C&R - Opposite of an Eminem Stan

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show: C&R – Opposite of an Eminem Stan

Podcast: The Dan Patrick Show (Covino & Rich hour)
Episode Date: March 25, 2026
Main Theme: Can someone really not know who Eminem is? Plus, the intersection of sports and pop culture, and some fun with "meant-to-happen" endorsements in sports.

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Episode Overview

Covino & Rich (C&R) dive into a viral story about former Auburn & Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl, who claims to have never heard of Eminem. The hosts and crew debate whether such cultural blind spots are possible, share their personal stories of missing out on pop culture phenomena, field listener calls with similar tales, and brainstorm hilariously obvious sports endorsement opportunities after Yankees rookie Ben Rice becomes the face of Ben’s Original Rice.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Can Bruce Pearl Really Not Know Eminem?

• The Story:
  Covino & Rich dissect coach Bruce Pearl’s viral interview where he appears to have no idea who Eminem is, even when given hints from the movie "8 Mile" or Eminem’s biggest songs.

• Main Arguments:

  • Incredulity from Hosts:
    "I don't believe it even for one second that you could have lived the last 20+ years and not know who Marshall Mathers, Slim Shady, Eminem is." – Rich (08:08)
  • The 'Mom Test':
    Covino argues that if his 73-year-old mother knows Eminem, a 66-year-old coach definitely should: "My mom would say, I love Lose Yourself. I don't even like rap that much. That song's amazing." (08:40)
  • Context:
    Pearl was a sports coach through the era Eminem rose to stardom. The show points out how unavoidable Eminem's presence was in sports circles, locker rooms, and general culture.
  • Alternate Explanations:
    • "Sometimes when a kid trolls you... teenagers like to troll boomers... Is he pulling a reversal, like, 'I'm going to troll all of you?'" – Rich (10:16)
    • Isaac (producer) shares an anecdote about legendary coach Don Shula mistaking Miami Vice stars for real cops to illustrate how coaches can be oblivious to pop culture (11:15).
    • Danny G suggests, "We've heard this excuse before... They live and breathe coaching, so that's why they don't know. But—there's no way you were not somehow exposed." (11:45)

• Notable Quotes:

  • "To not know Eminem would be far more extreme for a basketball coach than if someone in the music world never heard of, I don't know, Coach K or Dick Vitale..." – Rich (14:55)
  • "That's like a women's basketball coach saying, 'Jennifer Lopez? Never heard of her.'" – Covino (15:51)

• Timestamps:

  • [07:39–08:08] Story Introduction & Immediate Reaction
  • [08:25–10:20] The 'Mom Test' and generational arguments
  • [11:15–12:05] Don Shula/Miami Vice anecdote
  • [14:22–15:51] Theoretical extremes in pop culture knowledge

2. Cultural FOMO: Missing Major Trends

• How Do We Miss Stuff?

  • The hosts reflect on their own generational blind spots, such as viral "manosphere" influencer slang (e.g., "look maxing," "nogging," "mewing": 17:00–17:20), and acknowledge, "There are times we all miss things, right?" – Rich (16:23)
  • Isaac Googles youthful trends live, admitting "as a parent of young kids, I'm like, uh..." (18:14)

• Algorithmic Isolation:

  • Covino: "Nowadays, more than ever, your friend might be into something, but you're living a completely different life because the algorithm's feeding you something completely different. It's more likely to happen today than ever before, so you're not going to miss something." (21:02)

3. Listener Calls: Can You Really Miss Eminem?

• Ohio, McKinney:
  • Story of his 97-year-old mother knowing who Eminem is: "She knew who Eminem was because ... she said, 'Did you see the Grammys where there was a whole bunch of these white boys running around with white hair and tank tops on?'" (38:13)
• Indiana, Kelvin:
  • "There's no way that Bruce Pearl... did not know Eminem. He's pulling a fast one or doing something crazy." (38:48)
• West Virginia, Fred:
  • Connects the Eminem topic with youth behaving dangerously for viral fame, contrasting "leaders of men" missing huge trends and kids doing wild TikTok challenges. (39:33)

4. Perspective: Life Stages and Pop Culture Blind Spots

• Personal Stories:
  • Covino recounts how his mom, busy raising five kids, "missed" cultural events and says it's plausible to have a decade-long culture gap. (25:26–26:56)
  • Jared Leto's story: missed the entire start of the COVID-19 pandemic because he was on a phone-free wellness retreat (36:22–36:59).

5. Obvious Endorsement Opportunities in Sports

• Ben Rice x Ben’s Original Rice:
  • Yankees rookie Ben Rice’s partnership with Ben’s Original Rice (formerly Uncle Ben’s). "It's a partnership made in heaven. The dude's name is Ben Rice. He's on the Yankees and his home run, like, celebration is like he's eating rice." – Covino (50:17)
  • Rich: "Since Uncle Ben's been long retired. Perfect." (50:33)
  • The partnership also donates meals to kids through No Kid Hungry, tied to Rice’s jersey number 22 – providing up to 2,200 meals. (50:28)
• Other No-Brainer Endorsements:
  • O.J. Simpson for Cutco knives (jokingly, "bad joke," says Rich; 51:24)
  • Advil or Tylenol for football players with head injuries.
  • Cam Scatterboo for Tylenol (51:44)
  • Generic ideas: play on athlete names and brands, e.g., "If Joe Burrow, oh, it's cold here in Cincinnati" for Isotoner gloves. (51:34–51:42)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Rich, on missing big cultural icons:
  "There are things I don't know, but I know of them." (13:31)

• Danny G, on scale of Eminem's fame:
  "Eminem has sold 230 million dude records, none of which were to Bruce Pearl." (13:14)

• Covino on algorithm-driven pop culture:
  "We don't live in a monoculture anymore. So nowadays more than ever, your friend might be into something, but you're living a completely different life because the algorithm's feeding you something completely different." (21:02)

• Listener McKinney, on generational awareness:
  "My mom was born in 1926. She's 97 years old... She knew who Eminem was." (38:13)

