The Big Suey: Read The Room

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Big Suey: Read The Room

Podcast Information:

• Title: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
• Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
• Episode: The Big Suey: Read The Room
• Release Date: March 4, 2025

Overview: In the episode titled "The Big Suey: Read The Room," hosts Dan Le Batard and Stugotz, along with their co-hosts Greg Cody, Carl, and Mike Ryan, dive into a dynamic mix of sports debates, community contests, and heartfelt tributes. The episode is marked by lively discussions, humorous exchanges, and insightful commentary, all set against the vibrant backdrop of South Florida.

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1. March Sadness Contest Kickoff

The episode begins with Billy Gil introducing the "March Sadness" contest, encouraging listeners to participate by submitting videos. This interactive segment aims to engage the audience in a bracket-style competition where 64 submissions will compete based on fan voting.

• Billy Gil [02:15]: “Go to levitardaf.com and you can submit your video. We’re gonna pick 64 to go up against each other, and then fans will be voting against each other.”

• Mike Ryan [02:56]: “If I may, yeah, I think you guys have done a spectacular job promoting this.”

2. Debate: Michael Strahan as James Bond

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to a spirited debate about whether Michael Strahan could successfully portray James Bond. The discussion explores various facets, including accent mastery, cultural fit, and audience reception.

• Mike Ryan [07:23]: “I like the confidence, but now’s not the time for Michael Strahan to be doing this... Michael Strahan needs to read the room.”

• Carl [12:03]: “I’m Bond. James Bond. I’ll have a martini, shaken, not stirred.”

• Greg Cody [10:11]: “Mike Ryan, arguing on behalf of James Bond, Mike Ryan, saying, 'read the room.'”

3. Constructing the Sports Mount Rushmore

The hosts engage in a collaborative effort to create a Mount Rushmore of South Florida sports figures. This segment features passionate arguments for and against various candidates, highlighting their contributions and legacies within the sports community.

• Carl [24:14]: “I think he’d be on the Mount Rushmore. I think he’d be in the top four. Shula, Dwyane Wade, Pat Riley, and Jimmie Johnson.”

• Mike Ryan [29:52]: “My Mount Rushmore for coaches is Jimmy Johnson.”

• Greg Cody [30:23]: “Sheldon wouldn't be included, but if you include longevity and impact, someone like Barkov might make it.”

4. Honoring Jimmie Johnson’s Retirement

A heartfelt segment honors Jimmie Johnson’s retirement from broadcasting. The hosts reflect on his illustrious career, his impact on South Florida sports, and his personal journey, emphasizing the deep respect and admiration they hold for him.

• Greg Cody [21:56-25:21]: Extensive praise for Jimmie Johnson, touching on his achievements, personal struggles, and influence on the University of Miami’s football program.

• Carl [24:14]: “Jimmie Johnson is now retired. He is done with all of this.”

• Greg Cody [25:18]: “Jimmy Johnson invented swagger and solidified what became the glory days at the University of Miami.”

5. On-Air Banter and Memorable Moments

The episode is peppered with playful banter and humorous anecdotes. The hosts tease each other, reminisce about past moments on the show, and engage in light-hearted competitions to entertain their audience.

• Dan Le Batard [37:07]: “I was scared. I didn't know if I was doing the right thing.”

• Greg Cody [39:41]: “You are my crew.”

• Mike Ryan [32:07]: “Let’s make it Mount Greg Moore, which we do on the Greg Cody show, which is a top five.”

6. Community and Cultural Reflections

Beyond sports and entertainment, the hosts delve into broader cultural and political topics, reflecting on the current state of American society, leadership, and international relations. Greg Cody, in particular, delivers a passionate monologue criticizing contemporary political figures and the erosion of American democratic values.

• Greg Cody [16:09]: “What are we doing with Russia and Ukraine? Like, this is simple. Anyone in America would look at this and just say, what are we doing?”

• Mike Ryan [14:57]: “But he's also been quoted as saying he's got no interest in doing anything but that if he goes into politics, like, would it kill you to start as comptroller?”

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Key Takeaways:

• Interactive Engagement: The "March Sadness" contest exemplifies the show's commitment to involving its audience in meaningful and entertaining activities.

• Thought-Provoking Debates: The discussion on Michael Strahan as James Bond showcases the show's ability to tackle unconventional topics with depth and humor.

• Celebrating Legends: Honoring Jimmie Johnson underscores the podcast's dedication to recognizing and celebrating local sports heroes.

• Camaraderie and Humor: The hosts' playful interactions and shared memories add a relatable and entertaining layer to the show.

• Cultural Insight: Addressing broader societal issues reflects the show's engagement with current events and its influence beyond just sports discussions.

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Conclusion: "The Big Suey: Read The Room" episode of "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz" successfully blends interactive contests, passionate debates, heartfelt tributes, and humorous exchanges. The hosts' dynamic chemistry and diverse range of topics provide listeners with a comprehensive and engaging experience, making it a standout episode in the series.

Transcript

[Dan LeBatard]

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[Stugotz]

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[Mike Ryan]

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[Greg Cody]

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[Mike Ryan]

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[Greg Cody]

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[Mike Ryan]

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[Greg Cody]

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[Mike Ryan]

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[Greg Cody]

Cuervo. Welcome to the Big Sui presented by DraftKings. 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. In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging. I have been tempted in restaurants just walking past tables to grab somebody's fries 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.

[Chris Cody]

This episode of the Dan Lebatard show with Stugats is presented by DraftKings. DraftKings. The Crown is yours.

[Greg Cody]

Can you guys put up that graphic, please, for March Sadness? Because I have done a very poor job of. And Billy's drowning. Billy's drowning. God bless football. March Sadness. The work never ends. And he's been into. Are you in charge of this tournament?

[Billy Gil]

Because I feel absolutely not. I mean, yes, but no, that makes sense.

[Greg Cody]

It doesn't.

