Hour 2 – Hot Takes Falling Flat

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 2: Hot Takes Falling Flat

Release Date: July 8, 2025

In the second hour of "The Dan Patrick Show," titled "Hot Takes Falling Flat," hosts Steve Covino and Rich Davis delve into the realm of controversial opinions in the sports world. This episode explores the nature of "hot takes," their impact on sports discourse, and the fine line between insightful critique and unfounded statements.

Introduction to Hot Takes

After navigating through a series of advertisements and promo segments, Covino and Rich refocus the conversation on the main topic: hot takes in sports. They begin by analyzing a statement from Carolyn Peck, a respected sports analyst:

"I think Indiana is even more dangerous when Caitlin Clark doesn't play."
— Carolyn Peck [07:14]

The hosts debate whether Peck's comment is a valid critique or simply a misguided opinion, questioning if a team truly improves without its star player.

The Impact of Star Players on Team Dynamics

Covino elaborates on Peck's perspective, suggesting that the team might either become more cohesive or struggle without their standout athlete:

"Without Garcia Paro, what'd they do? They want to work. They want to World Series."
— Rich Davis [10:07]

He draws parallels to the Red Sox's decision to part ways with Nomar Garciaparra, indicating that sometimes removing a key player can lead to a positive shift in team culture and performance.

Personal Reflections on Bad Takes

The discussion shifts to the hosts' own experiences with poor predictions and opinions:

• Rich Davis reflects on his mistaken belief in Trey Lance's potential during the 49ers' draft:

  "I remember thinking, trey Lance is the future."
  — Rich Davis [21:06]

• Steve Covino shares embarrassment over a poorly received barbecue photo, highlighting how off-base takes can extend beyond sports:

  "I posted the weakest setup... copperflies and two pieces of cheese."
  — Steve Covino [22:44]

Analyzing Notorious Bad Takes in Sports Media

Covino and Rich examine various infamous hot takes from sports analysts and media personalities:

• The prediction that Colin Kaepernick would become the greatest quarterback in NFL history, which ultimately did not materialize, serving as a cautionary tale about overhyping potential.

• Critiques of high-profile athletes like Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, where initial skepticism gave way to proven excellence, demonstrating how first impressions can be misleading.

The Psychology Behind Hot Takes

The hosts discuss why hot takes are prevalent and often entertaining in sports media:

"The more outlandish thing you say, the more traction it gets on social media."
— Steve Covino [25:57]

They argue that sensational opinions garner more attention, even if they lack substantial backing, contributing to a culture where bold statements are valued over nuanced analysis.

Listener Interaction and Call-In Segment

Engaging with their audience, Covino and Rich invite listeners to share their own worst takes. One memorable call includes a listener recounting how-weekend social media backlash over a flawed barbecue setup became a humorous anecdote about public perception and personal embarrassment.

Exploring Unconventional Retirement Plans

In a light-hearted departure, the hosts discuss Sharon Lane, a 77-year-old retired teacher who chose to live aboard a cruise ship for the next 15 years. This segment contrasts the rigidness of traditional hot takes with the freedom of unconventional life choices, emphasizing the importance of stepping out of one's comfort zone.

Conclusion: Embracing the Imperfection of Hot Takes

Covino and Rich wrap up the episode by acknowledging that while hot takes can sometimes be baseless, they also spark conversation and reflection within the sports community. They encourage listeners to critically assess opinions and recognize the value in both accurate predictions and learning from missteps.

Notable Quotes:

• Carolyn Peck:
  "I think Indiana is even more dangerous when Caitlin Clark doesn't play."
  — [07:14]

• Rich Davis:
  "Without Garcia Paro, what'd they do? They want to work. They want to World Series."
  — [10:07]

• Steve Covino:
  "The more outlandish thing you say, the more traction it gets on social media."
  — [25:57]

This episode offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics surrounding hot takes in sports, blending expert analysis with personal anecdotes to provide listeners with a nuanced understanding of why some opinions resonate while others fall flat.

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Iowa Sam]

It's not Wednesday yet.

[Covino]

Happy Tuesday. Yeah, I'm getting ready for some tacos, bro. Don't chip me on my tacos. And we got Iowa Sam on the glockenspiel spots on the videos at Covino. And Rich Sam is our resident Fever fan. And that's sort of what we're getting at right now because it was a bad take. Oh, it was bad. It was bad. Peewee.

[Rich]

By the way, I was. As we fill in for Dan Patrick, I'm.

[Covino]

What are you doing, man? Crushing candy? No, I'm trying to do it on your phone.

[Rich]

Did the episode air yet of the DP show on Family Feud or is that today?

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah, I saw photos of when they taped it, so I don't know when it.

[Rich]

The Dan Patrick show, Marvin and Fritzi and all the guys they competed against. Rich Eisen and his crew. And I feel like just find me when it airs because I wanted to make sure we watch it, but also, you know, gave it some love. We are filling in for dp and I feel like, Kavino, I would definitely choose you to do Fast Money just because I know you love those anxious moments. 30 seconds on the board.

[Covino]

I don't know if I need that pressure.

[Rich]

Steve Harvey and his big mustache right there.

[Covino]

This mustache is distracting. So.

[Rich]

So I'm no longer distracted by that. Back to you. Back to the hot takes.

[Covino]

Yeah, thanks, man. You just had about four or five minutes to find that information. Now Danny G. Is looking through the TV Guide, so.

[Rich]

Don't they still printed?

[Covino]

I don't know. Yeah, Michael Landon's on the COVID Little house, New season coming soon.

[Rich]

Gary Coleman's on this week's cover. Yeah.

[Covino]

No, it's new.

[Rich]

Different Strokes on Thursday.

[Covino]

Is that Philip Drummond? Peter Gammon's on the COVID I can't tell.

[Rich]

Who knows? So who's your favorite TV dad? Tony Danza or Ellen Thicke?

[Covino]

Carolyn Peck via SportsCenter. Carolyn Peck says, and we quote, I think the Indiana Fever. She says Indiana. I think Indiana is even more dangerous when Caitlin Clark doesn't play. That's Carolyn Peck on the Fever's play while Clark has been injured.

[Rich]

Yeah, I think. You know what I think, guys? I think the Chiefs are better without Mahomes. What do you think?

