C&R - Von Raider & 'Chucky's NFL Trivia!'

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show: C&R - Von Raider & 'Chucky’s NFL Trivia!'

Date: April 2, 2026
Podcast Hosts: Steve Covino & Rich Davis (Covino & Rich), with Dan Beyer, Danny G, Iowa Sam
Special Guests: “John Gruden” (impression by Frank Caliendo), Tony from Oregon (caller/contestant)

Episode Overview

This lively episode of Covino & Rich on The Dan Patrick Show dives into sports fandom, April Fool’s culture, and the blurring lines between loyalty and rivalry in modern sports. The crew explores whether fans can truly “hate” a player once they join their favorite team, referencing famous cross-rival moves throughout sports history. The fun peaks with a football trivia segment featuring a brilliant “John Gruden” (Frank Caliendo), plenty of laughs, and calls from listeners sharing their passionate sports stories.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Decline of April Fool’s Day in the Age of Social Media

(03:06 - 07:04)

• April Fool's Fatigue: Covino & Rich reflect humorously on how April Fool’s has "lost its luster" because fake news and AI memes are now everyday occurrences.
  • Rich Davis [03:27]: “We live in one big April Fool's with AI and social media...all these stupid fake jokes and AI memes.”
  • Steve Covino [03:51]: “It’s like social media ruined reunions...add April Fools to the list.”
• Brand Pranks: They roast the cringeworthy, increasingly obvious April Fool’s stunts by big brands (e.g. Ikea’s “meatball lollipops”).
• Von Miller’s Prank: Von Miller’s fake “I’m a Raider” social post (complete with official graphics and tags) fools many fans and sparks debate about player loyalty and sports fandom.

Notable Quote

• Steve Covino, on April Fool’s in a world full of fakes [07:53]:
  “Can you really play games like that? That’s—you’re spreading fake news.”

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The ‘Laundry Theory’ of Sports Fandom

(08:49 - 14:34)

• Are There Players You Could Never Accept?: The guys discuss whether fans can ever truly despise a player if that player moves to their favorite team.
  • Steve Covino [09:59]: “I think we have this thought, like, ‘I’ll never like that guy’—until he's on your team. Which proves we root for laundry.”
• Examples:
  • Yankee fans learning to love Wade Boggs and Roger Clemens after years of rivalry
  • Red Sox fans eventually embracing Johnny Damon, and Vikings fans rooting for Brett Favre after despising him as a Packer
  • The transformation in attitude toward Bryce Harper if he were ever to join the Mets

Notable Quote

• Steve Covino [10:58]: “Bryce Harper would come to New York and say all the right things…next thing you know, you're like, ‘Bryce Harper is the coolest.’ It's just in our nature!”

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Are There Any True Exceptions?

(12:07 - 14:34)

• Possible Exceptions: Some players, like Manny Machado or the Astros’ Altuve, elicit so much emotion (due to cheating scandals or personal dislike) that fandom might not be swayed, even if they joined your team.
• Danny G [12:34]: “No, he [Machado] was one of those guys. You just couldn't get past his face.”
• Moral Lines: The Astros’ cheating controversy is cited as a sticking point for Dodgers fans.

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The Changing Nature of Rivalries—Fans Today vs. Yesterday

(13:28 - 16:54)

• Free Agency’s Impact: Movement between teams is so normalized that even old-school rivalries aren’t what they used to be.
• College Sports: Dan Beyer brings up how the transfer portal and NIL deals are breaking down even “unbreakable” college rivalries.
  • Dan Beyer [16:22]: "Now even that wall has kind of been broken down."

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Listener Calls: Real Life Sports Loyalty

(25:03 - 29:34)

• Ron (Detroit): Hated Chris Chelios, but loved him as a Red Wing. Still could never accept Claude Lemieux or Patrick Roy.
• Chris (Englewood): Letting Mookie Betts go was hard but now loves him as a Dodger.
• Evan (Los Angeles): Shares a personal LeBron nightclub story and admits personal opinions can soften when meeting players.
• Dodger Fan Caller: States he could never embrace any of the cheating Astros.

Notable Quote

• Steve Covino [26:03]: "I'll never root for that guy. I hate him...And then he's on your team, you're like, come on, let's go. It's just something that we say. But we, deep down...root for laundry."

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Chucky’s ('John Gruden’s) NFL Trivia Game

(35:19 - 44:12)

• Setup: In classic April Fool’s style, “Jon Gruden” (Frank Caliendo) hosts a playful NFL trivia game with the C&R team and listener Tony from Oregon.
• Timestamps & Sample Questions:
  • [39:18] Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl fine (answer: $550,000)
  • [41:08] How many NFL teams are named after animals? (Answer: 15)
  • [43:04] What did Gruden once say about practice? (“Every practice is another day to inch closer to greatness.”)
  • [43:44] How old was Raider HOF George Blanda when he retired? (Answer: 48)
• Best Gruden-isms: Caliendo nails Gruden’s cadence and banter, throwing in plays ("green right slot, albacore, 2Y quesadilla") and playful digs.
  • John Gruden [36:34]: “Give me green right slot. Albacore, 2Y quesadilla.”
  • John Gruden on his haircut [37:12]: “You ever floby? I bring it with me, with me.”
• Winner: Dan Beyer takes the trivia crown.

Quote Highlight

• John Gruden (Frank Caliendo) [41:37]:
  “I’m ready for round one. I love that Danny brings me into the show and then tries to corral me.”

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Closing & Memorable Moments

• The group reveals the “Gruden” guest as master comic Frank Caliendo (April Fool’s!) [44:12].
• The episode closes with teases for more games, midweek major, updates, and continued playful banter into the next hour.

