Hour 2 – Bears Got Their Guy, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show: Hour 2 – Bears Got Their Guy, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo
Release Date: January 21, 2025

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1. Ohio State Buckeyes Clinch National Title

Timestamp: [02:42] - [05:00]

Dan Patrick opens Hour 2 by congratulating the Ohio State Buckeyes on winning the national championship. He shares his insights on next year's title odds, highlighting Ohio State as the favorite, followed by Texas and Georgia. Patrick emphasizes his confidence in Ohio State maintaining their dominance, stating, “Seton, Ohio State, they are first” ([05:00]).

2. NFL Head Coaching Vacancies and Potential Candidates

Timestamp: [05:00] - [15:00]

A significant portion of the discussion revolves around recent NFL head coaching vacancies. Patrick announces that Chris “Mad Dog” Russo will join the show to analyze the latest moves. The Chicago Bears have successfully signed Ben Johnson, who was previously with the Raiders. Patrick speculates on Aaron Glenn from the Lions potentially becoming the Jets' next head coach, expressing optimism: “Aaron Glenn is probably going to be the Jets next head coach. I think he's in the building today. I wouldn't let him out” ([05:50]).

Other potential candidates discussed include Pete Carroll for the Raiders and Mike McCarthy for both the Saints and Jaguars. Patrick highlights the complexity of filling these roles, especially with high-profile teams like the Cowboys and the ongoing search led by Jerry Jones.

3. Betting Odds and Predictions for the Upcoming Season

Timestamp: [06:57] - [10:50]

Patrick delves into betting odds for the upcoming NFL and college football seasons. Using DraftKings data, he outlines the favorites for next year's national championship and the best Super Bowl matchups, with the Chiefs and Eagles leading the pack. He engages with caller Seaton O'Connor about the likelihood of top teams making the playoffs, confidently predicting, “I'll say all but one” ([07:07]).

A notable discussion arises around quarterback performances, where Patrick humorously debates whether Jaden Daniels is currently the best quarterback in the playoffs, despite traditional favorites like Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. He remarks, “If you say who's the best quarterback in the playoffs, it's Mahomes who's always playing the best. Playing the best is Daniels” ([08:50]).

4. National Championship Game Scheduling and Impact

Timestamp: [27:53] - [29:09]

In a conversation with Russo, Patrick critiques the scheduling of the national championship game, arguing it’s poorly timed post-divisional games. Russo agrees, stating, “It better be [a better schedule]. It’s stupid” ([27:53]). They discuss the lackluster viewership and competitiveness of the recent championship, with Ohio State’s decisive victory dampening interest.

5. Chiefs' Favorable Officiating and Conspiracy Theories

Timestamp: [29:09] - [34:20]

Patrick and Russo tackle the controversy surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs' officiating. Russo asserts that the NFL disproportionately favors the Chiefs, citing specific plays and penalties that benefited them. He states, “I don't know how anybody could sit there and watch the Chiefs over the last eight, nine years and think they don't get any calls” ([29:23]). Patrick echoes these sentiments, expressing frustration over perceived biases and questioning the integrity of refereeing in critical moments.

6. Hall of Fame Debates: Steve Garvey and Others

Timestamp: [39:16] - [42:35]

The show shifts to a heated debate on Hall of Fame inductions, focusing on Steve Garvey's exclusion despite his impressive statistics. Russo challenges the Hall’s decisions, asking, “How is Steve Garvey not in the Hall of Fame?” and compares him unfavorably to Tony Pérez ([41:22]).

Patrick and Russo also discuss other candidates like Tommy John and CC Sabathia, debating their qualifications based on career achievements and postseason performances. Russo highlights Sabathia’s resilience, stating, “He had to prove that it would be successful” ([40:45]).

7. Listener Calls and Betting Anecdotes

Timestamp: [25:28] - [32:09]

Patrick engages with callers sharing their betting experiences, particularly losses. Russo relates his struggles with losing bets and the emotional toll it takes, agreeing with Patrick's decision to quit betting: “I understand where you're coming from... sometimes you're looking at your bet instead of looking at the big picture” ([26:48]).

8. Poll Results: Best and Worst Available Head Coaching Jobs

Timestamp: [51:08] - [53:35]

A poll conducted during the show reveals the Jacksonville Jaguars as the top choice for the best available head coaching position, garnering 44% of votes. Surprisingly, the Los Angeles Jets are deemed the least desirable, receiving only 5% ([51:24]). Patrick and Russo discuss the reasons behind these preferences, with Patrick advocating for the Cowboys due to their talented roster and potential for immediate success.

9. Upcoming Guests and Show Highlights

Timestamp: [53:35] - [55:56]

Patrick hints at upcoming segments, including a recap of the national title game with Rick Neuheisel and discussions on college football's future. He also teases interviews with notable figures like Sean McManus regarding Super Bowl broadcasts.

10. Notable Quotes

• Dan Patrick ([05:50]): “Aaron Glenn is probably going to be the Jets next head coach. I think he's in the building today. I wouldn't let him out.”

• Christopher Mad Dog Russo ([29:23]): “I don't know how anybody could sit there and watch the Chiefs over the last eight, nine years and think they don't get any calls.”

• Dan Patrick ([08:50]): “If you say who's the best quarterback in the playoffs, it's Mahomes who's always playing the best. Playing the best is Daniels.”

• Rosso ([41:22]): “How is Steve Garvey not in the Hall of Fame?”