[Covino]

I don't know. I get it. It's a. It's a wild one. Yeah.

[Rich]

Brian, I think OKC was probably better off if SGA was not playing.

[Covino]

Okay, so we went to our buddy Elias at the sports bureau, who's basically Sam, who pulled up this information. The Fever are 5 and 4 with Clark in the lineup this year. With Clark 5 and 4, she's missed 10 games, including the cup title game due to injuries. Her season average is 18.2 points, 8.9 assists, 5 rebounds, 1.6 steals.

[Rich]

And.

[Covino]

Do I understand what she's saying? Yeah, that when she's not there, the team is still a challenging team and maybe they're playing tougher and filling in the gaps and overcompensating for the loss of Caitlin Clark.

[Rich]

People horseshoe poo.

[Covino]

Yeah, but people band together when like.

[Rich]

All right, ready?

[Covino]

I'll give you a great example. Let's say Rich comes down with the black lung.

[Rich]

Right?

[Covino]

Okay, so Rich calls up, which, by the way, is rare, but this happens. Covino, I can't make it today. You can't make it today. I've been doing a show you 20 years. You know what we do? We band together even stronger. And I say, Danny G, Sam Spot. We're minus a key cog in this system right here. Rich Davis.

[Rich]

You said cog, right?

[Covino]

I said cog. You know, because you're a major part of the wheel, right? Even though you're a blabber mouth, you do talk a lot. And that's a big part of what we do. All right, guys, so minus Rich, now we gotta bring it extra. Who's got ideas? We're gonna bring it. You know what I mean? Like, you pull together tighter and. And sometimes you become a better team as a result. That's not a knock on you, Rich. But when you're not here, yo, man, we're in a different zone because they all like. Danny G's pulling extra weight. He's extra tuned in. I'm counting on Iowa, Sam. I'm. I'm pointing at him like a maestro. Spotty's there chiming in. We're. We're working on a different level because we're minus you. You see what I'm saying? So to pretend like I don't understand what she's implying here would be false. So is it the worst take ever?

[Rich]

Yeah, kind of. But I do wonder.

[Covino]

But I do understand what she's saying, because sometimes. All right, I'll give you another example. When The Red Sox got rid of Nomar Garcia para. This is a famous story. To really change the culture of that team, you had to get rid of the main guy and they became a better team as a result. Sometimes that best person, you know, is what's in the way of, of the team bonding in a different and winning way. Sometimes.

[Rich]

This, this is.

[Covino]

Hey, without Garcia Paro, what'd they do?

[Rich]

They want to work.

[Covino]

They want to World Series.

[Rich]

Yeah, but, but that's, that's, that's a culture. Lazy star. Get that last sip of coffee. Come on. Let's say, come on.

[Covino]

Hey, it's a morning show, bro. I'm just trying to provide the atmosphere. Yeah.

[Rich]

You know, I'm okay with people slurping a coffee.

[Covino]

Some coffee.

[Rich]

Some people are offended by that. I feel like. Get that last sip. Milkshakes, coffee. Get it. Anyway, I, it's nonsense. And I'll give you my example if you want to play. Example.

[Covino]

No, no, no. I agree with you, Rich, I do. But if we're going to have a full on fair conversation, we have to explore all, all angles, right? And that's why we open it up to you. 877-99-FOX. I can't wait to hear what Sam has to say about this. The fever being a better team or could be a tougher team without Caitlin Clark. Is that just hogwash or could there.

[Rich]

Be some truth to that hogwash, which is what I used in the shower this morning. This is the equivalent of when I'll even say this your team. Let's say Aaron Judge is on the IL for a couple of weeks and they bring up, I don't know, Todd Finkelberg from, you know, Triple a and he bats.400 and the Yankees go, you know, nine and one during that stretch. And there are going to be idiotic fans that are like, man, the team's clicking better without him. You could have Paul scheme, but there's legitimate reasons why Paul Skeens could have shoulder soreness. Miss a couple starts and you know, Tom Dinkelman will come in and they'd be like, man, his spot starts, get out of here. You always want to, you always want.

[Covino]

To know what the star player does. It makes other people lazy because other people are relying on the star player to always come in. Aaron Judge, for example, right? Hey, man, Aaron Judge, he's the, he's the guy that's going to bring in the run. So everyone could just dilly dally throughout the game because Aaron Judge is there. He's the hero. He's the guy that's got to come through, but you take him out of the lineup. Now everyone's scrambling like, oh, man. I guess we got to step up. Such is life if you guys are traveling in packs. This is a weird, random example, but it's what we do as a show. We travel a lot. Right. You know, a lot of times, Spot is leading the way. Oh, oh, come on, guys. We gotta go to gate 7B. Oh, right. So he's leading the way, doing his thing. If he's not there, you think I walk around like I don't know what's going on or someone else steps up? If you take Spot out of the mix, you think I'm a lost little puppy? No, no, because you're missing the point. The point is now everyone else has to step up, and they become leaders, and they fill in the gap. That. That's not there. That's what she's saying. And I do understand that. And with. Without Caitlin Clark. They're a 500 team. They're five and five without Caitlin Clark. So, again, I don't agree with Mrs. Peck here, but I do understand. I can't pretend like I don't understand what she's saying.

[Rich]

It's. I mean, might as well give you one last example, and then we'll take your feedback. If you're a dad, and let's say you and your wife, you know, you share responsibilities around the house. There are times where a lot of wives out there, I think, assume that if they weren't there, their husband wouldn't know how to get dressed or eat. And it's like, he. He would.

[Covino]

No. Dad has the space, the place spotless and clean. Like, dad's running it in a different way. And he's like, less.

[Rich]

I almost.

[Covino]

Because he steps up.

[Rich]

I almost hate it because I feel arrogant about it. But there are times where my wife's like, are you gonna be okay if I go out for a girl's brunch? By the time my wife gets back, I've cleaned up the whole house. The kids were, like, bathed and ready for bedtime, and I'm like, yeah. I just. No.

[Danny G]

She gets home, and you're face down in the pool.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Floating there.

