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Rich
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Covino
Am I ready? I'm ready like Fab 5 Freddy.
Danny G
Yeah.
Rich
Friday, Friday, Friday. Today's Friday.
Covino
Likes to dog. I stay ready so I don't have to get ready.
Guest or Producer
Oh yeah.
Covino
Ready for the weekend. Your wild card, Foosball college Foosball weekend. I'm feeling it, man.
Rich
I'm rocking my 49ers.
Covino
No, I'm rocking my Rob Parker special right here. Fox Sports Radio quarter zip for the weekend.
Rich
The people know that Rob Parker who's part of the odd couple here at fsr. Do people know that he goes to like Ross Dress for less and discount stores and he just slaps a label on it.
Covino
Slaps a patch and they're not free.
Guest or Producer
You have to pay for them.
Covino
Yeah. And you could watch us right now. Watch what you hear. Covino and Rich fsr. Join the fun. Join the chat. Live chat. Covino and Rich FSR on YouTube. Spotty's on that Manning that. Not only am I rocking my quarter zip on a casual Friday, you gotta stay fitted. New era, committed Limpiscus style. New Yankee hat era. I know it's football time, but I gotta represent. Represent Z.
Rich
If you wear it one more day, the Yankees will make one offseason move.
Covino
I think they sign Anthony Volpe for three point something million dollars for a year and jazz chisholm but no like solid moves. Nothing that anyone's exc but Covino and Rich. Lots of football to get to. What to watch this weekend? We're giving away prizes. We're playing our game that sweeping the nation. Brain wave. Are we all in the same brain wave? You'll find out. Well, but we're broadcasting from the Fox Sports radio studio. If you miss any of the show, just search Covino Enrich wherever you get your podcasts. There's a best of the day. There's a best of the week that drops tomorrow morning at 6am Eastern. Just search Covino Enrich and follow Rate and review for free and rate it 5 stars. And like I said, join us live now, watch what you hear or check it out later when you're on the bowl. Coino and Rich FSR on YouTube.
Rich
Yeah, we're the number one show while people sit on the bowl. I don't know if you know that. Before we get into whether or not John Harbaugh is crazy or totally legit. We'll get to that. There's a theory we have on him. We'll talk some coaches. We'll talk. Of course. NFL wildcard weekend. But first and first. Mostly. Yeah. Gotta say congratulations, University of Miami.
Covino
Yeah. Big win.
Rich
Last night was big.
Covino
It was big. And was your coverage weird though? Like you kept going to like a wide shot of the field in between commercials or something.
Rich
Like were you watching on like a one of like ESPN two or three or something?
Covino
Weird.
Guest or Producer
Watching like the Command Central or something?
Covino
I was watching like a weird feed.
Guest or Producer
There's like. Yeah, there's like referee booth. There's all these different, you know what's going on here. You picked the wrong channel.
Covino
I know. I was sort of.
Rich
You watched on the Pat McAfee Ascam. That's. I'm sorry, that's the Manning cast on.
Covino
Throwing me off though. Yeah. I was like, what is going on, man? Why do I keep seeing this wide view of the field?
Caller or Guest
I was watching on the Michael Irvin cocaine cam.
Rich
That's the best one. Oh my God.
Covino
The problem is there's so many options.
Rich
Danny, Danny, like in the middle, like also you start spinning around, right? You get all jittery and stuff.
Caller or Guest
Take my belt off, start whipping my couch.
Rich
So congrats, Miami. And you know what I think? I think Miami is the hottest team in college football. But then again tonight, if Fernando, Fernando, if Fernando. And Indiana wins, what is the sentiment? What is everyone saying? Other people have high end players, but they have a team. And what they've built over the last season or so in Indiana is a team. Every guy matters. They're coached well.
Caller or Guest
Yeah, Herb street ranted about that a little bit on the broadcast yesterday.
Rich
When you talk about Indiana tonight, and this is no disrespect to Oregon, I mean, it's not like Indiana's like a double digit favorite. This could be a great game tonight. But there he is warming up Mendoza. If they win tonight, I think Miami Indiana is going to be one hell of a national championship. And I don't want to get ahead of myself because Oregon could do it and then throw a little wrench in that but your Heisman Trophy winner, your projected number one pick, future raider Fernando Mendoza, on display tonight, either, you know.
Guest or Producer
Oregon or Indiana has. I'm sorry, Indiana. Miami has great storylines. Oregon. Miami has great storylines. But, like, Mario Cristobal coached at Oregon before this.
Rich
That's right.
Guest or Producer
And people were like, yeah, he can win. He can win, like a Rose Bowl. But, like, he kind of had this. He kind of had this reputation of being, like, a little too conservative at times and that he couldn't win, like, the biggest, biggest games. Like, he won a lot of big games. He had Justin Herbert there. But if it's Oregon versus, if it's Oregon, Miami, that's. That's a great story.
Rich
Indiana is a storyline, another great matchup. And by the way, upset people by saying Oregon. That's what I like to do. That was the trail, you know, east coast people called Oregon, like, when we were kids.
Covino
Make it right.
Rich
You know, the game where. You know the game where you use your space bar to hunt for Buffalo and remember the game. Oregon Trail.
Caller or Guest
Oregon Trail.
Rich
No, it was the Oregon Trail.
Covino
Our parents also say Costa Rica.