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Summary Table of Key Segments with Timestamps

| Time | Segment/Topic | Notable Participants/Quotes | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| | 03:06 | April Fool’s fatigue & pranks in the social era | “We live in one big April Fool's...” - Rich Davis | | 07:53 | Von Miller’s Raiders prank/fake news | “Can you really play games like that?” - Steve Covino | | 09:59 | ‘Laundry Theory’—why fans forgive hated players | “We root for laundry” - Steve Covino | | 12:34 | Machado exception - can some players never be liked | “You just couldn’t get past his face” - Danny G | | 16:22 | College rivalries and transfers (with Dan Beyer) | “Now even that wall has kind of been broken down.” | | 25:03-29:34 | Caller stories—the real emotion of fandom | Ron (Detroit): “Never Claude Lemieux or Patrick Roy!” | | 35:19-44:12 | ‘Chucky’s NFL Trivia’ with Frank Caliendo’s Gruden| “You ever floby?...I bring it with me...” - Gruden/Caliendo | | 44:12 | Reveal: Frank Caliendo as “Gruden” | “April Fools, everybody!” - Rich Davis |

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Memorable Quotes

• “You could think that...but I think it’s something we say. I don’t think it’s something we necessarily do.”
  – Steve Covino, on refusing to root for rivals [26:03]

• “You really think you hate these people until you love them...that’s just how it is.”
  – Steve Covino [18:10]

• “Is there a rivalry so strong still till this day that you’d never accept...or they would never accept that player in the fanbase?”
  – Steve Covino [15:20]

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In the Show’s Own Words & Tone

The episode is full of playful ribbing, sports nostalgia, and classic morning radio energy. There’s a seamless blend of topical humor (April Fool’s, AI fakes), in-depth sports talk (free agency and fandom), and high-energy games (Gruden/Caliendo’s trivia with running jokes). Even when callers or contestants miss easy answers, the crew keeps the banter light, with Gruden/Caliendo playfully roasting the panel.

“I tell you what, love those ringside bells. Guys know I can talk with the best of them, like Rich Davis.”
- “John Gruden” [42:32]

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For First-Time Listeners

This episode is a must-listen for fans of sports talk with a comedic twist, anyone curious about modern fandom, and especially those who love a good sports impression. The Gruden/Caliendo game segment is a highlight, showing off the show’s playful, self-aware style and the chemistry among the cast and callers. Even if you missed the live air, you'll feel the mix of sports insight and locker room laughs.

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Further Segments to Check Out

• [20:14] Segment on financial investing (skip for main content)
• [29:38] Game highlights and sports news update
• [33:37] Play of the Day and more banter after Gruden/Caliendo’s game

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For full episode: Check “The Dan Patrick Show” feed, April 2, 2026—‘C&R - Von Raider & Chucky’s NFL Trivia!’

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[Rich Davis]

Find your local station for Kavito and [e-mail] or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. Oh man, that's a fun one today. What's up fool?

[Steve Covino]

Oh yeah. Shout out to all the down ass fools on this fool's day. Remember the higher the sock the downer the fool. Sam, don't. Don't fail the sock test man. I'm gonna do the sock check on you. They better be pulled up real high on this F Fool's Day. It's a down ass fool's day.

[Rich Davis]

Oh man, my dude Juan Soto just popped out in extra innings.

[Steve Covino]

Sam wears ankle socks. Not true G. Not true. I will prove it. Danny G is on the phones. He's a down ass fool. 87799 on Fox. We're Covino and Rich. We have a special guest today. You got to figure out who it is. We'll tell you all about it. But first and first mostly we be rocking out. Let's go. April Fool's Day. Hope you're having a great one at Juan Soto store today. He went yard but then he popped out and Mets are both on right now. Dan Byer is going to have your updates. We are going to talk some April Fool's jokes. Hopefully you haven't gotten got yet. We're going to play some games again with a very special guest.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, every year I get someone with this one. So let me give you a harmless, yet panicky April Fool's joke. Just text a bunch of your random friends or family. Did you mean to post that? And then ghost them? Mike, don't answer the ghost post. What? And you just. You disappear. And then.

[Steve Covino]

Evil. Some guy's driving, he gets that and rides off the road. So what? He's looking at his Instagram. What? What are you talking about? Exactly. So drive safe and choose your jokes wisely. April Fools has lost its luster because

[Rich Davis]

we live in one big April Fool's with AI and social media because of

[Steve Covino]

all these stupid fake jokes and AI memes and stupid things we see every day on social media. Like you said, not only that fake ass.

[Rich Davis]

My wife is like. She's like, you're so dumb. You think that girl's real. Oh, my God. So in a world of fakeness, does April Fools even count?

[Steve Covino]

You know how social media ruined reunions and class reunions? It's like, for what you see, everybody on social media sort of ruined it. April Fools is another one. Add that to the list of things that are just not the same. Super bowl commercials, you know, they don't have the same pizzazz because they're dropped and teased online and on social media. April Fools, we're trying to be fooled all the time. People are trying to get you and. And fool you all the time with this stupid stuff.

[Rich Davis]

Got him.

[Steve Covino]

So good luck today. Hopefully you weren't fooled yet, but Von Miller was trying to pull some pranks.

[Rich Davis]

We're gonna get to that one. But I. I was convinced this was a prank. It was yesterday. So it wasn't April Fools, but this Leanne Rhymes thing that went viral where she got a deep jaw release.

[Steve Covino]

Hold on.

[Rich Davis]

This is nothing dirty, by the way.

[Steve Covino]

Is that a deep jaw release or Leann Rimes having sex?

[Rich Davis]

Remember the old Adam Sandler? Are they working out or having sex? Say that part of my life is over.

[Steve Covino]

Part of my life better be over.

[Rich Davis]

Apparently, it's the new rage.

[Steve Covino]

It's the new rage, like Rich said, where you go in and they dig into your jaw. Apparently all the stress and tension lives right there somewhere in your jaw. And when they release it, first of all, a little painful, but when it finally gets released, it's like in a euphoric feeling where you just can't control your emotions. And she says it's the real deal. But play it one more time and keep it in your pants.

[Rich Davis]

Hold on.

[John Gruden]

He is.

[Rich Davis]

He's playing the. I guess you would say the edited version. There's one that sounds like it's a straight up smut tape or something.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it's. It sounds a little dirty. Whoa, hold on.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, my goodness.

[Steve Covino]

That's Leanne Rhymes. No relation to Busta, by the way. Leanne Rhymes.

[Rich Davis]

I thought they were siblings.

[Steve Covino]

Getting a stress release. Would you do that? I wouldn't do that.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, if. If it makes you feel like that.

[Steve Covino]

No, I'm good. The dentist, the chiropractor, and a porno all meet in a bar.

[Rich Davis]

That's what that is.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. All live with the stress. It's stored in your jaw. Maybe it gives you that prominent clavicular jawline. You know, Maybe I store it all here and that's just making me chiseled.

[Rich Davis]

Right.

