Hour 2 - Wemby's New Celebration, Christmas Day NFL

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 2: Wemby's New Celebration, Christmas Day NFL

Date: December 24, 2025
Hosts: Covino & Rich in for Dan Patrick
Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Covino & Rich fill in for Dan Patrick and dive into the sports world’s latest traditions, player celebrations, and the NFL's Christmas Day slate. The primary focus is Victor Wembanyama ("Wemby") and his attempt to launch a new courtside celebration with the Spurs, sparking a lively debate on sports traditions, authenticity, and what makes gimmicks stick. The crew also explores NFL scheduling, classic holiday movies, and listeners’ calls about the origins of sports celebrations.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Victor Wembanyama’s New Spurs Celebration: Authentic or Imitative?

• Wemby's Initiative: The conversation opens with Victor Wembanyama introducing a new team tradition with the Spurs, inspired by the Viking clap seen during Euro 2016 and by fans of the Minnesota Vikings.
  • [06:32] Wemby (clip): “I would like with my teammates to introduce a little new tradition that we’ve been working on with the Jackals over there.”
  • [06:40] Rich: “So please, everybody, arms up in the air.”
• Hosts’ Take: The crew debates whether new traditions feel authentic or forced, especially if borrowed from other teams or sports.
  • [05:45] Rich: “Is Skull with the horn... is that so original that, like, if the Wemby and the Spurs clap, we can’t do that?”
  • [10:44] Covino: “So authenticity, I think, is the word too. Does it feel authentic?”
• Listener & Social Media Reactions: There’s buzz about Wemby’s celebration being a "ripoff" of Minnesota Vikings fans and their Icelandic clap.

2. Tradition vs. Trend: What Makes a Sports Ritual Stick?

• Forced vs. Organic: The hosts discuss whether something like Wemby’s celebration can catch on or if it’ll always feel derivative.
  • [07:03] Covino: “It’s better than no vibe, right? ...You gotta give it some time to see. When you see it start, it feels a little forced.”
  • [09:04] Rich (teasing): “So you think Yankees roll call is cool and everything else is corny. Got it.”
• Cultural Significance: Is there a deep tie between the Spurs and this new tradition, or is it a mere copy?
  • [11:03] Covino: “But what’s the significance? Is there any sort of tie in with the San Antonio Spurs?”
  • [11:38] Danny G.: “I’m reading... this Viking clap had a lot of success during the Euro cup in 2016. And because he’s a French professional basketball player...”

3. Calls & Audience Engagement: Birth of Traditions

• Lambeau Leap Origin Clarified:
  • [16:42] Caller “Rocky” (Greenville, SC): Shares insight into the origins of the Lambeau Leap and how former South Carolina Gamecock Robert Brooks popularized it.
  • [17:44] Rich: “That’s cool, man. That’s like... a bragging right? More people should know that fun fact.”
• Famous Celebration Origins: Listeners and hosts muse about who first popularized now-ubiquitous gestures, like flashing the three-pointer sign or saying “Kobe!” when shooting trash:
  • [19:39] Tripp (Las Vegas): “Who was the first person to flash the three sign after hitting a three pointer?”
  • [21:13] Danny G.: “The first person to shout Kobe when they threw trash into a trash can…”

4. Traditions Across Teams & Sports: What’s Lame, What’s Loved

• Favorite Rituals: The team runs through several enduring traditions (and some they deem corny), such as the Cubs tossing back home run balls, the Yankees’ roll call, Dodgers’ celebrations, the Seahawks’ 12th Man flag, and more.
  • [13:07] Covino: “Cool. I like it. Get your stupid home run out of here. I love it.”
  • [14:57] Covino: “Yeah, absolutely. I think that’s super dope.” (on Seahawks’ flag)
• Originality & Winning: Emphasizing the “winning makes it cool” phenomenon—if the team is successful, even a forced gesture gains approval.
  • [08:14] Covino: “So it doesn’t matter if I think it’s corny and it works if Freddie Freeman, Mookie Bash winning makes it cool.”

5. Holiday Movie Debate: Do Classics Stand the Test of Time?

• Old vs. New: Covino describes introducing "It’s a Wonderful Life" to his younger girlfriend and her sister, debating whether classics resonate with newer generations.
  • [50:06] Covino: “I was like, it’s like the Wizard of Oz of Christmas movies... Maybe not all things stand the test of time.”
• Hot Takes: “Love Actually” sparks disagreement:
  • [24:29] Covino: “Trash. I don’t even want to fight about that... it’s the most overhyped Christmas movie.”
  • [24:43] Rich: “You and I think trash. How about that?”

6. NFL on Christmas Day: Has the League Overtaken the NBA’s Holiday?

• Matchup Woes: The 2025 Christmas NFL matchups are lackluster, leading to speculation on whether the NBA can reassert its traditional holiday primacy.
  • [31:47] Rich: “I feel like the NFL is trying to hijack...”
  • [31:51] Danny G.: “I think they have sort of hijacked. But...this is a chance for the NBA to take their rightful throne.”
• Questioning Ratings: The hosts question if “irrelevant” NFL games will still out-rate marquee NBA contests. [31:59]

7. Sports and Pop Culture: When Did That Start?

• Pop Culture Origins: On when certain phrases, gestures, and in-jokes (e.g., “MILF” or “Kobe!”) actually entered mass usage—and how pop culture (American Pie, Chappelle’s Show) made them global.
  • [33:18] Rich: “Sometimes something’s been around, but a pop culture moment really enhances it.”
  • [33:40] Covino: “The difference between the origin and what popularized it.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On New Traditions:

  • [04:46] Rich: “When it comes to traditions, they got to start somewhere. And at first it might feel forced, but I feel like maybe everything feels that way at first a little bit.”
  • [05:13] Covino: “That’s what I said. You got to give it time to really see.”

• On Authenticity:

  • [10:44] Covino: “So authenticity, I think, is the word too. Does it feel authentic? You know, that’s the difference.”

• On Winning Making it Cool:

  • [08:14] Covino: “So it doesn’t matter if I think it’s corny and it works if Freddie Freeman, Mookie Bash winning makes it cool. So that’s really, I guess, the point here. If the spurs continue to win, guess what?”