Rich
Oh, Costa Rica.
Covino
My mom says that, too. Costa Rica is Costa Rica, I think, right? It is, yes.
Caller or Guest
My stepdad did say Washington. He's like, yeah, you know, we'll drive up to Washington State where it's really beautiful.
Rich
Washington, Yo.
Covino
Did you see that clip of say Turlet?
Rich
Hold on. I don't want to be all ocd. Ocd, add, radio, adhd. I don't want to be all over the place.
Covino
But did you see the holidays? You're more obcd.
Rich
Oh, damn.
Covino
Obcd.
Rich
We've all seen that clip of the fat girl on, like, a live stream, and someone goes, you're more obcd.
Covino
Anyway, what did you do, snort some pixie sticks before you rolled in here? No. Now you're, like, high on caffeine.
Guest or Producer
Michael Irvin.
Rich
We were. We were. We were talking about mispronouncing things. Oregon tonight, as East Coasters say, there's a clip floating around of Chad Ochocinko.
Covino
Oh, this is funny.
Rich
And he's hanging with Unk Shannon Sharp. And they're talking about the time they spent in Carolina, and they're talking about the, you know, the Southeast. And Ochocinko, for real, calls Raleigh, like, Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh. I've been down there. I dated a girl and I've been down to Raleigh. And Shannon Trump's like, no, it's not.
Danny G
Raleigh, actually pronounced Miliwaque, which is Algonquin.
Caller or Listener
For the good land.
Rich
It's Not Raleigh. Ochocinko. But you know what, we'll play that clip in a little while. I'll pull it for you guys. But it's very funny. Unk is like looking at him like.
Covino
What are you talking? I think in his defense, he went to high school with a girl named Raleigh, so he was confused. But that is a viral clip right now. But we're Covino and Rich. Don't mispronounce that. Covino and Rich. Not Corvino. Not Convino. Covino and Richard.
Caller or Guest
Can I ask you guys about that final play in the Fiesta Bowl? Because you know people.
Rich
You mean when the defense all shifted in one direction and Beck had. When I tell you like, no, no.
Caller or Guest
Not Beck's run in. I mean the Hail Mary where people think it's a PI.
Rich
Well, even if it was, it's 15 yards in college, right? So you would have just had another play, but it wouldn't have been like, it wouldn't have been at goal.
Caller or Guest
There was hand fighting going both ways, but a lot of people still thought that was pass interference in the end zone.
Covino
I have a question.
Guest or Producer
And that was just a bad, like it went into like the corner of the end zone, gave like the guy gave their guys not as good of a shot to catch.
Rich
A question for you guys. Of all the mild differences between college and the pros, right? We, we all know them from watching, you know, one foot in bounds. A guy falls, he can't get back up. In college, he's, you know, you, you just down. We know the few little different rules. Overtime's different. How do you guys feel about pass interference not necessarily being by the spot of the foul, meaning in the NFL you could throw an 80 yard pass. If the guy gets pushy at the one yard line, it's, you know, it's end goal.
Caller or Guest
A few years ago there were people trying to push for that to come to the NFL.
Rich
Remember?
Danny G
Is it better?
Guest or Producer
I.
Rich
You know what I mean? I'm not saying I'm a know it. There are times where you'll see some ticky, tacky pass interference call and it's like a 60 yard game.
Guest or Producer
Spot fouls are kind of crazy.
Rich
Spot fouls are tricky, especially when it puts someone in field goal range automatically. Or when you're at the 35, 40 yard line, throw a ball down the sideline, someone gets a little grabby with a jersey and all of a sudden it's first and goal. Like that's college.
Covino
I think college has that.
Rich
College might have that right.
Covino
I agree with you.
Guest or Producer
Can you have on the box score. What if you said like two penalties for 130, 35 yards? If it was two spot fouls that.
Rich
Were like, huge, it's possible. Versus the not, you know, whatever number, but where? It's not that. But anyway, enjoy your college tonight, lots of football. Let's focus my ADD and let's talk about a guy by the name of John Harbaugh. Danny G. My goodness, you sent me a clip this morning. Danny G was doing some investigating and.
Covino
It was actually Tony Grossi who did the investigating. But Danny G. I gotta give you props, too. Tony Grassi, espn Cleveland.
Rich
I was gonna make it seem like Danny G put on his reporter hat and his fake mustache and was doing some reporting.
Covino
I got the scoop. No, no, Danny G's our super producer. I'm not taking anything away from Danny. He's the guy that finds all this good information for the show. But it's courtesy of Tony Grossi, espn, Cleveland. Fun times in Cleveland again, Cleveland.
Rich
All right.
Covino
Found out what John Harbaugh's requirements are to be interested in his next head coaching job.
Rich
And this is interesting because John Harbaugh.
Covino
Kind of like his coaching rider. Like, this is what I need. These are my demands.
Rich
We're. John Harbaugh says he wants only. Only red Skittles. He wants Sour Patch Kids and lattes. No, it's.
Caller or Guest
And Hennessy.
Covino
He wants a gold toilet seat.
Rich
Who wanted a new toilet? Do you know who wanted a new toilet seat at every venue?
Covino
Yeah, Beyonce.
Rich
Well, I mean, we got to protect that ass. It's a valuable ass.