• Isaac, on pop culture gaps for parents/coaches:
  "Their head is kind of in the sand... Don Shula... thought [the Miami Vice stars] were real cops." (11:15)

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Important Timestamps

• [03:16] – Show starts, full cast intros
• [04:48] – Rich’s Mario Party gaming story
• [06:22] – Baseball cards nostalgia, pop culture intersections
• [07:39] – Eminem/Bruce Pearl story kicks off
• [09:47] – Audio clip of Bruce Pearl’s responses
• [11:15] – Don Shula/Miami Vice story
• [13:05] – The idea of “senior moments” and forgetting
• [14:53] – How not knowing Eminem compares to not knowing major sports coaches
• [21:02] – Today’s fragmented culture and algorithms
• [38:07] – Listener calls begin: Can anyone really miss Eminem?
• [50:14] – Ben Rice x Ben’s Original Rice endorsement
• [51:24] – Other “meant to happen” endorsement jokes

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Tone, Language & Vibe

• Conversational, humorous, incredulous: C&R riff off each other, poke fun at Bruce Pearl’s claim, share personal stories, and joke through hypotheticals.
• Pop culture and sports savvy: References come from sports, MTV, streaming, generational slang, and news events.
• Inviting & Interactive: Calls for listener calls, inclusivity of producer/crew banter.

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Summary Takeaways

• Main Theme: The idea that someone—especially a prominent sports coach active through Eminem's era—might honestly have no clue who Eminem is, sparks debate about generational blind spots, cultural saturation, and how much we're missing thanks to hyper-focused lifestyles and media bubbles.
• Pop Culture Blind Spots: While everyone concedes missing things is possible, nobody believes it's plausible to miss something as omnipresent as Eminem, especially within sports.
• Endorsement Fun: Ben Rice’s perfectly matched endorsement prompts laughs and creativity over other “meant to happen” brand/athlete pairings.
• Listener Engagement: The show fields and enjoys stories from all corners—cementing that sports radio is as much about communal cultural touchstones as on-field results.

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Best Summary Quote:

“Not knowing Eminem would be far more extreme for a basketball coach than if someone in the music world never heard of, I don't know, Coach K or Dick Vitale...” – Rich (14:55)

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

Nude videos. No new gaming video that's on my only fans. Oh, gotcha.

[Covino]

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[Rich]

You said it buddy.

[Covino]

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[Rich]

global gaming league.com I'm the worst gamer of all Time. Like, I'm bad. Like, my kids beat me. For real.

[Covino]

Like, you never solved the game even growing up as a kid.

[Rich]

I did here and there. But can I give you a personal story? And then we're going to get into a lot of meat today. A lot of meat in the show. A lot of content.

[Covino]

Let's do it.

[Rich]

Hey, Isaac, relax. When I said meaty, perked up. How are you, loinchron?

[Isaac]

I perked back down when you said content.

[Rich]

Sorry, buddy. We're going to talk about one of your dudes, Ben Rice, and endorsements that just need to happen. So we'll get to that. Baseball's a day away. There's a story about cards and an Eminem story that I can't even believe is true.

[Covino]

So it's a Bruce Pearl story. You may have heard of it. So it's a lot of social media stuff will bring to life, bring to light here on Kavino and Rich.

[Rich]

But let's just say the kids weren't home. And my wife and I, she gave me a little challenge. She's like, let's play Mario Party.

[Covino]

Okay.

[Rich]

And best of seven. Let's just say there's a payoff. Wink, wink.

[Covino]

Wow.

[Rich]

She shut me out. And I was like, all right. Best of 10. She shut me out. I was like, best of nine. I kept going. We played 15 different Mario party games.

[Covino]

Those little mini games you played.

[Rich]

Yeah, the little mini games. Me, 13 out of 15.

[Covino]

Right.

[Rich]

I'm so bad at gaming.

[Covino]

Yeah, there are.

[Rich]

Some people have it. I mean. Yeah, I just. I don't know.

[Covino]

They're not. They're way more complex than the games we grew up playing.

[Rich]

I question myself. I'm like, did I peak at beating our King Hippo? I. You know, I was all excited when I realized how to beat King Hippo. Just punch him in the belly a bunch of times, you know, Tecmo. Super. Super Tecmo ball.

[Covino]

If we have time, we're going to talk about baseball cards. And I love that they're coming back. And I never, like, retired from baseball cards the same way I never really officially retired from video games. But I did put it on pause. I paused video games and baseball cards at the. Around the same time I discovered boobies. Boobs. Yeah. Yeah, that's. That's really it. But you know what?

[Rich]

Usual progression.

[Covino]

Baseball cards are making a comeback. We might talk about it later on.

[Danny G]

You discovered yours or other people?

[Rich]

Other people's.

[Covino]

Because those were two big things in my life. Baseball cards and video games. And I put them Aside for girls. Put them aside. I didn't say goodbye because guess what? They've come back in a big way. We'll make time for that either today or tomorrow on the show.

[Rich]

I think we're going to slip it in today.

[Covino]

Plus, prizes. Shaq Diesel trivia. Stick around. We're going to have fun on Cavino and Rich.

[Rich]

So let me take my focus factor. Ok, let's get into it. This Eminem story needs to be talked about. So I, I can't fathom, okay, how this story isn't just like a gag or like, oh, come on.

[Covino]

No way.

[Rich]

There's a story about a former college coach.

[Covino]

Yeah. It has to be fake. But it's not as of now. Meaning this really happened. And it's all over social media. Bruce Pearl, former Auburn coach, Tennessee University of Tennessee coach, basketball coach, Claims to have no idea.

[Rich]

Get this.

[Covino]

Claims to have no idea of who Eminem is.

[Rich]

Now. This is like a day or so old we just had. We haven't gotten around to it.

[Covino]

And I was talking about 8 Mile and his movie for a minute.

[Rich]

I was like, eh, can we move past it? But I'm like, no, we can't. Because I don't believe it. I don't believe it even for one second that you could have lived in the last 20 plus years and not know who Marshall Mathers, Slim Shady, Eminem is.

