Covino & Rich - Uninspired by Mike McDaniel

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Patrick Show — Covino & Rich: “Uninspired by Mike McDaniel”

Date: September 12, 2025
Hosts: Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Danny G.
Theme: A raw, humorous, and passionate take on why Miami Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel feels uninspiring as a leader, especially after a rough Week 1 start, diving into the intersection between personality, performance, and expectation in NFL coaching.

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Overview

In this episode, Covino & Rich examine the current state of the Miami Dolphins under Head Coach Mike McDaniel, whose recent postgame comments and demeanor have raised eyebrows among fans and media alike. They discuss why McDaniel’s quirky, sarcastic style, once seen as a breath of fresh air, now feels deflating in the wake of poor team performance. Woven throughout are analogies, humor, and candid takes on coaching leadership and its role in galvanizing a struggling team.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Mike McDaniel’s Changing Perception

• Quirky Vibe Wearing Thin: Once admired for being an unconventional, witty “breath of fresh air,” McDaniel’s snark and offbeat humor are perceived as apathetic as the Dolphins struggle.
  • “His snarky, funny, sarcastic vibe only works when you're winning. ... When you aren’t winning, his whole vibe just comes across as apathetic.” — Danny G. [06:47]
• Leadership Under Fire: The hosts question McDaniel’s ability to inspire, highlighting a viral postgame clip where he sounds uncertain and uninspiring discussing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
  • “He sounds like that pageant girl when Mario Lopez asked her a question ... like ‘yeah and such and whatnot.’” — Steve Covino [07:52]

2. The Press Conference Soundbite & Fan Reaction

• Uninspired Response: McDaniel’s attempt to analyze the loss and Tua’s performance was described as “gibberish” and un-leaderlike.
  • Quote from McDaniel: “He's the captain of the franchise quarterback, and everybody kind of fell victim to something similar. I also know that he's very, very much like most quarterbacks, to be honest, where you're putting a lot of work into something, and your first time doing it for a collective four quarters in months, you're not at your best.” [07:17, 16:51]
  • Host Reaction: “What? It makes no sense ... That’s not how a head coach talks to the press. ... Can that be real?” — Steve Covino [08:08]
• Fan Comments:
  • “This man is not a leader. He is an absolutely horrible public speaker. How can a group of 53 men gather around this guy and be inspired to play? Ridiculous…” — quoted by Rich Davis [09:00]
  • Some fans compare McDaniel’s press response to “a teenage son horribly explaining to me why he got caught in class with his cell phone.” — Feedback from “mouser in Cincinnati” [23:36]

3. The Analogy Game: Hot Girlfriend vs. Reality

• As winning fades, so does what once appeared charming or tolerable.
  • “Maybe we were a little blinded because Mike McDaniel was so different. ... But maybe reality set in, like when a hot girl's flaws start to show.” — Covino & Rich [13:20]

4. Expectations, Schedule, and Job Security

• Tough Road Ahead: Dolphins face the Patriots, Bills, and Jets; concerns that an 0-3 or 0-4 start could mean McDaniel’s quick exit.
  • “If they lose this week to the Patriots, they play the Bills week three and then the Jets week four ... could very well start 0-4. And that’s the end of Mike McDaniel, unfortunately.” — Danny G. [08:46]
• Discussion of NFL coaching “leash” — a 4-5 game window to turn things around or face replacement. [11:59]

5. What Makes a Good Head Coach? Passion Over Personality

• “Rah Rah” vs. Apathetic: Comparison to Dan Campbell (Detroit Lions) illustrates what players and fans want—visible passion and urgency.
  • “Some sense of urgency and passion ... when you really watch it, that’s why we’re thrown off by it ... his bumbling and rumblings might be charming when you got whooped, not so much.” — Covino & Danny G. [17:46, 24:15]
• When Sarcasm Falls Flat: “If your personality is based on sarcasm, it doesn’t work in a serious situation … Mike McDaniel is based on snark and humor. When your team gets their ass whooped, his ‘can’t get worse’ joke doesn’t hit right.” — Danny G. [24:16]

6. Is McDaniel on His Way Out ... on Purpose?

• The hosts muse (humorously but pointedly) on social media speculation: is McDaniel already “checking out”?
  • “Is Mike McDaniel trying to get fired? … It’s the feeling of the inevitable. Maybe he feels like it’s already happening. That’s how he’s acting.” — Covino & Danny G. [32:48, 34:23]
• Other hosts sympathize, suggesting organizational issues beyond McDaniel’s control and highlighting his relative success compared to recent Miami history.
  • “He’s the only coach since Dave Wanstead to lead them to multiple playoff berths.” — Rich Davis [21:02]

7. Big Picture: Miami Mediocrity and Fan Fatigue

• Historical context on Miami’s repeated failure to break out since the Don Shula/Dan Marino era.
  • “The Dolphins have been pretty much mediocre at best ... in the last 20 seasons, the Dolphins record is 147 and 176.” — Rich Davis [19:23, 19:44]
  • Other division teams have had spikes of success; Miami has not. [38:15]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On McDaniel’s Vibe Only Working When Winning:
  • “His snarky, funny, sarcastic vibe only works when you're winning. ... When you aren’t winning, his whole vibe just comes across as apathetic.” — Danny G. [06:47]
• Summed Up Fan Critique:
  • “This man is not a leader. He is an absolutely horrible public speaker. How can a group of 53 men gather around this guy and be inspired to play?” — Fan comment read by Rich [09:00]
• On Head Coaches Needing To Show Heart:
  • “When it feels like the fans are more passionate than the manager or the coach, that’s where you start seeing grumbling from the fan base.” — Rich Davis [22:36]
• On McDaniel’s Infamous Soundbite:
  • “He sounds like that pageant girl when Mario Lopez asked her a question. ... She’s like, 'like yeah and such and whatnot.'” — Steve Covino [07:52]
• On Reality Setting In:
  • “Maybe we were a little blinded because Mike McDaniel was so different ... but maybe reality set in, like when a hot girl's flaws start to show.” — Covino & Rich [13:20]
• Social Media Sarcasm:
  • “McDaniel sounds like my teenage son horribly explaining to me why he got caught in class with his cell phone.” — Quoted feedback [23:36]

