Stugotz
But that's what you remember.
Jessica
Yes. That was my takeaway. I was like, oh, he knows that something's going on up there.
Stugotz
The human brain is funny because what you remembered was the last second of the video, Only the eyebrows.
Jessica
Well, I already knew the beginning part.
Billy
Yeah.
Stugotz
But did you hear what he said about the logistics people?
Chris Cote
No.
Jessica
Yeah. Are you the logistics person?
Stugotz
Great question. Yes.
Jessica
So he was saying he's going to fire you.
Stugotz
It certainly sounded that way to me.
Jessica
Okay.
Stugotz
I wanted to come here and be with you guys. And do listen, he's in tomorrow, I believe, not today. So I believe I'm safe for today. And the reason I wanted to get the extra plug in for the postponement of the Domino's tournament was in an effort to maybe get back on his good side for having screwed up the logistics so badly. And I'm a logistics guy, but he's not easy. So bowling 24 hours. Would you guys fly to New York to do it? How much would you have to get paid or would you donate your time?
Chris Cote
No, I would get paid.
Billy
When is it?
Stugotz
You'd have to get paid.
Billy
When is it?
Stugotz
Thank you. I appreciate the honesty. Yeah, I just want to know your rate and then I'll decide.
Chris Cote
I'll let you know. We'll negotiate.
Jessica
Roy's rate is. Give him like a free shirt or food.
Billy
Hotel, open bar.
Stugotz
Roy.
Chris Cote
No, no.
Billy
Roy's there. You pay for his flight. Open bar, free hotel. He's there.
Chris Cote
Well, I'm not drink currently. So far.
Stugotz
We are going to have pop.
Billy
There you go.
Chris Cote
All right. Soda.
Billy
Roy's in.
Stugotz
I don't say Bob. I don't know why.
Chris Cote
Give some water.
Jessica
I say pop.
Stugotz
You do?
Jessica
Yeah.
Stugotz
Bubbler.
Jessica
What?
Stugotz
Bubbler?
Jessica
No, water fountain. Yeah. I don't say that.
Stugotz
Yeah, people say bubbler. The reason why bowling is I think that we can get a lot of money. And more importantly, we can get bowling shirts that are unique. Your own bowling shirts. And I was going to get some celebrities to sign bowling shoes and auction those off as well. Personalized bowling shoes.
Chris Cote
What celebrity. What celebrities do you know that would actually sign These shoes.
Stugotz
Well, I think the four of you.
Billy
Would sign Saquon Barkley was wondering why David was running around that bar mitzvah with a bowling shoe.
Stugotz
Would sign a bowling shoe.
Billy
Yeah.
Stugotz
He's very nice.
Billy
What's our target date here? We're going to do September.
Stugotz
Yes.
Jessica
Okay. Is it a Saturday?
Stugotz
It's 24 hours. We would probably do it from Friday at 7 to Saturday at 7. In that range.
Jessica
1900.
Billy
No, 7, 7, 8.
Stugotz
So that's an issue. But we're going to have to.
Dan LeBatard
And we'll figure it out.
Stugotz
Yeah. You have one lane where people are manually putting the.
Dan LeBatard
Just dropping it into the thing that does all the work for you.
Roy Bellamy
Well, perfect.
Billy
I'm confused. Is this a competition or just let's see if we can do it. Like, are there teams going up against each other and then like there's a winner at the end of this?
Stugotz
Yes, everything's a competition.
Dan LeBatard
Is the donation like gambling? So you can put in a donation with certain odds and then you have to to pay out other odds if your team loses.
Stugotz
That could be kind of your heads at Jeremy. The donation, you have to raise a base amount for Michael J. Fox. We want to raise that to try to cure Parkinson's. But we are going to have it so that there will be prizes that will go to winning teams. Teams who raise the most money. Teams who bowl the best will have a prize for the big best individual game. I assume somebody will break 2 hundo for sure.
Dan LeBatard
I think this is actually a really good idea. I like 24 hours because especially with bowling, like there are so many built in breaks that I think you're in good shape here. I think this is a smart thing to do. Can I get the flight paid for?
Stugotz
Yes. Anyone who gets be there. Anyone who flies in for who is a celebrity, I think gets their travel paid.
Jessica
Anytime you bring up 24 hour anything with this show, there's immediate red flags that are going to be raised.
Chris Cote
No peppers, right?
Billy
Cory Booker made it look so easy compared to how hard it was for us. Right.
Stugotz
He did it for 20, broke the record.
Billy
Yeah. He made it look so much simpler than we did.
Chris Cote
Well, he had notes.