[Billy Gil]

I mean, I'm not. I came up with the idea. Now it's become, so, what are. What are we doing? And I'm like, I don't know. I just offered the idea. But then it's more like, well, are you gonna do that? I'm like, I just gave you an idea. You didn't have an idea. So go to levitard af.com and you can submit your video. We're gonna pick 64 to go up against each other and. And then fans will be voting against each other and you'll get a prompt every round that you'll do it. And then fans voting will determine who will watch a game with a Dan Lebatard.

[Mike Ryan]

If I may. Yeah, I think you guys have done a spectacular job promoting this. It was yesterday where we learned about this and you just explained it pretty clear as day here to start another segment. So you guys are doing a great job.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, keep those.

[Mike Ryan]

Hot streak for Dan Lebatard continues.

[Billy Gil]

Keep those videos coming because as I told you yesterday, the way that I've learned that things work is maybe the first 64. So you want to get it on that first 64 just to make sure you have a shot. Because if you're, you know, submission 218, but we have 64 that we like. I don't know that number 219 is gonna come in and bump someone out. So get in. Also, here's something that I didn't expect to happen, friends. I had someone reach out to me on Cameo yesterday and the request was, can you record my video for March Sadness? So, you know, like a Larry or a Tom or whatever reached out to.

[Dan LeBatard]

Me and said, that's creative.

[Billy Gil]

They want me, Billy, to speak on their behalf why they should get into March Sadness. So, I mean, I don't think that.

[Dan LeBatard]

Wait, did you do it?

[Billy Gil]

I haven't done it yet. And I find myself, Greg, I think in a similar situation as Dan in terms of I may be compromised here.

[Carl]

Yeah.

[Billy Gil]

I think the situation here though is different though, because if I do this video where I am going to be someone submission on their behalf, it is fan voting. So fans can decide who moves on from round to round. You know what I mean? So, like, I'm not actually compromised here. I'm just doing a fan a solid in exchange for compensation.

[Carl]

Yeah, of course.

[Billy Gil]

But, you know, that's just them's the breaks.

[Carl]

Are these entries going to be seeded? Like I feel like you would be number one seed?

[Billy Gil]

No. Well, I'm not a fan. No. The fans are the ones that go and do it and then we will get at 64 best and then we will see them and then they'll go up against each other, bracket style.

[Mike Ryan]

I am so clear on what this contest is.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, you get the prompt.

[Carl]

What's the time limit on the video?

[Mike Ryan]

30 seconds. That's what it said on the graphics.

[Carl]

30 seconds.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah.

[Carl]

Can't even do anything in 30 or less.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, yes, you can.

[Carl]

I'm still clearing my throat after 30 seconds. I want a brutalist length video. I'm going to submit a four hour video.

[Dan LeBatard]

Is Greg allowed to make a submission?

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, anyone can make a submission. Yeah.

[Carl]

All right. I'm on it.

[Chris Cody]

One of our submissions will just be Adrien Brody's acceptance speech at the Oscars.

[Billy Gil]

Not how it works. No. That was terrible. That's not. No.

[Chris Cody]

So obnoxious.

[Billy Gil]

Not the contest.

[Chris Cody]

Three minutes in he goes. The music starts playing and he's like, turn that off, guys. I'll be quick. I'm wrapping up. And then he goes on for another two and a half minutes.

[Carl]

Awful.

[Mike Ryan]

And part of his speech is he invoked like, this is special because my career kind of died after I won the previous one. Why was that, Adrian? Did you wear out your welcome at all? Maybe. Read the room. This is like when Ben Affleck came all the way back after Orgo and decided, hey, superhero movies. That's my move.

[Chris Cody]

Like if I'm considering him for a role. I see that speech. Nope, someone else.

[Dan LeBatard]

I actually went back and watched Cillian Murphy's speech from last year when he won for Oppenheimer. What a good speech. He was in. He was out. He gave, like, a very poignant message at the end, like, this is for all. We live in Oppenheimer's world. This is for all the peacekeepers. And then he left, and I stood up in my room and I clapped again because that guy gets it.

[Mike Ryan]

And no one thought about him as he had to stand there for six minutes. Must have been bored to tears watching Adrien Brody do whatever the hell that was.

[Chris Cody]

McConaughey's speech a few years ago. That was good.

[Mike Ryan]

That was great. It was fantastic. Adrien Brody should never work in this town again.

[Chris Cody]

Seriously.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, put it on the poll. Miami at LeBatard show. Should Adrien Brody ever work in this town again at Lebatard Show. Jessica, I'm a little annoyed Mike has come on. He's been just hot the last couple of days. Days? Well, yeah, he's.

[Mike Ryan]

Thank you.

[Chris Cody]

He is looking good.

[Mike Ryan]

Thank you. Put in the work.

[Billy Gil]

What prompted the shave?

[Mike Ryan]

The shave?

[Billy Gil]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

I wanted to see what my face looked like now that I'm thinner. Not a fan of it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Roboito.

[Chris Cody]

It's cold in here.

[Greg Cody]

He's. He's.

[Mike Ryan]

That's a. Nipple stickers. No matter how much weight I lose, those are always Going to be there.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, my God. He just showed his tummy on camera. This is a moment.

[Carl]

Wow.

[Dan LeBatard]

What kind of moment?

[Greg Cody]

Mike is feeling good about himself, but he's also revving very high. And so he has twice hit us now. One was before the show where he's just coming in hot and he's just hitting everyone with a cleaver of Read the room. That phrase, read the room. But. And so I look up and there's just yelling involved. And I look up and it's just Read the room. And it's. An argument is broken out about James Bond, about the idea of Michael Strahan as James Bond, and Mike Ryan screaming at everyone in the room that Michael Strahan needs to read the room. I just. Nobody likes the guy that tells everybody else to read the room.

[Mike Ryan]

I like the confidence, but now's not the time for Michael Strahan to be doing this. An American to just bully his way. Hey, no, no. I think I can play the UK's most iconic role. You can't.