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Conclusion

Hour 2 of The Dan Patrick Show was a comprehensive dive into the latest in college football, NFL coaching changes, betting insights, and ongoing debates within the sports community. With expert opinions from Dan Patrick and guest Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, listeners were treated to in-depth analyses and spirited discussions on the current state and future of American football.

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You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio, Hour two on this Tuesday. Congratulations to the Ohio State Buckeyes national champs. By the way, I have odds on who is the favorite to win the national title next year. Have that for you in a moment. 8773-DP-Show email address dp danpatrick.com Twitter handle @dpshow Christopher Mad Dog Russo, on loan from Sirius XM, MLB Network and occasionally a contributor to First Take on the Mothership. He'll join us coming up. Also, we'll play the best available NFL head coaching vacancy and the losing playoff team in the best shape going into next season. Rick Neuheisel recap the national title game. He'll join us a little bit later on as well. But Ohio State WINS the national title 34:23 it got interesting. It got interesting again when Notre Dame was down by eight and the point spread was eight and a half. And then all of a sudden the long throw to Jeremiah Smith. They kick a field goal and they get the COVID Chicago Bears finally got their guy. The Bears don't get their guy. They always get the guy after the guy that they probably want. But this time they paid. They paid and they got Ben Johnson. Ben wanted around 13, $14 million. I think it was $15 million last year, it was reported. But now you get the Lions offensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is probably going to be the jets next head coach. I think he's in the building today. I wouldn't let him out. I would say, all right, former Jet, you want the job, you got the job. Let's go. Ben Johnson with the Bears. And if you're going to help Caleb Williams, give him some stability, this certainly goes well. You know, you build off that rookie contract, you start to fill in some of the other areas of need there. Offensive line certainly with as many times as he was sacked. And now you start to look at the other vacancies here. You know, the Cowboys need a coach, Saints need a coach. You know, you start to look at these openings. The Raiders are the Raiders going to go to Pete Carroll The Saints, could they go Mike McCarthy? Could the Jags go Mike McCarthy? The Cowboys, maybe Kellen Moore, which is strange because, you know, we flirted or they, they threw out the idea, floated the idea of Deion Sanders. I don't know if he's still in play. I don't know if he was in play. But if you're going to bring in, bring back Kellen Moore who was your offensive coordinator, just like Dan Quinn, he was your defensive coordinator and you let him go and you kept Mike McCarthy. But with Jerry Jones, who knows? And it feels like these vacancies will probably be filled this week unless there's somebody coaching, you know, Cliff Kingsbury. Is there a possibility that he's going to get a head coaching job again? But the Raiders, I think the Raiders and Tom Brady spent time with Ben Johnson reportedly had an hour long zoom call last week trying to get him to go to the Raiders. Now it might be Pete Carroll to go to the Raiders, but the Saint situation, the Jags feels like Mike McCarthy might get a job here and then you got the Cowboys. And I don't know, you know, given what Jerry, his mindset is that, that he is supposed to be on a solo mission, reportedly on a solo mission to find the head coach. What could go wrong in that situation? But I think all of these vacancies will probably be filled by the end of the week. All right, favorite for the national title next year. Paul, who is the odds on favor to win the national title next year? Can I ask a question? You just did. Is it a tie? No. Texas, they're second. Todd. Georgia, they're third. Seton, Ohio State, they are first. Then Oregon and Penn state. According to DraftKings, the odds to win the national championship coming up next season.

[Seaton O'Connor]

Do you think all of those teams will at least be in the playoff next year?

[Dan Patrick]

I'll say all but one. I think there'll be one that doesn't make it. Whom? I don't know who that is. Whom? I don't know who that is. Also the odds for the best super bowl matchup or, you know, these are the, the odds that they think would happen. The Chiefs and Eagles, that's the number one betting option. Then it's the Bills and the Eagles. So they got a lot of confidence in the Eagles. I think there's a misconception on the Eagles and they supposedly dominated the Rams in that game. I thought the Rams were going to win that game. At the end of the game, I thought Stafford was going to lead them down and they were going to score a touchdown and kick an extra point and they were going to win. That doesn't sound like a team that was dominating the Rams. You did have Saquan Barkley had three huge plays and Jaylen Herz had one really big play. But other than that, I thought the Rams, you know, they did have, you know, couple of mistakes. You had the fumble by Williams fourth quarter, but I mean they were going toe to toe with them and they put pressure on Herz. Herd hurts. I don't think that that was a blowout. You out game the Eagles. But I, I think that there's this feeling of the Eagles dominated the Rams and that is not the case. Who is the best quarterback left in the playoffs right now? I know it sounds crazy to say that because you got Josh Allen, you got Patrick Mahomes. Is Jaden Daniels the best quarterback right now? Is Jaden Daniels playing better football than any of the other quarterbacks here?

[Seaton O'Connor]

Aggressive?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, no. Is he playing better than any of the other quarterbacks? Yes. Paul, that's a semantics play. If you say who's the best quarterback in the playoffs, it's Mahomes who's always playing the best. Playing the best is Daniels. Okay, all right, that sounds like I'm back at my days at the mothership where we would have one of those semantics. Yeah, we would have one of those where you bring in a couple of analysts and John Clayton and Sean Salisbury and a Coors Light six pack of questions or something. But yeah, I was wondering about that. The quarterback who's playing the best is Jaden Daniels right now. Now if you said who do you want with the game on the line? I want Patrick Mahomes. But Jaden Daniels, he's playing better than everybody else. Yes. Paul, you could use this for semantics with Lamar Jackson the other day. Did Lamar Jackson play great this weekend? No, he played good, right at times he was the best player on the field. But there is a couple big mistakes. I don't think he played great. Josh Allen didn't play great. Mahomes didn't play great. Jaden Daniels played great. All right.