Stugotz
He did have notes from happening.
Dan LeBatard
Why didn't we have notes?
Billy
It wasn't a surprise.
Jessica
We did have notes, by the way. That whole fiasco was very planned out from a logistics standpoint. From a everything else standpoint.
Billy
You'd be surprised to hear how many meetings went into that we ever had meetings.
Stugotz
This is before I was with Meadowlark. Nothing personal was Not a part of Meadow at that point. And I remember watching you guys do that thinking to myself, I want to do this. I want to broadcast for 24 hours. I want to do something. That's why I love the 48 hour runs. I love the overnight ultras.
Jessica
40 hour runs after was actually why it was not going to happen again.
Stugotz
Well, there's obviously a lot of reasons why it may or may not happen again. Yes, I'm trying to not bring that up again as something that happened. But what I am trying to bring up is that the whole idea of raising money through something that is hard to do but anyone could do. Anyone can bowl for 24 hours if they choose. Anyone can be on the floor of the Senate for 25 hours. It doesn't take. Yes. Any senator.
Chris Cote
Any senator. Well, you said anyone.
Stugotz
Anyone specifically say senator. There are people who twitch like for seven hours in a row. One stream playing video games. There are people. I bet you there's someone who plays right now. I bet you there's someone in the world in the middle of a 24 hour video game bender. What was the guy who got paid to watch a show? It was a huge thing. I should have prepped this. I didn't think I'd think of it. Do you remember the couldn't get out of his couch. He had to watch every episode of his show and he ended up getting super sick because he went crazy. He couldn't stand up. You'll think of it. You'll get back to me. Jeremy's check.
Jessica
Have no idea what you're talking about.
Chris Cote
Like bed sores or something.
Stugotz
You know what I'm talking about. Because it was very easily said. I'm talking about someone who would watch every episode of a show straight through. Not able to move.
Dan LeBatard
In 2021, Alexander Townley, a UK resident, gained notoriety for being paid $6,804 to watch every episode of the Simpsons and receive complimentary donuts. But there's no indication he got sick as part of the job. Of course, this is via Google AI which is probably wrong.
Chris Cote
30 seasons.
Billy
That's crazy.
Stugotz
Wow.
Jessica
I feel like the donut thing is why he got sick.
Stugotz
I mean, did he have to eat a donut every hour? Be a lot of donuts.
Dan LeBatard
Doing some research.
Jessica
It's a lot of.
Stugotz
You thought about an eating challenge. We talked about that as well.
Jessica
That's the whole.
Stugotz
I don't mean the pepper thing.
Billy
No, don't.
Stugotz
Like I had a hostess cupcake the other day. I hadn't had one of those since Childhood. Do you ever eat food from your childhood that you have not eaten in decades? And then you just do it now?
Billy
Because I had to stop eating it at some point.
Stugotz
No. But I'd stopped eating Hostess cupcakes. And then I saw him at the checkout and I said, you know what? I just went to the doctor.
Jessica
It's never as good as you remember, Right. I saw an article in Eater about a woman who really liked smart food, popcorn, and said that she felt like it hadn't been as just flavorful as her recollection of it. And she did a whole investigation. Tldr it just doesn't taste the same as it used to. It wasn't just her imagination. It just. It's not the same formula or something.
Chris Cote
The Miami Dade you fair came back and as a child I used to love the, you know, the fried dough, the elephant ears. Had one the day before, as great as I remember.
Billy
Really?
Chris Cote
Yeah.
Stugotz
It's probably. They didn't change the ingredients.
Jessica
Yeah, I mean.
Billy
Or the oil.
Chris Cote
Well, they probably did change the oil.
Billy
I don't think so.
Chris Cote
It's the same oil from like 30 years ago.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah.
Billy
That oil you don't change.
Stugotz
It's probably the same pan from 30 years ago.
Chris Cote
It probably is.
Stugotz
That's what you're supposed to do. I'd never have done that because I don't barbecue or cook at all. But you're supposed to keep that, keep it dirty, that somehow the flavors stay in it and it helps your food.
Chris Cote
Yeah, they do that for deep dish pizza in Chicago. Right. They use the, the pan and they don't clean it. They don't change it out or anything.
Jessica
I think that's just probably a cast iron pan, right?
Chris Cote
Yeah, cast iron.
Jessica
Keep the seasoning on it.
Stugotz
I think it's gross.
Jessica
I know it's delicious.
Billy
It's definitely gross, but it's delicious.
Jessica
I don't think it's.
Billy
When you think about it, it's.
Jessica
You're heating it at like 450 degrees. There's nothing like living on it.
