Hour 1 – No Emmy for DP, Hubert Davis Fired, Nick Wright

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 1 – No Emmy for DP, Hubert Davis Fired, Nick Wright

Date: March 25, 2026
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Overview

In this episode, Dan Patrick and his crew grapple with the disappointment of being snubbed from the Sports Emmy nominations, sharing their reactions with a blend of humor and humility. They dissect the behind-the-scenes factors that may have contributed to the snub, teasing each other and the production staff while reflecting on the show's legacy. The episode also takes a sharp turn to break down the sudden firing of North Carolina basketball coach Hubert Davis, sharing sourced intel on the reasons and the potential candidates to replace him. Dan welcomes Nick Wright, whose show did get nominated, for a friendly if slightly awkward discussion about competition, recognition, and mutual respect. Lighthearted banter about sports, loyalty, the rapid evolution of college athletics, and a handful of thoughtful caller segments round out the hour.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Sports Emmy Snub and Reaction

• Dan breaks the bad news to the crew that The Dan Patrick Show did not receive a Sports Emmy nomination this year.
• Nick Wright from FS1’s "First Things First" is the one who texted Dan about his own show’s nomination, perhaps accidentally underscoring the slight to Dan’s show.
  • “This is where I say I don't care about winning. I just want to get nominated. And then when you don’t get nominated, this is when it really hurts.” – Dan Patrick [04:19]
• Crew commiserates and speculates who is at fault—settling on Mario, the director, for possible flaws in the Emmy submission tape. Jokes are made about blaming the editing and even the voters.
• Reflection on influence:
  • Dan notes their show’s influence on others: “Maybe that's my legacy. The number of shows that we influenced on this program." [06:19]
• The pain of not even making 'the podium':
  • “Is this like getting 4th place in the Olympics? You're not even on the podium.” – Paul [07:06]

2. Hubert Davis Fired at UNC – Context and Implications

• Dan lays out the timeline: UNC was 24–6 before losing star player Caleb Wilson to injury; the team didn’t win after that and Davis was out just 19 days later.
• Inside sources say high-profile coaches like Billy Donovan and Brad Stevens are unlikely to be considered, speculating more realistic targets like Tommy Lloyd (Arizona) or Josh Schertz (St. Louis).
• University politics and booster pressure are highlighted as key reasons behind the sudden firing:
  • “When the Boosters turn on you … that’s when things gain traction.” – Dan Patrick [15:35]
• Changes in college sports:
  • Commentators discuss how NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) money and transfer portal freedom have undermined “blue blood” advantages and player loyalty.
  • “They just want to know, am I playing? Who's going to pay me the most?... It's not like, 'Hey, I grew up a Carolina fan'...” – Dan Patrick [17:29]
• The pace of change:
  • “20 years ago, this doesn’t happen. 15 years ago, this does not happen. But it’s a whole different era.” – Dan Patrick [15:35]

3. Nick Wright Interview – Candid, Funny, and Touching

• Nick joins the show for a humorous but thoughtful conversation about his show’s nomination and Dan’s snub.
  • “Are you happy that we weren’t nominated?” – Dan Patrick [26:22]
  • “No… Am I? Now, if they had told me, ‘Hey, it’s down to Dan’s show or your show, would I in a split second say my show? Yes.” – Nick Wright [26:26]
• Nick offers thanks and respect for Dan’s mentorship:
  • “…Dan called me simply to wish me encouragement, tell me, keep working hard…Really, really, really was fundamentally important. And so I am greatly appreciative…” – Nick Wright [31:01]
  • Dan: “Congrats. Take a victory lap and enjoy it… Whether you win or not, you got nominated and … it’s just the start.” [32:35]
• Friendly banter about the awkwardness of awards nights and the possibility of staff swapping.

4. College Basketball Landscape Shifts

• Discussion of 'blue blood' schools’ instability, including Kentucky (Mark Pope), Kansas (Bill Self), and the loss of player loyalty at North Carolina.
• Players now transfer easily and openly chase better opportunities—tradition and loyalty weigh less in decisions, per Dan and Paulie.
• Callers weigh in, drawing parallels between Hubert Davis and past coaches like Indiana’s Mike Davis and discussing the volatility of modern coaching.

5. Lighter Moments and Listener Interaction

• Award snub self-mockery: “You can’t lose if you’re not nominated.” – Paulie Fusco [40:48]
• Jokes about Emmys for "best Spanish daily" or eSports coverage as potential new categories for the show [49:07].
• Callers express their sympathy and share humorous suggestions (like banning mentions of Emmys for a year to break the “jinx”).
• Paul Newman comparison: A caller likens Dan to Paul Newman, reminding him that even greats are often overlooked for awards [51:54].

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On being snubbed:
  • “It hurts when you don’t get nominated. It doesn’t hurt as bad when you don’t, though.” – Dan Patrick [06:19]
  • “You didn’t even qualify for the race.” – Tony Fusco [07:07]
• On behind-the-scenes Emmy blame:
  • “No, it’s Mario. The eyes and ears of the show, and he said, I’ll take care of the sports Emmy tape. And he’s the director. Plain and simple... I blame him.” – Dan Patrick [07:17]
• On modern college basketball:
  • “These kids don’t care about this tradition. They just want to know, am I playing? Who’s going to pay me the most?” – Dan Patrick [17:29]
• Nick Wright’s gratitude:
  • “Dan called me simply to wish me encouragement, tell me, keep working hard…” – Nick Wright [31:01]
• On legacy in the business:
  • “But this I’m so proud of because it’s, it’s 12 people. And when you ask people to buy in, do other jobs… there’s a lot of things you got to do. So it’s 12 of us going up against some really big, established programs.” – Dan Patrick [39:13]
• Comparing Dan to Paul Newman in award futility:
  • “…when he did get nominated, he only won once for The Color of Money, not even his best movie. So hold your head high.” – Caller [51:54]

