C&R - Payton Pulls a Coach Pop, Sam Pulls a Muscle!

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show (Covino & Rich)

Episode: C&R - Payton Pulls a Coach Pop, Sam Pulls a Muscle!
Date: January 15, 2026
Podcast by: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Overview

This episode of "The Dan Patrick Show" (as hosted by Covino & Rich) zeroes in on sports culture, media interactions, and the sometimes combative dynamic between coaches and reporters—highlighted by Sean Payton's viral press conference moment. The hosts balance their usual mix of humor and insight, discussing standout performances, coach/player dynamics, and major pop culture sports headlines. There’s also a lighthearted competitive segment and classic back-and-forth banter throughout.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sean Payton's Combative Press Moment

Starts ~[08:00]

• Main Event: Sean Payton responds testily to a reporter’s question about football strategy, notably asking, “What do you know about attacking downhill in the run game?”—which the hosts dissect for tone.
• Discussion:
  • Is the press becoming an easier target, or are coaches less tolerant of what they perceive as ‘uninformed’ questions?
  • The distinction between legitimate sports reporting and attempts to bait or “gotcha” questions.
  • The role and validity of traditional reporters vs. newer, personality-driven media (reference to McAfee/Rodgers interviews).
  • Ethical boundaries in coach-reporter relations, with parallels drawn to Greg Popovich’s infamous press interactions.
• Memorable Quotes:
  • “What do you know about attacking downhill in the run game? You don’t know? All right. That’s right.” – Sean Payton (via audio clip, [09:21])
  • “Sometimes as an interviewer, you’re asking questions so that people could explain… Maybe you’re giving them the opportunity to make it clear what is the strategy or what’s going on?” – Sam Covino ([09:57])
  • “Kindness never goes out of style. People being rude just for being rude... what do you know about punching down, because I think you’re just bullying a goofy reporter right now.” – Sam Covino ([16:24])

2. The “Coach Popovich” Standard & Etiquette

Starts ~[17:41]

• Topic: When, if ever, is it acceptable for a coach to ‘snap’ at the media?
  • Acknowledgment that “Pop being Pop” is a unique dynamic, but most coaches don’t get that pass.
  • Historical badges of honor for reporters—e.g., getting ‘dissed’ by Bobby Knight or Greg Popovich.
• Memorable Quotes:
  • “It’s like being dissed by Eminem… You weren’t a reporter in the NBA until Popovich gave you a short answer and told you to beat it.” – Rich Davis ([18:20])
  • “Other than Greg Popovich, everyone else—step up your game.” – Rich Davis ([18:34])

3. Sportsmanship, Kindness, and Human Decency

Starts ~[16:29]

• The Value of Civility:
  • How people treat ‘the staff’—waiters, store clerks, media—reflects true character.
  • Discussion expands to everyday markers of decency: returning grocery carts, saying “thank you,” etc.
• Quote:
  • “That’s the ultimate test of how you are as a human. That and returning your grocery cart.” – Rich Davis ([16:49])

4. Lighthearted Show Segments & Listener Interaction

Mike’s “Words of Wisdom” Contest

[05:32], Winner at [15:16]

• Format: Listeners call in to repeat a humorous, prerecorded “word of wisdom.” If they recite it accurately, they win a CNR/FSR Nerf football.
• This Week’s Wisdom:
  • “Starting your day with an early morning run is the best way to make sure that the rest of your day can’t get any worse than it started.” – “Big Mike”, echoed at [07:44] and [15:16]

“Midweek Major” Segment

[27:26]

• Game: Sports & pop culture headlines are presented for hot takes.
• Notable Topics:
  1. Jameis Winston’s celibacy in a contract year ([29:22])
     • “No abstaining… a lot of married guys do that automatically.” – Rich Davis ([30:21])
     • Insights into athletes’ rituals for focus; skepticism about actual benefits.
  2. Airbnb Price Surge for World Cup/Olympics ([32:56])
     • Renting out homes near major events for tens of thousands—hosts debate the practicality and dignity trade-offs.
  3. Tom Brady: “Today’s athletes are too soft” ([35:43])
     • “He knows the way to do it, so why wouldn’t you take his advice? You know better than Tom Brady?” – Sam Covino ([37:17])
     • Generational shift in accountability and coaching style.
  4. Miami player’s mom drives 17,000 miles to see him play ([38:21])
     • Sweet but “mid” story; commentary on mothers, travel, and accepting offered help.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Sean Payton’s Response:
  • “That reporter couldn’t have gone home feeling cool about himself.” – Rich Davis ([09:44])
  • “As an interviewer, sometimes you ask questions you know the answer to, so people can hear the explanation.” – Sam Covino ([09:57])
• On Kindness:
  • “Kindness never goes out of style… what do you know about punching down?” – Sam Covino ([16:24])
  • “I notice when someone just says ‘thank you’… these are things you teach your kids.” – Rich Davis ([16:52])
• On Sports Coaches/Media:
  • “Other than Pop, everyone else—step up your game. It almost became a rite of passage as a reporter to be mean to you.” – Rich Davis ([18:34])
• Comedy & Banter:
  • “What do you know about bonus podcasts? Shut up. Coach Covino. Next question!” – Sam Covino ([12:57])
  • “You want some other strangers romping in your kids’ room?” – Sam Covino, on renting Airbnbs for big events ([33:30])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [08:00] – Sean Payton press conference discussion starts
• [09:21] – Audio and analysis of Payton’s “downhill” comment
• [12:03] – Reporter’s aftermath and how to handle public put-downs
• [16:24] – The value of kindness and etiquette in sports and life
• [17:41] – The “Coach Popovich Exception,” badge-of-honor reporter stories
• [27:26] – “Midweek Major” interactive headlines segment
• [29:22] – Jameis Winston’s celibacy year story
• [32:56] – Airbnb/World Cup and Olympics home rental boom
• [35:43] – Tom Brady: generational softness in athletes
• [38:21] – Miami runner’s supportive mom, story wrap-up

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Overall Tone & Takeaways

The tone is irreverent and comedic, with moments of genuine insight about sports culture and the evolving relationship between coaches and media. The hosts stress the importance of kindness and professionalism, even while ribbing each other and digesting absurd sports headlines. The Sean Payton incident serves as a larger metaphor for a world that’s quick to antagonize and slow to empathize. The show’s unique blend of humor and heart makes it both entertaining and thought-provoking for sports fans and casual listeners alike.

