Hour 1 – South Florida Ranking Snub, Revamped Kickoffs Are Working

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 1 Summary

Date: September 10, 2025
Main Theme:
This episode dives into the controversy over South Florida’s college football ranking snub, debates the legitimacy of early season rankings, discusses the underdog narrative in college football, and analyzes the revived excitement of NFL kickoffs. With Dan Patrick and his team’s usual banter, humor, and listener engagement, Hour 1 is equal parts sports insight and show camaraderie.

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Main Discussion Topics & Insights

1. South Florida Ranking Snub

• Dan opens with the surprising discovery that South Florida is ranked 23rd in one poll and 18th in another, prompting spirited debate about their standing.

• The group discusses the flawed logic in college football rankings, referencing teams with early hype who failed to deliver.

• Underdog teams such as Boise State, SMU, and Arizona State are compared to South Florida's current trajectory.

• Quote [05:27]:

  “What is wrong with these voters? You beat Boise State, beat Florida. My Bulls, they got it wrong.”
  — Dan Patrick

• There’s skepticism about whether South Florida can or should break into the top 10 if they beat Miami:

  • Marvin: “They won’t get top 10. They won’t crack the top 10.” [08:16]
  • Dan: “If they beat Miami, they’re a top 10 team. Is that okay, everybody?” [08:08]

• The limitations of pre-season and early-season polls are called out as unfairly biased toward traditional powerhouses.

• Paul points out:

  • “That first poll that should come out should come out in October...we...rank somebody...and then all of a sudden, they don’t perform as well as they should.” [08:38]

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2. Naming Conventions & Perception

• The team humorously debates the confusion caused by the "South Florida" name, since the school is located in Tampa, considered by them to be more "Mid Florida."

• Paul:

  “If there was South Florida as a state and North Florida as a state, nobody would judge South Florida poorly for that.” [13:43]

• Jokes fly about the geographic cutoff lines and whether the Bulls would be better branded as University of Tampa or "Mid Florida."

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3. Dan’s Commitment to ‘Homework’

• Dan is ribbed for spending his post-show evenings re-watching games like BYU-Stanford for research, but defends it as part of his job:
  • “This is called homework. It’s called preparation.” [06:45]
• Todd worries he isn’t taking enough time for family or rest, begging for a “no football” night.

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4. Show Banter: Team Chemistry & Energy

• There’s notable energy from Todd (Fritzi), prompting playful concern about his sleep, medication, and CPAP machine.
• The team teases him for talking too quickly, losing control, and singing Beatles songs to needle Dan.
• Quote [10:54]:

  “Marvin wanted to know if you were on drugs. And Seaton questioned what was going on.”
  — Dan Patrick

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5. Poll Questions & More South Florida

• Paul proposes a poll: “Where should South Florida be ranked? Top 10, 11–20, or 21+?” [11:52]
• More quips about South Florida’s true mascot status, with Dan joking, “The only bull in South Florida is Michael Jordan.” [12:04]
• Ongoing deep dive by Paul and others into the university, its location, and potential celebrity fans.
• Notable South Florida alumni include Tony La Russa, Jason Pierre-Paul, Mark Consuelos, and (jokingly) Hulk Hogan. Dan jokes he should be on the “Mount Rushmore of South Florida supporters.” [25:04]

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6. Audience Engagement

• Multiple listeners call in to share perspectives:
  • Christopher in Colorado shares a creative dinner music routine inspired by Dan, emphasizing how the show connects fans.
  • Several calls (Aiden in Utah, Derek in Florida) passionately defend or provide realism on South Florida’s ranking, noting biases in sports voting.
  • Chris in Syracuse discusses the impact of the new NFL kickoff rule and reminisces about the football film “North Dallas Forty.”
• Insights on AP voting quirks, including a viral moment where a voter ranked Florida ahead of South Florida despite their loss.
• Quote [31:33]:

  “Sometimes the rankings don’t make any sense. Sometimes somebody’s logic doesn’t make any sense.”
  — Dan Patrick

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7. NFL Kickoff Rule Changes

• Dan breaks down the NFL's new kickoff rules to encourage more returns:
  • “After week one...over 75% of kickoffs were returned. Last year, under 33%...the NFL revived a play that was almost extinct.” [27:27]
• The panel discusses ongoing safety concerns and the entertainment impact of the rule tweaks.
• Paul adds:

  “People are trying to pooch punt it...which means there’s more returns and more action.” [29:51]

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8. Other Sports News and Show Updates

• Brief update on NFL standings and injuries (e.g., George Kittle out, Brock Purdy banged up), with emphasis on the San Francisco 49ers.
• Some talk about the show’s team dynamics (Paul’s eye surgery, contract jokes, etc).