Stugotz
But under that theory, then you wouldn't have to wash anything.
Jessica
No.
Stugotz
Because if you're cooking like any pan you cook in any pot that you.
Jessica
Cook, you clean like the residue out of it, but you don't scrub it with soap and water every time you use it.
Chris Cote
The burnt cheese, you got to get out of there.
Stugotz
And I always have to soak it. I always try to quickly eat when there's cheese on the plate that's been microwaved for something I eat quickly or Transfer plates to clean the plate immediately. Otherwise it hardens up and then you're stuck with a dish in your sink.
Chris Cote
Well, you do that, you eat it too quickly though, you're going to end up burning the roof of your mouth and that's not good.
Stugotz
You just put your tongue on it. Tongue on the top of the mouth. There's a little trick that you'll all have. You'll never burn your mouth or get brain freeze again. If you get brain freeze with ice cream, just stick your tongue to the roof of your mouth.
Dan LeBatard
Turns out this guy was hired by a website to watch every episode of the Simpsons because there had been so many coincidences of them predicting the future that they wanted someone who could watch every single episode, take notes of every single episode and send it back to this website to see if it correlated with anything that also got predicted in the future.
Stugotz
I believe that Simpsons have said that Trump would die on April 12th of 2025. And that was prior to him being president. It was a Simpsons episode. And Jeremy, I may have this wrong because this is another weird overnight brain thing, but I believe the Simpsons have done a lot of predicting of a lot of things and they had an episode of Trump in a casket on April 12 not knowing, of course that the tariffs would happen and not knowing that the market. Please everyone be calm. The markets are open. Can we get an update? I'm not even looking at my phone. I assume the markets, the futures were down. There was going to be a 1500 point drop on the open. Did it happen?
Billy
The Times of India has reported that.
Stugotz
Clip is fake of the Dow Jones.
Billy
Of the Trump death.
Stugotz
Oh, it is, yeah.
Billy
The Times of.
Stugotz
I thought they did a bunch of predicting.
Dan LeBatard
They have done a bunch of predicting. But this one I think is AI generated. Let's find out together.
Stugotz
It is incredibly frustrating how many times I get caught thinking that something I see is true.
Billy
Deception sucks.
Jessica
The Dow dropped a thousand points.
Stugotz
I want everyone to be calm. Let me give, let me give two words on the tariffs if you don't mind. There's a lot of misunderstanding out there. If you'll join me. And a lot of misunderstanding on how to deal with your 401k plan or your savings. Do not panic. Sell. I'm not giving you investment advice. I'm just giving you real world, long time advice from someone who's been around the block.
Chris Cote
Don't panic. Sell like not don't panic, comma.
Stugotz
Selling low and buying high is how you get poor. Just keep that in mind. And this is what People do. They look at their accounts today and they say, oh my God, I've lost a couple grand. Panic. I'm putting it in my mattress. The only thing that guarantees you losing money when the market's down is you cashing out at that point. Again, not investment advice, just smart advice. The tariff situation is an interesting one because the reason the markets are down is not markets because of what Trump did with tariffs. The markets are down because of Trump misleading the markets and people into what the tariffs would be. And the market does not like confusion.
Chris Cote
Trump misleading people, wow.
Stugotz
Doesn't like that market. It can happen.
Dan LeBatard
It's so rare.
Stugotz
The market prices in certain things, they price in certain things with interest rates, certain things with tariffs and markets then are stable. Things are priced in. You hear, you read about that. The reason why it's been such a nightmare is that what was expected with the Trump tariffs did not come to pass. He went way deeper, went way higher. And of course, all the stuff about the tariffs of penguins and all of that stuff, that's not really relevant to your 401k or relevant to the actual potential pending recession. So I would just encourage everyone not to panic. You guys seem pretty good. Is that because you don't care?
Chris Cote
No, it's because we don't have money.
Billy
Well, we don't have a 401k either.
Stugotz
Well, but if you have any money.
Jessica
In a bank, we don't have a 401 match.
Stugotz
I believe you do have 401k as a benefit of metal arc. Because you're an employee, you can put money into a 401k and no matter how much money you're making, you'll find this may be hard to relate to, but don't. When I first started working, I would save a dollar a month. A dollar a month went into savings. So I don't happen to agree with whatever you're postulating that you can't save.
Dan LeBatard
So in the episode Boy meets curl in 2010, it seems as though the Simpsons predicted that in 2018 at the Winter Olympics, the American men's curling team, the first ever one, would win the gold medal. And that's what happened. Pretty impressive, huh?