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Final Thought

Whether you’re in it for sports analysis or the banter, this episode delivers big with teachable moments, fun debates, and the perfect “midweek major” energy. If you missed it, just remember: “Kindness never goes out of style,” even if attacking downhill in football is still up for debate.

Transcript

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[Sam Covino]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

Iowa. Sam and I texted about both he and his coach just a couple of games into this college season. That's how long Raider fans have been licking their chops about Fernando Mendoza.

[Rich Davis]

So I think Fernando Mendoza, Kurt Signetti.

[Sam Covino]

The center, Pat Coogan, and then maybe like Charlie Becker or Sir Elijah Surratt, they should all go. The Raiders. Just keep that go. Just the Indiana Hoo to the Raiders train.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, how much of a likable coach and quarterback combo is that like. Yeah, it really is. Like, if you could pick that up and place it somewhere else.

[Sam Covino]

I don't think. I don't think Kurt Signetti is going anywhere. That's what I was going to say. He loves it in Indiana.

[Rich Davis]

Change the culture. I love the pictures of what Indiana football looked like a couple years ago. They show, like, empty stands and no one caring. And now it's one of the hottest football scenes in all of college sports.

[Sam Covino]

Well, speaking of coaches, we're going to talk Sean Payton in a minute. And speaking of Fernando Mendoza, we talked about him on Over Promised our bonus podcast. So definitely check it out. It's free. It's right here on the YouTube page. Covino Enrich FSR episode 123. We talk about him and social media and more on Over Promised our bonus podcast. Check it out and we hope you enjoy. Send it to a friend. And we're streaming live. Can I give some shorts, some shout outs?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, please.

[Sam Covino]

Shane Paulson's hanging with us. Colin in Canada, Michelle, Willamilla Kreiner. We got Shane Paulson. Did I say that? We got Wes. Yeah. A lot of people chiming in live. We appreciate it. Scott for mayor. Everybody chiming in. Bill Jackson, 78. Thank you for being here with us on the YouTube page, Covino and Rich FSR now, before we get into just.

[Rich Davis]

A Raiders field crew, hit us up saying Danny G. I was Sam. I like that talk.

[Sam Covino]

I was say before we get into Sean Payton and why he's awesome or a jerk, we'll figure it out together.

[Rich Davis]

We'll discuss.

[Sam Covino]

See what you did, you little jerk. It's Wednesday. So not only do we have midweek major, the big biggest stories in sports and pop culture, we got Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom.

[Rich Davis]

Wait, he's not here today. He left words behind.

[Danny G]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

He really loves the attention, huh?

[Sam Covino]

Yeah, Big Mike in the broadcast. Little jerk in the broadcasting biz, we call it Put it in the can. He left one in the can. Yeah, he loves doing that.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, that's what he met when he's okay.

[Sam Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

We'Ve had a few of those over the years around here.

[Sam Covino]

It's our way of giving back to you, Fox Sports Radio nation. Your chance to win a CNR and FSR nerf football with the turbo grip. And if you could repeat Mike's words verbatim, that means word for word. That means you win a prize. So write the number down. 87799 on Fox. 87799 on Fox. And be dialing eight. If you could repeat Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom.

[Danny G]

It's time for the guy that runs this place.

[Sam Covino]

Just for clarification, guys, Big Mike does not run this place. He is not in charge of everything. He has no power over really, anybody here. He does not run this place.

[Danny G]

It's Big Mike's words of wisdom on a Wednesday.

[Rich Davis]

I just want to point out something. Picture Mike pre recording this. Pre record like, meaning like, I need to. I need to do this.

[Sam Covino]

He's just trying to give back, Rich.

[Rich Davis]

I know. I'm sorry. I lost.

[Sam Covino]

And spread his wisdom. Starting your day with an early morning run is the best way to make sure that the rest of your day can't get any worse than it started.

[Rich Davis]

Can't disagree. I would go past this gym, Danny. When I lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, I would pass this gym when I was on my way to do morning radio. It's like 5am and I'd see people on the treadmill through the window. And I'm like, they are.

[Sam Covino]

They're in it. Psychopaths motivated to treadmill. Though if you're jogging on concrete, it's so bad. Cold outside, snowy. Those are people on a mission. They're trying to prove someone wrong.

[Rich Davis]

They're trying to show an ex what they're really made of.

[Sam Covino]

You do get your workout in the morning.

[Rich Davis]

You feel amazing the whole day.

[Sam Covino]

You're right, you're exhausted by 7pm but you feel amazing. It is a good feeling of like, got that out of the way. And hey, if you could repeat that word for word right now, you win a prize.

[Rich Davis]

You want to give it again? One more time?

[Sam Covino]

Yeah, one more. Starting your day with an early morning run is the best way to make sure that the rest of your day can't get any worse than it started.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you, Mike.

[Sam Covino]

Thank you, Mike. So we're taking your phone calls for the CNR and FSR Nerf football. And you can always qualify for Nerf football if you say something nice in our reviews on our podcast, Apple podcast. If Danny G hits you up, you could win a football. But while we get the phone calls going, 877-99-FOX. Let's talk about Sean Payton because I don't know, I feel like the, the press, either they're easier targets than ever or people are just fed up with stupid questions. I don't know. I don't know what's going on, but.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know if this is much of a stupid question as much as Sean Payton not having patience with someone.

[Sam Covino]

I'm not, I'm not insinuating it was a stupid question. So I don't want to be that way. It's like, from his perspective, like, he wanted me. He doesn't want to be bothered with your stupidity. He got into it with a reporter. Like, he'll get a little testy with reporters. It happened earlier this season and kind of went semi viral.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I mean, I was, I was hard on the traditional reporter the other day when you and I were arguing, Sam. But they do have a job to do and they are trying to get the real story. Rob Parker and I were chatting about the minute you start paying people like McAfee does with Aaron Rodgers, then you're not getting the true story because it's more of than a fun celebrity guest opposed to reporting. I get what they're trying to do, but Sean Payton, I don't know. Is this a good look or not? Take a listen. In the run game, just how big.

