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Nick Cannon
I was always around it. Hollywood saved me.
Bob Pittman
On this week's episode of Eating While Broke, a podcast presented by the Black Effect Podcast Network, Nick Cannon joins us to discuss his journey from teenage comedian to entertainment mogul.
Nick Cannon
Now I do the super dad content with my kid and everything that people go viral for and making millions of dollars on YouTube I was doing in the 90s.
Bob Pittman
Listen to Eating While Broke from the Black Effect Podcast Network on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Follow eating while Broke and start listening on the free iHeartRadio app today. In 1978, Roger Caron's first book was published and he was unlike any first time author Canada had ever seen. Roger Caron was 16 when first convicted, has spent 24 of those years in jail, 12 years in solitary. He went from an ex con to a literary darling almost overnight.
Nick Cannon
He was instantly a celebrity, he was an adrenaline junkie and he was the star of the show.
Bob Pittman
Goboy is the gritty true story of how one man fought his way out of some of the darkest places imaginable.
Nick Cannon
I had a knife go in my stomach, puncture my spleen, break my rib.
Bob Pittman
I had my guts all in my hands only to find himself back where he started. Roger's saying is, I've never hurt anybody but myself. And I said, oh, you're so wrong. You're so wrong on that one. Roger from Campside Media and iHeart Podcasts, listen to GoBoy starting on April 9th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Nick Cannon
My name is Brendan Patrick Hughes, host of Divine Intervention.
Bob Pittman
This is a story about radical nuns in combat boots and wild haired priests trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover in.
Nick Cannon
A hell bent effort to sabotage a war.
Bob Pittman
J. Edgar Hoover was furious.
Nick Cannon
He was out of his mind and.
Bob Pittman
He wanted to bring the Catholic left to its knees.
Nick Cannon
Listen to Divine intervention on the iHeartrade, iHeartradio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Bob Pittman
Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia. I'm excited to introduce a brand new season of my podcast Math and stories from the frontiers of Marketing. I'm having conversations with some folks across a wide range of industries to hear how they reach the top of their fields and the lessons they learned along the way that everyone can use. I'll be joined by innovative leaders like chairman and CEO of Health Beauty Tarang Amin, legendary singer, songwriter and philanthropist Jewel. Being a rock star is very fun, but helping people is way more fun. And Damian Maldonado, CEO of American financing. I figured out the formula. I just have to work hard. Then that's magic. Join me as we uncover innovations in data and analytics, the math and the ever important creative spark, the magic. Listen to math and Magic on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Mary Kay McBrayer, host of the podcast the Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told. This season explores women from the 19th century to now. Women who were murderers and scammers, but also women who were photojournalists, lawyers, writers and more. This podcast tells more than just the brutal, gory details of horrific acts. I delve into the good, the bad, the difficult and all the nuance I can find because these are the stories that we need to know to understand the intersection of society, justice and the fascinating workings of the human psyche. Join me every week as I tell some of the most enthralling true crime stories about women who are not just victims, but heroes or villains or often somewhere in between. Listen to the greatest true crime stories ever told on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. What's the most sensitive fan base? We stumbled upon that today after a caller yesterday. I think she was inferring that we don't give the Buffalo Bills enough credit. So what fan bases did we put on that list earlier this morning? Seaton. You know, I kind of want to keep it to just football. Okay. Keeps it a little narrow. And right now we have Cowboys, Bills and Patriots. Okay. Anybody else you would put on there? It would just keep it to those three. They seem to be the most sensitive. Okay. By the way, we'll be at the NFL draft, the bar on Homegrown Way, located about three blocks from Lambeau. And we'll be there for three shows. We will have a studio audience and we will have a meet and greet on Wednesday night. Details forthcoming. Stat of the day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the Dan Patrick Show. We'll talk to Christopher Mad Dog Russo coming up here in a little bit. I would like to be in the NBA home office today just to hear the conversation by the commissioner and his lieutenants about John Morant with another gun gesture last night. He hits the game winner against the Miami Heat, which is what we should be talking about. But this is back to back nights for John Morant. Back to back games with a gun gesture and having already been suspended a couple times for actually having a real Gun. I don't know if the commissioner does anything. I think he talked to Buddy Heald and John Morant in the last game between these two teams, Golden State and in Memphis. But after talking to them and then this happens, does the commissioner take action here? As we wind down the regular season, Final four is set on Saturday. Florida, Auburn, Houston and Duke. And the women's final for tonight, Texas and South Carolina, Connecticut and UCLA. 8773 DP Show. Good morning. If you're watching on Peacock, that's our streaming partner. Thank you for downloading the app and our radio affiliates around the country. Sean in Oregon leads us off. Sean, what's on your mind today? Hey, thanks for taking my call, Dan. Yeah. I hate to see John going down the wrong road here and trying to see how good his luck is, but don't think the commissioner could do anything to him because he probably didn't break any rules. I mean, you can't actually go and punish for somebody for not, you know, doing something not supposed to do. And I know when I was younger, if you didn't want me to do something, ask me not to do something and watch me do it. Yeah. But, Sean, thank you for the phone call. The NBA has no rule explicitly banning a gesture, but it has find players for things like throat slashing and. Well, there. There's a few of them. Grabbing the crotch is another one. But with the recent history of John Morant, the gun gesture takes on a whole different meeting here. You know, the league suspended him 25 games at the start of the season. He did the Instagram live of the gun riding with his friend's car. You know, and I'm starting to wonder, and maybe not wonder anymore. It's not his friends who are the problem. It feels like John's the problem, because if you're one of his friends, protect him, help him understand what he's not getting. You know, that these suspensions not getting through to him. And now he feels like a victim. Now he feels like the world's out to get him. You know, Draymond Green did this. Like, oh, woe is me. No, no, you created all of this. You created all of this on the floor. Nobody's out to get you. You got yourself. And the same with John Moran, who is, what, a little over 25 years of age? And I don't know if the NBA cracks down on this. Other players have used that celebration as well. You know, do you all of a sudden draw the line and say, now we're going to enforce this I mean, to be fair, if we're going to litigate this or I'm going to have somebody give both sides, then maybe you can't do anything about it. Maybe it's just another talk. But if he has an actual gun and he's doing Instagram while he's in a car, that's different. But this, maybe the commissioner can't do anything about it. I don't know. All right, poll question for the second hour of the program is going to be what they're Seaton O'Connor. Yeah. Right. Now, the ones we got up there is which fan base has no sense of humor about itself. Oh, boy. We have the Bills, Cowboys or Patriots right now. The Cowboys have a slight lead in that one. Yeah. Cowboys won something. Yeah. We did it. We did it. John Morant needs to be helped or suspended right now. 80% of the audience say suspended. By the way, it's a meat Friday, in case you're wondering. We have burgers, we have Buffalo wings, and we have smoked potato salad. Who has it better than we do? Nobody. Yes, news buddies, Tom in North Carolina. Hi, Tom. What's on your mind today? Thanks for taking my call. D.P. excuse me. Sorry. I was actually thinking about this maybe a sound like a shot toward Fritzi, but I actually know Houston Astro fans that still deny this the cheating scandal. And I'm also wanting to. I'm wondering if all Denver Bronco fans are obnoxious as Fitzy is during the football season. I don't know if you're obnoxious. I mean, you do love the Broncos, but I think you have this based in reality of you don't have high expectations. Yeah, it's another one of those, you.
