Hour 1 – Ohtani on fire, A Saban return to the NFL?

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The Dan Patrick Show - Episode Summary: "Hour 1 – Ohtani on Fire, A Saban Return to the NFL?" Release Date: July 24, 2025

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1. Shohei Ohtani’s Dominant Season [03:55 - 08:42]

In the opening segment of Hour 1, co-host Paul Pabst delves into Shohei Ohtani's exceptional performance for the season. Highlighting Ohtani's dual-threat capabilities as both a pitcher and a hitter, Pabst states:

“Ohtani has 106 hits or 108 hits and 37 home runs. So 34% of all of his hits are home runs.”
[04:00]

He compares Ohtani’s home run rate to other prominent players, noting:

“Kyle Schwarber is just a little bit above Shohei Ohtani. He's just 36% of his hits are home runs.”
[04:20]

Pabst emphasizes the Dodgers' strategic approach in managing Ohtani's workload, ensuring he remains effective both on the mound and at the plate:

“I do like what the Dodgers are doing with Ohtani, and that is you can ease him back in.”
[06:30]

This segment underscores Ohtani's pivotal role in the Dodgers' postseason aspirations, with Pabst remarking:

“He has six hits in his last five games and five of the six hits are home runs. If you're showing up to see Ohtani, Homer, you're getting your wish.”
[07:50]

2. Career Poll: JLo vs. Barry Bonds [08:42 - 10:02]

The show transitions to a listener poll comparing the careers of Jennifer Lopez (JLo) and Barry Bonds. Co-hosts engage in a playful debate over who boasts the more illustrious career:

Seton O'Connor: “JLo's is not tainted by anything. She's a successful dancer, singer, actress.”
[09:02]

Paul Pabst: “Would you rather have JLo's career or Barry Bonds' career?”
[09:02]

After spirited discussions, Seton O'Connor advocates for JLo, citing her multifaceted talent and enduring popularity:

“She's multi-talented with the whole acting, singing, and everything else.”
[09:14]

The segment highlights the contrasting legacies of the two figures, with JLo representing sustained success in entertainment and Bonds embodying a controversial sports career.

3. Challenges Facing Rookie Quarterbacks [10:55 - 16:19]

The conversation shifts to the NFL's quarterback landscape, focusing on the struggles of recent rookies and the challenges teams face in developing young talent. Pabst expresses concerns about the Tennessee Titans' recent quarterback decisions:

“The past five years the Tennessee Titans have not done well with the quarterback position.”
[11:58]

Seton O'Connor adds depth to the discussion by comparing different rookie quarterbacks' college experience:

“Jaden Daniels played five years of college football. He had 55 major college starts before joining the Commanders. That's invaluable.”
[13:35]

Pabst critiques the strategy of starting rookies immediately on struggling teams:

“I would like for him to just watch the game from the sidelines… You're not going to win your division.”
[12:25]

The hosts debate the importance of ample playing time and development before thrusting rookies into high-pressure roles, referencing players like Bo Nix and Bryce Young as case studies.

4. WNBA All-Star Game Ratings and Caitlin Clark's Impact [29:00 - 34:35]

A significant portion of the discussion centers on the WNBA All-Star Game's fluctuating ratings and the influence of standout players like Caitlin Clark. Paul Pabst argues that Clark's presence directly correlates with viewership numbers:

“...you saw what she did for last year's All Star Game and when she didn't play for this year's All Star game. So that's 35%. That's a big drop.”
[34:08]

Seton O'Connor draws parallels to Tiger Woods' impact on golf, suggesting that Clark serves as a similar catalyst for the WNBA:

“...the main person is in there, you notice it and it plays out.”
[34:08]

The hosts acknowledge the broader implications of relying on a single superstar to drive league popularity, reflecting on the sustainability of such a model for the WNBA's growth.

5. Speculation Around Nick Saban’s Return to the NFL [38:29 - 56:34]

A heated discussion ensues regarding rumors of Nick Saban potentially returning to the NFL as a head coach, possibly pairing with Arch Manning in Cleveland:

Paul Pabst: “Sean Payton and Nick Saban, that would be the reason that maybe he would come back and coach in the NFL.”
[37:14]

Seton O'Connor supports the plausibility of this move, citing Saban's desire to continue coaching without the administrative burdens of college football:

“...the NFL is the opposite of college football. College football is the Wild West with NIL and collectives and the new pay structure. The NFL is very rigid.”
[38:29]

However, Pabst remains skeptical about the practicality of Saban's return, questioning the synergy between Saban's coaching style and the NFL's dynamics:

“But I don't see it for some reason. Unless Nick Saban really has this overwhelming desire to prove to himself that he can coach in the NFL.”
[40:15]

The debate touches on the challenges of transitioning from college to professional coaching, the feasibility of developing rookie quarterbacks under Saban's regime, and the strategic interests of NFL franchises like the Cleveland Browns.

6. Listener Interactions and Phone Calls [25:13 - 55:42]

Throughout the episode, Dan Patrick and his co-hosts engage with listeners through phone calls, adding a personal and interactive dimension to the show. Notable interactions include:

• Ashley from Reno shares excitement about a recent interview with Adam Family, reflecting on nostalgic moments from past movies.
  [25:25 - 25:56]

• Zach from Knoxville provides feedback on the WNBA ratings discussion, emphasizing Caitlin Clark's unique impact on the league:

  “...the rest of the league and her like put them in the same sentence necessarily.”
  [34:11]

• Johan from Atlanta praises the show’s interview segments, enhancing the community feel of the broadcast:
  [30:54 - 30:57]

These interactions demonstrate the show's commitment to listener engagement and fostering a community around sports discussions.