[Sam Covino]

Is that, the timing of it? You want him to attack downhill. Is that your, like, what do you know about attacking downhill in the run game? You don't know? All right. That's right. Have him attack him downhill. It's good to have a, a healthy Dre Greenlaw back in the game. Yeah. It's just very Kurt. Very combative. Little. Very condescending, for sure.

[Rich Davis]

That reporter couldn't have gone home feeling cool about himself.

[Sam Covino]

No. What do you know about tacking downhill? Not. Not much. That's why I'm asking you about it, sir.

[Rich Davis]

You are the, you are the. You are the coach of the, the Broncos.

[Sam Covino]

Right. Sometimes as an interviewer, you're asking questions so that people could explain. Right. Their side of things. Maybe, maybe you're giving them the opportunity. Maybe this is a storyline and he wants to give Sean Payton the opportunity to clear it up. You know, that's sometimes my method of questioning. Like, hey, I just, I want to give you this opportunity to make it clear what is the strategy or what's going on?

[Danny G]

And, man, I.

[Sam Covino]

He didn't seem to have the patience for it. What do you know about it, dumbass?

[Rich Davis]

You don't want to be combative and put your, you know, your career or access in jeopardy. But, you know, if I'm that reporter, I almost want to be like, yeah, you're the coach of the Broncos. I'm asking you a question, dope.

[Sam Covino]

Like, what do you know about attacking downhill?

[Rich Davis]

What do you know about attacking downhill? I don't. I'm a reporter for the Denver Bumblebee. You know, I played seventh grade football. Please explain attacking downhill better. Reporter for the Colorado Springs Gazette.

[Sam Covino]

Like, you know, what do you know? Well, not as much as you. Because you're the coach.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. You make $20 million to coach the Broncos.

[Sam Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I'm asking you saying. On the flip side of that, though.

[Sam Covino]

I get why coaches get, like, frustrated with, like, these, maybe these terms that are used in questions like, these reporters think that. They're like, really? Are we living in such a gotcha culture that every coach thinks that. What are you trying to get me on something? Like, what do you. What. You know what I mean? You trying to set me up?

[Rich Davis]

He's like, you civilian.

[Sam Covino]

You don't know anything about attacking down here, bro.

[Rich Davis]

If you ask Jordan Love, after that loss, hey, do you think Matt LaFleur should keep his job? That's a, that's a trap, a hole question if you ask.

[Sam Covino]

That's a very necessary question, though.

[Rich Davis]

But, but, but I could see endorsed.

[Sam Covino]

Him right after the game.

[Rich Davis]

I could see where someone would be like, why are you asking me? Or when Shador Sanders, they would ask him, like, what do you think of the play calling? I know you're trying to get me. This was a. Hey, you got a big. You got a big defensive Piece. But I'm a big Greenlaw fan. Niners guy, right before he went there, he was a Niner asking about defensive strategy and Trump Payton jumping like that. I just think I get it's a long season, but Isaac, you've been in these reporting room more than any of us. What do you think?

[Danny G]

Oh, Lord, I have so many stories. A lot of times you can ask a perfectly good legitimate question and basically have your face chewed off by the person you ask it to if they're in a bad mood at a bad moment. I will give you an interesting footnote. That reporter tweeted about this in a reply quote. This was a funny moment. We joked about it after. It's all good. But having heard what you just heard there, does it come across that way?

[Sam Covino]

No, not at all. But maybe they did joke about it, however. Yeah, I wouldn't want to be talked that way, especially publicly like that. Like, all right, geez. Like what do you know about attacking downhill in the run game? You don't know. It's a great response though. Imagine. Imagine if you use that in your real life. So, man Rich, ask me a question on anything.

[Rich Davis]

Kavino.

[Sam Covino]

Yeah, no, anything.

[Rich Davis]

How do you feel about us doing our bonus podcast?

[Sam Covino]

What do you know about bonus podcasts? Shut up. Hey, next question. Coach Covino.

[Rich Davis]

Next question.

[Sam Covino]

Sam from the Davenport. Yes, Tribune. Yeah, Tribune. What do you know about Taylor ham? What do you know about Taylor. Shut up. I mean, what do you know about sandwiches? Next question.

[Rich Davis]

This guy calls a Taylor pork roll Taylor Ham. What do you call it?

[Sam Covino]

What do you know? Get out of my face.

[Rich Davis]

Thanks.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Sam Covino]

That is like really. It's rude, dude. It's just straight up. And I'm glad that it wasn't more than that. According to.

[Rich Davis]

By the way.

[Sam Covino]

I don't know how much I believe that reporter. He's just trying to make.

[Danny G]

Maybe he's just trying to save face.

[Sam Covino]

In the same thing of it and save face and not rub this guy the wrong way. Trying to stay in.

[Danny G]

Good.

[Sam Covino]

Yes, stay in. In the scene there, actually.

[Danny G]

Apparently this was his follow up question.

[Sam Covino]

You hold your head up.

[Danny G]

All right.

[Sam Covino]

Oh, man. Yeah. So, uh, your thoughts on that and we'll take more phone calls. And we're still looking for a winner for Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom. Who do we got? Danny G. Let's start with John in Montana. All right. John.

[Rich Davis]

John Montana. What's up, bud?

[Sam Covino]

I think I was. Sam pulled a muscle over here.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, what's up, Ben? What's up, bud?

[Danny G]

Hey, Love show, guys.

[Rich Davis]

You Ready to do Mike's words of wisdom or what?

[Danny G]

I'm going to do my best.

[Rich Davis]

All right, I was. Sam.

[Sam Covino]

Sorry. I pulled, like, I put muscle in my rib cage. What do you know about muscles? No, I. I don't know, but I had a cramp in my rib cage.

[Rich Davis]

It was very hurt a lot. I was, like, having an attack over here.

[Spotty]

Do we need to bring in.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know.

[Sam Covino]

I need the blue tent. I need a blue tent.

[Danny G]

I'm sorry.

[Sam Covino]

I'm not trying to distract from this. All right, we're good.

[Rich Davis]

Now.

