Hour 1 – LeBron’s Season Debut, Cam Skattebo Living His Life

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 1 Summary (Nov 19, 2025)

Episode Theme:
Covino and Rich guest-host this lively hour, focusing on LeBron James’ return to the Lakers’ lineup, his evolving role, team chemistry, and broader NBA narratives, plus a spirited discussion about NFL player Cam Skattebo balancing life and criticism while rehabbing an injury.

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1. LeBron James’ Season Debut: A New Era of Leadership

LeBron Embraces a New Role (05:23–17:55)

• The hosts open by celebrating LeBron James' return to the Lakers, marveling at his evolution into a facilitator and team leader, highlighted by his 12 assists and 11 points in the game (“He really looked for the first time in forever... like LeBron James was having fun.” – Rich Davis, 09:02).
• The dynamic: Austin Reaves, Luka, and LeBron each bring a unique flavor—emphasizing fun and chemistry over just star power. Reaves especially is praised for his unassuming excellence (“...he had to go above and beyond because of his unassuming ways… Now his name's in the same sentence as Kobe.” – Rich Davis, 06:58).
• LeBron is seen not just as a scorer but as a wise, adaptable veteran, embracing his age and leadership role (“He looks older now. And I don't know, man, I'm rooting for him in a different way… I saw LeBron the man last night, not LeBron the attitude-having basketball player.” – Rich Davis, 12:03).
• The hosts use humor and pop culture references to underscore their points (“He's looking more like Morgan Freeman than a young man now.” – Covino, 15:16).
• Producer Danny G compares LeBron’s facilitating style to Magic Johnson (“At the end of the game, he kind of made a gesture like, this is what I'm going to do now, because he had more assists than points.” – Danny G, 16:04).

Notable Quotes:

• “He was dropping Magic Johnson-like passes.” – Danny G, 08:46
• “If he could unselfishly make that his game, because that's an ego thing too… That’s a very similar to Magic Johnson type of game.” – Covino, 16:38
• “Lakers win 141-126…” – Rich Davis, 21:13

Segment Highlights:

• 05:23 – Beginning of the LeBron Lakers chemistry and fun discussion
• 09:02 – Observations about LeBron’s attitude shift
• 12:03 – Evolution of public sentiment about LeBron as he ages

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2. Austin Reaves: The Underrated Star

The "Goofy White Guy Club" & Comparisons to Brock Purdy (05:55–08:44)

• Austin Reaves is commended for his underdog persistence and key contributions, despite being overlooked due to his “unassuming” persona.
• The playful “Goofy White Guy Club” banter connects Reaves to Brock Purdy (NFL) in terms of exceeding expectations.
• Statistical highlights: Reaves has the second-most 25-point games by a Lakers guard since 2000 (behind Kobe), and recently passed Caldwell-Pope for threes as a Laker.

Notable Quotes:

• “I’ve been trying to recruit Austin Reeves for years.” – Rich Davis, 05:59
• “Only Kobe had more [25-point games]. So second to Kobe. That’s unreal.” – Rich Davis, 06:58

Segment Highlights:

• 05:55 – Goofy White Guy Club banter
• 06:58 – Statistical achievements of Reaves

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3. Broader NBA: Lakers, Thunder, & League Sentiment

Lakers’ Place in the NBA Landscape (09:50–21:13)

• Discussion on the Lakers’ status vs. the OKC Thunder, who are viewed as almost unbeatable (“OKC just doesn’t lose.” – Covino, 09:50).
• The public’s evolving perception: Could LeBron’s new approach lead to a late-career fan-favorite turnaround, much like a wrestling babyface turn?
• NBA scheduling talk: Highlighting the upcoming date (Feb 9, post-Super Bowl) when the Lakers face the Thunder as a possible true test.

Notable Quotes:

• “Maybe we see LeBron go back to good guy.” – Covino, 17:20

Segment Highlights:

• 09:50 – Lakers/Thunder odds and the “LeBron fatigue” debate
• 18:32 – Marking the calendar for Lakers vs. Thunder (Feb 9)

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4. Injuries and Adapting: The Modern Athlete

LeBron, Longevity & Changing the Game (29:00–32:19)

• The discussion pivots to adaptation: can LeBron, like legendary pitchers transitioning as they age, adjust his game for more longevity?
• Praise for LeBron’s ball-handling and willingness to pass, with nods to team depth.
• Observation about the physical demands of today’s NBA and NFL—injuries becoming the main damper on otherwise “best-ever” seasons in sports.

Notable Quotes:

• “If LeBron could adjust his game… you’re just going to have a longer career.” – Covino, 30:02
• “People are too big and strong, and that’s it.” – Rich Davis, 33:20

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5. Cam Skattebo: Living Life, Facing Backlash

NFL Player Joy vs. Fan Scrutiny (36:07–53:46)

• Cam Skattebo, injured and in a boot, attends WWE’s Monday Night Raw and gets into a staged row with wrestlers, prompting fan outrage that he’s “not taking football seriously.”
• Skattebo’s own words defending his right to enjoy life while rehabbing (“If you don’t like that I’m having a good time while dealing with a tough time, then just go ahead and unfollow and casually move on.” – Cam Skattebo via X, read at 39:10).
• Hosts debate the expectations fans put on athletes to be single-minded, with Covino strongly defending Skattebo (“We have this weird reality as fans that we think players should be so one dimensional…” – Covino, 39:26).
• Personal anecdotes: Covino calls out both his cohost and his girlfriend for echoing this critical mindset regarding athlete off-field activities (“I heard your girlfriend … mad that Josh Allen was dressing up at a Halloween party…when he wasn’t playing that great.” – Rich Davis, 52:00).

Notable Quotes:

• “If you don’t think he wants to be on the football field, you’re on drugs.” – Rich Davis, 39:13
• “Athletes are humans and their lives are not one-dimensional.” – Covino, 53:16

Segment Highlights:

• 36:07 – Skattebo WWE interaction explained
• 39:10 – Skattebo’s direct response to critics
• 50:47 – Debate on fan expectations vs. player lives

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6. Fan Culture, Athlete Humanity, and Social Media

How Much Should Fans Care? (50:47–53:46)

• Examination of the double standard: fans claim deep investment, sometimes even more than players themselves.
• The line between fair criticism and unrealistic expectation is debated, with calls for empathy and perspective.