Covino
And he wants a three ply toilet paper. But no, there seems to be like a list of demands according to this. That's why I didn't want to give Danny G the credit, because what if this is wrong? But according to the report, this is the story. He has a list of demands. Like, hey, he's the hottest commodity going. Apparently he got seven, eight phone calls. The minute they let him go, everybody wants some Harbaugh. So he's in a position of power. So he's like, hey, you want to deal with this guy? Here's what I expect. And it first starts off with this. A minimum of 20 million per year for John Harbaugh. Again, keep in mind, he won one super bowl and has had many opportunity with one of the greatest quarterbacks in the NFL, Lamar Jackson. One Super Bowl, I mean, that's one more than a lot of people. But 20 million a year. Should I continue? No.
Rich
Can I? Before you go on, let's talk about the highest paid current coaches in the NFL. So we can play a little game of comparison.
Covino
Jones, comparison forward.
Rich
Hey, let's play comparison Ford. Andy Reid makes $20 million a year. A guy that's been to the Super Bowl a ton of times. A guy that's won three Super Bowls, a guy that's been to a couple losing with the Chiefs, a couple losing with Philly, right? So we're talking about Andy Reid, who is a almost in Philadelphia. He was almost in the NFC Championship game. It felt like what every year.
Covino
On the flip side, though, John Harbaugh has an incredible reputation, highly touted. Even though they haven't been able to win with Lamar Jackson. Nobody's saying it's his fault or Jackson's fault. You know, it's just a matter of not vibing the right way or being able to pull it off. But no one's saying it's his fault because everyone knows he's a great coach. So 20 million per year, that's your first head scratch.
Rich
Sean Payton came as a hot commodity to Denver. Remember, Denver went out of their way to be like, we got got to have.
Caller or Guest
Didn't they give him like 18, 18.
Rich
And then you got Tomlin and his brother Jim Harbaugh at 16 mil. Then, you know, arguably the two best coaches in the, in the NFC right now, McVeigh's at 15 and Kyle Shanahan, I think, and I'm not just saying this as a Niners fan, I think a bargain at 14 million, but it's.
Covino
A sort of apples and oranges. It's fair for the conversation, no doubt, just to put things in perspective, but it's supply and demand. It's all timing, right? It's, it's how desperate are the teams that need a coach and how, how are, how willing are they to make that sort of move?
Rich
I know what you're saying. It's almost like quarterback sometimes. Like, sometimes quarterback. It's like, next guy up is going to be the highest paid.
Covino
Like if they really need him. And he's.
Caller or Guest
I don't think the money is the biggest hurdle on this list of demand.
Rich
I agree with you. Next thing, let's get past the money.
Covino
10 million for staff budget. That's some big money.
Rich
That's pretty much saying, like he wants to bring in a high leverage and a high touted coordinator of sorts, I'm guessing. And he wants his staff to be top level.
Covino
So do the math here. 30 million when it comes to him and his staff. So 20 for him, 10 for the staff. Budget sounds fair. The next one, actually, the last one, I think is the.
Rich
The last. The last two you can combine because it's really the same sentiment.
Covino
Total authority over the roster. Total authority over the roster. That doesn't rub me as odd as the last one, though.
Caller or Listener
You.
Covino
You feel it's the same, but.
Rich
Well, I think they're in the same category. Total authority over the roster would also insinuate that he said he wants to select the gm, so. He wants to.
Caller or Guest
He wants to be Jerry Jones.
Rich
Yeah. Essentially, he wants to be like, that's the GM I choose because I know this guy will be on the same page with me and respect me, so.
Covino
Like, to select his own gm. So if you get John Harbaugh, this is what is required. This is what he expects. And there's also a lot of speculation that Miami made their moves because they want him that bad. You know, when you want someone that bad, you're willing to make those exceptions.
Caller or Guest
Well, and the reason this report came out of Cleveland is because obviously Browns fans are big dreaming, too, because Harbaugh winning against his former squad, the Ravens twice a year would be sweet revenge.
Rich
Your boy Ben Maller in the overnight on Fox Sports Radio. I don't know why I give everyone else shout outs. Do they give us shout outs?
Covino
I bet you Ben Maller's never given you a shout out.
Rich
Not once.
Covino
Quickly.
Caller or Guest
No, he actually has.
Covino
Yes. Okay.
Rich
I heard him, and I agreed with him that there are certain teams that good coaches might just look at and be like, no, that's a clown car. No, thanks. I think you use the term clown car. Like, just like, do you think Jim Harbaugh looks at Cleveland and goes, yeah, I don't care what. Nope. Whatever you're gonna give me. Hold your breath. No, no, thanks. No, thanks. Jets. Clown car.
Caller or Listener
Honk, honk.
Rich
I think there's certain teams that you would assume that a guy like car. But I was like, yeah, listen, even I don't want to do that.
Covino
I agree with you, actually.
Rich
So you're eliminating some of those clown car teams.
Covino
This is like.
Rich
It's a high demand.
Covino
You know, it's like, rich. Remember there was one time back in the day, Danny G. We worked with this woman at Sirius xm, and she's like, covino, you're single. She's like, I've got a friend you've got to meet. And, you know, she showed up one day with her friend. I'm like, where's this friend I got to meet? This is the one. No way, Jose. Clown car. No, thanks.
Rich
My point is, she thought you. She thought you.
Covino
No, there's no shot.