7. Poll and Engagement Questions [10:02 - 16:19]

The hosts incorporate interactive elements such as polls to gauge listener opinions. An example is the career comparison between JLo and Barry Bonds, encouraging listeners to weigh in on which career they find more admirable or desirable. This engagement strategy not only drives audience participation but also enriches the conversational content with diverse viewpoints.

8. Play of the Day [49:51 - 50:00]

In a lighter segment, the show features the "Play of the Day", highlighting a recent walk-off win by the Dodgers:

“Freddie Freeman, 16 career walk-off RBIs, most of any active player and tied with Miguel Cabrera for fifth most by any player since the year 2000.”
[50:00]

This segment serves to celebrate memorable sports moments, adding excitement and relatability for the audience.

9. Closing Remarks and Future Topics [56:34 - 59:19]

As Hour 1 concludes, Dan Patrick and his team tease upcoming discussions, including interviews with sports personalities like Jason Garrett and Ross Tucker, and hint at continuing debates on topics like the potential Nick Saban-NFL pairing. The show emphasizes its ongoing commitment to in-depth sports analysis and engaging listener interactions.

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Key Takeaways:

• Shohei Ohtani continues to be a pivotal player for the Dodgers, excelling both as a pitcher and a hitter, with strategies in place to maximize his postseason potential.

• The comparison between JLo and Barry Bonds sparks a debate on the value and legacy of careers in different high-profile fields.

• Rookie quarterbacks face significant challenges in the NFL, with discussions highlighting the importance of development time and the pitfalls of early expectations.

• Caitlin Clark's influence on the WNBA highlights the impact a single superstar can have on a league's viewership and growth, drawing parallels to Tiger Woods' effect on golf.

• Nick Saban's potential return to the NFL remains speculative, with debates centered around his fit within the professional league and the strategic benefits for both him and the potential NFL teams.

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This summary encapsulates the key discussions and insights from the first hour of "The Dan Patrick Show" episode titled "Ohtani on Fire, A Saban Return to the NFL?" Released on July 24, 2025.

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You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. Made it to a Thursday. It's hour one. Morale is high. Everybody is here. The back row, the king of comedy, the minister of humor, Fritzi Seaton. Oh by the way, whose birthday is it today?

[Seton O'Connor]

Happy birthday.

[Paul Pabst]

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[Todd Fritz]

Just saying shout out to JLo and Rose Byrne. Also share a birthday with them. Oh, the great Roseburn.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay. All right.

[Todd Fritz]

Barry Bonds. Not same month, same day, same year, but okay.

[Paul Pabst]

Kind of lumped in there together. Better career. Bonds, JLo or Rose?

[Seton O'Connor]

Oh, man, that old question.

[Paul Pabst]

Would you rather have JLo's career or Barry Bond's career? Ah, J.

[Seton O'Connor]

Lo's is not tainted by anything. She's successful dancer, singer, actress. Okay, right.

[Paul Pabst]

She's multi talented with the whole acting, singing and everything else. Barry Buns just hits cheating. Hold on.

[Seton O'Connor]

Single, very successful singer.

[Todd Fritz]

I feel like JLo's got some ditty stuff she needs to take care of, but I mean, other than that, it's not really all that tainted.

[Paul Pabst]

And other people singing her songs, by.

[Todd Fritz]

The way, but very successful, though.

[Paul Pabst]

Seaton, who would you take? Barry Bond's career or JLo?

[Seton O'Connor]

You know what?

[Todd Fritz]

I'm taking my career. I'm going off the board. Number four.

[Paul Pabst]

I'm taking my career off the board. Well, it is your birthday and you can go off the board, Marvin, JLO or Barry Bonds? Barry Bonds.

[Seton O'Connor]

Okay, Paulie, I, I think this is clear. No pun intended. That was actually extra.

[Paul Pabst]

You're gonna cream the competition.

[Seton O'Connor]

Jlo. Why is she going wire to.

[Paul Pabst]

Why?

[Seton O'Connor]

She got like a 40 year media career.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, she's an entertainer. You see her out and about. You don't see much of Bonds anymore unless it's Giants game or spring training. So I don't lean towards.

[Seton O'Connor]

No one else is doing this. Fall questions?

[Paul Pabst]

No, no, they're not. They're not. If they are, then they're. They're sampling from our show.

[Todd Fritz]

Yes, Seaton, you get to act, you get to sing. You could dance.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, I got to maintain that.

[Todd Fritz]

Look good in clothes. Like, what's wrong? What's wrong with all those things?

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, yeah. Yes, Marvin. But does JLo have a statue? She is a statue. Statuesque. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Okay. Meanwhile, so any question today?

[Todd Fritz]

Here's one from all your policy on rookie quarterbacks, stardom or situm.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay. So will Levis is going to be out this entire season with Carolina or. No, Tennessee, Same thing. But he's going to have shoulder surgery and that means Cam Ward has to start, or at least he's projected to start. So if you're in the camp of. I don't want my rookie quarterbacks to start. Well, tough luck given what Tennessee has. I think they have. Wasn't it Aaron Rodgers, good buddy Tim Boyle? Oh, who was. He was on the jets roster.

[Seton O'Connor]

Yes.