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Important Timestamps

• 05:28 — Begin Miami Dolphins/McDaniel discussion
• 06:47 — Comparison of McDaniel’s personality and leadership to dating a “hot” but unfulfilling partner
• 07:17 — Hosts play and analyze McDaniel’s viral postgame clip regarding Tua
• 09:00 — Read and react to harsh fan comments online
• 13:20 — “Hot girlfriend” analogy for initial excitement fading into disappointment
• 17:43 — Debate on what fans expect from a head coach during hard times
• 24:16 — Sarcasm failing as a leadership tactic in adversity
• 32:48 – 34:23 — Speculation on whether McDaniel is trying to get fired
• 38:15 — Comparison to AL East baseball teams’ cycles of success; “every other [AFC East] team found the way to at least have a glimmer of a chance.”
• 47:59 — Show transitions to 9/11 anniversary reflections and old-school sports moments

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Tone & Style

• Conversational & Unfiltered: The hosts leverage irreverent humor, sports analogies, and blunt honesty while remaining critical but fair.
• Candid Yet Sympathetic: “We’re not trying to be hard on Mike McDaniel. If anything, we were fans of the guy. But we have to call it as we see it …” — Steve Covino [23:01]
• Pop Culture-Laced: Analogies to ex-girlfriends, viral memes, awkward teen moments add levity.

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Conclusion

Covino & Rich dissect the Dolphins’ malaise through the lens of their head coach, raising larger questions about how charisma, communication, and demeanor must mesh with results—especially in high-pressure sports environments. The episode is a blend of pointed critique and empathetic analysis, giving listeners plenty to think (and laugh) about regarding coaching, leadership, and the precarious nature of NFL jobs when “different” no longer delivers.

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For more: Catch Covino & Rich weekdays on Fox Sports Radio, and follow them on YouTube and social channels for bonus podcast content and live fan interaction.

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[Danny G.]

Do you mean the Miami Dolphins?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G.]

Yeah, dude. The Miami Dolphins very well could be, you know, awful.

[Steve Covino]

And, you know, it just.

[Danny G.]

Just makes you realize Mike McDaniel, who is so loved as a 49ers offensive coordinator, got the. Got the opportunity, end up looking, breath.

[Steve Covino]

Of fresh air for a minute. Right? He's not your conventional type of coach in the NFL.

[Danny G.]

He was like a, you know, nerdy looking dude.

[Steve Covino]

That was a guy that, you know, started off as a young man in the organization and a guy that worked his way up the football ranks. He had a cool story, he had a cool vibe about him. I'm not saying that he's not that cool. I'm saying that maybe he's just rubbing people different nowadays.

[Danny G.]

Well, my feeling is that. I'll give you the analogy. You know how you overlook things sometimes? Like, if you're dating a really beautiful woman, you sort of overlook her flaws because you're just like, oh, she's like real hot. And then the hotness fades when you realize, oh, wow, there's things I don't like about her.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, reality sets in.

[Danny G.]

Yeah, reality sets in, I think, with Mike McDaniel, not only as an offensive coordinator, but as a head coach. Like, snark don't mix with losing.

[Steve Covino]

And his, like, snark don't mix.

[Danny G.]

It's his whole shtick, which isn't really a stick. It's him. His snarky, funny, sarcastic vibe only works when you're winning. Like, hey, we're catching up with coach Mike McDaniel, and he's like, running to the locker room. And the, you know, sideline report is like, there he is. Look at him being all silly. That Mike McDaniel vibe only works, I think, when you're winning, because when you aren't winning, his whole vibe just come across as apathetic. Take a listen to him after game one when they got an ass whooping.

[Steve Covino]

He's the captain of the franchise quarterback, and everybody kind of fell victim to something similar. I also know that he's very, very much like most quarterbacks, to be honest, where you're putting a lot of work into something and your first time doing it for a collective four quarters in months, you're not at your best. What's this guy talking about?

[Danny G.]

And then, you know, the other Mike.

[Steve Covino]

McDaniel, he sounds like that pageant girl when Mario Lopez asked her a question. Remember that?

[Danny G.]

Yes, of course.

[Steve Covino]

She's like, like, yeah and such and whatnot.

[Danny G.]

Well, that and even said like, well, the good thing is it can't get worse.

[Steve Covino]

That was.

[Danny G.]

But that type of stuff, Mike McDaniel.

[Steve Covino]

Talking about Tua seemed like he was tongue tied or at a loss for words or I don't know. That's not how a head coach talks to the press. It's a really weird comment. Really weird soundbite. Everything about it, it almost feels like it's AI. Like that can't be real. Can that be real? And it is real. And like Rich just mentioned, very apathetic after the game with his comments. It's almost a hum attitude about their play on the field.

[Danny G.]

You know, it's almost a vibe like he, he knows the inevitable reality and that's he's probably going to be the first coach fired this year.

[Steve Covino]

It seems that way. If they don't turn it around.

[Danny G.]

Well, if they lose this week to the Patriots, they play the Bills week three and then the Jets Week four, which are not easy games. The jets look pretty good in the Bills. Please come on. So they could very well start. Oh, and four. And that's, that's the end of Mike McDaniel, unfortunately.

[Rich Davis]

I love the comments underneath this McDaniel clip that's gone viral. The first fan says, this man is not a leader. He is an absolutely horrible public speaker. How can a group of 53 men gather around this guy and be inspired to play ridiculous again?

[Steve Covino]

Based on that. Yeah, like based on that. For real. I completely agree. I don't want to dump on a guy in one bad moment, but they made the Colts look like superstars this past weekend. Daniel Jones looked like Lamar Jackson out there. He looked like he's the MVP of the league against that team and that was the way he handled the press. Well, I'm just saying, bad as that was just as bad as how they looked on the field, if not worse. He's no better than what we saw in the game. It was really, really embarrassing.

[Danny G.]

When you see other head coaches in the NFL really fire up their team.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G.]

And I know they lost week one, but I don't know why like a Dan Campbell type comes to mind.

[Steve Covino]

Like, well, he's a very much a rah rah guy.

[Danny G.]

Guy that when he speaks it almost looks like his mus or flexing. When you get a guy like that, get you all fired up and you know, you've seen a lot of coaches highlighted because you know FOX and CBS do tap into a lot of those post game locker room celebrations and you see it on Hard Knocks and you see it on Quarterback and wide receiver on Netflix. You get a sense of what quarterbacks, what coaches really fire people up. And I think the Mike McDaniel snarky, apathetic, funny. He's like, you know, he's funny. That, that doesn't work when you're losing.

