C&R - Sweet 16, The Babe, 4 Point Field Goals

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show (Covino & Rich) – March 27, 2026

Episode: "C&R - Sweet 16, The Babe, 4 Point Field Goals"

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Episode Overview

In this lively edition of Covino & Rich on The Dan Patrick Show, Steve Covino, Rich Davis, and the crew dive into a mix of sports and pop culture, with Opening Day in Major League Baseball, March Madness Sweet 16 matchups, and the evolving world of sports rules. The heart of the episode is a fun and energetic discussion exploring what legendary slugger Babe Ruth would be most shocked to discover if he experienced modern sports and society in 2026. Additionally, the crew reviews innovative new UFL football rules, including the much-debated four-point field goal.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Bracket Challenge Antics & Sweet 16 Picks (03:22 – 09:09)

• The hosts highlight the excitement of March Madness, discussing the Sweet 16 basketball matchups and Fox Sports Radio's "Bracket Challenge."
• Rich runs through his picks "Balky Style," referencing the sitcom "Perfect Strangers"—choosing teams based on personal connections or city preferences, rather than stats.
• Dan Beyer delivers an update on the current standings, pointing out Covino’s strong bracket performance.

Notable Quote:

“I’m going to do a parlay based on... what city you like better or where you’ve had a better experience. So I’m going to go Texas, Iowa, Arizona, Illinois. Four for four parlay. I call that Balky Style.”
— Rich Davis (06:17–07:24)

• The team pokes fun at Rich’s last-place standing in the bracket challenge and Covino’s near-top position.

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2. "What Would Shock the Babe Ruth?" Segment (10:23 – 31:18)

Catalyzed by a viral moment where an animatronic hand threw out the first pitch for Opening Day—prompting speculation on what would most surprise Babe Ruth if he saw modern sports & society.

A. Sports Technology & Culture Shock

• Robot Umpires: The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system would baffle Ruth.
  • “What do you mean robots? ... A robot is going to call balls and strikes." (11:03–11:07)
• Diversity in Baseball: Ruth's era was largely segregated; the current landscape with players from across the world would be mind-blowing.
  • “There’s a bunch of Hispanics in the game nowadays … yeah, you gotta play against these guys, Babe.” (13:10–13:26)
• Social Media Dominance: Ruth, noted for loving attention, would thrive as a social media personality and be amazed by modern avenues for connecting with fans and women (OnlyFans, Tinder, DMs, etc.).
  • “He would be definitely spitting game on social media because he was that kind of guy.” (14:25)

B. Modern Athlete Lifestyle

• Luxurious Accommodations: Modern athletes’ travel, private planes, salaries, recovery methods, and “load management” would shock Ruth, who played in a much more modest era.
• Year-Round Play & Youth Sports: Ruth might be both shocked and proud of today's travel ball, expensive youth equipment, and how much the sport has grown.
• Stadium Food: Just hot dogs and peanuts in Ruth’s day vs. five-star cuisine now.
  • “If he saw the full five-star menus at these ballparks… he’d be 400 pounds.” (15:19–15:27)

C. Player Safety & Medical Advances

• Helmets and Protective Gear: Ruth never wore a helmet; today’s elbow guards, batting gloves, pitch counts, and injury protocols would've seemed unnecessary or “soft.”
  • “You hit 100 pitches? Take them out! What do you mean?” (15:36–15:48)
  • “He’d be like, gloves and guards? What are you, some type of little woosh?” (16:01)

D. Baseball Tools and Rules

• Lighter Bats: Modern lightweight bats vs Ruth’s 44-ounce “club.”
• Shorter Fences, Smaller Fields: Old stadium distances dwarfed today’s.
  • “What is this, 303ft? … What is this, a litter box?” (16:44-16:51)
• Rule Changes: Ruth would be shocked by things like pitch counts, pitchers batting ninth, and not always hitting.

E. Advances Beyond Baseball

• GPS and Digital Navigation: The hosts discuss how GPS and digital maps have revolutionized life compared to using physical maps.
• The Diminished Clout of "The Champ": How the title of Heavyweight Champion doesn't hold the same societal status as in Ruth's era.
• Sports Merchandising: No fan jerseys in Ruth’s time—team apparel has become a massive business since the 1970s.
  • “No kid had a Babe Ruth jersey. Because if they had jerseys, every kid would’ve had one.” (26:34–26:55)

F. Listeners' Contributions (19:54 – 40:25)

• Fans call in with their own thoughts on what would mystify or impress Ruth:
  • Modern training, dieting, and analytics (exit velocity, launch angle).
  • 104 mph fastballs compared to 80s in Ruth’s day.
  • Strict safety rules (no plate blocking), the portrayal of Ruth in movies, iconic ballparks still standing (Fenway Park).
  • The fact that fans dress casually now instead of wearing suits/ties to games.

Memorable Moment:
Extended banter with listeners using “the Babe voice,” riffing on what he’d say about Tinder, Instagram, or modern sports gear, keeping the energy loose and humorous throughout (25:19–31:34).

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3. Innovative UFL Football Rules: The Four-Point Field Goal (49:21 – 52:09)

• The UFL introduces new rules, including:
  • No Punting Beyond the 50: Once you’re past midfield, punting is banned, forcing teams to go for it.
  • Four-Point Field Goal: A kick of 60 yards or more is worth four points.
• The crew debates strategic implications and entertainment value, pondering which—if any—such rules might eventually migrate to the NFL.