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Timestamps of Key Segments

• [03:15] – Dan laments not being nominated for a Sports Emmy; crew commiserates
• [04:19] – Dan reads out Nick Wright’s congratulatory (but inadvertently salt-in-the-wound) message
• [06:19] – Dan reflects on the show’s influence rather than Emmy wins
• [10:48] – Transition to North Carolina, Hubert Davis firing analysis
• [15:35] – Discussion on booster influence, changing landscape of college sports
• [17:29] – The loss of player loyalty and tradition in the transfer/NIL era
• [25:36] – Interview: Nick Wright joins, discusses the nomination and their relationship
• [31:01] – Nick’s gratitude for Dan’s mentorship
• [35:00+] – Lighter banter about baseball Opening Day, Baywatch, poll questions
• [36:06; 37:03; 38:06; 39:13] – Listener calls: Emmy support, NBA stories, and show appreciation
• [49:07] – Joking about entering "best Spanish daily" and eSports categories
• [51:54] – Caller compares Dan’s losses to Paul Newman’s Oscar snubs

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Natural Language & Tone

The entire hour is suffused with Dan’s trademark self-deprecating wit, warmth, and camaraderie with both crew and audience. There’s a tension between disappointment and perspective, and even the fan and guest interactions are characterized by openness and humor, never veering into real bitterness.

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Summary

The Dan Patrick Show’s first hour on March 25, 2026, is a blend of professional vulnerability, industry analysis, and community warmth. The crew processes their Sports Emmy snub in real-time—grieving, joking, assigning blame, and ultimately, moving on. They break down the high-stakes drama in college basketball coaching, particularly at North Carolina, connecting sports headlines to deeper truths about money, loyalty, and change in athletics. Nick Wright joins for a refreshingly honest talk about success, jealousy, and gratitude in the competitive world of sports media. Through it all, the show’s spirit—resilient, irreverent, and welcoming—remains unmistakable, leaving listeners laughing, sometimes commiserating, but always coming back for more.

Transcript

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[Dan Patrick]

You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. Welcome to the program. How are one on a Wednesday? Bad news on the show. We're losers.

[Paul]

Yeah, just in general. I mean, like, it's been declared we

[Dan Patrick]

didn't get nominated for a sports. I mean, this year.

[Caller]

Dang it.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah. Just got. You know who gave me the news? Nick Wright from First Things First. Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

Was he gloating?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, he was.

[Tony Fusco]

What a jerk.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. But congratulations to Nick Wright and First Things First. But. Yep, didn't get nominated. And see, this is where I say I don't care about winning. I just want to get nominated. And then when you don't get nominated, this is when it really hurts. Yes, Paul.

[Paul]

So just to clarify, Nick's show was nominated First Things first for Outstanding Sports Studio Show Daily. And then he text you to say, sorry, you didn't.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, no, he didn't do that. No, no, no, no.

[Paul]

I was going to give him credit.

[Dan Patrick]

I think he forgot that I didn't get nominated. Let me see what Nick Wright had to say. He sent me the. The list that says finally that they got on the list for Best Studio Show Daily. And then I go, congrats, exclamation point. And then Nick goes, thank you. Three exclamation points. I know I'm not supposed to care, but I care a ton. And I'm really, really happy about it. Not realizing that I'm not really, really happy about it. Or he should have said, hey, sorry you didn't get nominated. Hey. It just came to my attention. I'm kind of rubbing it in.

[Paul]

I think I like Nick Moore now.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I think he doesn't realize that maybe our show didn't get nominated. You got the list there.

[Paul]

Outstanding Sports Studio Show Daily. First things first. FS1 overrated. But it's an afternoon show, but it's First Things first. So it's kind of.

[Dan Patrick]

It used to be in the morning.

[Paul]

Got it.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul]

It kept the name.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul]

NBA Today on espn. NFL Live on espn. I think they won it last.

[Dan Patrick]

Come on.

[Paul]

Is that actual sound?

[Dan Patrick]

Come on.

[Paul]

Another show called SportsCenter on ESPN yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Come on. They got hundreds of people who work on SportsCenter.

[Tony Fusco]

Were they all great? All 37 hours a day of it? Yeah, they were all equally worthy.

[Dan Patrick]

Shouldn't it be just one show, like one Sports Center? It's hours and hours and hours because

[Tony Fusco]

the six is in the 11.

[Dan Patrick]

Everybody knows there should be one more show, Paul.

[Paul]

Yes. The Pat McAfee show on ESPN.

[Dan Patrick]

That's fine.

[Paul]

That's great, though. We like Pat, and Pat's been very supportive of us. Yeah, well, he always sends notes of congratulations.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, well, not today. Not today. Yes.

[Tony Fusco]

We have to send one to them.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, send one to Pat. Congratulations. Send1 to SportsCenter. Basically created that dynasty.

[Tony Fusco]

Well, I mean, Pat certainly then owes you a.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

How many shows that are listed there

[Dan Patrick]

do you feel like you created? Influence. Not created.

[Tony Fusco]

Sorry.

[Dan Patrick]

Influence. Influenced. Influenced. Maybe that's my legacy. The. The number of shows that we influenced on this program. I told you, it hurts. It hurts when you don't get nominated. It doesn't hurt as bad when you don't, though. All right, well, every day's the super bowl, so you got a rally here. It's like I threw a pick six. This would be like when the Broncos were facing Seattle and didn't they snap the ball over Peyton Manning's head?