Nick Cannon
Know, citing examples are one example of.
Bob Pittman
Obnoxious behavior wearing bright orange and blue. That's their colors. I don't think I talk up the.
Nick Cannon
Broncos like they're going to the super bowl anytime soon.
Bob Pittman
Thank you, Todd. Paul in Iowa. By the way, our starting lineup, the king of comedy, Fritzi, Seaton, Marv, Paul, yours truly in the back room. Guys, Paul in Iowa. Good to have you back, Paul. What's on your mind? Hey, Dan. On the poll question today, I would just say, you know, Cowboys fans aren't really too serious as in prickly anymore in the year 2025. They're more laugh at my pain. Or yeah, I know, I hate it too. Or yeah, we're just good enough to be disappointing. That's what I hear from Cowboys fans. I know I would say a few fan bases. The Raiders are Very serious on game day. The Packer fans are incredibly critical of their management and may maybe a more fun poll question would be, what's the most, like, unserious fan base? Well, I'm going to start probably with the Oakland A's in Sacramento. I don't know how you could take that setup seriously. I don't think they can host a playoff game. I think baseball realizes they can't host a playoff game if the A's would happen to make the playoffs. I don't know if they can. So imagine allowing the A's to relocate to Sacramento, but then knowing, hey, they better not make the playoffs because, I mean, we can't. We can't house everybody that we have, you know, for a playoff game. So they would actually be rooting against the A's to not make the playoffs. Yeah, Paulie, the A's are two and five at this juncture. They're three games out of first already.
Nick Cannon
It's not over yet.
Bob Pittman
But they've lost four. Oh, it's not over yet. And looking at the MLB standings and every team is Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels. It just says Athletics. No word. Yeah, it's like, ups. Are they Athletics? They list them as Athletics, not the Athletics. And no town around them. Okay. All right. Michael in Nashville. Hey, Mike. What's on your mind today? Hey, Dan. How's it going? I'm calling in today to celebrate the UT Chattanooga. Yeah. Do you sell merchandise for winning the nit? I mean, if you're UT Chat. Yeah, I think you do. I mean, we apparently on Twitter said we're gonna hang the banner, but I was a graduate of 2019. Was great to see us pull it off. I actually do have a poll question for you guys based off of this. Okay. If you are a mid major, would you rather go out in the first round and make the big dance, or would you rather win the entire nit? Me, selfishly, after having done both as a Chattanooga band, I say win the nit. Go Mox. Have a great meet Friday, boys. Thank you. Michael. Yeah, we've asked this question before. I don't know what the poll results were on that. I still want to make March Madness. I mean, the NIT is fun and I'm glad the teams take it serious because you do get more time to practice, more time to develop your players. And I think that's really important for some of these programs. But, yeah, I. I want to make. Now, if you said play in game and I lose or I win the nit, I might take the NIT I might, because there's. There's only, what, two teams that are going to be happy at the end of the year. The team that wins in the NCAA tournament and the team that wins the nit. There's only two teams. I remember there was a bowl official, and he kept saying, you know, I hate that you keep pushing for, you know, a championship and a playoff because we need the bowl games, because the kids should be able to celebrate, have a good thing to happen to them in their final game. I said, so we're having the bowl games so kids don't have a loss at the end of the year. All of these schools. So we don't care about the basketball schools because there's. Everybody's going to have a loss at the end of the year except for one. But this Bull official was trying to tell me the bull integrity of, you know, isn't it nice that they'll end their seasons, maybe their careers on a win? I said, that's nice, but we want to play off. Yes, Paulie.
Nick Cannon
Dan.