Notable Quotes:

“For 2026, the UFL has introduced the four-point field goal. If it’s 60 or more yards, it goes from a three-point to a four-point.”
— Rich Davis (49:57–50:09)

“More points, more risk.”
— Steve Covino (51:41–51:42)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Imagine telling Babe Ruth this is who’d be throwing out the first pitch to open up the 2026 MLB season. It was a robotic hand.”
  — Steve Covino (10:24)

• “What are you, some type of wussy? … Play the game like a man!”
  — Rich Davis channeling a Ruth-era tough guy (12:51–12:55)

• “Can you imagine all the DMs he’d be sliding into?”
  — Caller (14:23)

• “What would shock the Babe in 2026? This is the most fun, stupid conversation we’ve had in a while.”
  — Rich Davis (14:31)

• “No kid had a Babe Ruth jersey. Because if they had jerseys, every kid would’ve had one.”
  — Steve Covino (26:55)

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Important Timestamps

• 03:22 – 09:09: Sweet 16 and Bracket Challenge, "Balky Style" parlay picks
• 10:23 – 31:18: Main “What Would Shock the Babe?” discussion and call-in banter
• 49:21 – 52:09: UFL’s radical new football rules—no punting after 50, four-point field goal debate
• 25:19 – 31:34: High-energy “Babe voice” impersonations and pop culture riffing with listeners
• 38:25 – 40:25: Listener call-ins highlight real-life connections to Babe Ruth and perspectives on technological/training advances

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Tone and Style

• Playful, irreverent, conversational: Hosts maintain a rapid-fire, improv-heavy energy—riffing, bantering, and assuming “Babe Ruth” personas for comedic effect.
• Accessible and inclusive: Encourages listener input and pop culture references to blend sports and broader societal changes.
• Rooted in both nostalgia and modern cynicism: Contrasts “tough guy” attitudes of Ruth’s day with modern athlete treatment and media.

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Summary: Why Listen?

This episode is a great example of Covino & Rich’s ability to blend sports debate with pop culture and interactive, freewheeling banter. It will especially appeal to listeners who enjoy “what if?” historical sports conversations, have nostalgia for classic athletes, or are curious about how sports rules might evolve for greater entertainment. The Babe Ruth segment, fueled by listener calls and outrageous hypotheticals, is the comedic and thematic highlight of the episode.

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“What would shock the Babe the most?” Echoes through the lively studio with humor, real sports talk, and a dose of social commentary—Covino & Rich at their best.

Transcript

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Let's go Mets.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you should thank o' Neil Cruz for that though. He made some bad plays.

[Rich Davis]

Did you guys see that? Joel Embiid went on social media and he roasted o' Neal Cruz saying yo, my man, get ready to learn.

[Steve Covino]

Dh I wouldn't roast him too hard because o' Neal Cruz is a big smack, that guy. Yeah, seriously, he put on like 30 pounds of meat. Straight meat, beef muscle. But yeah, he played a terrible center field today for the Pirates. But baseball's back.

[Rich Davis]

Two misplays. It ended it for the Pirates.

[Steve Covino]

It's Cavino and Rich broadcasting live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Danny G. Is here, Iowa, Sam, Dan, Byron, thank you guys for stopping by. We be rocking out now. We're streaming live so join us live. Join the chat. People there talking smack Judge with the four strikeouts. Yes. Steelo Judge with the golden sombrero.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Well, you're about less than an hour, about an hour away from the sweet 16, starting up Texas and Purdue at 4:10 local time. 7:10 and then. Oh, the Nebraska is going to whoop up on oh, I want. I'm kidding, Sam. I'll be rooting. I'll be rooting for Iowa for you tonight, buddy boy.

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[Rich Davis]

before we get back to when 50 hits, we can't neglect that sweet 16. Break out the bracket. We start up in an hour. Like I said, four games tonight. If you were going to parlay it, let's do it balky style. Remember, the other day was the anniversary of don't be ridiculous. Perfect strangers turned 40 years old, I believe yesterday. Balky Larry, a show we all watched.

[Steve Covino]

I thought it was crazy that Manu Gnobili went from that acting gig to a superstar on the Spurs.

[Rich Davis]

It's amazing how actor and NBA player,

[Steve Covino]

I can't believe he went from Meepos to San Antonio with such ease, right?

[Rich Davis]

Just transition.

[Steve Covino]

It was amazing.

[Rich Davis]

But I remember there was an episode when I was a kid where Balki, who is from the made up Greek island of Meepos, was trying to get rich quick with Larry, which is the plotline of what, the whole show. And he would do football bets based on who he thought would win in a fight. Like, don't be ridiculous, cousin Larry. A lion could definitely be like a falcon. And if we did it based on balky style, who wins tonight in the four games based on like what you like better and like Texas, right? My wife's from Texas. I'll take them over Purdue. Iowa. Sam, he's one of our best buds. I'll take Iowa, Arizona hosting our.

[Steve Covino]

What are you asking me though? Like Texas beat up Frank Perdue?

[Rich Davis]

No, I'm saying like based on like what city you like better or like like where you've had a better experience.

[Caller/Guest]

Like, are you really going to bet this on draft?

[Rich Davis]

I think I'M going to do it. I think I will. I'm going to do a parlay based on, like, I'll do it balky style. So I'm going to go Texas, Iowa.

[Steve Covino]

Okay.

[Rich Davis]

Arizona over Arkansas. Let's see Illinois and Houston. I have some really fun times with you in Chicago, and my wife and I had a really special weekend early on in Chicago. I'm going to go Illinois.

[Steve Covino]

Okay.

[Rich Davis]

All right. So there you go. Illinois. Write it down. Illinois, Arizona, Iowa and Texas. Four for four parlay. I call that balky style.

[Steve Covino]

Balky style because the anniversary was this week.

[Rich Davis]

All right, now, damn buyer would be like asking your kid to pick teams, right?

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

Well, if you hit. I think that there's a lot of value with that considering the amount of an underdog that Texas is. Yeah, I was a slight underdog to Nebraska. Illinois, who I think has a chance to win tonight against Houston, is an underdog to Houston. Not by as much as I think what people would think, but if you hit that parlay, I think you would be good. By the way, do you go. You guys know how you're doing in the bracket challenge? Did you.

[Rich Davis]

Am I in last place? Because I.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

You are.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

You are.