[Paul Pabst]

I. I don't know if he can play, but he's a backup quarterback and I think they have in the kid out of Texas A and M. Allen, last name's.

[Seton O'Connor]

Oh, is he from Arkansas? Kyle. Brandon.

[Paul Pabst]

Kyle Allen. Brandon Allen.

[Seton O'Connor]

He could have been at both.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay. Yeah. Not quite sure. Yes, Paul.

[Seton O'Connor]

So I guess the question here is the past five years the Tennessee Titans have not done well with the quarterback position. You know, Malik Willis did not work out. No offense. Doesn't appear that Will Leviss is working out. You draft Cam Ward, who, you know, played at a bunch of schools, got a lot of reps in college, but now you have to start him week one or it feels like you have to start in week one. Is that what you want to do if you're a below average franchise with a developmental quarterback?

[Paul Pabst]

I don't like it. I would like for him to just watch the game from the sidelines, understand how the starter prepares for a game, all of those things. It's just different than college. The speed is different, terminology is different, the athletes are different. I think observe a game or two or three, you're not going to win your division. And now he does has. He's got Tyler Lockett and he's got Calvin Ridley. So he's got some guys that he can throw the ball to. But I would like to ease him in on a bad team. You know, the NFL is littered with quarterbacks who played for bad teams and picked up bad habits. You know, I thought Tim Couch went to the Cleveland Browns and I thought, you know, at the time that was maybe a prototypical NFL quarterback and he didn't have a successful career. If he went to another team, maybe an established coach or offense or some other players, then maybe. But I just think I go back, you know, when you're seeing quarterbacks and they go to a bad team, you're going to a bad team for a reason. They don't have A good quarterback and now you're asked to be a savior. Yeah.

[Seton O'Connor]

Paulie, you mentioned something yesterday that it often doesn't work out. One of those quarterbacks who has like 15 career starts and then gets the reins of a team. Cam Ward had 38 starts in his college career. 13 at Miami and then another, you know, 25 at Washington State. That's, that's pretty good. But if you go back to Jaden Daniels. Jaden Daniels played five years of college football. He had 55 major college starts before joining the Commanders. That's invaluable.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah. Well, scouts will tell you the sample size they like is around 25 to 30 starts. Then they get a better sense of, you know, what you do, what you don't do, what you can improve upon, sort of what you're going to be saddled with, that this is who you are. You know, maybe there's some things you can improve upon, but they like to have a little bit large sample size. And I think that's why, you know, when we look back on Trey Lance, what did he have, 12 starts in his career? It just, you got to have more seasoning than that. And we've seen a couple of these quarterbacks who have flamed out when they've only been really good, you know, Zach Wilson, okay, maybe there's still a chance, but he didn't start that many games either. Yeah, Paulie.

[Seton O'Connor]

And this is kind of the end of that Covid bonus year era where quarterbacks are going to have 50 plus college starts. Bo Nix, I don't think a lot of people thought he'd be this, he would be this good as a rookie. But Bo Nix started 61 games in college, you know, three years in the SEC, two years at Oregon, 61 college games. He was ready to go. He's like 25 years old and I.

[Paul Pabst]

Like that he was with two big time programs. He was playing in big games. You're playing in the SEC and you're playing in the PAC 12. And then you go to the quarterback whisper. By the way, Bo, Nick spent four or five days or five or six days with Drew Brees this summer. So Sean Payton put those two together. And I think his development was one of the more surprising things that we saw last year because I don't know if people now, Sean wanted Bo Nix and I think that there were scouts who liked Bo Nix better than the other quarterbacks. But, you know, Sean Payton got who he wanted. And I think for a team that we thought was on the rise, made the playoffs last Year. I don't know if we give enough credit to Bo Nix. Usually what happens, it'll be like Sean Payton did it again. Well, he can tell you what to do. You still have to go do it. And I think Bo Nix surprised a lot of people with what he did. Yeah, Paulie.

[Seton O'Connor]

And Bo Nix was not a hot property coming out of the draft. He didn't talk about him as a top five guy. His last year of college at Oregon in 2023, 4,500 yards, 78% passer, 45 touchdowns and only three picks.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah. Yeah, that's big time. Alrighty. Any other poll questions? Seaton? Yes.

[Todd Fritz]

You know, I think Cam Ward too, he's got a couple of dudes to throw to. I think they upgraded the offensive line a little bit. He's stepping into maybe not the worst situation to start out early, right? Maybe.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah. I mean, it might be a Bryce Young situation where if all goes well, I mean, they're still probably going to be one of the worst teams. So maybe you get five wins, six wins, something like that.

[Todd Fritz]

But that he, he gets the benefit of no expectations now maybe because he, he wasn't the number one starter going right in. He was supposed to sit behind somebody who, you know, has to have surgery. So now he's getting bumped up. He gets, he gets a little bit of like a. See a six week hall pass there. Right.

[Paul Pabst]

But he's still the number one pick in the draft. So the ex. There are expectations there like Caleb Williams. There are expectations like, you know, when Jaden Daniels didn't have the expectations.

[Todd Fritz]

Second, Caleb Williams had the expectations even way before he was drafted. He's been born for this moment. He had these expectations when he was in seventh grade.

[Paul Pabst]

Bong.

[Seton O'Connor]

I think one of the worst situations is obvious when Bryce Young came to Carolina and they traded DJ Moore. So he goes in with a bad line, no skill, position players. And it's almost like Bryce Young gets a little bit of a hall pass for that rookie year. And Bryce Young, the last seven, eight games last year was pretty good. His stats last year don't impress anybody, but if you look at the back half of the season, Bryce Young is kind of on that recovery track.