[Covino]

Well, you know what? Let me look this up. He's been around a long time, but my mom, for reference, is 73 years old. It's the mom test. The mom gauge. Right? Does your mom know who Eminem is?

[Rich]

Your mom could probably name Eminem songs.

[Covino]

Absolutely. My mom would say, I love Lose Yourself. I don't even like rap that much. That song's amazing. Bruce Pearl's 66 years old and my mom, like I said, is in her 70s.

[Rich]

That means, hold on. Perspective.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

66. He's one year away from every kid's favorite number. And he was 33 when my name Is came out. We got introduced to Eminem on the mainstream at the very end of the 90s, 99, 2000. So you're talking about a guy that was in his early 30s when Eminem broke on the scene.

[Covino]

I mean, if you were way into rap, I believe his Infinite album, like his early debut was like 96 or something like that.

[Rich]

But yeah, he was talking about like, yeah, when, when MTV, Kiss, the Kiss FM's and Z 100 and Y 1/ hundreds of the world. When all those big radio stations started playing My Name Is. That was when this guy was 33 years old. Take a listen to former hoops coach Bruce Pearl. Knees, weak, arms are heavy. Coach, do you know what that's in reference to?

[Covino]

Tell me.

[Rich]

Have you seen the movie Eight Mile?

[Covino]

Lose control. Marshall Mathers.

[Rich]

Do you know what eight miles about? What do you think eight miles about?

[Caller 1]

I don't know.

[Bruce Pearl (implied)]

I don't.

[Rich]

You know. You know the rapper Eminem?

[Bruce Pearl (implied)]

I don't.

[Covino]

Oh, this is incredible.

[Rich]

All right, so ucla, Yukon, let me get.

[Covino]

We got you.

[Danny G]

We got you.

[Rich]

I. You know what it is? You know, sometimes when a kid trolls you, like, it's fun for, like, teenagers. Like, they like to troll boomers like their grandparents or, you know, just to upset them. I'm wondering if.

[Covino]

Easy way to go viral, right?

[Rich]

If he's. Is he pulling a reversal, like, I'm going to troll all of you?

[Isaac]

Yeah.

[Covino]

There's, like, no way, because I already gave you the mom gauge. My mom's older than you, Bruce. And you were in your 30s when he hit it big. My mom knows. And it's not loose controls. Lose yourself. We seen the movie. The guy's been famous for a long, long time. He changed our culture in a lot of ways. Right.

[Rich]

He's a white rapper.

[Covino]

Exactly. And not only that, kids were dressing like him for a good 10 years. I mean, bleaching her hair and everything.

[Rich]

Even this past year. He is now in charge of the super. Of the Thanksgiving halftime show every year for the Lions. He's a. He's a sports fan who is one of the biggest musicians ever. I can't fathom this being true.

[Isaac]

I will say this part of this is endemic to the culture of coaches, where they're so into what they do, their head is kind of in the sand about the rest of the world. Back in the 80s, when the number one TV show in America was Miami Vice. Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. Is that his name?

[Covino]

Yeah, I think so.

[Isaac]

Crockett and Tubbs, they went down to a Miami Dolphins practice with the legendary Don Shula. The PR guy introduces them to Don Shula. I'd like you to meet Don Johnson from Miami Vice. And Don Shula, completely with a straight face, says, hey, welcome. I think you guys are doing a great job combating crime in this city. He thought they were real cops.

[Rich]

True story. That's a great story, Isaac. That's why we love you.

[Covino]

Is that what 3 3amigos is about?

[Danny G]

But we've heard this excuse before for Bill Belichick back in the day. Remember, he didn't know something that was big in pop culture. And we've heard the excuses before that, well, they live and breathe coaching, so that's why they don't know. There's no way that you were not somehow exposed. Exposed to.

[Covino]

He knows the songs. He has to. And I'll prove it right now. The guy coached young men for all those years. You're going to tell me that there was no time in the locker room where they were playing Eminem or no time at the stadium? And by the way, shouldn't you be somewhat fluent in young guy if that's advising and coaching? So that's why I find this to be impossible. It's an impossibility. That's like saying. And it's almost saying, like, if it was in the 80s, like a coach saying, like, ah, Michael Jackson. Never heard of him. Because who was bigger than Eminem at that time? Right? So it's like almost impossible for this guy to have missed it. Eminem. And then the tie in with the Candy, too. Like, it doesn't ring a bell. You never heard of the artist, the rapper with the same name as the Candy? You know the Candy, right? Bruce B. S. I call BS on this story. It's a real story, but I call BS on the moment or he had, like. Because this happens sometimes.

[Rich]

A senior moment, as they say.

[Covino]

A senior moment. Like. Or maybe like you're in the middle of a conversation and someone tells you something that's not really clicking. And then later on you're like, yeah, I knew that.

[Danny G]

Eminem has sold 230 million dude records,

[Rich]

none of which were to Bruce Pearl.

[Isaac]

Yeah.

[Covino]

But international.

[Danny G]

Or anyone in his family or players.

[Covino]

Come on. Not just like, big in Detroit or big in the States. Intern global star. That's why this is insane.

[Rich]

Honestly, it would really. I'm being serious when I say this. It would be. We'll be analogy guys all day. It's. It's what we do. It would be like someone simply saying, oh, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones. I've never. What are those shows? I've never heard of them. Was this guy in a coma? Like, there's some things that you don't even need to know, but you need to know of. Do you get the difference? Like, there's things I don't know, but I know of them.

[Covino]

Or you heard of it?

[Rich]

Oh, yeah. That's what I'm saying. You've heard of it?

[Covino]

Absolutely.

[Rich]

You don't know country music. But I. There's a bunch of country artists that you know of. There's reality shows that you would never watch. Like, your girlfriend or wife may watch. You might not know them, but you know of them. That would be like, someone being like. Like Bravo and Andy Cohen and the Vanderpump and Real Housewives. Never heard of it. You may not give a crap at all, but you've heard of it.