[Rich Davis]

That's amazing. It's almost as good as being in first place.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

However, Steve Cavino is one point out of first.

[Steve Covino]

Hell, yeah.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

Mark Willard, Jason Martin and Mike Harmon are tied at 50 points. You and Jason Smith are. Are tied technically for fourth. The site says second because you have the second point value, but you're one point behind the lead. Steve Covino.

[Steve Covino]

I love that, man. Wow. Yeah. That's awesome. Thank you. That was my favorite update of the day.

[Rich Davis]

This guy in college hoops, he went to Montclair State, where I don't think they have a basketball.

[Steve Covino]

I wore hoop earrings.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

He does have Virginia in the title game, but. And they lost last weekend.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, probably going to.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

But he does have Duke winning at all.

[Steve Covino]

I do.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

You're cashing in points right now, but later. I don't know.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

He just picked Duke because he had their Apex jacket in the 90s.

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[Rich Davis]

Balky. Four for four parlay.

[Steve Covino]

All right, now back to old school. Old school. When 50 hits, we do it every Thursday. We throw it back and reminisce and get you Involved. Okay. The most interactive, most inclusive show on radio continues 87799 on Fox. So we all saw. Well, I mean, not everybody has Netflix. That's a valid complaint.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah, Rich, by the way, Carly in Illinois, she couldn't hold, but she said, tell Rich it's not that I don't want Amazon Prime. I can't afford it. Along with all my other streaming stuff.

[Steve Covino]

That's register to Rich. Rich does that Daddy Stacks. Yeah, he's, you know, Daddy Stacks here doesn't care about that.

[Rich Davis]

Get another job.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I'm kidding.

[Rich Davis]

Work harder.

[Steve Covino]

You know what I did not like? How foggy and hazy because of all the pyro, I imagine I didn't like the quality, the visual quality of Kavino thought.

[Rich Davis]

Kavino thought someone needed to go to the center field camera and did a little like.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, no, because they were going shots

[Rich Davis]

more clear and I'm like, smudgy iPhone Kavino, I think it was.

[Steve Covino]

So that is a valid complaint as well. But there was a lot of fanfare, a lot of fun going on. And you saw thing the hand. Yeah, you saw the hand throwing popcorn to kids in the stands. You saw the hand riding around on a skateboard.

[Caller/Guest]

From the show Wednesday.

[Steve Covino]

From the show Wednesday. From Adam's family thing. And John Boy tweeted out, imagine telling Babe Ruth. This is who'd be throwing out the first pitch to open up the 2026 MLB season. It was a robotic hand and really cool to see rolling around on a skateboard everywhere.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

So this was a real like animatronic hand. Yeah, on the tv.

[Rich Davis]

So, Sam, it got us thinking. What would the Babe be most shocked by? If you. If you got to talk to the babe in 2026, what would shock him the most about society sports entertainment? Like what? What would shock an old guy?

[Steve Covino]

There's a topical one, an obvious one. Like just the ABS system.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

What in the hell is this, Shane?

[Caller/Guest]

He told him a robot is going to call balls and strikes.

[Steve Covino]

That's right there.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

You wouldn't even know what a robot.

[Steve Covino]

What do you mean by robot, Shane? Well, that is a pipe. What do you mean robots?

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

What are you talking about?

[Caller/Guest]

He was known as a womanizer.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that's right. I still am known as a womanizer. Yeah.

[Caller/Guest]

Could you imagine if somebody showed him onlyfans?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah. I love me some onlyfans. That's right.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I got a lot of fans, but I'll subscribe to their fans.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, man, the bae's head would spin. That crown would be flying up watching

[Rich Davis]

Onlyfans, he'd run around the bases really fast.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, dude. So what would the Bay be shocked to find out in today's world, today's game, it doesn't have to be about baseball. It could be today's world. Like, what do you think would shock the Babe the most? Think of the Babe. Think you, you know, think of you talking to him. What would he be shocked to hear?

[Rich Davis]

I'll be honest, he was the highest paid and you know, a man amongst boys back then. But I think he would be shocked at the accommodations that athletes get now. Not just the money, meaning the private planes, the accolades and all this stuff because he was the only guy getting close to that attention. I will compare it to like in the 80s, how wrestlers will say Hulk Hogan got the red carpet treatment, but the other guys were all sort of like, you know, grinding. Yeah, that was, I mean, that was the case up until the middle of the 20th century where players had part time jobs in the off season or

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

they go barnstorming where they'd play like, you know, non MLB games with other leagues or smaller towns and teams. And now he wouldn't have to worry about that because he'd be paid so well.

[Rich Davis]

He'd be, he'd be, I think he'd be shocked by not, like I said, not just the money, the treatment and even stuff like, hey guys, a little banged up. He's going to take the day off because I feel like back then sort of girly, man.

[Steve Covino]

All right. Is that what you're saying?

[Rich Davis]

What are you, what is some type of wussy? Yeah, you banged up? Yeah. Play the game like a man.

[Steve Covino]

Like, hey, babe, get this. Yeah, what's going on there? I mean, babe, you know what? There's something in today's world called diversity. Yes.

[Rich Davis]

Wbc.

[Steve Covino]

What do you mean by that? Diverse or what is this word you say? Yeah, get this. There's a bunch of Hispanics in the game nowadays.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

Oh, no, you're talking about a city. See, it's called Diverse City.

[Steve Covino]

Wait a second. So you're saying I gotta play against these guys? Like. Yeah, you gotta play against these guys, baby. I don't know how I feel about that.

[Rich Davis]

A little trickier when you include everyone, huh?

[Steve Covino]

Wait, are black guys allowed too? Yeah, they're allowed to play against you. Well, maybe I won't be as good then. That doesn't seem as fair to me now. Yeah, right. So there'd be a lot of shockers. There'd be a lot of shockers for the Babe because that's no knock on the Babe, but he didn't have to compete against all these other dudes. He just didn't. So that is a big time shocker if you're talking to the Babe.