[Paul Pabst]

Well, they had the Kansas City Chiefs on the ropes and you know, we normally weren't tuning in to watch the Panthers, but that was a game that nationally we watched and they almost pulled off the upset. All right, the 8773 DP show email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handle @dpshow we'll take a break and when we come back, we'll settle on our poll question and also talk about the possibility of Nick Saban returning to coaching this time. Back to the NFL back after this in the Dan Patrick Show. 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.

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[Dan Patrick]

For my heart podcasts and Rococo Punch, this is the Turning River Road. I knew I wanted to obey and submit, but I didn't fully grasp for the rest of my life what that meant. In the woods of Minnesota, a cult leader married himself to 10 girls and forced them into a secret life of abuse. Why did I think that way? Why did I allow myself to get so sucked in by this man and thinking to the point that if I died for him, that would be the greatest honor? But in 2014, the youngest of the girls escaped and sparked an international manhunt. For all those years, you know, he was the predator and I was the prey. And then he became the prey. Listen to the Turning river road on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Paul Pabst]

Slip in a couple of phone calls here. First hour. 877 3dp. Show operator Tyler sitting by to take your calls. Ashley in Reno leads us off. Good morning, Ashley. Good morning.

[Seton O'Connor]

How are you?

[Paul Pabst]

Spectacular. What's on your mind today?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, first off, I'm part of the converted wives club.

[Paul Pabst]

My husband got me into you, and.

[Seton O'Connor]

Last night, I had a dream about Fritzi.

[Paul Pabst]

He was so real. He got so angry at him.

[Dan Patrick]

You just said, we're done.

[Seton O'Connor]

I'm quitting before retirement.

[Dan Patrick]

I got up, I looked at my husband this morning.

[Paul Pabst]

I said, did Dan quit?

[Dan Patrick]

And I have nothing to listen to.

[Paul Pabst]

And on top of it, it's his 40th birthday, and I completely forgot to wish him a happy birthday before he went to work. So if you guys could help me out and wish Kevin a happy birth, I would appreciate it as well.

[Seton O'Connor]

Sorry, that was really awkward.

[Paul Pabst]

Thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

I appreciate it. Thank you.

[Paul Pabst]

All right, I'm not quitting you yet. I'm not quitting you, even though Todd has driven me to the brink of quitting, But I'm not. No I'm not. Zach and Charlotte. Hi, Zach. What's on your mind today?

[Dan Patrick]

250.

[Paul Pabst]

So, I work for a game show company called Game Show Battle Rooms as a host, and I can tell you that a third of the parties that come through, whoever loses the survey portion of the show, they will say, it's rigged, we cheated. We want the other team to win, when. All I can tell you is that we want everybody to have fun and make sure that it's good competition. Okay, so you side with us with the Rich Eisen family feud controversy. Exactly. As far as I'm concerned, they're just kind of sore losers at this point. Okay. All right. Well, thank you, Zach. They. They apologize. Rich Eisen walked it back a little bit. Well, a lot. He said that he was given bad information by his staff. I think the staff is the problem for Rich Isaac, but he's taking them with him to espn. Zach in Knoxville. Hi, Zach. What's on your mind? Adp.

[Todd Fritz]

Thanks for taking my call. Just calling to wish Seton a happy birthday. And before I left out for work this morning, I forgot to wish my dog Dynasty, aka Shady, a happy 6th birthday.

[Paul Pabst]

I leave it on Peacock for the pups at the house. So could y' all please give shady A happy 6th birthday shout out? It'd mean the world. We'll. We'll do that, Zach.

[Seton O'Connor]

Happy birthday to a dog. Happy birthday.

[Paul Pabst]

How do you get that name? He's keeping the TV on, so. Come here, Shady. Come here. Good girl.

[Todd Fritz]

You like peanut butter?

[Paul Pabst]

You want some peanut butter?

[Todd Fritz]

You want some peanut butter? Come on, come on, come on. Come, let's get some peanut butter.

[Paul Pabst]

If there's a dog that's barking on tv, my dog goes crazy. Yeah, crazy. You know, there's that channel that you can leave on for your pets and they can watch.

[Seton O'Connor]

Really?

[Todd Fritz]

Yeah. Like the dog channel? Yeah, Dog TV or something. It's called. Yeah, it's amazing, dude. It'll be 45 minutes of just somebody throwing a tennis ball in the backyard. And my dogs are like.

[Paul Pabst]

It'S amazing. I can't leave it on because my dog wants to go into the TV to go play, and she'll just bark. Yeah.

[Seton O'Connor]

Paulie, I didn't know about this channel, but would the dog enjoy watching people playing in a backyard or be, like, jealous of the tv?

[Paul Pabst]

Well, my dog barks, but there are pets that just sit there and watch other dogs playing and. And that, you know, it'll be a dog just running in a field, slow motion. A dog that, you know, gets out of the water and shaking the water. But I will say that I've watched worse things. Tv and, you know, it's kind of hypnotic. You're like, huh, look at that dog. Yes, Eaton.

[Todd Fritz]

It's like the dog version of watching people play poker on tv. That's basically what it is, right? Like, ah, look at. There he goes. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, run around the tree. There you go. Sure. Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah. Paulie.