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Notable Quotes & Moments with Timestamps

• “My Bulls, they got it wrong.” — Dan Patrick [05:27]
• “If they beat Miami, they’re a top 10 team. Is that okay, everybody?” — Dan Patrick [08:08]
• “They won’t get top 10. They won’t crack the top 10...” — Marvin [08:16]
• On early polls:
  “That first poll that should come out should come out in October...let’s just put the blue bloods up there.” — Dan Patrick [08:38]
• “The only bull in South Florida is Michael Jordan.” — Dan Patrick [12:04]
• “I think you need to have separation of church and state.” — Dan Patrick, on couples working together (re: Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos) [25:26]
• “They revived a play that was almost extinct, and they made it worth watching again.” — Dan Patrick, on NFL kickoffs [27:27]
• “Sometimes the rankings don’t make any sense. Sometimes somebody’s logic doesn’t make any sense.” — Dan Patrick [31:33]

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Key Timestamps for Major Segments

• [05:21] – South Florida initial ranking discussion begins
• [08:04] – Underdog teams & South Florida-to-top-10 argument
• [13:10]-[15:15] – Debate on South Florida’s geography and brand
• [16:21] – Christopher calls in with “A-Z” music dinner idea
• [27:27] – In-depth breakdown of NFL’s new kickoff rules
• [31:33] – Discussion of AP rankings and voter logic quirks
• [35:21] and on – Ongoing listener calls about football rankings
• [44:30] – Play of the Day: Kyle Schwarber’s 50th home run
• [48:24] – Origins of the “South Florida” name clarified

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Overall Tone & Takeaway

The episode is a spirited blend of earnest sports debate and classic Dan Patrick Show levity. While delivering measured takes on flaws in college football rankings and the evolution of the NFL kickoff rule, the crew detours into playfully self-deprecating humor, team dynamics, and rollicking asides about Beatles hoodies, musical youth, and alumni trivia.

For listeners:

• The South Florida ranking debate is less about hard stats and more about the collective sports fan frustration with arbitrary polling and favoritism.
• The NFL kickoff segment is an insightful commentary on how small rule changes can revitalize excitement in the game.
• If you enjoy strong opinions served with a wink among sports radio family, this hour delivers.

Transcript

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[Paul Pabst]

Back to back.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah. He's got his Beatles sweatshirt on.

[Todd Fritz]

Of course I have a Beatles.

[Dan Patrick]

Are you mocking me? Is that what you're doing?

[Todd Fritz]

I'm not mocking. I got something in the mail. I got three hoodies and anonymous person from Lexington, Kentucky. Something came from Amazon and I decided why not? I wish I could say thank you, but there was no letter or note. But, yeah, I'm rolling the Beatles hoodie.

[Dan Patrick]

All right. So you're trolling me is what you.

[Todd Fritz]

I kind of am. And I plan to make fun of the Beatles any chance I get throughout these next three hours if you let me.

[Dan Patrick]

Seaton is here and Marvin is here. Paulie's here. Patch Adams is here. Paulie had a procedure on his eye. So if you're watching on Peacock, don't be alarmed. They couldn't dress up the patch any better than that. Paulie.

[Marvin]

It's a bit ramshackle. I just went in for the follow up after the surgery yesterday and they got me patched up and ready to go.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right. Good morning. If you're watching on Peacock, thank you for downloading the app. And we say good morning to our radio affiliates around the country.

[Paul Pabst]

We're gonna have to start a Paul Pabst like dictionary, so we should add ramshackle to that.

[Todd Fritz]

I never heard of that ever.

[Paul Pabst]

It's a bit ramshackle.

[Dan Patrick]

Choppy. It's a good word.

[Marvin]

Ramshackle.

[Paul Pabst]

Choppy. Munchy. Ramshackle. Antiseptic.

[Dan Patrick]

Snug.

[Marvin]

Yeah, sure.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Todd Fritz]

They are 23rd in one poll and ranked number 18th in another.

[Dan Patrick]

What is wrong with these voters? You beat Boise State, Beat Florida.

[Paul Pabst]

Is that the problem?

[Dan Patrick]

My Bulls, they got it wrong. My bowl. Yes. My South Florida Bulls. By the way, I know that you think I lead this great life and sometimes I do. Last night I was watching the BYU, Stanford. Re air.

[Marvin]

Re air.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah. BYU's got a quarterback. His number's 47. And I go, all right, Andrew Luck on the sidelines. And this kid's a, I think a true freshman. And it looked okay. Look, you know, it's fun. It interesting to see a quarterback wear number 47. Yes.

[Marvin]

Paul, I'm going to back you on this. You are not desperate and alone watching football. You are watching football because you can't watch all the games on Saturday. And the rears are kind of fun to learn about teams.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

And especially for. If you're a voter or a Heisman voter, you should be well versed.

[Dan Patrick]

I think this guy is. His first name is Bear.

[Marvin]

Awesome.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. But number 47. Yes, Todd, but isn't there something to.

[Todd Fritz]

Be said about taking one or two days off, especially these next few months? We got to pace ourselves. If you're going to use Tuesday and. Or Wednesday to rewatch games or watch games that you to miss, then you're going to have no break ever. It's going to be seven days a week. As much as we love sports, sometimes you need a little family time or take a nap or something.

[Dan Patrick]

No, this is, this is called homework. It's called preparation.

[Todd Fritz]

We're going to talk a lot of BYU football today. I didn't see.

[Dan Patrick]

I, I just, you know, maybe we talk Andrew Luck in Stanford and they didn't look good. So maybe Frank Reich isn't the head coach there next year. Maybe Andrew Luck is. I don't know, Todd, those are valid topics. Yes. Yeah, but I, I was just, you know, going through and all of a sudden I go, okay, I'm gonna watch a little bit of byu. There nothing wrong with that. Todd, you can't watch Ohio State every weekend.

[Todd Fritz]

I know. I was just concerned for you to have a little break, you know, time with the wife or whatever. You know, a day or two where you're like, no football. Because the other five days we're going to be swimming in it.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, thank you. Thank you. Thank you for worrying about my social life at home.