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Memorable Moments & Running Bits

• “Goofy White Guy Club” and Pee Wee Herman/80s references for comic effect.
• Comparing LeBron’s “good guy” arc to John Cena and pro wrestling heel-face turns.
• Recurrent ribbing among the hosts, keeping the energy light.
• Sharply-worded listener/producer banter (“His ego is large. We know this. Can he put this aside full-time this season?” – Danny G, 34:21).

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Key Timestamps for Reference

• LeBron’s role and attitude: 05:23–17:55
• Austin Reaves’ rise: 05:55–08:44
• Lakers chemistry/Oklahoma City Thunder: 09:50–21:13
• Adaptation and sports injuries: 29:00–33:20
• Cam Skattebo’s WWE incident: 36:07–41:29
• Fans/athlete humanity debate: 50:47–53:46

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Summary in a Nutshell

This episode insightfully explores how LeBron’s late-career transformation and the Lakers’ player chemistry are creating a new narrative for the team, sparking both skepticism and excitement. In the NFL sphere, Cam Skattebo’s attempt to find joy while rehabbing highlights how much fans demand complete athletic devotion, sparking a candid, at times fiery, debate about what we really want from our sports heroes. The show blends sports insight, statistics, and playful banter, offering a relatable and memorable listen for fans of both the NBA, NFL, and the athlete experience as a whole.

Transcript

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[Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Let's.

[Covino]

Let's do this today and let's have a good night.

[Rich Davis]

Good morning.

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Let's go.

[Rich Davis]

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[Covino]

Oh, good morning. We're here. Oh, Pee Wee's big adventure.

[Rich Davis]

Remember when he says it to his bicycle?

[Covino]

Good morning. We're here.

[Rich Davis]

And always a pleasure to be here. Covino and Rich. Normally five to seven on the East, Monday through Friday. But when they say you want to fill in for dp, say hello to his people, bust out his glockenspiel. Absolutely. So let's have a great one. We got Iowa Sam on the glockenspiel on the ones and twos. And we have our super producer Danny G on standby if you want to chime in. 87799 on Fox. Again, live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. But first and first, mostly before we talk, Lebron and Jake, Paul and Anthony, Joshua and Scatter Boo and more. Midweek major. We're streaming live. We're doing it live. We want you to get involved. We want you to say and see what's up @COVINOENRICH FSR on YouTube. @ COVINOENRICH FSR On YouTube. Let's go.

[Covino]

Question for you.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Covino]

You said good morning. We're here. P.W. herman style. Who does he say hello to? Who is his neighbor in Pee Wee's big adventure?

[Rich Davis]

Not only will I say it, see, this is why you got to watch us on YouTube. I'm going to act it out. Covino Enrich FSR. Where's my red bow tie? I'm gonna act it out right now.

[Covino]

Your. Your boomerang bow tie.

[Rich Davis]

Where is my boomerang?

[Covino]

Coming red.

[Rich Davis]

Alright. He walks out of his house, he turns on his sprinkler, which was Willy Waterbug. I had that as a kid. That was a little sprinkler jump around thing for your front lawn. And he goes, good morning, Mr. Crabtree. It's a little early for this. He goes, good morning, Peewee.

[Covino]

I'm gonna water my lawn now. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Mr.

[Covino]

So well done. Is that also why you're having Mr. T cereal this morning?

[Rich Davis]

That's right. Cause I pitted a fool. That doesn't. So good morning. We're here. We're Cavino and Rich. Peewee's voice a little too high at this Hour. Remember, it's earlier here in la. We're in Los Angeles. The mean streets of la. We're live from the barrio. Right now, Rich Davis is in Texas. So call him. Hop along, Dickie. But call us up and say what's up. 87799 on Fox. We got to kick it off with less PW Herman impressions way back in a Wednesday and more LeBron James. LeBron James.

[Covino]

Yo, it's. It's happening. And when I say it's happening, I mean the Lakers are coming together. LeBron's healthy again. LeBron James. And you got Austin Reaves, the unassuming, goofy white dude. And you got Luca. And that's gotta be saying, oh, it is mildly.

[Rich Davis]

It's race related. Race related. I wouldn't say racist. Racist has this negative connotation to it.

[Covino]

Race related. Yeah, I'm a white guy. I'm allowed to say. I'm a goofy white guy. I'm allowed to say Austin Reeves is one of me.

[Rich Davis]

Rich is the president. So, yeah, I'm the president of the.

[Covino]

Goofy white guy club.

[Rich Davis]

I've been trying to recruit Austin Reeves for years.

[Danny G]

I have a couple of friends who are goofy white guys.

[Covino]

I sent him an application. He's like, I'm in. But now the Lakers last night, Danny G. You must have been salivating over watching those three stars work together. They look dominant at times, and we talked about it yesterday on our show. So let me just reiterate that Austin Reeves gets not enough credit for what he's bringing to the table. You know what I thought about last night, Danny? As a Niners fan, if you're new to Kavino and Rich, we appreciate you hanging with us in for Dan Patrick. I'm a big 49ers fan because Austin Reaves was not drafted because he's unassuming. There's a little Brock Purdy vibe with him. Meaning, like, oh, shucks, like, it takes a little more to impress people.

[Rich Davis]

It takes circus numbers. It takes for him to lead the team and put up circus numbers to get the credit that he's deserved for a minute. Now he's playing in Los Angeles. He's playing with superstars. He's playing big.

[Hari Kundabolu]

He's.

[Rich Davis]

He's leading a team for the most part. He deserves that superstar sort of recognition. Like, he should be a household name. And unless you're a basketball fan, especially Lakers fan, you really don't know who he is. And by now, you should. In fact, his goofy sort of attitude should also make him more of a star. But it's not. However, I think when his name's in the same sentence as Kobe as it was this week and he starts climbing those Lakers rankings, yeah, he's going to get that recognition he deserves. But again, he had to go above and beyond because of his unassuming ways, I think, to get that recognition. Just this week, Austin reeves is the second most 25 point games by a Laker guard since 2000. Only Kobe had more. So second to Kobe. That's unreal. He's in serious company. He went 5 for 9 from deep against the Bucks and officially passed Caldwell Pope for seventh place on the Lakers all time three points list. So he's making three points left and right. He has 523 threes in two 91 games. That's before yesterday's game and yesterday. He lit it up yesterday. Props to him. Luca had 37 points. Reeves had 26 points and was leading for a while. He had that four point play that Danny G got all excited about. LeBron James, 11 points. But here's where you were getting at, Rich. I could see what's happening. We didn't have a clue. I'm not sure the league had a clue because we're like, how is LeBron gonna fit into this? 12 assists, dishing the ball around. And I quote Danny G. Still doing his producer stuff right now. I quote Danny G. Man, it's like he was Magic Johnson out there.