Bob Pittman
Of course. I'm on the UT Chattanooga athletics website, and you can buy hell yes, Tennessee Chattanooga Mocks 2025 NIT Champion T Shirts. I love it. I'd be celebrating. Yes. It's like when Memphis won the summer league. I said, you know what? We made up a T shirt for the Memphis Grizzlies. These Bears don't hibernate. Yeah. Yes. Todd. A bowl game to finish the season with the win is very little league participation. Trip. Yes. Yes. You got to get. But there were so many apologists for the prior blueprint there for, you know, picking a national champ. It's like, okay, we're going to have two teams play for the national title, and. And then we're going to have all the bowl games and everybody wins. But that's not what we wanted. In any other sport, you have a process of elimination, not we're going to arbitrarily go one versus two. Yes. A real sport would make a league where you're able to find out who the real winner is. Yeah, pretty simple. But they were trying to protect the Bulls. And I kept saying, you can use the bowl games and they become far more important because you have to win the Orange bowl to then go to the Rose Bowl. So now it's of importance. But, yeah, they were. It was a myopic view by the Bull committee. Or at least this person I spoke to was on the committee, and he kept saying, I didn't get it. I go, no, I get it. You don't get it. That the pageantry of the Bulls because we all want the pool and weed eater bowl. I mean, think about the kids. I mean, come on, guys. What about the kids? They want to go to the. Well, that's back when we go, hey, you know, they're getting a CD player. You know, they. They get a gift bag. Oh, okay. And fast forward to now. You're spending $5 million, $7 million. I might not even play in a bowl game. Let's see. Rich in Athens. Hi, Rich, how are you? Damn. Doing well. Happy meat Friday as usual. Sitting here with my dog Fritzi, watching the DP show. My topic today, greatest sports towns, college or pro. You're talking about Green Bay. Gotta imagine that's one of the greatest sports towns in the country. Also, I live in Athens, Georgia. On college game day, I could comfortably rank Athens, Georgia top 10, maybe top 5. The people, the vibe, the history, the bars, the restaurants, the shopping, the scenery. And my question is to all of you guys. I want to hear about some of yalls favorite college sports towns, either that you just have heard of or that you have visited and experienced on a game day or a big event. I'm just interested to hear what y'all think about that. All righty. Thank you, Rich. Have a great weekend with your dog. Fritzi, there's. How many NFL teams have a collegiate feel to them on their game day like a tailgate feel to the Lambeau does? Kansas City does. I'm like, Lambo comes to mind right away. Yes, Marv. MetLife Stadium. Whenever the Cowboys play. It's a very college like rivalry. What about all the other games? I don't know. Okay. And I haven't been to all of them. I've been, I've been to a Raider game. I mean, that was just. That was a whole different vibe. That was. I survived. Thank God it was an early game. Yes, Todd. I'd say Buffalo. I would throw in there. Yeah, that's great. Yeah. Great call. Yeah. Paulie. I've been to a Houston Texans home game and the tailgate was expansive. Really high end tailgate, but having that collegiate feel to a professional franchise. Because that's what we love about college football. I mean, there's a hundred thousand people there now with the NFL, you might have 60 or 70,000 there, but when you have the tailgating, and I know you, you get, you get people who aren't necessarily football fans who are passionate about their alma mater. Therefore, you get more people caring more. It feels like when you go to a college game and in that town as well, because you're in smaller towns for the most part. That's why you guys, I don't think, have been to Lambeau. But when you go into Lambeau, it's, it's a neighborhood gave birth to a stadium. It's just, it, it's something out of a movie set. And you're going to go, you, you, you go through this neighborhood and all of a sudden you go, damn, there's the stadium. Small houses, but the atmosphere is wonderful. You know, a Bears game. I went to a Bears playoff game. That would, that had a kind of a collegiate feel. Yes. We have this, like, weird belief in sports that only big cities can handle teams. And it's really not true. You could have big stadiums in smaller cities and the surrounding population will handle that. I get business wise, if you look, well, the most people live here. So that's where we'll put the biggest teams. But smaller places can absolutely handle that, especially when you look east and west coast. Well, you find that at Lambeau. Yeah, they'll turn out for the draft. It'll be a great, great spectacle. All right, we'll take a break. Christopher Mad Dog Russo will join us. Coming up, more phone calls as well. Also, check in with the Memphis Grizzlies coming up at the top of the hour to find out exactly if or when something happens to John Morant with the latest gun gesture last night. Back after this, Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows@foxsportsradio.com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. Hey, it's Steve Covino and I'm Rich Davis, and together we're Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. You can catch us weekdays from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. And of course, the iHeartRadio app. Why should you listen to Covino and Rich? We talk about everything. Life, sports, relationships, what's going on in the world. We have a lot of fun talking about the stories behind the stories in the world of sports and pop culture. Stories that, well, other shows don't seem to have the time to discuss. And the fact that we've been friends for the last 20 years and still work together, I mean, that says something, right? So check us out. We like to get you involved, too. Take your phone calls, chop it up, as they say. I'd say the most interactive show on Fox Sports Radio, maybe the most interactive show on planet Earth. Be sure to check out Covino and Rich live on Fox Sports radio and the iHeartradio app from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific. And if you miss any of the live show, just search Kovino and Rich wherever you get your podcast. And of course, on social media, that's Covino and Rich. Something unexpected happened after Jeremy Scott confessed to killing Michelle Schofield in Bone Valley Season one. I just knew him as a kid. Long, silent voices from his past came forward and he was just staring at me. And they had secrets of their own to share. Gilbert King I'm the son of Jeremy Lynn Scott. I was no longer just telling the story. I was part of it.
Nick Cannon
Every time I hear about my dad, it's, oh, he's a killer. He's just straight evil.
Bob Pittman
I was becoming the bridge between a killer and the son he'd never known. If the cops and everything would have.
Nick Cannon
Done their job properly, my dad would have been in jail. I would have never existed.
Bob Pittman
I never expected to find myself in this place. Now I need to tell you how I got here.
Nick Cannon
At the end of the day, I'm.
Bob Pittman
Literally a son of a killer. Bone Valley Season 2 Jeremy, Jeremy, I want to tell you something. Listen to new episodes of bone Valley Season 2 starting April 9 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And to hear the entire new season ad free with exclusive content starting April 9th. Subscribe to Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcasts. Stat of the Day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the Dan Patrick Show. Christopher Mad Dog Russo, host of Mad Dog unleashed on Sirius XM channel 82 and one of the co hosts of ESPN's First Take. Chris, good to talk to you again. Let me. Let me start with this. Why is it when we compare generations, we do it with basketball freely, but we don't do it with football and we don't do it with baseball? Like, no, but why do we pick and choose and say Steph Curry wouldn't be anything back in the 80s and this guy couldn't play and this guy could play. We don't do that with baseball and we don't do that. Nobody says, Bart Starr, he couldn't play today, or, you know, Bob Greasy couldn't play today.