[Todd Fritz]

Go out for a nice dinner, you know, light a candle, a little intimacy, whatever. Don't worry about the BYU re arrogance. Light a candle, set the mood, dim the lights. Whatever you guys do, it's none of my business.

[Dan Patrick]

Maybe I was setting the mood with BYU against Stanford. You were? Wow.

[Marvin]

BYU byu.

[Todd Fritz]

I'm gonna have to try that sometime. A college football game. See where I get. What I'm doing so far isn't working.

[Marvin]

Yeah, Paul, but the South Florida thing is kind of semi real. If they can beat Miami this weekend, they become the lovable team. Like, you know, Arizona State last year, SMU last year, or Boise State. That's right.

[Dan Patrick]

They could be a top 10 team. If they beat Miami, they're a top 10 team. Is that okay, everybody? Okay, I'm in early on that.

[Marvin]

They won't get top 10. They won't crack the top 10 by the.

[Dan Patrick]

If they beat Miami.

[Marvin]

They. They. I'm not saying they shouldn't. I'm saying they won't. They. People like to tiptoe for a lovable new team to be the top 10. I'm going to. If they beat Miami, they're looking at a nice 14 spot, and that's fantastic. In September.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Yeah, yeah, I agree.

[Paul Pabst]

Cause we don't even know if Miami's real.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, they beat Notre Dame.

[Paul Pabst]

We don't know that Notre Dame is real.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, that's true. They're ranked higher than South Florida and they haven't won a game yet. Correct. These polls are always weird. I. That's why, you know, that first poll that should come out should come out in October because we. And we do this all the time. The preseason where we rank somebody. Remember when North Carolina was the number one team in America? Preseason for basketball? They didn't make the tournament that okay. North Carolina, they didn't play well. But all the voters who put North Carolina number one didn't do well either. It's. I don't know. Let's just put the blue bloods up there. And then all of a sudden, they don't perform as well as they should. And then we go, oh, man. What happened to you guys? I don't know. You guys are the ones who ranked us higher than we probably should have been. Yes, Todd, it proves the same.

[Todd Fritz]

You don't want to end up on the poll. There you go. I thought that was a great line I'm really disappointed. I didn't get a reaction.

[Dan Patrick]

It's. It's not.

[Marvin]

It's like a jig.

[Todd Fritz]

It's like a jinx to be on the pole. You don't want to be on the pole. You don't want your kids on the pole. You don't want to be on the pole.

[Dan Patrick]

No, you. You want to be on the pole if you're a team.

[Todd Fritz]

Yeah, but if they. If they overrank you, and then all of a sudden, like you just said, they're not performing well. They made us the number six team in the country, and we lost our first two games. You don't want to end up on the pole in the beginning. You don't want to be on the pole.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Todd Fritz]

P O, L, E O, P, L. He said I did it.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, I got it. I got it.

[Todd Fritz]

It's just not funny.

[Dan Patrick]

I need you to slow down, okay? I need you. I'm being honest.

[Todd Fritz]

I think I may have taken the wrong medication.

[Dan Patrick]

Now I'm gonna blame Paulie for having eye surgery yesterday.

[Marvin]

I heard it was wild yesterday.

[Dan Patrick]

Was.

[Todd Fritz]

It is his fault because I got a little loose.

[Dan Patrick]

You got loose, and you're still loose.

[Todd Fritz]

Paulie reins me in, and I've got to calm down.

[Dan Patrick]

And then he's, you know, singing Beatles songs right in my face. Cause he's mocking me. He's trolling me. Got a Beatles sweatshirt. He's talking about when he was in high school, driving around, trying to pick up girls.

[Todd Fritz]

It wasn't just a singing. I took my finger, and I kind of pointed in your eye, and it made, like, a little concentric circles in your face. You didn't like the finger in the eye?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Paul Pabst]

There are days that I wonder if Todd's medication is balanced.

[Dan Patrick]

Today is one of those days that it's not.

[Paul Pabst]

The telltale sign is whenever Todd is talking and he's going really fast, but he ends up flying. His words are flying. And then what happens is he starts.

[Dan Patrick]

To explain himself, like, I don't know what happens.

[Marvin]

And he runs out of air.

[Paul Pabst]

And then he's laughing while. That's when you know, like, oh, boy, this dude is really on one right now.

[Dan Patrick]

He's like, oh, and it wasn't just me who said something to you. Marvin wanted to know if you were on drugs. And Seaton questioned what was going on.

[Todd Fritz]

It's a little frightening for me, too, because sometimes I think I'm going to bite my tongue off or something like that when you start going, like, really fast. But I got to Settle down a little bit.

[Dan Patrick]

Just a little show.

[Todd Fritz]

It's 2 hours and 50 minutes.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Yes. I want you to pace yourself. Okay.

[Todd Fritz]

I've been getting a lot of extra sleep lately. I'm wearing that CPAP thing, you know, for the sleep apnea. In other words, the air is spraying in your. Up your nose and your mouth to make sure you don't die in your sleep. It's a. I think that's helped.

[Paul Pabst]

You're overly oxygenated.

[Todd Fritz]

I think I am. I think that might be it.

[Paul Pabst]

Got it.

[Todd Fritz]

Because all I took was, like, a Centrum Silver and, like, a calcium pill that wouldn't do this to me.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Marvin.

[Todd Fritz]

Well, maybe he should take a Flintstones Kids vitamin next time.

[Paul Pabst]

What's in that? Silver part of the thing?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, Centrum silver.