[Covino]

Let's slow Magic Johnson. Let's slow down.

[Danny G]

First of all, I don't sound anything like that. I said he was dropping Magic Johnson like passes.

[Rich Davis]

Yo, man, it was like Magic Johnson. You said something about John. All I heard was your John or Johnson or something.

[Danny G]

He what? He turned into like a quarterback, a game manager, if you will.

[Rich Davis]

He really did. It really looked that way. And here's my most obvious. We call this on the CNR showgram, an obvious survation. Here's my observation. Watching the game, the most obvious one, it really looked for the first time in forever, okay, Elsa, like LeBron James was having fun. It looked like he was. I get it. It was his return. He was excited. But there was a different vibe and a different level of fun and excitement from LeBron James. And that's the fun and excitement you need to have, I think, to win in this league. When there was too much pressure on LeBron, it wasn't fun and it was all on him. If he's able to dish it around like this, man, they're unstoppable. I, I, I've said it. Prisoner of the Moment, but I mean it. Let's go.

[Covino]

Well, I love that phrase, prisoner of the moment, because I'm going to say a very prisoner of the moment type of thing. They're 11 and 4. They're. They're not. They're not like, average. The Lakers are good, but there's a team in the west, you might have heard of them, the Oklahoma City Thunder, who might lose, like, three games all year. They are. They just don't lose. OKC just doesn't lose. Here's my question. If LeBron's playing fun and we know the end is near, and I do have the sentiment that when all said and done, LeBron retires, I think we're going to look back at times and say, you know what? We were hard on him. We didn't really appreciate him. The constant comparisons to MJ and Kobe and, you know, I know he sort of did it to himself with the whole. Not one, not two, three, four, five. Are we still hanging on to that? LeBron, Miami, he think personally, no, Rich.

[Rich Davis]

I'm not a LeBron lover. I gotta make that clear. I'm not a hater either. Right. I respect greatness and have admired his career. He kicked off season 23, I believe he kicked it off with a three, right? Danny G. A sweet bucket to kick it off. And that passes Vince Carter Most all time. 23 seasons. You know, when I see him with his LeBron ham Lincoln beard and it's getting a little gray, and he's just rocking that thinned out sort of look, I'm looking at him not with the same lens that I looked at him before. Not five, not six, not seven. I'm looking at him now as a guy who has his son in the league. He's having fun. He has the ability to switch his game up, but he has this. This wisdom about him now. And at least, like, even that look in his face, like, he looks older now. And I don't know, man, I'm rooting for him in a different way. Like, yo, dude, have one, at least one more great season and stick it to this OKC team, man. They're young, but he's LeBron. And they have superstars, they've got Luca, they've got Bronnie off the bench hitting threes.

[Covino]

Oh, stop it. Don't, don't, don't be. Don't be making it sound like Bronnie is like a contributor.

[Rich Davis]

That was a dope moment. No, but even Ayton had 20 points. I didn't even bring that up. He had 20 points if LeBron's able to dish it around. They made some crazy passes last night.

[Covino]

All right.

[Rich Davis]

I looked at him as a guy yesterday to answer your question. Oh, Richard, not a guy that you wanted to roll your eyes at. I looked at him as a guy who we've seen grow up. In fact, we've grown up with together. And he's getting older and I can only root for that. I saw LeBron the man last night. Not LeBron the attitude having basketball player.

[Covino]

Kavino, you and I have been together a long time as a radio, you know, friendship and partnership. We saw LeBron go from Cleveland to Miami to the Lakers that we've seen the journey. And I was Sam run the boards. I. I know we play that clip all the time. The not 3, not 4, not 5.

[Rich Davis]

Not 2, not 3, not 4, not five.

[Covino]

Are we still holding it against LeBron his one like. Cause it came across so arrogant, it never really came to fruition. They want a few in Miami, but I look at LeBron now and dare I say, as the season continues and Oklahoma City right now in Vegas is a plus 175 to win the NBA Finals. They are like, like leaps and bounds above anyone else as favorites to win back to back NBA titles. The Lakers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. They're like, they got the six best odds at plus 1400. Could there be a sentiment that the LeBron haters maybe change their tune and it becomes the fun story like, Yo, LeBron, one more before it's all done.

[Rich Davis]

Like, yes.

[Covino]

Could there be a sentiment where if.

[Rich Davis]

He brings the energy and look, he brought this upon himself, he shouldn't have to do that. But he does come with that sense of not two, not three, not four, sense of arrogance and LeBron and me, Bron and things like that. If he plays with the same energy and attitude that he had last night, it's contagious. It's likable. It's fun. When other people, I mean, it's just. I don't know if it's science, but it is. If other people are having fun, you want to have fun with them. And it's contagious. He looks like a contestant theory.

[Covino]

You know what the theory is?

[Rich Davis]

What's the theory? It's the Neil Strauss theory.

[Covino]

Yeah. Danny G spot. I was Sam, everyone listening, all the Danettes and Dan Patrick audience. I remember back in the day there was like, remember like in the 2000s, it was like a hot thing to like have these like dating coaches. Not. Not people have dating coaches, but These guys would write books about how to. How to get the attention of women. Like, it's like, corny stuff. But there was one thing I remember thinking, all right, that's not corny, that's true. And it was. If you're at a bar with your buddies and you guys are laughing and having fun, somehow women will infiltrate your group because you are having fun. When you're having fun and laughing, enjoying.

[Rich Davis]

Yourself, like, subconsciously, subconsciously, it's like, what's going on over there? What's so funny? What are these guys up to?

[Covino]

You're. You're. Guess where everyone's eyes go, Camino, besides the hot booties. If you're in Vegas, everyone looks at the craps table where everyone's high fiving and cheering like, yeah, what's going on over there? Everyone's having fun. I want to get in on that.