[Danny G]

Well, let me ask you to this. You're not. Neither of you are big college basketball guys, but have you heard the name Bruce Pearl?

[Covino]

I have. I know the name, but I know, like, what? I knew the name 100%, and I had to double check, like, what team just for the sake of getting it right here on Fox.

[Rich]

That's like, someone.

[Covino]

That team was he the coach of again, just to make sure. I didn't want to take a guess there, but of course I've heard of it. And that goes with Rich's theory. It's like, you don't have to know everything, but you have to have, like, a general knowledge of, like. Yeah, he's a coach, right? I've heard of him. Yeah.

[Rich]

Not knowing.

[Covino]

Never heard of Eminem.

[Rich]

Not knowing Eminem would be far more extreme for a basketball coach not to know. Eminem is far more extreme than if someone in the music world had never heard of, I don't know, Coach K or Dick Ev. Dick Vital or Jim Boeheim or someone that did it for, like, even if

[Covino]

it required a little explanation, like, oh, this guy, he still had no idea when they were trying to explain, you know, the movie and the songs and blah, blah. Had no clue. See, I will admit what was the very viral clip of Maryland's coach. Is her name Brenda Freeze? Is that how you say her name? Brenda Freeze? Right? She's in the face of. How do you say her name? Akananwa. That's like her saying Brenda Freeze. Saying, yeah, Jennifer Lopez. Never heard of her. Never heard of her. Like, what do you mean you never heard of her? You're a woman's basketball coach. You never heard of Jennifer Lopez?

[Rich]

Never heard of her.

[Covino]

Never heard of her. Never heard of Jennifer Lopez. You know, the actress. And I bring her up specifically because Eminem transcended rap, okay? He was a mainstream dude. He made movies. He made soundtracks. He won Academy Awards. Like, that dude was everywhere, all over mtv. Like I said, he changed how young men dressed. That dude was a cultural icon. Jennifer Lopez. You could make the same argument. She was an actress. She made hits. She was all over the place. So that's like a woman's basketball coach saying Lopez just never.

[Rich]

Interesting story. I feel like we had to touch on. Because there are times we all miss things, right? Like Kavino was telling me about some young influencer earlier today.

[Covino]

Clavicular. And I've never. He's all over the manosphere. He's known for. For look smacking. He's trying. He's out there promoting every young man to now to look smacks, meaning enhance their full potential physically.

[Rich]

Now there's.

[Covino]

He's a clown.

[Rich]

There is a documentary called Manosphere into the Manosphere. Into the manosphere on Netflix. But apparently the younger generation, we're talking like high school kids. There's like words like look maxing and all this stuff.

[Covino]

Chester maxing that I have nogging, mewing

[Rich]

I have no clue about.

[Covino]

Yeah. But hey, then you got your head in the sand, bro. You know why? Because you're knee deep in dad life. Just like Lowencron explained. This dude is so deep into coaching. You know, you can look at it that way too. Either you don't believe him, or you gotta tip your Yankee hat that I'm wearing today cause I'm fired up for baseball and say, wow, this guy was so in it that he missed it. That's how dedicated he is to his craft. That's how hardcore he was into coaching that he missed one of the most mainstream things possible. So, like, you're so into dad life and coaching and wearing sweatpants and all that sort of thing, you know, and your front lawn and your lantanas and your garden and dad life that you are missing, like, a lot of this pop culture stuff that we're talking about.

[Rich]

But you also have a teenage daughter. My kids are younger.

[Covino]

Has nothing to do with it. It's a documentary on Netflix. But I think my daughter was like, hey, dad, you should check it out. Not even once. I never had a conversation with her about that.

[Rich]

I was going to tell you that. I almost feel like, oh, man, how did I miss that look maxing?

[Covino]

Because your head is in the clouds watching.

[Bruce Pearl (implied)]

Literally.

[Rich]

Isaac, did you know that young men are breaking their jaws with hammers?

[Covino]

Phone smashing.

[Isaac]

Thanks to a frantic Google search a few minutes ago. I'm like, as a parent of young kids, I'm like, uh, oh, dude, there's

[Rich]

young dudes, young men who look up to these idiots and they're breaking their jaws with hammers.

[Isaac]

Why can't they look up to you guys like that instead? They're much healthier.

[Rich]

I should be their hero.

[Covino]

That's right. We were the original look maxers of the early 2000s. Now these kids are taking it to Crazy extremes.

[Isaac]

And you guys did it naturally.

[Covino]

That's right.

[Rich]

I don't have to fake the funk like these idiots.

[Covino]

But you, but you prove the point though. When you're so involved in certain things and, and there's no shame in being involved in your kid's life and raising a family and living that life. Right. Like Rich is knee deep in that right now. He's coaching his daughter's team, his son's team, he's at every little league meeting and all this sort of stuff. You don't know this documentary that just came out, meanwhile, everybody's talking about it. But I'm saying you expect Bruce Pearl, who's a really high end college football basketball coach, to know Eminem. Maybe. Maybe that's another way to look at it.

[Rich]

I'm still shocked because I.

[Covino]

Maybe there's a reason.

[Rich]

No, because I know what the hot shows on TV are. I know what movies are out. I know the main.

[Covino]

The top. This is a top documentary on Netflix.

[Rich]

What I'm saying, it's a. It's tiktoker kids that are doing. Doing drugs and breaking their face so they could smile better. It's the most silly thing I've ever heard in my life.

[Covino]

But she doesn't know HS tiki talky or clavicular or Andrew Tate. Never heard of him.

[Rich]

I know Andrew. Take us. He's like a. He's like a polarizing guy.

[Covino]

Manosphere of boneheads we're talking about.

[Rich]

But what I'm saying is to miss that, it's like, oh, I missed that. To Miss Eminem for 20 years. It's not the same thing.

[Covino]

That's bonkers, man.

[Danny G]

Since Eminem has been famous, coach Pearl has coached at Southern Indiana, Milwaukee, Tennessee and Auburn up until last year.