[Steve Covino]

I'm telling you, it just got stale. It overstayed its welcome and expired. He seems uninspired. Yeah, by no means do I want to be the guy that flip flopped that fast after week one and now thinks this guy's the worst. Look at what he's given you. That's based on that speech and everything else that we saw week one. It doesn't look good. I don't want to be the guy that's just hating on this dude, but that's what we're working with and all we could do is make our observations. It's not looking good for him. It's not looking good for the team. That might be the worst head coach speech I ever heard. Well, that's not even a joke.

[Danny G.]

Just ask yourself this. If they beat the patriots convincingly in we2 and they have a pretty solid win in Tua and Tyreek and that whole offense gets, gets it going, is it definitely over? Like, is this one of those, like, oh, it's inevitable. Like they're just not going to really get it together?

[Steve Covino]

Well, like you said, that leads to an 03, possibly Owen 4 start for the Dolphins. I say that's not looking good for him and his job.

[Danny G.]

I know division battles again, the reality.

[Steve Covino]

Setting in, guys, division battles could go anywhere.

[Danny G.]

We saw like, you know, teams like Cleveland play division teams tight and they're clearly not as good. But Danny, let me ask you, if they go, Where's. Where's the McDaniels leash cut? Is it. If they go 03 after losing to Buffalo, does he even get four weeks in? Could he go 03 into the jets game?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, it's around that. Four, fourth or fifth game. Same with the leash on young quarterbacks getting in. Finally for a veteran who's maybe stinking it up.

[Danny G.]

Russell Wilson. Russell Wilson. What's, what's the same thing?

[Rich Davis]

Four or five games?

[Danny G.]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

You're going to try to salvage somewhat or something of the season. So your thoughts on that? Because it feels fake. That's a real clip and it's pretty embarrassing. Db, what are your thoughts on this?

[Rich Davis]

You know, it's interesting just schedule wise, as we break down a lot times like we are with the Niners with injuries you mentioned, where does it go? Because the Dolphins Play Thursday night next week.

[Danny G.]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

If you were to make a move, I would think it would probably be after the week three game. Like, if they were 03. Because then at least give a new.

[Danny G.]

Head coach a week and a half. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

A little bit more time to at least adjust. Otherwise, their buy doesn't come up until November 23rd.

[Steve Covino]

Rich made his analogy about this. Feels like reality setting in when a hot woman's negative qualities start to kick in, Right?

[Danny G.]

Yeah. You're like, you were just so excited to date her because she was so hot.

[Steve Covino]

And then you see that reality. You're like, maybe she is a pain in the ass. Maybe she's not that great. Maybe I was just blinded because she's hot. Maybe we were a little blinded because Mike McDaniel was so different. And great, great play caller. Seemed to be a great.

[Danny G.]

Funny, like, just, you know, brought a new energy.

[Steve Covino]

But, you know, we liked his commentary, we liked his answers. We liked his swag about him. But I have a different analogy. You ever feel like when you're on your way out of anything, a job, an old apartment, whatever, you stop caring as much? Like, I remember waiting tables, thinking, I'm done with this. And I was like, mad at everybody. I didn't care about the job anymore. I'm like, I'm going on the radio. I don't want to work with you idiots anymore. This place sucks. Stop, Karen. Stop putting as much effort in. How about your apartment? You're leaving. You know, the lease is up. Or your house, you're moving. You stop cleaning that house that last month there, you stopped caring the same way, you know, you're on your way.

[Danny G.]

Something on a carpet, you just leave, just again.

[Steve Covino]

Or a relationship, you know, it's not going anywhere. You start neglecting it. Right. I feel like McDaniel just based on the press conference, I mean, and based on what he said about tua, he's.

[Danny G.]

The best he could have said about NFL coaches are.

[Steve Covino]

Seems like he's not caring. And if the leader's not caring, the team's not caring. And if that continues and they lose this week, give it two more. He's out.

[Danny G.]

He's. He's, you know, NFL coaches are too respectable, and you work too hard to get there to not care. But do you think there is a sense that Mike McDaniel knows deep down inside, like, I'm not going to last this season. It just. Maybe he's looking at his team DB and he's like, I see my personnel. I see what I got. And, yeah, we Might win this week, but I don't think this. I don't. He may deep down inside feel I'm not lasting the year.

[Rich Davis]

To his credit, he maxed out a lot of things. Like, I think he maxed out Tua for what Tua is as a quarterback. We don't know how long Tua is going to last. We've seen the serious injuries that, that he suffered with his concussions. Honestly, it's not like they got a young Tyree Kill when they brought him in. So they maximize him, but that was not going to last. Ultimately, it ends up being head coach falling. And there may be a point to that. The only reason, and I don't have any inside information why I think that wouldn't happen, why he wouldn't quit is because those things circle throughout the league where like on your next job or your next. If it was thought that he quit on his team or wasn't putting forth the effort, then I think that that is would prevent him from maybe getting another head coaching job elsewhere. So I would hope that he isn't. But if it's in the back of his mind knowing that I know I can't get much more out of Tua and Tyree Kill maybe on the decline. Yeah, he may already know his fate.

[Danny G.]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

After the game again, his ho hum attitude after a major ass whooping, like you would have thought he would have showed some passion or anger, did something to fire the team up. The positive, he said, remember, the positive is I don't see how it could be any worse. And you got to hear that clip. You got to hear that clip. I think one more time, Sexy Ryan, just to hear how ridiculous it sounds when asked about his quarterback. This is him talking about Tua. If you missed it, you got to hear it again because it sounds fake. He's the captain, the franchise quarterback, and everybody kind of fell victim to something similar. I also know that he's very, very much like a lot most quarterbacks, to be honest, where you're putting a lot of work into something and your first time doing it for a collective four quarters in months, you're not at your best. What? It makes no sense.

[Rich Davis]

I feel like. I feel like it sounds like he was on painkillers.

[Danny G.]

The translation is that he's, you know.

[Steve Covino]

Did he have a bad day?

[Danny G.]

Translation 2 is like he's pretty much saying it was their first go as this new unit together as an offense. Give them a little time.

[Steve Covino]

You're fluent in gibberish.

[Danny G.]

Yes, I.

[Steve Covino]

Rich is fluent in gibberish.

[Danny G.]

I understood that.

[Steve Covino]

Are you fluent in Valley Boy? Because he had seven ums. One, two, three, four, seven ums. And one like in there. Rich. Rich drops a lot of likes.

[Rich Davis]

I still think this is AI. I've been cross referencing like to make sure this is not going to edit or something.

[Steve Covino]

Like it's very odd. Again, this is from the leader of the team. That's the head coach. Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite had a better speech than him. Well, I make your all your wildest dreams come true or something.