• Danny G. on Cultural Borrowing:

  • [11:38] “This Viking clap had a lot of success during the Euro cup in 2016. And because he’s a French professional basketball player...I think that’s why it’s part of his repertoire.”

• On NFL Christmas Scheduling:

  • [31:47] Rich: “Thanksgiving football and Christmas day basketball, I agree. But I feel like the NFL is trying to hijack.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:29] – Show opens, Covino & Rich introduce topics, invite interaction.
• [04:36] – Wemby's new celebration—debate on originality and forced traditions.
• [10:56] – Dive into “authenticity” and why some traditions stick.
• [13:04] – More beloved sports rituals, from the Cubs to the Yankees and Dodgers.
• [16:30] – Listener calls on sports traditions, Lambeau Leap origin story.
• [21:13] – “Kobe!” in the trash can—organic cultural moments.
• [24:29] – Holiday movie arguments: “Love Actually,” “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
• [31:34] – NFL Christmas scheduling and discussion on the NBA’s holiday dominance.
• [33:18] – When pop culture popularizes, rather than invents, slang and celebrations.
• [46:31] – Christmas traditions at home: How do you handle presents under the tree?
• [50:06] – Revisiting whether old movies or sports highlights translate for new generations.

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Overall Tone & Style

Raucous, irreverent, and playful with plenty of jokes, affectionate razzing, and candid hot takes. The hosts mesh pop culture, sports news, and real-life anecdotes with audience interaction, keeping the energy up throughout.

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For New Listeners

If you want inside perspectives on how sports rituals are born, evolve, and sometimes self-destruct under scrutiny (or just because they’re a bit corny), this episode delivers. It also provides a solid dose of humor, nostalgia, and pop culture debates—perfect for anyone with an interest in sports culture or the meaning behind those crowd-pleasing moments on and off the field.

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Memorable Call to Action:

• “You win with originality, but sometimes you just win with winning.” – Danny G. [23:22]
• “If the fans get behind it and they continue to win, it doesn’t matter what any of us think. It will be cool to them.” – Covino [12:44]

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Final Thought:
Traditions—whether invented, copied, or mashed up—only last if they feel real and unite fans. Plus, sometimes it’s just about having the cojones to try something goofy in front of 40,000 people.

Transcript

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

Now when it comes to team traditions, let's, let's wrap this and get into more NFL Wemby on the spurs after this team continues to just find a way to beat.

[Covino]

What were your thoughts? What were your thoughts when you saw him do this?

[Rich]

I think it's cool as hell. You know me, I'm a, I'm a sucker for gimmicky stuff. I like Grimace on the Mets.

[Covino]

That's the thing. But Grimace is corny. And Timmy Trumpets was cool. It was. And now the Dodgers got it right.

[Rich]

But when it comes to traditions, they got to start somewhere. And at first it might feel forced, but I feel like maybe everything feels that way at first a little bit.

[Covino]

That's what I said. You got to give it time to really see.

[Danny G.]

I feel like it needs to be original too. This is Skull. This is Vikings. I would like it more if it was something we've never seen before. That would be like if we did a new game for Covino and Rich and it was a game that was on the show right before us and we're like, yeah, this is our new tradition, this new game. I don't think our listeners would take it the same way as if it was original like last one standing or Brainwave or the original games. We do have that you don't hear anywhere else.

[Rich]

You know, I'm reading the feedback, Danny G. And people are agreeing with that sentiment. But like for instance, when, I mean, is Skull with the horn, I was saying hit me with some Minnesota horn and the clap. Is that, I mean, is that like so original that like, if the Wemby and the spurs clap, we. We can't do that. Listen to Wemby last night again, and I thought, this is cool. Again, they find a way to beat Oklahoma City, which seems like no one else could do, which I think is so good for the NBA, Danny, because what was the feeling we had a week ago, man? OKC seems unbeatable in a seven game series against the Spurs. It seems like that could be a battle that we look forward to in five months from now. Listen to Wemby.

[Covino]

I would like with my teammates to introduce a little new tradition that we've been working on with the Jackals over there.

[Rich]

So please, everybody, arms up in the air.

[Covino]

Spread your arms. Everybody spread your arms.

[Rich]

Yeah, just like the Jackals.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Wendy's like a club mc.

[Covino]

Yeah. Like I said, I respect the leadership.

[Rich]

I. I don't know. I think it's cool. But then I'll say this, Rich.

[Covino]

It's better than no vibe, right? I mean, you have to try to create a vibe and it's better than nothing. But you asked a question. My honest answer is you got to give it some time to see. When you see it start, it feels a little forced. But I guess that's how every tradition happens. Although I do feel that there's more of an organic route at times. And just because I think it's corny doesn't mean that it won't work. Like, I think the hip flexor thing that the Dodgers do is corny as hell. And they're a likable team. They're likable and I love them. But them doing their little goofy dance on second base is goofy to me. But, but hey, but World Series. Are they playing Covino?

[Danny G.]

Did you like the bumping of the jock straps better?

[Covino]

Oh, yeah, that's my kind of tradition.

[Rich]

Camino does that all the time.

[Covino]

Now that's cool.

[Rich]

And he's not even on the team.

[Covino]

But see, that's how I greet Iowa Sam every Monday.

[Rich]

I don't like. I don't like the Dodgers. But how do you not think that that's sort of like a fun thing? Like, they're so good, they get on second base a little.

[Covino]

It's fun, I guess, but it does feel a Little goofy. No. You don't feel like some of those players are a little too cool to be doing that, but it works for them.

[Rich]

I have a question.

[Covino]

So it doesn't matter if I think it's corny and it works if Freddie Freeman, Mookie Bash winning makes it cool. So that's really, I guess, the point here. If the spurs continue to win, guess what?

[Rich]

That becomes cool if Freddie, Mookie and Ohtani do it. Yeah. Steve Cavino is the one that thinks it's not cool.

[Covino]

It's a little goofy. Hey, I'm a Yankees fan, man.