[Seton O'Connor]

Whenever the doorbell rings at my house, my dog loses its mind. I think most dogs kind of do that. But it's also like people these days, who rings a doorbell and comes to someone's house unannounced? So when my doorbell rings at home, both I, me and the dog, we both react like, who's there? Why is someone at our house unannounced?

[Paul Pabst]

I had a girlfriend who had a dog, and the mailman would put the mail in the slot in the door and the dog would just rip it up. Soon as it came in, you'd come home and you'd see all of these, you know, different envelopes had just been torn to shreds. So we had to figure out how we could get the mail and not have her dog chew up everything that was in there. So we eventually had to put a little basket underneath the mail slot. Okay, anywho, let me get. Is it Johannes in Atlanta? I don't know if I got that correctly pronounced. Hey, what's going on, dp? How you doing, man? Good. Is it Johannes? It's Johan say. It's just like Beyonce, but it's Johan say, but thank you so much, man. Okay. Hey, what do you have for. I was just loving the interview with my Adam family yesterday. It was just awesome. It was a blast from my past. Just thinking about the good times of watching those movies from back in the day. It was wonderful. So that was great.

[Seton O'Connor]

Thank you so much for that, dp.

[Paul Pabst]

Really, that was a great interview. However, there was something that you said yesterday that I do have an issue with. You said yesterday that the WNBA All Star Game was down 35, and then he went off onto a diatribe about talking about how you need to protect cc and you didn't even finish the sentence, though, bro. Like, you didn't even say it was down 35 last year, but still up 158 from two years ago. There's been two WNBA All Star games that have had more than 2 million people. This year was one and last year was one. The WNBA has done fantastic. Caitlin Clark is the icing on the cake. They've done a Lot of growth. They've done a lot of good things. I mean, you could finish the sentence and say that the. All that the skills competition in three point was the most watched fields in three point ever in the history of the WNBA. You didn't say that. You just said it's down 35. It shows the impact of her. I know the WNBA is doing well. I know that they're doing well. They're talking about expanding. I'm just saying her impact. You saw that one person, it was down 35% from the previous year. Doesn't mean that the numbers weren't bad. It just points out how important she is to the WNBA. Still up 158% from two years ago. You didn't say that though. But it can be both. It can be both. Okay, if they've only had two, then whatever your number was is going to be great. And then this one down 35% because of one person. It doesn't mean that they're struggling. I'm just, I'm pointing out her value to the wnba. That's all. We're kind of saying the same thing. Okay. But thank you for the phone call and the Sandler interview. By the way, the movie comes out tomorrow. Happy Gilmore too. And I think Derek Henry is going to join us on the show tomorrow because Sandler now took away the 2000 yard rushing total. He's just going to put Derek Henry in his next movie. Yes, Todd. And we just got word that Shooter McGavin himself, Christopher McDonald, will be part of tomorrow's show as well. Okay, dude. Heck yeah, Seaton, you had something to say.

[Todd Fritz]

Yeah, I mean, those two All Star Games had one thing in common.

[Paul Pabst]

Caitlin Clark.

[Todd Fritz]

Correct. Yes.

[Paul Pabst]

That.

[Todd Fritz]

It's kind of the. I think that's kind of your whole point. Is it? And if, if one. If the league hinges that much on one player, and I don't know if that is the success of the league as a whole rather than the unicorn that was dropped into the middle of it last year.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, because the point that I was making is that there have been tremendous players in the wnba, great players, but nothing like this. So, yes, we saw what she did for last year's All Star Game and when she didn't play for this year's All Star game. So that's 35%. That's a big drop. And it's based off of one player. Yes.

[Todd Fritz]

Yeah. And I think that Diana Taurasi's of the world.

[Paul Pabst]

Hell yeah.

[Todd Fritz]

Deserve a ton of respect because they did build this league. They They've spent, you know, a long time, player after player, building this into a place where Caitlin Clark can be successful. However, she is such an anomaly and such a unicorn that you kind of can't really hold the rest of the league and her like put them in the same sentence necessarily.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, Paulie.

[Seton O'Connor]

Yeah. And we've lived through this before. 25, 27 years ago, when Tiger woods joined the tour, the PGA Tour was in fantastic shape worldwide. Golf was doing great in the 80s and 90s with all the great golfers who were. But then it took on a global casual fan reach and Tiger woods was directly part of it, directly the force behind it, like Clark is part of with the wnba. Everything's going up in the WNBA like it did with golf. But when that person, the main person is in there, you notice it and it plays out. For example, you know, the w the NBA all star Game. If Victor Wembanyama wasn't in the NBA All Star game, I don't think ratings are going to go down drastically. He doesn't and he's a compelling player. He's very fascinated, happening, but he's not a phenom of ratings bringing a league up.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, but with the WNBA it's actually an all star game. It's a game. If somebody doesn't play in the NBA all star game, I don't think it really matters. If LeBron doesn't play, I don't think it really matters. Or Steph, it doesn't matter. I mean, Caitlin Clark is the anomaly here. And you know, the comparison is probably Tiger. When Tiger plays, more people are interested. People who aren't die hard fans are interested. That's why when you see when. When Tiger plays, even if he's not playing well or doesn't make the cut, the networks will go out of their way to show you every single shot that he had. Even now when he plays or when he did play recently, that's how important he is. He still brings eyeballs. And Caitlin Clark not playing. And then the previous year, what the ratings were, well, Caitlin Clark played in that. So she does factor into both of these numbers. But I think we were kind of saying the same thing. Colin Cowherd on his show on Fox Sports radio said that he thinks he called it the worst kept secret in the south that the Browns plan on pairing Arch Manning with Nick Saban and goes back to family ties with Saban. His agent with the manning family, Todd McShay of the Ringer said he talked about another team that also has two first round picks in 2026 and that is the LA Rams because mcsha says that Les Snead, who is the GM of the Rams, his son is a close friend of Arch at Texas. And now, I don't know. He's not, he's not going to pair Arch Manning and the Rams with Nick Saban involved in this. But Colin is saying it's Nick Saban with the Browns and that Arch Manning, that would be the reason that maybe he would come back and coach. So I, I guess that you have less sneed and his son, a long snapper at Texas and a friend of Arch Manning. The Rams have two first round picks in the draft and so do the Cleveland Browns. But if I'm Nick Saban, what am I? 73? I got my legacy. Seems like you're enjoying what you do on college game day. He won a Sports Emmy for his contributions. But if you're coming back, why would you go to. Now I understand the fan base with the Browns and he was an assistant coach there with Bill Belichick, but you're going to get a rookie quarterback and it's going to take time for him to develop. Even if you get Arch Manning, I mean, yes, you have two first round picks, but would that be enough with that owner in Cleveland that you would come back and you would coach in the NFL? Yeah, Paulie, Actually, when I heard this.

