Hour 1 - USC and Notre Dame must continue, Brady Quinn

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show — Hour 1 Recap

Episode: "USC and Notre Dame must continue, Brady Quinn"

Date: October 16, 2025
Host: Dan Patrick
Network: iHeartPodcasts / Fox Sports Radio

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Dan Patrick Show broadcasts live from the campus of Notre Dame, ahead of the storied USC-Notre Dame football matchup. Dan and his Danettes delve into college football tradition, discuss the implications of conference realignment on rivalries, reminisce about their own connections (and near-misses) with college athletics, and welcome former Notre Dame quarterback and Fox analyst Brady Quinn for an in-depth interview. The episode expertly blends humor, nostalgia, and the latest sport storylines, setting the stage for a pivotal weekend in college football.

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Key Topics & Discussions

1. Broadcasting Live from Notre Dame (02:23–04:00)

• Dan and the team celebrate being on Notre Dame’s campus “in the shadows of the stadium and of course, the golden Dome.”
• Lighthearted banter about Notre Dame gear and weight-based clothing hand-me-downs.
• Dan shares his personal history as a Notre Dame fan and reflects on being "sort of" recruited to play basketball there before receiving a quick rejection.
  • Quote: "I got a letter from Digger Phelps...then I quickly got another letter that said...they weren’t interested in me anymore." (03:23)

2. Poll Questions and Football Talk (05:50–07:55)

• Debate: Would you rather have a rookie quarterback (age 22) or a 40+ year-old veteran (Flacco, Rodgers)?
• Playful aside: “I thought you were going to say 22 year old girlfriend…” — Dan (06:01)
• Banter about the emotional and cultural impact of Notre Dame and USC, with crew members sharing their ethnic and religious backgrounds, family pressures, and regional loyalty.

3. Nostalgia, Rivalries, and Realignment (10:00–16:00)

• Warm memories of growing up hoping to get into Notre Dame and the campus’s aura.

• Discussion of how USC’s move to the Big Ten could threaten the annual rivalry game.

• Dan stresses: "This is great for college football. It might not be great for USC." (15:05)

• Nostalgia for college football’s tradition-heavy schedule, lamenting the loss of fixed rivalries.

  Memorable Moment:
  “Having gone to a USC-Notre Dame game at USC and then having a couple of them here, it’s just great. And I think college football is missing out on that, that we don’t care about those rivalries the way we once did.” – Dan Patrick (15:40)

4. Flight and Travel Antics (09:12–14:00)

• Humorous sidebars about Todd’s travel quirks: refusing to let others pass him when deplaning, joking about using plantar fasciitis as an excuse to board before the military.

• Dan lightly roasts Todd’s self-diagnosed travel struggles and parent-induced neuroses.

  Funny Moments:

  • “I have to really catch to go all to gate A12... but we all have connections. Karen said to me, we all have connect. That was her way of saying there's no chance of you being allowed through me or anybody here.” – Todd (09:36)
  • “I saluted the guy and thanked him for service as I cut him in line.” – Todd (12:04)

5. Setting the Stage: What’s at Stake for USC-Notre Dame (16:01–16:30)

• “This is an elimination game for Notre Dame. Notre Dame has to win this game if they’re going to be in the playoffs.” – Dan (16:01)
• Discussion about the playoff implications for both teams: Notre Dame cannot afford a third loss; USC could survive one more defeat.
• Affirmation that the status and future of the rivalry will be addressed with Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua in the next episode.

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Featured Interview: Brady Quinn

(23:17–41:52)

Brady Quinn on Notre Dame-USC and College Football’s Future

A. On Will Ferrell and the “High Pants” Gag (23:17)

• Will Ferrell used to heckle Quinn for wearing his football pants too high during games.
  • Quote: "But it was interesting. Will didn’t want to talk about the fact that this could be the last time these two teams ever play…” — Brady Quinn (23:22)

B. The Endangered Rivalry & Realignment (24:06)

• Quinn explains conference realignment from the school’s perspective: seeking security/funding, the impact of NIL, and preserving other sports.
  • "The athletic department is going to take a hit and we better be well funded...That forced certain teams to look for safe harbor, and in the case of SC, obviously, along with UCLA, Oregon, and Washington, joined the Big Ten." (24:11)

C. USC-Notre Dame: A True Elimination Game (25:03)

• Outlines playoff stakes for both; hints that USC’s expectations for Lincoln Riley's tenure are now comparable to those faced by former coach Clay Helton.

  Quote:
  “If you drop either one of those two games, you're probably not playing the Big Ten championship. And 9–3 is not good enough to get in the playoffs.” (25:03)

D. Reliving the “Bush Push” Game (26:23)

• Quinn warmly recalls the iconic 2005 matchup (“Bush Push”), the electric atmosphere, and how it remains a touchstone for fans from both schools (“I feel like everyone in the world watched that game…” – 26:48).

• Defends Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart, accepting the outcome and focusing on the mutual respect for transcendent talent.

  Quote:
  “I would hope that if I was the type of quarterback, Dan, that couldn’t get in on a quarterback sneak on my own, that my running back would help me too. I would hope if I was that type of guy—and now I’m not that type of guy—but if I was...” — Brady Quinn (28:01)

E. Quick Hits: Michigan, Indiana, and Quarterback Analysis (29:29–36:44)

• Shares doubts about Michigan’s offensive identity, concern for their upcoming “must-win” against Washington.
• Praises IU and coach Kurt Signetti for finding the right talent and system fit.
• Raves about Notre Dame’s CJ Carr as the country’s most impressive young QB: “If you ask me to take one quarterback right now, I’d take him over anyone in the country, hands down.” (33:20)

F. Quarterbacks: Youth vs. Veteran Experience (36:44+)

• Examines why older QBs, like Flacco and Rodgers, continue to succeed: pocket skills and anticipation, mental mastery.
  • “...they know where the ball needs to go. It’s just about their ability to, to physically do it consistently at such a high level.” – Brady Quinn (37:00)
• Explains why transitioning young, mobile QBs into NFL pocket passers is difficult:
  • “Because you're breaking habits that have been built over thousands of reps since they were probably in junior high...every three step, five step, seven step drop coincides with the depths and the timing of the route progressions…” (37:34)

G. Humor & Personal Notes (39:30–41:52)

• Admits he would “hell no” not have gotten into Notre Dame on academics alone (39:33).
• Swaps stories about dorm life, ZOM Hall “Animal House” legends, and campus nostalgia.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On College Football's Changing Landscape:

"We don’t care about those rivalries the way we once did."
— Dan Patrick (15:40)

On Will Ferrell’s sideline heckling:

"You had to endure the heckling of Will Ferrell who made you question everything on the sidelines, in particular your pants potentially being too high."
— Brady Quinn (23:17)

On the Bush Push game:

"It was as crazy of an environment as I’ve ever seen... the pep rally was in the stadium... the green jerseys and the grass was grown out and everything that went along with it."
— Brady Quinn (28:00)

On Breaking QB Habits:

“When you’re in shotgun, you don’t play so much with the game, with timing and rhythm...there’s so many little things like that that you have to break those habits and develop new habits.”
— Brady Quinn (37:34)

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Important Timestamps

• Notre Dame campus banter & recruitment stories: 02:23–04:30
• Would you choose a young or veteran QB? 05:50–06:40
• Rivalries & scheduling czar wish: 14:47–15:53
• Elimination playoff stakes for Notre Dame/USC: 16:01–16:34
• Brady Quinn segment begins: 23:17
• Will Ferrell “high pants” story: 23:17–24:06
• Quinn on realignment and the future of the rivalry: 24:06–25:03
• The “Bush Push” game memories: 26:23–29:29
• Quarterback evolution, NFL vs. college: 36:44–39:30

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Episode Tone & Style

As always, Dan Patrick employs a conversational, witty, and somewhat nostalgic tone. The atmosphere is collegial and playful among the Danettes, leavened with sharp observation and serious reflection during the interview. Brady Quinn is insightful, candid, and self-deprecating, sharing a blend of analysis, locker room tales, and fond campus memories.