[Rich]

And I told. Let me ask you, the Trainers roll call championships, Yankees roll call.

[Covino]

I like it. I think it's really cool. I think it's cool tradition. I thought when Mo Rivera came out, cool tradition. It's just, again, things that happen organically, things that stick. That's the difference. Now, how do you make this cool? You win. You keep on winning. You keep beating OKC and teams that people say you can't beat. Props to Wemby, though. That dude plays hard, man. I watched all the highlights last night.

[Rich]

So you think Yankees roll call is cool and everything else is corny. Got it.

[Covino]

Hold on. Did I not say when it comes to the spurs in most traditions, cool to them, corny to everybody else. You think I'm supposed to like other people's corny traditions? No, your holiday traditions. You like what you do. I'm not going to necessarily like everything other people do.

[Rich]

I get what you're saying, though. When something feels.

[Covino]

There's a bunch people that probably want to open up their presents tonight. And I'm like, why? What are we in England? Why? Why not till Christmas morning? Santa comes tomorrow when there's.

[Rich]

When there's.

[Danny G.]

Wait. And you're half Mexican Because a lot of Latino families do Christmas Eve.

[Covino]

Yes, but I'm Mexican American, so maybe you get like one president on Christmas Eve, but you wait until Christmas morning. My point is, though, whatever you are used to doing is what's okay and normal and cool to you.

[Rich]

You know what I used to think was cool back in the day, maybe 20 years ago, I thought it was a really cool idea when people would have a Christmas, like an ugly sweater party. And then what happened was companies all started making ugly sweaters, which I think took away what was cool about the idea of an ugly sweater.

[Covino]

Like Robert Herjavec and his tipsy elves.

[Rich]

Like, in an ugly sweater. The whole cool part about it used to be like, yo, your aunt actually bought that sweater. And it's ugly as hell. Yeah.

[Covino]

You had to find your Uncle Bart's sweater and it smelled like cigarettes.

[Rich]

Oh, my God. Do you know anyone that has, like, an old ass sweater that's hideous. But then you start making ugly sweaters, then it seems forced. I get the forced nature of what you're saying.

[Covino]

So authenticity, I think, is the word, too. Does it feel authentic? You know, that's the difference. That's what. That's what goes off and makes you feel a little corny.

[Rich]

Hey, what about the Cubs throwback?

[Covino]

Does anybody know. Wait, hold on. Where did this come from? The spurs thing? Like, what's the.

[Rich]

Wendy just came. Just came up with it.

[Covino]

But what's the significance? Is there any sort of tie in with the San Antonio Spurs?

[Rich]

I don't know what you're talking about.

[Covino]

That's what I mean. Like, is there some sort of cultural significance, regional significance? Like, what is. Does it mean anything? I don't know, bro.

[Rich]

Do people in Green Bay, Wisconsin, like to leap? When they talk about the Lord's leaping in that song, are they talking about people in Green Bay? Like, I mean, I'm just wondering.

[Covino]

Honestly, I'm wondering what the context is. Or is this something I just farted out and thought of in his sleep?

[Danny G.]

I'm reading right now that this Viking clap had a lot of success during the Euro cup in 2016. And because he's a French professional basketball player.

[Covino]

Better than the vuvuzela, I guess.

[Danny G.]

Yeah. So I think that's why it's part of. Part of his repertoire. But it just. I don't know. You look in the comments last night and this morning, and all the Vikings fans are in there, like, rip off. You're biting off of us.

[Covino]

Hey, and seriously, Rich, I'm not. I don't want to hate on Wemby or the Spurs. I actually like them a lot. I'm just telling you right now what my first instinct is. But like I said, like a song. There's some songs that I don't like at first. Then they get to me. Hey, Christmas wrappings. The first time I heard that song, like, this is the worst Christmas I ever heard. It's my favorite song right now. My favorite Christmas song of all time.

[Rich]

You forgot cranberries, too?

[Covino]

Yeah, the waitresses. Christmas wrappings. I was like, who are these ho hum women singing about Christmas time? It's the worst song I ever heard.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

And I was like, this song's terrible. Guess what? Love it now. It's one of my favorites. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. So things Take time to build. If the fans get behind it and they continue to win, it doesn't matter what any of us think. It doesn't matter what I think. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks. It will be cool to them.

[Rich]

What about when the Cubs throw back a home run?

[Covino]

Cool. I like it. Get your stupid home run out of here. I love it. They take me out to the ball game. 7th inning stretch. Love it. Tradition. But like you always say, rich, sometimes tradition is making the same mistake over and over.

[Rich]

I love the Mets, how they play Lazy Mary during the seventh inning stretch. Gets everyone pumped up and. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[Covino]

I like that, too.

[Rich]

I think. I think it is pretty cool when the grounds crew does the ymca.

[Covino]

I love when there's cultural tradition. When they play Sinatra, New York, New York at the end of a win, I think that's great. Like, that's why I asked the significance. Like, is there some sort of tie in with San Antonio? Like, was this some sort of battle drum that they fought with back in the day? I don't know what it is, so. Go ahead, Sam. I was saying, I have a question for you guys. I mean, Greg Pavich, who's still with the organization, he's not the head coach anymore, but he won five titles between 1999 and 2014. You would think during that championship culture and run, you would develop some traditions. I mean, I'm not that familiar with spurs basketball, but if you win five titles in 15 years, shouldn't you have some. That's a great point, Sam. You could. You should say that they should have one when they had this sweet run. Like, how did they. Not that Maybe that's what they were lacking, a little personality. So not maybe.

[Danny G.]

Look at who was the face of their organization during a lot of that run.

[Rich]

Timmy Duncan.

[Covino]

Yeah. No nonsense. Winning championship. Just a.

[Rich]

Just a great ball player.

[Danny G.]

Big fundamentals.

[Rich]

Let me hit you with one more and then, well, we can move on. Like, you know, it happens in our lifetime when they change stadiums and looks and gimmicks and everything. What about when the Seahawks who went from, you know, the old school Steve Large and Kingdom Seahawks of our childhood to, you know, becoming the 12th man and they raised the flag. Is that cool to.