[Seton O'Connor]

Rumor and I heard it on Colin's show, to me it makes a ton of sense. I don't know if it's a report or just a speculative discussion about Saban, but I don't believe Nick Saban wanted to stop coaching. I think he clearly got very sick of the direction of college football. And I believe that the NFL is the opposite of college football. College football is the Wild west with nil and collectives and the new pay structure. The NFL is very rigid. There's no recruiting. You don't really recruit. You have a pay structure that's completely. You don't have to even deal with as a head coach. It's all the things he doesn't want to deal with in college you don't have to deal with in the NFL. You just coach the team. It sounds very attractive to Nick Saban even at the age of 73, because these guys, they just coach. That's what they do.

[Paul Pabst]

And I don't know if this was a case of, hey, it didn't work out with the Dolphins. Now I want to go back and prove that I can coach in the NFL. I mean, I know don't well, does Bill Belichick have to prove he can coach in college? I guess, but it doesn't seem like those guys have to prove anything unless it's to themselves and unless it's Saban saying, you know what, I still want to do this for a few more years, but how long do you want to do it? I think he and Pete Carroll around the same age. And it feels like we're trending towards younger quarter coaches. And that's what surprises me that, you know, these guys are control freaks. Saban, you know, you're not controlling a team. You're the head coach of a team. You're controlling a team in college. Once they get on the field, once they put on your uniform, now you're in control. They're all control freaks. You know, that's. But when you get to the NFL, you're not. Yeah, See? Yeah.

[Todd Fritz]

I mean, I just don't, I just don't see it for some reason. Right. Unless Nick Saban really has this overwhelming desire to prove to himself that he can coach in the NFL, which so far is pretty unproven. Right. I mean, he hasn't been. He hasn't coached in the NFL in almost 20 years. And when he did, it was only for like a year or two. And like you said, I don't know that the NFL is trending in the direction of let's bring in a, an older college football coach.

[Paul Pabst]

And, and there's no downside for the Cleveland Browns. I get that. But if Saban is basing this solely off getting Arch Manning, you know, there's, I mean, what are the odds the Browns are going to be this bad to get the number one pick or they're going to trade their two, you know, first round picks to get the number one pick? Yes.

[Todd Fritz]

Is Nick Saban known as a head coach who develops NFL quarterbacks?

[Paul Pabst]

No. Or at least he got quarterbacks who played his style. Then I think it was Lane Kiffin, when he was an assistant coach, said, hey, we gotta get some guys who can, you know, be better athletes here.

[Todd Fritz]

That's why it seems funny to then to be like, hey, I mean, you got the chance, he's gonna come along, you got Arch Manning, he's gonna develop him.

[Paul Pabst]

Why?

[Todd Fritz]

He's never developed quarterbacks.

[Paul Pabst]

That's not what he does.

[Todd Fritz]

It's like saying, you know, Tom Brady was so good because he had Bill Belichick running the offense. No, he didn't. Bill Belichick's defensive minded coach. That's not what he does at all.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah.

[Seton O'Connor]

Paulie I go back to control. And it's weird to say that Nick Saban would have much more control in the NFL than college football these days. There's no the tr. There's no transfer portal. Guys can't go year to year and just jump teams unless they have a contract that allows them to. And if you coach in the NFL, you have more. The players are at the whim of the owners and the GMs. We've seen it this week. These players are begging for contracts in college. The players are wagging the dog. And that's why some of these coaches are getting out. And I think a guy like Nick Saban never wanted to stop coaching. He just got disillusioned with it. And the way station of college game day, he probably makes $20 million in two years and jump right back in. It makes a lot of sense.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, I just don't see it. But once again, I have to be fair to Saban maybe having this itch that I want to prove that I can. I don't walk around going, you know what? Saban great coach, but he couldn't coach in the NFL. Steve Spurrier couldn't coach in the NFL. It doesn't take away from what he did when he was a college coach. He's one of the greatest coaches of all time, going to different programs and, you know, producing winners there. But if, like I understood Belichick, I would not hire Belichick as a coach in the NFL now. And it's not because of, you know, off the field with his girlfriend, but that doesn't help him. But, you know, I just think he's set in his ways. He wants to run the entire organization. That's why nobody reached out to him. And when he left the Patriots, I said at the time, he will not coach in the NFL again. Now maybe he's a one and done at Carolina. Is somebody going to hire Belichick, given what's going on now with him? I wouldn't. All that drama. No, not interested. All right, we'll take a break. ESPN reportedly new nearing a deal they are going to bring in. They're buying the NFL Network. Looks like this has been in the works for months now. You want to talk about a poorly kept secret? This is your poorly kept secret that the mothership is going to pick up NFL Red Zone and the NFL Network and it's probably going to be over $2 billion for that. But once again, nothing finalized yet, but they've been working on this for months. We'll take a break More phone calls coming up and our play of the day is 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 Is moderate.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Paul Pabst]