[Rich Davis]

We, we are.

[Covino]

We gravitate towards fun. And people really, you know, bring in the vibe. And I think LeBron with his mean face in Miami, like, yeah, let's go, baby. Pounding his chest. Not two, not three, not four.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

That's.

[Covino]

That's a young LeBron. This is a end is near. I got some gray in my beard. I got wisdom. I'm an old dude, you know, like, as. You know, like, he's looking more like Morgan Freeman than like a young man now. He's. He's. LeBron's not young.

[Rich Davis]

And, dude, I noticed that yesterday. Is he in incredible shape? Absolutely. The guy's a specimen. That's not my point. He's not out there hobbling around like an old cream Abdul Jabbar or something. This guy's in great. In incredible shape, but he doesn't have to be that star anymore. And I think he's accepted that. In fact, Danny G. Said that he made a gesture and it sort of implied that maybe we get more out of LeBron because he doesn't have to be everything for everyone because he has other people to play around. Danny G, you said when he made a gesture, that's sort of what he's inferring.

[Danny G]

When he checked out of the game or was checked out of the game by Reddick in the. I'm always going to call it. Staples center crowd gave him a standing O for his passing performance. Basically, at the end of the game, he kind of made a gesture like, this is what I'm going to do now, because he had more assists than points.

[Rich Davis]

And.

[Covino]

And you know what? If he could unselfishly make that his game, because that's an ego thing too, when you're putting up 25 to 30 your whole career.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but he still had double digits. I think that was the priority. Right? You have to keep that going.

[Covino]

Yeah, but. But I'm saying if you could throw 10 to 15 assists in there and maybe score 18 or score 20 or 16. If that's the LeBron game, we forget that Magic Johnson wasn't scoring 30 points a game. That's very similar to. Now I made fun of you when you compared him. But that's a very similar to Magic Johnson type of game when we were little kids scoring points, but more so being a leader out there. And if LeBron could do that with a smile on his face, dare I say that the public will all of a sudden look at LeBron as a face again. Like, you know how John Cena just went from good guy to heel, back to good guy. Like, Maybe we see LeBron James go back to good guy.

[Rich Davis]

Maybe LeBron James, he won't be gassed. It's not all on him. He's got people he condition. And when I say dish it, we're talking like Globetrotter, Magic Johnson, like passes last night, if you didn't see it. Cause it was a late game on the west coast across the court. He made a sweet pass across the court again. I even said it. But Bronnie did get in there, hit a nice three point shot. You see him fired up about that. It was a really fun vibe. We're just telling you it's his return. It was a different LeBron last night. It really, really was. Again, it's one game and it was the Jazz. The five and one. What are they? Five and nine? The five, nine, Jazz, they have a.

[Danny G]

Young team, but you saw them at the start of the game, they had a double digit lead over the Lakers. And I think all Laker fans watching and basketball fans watching around the world were like, ah, look at LeBron's going to clog things up. Here we go. The chemistry is not going to match here. But quickly they figured it out. By the third quarter, they were all clicking together. To go back to Rich's point about the Thunder, though, Rich, I know you love to schedule. Watch. Oh yeah, let's look at February 9th. That is.

[Covino]

Rich loves to look at the schedule.

[Wilmer Valderrama]

Game.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Oh, I love looking at the schedule. Danny, please take over. Let's hear this.

[Danny G]

The day after the Super Bowl. So we have two things to look forward to. That Sunday and then Monday, February 9, the Lakers host the Thunder. All right, that's that's the real test here because obviously we're at the very early stages of the NBA season. The Lakers just got blown out by the Thunder and they bounced back with a couple of dub three now double digit wins after that. But they have to do this against a team like the Thunder. And if they can't.

[Covino]

And you know what, a couple months together with this crew now to really gel and say, all right, February put that's a, that's just a date you marked out on the calendar. The Monday after Super Bowl Sunday. Where are the Lakers? If healthy, how do they match up against OKC and Cavino? You know, we talk about fatigue in sports. We got it with the Chiefs. Like people are, oh my God, I'm so sick of Taylor and Travis and Mahomes and Andy Reed and that.

[Rich Davis]

You know, we talked about it when it came to MVP and Aaron Judge not getting the award. People had Aaron Judge fatigue. It's like, well, guess what? He still deserves the award. I don't care if you're sick of him or not.

[Covino]

And you know, the Dodgers, as likable as they are, there was a sense of like most people were like, come on, Blue Jays. I, you know, I think that people really don't want to see the okay city, the okay say Thunder win. I really don't, I don't think.

[Danny G]

Take three.

[Covino]

Okc. Okay.

[Rich Davis]

You gotta think like gangster. Okay.

[Covino]

She.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Danny G]

She.

[Covino]

I don't think the Thunder is like this fan favorite like, yo, we want to see this be a dynasty. I could be wrong, but they don't got the, you know, when, when, when all the other dynasties did it. Whether it's Golden State or you know, the Bulls when we were kids or the Lakers or Celtics, like there was, there was a little something more. I, no offense to sga. I don't think any, anyone's like, man, I really want to see this team run it back a bunch of times. I think the Lakers, if they faced off against OKC down the road, I'm way looking ahead. I do think there's a sentiment that even though the Lakers are this legendary franchise, I think people would be rooting for the Lakers. I really do. I think that the LeBron winning one more is way more appealing than OKC.

[Rich Davis]

Back to back great for basketball. Just as you know, it's. It's been overset, but it's true. When the Lakers are good, the NBA is more exciting. It's better. There's so many franchises and sports like that. Lakers are definitely one of them. And you know, we saw a different side. We're not swinging. If you're new to the Covino and Rich show, we're not swinging from the Magic Johnson.

[Covino]

We're just telling you LeBron James.

[Rich Davis]

We're just telling you what we saw last night. And even the criticism, he handled with a smile and a smirk and fun. And it was, like I said, it was noticeable. That's why we're pointing it out. People were asking, reporters were asking him, yeah, how'd you feel about people questioning how you'd fit in with the chemistry of the team? And like, he laughed about it. He's like, come on, man, I could, I could win with anybody. He goes, why is that even a question? And he proved it. He proved it yesterday in a big way. If they're able to keep that up, there's no reason why they shouldn't. The Lakers are back in the conversation again, even more so, I should say, because there was question of how's LeBron going to. We questioned it. How long does it take till they build that chemistry? One night yesterday we saw it. The Lakers win 141, 26. And the side question besides LeBron's return is why isn't Austin Reeves a bigger star? Well, he's bound to be. He's going to be. He already should be. Think about it and we'll talk some Scatter Boo. And think about this. Do you expect all your athletes, all your heroes to be robots? Do you expect them to be sports robots? Or do you like to see the human side of your favorite athletes? Because there's a Cam Scatter Boo story we got to talk about.

