C&R - Stirring the FernandoGate & Bad Bunny Pot!

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show (C&R Takeover): "Stirring the FernandoGate & Bad Bunny Pot!"

Date: February 11, 2026
Hosts: Steve Covino & Rich Davis (“Covino and Rich”), with Dan Byer, Stu Gotz, Dan Beyer, and guest Greg Tuohy
Theme: Radio row drama, halftime show controversy, and sports media behind-the-scenes

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Episode Overview

This energetic episode of "The Dan Patrick Show" (during the C&R takeover) revolves around two central topics that generated buzz at Super Bowl Radio Row:

1. "FernandoGate"—the saga of a stolen high-profile interview with college QB Fernando Mendoza, leading to friendly but real tensions between sports talk shows.
2. Super Bowl Halftime Fallout—debates over Bad Bunny's halftime performance, fan reactions, and the broader implications for sports and entertainment culture.

The hosts deliver insider stories, playful confrontations, and spirited takes on sports and pop culture, all with their signature wit and candidness.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Post–Super Bowl Highs & Lows

• Dan Byer revels in his Seahawks’ Super Bowl win, sharing the mixture of nerves and elation during the game as a die-hard fan (04:01).
  • Quote: "When it's your team, you're so locked in...you thought it was the greatest day ever.” – Steve (04:27)
• The team reflects on the emotional rollercoaster sports brings, and how fan experiences differ from the general perception.

2. FernandoGate: The Interview That Got Away

• Set-up: C&R had booked an exclusive interview with college QB Fernando Mendoza at Radio Row, only for it to be swiped last minute by Colin Cowherd's show ("The Herd"), an incident quickly dubbed "FernandoGate."
• Feelings: Covino, Rich, and the crew professionally managed their disappointment but were open about the sting, using analogies both humorous and vivid:
  • Quote: “There's a category in porn for this... Like I was the dude sitting in the chair watching someone with my girl.” – Steve (08:44)
  • They clarify the pain of watching “their” interview happen just feet away on stage (08:44–09:10).
• Behind the Scenes:
  • The hosts sort out the timeline and source of the interview switch, sharing that a third-party booker (not Colin Cowherd's direct team) caused the mix-up (11:01–12:04).
  • Friendly pot-stirring from Stu Gotz (“maybe throwing gasoline on [the fire]”, 07:33).
  • Key Insight: Despite initial disappointment, nobody blames Colin Cowherd or his producers; most agree it’s just the messy reality of high-stakes sports media booking.
• Ethics Debate:
  • Would C&R have done the same (taken a prized guest) if roles were reversed?
    • Mixed answers, acknowledging showbiz realities but with real respect for “guest etiquette.”
    • Quote: "There's etiquette involved. And I honestly think that..." – Rich (15:35)
• Motivation:
  • Losing out on the interview becomes fuel for C&R’s competitive drive.
  • Quote: "A little piece of humble pie because it keeps you hungry...Dude, why did Tom Brady win seven Super Bowls? Because he always played with a chip on his shoulder." – Steve (17:36)

Greg Tuohy Joins for Clarification (Herd Producer)

• Tuohy’s Take: They didn’t poach intentionally—the slot was offered by a freelance booker, and they accepted (21:32–24:04).
  • Quote: "At these events, you’re always at the mercy of the rep...I have a hard time believing Paige would have done something like that." – Greg Tuohy (23:25)
  • Greg and the hosts hash it out with good humor, closing with mutual understanding and an invitation to keep up the rivalry.

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3. Bad Bunny Halftime Backlash & Cultural Debate

• Social Media Response: C&R posted a neutral video about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, but the comment section exploded—far more political and divisive than expected (26:10–27:02).
  • Quote: "I think it's like a bunch of fake rage on social media...our post about Bad Bunny has gone mildly viral." – Steve (26:05)
  • Some fans objected to Bad Bunny’s lack of English; others hailed the cultural significance.
• Hosts’ Perspective:
  • Not everything needs to be for everyone—diverse acts can expand the NFL's reach, especially as international games become common (34:05–34:26).
  • Quote: "It's not political. It was cultural. It was business for the NFL." – Rich (33:26)
  • Example: Enjoying Korean K-pop or opera despite language barriers; references to Pavarotti and Gangnam Style (34:47–35:34).
• In-Stadium Experience: Dan Byer describes how modern, televised halftime shows can feel "flat" or non-engaging for live attendees, especially compared to the “concert feel” of previous acts like The Who, Prince, etc. (37:17).
• Big Picture:
  • The evolution of Super Bowl halftime shows is traced back to Fox’s “In Living Color” stunt in 1992, which forced the NFL to “get serious” starting with booking Michael Jackson the next year (46:52–47:48).

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4. Other Sports & Pop Culture Highlights

• NBA Fight Recap: Breakdown of the Pistons-Hornets brawl (44:50), featuring ejections and a nod to old-school sports radio play-by-play.
• Quick Hits:
  • Mets' Francisco Lindor’s injury status update (38:16).
  • Retired bowl games, NFL coaching moves, and speculative talk about the Detroit Tigers’ pitching rotation (39:39–40:32).
• Stu Gotz’s Role: Repeatedly brings comic mischief to the show, “stirring the pot” around both the FernandoGate drama and other sports gossip.

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• "There's etiquette involved. And I honestly think that..." – Rich (15:35)
• "A little piece of humble pie because it keeps you hungry. Dude, why did Tom Brady win seven Super Bowls? Because he always played with a chip on his shoulder." – Steve (17:36)
• "There's a category in porn for this. I felt like the guy sitting in the corner watching someone else bang his wife." – Steve (08:44, 13:14)
• "Not everything's for you... They make it political, when it's business, it's cultural and it's business." – Rich (35:35)
• "The event is made for TV ... it just does not translate in the stadium." – Dan Byer (37:17)
• "At these events, you’re always at the mercy of the rep...I have a hard time believing Paige would have done something like that." – Greg Tuohy (23:25)
• "This is the kind of drama we needed after that Super Bowl." – Stu Gotz (25:15)
• "We were having a...we were on, like, a high...it reminds us that we're not Colin yet. We're not Dan Patrick yet. We're still busting our ass." – Steve (17:21)

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Engaging Moments & Memorable Exchanges

• The FernandoGate segment feels like a comedic team therapy session—part venting, part ribbing, and part sincere reflection on competition and “booking wars” in sportstalk radio.
• Hosts reference wild analogies (including explicit but humorous ones about “cuckold” scenarios) to describe the pain of missing out on the Mendoza interview.
• The Bad Bunny halftime discussion morphs from business-oriented analysis to broader cultural observations, using references from Metallica to K-pop and Gangnam Style.
• The “alternate halftime programming” history lesson about “In Living Color” is a fun, educational pop-culture digression (46:52–47:48).