Nick Cannon
Yeah, it's an excellent point, Danny. Good to be on as usual. I think you do a little bit with the quarterbacks because you do rank them, but nobody ranks United lower than the others because he played 100 years ago. So you're right, you do it with the NBA, you don't do it baseball because it's not a size thing and it's not physicality and, you know, you still got to hit it. It's, you know, hand eye coordination. You got to hit the pitch. You know, Koufax threw as fast as threw 100 miles an hour, just like the guys are throwing today. So you're right. You know, I think there's a little. I think there's a little baseball because of the field conditions, the, you know, prior to 1947 with no African Americans. So I think people do a little of that. But overall, the sport that does get looked at from an era to era basis is definitely the NBA. You know, I think this Celtic City thing, which I'm sure you've kept an eye on, I think that contributes to it a little bit because, you know, it's coming out in March, the NBA season's winding down, so you're wrapped up in the Celtics. They're great again. So you're watching those nine episodes, so you think of Bird, you think of Parish, you're thinking Russell. And I think that contributes to it this period, right now, this time of the year. But I don't know. I don't have the answer for you. I mean, maybe because the players are so identifiable. You see them, they feel like they're part of your family. The football players got the helmet on, so you don't have the same feel there. You don't quite understand. And it's harder to analyze the football player. Now, how do we know who the best offensive tackle is of all time? You know, you gotta look at film. Basketball, it's right in front of you. You can, you can analyze it. Maybe that's got something to do with it. But you're right. The NBA does do the era stuff more than the other sports, 100%.
Bob Pittman
Why is it we acknowledge Babe Ruth stats, that they're believable? Where we don't acknowledge Wilt Chamberlain stats because we'll go, nobody saw the hundred point game and he averaged 50, you know, in a season. It almost had 55 rebounds in a game. We, we don't acknowledge the almost mythological like figure that Wilt was. But we do that with Babe Ruth.
Nick Cannon
And maybe because there weren't a lot of great centers, you know, he was, he. Outside of Russell, he was a freak. He was so good, so athletic. It sounds so crazy to average 50 points a game. You know, baseball, you know, there is a feel in baseball where you can identify a little bit more with De Garrick or the Ruth era than you can with the basketball. When you watch the highlights of Chamberlain, you see the players he's playing against, it looks like he's. He dwarfs them physicality wise. You don't sense that necessarily with Ruth. You know, it's not like he's six'eight and everybody else is five'eight I mean, he's essentially the same. And he's heavy. He doesn't look like a great athlete. So I think from an athletic perspective, it looks a little bit more legitimate. And Ruth, you know, Ruth is just, you know, I mean, he out homered leagues. I mean, Ruth. I mean. And plus the ballpark was so much bigger. You know, it was 515ft to straightaway center field in Detroit. 515ft. I mean, that's Polo grounds. I mean, it was miles out the center field. It's not the same with the. But the Chamberlain thing. But you're right. Chamberlain, I think. And maybe because he didn't win as much either, maybe that had something to do with it. The fact that Chamberlain only won the two titles and, you know, Ruth was in the million World Series. So maybe that's got a little something to do with it. We kind of look at Chamberlain's records as a little overrated because he wasn't able to do that in the postseason. And he, you know, he always lost. So maybe you think the regular season's a little mythical. Maybe that's got something to do with it. But you're right. Will it average 50 points a game in that 61, 62 season? And that is an incredible. And then they. They lost to the Celtics in Game 7. So what did it actually, actually mean? Ruth had home runs in the World Series. Maybe that's got something to do it. But that's a very good. That's a very interesting question. I don't have the. I don't think it's a direct answer.
Bob Pittman
Yeah, but Oscar averaged a triple double that same year. I think that will average. I think he did okay. So that's not freakish, right? I mean, people look at that and go, oh, my gosh, look at what he did. Like we acknowledge the big O averaged a triple double. And then it didn't become a big deal until nobody had done it until Russell Westbrook. And because we like nice, neat package things where it's a triple double. And then, well, you got it. And I think they were the sixth seed. And Westbrook won an MVP based off getting triple doubles.
Nick Cannon
Yeah, he had a 40. They only won 44, 45 games. Yeah. I mean maybe because you know it, nobody's average 50 cents. Maybe that's got a little something to do with it. And Wilts numbers are so astronomical that that's got something to do with it. But you know, Wilt had his warts too. I mean, you know there's many a game in a big spot you all know about taking himself out of game seven in Russell's last year, which bothered Russell to no end, looking around to see if Willis Reed was going to play in game seven at Madison Square Garden. Why is he worrying about Willis Reed, for crying out loud? And then as Havocek used to have a check once told me this, that the year they lost to Philly to lose the Celtics when they were the defending champs in Russell's first year, second year as the head coach's first championship, he didn't take a shot in the fourth quarter because he had five fouls. He didn't want to foul out. Remember, never fouled out in a game. What is he worrying about? Put the official, put the pressure on the official. So Wilt's got some. He's got some peccadillo's, there's no question about it. But you're right, we don't look at Oscar as freakish and we do look at Wilt as freakish. And what Oscar did, 31, 11 and 11. Maybe it's because people had averaged 30 points and people had averaged 10 rebounds and people had averaged 11 assists. And so we didn't think it was that big a deal. And the fact he did it all in the same year, you kind of forgot about it. And because a little underrated. Interesting, interesting questions, Danny.
Bob Pittman
He's Christopher Mad Dog Russo. You'll listen to him on Mad Dog unleashed on Sirius XM82 and also you can see him on first take. What do you think the feeling or morale is like at the home office with the commissioner today with what happened with John Morant again last night?
Nick Cannon
Yeah, I mean Morant just doesn't get it. I mean he's going to have to suspend him. And I think Silva is at times very, very soft. And I think in this particular situation he's. We'll see if he gave him a warning and then basically he did it the next day, for crying out loud. You know, Morant doesn't get it. He's always getting himself in hot water. We all know this is not the first time be interesting to see what Silva does. Would he suspend him for some. I mean maybe he suspends him the last Six, seven games of the regular season. Does he do that and leave him alone for the playoffs? It's probably what he'd do, right? I don't think he has suspended for a playoff series. He'll probably suspend him for the rest of the regular season, 25 games. Don't you think that's what it do, Danny?
Bob Pittman
I think because it's commissioners don't like when you embarrass them publicly. You know, Tom Brady lied to the commissioner, therefore it felt like he came down harder on Brady because he lied. This is a case where jaw just did this. He just got verbally spanked by the commissioner and then you do it again the next night and you do it right in his face. I think he's basically calling the NBA's bluff to say I think you're right. Let me see what you're going to do.