[Covino]

There is. And I'm going to tell you why. Fans are more ridiculous than ever before. This Cam Scatter Boo story makes me want to strangle all the people that are getting down on this guy because he did something involving the wwe and there's people mad about it. Like, what are we doing here? What are we doing? We'll get to that and a bunch more. Next, Kavino and Rich. And for the great Dan Patrick, right here on Fox Sports Radio, be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9:00am Eastern, 6:00am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. Hey, we're Covino and Rich, Fox Sports radio every day, 5 to 7pm Eastern. But here's the thing. We never have enough time to get to everything we want to get to.

[Rich Davis]

And that's why we have a brand new podcast called Over Promised. You see, we're having so much fun in our two hour show. We never get to everything honestly because this guy is over promising things we never have time for.

[Covino]

Yeah, you blubber lips blaming me. Well you know what? It's called Over Promise. You should be good at it because you've been over promising women for years.

[Rich Davis]

Well, it's a Covino and Rich after show and we want you to be a part of it. We're gonna be talking sports, of course, but we're also gonna talk life and relationships. And if Rich and I are arguing about something or we didn't have enough time, it will continue on our after show called Over Promised.

[Covino]

Well, if you don't get enough Covino and Rich, make sure you check out Over Promise. And also uncensored by the way, so maybe we'll go at it even a little harder. It's gonna be the best after show podcast of all time.

[Rich Davis]

There you go. Over Promising. And remember, you could see it on YouTube, but definitely. Join Us Listen to Over Promised with Covino and rich on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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[Hari Kundabolu]

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[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

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[Hari Kundabolu]

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[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

The Big Take podcast from Bloomberg News dives deep into one big global business story every weekday.

[Covino]

A shutdown means that we don't get.

[Danny G]

The data, but it also means for President Trump that there's no chance of bad news on the labor market.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

What does a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich reveal about the economy? Our breakfast foods are consistent consumer staples and so they sort of become outsized indicators of inflation. What's behind Elon Musk's trillion dollar payout?

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

There's a sort of concerted effort to.

[Rich Davis]

Message that Musk is coming back.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

He's putting politics aside.

[Rich Davis]

He's left the White House.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

And what can the PCE tell you that the CPI can't?

[Rich Davis]

CPI tries to measure out of pocket.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

Costs that consumers are paying for things.

[Rich Davis]

Whereas the PCE index that the Fed.

[Covino]

Targets is a little bit broader of a measure.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Listen to the Big take from Bloomberg News every weekday afternoon on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Covino]

She said, Johnny, the kids didn't come home last night.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Covino]

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[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

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[Robert Smith]

I'm Robert Smith and this is Jacob Goldstein. And we used to host a show called Planet Money.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

And now we're back making this new PODC called Business History about the best ideas and people and businesses in history.

[Robert Smith]

And some of the worst people, horrible ideas and destructive companies in the history of business. Having a genius idea without a need for it is nothing. It's like not having it at all.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Robert Smith]

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[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Robert Smith]

So many robber barons. And you know what? They're not all bad.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Danny G]

And the electric chair.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Rich Davis]

Your podcast, Covino and Rich live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Rich is in Tejas. Ticky Tejas. The hottest rookies, biggest superstars and all time greats. The only place to collect them all is Panini trading cards, the official trading cards of the Dan Patrick show. For instant classics, autograph cards, memorabilia cards, rare inserts and more. Starter, continue your collection now@panini America.net Cavino that's me out here on the west side, leaning like a cholo. Going to turn your hump day into a hump night. Rich Davis, super pumped about the Lakers. You know, we're not even. Well, I guess if we have any team, it's the Lakers, but It's just about LeBron's return and Reeves looking like a superstar. Danny G. Super pumped. He's the resident Laker fan here.

[Danny G]

You guys went through that whole first segment, by the way, without even mentioning Luca.

[Rich Davis]

I think I mentioned he had 37 points, but that really was, was about, it was about. No, no, no, no, no. Not the points. Meaning that's the only time we brought him up. Yeah, because LeBron was just putting on a show. It really was all about him. And we shouldn't have been surprised that he's able to get in there and dish it around and play with anybody. It's just a matter of is he willing to be a different type of player, like the certain players that are able to change their game and other players that refuse to. It's like a power pitcher, right? How many power pitchers, we just relied on the fastball for the rest of their career until they couldn't play anymore. And then some went crafty and decided to switch it up and change their game and work on the curveball, work on the, on the split, split ball.

[Covino]

The splitter, you know, split ball, the, the older special pitch.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. You know, gives him more longevity.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

If LeBron's able to switch his game up like that, he gets more longevity.

[Covino]

The old split ball. No, I always think of Pedro Martinez based on what you're saying. Like if LeBron could adjust his game, Pedro for the Red Sox early on, you know, guys, a lanky 510 dude throwing heat over overpowering people. Then if you look at the end of Pedro's career, you could say that about some of those Atlanta Braves pitchers in the 90s. When you're able to adjust and say, all right, well, I'm not going to overpower people anymore. Let me work on my cutter, let me work on my, my secondary pitches. You're just going to have a longer career. And if LeBron's like, no, I don't pass the ball, he'd be a detriment. The fact that LeBron has those ball handling skills. That's what she said. His, you know, worth is so much more. Especially when you got scorers like Luca and you have Austin Reeves who is proving to be. Would you argue all star level as Austin Reeves an all star level player?

[Rich Davis]

No doubt.

[Covino]

Yeah, dude, we said it yesterday. The Twitter X feedback we got and some of the stuff on like Instagram and TikTok. People like, you guys think he's an all Star, you're on drugs.

[Rich Davis]

No. Danny G, you would agree he's an all Star, right? He doesn't look like an all Star.