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Post-Super Bowl reflections and Dan Byer's Seahawks joy: 03:18–05:07
• Fernando Mendoza interview drama ("FernandoGate") begins: 06:24–21:26
• Greg Tuohy (the Herd) joins to clarify the booking story: 20:46–24:28
• Discussion of guest booking etiquette and motivation: 15:23–17:21
• Bad Bunny halftime show backlash and cultural debate: 26:05–36:02
• Dan Byer on live halftime experience: 37:17–38:09
• NBA fight/audio highlight: 44:50–45:42
• Origin of alternate halftime shows ("In Living Color" story): 46:52–47:48

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Conclusion

This episode of C&R on The Dan Patrick Show stands out for its irreverent, candid approach to both sports and sports media drama. With a focus on the “inside baseball” of radio row booking, real-time social media feedback to cultural moments like the Super Bowl halftime, and pokes at the egos and etiquette of sports talk, it’s both entertaining and unexpectedly insightful for hardcore sports fans and casual listeners alike.

Whether reliving the pain of “FernandoGate,” debating cultural authenticity in halftime shows, or recalling seminal moments from sports media history, Covino and Rich bring high energy, honest reflection, and plenty of laughs to the table.

Transcript

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[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

Db DB you hear that twinkle in his voice when he did the update?

[Rich Covino]

Oh, my goodness.

[Steve Covino]

He sounds like he has the. Like that, that little extra in his voice, like a. Like a teenage boy who just lost his virginity.

[Rich Covino]

It's so cool because he was there representing. He was at the Super Bowl. He's our resident Seahawks fan. But all those weeks, all the back and forth, all the banter of the NFL, it all came down to Sam Darnold, the Seahawks, and Dan byer.

[Steve Covino]

What's up, D.B.

[Dan Byer]

What'S up, guys? All year long, oh, man, I'm telling you, I didn't think that this team could do what they did. And it surely was surprising. But when you look at how they did it on Sunday, I don't know about you guys, and from all the people outside of. Of my world, I've heard that, yeah, it wasn't a great game. And I fully understood that as it was going on. But when it's your team, you're so locked in.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah, you don't care. You thought it was the greatest day ever, right? And I hear you.

[Dan Byer]

When they went up 19, nothing. I'm like, okay, I think they've got it. And then, boom. The Patriots score immediately. It's 19 7. Still like 12 minutes or so left on the CL thinking, okay. Then when they picked off Drake May, I'm like, okay, well, that's probably going to do it. And then it wasn't until the NWOSU strip from the Devin Witherspoon sack that really sealed the deal. But even in the fourth quarter. It was still still a little nerve wracking if you had a dog in the fight.

[Rich Covino]

Well, congrats, man. And throughout the show, we'll be getting more insight from Dan Byer because I want to hear his reaction on, you know, halftime and more of the game.

[Stu Gotz]

But he was on the field during.

[Steve Covino]

That's how he got in. He was one of the sugarcane players.

[Dan Byer]

Bush league is what I call this. Bush league. I put it on the group text.

[Rich Covino]

Bush, right? He didn't sneak in as a sugar cane plant. He actually had a ticket. So he was there. Credential. I have a meme that sort of goes with what Dan said. And it's the frustrated Indian guy. You know, the meme of the Indian guy. Like, yeah, he's like a Squidward a little bit when you win the Super Bowl. But people only talk about what halftime show they watched. You know what I mean? Like, we shout out praise at the Seahawks and Dan Beyer and his fandom.

[Steve Covino]

And was it Bad Bunny or Kid Rock? Right. What about my Seahawks?

[Rich Covino]

Everybody's talking about Bad Bunny. Anyway, again, we're Covino and Rich live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. If you miss any of our show today throughout the week, remember, the podcast goes up. Danny G Puts the best of up. Search Covino and Rich. Wherever you get your podcast, rate it five stars. We appreciate it. And if you missed any of our super bowl shows, any of our interviews, everyone from Emmett Smith to Jackson Dart to Gary Vaynerchuk, you could watch him. You could hear him. YouTube.comrich FSR YouTube.com covino enrich FSR. We were supposed to have Fernando Mendoza, as everybody knows.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Covino]

But it didn't happen. But we got a cool pick out of it.

[Steve Covino]

Well, you can see all that. In fact, before we get into final thoughts, we have on Bad Bunny and Kid Rock and it goes back to the 90s, a whole backstory. We'll explain. Plus we'll talk about fights in the NBA, desperate attempts to get that woman in your life back. You ever mess up and you go to desperate measures to get someone back.

[Rich Covino]

Plus, I saw Iron Mike in the lobby. He's waiting to do some trivia today. That was too much.

[Steve Covino]

We'll get to all this. But I want to say what's up to Stu Gotz, because I feel like since we met this guy, he has only had our back.

[Rich Covino]

Is it last name Gotts? First name Stu?

[Steve Covino]

Stu Gotz. This guy?

[Rich Covino]

Is that Italian?

[Steve Covino]

This guy has only seemed to have been a good fellow so far. I'm A fan of Stu Gotz being added to the lineup and producer Mike, the whole team there.

[Rich Covino]

Great guy, fun guy. Have been a longtime fan, for sure.

[Steve Covino]

I feel like every day now, he's been getting our back with this Colin thing where Colin stole. Well, it's just great content.

[Rich Covino]

You say getting our back. Maybe stirring the pot is kind of how I see.

[Steve Covino]

No, he's out.

[Rich Covino]

He's like, I'm glad he's on our side.

[Stu Gotz]

Maybe throwing gasoline on.

[Rich Covino]

Yeah, exactly. I thought we handled it.

[Steve Covino]

No gasoline, no daddy Yankee stayed home. Sorry. But I, I, I will say I love the fun and the vibe that Stu Gotz is bringing, because this Colin Fernando Mendoza thing just won't go away. And I sort of love it to the point where our good pal, the producer from Colin Tuohy, reached out. He's like, guys, I had nothing to do with this. Like, we now have Colin's producers.

[Rich Covino]

We were sniped. But it wasn't from Colin. It wasn't from his producers that were pals with.

[Steve Covino]

Okay.

[Rich Covino]

It was some other ancillary producer there. It happened.

[Stu Gotz]

It was a freelance talent booker that was there on site at Radio Row.

[Rich Covino]

And we already said that, you know. Yeah, of course we were disappointed, but we weren't mad at anybody. But we were there on standby. To add insult to injury, we planned for this interview. We were excited about it for weeks, and then we had to sit there on stage and watch Colin interview Fernando from a screen. Like, we were actually there. You know what I mean? Come back. Do you guys understand what we're saying?

[Steve Covino]

Dare I say? I don't think I could use some of these words on the air, but, like, there's a category in porn for this. When a guy just sits there and he, like. I felt like I was the dude sitting in the chair watching, you know, someone with my girl.

[Rich Covino]

Yeah, that's exactly what was happening.

[Stu Gotz]

You guys are upset. I got a Fernando tattoo in San Francisco on Wednesday.