Nick Cannon
And if Silva doesn't do anything, he's going to get pounded. So he's going to have to do something. I think the question is what the discipline will be. I don't think he'll punish him in the postseason because I don't think he wants to tarnish Memphis's chance to be in the postseason. They will be in any way. It's a question of playing or what have you. I guess it is. Do you take six games away from him? Is that what you do at the end of the year? Is it a one game thing? What do you want to give him the next 10 days off? What do you want to do?
Bob Pittman
Yeah, but I want to punish him in a sense that he's punishing his teammates because if you just punish him he'll be like, all right, whatever, I lost some money. You're going to suspend me for 25 games to start the season. This is now going into the postseason. So now this affects your city, your coaching staff. You just got your head coach fired and you're jockeying for position. This maybe if it affects his teammates, maybe then it resonates with him in a different way.
Nick Cannon
Well, theoretically it would affect his teammates because they're trying to stay out of the play in and if they do suspend them, they'll probably be in the play in. Is that enough of a this does that suit you from a punishment standpoint or play in and being the six seed is not a big deal? That's an interesting question. I don't know does that I know they, they seem the players team seem to care about not having to play in that play in. Would that be enough in Silver's Mind as a team punishment that because he loses the next six games, they're stuck playing Minnesota to see if they get into the main body of the postseason. I don't know. Will he look at it that way? You tell me.
Bob Pittman
Yeah, I don't know what's going to resonate with John Morant, but if you're the commissioner, you know, you may be at the end of your rope and.
Nick Cannon
Just say, oh, you gotta do something.
Bob Pittman
Yeah, yeah, I think so.
Nick Cannon
He's not going to suspend it for the whole playoff?
Bob Pittman
No, no. Are the Dodgers great for baseball?
Nick Cannon
Yeah, they probably are. They're great right now, middle of August, you know, when they got a 20 game lead and they're on their way to, you know, they're on the way to 130 and 32, you know, maybe then we'll get a little bored with it because there won't be any suspense in the divisional race. There won't be any suspense as far as the one seed is concerned.
Bob Pittman
You don't think the Padres and the Giants can hold on here and make this competitive in the West?
Nick Cannon
Yeah, maybe. And that division's pretty good. San Diego, you know, Arizona's good, Padre, the Giants, but I mean, even the Padres are seven and oh, and they'll still be hard. I mean, think about it that way. I mean, you know, the Dodgers, will they calm down a little bit? They have an injury, they're going to get bored. I don't think the Dodgers will care one way or the other about winning 116 games. I mean, now they might get it just because they're that good and it just happens to be. But if you think Dave Roberts, you know better than anybody, Danny, Dave Roberts, with five games to go, needing two wins, he's not going to sit there and let Blake Snow pitch eight innings. So he wins. Breaks the regular season record for wins. They are not going to care about that under any circumstances. And Seattle didn't win a World Series anyway. They lost to the Yankees the year they won 116. And the Indians lost, too. When they won 111, they lost. So I don't think the Dodgers are going to be that wrapped up in trying to break any regular season record. But they might be so dominant and I mean, their backup team is great. So as a result of that, their reserves are that great. They might win 120. Just winning 120. Is it good or bad? It's probably good, right? Everybody likes the villain. We'll keep an eye on him because the Dodgers have a lot of pressure on that. They go through that regular season 120 games and then they lose in the first round of the playoffs. That's going to be. They have to win the World Series.
Bob Pittman
Yes.
Nick Cannon
And so as a result there'd be a little bit of that that we will keep an eye on whether they can sort of make good on a regular season season. We'll have to wait and see on that.
Bob Pittman
The Torpedo bats. Are the Torpedo bats performance enhancing?
Nick Cannon
Not to me, no. I mean, how come Jose Trevino can't hit? I mean, you know, he hits 200. He used a Torpedo bat last year. Judge doesn't use the Torpedo bat. He's got a million home runs already. I don't think it's that big a deal that baseball. I'm going to trust him when they say it's in the rules. So I know it's the rage of the sport the first week of the season. I think the biggest thing in the sport right now with the Braves. There's no team that's ever made. Did you know there's no team that's ever made the playoffs starting 07, which I did not know. And throw in the idea they have Profar out, he's not going to be able to play. They gave him $44 million based on last year. Maybe last year was a mirage because maybe he was juicing all year and that's why he had a great season for the Padres. So they get no recourse out of that. They don't have him for 85 games. Who knows with the Acuna and they're already on seven in a good division. I think that is interesting. That to me is more interesting than the Torpedo bats with the Dodgers is Atlanta went to the west coast, didn't win a game. You know, they let Neris pitch in the third game of the second game of the year. He blew a save and they DFA'd him two days later, for crying out loud. So that to me is interesting is what Atlanta has done in the sport. And then of course you got a good college basketball weekend this weekend too. So it's a good weekend. And the next week the master.
Bob Pittman
Have you made any money during March Madness?
Nick Cannon
No, I've gotten killed. The two that were terrible. Danny St. John, Arkansas. You saw it, right? Yeah, I had Arkansas on the money line. They blew a 13 point lead and then Michigan State and the old miss kid threw the ball in the basket. It rimmed in. And the past minus three and a half, 76, seven. Yeah, I've struggled I'm going to pass this weekend. I think Duke in Florida, though, will be there Monday night. I think Duke and Florida. I think that'd be a great game. I think that'd be a great game.
Bob Pittman
I would take the five and a half with Houston.
Nick Cannon
You would.
Bob Pittman
And I would. I'd take Auburn straight up.
Nick Cannon
Oh, you would?
Bob Pittman
Yeah. Yeah.
Nick Cannon
Well, let's do the second one first.
Bob Pittman
How come Houston's just going to ugly it up and I don't. I don't think that you're going to see Cooper flag go off. That's a. That's a. That's a veteran team, veteran coach. And they. They're going to keep it low, feels like. And. And they're going to be physical, that it'll be an ugly game, esthetically not pleasing.