[Covino]

Yeah, absolutely. I think that's super dope.

[Rich]

Well, hey, your thoughts at Kobe, Nonrich and not all traditions are corny. Let us know what your favorite traditions are in sports because Wemby's trying to start a new one in San Antonio. And you know what? I think it's pretty cool for San Antonio, which is a great city, great basketball city, that they had all that success. They competed, you know, because they never won back to back. There's a sense that they don't get the respect they should with the Lakers and some of the other dynasties and the Bulls and the, you know, the Heat for a minute, like the Golden State Warriors. No one talks about the spurs because, again, never back to back, but a great basketball city. And they're right there, again, because of Wemby, Fox and some of these young gray players.

[Covino]

Yeah, props to these young guys making a difference. And speaking of young players, man, Cooper flag lighting it up yesterday. Anthony Edwards playing big. Just cool to see these young dudes taking over the NBA. And I do want to say one last thing. I don't want to be hard on Wemby. I actually root for the guy. I like watching him play. And I think it's. It takes a lot of cojones to get out there in front of, you know, 40,000 people and try to get everyone to play along and try to make something happen. So corny or not, I give him credit for that. I think that's a bold sort of move.

[Rich]

Danny G. Phones are lit. Who do you want to talk to? Well, we'll talk to some peeps and then we'll talk. A little tradition because there's a funny story involving my pal Steve Cavino, and it has to do with whether or not old school movies and old school sports translate.

[Danny G.]

Now, let's start in Greenville, South Carolina. Rocky wants to weigh in on traditions.

[Covino]

Yo, what's up, Rocky? Absolutely.

[Rich]

What's up, Rock?

[Covino]

Hello.

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning.

[Rich]

Good morning, Rocky.

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning. Merry Christmas to you guys. I've never called your show. I listen to you here and there. Unfortunately, here in Greenville, we have local shows. So you guys aren't on the air here.

[Danny G.]

You could always hear us on the iHeart app.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, man, I do. And I have that. So I've done that. But on the Lambeau Leap, and I'm in Greenville, South Carolina. I am a South Carolina Gamecock fan. And on the. I look and. And we had a receiver at South Carolina by the name of Robert Brooks and who played for Green Bay. Now, Leroy Butler was the first one to ever do it. It was on a return fumble of some kind, and he was the first one to do it. But actually, Robert Brooks popularized it in Green Bay when he was there. Every time he scored a touchdown, he did it. And that's kind of what kick started it and got it going.

[Rich]

That's cool, man. That's like. That's a bragging, right? That more people should know that fun fact. Like, how it was Dusty Baker who was the first to high five someone ever. Like, to me that. Those little fun facts are wild. To me that, like, it should be common knowledge who the first Lambeau leaper was.

[Danny G.]

I think Dusty Baker was on the receiving end.

[Rich]

The receiving end of the first.

[Covino]

Glenn Burke. It was Glenn Burke, who they said was. How do I say this on the Dan Patrick Show? A little zesty, right? And he got a lot of flack for that.

[Rich]

You're allowed to say he was gay. I mean. Yeah.

[Covino]

No, it's true. That's the story, and I didn't write it. That is the story.

[Rich]

So you're saying the high five is zesty?

[Covino]

No, but Dusty Baker's side of it was like, he didn't know what to do, so he threw his hand up and it became a thing, and it's almost. It almost feels impossible. Like, wait, so that they were the first people to do the high five? That's. That's just a wild thought.

[Danny G.]

Who were the first two players to jump up and, you know, bump against each other?

[Covino]

Wasn't it Marcus Allen on Techmobile?

[Rich]

No, but you're right. That is a question. I'm trying to think, like, who do you in the. Who do you picture in the NBA after, like, a. You know, like a big three pointer, jump it up and, like, essentially, like, bumping sides like. It's a good question.

[Covino]

That is a good question.

[Rich]

No one gets credit. No one gets credit for that. Who else we got?

[Danny G.]

Danny G. Let's go to Vegas. The Homie Tripp.

[Rich]

Go, Trip. What's up, buddy? Merry Christmas, bud.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, good morning. I just wanted to call in and say Merry Christmas to you guys. And it's always a pleasure to. To speak with y' all and listen to y'. All. And then I had a question for tradition. Who was the first person. I don't know the answer. I know y' all can find out. Who is the first person to flash the three sign after hitting a three pointer?

[Rich]

Oh.

[Danny G.]

That'S a good question. One NBA celebration. I don't know, though, that. I don't know that at the time, nobody was doing it. When d' Angelo Russell was a youngster on the Lakers, he was the first to do the. The.

[Covino]

I like the ice in my veins.

[Danny G.]

Ice in my veins.

[Covino]

Don't you have to go.

[Caller/Listener]

She.

[Rich]

Yeah, the ice in my veins is a big one.

[Covino]

That's co. Yeah, I Thought that was cool.

[Rich]

You know what? We're never going to know the answer, so you could argue, well, why bring it up then? But you know what? There was the first person that did anything really think in life. I know this is like a really deep. I'm not high, I promise you. Yeah, there was someone that did anything for the first time. You know, there was a. There was an NFL player. We'll never be able to pinpoint it, but there was an NFL player that was the first to be like, first down. And they, like, pointed like, first. Like, like, did the little, like, you know, like George Kittle.

[Covino]

Now, obviously, wasn't that Al Bundy at Polk High School? I think he started that. Wait, is that.

[Rich]

Did you. That might be true. Yeah.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

But now I just picture Kittle doing his little, like.

[Covino]

Well, they're. They're emulating the. The official, but they're kind of adding a little pizzazz.

[Rich]

Yeah, but like, who is the first player to mimic the referee with, like, pizzazz, like, doing their little first down? Tim Brown, maybe or something.

[Covino]

I don't know.

[Danny G.]

The first person to shout Kobe when they threw trash into a trash can.

[Rich]

Might have been you, Danny, wasn't it you and the.

[Danny G.]

No, I learned that from somebody. I don't know who, but every day in our studio, you hear all the shows. I hear Covey, and a wad of paper is flying into the can.