[Sam Covino]

Who's Sam's backup? I get, like, these cramps in my rib cage when I laugh, and I'm like, what's going on in my body? Who's our Fred Warner? Tommy devito's here to back up Sam.

[Rich Davis]

Sam wasn't used to laughing for the other shows. He used to work for.

[Spotty]

Iowa. Sam's gonna produce Iowa.

[Sam Covino]

Sam's gonna produce. Play that music. Let it marinate, John. Let it breathe for a second. Go ahead, John. It's all you.

[Danny G]

Starting your day with an early morning run is the best way to make sure that the rest of your day can't get any worse than it started.

[Sam Covino]

Yes. Nice work.

[Rich Davis]

One and done.

[Sam Covino]

One and done.

[Rich Davis]

Here we go.

[Sam Covino]

Win a prize and you're wiser for it. Yeah. Congrats. We will be getting your address when the shipment comes in. You get a turbo football there in Montana.

[Rich Davis]

Thanks, buddy.

[Sam Covino]

It's not easy. Thanks, guys. I wouldn't have got it. I wonder if these guys play like Pat and Oswalt and big fan and just start writing it all down.

[Rich Davis]

That's fine.

[Sam Covino]

That's not cheating. Whatever your method is, that's fine. Appreciate it. Thanks for playing. We do this every Wednesday. And coming up, remember, we still got midweek major biggest stories in sports and pop culture. But any final thoughts on Sean Payton? Like we said about. What was her name? Lisa Turtle. No, we said it about the other reporter earlier this week, Lynn Jones. Lynn Jones. You know who. Whether or not etiquette was violated in that moment. Like, kindness never goes out of style. Like, people being rude just for being rude. Like, what do you know about downhill? Well, what do you know about punching down? Because I think you're just bullying a goofy reporter right now. That's what it sounds like to me. So I don't think kindness ever goes out of style. He didn't have to be a jerk like that. Well, look, either whether he was being mean or not, it sounds jerky, doesn't it?

[Rich Davis]

Listen we bust each other's chops all day here. But in day to day life, I very much judge people on how they treat staff at restaurants, how they treat workers at stores. That's the ultimate. That's the ultimate test of how you are as a human. That and returning your grocery cart. You know, there's a little test in life like are you a good person?

[Sam Covino]

Taking up two spaces with, you know, parking your car like, you just. I don't care.

[Rich Davis]

Do you look at the waitress in the eyes when you order? Do you say thank you? Like these are things you teach your kids, Right.

[Sam Covino]

May I versus I want.

[Rich Davis]

And I know that sometimes a coach player doesn't necessarily want to talk to the press or a reporter.

[Sam Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

But I notice. I notice when someone is there to do the. They're. They're in the moment. Like, I'll give you a great example. You know who I noticed said thank you, appreciate it and was Sweet Demiko Ryan d'. Amico. Ryan's.

[Danny G]

When he.

[Rich Davis]

There's certain co. I mean, coming off a win. But it was at halftime. There's. There's coaches and players that, you know, go the extra mile to say thank you.

[Sam Covino]

Gracious, courteous, respectful. There's, you know, those are all good things.

[Rich Davis]

Listen, there's no need for him to.

[Sam Covino]

Be this way unless they have a previous relationship where this report is a pest or something. I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

You know, we love.

[Sam Covino]

But in that moment, that's what I.

[Rich Davis]

We joke about how back in the day we gave Manny the pass. The friend. Manny being Manny, Manny Ramirez. One person gets the rude to press pass because it's funny. And that's one. One person only. Everyone else to me, step up your game. And this is a guy that. It almost became a rite of passage as a reporter to have this guy be mean to you. Do you know I'm thinking of NBA is it.

[Sam Covino]

It's Craig Sager and Greg Popovich.

[Rich Davis]

It's Popovich.

[Sam Covino]

Yeah. It's definitely.

[Rich Davis]

When you're pop. We were talking to our boy George Sedano and you know, he's a good.

[Sam Covino]

Pal of ours and it's like being dissed by Eminem.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Like you weren't a reporter in the NBA until Popovich like gave you a shorter answer and told you to beat it. But other than Popovich, because we all know what a great human Popovich is. So I think other than Greg Popovich, everyone else.

[Sam Covino]

I think if Bobby Knight was rude to you too when you reporter that was a badge.

[Rich Davis]

If he threw a chair at you.

[Sam Covino]

I thought if he hit you over the head with a chair, he was just like, buddy. But Craig Sager, though, like, dearly departed Craig Sager we all loved, had these amazing suits. Him and Popovich would go back, like, it would just. It was like a bit. And by the way, you loved it. It was great.

[Danny G]

No?

[Sam Covino]

And does everybody have a bad day? Absolutely.

[Rich Davis]

What was a great bit with the.

[Sam Covino]

But it is what it is, so we got to point it out.

[Rich Davis]

Wasn't there a great bit with the late Craig Sager? Where was it? Kevin Garnett. Like, people went in on his suit.

[Sam Covino]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

Was it Garnet?

[Sam Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Sam Covino]

He calls out his whole outfit, tells him never to wear it again.

[Rich Davis]

Some really fun moments. So, hey, just be kind, as you said, Camino, there's no. There's nothing to it. Be kind.

[Sam Covino]

Burn the suit.

[Danny G]

Burn it.

[Rich Davis]

Burn the suit. That's great right there. All right, listen. Coming up, we're gonna give him extra time because he really wants, you know, he's really feeling the love today. Our video guy spot is gonna do midweek major spot.

[Sam Covino]

We're gonna give you eight minutes.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Extra time spot for all the hot stories.

[Spotty]

So many hot stories.

[Sam Covino]

Hot chocolate.

[Rich Davis]

In the world of sports and entertainment, we do midweek major and we'll talk about all your divisional games getting closer and closer to the best weekend of NFL football. We do that next right here.

[Sam Covino]

Covino and Richard, it all comes down to this rich. One game, the best of the best, playing for the Lombardi, which you saw on Broadway, right? Lombardi.

[Rich Davis]

Didn't you see it? Do you know who played Lombardi on Broadway? I remember the dad from Wonder Years and I went to the opening night.

[Sam Covino]

Dan Laurier.

[Rich Davis]

Hot chocolate.