[Rich Covino]

And by the way, we did know the night before, but we did show up the next morning just in case we were able to squeeze some time out of it and make it happen. Anyway.

[Steve Covino]

Fernando gate.

[Rich Covino]

It's a thing. Turns out we weren't able to, so we had a watch.

[Steve Covino]

Like, oh, but I just love the fact that.

[Rich Covino]

But we understood. I understood. I don't want to speak on behalf of everybody.

[Steve Covino]

I understood our new pal, Stu Gotz. I mean, talk about a teammate. This guy's a clubhouse guy. He's a locker room guy, Izzy.

[Rich Covino]

I mean, I like to think that or is he again, just nothing better.

[Stu Gotz]

Wait. I have one bone to pick.

[Steve Covino]

Nothing better than someone that stirs the pot. So him, Izzy, that whole crew, they're.

[Stu Gotz]

Fun and we hung out with him at the staff dinner. They're good guys.

[Steve Covino]

Know whose name I forget and I feel like I talked to him the most? Taylor, the young kid that kid don't feel bad about.

[Rich Covino]

Forget him. He don't know.

[Stu Gotz]

Yeah, he said you guys were the same guy.

[Rich Covino]

Yeah, he don't know if I'm you.

[Stu Gotz]

Or you said you were Rich Kavina.

[Steve Covino]

Because I forget the kid's name and I met him a hundred times, but he' such a. He's such a good young kid. Izzy. Of course we all know from ESPN and. And Stu Gotz, but a good team.

[Rich Covino]

Izzy ripped Handsome, that guy Goody Israel Gutierrez.

[Steve Covino]

When Izzy joined the team, it just. Kavino's mad because he went down one notch of in shape hosts on Fox Sports Radio. Like now you're behind Jonas Lavar. You behind a lot of people.

[Stu Gotz]

Now look at two days in a row, though Stu Guts has claimed that Fernando was his interview. And because he wasn't going to be there on Friday, he graciously gave it to you guys because it was in happening in his. No, it wasn't. It was in the morning. We ought to wake our butts up early. Which is why we were on the stage during Colin's show West Coast.

[Steve Covino]

I'll let him think that though. Danny. Let him think that. He's our pal back.

[Rich Covino]

I'm cool.

[Steve Covino]

If we were on the Traders, we'd have a little alliance with Stu Gotts right now. Let's, you know, let's vote off so that music.

[Rich Covino]

Let's. Let's give the facts then here from the source. Right? We're the source. Danny G Spot our team. We coordinated this interview a long time ago. The facts are we were supposed to interview Fernando Mendoza at Radio Row. It was one of the biggest gets for super bowl week.

[Stu Gotz]

He was on our list to start the week.

[Rich Covino]

He was on our list. We were really excited about it. We were prepared to do it. We found out the night before that man, we're not going to have the time because Collins getting the interview. We didn't know how that happened. We assumed that someone saw his name on our list and they tried to snag it. Turns out it was a third party booker that of swiped it. Colin had no knowledge of it. Neither did his producers that were pals with Tui and the rest of the crew. Right. We did show up anyway. We did show up anyway.

[Stu Gotz]

Was upset.

[Rich Covino]

He had watched a whole thing.

[Stu Gotz]

Listen, because tui's our boy. We filled in on Colin before.

[Steve Covino]

We've known him for a long time.

[Rich Covino]

Were we disappointed? Yes. I'm not going to pretend like I wasn't. You know, this is what we're there for, right? We're there and we're excited about it. We were prepared for it. And did we have to watch in misery and add salt to the wound? Yes. So, no, we weren't happy about it. Did we understand? Yes. Here's a deeper question. Would we have done the same thing had we given the opportunity?

[Steve Covino]

Hmm.

[Stu Gotz]

Did you talk about, like, I know on stage and say it out loud, that if one of us tackled Fernando while he was sitting there on the herd, that it would have went down in sports infamy?

[Steve Covino]

I did say that.

[Rich Covino]

I'll blame rich for that.

[Stu Gotz]

Rich here with the class. Really quick, what your theory was.

[Steve Covino]

Well, Fernando mendoza was sitting on a.

[Rich Covino]

Chair, interviewing, being interviewed by Colin while.

[Stu Gotz]

We were watching on live tv.

[Steve Covino]

His chair was, like, way too close to the end of the stage. And I said if someone randomly just tackled him off this platform and he got hurt, they would go down in, like, infamy as, like, the guy that he would call like a maniac.

[Rich Covino]

He didn't have to get hurt to be with him.

[Stu Gotz]

You said if he broke his arm.

[Steve Covino]

He broke his arm all of a sudden.

[Rich Covino]

But that would have been.

[Steve Covino]

He's responsible for the NFL draft.

[Rich Covino]

Going into football, you have to be super thirsty for 15 minutes of fam and you know what?

[Steve Covino]

Run on the field.

[Rich Covino]

In today's world, there's a lot of people that would be willing to do that. That's the weird part about it.

[Steve Covino]

Well, anyway, my point was I doubt colin even knew we were supposed to have him.

[Rich Covino]

He didn't.

[Steve Covino]

We went to Colin's party. I don't think, like, two days before that, we talked to Colin. He said he was real happy for our success here at fox sports radio.

[Stu Gotz]

And said, wait till you see what I do in two days.

[Steve Covino]

And colin has always had our back, so this has nothing. And you know what, tui? In music, I'm not kissing ass. Those guys are always great when we fill in for colin. But I really did feel like, I don't know what you could say on fox sports. I felt like the guy in the porn that's sitting in the corner watching someone else bang his wife. I felt like I was just there on my stage.

[Rich Covino]

I don't know what I could Say, but he said that.

[Steve Covino]

Well, I didn't know. I don't know what words are allowed.

[Rich Covino]

I mean, I think you could have found a more eloquent way of saying that.

[Steve Covino]

But I felt like, here I am.

[Rich Covino]

Maybe you shouldn't have interviewed Fernando Mendoza. His virgin ears can't handle that.

[Steve Covino]

But I'm saying I. Like I was there just sort of watching what that should have. What should have been ours. But I get it.

[Rich Covino]

Saying that Colin didn't know, and I like to think that, but I'm hearing otherwise. Sam.

[Steve Covino]

Covino and Rich. Look, I'm sorry I had to come in and take Fernando, but stars attract stars. The big dogs want to eat with other big dogs, not Cavito and Rich. It starts.

[Rich Covino]

So, yeah, it starts. We ate apple pie is what happened. But, you know, I don't know how to feel about it. We've been getting so much feedback about Fernando Gay ever since this happened. And let it be known, we weren't the guys that started it. What we did was our due diligence as radio broadcasters, true professionals. Because we teased it all week, right? So when it doesn't happen, we had to explain that, hey, it was still on Fox sports radio, just not with us, however, and we carried on with our interview. We interviewed big Mike instead, however. Yeah, you did.