[Todd Fritz]

Yeah. For those of us 50 and above.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, okay.

[Todd Fritz]

They put a couple extra things in there for extra zinc and copper or in your bloodstream or whatever it is.

[Dan Patrick]

See? What's the poll question today?

[Paul Pabst]

So glad you asked. Where should South Florida be ranked? Top 10, 11 through 20 or 21.

[Marvin]

Plus, who saw that coming?

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Are there bulls in South Florida?

[Marvin]

It's a hotbed of livestock.

[Dan Patrick]

The only bull in South Florida is Michael Jordan.

[Todd Fritz]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

All right.

[Marvin]

Giving that to you.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Todd Fritz]

I'm not going to give you that one.

[Paul Pabst]

Attaboy, kid.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, Todd, you mess with the bull. Oh. And you get those. Okay. Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

That's right.

[Dan Patrick]

All right.

[Paul Pabst]

That's right.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Todd Fritz]

Not just going to follow the group. I have my own independent opinion person.

[Dan Patrick]

Do we have what? Marvin? Sorry.

[Todd Fritz]

You were talking about South Florida. Like, they beat Urban Meers.

[Dan Patrick]

Florida Gators.

[Todd Fritz]

They beat Billy Ner. Florida Gators.

[Dan Patrick]

I like the underdog. I like the little guy.

[Todd Fritz]

Oh, so do I. But you said top 10. Me and Seaton looked at you like top 10 in Florida.

[Dan Patrick]

Sure.

[Paul Pabst]

I mean, I'm not exactly the gatekeeper of all college football polls, but that seems like a stretch this early in the season.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right. All right. I think because they're. They're called South Florida, that hurts them. Now it's like, where is it? South Florida. Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

So it's down.

[Dan Patrick]

It's down south. Bottom part of it. Yeah. Yes, Paul.

[Marvin]

Yes. Directional schools have an upward track. So, like last year, Northern Illinois takes down Notre Dame. Everyone's in a Northern Illinois. It was a September game. It was a big, big deal for Northern Illinois. I think they lost the next weekend. So, like, they didn't even last a week.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

But meanwhile, though, the interesting part of that is that If Florida was actually two states and there was North Florida and South Florida, sort of like the Carolinas, they would be fine. South Carolina, they don't get called a directional school because that's state school is South Carolina.

[Dan Patrick]

That's good. Good call.

[Paul Pabst]

You know, but if. If there was South Florida as a state and North Florida as a state, nobody would judge South Florida poorly for that.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yes, Marvin.

[Todd Fritz]

You know what? I'm against South Florida already because they play in Tampa.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Todd Fritz]

That's not South.

[Marvin]

South Central, is it?

[Todd Fritz]

Mid.

[Dan Patrick]

Mid.

[Todd Fritz]

Mid Florida.

[Dan Patrick]

Mid. Mid Middle Florida.

[Paul Pabst]

You just called them mid Middle.

[Dan Patrick]

Sorry.

[Paul Pabst]

Florida.

[Dan Patrick]

Dang. I'm here to praise the Bulls. You're trying to bury them.

[Paul Pabst]

That is kind of Mid Florida, isn't it? What's the cutoff line is Orlando the Mason Dixon line of Florida?

[Marvin]

Orlando is Central Florida.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, the Dixon.

[Paul Pabst]

Dixon line is.

[Dan Patrick]

And then Tampa is Mid Florida.

[Marvin]

Tampa's Tampa. It's kind of a standalone, isn't it?

[Paul Pabst]

A Central Florida situation, really?

[Dan Patrick]

Would they be better off at the University of Tampa then there a University of Tampa, anyway.

[Marvin]

Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

All right. But I think South Florida, that confuses people a little bit. Like, where are you?

[Paul Pabst]

Oh, and not Miami.

[Dan Patrick]

You're in Tallahassee. Oh, you near Tallahassee. Yeah. Okay, so South Florida. What. What's the point spread for South Florida and Miami now? I'm really invested in this game now. I am game of the week by far. You know, I'm hoping. Is it on the cw?

[Marvin]

Of course it is. All the big games.

[Dan Patrick]

The big games are on the cw. I hope I get my South Florida jersey in time to wear by Friday.

[Marvin]

Celebrity fans of South Florida.

[Dan Patrick]

How many celebrity fans? Who are the celebrities at South Florida? Okay, any other poll questions aside from that one? Seaton.

[Paul Pabst]

There's going to be about 13 more South Florida ones I could tell you.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right.

[Paul Pabst]

The South Florida Bulls, they are a university as well. It's not a college.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paul Pabst]

I think that's cool.

[Dan Patrick]

Pretty. Pretty good. Okay.

[Paul Pabst]

I'm doing a deep dive on South Florida right now.

[Dan Patrick]

All right.

[Paul Pabst]

Heck, yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Let me get to Christopher in Colorado Springs. Hey, Chris.

[Caller]

Hey, dan. Hey, guys.

[Dan Patrick]

Hey.

[Caller]

56250. Totally fulfilling a life moment here. Let me take a little breath. Thanks, guys. So I just gotta let you know, you guys are my only football friend. It's the most amazing thing waking up listening to my fellows. You make my day go by. It's great. So, Dan, let me tell you about. You once talked about how you control the music at your dinner table.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Caller]

So you know we did that for a long time where the wife and I would just choose songs. But then it got to where we were just playing the same songs over and over and over again. You know, same bands. So what I started last August was we started with the A's and we picked an A band and every night we pick a different A band and we listened to all the music we can listen to and it has spread our music knowledge considerably.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I'm, I'm happy for you and thank you for calling in Christopher, but I control the music and I'll sprinkle in, you know, maybe something random and, you know, things go well. Yeah, it goes. It sets the mood, you know.