[Danny G.]

What do you want from a coach or a manager in these moments?

[Steve Covino]

Some sense of urgency and passion.

[Danny G.]

I just wonder that too.

[Rich Davis]

Well, I'll throw this at you like we just came off of this Cowboys documentary. Did you guys watch it?

[Danny G.]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I thought it was great.

[Rich Davis]

What did you think Jimmy Johnson's tenure was in Miami? How they characterized it in that documentary? It was a short blurb. Yeah, but like watching how it was characterized compared to what the Cowboys, it seemed like it was a failure, right? Like it like not matching up to the back to back Super Bowls. Jimmy Johnson made the playoffs three times in four years in Miami since Don Shula. Jimmy Johnson actually has the second longest tenure of any coach with the Dolphins. Dave Wanstead was there five years. That was the second longest tenured coach to the Dolphins. So it may not Mike McDaniel is going to be the fall guy for it, but the Dolphins have been pretty much mediocre at best, would you say, Dan, like for the. Ever since Don Shula ended up leaving. And it's just amazing to think of just how bad it's been for Miami.

[Danny G.]

I have friends that are in their 40s that fell in love with Dan Marino, Mark Duper, Mark Clayton. They fell in love with that Shula team in the 80s and that's why they're Dolphins fans. Like Yo Rich. The same way you were a kid that loved Montana. I love Marino. They stuck with the Dolphins and they're like, yo, it's not been a fun ride.

[Steve Covino]

By the way, can I correct Dan Byer? I'm sorry, Dan, but Lee Majors was the fog. Ryan Gosling as well.

[Rich Davis]

To DB's point, the last 20 seasons, the Dolphins record is 147 and 176. Yeah, his winning percentage is 549, which Jimmy Johnson had a winning percentage of 563. Wanstead's was 575. No other coach topped 500 in any of their tenure during that time.

[Danny G.]

You're right. The Dolphins haven't really been a force or relevant really that's why I'm glad.

[Steve Covino]

You point that out too. Because I never want to be the show that's calling for this guy's job one week into the season and one speech into it, you know, but it's more than that. And as he overstayed his welcome, has the reality set in? Do they have to make a move?

[Rich Davis]

I am. I think I'm a Rich Davis guy here and that we both really like Mike McDaniel. I know you like him for the 49ers tie. I. I like that sort of deal. He again, he and Lee Majors the fall guy.

[Danny G.]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

But I don't think that all of it is his fault.

[Steve Covino]

No.

[Rich Davis]

Of course he could help himself by maybe sounding coherent or shaping up a press conference here or there, but I don't feel bad for him, but I just. I don't. It ultimately falls on the head coach, but I just think that there's a lot going on with the Dolphins and he probably did the best that he could and I.

[Danny G.]

Ultimately, Mike McDaniel loses this job. There's a line of people that want him as their offensive coordinator. Yes, he will absolutely get a quick. He may not get a head coaching job like that, but the same way like a Robert Salah fell right back in. Like people like, we want you defensive coordinator. There are guys that are head coaches that don't, you know, come up short that you know for a fact someone will say, I want him on my staff.

[Rich Davis]

He's the only coach since Dave Wanstead to lead them to multiple playoff berths. Like they have made the playoffs twice during his. His tenure.

[Danny G.]

So you know What? Maybe Mike McD getting a good. A tough rep. Thank you damn buyer for adding some clarity.

[Rich Davis]

But when he's speaking to the press, why not just simplify things? I'd rather my coach say a lot of this is on me and the players, obviously, but it's on me too. We're going to be better.

[Steve Covino]

They did take accountability, but he started it off with that really weak ass statement of the positive here. Can't get worse.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, like five blocks to go across the street.

[Steve Covino]

And he said it comes down to him as the coach of the team. He did say that, but it was his demeanor. It was the way he addressed it. Everything about it was. Was noticeably odd. That's the thing. And if he had a bad day. So bait.

[Danny G.]

Everybody does right about talk about not just football. Let's. Let's make it broader. NBA, Major league baseball. When a team is floundering, squandering. I know, give me any other word when a team is just fell off the rails. I love my New York Mets, Danny. You know a lot of criticism of your Dodgers Dave Roberts even though you've won World Series with the guy. If you're Carlos Mendoza of the Mets struggling and the Mets have lost five in a row and they have this little two game lead now over the Giants and Reds for the wild card. A team that was 20 plus games over.500 have been the worst team in baseball, the third worst team in baseball since mid June.

[Steve Covino]

They've fallen apart. And it starts with the leadership, but it's the bullpen really.

[Danny G.]

Does Carlos Mendoza give some rah rah speech? What do you want to hear from your coach or manager? Because sometimes I feel like there's you.

[Rich Davis]

You want passion. I think, I think Dodger fans are hard on Dave Roberts partly not just because some of the moves he makes with the bullpen, et cetera, but partly because you don't see him like hyping up the players you don't see. Now I know everybody's different. Everybody has a different form of leadership. Some guys are more quiet with it. But when you what it feels like the fans are more passionate than the manager or the coach, that's where you start seeing grumbling from the fan base.

[Steve Covino]

Nailed it. I agree completely with Danny. So your thoughts on that? We're not trying to be hard on Mike McDaniel. If anything, we were fans of the guy. But we have to call it as we see it and what happened and what people are buzzing about and the urgency of him having to beat the Patriots here because the next few weeks don't get any easier. So what's going to happen? And that speech about Tua was just pathetic. But again, everybody has a bad day. Maybe it's just that. What are your thoughts? 87799 on Fox. And you could always chime in at Covino and Rich and on our YouTube chat too. We got to pull that up.

[Danny G.]

I'm reading our feedback mouser in Cincinnati who's a big Dolphins fan. He goes Ugh, dolphins. McDaniel sounds like my teenage horribly explaining to me why he got caught in class with his cell phone. Well, you know the, you know the. Yeah, just didn't. It just sounded incoherent. But again I said it in the beginning too. Sometimes like if you, if your personality is based on sarcasm, it doesn't work in a serious situation. Right. It's like if you're, if like I am terrible in serious situations because I'M always trying to be lighthearted. Like, I feel really uncomfortable in serious.

[Steve Covino]

Situations to feel awkward.

[Danny G.]

Everything feels awkward if you're like a lighthearted guy. Mike McDaniel is based on snark and humor. When your team gets their ass whooped, his, like, can't get worse joke doesn't hit right.