[Steve Covino]

Danny G. Danny G brought up something very interesting. Where I was Sam, would we have done the same thing? And to be honest, you're damn right. So whether Colin knew or not, I get it now, if you told me, because I saw that our pals, the odd couple, Rob Parker and Kelvin, guys that we are friends with, guys we had a cocktail with, guys that we respect. They had Christian McCaffrey to start their show. One of the days, if they said, yo, Rich Niners guy, you want to swoop McCaffrey? I would have been like, sorry, Rob Parker, right? You don't think I would have done that? So I don't blame anyone.

[Rich Covino]

Now, I'm not saying he should have stole him.

[Stu Gotz]

I don't think you would have done that if McCaffrey was on their list all week.

[Rich Covino]

But I'm saying. Let me tell you, I understand, Danny.

[Stu Gotz]

You'Re saying that now, but I don't think you would do that.

[Rich Covino]

There's etiquette involved. And I honestly think that.

[Steve Covino]

I don't know.

[Stu Gotz]

No, there is. That's why Tui was upset about this and called me, because he's like, I don't want you guys to think that I would do something like this.

[Rich Covino]

Nobody's thinking that. You Know who's saying that? Stu Gotts.

[Stu Gotz]

Yeah.

[Rich Covino]

And you know what?

[Stu Gotz]

But Stu Gotts was speaking for you guys.

[Steve Covino]

Are you saying that he's just stirring the pot now?

[Rich Covino]

Well, I mean, I'm glad he's got our back, but I feel like there's some of that, too, and it's all good. I did see Christian McCaffrey on the list. I did know he was going to.

[Dan Byer]

Be with the Odd Couple.

[Rich Covino]

And I did say I respect the Odd Couple, but if his schedule should change, we would gladly take him. I said specifically to our talent person, I don't want to steal a guest away from the Odd Couple. And you know what?

[Steve Covino]

Let's find you a spot. Know what you should have said? You should have been like, ooh, I heard Rob hates Christian McCaffrey in the Niners. I would never.

[Rich Covino]

Because I respect other people's shows. Who's got the juice? I respect it. That's what it comes down to. And if it's not, you work harder. So you know what? Props to Colin. Yeah, it motivates me, man. It motivates me to not let stuff like that happen again.

[Stu Gotz]

When we took that picture with Fernando and left the convention center, Rich told all of us, you know what? We got to work even harder.

[Rich Covino]

That's it. Well, you know what?

[Steve Covino]

I. I did have a learning lesson. I did have that.

[Rich Covino]

It's fuel to the fire.

[Steve Covino]

I have that real life thought. Like I said, you know what? We had a really good week. You know, I'll tell you guys, we. We signed an extension here.

[Rich Covino]

Oh, that's big news. Come on.

[Steve Covino]

And I'm not burying that little fun fact, but we had a good week. Extension things here at Fox Sports ready are great. We love everyone. We work. So we were having a. We were on, like, a high. And I said to Covino, by the.

[Rich Covino]

Way, that's big, big news.

[Steve Covino]

I was saying that the little.

[Rich Covino]

Let the presses know. Let the people know.

[Steve Covino]

The little Fernando Mendoza kicking the huevos. This little thing. I said, you know what, guys? It's probably a good thing, because you know what? It reminds us that we're not Colin yet. We're not Dan Patrick yet. We're not there yet. We're still busting our ass, so if anything.

[Rich Covino]

Yeah, but you know what? We're no slouches either, bro, so.

[Steve Covino]

I know.

[Rich Covino]

But besides, I'm not a schoolboy either.

[Steve Covino]

But besides, that nice steak we had and some of those nice dumplings in Chinatown and San Francisco, it was nice to have a little piece of humble pie because it keeps you hungry. Dude, why did Tom Brady win seven Super Bowls? Because he always played with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder.

[Rich Covino]

Yeah, it's a tostito, bro. And I've stayed hungry ever since 19. What, 80 something. When I listened to Twisted Sister, you stayed hungry.

[Steve Covino]

I saw you eat someone's girl scale cookies in the lobby yesterday.

[Rich Covino]

I stayed hungry because D. Snider told me to, not because. Not because. Colin Cowherd sniped our greatest guest of the week. But if you want to hear it, catch it on the podcast. And thank you, Stu Gotz and crew, for having our back. Real quick, starting trouble.

[Steve Covino]

Do you want to finalize this? I'm texting Tuohy from the herd, and he's like, I would love to call in and give their side.

[Rich Covino]

Oh, man. If he wants to call, by all means, yes.

[Steve Covino]

Danny, can you connect with Tui?

[Stu Gotz]

I'll connect with him.

[Rich Covino]

You know what? And to really bring the people in, you have to realize how disappointed we were. It was a debate in itself to even show up the next day. I didn't want to go. I was like, why? What, am I gonna go there and get denied? And that's exactly what happened.

[Steve Covino]

But I think it was. It was. Like I said, it was sort of embarrassing, yet funny to be on a stage five feet from Fernando while he was on a video call.

[Rich Covino]

Honestly, bro, it's because we're good sports. It's humiliating is what it really is. There's always a chance. Yeah, but it was humiliating. Danny G, you got the footage? Danny G. Has footage of what we had to watch. We had to watch Fernando Mendoza on our stage. We were present at. On our stage, watching him be an interviewed on a magic screen like Pee Wee Herman was.

[Steve Covino]

Can I tell you the funniest part about it? Because, you know, Danny's a huge Raiders fan, and Dan Byer, you'd appreciate this because, you know the setup. DB Was there all week doing his thing on the stage. Colin, when anyone needed to tap into Colin on the Herd, because it's the biggest show, right?

[Rich Covino]

He's the big dog.

[Steve Covino]

He's the big dog. There's a. There was a setup, a camera and a little tiny set where people could patch into the herd during a commercial. We see Colin on the screen, and Fernando Mendoza is like, I'm not hearing anything. And he signals over to Danny like, you come here, man.

[Rich Covino]

He's like, hey, man, what's going on, Danny G fan? And Danny.

[Steve Covino]

Danny walked up to like, yes, Fernando, I'm sorry. Yes, Fernando.

[Rich Covino]

Fernando, you were supposed to be on our show. Is there anything you need?

[Stu Gotz]

I said, what up?

[Steve Covino]

And watching Danny be like, no, you're there in a commercial. How you doing, man? Danny G. Yo, Fernando. Nice to meet you. Watching their little interaction, I was like, oh, man.

[Rich Covino]

And again, at least Danny had his moment. But he had his moment. We got to congratulate him. We got our photo op, but we didn't get the interview. And again, I. I want people to understand that. Me, I. I'm speaking on behalf of me. Rich can say whatever he wants. Steve Covino, know the difference. Me, Cavino, I'm not complaining. I'm just explaining. I'm not hating. I'm just stating. I'm trying to give you the facts because you're hearing a lot of BS from Stugats. Respectfully. And you know, now Collins producers, I'm telling you the facts. I'm not hating. I don't care. I moved on from it. Whatever, dude. Whatever.