[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

The other day, I told my wife.

[Sam Covino]

I said, I want it, though.

[Rich Davis]

We have a 75 and I go, do you think 20 more inches of TV would be too much? You start measuring, I don't know. I don't think.

[Sam Covino]

I say you always go big. I just don't know if it fits.

[Rich Davis]

I just don't know if you can go too big with a tv.

[Sam Covino]

But I want it. If you got the space, you gotta get it.

[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

Man, it's here for Super Bowl 60 TCA.

[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

And in addition to hearing us live weeknights from 7 to 10pm Eastern on Fox Sports Radio, we are excited to announce brand new YouTube channel for the show.

[Rich Davis]

That's right, you can now watch the Odd couple live on YouTube every day.

[Sam Covino]

All you got to do search Odd Couple FSR on YouTube again.

[Danny G]

YouTube.

[Sam Covino]

Just search Odd Couple FSR. Check us out on YouTube and subscribe. Hey, it's Covino and Rich. All right, NBA fans, you're gonna love this new podcast. Point came with Isaiah Thomas and CJ Toledano. It's the real deal and insiders look at the NBA and its culture. The insider, none other than NBA legend Isiah Thomas. Plus co host CJ Toledano is hilarious and knows the game inside and out.

[Rich Davis]

Each week, Isaiah and along with current and former NBA stars and a list comedians break down the biggest stories around the league. Plus, you know Isaiah's dropping some epic stories from one of the greatest eras in NBA history.

[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Danny G]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

I hate that you hang with robots more than humans.

[Sam Covino]

Yeah, well, I don't know. I like them more than you. Cavino and robot show coming soon.

[Spotty]

I bet you the robot knows the answer to hot sundae.

[Sam Covino]

Dude. The answer is hot sundae. Covino and Rich live from the Fox sports radio studio. For over 40 years, Tire Rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive. Shipped fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tire rack.com with tire buying should be again. I'm Cavino, that is Rich. Danny G is here, Iowa. Sam. And of course Spotty's on standby. I just realized that's also your alien voice. My alien and robot voice? Same voice.

[Danny G]

I don't have a lot of range.

[Sam Covino]

And it's time for mid week major. Covino and Rich gets you over the.

[Danny G]

Middle of the week with midweek major.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I love that.

[Sam Covino]

We throw sports and pop culture headlines and topics at the fellas.

[Danny G]

And it's like the kids say, that's.

[Sam Covino]

So mid week definitely major.

[Danny G]

CNR scoring midweek major.

[Sam Covino]

Yeah. I almost feel like 12 minutes is too much time for Spotty. 12 minutes. We should go really slow here as we roll the two red love dice.

[Rich Davis]

Rolls the dice.

[Sam Covino]

When you hear the horns, you know you've made it to the middle of the work week.

[Spotty]

I want actually to half my story.

[Sam Covino]

Everybody watching Kovino jump start to see Danny G's giant sticky red love dice. What you got?

[Rich Davis]

What you roll?

[Sam Covino]

Ooh.

[Danny G]

11.

[Sam Covino]

Oh, man, that's hard to beat. Rich roll now.

[Danny G]

Rich roll.

[Spotty]

Come on, Rich, you got this.

[Rich Davis]

All right, hold on now.

[Sam Covino]

This is for first take, by the way.

[Spotty]

It doesn't.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Spotty]

It doesn't.

[Sam Covino]

Okay. Yeah. No. Oh. Oh, my God.

[Rich Davis]

12.

[Danny G]

No way.

[Sam Covino]

Swear to God. Swear to God. Let's go to Vegas. Oh, wow. Let's go.

[Danny G]

Let's go to Vegas.

[Sam Covino]

Down. Better hope your ners could come back like that against the se.

[Danny G]

You.

[Rich Davis]

You know what? I was going to ask you bir break before you go to spot, since we do have 12 minutes. Oh, come on. When you ask later on Ask Chat GPT do they predict the favorites? If you're going to have robots I know at iHeart and Foxworthy considered, you know, guaranteed human. But if you're hanging with your stupid robot friends, would. Would AI predict all the favorites?

[Sam Covino]

Sure.

[Rich Davis]

Ask that while we go on spot.

[Sam Covino]

We're now down to 10 minutes, but Rich gets to go first. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most famous person besides Judy Bloom from Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Spotty boy.

[Spotty]

You guys. Hi, guys.

[Sam Covino]

How are you?

[Rich Davis]

Hot Sunday.

[Sam Covino]

Hot chocolate.

[Rich Davis]

Chocolate.

[Sam Covino]

All right.

[Spotty]

You guys are on a contract here, right?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Spotty]

Well, have you considered celibacy for peak performance? Oh, think about it. On today's newly released I'm Going Somewhere newly released New Heights podcast, Jameis Winston revealed that during his historic 2019 season with the Bucs, he decided to abstain from sexual activity. He said that it was a contract year. It was one of the most up and down years on and off the field he had in his life.

[Sam Covino]

Sounds like a down year, right?

[Spotty]

He just asked his wife to marry him and he was doing his celibacy thing. He said that his parents, once they got engaged, insisted that him and his fiance live apart. So he was, he had bought his own place. He was living on his own. He was trying to focus on the game. But that being said, that that season he did. He actually, he made NFL history being the first to throw 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions in one season.

[Sam Covino]

So didn't Mythbusters cover the whole weak in the knees Burgess Meredith theory?

[Spotty]

I think they did midweek or major.

[Sam Covino]

But yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Rich, I'm sorry, we give a knees. I mean, I think it's weak. I mean, no abstaining from, I don't know, a lot of married guys. Like, I do that automatically. But you know what? A guy in his youthful prime, like young studly Jeff Winston was like, no can do, ladies. Come on, give me a break. And he was. And he was married at the time.

[Spotty]

You're saying engaged.

[Rich Davis]

Engaged.

[Danny G]

Engaged.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, man. Isaac, I'm gonna go to you.

[Danny G]

I have a tidbit about this that's related to sports entertainment. So. Remember the movie Ali starring Will Smith?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

According to the guy who trained Will Smith for that picture, Will Smith vowed to abstain himself for the whole period he was training for and filming the movie Ali for similar reasons as it related to playing a boxer and playing Ali.