[Rich Davis]

I think the Babe would be big on social media because he did love attention. Yeah, I got a lot of Instagram followers. See, I do. Yeah. I'm gonna go.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah, he does.

[Rich Davis]

I'm gonna go live.

[Steve Covino]

No, you bring up. No, you bring up. He was a womanizer, and that's no secret. There was, like, a lot of stories where he was, like, sleeping with other teammates, wives and stuff. And they. They were proud of it because they loved the Babe. Well, he was the Babe, so I let him, you know, so they were cool with it. He would be on. Wait a second, Sage, will you tell me there's, like, apps so I could just pick up women? Yeah.

[Caller/Guest]

Can you imagine all the DMS he'd be sliding into?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, ladies, you would be definitely spitting game on social media because he was that kind of guy.

[Rich Davis]

What would shock Babe Ruth in 2026? This is the most fun, stupid conversation we've had in a while.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, Babe, you can meet lots of women. Why ain't that a pip? Yeah, it sure is. Sure, it sure is, Babe.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Babe, you could just keep swiping left and right and decide if you want to get with these girls.

[Steve Covino]

Well, that is a pip, man.

[Rich Davis]

Everyone's a pip.

[Caller/Guest]

Other famous stories from him were his big eating days. What he take down 18 to 20 hot dogs.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, get this, Babe. There's something called doordash. Yeah, what's that?

[Rich Davis]

They can bring me hot dogs right to me. Or just these full.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

I don't think the baby's getting his own hot dogs. I think he already.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I don't need a doordash. I already got people bringing me dogs.

[Caller/Guest]

No, but think of the stadium food. If he saw the full five star menus now at these ballparks.

[Steve Covino]

That's a good point. Right? Because all they had was, like, hot dogs, dogs, peanuts, ceviche.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

What's ceviche?

[Rich Davis]

You know what, Danny G, that would be insane.

[Steve Covino]

Insane. The babe would weigh 400 pounds.

[Rich Davis]

What's a poke Bowl?

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

What's a Poke Bowl? We're not paying $40 for that.

[Steve Covino]

$20 for a broomhole.

[Caller/Guest]

He loved women. He loved baseball, women, booze, and food.

[Rich Davis]

I think a lot of the precautionary stuff, he'd be like, watch this. Meaning first of all, pitch counts. Or stuff like that. Be like, yeah, you hit 100 pitches. What take them out. What do you mean? See?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

What about everything from picture the Babe? He's not even wearing a helmet, let alone elbow guards and batting gloves. He'd be like, yeah, gloves and guards. What are you, some type of little woosh? You pan you.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

If you got beaten in the head with a ball, you just take a cold steak and put it on your lump.

[Steve Covino]

This guy dressing for like he's in a war. We're playing baseball. Yeah, yeah.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

Why don't you go up there and get a hit all Max Freed. What do you mean you're not batting?

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[Caller]

Yeah, he would.

[Steve Covino]

He. What are you talking about?

[Caller/Guest]

He wouldn't be impressed by Otani.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

You bet. Ninth.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, he's an Asian me.

[Steve Covino]

See?

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Steve Covino]

I didn't know they made him this big. Yeah, yeah, that's right, baby. 6 4. He'd be, see the old. He'd be all surprised about everything.

[Rich Davis]

He wouldn't trust Otani.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

Paul harbor scene. Yeah, exactly. Babe Ruth died in like 1948. He'd be like, why are there Japanese players in the league?

[Steve Covino]

That's what I'm saying.

[Rich Davis]

Exactly.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

Why isn't center field 585ft?

[Rich Davis]

Dude, some of those old parts. That's a good one. Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

What is this? 303ft?

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

What is this, a litter box?

[Steve Covino]

That is a really good one. He would have been shocked. And by the way, here's another thing. You know what they always say and you see other big leaguers pick up his bat and they always say how heavy it was. Yeah, he had, he, he, he swung like a, like a club. So if he were to pick up a modern bat today, like, what the hell is this? A wiffle bat? Yeah, like he would all the different

[Rich Davis]

types of wood and randoles and everything,

[Steve Covino]

he'd be shocked by that. And that's just baseball and sports. What other I think things would, you know, would he be shocked to hear?

[Rich Davis]

You know, what year was the babe born? Could someone do a quick ChatGPT or Google 1895?

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

I did bring it up here.

[Rich Davis]

Wow, perfect.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

Yep.

[Rich Davis]

I remember my grandmother was born in the 1920s, like a lot of our great generation grandparents that are no longer with us. I remember before she died, my grandmother was most fascinated. So I'm guessing the Babe and other old timers, just the idea of how they had a hard time sometimes getting a hold of and navigating maps. The idea of putting into GPS a location states away and it'll tell you within the minute when you'll get there and how to get There GPS is something I think we all take for granted. Because a lot of us, if you're 40, if you're 40, 50 something years old, you grew up in a time where your parents are still using maps on your family road trips to like, amusement parks. I remember in the late 80s, when I was a little kid, we'd go to like Sesame Place or Dorney park or Hershey park in Pennsylvania. These are all a couple hours from Long island where I grew up. My parents were holding open maps and pulling over and be like, Greg, you took the wrong turn. No, I didn't. Shut your mouth. Like, just the idea of getting anywhere and knowing when you're gonna get there is wild to me. That's something we don't talk about enough, of course, the Internet and smartphones and all that. But I think the idea of I need to get there, you're gonna tell me how to get there to the minute, instantaneously.