[Steve Covino]

You think you. You think you're going to get invited to the Volume party next year?

[Rich Covino]

Hell yeah. Because I haven't said anything wrong. You. You and Stugata get out of here.

[Steve Covino]

Let's say hi to Tui, super producer of the Herd. A good dude. What's up, Tui?

[Greg Tuohy]

What's up, Rich? You are definitely not getting invited to the Volume party next year.

[Rich Covino]

Good. I'll be there chilling with you. Colin Middelkoff, the whole crew.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. By the way, I love the relationship. By the way, the funniest relationship is Kavino and Middle cough because they're, like, cut from the same cloth.

[Rich Covino]

My kind of guy. He's just a little more angry than me. He's, like, real serious, you know? Like, I kind of like that fire I see inside.

[Stu Gotz]

You love his Travis Matthew hats.

[Rich Covino]

I do. I love his hats. I love his style. So, Tuohy, just know, regardless of what Stugat says, I'm not mad at you, bro.

[Steve Covino]

You kissing as right.

[Rich Covino]

Just tell us what happened.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Toey from your side of things. This is not something you or music did.

[Greg Tuohy]

No, absolutely not. No. Okay, so here's what. First of all, I had no idea this was going down on Friday or Saturday or Sunday or yesterday. Well, till yesterday. Okay, so on Thursday afternoon, we got a text from Paige. Paige was the booker that FS1 hired for the week to go and kind of man things from on site that week.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Greg Tuohy]

So she sent us a text, group text to me, and a couple of the producers on the TV side said, hey, would you guys be interested in Fernando Mendoza Tomorrow. She said around 9, 45, 10 o'. Clock. We said, sure, whenever he's available. Would love to take him whenever he's available. I knew. And I told Danny G this early when I talked, had him booked. I saw a post, a social post when I think it was Wednesday or Thursday. You guys were having him on Friday. I knew he was going on your show Friday at some point. I didn't know what time, but I assumed you guys were tipping them. But at no point did I did I say to her or anybody say to her, hey, you got to take Mendoza and put them on our show and take them off theirs. I don't care what you have to do. Okay, that's it. That did not happen 100%. All we said was we would love to have him whenever he's available. And that was the last thing we heard from her until later Thursday. She said, Mendoza is good for 10 o'. Clock.

[Rich Covino]

Huh?

[Steve Covino]

I'll be honest. You know what my takeaway is?

[Rich Covino]

Who's this page person? And she's off my Christmas card. I'm saying that's my take.

[Steve Covino]

Who's this page person? Let's hire her. Because yo, like, she did everything she could. She said, f you, Kavito and Rich, Colin, Stealthy Colin hired her to freelance with you guys. No, I got to applaud her now.

[Greg Tuohy]

And honestly, no. But Rich, I don't think it was her. I don't think it was her. Now again, do I know that for sure? I do not know that for sure. But I will tell you this. I think that somewhere along the lines, maybe it was the Republic, maybe it was the reps decision.

[Rich Covino]

Yeah.

[Greg Tuohy]

We don't know.

[Rich Covino]

I get it. But we're thinking is you guys are the word.

[Steve Covino]

I get it.

[Rich Covino]

We're gonna. If we're gonna get them on Fox Sports, we're gonna get them on TV and Collins show. Forget these Cavino and Rich characters.

[Greg Tuohy]

I mean, at these events like this, you're always at the mercy of the rep. Right? And I have a hard time believing Paige would. Would have ever done something like that. And I'm almost, I'm almost, I'm gonna. I'm gonna say 100% promise she did not do that because there's no way someone like that would have done something that. Without running it by any of us first. Hey guys, here's the deal. You can have that 10, but that means Cavino Rich can't have them. Like that would not. That's not something she would have done well too.

[Rich Covino]

We sorry, you Got dragged into this, man, like Fernando Gates. A big deal. I guess they've been talking about it for. For the past two days.

[Greg Tuohy]

I mean, apparently they are. And Stu won't stop talking about it, so, you know.

[Rich Covino]

All right, well, hey, man, thanks for hitting us up for making time and tell us your side of. Side of the story.

[Stu Gotz]

Who do you guys have booked next week on the show on the Herd?

[Steve Covino]

Anyone you want to swipe? Well, hey, Tui. Thank you, brother.

[Stu Gotz]

Appreciate you.

[Rich Covino]

Paige, the woman I was calling a thief every time I walked by the Their table, perhaps.

[Dan Byer]

I think it's just pretty simple. And I just. I'm just gonna ask Greg, Greg, are you a loser or a winner in this situation?

[Steve Covino]

What?

[Dan Byer]

Like, what would you think that you are in this situation?

[Greg Tuohy]

I'm a winner.

[Dan Byer]

There it is.

[Rich Covino]

Come on.

[Steve Covino]

I'm a winner.

[Dan Byer]

He's a winner. By the way, I also have Greg's pick to win the AFC north next year.

[Steve Covino]

The Bengals.

[Rich Covino]

There it is.

[Dan Byer]

There it is, man.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, buddy. Thanks, Tuohy. All right, listen, Kavino and Rich having some fun again. Stu Gotz already stirring the pot. I sort of love it.

[Rich Covino]

It's awkward. Burgers, man.

[Steve Covino]

See, I love burgers.

[Rich Covino]

I live in our space served. Because Colin is like, what are these guys talking about?

[Stu Gotz]

This is the kind of drama we needed after that Super Bowl.

[Rich Covino]

Yeah, no, we had a great time. You can see all the pictures. You could see the videos, everything at Covino and Rich on social media and on our YouTube page. And you know what? Danny G. Has exclusive footage behind the velvet rope of what we had to witness.

[Stu Gotz]

Yeah, I sent it to Spotty. He'll put it up on the chat.

[Rich Covino]

He has the footage that we were subjected watching. And like you said, Rich, it's kind of like watching your girl with another dude, and you have to sit there and just.

[Steve Covino]

That's what it is.

[Rich Covino]

Deal with it.

[Steve Covino]

But we'll. We'll make sure you guys get to see that. And speaking of drama, he's got it.

[Stu Gotz]

Up there right now and at YouTube channel.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, the YouTube channel spots. Got it up right there. That's what we had to watch right there. And speaking of at kobenonrich, the clip we posted from yesterday's show.

[Rich Covino]

Oh, my goodness.

[Steve Covino]

Has gone, like, mildly viral.

[Stu Gotz]

Because you said yesterday, Rich, that you didn't think people were making this political, bro.

[Steve Covino]

I was so wrong. You were so wrong. I was. As Fonzie said back in the day. What'd you say wrong? I was wrong because I said, you know what? I don't Know if anyone's really mad about Bad Bunny? I think it's like a bunch of fake rage on social media. Our post about Bad Bunny, which was.

[Rich Covino]

A down the middle sort of. Hey. Wasn't political. It was more of a business thing.