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Summary for the Listener

This episode delivers a rich mix of sports analysis, college football tradition, and breezy camaraderie. You’ll hear why the USC–Notre Dame rivalry matters, how college football’s shifting landscape threatens these classics, and get a deep dive with Brady Quinn on both historical lore and the QB's modern evolution. It’s a love letter to what makes college football special—rivalries, personalities, and the stories fans savor forever.

Transcript

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[Dan Patrick]

You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. We did it. We did it. None of us could have made it into Notre Dame, but they allowed us on campus here in the shadows of the stadium and of course, the golden Dome. Glad to be here. Our starting lineup, of course, is Fritzi wearing the Brian Kelly collection there.

[Todd Fusco]

Brian Kelly collection. Thankfully, I was big like Brian Kelly. And we've got the XL going. Let's do it.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Brian Kelly sent all of his Notre Dame gear to me, and none of it fit me, but all of it seemed to fit Todd.

[Todd Fusco]

Sometimes it works out nicely. You're in Alham xl. I get all the goodies. It's all right.

[Dan Patrick]

So when you see somebody fired, you want to know how much do they weigh exactly? Maybe.

[Todd Fusco]

Are you in the 225, 230 ballpark? Here's my address. Let's go.

[Dan Patrick]

Seaton is here. Paulie's here. Marvin's here. Yours truly. I've said this before on the show. I grew up a Notre Dame fan, and in fact, I convinced my mom that I didn't have to go to church if I could watch the Notre Dame replay on Sunday morning with Paul Horning and Lindsay Nelson. And she bought into it, which I thought was wonderful until my brothers and sisters tried to pull the same thing and then ended up going back to church. I was recruited by Notre Dame for basketball. Well, I was kind of recruited. I got a letter from Digger Phelps saying that we're interested in, you know, an alumni from the area of Cincinnati has noticed you, and we're interested in. In you. And then I quickly got another letter that said soon after that, a couple of weeks, that they weren't interested in me anymore.

[Tristan Redman]

Sorry. Wrong, Dan.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. I'm like, wait a minute. How did that happen? You were just interested in me, and now you're not. But who knows what would have happened? I never would have been here. If I had gone to Notre Dame and, you know, gotten that great education, who knows what I would be doing right now? Yes. Yes.

[Tristan Redman]

Which is, like, more significant, the high of getting the first letter or the low of getting the second one?

[Dan Patrick]

Boo. Well, I didn't tell anybody about second letter. Like, no. Hey, how that Notre Dame thing? I don't know. I don't know. I think they signed Rich Branning out of Huntington Beach, California.

[Tristan Redman]

I don't know if that system is right for me, so I'm just going to. I don't like the offense they run, so.

[Dan Patrick]

All righty. 877-3-DP show email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handle the DP Show. Brady Quinn, our good buddy, will join us. Coming up in a little bit, Hannah Hidalgo, who will be the face of college basketball this year. She's a Notre Dame junior and she is awesome. She is a great, great player. Carson Palmer, former USC quarterback, will join us as will be Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman. Our stat of the day is always brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the program. First hour brought to you by JLab. They are our headphone partners, great audio products and they have some great ambassadors in college football. Julian Sayan from Ohio State, Fernando Mendoza from Indiana. Visit jlab.com to learn more or you find that blue box at a retailer near you. All right, Seaton, what's poll question? By the way, if you're watching on Peacock, thank you for downloading the app. We say good morning to our radio affiliates as well. We have football tonight. You got the Steelers and the Bengals. The Steelers are favored by five and a half Dodgers, brewers game three, Blue Jays, Mariners game four. Blue Jays now got one back last night in impressive fashion as they blew out the M's. All right, Seaton, poll question for hour one is going to be.

[Tristan Redman]

You're actually just talking about two quarterbacks tonight are both over 40.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Tristan Redman]

Which is weird. Would you rather have a 22 year old quarterback or a 40 plus year old quarterback?

[Dan Patrick]

I thought you were going to say 22 year old girlfriend and I was like that was.

[Tristan Redman]

Or a 40 plus.

[Dan Patrick]

Hey, that's. Yeah. Yeah, my bad. We could run. So what was the question?

[Tristan Redman]

Yeah, I'm not sure anymore.

[Dan Patrick]

Really? No, no, I'm a little distracted too. Right. Yeah.

[Tristan Redman]

So what you are you a better quarterback? Would you rather have your quarterback be sort of like year one rookie or at the very tail end but veteran, super experienced gist.

[Dan Patrick]

Would I rather have Joe Flacco or Cam Ward?

[Tristan Redman]

Sure. Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. For one season.

[Tristan Redman]

Maybe Aaron Rodgers.

[Dan Patrick]

Aaron Rodgers. Why would take Rogers? I don't know if I would take Flacco over Campbell.

[Tristan Redman]

Don't you wonder what Carson Palmer's thing. He's like 45.

[Dan Patrick]

Is that okay?

[Tristan Redman]

I think Carson Palmer's about 45 years old. So he's looking, he's right on the just on the tail end of these two guys playing tonight.

[Dan Patrick]

That's kind of cool. Marcus Freeman's 37, 39, so he's a couple years younger than the guys who are going to be starting tonight. Yeah. Paulie.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

Yeah. Carson Palmer retired at 38. He was still playing some pretty good ball, but he is 45 years old.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Yeah, I'd rather have the experienced guy. I think for one season I would take Rogers over Cam Ward.

[Todd Fusco]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Any other poll questions that we'll start the first hour with.

[Tristan Redman]

Do we just go straight up, like, tear the band aid off and say. We could say. Which school would you rather go to? What school would you rather play for? Usc. Notre Dame.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. I grew up wanting to go to Notre Dame. Couldn't get in. And I have two kids who went to usc, so I'm experienced on both ends of that. Yes, Paul.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

I grew up on the south side of Chicago, Irish Catholic, went to a Catholic high school. Going to Notre Dame at my time growing up would have been bigger than going to Harvard. I had friends who got into Notre Dame, and it was like. It was galactic. And I remember the response to the families. And again, south side of Chicago, it was different. It was not a place you could have passed on if they called.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Tristan Redman]

I grew up central side of New Jersey, Irish catholic, and the only thing that you could do better than going to Notre Dame was become a priest. So, yeah, it was important. It was important. But then I finally, years and years and years later, I finally went to Los Angeles for the first time and realized I'd been living my life wrong the whole time. Why the hell has I been in New Jersey this whole time when this exists?