Nick Cannon
And lose. 63. 60.
Bob Pittman
And you.
Nick Cannon
And you win your bet.
Bob Pittman
Yeah.
Nick Cannon
How about the Auburn game?
Bob Pittman
I just think we kind of move past Auburn. Being good is as long as Broom is healthy to play. You got a really good coach. I haven't been impressed with Florida. I mean, I love Clayton. He's awesome.
Nick Cannon
He's great.
Bob Pittman
He's so much fun. But I, I watched a couple of games because everybody said, oh, my gosh, you know, Seth Greenberg said it's like Noah's Ark. They got two of everything. And I went, okay. I think we. We moved on from Auburn quickly because they lost, what, three or four at the end of the season. That's. That's still a really good team. Tough team, and once again, veterans there. The only team that's really had freshmen who have had an impact is Duke, and that's rare in March Madness, like, 100%.
Nick Cannon
You don't buy the idea. You don't buy the idea that Florida is tough physically and mentally because they came back and won two games against UConn and Texas Tech.
Bob Pittman
Yeah, but they could have lost those games, Chris. I mean, we could look at it that way, too. They could have easily lost those games.
Nick Cannon
Oh, absolutely. They were down 10 with three minutes to go against Texas Tech. They think you can go either way with that. You can say they learned something and, you know, nothing is going to phase them if they fall behind. Or you can say that's a sign.
Bob Pittman
That they're a little overrated now. Don't bet on my information, Chris. I don't know.
Nick Cannon
Don't bet on mine either.
Bob Pittman
Oh, no, I know that.
Nick Cannon
I. You know, I do. You know, Florida won easy at Auburn in a regular season late. I think Florida, and I think Florida, Duke, I think Any combination is pretty good because these are all one seeds. I think Florida, Duke on Monday night would be a great game.
Bob Pittman
It would be.
Nick Cannon
That's what we get.
Bob Pittman
I don't think people will enjoy if it's Houston and Auburn.
Nick Cannon
You're probably right.
Bob Pittman
Yeah, they probably.
Nick Cannon
I probably should. That game will have problems. You are used to Houston and Auburn be a tough watch. Southern part of the country ugly. But Florida, Florida, Duke be.
Bob Pittman
Yeah, that would.
Nick Cannon
They need Duke in the final. Duke brings eyeballs. They need Duke in the final.
Bob Pittman
What's it like when you have a big loss? Do you have to tell your wife how much money you lost?
Nick Cannon
No, no, no, I don't. I don't. She knows. She hears me scream about it. But no, she. And you win some too, you know, it's not like I lose all the time. I know. I tell you what's really bothered me. I had the nuggets over under 51 and a half. They've lost the Wizards twice, the Bulls, they lost to Minnesota where they blew the game with Westbrook. And then they don't play anybody against San Antonio when they're playing for something. I mean, that's ridiculous. I mean, come on. I mean, I understand the players today make a big deal about, well, we're much better and physically and all that nonsense. Here's. Here's what I want to. Here's what I want the player to do. Bird played 82 games every year. 82 freaking games. They were 65 and 7:15. And he's playing in game 83 against an eight, us 80 against the nets. Murray's played 65 games. He's take 17 games off. How about playing a full schedule and, you know, and why don't you go commercial instead of playing charter and play three games in three different cities on commercial aircraft and sitting in the back of the plane and getting up the next day to play a ball game. I mean, why don't you do that and then we can find out from a standpoint of staying mentally into it. I mean, these players are hot stuff. Taking these games off. I mean, it's. It is ridiculous. I mean, let's face it is stupid. It's stupid. I mean, Denver is playing this day out of the playing, Danny. And they bench everybody on when they give them all a night off against the San Antonio Spurs. I mean, you must be kidding me. That's ridiculous.
Bob Pittman
And your favorite player, Kwai Leonard, you know, he's never played. Now he's back. Now he's. He's back. And now they're dangerous because Kawhi is.
Nick Cannon
Back until he's played 31 games.
Bob Pittman
Yeah.
Nick Cannon
You know, Jaminsky. I had Jaminsky in the studio for the NCA. The great Jaminsky played 14 years in the NBA, 12 coaches. His career high was 41 points and 22 rebounds. He did it on April 8, 1986, against the Celtics. That was the Celtics season, 65 and 17. They were 65 and 15. Two games to go in a season. And he did that against the Celtics. Bird played 37 minutes, Mikhail played 34, Parish 31, and Walt, who couldn't walk, played 23 minutes. And it's game 81, and they've already won 65 games. I mean, holy. That's basketball. That's basketball.
Bob Pittman
That was basketball. That was. All right, Good to talk to you.
Nick Cannon
I love you, Danny. Thank you.
Bob Pittman
That's Christopher Mad dog. That's Christopher mad dog Russo. You can see him on first take with Stephen A. I thought that was a wonderful thing that Stephen A. Did. But Stephen A. Knows how to make tv. Putting Chris on there and exposing Chris to, you know, a national audience so they get to see and hear what he did for over 20 years in New York doing radio. We'll take a break. Phone calls coming up next. Back after this. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox 4 Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. Something unexpected happened after Jeremy Scott confessed to killing Michelle Schofield in bone Valley season one. I just knew him as a kid. Long, silent voices from his past came forward, and he was just staring at me. And they had secrets of their own to share. Gilbert King. I'm the son of Jeremy Lynn Scott. I was no longer just telling the story. I was part of it.
Nick Cannon
Every time I hear about my dad, it's, oh, he's a killer. He's just straight evil.
Bob Pittman
I was becoming the bridge between a killer and the son he'd never known. If the cops and everything would have.
Nick Cannon
Done their job properly, my dad would have been in jail. I would have never existed.
Bob Pittman
I never expected to find myself in this place. Now I need to tell you how I got here.
Nick Cannon
At the end of the day, I'm.