[Steve Covino]

People grind their teeth while they're sleeping, and I'm sure there's all kinds of tension in there. Yeah. If you can't, obviously you could hear her moaning, which sounds odd, but it's true. You hear the groaning? How about the groaning? The guy. The dentist or the releaser, whatever it is.

[Rich Davis]

The releaser. Can I get that job?

[Steve Covino]

Chiropractor. I don't know. I don't know what his title is. Stress reliever? Jaw masseuse? Therapist. Digging his fingers into her jaw.

[Rich Davis]

He's wearing gloves. I saw the video.

[Steve Covino]

He's. Yeah, and he's like, really working it. And, man, it looks painful, but there's something to it. So I don't know if this is the new rage where your wife schedules, like, a couple's appointment for you one day. I don't know. Rich is going to get one next week. Because Rich is one of those guys that stops at the joint to get his back cracked every once in a while. Maybe he's gonna. Is that Rich? We'll play a game. Is it R. Rich having sex or a jaw release?

[Rich Davis]

Well, hey, happy April fools. Everyone's fooled every day now, so it means nothing.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, my goodness.

[Rich Davis]

But you know what?

[Steve Covino]

There's.

[Rich Davis]

There's always going to be brands that try to have fun with it. Our video guy spot says there's nothing cringier than billion dollar brands that are, like, every year, like, hey, Ikea is selling meatball lollipops. Just kidding. Like, oh, look at the date. Yeah. Like, oh, guess what Heinz is doing? It's macha mayo. Just kidding. I get it. The attempt has to be there, but it Is a little corny. I thought Von Miller had a pretty fun one. And it brought up a topic here on Kavino and Rich. As we get our wednes day started. Von Miller put out there on social media that he is now a Raider. Danny G. Yeah. With official graphics like, like I know

[Steve Covino]

that's pretty bold, I thought. No, like can you really play games like that? That's, that's you're spreading fake news.

[Danny G]

And he tagged Max Crosby in the Raiders and he's like, let' I'm excited. Can't wait for this.

[Steve Covino]

The thing is, you can't believe anything on this day. That's really it. Like you got to take everything today especially, I mean every day, but today especially with some caution because you're just going to be a fool. I bet you somebody saw that and thought it was real.

[Rich Davis]

Well, Danny G. Hit us up with something about Roger Goodell and flag football. And I'm like, I'm not even quite sure it's real because that was from

[Steve Covino]

awful announcing and I don't believe it.

[Danny G]

Yeah, half the news I searched today I was like, okay, I'm going to triple check this. But the Von Miller, he was trolling the die hard Broncos fans out there because they're like the comments immediately you sell out. How could you go to the enemy?

[Rich Davis]

Well, it brings up a good question on April Fool's Day.

[Steve Covino]

Are you a down ass fool?

[Rich Davis]

A, Are you a down asshole fool

[John Gruden]

me once, shame on.

[Steve Covino]

Shame on you. By the way, I heard there's a full moon out tonight. Is that true?

[Rich Davis]

Can't get fooled again. So here's the question. Is there a player that your team or fan base would never really accept?

[Steve Covino]

No, it's all B.S. it's like when a person says, well, if so and so gets elected, I'm moving to another country. It's all bs. BS Barakas. It's BS and I'll prove it. Want to know why? Because I'm a Yankees fan and I always said, Roger Clemens. Screw that guy. Wade Boggs. All started with Wade Boggs. Wade Boggs. Get out of here. Wade Boggs. He's a Red Sox. And then what happens? He's riding a horse at Yankee Stadium, winning World Series.

[Rich Davis]

And you love him.

[Steve Covino]

So yeah, that opened the floodgates for the Rocket. Open the floodgates for Johnny Damon.

[Rich Davis]

Johnny Damon's the one that comes to mind for me because I remember, dude, he was part of that grizzly looking Red Sox team with his beard and dirty helmet.

[Steve Covino]

Cowboy up.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, he was cowboy up. And then all of a sudden, he's clean shaven in the Bronx. And at that point, I was like, dude, these hoes ain't loyal.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, but you forgot Clement. You forgot Boggsy. Like, for me, that was like the. Wait a second. I spent my whole life hating these guys.

[Danny G]

You're right. You're right. But in the 80s and 90s, there are some guys that could not cross the line. Like Danny Ainge to the Lakers, Will Clark of the Giants to the Dodgers.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but I think that changed. Like, and I also think you think. Think that until they're winning for you and winning and saying the right things to win you over. Like, I never thought I'd root for Wade Boggs. I was such, like, a Don Mattingly kid. I'm like, wade Boggs. I hate Wade Boggs.

[Rich Davis]

And then what?

[Steve Covino]

I love Wade Boggs. In one year, I loved Wade Boggs.

[Rich Davis]

And you loved his new hair when he got that right.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. So, like, I think we have this thought, like, I'll never like that guy until he's on your team. Which proves we root for laundry. Like, Jerry Seinfeld says, laundry. We're rooting for laundry.

[Rich Davis]

I'll give you one that happened. And I remember being like, people are accepting this. When Brett Favreau was a Viking, how many Viking fans hated him for, like, decades of their life?

[Steve Covino]

Susie's in purple and gold.

[Rich Davis]

Then all of a sudden, it's, like, on board.

[Steve Covino]

And you say all the right things. If they do all the right campaigning. Like, remember when is a weird example. Remember when Bryce Harper was a Philly? We always say he was the best at trying to win over all the new fans.

[Rich Davis]

I'm a Mets fan. I would love him on my team. But I bet you there's Mets fans that are like, no way.

[Steve Covino]

Brett, Bryce Harper would come to New York and he would say all the right things about. Man, these hot dogs in New York City are the best. Yo, New York, man, I can't wait to eat your pizza. You guys are the best fans, New York. It's been a lifelong dream. You're like, bryce Harper is the coolest. I'm telling you, we're all fair weather that way. It's just in our nature. It's the laundry theory. It is true. No matter how much you hate the guy now, if he was on your team, you'd love him. And it proves the thin line between love and hate. I can't tell you how many people Danny G. In my. I'm like, I hate that guy. And I hated him because it was that fine line. It was something about him that. That rubbed me the wrong way because there was. There was an emotion so close to really loving the guy.

[Rich Davis]

Like.

[Steve Covino]

Like a guy like Gary Vaynerchuk. He's always my example. We worked with him early in his come up. Right. And I'm like, I hate this guy. I hate his blowhard attitude. I hate this dude. And then what happens? I end up loving the guy because there's such a fine line. So if you hate that guy that.