[Steve Covino]

Back then. Yeah. That's insane. It would blow his mind for sure. The Babe also lived in a time where he was the king. You even picture him with the crown and the cigar, right? He was the king. But back then, it was also about, like, who's the champ? Say, who's the heavyweight champ of the world? And I think he'd be shocked to hear that it doesn't have that same clout as it used to have when you were around Babe. It was you, Babe and White and Joe Louis and, you know, Brown Bomber. He was a champion. Yeah. Who's the champ today? Like, well, it's Alexander Usyk right now. But like, you know, I think that would shock him that it doesn't mean as much as it did back then. Because if you were the heavyweight champ of the world back then, like, you were a superstar. You're not as much of a superstar in today's world. So what are some of the things that would shock the babe? 87799 on Fox. Based on all the craziness we saw at the ball game yesterday at the ballpark, there was a hand, a robotic hand from the Addams Family from Wednesday, Netflix's Wednesday that threw out the first

[Caller/Guest]

pitch on a skateboard.

[Steve Covino]

On a skateboard. What else would shock the Babe? Who do we got?

[Caller/Guest]

Danny G. Let's start in Truckee, California. It's Ted.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Ted, thanks for playing along, buddy.

[Caller]

Yo, yo, talking about the bambino. You already took one of mine. Which was the all the non watched in the majors these days. He tripped out on that. But also the recreation. You know, everybody's into exercise and diet. He would have been like, what the hell is that?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no, it's. It's true. Like, I mean, like, real men, like

[Steve Covino]

me and Jack Dempsey, we don't care about Diane.

[Rich Davis]

But, you know, when you look up the Babe. Who's this again, Danny?

[Caller/Guest]

Ted.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, Ted. When you look up Babe's size, I think we got it all wrong.

[Steve Covino]

They label him 215.

[Rich Davis]

They labeled the babe 215.

[Steve Covino]

Like, 6 2.

[Rich Davis]

Like, 6, 2, 2, 15. Which may, like, either he was just oddly proportioned or we had them all wrong. Maybe, like, the camera angles, maybe, you know, he didn't have a good Instagram wife or something. He wore wool.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

The wool pants he was wearing added 25 pounds.

[Rich Davis]

But, but, but, yeah, look.

[Steve Covino]

Six, two, two, 15. That sounds so weird on a. In a fat month, I weigh 250.

[Rich Davis]

Is that what Donald Trump says he is 6, 2, 2, 15.

[Steve Covino]

If I have a bad weekend, I can reach 215.

[Caller/Guest]

Babe Ruth's bat, by the way. 44 ounces.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, man. Yeah, so that's absurd. Like, what's the average today? So I think he'd pick up a ways. I said toothpick. Yeah,

[Rich Davis]

we're, you know, we're doing all the confusion. We're doing all the, like, what. He'd be like, what is the meaning of this? What about. Let's flip it for a second. Do you think Babe would. Because he was such an ambassador, the guy that put baseball on the map, do you think if he saw all these travel leagues and how involved kids and families are in baseball, he'd be like, man, the game really came along. This is fantastic. See, like, when he. If he would see fields and how families travel and they spend hundreds of dollars on, oh, we got the hype fire bad. And we got our sliding gloves, do you think he'd be like, man, the game's really come along? Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I think so. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

You'd have to be proud of it.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you'd be super proud.

[Rich Davis]

Like, I think about.

[Steve Covino]

Especially if you position it like, this is all because of you, Babe. That's right. Yeah, that's what I say.

[Rich Davis]

Like, I used to think about that with, like. Like, I always wondered, listen, society's gonna advance far beyond what people thought back then. But I always wondered if, like, Abe Lincoln and George Washington and some of some of the, you know, most notable presidents, if they would have ever wondered and thought that they'd be on money. Every town would have schools and streets named after them. Like, I don't know if they knew the impact they would have had. And I don't know if babe at that time, I knew. He knew he was the biggest guy. Right. But do you think when you talk about the most notable sports figures of all time, you think big man. For real, me and this Michael Jordan guy? Huh?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. How would the Babe feel about Hank Aaron and then Barry Bonds? Like, how would he feel about that? You think?

[Caller/Guest]

Oh, yeah. If you told him there was drugs you could use to help. To help you hit the ball for further.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no, I don't blame him. She.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Like, would he have that sort of attitude? Like, yeah, records are made to be broken. Yeah, that's really cool to hear. Or would he be like upset by that and to give it reference, you said he swung a 44 ounce bat. Today the average MLB bat weighs between 31 and 35 ounces.

[Rich Davis]

I was gonna guess 34. I was gonna. I feel like a lot of guys would swing a 32 or 34.

[Steve Covino]

Right?

[Rich Davis]

What did you swing in high school? Like a 32, 33 maybe ounces?

[Steve Covino]

I don't remember.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah, it was like a 33 ounce.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it wasn't. Yeah, it wasn't much different than that. It had to be 30, 33, 34 ounces.

[Rich Davis]

You're not confusing your pants size, are you? No, you're like, am I 32 or 34?

[Steve Covino]

Wait, was that my bad size? Yeah. Let's go to the phones. 877-99-on Fox, Covino and Rich. What would the baby shocked to hear about today's World, today's game. Whatever comes to mind. Who do we got? Danny?

[Caller/Guest]

Let's talk to our boy in Maryland.

[Steve Covino]

Doug.

[Rich Davis]

Doug, what's up, man?

[Caller]

Hey, guys. First of all, n Americans and Hispanics were playing back then. There was a pitcher named Errol Lanes for the Boston Red Sox and he was half Hispanic and half American white. So they were just to correct you there.

[Rich Davis]

But I mean, you could correct me,

[Steve Covino]

but it's not like they were leaning with it.

[Rich Davis]

It's not like it's.

[Steve Covino]

Ted Williams was Mexican. No one ever talked about it, ever.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, what we're saying is there was no, you know, like, I'm a Mets fan. The best players are Lindor and Soto, two Latino players. I mean, that wasn't the case back then, but I know what you're saying.

[Steve Covino]

So much of the game is Latino.

[Caller]

He grew up in inner city Baltimore. So I mean he would be. He would be completely fine with how it is. He would be happy.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, that's all you know, dude, we're not saying anything up.

[Caller/Guest]

But there was a Negro league.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Caller/Guest]

And you couldn't play in the regular base in pro baseball.