Rich
She thought you were. I don't care how great you are.
Covino
Or what your potential is, there's no.
Rich
Way she thought you. You should have hooked up with an ogre.
Covino
Yeah. That wasn't even it.
Caller or Guest
Four kids and three different guys.
Covino
My point is, you just know, right? You just know. He know. He looks at the Browns and says, no way. Just the same way I looked at this situation, I was like, no, thanks. You're out of your mind. So, train wreck.
Rich
The demands are there, but let's pose the bigger question.
Covino
It's insulting.
Rich
Is John Harbaugh doing anything he shouldn't be doing? And I think the answer is no. Because when you are in demand, I say this about any industry. You could be working in any field, and you know that maybe once or twice in your career, you might have an opportunity where it's like, wow, I actually have some leverage and I could call the shots.
Covino
Yeah. That's a rare moment.
Rich
In those moments, you absolutely need to say, well, you know what I did? Yes. I want a fish tank in my office. Yeah. You know what? You could demand any crazy stuff, because there are very few times in a man or woman's life where you have that power. And we joked about it with Juan Soto Ohtani in baseball. Yeah. But in.
Covino
Dude, Danny G. In our last ESPN deal, right, we were pretty much done with the deal. But just as far as, like, you.
Caller or Guest
Had to negotiate your name going first.
Covino
Yeah, negotiate my name going first. Always and forever. But it's always like those things. Even when you're buying a car, right? You're trying to get something extra. You're like, hey, can you throw car washes? I'm ready to sign a deal. I'm right here with the pen in my hand.
Caller or Guest
Three oil changes.
Rich
You know Kavino, I'm real close to signing.
Covino
How about you? You're looking for that extra, right?
Rich
He's not joking, Cavino. This is no bs. You might go to, like, the gas station or someone to get your car washed. You know where Covino gets his car washed? BMW.
Covino
The dealership. Because if you really want to do this deal, I'll do it right now. But you're throwing in this, too, because you know, you're. They're beating you.
Rich
Anyway, Kavino gets free car washes because he brings it to the dealership. Because they said, yeah, sure, that's it.
Caller or Guest
It's a veteran move.
Covino
It is. And when we were signing our deal at ESPN years ago, Right. Like, the deal was done. But if you just hold one second. Yo, guys, I am so excited to move forward with you, but before we do this, the one thing I really need to really make this happen is a wardrobe budget. And bam, we got it because we asked for it. So you can't blame this dude who's got a stellar resume for throwing this out there. You know why he's in the position to do so. And that's what the question really comes down to.
Caller or Guest
That's how Rich got all those ascots.
Covino
Yeah. How do you think Rich got all his bolo ties? Is he deserving of this?
Rich
Why do you think Camino has a wacky Yankees hat in every color?
Covino
Yeah, it's part of the deal.
Guest or Producer
Covino took a page from the movie Airheads. Remember their list of demands? It was like a Dallas Cowboys football helmet with ice cream in it. Nude pictures of Bea Arthur.
Covino
Yes.
Guest or Producer
You know, they're like. And they're like, man, the nude pictures of Bea Arthur were really hard to find.
Covino
Well, when I. When we signed. When we inked the deal with Fox Sports, we asked for some Rob Parker quarter zips. Here we are, man. Easy now. The question is based on this, because like Rich said, he's in a very interesting position to make these calls and call these demands. Are his demands deserved, or is this basically insane? How did you. Because I'm talking to Rich off the air. Rich is like, this guy's got to be crazy.
Rich
Well, he couldn't win with Lamar Jackson. You know, he's won one, two things can't be true. And you know, you're seeing a lot of that with. With politics right now. You could be like, well, this and this. Multiple things can be true at the same time. Right. It could be true that John Harbaugh is doing the right thing by asking for all this, because you should and would do the same.
Covino
Absolutely. But it doesn't mean everybody's trying to squeeze you, man. Squeeze him right back.
Rich
It doesn't mean he's gonna get it. And, you know, that's called testing the market. Right. You could say even in the dating world, you could be like, I deserve better. And then if you don't get. And then if you don't get better, you know what the market tells you?
Caller or Listener
Yeah.
Rich
You were wrong.
Caller or Guest
Yeah. Well, Rich, that's the thing, is that I get the supply and demand aspect of this. But he's won one Super Bowl.
Rich
That was my point. I said to not sick.
Covino
He's also the hottest guy out there.
Rich
I said to Kavino on the way. It's funny you say that. On the way to work today when we were chatting, I said, yeah, Harbaugh's acting like he's, you know, Tom Landry or, you know, Vince Lombardi or.
Covino
Yeah, but guess what? Or Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi are not available right now.
Rich
Oh, yeah. And that's the whole. And a guy like Belichick sort of, you know, he's too old now and he doesn't connect the same way. I just wonder, a guy that won one super bowl, you can make that.
Caller or Guest
Argument against John Harbaugh, though he was not connecting with Lamar. And the rumors flying out of there is that Lamar didn't go to bat for him. And, you know, they picked Lamar, they picked their quarterback.