[Rich Davis]

Is that why Jada decided just get with everyone else?

[Sam Covino]

Is that why she had entanglements? Entanglements.

[Spotty]

Entanglements.

[Sam Covino]

Entanglements with nobody.

[Rich Davis]

I passed to you, Kavita.

[Sam Covino]

I think it's a mid story because I don't think there's any truth to it. So I think it's just sort of a waste of the time. However, I also respect the, I guess commitment and dedication to greatness, like you're eliminating distractions. So I do understand that. But I mean, at what cost? Don't you want to be closer to your fiance? Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And truthfully, like, if you don't have, there's no proof. If you don't have kids. Those are real distractions. Imagine being with your significant other without kids around. What would you even do?

[Sam Covino]

Who knows?

[Rich Davis]

I know.

[Spotty]

All right, homeowners. Homeowners in New Jersey already starting to capitalize on the upcoming World cup festivities this year. Starting off in June as soccer fans from all over the world head to Mexico, US and Canada. MetLife will host the final game which will take place on July 19. And Airbnb prices are already skyrocketing. So some of the. Some of like the examples they gave a seven bedroom property in Jersey City, which isn't far from The Meadowlands where MetLife Stadium is, is going for $27,000 for three nights. A four bedroom home in midtown Manhattan. If you wanted to stay in the city, going for almost 30K and several two to three bedrooms that are within five minutes of MetLife Stadium, going for at least $12,000 for the weekend. The World cup takes place from June 11 to July 19, 16 venues across North America. So if you're near a hosting venue, maybe consider letting one of your places bring it up on the Airbnb midweek.

[Danny G]

Major.

[Rich Davis]

Dude, that was long winded spot. Jesus.

[Spotty]

I got 12 minutes.

[Danny G]

Major.

[Sam Covino]

Definitely major.

[Rich Davis]

My wife and I have talked about this for real because the Olympics come out here in 2028.

[Danny G]

They do.

[Rich Davis]

And I live in the Valley. We have a five bedroom house with like a finished garage. You could also call that like a, a six bedroom. My wife and I have talked about like pay for the kids college because they were saying like out here in la, when the Olympics here, they're saying you might be able to rent your house for 50 to $100,000 for a month if you have five or more bedrooms.

[Spotty]

Events will be spread all over the LA county areas.

[Sam Covino]

You know what else is gonna be Spread legs all over Rich's bed.

[Rich Davis]

Who cares? I'll go buy a cheap bed from ikea.

[Sam Covino]

You want some other strangers romping in your kids room?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Spotty]

Hey, there's a first time for everything.

[Danny G]

Film an episode of Room Raiders after the Olympics. There.

[Sam Covino]

Don't bring the black light into this guy's house.

[Rich Davis]

I would really not care. I told my wife, I'm like, I'll go do the show remote for a month. I think the boss would understand. I'll give him a cut.

[Sam Covino]

I'm gonna rent my couch out for $80 a night.

[Rich Davis]

If anything, I was. Sam, I'll go. I'll live with. I'm gonna live with you now.

[Sam Covino]

No, I'll live with you.

[Rich Davis]

We'll rent my apartment out. Sam, I'll pay your rent for the month.

[Sam Covino]

I'm.

[Rich Davis]

And double. I'll live with you. My wife could go live with the.

[Sam Covino]

Kids because it's some serious money, and in a time where everyone claims to be broke, they got all this coin to be buying tickets. Tickets alone are expensive. And then renting out houses for 30, $50,000.

[Rich Davis]

These are teams and facilities. Yeah.

[Sam Covino]

That's crazy, dude, that this kind of money could be made. So I. I guess if you have the opportunity, you definitely have to consider it. You also have to take some of that profit and use it for a real deep cleaning afterwards if you think they're gonna respect your home. I think you're crazy.

[Rich Davis]

It doesn't matter, dude. A couple thousand dollars if they've dent a wall.

[Sam Covino]

Chip a pa. That's the sanctity of your. That's where your kids are raised.

[Spotty]

Soccer hooligans are gonna be ramming their head through your wall.

[Rich Davis]

Exactly.

[Sam Covino]

Please.

[Rich Davis]

I've already been in touch with the Norwegian luge team. All right, next stories.

[Spotty]

All right, Tom Brady. That's any Tom Brady news I know you love, but turning into a bit of a grumpy old man screaming at the cloud. So while appearing on the Spit and Chiclets, podcast, host Ryan Whitney was talking about players, coaches, quote, players coaches being replaced by disciplinarians. And Brady did not hold back, going on this rant about the, quote, younger generations. He said that the generation is so soft. He said they're just unwilling to take criticism for lack of performance. Why do we allow this with parents? Why do we allow it in schools? Why do we allow it with coaching where it's okay to mess up and screw up in front of your teammates because you're not prepared or you didn't put the effort in why can't we call people out on that? Why do we have to apologize for trying to get the best out of somebody? That's what needs to change. He went on to say that this just fractures the teams for people involving people who aren't involved with the inner circle of a team. So midweek or major?

[Rich Davis]

I say it's mid. Tom Brady has.

[Sam Covino]

That's so mid.

[Rich Davis]

Plenty of other fun stories surrounding him from.

[Spotty]

Sorry, Sorry, Alex Earl wasn't involved. Earl or Sydney Blondes weren't involved.

[Sam Covino]

I mean, I think it's major because it's great advice. Who is coming from? It's a guy who's. Who's proven to know a little something about greatness. He's telling you, if that's what it takes, then that's what it takes. You should follow that blueprint. Stop being a weenie about it.

[Rich Davis]

Did you win the roll of the dice?

[Sam Covino]

I thought you were done. No, you said you spoke your mind. What do you mean?

[Rich Davis]

Did you act like I cut you in line?

[Spotty]

Rich's point was hot blonde's not involved.

[Danny G]

You were very ho hum and you.

[Sam Covino]

Passed it off to me.

[Rich Davis]

Listen, I'm. I'm the number one coach here on Fox Sports Radio.

[Danny G]

Oh, no.

[Rich Davis]

And I'm gonna tell you this now.

[Spotty]

You are facts.

[Rich Davis]

I always was. Hey, so you defending Doug?