[Covino]

You think there was some sort of like sneak this involved where he hates Detroit or like, you know what I mean?

[Rich]

Like.

[Covino]

Or he was big time by Eminem along the way and he's like, no, because when you watch, never heard when

[Danny G]

you watch this video clip, he doesn't look like he is gaslighting us.

[Covino]

Yeah, because it is the greatest way to. It's the greatest way to. To be cold blooded. Like if you don't like somebody, just pretend like you never heard of them. And maybe that's what's going on, but it doesn't look like it at all.

[Rich]

That's the best thing to do in sports and business. I never do it because it's rude and I'm not cut from that cloth. But I've seen other people do it where? If you really want to check someone's ego, act like you've never heard of them and no one has.

[Covino]

Exactly.

[Rich]

Who's that guy? Who's that woman? Never heard of him.

[Covino]

So never.

[Rich]

He never. Never heard of him is like 99% of the time a good sneak. This. I think in this case, this guy is maybe oblivious.

[Covino]

Do you think it's possible, Fox Sports Radio Nation, that he was so deep into coaching that he missed who Eminem was all these years? The guy's been famous for over 30 years now. I know he's never heard of him, never came up in conversation. All the young men he's coached along the way never had any Eminem reference. So your thoughts on that and maybe you missed something along the way? In. In all fairness to what Rich brought up, we do miss things along the way. Not everybody catches everything. That's why, you know, we have algorithms that pertain to things that maybe the algorithm thinks we're interested in. So you miss other things. We don't live in a monoculture anymore. So nowadays more than ever, you know, your friend might be into something, but you're living a completely different life because the algorithm's feeding you something completely different. It's more likely to happen today than ever before, so you're not going to miss something.

[Danny G]

Not an artist, though, who spans three decades and has sold 230 million records. That's what's confusing.

[Rich]

And that's. And that's the thing, Danny. It's easy to miss something now, but for like a couple weeks, like, oh, that hasn't hit my algorithm yet.

[Covino]

Right?

[Rich]

That hasn't hit my algorithm yet is a totally good excuse, like, as to why you miss something. But an Academy Award winning, Grammy winning artist of the last, you know, almost

[Covino]

30 years, you could argue that Eminem was one of the. Well, you could. The biggest rapper of that era.

[Rich]

You could say He's a top five musician of the last 20.

[Covino]

Top five name in music in that time period.

[Rich]

So what's on your algorithm right now? Know what I'm bombarded with all day? The fact that Livy Dunn and Brooks Nader and all these models are doing the Baywatch thing. I'm getting so many things about that. And I'm getting a ton of stuff about TSA being miserable at airports.

[Covino]

Like TNA and tsa.

[Rich]

Yeah, pretty much. Basically my sort of.

[Caller 1]

Right.

[Covino]

And.

[Rich]

And, you know, updates on players making the big leagues. Like that's. Everyone's algorithm is going to be different,

[Covino]

but Eminem transcends all that so your thoughts?

[Rich]

Now that you said it, though, I'm going to get idiots breaking their jaw on my.

[Covino]

Do you believe Bruce Pearl? He claims to never have heard of Eminem. Is that possible? And you know, it does make me want to hit up a few other older people just to see, like, hey, maybe, maybe they never. It never crossed into their playlist somehow. Like, ask your grandpa. Even though the Dude's in the 60s, 66. Ask your dad or somebody, you know, have you ever. And Rich, I'm glad you took it back. He was in his 30s, dude. He was that out of touch that he missed out on it in his 30s.

[Danny G]

I mean, it doesn't make sense when you have young players around you.

[Rich]

Yeah, I was gonna say your whole career, think about it when, you know, when you talk about people that are, you know, 60, 70 years old, maybe your parents generation, they were. They were young men. And we all think that, like, oh, everyone's parents must love, like, doo wop or something. No, like, if your parents are 60, 70 years old, guess how old they were in the 90s, guys. They were like 30, 40 years old.

[Danny G]

Like, it's weird to think about.

[Rich]

No, but I'm saying, like, yeah, they

[Covino]

were living la vida loco.

[Rich]

I just got Danny, I just got back from the Dominican Republic, and every night, you know, in the lobby of these resorts, it'll be like Michael Jackson night or Madonna night. I'm like, that's starting to become a little stale because.

[Covino]

So old.

[Rich]

Because that's like, really old now.

[Danny G]

Starting to become a night for our grandparents.

[Covino]

Just for fun. Danny G, you think Bruce Pearl knows who MC Hammer is? What if Bruce Pearl's like, oh, of course.

[Rich]

Oh,

[Covino]

of course he's doing a running man. I mean, of course I'm a big Hammer guy. Like, really? And you missed Eminem, like, oh, don't

[Rich]

get me started on R B. My Voice to Men knowledge.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

Like, there's no way Covino, because he started as an assistant coach in 1982. So that means he would have missed Hammer.

[Covino]

Also, he doesn't know about Hammer Time,

[Rich]

dude, he missed the Thriller album as well. He missed it. He's like, Madonna. Who's that?

[Covino]

Honestly, if you really peel this back, I to know what else Bruce Pearl doesn't know. Like, if I had an interview with this guy, like, tell me all else you don't know. Hey, Bruce, do you know who Jay Z is by any chance? Not a chance. If he doesn't know Eminem, he doesn't

[Rich]

know any of Danny. How about BMW, Dr. Dre Pearl on the show. So we gave him a pop culture quiz, like, all right, what was on the TGIF lineup? Have you ever heard of Steve Urkel?

[Covino]

Yeah, I would love. I would love to play that game.

[Rich]

Different Strokes. Peter Drummond. Adopted two black kids.

[Covino]

Funny dude, I bet you. You know, speaking of the mom test and everything, believe it or not, because my parents love me so damn much and our show, so fun. My parents listen. They're listening right now. My dad's on his route, and he takes my mom with them. They're listening right now, I'm sure. And my mom will tell you. She'll be the first to tell you. Like, there are stages of her life that were like blurs. Like a big missing, missing block, I guess, blurs in her life because she was pregnant or raising kids at that time, and it's like that decade didn't even happen. Your mom's popcorn.