Covino
Yeah. They just weren't the matchup, you know, separately, they're great. It's like a relationship that doesn't work out. It could be two great people. It just didn't work out the right way. So again, if you just joined us, John Harbaugh, according to Tony grassi of in Cleveland, 20 million per year. This is what he wants. If you want him to be interested in meeting with you for a head coaching position, 20 million a year, 10 million for his staff, total authority of the roster, and wants to select his own gm. That's wild. So deserving. You understand? Does he deserve it? I mean, dude, he's. He's got a stellar resume. He's been with one team for a long time for a reason. Or is he insane? Ask yourself, throw this out there.
Rich
Ask yourself this. When Ohtani wanted all that money, what do people say?
Caller or Guest
That's.
Rich
That's ridiculous. And they've already made the money back and they've won back to back World Series. Is John Harbaugh worth that again? The market will dictate that. When quarterbacks and, you know, starting pitchers, players have bet on themselves, what happens? Half the time they get the money. And then other times it's like, yeah, they're not getting that.
Covino
They know. They're just not.
Rich
It's happened. You've seen it happen.
Covino
Put them in position to throw these demands out there. The fact that there's a lot of teams out there that want them and they've made it known.
Rich
Hey, let me ask you this. We've had this conversation maybe a couple years back, off the top of your head, put on your thinking cap, which is not a gray Yankees hat.
Covino
Sorry, my new gray Yankee hat. I got to take this bad boy in.
Rich
What great coach has gone on to win at multiple places. I'll tell you this, the list is short, right. A lot of times a Belichick or a Joe Torre or like you know these guys that had dynasties, their next job is never usually super successful. Like there's a few like in the, in the, in baseball, Sparky Anderson. Sparky Anderson had a couple stops along the way. But usually that legendary coach like a Parcels doesn't really win at the next place we had.
Caller or Guest
This is a topic on our show before.
Rich
Yeah, we've, we've talked about this and it's. I remember we were like, it's not easy. I mean Phil Jackson was an anomaly because he just happened to what a lucky dude. But talented, right? I mean it's very rare when that Super Bowl, World Series winning NBA title winning coach goes on to the next gig and is like I'm bringing you a championship. That's why Theo Epstein in, in baseball I, I think there should be movies made about this guy. The fact that he brought the Red Sox and the Cubs a World Series, I think that's the most like underrated thing in all of sports management. So it's not easy. Think about it. When the Cubs, the Cubs manager, Joe Madden, Joel Madden, everywhere he's gone, he's respected but hasn't won since. Like Terry Francona comes close but it's not automatic.
Covino
So it's funny you say that. Look who I looked up real quick. Joe. I was looking up Joe Madden as.
Danny G
Rich was speaking and Joe Madden brought the Rays to the World Series which is the equivalent of winning a World.
Rich
Series with another franchise.
Covino
No doubt. That's why I was looking them up too just to double check because he came to mind immediately of guys difference makers really.
Danny G
Pat Riley with the Lakers in the Heat and the Knicks to a lesser extent.
Rich
Yeah. So it's. The list is full of a few and they're legends. Right? So we wish John Harbaugh the best. Where's he going to end up? Let's hear your guesses, your predictions and thoughts.
Covino
This goes back to a theory of yours, something Rich always says. Again on the right here Rich was saying he's insane. He hasn't done much to deserve that. But why are we fighting for the, the organization, the franchise? Shouldn't we always have the back of the, of the one man?
Rich
I mean, you know what number you guy know what number you should care about as a fan are bringing in.
Covino
Billions of dollars a year.
Rich
You should care as a fan about money against the cap. And a coach is not in that category. So Danny Danny. I don't see Danny complaining that the Raiders are paying five different coaches or something as you speak. Because it doesn't matter my money. It's not your money, and it's not. It doesn't.
Covino
Look at the Lions this year. The L the same because of the coaching they lost in the past few years.
Caller or Guest
Do what you got to do to win. The GM thing is the big hurdle, because for the Raiders, for example, John Spytek is Brady's homie from college and they like him and he had a good draft last year, so, you know he's in place. Unless Harbaugh has some ties with him from the past and already likes him, then you're out. You're out of the running for Harbaugh.
Covino
And if you think this conversation is gross when we talk this kind of money. 20 million a year, 10 million for his staff, total authority of the roster in gm. Wait till you hear how Rich thinks. He's like John Harbaugh.
Rich
I'm like John Harbaugh. I'll tell you why. But, you know, interestingly enough, I was talking to Jackson Dart. I wasn't, but I was reading his lips. And what did they say? Jackson Dart. If you read his lips last night, you know, the John boys of the world out there were saying that his lips were saying Stefanski or Harbaugh. Was that the sentence said, I don't know.
Caller or Guest
Stefanski or Harbaugh, but I don't know.
Rich
I mean, Jackson Dart. If there's going to be a dude that's in the. In the know. If you're a Giants fan, you got to think, like, maybe it is one of those two, because it's Jackson Dart saying it. We'll see your thoughts, your feedback on Harbaugh, and we're going to get into wild card weekend, and tonight you got your boy Mendoza. So a lot to be excited about if you're a football fan. More Kavino and Rich next right here on fsr.
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Rich
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Rich
Hey, it's Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington from the Odd Couple on Fox Sports Radio.
Covino
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Rich
That's right. You can now watch the Odd couple live on YouTube every day.