[Carl]

Yeah, but anybody can do a British accent.

[Mike Ryan]

No, no, no.

[Chris Cody]

That would slap.

[Mike Ryan]

I bet you Michael Strahan can't.

[Carl]

Oh, come on.

[Mike Ryan]

I would venture to say his is probably bad. His is probably bad. And this is distinctly American.

[Greg Cody]

And we hear Michael Caine's over here. Can we hear. Greg Cody has said he could be. He could see what we. With some training, he could be a movie star. Well, you want to give us your.

[Carl]

A working actor. Do you think I ever said star?

[Greg Cody]

You said you could feature movies.

[Dan LeBatard]

You said anyone could do a British accent. So let's hear yours.

[Greg Cody]

You want to hear? Can you do one?

[Dan LeBatard]

This is your Bond audition.

[Carl]

I need a script.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, we can make that happen.

[Greg Cody]

All right, we'll get it for you. We'll get it for you in a moment.

[Mike Ryan]

The amount of confidence I'm down with from Michael Strahan, I actually can understand how Michael Strahan can climb to the heights of professional football, conquer morning television and then be the face of GMA and then decide, yeah, I could be James Bond. It actually makes perfect sense why Michael Strahan would believe he could be James Bond. Kind of like the way that Stephen A. Smith firmly believes he could be president. I get how your confidence gets to that place. That's not my issue. If you think you can be James Bond, we can disagree about that. But I'm down with your level of confidence. It's just not right now. America's name has been tainted throughout all of Europe. We cannot have Michael Strahan Just barging in and volunteering that he could be James Bond right now, given our global standing. It's just too much. Now's not the time.

[Carl]

Read the room.

[Dan LeBatard]

I do think any British person can do an American accent, but most Americans can't do a British accent.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, yeah. Have you watched Dante's Peak?

[Dan LeBatard]

No.

[Mike Ryan]

Well, I don't know what Pierce Brosnan was doing.

[Greg Cody]

Okay. I believe lately around here, we've done a lot of disrespecting of a lot of Forever franchises. And so we've been making a lot of 007 jokes. But what was happening before the. Between Mike and Carl was not a joke. Carl. And I'm not hearing a dissenting opinion around here. And I was. I was busy. So I didn't catch. I was busy with all of Greg Cody's mocking of me giving away my integrity as a journalist, that I didn't catch what the argument was about. However, I believe it's as passionate as I've heard Carl be about anything around here. And so I'd like to hear from the group here that doesn't respect 007 in defense of the franchise, because I believe that Mike Ryan, when he's arguing on behalf of James Bond or anyone's arguing on behalf of a black James Bond, Mike Ryan saying, not now. Read the room.

[Mike Ryan]

No, no, no, no. It has nothing to do with a black James Bond. Don't you put that on me, Dan. That is not what I'm doing. I am anti Michael Strahan being James Bond because the timing's not right. Idris, go for it. I think you'd be great. The dissenting opinion that I heard from Carl, who is black, said that I just don't see Michael Strahan sitting in a bar undercover in Siberia. And I had never thought about it that way. Yeah, it's probably not the most undercover approach. Michael Strahan would stick out in Siberia. Excellent point.

[Greg Cody]

I'm just saying I've never.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm sorry the way you just threw so many people under the train tracks so quickly.

[Greg Cody]

I'm just. All I'm telling you, this is. I'm only catching pieces and shrapnel of an argument because I was involved in my own thing, which is trying to avoid Greg Cody making fun of me mercilessly for selling my soul and journalism to run this company. I just heard Carl arguing with you, and I heard you arguing with him, and I heard Michael Strahan, and I heard black 007, and it was just a lot of words. I wasn't processing any of what was being said.

[Billy Gil]

Well, you could ask before we just go on air and call people racist.

[Greg Cody]

I didn't know. Did I just call.

[Mike Ryan]

Why didn't you read the room at all? You're just taking the variables and not any of the actual.

[Greg Cody]

I just felt the heat on my ne. I wasn't reading the room at all.

[Mike Ryan]

I was just classic shit. Stirring. It really is how we always.

[Dan LeBatard]

That really was incredible.

[Mike Ryan]

You will not turn me against anybody but Michael Strahan.

[Greg Cody]

I wasn't trying to. Carl was arguing with you, was he not? Carl, Were you not arguing with him? No.

[Billy Gil]

We actually had two completely separate points to make there.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, I was very much pro black 007. Where Carl came in and he's like, absolutely not.

[Greg Cody]

Cannot.

[Billy Gil]

Even if it's British. Wow. Edith Elba. Okay, so hold on now, Dan, is Carl racist?

[Greg Cody]

I just wanted to talk to Carl.

[Billy Gil]

Carl doesn't want a black 007. Dan, you put yourself in quite the spot.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, Mark, I appreciate you doing that to me. Carl. Thank you for all your good work.

[Mike Ryan]

But he's got great ideas as to why he's not just a racist. He's thought this racism through.

[Carl]

I'm Bond. James Bond. I'll have a martini, shaken, not stirred.

[Mike Ryan]

You're just doing Ringo Starr.

[Carl]

There are a number of different English accents.

[Mike Ryan]

Ringo Starr also can't be James Bond.

[Dan LeBatard]

I heard a little bit of Austin Powers, too.

[Billy Gil]

It really isn't a big country, though.

[Carl]

Do I make you horny, baby? Bond. James Bond.

[Mike Ryan]

It kind of sounded a little like Eric Reed at the end, too.

[Carl]

Groovy, baby.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay, so we've decided that you and Michael Strahan can't be James Bond.

[Carl]

Well, you know, we need an old James Bond.

[Mike Ryan]

Haven't they all been kind of old? Like, Daniel Craig's not some spring chicken.

[Carl]

They're all middle aged.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, that's what it's supposed to be.

[Dan LeBatard]

What about, like a Ralph Fiennes?