[Rich]

You are one of five.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

And your sisters are close in age,

[Covino]

so they were so knee deep in doing laundry and changing diapers with multiple kids that none of that hit her.

[Rich]

A lot of your sisters are, like, 40ish, right?

[Covino]

No, man, they're in their 30s.

[Rich]

Other. They're in their 30s.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

Okay. Think about Taylor Swift's run right now, the past few years, and then fast forward 28 years or whatever.

[Covino]

Never heard of her.

[Caller 1]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

Come on, man.

[Covino]

Because that's Jenna.

[Danny G]

His music was on the radio that often that much the same way her music has been the past six, seven years, whatever it's been.

[Covino]

I'm just 10 years.

[Rich]

Your. Your mom?

[Covino]

Yeah, my sister.

[Rich]

Your mom was in her late 30s. Your sister's like, late 30s, so let's say roughly 40.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

There was a time period where in the probably late 80s, where your mom was either pregnant or had a newborn for, like five to 10 years.

[Covino]

Yeah. She had back to. Back to back kids. And then my brother. She had five kids.

[Rich]

Take it easy, Big Steve.

[Covino]

Yeah, I know. So I'll talk to my mom, though, like I said, in defense to Bruce Pearl, and I'll bring up something. She's like, I. I must have. That must have been when? I don't know. I have no idea what you're talking about. I must have missed it. Like, missed it. Mom, what are you talking about? Forrest Gump. You never heard of it? You know what I mean? What was he. Yeah, I was changing diapers.

[Rich]

You know what? We're getting a lot of feedback for this, so we're gonna take all your calls next. Do not hang up.

[Covino]

I think it's a good point though, Rich, that if he's able to miss Eminem, we all miss something along the way.

[Rich]

We're going to talk more things you missed. Plus we're going to talk Ben Rice and real fun endorsements in the world of sports. As a funny story, why don't we

[Covino]

give people a head start because it's a little tricky.

[Rich]

Okay.

[Covino]

You know, I'll give you a hint. If Ben Rice is the new spokesman

[Rich]

for Uncle Ben's Rice, which is actually

[Covino]

a true story, Ben Arros, what are some other obvious endorsements that should have, maybe could have happened, maybe will happen.

[Rich]

Oh, like if he was still alive, like OJ with knives.

[Covino]

There you go. He could have been the spokesman for Cutco.

[Ryan Seacrest]

You know what I mean?

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

So some obvious ones that could have happened. We'll open it up to you. Sorry, that was wrong. Have some fun at 87799 on Fox.

[Rich]

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[Isaac]

Hi, this is Jay. I'm the producer of the Paulie and Tony Fusco show. Usually in these promos, they ask you to listen to the show. I'm here to ask you, please don't listen to the show. The hosts are two absolute morons who have the dumbest takes on sports imaginable. Don't listen to this show so it can get canceled.

[Rich]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Covino]

What the hell are you doing in our studio.

[Rich]

Get him, Paulie.

[Covino]

Ignore that fool. Listen to the Paulie and Tony Fusco show on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcast.

[Rich]

He's still moving.

[Covino]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Bruce Pearl (implied)]

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[Rich]

Who's this?

[Covino]

Your name is what? Never heard of you. Covino and Rich. Yeah, Covino and Rich who? That makes sense. We're the best show you never heard of. We're the best show your friends never heard of Covino and Rich so let them know.

[Rich]

Thanks guys.

[Covino]

The infamous which is more than famous CNR on FSR taking the world by I wouldn't say storm. I'd say scattered showers for now but we have big plans. Danny G's on the phones at 87799 on Fox. Ryan is here. We got Lowen Cron. I'm thinking just of so many different examples but I think we we made enough but I have a few more. If you just joined us we have lots to get to. Shaq Diesel Trivia prizes to give away. Loinchron's got your updates.

[Rich]

He does. Look at Him.

[Covino]

Ben Rice has a new endorsement of the New York Yankees base. It's baseball leave, by the way.

[Rich]

I know. I'm excited, buddy. I got my met shirt on today. I'm.

[Covino]

I'm pumped. Bruce. I feel like you get it on a day early. Bruce Pearl claims former Auburn coach, University of Tennessee coach, basketball College basketball coach Bruce Pearl says he never heard of Eminem. Let's play the clip one more time because I first saw this unawful announcing, then Danny G sent it to me, and it sort of made the rounds. Yeah, I made the rounds. Bruce Pearl talking about Eminem time.

[Rich]

Arms are heavy, coach. Do you know what that's in reference to?

[Covino]

Tell me.

[Rich]

Have you seen the movie eight Mile?

[Covino]

Lose control. Marshall Mathers.

[Rich]

Do you know what eight miles about? What do you think eight miles about?

[Caller 1]

I don't know.

[Bruce Pearl (implied)]

You don't?

[Rich]

You know. You know the rapper Eminem?

[Bruce Pearl (implied)]

I don't.

[Covino]

Oh, this is incredible.

[Rich]

All right, so you don't.

[Danny G]

We got you.

[Covino]

Maybe question. You know how, like, very prominent, powerful men have certain tactics. Maybe if they shut it down, he's like, if they keep talking to me about this, I'll be exposed as being a cornball because I know who he is, but I don't want them to continue, so I'm just shutting it down.

[Rich]

That's tactic.

[Covino]

Like, maybe there's a tactic there of like, yeah, like, if you're talking to me about hockey, I'm gonna try to change the sitch to the subject, the conversation, because I'm not a big hockey guy, right? So maybe it's just one of those maneuvers, because how in the world do you not know a world famous guy who transcends rap and hip hop? He was just famous Eminem. I was saying I grew up in New Jersey where there wasn't a country station my entire life. Right. But that's like saying I didn't know who Garth Brooks was. Like, of course I did, because I was alive. This dude was a young man in the late 90s. He never heard of Eminem. I know, it's crazy.