[Steve Covino]

That's not what you want.

[Danny G.]

And his funny stumbling and mumbling, which might be like charming.

[Steve Covino]

When they're after that embarrassment from the Colts, you want to see a little like fist pounding. Like, you know, this is like Danny said before.

[Danny G.]

Honestly, it doesn't work.

[Steve Covino]

That's a good point. When you really watch it. That's why we're thrown off by it.

[Danny G.]

If they're one. And oh, his bumbling and rumblings might be charming. When you got whooped, not so much. So, hey, your thoughts on the Dolphins and anything else around the NFL we will get to. Plus, we're going to go old school Today and on the anniversary of September 11, there is a sports moment that can't be under the radar. It's, it's a moment that I want to talk about next where there was.

[Steve Covino]

Two sports moments that really stood out.

[Danny G.]

You know what? You're right. I agree with you that I know which one you're thinking of. So.

[Steve Covino]

And that's what brought us back to a better place. And we said it yesterday, it's been a somber week and today we never forget. But that's the beauty. I tied music and sports into it, saying because a not only does it take your mind off of things, it's an escape, but it also brings people together in a really great way.

[Danny G.]

The world of sports is a great healing place.

[Steve Covino]

It is. It really is.

[Danny G.]

And there are two moments from 24 years ago back in 01 that I think you could say while it is just sports, I feel like helped heal the nation. So we're going to talk about that Next on the 24th anniversary. MoreNext right here, Kavino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio.

[Steve Covino]

So, Rich, Football's back and you already know where you'll find me on Sunday.

[Danny G.]

On your couch with no air conditioning.

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[Danny G.]

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[Steve Covino]

Did you see the Colts pretzel? That was my other big takeaway from that. What was that? Looks like something that should not be sold.

[Rich Davis]

Oh my.

[Steve Covino]

So that was my other big Colts takeaway.

[Rich Davis]

They sold that?

[Danny G.]

Yes.

[Steve Covino]

Might want to go back to the Colts stadium. Yeah, I might want to go back.

[Rich Davis]

To the drawing board on that.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I thought the shape we had with pretzels was working pretty well for generations. We're just here trying to enjoy it.

[Rich Davis]

We hope you all will join us throughout the year.

[Steve Covino]

And let's go. I hope I'm as youthful as Pete Carroll is at his age. He's a young 73.

[Rich Davis]

He is a young 73. He is spry.

[Steve Covino]

I wouldn't fight him.

[Rich Davis]

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[Danny G.]

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[Steve Covino]

Uh huh.

[Rich Davis]

But fear not, the Solid Verbal will.

[Danny G.]

Be right there with you through every.

[Steve Covino]

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[Danny G.]

Join us all season long, all year long, as we ride the rollercoaster of this ridiculous sport.

[Rich Davis]

Whether you're a diehard fan or a casual observer, we'll help you make sense of all the chaos and of course, celebrate the madness. Tune in for previews, recaps, bits you won't hear anywhere else, and all the.

[Danny G.]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Danny G.]

No, I didn't audition.

[Steve Covino]

I haven't auditioned in over 25 years. Oh, wow. That's a real G talk right there. Oh, yeah.

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[Steve Covino]

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[Danny G.]

I won't say whitewashed because at the.

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[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

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But the whole pretending and coat, you.

[Danny G.]

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[Danny G.]

Last time the Dolphins were relevant, Tubs and Crockett, Miami Vice was legit.

[Steve Covino]

I feel bad talking smack about someone's job and career, but that is the buzz, that is the story, and I understand where it's coming from. That's all Mike McDaniel. I wish Mike McDaniel the best. I hope the dolphins sort of turn.

[Danny G.]

It around or spot labeled on our YouTube video right now. Is Mike McDaniel trying to get fired?

[Steve Covino]

You know, that's what Danny G was saying in our pre show meeting, because this sounds like it. Is that really what's going on here? Like, that speech was terrible. Cavino and Rich, Fox Sports Radio. Sometimes you get tongue tied as a host. That happens.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but imagine if I was at like a radio conference or something for talk radio and they asked me to speak on the show I'm producing. And that was my.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you know, I mean, people would.

[Rich Davis]

Be like, this guy wants off that show.

[Steve Covino]

Danny G. I've watched Rich try to say the thick of things. It took him about 45 seconds to get that out. I was in the thick of things.

[Danny G.]

We've all pulled Mike McDaniel moments.

[Steve Covino]

The thick of things.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but Rich, Rich will in all of us will say words wrong or get tongue twisted while we have animation and some, you know, personality to what's going on. This guy, like you said Covino earlier, it's his demeanor that has a lot of people asking questions right now.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that's it. So the thought is, and if you go to social media, is he trying to get fired? Danny G. Was buying into that. I think it's the feeling of the inevitable. Like I said the weird analogy and I know this from experience and I think everybody could sort of relate. Let's say you keep your place clean and pristine. If you know you're moving out in a month, that means you probably didn't clean your house in like a month. You didn't change your sheets. It's a mess. There's just boxes and messes.

[Danny G.]

Why would he want out? He's a head coach. He wants to fix it. But does he think it's inevitable?

[Steve Covino]

Maybe it feels like it's already happening. That's how he's acting.

[Danny G.]

Sean. Sean, Bo hit us up on the YouTube intro and he said McDaniels feels like the classic example. I referenced this before of an OC who's great but maybe can't run the.

[Steve Covino]

Whole team maybe feels really frustrated.

[Danny G.]

I mean they got got to hold the GM responsible.

[Steve Covino]

People got their ass kicked 33 to 8 by the Colts. Anyway, we're live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. If you miss any of today's show, I just want to remind you that we have a podcast. Search Covino and Rich. Wherever you get your podcast, there's a best of it's sort of like our condensed version Best of the day and the best of the week every Saturday, 6am Rate it, follow rate and review. Five stars only. Thanks. Say something nice. But follow the podcast and remember, whatever we don't fit into today's show. Maybe we'll elaborate a little more on the Dolphins. Maybe we'll talk about the fight. Canelo Crawford this weekend over promised premieres. Episode 108 premieres today at 4pm and there's a live chat right on our YouTube page. Covino Enrich, FSR. Let's take a few quick phone calls and then talk about 911 never forget and what sports moments stood out and helped us, I guess, deal with the terrible situation. 87799 on Fox. Who do we got?

[Danny G.]

Let's say hi to Megan Montana.

[Steve Covino]

Hey Meg. Hey guys. You're breaking my heart.