[Todd Fritz]

Yes, Marvin, what's your go to at the dinner table?

[Dan Patrick]

I just usually on Spotify and I'll do it. It could be. Usually it's a. A band like Beach Boys radio. And then you get a playlist of a lot of different things or.

[Todd Fritz]

Yes, Todd, my song is Pass the chicken to the left untidy Taco boom. Is that not our audience? Is that not our generation? Past the dutchie.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, I got it. I know I got musical youth.

[Todd Fritz]

I believe it's on that Past the.

[Paul Pabst]

Chicken is like pass it down the table because we're eating dinner.

[Todd Fritz]

Thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

See? Yeah. Okay. How about we take a break?

[Paul Pabst]

I might have gone over some people's heads, but it shouldn't have.

[Dan Patrick]

Paulie, do you wish you had eye surgery?

[Marvin]

A second ice? Yeah, yeah, I wish.

[Paul Pabst]

Perhaps ear surgery might be more healthy.

[Todd Fritz]

That's just so mean. I thought you had my back there first.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. There were some lines yesterday off. Off air that were directed towards Paul. Right, Todd?

[Todd Fritz]

I can't recall it. If anything, it was done in jest after.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, so there were. There were. By the way, South Florida is getting 17 and a half. They are ripe for an upset. South Florida against the U. All right, we'll take a break. The NFL tweaked a rule and it's good. We'll talk about that next 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. Hey, what's up, everybody? It's me, three time Pro Bowler Levar Arrington. And I couldn't be more excited to announce a podcast called up on Game. What is up on Game, you ask? Along with my fellow Pro Bowler, TJ Hushman, Zada and Super bowl champion. Yep, that's right. Plexico Burris you can only name a show with that type of talent on it. Up On Game we're going to be sharing our real life experiences loaded with teachable moments. Listen to Up on game with me, Lavar Arrington, TJ H. Manzada and Plexico Burris on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast from.

[Todd Fritz]

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[Paul Pabst]

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[John Middlekoff]

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[Dan Patrick]

The NFL gave Jalen Carter a ruling and as I expected, as I was told he was not going to be suspended. He already was suspended one game missing the first game of the season. But I thought he was going to be fined and it turned out to be $57,000. If he had been thrown out of the game in the second half, then he probably sit the first half of this week's game. But he had already, you know, time served and he got a game and then find $57,000. 8773 DP show email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handle @dpshow Somehow I got on a south Florida bandwagon and I just wondered if they were in the top 25 and I thought, you know, are they in the top 15? They beat Boise State and they beat Florida. And of course this wasn't Boise State from last year or Urban Myers Florida Gators. Of course this is what Marvin said. I said I know that it's still they got two wins. Are they top 15? If they beat Florida, they're top 10. That's all. Everybody came down hard on me. Yeah, Seaton I think it was you.

[Paul Pabst]

Say that's they both they should be in the top 10. I think that was the controversial statement.

[Dan Patrick]

If they beat Miami, they're in the top 10.

[Paul Pabst]

It wasn't wondering, like, where are they.

[Dan Patrick]

In the top 25?

[Paul Pabst]

That was like, they should be in the top 10. That's ridiculous.

[Dan Patrick]

Whoa. What do we have, celebrities who went to South Florida?

[Marvin]

Now you're trying to become the most famous South Florida supporter.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Marvin]

Tony La Russa, the baseball manager.

[Dan Patrick]

He's a genius.

[Marvin]

Okay. Jason Pierre Paul. Pretty famous guy.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Fireworks.

[Marvin]

Oh, yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Let's see.

[Marvin]

Hulk Hogan attended, did not graduate.

[Dan Patrick]

Rip.

[Marvin]

There's not a lot. Mark Consuelos the hunky morning. He's pretty famous.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah. He got Kelly, rip. His husband.

[Marvin]

He's almost too good looking.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

Campo Basso.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

That's about it.

[Dan Patrick]

That's it.

[Marvin]

I think you're in good shape.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm in there. I'm on the Mount Rushmore of South Florida supporters.

[Marvin]

And you considered going there?

[Dan Patrick]

No, I did.

[Paul Pabst]

You're certainly the most vocal of them today.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

No doubt about that.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't hear Mark Consuelo with Kelly and Mark, to be fair, we didn't.

[Paul Pabst]

Watch, but they may have led the show with it, but I doubt it.

[Marvin]

So they're married and host the show together?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

Does that seem like too much time together?

[Dan Patrick]

I think you need to have separation of church and state.

[Marvin]

They seem like they're doing fantastic, those two.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. And they. They talk about their love life all the time. Yes.

[Todd Fritz]

Todd, I don't think it's a good idea because you're going to have those moments where I was trying to set you up and then you.

[Dan Patrick]

What?

[Todd Fritz]

Why did you say what you said back to me on the show? I gave you an open line there. And what did you mean by that when you gave me that look in the segment?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Paul Pabst]

I think as long as you know in that situation whose show it is and who's running things, everything's going to go great.

[Dan Patrick]

It's her show.

[Paul Pabst]

It is 100% her show. And you are just there to be the guy that I want you to be while you're doing my show.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

How's that sound? And we'll make it, you know, tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars doing it. How's that sound?