Covino
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Rich
Hold the card. So you can't, you know, be mad at Harbaugh for wanting to make the moves. And as you play Ed Sheeran, I always say I'm. I was telling him, I was like, my daughter just loves listening to Ed Sheeran music. And I'm like, buddy, this year we'll go see him in concert wherever he goes and maybe we'll try to meet him. And I was like, you know what I could do? I could just have Iowa Sam come over my house and say he's Iowa. Say he's Ed Sheeran.
Covino
Hi, I'm Timu.
Guest or Producer
Ed Sheeran. I'm trying to get the facial down right. Maybe I should dye my hair a little more red.
Rich
I think it would work. Iowa Sam. All right, Covinoenrich. We are doing it live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. And your next success can begin sooner than you think. Apply now and save with no application fee through February 11th at University of Maryland Global Campus. This new year, put your goals within reach at an accredited state university. Learn more at UMGC Edu.
Covino
No, you. No, you. Now check this out. Fox Sports Radio nation. It's Friday. We're pumped. But that means weekend hobnob and next hour, what to watch in the world of sports and entertainment. We always do that. Plus, we're playing a game. Brain wave. Brainwave sweeping the nation. We're giving away prizes. Are you on our brain wave? Find out and call when we tell you to. But the chat is up and running. Covino and Rich. Fsr. By the way, a new bonus pod dropped yesterday. New over promised. Our first of the year. Over promised. We talked about Fernando Mendoza. Rich gave you his picks. And we talked about things we used to do in the 90s that would be weird. Now.
Rich
I'll give you an example. In the 90s, your kids would never believe that there was a smoking section in a restaurant like 20ft away from the regular section.
Covino
Yeah, like right there, people were smoking.
Rich
Or the idea, like, your parents would have someone stop by the house and knock on the door like, hey, just saying Hi.
Covino
Covino Enriched FSR Episode 123 over promised. I'll tell you more about it later, but the chat's up. So, schnil, who hit us up? Does anyone read the chat? Yes, we do. What up? Raptor in New Mexico west from Vegas says Mendoza and Harbaugh to the Cardinals. But that would be the hardest landing spot with the third with the three best NFL teams. Let's see.
Rich
Well, you know what?
Covino
Scott for mayor says records are set to be broken.
Rich
But you know what? I'm seeing someone who said, this here must have some insight. Your boy Raptor said John H. Harbrot to the Cardinals. He goes, I men's warehouse. Guarantee it. Well, like I said, high guarantee.
Covino
The Dolphins are also pushing hard. And a lot of speculation. Well, that's why they got rid of McDaniel when they did. Colin in Canada says, you think Harbaugh could get that kind of money broadcasting? I don't think so, no. No, I don't think so. And again, if you just joined us, he has his list of demands. There's a bunch of teams that want him. So, hey, why not throw it out there? This is, according to Tony Grassi, 20 million per year, 10 million for staff and budget, total authority over the roster, and would like to select his own gm. So that's the. His. That's the list of demands and a.
Rich
Jug of Red Vines in a fish tank, right?
Covino
Yeah. Yeah. But everyone just in life, too, to make it relatable, should have an unwritten list of expectations in life and relationships. If your unwritten list of demands in your life aren't being met, you're unhappy. You know, if you expect a certain level of commitment in your love life, in your relationships, from your kids, and they're not meeting those expectations, you're bummed out, right? So at least he's throwing it out there. He's. He's. Hey, this is what I want.
Rich
No, I. I know that not Every job deals with negotiations, like football coach or player or even broadcasters. Well, you know, our. Our. Our guy negotiates with Fox Sports, right? But if you are not getting what you want at your job, and let's say your boss or supervisor is like, yeah, you know, we really can't give you much more money this year. I don't think there's any harm in you saying, like, yeah, I understand the boss, but, hey, can you throw me, like, one or two more, like, flex days off? Like, there's no harm in asking for that last.
Covino
That was my point.
Rich
Little extra, right?
Covino
I'm all about that. And that's why we're going to get a sign outside of this building, Danny G. Because we're not going to get what we want, right? So we're like, yeah, but can we get a sign outside of the building?
Rich
Said this right here on Sepulveda in.
Caller or Guest
LA replace the Delilah.
Covino
I've never seen Delilah or Steve Harvey here. So how about you throw a little Covino and Rich sign out there?
Rich
Do you know how much everyone else at FSR would hate us if we had a sign? I don't care.
Covino
That's what I'm shooting for.
Rich
Ben Maller with our eggs at it.
Covino
All right. Hey, he has every right to. I don't care. Lisa hit us up, too, though. Richard says you got to give him props because John Harbaugh is in a very unique situation. Right? There's a lot of teams looking for a great coach, and there's a great coach available. He knows his worth. It's a great negotiating tactic. When you know your worth, you could throw that out there. And that's not only in negotiation life.
Rich
Yeah. All right, let's say hi to South Dakota and John. What's up, buddy? Kavino, Rich.
Caller or Listener
Hey, fellas. Thanks for taking the call. So it's not just that he has leverage, and it's not just that he's a great coach. The ownership groups of the teams that are looking for head coaches this year are stupid and, like, with a capital S. And he's basically saying, y' all don't know how to run a team. If you want me to be your coach, you're gonna stay in your suite and you're not going to Jerry Jones me and.
Rich
And you know what, John? Well said. So I think we could just end with that. You're right. If. If there were, quote, clown car teams. Honk, honk.
Caller or Listener
Settle down just a little bit.