[Danny G.]

I'm sorry to talk about your Dolphins like this, but it just as a lot of people are hitting us up saying since Marino they're like the definition of mid.

[Steve Covino]

Mid. Yeah, if not weak.

[Danny G.]

It's not weak.

[Steve Covino]

It's been bad. But I'm one of those folks who clung on hard after the Marino years and it's been a rough road.

[Rich Davis]

And as you guys pointed out, despite.

[Steve Covino]

Mike McDaniels, goober 12 year old skater boy look and attitude. He is the longest tenure of head coach and has had the most success in Miami since Jimmie Johnson, which that in and of itself is pathetic. But my Lanta, like everyone's being so harsh and throwing so much shade this week and I just don't think it's fair after one game. And granted all last season was a debacle as well. There's something to be said about what you're saying because just being on the airwaves here, Fox Sports Radio Nation, I feel like we're being a little rude. Like absolutely a little rude. I don't want to trying to be, but look what we're dealing with here. Yeah, it's kind of just calling it as you see it, not trying to be rude. It just is right now. So take what we're saying with a grain of salt, Meg, and maybe they turn it around this week. But as of now, it looks like he's uninterested. There's no sense of urgency. This is the NFL.

[Rich Davis]

I look at the Dolphins in a unique way and it's why I wanted to bring up the big picture of the lack of success. Think about the Patriots dominating that division for two decades. However, Tom Brady leaves, Belichick leaves, who's taken over the Buffalo Bills. Even during the Patriots run, the jets had their moments with Rex Ryan. Couple of seasons weren't a lot, but they were in the thick of it.

[Danny G.]

Beat him in the playoffs, took him, you know, took them pretty far.

[Rich Davis]

At least they broke through. The Dolphins really didn't. There was like one division title at one point and then it's just a bunch of wild card births.

[Danny G.]

You know, I'll give you the baseball analogy if you're a fan of American League east baseball, which I know Cavino is. There was a good amount of time where, dude, it was Yankees or Red Sox. And my apologies to Baltimore, Toronto and Tampa because you just didn't really have a shot. But you're right, there was a year or so where Tampa made it to the World Series. Yes, there was a year where Toronto and Joey Batts went on a run and the Orioles even had maybe one or two years where they were a wild card. The Dolphins were had the odds stacked against him playing in that division. But you're right, every other team found the way to at least have a.

[Rich Davis]

Glimmer of a chance.

[Steve Covino]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

At least post Patriots or even a shot during it. And they really haven't, really haven't done that.

[Steve Covino]

You know, that's great analysis, db, and it made me feel Better about our rude comments. No, I'm serious. It just backed up the feeling and sentiment of everybody.

[Danny G.]

You think about it, even if a division is dominated in any sport, there's. You pick a team and you'd be like, even if they didn't win at all, there was a year or so where they jumped through it. National League East, Nationals. Won a World Series every few years. The Marlins pops up. The Braves won a World Series. The Phillies did. The Mets have a couple moments of glimmers here and there.

[Steve Covino]

So even 2015.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Danny G.]

Yeah. So it's like, even divisions with bad teams, they find a way to be relevant here or there. The Dolphins have never found the time to be relevant.

[Rich Davis]

Correct.

[Steve Covino]

And it's not looking good. So.

[Danny G.]

With Tyreek, I know he's not the Tyreek of old, but he's still effective. Tyreek and Waddle and Hn and I don't know, it's. They had it and I just don't know why it's so flat.

[Steve Covino]

Have you seen a good look of Tyreek Hill's neck? Like, have you ever really looked at it?

[Danny G.]

Muscular.

[Rich Davis]

What do we.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, my goodness.

[Danny G.]

Tattoos.

[Steve Covino]

No, I'm serious. His neck is. It's like Mike Tyson's neck on a little Pete with a little pea head on top. He is so, so strong. I just saw a picture of him, like, yeah, how come? How did I never notice that he's.

[Rich Davis]

Got a pit bull.

[Steve Covino]

He's got a pit bull neck. I don't know. Because, you know Tyree Killy, you've seen him a million times. I just never noticed that about him. And this past weekend, I was looking at him, I'm like, my goodness.

[Danny G.]

Like, that's like saying he's like Beetle Drew from the Stern show.

[Steve Covino]

Who was that? No, but who was that guy? Remember that. That dude, that shady dude with the biggest big, strong neck. He was all over the Internet.

[Danny G.]

You're saying he's like Ram man from He Man. He.

[Steve Covino]

I'm telling you, look it up. And I'm just saying.

[Rich Davis]

I know exactly who you're talking about.

[Steve Covino]

There was the long skinny neck kid, and he was always with that wide neck guy. And they went viral for. He's like, wide neck. That's actually a good picture spot. Like, that's what I'm saying. I think something happened where he was doing some real serious neck workouts in the off season because it's next level wide. And again, you can see the pictures. You can see us live on Fox sports radio, the YouTube channels, Covino and Rich FSR Covino and Rich.

[Danny G.]

Oh wait, I get, you know, he's down in Miami turning his head left to right a lot. So get all that ass.

[Steve Covino]

Looking at all that ass, man. I'm telling you, he's like widening that neck guy.

[Rich Davis]

The Internet personality you're talking about. He's from Pensacola, Florida.

[Steve Covino]

Wide neck. Was that what that's they call.

[Rich Davis]

People just call him neck guy.

[Danny G.]

I'm telling you, it's all the, it's the year long bikinis in Florida where.

[Steve Covino]

You know, guys turn the images and again, maybe it was like enhanced or whatever with AI But I'm like, what is that? I never noticed that. But again he's like probably enhanced. It's like NFL. So I guess I shouldn't be that surprised.

[Danny G.]

It's like when Eli Manning had that really bulbous helmet and there were some photoshops that made it even bigger. Like you're like, wait a minute, are they making it even bigger?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, maybe. I got duped.

[Danny G.]

Let's go to our buddy and yours Dan by for an update. DB I'm hearing my dude, Brock Purdy is. It might be worse than we thought.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Ian Rap report of the NFL Network says weeks two and week three are really in jeopardy. So that's against the Saints and against the Cardinals. Two to five weeks is what they're saying. So what we talked about this yesterday and no update right now from Kyle Shanahan on Purdy status. It's a turf toe injury. That's the bigger issue again because of their schedule when they've got that short week from weeks four to five because of their Thursday night game. I think that's why you're seeing this two to five weeks sort of timetable for perfect but Rapaport reporting earlier today that it's weeks two and three that seem to really be possibly missed by Purdy.