[Steve Covino]

And that's not on the bay. It's just who he was competing against.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

He did live long enough. About a year and a half. He was in his hospital bed, apparently. And he saw Jackie.

[Caller]

He.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

Or at least heard Jackie Robinson break the color barrier.

[Rich Davis]

That's fantastic.

[Steve Covino]

That is really cool.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

So he got to. He got to witness that or observe it.

[Steve Covino]

That is really cool. Thanks for the phone call, though, man. I appreciate that. 87799 on Fox. Who else do we got?

[Caller/Guest]

Danny Tripp in Vegas.

[Steve Covino]

Trip. What up, buddy?

[Caller]

Hey, guys. Always good to talk to y'. All. Just so y' all know, I only listen to Colin Cowherd show when y' all are hosting it.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, thanks.

[Caller]

So the. For the Babe. Just a few things I would say stadiums hit. How iconic he is rules I like. You can't block the plate. I think he'd be shocked by that.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Caller]

And. And how he's portrayed in movies. Meaning it's not right. Where they show him hit a home run and someone run the basis for him. That's Hollywood drama. That's not real. He had to run the bases.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I think the Babe. I think a lot of the. Again, you're at the safety.

[Steve Covino]

I love the footage of his feet

[Rich Davis]

moving real fast just the way that film was filmed.

[Steve Covino]

The film. His little feet running real quick.

[Rich Davis]

You know what? I always picture? Babe Ruth running on the basses. The way Fred Flintstone moles.

[Steve Covino]

I imagine it made that seem silent.

[Rich Davis]

Remember, like.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that's. That's the sound it made when he ran. That's how I always pictured it.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

Can we just go back to doing the voice? You know, like that?

[Rich Davis]

We just do that the whole time.

[Steve Covino]

Well, that is a pip.

[Rich Davis]

That is a piff.

[Steve Covino]

I got so many thoughts about what the Babe would be thinking. I really do.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

These fans are dressed like slobs.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, that's right. They win their jammies. What is this? Yeah. And where's your hat and tie? What's the top?

[Rich Davis]

You know what? I'm surprised I don't know the answer to this. Let's try to use our brains without looking it up, and then we'll look it up. Okay, guys, when you see all this old footage, there was a huge emphasis. The same way when people traveled or walked around New York City. Everyone had their fedora, their coat. Everyone was classy, like Freddie Blassie.

[Caller/Guest]

They dress like SGA every single day of the week.

[Rich Davis]

So, Danny, here's my question. When did fans first start wearing jerseys?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, that's a good one. I don't, I don't.

[Rich Davis]

I never heard anyone talk about the origins of the, of the jersey for a fan.

[Steve Covino]

Like, I would have to say, like,

[Rich Davis]

I don't think my dad, I don't think like my dad had a Mickey mantle jersey or.

[Caller/Guest]

60s says the 1970s.

[Steve Covino]

Wow. 70s.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

So like, that's crazy. In the last 50 plus years says. Yeah. So. No, isn't it crazy? I think no kid get this. No kid had a Babe Ruth jersey. Because if they had jerseys, every kid

[Steve Covino]

would have had one. Do you think? Rich Dan.

[Rich Davis]

That's a wild thought, right?

[Steve Covino]

Danny G. Yeah, it is. Sam.

[Rich Davis]

Until the 70s, which means all those legendary Yankees and Red Sox and the first jerseys were maybe of like some Cincinnati reds in the 70s or maybe the A's or one of the dominant

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

teams like that go past jerseys, just wearing anything in the stands with like your team's insignia on it. I don't even know when that started. I would imagine it started maybe in like the 50s or 60s.

[Rich Davis]

That sounds like the only way. Maybe like someone's, like someone's wife broke out the sewing machine. Hank. I put a patch on. Like there was no gear. Think of the multi billion dollar industry.

[Steve Covino]

Sports gear probably started with a Halloween outfit. Yeah. Little mommy. I want to be the Babe, you know, or if it was in the 70s, I want to be Willie Stargel man. So pretty cool. What do you think the Babe would have said to the fact that people still talk about him? Would he be like, of course they do. I'm the Babe. Or would he be like, no, he wouldn't be surprised. Yeah, his ego would have been like, so why wouldn't they? Right? I'm the Babe.

[Caller/Guest]

And he would have hopped in a Ferrari, like a red Ferrari, because he loved excess. Think about the cars, the whack cars they had back in his day.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Caller/Guest]

And the sports cars that the athletes drive. Right now.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

That's how his horn sounded.

[Steve Covino]

That's pretty good. Sam. Awga.

[Caller/Guest]

Please, please don't do that again.

[Steve Covino]

When you see guys like Babe Ruth, isn't it peculiar that, like, you've never really seen a guy that looks a lot like him? Physique, face, everything. And there's speculation if you, if you go, you don't even have to go that deep on social media that he,

[Rich Davis]

that his mom is Miss Piggy.

[Steve Covino]

He was a mixed guy. And, and you know, he, and people speculate. You think you'd be surprised to hear, like, how much people speculate about him and his background. And I've won.

[Rich Davis]

Like, when you, when you.

[Steve Covino]

I wonder what he would think.

[Rich Davis]

There's two people in history that are undeniably. What was it? Irreplicable.

[Steve Covino]

Sounds good to me.

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[Rich Davis]

No one's ever looked like the Babe. No one's ever been like, you know who that, you know, your friend John guy looks like Babe Ruth? No one's ever said that, ever. And the other one, I saw a clip on TikTok or Instagram and Camino saw it too. And he'll back me up. They did what every, what every legendary old time president would look like now. Like, I don't know, take like FDR and make him look like, you know, take George Washington or John Adams, you know, give a modern haircut, and they just look up like a bunch of old white guys. Abe Lincoln. No one's ever looked like this guy.

[Steve Covino]

Nobody.