[Steve Covino]

Business decision by the NFL. Hey, he doesn't speak English. Maybe it's not for you. We took a pretty like, hey, it is what it is approach, man.

[Rich Covino]

The. The opinions were kind of gross.

[Steve Covino]

Wow. So a thought on.

[Rich Covino]

And by the way, let me make something clear. It's not that the fact you can't have an opinion. Of course you can. Is that you're willing to like cross lines and own it. It's like I see your profile picture with your beautiful family and you have no care in the world to say all this negative and mean stuff on. On a public platform, on social media. That's where we are these days. That's craziness to me.

[Steve Covino]

Well, there's a.

[Rich Covino]

Relax, get a grip.

[Steve Covino]

There isn't. There's a deep thought I have about this Bad Bunny thing. So we'll. We'll touch on halftime next. Plus we'll talk some NBA fights. We got Tyson trivia. So a lot to get to on an action packed covenant. Rich Tuesday.

[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

What are you asking me?

[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Olympics Narrator]

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[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

Hi bud. Hi Matt.

[Matt Rogers]

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[Dan Byer]

Hey Matt.

[Rich Covino]

Hey Bowen. Hi Cookie.

[Dan Byer]

Hi.

[Matt Rogers]

Now the Winter Olympic Games are underway and we are in Italy to give you experiences from our hearts to your ears. Listen to Two Guys Five Rings on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever.

[Rich Covino]

You get your podcast. Okay, no Colin Swiping Fernando just keeps me hungry. And as Snyder said on this classic album, stay hungry. And by the way, health is wealth. Sending good vibes to D Snider. He had to cancel his 50th anniversary reunion tour.

[Steve Covino]

I thought you were gonna send well wishes to my dude, Francisco Lindor, who looks like he's going to miss opening day. A little tweaked up already heard about that, man.

[Rich Covino]

I heard, I heard. So we're talking about Vino and Rich.

[Steve Covino]

Perhaps you heard about us 162 games. I'm not Worried about it?

[Rich Covino]

No, no, not yet. But we do have meaningful baseball in March and I heard Lindor wasn't playing anyway.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Covino]

So I'm ready for the WBC and ready to get into your phone calls at 87799 on Fox and Covino. Enriched live from the FOX Sports Radio studio. Facing a peak season, looking for a new team member. Workforce solutions from Express employment pros makes hiring easier. Visit ExpressPros.com to find the office and see how Express can help you hire smarter and faster. Now, we're giving away prizes today like we always do on a Tuesday. We got some Iron Mike trivia, some multiple choice trivia. So stand by for that. We got to talk some Olympics and more football talk, more super bowl talk.

[Steve Covino]

I said I had a thought about the super bowl halftime show to sort of just put a little bow on this football season, right? We've seen it. We watched it all. Every week, every game. You were spending time in the witching hour with Hanson. I had five TVs going. We watched the full season of football.

[Rich Covino]

Rich was just listening to Hanson, which is totally different.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you watch Scott Hansen.

[Rich Covino]

Rich rocks out to Hanson.

[Steve Covino]

I just listened to um and Dan Beyer. Congratulations again to him and all the Seahawks fans. Wes in Vegas and all our other pals, Joel McHale. Who else? Chris Pratt, Rain Wilson. Congrats again. Damn buyer on your Seahawks. Now halftime people, you know love to hate or love or make a big deal about the super bowl halftime show. Bad Bunny got the world in a tizzy, man.

[Rich Covino]

The feedback we got from our clip posted at Covino and Rich yesterday, especially on Facebook, people are, are vicious. It's usually X where people are the most vicious. But yes, politics, Facebook, uncles. You know what?

[Steve Covino]

No, I think X is still the worst.

[Rich Covino]

Well, the feedback we got and, and we're pretty down the middle on it. Again, keep in mind Kavino here, and you may see me as a half breed Latino, I don't know, I don't care, to be honest. But I'm a Rock fan. I'm a Metallica guy. I would have preferred to see Metallica. My expectations were low for Bad Bunny. I'm not a Bad Bunny fan. However, the amount of pride he brought to that performance, the fun. How could you not witness and, and at least appreciate the culture?

[Steve Covino]

You know, you could say something.

[Rich Covino]

It wasn't political. It was cultural. It was business for the NFL.

[Steve Covino]

You could simply say, it wasn't for me. I didn't like it.

[Rich Covino]

But you know, barrier, like we said, we understand not everything's for you.

[Steve Covino]

We've talked about this before where, like baseball, for instance, when they speed up the game and make different changes, a lot of old timers say, hey, I love baseball the way it used to be. And it's like, well, you're gonna die soon.

[Rich Covino]

People are so mad. Rich people as a society need to.

[Steve Covino]

Lighten up, relax, you know, honestly, you know, old boomers, baseball. I remember Roger Maris. Hey, you got like, you're on a ticking time clock. Time's almost over for you. They're trying to get the young fans. So it's not always for you.

[Rich Covino]

And you know how many people I had to convince that is an international play? There were people leaving comments like, dude, that's a reach. Like, it's a reach. They got nine international games scheduled next.

[Steve Covino]

Year and you got. That's just the beginning cup.

[Rich Covino]

That's the goal here, international.

[Steve Covino]

There's a sense that once the schedule goes to 18 games, which it will.

[Rich Covino]

Small time thinking, bro.

[Steve Covino]

Every team will get two bye weeks and there'll be an opportunity. I bet at one point where every team plays one international, one international game, it's going to happen in the next decade. Every team will probably play one international game. There'll be two bye weeks and the game is global. Now, Kavino, you brought up an interesting thought about one of your favorites, Pavarotti.

[Rich Covino]

No, I just find it interesting. Everyone's talking about the language barrier and I totally get that. I get it, of course. But you know what I did recently with Rich at a Jingle Ball? I watched a K pop band and enjoyed it from start to finish. I didn't understand a single word they said. But I can appreciate the artistry and the performance. You think I speak that? I do not. So when people complain about that, I'm like, have you never seen Pavarotti perform?

[Steve Covino]

Or an opera singer?

[Rich Covino]

Do you speak Italian? Are you having problems with that? How about Gangnam Style? You weren't dancing to Psy when that came out. You don't feel the fun and the vibe when he's dancing around. You know, if you're a rock guy, you never listen to Rammstein or you have a problem with it. What's the problem? People just want to complain.

[Steve Covino]

Not everything's for you.

[Rich Covino]

They make it political. When it's business, it's cultural and it's business. And I think people are really lame and small minded for. For not seeing past that. I really do. That's my honest opinion. I'm not hating anybody. I'm not mad at it. But the feedback we got was ridiculous.

[Steve Covino]

With that said, you're allowed to say I didn't like it because I only knew one Bad Bunny song. And I was like, all right, yo, he's putting on performance. Not for me.

[Rich Covino]

Yeah. But my expectations were low, Rich. So I was pleasantly surprised.