[Dan Patrick]

When you walk on USC's campus, it's a movie set. It truly feels like Steven Spielberg's gonna be around the corner and he's shooting something that they manufactured this campus there. What about you, Todd?

[Todd Fusco]

Knowing my neurotic mom, she would want me to be as close to New York as possible. So I think Notre Dame would win over USA because USC is just too far away. So I'm a nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn. I would still. If Notre Dame would have me, I would still very much welcome the opportunity. I'd ask them to put a little star David next to the cross down the hall once in a while. But if they can't, they can't.

[Paulie Fusco]

You better be a good quarterback.

[Todd Fusco]

Better be a great quarterback.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Sage Rosenfels, that would be you.

[Todd Fusco]

So, yeah, a lot closer.

[Tristan Redman]

A lot closer to shout out Old testament fell. What's wrong with that?

[Todd Fusco]

All right, old and new, let's all get together. Let's all.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

You could win the liamsman.

[Todd Fusco]

I could the lman. All right. One nothing is. He's very competitive.

[Tristan Redman]

Ball game.

[Todd Fusco]

All right. He's winning.

[Dan Patrick]

All right. Bloop. Bloop.

[Todd Fusco]

The night is young.

[Paulie Fusco]

The day is young.

[Dan Patrick]

By the way, Todd has issues when he's on the road, when he's driving. We've talked about that. In the left lane. He doesn't move over. And I noticed that on the flight here, Todd wouldn't let somebody get by him. Their flight was leaving and they were trying to get a connection. And Todd stood firm, not letting the husband and wife move past them in the aisle.

[Todd Fusco]

I wasn't. I think they were doing some kind of passive aggressive little mumbling of like, you know, our flight's leaving soon. And I wasn't buying that. I had a bad experience myself. And instead of learning from that and being nice, I'm like, I decided to, you know, double down and go do what this woman told me months ago. I have my plane is I have to really catch to go all to gate A12. I'm in. We're landing in D. But we all have connections. Karen said to me, we all have connect. That was her way of saying there's no chance of you being allowed through me or anybody here. I know you're in C26D and it's going to take you a half hour to get the plane. You'll probably miss your connection. But we all have connections. So you're going to have to stand there and wait for us all to get our bags and take a half hour to get off the plane, go on your tram and miss your flight.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Paul.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

Dan, I wasn't on this flight. So this is news, breaking news to me, not shocking news. So, Todd, you were aware that they needed to get off and you chose to not.

[Dan Patrick]

He didn't believe them.

[Todd Fusco]

Well, here's the thing.

[Dan Patrick]

I was in.

[Todd Fusco]

I don't, I don't like the terrible person you guys make me out to me, I was in row 21 and they were like in row 23 or 24. So if they're going to miss or make their fight, it's not going to be because I'm grabbing my CPAP machine from the top shelf there of the thing. So it's not on me. I just didn't want to start maneuvering, getting out everybody's way. And then there's the next thing you know, everyone else is cutting and it causes problems.

[Dan Patrick]

What if it was reversed?

[Todd Fusco]

Well, first of all, if she was like really cute and like 20 year old you mentioned earlier, I'd be like, go ahead. I convince everybody to get out.

[Paulie Fusco]

Now.

[Dan Patrick]

What if needed a connection and you need. And you needed to get well, you.

[Todd Fusco]

Know, I'm very passive aggressive. I would have mumbled something too. Like, I don't know, I'm going to miss my flight.

[Paulie Fusco]

I don't know.

[Todd Fusco]

I hope people let me through. And then someone Will turn to me and go, we all have connections.

[Dan Patrick]

We all have connections.

[Todd Fusco]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Yes. Se.

[Tristan Redman]

Yeah. There are people who, when you the plane land, they immediately stand up and box out. Todd to boxes out that space. And it doesn't matter if he's row 7 or row 70. Nobody's getting.

[Todd Fusco]

Part of that is because I need to stretch, and I get cramps and aches. I'm immunoc compromised. I got the CR going on. I got a little sciat nerve thing going down my leg. I need to stretch a little bit. You get blood clots. It's not good for your toes.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Marvin immunocompromised.

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

We were in the air.

[Paulie Fusco]

We were in the airport in Hartford.

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

And in Washington, D.C. and Fritz, he.

[Paulie Fusco]

Was talking a mile a minute. And Seaton would just go every single time.

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

What seat are you in?

[Paulie Fusco]

Just to make sure he wasn't sitting next to him.

[Todd Fusco]

So happy. It's like he won the lottery. Yes. I'm in 19.

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

He's in 27.

[Tristan Redman]

That's acceptable.

[Dan Patrick]

And you know when they say military, those in military, if they like to board. Todd got in front of the military.

[Todd Fusco]

We all know I have plantar fasciitis in the pickleball.

[Paulie Fusco]

We all know.

[Dan Patrick]

So they're like, you know, many, you know, military, active, military. And then Todd goes, well, I got plantar fasciitis. I got to go in front of him.

[Todd Fusco]

I saluted the guy and thanked him for service as I cut him in.

[Paulie Fusco]

Line and said, I need to.

[Todd Fusco]

There's something. My heels.

[Dan Patrick]

You're not allowed to salute him.

[Todd Fusco]

I don't know. He was playing it up with the military gear, and he was, you know, you don't have to be all dressed up.

[Paulie Fusco]

We get it.

[Todd Fusco]

You're in the army. Thank you for your service.

[Paulie Fusco]

This is not going to go well.

[Todd Fusco]

No, My feet hurt, and he was right behind me.

[Dan Patrick]

Todd, do you think I cut one.

[Todd Fusco]

Person in line because of the plantar fascia?

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, the pass lane, it went bad. This will go worse that you are moving in front of the military, active military, and you're saluting them.

[Paulie Fusco]

He was just right behind me.

[Todd Fusco]

I have a salute, David. I give him the mile high salute. Thank you for your service. If you don't mind, I have plant of fascinating. I know you're coming back from some kind of whatever military action you were taking, but I got to sit down.

[Tristan Redman]

Oh, that's much more important than this shrapnel I've got in my hip.

[Dan Patrick]

By all means, you go. You go.

[Todd Fusco]

I think he Was just. I think he was just medical personne.

[Paulie Fusco]

Where, you know, he, you know, he.

[Todd Fusco]

Just brings people into the tent. It wasn't like he was fighting in the ground there and he's, you know, shooting things. I just. I needed to get on the plane. My feet were really hurting. I had the wrong shoes on. I didn't have the Tyrol shoes on. And I was wearing whatever I was wearing. It didn't work. So I was limping my way to the Marvin.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie Fusco]

So at the airport in Hartford, Fritz.

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

He was on the phone with his mom. And that let us know exactly why he is the way he is.

[Todd Fusco]

I have to check in with her. My dad passed away in 91. She's very lonely. She's very neurotic. She wanted me to go to the pilot when I boarded and say, and I'm not even joking.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I heard it.