Rich
That want John Harbaugh, then John Harbaugh does have to say, if you really do want me and you're interested and we want to take a meeting. I could change the culture here, but you need to give me the reins because I'm not going to come in and you tell me, hey, here's your GM and I don't like him or, hey, you know, come draft day, yeah, we need to bolster up the line. Meanwhile, you go draft a wide receiver like, he wants all that power and you know what he's in the position to ask for.
Covino
Yes. And before we go to ilo, keep this in mind. In any negotiation, you always shoot, shoot high because you know the team's going to come back with something a little lower. You got to shoot high.
Rich
And that's the basis of whether you love him or hate him. It's the basis of Donald Trump's art of the deal. Like, bam, Ask for something ridiculous and then settle for what you really want.
Danny G
Right.
Covino
That's really it.
Rich
All right, let's go to ILO for an update. Isaac Loewencron.
Covino
What's up, buddy?
Danny G
Thank you, fellas. NFL media reports. The Tennessee Titans will interview now former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel for their head coaching job. Speaking of the Dolphins, they they're finalizing a deal hire Green Bay packers vice president of player personnel John Eric Sullivan as their new general manager. The Baltimore Ravens have completed an interview with former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski for their head coaching job in the NBA. ESPN reported that the Memphis Grizzlies are entertaining trade offers for Ja Morant. And the Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis has sustained ligament damage in his left hand and depending on whether surgery is needed, could miss a number of months in college football. The NCAA today denied Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss waiver request for a sixth year of eligibility. Ole Miss can still appeal the decision. Finally, Camino and Rich. Tonight, of course, it's the second national semifinal in the College Football Playoff between Indiana and Oregon. And last night, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza was the subject of a fake social media post that a lot of people believed. An Oregon fan Photoshopped a screenshot to make it look like Mendoza had Instagrammed a picture from noted Atlanta gentlemen's club Magic City with the caption best wings in the country. Again, it was a fake post back then.
Covino
The lemon pepper wings, to be clear.
Danny G
Yeah, that part wasn't fake.
Rich
I'm just saying, purely for research. We had listeners bring us there once. And let me tell you, the lemon pepper wings are fantastic.
Danny G
Your dedication to investigative journalism is first rate.
Rich
I left that place smelling like wings and cocoa butter in the order of their importance.
Covino
Yes, that was Jay Williams, right, With the lemon pepper wings.
Rich
Lou Williams.
Danny G
Although I wouldn't be surprised if Jay.
Rich
Had, by the way, Rob Parker, too.
Guest or Producer
It was.
Covino
It was Bernie Williams, right?
Rich
Bernie Williams.
Danny G
Him. Him too.
Caller or Listener
Yeah.
Covino
Lou Williams. All right, well, thank you guys for hanging out with us. Now again, stick around for Brain Wave. Giving away prizes, playing games and weekend hobnobbing. But we got to talk about how rich is like John Harbaugh. Right? But we still have to get to that and more Friday fun here on Cavino and Rich.
Rich
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Rich
Yo, I was saying what you know about T.I. cavino used to love this song.
Caller or Guest
I don't know.
Covino
Still one of my favorites. For sure.
Rich
It's a good one.
Covino
What you know about that? See?
Rich
Instrumental I'll tell you what I know. Niners cover the five and a half. I'll tell you that.
Covino
You know else I know when you're done watching some foosball. If you haven't watched that Dave Chappelle special on Netflix, it's a little politically driven, but still. Dave Chappelle, he talks about TI has.
Rich
Some great stories about TI A great TI story. That's a good point.
Covino
Yes.
Rich
Bring that up at Weekend Hobnobbin Late.
Covino
We are Covino and Rich and we are going to tell you what to watch next hour. In weekend Hobnobbin. Plus we got brainwave. And right now, Kavino and Rich live from Fox Sports Radio studios. Time for our tire rack play of the day. Our show called it yesterday. Right before we signed off. Carson Beck went off.
Rich
Beck holds his hands out, takes, drops, looks person back into the end zone. He runs it in over the left side. Carson back kick, makes it in for a Miami touchdown. Miami touchdown for Carson Beck. Is that the winning moment? It's a three yard touchdown.
Covino
Yeah.
Rich
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Covino
All right. Tirerack.com the way Tire buying should be. We got one more call on John Harbaugh right now. He has his demands, his list of demands that include 20 million for him, gets to pick his GM and more. Who do we got?
Rich
Danny G. That is Fred, right?
Covino
Fred.
Rich
And West Virginia Fred.
Danny G
Yeah.
Caller or Guest
Let's go to West Virginia.
Rich
Fred Duardo. Hey, buddy.
Caller or Listener
What's up, my guys?
Danny G
So I don't.
Caller or Listener
I think this is just a list of demands just tailored for the Browns. He spent the last.
Rich
You know what? You might be right.
Caller or Listener
The last 19 years hating this team. And he's like, you know what? You're dysfunctional. If you want me to fix it, this is my price.
Rich
You know what?
Caller or Guest
It's a great point. It, like, could vary from team to team.
Rich
If you really don't want to go somewhere like Danny, honestly, I. And I'm not kissing ass, but I love it here at Fox Sports Radio. Let's say some bunk networks like, we want you, Cavino and Retro, and you have no real want to go there. You could be like, all right, give me $10 million and tickle my toes every day. You could say whatever you want. And by the way, I wouldn't say toast, but you really could call the shots. They could just be like, yeah, no, I'm all for it. John Harbaugh, I don't think he might deserve all these demands, but there's no harm in asking, right?