[Rich Davis]

And now he's your friend.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. If you hate that guy that much because he's on some opposing team is because you wish deep, deep down he was on your team.

[Danny G]

There are a couple of exceptions. Think of Manny Machado. Even when he was a Dodger, Dodger fans still yelled and cursed him.

[Rich Davis]

Dude, Machado's up right now.

[Steve Covino]

Just don't like his ears.

[Rich Davis]

He's up right now. Ear shaming as the Giants and Padres battle it out in the bottom of the fourth one nothing pods.

[Steve Covino]

Danny G. Hates his face so much.

[Danny G]

I am not the only Dodger fan who feels this way.

[Rich Davis]

If he.

[Steve Covino]

If he was. Had a successful run and he won with the team, you know, I think you change your feelings.

[Danny G]

No, he was one of those guys. You just couldn't get past his face.

[Steve Covino]

Maybe he's the guy. Are there other Manny Machado sort of guys that no matter how good they are, no matter how much they embrace your team in your city and say the right things, you'll never like them?

[Rich Davis]

That's a great question.

[Steve Covino]

Certain of it.

[Rich Davis]

It's a great question because you and Big Mike, who runs this place, who discussed this before the show, Mike was saying, whoa, with free agency and how things are in the NBA and NFL now, you should never really be surprised where a guy ends up. And we were saying how back in the day, Danny, your Will Clark example was one of the first we mentioned before the show today. There's guys that would never have been able to do it. Now, that list is short because, like LeBron, for example. Is there a place LeBron could end his career where the fans would be like, no way. No thanks. Or would anyone embrace LeBron? Or would anyone embrace Steph Curry? Or like a star player?

[Steve Covino]

Yes. In today's world, especially young players, young fans, because they're so used to that now. We sort of dealt with that feeling of transition. Like, I guess I root for Jose Canseco now because you had so many, like, random players that stopped by your team.

[Rich Davis]

And I'm not Saying they bought the teams. I'm not. I'm not the guy that says, well, the Yankees. But back in the day, if you remember, the Yankees were infamous, which is more than famous for picking up star players. Picking up star players maybe towards the tail end. So, like, to fill in those spots, Cecil Fielder, Daryl Strobes, Tim Rains, guys that you probably had their baseball.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And all of a sudden you're like, I guess I like him now.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. So, like, we made that adjustment, but it was odd for us at the time. A younger fan today, like, they're so used to that. They're like, yeah, I'll root for LeBron. I don't care. It might be. It might sting at first, but I think they. They roll with it easily. So on an April Fool's Day, Von Miller makes this joke. I think that. I think that it's a possibility that the fans would accept them.

[Danny G]

Oh, Raider fans would have accepted him. That's not the problem.

[Rich Davis]

Bronco fans would have been devastated.

[Danny G]

Yeah, he was trying to. He was trying to needle and poke fun at the Broncos fans.

[Rich Davis]

I have a question for you. I'm thinking of polarizing guys. And to be honest, even the polarizing guys, you'd accept, like, if you hate Draymond Green for some reason, you go, that guy is just trouble. You tell me there wouldn't be a team that wouldn't take him to. Just to be, you know.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you'd hate. He was on your team. Yeah, that's it.

[Danny G]

Some of your favorite stars, you would hate to see them play for your rival.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, there's the people that are like, if the whole Kelsey, Taylor Swift thing,

[Steve Covino]

I want to watch football.

[Rich Davis]

If your team acquired Travis Kelsey and that all came with it, you'd be like, yes.

[Steve Covino]

Is there a rivalry so strong still till this day that you'd never accept or they would never accept that player in the fan base?

[Rich Davis]

I think you're nailing it by saying, is there one strong enough? Because while the Cubs and the Cardinals don't like each other, the Mets and the Phillies, Yankees, Red Sox, I think we're thinking old school. Like, remember back in the day when all star games guys would be sliding with their cleats up and they would hate each other. Now everyone's bro hugging and loving each other, that you're sort of you, maybe you said you were following the lead of the players and you're like, yeah, it doesn't really matter, does it?

[Steve Covino]

Things changed for sure. 8 7, 7, 99 on Fox. Again, this all started with the Von Miller meme. The April Fool's joke. Your thoughts on that?

[Rich Davis]

What's up, db? Any, any player on your teams that, Any, any.

[Dan Beyer]

Well, the, the point that I was going to bring up was I think there was a point where in college you never would have had this. If a player wanted to transfer somewhere,

[Rich Davis]

it's a good one.

[Dan Beyer]

They just wouldn't do it to the rival. But now with nil, with now the immediacy of being eligible, there were, there were probably rare occasions, I know in the Michigan, Ohio State rivalry in football, it'd be a very rare instant where there would be a player who would play for one and then want to transfer to the other. Now even that wall has kind of been broken down.

[Rich Davis]

Is there a college coach, a Lane Kiffin, or even a Saban? Or is there someone that other fan bases have hated for so long that they wouldn't embrace? Or is it all BS and they welcome them with open arms?

[Dan Beyer]

I think that the new team welcomes them with open arms. To Danny's point, like about, you know, Von Miller, it's the other team, you know, it's the old team. I remember when Nick Saban, lsu was playing Notre Dame in the Sugar bowl, and Nick Saban, it was announced, was going to be the head coach at Alabama and leaving Miami. And there were a chance of bleep. Nick Saban heading into the Superdome for that game because of the, because of him being formerly at lsu. So LSU felt like the scorned lover, even though he had already been gone. But Alabama welcomed him with open arms. And you see why, no doubt.

[Steve Covino]

I think if you truly hated a player or a person, I think you still have the ability to root for them for whatever reason. You know, there was a long time I used to say, man, ah, Dave Portnoy, I hate that guy, man.

[Rich Davis]

You like him, though.

[Steve Covino]

And honestly, yeah, now I love all the things he does. And yeah, he's still a blowhard. But I, I, I respect his business decisions. I, I, some of the charities he's run and things he's done.

[Rich Davis]

In fact, I don't know if you know, this Kavino's gonna do a bit. He's gonna do taco reviews one bite. Everyone knows the rules.

[Steve Covino]

Everybody knows the rules. My point is, you know, you really

[Danny G]

think in your Taco Bells, you think

[Steve Covino]

you hate these people until you love them, that that's really it. And in today's world, good luck, because you're gonna, you're gonna end up rooting for that person you thought you hated. In today's world of sports, that's just how it is.