[Rich Davis]

Like, I don't know who the heck looks like Abe Lincoln.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

Well, he had the neck beard and he's like, kind of a gangly guy. I think there you'd find. You could find some.

[Steve Covino]

You could pick if you were playing a game of where's Waldo? 55,000 people. You see the Babe, Big head stand like, there he is right there.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

Oh, there is.

[Steve Covino]

There is. There he is, the Babe. And you would see that lurch like an Abe Lincoln like this.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, man, we're running late. I want to just say this one thing. When we joke about this, we're not, we're not kidding. There was a Babe documentary. We watched Danny G. So funny. And Sam Dorn. I'm not gonna say anything over the line, I think, but there were, there were clips of guys saying that the Babes, like, got with my wife. And I was like, yeah, I was proud of it. It's a Babe.

[Steve Covino]

And then there were other hot dogs.

[Rich Davis]

That's okay there guys that would say things like, yeah, Babe would punch me in the face. And it's the Babe.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

We don't laugh about it.

[Rich Davis]

One guy told the story that they were in the locker room and let's just say that the Babe did his business on the guy and the guy's like, yeah, he's full of antics. The Babe could do anything.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

And back then, that's not good.

[Rich Davis]

And laugh about it. Come in.

[Steve Covino]

The Babe. We used to be.

[Rich Davis]

What a silly goose.

[Additional Commentator/Producer]

So I'm gonna go hit the showers now.

[Steve Covino]

So I was humiliated. But, boy, that was the Babe.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, I'll never Forget it. All right, we'll do Crossfire next. We'll get Dan Byers update. We'll talk a little more baseball and of course, NFL news. If we get to that. All right, more CNR next.

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All right, Rapid fire. Then we go to DB for an update. Rapid fire. Babe Ruth, we bring them up. Our pal John Boy had a tweet like, what do you think Babe Ruth would have thought of the. The animatronic hand throwing out the first pitch last night. And we said, well, yeah, I wonder what else Babe would have been shocked by in 20, 26, 100 plus years later. What's up? Who do we got?

[Caller/Guest]

All right, let's go to Ron in Rochester.

[Rich Davis]

Yo, Ronnie.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. Hey. Even though things change, they stay the same. I was a waiter at Gallagher Steakhouse. 100-year-old steakhouse. Babe Ruth used to hang out there. And it's cool that I worked the place he hung out at. And I used to go to the Mosholu Golf course in the Bronx. I used to hang out at that golf course. And he loved playing that. It was dirt when I played it, but it's cool that I actually worked and played a course that he hung out at. So things do stay the same too.

[Rich Davis]

That is cool.

[Steve Covino]

That is really cool.

[Rich Davis]

I think that is cool.

[Steve Covino]

There's bars in New York City, downtown. Rich. Where George Washington.

[Rich Davis]

My wife used to always bring. Like, if we had people visit us in New York, we'd go to a place where this was George Washington's favorite bar.

[Caller/Guest]

One of our viewers on our YouTube channel said he might be surprised that Fenway park is still being used.

[Rich Davis]

Still using Fenway, huh?

[Steve Covino]

Let's wrap it up. Bang, bang.

[Rich Davis]

Who we got?

[Caller/Guest]

John in South Carolina.

[Steve Covino]

John.

[Caller]

Hey, guys, I. I got two things for you. Number one is technologies like gloves, how they make bats, how you know, how they. How they track everything, stuff like that.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, my. Exit velocity.

[Rich Davis]

What does that even mean? She. Yeah, yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Wait till she want to see my wind up. Yeah, they don't have wind ups anymore, Babe. What do you mean? I have wind ups. Yeah. You'd be so mad about it, right? No more wind up. That's true.

[Caller/Guest]

Before we get to DB's update, let's wrap with Jimmy in Florida.

[Rich Davis]

Jimmy, what's up, man?

[Caller]

Yeah, I've got two things actually. The first thing is I think you'd be shocked about the 104 mile an hour fastballs that though today dude most of the fish to buy 80 back

[Steve Covino]

then as as a ralus Chapman takes the mound for the Red Sox. Yeah these dudes throw he secondly with

[Caller]

said 104 mile an hour fastball I think he would get drilled in the head for trying to call a shot.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. What do you mean I can't call my shots?

[Steve Covino]

You're not getting around 104 mile per hour with a 44 ounce bat unless you're Babe.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know. Yeah some real he threw some meal heaters huh?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

All right. Well thank you guys for all the feedback. A lot of fun today Opening day in baseball. Let's go to Dan Beyer for an update. See what's going on around the world of sports.

[Sports Update Host (Dan Beyer)]

Dan guys, the Red Sox trying to close things out in Cincinnati. It's three nothing Boston right now in the bottom of the ninth inning where opening day should start in Cincinnati. But few other games caught it including last night's game in San Francisco. Also played earlier today. Pirates and Mets Mets when that went 117 as Paul Skeens was chased in the first inning after allowing five earned runs on just 2/3 innings of work. Brewers took care of the White Sox 14 to do they it 14 2. They did it without Jackson Cheerio who was placed on the injured list prior to the game today because of a fracture in his hand suffered in the World Baseball Classic earlier this month. Nationals beat the Cubs 10 to 4. ESPN says the Cubs signed Nico Horner to a six year extension. Other action going on right now. The Angels have extended their lead on the Astros. It's two nothing in the eighth. Mike Trout has hit a solo home run for the Halos. Tigers trying to close out the Padres. It's eight to two in the ninth while the Phillies hold on to a five nothing leads on the Rangers in the ninth. The Rays and Cardinals were tied up at one apiece heading into the sixth. They just wrapped up the sixth. It's nine seven Cardinals. The Rays scored six times in the top half. Cardinals answered with eight in the bottom half of the inning. Final for Baltimore. They unveiled a brand new scoreboard today. Pretty cool video showing it. Orioles top the Twins two to one. Hey, are you into video games? Celebrities are just a good time. The Global Gaming League is a video game league with celebrity owned teams. Celebrities like T, Pain and Neo competing in everything from Call of Duty duty to Tetris Sign up and join the league now at globalgamingleague.com We've got the Sweet 16 tonight in about 35 minutes. Texas and Purdue get it going. Iowa and Nebraska start things in Houston at 7:30 Eastern Time. Three other college hoops notes Duke guard Caleb Foster, game time decision for tomorrow against St. John's LSU fired Matt McMahon and is hiring Will Wade from NC State as it'll be Wade's second stint at LSU. And UConn assistant Luke Murray, who's the son of actor Bill Murray, is the new men's basketball coach at Bar Boston College. Wow, guys, back to you.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, D.B.