[Mike Ryan]

Ralph.

[Dan LeBatard]

James bond.

[Mike Ryan]

Isn't Ralph 60?

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, I think so.

[Mike Ryan]

He did. Like I saw. He said that he wanted to get his body in the shape of a rope for that. For that movie the Return. Have you seen, like, he did, like, Homer's Odyssey? He did a movie like that this year that came out to not as much fanfare as Conclave did. He got an incredible shape for that. His body does look like a rope, however. 60. Oh. He's very attractive. Oh.

[Greg Cody]

But it would stand to reason, right, if we're gonna give movie star franchises, action franchises to 50 and 60 year old actors the way that we would. That Strahan would, of course, think he could be double oh, seven. Like, hey, I'm a 50 year old and I'm a lot fitter than these other guys. I'm a lot. I've kept myself in shape. And why wouldn't you. Why wouldn't it make seem to confident people competing for money and entertainment that they could all be James bond in their 50s because all the action stars are 50?

[Dan LeBatard]

I think Strahan was talking to the CEO of Amazon and was like, I'll do it. I'm here. And then it got aggregated and now it's become a very hot debate in which you called Mike Ryan a racist.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, when Carl was the racist the entire time.

[Greg Cody]

I misheard it. I'm sorry. I will apologize publicly to both you and Carl. I caught pieces of the argument. It just. I wasn't listening closely. And I'm sorry that I. I am. I am publicly sorry that that happened that way. I did not intend for. I misunderstood.

[Mike Ryan]

I don't believe you. I think it's not. I think you're lying right now, and I think you're just trying to stir shit constantly. I. I understand, like I said, the confidence in why Michael Strahan thinks he can be James Bond, but can we, like, start? It's like Stephen A. Wanting to be president and coming out and saying, like, he made it.

[Billy Gil]

People want him to be happy, but he's got no.

[Mike Ryan]

But he's also been quoted as saying he's got no interest in doing anything but that if he goes into politics, like, would it kill you to start as comptroller?

[Billy Gil]

That's crazy.

[Mike Ryan]

Like, get some level of experience. I know. It's like super vogue to not be a politician. And we've seen two elections won by novice politicians, 45 and 47.

[Greg Cody]

Well, where you guys make fun of me on this stuff and where it is that there are sales in journalism, I will say that I have really just had my breath taken away by what a marvel Stephen A. Smith is in terms of being able to climb to the heights of power in a country where the power is giving away to people like Trump and Musk and we keep giving all of the power away and fame and attention to the things you need to have. He has masterfully played his career so that he has a ton of options. And it is somehow unsurprising that his betting odds for Democratic presidential nominee are higher than Michelle Obama's or Kamala Harris's. Like, he's cut the line because it's fame and celebrity just on betting odds.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. I mean, that's no way to judge it.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, but just for the moment, it's. Look, man, you say that's no way to judge it, but I just saw a reality star. Like, I'm in the middle of. Of an apocalypse. We all are. Where you're like, wait a minute. Okay, so we're this clearly in bed with Russia, where we're no longer the face of democracy. This overtly. Because when Greg comes on and says, duh, duh, Donald Trump is in bed with Russian oligarchs. They're trying to create the same thing here. They're trying to make Russia here and now. And they're just land barons. Like, we'll make Gaza. We'll make it a strip mall.

[Carl]

Like, yeah, by Greenland.

[Greg Cody]

No, but I'm serious. Like, what's happening with the power? We've given it away to idiots. Like, we've given it away to fools. They've these people who are. Who are. Who are leading us to war. Like, what are we doing with Russia and Ukraine? Like, this is simple. Anyone in America would look at this and just say, what are we doing? No. Like, there's another.

[Dan LeBatard]

No. It does make, like, all this sort of, like, Cold War film. Like, the Miracle on Ice doesn't really hit the same now that it used to.

[Mike Ryan]

James Bond is, like, less relevant.

[Dan LeBatard]

I just finished watching the show the Americans, and I'm like, I feel like the Russian spies would get cabinet positions.

[Mike Ryan]

They killed one of the best Rocky villains ever. Now, like, now Apollo's the bad guy.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's very bleak.

[Greg Cody]

We're gonna make the United States, Russia. That's what we're gonna do. Just all white people just, like, make it all white people run. Everyone, right? Run, run all the other bloodlines out.

[Mike Ryan]

Well, no, because Michael Strahan's gonna be James Bond.

[Billy Gil]

Not if Carl has anything to do with it.

[Mike Ryan]

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[Stugotz]

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[Dan LeBatard]

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[Mike Ryan]

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[Stugotz]

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[Greg Cody]

Don LeBatard, you are a fool.

[Carl]

You're nobody.

[Greg Cody]

You are an infant.

[Carl]

You have nobody skin. I literally put together a freaking stage for your toenail.

[Greg Cody]

I am your career right now, pal. No, look at me.

[Carl]

No.

[Greg Cody]

I am your career. No stugats.

[Mike Ryan]

You have messed with McDavid and now you're messing with me.

[Greg Cody]

And I'm more dangerous, pal.

[Billy Gil]

This is the Dan Levatar show with the.