[Rich Davis]

It's like, look at, look at Juan Soto, right? You hated him then. He was a Yankee. You loved him. Now you hate him again.

[Steve Covino]

Now I hate him again.

[Rich Davis]

Which again, it's all like silly surface fandom.

[Steve Covino]

Right? So fickle is the word, I guess. Yeah, I'm getting live feedback too. Oh, this is another great one. We're streaming live on YouTube. Live chat is open if you want to chime in. Live talk some smack, everything at COVINO and RICH FSR on YouTube at Covinoenrich FSR. I see Manny Munoz. I see number one. Number one, LB54WES. Jesus saves. Jesus saves. Jesus saves too, though, dude.

[Rich Davis]

It's like Grumper Room giving shout outs.

[Steve Covino]

I see who Manny says Yankees fan hated a Rod. Lakers fan hated LeBron. Cowboys fan. Not a big Romo fan. But when they're on your squad, like, a Rod's a great example. I never thought I'd root for a Rod. I was a Jeter guy. You make those adjustments is my point.

[Rich Davis]

No doubt. So, hey, your thoughts at 87799 on Fox. We got more Kavino and Rich, a very funny special guest on the show today. Plus we'll give away some prizes. We'll do midweek major and next we are going to talk about, I don't know if there's ever been a worse week for an MLB umpire. Do we give, do we give CB Buck there a little grace next or do we pile on?

[Steve Covino]

Well, I'll think about that. And I'm also thinking, man, I really hate Crocs. Does it mean deep down I want to wear them?

[Rich Davis]

I think I'm going to buy a Crocs.

[Steve Covino]

Deep down, does it mean I really, really just want to like, live in their comfort? No. I really feel like I hate them.

[Rich Davis]

All right, well, hey, we got that and more next right here on cnr. Now, every sports season built on preparation. Studying the trends, making the necessary adjustments to reach the ultimate goal.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[John Gruden]

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[Steve Covino]

Hey everyone, check out this guy and his bird. What is this, your first date?

[John Gruden]

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[Steve Covino]

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[John Gruden]

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[Rich Davis]

Yeah, the bird looks out of your league anyways.

[John Gruden]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

an action packed hump day. Gonna turn your hump day into a hump night. We got callers on standby waiting just to say hi. Danny G's on the phones at 87799 on Fox. I do want to remind you, though, we're gonna play some trivia, giving away some prizes. We'll tell you all about it midweek. Major coming up. So lots to get to on this show, but we're talking about that thin line between love and hate. We grew up in a world where you hated a player, you hated him the rest of your life, but then there was a time where you're like, wait, wait, I'm rooting for that player now.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, there, there are guys that you would think they can never end up on that team. And then that sort of changed in our lifetime. So is there a guy that would never be accepted by your fan base? I don't, I don't know if there is. Von Miller, April Fool's Day put out a meme that he is now on the Raiders. Yeah, I mean, I don't know if anyone fell for it, but I think the Raider fans would be like, you're sweet.

[Steve Covino]

You know, some people definitely fell for it.

[Danny G]

They did. And it wasn't the Raider fans upset, it was the Broncos fans.

[Steve Covino]

So 87799 on Fox. If you're a down ass fool, hit us up. 87799 on Fox. And we have a very special guest on standby. But let's say hello.

[Rich Davis]

Who do we got? Danny J.

[Danny G]

All right, let's start in North Carolina. Ron is on the line.

[Rich Davis]

What up, Ronnie?

[Steve Covino]

Ron, you're on the show.

[Caller/Guest]

Hey, guys, Another great topic. Love the opening of your show, too.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you.

[Caller/Guest]

But as a Detroiter, we hated Chris Chelios. We hung him in effigy. And when he joined the team, it was just a complete turnaround. The city loved him. He opened a couple of restaurants there. And we're, I think we're proud that he's part of our Red Wing heritage. But I can say we would never have accepted Claude Lemieux or Patrick Waugh on that team.

[Steve Covino]

Now, hold on. I do want to make it clear again just for the sake of the conversation. Like, I believe you, but I don't necessarily believe that based on what we've

[Rich Davis]

learned now, like, the evidence shows otherwise.

[Steve Covino]

Evidence shows otherwise. You could think that. And I'm happy you think that. But I think it's something we say. I don't think it's something we necessarily do. Like when people say, if Trump wins, I'm moving out of the country. Hello, you're still here. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I think people.

[Steve Covino]

I'll never root for that guy. I hate him, hate him, hate him. And then he's on your team. You're like, come on, let's go. It's just something that we say. But we, deep down, as lame as this sounds, we do root for laundry.

[John Gruden]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

We take pride in our city winning. We don't care how it gets done or who's doing it or who's helping. So I'm glad you're standing your ground, but I'm telling you, I was also the guy. I was like, Wade Boggs. I hate that guy.

[Danny G]

The next caller disagrees with you.

[Steve Covino]

All right, let's hear it.

[Rich Davis]

Who is it?

[Danny G]

Chris and Englewood.

[Rich Davis]

What up, Chris?

[Steve Covino]

Chris, you thought I liked Roger Clemens all that time?

[Caller/Guest]

How's it going now? I think they mixed up my calls. Oh, I was calling on other stuff.

[Steve Covino]

Well, what's up?

[Rich Davis]

What do you got?

[Caller/Guest]

Appreciate it. Guys, love the show. A quick one. Mookie Bets, it was hard for me to let him go from the 2018 World Red Sox, but, man, he gave my Dodgers three right now. So I totally forgave him. And he's my favorite player. But it took. It took. You know, the 2020 was good. And 2024. Okay. He really helped in 2025. I mean, we can't argue that. We can't fight that no more. But it took a while for him to. For me to solidify it.

[Steve Covino]

Thanks for the call.

[Danny G]

I'm glad he forgave him.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, there's a mix of emotions in the studio. The Mets just lost on a walk off, and the Yankees just hit a three run home run.

[Steve Covino]

Was that Goldie? Was that Goldschmidt?

[Rich Davis]

Who was that Goldie? Still, dealers, they need a nickname.

[Steve Covino]

Goldie, bro.

[Rich Davis]

Goldie.

[Steve Covino]

No, but I mean, Mookie Betts also a super lovable player, right? So he's kind of hard to hate, period. But trust me, man, I'm telling you from experience, we think we hate these guys until they play for rt.