[Danny G]

Yeah, so far. He's got to keep up this level of play and be one of the leaders of the team. We talked about that yesterday. Not just take a backseat to Luca and LeBron, but also now they got shooters like Laravia, they got a couple of bigs. You even saw Jackson Hayes get in the mix yesterday. So that bench is going to have to stay hot and healthy throughout the season for the Lakers to climb over the OKC Thunder.

[Covino]

Yeah, you know what? Shame on me because what did I say a month ago, Kavino, on our afternoon show, I said I was going to deny the NBA until Christmas because I was so invested in the NFL and when the baseball playoffs are going on and here I am, I'm like, I'm starting to get sucked in early. Which means we said it before. We're going through a sports renaissance right now. I know that sounds way. I feel like I'm saying something way over exaggerating, but baseball was popping. Baseball was insane. This year, the NFL. The parody is unbelievable. We don't know who's good, who's bad, week to week one week Bo Nick stinks. And next week Broncos might be the.

[Rich Davis]

Team, like sort of ridiculous at this point, but it has us interested for sure. Like what is going on?

[Covino]

Then you're like, wait a minute, could the Patriots be back to their glory or are they. Have they played? No. 1? There's a million stories. And then here's the NBA and you got some great storylines as well. So the only thing bumming me out about the NBA and you could say the same about the NFL. It goes with my conspiracy theory that human bodies are not designed to play at the speed and the strength that sports are being played now. Because what is the only thing hurting the NBA and the NFL right now? Turf toes, injuries, injuries High ankle, turf toes, injuries. Think about it. Wemby Giannis in football, how many wide receivers have we lost? And, you know, guys that are sidelined. The game is being played so fast. The game is being played by dudes that are faster and stronger than ever before. So the only. The only bad thing about sports right now, I think people are too big and strong, and that's it.

[Rich Davis]

Really? Yeah. All right, fine. 87799 on Fox. That's our number. You could also see us live, participate live, Live chat, get involved. Covino Enrich FSR on YouTube. C o v I n o Covino Enrich FSR join us. And remember, we're giving away prizes. We got Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom. We got midweek Major. During the show, the biggest stories in sports and pop culture. We decide if the stories are mid as the kiddos say, week or major. We do it every Wednesday on our show. Five to seven on the east, two to four on the West. But we're in for the great Dan Patrick. So any final thoughts right now? We'll touch on it again about LeBron or Reeves or Luca. They played an exciting game. It was a. It was a late game. Maybe you missed it. You probably saw the highlights. You got to take our word for it because, man, it was electric. What up, Danny G?

[Danny G]

I know LeBron wakes up to AM5 70 in Los Angeles. So he's listening to you guys right now.

[Rich Davis]

Noise.

[Danny G]

All right, so.

[Covino]

Hi, LeBron. Good morning.

[Danny G]

But I won't mince words. His ego is large. We know this. Can he put this aside full time this season? Because after the game, he and Coach Redick were both talking about how he's just getting his win back in the debut. He's getting his feet back underneath of them. Does that imply at all to you guys that he feels like he's going to go back to forcing things maybe, and taking over as the man?

[Rich Davis]

Dude, that was just the perfect pocket of what you need from this guy. 11 points, 12 assists right there. Improve on that. We don't need him. You don't need him scoring 37 points. You don't need him being Luka. You don't need him being Reeves. Let those guys shine. You've been in the league forever. I think it's more impressive to see this side of LeBron at this stage of his career if he's willing to put that ego aside. That's the key ingredient. That's the magic sauce. That's the secret sauce you need to win, I think. So if he's able to do that? I think that's the. That's the question. But the answer is if he is, they're going to be a team in the playoffs for sure.

[Covino]

Are you saying that LeBron listens to Dan Patrick in LA every morning?

[Danny G]

1000% he does, but that's adjustments we were talking about.

[Covino]

My answer is LeBron's perfect. They could do no wrong. I think he's going to be fine.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Why are you kissing.

[Covino]

Kissing a little ass.

[Rich Davis]

Why are you kissing Lake Erase.

[Covino]

So, Camino, let me shift gears to football, if you don't mind. I talked about all those injuries in the NBA and the NFL. It's the only downfall of sports right now. All the injuries to key players. Besides that, all the major sports are more exciting than ever before. I really feel that way and I don't want to sound like the host of a game show. The best season ever. I really do think things are great right now.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. That Jesse Palmer is full of bs.

[Covino]

This is not the best season of the Bachelor ever. Who's he talking about?

[Rich Davis]

He says that every season.

[Covino]

So Camp Scatterbo. Scatter Boo. Which just sounds like a made up word from Adam Sandler. Scatter Boo.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, yes.

[Covino]

Oh, yes. But Camp Scatter Boo. I mean, we're talking about a guy that was electrifying and fun in college and then we wondered, hey, is it going to translate to the NFL? You know, a lot of teams like, well, we wanted them, but hey, Giants picked him up. And I'll give you the answer. It translated. The guy plays with heart. He plays with intensity. He's such a bro. He's cut from the Gronkowski cloth. He's headbutting Jackson Dart. Everyone's injured now and I got a major problem.

[Rich Davis]

I always think of that picture though, with them posing in the end zone. He knows what I'm talking about, right?

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Like two idiots. Like, yeah, like they're gangsters. So funny, man. Yeah. The energy he brought was, was again contagious. It was great. I loved what he was doing before he got hurt.

[Covino]

I think because of Cam Scatter Boo. And because of Jackson Dart. I think if you are one of the people hoping to get that coaching vacancy, maybe, maybe interim coach ends up with it. But I think the Giants head coaching positions a hot, a hot seat right now that you would want to be in because I think that team really is on the upward trajectory when healthy next year. Next year should be a fun year for Giants fans. But right now there's a lot of people giving Cam Scatter Boo. Is it Flack or Slack Kavino?

[Rich Davis]

Slack is what people use at the office, right?

[Covino]

Oh, that thing that I always ignore.

[Rich Davis]

Yes.

[Covino]

I'm not doing that.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I'll send it to you on Slack. I'm like, how about you beat it? How about. No, I'm not getting on that.

[Covino]

Can you text me? I don't do that. I don't text teams. Yeah, no, thanks.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, Flack would be the answer here.