[Rich]

But that's lifeless. That's what she thinks. I think a lot of wives think, like, they're gonna come home and, you know, there's gonna be a frying pan on fire. The kids are gonna be running around, like, naked, and, you know, there's gonna be dirt on the floor.

[Covino]

Like, people step up People could make you a better team because when it. Because when it's the Indiana Fever with Caitlin Clark, it's the Caitlin Clark show and people are protecting her and defending her, and it's all about her and what she does. They might be a better team without team without her.

[Rich]

I get it.

[Covino]

Is she the biggest star in the league? Is she incredible? Yeah. I'm just trying to make sense to what she's saying. Carolyn Peck, again, to that point, Cove.

[Iowa Sam]

Sometimes supporting role players will watch, Stand and watch the star player a little bit.

[Covino]

Yeah. Instead of, you know, stepping up. So again, she says, I think Indiana is even more dangerous when Caitlin Clark doesn't play. And you could say that's the worst take ever, or you could be fair and say, well, at least I understand what she's saying. And. And both could be true. I think it's not true, but I also understand what she's saying. Iowa. Sam, you're the resident fan. What do you think? They're smack in the middle of the WNBA standings. They're 9 and 9 as.

[Danny G]

Almost there.

[Covino]

Yeah, they're 9 and 9 as we speak. Again, they're 5 and 5 without Caitlin Clark. Are they a better team? Like, when you hear this, what do you think?

[Danny G]

You know what? I don't. I don't hate Carolyn Peck's take that much.

[Covino]

She's.

[Danny G]

Are they a more dangerous team? They can be. It's been a mixed bag with Caitlin Clark on the court and without her. On the court, they've. Without her. They've beaten some really good teams, including the links in Minneapolis during the. For the Commissioners Cup. They've also had some terrible losses without Caitlin Clark to the LA Sparks. And then they've also had bad losses with Caitlin Clark in the lineup because she's shooting poorly, probably because of her groin injury.

[Rich]

I hear everything you're saying, and let's get away from the bad take side of it for a second and say, when a star player like a Caitlin Clark, if the team seems to be productive without her, is it a situation where, like, maybe the fever isn't the right fit for her then?

[Danny G]

Meaning, like Caitlin Clark?

[Rich]

Yeah, maybe. Maybe the supporting cast. If the supporting cast seems to fill in the blanks pretty well without her and she's a star. Maybe, Maybe what Caitlin Clark brings can be used on a better. On a different team.

[Danny G]

Like, I think that what it's. What their results right now are showing is that they've put better players around her. They've had people like Kelsey Mitchell and Ari McDonald. I think that's how you say it, Ari. Come in and they step in, and they've. They've done an admirable job. The team just functions differently.

[Rich]

Chipotle worker like.

[Danny G]

Like Aaliyah Boston was a number one overall pick the year prior. So she's been amazing in the paint double doubles. The team's been stepping up. They're just different. They play differently. They've had some confounding losses without Caitlin Clark, and they've had some really incredible wins without her. And then when Caitlin Clark's fully healthy, like against the Liberty a couple weeks ago, and they were undefeated coming in, they. They ripped. You know, they blew the doors off them, and she was great.

[Covino]

You know what the teammates want to do. And it's sort of unspoken, but they all feel the same way. They want to show everybody watching and their coach and the WNBA that, you know, we're just as good as her and we could win without her. So they step up. Even if it's subconscious, they're stepping up to prove that we don't need her. Everybody knows she's the biggest star, but we don't need her to win.

[Danny G]

It's a team game.

[Covino]

It's a team game, and I get that. And you feel that in life. You feel that when you said, when your wife leaves and, hey, that was the dad. The night dad stepped up and made stake. Ems, for me, Mom's not around, the house is not going to fall apart. And in fact, it might function a little better.

[Iowa Sam]

Now let's get to the really juicy layer of this. What's the bad takes? You guys were at home sitting on your couch, and you're like, why did I say that on the radio earlier today?

[Rich]

That's. That's the question. 87799 on Fox. I think we've all had bad takes on, like, you know, this song's gonna be the biggest, or, you know, this artist is gonna blow up.

[Iowa Sam]

Or there's TV commercials with Drew Ski where they're reminding him about all his bad NBA takes.

[Covino]

I gotta. I got a funny story that immediately comes to mind, and it's about Rich. Because I'm great. I don't. I don't. I can't think of one thing I really failed on when it came to bad takes.

[Rich]

Greatest guy.

[Covino]

But Rich, I remember he came in for real, like, four days in a row. This is in the early 2000s.

[Rich]

Jesus. I know where you go.

[Covino]

In the early 2000s, he came into work four days in a row with a shirt that said rule on It. And it was. It wasn't R U L E, R U L E. It was like R U E H E L or something, right?

[Rich]

Like ruel. It was sort of like H U L E. Yes.

[Covino]

It was spelled weird. There was an H in there, right? And we're like, what the hell is that? You've been wearing a four. Four different shirts that say Rule. He goes, yeah, I got like an inside scoop. Like, what's the inside scoop? He's like, this is the next big thing. We mean the next big thing. He's like, yeah, pretty much everything.

[Rich]

This rules.

[Covino]

He's like. He was trying to tell me that it was the next big brand that's gonna sweep or supreme.

[Rich]

Explain. Let me explain.

[Covino]

So he came in for another two weeks with like, it's like he got a free shipment of Rule T shirts and sweatshirts. And every photo from that era though, right? Like all of our interviews for that good six month span, Rich just ruled the world. Because every photo we took, he was wearing a shirt that said Rule. Because Rich swore by it when I ruled the world. And it was grand opening. Grand.

[Rich]

Let me explain.

[Covino]

You're the only guy that rules.

[Rich]

I was Sam, at the time. I was probably like 27, 28 years old, right? Maybe even 26. I was in my. I was in my 20s.

[Iowa Sam]

So you knew better.

[Covino]

No.

[Rich]

So let me explain. Danny, at the time, you remember the rage of Arab, like Abercrombie and Hollister and all that, right? Rule at the time. F you guys. I still want to tell the story.

[Covino]

I still defend.

[Rich]

All right, let me explain, you knuckleheads. At the time, Danny G. Abercrombie was deemed sort of like a college kid brand, right? They had an offshoot which was. It was supposed to be like, if you've graduated from Abercrombie and you're like 25 to 30, it was there, like more like sophisticated brand where you weren't like, it's still a D bag, but you want to wear better clothes.