[Danny G.]

I certainly don't want to dictate your update, Dan, but with the Purdy news, I had a look up because I feel like it's one of those things people don't know and they just go, yeah, yeah, yeah. Turf toe. For people that don't know. I did some turf toe research earlier because I'm like, what is he dealing with? Essentially it's your big toe gets overextended and you've essentially really badly sprained your big toe and you don't realize how important balance everything your big toe correct. Major legends have been retired because of their feet.

[Rich Davis]

And if you have had to deal with anybody elderly that unfortunately had to have something amputated the silver lining is at least it wasn't your big toe. Yeah, we make jokes about it, but that's that's the reason why Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver didn't practice today because of an ankle injury. They've got the jets corner Sauce Gardner, limited in practice with a groin injury. Week 2 starts tonight with the Commanders and Packers 8:15 Eastern Time from Lambeau On Sunday night, it's the Vikings, home to the Falcons. No practice today for Falcons. Excuse me, Vikings quarterback J.J. mcCarthy. He was with his wife as she gave birth to their brand new baby boy. No practice for Raiders tenant Brock Bowers. They're prepping for a Monday night affair with the Chargers. And the NFL won't punish Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson for shoving a fan after he was shoved during a touchdown celebration in in Week one in Buffalo. Some baseball news. Kevin Gossman complete game two hitter today struck out nine. Blue Jays top the Astros six to nothing. A little bit more breathing room on Cavino's Yankees in the AL east now up to three and a half for Toronto. As for the Astros, now just a half game up on the Mariners, that.

[Danny G.]

Division, that division's wild. The AOS got tight real quick.

[Rich Davis]

Orioles dropped the Pirates 3 2. White Sox beat the Rays 51 Guys, back to you.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, thank you Dan Beyer. Now now, I know it's hard to look back, but that's how you never forget, right? And we're going to share our stories. We were in New York at the time on the East coast on 911 2001. We'll tell you our story briefly, but we'll also talk about what brought us back to normal and the great sports moments that took us there. So we'll reminisce a little bit. Plus old school when 50 hits we have lots to get to on Covino and Ridge. Fox Sports Radio.

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Hey, this is Matt Jones. And I'm Drew Franklin and this is NFL Cover Zero. We think NFL coverage should be informative and entertaining and twice a week that is exactly what you're gonna get. We're just here to try to give you an NFL perspective a little bit different.

[Steve Covino]

Did you see the Colts pretzel? That was my other big takeaway that game. What was that? Looks like something that should not be sold.

[Rich Davis]

Oh my.

[Steve Covino]

So that was my other big Colts take away.

[Rich Davis]

They sold that? Yes.

[Steve Covino]

Might want to go back to the Colt Stadium.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I might want to go back.

[Steve Covino]

To the drawing board on that.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

I thought the shape we had with.

[Danny G.]

Pretzels was working pretty well.

[Steve Covino]

It's worked for generations.

[Rich Davis]

We're just here trying to enjoy it.

[Steve Covino]

We hope you all will join us throughout the year. And let's go. I hope I'm as youthful as Pete Carroll is at his age. He's a young 73.

[Rich Davis]

He is a young 73. He is sprot.

[Steve Covino]

I. I wouldn't fight him.

[Rich Davis]

I would listen NFL Cover Zero with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

[Danny G.]

I'm Dan, he's Ty.

[Rich Davis]

Hello.

[Danny G.]

And we're the Solid Verbal College Football podcast. College football season is here and you know what that means. Your team is going to break your heart three times probably before Halloween.

[Steve Covino]

Uh huh.

[Rich Davis]

But fear not, the Solid Verbal will.

[Danny G.]

Be right there with you through every.

[Steve Covino]

Soul crushing loss and impossible comeback.

[Danny G.]

Join us all season long, all year long, as we ride the rollercoaster of this ridiculous sport.

[Rich Davis]

Whether you're a die hard fan or.

[Danny G.]

A casual observer, we'll help you make sense of all the chaos and of.

[Rich Davis]

Course, celebrate the magic madness. Tune in for previews, recaps, bits you won't hear anywhere else and all the.

[Danny G.]

Emotional support you need as a college football fan. We don't just love college football, Ty.

[Steve Covino]

We live it.

[Danny G.]

Listen to the Solid Verbal College football.

[Rich Davis]

Podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up everybody? Daniel Jeremiah here and I'm Bucky Brooklyn Brooks on Move the Sticks, we take you inside the game. From scouting reports and player development to team building. Philosophies coaching trends, and how front offices construct winning rosters. Every week we study the tape, talk.

[Steve Covino]

To decision makers and share the insights.

[Rich Davis]

You won't find anywhere else. It's the kind of conversation that connects the dots. From college football prospects to the NFL stars of tomorrow, we break down the.

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Draft, analyze matchups and evaluate how teams.

[Rich Davis]

Put it all together on game day. Plus, we dig into coaching strategies, roster.

[Steve Covino]

Construction, and the trends that shape the league year after year. Whether you're a die hard fan or.

[Rich Davis]

Just love understanding the game on a deeper level, we give you the full picture. If you want insight that goes beyond the box score, this podcast is for you. Don't miss it. Listen to the Move the Six podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny G.]

I had this like overwhelming sensation that.

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I had to call her right then.

[Danny G.]

And I just hit call said, you.

[Rich Davis]

Know, hey, I'm Jacob Schick, I'm the.

[Danny G.]

CEO of One Tribe foundation and I.

[Rich Davis]

Just wanted to call and let her.

[Danny G.]

Know there's a lot of people battling.

[Rich Davis]

Some of the very same things you're battling and there is help out there.

[Danny G.]

The Good Stuff Podcast Season two takes a deep look into One Tribe Foundation, a non profit fighting suicide in the veteran community. September is National Suicide Prevention Prevention Month, so join hosts Jacob and Ashley Schick as they bring you to the front lines of One Tribe's mission.

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I was married to a combat army veteran and he actually took his own life to suicide. One Tribe saved my life twice.

[Rich Davis]

There's a lot of love that flows through this place and it's sincere now.

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It's a personal mission. Don't have to go to any more funerals.

[Danny G.]

You know, I got blown up on a react mission. I ended up having amputation below the knee of my right leg and a traumatic brain injury because I landed on on my head.

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Welcome to season two of the Good Stuff.

[Danny G.]

Listen to the Good Stuff podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Steve Covino]

It's Covino and Rich. Remember everything. Sorry, getting emotional everything at Covino and Rich on social media at Fox Sports Radio and we're Streaming live on YouTube. YouTube.com covinoenrich FSR that's where you could also find our bonus podcast right after the show. Talking a lot about Canelo Crawford. Rich's NFL picks over promised episode 108 premieres today. So make note of that right now live from the Fox Sports Radio studio and it's time for our Tire Rack play of the day. Don't look now, but Mookie Betts is heating up.

[Rich Davis]

Here's the pitch and Mookie swings, hits.

[Danny G.]

A drive deep left center and is back. It is a grip and slam for Mookie Betts.

[Steve Covino]

How a Mookie moment here.

[Rich Davis]

Mookie Betts on a 30 pitch, hits it over the 375 marker into the left field pavilion. And the Dodgers open it up. It is eight to nothing.

[Danny G.]

You proud of yourself? You beat the Rockies. Danny G. You know what? Can you beat the Giants three games this weekend for the Mets if the.

[Rich Davis]

Offense stays hot like this?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G.]

Sweet. Thank you, Dodgers.

[Rich Davis]

Leave my team's name at your mouth.

[Danny G.]

Oh, that's right. You're a Giants guy.

[Steve Covino]

That's Sexy Ryan. Giants guy. But you know what? I'm a Dodgers fan.

[Danny G.]

That was the same. What do you care then I'm rooting for you this weekend.

[Steve Covino]

Rich had me convinced you're a Giants fan, Sexy Ryan. Yeah, I was gonna keep you back to back nights where Betts was on fire. Courtesy of AM570 Dodgers Audio Network. That's our tire Rack play of the day. And for over 40 years, Tire Rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive ship fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tire rack.com. the way tire buying should be. So we will talk about 9, 11 and what got us back to normal. A few events in sports, baseball, in fact. But right now we do it every Thursday. We throw it back. Look at the clock. Let's go. There's a search. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

What we gonna do right here is.

[Danny G.]

Go.

[Steve Covino]

Back into time.

[Rich Davis]

Throwing it back for a Thursday old school. When 50 hits at 50 after C and R. Give you the time capsule topic and we reminisce together.

[Danny G.]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

So today's an anniversary, Sexy Ryan. I hope you're paying attention because this is your world, bro. This day, 1977, I was a one year old little pimp in the making, bro. The godfather of video games became a thing. Atari 2600 debuted in America. That was my first gaming console. Legendary. I remember when I got it when Santa brought it. In fact, my dad goes, what's that? And I was like, it's a joystick. Joystick. I know what that means. Joystick. I know what that means. Get out of here with the joystick, dick. I'm like, yeah, man. It exploded in the 80s with Space Invaders. I still remember the day I had like a Glenn Ghoulia moment went to my parents friend's house and like the rich 80s guy had Atari. He was playing Pac Man. Bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing bing. But the Atari version was different, less advanced than the arcade version. But it was mind blasting for the time.

[Rich Davis]

It's funny Covino, you say a rich guy because it started off slow because it was the equivalent to $1,100 for parents to buy in 1977.

[Steve Covino]

Well, thank God Santa bought mine.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, in 1980 they started having sales on the console and Space Invaders blew it up.

[Steve Covino]

I remember the day that you hooked it up to the back of the tv. That weird little like UHF thing that it connected to. I don't know what it was. Yeah, that little weird thing. And my first game I ever played on my first ever console, Atari 2600 was Commando Raid. And I remember I thought the graphics were way cool. That's how it looked. It was Commando raid, Atari 2600 just shooting down the planes, little dudes on the parachutes and everything. So based on that you have to start thinking about how far it's come. How far we've come, I mean billion dollar industry.

[Danny G.]

My first gaming console was Nintendo NES. Yes, I remember getting that in the mid-80s. And I remember, remember Mario and Duck Hunt came on the same.

[Steve Covino]

But it all started with the Ataris.

[Danny G.]

I never had Atari or whatever.

[Steve Covino]

But that changed our life. So we want to dive into old school hobbies because this week we found out that Iowa Sam used to be a fencer when he was a kid. Who knew? Let's talk about your old school hobbies because nowadays that's one of the biggest hobbies in our country, in the world.

[Danny G.]

Gaming, Fencing. Oh, they'll have gaming. So we'll about talk talk hobbies. We'll talk some Sports memories from 911 and more right here. Kavino and Rich.

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[Rich Davis]

Hey, this is Matt Jones. I'm Drew Franklin, and this is NFL Cover Zero. We're just here to try to give you an NFL perspective a little bit different.

[Steve Covino]

Did you see the Colts pretzel? That was my other big takeaway from that game. What was that?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, my. We think NFL coverage should be informative and entertaining. And twice a week, that is exactly what you're gonna get. Listen to NFL Cover Zero with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Danny G.]

I'm Dan. He's Ty.

[Rich Davis]

Hello.

[Danny G.]

And we're the solid verbal college football Podcast.

[Rich Davis]

Tune in for previews, recaps, bits you won't hear anywhere else, and all the.

[Danny G.]

Emotional support you need as a college football fan. Join us all season long as we ride the roller coaster of this ridiculous sport. Listen to the solid verbal college football.

[Rich Davis]

Podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny G.]

We don't just love college football, Ty.

[Steve Covino]

We live it. Hey, everybody.

[Rich Davis]

Daniel Jeremiah here and I'm Bucky Brooks.

[Steve Covino]

On Move the Six, we take you inside the game.

[Rich Davis]

From breaking college prospects and NFL rookies to evaluating team building philosophies, coaching trends, and how front offices construct winning rosters.

[Steve Covino]

We study the tape, talk to decision.

[Rich Davis]

Makers, and give you a perspective you won't find anywhere else. It's everything you need to understand the why behind what happens on Sundays. Don't miss it. Listen to the Move the Sticks podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or.

[Steve Covino]

Wherever you get your podcast. Lauren came in hot. From viral performances to red carpet looks that had everyone talking the podcast. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa is your go to for everything VMA's.

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We will be right here breaking it all down.

[Rich Davis]

I'm gonna be giving you all the.

[Steve Covino]

Headlines, breaking down everything that is going down behind the scenes and getting into what the people are saying, like, what is the culture talking about?

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[Steve Covino]

Here at the Latest with Lauren LaRosa, everything VMAs. To hear this and more, listen to the Latest with Lauren LaRosa from the.

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[Steve Covino]

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