[Dan Patrick]

Great. Yes.

[Paul Pabst]

Okay.

[Marvin]

Which is just like marriage. It's her show and I'm here to help. I'm here to support.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm just eye candy.

[Paul Pabst]

What do I need you to do?

[Dan Patrick]

That's all I am. What do you need me to do? Yeah. Yes, Marvin.

[Todd Fritz]

And if Michael Strahan hadn't left. It would just. Marcus Willis wouldn't even have a show at all.

[Dan Patrick]

So. Okay, well, wasn't Ryan Seacrest in there, too?

[Todd Fritz]

I think a lot of people were in there. They were like, all right, let's give Kelly's husband a shot.

[Paul Pabst]

They had a few.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think, yes. Time.

[Todd Fritz]

But secrets kept saying after the break. And it wasn't time to break. There was still like another 15 minutes to fill. He was killing them. How you think you're doing today? I think the show's going with you.

[Dan Patrick]

Destroying it during the commercial break. I said, todd, slow down.

[Todd Fritz]

I think that's kind of funny. Magic. Ryan Seacrest saying after the break.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no.

[Todd Fritz]

We just came back from break. Why are you throwing it to the break?

[Dan Patrick]

And then you were mocking Paul yesterday.

[Todd Fritz]

What did I say?

[Dan Patrick]

And a few. Few shots at him a little bit.

[Todd Fritz]

I don't think it was anything malicious or vicious or even remotely inappropriate or uncomfortable. Something that I wouldn't say to his face. I don't remember what I said, but I appreciate what a morale building, team building you are when you bring up these things.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I have to look out for Paul as well, thanks to. I look out for you.

[Todd Fritz]

I'm asking you to cite an example, like I do at the calls. And I say to you to shut up. What do you want me to shut up about? I don't know. Just tell him to stop talking. Not funny. Stop singing.

[Dan Patrick]

For years, the NFL's been tinkering with the kickoff. So they were trying to strike that balance between entertainment and safety. Problem was they leaned a little too heavy for the safety part of it. We're there for the excitement. So kickoffs became routine, and it was like a ceremonial kickoff. There'd be a touchback, and then all of a sudden, with touchbacks now going out to the 35 yard line, you got these special teams, coaches, units. And now there's real incentive to let the opponent bring the ball back. After week one, granted small sample size, over 75% of kickoffs were returned. Now, last year, the number was under 33%. That's a massive, massive leap. And now it matters. So if the trend continues, the NFL has done something that's really rare. They revived a plague that was almost extinct, and they made it worth watching again. I'm sure they're still concerned about safety. They have to be. And even the optics of it, when you look at it, I know it's weird, but if it. It's a means to an end, like, okay, it looks weird, but then on, you know, the end of it, I might get a return, I might get a little bit of action there as opposed to it just going into the end zone and you have to have a kickoff. And that's why I kept saying, can you make it so you can put some safety measures, put them in place while you still get some excitement here. This is entertainment. This is the entertainment business. And I'll give the NFL credit. They tweaked it. Tweaked it, tweaked it. I know we can't do anything about the onside kick, and really the most dangerous playing football is the punt return. When you think of it, there's nothing they can do about that either because they can't say, all right, you. You kick it and then the line of scrimmage, now you can move. They're not going to do that. But the kickoff, it's back and I welcome it. Yeah, Paul.

[Marvin]

And the kickoffs really went step by step last year. There was more kickoffs returned but a lower rate of concussions. That allowed the NFL to say the place safer. And then they moved the touchback from the 30 to the 35, which really is discouraging kicking into the end zone. People are trying to pooch punt it, pooch kick it to the five or less, which means there's more returns and more action.

[Dan Patrick]

The Niners got some injuries. George Kittle is going to be out at least a month. Brock Purdy's got a banged up shoulder, banged up toe. And, you know, we went through this last year where big potential, big hopes, and you end up winning six games. McCaffrey played a lot more, got the ball a lot more than I thought. You know, I think he had close to 30 touches and. And you're gonna have to. I don't know if he can handle what they're gonna try to put on top of him, especially a. Brock Purdy's banged up a little bit there. But George Kittle, and that's your. That's your safety valve, as they like to say. George Kittle out for at least a month.

[Todd Fritz]

Yes, Marvin, The Niners would be okay. They got Mac Jones as their backup.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, it could be worse.

[Todd Fritz]

That's a high end backup. Yeah, you always talk about that in the NFL. You want a guy that's at least competent.

[Dan Patrick]

Aiden in Utah. Hi, Aiden. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Yeah, good morning, dp. I'm also calling in to defend the University of South Florida. Okay, the disrespect this morning is ridiculous. But I want to know. So, Dan, there's an AP voter over the last weekend, AP voter for college football, who, after Florida loss to the University of South Florida, Florida moved up in her rankings and USF stayed unranked, which, even if you want to leave USF unranked, how would Florida then move up? But I just want to know, in your experience working with the apartment, have you ever seen anything as preposterous as that? Some. Just some ridiculous. No iq thought.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't. I can't speak to this voter. And, you know, I'm not really well versed in the AP and voters, and I don't get caught up in rankings normally, especially in this month, usually in October. Okay, now you start to see a little separation or you have a sample size where you go, okay, it's fair to say this team is that good. Like, Texas was the number one team in the country. How is the number one team in the country on the road as an underdog against Ohio State? Are you really the number one team in the country? And shouldn't it have been Ohio State is the number one team in the country? We. Sometimes the rankings don't make any sense. Sometimes somebody's logic doesn't make any sense. Sometimes. A lot of times we rank a team higher than they should be. And then all of a sudden at the end of the year, you're like, man, what happened to you guys? I don't know. Maybe we weren't that good. Matt in Ohio. Hi, Matt. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey, guys, good morning. Happy hump day to you. I wanted to chime in on the rankings and stuff like that. Also. Also, I'm a member of the. A proud member of the Triple D club. I live in Lima, Ohio, not Lima, Ohio. Wanted to clear that up for some people.