[Seaton O'Connor]

Therefore he is the best here too.

[Dan Patrick]

He's playing the best right now. What's the weather going to be like? Kansas City and Philadelphia since it was an issue last week. We'll get phone calls coming up. What's poll question for hour two going to be Seaton?

[Seaton O'Connor]

You know, we just put up there best job of the available openings. Cowboys, Jaguars, Jets, Raiders, Saints. Okay, I'm not missing any there, right?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't Think so.

[Seaton O'Connor]

I think that's about it.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Seaton O'Connor]

And then we also had overwhelmingly, Ohio State fans would rather lose to Michigan and win the national championship rather than the reverse of that, which I'm very happy about.

[Dan Patrick]

But there was 22% of those voting that would rather beat Michigan.

[Seaton O'Connor]

There's a conspiracy right now that those are actually Michigan fans trying to make Ohio State fans look worse or trying to make them look bad.

[Dan Patrick]

I would not rule that out. I would not rule that out. So what's Poll question for hour two? The best opening.

[Seaton O'Connor]

We also have a comment there. This might be one of the dumbest questions you've asked in a while, which I appreciate.

[Dan Patrick]

Hey, mission accomplished. Yes. Thank you. Wait.

[Seaton O'Connor]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Seaton O'Connor]

We could throw up there. Literally throw up. Who had the worst day yesterday? This was from Paul. Notre Dame fans. Raiders fans are Michigan fans. Michigan fans seem to be rebounding just fine, though.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't. I don't think I would factor the Raider fans in there. I mean, so what? You lost Ben Johnson. Oh, my God. How many times do we have these coordinators where, you know, remember Matt Nagy? Oh, man, he's been learning under Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes. Like, come on. Maybe Tom thought you could put Brady in there because he thought he was going to get Ben Johnson, but I. Ben Johnson is. Would be going in there not having a court. You don't have anything there. He's got a better chance being successful with Chicago. So, Raider fans, you got to kind of clean up your mess before it becomes an attractive job, I would think. And maybe you get Pete Carol. Would I rather have Pete Carroll than Ben Johnson? I would. He's proven himself. Like, are we. Are we kidding ourselves again with all of these coordinators that all of a sudden, man, they become great head coaches? Pete Carroll's proven himself. Mike McCarthy has proven himself. Now we don't like retreads. And Ben Johnson. Oh, my gosh. This guy, maybe. I don't know if he's a head coach. He's a really good coordinator. I don't know. Brad and Columbus. Hi, Brad. What's on your mind today? First time. Long time.

[Justin Penick]

5, 7. In a felt.

[Dan Patrick]

185 felt.

[Justin Penick]

Of course, I'm a Buckeye fan, obviously, in Columbus, and I would absolutely rather have a national championship than to beat Michigan.

[Dan Patrick]

I had all my Michigan buddies.

[Justin Penick]

One guy texted the undertaker meme when.

[Dan Patrick]

Notre Dame came back to eight.

[Justin Penick]

And then after the game, I went out to a local sporting goods store, bought up all the national championship gear.

[Dan Patrick]

Put it on, took a Picture sent it back. It's just a full. Going to be a full year of trash talking, but hey, I guess to.

[Justin Penick]

The 22 percenters, Northern Illinois is the runner up.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Thank you, Brad. If you're Northern Illinois, you feel pretty good about your season and you beat the team that lost to the team that won the national championship. Zach and Knoxville. Hi, Zach. What's on your mind today? Hey, dp. I was just going about my business. Wasn't going to call in until Zach and Grand Rapids had to throw some slander towards the Buckeyes, talking about how we pay for our players.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

And I would say that Larry Ellison.

[Seaton O'Connor]

And Dave Portnoy want to end on.

[Dan Patrick]

The conversation as far as that goes. And I ordered a bunch of national championship gear last night on fanatics, and I didn't ever see anything about the.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Last game of the season buying a.

[Dan Patrick]

Shirt for that, so.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

And I'll leave you with this, man. I called in yesterday about my.

[Dan Patrick]

About my commanders, and he said to James in Virginia that, you know, he wanted to come to the super bowl open invitation. I'm not doing anything super bowl week. Just letting you know. Yeah, yeah. He won't be joining us either.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Oh, wow.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I gave James an open invitation, Zach. It felt like he was inviting himself, so I. I can't. There's only room for one commander fan. So, Zach, I'm sorry that you'll be doing nothing in Knoxville. Yes. You're not barring him for New Orleans? You just. No, no, he can go to New Orleans. I'm just saying James can stop by the set and then we can take pictures and have fun with him. Dan in Ohio. Hi, Dan. What's on your mind today? Hey.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

5 10, 1 75. Just want to call in having a good day today and just want to say that.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, beating Michigan is always a big thing.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I remember when Eddie George was running.

[Dan Patrick]

Back and they lost Tim, Bianca, Patuca.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

And all that other crap, but at the same time, we got the Natty and that's what matters most.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. You don't have to be defensive. Celebrate. I wouldn't worry at all if Michigan is. Michigan fans are going to say something. Just say, yep, you're right. You did beat us. You did. And you know what? I would say thank you for beating us because we became a better team because of you Michigan fans. We became a better team after you beat us. So thank you. That'll be your return. Fire Keith in California. Hi, Keith. What's on your mind?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Hey, man, how you doing?

[Dan Patrick]

Good, good, good.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

So back in the day, I used to have a fun summer job, kind of an all year round thing.