[Todd Fusco]

Tell them, please tell them no turbulence and to make sure they have enough gas. Because if they run out of gas now, what do they do? There's no gas station up in the clouds.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

So if you didn't go up there, they were going to ignore the turbulence and not top off the tanks.

[Todd Fusco]

Yeah, My mom seems to think that they will be safer if I let them know to please try to avoid turbulence. That's her son. Isn't good with the turbulence. Don't go into those kind of areas of air. So that's my mom. That's what it is. No, that's you. Please call me when you land because I'll think something horrible happened. I don't need to hear on the news that the plane went down, God forbid. So please call me as soon as you land. Don't even wait till you get to the carousel and get your bags. I need to know you landed.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I heard the conversation and then I didn't think it was real. Then I realized it was real. Then I go, that's how you got screwed up. Like, now I know your mom.

[Todd Fusco]

I've been fooling everybody for years. I should be.

[Dan Patrick]

No, you haven't told anybody for sure. You haven't fooled anyone.

[Todd Fusco]

I should be locked up, but I'm gonna play the game.

[Dan Patrick]

All right. By the way, last time that USC won at Notre Dame, that was 2011. Matt Barkley was the quarterback. We were here in 2017, I believe. Yep, that's when Notre Dame beat USC. 4820. And then Notre Dame beat USC. Let's see, 49 to 14. So those are the last two meetings that they played. 20, 23 and then 2017. Yeah, Paulie, you know, we've talked about.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

This ad nauseam on the show. If there was ever a scheduling czar in college football, this game would happen every year, home and away. Michigan would happen home and away. You go down to Texas and Texas A and M and all those different places. But that these are things that are ratings booms. They'd be fantastic for college football to have every year, not occasionally.

[Dan Patrick]

This is great for college football. It might not be great for usc. USC is already saying, hey, we're in the Big Ten. We got tough games. We don't want to add another one. But this is good for college football. Notre Dame and Michigan is great for college football. But if you're Michigan, do you want another tough game on your schedule? And there's negotiations going on right now as we speak that try to keep this rivalry intact. And in fact, we'll talk to Notre Dame's athletic director tomorrow, Pete Vivacqua, and ask him about this. You know, I hope that they continue it because I. I grew up on this rivalry, and having gone to a usc, Notre Dame game at USC and then having a couple of them here, it's just great. And I think college football is missing out on that, that we don't care about those rivalries the way we once did. Yeah, Paulie.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

And earlier this season, Notre Dame against Miami. That was juicy. That was a great September ball game and has truckloads of history, no matter who wins.

[Dan Patrick]

But this is an elimination game for Notre Dame. Notre Dame has to win this game if they're going to be in the playoffs. They have to win this game because with three losses, you're not going to get into the playoffs. Whereas usc, USC could afford another loss. They would have two losses. But this for Notre Dame, this is. This is their season. And we'll talk to Marcus Freeman. He'll join us in the final hour of the program. All right, we'll try to get some phone calls here. Beautiful day. Sun is out. Probably crisp, 60 degrees or so, maybe upper 50s. Yeah, I'd like to tackle somebody. Yeah. How about.

[Paulie Fusco]

That's what you want to do?

[Dan Patrick]

Can I hit you?

[Todd Fusco]

If it makes you happy. Do what you got to do.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I don't. Wait till Friday. In the last segment, is there a local center?

[Todd Fusco]

There is blocks away. As long as there's something, they could check me out.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. All right, we'll take a break. Brady Quinn will join us. Coming up next year, Dan Patrick Show. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9. A.m. eastern, 6.00am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app.

[Paulie Fusco]

Paulie Fusco here with Tony Fusco. Yo, as everybody knows, we're the hosts.

[Todd Fusco]

Of the award winning Paulie and Tony Fusco show. Yeah, but instead of us telling you.

[Paulie Fusco]

How great we are, here's how Dan Patrick described us when he came on our show.

[Dan Patrick]

Quick, knowledgeable and funny. Opinionated. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?

[Paulie Fusco]

You're interrupting our promo.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, he wasn't talking about you.

[Tristan Redman]

You took those clips totally out of context.

[Todd Fusco]

Oh, yeah? Well, after this promo, I'm gonna take.

[Paulie Fusco]

You out and beat you.

[Dan Patrick]

Let me put this into context.

[Paulie Fusco]

Shut up.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Todd Fusco]

Anyway, just listen to the Paulie and Tony Fusco show on iHeartRadio Apple Podcasts.

[Paulie Fusco]

Or wherever you get your podcasts.

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[Tristan Redman]

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[Ed Helms]

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[Asma Khalid]

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[Dan Patrick]

What?

[Paulie Fusco]

Yeah, Ernie Shackleton sounds like a solid.

[Ed Helms]

70S basketball player who still wore knee pads.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

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[Asma Khalid]

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[Ed Helms]

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[Asma Khalid]

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[Ed Helms]

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[Tristan Redman]

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[Dan Patrick]

Games from Resident Evil to Silent Hill.

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[Tristan Redman]

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[Dan Patrick]

Gonna be going over some of the greats.

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[Paulie Fusco]

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[Dan Patrick]

Our guests here in South Bend will receive a fantastic gift bag, items from JLab, Chef IQ and Heartland Steak Company. Football Tonight. Steelers five and a half point favorites against the Bengals. You also have baseball as well. I was looking at the odds here to win the AFC north and you would think the Steelers would be your favorites. The Ravens aren't that far behind, which I don't know what they're counting on because their defense isn't getting better. But the Steelers are minus 190, the Ravens are plus 190 to win the AFC north, the Bengals are plus 1600 and then the Browns are plus 6500 to win the AFC North. It's kind of surprising. Yes.

[Paulie Fusco]

Marvin, Aren't they eliminated officially already?

[Dan Patrick]

The Browns. Wow. Too soon. Too soon. That's mean spirited. All right, we'll get phone calls coming up. We got a busy schedule here. Hannah Hidalgo, the Notre Dame junior guard. She'll be the face of women's college basketball. Carson Palmer and Marcus Freeman stopping by our good buddy Brady Quinn. Fox college football analyst Big noon kickoff will be in Ann Arbor for Washington in Michigan. He's also one of the hosts on two pros and a cup of Joe. And of course, former Notre Dame quarterback Brady. Before we get started, I had somebody reach out last night, late last night, and they had a message that they wanted to deliver to you. Pull them down, get your pants lower on your waistline. They're too damn high. Brady, Will Ferrell was not letting go of the fact that you wore your football pants too high when you played here.

[Paulie Fusco]

You know, if playing against Southern Cal and arguably the greatest era ever with players like Reggie Bush and Matt Leinert and Lofo to Tupa, all the great players that went through there during that time wasn't enough, you had to endure the heckling of Will Ferrell who made you question everything on the sidelines, in particular your pants potentially being too high. I've always had long legs and, and my brother in law, AJ Hawk makes fun of me all the time about it. So I'm glad this is still going on. But it was interesting. Will didn't want to talk about the fact that, that this could be the last time these two teams ever play, which that really started from the Southern Cal side of things. And he also didn't mention anything about the game, which it leads me to believe that he's a bit concerned about his Trojans.