Bob Pittman
Literally a son of a killer. Bone Valley Season 2 Jeremy. Jeremy, I want to tell you something. Listen to new episodes of bone Valley Season 2 starting April 9 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts and to hear the entire new season ad free with exclusive content starting April 9th. Subscribe to Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcasts when you run your own business, your own company, when you're the CEO, you got to get your hands dirty. And that's exactly what I just did. I went out to the Traeger Grill and I was inspecting the buffalo wings. Just want to let you know, according to quality control, they taste delicious. We'll have burgers as well. Smoked potato salad as well. Who has it better than we do? TireRack.com the official tire expert of the DP Show. Go to TireRack.com Dan the easy to Use Tire Decision Guide Full lineup of Yokohama tires Special offers Free road hazard protection Mobile tire installation tire rack.com the way tire buying should be who had the best week in sports? Best week it could be a person, could be a team, could be a league, a sport. Paul, I'll start with you. Who had the best week in sports?
Nick Cannon
I'm gonna go Aaron Judge, and he's.
Bob Pittman
Getting so good that we don't even really talk about it when he has a week. Like he had six games. He's got five home runs and 15 RBI in six games. I'm no math major, but that pace would be really, really good. And no torpedo bat. His slugging percentage is over 1100. He's coming off two of three MVP seasons. He's 33 and he feels younger, but he was a Rookie at age 25, so he feels like a guy who's probably 29. He's 33. He has not cooled off. Marvin Best week in sports I'm gonna go to Oklahoma City Thunder. As a team, they've been hotter than fish grease maybe the past month. Okay. They won 11 games in a row. All right, Todd. Best week in sports. I'm gonna give it to Mookie Betts and the Dodgers.
Nick Cannon
Even though it's expected them to have.
Bob Pittman
A great season to be undefeated. And Mookie was pretty sick not too long ago and he's back in business and contributing. So Mookie and the Dodgers Seaton. Who had the best week in sports? Say Carmelo Anthony. Good time to remind people. Hell yeah, man. I was a dude before Cooper Flag. I was the guy before this. I was the guy. I was the guy. Hell yeah. Wait, he was Cooper Flag before Cooper Flag. Well, they're talking about Cooper Flag as being maybe the best one and done ever in college basketball. And I think Carmelo has every right to hold his finger up and say, not so fast, my friends. I was pretty good, too. I agree with that because led him to A national championship? Yeah. Hell, yeah. Who else would be on the list of the best one and doners of all time? Marvin. Who comes to mind? Kevin Durant. Yeah, but he wasn't great. I'm sorry. No, he didn't do anything. No, no, no. I'm just saying, great player. I'm not talking about. No, I'm talking about what he did in his one and done. I mean, Durant's one of the great players of all time. What did he do at Texas? What did they do in the postseason? It was second round loss, I think. Yes, that's what I'm saying. But I thought you were just talking about great players. Well, not postseason success. Okay. All right. Well, then that's a different question. The best one and done. Season turned in. Mello would probably be there because he won a national championship. Yes. Yeah. Mellow as a freshman, Syracuse averaged 23 and 10. Anthony Davis, 2012 with Kentucky right out of the gate, led them to the title. Kevin Durant had a good stat season like you said, but Texas didn't do a lot. Derrick rose at Memphis in 08. National title and breakout player. There's a few others that had great stats, like Michael Beasley, Greg, Odin. Kevin Love had a great freshman year. Put a bow on that story. Well, Rose went to the national title game. Yes. And then that was vacated. Yes, that's all vacated. Not in my mind. It's still probably not in his either. But because of Derrick Rose, it got vacated. Didn't somebody take a SAT test for him? Allegedly. I'd rather get you to a national title, win it and have it vacated than not get it. Oh, okay. Like the Fab Five. A lot of their banners are gone, but the memories are still there. Yeah. Okay. So if you did something illegal, as long as you accomplish something when you're doing something illegal, like the heights of Reggie Bush at USC are better than the baggage and what happened to them afterwards. Yeah, but he didn't do anything like. Okay, he took the loan and didn't pay it back. Yes. That's bad. Bad business. Took the loan is funny. Yeah. Like, he just defaulted on his loan. Yeah, well, the bank was pretty pissed about it, but that's the payment. Really? Yeah. That wasn't worth it. Is that really, like, loan is a fun word to use there. Yeah. Maybe some form of. Maybe. Upfront payment, perhaps. One more hour to go. Go to check in with the Memphis Grizzlies. One of the reporters covering this situation here. What's the commissioner do? Why is it Jaw has no remorse. He just feels like a victim. So the final hour in this Meat Friday. More Phone calls coming up. 877 3DP. Show operator Tyler sitting by. Take your phone calls. Todd's here, the minister of humor, the king of comedy, Seaton, Marv, Paulie, yours truly, the BRGs. Final hour this Friday, right after this. A great lawn is like a great sports team. It takes expertise and a little extra care to stand out. And that's where True Green comes in. Here's the best part. It's more affordable than you think. They'll even match any competitor's price. Plus, true green backs it all up with a satisfaction guarantee. Not happy. They will come back between visits to make it right. So don't wait. Head to trugreen.com today and let the pros do the work while you sit back and enjoy the results. Exclusions apply. See trugreen.com for details.
Nick Cannon
I was always around it.
Bob Pittman
Hollywood saved me on this week's episode of Eating While Broke, a podcast presented by the Black Effect Podcast Network. Nick Cannon joins us to discuss his journey from teenage comedian to entertainment mogul.
Nick Cannon
Now I do the super dad content with my kids and everything that people go viral for.
Bob Pittman
Making millions of dollars on YouTube I.
Nick Cannon
Was doing in the 90s.
Bob Pittman
Listen to Eating While Broke from the Black Effect Podcast Network on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Follow eating while Broke and start listening on the free iHeartRadio app today. In 1978, Roger Caron's first book was published and he was unlike any first time author Canada had ever seen. Roger Caron was 16 when first convicted, has spent 24 of those years in jail, 12 years in solitary. He went from an ex con to a literary darling almost overnight.
Nick Cannon
He was instantly a celebrity.
Bob Pittman
He was an adrenaline junkie, and he.
Nick Cannon
Was the star of the show.
Bob Pittman
Goboy is the gritty true story of how one man fought his way out of some of the darkest places imaginable.