[Covino]

Is that amazing? So, yeah, but that's something that happened organically. Right? So it's just like, wow, that's kind of cool how that just became a thing.

[Rich]

Thing.

[Covino]

That's the difference. Just became a thing. We all witnessed how it became a thing, how it's trying to become a thing.

[Rich]

Last night is Michael Jordan the answer for who is the first person to shoot a jump shot? Nothing but the bottom of the net. And you leave the hand up like you. You leave the hand hanging.

[Covino]

Maybe I could picture drug for sure. People still shrug now.

[Rich]

Yeah, the shrug, but that was because he was just on fire. I'm not talking the shrug. I'm talking.

[Covino]

Yeah, but people emulate that.

[Rich]

I'm saying, like, leaving. Leaving it up there. Like after the. After the. After your shot. Just leaving your hand up there because, you know, your mechanics are so perfect. Was it Jordan? There's some. There's someone that did everything. It was the first time.

[Danny G.]

Was it Steph Curry? Was it Curry who put you to sleep?

[Covino]

Yes, definitely. Yeah, definitely. So it's about being original. Danny G. You hit that point before, too. That's part of it. Has to be original. But winning could make it cool. The end. We'll see what happens. It'll be fun. We'll look back and be like, yeah, remember when they tried to do that thing?

[Rich]

Catch on Mets in 86, most notably for the curtain call after a big home run or something like, you know, coming out the dugout waving to the fans. I was considered very arrogant, but that was very like,'80s Mets. I'm thinking bat flip. Who is the first? Because now it's everyone. But we always think Joey Batista. But I don't know if that was the first.

[Covino]

Like, that was me in 88. Little League, bro.

[Rich]

1988, when you hit your 24th home run in one season.

[Covino]

That was after I hit my 12th of the season. Yeah, I remember after my first season.

[Rich]

As you know, baseball is all about like the unwritten rules of like, you know, like sportsmanship. So there was one person that went against the grain and said, f that I'm going to flip my backflip.

[Covino]

Probably somebody flashy like a Rickey Henderson or Kenny Lofton. You know, maybe they were the guys who sort of played.

[Rich]

I picture Ricky first to do like the snap catch. Right. Like anytime you catch a fly ball and you.

[Covino]

Yeah, but that's why they're legends. Originality, man. That's a big part of it. Danny G. Made a really good point.

[Rich]

Every time, Every time you flip a shortstop, was it you or Ozzy Smith?

[Covino]

Ozzy Smith, man. You know, and I feel like that's. That's one of the things that the spurs new tradition lacks. But they can make it their own. They can make it their own. We'll see what happens. It takes a little time. Now, Rich, speaking of traditions, I want to set this up and just say that around the holidays, watching a good holiday classic starts to become a tradition. Right. Like a Christmas Story, it plays so often that there's rarely a year that you probably don't see that movie.

[Rich]

Yeah, everyone has see it.

[Covino]

Right. Maybe you don't sit through the whole thing, but you see it. But at one point it was probably a tradition before you got sick of it.

[Rich]

Yeah, there's the same movies you watch every year with the kids or the family. Like I. I know the Frosties and the Rudolph Claymation and, you know, Elf and Home Alone this trip.

[Covino]

Charlie Brown.

[Rich]

Yeah, Charlie Brown. Every I kick off the Christmas season, I was always watch Love actually on Thanksgiving night.

[Covino]

Trash. I don't even want to fight about that too. Feeling too festive rich to fight you on how trash that movie is. But growing up, you gotta fight me.

[Rich]

On a movie that's on every list of the greatest holiday movies just because you don't like it.

[Covino]

It's a weak movie, dude. I challenge anybody to watch that weak ass movie. Love. Actually, it's trash. Trash. Trash.

[Rich]

You and I think trash. How about that?

[Covino]

That's. I mean, you can say it all you want. It's false. So how do you say I'm gonna. I'm gonna. How do you say it's a Christmas movie when there's a whole porn plotline? Jesus, is that fun for the family? The kitties love that scene, I think.

[Rich]

Love? You think love? Actually, you think porn.

[Covino]

I mean, it's in the movie.

[Rich]

You mean like one 10 second scene?

[Covino]

It's in the movie. If you have to cover a kid's eyes and grandma gets up because she feels awkward, it's not a Christmas movie. It's trash. So. And it's not even good. It's not. It's like, okay. At best, it's the most overhyped Christmas movie.

[Rich]

All right, so Covino has a theory on whether or not classics stand the test of time. And an experiment he did with a holiday classic. And then we'll tie that into sports because when you show people old sports stuff, there's a. There's a theory we got. So that. And a lot of people hitting us up with NFL calls because, I mean, here we are about to enter week 17 and we got three games on Christmas Day tomorrow. So a lot of NFL. We'll go a little throwback with the Christmas classics. And what else you want to get to Covino?

[Covino]

Well, tis the season to give and we want to give something to you Dan Patrick listeners, Fox Sports Radio Nation. We have the Covino enriched CNR on FSR Turbo Grip Nerf football. Perfect stocking stuffer. It's a great nerf football for the holidays and your chance to win. If you could repeat Big Mike. Mike who runs this place.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

If you could repeat his Wednesday words of wisdom. We do that next.

[Rich]

More CNR in for Dan Patrick.

[Covino]

Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. And the iHeartRadio app, Paulie Fusco here with Tony Fusco.

[Rich]

Yo.

[Covino]

As everybody knows, we're the hosts of the award winning Paulie and Tony Fusco Show.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Covino]

But instead of us telling you how great we are, here's how Dan Patrick described us when he came on our show.

[Rich]

Quick, knowledgeable and funny. Opinionated.

[Covino]

Whoa, whoa, Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Rich]

What are you doing? You're interrupting our promo. Yeah, he wasn't talking about you. You took those clips totally out of context.

[Covino]

Oh, yeah? Well, after this promo, I'm going to take you out and beat you.

[Rich]

Let me put this into context. Shut up. Yeah.

[Covino]

Anyway, just listen to the Paulie and Tony Fusco show on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Yeah.