[Greg Cody]

Jimmy Johnson. I meant to get to this in the local hour with Greg Cody because I do want every once in a while to give trilogies on people while they're still alive, what they meant to me. And I've talked to Jimmy the last couple of days, and he wants to be left alone for a while because he's not going to do what he's been doing for a while. This is the end of his career. And he knows, as Bobby Bowden said, that when you retire from this stuff, there's only one more ceremony where people gather at this age. He saw Wayne Huizenga, who built Fort Lauderdale, who brought the Panthers here. He saw him at the end, you know, lose his faculties. And Wayne Huizenga, owner of the Dolphins, is people who built things down here, gave Jimmy Johnson, like he gave Nick Saban a wide birth to coach, the most prestigious thing that there was in this town. And Jimmie Johnson didn't want to do it so much after his mother died. And he kind of wanted to get to the rest of his life and be with his kids. He's proud of one son who's fought really Hard through addiction. And he's developed real family ties. And this is the end of Jimmy's career. And I understand that he's an immortal and he's mortal. But when you retire after 31 years at Fox and you're part of building that network you're part of, Fox became the power that it has, at least in part because it was a serious network that had to be dealt with. Because Jimmie Johnson was broadcasting football games on Fox. That career. I mean, I don't know if I could say the second part of his career is more impressive than the first, but I would say it from this respect. He developed real friends and family in Jay Glazer and Terry Bradshaw. There is nothing like that on television except inside the NBA, where you see friends grow old together and you see that they love each other, each other on television and they welcome in Strahan, and it fits. And they can welcome in anybody. And it would fit because that's a group of people who have learned to be professionally adult in front of us for 30 years. Jimmie Johnson is now retired. He is done with all of this. You, as someone who has covered him in this market and knows what he means to this market, would place him where, in the pantheon of epic sports figures we've ever had here?

[Carl]

I think he'd be on the Mount Rushmore. I think he'd be in the top four. Shula, Dwayne Wade, Pat Riley and Jimmie Johnson. I'd be satisfied with those four.

[Chris Cody]

Marino would like a word.

[Carl]

Well, you know, the number five is always going to like a word when it comes to Mount Rushmore. But Jimmie Johnson, I think he's one of four or five coaches who have won both a Super bowl and a college.

[Chris Cody]

This is crazy, what you're saying.

[Mike Ryan]

We can't let you. Jimmy, ahead of Dan Marino, man.

[Carl]

Jimmy Johnson invented swagger and solidified what became the glory days at the University of Miami.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay, but he didn't even win the first championship. Howard Schnellenberger did.

[Carl]

Howard Schnellenberger did.

[Mike Ryan]

And so didn't he invent swag?

[Carl]

No, no, those team.

[Dan LeBatard]

Schnellenberger put his rings in a box.

[Carl]

Schneberger's Hurricanes were classic underdogs. Jimmy Johnson's Hurricanes were braggadocio, defined. He wanted his team to be cocky. Jimmy Johnson invented swagger at the University of Miami.

[Greg Cody]

You mentioned that again.

[Billy Gil]

But they didn't win, though.

[Carl]

In three consecutive seasons, he won a championship. He finished second and he finished second. And he never got over losing to Penn State 14 to 10 in a championship game with his best team ever. He had a. A whole roster of guys who are going to be playing on Sunday the following year. And then with the Dolphins, he makes three playoffs in a row and he drafts two hall of Fame players. He drafts the two best cornerbacks they've ever had. He leaves Dave Wonstadt with a roster that finally won a playoff game just after he left. I think Jimmie Johnson's been great, and his broadcasting career may be even better. And I can't say that about any of the other coaches who won.

[Greg Cody]

Well, but the part I'm saying is better, right? Is that when Jimmie Johnson was a professional football coach, he speaks of that time now with a retching sound at the man that it made him. Because the friendships felt real, and I'm sure they are with Norv Turner and whatnot. But the fire of all that, the intensity of all that, the job he had to do as a boss to overlord a guy like Tony Wise, who would be a lifetime disciple, because Jimmie Johnson had these people, he was running through a furnace because he was taking them to the top of football. Those friendships can get burned up or become stronger. I'm sure they went both ways. Wanstead. You always see these guys golfing. Whatever they went through together was a beautiful, hard thing. But he retches at the thought of it. Because he wasn't as close to those men as these who make him cry all the time now. Because he can get emotional easily now, because he loves Jay Glazer, because he legitim, and because he loves Terry Bradshaw most of all.

[Carl]

Yeah, best friends.

[Greg Cody]

But best friends who became best friends in adulthood, Think of how many of those you have best friends who became best friends after 50. Because it's a different thing, right? You choose your friends early. You work through things with them, you go through work with them. Jimmy Johnson and Terry Bradshaw became best friends on television, and they became best friends in a way that I'm guessing Jimmy Johnson has more access to what real depression looks like and what it is to care about someone who can sink into real depression and needs the help of someone who loves him. My guess, I haven't talked to Jimmy about this, but if I had to guess what their relationship is, I would guess that Terry Bradshaw has allowed Jimmie Johnson to come out a little more vulnerably late in life and talk about things that Jimmy probably wasn't analyzing very much when he was, you know, working too hard, getting up to 50 years old. But I ask you, as an expert on this town, they disagree with you here, like the shipping container, I feel like disagrees strongly with your Mount Rushmore. And I would like you to defend your take because I don't think it's as absurd as they think it is. Although Marine Marino. You're talking about some symbolic things. And Marino.

[Mike Ryan]

Marino has to be like.

[Greg Cody]

But he built a children's hospital.

[Chris Cody]

Can we make this a Mount Greg Moore, which we do on the Greg Cody show, which is a top five.

[Carl]

Then I would have Marino.

[Chris Cody]

There we go.

[Billy Gil]

Okay.

[Chris Cody]

Mount Gregmore.

[Dan LeBatard]

Maybe like we do a player Mount Rushmore and like a coach executive Mount Rushmore because, like, then you can put Spoelstra on the coach one. I feel like he should be on something. Right.

[Greg Cody]

Maybe it can't be four coaches.

[Billy Gil]

Well, on the coach Mount Rushmore can be. Or Mount Greg Moore, you can.

[Mike Ryan]

You could really like, nail down the player Mount Rushmore to just two names, really.

[Chris Cody]

Wade and Marino.

[Mike Ryan]

Wade and Marina. That's a tier to itself.

[Billy Gil]

Bubble Jimmy.

[Carl]

I would agree with that.

[Dan LeBatard]

What about Kachuk?

[Chris Cody]

Barkov would be.

[Mike Ryan]

Kachuk's got to win a little bit more. Barkov would be the Panther and I guess Barkov. Well, we'll see. That story is yet unreal.