[Rich]

There's something to be said about it. All right, let's go to phone calls. Your thoughts on whether or not it's possible for Bruce Pearl not to have known Eminem? You know, and sometimes you do miss a big thing. Kavino, off the air. You were telling me if. Do people know the Jared Leto story?

[Covino]

We had Jared Leto on our show years ago, and he was actually a really great guest. Really cool dude. I know he rubs people the wrong way sometimes, but I remember his story was that he was on some sort of, I don't know, religious retreat or

[Rich]

like a wellness adventure.

[Covino]

He was on a wellness retreat or something. He was in the middle of a desert somewhere for a few weeks, came back and everyone's wearing masks. And he was like the only guy that had no idea what happened. He's like, Covid, what the heck is that?

[Rich]

I'm going to look it up.

[Covino]

Like we're in quarantine. I don't even know the word.

[Rich]

I'm going to look it up. But I think he went away for even longer without a phone or communication. He did like back.

[Covino]

He's like, what is going on?

[Rich]

What's happened? Covid, what's this?

[Covino]

So sometimes you miss things, but man, was he that into coaching. Is that a testament to how involved he was? But let's take your phone calls. We're live from FOX Sports Radio studio. And remember, be sure to check out the standings on Fox Sports Radio's Bracket Challenge. FoxSportsRadio.com hosts are competing against listeners. Congrats again to Joseph H. And Brian M. Who are currently tied for first place. The winning bracket show offs. Yeah. After a championship is crowned, will win a thousand dollar gift card. The Fox Sports Radio Bracket challenge is presented by Webull.

[Rich]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Covino]

for one last time, to be fair, we've already established if you just joined us, everybody misses something, especially in today's world of algorithms. Not that big, but. But we find this to be impossible.

[Rich]

It's very funny. All right, Danny, who do we got?

[Danny G]

Let's start in Ohio. McKinney.

[Rich]

What's up, McKinney?

[Caller 1]

What is up, fellas? How y' all doing today?

[Covino]

We're good, man.

[Rich]

What do you, what do you think about this? Can you miss Eminem for the last 25 years?

[Caller 1]

No, man. Look, my mom was born in 1926. She's 97 years old, okay?

[Rich]

God bless her.

[Caller 1]

She knew who Eminem was because one day my nephews came in and she said, did you see that? Did you see the Grammys where there was a whole bunch of these white boys running around with white hair and tank tops on and there was like a hundred of them?

[Rich]

Yeah, Grandma, That's Eminem. Your 90 year old, 100 year old grandma knows. Point proven. Thank you, McKinney. Who else we got?

[Covino]

Danny?

[Danny G]

All right, let's go to Indiana Kelvin.

[Rich]

Phones are hot. What's up, Indiana?

[Covino]

What up Indiana Kelvin?

[Caller 1]

This is absolutely the best show on earth. And there's no way that Bruce Pearl being. And he's a colorful guy. He's not like a stuffed shirt type of guy that he did not know Eminem. There's no way he's pulling a fast one or doing something crazy. And I want to say this too about the one thing you said before you break. What if Lynn Bias would have been alive? How much Brandon he would have done. How many endorsements Michael Jordan might not have got because they gave it to land by? Yeah. I just want to say that he was an awesome player at the same time Michael Jordan was.

[Rich]

That's. That's one of those. That's one of those. We'll never know said. That's one of the sadder ones. So it always hurts thinking about that one. All right, we'll do one more and then we'll go to Isaac. Who do we got, Danny?

[Danny G]

Uh, let's go to West Virginia. Fred.

[Rich]

West Virginia. Freddy. Fred, what's up, man?

[Covino]

Hey, Fred.

[Caller 1]

Yo, guys. So I think we can fix a lot of things. We've got a leader of men who does not know who. Maybe one of the greatest rap guys of our generation.

[Covino]

Yes. That's what makes us wild.

[Caller 1]

We've got a whole nother group of guys. They're out here breaking their jaw because some idiots online.

[Covino]

Yes. Clavicular. Telling kids to. To break their jaws to have a more prominent. Joel, you're right.

[Rich]

There's multiple problems going on.

[Covino]

That is another true story. I don't expect everyone to know that one, but it's true.

[Rich]

Yeah, I want to see if he has a solution, but let's go to ILO first. What's up, Isaac? How are you, buddy?

[Isaac]

Oh, it's a busy, busy day in all sorts of respects, fellows. We start with some NFL news that just came down. Cincinnati Bengals re signing quarterback Joe Flacco to a one year deal. The NBA Players association today issued a statement regarding the Milwaukee Bucks reported desire to shut Giannis Antetokounmpo down for the rest of the season saying that Antetokounmpo is healthy and ready to play. Adding anti tanking policies are only as effective as their enforcement. The integrity of the game itself will continue to suffer as long as ownership goes unchecked. Don't let employee turnovers Slow down business Express employment professionals finds the talent you need to keep productivity on track. From the warehouse to the front office. Express staffs all jobs. Visit ExpressPros.com today, ESPN reports Golden State warriors guard Moses Moody has been diagnosed with a season ending torn patellar tendon in his left knee. Finally, Covino and Rich trending right now in college basketball. New Providence head coach Brian Hodgson for this statement that he made just a short time ago during his introductory press conference.

[Rich]

Listen, if you ever want to question my recruiting abilities, just, just take a

[Covino]

look at my wife, Jordan.

[Isaac]

Back to you guys.

[Rich]

You know what? I always said that like when, when, when people would ever question me or Covino giving advice on dating, I'm like, like, we've dated. We dated and ended up with some pretty good looking women. That, that's the proof of the pudding.

[Covino]

Don't take my marriage advice. But yeah, you can take.

[Rich]

Don't do that dating advice.

[Covino]

Absolutely.

[Isaac]

So more Brian Hodgson than Clavic. Clavicular.

[Covino]

Clavicular.

[Rich]

I can't believe we're talking about that guy. All right, hey. Your feedback, your phone calls. Most interactive show on Fox Sports Radio, Cavino and Rich. Now coming up there is an endorsement that I'm sure Covino loves. Cause he's a New York Yankee.