[Dan Patrick]

How did we get to this point where this rivalry may go away?

[Paulie Fusco]

Southern Cal joined the Big Ten, you know, people, I think through Covid and this was like a, a bigger topic, but everyone kind of looked to like just protect themselves and universities in particular, I think looked out and said there's a changing landscape in college football. I think they knew that nil was on the horizon and they, they started realizing that the athletic department is going to take a hit and we better be well funded if we want to be able to continue on this course of, you know, maintaining as many Olympic sports that we provide for both men's and women's sports, as well as still being able to provide our football, men's, women's basketball teams with the resources that they need. And so this forced, you know, certain teams, I think to look for safe harbor. And in the case of Southern Cal, they obviously, along with UCLA and Oregon and Washington, joined the Big Ten.

[Dan Patrick]

How big of a game is this for both of these teams?

[Paulie Fusco]

It's an elimination game in my mind. I mean, obviously Notre Dame can't afford another loss. This is the toughest opponent. They'll play the rest of the schedule. That goes without saying for Southern Cal though. I think because of the rest of their schedule. If they lose this one, they're a two loss team. You still got to play Nebraska, who's much improved under Matt Rule and Dylan Ryle with the steps they've taken. Then you got to play out Oregon. I think if you drop either one of those two games, you're probably not playing the Big Ten championship. And nine and three is not good enough to get in the playoffs. So not only that, like is it an elimination game for them in that sense, but also I think after the recent firing of James Franklin, it makes you look at at where Southern Cal is at with Lincoln Riley. And when you look at the tenure, and I know a lot of people have compared it to Clay Helen when he first got there, but the reality is they're pretty similar. And Clay Helen had a Rose bowl win, he had a conference championship. Lincoln Riley has not been able to get any of that done. Maybe this is that year. You know, last week was a huge win for them. I think from the standpoint of they were able to beat a team in a physical manner that they really hadn't shown, at least this season and maybe throughout the the course of Lincoln Riley's tenure at Southern Cal. So maybe they're trying to build off that momentum. They feel like this is the season to take that next big step. But if not, it's not just about the playoff in this year. I think it's about like, where's this program headed into Lincoln Riley in the future?

[Dan Patrick]

How often? Well, certainly this time of the year the Bush push come up in a game that you were there and you thought you had scored the game winning touchdown. Liner talked about this earlier in the week that he had a fumble and went out of bounds. If it doesn't, then the game is over. Fourth down, you know, pass to Dwayne Jarrett. And then you had, you know, Reggie and Leinert with the bush push.

[Paulie Fusco]

It comes up. I mean, there's obviously like, I feel like everyone in the world watched that game. I don't know what the ratings were, but everyone was either like at that game or watched that game or at this point, I think I've met everyone who attended that game because that's what a lot of people come up and say. They're like, oh, I was at the bush push game. I'm like, really? I was like, I feel like at this point there was like, you know, 80 million people who were there. But look, it was, it was an incredible atmosphere. The buildup for that game, the drama behind it. You know, I remember that week and you're on campus now, so it's a Thursday and it usually starts to pick up for home games. But that week it was like on Tuesday, you know, you had people who were coming in town to visit campus and to prepare for what was a huge match versus the number one team, a team you know, was the back to back national champion. And like the Dylan pep rally on South Quad was huge. You know, I was giving out Leonard's hotel information and the phone number there. We gave up the, the itinerary for when the bus got there to the stadium.

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, wait, wait. Were you giving out Leonard's hotel room?

[Paulie Fusco]

I was trying to. I didn't get his hotel room, but we had the number for the hotel. And so I figured they're Notre Dame kids, they're smart enough to figure out how to get individual room numbers to start calling around. But there was a good contingent of fans there when they pulled up to the stadium. And that will tell you that they had that bus rocking back and forth. And he tries to say, oh, no, that was us. We were all hyped up inside. That got us excited. But it was, it was as crazy of an environment as I've ever seen Notre Dame really, you know, be in. And especially considering the pep rally was in the stadium. I mean, we have like 40,000 people halfway filled up that bowl for the pep rally the night before and the green jerseys and the grass was grown out and everything that went along with it. So, you know, it's unfortunate it ended the way it did that, you know, final play. And I want to set the record straight. You know, I would hope that if I was the type of quarterback, Dan, that couldn't get in on a quarterback snake on my own, that my running back would help me too. I would hope if I was that type of guy, and now I'm not that type of guy, but if I was, I would hope my running back would help me too. So I've never really blamed Reggie and Matt for that. You know, it's. It was illegal. PAC 10 officials, you can't expect them to call it even. The play before, how they officiated that, I mean, it was what it was, but they were a great team. That was. That was. We watched their Arizona State game that week because Charlie Weiss was a head coach at the time. Want us to see, like, how special Reggie Bush was. Like, our entire team sat and watched that game. And, you know, he was the greatest college football player that I'd ever seen. And obviously in that game too, he was truly special.

[Dan Patrick]

We're talking to Brady Quinn, Fox college football analyst. He'll be in Ann Arbor, Washington at Michigan. You know, this is kind of a sneaky must win for Michigan coming off the loss against usc. And you still got a couple of big games on their Big Ten schedule. So what do you expect out of this game?

[Paulie Fusco]

I don't know. I mean, I have. I have not been a fan of how Michigan each week is kind of rolled out this offense that it feels like they're still trying to figure out their identity. I mean, obviously Haynes, a running back, has. Has been fine, but with Bryce Underwood, as talented as he is as a. As a freshman, it. It feels like they haven't really found that rhythm of how they could consistently get him into a groove early in games, throwing the football. He's. He's such a special talent that, that. That's concerning for me. I hated how they opened up last week versus Southern Cal. I think that played into a little bit of how that game got away from them. And then this week, you have a similar team tomorrow. Williams Jr. Is one of the best quarterbacks in the country that we don't talk about enough. That young man's special. He can make plays with his legs. He can make all the throws. They've got some talent to Coleman, a running back. Boston on the outside, like, there's some legit weapons. Weapons. And you know, I think the same conversation I just had about Lincoln Riley with Strong Moore, if they drop this one, I think he's what, 11 and 8 over the past couple seasons? Don't you start kind of questioning, like, what. What's the direction of this Michigan program after winning a national championship a couple of years ago, and if not for the win over Ohio State, you know, how much equity does throne more really have within that program. And so I think, you know, after the firing of James Franklin with the buyout and what that number is, it's put every coach on notice at some of these blue blood programs where there's high expectations and I think Shro Moore and Michigan would, would for sure fall into that category because I'm not sure they're good enough this year to beat Ohio State. Now I didn't think that last year. I mean they were the biggest underdog ever and they went into Columbus and beat him. So maybe I'll be proven wrong. But there's some big time concern for me with Michigan right now and, and where that program is headed it.

[Dan Patrick]

Who's the best football team in the state of Indiana?

[Paulie Fusco]

Oh man, you had to do it, didn't you? You had to do it. I, I, I'll give IU their flowers. I'll give coach Sig and Fernando Mendoza and all their, their, you know, players their flowers. They have been super impressive this year. And, and it's, it wasn't just a one hit wonder, which we've seen that in years at iu. You know, we've watched so many coaches go in there. They have that, that one great season. I mean Tom Allen had that that season with Michael Penix too. That was kind of like one to remember. And then they could never capture that or build off of that. And Kurt Signetti has done that. And now I think one of the things that goes on the radar is he's great at identifying, I don't know if it's him or his staff and identifying players who are the right fit. You know, he brought a bunch of players with him in year one but like this year going and getting Fernando Mendoza, a player at Cal who was a good player, but the way he's changed his trajectory and how people are talking about him now is maybe a quarterback. We should look at it in the top 10 of the draft next year. Those are the sorts of decisions and things that he's done that are just, I think have kind of been talked about enough with why they've been so successful is he's able to find got players that fit his system that are able to execute. He plays their strengths and they play at a high level. And that was a dominant win at Oregon. Like that's a tough, talented, physical team. They went into their house, controlled that game and kind of dictated to them how that game was going to go. So I will say right now it's Indiana. But I love what Notre Dame is doing. I love how their defense has continued to improve. And I think C.J. carr is a rock star. If you ask me to take one quarterback right now, I'd take him over anyone in the country, hands down. And in Bowie, it's not even close to.

[Dan Patrick]

Wow. Okay, why? You know, gushing.

[Paulie Fusco]

It's the tape. He, he has, he does everything well, Dan. Like he stepped into. I mean, your face first touchdown pass was a no. Look, touchdown in Miami, like on the road, like it was like it was nothing. And he really brought his team back in that instance where, you know, he was getting knocked around. He showed a lot of toughness, showed a lot of poise. And there's just, there's so many things he does so well, whether it's the timing and anticipation, how he manipulates defenses. I mean, when teams play zone coverage against him, he knows exactly where he wants to go with the football. And he's moving defenders to make throws, his downfield accuracy. I mean, you look at his air yards per attempt. I mean, it's not like they're easing him into this. He's taking chunks. He can make the off platform throws. He can do it all. And look, I try to watch every quarterback that's draft eligible and all the freshman, all the top guys in the country every single week. He has been the most consistent one for me every single week. And everyone thinks it's biased because he's quarterback, but it's not that. I mean, it's put on the tape and watch it. And if people want to have a debate about, that's fine. I know Dante Moore's been great. Fernando Mendoza has been great. We talked about him. Carson Beck's been good, but I put them right up there with the best in the country.

[Dan Patrick]

Street, how old are you?

[Paulie Fusco]

I'm 40. Almost 41.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, so you got Flacco and Aaron Rodgers, who are your age.

[Paulie Fusco]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Or older, playing tonight.

[Paulie Fusco]

It's incredible. The Icy Hot bowl they're calling it. Right. I mean, everyone's just getting all Icy Hot up before they go out there on the field. But I think it speaks to, you know, the style that still wins within the NFL and, and that's still being able to play from the pocket. Like all the things I just mentioned about CJ Carr, you know, those are things that when you play in the NFL, you have to be able to throw the spots, you have to be able to anticipate and have a sense of where the ball needs to be so the receiver can catch and run afterwards or get the catching yards after contact. You Know, both those guys still do that and we're in a day and age where there's, there's a lot of quarterbacks who transition in the NFL who are dual threat and that's not to their detriment, but they don't get as much protection. Injuries start to add up from time to time and very similar to like, you know, MJ who when he initially went into the NBA, he was a high flying type player that could jump and dunk from anywhere. But as the game, you know, as your game evolves and you get older, you got to be able to kind of play down from the post where you can isolate or develop an outside shot or a mid range range shot. Same thing as a quarterback. You have to be able to eventually play from the pocket where you're most protected and you have the best chance of surviving to play the next down. Both those guys have done that. And you know, talking to Joe Flacco, what's, what's most impressive about this, Dan, is like, he's, he's playing in different systems. It's like a different language out there and, and he just got there and it's like watching him, you know, still go out there in the field and execute, it's so hard to do. You know, it's like explain to someone, go do your job in Spanish next week week. If you're not bilingual, it's, it's incredibly difficult. So credit to both those guys and I'm, I'm curious to see how the icy hot bowl goes. I just hope no one pulls anything in warm ups or there's not any like issues, you know, getting to and from or off the bus. You know, you're old like that. You step off the curb the wrong way, you can roll an ankle.

[Dan Patrick]

But that's what makes what Brady did even more remarkable. It's not just playing it, it's playing at a high level, super bowl level, Super Bowl MVP level at, you know, 45. And he could still play, Brady could still play now, right with, I think so.

[Paulie Fusco]

I mean you look at the numbers he was putting up the end of his career and without a doubt, I mean you, you put him in certain, certain teams, certain situations, you want to be a fire drill at the quarterback spot. But yeah, I mean, I think that's the thing is the game slowed down, down so much for those guys that, you know, they, they know where the ball needs to go. It's just about their ability to, to physically do it consistently at such a high level.

[Dan Patrick]

But why can't you teach a 22 year old to do that. Why can't I teach Cam Ward or Caleb Williams or some of these younger quarterbacks to do that?

[Paulie Fusco]

Because you're breaking habits that have been built over thousands of reps since they were probably in junior high. You know, nowadays the way football is taught is it starts in shotgun. I mean, I've got cousins now who are playing peewee football. It's like they're going on a shotgun. I'm like, all right, like what is like a, you know, under center be easier. And they're like, yeah, but you know, when they get older, they'll have to do it. I'm like, all right, but, but the reality is when you're in shotgun, you don't play so much with the game, with timing and rhythm. You know, every three step, five step, seven step drop coincides with the depths and the timing of the route progressions that you have alongside of that. When you get in the shotgun, it's tough to do that because of obviously the snap and then how you go about working your footwork. You do your best to get there, but it doesn't happen. So once you then figure out the timing and rhythm, then it's about how you navigate the pocket, right? Because that's, that's where you're protected. So many guys who get back in shotgun, they drop back and they stay back there. And then because of the pressure they get, they want to run to the left or the right, play well. That's what every defense wants you to do. You cut the field in half so you're making their job easier. And so that's why when you play from under center, you realize you get back and then you get back up and that's your safe spot. And so there's so many little things like that that you have to break those habits and learn kind of this new habit, develop a new habit. Meanwhile, while understanding how to train your eyes. You know, oftentimes these RPO offenses where I catch the ball, Dan, I'm reading one guy and then if he ever triggers, all right, I'm throwing. If he doesn't, I'm handing off. That's drastically different than me looking through the defense, through the mic linebacker, to the safeties and how they're rotating or what the mike linebacker is doing if he's running to cover a man, or, or, you know, how, what the configuration looks like pre and post snap, you know, based on your formation, all those things aren't being taught as much anymore. So it makes that transition when you have to make a decision in two to three seconds. It's really, really difficult to do it consistently well at a high level.

[Dan Patrick]

Could you have gotten into Notre Dame if you weren't a football player?

[Paulie Fusco]

Hell, no.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie Fusco]

Hell, no.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie Fusco]

I mean, I was a hard worker, but these the kids, you said. I mean, you're, you're. I don't know where you're set up.

[Todd Fusco]

Right.

[Paulie Fusco]

Are you in a parking lot? We got a picture of the Golden Dome or Touchdown Jesus over there. Where are we set up at? Looks like you're near the stadium.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm. I'm about. Well, not your arm, but like a better arm. It probably take two throws to get to the St. Elway could get me to the stadium.

[Paulie Fusco]

That's a nice setup.

[Dan Patrick]

I see it now.

[Paulie Fusco]

It's beautiful.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, we're good on the south side of that.

[Paulie Fusco]

Yeah, you're perfect.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Where. Where's your dorm room? We were going to stop by, say hello.

[Paulie Fusco]

Well, Z.

[Dan Patrick]

Is there a shrine?

[Paulie Fusco]

My dorm? No, Z. Z actually is shut down, so. ZOM hall was my freshman sophomore year dorm. It was kind of like the Animal House type. Deacon Dan came in there and, man, he just put the kibosh on any partying going on. So, I mean, it's not a dry campus. So, you know, guys like to have fun in there and they. It's not even a dorm anymore, I don't think. I'm not sure if it was like through Covid. There wasn't some compliance issues or something. But I ended up. I ended up moving to Dylan my junior year. And then I went back to see my room and they converted it into like a common space. So it's not even like my dorm room's not even there anymore. So it's a little sad. Little sad, to be honest.

[Dan Patrick]

Keep your head up. Okay. I think things are going to work out.

[Paulie Fusco]

By the way, we're not going to be in Ann Arbor this week. Oh, big noon kickoff is actually in Provo, Utah, for the holy war between BYU and Utah.

[Todd Fusco]

So, Todd, I gave you a little misinformation there, I guess. Everywhere I saw. Listen, when was that?

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, you guess you gave me misinformation.

[Todd Fusco]

Or you knew and that was the game listed for, like the last three days. That was the game that they had listed.

[Paulie Fusco]

Well. And Todd, it's funny because we went to Utah earlier this year and Todd's the one that was talking to me about bed shakers. I don't know what that means. You'll have to ask Todd after this segment. But apparently that's a thing out there.

[Todd Fusco]

I don't know.

[Paulie Fusco]

Todd.

[Dan Patrick]

Bed. Bed shakers.

[Todd Fusco]

How much is it for?

[Paulie Fusco]

Yeah, I don't know. You guys can look that up and figure out.

[Dan Patrick]

Does this have anything to do with Real Housewives of Salt Lake? Lake City?

[Todd Fusco]

It's potentially. It's possible. It's possible.

[Paulie Fusco]

Not that I'm aware of. Not that I'm aware of.

[Dan Patrick]

But safe travels to Provo. And if you happen to go to Michigan, safe travels there as well.

[Paulie Fusco]

Thank you. I appreciate that, guys. Hey, go Irish too. It's a big one. It might be the last. We gotta enjoy it.

[Dan Patrick]

It's Brady Quinn, Fox college football analyst.

[Todd Fusco]

Why would they go to Provo instead of a Michigan?

[Dan Patrick]

Don't blame them that they're going to Provo and you had them going to Michigan.

[Todd Fusco]

I saw the three different things.

[Dan Patrick]

How about we take a break and then we can talk about this? Okay.

[Todd Fusco]

That's disappointing. Are you sure he knows where he's going? Maybe he's going to Michigan. He's got it wrong.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Asma Khalid]

Today, America is changing and so is the world.

[Tristan Redman]

But what's happening in America isn't just the cause of global upheaval. It's also a symptom of disruption that's happening everywhere.

[Asma Khalid]

I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, D.C. i'm.

[Tristan Redman]

Tristan Redman in London. And this is The Global Story.

[Asma Khalid]

Every weekday we'll bring you a story from this intersection where the world and America meet.

[Tristan Redman]

Listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcast.

[Prime Video Announcer]

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[Ed Helms]

Hey, it's Ed Helms. And welcome back to snafu, my podcast about history's greatest screw ups. On our new season, we're bringing you a new snafu. Every single episode.

[Asma Khalid]

32 lost nuclear weapons. You're like, wait, stop.

[Dan Patrick]

What? Ernie Shackleton sounds like a solid 70s.

[Ed Helms]

Basketball player who still wore knee pads.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yes.

[Ed Helms]

It's gonna be a whole lot of history, a whole lot of funny, and a whole lot of guests. The great Paul Scheer made me feel good. I'm like, oh, wow, Angela and Jenna, I am so psyched you're here.

[Asma Khalid]

What was that like for you to soft launch into the show?

[Ed Helms]

Sorry, Jenna, I'll be asking the questions today.

[Asma Khalid]

I forgot whose podcast we were doing.

[Ed Helms]

Nick Kroll. I hope this story is good enough to get you to toss that sandwich. So let's, let's, let's see how it goes. Listen to season four of SNAFU with Ed Helms on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

What's up everybody? This is snacks from the Trap Nerds podcast and we're bringing you the horror every week all October long.

[Dan Patrick]

Kicking off this month, I'll be bringing.

[Tristan Redman]

You all my greatest fear inducing horror games from Resident Evil Evil to Solid Hill, Me and Tony bringing back Fireteam on Left 4 Dead 2. And we just gonna be going over.

[Dan Patrick]

Some of the greats.

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

Also in October, we'll be talking about our favorite horror and Halloween movies and figure out why black people always gotta die first.

[Paulie Fusco]

The umbral reliquary invites any and all fool brave enough to peruse its many curiosities.

[Dan Patrick]

But take heed.

[Paulie Fusco]

All sales are final.

[Tristan Redman]

Weekly horror side quests written and narrated.

[Paulie Fusco]

By yours truly with a full episode read and a commentary special.

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

And we will cap it off with Horror Movie Battle Royale. Jason versus Freddy. Michael Myers versus the Alien thing with the Little Tongue Monster. October, we're doing it Halloween style. Listen to the Trap Nurse podcast from the Black Effect podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, my God. The play of the day. This is the play of the day.

[Todd Fusco]

Check this out.

[Paulie Fusco]

One, one pitch. Kirk hits it high and deep right field. Racing back. Robles at the fence, climbs the wall. It is gone. Make it a dozen for the Blue Jays on a three run homer from Alejandro Kirk.

[Dan Patrick]

That's courtesy of the Blue Jays radio network. That is your play of the day. Blue Jays had nine extra base hits, 37 total bases. Both franchise records for a postseason. That's your play of the day. Play of the day brought to you by Tire rack. For over 40 years now, they've been trying to find you the right tires for how and what and where you drive. Ship fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection. Convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tire rack.com the way tire buying should be. We actually went out to the test track yesterday at Tire Rack and we actually drove the cars on the test track trying to see who had the fastest lap time. And now we had a professional driver with us and Todd got in. You were the last one to get behind the wheel. And as soon as Todd gets in, you're checking your side view mirror and there's no traffic.

[Todd Fusco]

That didn't make a lot of sense.

[Dan Patrick]

It says you're the only car on the track and you were checking your side view and rear view mirror.

[Todd Fusco]

I did that for my road test. Also, the guy that's deciding if I should fail or pass, I'm fixing his mirrors and he's like, what are you doing? So I pretty much failed that before I even pulled out of the parking lot.

[Dan Patrick]

And then they accidentally turned on the sprinkler system. Yeah. Yes, Paulie.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

It was such a blast, though, because they had the right tires on the car for the weather. It rained that morning so they didn't have to wet the track. And they kept saying, go faster, go faster. And the car is holding on. It was fantastic.

[Tristan Redman]

Yeah, See, there was kind of a hilarious moment though, because those sprinklers were on, wetting the track. That Todd was the only one going around with his windshield wipers on, which.

[Todd Fusco]

Were spraying the windshield. I couldn't really see.

[Dan Patrick]

It was so funny.

[Todd Fusco]

That's why I was 10 seconds slower than everyone.

[Dan Patrick]

So we appreciate Brady Quinn joining us. We want to be appreciative of where he's going to be this week, and he will not be in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

[Todd Fusco]

Yes, I got misinformation, which I gave you misinformation and made you look bad, as I do often. It was not going to the Washington Michigan game. They're going to be at the Utah.

[Dan Patrick]

Are you blaming yourself?

[Todd Fusco]

I'm blaming various reputable websites and. And magazines and different places that I.

[Dan Patrick]

Go to for my.

[Todd Fusco]

Or I'll just say it. ESPN.com and Sports Illustrated both said that the Fox noon kickoff was going to be at Washington Michigan. That's two places where you would think would be reputable places to get.

[Dan Patrick]

Ollie, would you clarify?

[Todd Fusco]

Yeah.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

If you look up on the Internets, where is Big Noon kickoff on Fox going to be this weekend? It can be confusing if you go to random websites. The first few I came up with said Big Noon Saturday hits Ann Arbor whilst Big Noon Kickoff heads to Provo. The game. Big Noon Saturday, the noon game is the Michigan game. The show Big Noon Kickoff is in Provo now. If you go to foxsports.com it's very clear who's where.

[Tristan Redman]

Well, why would you check Fox to find out where the Fox shows are? I would much rather go to ESPN or Sports Illustrated.

[Dan Patrick]

Of course, I don't know.

[Todd Fusco]

That's just me for a Fox copied espn. It all started espn. So you think espn.

[Dan Patrick]

Now you're blaming espn.

[Todd Fusco]

It's the mothership. Why would you call it the mothership? That's the place. That's where it all originates. How could you. How you could. It does list Fox for the noon game. But Paul is right. Those are two separate things, which I guess I'm just learning that now where the college, you know, game day type thing, the big noon kickoff isn't necessary. Where the actual game.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

Well, college game day often is at a place. And then the game at noon on ESPN is not that game.

[Todd Fusco]

I thought I had it right and I should have tripled and quadrupled. Next time when we have a certain guest on from that network, I should probably go to that network's website.

[Dan Patrick]

How long you've been doing this?

[Todd Fusco]

I've been doing this for over 35 years. So you would think by now I would have. I thought I dotted my eyes and crossed my T's.

[Dan Patrick]

All you have to do is just say my bad. That's it.

[Todd Fusco]

It's hard for me to do that.

[Dan Patrick]

I know.

[Paulie Fusco]

But if you do it, ESPN and.

[Todd Fusco]

Sports Jet is bad if you think about it. I gotta jump in.

[Hannah Hidalgo]

He says next time I probably should check that site. Probably not definitely. Like I probably should check some.

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

Might choose to.

[Todd Fusco]

I choose to I think Brady should have just said, by the way, if you want to promote my. Where I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be in Utah. I shouldn't even have to.

[Dan Patrick]

So now we're blaming Brady Quinn.

[Todd Fusco]

If I'm gonna be a guest on the show, would you mind mentioning my foundation on my book or my website or my podcast? Or by the way, me and the crew are gonna be in Utah. Then we wouldn't have had this problem. So come on, Brady, just give me.

[Paulie Fusco]

A little help here.

[Todd Fusco]

Sorry. Caught it as I see it. But yeah, ESPN and si, not good. Yeah, get that worked out.

[Dan Patrick]

All right.

[Todd Fusco]

But I. But ultimately it's my mistake.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you.

[Todd Fusco]

Ultimately, I should have checked with foxsports.com and then you would have said, Brianna.

[Dan Patrick]

Hidalgo, the great, great Notre Dame basketball player, will join us.

[Todd Fusco]

I feel bad.

[Dan Patrick]

Marcus Freeman will join us, as will former USC quarterback Carson Palmer. One hour in the books here from South Bend.

[Asma Khalid]

America is changing, and so is the world.

[Tristan Redman]

But what's happening in America isn't just the cause of global upheaval. It's also a symptom of disruption that's happening everywhere.

[Asma Khalid]

I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, D.C. i'm.

[Tristan Redman]

Tristan Redman in London, and this is the global story.

[Asma Khalid]

Every weekday, we'll bring you a story from this intersection where the world and America meet.

[Tristan Redman]

Listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

Hello, America's sweetheart. Johnny Knoxville here. I want to tell you about my new true crime podcast, Crimeless Hillbilly Heist from Smartless Media, Campside Media and big money Players. It's a wild tale about a gang.

[Ed Helms]

Of high functioning nitwits who somehow pulled.

[Dan Patrick]

Off America's third largest cash heist.

[Ed Helms]

Kind of like Robin Hood, except for.

[Dan Patrick]

The part where he steals from the rich and gives to the poor.

[Paulie Fusco]

I'm not that generous.

[Dan Patrick]

It's a damn near inspiring true story.

[Ed Helms]

For anyone out there who's ever shot.

[Dan Patrick]

For the moon, then just totally muffed up the landing. They stole $17 million and had not bought a ticket to help him escape. So we're sitting like, oh, God, what do we do? What do we do? That was dumb. People, do not follow my example. Listen to Crimeless Hillbilly Heist on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ed Helms]

Hey, it's Ed Helms, host of Snafu, my podcast about history's greatest screw ups. On our new season, we're bringing you a new snafu every single episode.

[Asma Khalid]

32 lost nuclear weapons. You're like, wait, stop.

[Dan Patrick]

What?

[Ed Helms]

Yeah, it's gonna be a whole lot of history, a whole lot of funny, and a whole lot of fabulous guests. Paul Scheer, Angela and Jenna, Nick Kroll, Jordan Klepper. Listen to season four of SNAFU with Ed Helms on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Paulie Fusco]

Two rich young Americans move to the Costa Rican jungle to start over, but.

[Dan Patrick]

One of them will end up dead.

[Paulie Fusco]

And the other tried for murder three times. It starts with a dream, a nature reserve, and a spectacular new home. But little by little, they lose it. They actually lose it. They sort of went nuts until one night, everything spins out of control. Listen to Hell in Heaven on the.

[Dan Patrick]

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

[Snax from Trap Nerds Podcast]

The Rich Russians falling out of Windows podcast is back. Sad Oligarch Season 2 Since we left you in 2023 after season one, many politically motivated Russian millionaires have continued to die in suspicious circumstances. Season two gets very weird. Listen to Sad Oligarch on the iHeartRadio.

[Paulie Fusco]

App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Todd Fusco]

This is an iHeart podcast.