There are many versions of what happened in 1969 when a young Ted Kennedy drove a car into a pond and.

[Dan Patrick]

Left a woman behind to drown. There's a famous headline, I think, in the New York Daily News. It's teddy Escapes, Blonde drowns. And in a strange way, right, that sort of tells you the story really became about Ted's political future, Ted's political hopes. Will Ted become President?

[Paul Pabst]

Chappaquiddick is a story of a tragic.

[Dan Patrick]

Death and how the Kennedy machine took control. And he's not the only Kennedy to survive a scandal.

[Paul Pabst]

The Kennedys have lived through disgrace, affairs, violence, you name it.

[Dan Patrick]

So is there a curse?

[Paul Pabst]

Every week, we go behind the headlines and beyond the drama of America's royal family.

[Dan Patrick]

Listen to United States of Kennedy on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Seton O'Connor]

American history is full of wise people.

[Dan Patrick]

Walt Whitman said something like, you know, 99.99% of war is diarrhea and 1% is. Is gory. Those founding fathers were gossipy AF, and they love to cut each other down.

[Seton O'Connor]

I'm Bob Crawford, host of American History Hotline, the show where you send us your questions about American history.

[Paul Pabst]

And I find the answers, including the.

[Seton O'Connor]

Nuggets of wisdom our history has to offer.

[Paul Pabst]

Hamilton pauses, and then he says, the greatest man that ever lived was Julius Caesar. And Jefferson writes in his diary, this proves that Hamilton is for a dictator based on corruption. My favorite line was what Neil Armstrong said. It would have been harder to fake it than to do it. Listen to American History Hotline on the.

[Seton O'Connor]

Iheartradio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

For my heart podcasts and Rococo Punch, this is the turning river road. I knew I wanted to obey and submit, but I didn't fully grasp for the rest of my life what that meant. In the woods of Minnesota, a cult leader married himself to 10 girls and forced them into a secret life of abuse. Why did I think that way? Why did I allow myself to get so sucked in by this man and. And thinking to the point that if I died for him, that would be the greatest honor. But in 2014, the youngest of the girls escaped and sparked an international manhunt. For all those years, you know, he was the predator and I was the prey. And then he became the prey. Listen to the Turning river road on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Seton O'Connor]

Oh, my God.

[Paul Pabst]

The play of the day. This is the play of the day.

[Seton O'Connor]

Check this out.

[Paul Pabst]

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[Seton O'Connor]

Oh, geez.

[Paul Pabst]

We've held off. Yeah, we've held off long enough. Let's play the Nick Saban game. How about some music here?

[Seton O'Connor]

All right, Dan.

[Paul Pabst]

Lady. Okay, here we go.

[Seton O'Connor]

I'm gonna let you go last, Dan.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay, all right, fair enough.

[Seton O'Connor]

How would I phrase this? Okay. A year from now, Nick Saban is working for blank. This is a bit of fill in the blank with the Nick Saban game. I'll go first.

[Paul Pabst]

All right.

[Seton O'Connor]

A year from now, Nick Saban is working for an NFL team. Marvin still at espn.

[Paul Pabst]

Seton Fritzi. Oh, Seaton. I'll say.

[Todd Fritz]

Still working in tv.

[Paul Pabst]

I'm gonna do go with Marvin still at espn. That's what I think he's gonna do. I'm gonna keep him at espn. I think it's a good gig. You still get to be close to the game. You're having fun. I, I think that there's probably those days where, especially right now, this is, you know, your body reacts when you're an athlete. Like certain times of the year, you know, it's time to get ready to, you know, start playing, working out. Then you're going to get, you know, at a certain month, certain time of the year, and you're going to feel a different way. Then it's going to be after the super bowl and you're going to be like, all right now, getting ready for the draft, you know, all these things that you're so used to doing all of these years, and maybe it's just right now he would be going to camp. And maybe he's. He's thinking about that and misses that part of this, but I don't see him going back to the coaching and certainly not the NFL. Yeah, Pauline.

[Seton O'Connor]

But I wonder if it's the opposite. By working on college game day and being close to college football, it actually makes them miss it more. Because you're close to it, but you're not participating, and you have all the skills. You're still one of the great coaches on earth in sports, and you're right down the road from that building. But you don't get the juice of competing on Saturday. I would be like being a pilot, and then you're working a baggage claim, like, you're. You're at the airport, but you.

[Paul Pabst]

You. You got a lot of work. You know, at Alabama, they had, I'm sure, a ton of money that they could get who they wanted to get, and they were always in contention. They were always going to be getting great players in the NFL. Doesn't work that way. You kind of have to play the guys you got. He can't recruit players to come there. I mean, he can, but, you know, it's not like you go, come on in, and we'll sign you, you know, maybe free agents, but this is different. You kind of. You got to go out there with the guys that you got on your team. You can't go, hey, we got a great recruiting class. Yeah, Seaton.