Jessica
Also, Jeremy's not an employee.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, that's true.
Chris Cote
Gotta work on that.
Stugotz
You know that you can still. Jeremy, little word of advice. You don't have to be an employee to save money. You can start an ira. A self employment ira.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah.
Chris Cote
How about we just hire him?
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, I got it. It's fine. In the episode Bart to the Future, they mentioned that The US President was arrested, which is believed to predict Trump's arrest in 2023. You know, the guy with the tariffs. The day the violence died aired in 1996 reportedly predicted the United States Capitol attack. Midnight Rx in 2005 reportedly predicted the utilization of recreational marijuana in Canada, which was made official in October of 2018. There are several others, including Siegfried and Roy and the Tiger Attack. Lisa goes Gaga in 2012, which ultimately seemingly predicted the outfit for the 2017 Super bowl halftime show for Lady Gaga. So ton of stuff going on here with the Simpsons, David.
Stugotz
The tiger attack thing, that seems an easy one to predict. Yeah, if you're going to live your life with tigers. If you're Siegfried and Roy and you're trying to domesticate wild animals, I think Ron McGill would likely agree. You can't do that.
Dan LeBatard
In 2010, a character in elementary School Musical predicted that Banked Holmstrom and Ben Ferenga would win the Nobel Prize. And then they both won the Nobel Prize in 2016. So I think that in its. That's an impressive one. Predicting Nobel Prize winners is pretty cool. Six years ahead.
Stugotz
I think that can be fixed and.
Dan LeBatard
I think the Simpsons fixed it.
Stugotz
The power of the Simpsons. And our friend Hank Azaria, maybe he got absolutely involved in who's winning Nobel Peace Prizes.
Billy
So is the cupcake good? Are you going to eat another one or it wasn't what you were expecting?
Stugotz
It was plasticky and I used to love the cream filling and the way it was and the not having taste hurts. But it tasted like cardboard.
Chris Cote
Oh, okay. So that definitely.
Stugotz
So that impacted it. And then I said to myself, do I try the Twinkie? I used to love Yodels and Twinkies and Ho Hos and I haven't had any of those in decades. But I think I may go for I never ate these snowflakes. I don't know if you had those. Those may have been gone by the time you were born.
Chris Cote
Well, without taste, I mean, all you.
Stugotz
Now is just a waste.
Chris Cote
Basically. Fill is the oil that they use to make this stuff. So not great.
Stugotz
The cupcakes were so good and they were cheap. Now they're not. It was like three and a half dollars for the two cupcakes.
Chris Cote
Tariffs.
Stugotz
That is all about tariffs. Or maybe it's the price of ingredients. Although I don't think there's any food in them. I assume it's all chemicals.
Chris Cote
I looked at all the oils that went into the filling. All the oils that went into the. The actual pastry portion of it. Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
In the episode that aired in 2010. September 26, Krusty the Clown invited Homer to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony while Marge and Lisa went to a performing arts camp for the week. Interestingly enough, the episode featured guest appearances by Lea Michele, Amber Riley and Cory Monteith of Glee.
Jessica
So was your favorite episode ever?
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, it turns out it was my favorite Simpsons episode.
Stugotz
I'm gonna argue it's.
Dan LeBatard
And Glee's a more transcendent comedy than Simpsons.
Jessica
He just wanted to talk about Glee.
Billy
Billy, predict anything, you just totally. It was about a Glee episode.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, I wanted you to know about it. One of the top tier comedies of our time.
Mike Ryan
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Stugotz
Smirnoff rules.
Dan LeBatard
Smirnoff rules.
Mike Ryan
So while you're over there hosting your draft parties, you know one thing in particular you need. Well, there's two things that you absolutely need. The draft on tv, that's a must. But number two, what is it? Dano Smirnoff. Do you like Dano?
Stugotz
Support the people who support us. Smirnoff supports us. I like Smirnoff. I don't like Dano.
Mike Ryan
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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – Episode Summary
Episode Title: The Big Suey: Building Up To The Belt Move
Release Date: April 7, 2025
In this engaging episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, hosts Dan Le Batard and Stugotz, along with guest contributors, delve into a diverse range of topics spanning sports, personal anecdotes, and cultural observations. Presented from the Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami, the trio offers insightful commentary enriched with humor and personal stories, maintaining their signature blend of sports commentary and pop culture discussion.
The episode opens with an in-depth analysis of the University of Connecticut (UConn) women's basketball team's recent championship victory, marking their first title in nine years. Hosts discuss the significance of this win in the context of UConn's storied history and the evolution of women's college basketball.