[Dan Patrick]

I would follow bands that were doing stadium tours and build their big two huge stages.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Went into Texas Stadium for YouTube Zoo TV tour.

[Dan Patrick]

Found my way into the Cowboys locker room. Very cool place.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Amazing.

[Dan Patrick]

Actually, while I was there, you're getting.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

The short version of this. There was a piece of chalk next.

[Dan Patrick]

To a chalkboard and I wrote two words.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I wrote a nice elongated G and then a small O and right underneath it an I wrote go Giants in the corner of their chalkboard. Then I made a little line, couple little lines.

[Dan Patrick]

Clearly it was a little box in the corner. Six weeks later, the Giants played there and they got beat like 35 to 3 on Thanksgiving Day. My question for you, Mr. Patrick, with.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Your connections, can you find out if.

[Dan Patrick]

I literally gave them chalkboard bulletin board material?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Jimmy Johnson and the team see that?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I'll see what I can do. That's, that's literally chalkboard material on their chalkboard. Maybe next time we have Jimmy Johnson on, I can ask him that question. Todd C. If Jimmy will join us, I just want to ask him that question.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

That's fair.

[Dan Patrick]

Does he remember that chalkboard?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

No football question.

[Dan Patrick]

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More phone calls coming up. Update the poll results. Rick Neuheisel was there at the national title game last night. He'll join us coming up top of the hour. He's Christopher Mad Dog Russo, host of Mad Dog Unleashed on Sirius XM and a contributor to ESPN's First Take. Mad Dog, good to see you again. Which fan base feels worse today, Notre Dame or Michigan?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Yeah, it's good one I owe since Good job, Danny. Well, always a pleasure to come on. I would say probably Michigan because that win to me against Ohio State doesn't mean that much anymore. It might mean something to them, but the bottom line is Ohio State did what you're supposed to do, bounce back, win four in a row, win a championship. So to me if the Michigan's going to take I look at us, we'd be know who cares. The bottom line is they won. They have the championship trophy. They're going to the White House. They have the rings. The Notre Dame fan, they had a great year. They recovered. They did a good job of trying to get back in the game last night. They lost 56 7. It would be really embarrassing. It was 31 7. They actually made Ohio State sweat a little bit. So I don't think anybody from in South Bend could be annoyed and could be disappointed with the or upset the fact that they lost. They were an eight point underdog for a reason. Ohio State's better than they are. They got better players. But the Michigan fan base to me what Ohio State by the fact they won. So four in a row blew out. People did a great job. That takes away to me as a fan their loss, their loss to Michigan. Who cares if they lost meaning to me but as a fan they won a championship. So I would say the Michigan fan base a little more annoyed than the Notre Dame fan base.

[Dan Patrick]

Who did you have money on last night?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I had Notre Dame Dan. And here, here's the thing. I had no business having getting eight. I had no business having any chance because obviously 317 and then they get the two two point conversions and then you figure oh my God, I'm going to get a push out of this because it was third and 11. Just get the first down there and then run out the clock. Instead he throws the bomb. The kid makes the catch, the 10 yard line so it's first and goal. It's not first and 10 and then they had the two timeouts or they get the timeout left so they're going to have to kick the field goal. So I got burned with that. Now, to be fair, to be fair, I had Houston getting nine on Saturday afternoon. And I got the safety. So that negates what happened last night. It's amazing how betting works when you have no, no business where you push one and then three days later you think, look at me, I'm hot. It goes the exact opposite. That's what happened to me last night.

[Dan Patrick]

I had to quit cold turkey years, years, years ago. Chris. I never enjoyed winning. I. I just hated losing. And I couldn't enjoy the games. You know, people betters will often say, you know what? I have no interest in this game. I'll put some money on it now. I'll watch it. I couldn't do it.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I understand where you're coming from. I think there's a lot of truth to that. You lose the purity of it. I sometimes think it's a little bit of an occupational hazard because it does make you focus on things that you wouldn't normally focus on. And what you and I do on a day in, day out basis, that's important. For instance, you know, I'll bet a season total for a couple of NBA teams, regular season total. Now, what I care in the middle of January what the Kings are doing against the Wizards? No, but because I have Sacramento as an over, I'm going to pay attention. So I look at it as almost at times complimentary to what I do. But I do understand what you're saying. Sometimes you're looking at your bet instead of looking at the big picture. I think that's a very fair point, and I can see why you would have done that a long time ago.

[Dan Patrick]

These are two marquee matchup, or, you know, teams, franchises, Ohio State and Notre Dame. But the national title game felt a little buried, like, you know, we got through with football this weekend, and then it's on a Monday night. Is there a better solution, do you think?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

It better be. It better be. Dan. It's stupid. We've been saying this. How could you play your national championship game after four divisional games the whole world is talking about. I mean, I didn't even mention a college football game yesterday until late. I needed a little blow. They should play the game two days before the divisional games, not after the divisional games. I don't know why. They've been doing this forever on these Monday nights. I know ESPN wants the Monday Night Football team because they're on the Monday night. It's dumb. Nobody cares. And they did not get great ratings for the semifinals, Notre Dame, Penn State only did 17 million and 20 million for Texas. They had to be a little disappointed with that. Four big franchises and I don't even think the game probably would do well from last night. It was 31 7, you've seen enough football. It was a long weekend, people got to work. Tuesday he also had the inauguration, which people may or may not have been wrapped up in one way or the other. So they were a little burned out by 9, 30, 10 o'clock and it's 31 7, Ohio State. You know what, I'm going to bed. So they probably got hurt significantly with that too. Need to get away from the NFL as quickly as possible if they want to get a big deal going for their championship game. I agree with you 100%.