[Chris Cody]

Who would be the Marlin? Miguel Cabrera?

[Carl]

Nobody.

[Mike Ryan]

No, no, but no Marlon nobody. No Marlin. No Marlin even made it to my Oli on coaches. You can make an argument for Jack McKeon left him out of my Oli when Paul Maurice, Ron Frazier and Howard Schnellenberg are Oli on my coach Mount Rushmore.

[Carl]

Wow. Ron Frazier.

[Mike Ryan]

How about that RIP culture builder? My Mount Rushmore for coaches is Jimmy Johnson.

[Billy Gil]

Well, Jimmy's then making it only because of his time at the University of Miami.

[Mike Ryan]

I mean, he does get some points.

[Billy Gil]

For the Dolphins, but Cowboys can't be in play here.

[Mike Ryan]

But Miami was very proud of that Cowboys team because he also had Michael Irvin on it. So it kind of felt like a Miami team. Yeah.

[Billy Gil]

But then you have someone like Miguel Cabrera who did his best elsewhere while being part of that hit off the rocket.

[Mike Ryan]

But he did his best work down here in this market. I think with that Miami run. Number three is Eric Spoelstra, often forgotten because he's always compared to Riley, more successful head coach in terms of championships than Pat Riley.

[Chris Cody]

Best timeout caller in sports history.

[Mike Ryan]

Kind of kind of ruined that a little bit. Pat Riley's number two and then Shula number one. And that one's pretty easy. But I think we can all agree Marino and Wade, that's a tier to itself.

[Carl]

Agree.

[Mike Ryan]

You could make like a social and global impact metric for Messi, but he hasn't been here long enough yet.

[Chris Cody]

You throw him in there though.

[Dan LeBatard]

Hasn't won anything either.

[Billy Gil]

Only one ring for Riley down here, though, as a coach, if we're going to be honest. And he kind of shoved Stan Van Gundy out of the way to get that one. So, I mean, do you put someone on Mount Rushmore for half a season of coaching?

[Dan LeBatard]

What about Stu Gotz? He's a coach.

[Billy Gil]

That is true.

[Mike Ryan]

Lax, who would be three and four on the player? Mount Rushmore. We.

[Greg Cody]

We've established morning.

[Mike Ryan]

No, no, no. I wouldn't put morning over. Over LeBron.

[Billy Gil]

No.

[Carl]

Well, but the thing with LeBron though, we got four years of his prime and he won two championships. But four years is not a lot to be in this market, to be considered.

[Mike Ryan]

He was the best player in the world.

[Billy Gil]

People that were here longer that were worse.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah.

[Carl]

I want people who are longer and also had an impact and won something.

[Greg Cody]

I was actually legitimately doing like sort of community stuff too, though. I'm talking about impact in a market.

[Mike Ryan]

Don't forget he left this community.

[Billy Gil]

That is true.

[Mike Ryan]

I still haven't forgiven him.

[Dan LeBatard]

What are we doing with Larry Zonka?

[Carl]

Zonk would be up there for me.

[Mike Ryan]

Is he on the Rushmore?

[Greg Cody]

Zonk can't be up there.

[Carl]

He might be if the Rushmore of players.

[Greg Cody]

He can't be.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm trying to decide who round out the Rushmore.

[Chris Cody]

It'd be weird if he was on the coaches 1.

[Carl]

Zonka is why the Dolphins won back to back Super Bowls. It wasn't Bob Greasy throwing.

[Chris Cody]

Barkov might be there.

[Mike Ryan]

Barkov had longevity.

[Carl]

Decade plus might be.

[Billy Gil]

How can you say that Barkov can be there but not LeBron James?

[Carl]

Because LeBron James was here four years. Barkov's here 10 years. Big difference.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, people watch LeBron.

[Carl]

Okay. You know, put Lionel, he's been here too.

[Billy Gil]

I'm just trying to sort out. Mount Rushmore has 50 people on it now.

[Dan LeBatard]

You could make a Mount Rushmore of players the Marlins traded.

[Billy Gil]

Ooh. I mean, you could not. You'd have to limit it to four.

[Greg Cody]

Well, here's, here's the thing in the middle of that, that went, I think, largely unnoticed. Just like a stray rocket of enthusias Chris Cody saying of Cabrera, oh my.

[Billy Gil]

God, that home run, that was a moment.

[Chris Cody]

I mean, off the rock, we're just doing moments. That's on the Mount Rushmore of moments.

[Mike Ryan]

All right. We'll do moments.

[Billy Gil]

Wait, hold on. Is Messi on the Mount Rushmore? No, not a moment.

[Mike Ryan]

No, I think we closed it out with Manu.

[Billy Gil]

Really?

[Mike Ryan]

Marina, Wade Parkov.

[Carl]

Manu, older than Joey.

[Chris Cody]

What's Wade's moment?

[Mike Ryan]

You kidding me?

[Chris Cody]

Just go outside my house.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, that's.

[Dan LeBatard]

I think Messi's moment was when the paparazzi caught him at Publix, the 06 finals.

[Mike Ryan]

To answer your question, that's more than Dwayne Wade's moment.

[Billy Gil]

Exactly.

[Stugotz]

That's not.

[Mike Ryan]

This, even though it was rigged, was.

[Greg Cody]

The scene behind me, my moment, the set.

[Mike Ryan]

No, you've had. No, you've had.

[Dan LeBatard]

Your moment was the speedo thing. I still don't know what that was.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, that was. And that was another moment in which you surprised.

[Chris Cody]

Also addressing the. The wrong Wu Tang member in Vegas.

[Billy Gil]

But that wasn't here, though, so that doesn't count. Yeah, that was in Nevada moment, by the way.

[Mike Ryan]

Much more positive Dan LeBatard moment, by the way.

[Dan LeBatard]

Dan, everyone during the break was saying that you thinking that we could get into the speakeasy was another Four Seasons moment.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, if.

[Dan LeBatard]

You know. You know, how great is this?

[Chris Cody]

For me only.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, but Cynthia and Roy and.

[Mike Ryan]

Well, they allowed your crew to come with me.

[Greg Cody]

You are my crew.

[Mike Ryan]

Not if.

[Billy Gil]

No, they used the other two tickets.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, there was two tickets allotted for.

[Greg Cody]

The remainder of the crew. You are not going to turn this into. You guys didn't have access to this.

[Mike Ryan]

No, I would have. I would have been fine. I'm a vip, but everybody else.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, your incredulity about this proves it was another Four Seasons moment.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, trust me, they could. If we went with, like, a crew of 17, there's no way they get out of. They're not letting Ethan in.

[Greg Cody]

Ethan, There were six people in there.

[Billy Gil]

Well, that's how you make things exclusive. You don't let people in. In a perfect night, a speakeasy has no one in it. That's the dream night for a speakeasy.

[Greg Cody]

We. There were, like, nine people there.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, that's capacity.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, that's.

[Greg Cody]

No, I'm talking about. Of our people yesterday.

[Mike Ryan]

There's no way.

[Billy Gil]

Who are those people?

[Mike Ryan]

Sean McGill was in there again with your crew.

[Billy Gil]

Rhonda's son.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, but you're my crew. I don't know what it is. And Roy sent.

[Billy Gil]

Roy had a credential.

[Mike Ryan]

Kristen. Okay, that's four.

[Carl]

Should I add a sweet?

[Dan LeBatard]

And where are the other five?

[Greg Cody]

No, and. And then there were tickets for Greg and. And Chris that they did not use.

[Billy Gil]

Well, no, that's how they used by Kristen and Cynthia.

[Carl]

No, we said so others could get.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

You said there were nine people in this selfless. And I'm still waiting for the other five.

[Mike Ryan]

And one of them was thorny.

[Greg Cody]

And. And two of them were two Panther PR people. Yeah. So those weren't our people.

[Chris Cody]

Chuck's dad in there.

[Billy Gil]

Slow night, Big Walt.

[Greg Cody]

There weren't that many people in there.

[Dan LeBatard]

Dechambeauty, huh?

[Carl]

Imagine that. By the way, speaking of that, I've been meaning to ask you the significance of the jersey number 25. Is that the percentage of your integrity left or is there another reason for it? I was just curious.

[Mike Ryan]

Now the moments have to be in South Florida. Like the actual moment has to be in South Florida. Billy?

[Billy Gil]

I think so, yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

All right, so billboards aren't on there. Even though he did that for this market, he did that for us.

[Billy Gil]

No, that's in the northeast Ohio region.

[Mike Ryan]

I don't know if I can get four. I definitely have three.

[Billy Gil]

There's four moments in Miami.

[Mike Ryan]

Like four positive Dan LeBatard moments that he's like, this is our guy.

[Greg Cody]

You guys are saying this was a positive moment? It's your.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, yeah.

[Greg Cody]

It has not felt this with my friend Greg Cody. There's very little about this with my friend Greg Cody that has been shared and positive. Would you not agree?

[Mike Ryan]

I think this is like what happened last night in terms of pro South Florida Dan LeBatard Moments is a silver medalist.

[Greg Cody]

I was surprised. I was not booed. I was surprised by that.

[Billy Gil]

Why?

[Mike Ryan]

Preaching to the choir, pal. Third place is the Jim Mandich parade.

[Billy Gil]

That was a cool one.

[Mike Ryan]

That was your bronze medalist. Silver was last night. And first place, the Speedo, where you surprised everybody.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, maybe the battery. The battery at the first take taping down here.

[Carl]

Yeah, that was good.

[Mike Ryan]

That's okay. That's a Rushmore.

[Carl]

Yep.

[Dan LeBatard]

Do like on air moments count? I think Greg scooping his engagement was out of Dan.

[Mike Ryan]

That's a moment I would go ran too over that. The original rants. The rants were good and met that moment.

[Greg Cody]

Wow. This has been a real nostalgia tour here today. Are you done with me on this subject? Are you? Like the integrity joke is a good one that we're gonna make for the rest of our lives. Right. And you will always be able to point out, cuz this is forever. The Internet is forever. So I'm experiencing this very differently between you and them. Okay. Because everyone's making fun of me, but they're doing it positively. And you are legit legitimately pretty close to ashamed of me.

[Carl]

I mean, I'm up. I'm positive of your performance. No, but you're pretty quick with the beat.

[Greg Cody]

You're pretty close to ashamed of me for doing it. Yes.

[Carl]

I'm surprised you did it. I don't think it serves you well.

[Greg Cody]

Are you. Are you ashamed of me for doing it?

[Carl]

Ashamed is too strong a word.

[Greg Cody]

How close to ashamed are you?

[Carl]

Pretty close. Not quite there. Not quite there. Had you worn the jersey on the show today, which you should have, it might have lapsed into shame, but you.

[Billy Gil]

Should have done it.

[Carl]

Yeah. You should have worn the jersey.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah.

[Carl]

In fact, at the next commercial break, go put on the jersey.

[Dan LeBatard]

Just rip the band aid. Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Did you sign the drum or did they say, don't sign the drum, just sign the wall inside you just.

[Greg Cody]

I was able to sign both the drum and the wall. That's big status.

[Mike Ryan]

Did they ask? I'm sure you recognize some of those sick.

[Greg Cody]

Look at me. I was too busy enjoying myself.

[Carl]

Wow. They even put a little space between the le and the batard. That's classic.

[Mike Ryan]

So when you're about to strike, are you reading that? Like, oh, man. Gretzky.