[Steve Covino]

I looked as Ricky Martin. I looked at his Gaga. All right, now back to the game. I think people like, you know, were wildly overreactive. Dan Byer, you were there in. In the Sugar Cane.

[Dan Byer]

I was not. That's a false. That's a lie.

[Steve Covino]

What's going on?

[Rich Covino]

I don't know, man. It hurts to got say it, so.

[Steve Covino]

It'S gotta be true.

[Dan Byer]

Let's bring in Greg Tuohy. Let's get his thoughts on the matter.

[Rich Covino]

Okay.

[Steve Covino]

DB when you were there at the stadium, I heard that there was. Let's be honest, there were a lot of white people that were like, what's going on? But I heard there was. I heard Rich Eisen say that the crowd there were a lot of Latino fans that were going banana bananas.

[Dan Byer]

A little mixed review and that could be. I have felt, specifically with these last two halftime shows now, I've been to every Super bowl except two since Super Bowl 40, so. And that was around the time where they started to make the change. The Nipple Gate was Super Bowl 30.

[Steve Covino]

People forget. Not only was he the Sugar Cane this year, he was one of the Sharks with Katy Perry. I don't know if you're like, I.

[Rich Covino]

Wasn'T sure if that was true, but.

[Steve Covino]

This fun fact, he was backpack kid that did the floss.

[Dan Byer]

So many different roles. I'm multifaceted. The event is made for tv.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Dan Byer]

And so it just does not translate in the stadium. It's different when you have a band because it's like a live concert sort of feel. So when we had those strings of. Of the who and Prince and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, like there's. It just. It felt like a concert at halftime.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. A 15 minute concert versus a 15 minutes, like, performance.

[Dan Byer]

Yes. And that's what this is. So it doesn't translate into the stadium as much as you want to get a sense of it. Like last year, the Kendrick Lamar. It didn't translate when I was there. And then you watch the thing and you're like, wow, that's crazy. I've yet to see this, but that's truly what it's like when you're at the stadium. We're a very, very small, small portion when you're at the game to be able to take in what the performance is. So I don't think we're necessarily a fair.

[Steve Covino]

You can't really accommodate 50,000 people when 150 million people are watching.

[Dan Byer]

Yes, yes.

[Steve Covino]

Well, you know, now that we got debates, let's get an update. And then I have a thought about the halftime show to wrap this all up. What's up, db?

[Dan Byer]

Yeah, you mentioned Met shortstop Francisco Lindor may need surgery to repair that fracture in his wrist. Six weeks could be ready for opening day. David Stearns did say that Juan Soto is going to play left field instead of right field for the Mets coming up in 2026.

[Steve Covino]

You know, it's funny, DB, the Mets emphasis on defense and analytics. They have three guys in the starting lineup that are going to be playing new positions. So much for that.

[Dan Byer]

I think putting the new and New York Mets there it is. The Detroit Tigers are bringing back Justin verlander on a one year deal. The soon to be 43 year old spent the first 13 years of his career in Motown at the Olympics. US Women's Hockey Team Blank Canada Today 5 Nothing in the preliminary round while men's figure skating American Ilya Malinin is in first place after the short program. It's a silver medal for mixed doubles curling pair Corey Tisi and Corey dropkin as the US fell to Sweden in that gold medal. LeBron James is out tonight for the Lakers, as is Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Marcus Smart. They will face the San Antonio Spurs. Raptors forward Brandon Ingram replacing Warriors guard Steph Curry for this weekend's All Star Game. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters they plan on keeping Will Campbell at left kit left tackle entering the 2026 season. Rams tackle Rob Havenstein is retiring after 11 seasons and Clint Kubiak is the new head coach of the Raiders. Asked today about Max Crosby's future in Las Vegas.

[Steve Covino]

Spoken to Max Crosby and is he a guy anchoring your defense here for years to come?

[Dan Byer]

I did. You know, I got to drink a cup of coffee with Max this morning. Love talking ball with him and you know, look forward to continuing those conversations. He was, I think he was the first one in here this morning working out. So I fired me up. And that's for Danny G. And for Iowa. Sam the Detroit bowl has come to an end after 29 seasons. It will not be played again. Goodbye to the Motor City Bowl, Clean.

[Steve Covino]

Bowl, Meineke Car Care.

[Rich Covino]

No, no, no, you're right.

[Steve Covino]

It was Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl.

[Dan Byer]

It was Little Caesars for a while.

[Steve Covino]

And then what was it? What was the other one?

[Dan Byer]

Quick lane.

[Steve Covino]

Quick lane bowl. Yeah. All good things come to an end, I would say. Usually a Mac team in there.

[Rich Covino]

Two.

[Steve Covino]

Two thoughts. DB Max Crosby. Our buddy Jason Fitz, I think sort of broke a story on Yahoo where it looked like he was leaving. But now it looks like there's a possibility that Max Crosby stays so far.

[Dan Byer]

One day into the Clint Kubiak era.

[Steve Covino]

And I know he's not who he was, but wouldn't you say the Detroit Tigers have a pretty good rotation? If you look at Scub, Valdez, Verlander, that's a, that's a pretty in a world where pitching is pretty dicey on most teams, pretty good starting rotation for Detroit. So good things for you Tigers fans. All right, we got more Kavit on Rich. We'll talk a little bad bunny. Just one more final thought. We'll talk some fights and I have an Olympic hypothetical for you.

[Rich Covino]

Oh boy.

[Steve Covino]

So we'll do that all next right here. Fox Sports Radio ready to tackle your.

[Rich Covino]

Financial goals with we bull every day to sit on each side.

[Steve Covino]

Every day, bro. Every day I'm looking.

[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Covino]

Hey, it's Covino and Rich introducing the IHOP value menu where all your breakfast faves are just six bucks each every day. Where else can you get a big filling sit down breakfast for only $6? There are four menu items on the IHOP value menu, and each one is just six bucks. Every day. For six bucks, you can get the breakfast faves combo, fluffy pancakes topped with melty butter plus crispy bacon and eggs.

[Steve Covino]

Or the French toast combo, French toast with tasty sausage and eggs, also just six bucks. The house scramble with cheesy bacony eggs and crispy hash browns is also, you guessed it, six bucks. You can get a ham and cheese omelette and a side of pancakes. That's right, an omelet and pancake, all for just six bucks. Go to your Happy Plates with the $6 IHOP value menu, $7 in some locations. Available every day at IHOP.

[Bowen Yang]

I'm Bowen Yang.

[Matt Rogers]

And I'm Matt Rogers.

[Bowen Yang]

During this season of the Two Five Rings podcast, in the lead up to the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, we've been joined by some of our friends.

[Steve Covino]

Hi, Bowen. Hi, Matt.

[Matt Rogers]

Hey, Elmo.

[Dan Byer]

Hey, Matt.

[Rich Covino]

Hey, Bowen.

[Podcast Announcer]

Hi.