[Danny G]

How about this, though? And it was a caller who dropped.

[Steve Covino]

Unless you're Manny Machado.

[Danny G]

Right, Machado. And another perspective from another Dodger. Dodger fan. He couldn't hold, but he said any of those cheating Houston Astros, he could not accept them on his squad.

[Steve Covino]

That's a good one. That's that. Well, there's a moral reason there, right? Like, no matter what, cheaters never win. I hate them. That's like saying, rich, if Altuve became a Yankee, I'd put that all aside. And root for him? I don't know. I think. I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

I think.

[Steve Covino]

I think. I think I would root for him.

[Rich Davis]

One less call, then we'll get a little update from DB who else? Danny?

[Danny G]

Let's go to Evan in Los Angeles.

[Rich Davis]

What's up, Evan?

[Steve Covino]

Evan, you're on the show.

[Caller/Guest]

What up, guys? Did you love that new episode of Paradise? It was crazy, huh?

[Rich Davis]

The finale of Paradise. I don't understand anything more.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And now you have to wait till January of next year. So. No, it was aggravating.

[Danny G]

They have you on the hook, Rich. They can't explain everything. You wouldn't tune in for next season.

[Caller/Guest]

But I want to say LeBron, because I used to work in Miami. I moved the same year LeBron went to Miami. I was sous chef at Chaconia or West Soho beach house. I opened that.

[John Gruden]

Nice.

[Caller/Guest]

And he used to come in there every night, was such a tool. And then I went to Live. One night, I was with this kid. He had bottle service. This guy's like, hey, is that LeBron? I'm like, hold on. Let me dance, like. And I dance over there. I looked him right in the eyes, and the skirt here comes right up to me. He's like, hey, you cannot look at Mr. LeBron James in his face. Like, Mr. James in his face. I'm like, I can't look at him. It's a nightclub. Like, it's like, what the hell?

[Steve Covino]

You know what? He also proves something else. There's so many people you think you hate, right? Because you. You have this, I guess, expectation to hate them as an opposing fan.

[Rich Davis]

And if you met him, you probably

[Steve Covino]

met him in real life, and they were kind to you, you'd be like, oh, yeah, what's going on? Dream on, Cream. I hate you, but I think you're a nice guy. You would. You would. You'd be a completely different person than you thought you would be.100. You wouldn't be a jerk to that guy if he was nice to you. Trust me. We think one thing, we do another. And the exception, I guess, Danny G. I'll go with it. Manny Machado. Because his face is so unlikable.

[Rich Davis]

All right, let's go to Damn Buy for an update. DB what's going on, buddy?

[Dan Beyer]

So if. Let's say, Manny Machado was booked for the show.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Dan Beyer]

How would you handle it?

[Steve Covino]

That's what I mean.

[Rich Davis]

My point with Danny G. Would be like, oh, Mr. Machado, good to have you on. And afterwards, be like, you know, not a bad guy.

[Steve Covino]

That's it. That's the truth.

[Dan Beyer]

I. I have. There's, there's guys who I have nothing personal against, but maybe I don't think that their playing career was as good as other people have it. And I've always, like, do you talk about that? Like, I don't think you are as good as people think you are? It's such a bad sort of thing. Or do you just let it slide and then you look like the bad guy?

[Steve Covino]

I think as a guy who interviews people and Dan, you. You do the same. I'm just saying, I think you got to keep it real to some degree. If your fan base knows how you really feel, you have to be like, I'm not the biggest. I've. I've been pretty hard on in the past, and I'm not the biggest fan, but it's nice to have you here. Yeah. I think you have to acknowledge that sometimes.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, you can. You can't ignore it, that's for sure. And unfortunately, Rich can't ignore this.

[Steve Covino]

The pitch. A swing and a fly ball, short right field.

[John Gruden]

That is going to drop.

[Steve Covino]

And a Redbird winner.

[John Gruden]

The ball falls in front of Ben's and the Cardinals walk it off.

[Dan Beyer]

Cardinals radio Network on the call. 21 in 11St. Louis wins, but Juan Soto, home run number one on the season. So maybe that starts something for you. Speaking of those hated Astros.

[Steve Covino]

And that is hammered deep to left field.

[Rich Davis]

Back on it is Durant looking up. See you later. Into the holes these Crawford boxes up. Go ahead.

[Steve Covino]

Three run home run for Carlos Correa

[Dan Beyer]

on the Astros radio network. They top the Red Sox today 6 to 4. Sports Talk 790, KBME and the Astros radio network with the call. Phillies rallied for a 65 win in 10 against the Nationals. The Rockies down the Jays in 10. 2 1. Brewers were 82 winners against the Rays. Mar the White Sox. Sandy Alcantara complete game shutout. Struck out seven for the Fish. Orioles were 83 winners against the Rangers. Pirates beat the Reds 8 to 3. Cubs were 62 winners against the Halos and the Braves were 51 victors against the A's. Earlier today, TMZ obtained court documents stating that Tiger woods will seek treatment outside of the United States so he can have privacy. The documents filed by woods attorney Douglas Duncan state that Tiger will seek comprehensive inpatient treatment. Should also be noted that the PGA of America released a statement saying that Tiger will not serve as captain for the 2027 Ryder cup team. He was under consideration for that spot, but is now withdrawn from consideration. ESPN reports that warriors guard Steph Curry hopes to return Sunday against the Rockets. Michigan point guard Elia Cadeau was treated for a possible allergic reaction today. He's okay and is expected to make the trip to the Final Four later tonight from Ann Arbor to Indianapolis with the rest of his Wolverine teammates and guys. Baltimore Banners reporting the Ravens are expected to be the opponent of the Cowboys for the game in Rio de Janeiro that would take place in week three of the NFL season.

[Rich Davis]

Wow, that's a fun little trivia.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I would love if the boss sent us the Rio de Janeiro. Just saying.

[Rich Davis]

Well, thank you, db. Now coming up, we're going to play. We're going to play a new trivia game with a very special guest.

[Steve Covino]

Very special guest.

[Rich Davis]

And if you want in, now's the time. 87799 on Fox. Let's get dial in 87799 on Fox. We'll give away some Fox Sports Radio Cavino enriched prizes next. Plus midweek major we'll baseball football a lot right here on Fox Sports Radio.

[John Gruden]

All right.