[Todd Fritz]

Yeah. I do kind of agree that the media thing, you know, I think for, like, people like us, that job is amazing. It's like, man, does it get any better than going on the road and going to all those games? But I think if you're a former player or former coach, it takes a couple years to get used to that. Where, man, like, yeah, it's cool, but it's not what I used to be doing, you know, Now I'm talking about it. I used to kind of be about it right when you're on the sideline of the game, you know, of the field. Sorry, sir. No, no, you can't go here because the media goes here, and the players and the coaches go there. I. I think that that takes some real getting used to.

[Paul Pabst]

He never seemed happy when he was coaching, though.

[Todd Fritz]

I don't know if he really seemed good doing tv either.

[Paul Pabst]

I think he's having a good time. I think with McAfee there, I think he's having a good time.

[Todd Fritz]

Talk football. These idiots.

[Paul Pabst]

Jake in Wisconsin. Hi, Jake. What's on your mind? Hey, D.P.

[Todd Fritz]

I'M sure it's all fun and Mary.

[Paul Pabst]

In the, like, brain of Jimmy Haslam.

[Todd Fritz]

And company to think that they can get Nick Saban and Arch Manning.

[Paul Pabst]

But his last name is Manning. Like, why would that family want him.

[Todd Fritz]

Anywhere near that team, that franchise?

[Paul Pabst]

It's a fair point. And you also have to factor in that you know how big the Manning family is in New Orleans and the Saints might, might not be a great team. So maybe he could end up there in New Orleans. Yes, but I, I still don't really.

[Todd Fritz]

Understand the idea of pairing Nick Saban and Arch Manning other than some sort of like, convenience of timing. Why does that pairing really make sense anyway? Like, this is what we're gonna do. I.

[Paul Pabst]

Well, you can't. I don't know how much control you're gonna have over, hey, he'll coach, but he wants to have Arch Manning. Okay? That means you guys got to go. You have to tank this year. So are you saying the Browns will tank so they can get Arch Manning? What. What if. I mean, they have two first round picks. If he's a generational talent, why would anybody be trading him? And it's going to take more than two first round picks to get Arch Manning. Yes.

[Todd Fritz]

Alabama. That was sort of like the MO at least it seemed to me was always. Here's our offensive line. They're gigantic. Here's our incredible skill position players. Kid, hand the ball to him or throw it to him. Just don't screw it up. That was the quarterback's role all the time.

[Paul Pabst]

Take a break. One hour in the books coming up. We'll talk to Ross Tucker about this topic. Jason Garrett will stop by as well. Hour two on this Thursday. Dan and the Danettes right after this.

[Dan Patrick]

Join iHeartRadio and Sarah Spain in celebrating the one year anniversary of iHeart Women's Sports.

[Paul Pabst]

With powerful interviews and insider analysis, our shows have connected fans with the heart of women's Sports. In just one year, the network has launched 15 shows and built a community.

[Dan Patrick]

United by passion Podcasts that amplify the voices of women in sports. Thank you for supporting iHeart women's sports.

[Seton O'Connor]

And our founding sponsors, E L F.

[Paul Pabst]

Beauty, Capital One and Novartis.

[Dan Patrick]

Just open the free iHeart app and search iHeart Women's Sports to listen now. In 2020, a group of young women found themselves in an AI fueled nightmare. Someone was posting photos.

[Todd Fritz]

It was just me naked.

[Paul Pabst]

Well, not me, but me with someone else's body parts.

[Dan Patrick]

This is Levittown, a new podcast from iHeart podcasts Bloomberg and Kaleidoscope.

[Seton O'Connor]

About the rise of deepfake pornography and.

[Dan Patrick]

The battle to stop it. Listen to Levittown on Bloomberg's Big Take podcast. Find it on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Just like great shoes, great books take you places through unforgettable love stories and into conversations with characters you'll never forget. I think any good romance, it gives me feeling of like butterflies. I'm Danielle Robaix and this is Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club, the new podcast from hello Sunshine and I Heart Podcast where we dive into the stories that shape us on the page and off. Each week I'm joined by authors, celebs, book talk stars, and more for conversations that will make you laugh, cry and add way too many books to your TBR pile. Listen to Bookmarked by Reese's Book club on the iHeartRadio app. Apple Podcasts are wherever you get your podcasts. So what happened at Chappaquiddick? Well, it really depends on who you talk to.

[Paul Pabst]

There are many versions of what happened in 1969 when a young Ted Kennedy.

[Dan Patrick]

Drove a car into a pond and left a woman behind to drown.

[Seton O'Connor]

Chappaquiddick is a story of a tragic.

[Paul Pabst]

Death and how the Kennedy machine took control. Every week we go behind the headlines and beyond the drama of America's royal family.

[Dan Patrick]

Listen to United States of Kennedy on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Seton O'Connor]

I'm Bob Crawford, host of American History Hotline, a different type of podcast. You, the listener, ask the questions.

[Paul Pabst]

Did George Washington really cut down a cherry tree?

[Dan Patrick]

Were JFK and Marilyn Monroe having an affair?

[Seton O'Connor]

And I find the answers.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm so glad you asked me this question. This is such a ridiculous story.

[Seton O'Connor]

You can listen to American History Hotline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

This is an iHeart podcast.