[Rich Davis]

and you know what? I realized we are running so late today that we're not going to be able to get to everything we wanted. Which is why today is a perfect day for our bonus podcast Over Promise. Let me give you a couple of things we're going to talk about on Over Promised, something I don't feel comfortable talking about on national radio because of FCC rules. Have you seen the Shaquille o' Neal DMS to Sabrina Carpenter that they're saying are fake? If you haven't, it's weird and hilarious.

[Steve Covino]

We'll talk mismatches in sports.

[Rich Davis]

Let's just say I saw a headline. It said horny Shaq. I'm like horny Shack. So we'll, we'll get to that on Over Promise. Plus shrinkage, a major problem in Major League Baseball.

[Steve Covino]

Yes, we'll talk the abs.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, and why Kavino loves the Yankees more than his daughter.

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That too. The ABS system. And more on Over Promised right here on this YouTube page. Covino and Rich FSR in about 1716 minutes, but we're going to wrap up some football Rich.

[Rich Davis]

So coming up, here's what we got. The UFL comes out with new rules every year and a lot of these rules are sort of like, sort of like a little demo for oh, would this work in the NFL? Let's go over some of them next and see what we think. It'll be fun. We'll do it right here. Fox Sports Radio.

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[Steve Covino]

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Tire rack. It's a tire rack. All right. Now let's talk about this. UFL starts tomorrow. Starts tomorrow. It's the 10 test testing ground sometimes for rules that could eventually make it to the NFL. We're not going to have a ton of time, but let me go through some of these. Danny, hit us up with and I love this. Starting in 2026, the UFL has banned punting if you're inside the 50. So if you cross the 50 yard line, you're in four down territory. You can't punt and pin a guy. You can't pin a team back inside their end zone.

[Caller/Guest]

I like that.

[Steve Covino]

I was gonna say it's kind of dope. I don't know if it maybe won't pan out right. But it sounds good.

[Rich Davis]

I said to Danny, what if it's like 3rd and 10th from the 48? Do you know? Do you not cross the 50?

[Steve Covino]

Right, right.

[Caller/Guest]

Like for the aggressive NFL head coaches, that's kind of how they coach already. They know they have two plays to get that first down.

[Steve Covino]

I'm glad you said that though, Danny, because I'm like, that sounds cool to me. I don't know. And Rich, I like your strategy thought too.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

How would you play that?

[Rich Davis]

You may not. If you. It's third and long, you may not try to pick up four yards on third and 10th.

[Steve Covino]

You know, it seems so. That seems like a good one.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, this. I think this is a really cool one. For the 2026 season, the UFL has introduced the four point field goal. If it's 60 or more yards, it goes from a three point to a four point.

[Steve Covino]

That's wild, bro.

[Rich Davis]

But then that's the 60 or more. If it's 60 or more, four points going for it.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah. It says to boost offense and reward the elite kickers. And it changes late game strategy and impacts games where a team might be trailing by three.

[Steve Covino]

That's crazy. We'd be seeing more chances taken for sure. Right? So that opens things up. I like that too.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, I think let's stick with those two. I think eventually when you see that every team has a guy that's pretty like, don't you feel like so many teams have a guy that's pretty consistent from 50, like 3, 54.

[Caller/Guest]

Cam Little.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, like, I mean, the Cam Littles

[Steve Covino]

of the world, there's gonna be like 67.

[Rich Davis]

There's gonna be more of those guys. What if you actually did say. Let's say you made it more than 62. Something absurd. Four points.

[Steve Covino]

Why though? That still more of a risk.

[Rich Davis]

But is that. Is that fiddling around with. All right, now you just make it football a spectacle. Or would you say nah man, we we took the college two point conversion what, like a decade ago?

[Caller/Guest]

Or let's just bring in more offense to a league where that's what we want.

[Steve Covino]

You know the don't if it's not broke, don't fix this sort of thing in the NFL's no one's complaining about the NFL in this But Cove if

[Rich Davis]

you go for a 60 something yard field goal, sounds cool. But no, if you go a 60 plus yarder the reward is 4 points. But if you miss it, the other team has the ball over the 50. Now just based on where the, where the, where the spot of the snap and the hold is.

[Steve Covino]

Wow.

[Rich Davis]

So if you miss a 64 yarder because you we're going to go for a field goal for four, you're giving the ball, you're giving the other team the ball on the other side of the field.

[Steve Covino]

More points, more risk.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah but Rich, they can't punt. Think about if that rule gets adopted

[Rich Davis]

by the NFL and then they won't be able to punt. Punt. Listen, it's a great place to try these things out. So the UFO if you, if you can't get enough of football and you're that much of a fanatic, even with baseball starting in the NBA, heating up playoffs before you know it, March Madness, add the UFL to your mix.

[Steve Covino]

It'll be interesting to see how these things pan out.

[Rich Davis]

You know, you'll see it on social media and be like, oh, let me see how it works.

[Steve Covino]

Very cool.

[Rich Davis]

All right, well thank you guys for hanging more on Over Promise next. Until then, have a great, great Thursday. Arriba.

[Steve Covino]

Dare you baby. See you in the over promised land. Let's go.

[Caller/Guest]

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[Rich Davis]

Go Hawkeyes.

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