[Sam Covino]

He's doing really well.

[Rich Davis]

He is.

[Sam Covino]

I'm proud he's succeeding. Go, Doug.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I'm now friends with Stugot. Sorry. So here's my thought. My thought is there comes an age where this matters, right? Like, I coach. Kids are five, six. My daughter's eight. She plays 8U softball. It's still I. I go by the words of my pal, Coach Ball game. Hey, kid, I love watching you play. Are you having fun? Yes. You get to an age 12, 13, 11, 12, 13. That's when it's like, all right, are you in this to win it? Do you want to learn competitiveness and you want to learn how to be a winner? Things change.

[Sam Covino]

But when.

[Rich Davis]

When kids are 10 years old or younger. Accountability. Are you kidding me? They're. You know, half the kids run to third base first. You could now answer.

[Sam Covino]

I already spoke my mind. The guy created the. He knows the way to do it. So why wouldn't you take his advice? You know better than Tom Brady? In my face. What do you know about winning? What do you know about attacking downhill? What do you know about attacking downhill?

[Rich Davis]

Get out of here.

[Sam Covino]

It's Tom Brady. Dude. Listen to what he's saying.

[Spotty]

Does your. Does your son's 8U or what is it, 5? What does he play? Does he have more rings than Tom Brady?

[Rich Davis]

No, but I. I think that there comes a distinct age, and I think.

[Sam Covino]

You have to ask 11. Can I. Can I make one final point, though?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Sam Covino]

You know, in situations like this, when it comes to coaching or bosses, tough bosses, tough instructors, are they just being jerks or are they trying to bring out the greatness in you? It's sort of like the Devil Wears Prada. Was the boss a jerk or trying to bring out the greatness in the movie Whiplash? Was J.K. simmons a jerk, or was he trying to bring out the greatness in Miles Teller? You know, it takes a lot to be great. It takes a lot of dedication, a lot of commitment, a lot of sacrifice. And if Tom Brady's saying, hey, sometimes this tough love is needed, I think you probably should take his advice.

[Spotty]

All right, for one final. I just can squeeze one more in. Miami Hurricanes running back Mark Fletcher Jr. Been dominating in his team's run to the national championship this Monday.

[Sam Covino]

Right.

[Spotty]

And reveals that his mother has been his biggest supporter. So much so that she drives to every game, no matter the location. He said that she really does not not only love to support her son, but loves the travel involved. So this season, Miami had four road games, racking up about 7,500 miles in her travels. But in the postseason, the three games in the postseason, there were two games in Texas and one game in Arizona. Racking up a total travel of 17,000 miles just to go out and support her son. Fletcher said he did offer his mom plane tickets to go see him play, but she is not a fan of flying, so she decided to drive. Luckily, the final is only about a half hour away, so not, not many more miles there.

[Danny G]

Midweek. Major.

[Rich Davis]

This is a weakest story week.

[Sam Covino]

This was a very sweet, fluffy, loving story.

[Rich Davis]

No, get on a plane, doofus. It's his mother. Let me rephrase. I deal with this sometimes with my mother in law. I'm in California here. My mother in law's in Texas. And I will volunteer like Cindy. You're such a great grandmother to our children. I will plane tickets on me and she'll choose to drive.

[Sam Covino]

She's like John Madden. She doesn't trust the plane.

[Rich Davis]

What I'm saying is you can't then feel bad for someone that's like, been on the road for two days when you offered to buy them a plane ticket. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, if I. If Covino's like I'm hungry and I'm like, dude, I offered to stop and get you a sandwich. Like you can't complain when someone offered you something, right? I mean if he offered his mother plane tickets, God bless her, I love that she's there for her son. So I don't want to spend anything negative on a beautiful story, but I can't feel bad for someone that drove thousands of miles when someone offered them a plane ticket for free.

[Sam Covino]

7,500 miles for hurricane away game and I think this is a mid story. Yeah. Not because it's not beautiful but because in the story the mom says that she truly loves driving, she loves traveling for the game. So if that's what she loves to do and she loves to do it, let's do it.

[Rich Davis]

How about it? And you know what? Good luck to her and her son. National championship. Thank you so much.

[Sam Covino]

Spot. Thank you, Spot.

[Rich Davis]

Hot sun, guys.

[Spotty]

Hot sun.

[Sam Covino]

Hot chocolate.

[Rich Davis]

Hot chocolate. All right. Isaac Lonecron. What's up man?

[Danny G]

Ilo all right, let's get started with a busy day in the world of sports. All sorts of things to tell you guys about, starting with the news out of college football. Oregon quarterback Dante Moore announced that he will return to the Ducks next season in Major League Baseball. Big signing the Boston Red Sox inking left handed pitcher Ranger suarez to a five year $130 million deal in the NFL. Former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has been meeting with the New York Giants today at their fac. At last report he is still there. I will double check just to make sure. The deal is Steve Tisch. He's one of the co owners of the Giants. A plane that he owned went from New Jersey to Baltimore this morning, was on the ground in Baltimore for 45 minutes, flew back to New Jersey. It landed there nine hours ago and as of now that plane is still there in New Jersey. Speaking of the Ravens, they interviewed Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter for their head coaching job. Pittsburgh Steelers are requested interviews with Minter, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Rams passing game coordinator Nate Shieldhouse and Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula. Meanwhile, former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel will interview Friday for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator job. Finally we have a national championship game parking update. I'm looking at the secondary market not for tickets for Indiana against Miami, but rather parking spaces in the parking lot of Hard Rock Stadium. Cavino and Rich, would you like to take a guess as to what they're going for right now in the Stadium parking lot on the secondary market. One parking pass.

[Rich Davis]

My favorite show in the 80s. 227. $227 rich.

[Sam Covino]

$228.

[Danny G]

Lowest price right now. $747 lowest price.

[Rich Davis]

That's nuts.

[Danny G]

But don't worry, if you are right across the street, that price goes down to a much more manageable $394. Back to you, man.

[Rich Davis]

Where's the running backs mom going to park?