[Steve Covino]

What's up all you down ass fools on this fool's day? Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. Live from the FOX Sports Radio studio, Steve Cavino, Rich Davis.

[Rich Davis]

Well the sad me today, this is not April fools. Do you see this? The Mets with runners in scoring position against the Cardinals for those three games, one for 29.

[Caller/Guest]

I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

That's. That might be a record. How bad is that?

[Steve Covino]

I don't care about your Mets. Danny g is super producing. 87799 on Fox. And of course Iowa Sam is the sound architect. Playing some disco there. Getting us into the vibe. Yeah, was that the Clash? I thought some disco vibes, man. And of course Dan Byer on standby. And it's time for our tire rack play of the day. He'll always be Mike Stanton of Sherman Oaks to us two.

[Rich Davis]

Stanton the pit.

[Steve Covino]

Breaking ball, swung on line drive, left field. Walking home is Bellinger all the way to the fence.

[Rich Davis]

Race to second.

[Steve Covino]

Digging for third. He'll get the stop sign there.

[Rich Davis]

Giancarlo Stanton delivers an RBI double in

[Dan Beyer]

the Yankees have a four nothing lead

[John Gruden]

here in the sixth inning.

[Steve Covino]

He's the other Mike in the mlb.

[Rich Davis]

Only two mics. How wild is that?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, well, we know him as Giancarlo Stanton. Yankees beat the Mariners five zip. And that call is courtesy of Yankees Radio network. And that's our tire rack play of the day.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Ooh, John Carlo. Oh, he's so parlo.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you, John Sterling.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, thank you. And he's got two days off. So, you know, he ran, he hit, he's done. He's off for two days. Cause that's just how they use him nowadays, Giancarlo. He can only run so much, but I'll take it. So again, I'm Cavino. That is rich. And we have a very special guest.

[Rich Davis]

It's time for a new game here. Danny G. Let's hit it.

[Danny G]

Yeah, let's go.

[John Gruden]

Jon Gruden is one of football's most passionate men.

[Steve Covino]

36 counter naked waggle at 7x4 on 1 1. It's a special edition of C R's NFL Trivia at this particular time. Chucky's NFL Trivia. Beware of the stare. Oh, how cool is this?

[Danny G]

Yeah. FSR security walking Chucky into the main studio.

[Steve Covino]

Love it, man.

[Danny G]

This is an honor.

[Steve Covino]

And this is why we got the super producer Danny G. He brings us the best guest. It's a pleasure to welcome John Gruden. Hey, John Bruden.

[John Gruden]

You guys ready to get going, man?

[Danny G]

Here we are.

[John Gruden]

It's tremendous, man. I had no idea that's what we were doing. It's going to be a pretty good. Pretty good game we're playing. I heard Patrick Mahomes is the guy usually.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah.

[John Gruden]

Part of this.

[Steve Covino]

But Patrick, we have Shaq that stops by once in a while.

[John Gruden]

Shaq daddy. Man, I tell you what, that guy. That guy's Dunkin Donuts, man.

[Steve Covino]

That's what that guy does sometimes. Now you're making me hungry, John. Sometimes you may open up a box of Dunkin Donuts.

[John Gruden]

What I do now, man? Open a box. I do a lot more than just open a box. Give me green right slot. Albacore, 2y quesadilla.

[Steve Covino]

You got that in you? Kovino? Which are you?

[John Gruden]

East Covino, West Covino. Are you right in the middle? Kovino. Bread basket. Covino, man.

[Steve Covino]

Steve Cavino. Steve.

[John Gruden]

I love that.

[Steve Covino]

That's.

[John Gruden]

That's rich.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah.

[John Gruden]

See what I did that.

[Steve Covino]

No, no, he's rich. I'm Steve.

[John Gruden]

That's what I just said.

[Steve Covino]

That's, you know, and to.

[John Gruden]

That's what people used to say when something was good. They go, that's rich, man.

[Steve Covino]

That's rich.

[John Gruden]

Do that sarcastically.

[Steve Covino]

Someday. Well, they pay me in meatballs, so you know, one day I hope to be rich.

[John Gruden]

Tell you what I love. Yes, spaghetti 2y brush.

[Steve Covino]

That's what I go by the way. You know, we talked about keeping it real. I'm a big Gruden fan, John. You know I never talk smack, but I do question your haircut. Is it like a super cuts haircut?

[John Gruden]

Like I do it myself?

[Steve Covino]

You floby.

[John Gruden]

You ever flobe?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I got a flo. Yeah, I knew it. I knew Gruden was a floby guy.

[John Gruden]

I bring it with me, with me.

[Steve Covino]

I had to come clean on that, cuz. Aside from that, I only got good things to say about you.

[John Gruden]

I made it myself. It's not even name brand. It's all brand new. Brand flow.

[Steve Covino]

Ruby.

[Danny G]

I'm sure a coach could talk with you guys all day. Let's get to the contestants here.

[John Gruden]

Super producer. Go back to being Clark.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I was trying to work a free haircut from John.

[John Gruden]

I'll tell you what.

[Danny G]

Oh, I'm about to introduce you cove. The all time Little League home run leader of New Jersey, Steve Cavino.

[Rich Davis]

Right.

[Steve Covino]

Hear that, kiddo? Hear that, kid? 27 Little League home runs.

[Danny G]

Next to him, the man Syracuse is waiting to honor in 2040. Rich Davis.

[Rich Davis]

That's right. And by the way, Covino, kids, he's as tall as he is now. When he was 12.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that's the truth. I stopped growing at 12.

[Danny G]

The goat of radio games, Wisconsin's own Dan Beyer, right over there.

[John Gruden]

Hello, hello. Dan Beyer. He does a tremendous job. It's a badger. I'll tell you what man doesn't get it, but Larry Heisel Jr. Used to play basketball. Tremendous job. Frank Kaminsky III. I'll tell you what, a lot of people talk about these other players, Michael Finley. But I'm going. I'm going with Frank Kaminsky and Larry Heissel.

[Dan Beyer]

Heisel's a good pull. That's very good.

[John Gruden]

Maquon Homestead, man.

[Danny G]

All right, let's go to the studio line, see who's playing for CNR prize package. Tony in Oregon.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

What's up, Tony?

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Tony. Hey, good afternoon.

[Caller/Guest]

I couldn't. What better place to spend my April Fools than with you two?

[Danny G]

Yeah. And Chucky say what's up to coach.

[Caller/Guest]

What's up, Coach?