[Dan Patrick]

So you're dead dad, dead mom and divorced. No, dead dog. Oh, yeah.

[Caller]

Dead dog, dead dad and divorced.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. But if you can have one back, which one would you want back, Matt?

[Caller]

Probably. Probably, dad, but I sure love my chocolate lab.

[Dan Patrick]

Not the X.

[Caller]

Right, dad, I'm so. No, no, no. That's. That's. That's in third place for sure.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Caller]

But I did want to. I'm totally with you on the top 25 or the rankings being later, you know, coming out later, especially, you know, with the way the transfer portal is right now and just. Everything's just up in the air. I remember about 10 years ago, always looking forward to getting my Lindy's College Football Magazine. And you wanted to see who Your team had, you know, that was on the roster last year.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I get, I get September is being used the way September is being used in the NFL. You got all of these new players like Belichick, 70 new players. It's impossible to get them on the same page and probably not for another two games. And then maybe you will get a true assessment of how good North Carolina is. Derek in Florida. Hi, Derek. What's on your mind?

[Caller]

Hey, first time caller. I'm 5, 10, 3, 15. I'd like to touch base on a couple of topics you guys have talked about. The first one being the USF Bulls. Being a closet USF Bulls fan, per se. I'm a Florida State fan, but living around the Tampa Bay area, I'm a lover of football. So I've watched that team grow over the last few years. I think I disagree with you because I think their rankings right now are about where they need to be. If you go back, they faced one decent team by perspective. You want to say Boise State's perspective, from their perspective, is a good team, but at the end of the day, they've gotten whooped two games in a row. So that's my perspective. I don't think they're a bad team. I, I think they deserve to be in the top 25. I think their, their rankings are appropriate.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, well, thank you. Thank you for that. If they beat, when they beat Miami, then all of a sudden we're going to have a big conversation next week. Chris in Syracuse. Hi, Chris. What's on your mind?

[Caller]

Hey, thanks, Dan. Hey, I want to comment on the kickoff talk. And in the first segment, I want to comment on your, on your South Florida Bulls. Yeah, you know, I, I didn't think that extra 5 yards would make that big of a difference to the, you know, the kicking team, but obviously it does. And when I think about it, maybe it is. Now, field goal kickers, like 60 yarders, are becoming routine. So if you're starting at the 35, man, you're a couple first downs away from field goal range and on your South Florida Bulls. I don't know, me, I always got movies in my head. But I'm curious what you guys think. There's a movie, the North Dallas 40, and it's my favorite football movie, one of my favorite sports movies. And they are also the North Dallas Bulls. And I'm just curious in the rankings of football movies. I know Paul's kind of an aficionado on those kind of movies. What, what you guys think of North Dallas 40 if you have seen it.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I read the book. Pete Gent, I believe, is the, the writer, former player and it, it was the football version, it felt like of ball four that Jim Bouton wrote. It was behind the scenes. You're like, wow, I never knew anything about this. And the fact that it was the Cowboys, you know, that piqued a lot of curiosities there. But as far as best football movie, well, Rudy, but that's a documentary. Satan always reminds me, Rudy is not a movie, it's a documentary.

[Paul Pabst]

Arguably the greatest documentary ever.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Marvin]

Paul North Dallas 40 came out in 79, so a lot of people missed it in the 80s and 90s of the peak sports movies. But it is fantastic. It's with Nick Nolte. Mack Davis, a former country singer, is the quarterback. And it's very gritty and real and shows the cutthroat business side and drug side of football. It's a great movie.

[Dan Patrick]

A top five easy Michael in South Dakota. Hi, Mike. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey, Danny. Good morning, fellas. So I got your back here on the, on this ranking. Not necessarily South Florida, maybe. Yeah, sure, they could be a top 10 fringe team, but I think our voters have a lot of bias. They carry in from either previous seasons or the name of the university. They need to be willing to admit that maybe we had our rankings wrong. And based on what you've seen this year and this year alone, let's rank our teams accordingly.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, there is a built in bias that you know, sometimes if you're. And once again, I don't know people who are AP voters, but it's just like the Heisman. I get to vote in the Heisman. Well, I think it's really incumbent upon us to watch as many games as possible. And that's where you're fair to these other players on other teams. And sometimes it's easy to go with, I don't know, I'll just vote, okay, that's the best player. It's really hard to define, you know, when we're looking at who is the best player in college football. It's not always the quarterback, it's not always the running back, but it's basically a quarterback driven award. Now there can be guys on the other side of the ball who are unbelievable. I mean, and Dominican sue was incredible. Or was Jerrell Revis great in college? I mean, that's what I don't think we factor in because it's really hard to go, man, that guy's the best player in football. Because we like sat. We like numbers, we like stats. And that's where it's really hard. Sometimes you'll look at a team and go like, I don't know how good LSU is. I don't. It feels like they're going to have two losses. Where you go, how do they lose those games? Or Oregon. They were unbelievable against Oklahoma State. Is Oklahoma State that bad? Is Oregon that good? Is it somewhere in between? So when you're trying to rank these teams, I'm going to give Ohio State credit. I mean, they beat Texas, but it was a home game where they're favored. They should have won the game. So who's great? Is Penn State great? They've been great. Have they been tested? I don't know. Hey, they were good last year. Hey, they got a really good quarterback. Okay. James Franklin doesn't win the big game. Like I, you know. Is USC any good this year? How do you know? And the transfer portal, it's really difficult to go. I know how good that team is. Yeah.