Guest or Producer
Sorry. I was laughing because I was thinking of other things, but I. Tickle my toes.
Rich
Your little belly, Sam.
Covino
It's like how to Lose a team in 10 days.
Rich
Yeah, exactly.
Covino
And then add some crazy demands.
Rich
No, exactly. You ain't kidding. All right, now, coming up, we are going to talk more NFL, and I want to throw this out there. There are 14 teams in the postseason. Obviously, Seattle and Denver get to sit on their booty this weekend and finish Stranger Things. Isn't that Sam Darnold said, yeah, I got to finish Stranger things.
Covino
So do I.
Rich
They get to sit around and watch the other teams battle. But there's 14 postseason teams. Of those postseason teams, five of them have never won a Super Bowl. So is it in your instinct to say, well, you know what? If my time, if my team's not in it, I want to see someone win it for the first time or you like, no, if my team doesn't get to win, I don't want to see anyone happy. Like, do you. Do you take on a secondary interest in the team that's never been there? Like, if you like, Danny, you're a Raiders fanny, do you automatically like, well, the Bills never won or, hey, the.
Covino
Jags or the Panthers?
Caller or Guest
Yeah, I. I feel that way towards the Bills, especially this being their last season in their old stadium.
Rich
Yeah.
Caller or Guest
So I do feel that way towards them and their fan base.
Covino
The nightmare that the fan base went.
Caller or Guest
Through in the 90s, the history, the. The bad, bad history.
Covino
I feel that way only about the Bills. Like, if everyone's won one, it takes away a little bit from the illustrious thought of winning the Lombardi Trophy. Right. So your thoughts on that now?
Caller or Guest
But the Chargers are in my division, Rich, so. Hell no.
Rich
Yeah.
Caller or Guest
Kicking rocks.
Rich
There's teams where I'm like, no, I don't want to see them win. So your thoughts? Do you root for the team that's never hear that I love one.
Covino
And brainwave and I want to know how Rich is like, Harbaugh.
Rich
We're going to get to that. Please. I'll tell you all about it more Covino Rich. And you can always hit us up at Covino and Rich, Fox Sports Radio. Having fun on a Friday. Love hanging with you guys.
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Date: January 10, 2026
Podcast by: iHeartPodcasts & Dan Patrick Podcast Network
This episode, hosted by Covino & Rich (in place of Dan Patrick), dives into the trending topic of John Harbaugh's reported contract demands as he enters the NFL coaching job market. The show discusses how Harbaugh is leveraging his high demand to request unprecedented power and salary, compares his requests to those of celebrated coaches, and examines negotiation strategies in sports and everyday life. The hosts also touch on college football, viral sports moments, and take listener feedback on coaching moves.
"Spot fouls are tricky, especially when it puts someone in field goal range automatically." — Rich [08:49]
Begins ~[09:35]
“He’s in a position of power... he got seven, eight phone calls the minute they let him go, everybody wants some Harbaugh.” — Covino [10:38]
“When you are in demand... you might have an opportunity where... you actually have some leverage, and you could call the shots.” — Rich [16:28]
“In any negotiation, you always shoot high... you know the team's going to come back with something a little lower.” — Covino [33:58]
"It's very rare when that Super Bowl, World Series, NBA title winning coach goes on to the next gig and is like, 'I'm bringing you a championship.'" — Rich [22:47]
“You should care as a fan about money against the cap. And a coach is not in that category.” — Rich [24:29]
On Harbaugh’s boldness:
"He's in a position of power. ... This is what I expect: 20 million per year... One Super Bowl, I mean that's one more than a lot of people." — Covino [10:38]
On negotiations in life:
"There are very few times in a man or woman’s life where you have that power... you could demand any crazy stuff." — Rich [16:46]
On comparing coach salaries:
“Andy Reid makes $20 million a year. … Been to the Super Bowl a ton of times. … Sean Payton, 18, Tomlin at 16, McVay 15. But it’s supply and demand.” — Rich [11:37]
On the “clown car” organizations:
“Do you think Jim Harbaugh looks at Cleveland and goes, yeah, I don't care what. Nope. Whatever you're gonna give me. No, no thanks. No, thanks. Jets. Clown car.” — Rich [15:00]
Listener Fred in West Virginia theorizing:
“I think this is just a list of demands just tailored for the Browns. He spent the last 19 years hating this team. ... If you want me to fix it, this is my price.” — Fred [40:02]
On everyday negotiation:
“If you are not getting what you want at your job ... I don't think there's any harm in you saying ... can you throw me, like, one or two more flex days?” — Rich [31:33]
This Covino & Rich-led episode is entertaining, sharp, and loaded with insights for NFL and negotiation fans alike. The main takeaway is that John Harbaugh, capitalizing on rare market leverage, is justified in making sky-high demands—whether or not any owner, even the most desperate, will surrender that much power is another question entirely. The hosts relate these sports maneuvers to real-world negotiating, offering a blend of sports analysis, humor, and practical wisdom.
For more fun and football talk, tune in to Covino & Rich live weekdays or revisit the best-of podcasts on the iHeartRadio app or YouTube.