[Dan Patrick]

Christopher Mad Dog Russo host of Mad Dog unleashed on Sirius XM channel 82 a lot of phone calls yesterday from fans. They were talking about the NFL goes out of its way to protect Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs, they get all the calls.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Yep.

[Dan Patrick]

And, and look, I understand, you know, two of those calls with Mahomes should have gone the other way. Nothing should have been called, in my opinion.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I agree.

[Dan Patrick]

Do I think he flaunts the, hey, look at me, you can't touch me. Yes, I do. I agree, but I don't. You know, when fans get into the conspiracy theory of all the, you know, the NFL wants the Chiefs to win, that's where they lose me.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Why take it. They take it too far. But then, let's be honest, they get every call known to man. I mean, and then Mahomes, then he flaunts it by trying to steal another 15 yards. It cost him a field goal in the first drive of the game. It would have been, they would have had a punt. They, it spearheaded their touchdown drive on that 15 yard penalty. They got a call against the Raiders where the Raiders recovered the fumble. And then they said, oh no, no, it was an illegal procedure. So the call had to been stopped. So the play was no play. That was the Friday after Thanksgiving. They called the two penalties and somehow Goodell must have gotten on the phone and told the official, hey, call the other one. Because let's, let's call the play dead. It never occurred. I didn't understand that. They got a call against Philadelphia in the Super Bowl. I never would have called that hold which ruined the game because then they can just, you know, take three knees and kick the game winning field goal. That call I do not make under any circumstances. And they're great. Reed's great. Mahomes is the great. We all understand that. That's a great franchise. Hunt's great owner, we get that. But I don't know how anybody could sit there and watch the Chiefs over the last eight, nine years and think they don't get any calls. A lot of the chief fan will bring up. Or how about the offside that cost us the game against New England? He was 20ft offside. You had to call that. How about the left tackle? Always moves early.

[Dan Patrick]

Who?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

They never make that call. When he moves early. He moves early every single time. And they never make the call. They made it once this week, thank God. But generally they never make. They never call that. I'm Chief doubt Dan. I'm cheap out. And now all of a sudden Caitlin Clark is a chief fan. Let me get this straight. We watch Caitlin, a wonderful athlete. Great. We all know how great she is. Great for the sport.

[Dan Patrick]

Great.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I never saw her once wear a chief jersey, wear a chief hat, have her father wear the Chiefs, and now all of a sudden she's a huge chief fan? Oh, come on. I, I think myself, I think America's had enough with Kansas City. Dan. I'm so hard for Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. I'm going to beg that Alan finally gets to a Super Bowl.

[Dan Patrick]

Caitlin Clark has announced her fandom with the Chiefs years ago.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I never heard that.

[Justin Penick]

Yeah.

[Adnan Virk]

Did she?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Yes, she's a chief fan. She knows about.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Mahomes. Yes, she's been.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Yes, he knows about Super Bowl 1.

[Dan Patrick]

No, she. No, I. She wasn't born yet.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Yeah, still should.

[Dan Patrick]

She may know about Jamal Charles. I don't know, Chris. But she. She. She doesn't know. You know. Who is it? Fred the Hammer Williamson?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Does she know about Miami? Kansas city, double overtime, 27, 24 on Christmas for the one of the most famous games in a history in the National Football League.

[Dan Patrick]

Probably not. Probably not.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying?

[Dan Patrick]

I know, Dan.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

You're not Chief Doubt. You're not Chief Doubt.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, I am. I am. But. But whose fault is it that they show Caitlin Clark or they show Taylor Swift? It's not Caitlin Clark and Taylor Swift. So why don't you call your network friends, why don't you call your bosses that you know, you know Sean McManus.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Good point. Good job, Danny. Last year I had McManus on because CBS had the game and obviously had all the cheap games. And Sean made a big deal about how they only showed Swift 3. No, I had him on at the super. At the Masters before his last event. And I asked him about Swift at the Super Bowl. I says, oh, he only showed it for like three minutes. What he didn't tell me. He showed them 38 times during that game in the booth. 38 times. Enough already. I get it. She likes the Chiefs. Her boyfriend's the tight end.

[Dan Patrick]

It's not her fault, Chris.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

What? The football.

[Dan Patrick]

It's not her. What can she say? Hey, I don't. I don't want you to put the camera on me.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I agree. So I'll blame it on the networks. Is that we want me to say.

[Dan Patrick]

I mean, they show Robert Kraft. Do you get upset when they cut away to who wants to see Robert Kraft?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Oh, I get it. I get it.

[Dan Patrick]

Jerry Jones getting his glasses cleaned. It's entertainment, Chris.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

You're not cheaped out then.

[Dan Patrick]

I am. I am. Because they're so good.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

There's Mahomes doesn't get every corn on the man.

[Dan Patrick]

That might be true, but see, I don't want that to cloud our judgment. Chris, that is unbelievable. And. And I made this mistake with Bjorn Borg. I didn't like Borg because he stood in the way of John McEnroe. He always beat John. And I got. I hated Borg for no other reason. So I missed that entire run how great he was because my mind was like, God, I don't like him because he beats John McEnroe. Mahomes is so. I mean, this is rarefied air now.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Remember, that's fair. Last year, I went on everywhere and said, he's the best quarterback, greatest quarterback I've ever seen. I did it all. I did it on first. They all left me. How's he better than Brady? How's he better than this, that and the other? You and I. You and I go back far enough. You saw United, you and I, about the same age. You saw United. You and I saw Starbuck. You know, we. We've heard of Sammy Barr. We've. We've heard of Otto Graham. Shula. Shula. At the New Orleans Super Bowl. And that would have been the Pittsburgh. No, that would have been San Francisco. Baltimore. I had Don Shooter on. I'm sure you had him on that same week. He came in. In a wheelchair. And we were talking about great quarterbacks. And the first thing he said, don't forget about Otto. Don't forget about Otto Graham. So you and I know the quarterbacks. And I think Mahomes is the greatest quarterback I've ever seen. I can't give him a Better compliment than that. And I think you probably feel the same way.