[Covino]

Ben Arros, bro. Oh, you're gonna eat rice.

[Rich]

Can I tell you something?

[Covino]

A match made in heaven.

[Rich]

Something you're gonna hear for the next six plus months. Covino being like, bro, yo, Beno Ross. And you're gonna hear him talk about Volpe and all these guys that you want to just roll your eyes at. But baseball starts tomorrow.

[Covino]

It's okay when you're. Yeah, exactly.

[Rich]

Yo, Lindor, baby. All right, Carson, Benj. Maybe this year you'll hear me talk about a lot. But anyway, we'll talk some baseball. But endorsements, what are the no brainers that should be happening in the world of sports and entertainment? We'll get to that next right here on Fox Sports Radio.

[Covino]

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[Rich]

Man, that was a mouthful.

[Covino]

That is.

[Rich]

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[Covino]

yeah, Covino and Rich with Danny G. And Ryan Lowen Cron's hanging Having fun on a Taco Tuesday. Thank you guys for being here. We're live from the Fox Sports Radio studio, and it's time for our tire rack play of the day. Wemby talking a big game. Playing a big game. Wemby making a late push for mvp.

[Rich]

Five minutes gone here in the second half.

[Caller 1]

Wembanyama and the right elbow will hand

[Covino]

him a cell turn in the corner, lobs it back up to Wemby and

[Rich]

he throws it down another alley.

[Covino]

Oop. And they got a.

[Rich]

They got a knack in San Antonio for always acquiring the best big guys generation after generation, huh?

[Covino]

Oh, yeah. And like I said, not only walking the walk, talking the talk, telling everybody that he should be the MVP because he plays both sides of the ball. Yeah, really cool to hear. I kind of love the confidence in the evolution.

[Danny G]

I like it too. SGA does play defense, though, so he's most likely going to get another MVP award.

[Covino]

So he's campaigning hard. But spurs beat the Heat 136, 111. That call was courtesy of 1200 News Radio, WOAI Spurs Radio Network. That's our tire rack play of the

[Rich]

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[Covino]

So every night.

[Rich]

If you love baseball, get ready. 162 starts tomorrow.

[Covino]

So Ben Rice is one of those dudes that, you know, if you watch the Yankees, you know, this guy, he could hit like they made room for him. I like to think the way that Fox Sports Radio made room for us, the Yankees made room for Ben Rice. They really did. Like, can you catch? Okay, we're going to keep your bat in the lineup.

[Rich]

What can you do?

[Covino]

Tell me what you can do. They just wanted to keep his bat in the lineup and they just want to play him because he's good. The dude could hit like the Mets.

[Rich]

Boba Shet, we need you. Can you play third base? Can you like, you make room for the stars and the players.

[Covino]

Life lesson, if you produce and if you're good, people will find a spot for you.

[Rich]

I always tell kids, you know, as I coach, I always say, if a coach ever asked you, where do you, where could you play? Where do you want to do it? I always tell adults this too. Where do you need me? Where do you need me? Nothing. Nothing worse than a grown man or a kid playing rec sports where they're like, I play shortstop or center field.

[Covino]

No, you, hey, coach, Yankees had Goldschmidt. They had Wells, but that dude was hitting so much, you're like, yeah, how about you catch and play first base? We'll fit you in there wherever we can. So he's a real likable, lovable Yankee. Dude hits bombs and I think he's only gonna grow to be a better player. He's real likable, having fun out there kind of guy. And his name is Ben Rice. Ben Arros. And you know, I'm looking up this story I totally forgot they removed. It's not Uncle Ben's rice anymore.

[Rich]

Oh, that's right, cuz it was racist, right?

[Covino]

I mean, something, I guess, I don't know. Since 2020, they removed Uncle Ben as the spokesman and it's now Ben's original.

[Rich]

Him and Aunt Jemima sitting on the beach retired somewhere.

[Covino]

Well, it was considered racially insensitive imagery. And the name and the mascot, Uncle Ben is no longer.

[Rich]

So what is it now?

[Covino]

It's Ben's Original.

[Rich]

Ben's Original. Okay.

[Covino]

So now it seemed like a partnership made in heaven. The dude's name is Ben Rice. He's on the Yankees and his home run, like, celebration is like he's eating rice. Yo, I'm home. Feed me the feed me tag.

[Rich]

You know what? Since Uncle Ben's been long retired. Perfect.

[Covino]

Perfect. So it's now Ben Rice, the spokesman of Ben's original, the Rice. And they got this whole partnership going on. It's really nice, actually, to kickstart the effort. The partnership helps provide access to up to 2,200 meals for kids facing food and insecurity through no Hunger. No Kid Hungry. Inspired by the number 22 on Ben Rice's jersey. That's beautiful. Yeah. Ben's original will donate to no Kid Hungry to help kids access up to 2200 meals with this partnership. So it all works out. But it got us thinking since this seems to be like a partnership written in the stars. The dude's name is Ben Rice.

[Isaac]

Yeah.

[Covino]

What are some other missed opportunities as far as endorsements? Richard, he gave one O.J. rest in peace. Could have been a great spokesman for Cutco.

[Rich]

I. That was a bad joke. I apologize for that one. OJ and knives. My bad.

[Covino]

Or Isotoners. I mean, they were. There was something going on there. Right? So what?

[Rich]

Isotoner gloves if you're cold without Joe Burrow. Oh, it's cold. It's cold here in Cincinnati.

[Covino]

What are some other partnerships?

[Danny G]

We talked a lot about Cam Scatterboo on yesterday's show. How about him for Thailand All?

[Covino]

Oh, I like that.

[Caller 1]

Yeah.

[Rich]

You like banging your head into stuff and don't believe in cte. How about. How about Advil?

[Covino]

How about some. Yeah, fast acting. So any other ideas? Hit us up at 87799 on Fox. We got more here on Cavino and Rich.

[Rich]

The endorsements that need to happen.

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