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That's W I I m S O u n d Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas Eve from our CNR on FSR family to yours in for the great Dan Patrick. By the way, we're also in for Dan Patrick next Monday and Tuesday. Our segmented Dan Patrick Hatrick.

[Danny G.]

Thanks for the warning.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Covino]

So everybody be warned right now, live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. I'm live in Idaho. Shout out to 99.9. Rapid radio is the official walkie talkie of the Dan Patrick show. Push to talk service with national LTE coverage requiring no subscriptions ever. Get them before bad weather occurs. Rich span out there in LA right now. Visit rapidradios.com now for up to 60% off and free shipping. A perfect gift for the holidays. Perfect gift anytime. Thanks again to Rapid Radios.

[Rich]

You know, people say, oh, they really want a white Christmas. You know what no one says? Yeah, well, like a wet, rainy Christmas. Soggy, blustering, soggy Christmas. And by the way, as we look at the three games for Christmas Day, Tom, some of them such high hopes early on, like the NFL does a great job of somehow like they just strike gold like they're a sourdough. Sam, the 49ers mascot, they're striking gold constantly with like, yo, this matchup and the games that they get in primetime are awesome. But Christmas Day, I just didn't work out the way they thought. The Chiefs didn't deliver on their end of the deal where it's Broncos at Chiefs, Chiefs are done. Lions and Vikings both out of the playoff mix. And the commanders, you know, laid an egg after a great season last year and the Cowboys came up short.

[Covino]

So no man Robin laid an egg.

[Rich]

Yep.

[Danny G.]

So doesn't it still feel like an NBA day to you anyways, though? To me, Thanksgiving football and Christmas day basketball, I agreed.

[Rich]

But I feel like the NFL is trying to hijack.

[Danny G.]

I mean, I think they have sort of hijacked. But like you said, with the bad games, this is a chance for the NBA to take their rightful throne.

[Rich]

Curious how the ratings will be? Well, we'll see because these are three irrelevant NFL games. So the question will be, does an irrelevant NFL game still dominate the NBA in rating so we'll see tomorrow. Merry Christmas, Danny G. We're going to do Mike's words of wisdom in a little bit. We'll talk some more. NFL, but you want to take a couple of quick phone calls. I know people have been on hold. Let's say hi to Jay in Delaware. He just want to talk about strength of schedule, which is something we talked about last hour.

[Danny G.]

Really quick, Rich, just so the phone stop ringing. About this. Ryan and Cincy and several. Several others called in citing The Chappelle Show 2004 for pioneering the Kobe. Do you remember the skit? Rashida Jones is famously in it. And Kobe, the fake Kobe, makes her sign a contract.

[Covino]

Listen, don't tell anybody about this. From the makers of the Love contract comes the confidentiality. Don't worry, I'm not gonna tell anybody.

[Danny G.]

I know you won't, or I'll sue your ass.

[Rich]

Kobe.

[Danny G.]

And that's where he shoots the condom into the wastebasket.

[Covino]

Was that the origin, or did that popularize something?

[Danny G.]

It popularized something, I think maybe we were already saying. I'm. See, I don't know. But that's what. That's what blew it up, put it into our lexicon.

[Rich]

Sometimes something's been around, but a pop culture moment really enhances it. Like, Cavino and I have argued for years that I said the term MILF was from American Pie. And Covino's like, you think they invented that? I'm like, they didn't invent it, but because the popularity of American Pie right around the turn of the century, you know, MILF became a word we all sort of knew.

[Covino]

No, I mean, yeah, I was claiming, like, me and my high school friends used to say milf, it existed, so. Oh, I'll give you a difference. They popularize it, though. For sure.

[Rich]

We've argued. We've been on, like, a Fox Sports Radio business trip. And when we're meeting for breakfast, you know, I'll knock on Camino's door. Housekeeping. And I'm like, yo, Tommy Boy. And he's like, you think Tommy Boy invented that? I'm like, no, but the idea.

[Covino]

My dad would do that when I was a kid. That's my point. So there's a difference between the origin and what popularized it. So Chappelle, did he create that? Did he make that, or did he popularize it? I don't know. But traditions. Hey, I'm not hating on the Spurs. It takes time to develop and time to build.

[Rich]

Now, let me ask you this. You said chappelle, did you watch the.

[Covino]

New Special I did last year.

[Rich]

I thought it was good. He's a good storyteller, man. Chappelle, I think, has gone to, like. He's less punchliney, and he's just more of, like, an amazing storyteller that tells funny stories. It's like the evolution, like, Sebastian Maniscalco, to me, is now like a super physical comic. Totally is in that lane now.

[Covino]

And I think Dave is like a caricature of himself, you know, highly animated. He really leans into the physical stuff, and it works. It's funny.

[Rich]

Chappelle seems like less of a comedian and more of, like, a generational, like, orator, where he just grabs the mic and you just want to hear what he has to say.

[Covino]

He's social commentary. He's doing, like, a. He's like a younger TED Talk, like.

[Danny G.]

A younger black George Burns. Now, the way he's smoking on stage, telling stories about how he's buying his whole town.

[Rich]

Yeah. I'll be honest. It's, like, oddly distracting how he just doesn't stop smoking. Special. All right, let's say hi to Jay in Delaware. One NFL question that will give away a prize here on Fox Sports Radio. What's up, Jay?

[Caller/Listener]

Happy holiday.

[Rich]

Back at you, man. Merry Christmas, buddy.

[Caller/Listener]

Merry Christmas. While I was on hold, you guys, just real quick, the Christmas movie tradition, but my kids, we always. The two movies that we always watch of the Elf and the Muppets Christmas Carol, the Muffins.

[Rich]

The Muppets Christmas Carol, where they do.

[Covino]

Marley and Marley who?

[Rich]

My kids love that crap. I love that one. That's a good one, dude. That's definitely a good one. You know what I realized the other day? There's the biggest jerk. You know what? Let me save it. My ADD is blazing. Let's talk strength of schedule. Jay, what you got, man?