[Paulie Fusco]

They sure did. Thanks for bringing that up.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. And then they had to still play the game. That's kind of how I feel. Yes.

[Paul]

Paul, is this like getting 4th place in the Olympics? You're not even on the podium.

[Dan Patrick]

No. Because you're at least in the Olympics. Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

You didn't even qualify for the race.

[Paul]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

You want to start doing the blame game here? Should we wait for later in the show?

[Dan Patrick]

No, it's Mario.

[Paul]

Oh, it's official.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Mario. The eyes and ears of the show, and he said, I'll take care of the sports Emmy tape. And he's the director. No. Plain and simple.

[Tony Fusco]

Clearly Mario's fault.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Who edited this thing. Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

I blame him.

[Dan Patrick]

I gave you hundreds of hours to play with your content. All right. Stat of the Day, brought to you by Putini.

[Tony Fusco]

Mary, how many years? The stat is. How many times have we not been nominated? Many.

[Dan Patrick]

Stat of the Day, brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards for the Dan Patrick show. Say, good morning. Those watching on Peacock, NBC Sports Network, our great radio affiliates around the country. I feel like we let them down. We let down everybody today. Yes. Todd.

[Paulie Fusco]

That's not the sound of every day's a Super bowl guy.

[Dan Patrick]

I know. I Got a rally sometimes. I'm human, Todd.

[Paulie Fusco]

Thanks to all our affiliates for staying with us.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm human, Todd.

[Paulie Fusco]

You are human.

[Dan Patrick]

I bleed, I cry. It hurts.

[Paulie Fusco]

But you rise above because you're a professional.

[Dan Patrick]

But you don't.

[Paulie Fusco]

I do not. I whimper and whine and complain and to just shut down. That's what I do.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul]

Paul, who else can we blame for this? Because Mario also edited a bunch of times where we got nominated to be fair to him. We usually blame the voters when we don't get.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but I don't.

[Caller]

That.

[Dan Patrick]

That's probably a Not. Not a good tact.

[Paul]

No.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Yeah, you know, they. They try to do their best. It's a really difficult job.

[Paul]

Laying the groundwork for next.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, exactly.

[Paul]

Long game.

[Dan Patrick]

I just don't want to win one after the show goes off the air. I don't want to be brought down to New York. We got to get dressed up, and then they kind of give us one, like a, you know, a sympathy sports Emmy. Like, I don't want that. We either win it while we're doing it or I don't care. All right? So I just want to make sure I put that out in the ether. Can't blame this on McLovin. Can I blame it on Marvin? Oh, the answer is no. I would not do that because I'd love to see your tiny hands grabbing that sports Emmy. Nothing would make that sports Emmy would look huge when Marvin held it so tightly. What? Paul, which is worse?

[Paul]

Not giving getting nominated and finding out moments before a live radio, TV show or going all the way down to New York City? You getting the party bus, losing and having that two hour drive back.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm okay with that.

[Tony Fusco]

Yeah, me too.

[Paul]

The party bus drive.

[Dan Patrick]

I am okay with that. Yeah. This is the first year it's been pointed out to me by somebody in the back room. First year that Mario has been the director of this show.

[Paul]

Narc. Narc in the back.

[Dan Patrick]

No, it was weeks. The cameraman. Yeah, he just sent me a text saying, yeah, this. This the first year that Mario has been the director of the show. Direct Rio. Okay, come on, let's go. We gotta come on, come on, come on now. Come on, come on now.

[Paulie Fusco]

Every day's division.

[Dan Patrick]

8, 7, 7. I feel like North Carolina sports right now.

[Paulie Fusco]

Oh, no.

[Dan Patrick]

8, 7, 7, 3. DP show email address DP danpatrick.com Twitter handle @DP Show Speaking of North Carolina looking for a new basketball coach. As Hubert Davis was shown the door, Jerry McNamara officially sworn in at Syracuse Baseball opening night, Yankees, Giants. I love it. Mel Kuiper, draft expert, joins us a little bit later on. Darius Rucker, he's in our bracket challenge. He will join us from London. He's an award winner. He wins him when he gets nominated. All right, we'll come up with a poll question. Play of the day, stat of the day, as always, brought to you by Panini America. Okay, here's some information I got on the situation at North Carolina with Hubert Davis. Now keep this in mind. Keep this in mind. North Carolina was 24 and 6 on March 5, getting ready to get Caleb Wilson back. That's their best player. He suffered a season ending injury that afternoon in practice. North Carolina never won a game the rest of the year. Nineteen days later, Hubert Davis lost his job. Here's some information that I got because now we're looking at who are you going to bring in? Are you going to bring in somebody who's a North Carolina guy or you going outside and it feels like North Carolina is going to go outside. There's been talk that Billy Donovan, former Florida coach, now with the Bulls. My source saying this a couple of minutes ago, I don't imagine Billy Donovan is in play at all, nor Brad Stevens. Brad Stevens, of course, the front office executive with the Celtics, former Butler head coach. Though I do believe they could get an audience with Brad Stevens at North Carolina. I tend to think Tommy Lloyd at Arizona and Josh Shirts at St. Louis make the most sense. Now, shirts at St. Louis did a wonderful job and from what I was told, he had opportunities to take other jobs, decided to stay at St. Louis in part because they were going to beef up their basketball program, at least the budget. And also there weren't great jobs available. Now there's a great job available. My source goes on to say Nate Oates at Alabama feels like he's not controlling his situation. Todd golden appears to be possessed by spirits when he coaches. Here's another one. Michael Malone, former Denver head coach, he throws that out there as well. But my source said Hubert Davis was a great assistant. Felt like an awkward fit at North Carolina, but by all accounts a wonderful person. I don't know Hubert. I've been around Hubert, but I do not know him. But you're shown the door and imagine 24 and 6, your best player gets hurt, you don't win another game and all of a sudden you're out. But you know, this feels almost more football like than it does basketball. And Paulie brought this up to me this morning. He said, you know, when the Boosters turn on you. Or when the boosters say to the athletic director or the interim athletic director or the athletic director who's going to be coming in, hey, I don't know if I want to support this. That's when things gain traction. Because Hubert Davis probably should have been fired when the season was over. If you're going to fire him, fire him. Then all of a sudden it's, well, he's not going to do his radio shows, weekly radio show. And you know, there was speculation he was going to be fired. North Carolina is not the North Carolina that we grew up with. Just letting everybody know. And they got a mess on their hands with the football program. And it feels like the athletic director was more involved in cleaning up the Belichick stuff than. And now all of a sudden you turn around, you go, wait a minute, we're out of the tournament. And now you're going to fire Hubert Davis. But if these boosters don't want to spend the money, that's where you get the attention of people in these higher positions. And I think that's probably what happened with Hubert Davis. It's like, hey, that's terrible. We blew a 19 point second half lead and we're out. And then all of a sudden you're just kind of, if I'm Hubert Davis, I'm going, okay, what's it sound like? What's it look like? What's it feel like? It's kind of quiet. You're not going to do your weekly radio show. Okay, all right. And then all of a sudden you're going, wait a minute. They're talking about names here now, now there's suggestions on people who could take. And then all of a sudden, boom. It happened quick, but it happens behind the scenes. That's where all of a sudden it's a call, it's a meeting, it's another call, another meeting. And then all of a sudden you go, yeah, we're going to fire Hubert Davis. Two years ago, he was in the national title game. Wow. But this is where we are with big time sports. Not just football, but these boosters, these nils, these collectives, they want a return on their investment and they don't want to wait 20 years ago, this doesn't happen. 15 years ago, this does not happen. 10 years ago, this does not happen. But it's a whole different era that we're in and Hubert Davis is the latest to pay the price.

[Paulie Fusco]

Yes, Marv, especially with a spot like North Carolina, where to me they're the bluest of The Blue Bloods. It's them, Kansas, Kentucky people that have been teams that have been relevant for 75 years, and now they're competing with every other school because NIL has completely evened out the playing field where you just can't rely on the name and the names of great players that have played there before. So now it's about money.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but look at Mark Pope at Kentucky. I mean, he's not on stable ground there. I don't think Bill Self might retire at Kansas. Like, this is different. Those that you think, boy, that's the place, or they're great or they would never do that. They do that. They're not different than anybody else now. Yeah, Mark.

[Paulie Fusco]

And it's crazy to think that players are transferring out of North Carolina. The starting point guard for Michigan, Elliot Cordot, he went to North Carolina. He was at North Carolina last year. A kid that plays for St. John's he was a McDonald's All American at North Carolina last year. And they left. It's not the destination anymore. They leave these programs.

[Dan Patrick]

But didn't Carolina lose a player to Arizona, Caleb Love, a couple of years ago? They did.

[Paulie Fusco]

Yep. The point guard.

[Dan Patrick]

These kids don't care about this tradition. They just want to know, am I playing? Who's going to pay me the most? What kind of style do we have here? It's not like, hey, I grew up a Carolina fan. Now you might get the local who wants to play at Alabama because they're an Alabama football fan and you always wanted to play football at Alabama or Notre Dame. I get those. Ohio State, Michigan, usc. But with basketball, like, what is your loyalty? I don't know if there is. All right, we'll get to phone calls coming up, and we will also come up with a poll question as well. So Darius Rucker will join us. He's in London, I think. He's recording an album and he's in our Bracket Challenge. Mel Kuiper, draft expert. I'm curious where he has Ty Simpson, because we know where Dan Orlovsky has Ty Simpson. A lot of fallout from that yesterday. And I saw a clip of Orlovsky on Pat mcafee. He seemed a little defensive. If I'm. If I'm Dan Orlofsky, just embrace it. You can't be right about Ty Simpson today, but you're not wrong about Ty Simpson today. And that would be my approach. Hey, this is my assessment of Ty Simpson at Alabama. Check back with me in two or three years. That's what I would have said. All right. We'll take a break.

[Paulie Fusco]

Let's rally.

[Dan Patrick]

Come on, come on. I'm trying. Maybe, maybe breakfast burritos. Now we're talking about that.

[Paulie Fusco]

All right, I'm happy now.

[Dan Patrick]

I got. I got the Miller, like, keg hooked up. Why don't we just have a party today? All right? Let's invite America in and have a party with this. I can't even say where the. The award nominated program.

[Paulie Fusco]

Wait, we have been.

[Dan Patrick]

We have. But that's a long time ago. That was last year.

[Paulie Fusco]

Wait, wait. Mark Wahlberg was nominated for an Oscar 15 years ago. You can still call him an Academy Award nominated actor.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Okay. All right, let's take a break and we'll come back. We'll get our poll question here. We'll get our act together. My poll.

[Paul]

What if we submit this segment for next year's Emmy Awards?

[Dan Patrick]

How about just this? How about we just send this? God. Still waiting for Nick Wright to go. Oh, my God. Bad. That is. I'm so sorry. That is so insensitive. Nope, he didn't. Didn't send me anything. Thank you, Nick. Congratulations. We're back. After this, be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app, Paulie Fusco here with Tony Fusco. Yo, as everybody knows, we're the hosts of the award winning Paulie and Tony Fusco show. Yeah, but instead of us telling you how great we are, here's how Dan Patrick described us when he came on our show. Quick, knowledgeable and funny. Opinionated, blah, blah, blah, blah. What are you doing? You're interrupting our promo. Yeah, he wasn't talking about you. You took those clips totally out of context.

[Paulie Fusco]

Oh, yeah?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, after this promo, I'm going to take you out and beat you. Let me put this into context.

[Paul]

Shut up.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Anyway, just listen to the Paulie and Tony Fusco show on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast year. Just because the big game is over doesn't mean you can't have people over. And if you're having people over, it'll be Miller time. Still iconic, 50 years later. The original light beer, by the way. 1975. And it's brewed for taste. Simply put, it just is different. Miller time. It's the right time anytime. Simple ingredients, molted barley for rich, balanced toffee note flavors.

[Caller]

And.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Paulie Fusco]

Come on.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, I'm serious. Happens all the time. But. And you know, they're the official lawn care treatment provider, the PGA Tour. So they know what it takes to get golf course quality lawns.

[Tony Fusco]

So you're saying we could host a tournament out back?

[Dan Patrick]

No. I mean we could make. Yeah, I guess we can. If Trugreen's doing all the work. No one makes it easier. They handle the treatments, the timing, everything.

[Paul]

I feel like you see them everywhere.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Beautiful lawns. And you know it's true Green America's number one lawn care company. And chances are they're already in your neighborhood.

[Paulie Fusco]

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[Dan Patrick]

the news I got a text from Nick Wright this morning of First Things first on Fox Sports 1. And he said, hey, finally they got nominated for a sports emmy. Not realizing that they probably took our spot, that we didn't get nominated for sports Emmy. And you know, I was excited for him. You know, he's done a great job. NFL Live, NBA Today, you got sports center Pat McAfee show. But once again, we get kicked to the curb. Maybe I retire now. Yeah, maybe just call, call it a career. This is it. This is when the academy lets you know. I think it's time. Danny. What?

[Paul]

Paul, maybe this will help your mood. Dan, Nick Wright of First Things first is on.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, great. Yeah. Hey, how about we give Nick a round of applause?

[Nick Wright]

We did not take your spot.

[Dan Patrick]

It feels like that.

[Caller]

No.

[Dan Patrick]

Did you know that I had not been nominated, but you wanted me to know that you had been nominated and therefore I got.

[Nick Wright]

I didn't feel like you took our spot all the years you were nominated.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I did. I didn't. But this time I think it felt like. No.

[Nick Wright]

Your beefs with McAfee. I've decided.

[Dan Patrick]

No.

[Nick Wright]

Yeah, I don't have your spot. He took your spot. That's. I looked through it. Patrick sent a nice note that, well, listen, I got. I'm not, I'm not starting any fights. I have, I have, I have too many fights already.

[Dan Patrick]

Are you happy that we weren't nominated?

[Nick Wright]

No.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Nick Wright]

No, I am not. Am I? Now, if they had told me, hey, it's down to Dan show or your show, would I have in a split second said, my show? Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

And that's the right answer Yeah, I

[Nick Wright]

mean, you have every year these nominations come out every year. I'm not. The first things first is not nominated. To be clear, Nick Wright was not nominated for analyst or anything. The show was nominated. Um, and every year I text you, and every year you tell me not to worry about it. And then I, you know, maybe privately text a few thoughts on some of the shows that were nominated in my place, not yours.

[Dan Patrick]

I, I kept those.

[Nick Wright]

And what an outrage. I find it. And now finally we've been nominated.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm happy for you.

[Nick Wright]

Thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

That's what I. I am truly happy for you. I am like your lack of sensitivity, I'm disappointed in you. But I'm happy for the show won

[Nick Wright]

everything you've done everything these guys haven't.

[Dan Patrick]

These guys, my danets have been nominated and never won. They're kind of Mike Trout.

[Nick Wright]

So you used to win all the time before they were around. I mean, when I was at Sports

[Dan Patrick]

center scout in Football night in America. Well, I mean, the.

[Nick Wright]

Exactly. The Olympics.

[Dan Patrick]

I.

[Nick Wright]

And you also.

[Dan Patrick]

Do you want to trade staffs?

[Nick Wright]

You know, I don't think that'd be good for either one of us.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know.

[Nick Wright]

I just don't.

[Dan Patrick]

I am happy for you because I know you, you care, you work hard. You have done a great job with that show.

[Nick Wright]

Well, that's very it. Listen, this is very self indulgent and I understand it and nobody likes that, but I, in this moment, I don't know if I care because I am your. Like, I'm supposed to be like, ah, we haven't even. Probably won't even win. What does it matter? All this? It's not how I feel. I feel I'm, I'm over the moon happy.

[Dan Patrick]

You should be in a way that

[Nick Wright]

I'm a little embarrassed.

[Dan Patrick]

Can I be your plus one on the night of the Sports Emmys?

[Nick Wright]

Well, I think my wife would like to go and I would say I could maybe try to do a plus two, but I feel like in the rare event in which I win and then I have to go on stage and you get five minutes, call it one on one with my wife. The greatest moment of my life could end up being the worst.

[Dan Patrick]

Like. Like that.

[Nick Wright]

That's a hell of a story. Like. So what happened? Well, as it happened, I won an Emmy.

[Dan Patrick]

I lost a wife, but I won an. Exactly.

[Nick Wright]

So that wouldn't. That's not. You know, nobody needs that. But I am, I will, I will be. And I'm not joking here because I've never been I don't know how it works. I. You know, I know you have had. I call it. I don't want to say, a tortured history with the awards, but. And again, I don't want to reveal anything too much, but I know at one point, relatively early in your career, you won an award, and it didn't seem like all of your colleagues were thrilled that you had won the award.

[Dan Patrick]

That is true. That is true. You just have to wait until almost the end of the night just to let you know. That award, I think, goes at, like, second to last.

[Nick Wright]

Oh, wow. It gets a big slot, too.

[Dan Patrick]

No. So all. Most people are already gone. Just letting you know.

[Nick Wright]

People are so tired, they're not building up to it.

[Dan Patrick]

No. And they don't want to hear your speech or they don't want to hear you go long. It's like. And the best studio show is Pat McAfee.

[Nick Wright]

Well, okay, well, listen, then if they. So under. So how about this? Let's make this agreement.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Nick Wright]

In the rare event, unlikely event, are

[Dan Patrick]

you going to mention me in your speech?

[Nick Wright]

Well, I was going to do you one better. First of all, I. I do have an earnest thing I want to say in a moment, but first, let me say this, okay. Under the rare event that we win, taking your advice, the remarks on stage will be very brief.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Nick Wright]

But then the next morning, I want to come on your show and give the full speech. What I would have said is that.

[Tony Fusco]

Okay?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Nick Wright]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Nick Wright]

Now, the earnest moment before I. Before I go, and I maybe have said this once before on the show, so I apologize for your loyal listeners. I'm in reruns, but I'm going to restate it here. The reason Dan Patrick and I have a relationship is because seven years ago, he, via Paulie, via someone at Fox, reached out and got my number, and Dan called me simply to wish me encouragement, tell me, keep working hard. Essentially, I think he understood that at the time, the TV show was a little in flux, and. And I had a kind of tough working situation. And he had heard my radio show and liked it, or at least liked the fact that I worked really hard. And there have been a lot of moments that this TV show that I am very, very proud of, but was on the ropes and. Or wasn't a great show. I do think it's a great show now. Um, and Dan's phone call. Scott Van Pelt called me right before the show started. Some of my true people I looked up to in the industry taking the time to say, hey, we notice what you're doing, and we're rooting for you really, really, really was fundamentally important. And so I am greatly appreciative not only that you allow me to come on your show in this, with this audience, but of our friendships. Sincerely, Dan.

[Dan Patrick]

Congrats. Take a victory lap and enjoy it. You know, whether you win or not, you got nominated and think about where you were and where you are now, and it's just the start. So truly am happy for you. Okay, thank you.

[Nick Wright]

I will talk to you soon, and I'll see if I can get the plus two.

[Dan Patrick]

I mean, it's okay. Once again, you can't spell your wife's name without D, A, N. You know what?

[Nick Wright]

I've never thought about that, and I hope to never think of it again.

[Dan Patrick]

Talk to you later. Thank you, bud. That's Nick Wright. He. He got nominated show first things first. Even though it's not first. I mean, it's in the afternoon, so it's like second or third things first. But congratulations to him. Yeah, they put in the time, they put in the effort, they worked hard. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Okay, back to the show. Baseball's opening night fun. Yankees against the Giants. I like it. People are like, how do you feel that baseball's not happening opening day? I'm fine with the standalone game. I'd like to ease into the season this way. I think the WBC helped us do that, and I think it heightened awareness of some of these other players from other countries. And it feels like, whether by proxy, that you're kind of investing a little bit more. I think baseball benefits here. And, you know, it's on Netflix. I know. Streaming services. We're on a streaming service, but it's the future. It's why I got involved years ago, understanding where we were going. But, you know, Netflix has got money and they're going to be in the live sport. You know, they're carrying podcasts there. It's. That's the future. Whether you can go kicking and screaming all you want. Go. I don't even know how to find it. I'm still working on Thursday Night Football. Totally transparent here. Yeah.

[Paul]

Paulie, Full slate of MLB games tomorrow. And NBC is new in the baseball game.

[Dan Patrick]

Yep.

[Paul]

1:15pm Eastern. Pirates at Mets. Paul Skeens to open the afternoon slate.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, I love that. Yeah, yeah. The Skeenser. Skinsy and his girlfriend is in the remake of Baywatch. Livy Dunn.

[Paul]

Really?

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, yeah. I've seen the. The red bathing suits there.

[Paul]

Is this the remake of the movie or remake of the TV show.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. Doesn't matter to me. I just love slow motion. That's. You know, I fell in slow motion with Baywatch. Pam Anderson running down the beach. I like the lifeguard combine that they put them through. You know, three cone drill, two cone drill. Maybe for Pam Cone. Yeah. We have a. Do we have a poll question today, Satan?

[Tony Fusco]

We do. I'm researching this Baywatch spin off.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Tony Fusco]

Redo or whatever it is. So we're gonna add.

[Dan Patrick]

I figured let Todd do that. Yeah. Oh, okay. All right.

[Paulie Fusco]

I just got this blue screen with a bunch of white writing on it. I think I just got some kind of bug in the system now.

[Dan Patrick]

David in Ohio. Hi, David. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey, Dan, you've got way better hair than Nick Wright and you're a sports Emmy winner to me, so. Thank you. I had a quick. I had a quick comment about. I know your daughter's getting married in August. So I thought maybe to. So you don't turn into a puddle of tears on.

[Dan Patrick]

When you're there.

[Caller]

Todd could wear a Flacco around and find out T shirt in the, you know, in there. Since Joe Flacco just signed a one year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Then I'd have to invite Todd to the wedding and he's not invited.

[Paulie Fusco]

I'm not invited?

[Dan Patrick]

No, you're not. Wow. No. Surprised to hear that Joe Flacco is still playing football. Signed a one year deal to be the backup with the Bengals. He's 41 years of age. That's why you Raider fans get so upset when I say if Fernando Mendoza has a Joe Flacco career, I'd sign up for that in a second. Guy's 41, still playing football. Former Super Bowl MVP. I gotta sign up for that in a second. He's been a very good quarterback. Let's see Michael in Cleveland. Good morning, Mike. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Good morning, Dan. Hey, I just wanted to call in. I had a fantastic night at the Cavs Orlando game. Trying to get a hold of reggie Aloysius Miller III's attention. I just want to cheer up. I don't know if the got backstage guys got you to clip, but I was on tv. Reggie did a great play by play in slow motion of me with my elite hair, as he called it. And all I could do is think about wanting to call into the Dan Patrick show and share it with my guys this morning. The Danette. I love you all so much. Forget about the Emmys. Also the devil's in the details. Whoever's sending in that clip, you got to let them know that you guys have the best elite hold music. Jason Bourne for hold music, Dan, you're just, you're next level on everything you do in this show and it's the details that maybe you're not getting that extra nod.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know if that would tip the scales if they realized that we had Jason Bourne music when you're on hold for the show. But you're right, it's all about the details. Fred in South Carolina. Good morning, Fred.

[Caller]

Good morning, Dan. And Dan, it's. I just have to tell you, man, I'm hurting. I'm a little bit. Stomach's upset. I just think you, you, you guys are how you, you make your presentation, your stories, your call ins, your knowledge of the, of the, the host sports arena and not to be nominated. Dan, Dan, this hurts because I tell you, when you guys leave, your last show's going to be in Atlanta, super bowl, and I'm in Columbia, South Carolina. I'm going to try and be there. But I'll tell you some. Is it a conspiracy from the mothership or Envy? But you guys really are the best. I look at other shows I'm on for five or 10 minutes and you know, they copy what you guys do. It just hurts, Dan. And I feel sorry for you guys and, but I do like the way you, you press on so well.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Fred. Call more often, but thank you. No, there's no conspiracy theory, no nothing. That's, there's a lot of great shows out there. Every single day there are. And a lot of shows that didn't get nominated, but we're only 12 people. That's it. And I've said this before, I'm so proud. This, I'm prouder of this than anything I've done in my career except for my broadcasting school where I'm changing lives by helping students get jobs. But this I'm so proud of because it's, it's 12 people. And when you ask people to buy in, do other jobs, you're not just being on, you know, a Dan ad or a backroom guy. There's a lot of things that you got to do. And so it's 12, 12 of us going up against, you know, some really big established programs. So that's the proud part of it. And I want to be nominated for the Danets, and I want the Danets to get a sports semi. But hey, it didn't happen this year. What am I. Oh, for six now,

[Paul]

I think zero for six.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, we're over 20, aren't we? Oh, when you think about we're actually over every. Yeah, for every year. Like if. If you think about this is like

[Tony Fusco]

the 19th year, I think of this

[Dan Patrick]

show maybe 19th or 20th. So if I look at that, we're over 19, but being nominated, I think we're over five or zero for six.

[Tony Fusco]

I think we're over six being nominated. So that means we're. That's 14, 13, 14 times that we haven't even been nominated. Yeah, some of those years we weren't on TV though, actually. Those don't count.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, those don't count. Yeah, yeah. It's okay. Yeah. Todd, you can't lose if you're not nominated.

[Paulie Fusco]

So there's got to be a way to spin that in some way to digest it a little better.

[Dan Patrick]

You know, when I need positivity, I go to Mr. Positivity.

[Paulie Fusco]

You get all dressed up and we go there. We're sitting there for three, four hours only to find out that it went to someone else.

[Dan Patrick]

It's okay. It's all right. Still got a job. Still doing this every day. Gonna do this for two more years and then that's it. That's it. Okay. Come on, let's go. Let's go rally.

[Paulie Fusco]

Every day.

[Dan Patrick]

Every day's the Super Bowl. Why do we feel like the Patriots? Yeah. Just saying, Todd.

[Paulie Fusco]

Fair.

[Dan Patrick]

We'll take a break, we'll settle on our poll question, and we will have our play of the day next. 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. All right, guys, two words for you. Prostate exam. Yeah, you just clenched up a little bit. Are you imagining the finger right now? Yeah. Relax. Prostate cancer screening starts with a simple finger free blood test. Around one in eight men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. But that's no reason to re clench. When caught early at localized or even regional stages, prostate cancer can have over a 99% five year relative survival rate. Did your tight end just relax? Good. If you're over 40, 40 or older and have a prostate visit. Relax. It's a blood test dot com. You'll find out if a PSA blood test is right for you. The PSA blood test can be the first step in screening. Talk to your doctor to evaluate your risk, determine when to get tested, and discuss screening options. And the Next Steps sponsored by Novartis. It's only natural. You see, these golfers mistaken the True Green lawns for an actual golf course. Have you noticed that?

[Paulie Fusco]

Come on.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, I'm serious. Happens all the time. And you know, they're the official lawn care treatment provider, the PGA Tour, so they know what it takes to get golf course quality lawns.

[Tony Fusco]

So you're saying we could host a tournament out back?

[Dan Patrick]

No. I mean, we could make. Yeah, I guess we can. If True Green's doing all the work, no one makes it easier. They handle the treatments, the timing, everything.

[Paul]

I feel like you see them everywhere.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Beautiful lawns. And you know it's True Green, America's number one lawn care company. And chances are they're already in your neighborhood.

[Paulie Fusco]

I play, but I'm not mowing.

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I didn't think you were your wife, Will or your son. Get your own golf course quality [e-mail] trugreen.com let the pros handle the lawn. Just don't be surprised when golfers show

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[Caller]

Hey Dan, it's. My name is Gus, obviously. I'm from Los Angeles, California. I wanted to hand you guys. I'm going to give you guys the Emmy next year. Already. I only have one condition, sir. That you fly myself and my wife the night you go receive it. And it's very simple. Stop mentioning the Emmys every time I'm listening to a radio and I'm feeling good. I have to hear you guys whining and sobbing about you mentioned it too much, bro. If you hold you guys hand, make yourselves a moratorium that you will not mention it. The word Emmy all next year and my me and my lovely wife will be down there with you guys to receive.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Gus. I think interesting strategy. Let's see. Jim in Michigan. Hi Jim. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey Dan. I just wanted to call and say how sad I am about your not getting nominated. I'm probably the least sports oriented guy that listens to your show. But you guys are so varietal and you, you have such a variety of topics that I just can't tell you how much I enjoy what you guys do. You don't talk down to us, the ones that don't understand sports maybe as well as you guys do. But it's always been a pleasure working with you and I appreciate the time.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Jim. I went back and Mario is the director of the show, the eyes and ears of the show, and his head is down. He said, I feel dead inside. And I was going to say, you're kind of dead to us because you didn't do a very good job with the sports Emmy. But I'm not going to replace him on this project. On this project. Okay. I'm not. Yes.

[Tony Fusco]

You know, it's a little awkward, too, is that I noticed when we show the shot of the control room with Mario that Anthony, who does graphics, is sitting next to Mario. And every time we show the shot,

[Dan Patrick]

he's slowly distance himself further away from Mario. Where. Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

It's just really stretching the edges of that desk there to see.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't really want to be. Oh, I know. I know. This is where we come together. I don't want pointing fingers. I don't want to divide. I. You know, we just. We plow ahead. We start working towards next year. Next year starts now. Yeah.

[Paul]

Paul, should we apply for another category in the sports Emmys?

[Dan Patrick]

I was thinking of learning Spanish. And we are nominated for a The best Spanish daily.

[Paul]

There is a show that is a category.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Paul]

How about outstanding esports championship coverage? We could cover the championships. Really make a great show of it. You're there at an esports event.

[Dan Patrick]

Foreign.

[Paul]

Let's hijack that one.

[Dan Patrick]

Desperate times, desperate measures. Be like, what's the Dan Patrick show doing here at esports? We're all in.

[Paulie Fusco]

All right.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie Fusco]

Ideas?

[Dan Patrick]

Meal. Hola. We're gonna do. We're gonna cover esports in Spanish.

[Paul]

Los. Dallas Cowboys.

[Dan Patrick]

Seth in Miami. Good morning, Seth. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

That you guys hit it on the dot. Talk about the Cowboys, nothing else. And I guarantee you'll get that. That it seems to be what all of your other experts are doing with their regurgitation of our great American team. But anyways, yeah, you know, I'm not

[Dan Patrick]

gonna go on that bandwagon.

[Caller]

You guys obviously are one of the greater shows out there. You might want to do about something about Pat. He seems to be catching up. But I think that's just a duplicate you guys show. One of the things that you guys talking about earlier, though, really quick, was Hubert Davis in North Carolina. And I'd be a big ten game, Big ten guy myself. We're pretty. Pretty solid over there with Illinois and Brad Underwood. But if you guys remember a name of Mike Davis who took over Bob Knight at Indiana. Yeah. Had a pretty successful run in Indiana and he got, he got shown the door, what, after three 20 win seasons, getting the national championship game, and then they just kind of stopped caring.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, they went to, they played against Maryland, I believe in lost national title game. But you know, Mike Davis was viewed as, hey, you got there with Bob Knight's players. That's, that's how that happened. Hubert Davis, did he get there with his players? So it, I mean, it's tricky, but this is, this is like a revolving door. You know, if you're looking for stability, don't be a coach. Certainly not in college. Even the NFL for that matter. Like, you got three years. That's it. You got three years. It feels like David in Connecticut. Hi, David.

[Caller]

Hey, Dan. Hey, Dan. Hey, listen, as a new listener here, you guys are going to hold your heads up high. I'm spending my retirement listening to you guys. Love the show. But Dan, you're in the same category as someone who I can call a friend, may he rest in peace, Paul Newman. Paul Newman was not even nominated for the Long Hot Summer. Not even nominated for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, or for the Sting or for Slap Shot. And when he did get nominated, he only won once for the Color of Money, not even his best movie. So hold your head high.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, thank you, David. I appreciate that. Now I feel a little bit better. Any comparison to Paul Newman is a good comparison.

[Paul]

Yes, Paul, here's the Fritzi. You do the numerology thing. Paul Newman, best actor award. He was 0 for 6 before he finally won it.

[Dan Patrick]

Interesting coincidence. Darius Rucker, who wins awards, will join us. Coming up next hour, we'll check in with the North Carolina Tar Heels. What's next? Mel Kuiper, draft expert. He'll join us as well. Two more hours to go.

[Tony Fusco]

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