[John Gruden]

You're doing a great job, man. Very excited.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, Tony.

[Danny G]

All right, here are the rules.

[John Gruden]

Not as excited as Bill Belichick doing anything.

[Danny G]

These are the rules for Chucky's NFL Trivia. The first contestant with two correct answers is the champ. If There's a tie. We have a tiebreaker question. Your name is your buzzer, but you gotta wait until all three possible answers are two wrong answers in a row. We move on to the next question.

[Steve Covino]

Are you ready?

[Rich Davis]

Let's go.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, let's get it on.

[Danny G]

Round one, coach.

[John Gruden]

Yeah, I'm ready for round one. I love that Danny brings me into the show and then tries to corral me. All right, here we go. Round one, man. Outstanding competition about to take place. All right, this incident didn't bother me because I'm not a sissy, but how much was the record setting fine that CBS paid for the Janet Jackson and wardrobe malfunction at Super Bowl 38? A, $2.1 million, B, $1.1 million or C $550,000? Throw me a freaking bone here, man.

[Steve Covino]

Covino Cove. $2.1 million. No. Oh, terrible.

[John Gruden]

That's about as wrong as your haircut.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, man.

[Rich Davis]

Tony, you want to take a swing or what? I'm giving you time.

[Steve Covino]

Time. I'm agreeing.

[Caller/Guest]

I, I. 2.1.

[Danny G]

You thought 2.1.

[John Gruden]

How do you get it wrong after the fact, man? Is this Celebrity Jeopardy on Saturday Night Live. Burt Reynolds situation.

[Steve Covino]

Two wrongs make him right.

[John Gruden]

Two wrongs maker. I tell you what.

[Steve Covino]

All right.

[Caller/Guest]

Oh, he said it was.

[Danny G]

Oh, anybody? Anybody for the steel?

[Rich Davis]

Can I go 1.1 mil?

[Danny G]

No, you're both.

[John Gruden]

$550,000, man.

[Rich Davis]

I need to take my FCC training, man.

[Steve Covino]

That's a weak ass fine for something that was, you know, made to be that big of a deal.

[John Gruden]

That's, you know, how much gas was back then, though, man? It was really like a $95.

[Steve Covino]

That's true.

[Dan Beyer]

Is also saying it's totally worth it.

[John Gruden]

Totally worth it.

[Steve Covino]

Exactly.

[Danny G]

All right. Nobody.

[John Gruden]

Justin Timberlake. That guy got a look, man.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, he does.

[Danny G]

Nobody on the board yet. We go to round two.

[Rich Davis]

Did you ever hear a double stick tape?

[John Gruden]

All right, round two. Okay. Is that where we're at? Danny, I know why they don't say the rest of your name. Because it takes too long with all this rambling.

[Danny G]

Too many vowels.

[John Gruden]

Well, not too many vows I'm talking about. Takes too long. While you're trying. While I'm trying to vamp around in this game. All right, let's talk some serious numbers here, all right? How many NFL teams are named after animals? Think about that, man. A12, B15. Or C18?

[Rich Davis]

A12.

[John Gruden]

Bingo. The B15 would have been bingo. All right, C18. How many? Who you got there, man?

[Danny G]

12, 15 or 18.

[John Gruden]

Dan.

[Danny G]

Multiple buyer.

[Dan Beyer]

I'm gonna go B.

[Danny G]

You are right.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, damn.

[Steve Covino]

Buyer.

[John Gruden]

You know what? You know, I figured out what the correct answer is. There's little markings on this paper that I didn't see ahead of us. Yeah, that's got a little orange splotch on it, man.

[Steve Covino]

Yo, where does Buffalo fit into this?

[Danny G]

They count. Yeah, that's actually an ox on there, so.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but they're.

[John Gruden]

But let me go through Buffalo. You got the Bears. Yeah, from over there.

[Rich Davis]

Indiana Bears.

[John Gruden]

Indiana Bears, Bengals, Bills, Broncos, Cardinals, Colts. This is an alphabetical order.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[John Gruden]

Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Jags, Lions, Panthers, Rams, Ravens and Seahawks. Man, thank you. I almost got in a fight with a Seahawk. Really not a player. I'm talking about an action, man.

[Danny G]

All right, so Byer the only one on the board. We go to round three.

[John Gruden]

Round three. I'll tell you what. Love those ringside bells. Guys know I can talk with the best of them. Like Rich Davis.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah.

[John Gruden]

What was I once quoted saying about Pratt? Practice? A, every practice is another day to inch closer to greatness. B, Antonio Brown couldn't even practice without drama. Cte is real. Or C, practice until your legs can't take it. That's what the cold recovery tubs are for, man.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, Covino Cove. I'm going A on this one. You are right.

[John Gruden]

It's got the yellow little orange splotch. So you're correct. Correct.

[Steve Covino]

Smartest.

[John Gruden]

B, Now, I love highlighters, man.

[Danny G]

So by things.

[Rich Davis]

Easy, right?

[Danny G]

Covino tied up. We go to round four. Let's try to break the tie here.

[John Gruden]

Shout out to my good friend Max Crosby with two X's and Raider. Raider Nation. Getting a hell of a quarterback in Mendoza. Hasn't even happened yet, man.

[Rich Davis]

All right.

[John Gruden]

How old was Raider hall of Famer George Blanda when He retired in 1976? A 48, B 49 or C 50?

[Danny G]

Dan Beyer for the win. A 48 is correct.

[John Gruden]

Tell you what.

[Danny G]

Dan Beyer walks off with the win.

[John Gruden]

With the win. Like, just like the 48 contiguous states. 48. That's a winner, man.

[Steve Covino]

Can we check that answer? I thought he was 148. I saw the pictures.

[Rich Davis]

Are you sure as hell?

[Steve Covino]

He looked like my grandpa Tony.

[Danny G]

Tony in Oregon. Thank you for playing the game and listening to CNR every day there.

[Rich Davis]

Well, we appreciate Tom.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, guys.

[Rich Davis]

You know what? I'm very excited because now the next hour, we could. We could pull back the curtain and have fun with our. Our good pal Frank Caliendo. April Fools, everybody. Hey, look at that.

[Steve Covino]

We fooled you, Tony.

[Rich Davis]

We got a fun time next hour. Frank's hanging out. We got more Covino on Rich next, right here on Fox Sports Radio. Hang tight, everybody.

[Steve Covino]

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