[Caller/Listener]

So the two teams in there that I trust the most out of those five, I'd say are the Patriots. They've won. You know, they're undefeated on the road, and they finished their game. You know, they. They lost to the Raiders, of course, in the beginning of the season. But that's. That was the beginning of the season. But the Niners has brought back five, and, oh, and they're putting away teams. You know, the last five games, they've won by two scores. They've scored on 23 straight quarters. Hunter hasn't punted since November. Those are the two teams that I trust the most in those bottom five, like, even though they're strength of schedule, blah, blah, blah.

[Rich]

Hey, listen, bro, As a niners fan. I'm not going to argue that point, but we earlier talked about the five teams that have had the weakest strength of schedule this year are all playoff bound teams. Niners, Chargers, Bears, Broncos, and the easiest schedule the Patriots have. And you got to ask yourself, does strength of schedule matter much? We decided he made a good point.

[Covino]

And I did say that. I did say, you know, it's also how you win. Yeah, you may be playing weaker teams, but how did you beat them? Did you clobber them? Yeah, that makes a difference. I think it's a great point.

[Rich]

You know what a lot of those teams have in common. And you could say this about a lot of playoff teams, but I look at those five teams with the weakest schedule. Danny G. As arguably having five of the best coaches in the NFL. Listen to those teams.

[Danny G.]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Kyle Shanahan, Jim Harbaugh, Ben Johnson, Sean Payton and Mike Rabel. Those are hella, hella good coaches that have their teams headed to the playoffs.

[Danny G.]

So yeah, Covino said it in the first hour that they all have good fundamentals and this is strength of schedule during this season, not prior to it. So some of these teams look good on paper going into the year.

[Rich]

No doubt. All right, let's do this. Let's play a game, give away a prize. We'll come back, we'll talk more NFL and I have more dumb theories about holiday movies and sports, so we'll get to all that. But we do it every week on Cavino and Rich as we film for Dan Patrick. There's a guy around here at Fox Sports Radio. His name is Mike. Big Mike.

[Covino]

When we film, he looks like a stone cold Steve Austin. He looks like Rick from Pawn Stars.

[Rich]

And we, when we first met him, he just came with a vibe that we thought he ran this place. And it's very clear everyone around here was quick to say, no, no, this guy does not run this place. But we call him Mike that runs this place. And he has words of wisdom. Take it away, Sam.

[Covino]

It's time for the guy that runs this place.

[Danny G.]

Just for clarification, guys, Big Mike does.

[Rich]

Not run this place.

[Danny G.]

He is not in charge of everything. He has no power over really anybody here. He does not run this place.

[Covino]

It's Big Mike's words of wisdom on a Wednesday.

[Rich]

And I think that's a sentiment. Danny G. In a lot of offices where there's someone that appears to have a power and you realize they really don't.

[Danny G.]

Yeah. I never told you guys this story before, but since Mike's not in the building. Before we play his actual words of wisdom here. When I was running the outkick the coverage program on this network, Mike got into it a little bit with me one morning because he wanted something done faster, and he raised his voice, and I said, mike, you're not my supervisor. And he's like, well, I'm gonna email your supervisor then.

[Covino]

And I said, he's just the visor.

[Danny G.]

Yeah. And you know what?

[Rich]

Nothing super.

[Covino]

Nothing super about him, really.

[Danny G.]

At the end of the shift, he came up to me and he's like, I'm sorry for raising my voice. I'm like, yeah, Mike, you don't run anything here.

[Rich]

But I mean.

[Covino]

Yeah, but you know what? We really love Mike.

[Danny G.]

He's awesome. Yeah.

[Covino]

We give him the credit that he deserves.

[Danny G.]

He's a big teddy bear. He's one of those kind of guys.

[Rich]

Let's hear his words of wisdom. And it's very simple, guys. Repeat it word for word, and you win a prize. 87799 on Fox. 87799 on Fox. Listen to Mike's words of wisdom.

[Danny G.]

May your Christmas be bright, your turkey be moist, and your gifts be returnable. Merry Christmas, everybody.

[Covino]

Verbatim. Dan Patrick Nation. Verbatim. That's how the game works.

[Rich]

Oh, simple. I like it.

[Danny G.]

Do they need to say the merry Christmas part?

[Rich]

Yeah, I think so. Yeah.

[Covino]

Yeah. Even if you don't celebrate, it's part of it.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Everything in verbatim. It's verbatim.

[Danny G.]

You want to play how you win one last time?

[Rich]

Yeah. Give it one more time.

[Danny G.]

May your Christmas be bright, your turkey be moist, and your gifts be returnable. Merry Christmas, everybody.

[Covino]

It's a pretty good one.

[Rich]

Yeah. Thank you, Mike. Repeat it at 87799 on Fox. Win a Cavino enrich. Fox sports radio. Nerf turbo football. We'll do that. We got midweek major. All the stories in sports and pop culture and of course, a lot of NFL as we get to Week 17. Some games of importance, some meaningless games, but those meaningless games will also dictate draft order. So there's nothing really meaningless about it, I guess. Right. So we'll get to all that. Kavino and Rich in for the great Dan Patrick and the Danettes right here on fox sports radio.

[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

We appreciate it. And listen, we do not take for granted that we get to fill in for one of the legends in sports radio, Dan Patrick and the Dan etso Kavino and Rich honor to fill in for Dan. In fact, if you want to do us a little holiday treat, give me a little holiday jingle bells there, Kavino, with your necklace you've been wearing all week.

[Covino]

He came festive.

[Rich]

Yo, YouTube.conononrich FSR. It's free every day we're on. Just subscribe to the YouTube page and you could see what you hear. That would be your little holiday gift to us. And it's free, so why not give it a shot and a little fun fact before I get a winner. Remember Buzz's girlfriend from home alone?

[Covino]

Buzz, your girlfriend? Woof.

[Rich]

Covino used to sleep with her.

[Covino]

Yeah, true story. But I wish she didn't say that on Fox Sports Radio. Rich. Now coming up next hour, I just want to keep you posted midweek major the biggest stories in sports and pop culture. We decide are these stories mid week or major spots on standby waiting to give us the stories. He's on the videos right now. Covino and Rich fsr. But let's get a winner for Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom.

[Rich]

All right, let's go.

[Covino]

All you have to do is repeat verbatim, spread the wisdom and win a prize.

[Danny G.]

All right, the first victim, Mark in Washington state.

[Covino]

Hello, Mark.

[Danny G.]

All right, Marky. Mark.

[Covino]

Hey, Mark.

[Rich]

Hey, what's up, buddy?

[Caller/Listener]

Not much. Love the show.

[Rich]

Love you, man. Hey, Merry Christmas. And you got a chance to win here. So just repeat Mike's words of wisdom verbatim. And you got that nerf for football. Let's go.

[Caller/Listener]

May your Christmas be bright, your turkey be moist, and your gifts be returnable. Merry Christmas, everybody.

[Danny G.]

Boom, right off the bar.

[Covino]

One and done.

[Caller/Listener]

One and done.

[Rich]

We make it easy for a reason because we're not trying to stump you. We want to give away prizes and we appreciate you being part of the Covino Rich family. So thank you, brother.

[Covino]

I want to spread all that wisdom Mike spits out on the day.

[Caller/Listener]

So thank you.

[Rich]

Thank You.

[Covino]

Thank you, man. Happy holidays. Enjoy the football. I hope you enjoy the show. Merry Christmas to you, man.

[Rich]

I got one random question before we get into some NFL. We're going to get to midweek. Major Danny G. Obviously.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

If you got kids, Santa comes tonight, brings goodies and gifts for the kids and stockings. But the presents that come from mom and dad and relatives. I asked Kavino this yesterday. My wife and I have different traditions, you know, not. Not, of course, Santa who comes tonight. Little kiddos, do you put presents under the tree as you get them and wrap them, or is it like Christmas morning, parents and Santa gifts are all there at once?

[Danny G.]

Well, we have a toddler. My. My first. You know, I have step kids, but this is my first kid. He's two. We can't have anything under that tree because as it is, he already pulls all the ornaments down off that tree. Can you imagine?

[Rich]

Danny's tree has ornaments all on the high part of the tree. The bottom is empty.

[Danny G.]

Dude, he throws wiffle balls into the tree. He's got all his toys thrown into the tre tree. If there were anything he. He calls him a prize or a surprise.

[Rich]

Yeah, he's like, surprise, a surprise.

[Danny G.]

If there was any wrapped gift under there, he would have it torn open in a minute.

[Rich]

I guess you realize when you get.

[Covino]

Married, it takes away from the reveal. I'm sorry to state the obvious here, but the only presents that were really under the tree were, like, mom brought some presents home from the office because someone gave her something. Or maybe like the obvious gifts, like, hey, I bought something from the holiday boutique for dad, so it's under the tree, you know, like the obvious ones there.

[Rich]

Like if you bought your mom or dad something at, like the Christmas fair at school.

[Covino]

Exactly. So, like, there were presents there. Or maybe your aunt came over and she left something for you. But no, it takes away from the reveal of Santa's gifts on Christmas morning if they're all out there already.

[Rich]

I know that Danny makes a point. If you got little kids, they'll rip things apart. But.

[Covino]

And pets. Pets will, too.

[Rich]

Everyone's got different traditions. And that's sort of the fun of, you know, dating someone new. When you get married, you and your wife, you combine your traditions. But I was always a Christmas morning bam. Like, everything's there. And you, you know, you're like, oh.

[Covino]

My God, he came.

[Rich]

Santa came out. And it's the presents from mom and dad. My wife is a, you know, Santa comes on Christmas Eve as, you know, kids, but my wife has the other Presents, like already under the tree. And we're trying that this year. And it just feels weird. I'm like, they're there. Like they've been. Like they feel like kids could shake a box and feel the presence. And I don't know, it just shows that everyone's got. I like that.

[Covino]

I like the idea of some gifts being under the tree and then like it balloons outward. And then when Santa visits, then it gets. Then it's like it's a smorgasbord of presence.

[Rich]

Yeah. Well, hopefully everyone has a great Merry Christmas. Honestly, a special time of the year. Especially if you got little kiddos take it in because everyone will tell you these times are so fleeting.

[Covino]

Right.

[Rich]

You have a little pocket of time where. Where that Christmas magic is there.

[Caller/Listener]

Right.

[Rich]

Not trying to get all sentimental, Camino. You don't have to start tearing up.

[Covino]

Greeting cards have all been sent.

[Danny G.]

And you haven't cried like this since the Niners lost in the Super Bowl.

[Covino]

Welling up like Puss in Boots.

[Rich]

I haven't cried like this since the Mets lost. Lost out to the Reds in the final wild card.

[Covino]

Merry Christmas, darling.

[Rich]

I want to ask you about what happened last night in Idaho, because you told us yesterday on our afternoon show.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

That your girlfriend, who's younger. No. You know, you're not a creeper. No, creepo.

[Covino]

Creepy.

[Rich]

But, you know, your girlfriend's a good 10 plus years younger than you. She's in her. She's like 30ish. And her sister's, I believe, even younger. So you're dealing with a bunch of people that are around 30.

[Covino]

Yeah. The long story short, the long short of it is we were talking about Christmas movies and like, we need to watch one. I was like, you guys ever see It's a Wonderful Life? And like, no. I'm like, no. None of them had seen it. I was like, it's like the wizard of Oz of Christmas movies. And then they're like, oh, we should watch it because Steve wants us to watch it. I'm like, no, hold up, hold up. I don't want to be responsible for you sitting here and you thinking it's a slow moving movie, it doesn't stand the test of time, and now I'm the guy that valuable. I didn't want all that pressure on me. And let's just say maybe not all things stand the test of time. Right. And. And does that translate as far as classic sports moments as well?

[Rich]

Yeah, because there's a theory Danny G. And I have, and it's also based on the new Elway documentary that's on Netflix. So I'll tell you what happened. Sports movies standing the test of time, plus midweek Major and a bunch more Covino and Rich, Merry Christmas. Filling in for Dan Patrick here on Fox Sports Radio. How how how did you know?

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