[Marvin]

Paulie, I went back and looked at the College Football Playoff AP poll one year ago today. Indiana, Boise State, SMU and Arizona State were all unranked.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

They all end up in the playoffs.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

Unranked a year ago.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. It's hard to do it because can you go out to all of these practices? Can you watch their spring game? Like all of this stuff and there's no preseason to watch. That's why I've been lobbying for a preseason. So you do play grambling state or McNee state, you give them a paycheck, you get a better sense of just how good these teams are. And you have a controlled scrimmage there and then you play real games after that. It probably is going to fall on deaf ears, but, you know, I'll continue to offer that up. All right, let me take a break. We'll give you our one poll results. We got our play of the day after this. 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.

[Todd Fritz]

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[Caller]

Oh my God.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Marvin]

Yeah. It's become a big college football story the past 24 hours, mostly on social media. If you don't follow, you may not see it, but this reporter was very, you know, she semi explained why she kept certain teams here and there she goes. It's fun. It's for discussion. It's not that important or real. And that didn't go over well with some people who take college football quite A bit more seriously.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, you know, the rankings are a big deal. I know that you have to have rankings to build up a game. And, you know, sometimes you'll say, why am I watching this game? Or, hey, that team could make the playoffs. That team is ranked, you know, 21st. Okay. Adds a little bit more to it. I understand it. I think it's really hard to assess how good a team is. And I'm not talking about the top, top teams. We expect them to be great. But, you know, it's the Arizona State and the Boise State and SMU from last year, Indiana, where you're not quite sure, but, you know, they played a role last year in the college playoffs. Let's see. Doug in Denver. Good morning, Doug. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey, DP first time, long time. 5:10, 180. And after yesterday and starting again today, I just had a question. Does Fritzi have a different contract in the rest of the Dannettes? Because my guess is he's paid by the work.

[Dan Patrick]

No, they don't have contracts, Fritz. He is not paid by the word. I would be bankrupt if that was the case.

[Todd Fritz]

That's a shot. I guess it is, knowing I'm a Denver Broncos fan and all. He's still.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, that's Doug and Denver taking a shot at you a little bit. You do? I always tell Todd, cut it in half and then cut it in half again when he's ready to give his speech. A soliloquy.

[Todd Fritz]

And then I proceed to go through the stop sign.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, you do. You do. Blow through the stop sign. Yes, you do.

[Marvin]

Yes, Paul, I have a quick update on the origins of University of South Florida being in Tampa, which we consider Mid Florida. In 1957, the Senate Senators in Florida dubbed it the University of South Florida. At the time, USF was the southernmost university in the state university system. There it is.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. Joe in Tucson. Hi, Joe.

[Caller]

Hey, Dan.

[Dan Patrick]

How are you? Great.

[Caller]

I have a positive face bet for you that the Vikings will not win more than six games this year.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, you say they won't win more than six?

[Caller]

Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Does anybody want to take Joe up on that? The Vikings? Paulie? Yeah.

[Marvin]

They'll win more than six.

[Dan Patrick]

All right. All right. Joe, you got a pie to the face bet with Paulie.

[Caller]

All right, so I'm good.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Not sure why we're down on the Vikings after what we just saw. Mikey in Tampa. Hi, Mikey.

[Caller]

Hey, Dan. First time caller. Five, eight if I'm wearing my boots. 185, Dan, I've got bad news for you. You just got bumped down on the University of South Florida list because the most famous graduate from the USF Bulls is Gallagher. I know you put people's eyes in the face, but Gallagher crushes watermelons with the sludge. O matic. But you just got bumped down a little bit on the USF list.

[Dan Patrick]

Is Gallagher still alive?

[Caller]

Gallagher has passed away.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Three years ago, he passed away. I'm talking about active celebrities who are supporting South Florida Bulls. But thank you, Mikey. Yes.

[Paul Pabst]

Eden, let's say it doesn't Gallagher. Is it him or his brother? Because then didn't Gallagher have that thing where he was like the guy and then his brother stole his act and started doing it on his own or something like that? There's some kind of tension there with the two of them. And they were like, no, I'm the real Gallagher. I'm the one that smashed his watermelons. And they both did that.

[Dan Patrick]

I never quite got Gallagher. You know, it'd be like, okay, we're smashing pumpkins. We're smashing watermelons.

[Paul Pabst]

Heck yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Heck yeah.

[Paul Pabst]

Yeah, let's go smash these pumpkins. You never. Every time I walk through a grocery store and see a watermelon, I'm like, go smash it.

[Dan Patrick]

One hour in the books already. We got two more to go. We can do it. David Carr, on loan from NFL Network, will stop by. Fritz, he's here. Satan, Marv, Paulie, yours truly. Hour 2 After this, stop settling for weak sound.

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