[Dan Patrick]

I have a picture that Paulie just got me. Caitlin Clark looks like she's about 8 years old. She's with her cousins and she has her chief's jersey on.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Are you guys with Caitlin Clark now?

[Dan Patrick]

Would you like to issue an apology? Is she.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

What is she? Hank Strand? I guess. I guess I shouldn't be picking on Caitlin Clark and Chief Doubt. I'm cheap. Okay, let me call and Dan, those calls on Saturday were push leak. Those are push leak calls.

[Dan Patrick]

Brady versus Belichick, the Verdict three part event hosted by Chris. Oh, okay. Who's more critical to the success of the Patriots dynasty? Tom or Bill? The premieres tonight at 10 Eastern on Vice TV and weekly on Tuesday. Okay.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

They did great. They did a great job with this. You know, I did the panel with them. You did a panel first with Carl Banks, Peter King, Devin McCourty, and then, you know, we. That they said, would you mind coming back and sort of. Sort of setting up the scenes? So the first episode will be why Brady's more significant to the Patriots success. The second one is Belichick. And then the third one, the Tuesday before the super bowl, it's sort of a discussion where we kind of break it down and you got somebody say this and somebody say that they did a great job. And they go in the weeds. This is not your, you know, shrubbery, where you don't. Yeah, you kind of just do the surface. They do it. They have everybody comment. Everybody from Players cost us. They do a great job with it. I spent, you know, two full days doing the two scenes. Each shows an hour. I can't tell you enough how Gary Myers was involved. He wrote a lot of good stuff about. He was sort of the EP of it. And I, you know, and the Verdict means, you know, at the end of the third episode, I kind of give you where we all stand and I kind of give you a verdict. I'm sort of just a quarterback of it. The panel does a great job, and I think the average fan will be able to make a good decision of what percentage each should get for the six championships in New England. That's the idea of it. I think you'll be impressed. It's a good show.

[Dan Patrick]

It's called the verdict. Brady versus Belichick. Tonight at 10 Eastern on Vice TV. The Baseball hall of Fame announcement later on today, 6 Eastern. Ichiro, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Yeah, Wagner's gonna get in because he's. What is he, 73.4% of the vote last year and this is his last year of eligibility. I don't know if myself if I think Wagner is a Hall of Famer. He was not good in postseason play and that's how relievers in my eyes should be judged. But he'll get those extra votes. Sabathia will probably get into. He's got a lifetime 3.74 ERA which is high. But Sabathia was a tremendous big game pitcher pitch when, you know, on sacrifice three days rest from Milwaukee when he was going to be a big free agent. I'll live with that. And each rose a no brainer. So I haven't looked at that list as significant as I probably should. There's probably a couple of others there. Andrew Jones for instance. I'm not sure what people think about him. Beltron, you know that 10 years now of eligibility. But it's a big day for baseball. They have fun with this. You and I love this kind of stuff. Would you put Sabathyman if you were voting? Would you put Wagner in if you were voting? Would you put both in?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

You would?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Wagner's greatest left handed closer of all time. And I agree with you, you know, with postseason that that's what we want to see with closers. Ichiro, no brainer. But yeah, Sabathi was a workhorse. Like that guy would take the ball. Milwaukee abused him, you know, before they knew they were going to lose him. Were like, you're pitching again. I just pitched yesterday. Get out there, pitch again.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I mean he had the guts to take the ball. Yeah, he should be rewarded for that. And that was before his free agency when he went to the Yankees.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't get caught up in era. I because Jack Morris is one of my favorite pitchers because the guy was an ace for three different franchises and all he did was give me the ball. I'm going to pitch as long as, you know I can possibly pitch. We get caught up in era. I know we use it, we can use stats differently, but I still want somebody who wants the ball. And you're not going to burn up the bullpen. And I was just a big Jack Morris fan.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Yeah. I mean he got invited the writer by the executive committee. He did not get invited the writers. And he was 15 years, I believe. You know, I could go either way with Morris. No use to fight that argument now because he's in the hall of Fame. I didn't think Bly Levin was a Hall of Fame pitcher myself.

[Dan Patrick]

What about Tommy John?

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I. I know he's always got 274 lifetime wins. Is that what it is?

[Dan Patrick]

I think he's got 288.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Oh, 288. Do you think Tommy John was a great pitcher? I never thought he was weights, good weight.

[Dan Patrick]

Don Sutton wasn't great, but he, I.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

I agree with you. And he's got 300 wins, so that got him into the hall of Fame. I agree with you. I don't know if I would have voted for Sutton now. He got through the wins. I mean, Phil Negro. Phil Negro is a great, he not a great all time pitcher, but he's got 340something wins because he pitched forever with the knuckleball. Yeah, but do you think Tommy John, when you watch Tommy John, Danny, did you think you were watching a Hall of Fame pitcher? I didn't think so. Did you?