[Greg Cody]

Guys, I will tell you again that I was scared. I don't understand. Like, none of this is comfortable to me. And I was being weighed down by the withering criticism of my friend here, my supporter, who couldn't be bothered to show up, but criticized through rocks from afar to make fun of me so that he can have this moment where he could be very close to ashamed of me. I didn't know if I was doing the right thing. It was something I didn't want to do, and I didn't want to do it, cloaking it in journalistic responsibility. But it's mostly because I was afraid of it. Cuz I thought I was just going to screw it up. I thought I was going to do something wrong. I thought, how hard do I have to hit this? And is there the chance the stick will fly out of my hand? It is the thing I was most afraid of. I. They're like, hit it hard. No one's ever done more than five. So I was going to get to five. McDaniel got to five. I wanted to go to six. I did.

[Chris Cody]

I should have just run through the stop sign. Because I see there's always that guy with the thing, like, leading you. You should have run through the stop sign.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. But I did not. When I just saw Luongo do it, I was not as bold and confident as him, I feel inferior by leaps.

[Chris Cody]

And to Luongo, but he's the standard.

[Dan LeBatard]

Chris, what was your other nomination?

[Chris Cody]

I do have another For Dan moment. Does this one make the top Mount Rushmore. Mike.

[Billy Gil]

Mike.

[Chris Cody]

The first time we saw Dan put french fries on a salad.

[Mike Ryan]

I'll put it as Oli.

[Chris Cody]

That's a strong one.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'll never forget that Mike has a list back here. I'm kind of curious what's on right now.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm building Top Dan moments that happened abroad.

[Billy Gil]

You didn't put in there. Las Vegas. Wu Tang.

[Mike Ryan]

No, that doesn't make it. That was a bad moment.

[Billy Gil]

Oh, this is good moments. I thought just moments in general. You know, Parrot tops are best.

[Mike Ryan]

60.

[Billy Gil]

Really?

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Chris Cody]

He looks great. Really?

[Billy Gil]

From shoulders up, he looks all of 75. Shoulders down, different story.

[Carl]

Who are you talking about?

[Billy Gil]

Carrot Top.

[Carl]

Oh, wow. He's 70.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

No, 60.

[Billy Gil]

Oh, 60.

[Greg Cody]

Greg. The show was moving too fast for Greg. You're 70, Greg.

[Billy Gil]

Shoulders up.

[Greg Cody]

He is so Greg. Just Carrot Top. They went quickly from Wu Tang to Carrot Top. And this is the first time anyone has brought up Wu Tang to my face. And it still hurts. Like it. It. I will tell you that I am exposed here and that you talk about displayed. You talk about ashamed. No, a splayed ashamed. All of it. Oh, my God. That's the first time any of you have mentioned it. I was hoping we would go the rest of our lives without anyone doing so.

[Dan LeBatard]

I feel like a lot of your worst moments coincide with Greg's best moments because Greg was thriving.

[Greg Cody]

He was great.

[Dan LeBatard]

He carried us on his back that day.

[Carl]

Wow.

[Dan LeBatard]

Meanwhile, Dan was spiraling.

[Greg Cody]

That's correct.

[Dan LeBatard]

Similar to when he scooped your engagement.

[Carl]

Thriving, proud moment. Best thing I've ever written.

[Mike Ryan]

What's your fourth best moment that happened abroad? Because I got the top three right now. Gramercy Theatre. You sold it out in 90 seconds. You delivered a good show with the help of Greg. Thank you. Second place is the Billboards.

[Carl]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

The billboards in Akron, Ohio, which Greg was also a part of supplementing every step of the way. It would seem he's right there, right next to you. And number one is going to China with Michael Jordan.

[Billy Gil]

Wow.

[Carl]

Back in the journalism days, that was a moment.

[Billy Gil]

Would you do that interview if they said the only way you can talk to Michael is if you wear a Michael Jordan jersey?

[Carl]

I bet he would have. He's got the track record for it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Didn't he almost die in a hot air balloon once?

[Billy Gil]

Is that a good moment?

[Mike Ryan]

Is that one of Your top moments.

[Greg Cody]

Or is that bottom? I don't know. Why. Yes. This is as close to death as I've probably ever been given that. A hot air Balloo on our. Yes. On our honeymoon. Crashed into the African. Yeah, it started. A hole burned into it, and it crashed in a field that was, you know, that was dangerous.

[Mike Ryan]

So the last two trips that you've taken to Africa, you've almost died.

[Billy Gil]

Ron's almost gotten him killed.

[Mike Ryan]

Both twice.

[Greg Cody]

Well, that was a gift from Ron. That. That.

[Billy Gil]

Now we're starting to wonder. Insurance scams.

[Greg Cody]

Ron might be trying. Ron might be trying to kill me. It seems possible he welcomed his son into our life yesterday.

[Billy Gil]

How did he finish the job?

[Greg Cody]

How did everyone feel about that? How did everyone feel about. Sean McGill's run through here?

[Billy Gil]

A bit yappy, if you ask me.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, so loud. Does not. Shut up.

[Billy Gil]

Let's stop talking. That guy, Sean McGill.

[Dan LeBatard]

Maybe Ron wrote the notes that made Dan make the mistake at the Vegas show, too, that almost caused him to die of shame. Third attempt at his life.

[Chris Cody]

Just spitballing here for potential Dan moments. There was the time he made this noise.

[Greg Cody]

Her profile at the company and her voice.

[Billy Gil]

I don't think that makes it good.

[Mike Ryan]

No, that doesn't.

[Chris Cody]

Sounded like a baseball being hit.

[Greg Cody]

Her profile at the company and her voice.

[Carl]

A deep shot to left field.

[Greg Cody]

Her profile at the company and her voice. It sounds like a rocket man. That ball was in 400ft. Her profile at the company and her voice. That ball was pulled.

[Carl]

Bat speed on that.

[Mike Ryan]

Hot shot hit.

[Greg Cody]

Foul. Gary Sheffield did that like. That's. You got that as a foul ball into the dugout. I've got. That's. That's a scream.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's a home run from Castellanos.

[Carl]

How did you make that sound?

[Mike Ryan]

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