Key Points:
Historical Dominance vs. Recent Success:
Stugotz raises the question, "Is it possible that the University of Connecticut women's basketball team is the greatest?" prompting a discussion on UConn's previous dominance under coach Geno Auriemma and their recent resurgence.
Comparisons to Other Dynasties:
Dan draws parallels between UConn's legacy and the San Antonio Spurs', emphasizing that "This is a level of dominance that far surpasses what the Spurs were able to do" (03:47).
Impact of Recruitment and Coaching Longevity:
Jessica highlights the importance of sustained recruitment efforts, noting, "Like they have like three of the number one overall recruits in the country starting on their team" (03:04). The conversation underscores Geno Auriemma's pivotal role, with Dan asserting, "I dare you to come up with a college coach who has been more successful than Gino."
Notable Quotes:
Dan Le Batard:
"UConn's championship yesterday is the first one in nine years. It's almost like, I want to say more impressive, but women's basketball has obviously grown a lot in the last decade." (02:10)
Stugotz:
"Maybe it's the Celtics dynasty in the NBA? Is that the only other one that we could argue." (02:44)
Transitioning from sports, the hosts share humorous personal stories about their experiences at bar mitzvahs, particularly focusing on Stugotz's infamous "belt move."
Key Points:
The Belt Move and Its Embarrassing Moments:
Stugotz describes, "The belt move is when you have your hands over the belt and you whip it off, but not actually. You pretend you're taking your belt off" (07:34). He recounts an embarrassing moment where he threw up at his son's bar mitzvah, leading to laughter and camaraderie among the hosts.
Planning Charity Events:
The conversation shifts to Stugotz's plans for a 24-hour bowling marathon to raise funds for Parkinson's disease. He states, "We are going to have poppies domino tournament with Ricky Williams was scheduled for April 13th. It's been postponed" (22:46), highlighting the challenges and logistics involved.
Notable Quotes:
Stugotz:
"The belt move is good. For once a section. The dice move I can do all day long." (08:05)
Dan LeBatard:
"This means it was a good party." (11:19)
A fascinating segment unfolds as the hosts discuss the often-cited phenomenon of The Simpsons predicting future events. They debate the validity and impact of these predictions, blending skepticism with intrigue.
Key Points:
Analyzing Predictions:
Dan presents several instances where The Simpsons seemingly foretold future events, such as predicting Trump's presidency and the UConn team's success, including, "They have done a bunch of predicting, but this one I think is AI generated" (34:22).
Debating Authenticity:
The team debates whether these predictions are genuine or coincidental, with Stugotz pointing out, "It is incredibly frustrating how many times I get caught thinking that something I see is true" (35:20).
Notable Quotes:
Dan LeBatard:
"In 2010, Alexander Townley, a UK resident, gained notoriety for being paid $6,804 to watch every episode of the Simpsons and receive complimentary donuts." (34:02)
Stugotz:
"It is frustrating how many times I get caught thinking that something I see is true." (35:20)
The hosts brainstorm and discuss plans for upcoming charity events aimed at raising funds for Parkinson's disease, reflecting their commitment to community and personal causes.
Key Points:
24-Hour Bowling Marathon:
Stugotz proposes a 24-hour continuous bowling event, exploring the feasibility and fundraising potential. He muses, "I think that's an impressive one. Predicting Nobel Prize winners is pretty cool" (38:14), emphasizing the need for unique fundraising strategies.
Logistical Challenges and Solutions:
The team considers various logistical aspects, including scheduling, team coordination, and celebrity participation, aiming to maximize both participation and donations.
Notable Quotes:
Stugotz:
"We're going to have bowling shirts that are unique. Your own bowling shirts. And I was going to get some celebrities to sign bowling shoes and auction those off as well." (26:59)
Dan LeBatard:
"I think this is actually a really good idea. I like 24 hours because especially with bowling, there are so many built-in breaks." (28:36)
Throughout the episode, The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz masterfully weaves together discussions of sports legacies, personal stories, and cultural phenomena, all while infusing humor and heartfelt commentary. From celebrating UConn's resurgence to planning impactful charity events and dissecting The Simpsons' predictive prowess, the hosts deliver a well-rounded and entertaining narrative. Their candid conversations not only inform but also foster a sense of community and shared enthusiasm among listeners.
Note: Timestamps are provided for reference to notable quotes within the episode.
This comprehensive summary encapsulates the essence of the episode, highlighting the dynamic discussions and memorable moments that define The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz. Whether you're a seasoned listener or new to the show, this overview offers a glimpse into the captivating conversations that await.