[Dan Patrick]

What about contributions to the game because.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Of the injury with the, with the, with the arm, you know, you got to, don't you give the surgeon that more so than you give time?

[Dan Patrick]

No, because he had to go out. He won 20 games, I think three times after having that surgery. He had to prove that it would be successful.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Yeah, you know, I don't look at it that way, but that's fair. I mean, if you wanted to say that, that's a little addendum for him. No, he's never going to get in. But I'll tell you, the guy that I can't understand, that's not in the hall of Fame and that's Garvey. How is Steve Garvey not in the hall of Fame? He won an MVP. He's a.348 hitter in the postseason. He's a.294 lifetime hitter. He had that consecutive game streak. He dominated the Cubs in the 85, in the 84 playoffs. When they got to the World Series, he was a mainstay on a very good Dodger team for what, 10, 12 years. He won an MVP. He had 200 hits a million times. How is Tony Perez is in the hall of Fame and not Steve Garvey? How the hell is that possible? That's ridiculous. Garvey hit.340, Dan, in postseason play, and he was in a postseason every year.

[Dan Patrick]

But you know what? If you talk to the Reds, to a man, and you said, the game's on the line, you want somebody up, they give you Tony Perez. Johnny Bench will tell you that they all looked at doggy and you know Tony Perez, and that was the guy that they wanted up in a clutch moment that says but the Dodgers, you would.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

You could say the same thing about Garvey. But the Dodgers that because they don't.

[Dan Patrick]

Like Garvey and he's a 10 time all star. I have no problem with that. Oh, you know what, I gotta go. Caitlin Clark wants to talk about her love of the ga. See you, buddy. Christopher Mad Dog Russo. It's the Verdict. It's Brady Belichick tonight, 10 Eastern on Vice TV. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio in the iHeartRadio app.

[Jon Stewart]

Catch Jon Stewart back in action on the Daily show and in your ears with the Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. From his hilarious satirical takes on today's politics and entertainment to the unique voices of correspondents and contributors, it's your perfect companion to stay on top of what's happening now. Plus, you'll get special content just for podcast listeners like in depth interviews and a roundup of the week's top headlines. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else are you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight based in Nashville? We're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything. Cuz we got lots to say. I, I texted you and you texted me back. Now I don't know if you have the update, but like all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like it's all colored, they changed it and the, the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm going to be honest, it was a little pink.

[Dan Patrick]

There was something sentimental when you, when you send it. It was like, do I send the heart? Heart.

[Bobby Bones]

Now I don't like the color edition.

[Dan Patrick]

It's extremely pink.

[Bobby Bones]

Listen to Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Justin Penick]

What's going on everybody? This is Justin Pennock from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast alongside Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We're rolling three times a week, on Mondays, on Wednesdays, on Fridays, breaking down everything you need to know know about the NFL. We're talking about the MVP race. Is Josh Allen going to pull it out? Lamar Jackson? Can Saquon Barkley even break the rushing record? Can the Steelers keep up their momentum? We talk about everything. We break it down. Stats, analytics. And of course, Chris Rose is bringing his perspective on being a pro in the media world as well. Listen to football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or where wherever you get your podcasts and you will be glad you did. Hope you could join us for the postseason run.

[Adnan Virk]

What's up everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast from iHeart podcast in the National Hockey League. It's NHL Unscripted with Verkin Demers.

[Jason Demers]

Hey, I'm Jason Demers, former 700 game NHL defenseman turned NHL Network analyst. And boy oh boy, does daddy have a lot to say.

[Adnan Virk]

I love you, by the way, on NHL Network, we're looking forward to getting together each week to chat and chirp about the sport and all the other things surrounding it that we love. Right?

[Jason Demers]

Yeah, I just met you today, but we're going to have a ton of guests from the colliding worlds of hockey, entertainment and pop culture. And you know what, Tons of back and forth on all things NHL.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, you're soon going to find out we're not just hockey talk. We had all kinds of random stuff on this podcast. Movies, television, football, food, wrestling, even the stuff that you wear in NHL.

[Jason Demers]

Now you wish you could pull off my short shorts. Ferky.

[Adnan Virk]

That's sure to cause a ruckus. Listen to NHL Unscripted with Burke and Demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

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[Dan Patrick]

Steve Garvey, longtime Dodger first baseman, he looked and felt like a Hall of Famer, but I don't know. And you know, once again, I don't crunch these numbers for the hall of fame. But a 10 time All Star, an MVP playing in a big market winning World Series. Yeah. Paulie, how do you go to eight straight All Star games and not go to the hall of Fame without you don't even have to get rid of the stats at that juncture. Yeah, eight. Yeah. I don't know if there's another person in sports who's gone to eight in any sport and not gone. He was top five for MVP five times. Yeah. And like you said, he also completely felt like a star. Like Dale Murphy from the Braves felt like a superstar. Two time MVP back to back. I mean a former catcher, they made a center fielder. We shouldn't overthink these things. I don't think. You know what, here's something that they should overthink these commercials. When I see Gronk and the USAA and the premise of the commercial is that he's going to rip off veterans to get benefits for himself. He doesn't directly say that he doesn't, but he's trying to get away with not being a veteran. Could you imagine? They, they propose this and they go, gronk got an idea. Now you didn't serve in the military, but you want to get their benefits and you're somehow going to circumvent the system.

[Seaton O'Connor]

That sounds really great to me. That sounds great. Sounds like a lot of fun.

[Dan Patrick]

And I think we're in what, year four or five?