[Iowa Sam]

It was their grad student label.

[Rich]

If you want to be like a 25 to 30 year old D bag instead of a college D bag.

[Danny G]

A little less cologne this time.

[Rich]

Yeah, it was Abercrombie Axe Body spray. It was Abercrombie's, like more adult version.

[Covino]

Was it really owned by Abercrombie, though? Yeah, it was.

[Rich]

And I remember an ex girlfriend of mine was like, I think you'll. I think, think it's gonna be a big thing. And I believed her and I really did. Camino's right I was like, yeah, rule. This is gonna be the big deal.

[Covino]

He stocked up on him, man. He was like the number one customer. So he was way wrong about that. Cause I never heard of it ever again. And when we look back, I'm telling you, Rich was like, man, he really ruled back then.

[Rich]

I'll give you. I'll give you a bad take. Cause I saw it recently. It came up on my Facebook feed or my Instagram feed of on this day, like, the anniversary. It was the anniversary of me posting on Instagram a still shot of Trey lance when the 49ers drafted him number three. And it was like a video and a post of me being like, yeah, baby, the future's here. 49ers. Trey Lance. I was so excited about Trey Lance. I was like. I remember thinking, like, no, Mac Jones. No, this go with Trey Lance. I was so sold that while he was unproven, both would have been a, you know, like, while. Yeah. While unproven. At the time, I would say I thought, like, man, the Niners must have an inside look at this guy's athleticism. I'm like, trey Lance is the future.

[Covino]

Well, we're surrounded by these bad takes because we live in a world of people pretending like they're clairvoyant and fortune tellers when it comes to sports. Instead of just saying, here's what I think. You could be adamant and passionate about what I think. And because you know nothing. You don't know anything. You're not a fortune teller. But this happens every week for me when we're talking fights, and every week, and I try to make it clear, like, my heart says this, but my head says something else. Because you're still a fan, right? I mean, you don't think. Just last week I was like, man, if Chavez Jr shows up in shape, dude, I think he's got it, bro. And he looks like he's in good shape. And then he comes up. He doesn't throw a punch until the seventh round. And I'm sitting there like, damn, now is way wrong.

[Iowa Sam]

As far as social media for you, Covino, I saw listeners over the 4th of July weekend still giving you a hard time about your barbecue grill picture.

[Covino]

Oh, that's not your take. That's just the weakest picture of my life.

[Rich]

Camino's take was, this is a cool barbecue. And it was like, two hot dogs and a broccoli.

[Covino]

I posted the wrong thing, man. I get. I get destroyed every holiday. Because real quick, I'll explain the story. I just happened to post A picture of my grill one time. It wasn't even a picture of my grill. I, I sent a little video of my fourth of July barbecue.

[Rich]

Oh, do you remember when boomerangs were a thing? Yeah, like a three second video. But it would just repeat itself.

[Covino]

Happy holidays. And my grill happened to be in the shot and someone still framed and screenshot my grill. And I had like the weakest setup going on. I had four broccoli florets. Florets. And two pieces of cheese.

[Danny G]

Portion control, man.

[Covino]

I was cooking a lunch for my daughter.

[Rich]

He had a flower. Flimsy piece of chicken and. But then he had two hot dogs. Perpendicular.

[Covino]

She was, she was a toddler at the time. And then, you know, I still have to deal with this criticism of. Look at what I think a barbecue is.

[Rich]

Yeah. So your worst take, your worst opinion ever. We'll take your feedback. Who is the one as. Speaking of my 49ers, it wasn't Mel Kuiper. It wasn't Trent Dilfer. Who is who? I know someone came out.

[Iowa Sam]

Well, I think Mel Kuiper said he thought jamarcus Russell was going to be one of the greats, if I'm not mistaken.

[Rich]

Yeah, no, I mean Mel Kuyper, by the nature of his job, I don't feel bad for him because big swings.

[Covino]

Big misses, big part of the job. That's also the nature of the beast. In business we work in. The more outlandish thing you say. The more I saw Jamar, the more traction it gets on social media.

[Iowa Sam]

I think Rich was headed towards the Kaepernick take.

[Rich]

Yeah, someone. It was an analyst that said Colin Kaepernick would end up being.

[Iowa Sam]

Was it Dilfer?

[Rich]

No, it was Green Bay quarterback.

[Iowa Sam]

I'll take a look.

[Rich]

Green Bay quarterback in the early 80s. Oh, my God. I'm drawing a blank. Jaworski.

[Iowa Sam]

Oh, Jaws.

[Rich]

He said that Colin Kaepernick was going to be the greatest quarterback in NFL history. When all was said and done, I remember him saying he was. Yeah, I mean, he had some good moments. I mean when he was running like a gazelle and took the 49ers to the Super Bowl. I guess you could say that it looked like his trajectory was nice. It just sort of all fell apart. But listen, we've. With Mel Kuiper, I take him out of this conversation because you're right. Big Sam.

[Covino]

Big Sam.

[Rich]

You're right.

[Covino]

I was Big Sam.

[Rich]

Big swings, big misses. Sometimes when you're at. When you're the guy who works the draft every year, you're going to say some stuff that doesn't hit.

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah. 2013 Jaws says Kaepernick could be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

[Covino]

In his defense, he could always say, yeah, man, he could have been if he didn't get in his own way and blah, blah, blah. You know, he could always defend that. We have bad takes. It could be a bad purchase. And this. This is going to be the. The greatest purchase I ever made, and it was a hunk of crap, is because you were high watching an infomercial, so you bought it. It could be a player you invested in. It could be a fantasy draft pick. It could be anything. But for me, like I said, it's always. It's always fights. Because you never know. You don't know until it happens. That's why we tune it to sports.

[Rich]

I always. I see. I always look back and I think, we could do this with all our friends. Your friends always had, like, their favorite rando player on their team, and that player ended up stinking like yo. For. For a good year. Plus, Covino was like, yo, nasty Nestor, bro. Now nasty Nester. And he had a great year that first year. He really came into his own on the Yankees. Now he's on the Brewers. Correct. But he ended up blowing the World Series for you guys. He was never the same. But, like, there was a while where Covino was like, nasty nesters.

[Covino]

Remember, I came in with a mustache.

[Rich]

Just because I remember.

[Covino]

And by the way, the Yankees, as an organization, you could say, are getting a lot of criticism because they put all their eggs in the Anthony Volpe basket. And the guy's last in everything. Now, I am a fan of the guy. I still believe in him. But that is the. If you follow social media at all, they're burying Anthony Volpe because was that.

[Rich]

Really his dad in the stands?

[Covino]

I'm pretty sure, yeah. Yeah, his. His dad was defending him against Mets fans, in fact.

[Rich]

That was wild.

[Covino]

Yeah. So again, the. The Yankees take saying he'd be the next Derek Jeter.

[Rich]

Come on.

[Covino]

Not yet.

[Rich]

All right, well. Hey, Kavino. Rich. Your weakest takes ever. Plus, there's a story about cruise ships I just want to touch on real quick. And virgins. I mean, how could it get more fun? Here in. For Dan, Patrick, your buds, Cavino and.

[Covino]

Rich, Fox Sports Radio has the best.

[Rich]

Sports talk lineup in the nation.

[Host 2]

Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live.

[Covino]

Hey, what's up, everybody? It's me three time Pro Bowler Lavar Arrington and I couldn't be more excited to announce a podcast called Up On Game. What is up on Game, you ask? Along with my fellow Pro Bowler TJ Hushmanzada and Super Bowl Champion. Yep, that's right. Plexico Burris. You can only name a show with that type of talent on it. Up on Game, we're going to be sharing our real life experiences loaded with teachable moments. Listen to Up on game with me, Levar Arrington, TJ Huch Manzada and Plexico Burris on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast from.

[J]

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[Host 2]

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[Host 3]

For my heart Podcasts and Rococo Punch this is the Turning River Road.

[Host 1]

I knew I wanted to obey and submit, but I didn't fully grasp for the rest of my life what that meant.

[Host 3]

In the woods of Minnesota, a cult leader married himself to 10 girls and forced them into a secret life of abuse.

[Host 1]

Why did I think that way? Why did I allow myself to get so sucked in by this man and thinking to the point that if I died for him, that would be the greatest honor?

[Host 3]

But in 2014, the youngest of the girls escaped and sparked an international manhunt.

[Host 1]

For all those years, you know, he was the predator and I was the prey. And then he became the prey.

[Host 3]

Listen to the Turning river road on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danielle Robaix]

Just like great shoes, great books take you places through unforgettable love stories and into conversations with characters you'll never forget.

[Host 1]

I think any good romance, it gives me this feeling of like butterflies.

[Danielle Robaix]

I'm Danielle Robaix and this is bookmarked by Reese's Book Club, the new podcast from hello Sunshine and I Heart Podcasts. Every week I sit down with your favorite book lovers, authors, celebrities, book talkers and more to explore the stories that shape us on the page and off. I've been reading every Reese's Book Club pick, deep diving booktok theories and obsessing over book to screen casts for years. And now I get to talk to the people making the magic. So if you've ever fallen in love with a fictional character or cried at the last chapter or passed a book to a friend saying you have to read this, this podcast is for you. Listen to Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bridget Todd]

25 years, 25 players before training camp kickstarts a new NFL season, NFL Daily is going to look back. It is a special six episode series where myself, Greg Rosenthal and some of the top NFL minds like Kevin Harlan, Mina Kimes and Bill Barnwell make the case for each player. We're taking a look back giving you NFL Daily's top 25 players of the last 25 years. So who made the list? You know Tom Brady's on it. Where's Patrick Mahomes.

[Covino]

Touchdown, Kansas City.

[Bridget Todd]

He's on it. How about Lamar Jackson?

[Covino]

Jackson takes it himself.

[Rich]

Look at him dart back and forth. Oh, he broke his ankles and he's got a touchdown.

[Covino]

He is Houdini.

[Bridget Todd]

You are going to have to listen to find out, listen to NFL Daily's top 25 players of the last 25 years, starting on June 30 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Covino]

You know, I was thinking we should do a Love island podcast with a little sports twist to it. What do you think?

[Rich]

And you and Danny G. I gotta catch up.

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah, man, if I see one more stupid reel about that show sweeping the nation, dude.

[Covino]

Covino and Rich.

[Iowa Sam]

Oh, by the way, speaking of tv, I found out that info for you guys. The Dan Patrick show versus the Rich Eisen Show, Celebrity Family Feud. It will air on Thursday, July 10th.

[Rich]

Okay, cool.

[Covino]

Who's on the COVID of TV Guy? Tony Danson. Hey. Oh, hey.

[Iowa Sam]

Coming up, coming up this Thursday.

[Covino]

Nice. Well, it's our pleasure to be in for the great Dan Patrick. And I know what you're thinking. CNR again. What the helly. Yep, that's us.

[Rich]

By the way, speaking of Tony Danza, do you say Judith Light recently? She looks fantastic.

[Covino]

Angela, Mona, Jonathan.

[Rich]

Angela.

[Covino]

Angela. She does. She looks great. Live from the Fox Sports Radio studio, Covino and Rich, Are you still driving that trusty old ride? Keep it looking sharp with Mako. From dense to faded paint. We've got you covered. Get a free estimate today. Oh, better get Mako now.

[Rich]

A lot still to get to on the show, but we were talking about the worst takes ever. It was. It was about time we finally talked about the reporter and analyst who said.

[Covino]

Remember when I said crocs will never work because they're the ugliest shoe ever?

[Rich]

You know what? That is a good one. Before we get to the cable.

[Danny G]

And that's not a wrong take it just somehow in spite of that.

[Covino]

But I was wrong because I was like, no one will ever wear these ridiculous things unless you're a total loser.

[Rich]

Well, but you know the whole point of the movie? Idiocracy.

[Covino]

Stoop to a level.

[Rich]

I mean, Idiocracy is an old movie that a lot of us have seen. At that time they said, what would morons in the future wear if we've lost all intelligence? And they came up with the like, they all wore Crocs.

[Danny G]

They needed like a cheap shoe for extras.

[Rich]

You know, we made fun of them for years. Kavino and I used to have bets. I was saying we'd be like, yo, if the. If the Yankees or Mets lose, you got to wear Crocs to work. And now that's like most people like, yeah, okay, cool. Like, there was a time where it was embarrassing.

[Covino]

Now, Crocs, it's the uniform of the official alpaca boys.

[Iowa Sam]

That in pajama bottoms.

[Covino]

Pajama bottoms, tank top, and broccoli heads.

[Danny G]

Did you look in the mirror before leaving for the day? No.

[Covino]

You didn't.

[Rich]

By the way. By the way, who did this Caitlin Clark take again? I said analyst.

[Danny G]

She is an analyst.

[Covino]

She.

[Danny G]

Coach Carolyn Peck, who actually won the last national title for the Big Ten, not counting the new additions for Purdue in 99. So she's definitely knows what she's talking about.

[Covino]

Again, let me quote Carolyn Peck. I think Indiana is even more dangerous when Caitlin Clark doesn't play. So, again, the quick and immediate response is, worst take ever. And it just might be. But you have to pause for a second, at least try to understand what she's saying here. Which we explained to the best of our abilities. But it got us thinking about worst takes and the dumbest things you felt were and the stupidest things you believed and taking your phone calls, wrapping it up now.

[Rich]

Worst takes or. You know, there's a lot of people that had really bad takes on, like, NFTs over the last couple of years. That was. That was a quote, bad take. But let's go to. Who's this? Nehemiah. Nehemiah and SoCal. What's up?

[Covino]

Hey, how's it going, guys? What's up, Nehemiah? You should have saw the look on Rich's face when he saw your name. The wheels were turning so hard.

[Rich]

Yeah, that's everybody, man. I was gonna say, I was like, it's not Jeremiah.

[Covino]

Rich's inner dialogue was, yeah, Nehemiah even.

[Iowa Sam]

Spelled it for me, so it was right on your call screen.

[Rich]

I looked, I was like, what's his name again? What's up, buddy?

[Covino]

You guys should have seen me at Starbucks. They always think I'm using a fake name. Oh, that's great.

[Rich]

That must be an adventure every time.

[Covino]

That's funny every time, man. But I wanted to give you guys one of the worst takes from our guy Colin Cowardly. You know, back when Ben Simmons was coming out of college, he told LeBron to go ahead and retire from here.

[Rich]

Yo, you know, that's.

[Covino]

That's always touchy, but that's a. Because we work with the guy, right? But that's one I see often on social media. Yeah, I see that one a lot.

[Rich]

You know what I love about Colin is that you just keep moving along. And I don't just kiss ass because he's our coworker when he like kissing his ass. But Colin's great at being like, yeah, I had a bad take. Let's move along to the next one. Like, to harp on him is ridiculous because we all have them. Like last year, Danny, we talked about how everyone's in the process right now of making their NFL predictions for 2025, the USA Today. There's somewhere, somewhere out there, there was a sports writer that said the jets were going to win the super bowl last year over the Packers. And you know what? Every year, every host here and producer on Fox Sports at the beginning of the season does their afc, NFC champion, Super bowl winner, they're out on a limb crazy. Take their mvp. And you know, it's wild when you look at at the end of the season because you're like, yo, 99% of us were so wrong.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Iowa Sam]

I'm thinking about some of the takes on our network. Samuel, remember this? Remember when Jason Smith had people's minds just going crazy? Everyone was going crazy when he said that Steph Curry was just a good game manager.

[Danny G]

Oh, yeah. There's been this network, some bad Steph Curry takes.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

Like Ben Simmons earlier and, you know, Patrick Mahomes.

[Covino]

Unfortunately, we live in the Upside Down. We live in the Upside Down.

[Rich]

Josh Allen.

[Covino]

Right.

[Iowa Sam]

Andy Reid should be fired.

[Covino]

Yeah. But the.

[Iowa Sam]

That was a recent Parker after the super bowl take.

[Covino]

The more attention you get for it for whatever reason. So you get more of that than ever before because people love dumb things.

[Rich]

I'll be honest.

[Iowa Sam]

I think some of the hosts believe it, though, because I think a lot of listeners are like, oh, they don't believe that. They're just trying to get people riled up. But some of these takes hosts actually.

[Covino]

Believe that is true.

[Rich]

I don't know if I necessarily don't believe my takes. I just don't really care if I'm wrong because I realize we're all like, if everyone was right, dude, we'd all be professional gamblers. Right? I mean, like, any time on any given day, you, you know, you're watching Thursday Night Football, you're like, you know, Panthers, Saints tonight.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

50% of the betting audience is wrong otherwise. You know what I'm saying?

[Covino]

By the way, you know, a lot of people wonder how Rich and I got to this point. So do I. A lot of Times, right. Filling in for Dan Patrick. But we started off like most people do, in just regular radio, playing music. And I remember one guy coming in to a music meeting. This is another classic example of mine. And this is no knock to the band, because they're a good band, but I remember the sales pitch. And like, these guys, I'm telling you, you got to play them on your radio station. This is K Rock, New York at the time. They're the next Guns N Roses, you hear me? And he's like, look at it. I was a nobody from nowhere. Bill, he's like, you like Guns N Roses? I'm like, yeah. He's like, they're the next Guns N Roses. He's telling everybody. And he was playing Buck Cherry and Buck Cherry had. They had a good career, a good career, and I love their hits.

[Rich]

But, hey, the next Crazy. Yeah, so good.

[Covino]

I love lit up. And those are great songs.

[Rich]

Sorry.

[Covino]

I love some of their songs. But the next Guns N Roses, I don't know about that. You know, so you hear a lot of that in life. People just overselling people just saying things for impact. And a lot of times they should be held accountable. And I think we're seeing a little more of that in sports. Like, hey, what about. Would you say about the jets winning the super bowl again?

[Rich]

I think we. We all realize that every. Every game, every fight, every event is going to have a wrong take because people are arguing both sides of it. Every time. Every time there's a panel. How many times have you seen a meme the next day where, like, the Monday Night Football team all picks the same team to win and that team loses, and the panel was over 7.

[Iowa Sam]

You mean how the entire ESPN panel did not pick the Pacers, Remember?

[Rich]

Yes.

[Covino]

Every single.

[Iowa Sam]

I think it was like 22 of them all got it wrong to advance.

[Rich]

Danny, I'll give you one more, and then we'll move on. I can guarantee if you. If you even searched a little bit, which we don't need to do, but I'm sure Shohei Otani. There are people like, this guy's gonna be a bust. Or even when the Dodgers gave him money, like, waste of money. He's. He's toast. He's there.

[Covino]

I guarantee somebody out there for sure.

[Rich]

Yeah, there were probably people that are like, ohtani stinks. Or.

[Covino]

Or he won't be able to do it.

[Rich]

Well, just simply think about how many people were drafted in front of Aaron Judge.

[Covino]

Pitching and hitting won't translate in this league.

[Rich]

Yeah, this won't happen. I'm sure, you know, weakest takes, we all have them. The end. Now I want to talk about something that is probably a good oh, by.

[Iowa Sam]

The way, that was Keith Olbermann who whiffed badly on Ohtani back in the day.

[Covino]

Yeah, that was the famous one. Yeah.

[Rich]

For a lot of us, this is a conversation that's a good 20, 30, 40 years away. The word retirement. Some of us will never retire. Some will probably some people will work till they die because they have to, and others will because they just want to keep working. Because a lot of times you feel like when you stop working, you just die.

[Covino]

Are you talking about Sharon Lane?

[Rich]

There's a woman that has a retirement plan that I think is wild. And it's, and it's not the cool like I'm going to go catch every Major League baseball stadium, which by the way, I think is a cool retirement plan. So there's a woman that has an idea and I want to run it by you guys because I first I'm like, what? And the more I think about it, I think it might be the coolest idea I've ever seen. And we'll get to that next right here. Fox Sports Radio in for Dan Patrick, Cavino and Rich.

[Bridget Todd]

Be sure to catch the live edition.

[Covino]

Of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports.

[Rich]

Radio and the iHeartRadio app.

[J]

There's nothing like sinking into luxury. At WashablesOfAs.com you'll find the Annabe sofa which combines ultimate comfort and design at an affordable price. And get this, it's the only sofa that's fully machine washable from top to to bottom starting at only $699. The stain resistant performance fabric slipcovers and cloud like frame duvet can go straight into your wash. Perfect for anyone with kids, pets or anyone who loves an easy to clean spotless sofa. With a modular design and changeable slipcovers, you can customize your sofa to fit any space and style. Whether you need a single chair, loveseat or a luxuriously large sectional. Any Anabe has you covered, visit washablesofas.com to upgrade your home. Right now you can shop up to 60% off store wide with a 30 day money back guarantee. Shop [e-mail] Add a little to your life. Offers are subject to change and certain restrictions may apply.

[Host 3]

For my heart podcasts and Rococo Punch this is the turning river road.

[Host 1]

I knew I wanted to obey and submit, but I didn't fully grasp for the rest of my life. What that meant.

[Host 3]

In the woods of Minnesota, a cult leader married himself to 10 girls and forced them into a secret life of abuse.

[Host 1]

Why did I think that way? Why did I allow myself to get so sucked in by this man and and thinking to the point that if I died for him, that would be the greatest honor.

[Host 3]

But in 2014, the youngest of the girls escaped and sparked an international manhunt.

[Host 1]

For all those years, you know, he was the predator and I was the prey. And then he became the prey.

[Host 3]

Listen to the Turning river road on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danielle Robaix]

Just like great shoes, great books take you places through unforgettable love stories and into conversations with characters you'll never forget.

[Host 1]

I think any good romance, it gives me this feeling of like butterflies.

[Danielle Robaix]

I'm Danielle Roubais and this is bookmarked by Reese's Book Club, the new podcast from hello Sunshine and I Heart Podcasts. Every week I sit down with your favorite book lovers, authors, celebrities, book talkers and more to explore explore the stories that shape us on the page and off. I've been reading every Reese's Book Club pick, deep diving book talk theories and obsessing over book to screen casts for years. And now I get to talk to the people making the magic. So if you've ever fallen in love with a fictional character or cried at the last chapter or passed a book to a friend saying you have to read this, this podcast is for you. Listen to Bookmarked by Reese's Book club on the iHeartRadio app. Apple Podcasts are wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bridget Todd]

25 years, 25 players. Before training camp kickstarts a new NFL season, NFL Daily is going to look back. It is a special six episode series where myself, Greg Rosenthal and some of the top NFL minds like Kevin Harlan, Mina Kimes and Bill Barnwell make the case for each player. We're taking a look. Look back giving you NFL Daily's top 25 players of the last 25 years. So who made the list? You know Tom Brady's on it. Where's Patrick Mahomes?

[Covino]

Mahomes is into the end zone. Touchdown Kansas City.

[Bridget Todd]

He's on it. How about Lamar Jackson?

[Covino]

Jackson takes it himself.

[Rich]

Look at him dart back and forth. Oh, he broke his ankles and he's got a touchdown.

[Covino]

He is Houdini.

[Bridget Todd]

You are going to have to look. Listen to find out, listen to NFL Daily's top 25 players of the last 25 years. Starting on June 30 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny G]

I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops called this Taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple.

[Rich]

Cops believed everything that Taser told them.

[Danny G]

From Lava for Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multi billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season one, Taser Incorporated.

[Covino]

I get right back there and it's bad. It's really, really, really bad.

[Danny G]

Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2 and 3 on May 21 and episodes 4, 5 and 6 on June 4. Ad free at Lava for Good. Plus on Apple Podcasts.

[Covino]

CNR on FSR Covino enriched world famous CNR Infamous, which is more than famous.

[Iowa Sam]

Or at least regionally famous.

[Covino]

Yeah, it is. Live from the Fox Sports Radio studio.

[Rich]

According to your mom.

[Covino]

Exactly. Live from the mean streets of la. Always a pleasure to be in for the great Dan Patrick again. Shout out to all the Vatos Locos forever. Our show is going to be broadcasting live from the MLB All Star Game. So pumped about that.

[Rich]

Can't wait. I can't wait to hang with polar bear Pete Alonzo. Say what's up to my dude, Francisco Lindor.

[Covino]

I hope they give you a wedgie. You think they want to hang with you? They want to hang with you.

[Rich]

You kidding?

[Covino]

All right, maybe they do.

[Rich]

I'll be doing the little fist bump thing with Lindor a week from now. We're going to be Atlanta. It's going to be fun. Capital One All Star Village. Saturday, July 12th through Tuesday the 15th. Head to the Cobb Galleria for baseball fun, live entertainment, interactive games. Buy tickets today at All Star Game. Now, I have one quick question before we get into this. This woman who has the ultimate retirement plan just popped in my head. You tell me without thinking about it. Don't put too much thought into it.

[Covino]

I don't. Trust me. Let's do it.

[Rich]

I was gonna say you put thought into. I'm sorry. What was I thinking? We're less than a month, less than two months from the NFL season. In fact, Danny G, you pointed out our first preseason game is this month.

[Iowa Sam]

July 31, last day of this month.

[Rich]

They sneak in one of the preseason games.

[Iowa Sam]

Hall of Fame game.

[Rich]

Um, what NFL quarterback do you think we're going to be talking about the most this year?

[Iowa Sam]

Joe Burrow.

[Rich]

Okay, there you go. There. What. What. What first comes to mind?

[Covino]

I feel like it might be Jalen hurts, but for the wrong reasons, because I feel like we're already doing that. Because he's left off of every list, and people keep underestimating him. He's like, yo, this dude just won a Super bowl and he doesn't get any respect. And for that, there's going to be a lot of people defending that. They're still the team. He's still the guy.

[Iowa Sam]

Look up on the monitor right now. Somebody's holding up a cardboard cutout of Burrow. Which quarterback city needs a Super bowl win the most?

[Rich]

Joe Burrow is going to be. You know why? Because guys like Burrow Burrow or Cousins. Guys like Burrow, in my opinion, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, there's a lot of great AFC quarterbacks that have yet to get the job done. So I think there's going to be a lot of. Well, whose year is it going to be? Because if Mahomes continues to get in the way, which he has a.

[Covino]

For all we know, it might be Aaron Rodgers again that I wrote down.

[Rich]

That's what I said. I said, Danny G. Is going to want to strangle us, because I think Pittsburgh's going to be pretty good. People love talking about it, and I think people will be like, man, Aaron Rodgers, could he make one last run? So it's going to be a lot of quarterback chatter, but if he shows.

[Covino]

Any signs or glimpses of greatness and makes a few good plays, has a few good games, we're going to be talking about that for weeks at a time.

[Rich]

You're right. But I do think there's the layer Danny G. Of your afc. Mahomes has dominated not only winning the super bowl, he's won three, but he's been to five. So I think the sentiment is going to be, which of these AFC quarterbacks is ready to step it up? You know, time is ticking for Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen. All right, now there's a woman that's doing something that at first you might be like, this is ridiculous. This is a. This is a fool's idea.

[Covino]

Should Aaron Rodgers be looking into this.

[Rich]

You know, as he can, as he considers what's next? I mean, he did say he wanted to never be seen again, right? He's going to play one more year, try to win it all and then never be heard from again.

[Covino]

Well, maybe he should follow the footsteps of 77 year old retired teacher from California. Her name is Sharon Lane.

[Rich]

Sharon, I love this story because what Sharon is trying to do, it seems like crazy on paper. But if you are not super involved, grandma or grandpa, you never had kids. You're not, you know, so set on like, hey, I'm a home buddy, I need to stay in my house. This woman's doing something way cooler than what most do in retirement. Now let me explain.

[Covino]

She's doing it for a valid reason.

[Rich]

I'll tell you this. I do think when I think retirement, I've seen a lot of people on social media, you know, with their dad or grandpa do this. I want to hit every baseball stadium, which I think is awesome because I feel like you and I are about five to 10 shy of hitting all that. We've been to a good 20 plus stadiums together.

[Covino]

Yeah, you need something to live for.

[Rich]

I do think there's something really cool.

[Covino]

A little bit of a plan. I'll tell you both my, well, my mom's retired, she's so bored. You need something to do.

[Rich]

I think the, hey, you know, every year we're gonna go, hey, we're gonna meet up with dad or grandpa and go to you know, 10 different stadiums this year. That's cool man. And then eventually you try to hit them all. I know there's books people get where you put a coin from each stadium. That's cool. But listen to what this woman's doing and tell me if you'd be interested in this at all. This is, this is so popular. Admitted to World Starvin. Some old white lady, 77 year old retired teacher from California has traded in her retirement home for life at sea. Sharon Lane moved on to the VIA VI Odyssey, the world's first cruise. That's actually, I don't think you have.

[Covino]

To call it VIA if it's just the villa.

[Rich]

That is true.

[Covino]

Yeah, but you could live on this cruise ship.

[Rich]

You can live on Pavia. It's, it's one where they're saying it's cheaper than where she was living in California. She's boarded this boat in June this past month and plans to stay for 15 years. 77 to 92. God willing, she lives to 92. She's probably planning to die on this ship.

[Iowa Sam]

See how many cities she's going to get to visit.

[Rich]

So she boards this boat last month, so she's on it now. 15 year plan. She's going to hit 425 different destinations over 147 countries and she's only paid $130,000 to do it.

[Covino]

Okay. It's a one time cost for the interior villa, which was $130,000 plus monthly fees that cover meals, housekeeping and laundry. So with all the amenities, yeah, it's $3,000.

[Rich]

No chore, no to do list. She's just an old lady traveling, seeing the world. I gotta ask, would y' all do this? Would you say, hey, listen, here's the.

[Covino]

One thing I'm confused.

[Rich]

I'd like to think that I'm gonna be like super involved grandpa. Who knows if, you know, my kids will ever have kids. But you, you want to be involved. But if you had none of that laid out, would you say, yeah, I'm going to travel the world for 10, 15 years.

[Covino]

Is that what this boat is for, though?

[Rich]

It seems as though the whole purpose.

[Covino]

All right, so something to think about.

[Rich]

Your thoughts at Coveenon Rich. We'll take your feedback next at 87799 on Fox. We'll get into some NFL and as we get closer to the baseball All Star break, we'll hit a little mlb. Coming up next, CNR in for the great Dan Patrick.

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