[Covino]

So they're giving a flag because he was at Madison Square Garden with some teammates and comedian Andrew Schultz was there too. And they got a little shoving match with the Judgment Day and Camp Scatter Boo's just having fun. I mean, he's in the front row. The crowd goes nuts. They write him into Monday Night Raw. And Scatter Boo, who's such a bro y fun type of dude, gets into it a little bit. A little tussle at Monday Night Raw. And of course, Bozo fans seem to have a problem with this. So much so that Camp Scatterboo had to release a statement. This is what he wrote on X. Hey, honestly, if you don't like that I'm having a good time while dealing with a tough time, then just go ahead and unfollow and casually move on. I'm not able to play football and have the fun I've been having my whole life, so I'm just trying to do things outside the box to keep me happy. Enjoy the rest of yalls week and just don't talk about me if you ain't going to say anything. Nice.

[Rich Davis]

He really is cut from the gronk cloth, huh?

[Covino]

But I'm Team Scatterboo on this because if you don't think he wants to be on the football field, you're on drugs. If you don't think this is.

[Rich Davis]

Nobody cares more than him.

[Covino]

Yeah, we know.

[Rich Davis]

You're the super fan.

[Covino]

You think you care more than Cam Scatterbo, you bird brain. This guy wants to be out there. He wants to be competing. So he has a seasoning ending injury. He's got his dos boot on. He's got his boot on his foot. There's nothing he could do. What do fans want? Do fans want him to sit home and cry and mope and act like a little bee? Or do you want this guy to try to find joy in other parts of his life? We have this weird reality as fans that we think players should be so one dimensional that, hey, man, if Camp Scatter Boo is not thinking and breathing and living football, then he's not focused. What the f do you want from this guy?

[Rich Davis]

I like the boot as a wrestling prop. Kind of like Bobby the Brain had the neck brace, Cowboy Bob Orton had the cast. Scatter Boo has the boot. He'll drop the big boot on you. You know what, Rich? I hate to say it, but I see both sides to this. I really do. And I could clearly see. But remember, he's recovering from an injury, and sometimes guys like him are their own worst enemy. You already said he's a bonehead, right? So sometimes guys like that need some coaching and need some guidance and need to be slapped on the head and say, hey, dude, you're recovering from a severe ankle injury. We all saw it. It happened not that long ago. In fact, October 26th, I believe it was. It was late October. This happened. Maybe you shouldn't be doing that optics optically. It's not good. It's not a good look. You know, if he were to re aggravate it and it had nothing to do with wrestling, people are still going to go back to that moment. So you do have to be careful, cuff. October 28th is when he injured his ankle. That's. That's. That's pretty soon to be out there on Monday Night Raw. So I could see why fans are. I don't think they're up. They're concerned, man. They're concerned fans like, hey, should he be doing that?

[Covino]

He wasn't in the ring. He didn't walk down. He didn't walk down the aisle.

[Rich Davis]

Coming down the aisle, Cam. Scatter Boo.

[Covino]

He's in the crowd.

[Rich Davis]

Pretend. We need to, you know, make that clear, too.

[Covino]

You know, maybe a lot of entertainment.

[Rich Davis]

Maybe a lot of people think that wrestling is real still.

[Covino]

Let me tell you, him shoving a wrestler and having some fun, getting the Madison Square Garden New York crowd riled up. I think anyone that has a problem with this is a real asinine buffoon. And you know what? You know who's guilty? People like you and your girlfriend.

[Danny G]

Whoa.

[Covino]

Oh, I'm going at. I'm going after you, bro.

[Rich Davis]

Whoa.

[Covino]

You know what? Covino's girlfriend said something, and I hope you don't take too much offense, but I'm gonna let you know what it is next. And it has to do with people like you and your girlfriend that have problems with athletes doing anything other than sports. Get a grip. We'll talk about that. We'll talk some more. NBA, NFL, and also Camino. We got midweek major coming up. We're going to give away some prizes so all right here in for the great Dan Patrick. An honor to fill in here on Cavino and Rich. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live.

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[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

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[Hari Kundabolu]

How preventable is type 2?

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You don't know.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

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The forces shaping the world's economies and financial markets can be hard to spot.

[Rich Davis]

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[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

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[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Process of de dollarization, which in a.

[Covino]

Way is jargon for people turning away from the dollar.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

That is where the big take from Bloomberg Podcast comes in to connect the dots.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

How unusual is a deal like this?

[Covino]

Unprecedented.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Hari Kundabolu]

The biggest story of the reaction of.

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[Covino]

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[Wilmer Valderrama]

They are.

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Explain that. Why is that the case?

[Covino]

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[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Covino]

She said, Johnny, the kids didn't come home last night.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

Along the central Texas plains, teens are dying, suicides that don't make sense, strange accidents and brutal murders in what seems to be a plot ripped straight out of Breaking Bad.

[Wilmer Valderrama]

Drugs, alcohol, trafficking of people.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

There are people out there that absolutely know what happened.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Robert Smith]

I'm Robert Smith and this is Jacob Goldstein. And we used to host a show called Planet Money.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

And now we're back making this new podcast called business History about the best ideas and people and businesses in history.

[Robert Smith]

And some of the worst people, horrible ideas and destructive companies in the history of business. Having a genius idea without a need for it is nothing. It's like not having it at all.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

It's a very simple, elegant lesson. Make something people want. First episode, how Southwest airlines use cheap seats and free whiskey to fight its way into the airline business.

[Robert Smith]

The most Texas story ever.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

There's a lot of mavericks in that story. We're going to have mavericks on the show. We have plenty of robber barons.

[Robert Smith]

So many robber barons. And you know what? They're not all bad.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

And we'll talk about some of the classic great moments of famous business geniuses, along with some of the darker moments that often get overlooked, like Thomas Edison and the electric chair. Listen to business history on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Covino]

Feeling good, bud or what?

[Rich Davis]

I think my lips are a little sore from all that LeBron James ass kissing we did this hour.

[Covino]

You did do a lot of ass kissing, so I don't blame.

[Rich Davis]

We gotta call it as we see it. We know it's one you jabronis, but that's what happened. Covino and Rich. He had a game. Now we're talking. Scatter Boo. We're live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. After the show, the DP podcast goes on our stream. It goes up. Danny G puts a best of up. It's all there. Today's show. If you miss anything, search Covino and Rich. C O V I N O. Wherever you get your podcasts, Follow rate and review. Five stars Only because anything less is uncivilized. Say something nice.