[Danny G]

The Everglades perhaps? Oh my goodness.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you, Isaac. And by the way, pitching people are so desperate for starting pitching. Ranger Suarez is good, don't get me wrong, but the guy's never won more than 12 games. We're talking about a guy that goes like 12 and 812 and like with Era in the threes, which is great. But to make that type of money like real honestly, people take big chances on good starting pitchers. Really is wild. There's very few Garrett Coles.

[Sam Covino]

Very few. By the way, Garrett Cole's not even playing for another month or two after the season starts. Seeing what Rodon.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm saying like School bowl and Skeens, there's very few guys of that caliber, so. Hey. Anyway, we got more cnr. We got a little NBA news we'll get to next. Has to do with Giannis, so hang tight. More CNR next.

[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Sam Covino]

Hey, it's Kavino and Rich. Breaking news. Not everything is terrible. We repeat, not everything is terrible. The ripple effect is proof that The Internet hasn't ruined humanity entirely. Hosted by Jenna Kim Jones, funny and uplifting podcast spotlights the quiet, powerful ways people still choose good. Each episode features real stories of kindness, of barbers changing more than just their client's haircut, of the secret life, of leftover hotel soap, of vending machines that dispense just the help someone needs, like magic.

[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

I didn't know Rich had a twin brother till I saw this video. Covino and Rich. Oh, people don't know. Rich is the third proclaimer. Covino and Rich.

[Rich Davis]

Joke's on you. You know there's two.

[Sam Covino]

Fox Sports Radio Rich is the third property brother. A lot of people don't know that. Actually, the fourth because there's three of them already.

[Rich Davis]

What do you know about the property? You know there's already a property.

[Sam Covino]

I don't know anything about the property.

[Rich Davis]

You know there's a property brother. A third one that looks like all goth. No joke.

[Sam Covino]

He's like a. Like a pun rock guy.

[Rich Davis]

There's two. It almost feels like an SNL bit if you've never looked this up. There's a third property brother that looks like the Property Brothers, but he looks like he should be in Fallout Boy.

[Sam Covino]

And Rich is the fourth. We're live from the Fox Sports radio studio. I'm a big fan of the Property Brothers, by the way. Good dudes. And our show, sponsored by DraftKings Sportsbook, an official sports betting partner of the NFL and NBA. And right now, use the promo code crshow to claim your Special offers at DraftKings. Again, promo code crshow. DraftKings. The Crown is yours.

[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

I mean, I wipe down the microphones, the counters. I mean, it's like old habits. Everyone is sick. Bree is literally dying at home. So I usually wipe everything down when I leave and when I walk in.

[Rich Davis]

You treated that Fox Sports radio news anchor Little booth like Isaac's a hobo from skid row.

[Sam Covino]

No, that's you just making stuff up.

[Danny G]

Up.

[Sam Covino]

That's you just making stuff up.

[Spotty]

You should see what Danny G. Does.

[Sam Covino]

In here every day with the Lysol. Yeah, yeah. I wipe it down all the time.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Sam Covino]

Hobo.

[Danny G]

Okay.

[Sam Covino]

You're calling me out.

[Danny G]

Keep everything.

[Sam Covino]

I have to lice all the chairs I'm going to sit in. Cuz I think about what these chairs have been through. Honestly, I don't blame Danny G. I, I have a theory that people, the weekend people here at Fox Sports Radio and God bless them all, very talented. But do they gnaw on the armchairs? Because how don't hate on us weekend people do you know, on the chairs I don't sit on, on that chair, I sit on pieces of the arm missing. You know, I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

V.J. husky got hungry.

[Sam Covino]

He's a dog. He's a husky. Seriously, do you get so fired up a man they start biting on the chairs and ripping them.

[Rich Davis]

Steve Hartman was like, I don't get it.

[Sam Covino]

So look, if people treat things that way, I don't, I don't blame you for what things to her point, there's like norovirus, rsv everyone flu, Covid, whooping cough.

[Rich Davis]

It's all going around right now. It's all going.

[Sam Covino]

I've, I've had the, I've had like tuberculosis for a few weeks.

[Rich Davis]

You can hear my voice.

[Sam Covino]

I'm kidding.

[Danny G]

I don't have it.

[Sam Covino]

I even put hand sanitizer on these pens. Every single pen looks like a dog chewed on it.

[Danny G]

That's also true.

[Rich Davis]

I know who, I know who does that.

[Sam Covino]

They're pens for all of us to use. Don't put them in your mouth. Yeah. He will go unnamed. He will go unnamed. But I know people we work with.

[Rich Davis]

Bros, people, they chew on the armrest. They chew on the pens. We work with canines on radio.

[Sam Covino]

So people just spitting everywhere, shouting all that.

[Rich Davis]

Camino and I are both pentuers.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I'm not a chewer. I'm a pen. I do put the pen in my mouth.

[Sam Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

But you know what I'm like when you guys all have these terrible germs. I'm the guy that would. I lived in New York City most of my life, going to work back and forth. You put your hand on a subway handle and then you lick your finger. You end up like biting your nail and licking your finger. I, I've gained the immunity of like, if there's a zombie virus. I'm surviving is what I'm saying.

[Sam Covino]

You're not. You're not that guy anymore.

[Danny G]

You're in la.

[Sam Covino]

It's not like that soft out here. You're soft, yes, like the rest of the us.

[Rich Davis]

This is possible. Hey, you know what? We have limited time, so maybe we push this Yanis story back to tomorrow. But maybe they'll boo him more in Milwaukee and there'll be more juice to this story.

[Sam Covino]

I think he's saying the right things just to save face. Like, no, I still want to play here in Milwauke, but when they're booing him and he's booing them back, that's not a good look. I think this relationship's done and he'll end up somewhere else.

[Rich Davis]

All right, well listen, hopefully by the time we talk to you next, Tread Warner will give everyone the thumbs up up and Kyle Tucker will be a New York met. We could all dream and hope, right?

[Sam Covino]

And tomorrow we do a little show and tell more reason to check us out at Covino and Rich FSR on YouTube and hit us up at Covino and Rich on social media.

[Rich Davis]

We'll see you guys manana. Until then, enjoy your Wednesday. Ariba Der baby.

[Sam Covino]

See you in the promised land. Goodbye guys.

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[Danny G]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Danny G]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Danny G]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Sam Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Danny G]

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[Sam Covino]

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