Nick Cannon
I had a knife in my stomach, puncture my spleen, break my rib. I had my guts all in my.
Bob Pittman
Hands, only to find himself back where he started. Roger saying is I've never hurt anybody but myself. And I said, oh, you're so wrong. You're so wrong that one rod. From Campside Media and iHeart Podcasts, listen to GoBoy starting on April 9th on the iHeartRadio app and Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Mary Kay McBrayer, host of the podcast the Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told. This season explores women from the 19th century to now, women who were murderers and scammers, but also women who were photojournalists, lawyers, writers and more. This podcast tells more than just the brutal, gory details of horrific acts. I delve into the good, the bad, the difficult and all the nuance I can find because these are the stories that we need to know to understand the intersection of society, justice and the fascinating workings of the human psyche. Join me every week as I tell some of the most enthralling true crime stories about women who are not just victims but heroes or villains, or often somewhere in between. Listen to the greatest true crime stories ever told on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. My name is Brendan Patrick Hughes, host of Divine Intervention. This is a story about radical nuns in combat boots and wild haired priests trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover in.
Nick Cannon
A hell bent effort to sabotage a war.
Bob Pittman
J. Edgar Hoover was furious.
Nick Cannon
He was out of his mind and he want to bring the Catholic left to its knees.
Bob Pittman
Listen to Divine Intervention on the iHeartRadio.
Nick Cannon
App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 2: Celebrating Chattanooga with Chris "Mad Dog" Russo
Release Date: April 4, 2025
In the second hour of "The Dan Patrick Show," host Dan Patrick delves into a vibrant discussion celebrating the sports culture of Chattanooga, Tennessee, alongside his esteemed guest, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo. The episode intertwines lively debates on fan sensitivities, high-profile sports incidents, and generational comparisons across major sports leagues, all while maintaining an engaging and humorous tone.
The episode kicks off with Dan Patrick addressing the most sensitive NFL fan bases, highlighting the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, and New England Patriots. A caller from Oregon, Sean, contributes his perspective on fan sensitivities, particularly emphasizing the Buffalo Bills.
Patrick and Russo explore why these fan bases are perceived as sensitive, discussing the passionate and sometimes critical nature of their supporters. The conversation underscores how fan enthusiasm can amplify the pressure on teams and players.
Dan announces the upcoming NFL Draft event, set to take place at the Bar on Homegrown Way near Lambeau Field. He provides details about the three-show duration, the inclusion of a studio audience, and a meet-and-greet opportunity scheduled for Wednesday night.
A significant portion of the discussion revolves around NBA star John Morant’s recent controversial gun gestures during games. Dan invites input from callers regarding the NBA Commissioner's potential response to Morant’s actions.
Dan Patrick: “John Morant needs to be helped or suspended right now.” [15:20]
Caller Sean: “The NBA has no rule explicitly banning a gesture, but it has fined players for things like throat slashing.” [10:15]
The debate centers on whether the NBA should enforce stricter penalties and how these actions impact team dynamics and league reputation. Dan speculates on possible suspensions, suggesting that Morant might face a suspension for the remaining regular season games but not extend into the playoffs.
Engaging the audience, Dan conducts a poll asking listeners to identify the fan base with the least sense of humor about itself. The Dallas Cowboys emerge as the frontrunner, with discussions highlighting the varying attitudes of fan bases across different sports.
A heartfelt segment celebrates the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s recent achievements. Caller Michael from Nashville shares his pride in UT Chattanooga’s performance in the NIT (National Invitation Tournament), sparking a discussion on mid-major tournament victories versus making the NCAA Tournament.
This conversation underscores the importance of tournament success for smaller programs, both for player development and institutional pride.
Shifting gears, Dan and Russo discuss standout performances in the sports world, conducting a poll to determine who had the best week in sports. Aaron Judge and the Oklahoma City Thunder are highlighted for their exceptional performances.
Dan Patrick: “Aaron Judge... he had five home runs and 15 RBI in six games.” [30:50]
Dan Patrick: “The Oklahoma City Thunder... they've been hotter than fish grease the past month.” [32:10]
The segment celebrates individual and team achievements, recognizing the hard work and talent that propel these athletes to peak performances.
Bringing in a fresh perspective, Chris Russo engages in a deep dive about why generational comparisons are more prevalent in basketball than in football or baseball. Russo questions the inconsistency in evaluating players across different eras.
Dan and Russo explore various factors contributing to this phenomenon, including the visibility of players, statistical records, and the physical nature of each sport. They examine legendary figures like Wilt Chamberlain and Babe Ruth, debating the legitimacy and perception of their astounding statistics.
Dan Patrick: “Probably because there weren't a lot of great centers... It looks a little bit more legitimate.” [24:52]
Chris Russo: “We look at Chamberlain's records as a little overrated because he wasn't able to do that in the postseason.” [24:29]
The conversation intensifies as Dan and Russo compare historic performances, debating why certain records are revered while others, like those of Wilt Chamberlain, are often seen as exaggerated.
Dan Patrick: “Wilt had his warts too... but you average 50 points a game in that 61, 62 season... that's incredible.” [26:44]
Chris Russo: “Oscar averaged a triple-double that same year. Maybe it's because people had averaged 30 points and 10 rebounds, so we didn't think it was that big a deal.” [27:17]
This analysis highlights the subjective nature of sports record evaluations and the cultural factors influencing their recognition.
In the closing segments, Dan and Russo touch upon ongoing sports narratives, including team performances in MLB and NFL, and the impact of player decisions on team success. They emphasize the importance of maintaining competitive integrity and the evolving landscape of professional sports.
The episode wraps up with teasers for upcoming shows, encouraging listeners to engage through calls and participate in future polls. Dan reminds the audience to tune in for more in-depth sports discussions and analyses.
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This episode of "The Dan Patrick Show" offers a comprehensive exploration of sports fandom, athlete conduct, and the complexities of comparing sports across different eras. With the insightful participation of Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, listeners are treated to a nuanced discussion that balances statistical analysis with cultural commentary, all while celebrating the spirited sports community of Chattanooga.
For more insights and lively discussions, tune in to "The Dan Patrick Show" on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app.