[Covino]

Yeah, but more importantly, Covino.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, more importantly, tell him, Rich.

[Covino]

The YouTube page, YouTube.comino and Rich FSR we stream the show every day. We're streaming live now on YouTube. Hey, if you like us even a little bit, do us the favor. Subscribe to the page. Check it out. Anything you're listening to, anything we talk about. If, hey, we're talking about Camp Scatter Boo, our video guy spots, putting up videos and pictures. It's. It's honestly like a live TV show just streaming on our YouTube page. So again, YouTube.com/@covinoenrich FSR. Give it a follow would mean a lot to us. All right.

[Rich Davis]

The only downside is Rich forgets he's on camera. So he's always picking his nose and he thinks we don't see it, but we see it. And it just sucks when you guys take a screenshot of it and post it everywhere. Not that I'm telling you to do that, but sure.

[Covino]

Really nice of you, bro.

[Rich Davis]

Thanks. So, Scottaboo guy, Scatter was on Monday Night Raw. That's the story. He's getting criticized by fans like, yo, bro, hey, chill out. This just happened. October 28th. You got an ankle injury. You're rehabbing. Should you be out there putting all that pressure on your ankle? I'm sure he got pressure.

[Covino]

He's not giving. He wasn't giving suplexes in the ring. He wasn't. He wasn't giving anyone the stole. Cold Stunner optics. The dude was in the front row.

[Rich Davis]

Did we not speak into the Giants back in the. Was it the. Who was it? What team was it? It was the Giants when they were on the boat. Yeah, but was. Was it Odell Beckham Jr. And Victor Cruz? Victor Cruz, right.

[Danny G]

Yeah. Salsa dancing.

[Rich Davis]

When they were salsa dancing on the boat. Yeah, it was no big deal. But didn't we say maybe it's not a good look before a big game? You think it's a good look when he's rehabbing and everyone was so heartbroken over this?

[Covino]

I get it.

[Rich Davis]

For him, it's just not a Giant. Look.

[Covino]

Giants are partying on a boat, then they go on to get crushed in the playoffs. That's way different. Because they were mentally, you know, incapable of partying and winning a big game. The next week, Camp Scatter Boo is not playing the rest of the year. Hey, Cam. Scatter Boo. See you in August. See you. You know, week one of the NFL next year. Why are we caring about what he does now, if he's bringing himself joy, if, you know, if you're just joining us, Camp Scatterbo getting a lot of crap to the point where he had to come out and say, hey, guys, you know, if you don't like that I'm having a good time while I'm dealing with this tough time, then go ahead and unfollow and casually move along. I'm not able to play football and have the fun I've been having my whole life. So I'm just trying to find things to keep me happy. Enjoy the rest of your week and if you're not gonna say anything nice like essentially beat it. And I'm team Scatterboo on this because people and fans are delusional maniacs that think athletes should only live a one dimensional life. Like Cam Scatter Boo should be sitting in his bedroom crying in his ass soup until he's healthy to play again next year. And guys like you are just as guilty.

[Rich Davis]

Well, I look at these guys and I realize how much they're paid and they're sort of admired by millions of people as physical specimens. That's their job. You want them to be solely focused. If we as fans feel we're more invested than the actual players, sometimes that is a problem. We never want to feel like we care more. That's why fans don't like it when after a loss, you see people playing slap ass with the opposing team. And when opponents are buddy chummy, it rubs us the wrong way. Is because fans are invested. So if fans are invested in these guys as. As actual investments. Yeah, we want them to. To have those same priorities and take it easy, like, take it slow, man, you have this illusion, and it might not be an accurate or fair one, but that their sole focus should be on the game.

[Covino]

This guy over here that I'm pointing at on the, on the YouTube page.

[Rich Davis]

Steve Savino, on behalf of pretty much everybody that feels that way, fan.

[Covino]

Short for fanatic, which isn't necessarily like a complimentary word.

[Rich Davis]

Fanatic.

[Covino]

Like you expect these guys to do nothing. I heard Covino's girlfriend. And I don't want to talk badly about the woman you love. That's my woman. But I heard your girlfriend about, I don't know, three weeks ago. She was bitching and complaining. Not just to you, because I'm sure that's what she does as well, but she has Josh Allen on her fantasy team. And I saw her on social media mad that Josh Allen was dressing up at a Halloween party with Haley Steinfeld because why was she to go dress up when he wasn't playing that great?

[Rich Davis]

Well, you know what? You just nailed it. I get it. This is before he had a big game last week, right? Last week.

[Danny G]

Don't tell me that she had him on the bench this past week.

[Rich Davis]

No, no, last week he had a great week. It was a bit of a comeback week for him statistically. Right. And you saw him do what he does. But if you're not playing well, of course it's always going to go back to those bad optic moments, those questionable moments. But you're giving them, the fans, the fanatics, as you put it, that opportunity to point their finger and be like, see, it all goes back to that. You're not, your head's not in the game. You're not taking it serious. If Scatterboo re injures that ankle or rehab takes longer or he's not 100% when he comes back, it's gonna go back to things like that. So why are you giving people that sort of ammunition is my point.

[Covino]

I just want people to remember that athletes are humans and their lives are not one dimensional. I remember about a year ago during the 49ers bye week.

[Rich Davis]

They're also young men and young men do stupid things sometimes.

[Covino]

During the 49ers bye week, George Kittle and his wife were in a cabin chilling out and there were fans that were like, why are you chilling out in a cabin during the bi week with your wife? You look over the film and it's like, guys, you need to have a well rounded life. And we'll, we'll take more of your phone calls and feedback. Next in for the great Dan Patrick Covino and rich Fox Sports Radio. Let's go.

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[Hari Kundabolu]

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[Robert Smith]

I'm Robert Smith and this is Jacob Goldstein, and we used to host a show called Planet Money.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

And now we're back with making this new podcast called Business History, about the best ideas and people and businesses in.

[Robert Smith]

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[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Robert Smith]

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[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Wilmer Valderrama]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Covino]

You about my new podcast called the Mailroom.

[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Covino]

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[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Covino]

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[Podcast Narrator (Business History / Paper Ghosts)]

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[Covino]

This is an iHeart podcast.