[Greg Tuohy]

Congratulations.

[Matt Rogers]

Now the Winter Olympic Games are underway and we are in Italy to give you experiences from our hearts to your ears. Listen to Two Guys Five Rings on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever.

[Steve Covino]

You get your podcasts.

[Rich Covino]

I don't understand it. Take it off. Do we have alternate programming for psy? Because I don't understand his words. I can't translate the fun he's having right now.

[Steve Covino]

I'm not gonna lie. This song Gangnam Style is our video guy. Spot over there. What's up, Spotty Banger bro. Spot's wedding. I don't know if I was drunk or high or whatever.

[Rich Covino]

Both, I think.

[Steve Covino]

I don't know if I've ever had a more joyous moment in my life other than like, the birth of my children. When this song came on at Spot's wedding, me and Kavino know ran to the dance floor like, yo, man, it.

[Rich Covino]

Was the best time I ever had.

[Stu Gotz]

It's when you put Spot on your shoulders.

[Steve Covino]

I, I, you know what? I, in my mind, I'm gonna think I did. Yeah.

[Rich Covino]

No, didn't we put him in a chair and start hoisting him.

[Steve Covino]

It was Spot. Your wedding was that moment, just not for some reason, like, memorable.

[Rich Covino]

You got to release the footage one day, and I feel like it was only the three of us. Is there footage like the whole dance floor cleared?

[Steve Covino]

It was just the three of us. No one else gave a crap. And everyone was probably looking us like, are these guys high, drunk, or both?

[Rich Covino]

I think we got buzz hit right at the same time, which is rare. It's like lightning in a bottle because.

[Steve Covino]

I don't get on the dance floor.

[Rich Covino]

I really don't. Anyway, I don't like it because he's not speaking english. Live from the fox sports radio studio, it's time for our tire act play of the day. It's cavino and rich and the pistons and the hornets were throwing punches last night. He got heated.

[Dan Byer]

JD on the dribble, hard back down on diabate. And a whistle.

[Rich Covino]

They're going.

[Steve Covino]

To.

[Rich Covino]

Diabate is swinging, boy. Diabate is.

[Dan Byer]

He's facing suspension here.

[Rich Covino]

There is no question about it.

[Dan Byer]

And now bridges throws a punch. Now st just came.

[Rich Covino]

Oh, man, it's a downey brook. There they go. After review, fighting fouls have been assessed to the following players. Diabate and bridges from Charlotte and Duran.

[Stu Gotz]

And Stewart from Detroit.

[Rich Covino]

Those four players have been ejected from the game. Damn.

[Steve Covino]

Every time I hear diabate I think of Gary delibate fooey ba ba boo.

[Rich Covino]

We saw at radio row super bowl and it was great to see him. Diabate fouled by durin. It got ugly. Last night he did man of 971.

[Steve Covino]

The Ticket Pistons radio network. And that was our tire rack play of the day. For over 40 years, you know, tyrack's been hooking you up, finding the right tires for how, what and where you drive. Ship fast and free back by free road. Desert protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, tire rack.com the way tire buying should be. Now, one last halftime note and we move on. And I want to talk about the origin of alternate halftime programming because a lot of times people are like, why did kid rock even have a show? Millions of people watched Love It.

[Rich Covino]

6.1 million tuned in. And you know he has the number one hit on iTunes today. He added a verse to a Cody Johnson song till you can't and it's now number one. So I mean, he did his thing whether you like it or not.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, listen, people have had alternate halftime shows with mild success. I mean, you talk about a few million people, which is still big versus a hundred and practically 50 million people. But it all goes back to the 90s.

[Rich Covino]

92 in fact. In living color.

[Steve Covino]

Yo Sam hit me up with one of my favorite sketch comedy shows of all time.

[Rich Covino]

Before 93. Before 93, the halftime show meant diddly squat. It was a bathroom break and it was Gloria Stefan and like winter themed people juggling. Yeah, you know, someone on a unicycle, like no one cared. And Keenan ivory way and saw opportunity to capitalize on the millions of people that were tuned into the Super Bowl. So he said, hey, join us on Fox, which was a new network at the time. Join us for the half hour. We'll have Jim Carrey count it down. You won't miss the game. Join us for an In Living Color live special alternate programming. And you know what? They got so many people tuned into Fox that the very next year, NFL booked Michael Jackson and the rest of history.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, the rest is history and never look back. And you know what? They even had a little countdown.

[Rich Covino]

So it's nothing new.

[Steve Covino]

They had a little countdown clock when the game starts again. So we all have In Living Color to thank for all these big super bowl halftime shows we have today. Tada.

[Rich Covino]

Hey, it's Cavino and Rich introducing the IHOP value menu where all your breakfast faves are just six bucks each every day. Where else can you get a big filling sit down breakfast for only $6? There are four menu items on the IHOP value menu and each one is just six bucks every day. For six bucks. You can get the breakfast faves combo, fluffy pancakes topped with melty butter plus crispy bacon and eggs, or the French.

[Steve Covino]

Toast combo, French toast with tasty sausage and eggs, also just six bucks. The house scramble with cheesy bacony eggs and crispy hash browns is also, you guessed it, six bucks. You can get a ham and cheese omelette and a side of pancakes. That's right, an omelet and pancakes, all for just six bucks. Go to your Happy Plates with the $6 IHOP value menu. $7 in some locations. Available every day at IHOP.

[Bowen Yang]

I'm Bowen Yang.

[Matt Rogers]

And I'm Matt Rogers.

[Bowen Yang]

During this season of the Two Guys Five Rings podcast, in the lead up to the Milan Cortina 2023 Winter Olympic Games, we've been joined by some of our friends.

[Steve Covino]

Hi, Bowen. Hi, Matt.

[Matt Rogers]

Hey, Elmo.

[Dan Byer]

Hey, Matt.

[Rich Covino]

Hey, Bowen. Hi, Cookie. Hi.

[Matt Rogers]

Now the Winter Olympic Games are underway and we are in Italy to give you experiences from our hearts to your ears. Listen to Two Guys Five Rings on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever.

[Steve Covino]

You get your podcasts.

[Podcast Announcer]

On June 11, 1998, a deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department went missing.

[Greg Tuohy]

Hey, if they'll kill a cop and bury him, what are they gonna do to me?

[Podcast Announcer]

What really happened to the missing deputy? Valley of Shadows, a new series from Pushkin Industries about crime and corruption in California's high desert. Listen to Valley of shadows on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Back in 2016, we said, let's do a podcast. Little did we know it would last 10 years. I mean, but here's the thing. Stay out of the forest. You're in a cult. Call your dad. This is terrible. You guys, stay sexy. Don't get murdered. Elvis, do you want a cookie? A cookie? My favorite Murder turns 10 this month. Join us for new episodes every Thursday on the Exactly Right network. Listen to my favorite murder on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Goodbye. This is an I heart podcast. Guaranteed human.