[Justin Penick]

This still doesn't get it.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Seaton O'Connor]

Hey, Patrick Mahomes, here's the idea. Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Seaton O'Connor]

Despite being worth like a billion dollars.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Seaton O'Connor]

You're actually so cheap that you're going to get a part time job at a sneaker store just so you could get the discount on those sneakers rather than pay for it with the hundreds of millions of dollars you made. What do you think? That sounds great. That's. I love that idea for the commercial. That sounds great.

[Dan Patrick]

Simultaneously, he's trying to get save money on his home insurance with State Farm and then, hey, Tom Brady, how about Subway Sandwiches. Well, I don't eat that. I know, I know. But it would be a great thing that, you know, you'll be a Subway sandwich endorser. Sure, I'll do it. I would love to know the commercials that Peyton Manning has turned down, if he's turned down any of them.

[Seaton O'Connor]

I get the sense that Peyton Manning is like, okay, here's the idea. Okay. Right. How about my idea? I think this is going to be better.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. We're. We're both brothers and former quarterbacks.

[Seaton O'Connor]

What if you got my brother Eli in and we can make a joke about how we're both quarterbacks and then. But I'm older and he's younger. How about that? Okay, great. There's a million dollars. You know, I'm a little tired of the brother thing. What are the Watts doing? Maybe we could get the Kelsey's or the. Oh, okay. Pays to be brothers these days.

[Dan Patrick]

Jason. Kelsey's got a lot of commercials. They got a few of them on there. Alrighty. Here we go with the best available head coaching gig. Todd, the best vacancy right now is Zoo, hoping he'll turn the corner and not continue to go the wrong way.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

With Trevor Lawrence there.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm gonna go. Jacksonville Jaguars. Wow.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

The best available head coach.

[Dan Patrick]

Thanks. Florida Sunshine seat? No. Connor.

[Seaton O'Connor]

Oh, dear. Well, we actually have this up as a poll question. Do you want to know the audience vote? Best available?

[Dan Patrick]

Sure.

[Seaton O'Connor]

Right now, The Jaguars have 44% of that vote. Do you want to know who people think is the worst available job? The Jets. Jets. Jets. Jets. Jets. 5%. Nobody wants that gig. You know, I kind of feel like the Cowboys are the best available job. Believe it or not.

[Dan Patrick]

I think I'm.

[Seaton O'Connor]

Gonna say the Cowboys.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, Marvin. I'm with Seaton.

[Bobby Bones]

I was gonna say the Cowboys only.

[Dan Patrick]

Because to me, they have the most talented roster. But we've heard that for the last 20 years. But the Cowboys, Paul, by default, don't love any of them. The Jag. Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't know if there's a right answer here.

[Seaton O'Connor]

I mean, there's a reason those jobs are all available.

[Christopher Mad Dog Russo]

Yes, Todd, if you're hoping for more immediate success. My eyes went to the Jaguars and Saints. Based on the divisions they're in and the chance of being competitive sooner than later.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, because the Commanders are good and the Eagles are good. We don't know if the Giants are going to be good again and the Cowboys might be the third best team.

[Seaton O'Connor]

It's a little bit. The poll questions a little bit like which tastes better a crab sandwich or a vomit sandwich.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm gonna say, I'm gonna say the Cowboys job is the best opening. I mean, I at least have CD Lamb, Micah Parsons and a good quarterback, Dak Prescott and maybe an owner who will, you know, now they do draft pretty well. I just, you know, they have to be all in, unlike they were last year when they were all in. But I would say you're still coaching the Cowboys. Something be said for that Rick Newheisel. He'll join us coming up. We'll recap the national title game, what he thinks will happen in the off season with college football as we head towards a super conference. Two hours in the books. One more to go on this Tuesday Dan Patrick Show.

[Jon Stewart]

Catch Jon Stewart back in action on the Daily show and in your ears with the Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. From his hilarious satirical takes on today's politics and entertainment to the unique voices of correspondents and contributors, it's your perfect companion to stay on top of what's happening now. Plus, you'll get special content just for podcast listeners, like in depth interviews and a roundup of the week's top headlines. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirrorball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else you can find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything. Listen to Lots to Say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Justin Penick]

What's up, everyone? It's Justin Penic from John Boy Media, the host of the Football Today podcast with Bobby Skinner and Chris Rose. We roll through three times a week on Mondays, on Wednesdays, on Fridays, breaking down everything you need to know about the NFL. We're gearing up for the NFL playoffs. I hope you can join us. Join in with us three times a week. Listen to Football Today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast and you will be glad you did.

[Adnan Virk]

What's up, everybody? Adnan Burke here to tell you about a new podcast. It's NHL Unscripted with Virkin Demers, Jason Demers here.

[Jason Demers]

And after playing 700 NHL games, I got a lot of dirty laundry to air out.

[Adnan Virk]

I got a lot to say here, too.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay?

[Adnan Virk]

Each week we'll get together, chat about the sport that we love.

[Jason Demers]

Tons of guests are going to join into, but we're not just going to be talking hockey, folks. We're talking movies. We're talking TV, food, and Adnan's favorite wrestling. It's all on Le Table.

[Adnan Virk]

Listen to NHL Unscripted with Vir and Demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

You are cordially invited to the hottest party in professional sports. I'm Tisha Allen, former golf professional and the host of welcome to the Party, your newest obsession about the wonderful world that is women's golf. Featuring interviews with top players on tour, tips to help improve your swing, and the craziest stories to come out of your friendly neighborhood country club. Welcome to the Party with Tisha Allen is an iHeart woman's sports production in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. Listen to welcome to the Party that's P A R T E e on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast.