Hour 3 – Andrew Luck, Pick-Six King

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Detailed Summary of "The Dan Patrick Show" Episode: Hour 3 – Andrew Luck, Pick-Six King

Release Date: December 3, 2024

Introduction In the third hour of "The Dan Patrick Show," host Dan Patrick welcomes former NFL quarterback Andrew Luck, now serving as the General Manager (GM) of Stanford University Football. The episode delves into Luck's transition from a celebrated athlete to a leadership role in collegiate athletics, exploring the challenges and opportunities he faces in his new position.

Guest Introduction and Background Timestamp: [22:20]

Dan Patrick opens the segment by expressing surprise and enthusiasm about reconnecting with Andrew Luck. Luck shares his journey from volunteering and coaching high school football to securing the GM position at his alma mater, Stanford University.

Transition to GM Role Timestamp: [22:53] – [24:58]

Andrew Luck discusses the motivations behind his move to Stanford, emphasizing his love for the university and its commitment to both academic and athletic excellence. He highlights the rapid changes in college football, including Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) regulations and the transfer portal, viewing these challenges as opportunities to enhance Stanford's football program.

Navigating NIL and the Transfer Portal Timestamp: [25:03] – [27:04]

Luck elaborates on how Stanford is adapting to the evolving landscape of college football. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining Stanford's unique value proposition by balancing competitive athletics with academic integrity. Luck expresses confidence in Stanford's ability to attract top-tier talent despite the uncertainties in the sport's future.

Personal Reflections and Family Life Timestamp: [28:03] – [31:11]

Luck shares personal anecdotes about transitioning from his NFL career to his new role, highlighting the shift from the high-energy environment of professional sports to the responsibilities of raising a family. He reflects on the importance of family support and how his experiences as a father have provided him with a fresh perspective on life and leadership.

Humorous Banter and Light-Hearted Moments Timestamp: [31:19] – [38:05]

The conversation takes a lighter turn as Dan and the listeners engage in humorous exchanges about names, specifically focusing on the double "D" in Todd's name. Andrew Luck also reminisces about his time with former teammate Pat McAfee, praising McAfee's personality and athleticism while sharing playful anecdotes. These moments add a personable and relatable dimension to the discussion.

Recruiting and Competitive Strategies Timestamp: [34:08] – [36:32]

Luck discusses Stanford's strategic approach to recruiting, emphasizing the importance of academic excellence alongside athletic prowess. He confidently states, "We gotta win, period," underscoring the program's commitment to success. Luck also addresses misconceptions about Stanford's competitiveness in the NIL space, asserting that the university is well-positioned to attract and retain top talent.

Reflections on His Playing Career Timestamp: [31:11] – [33:44]

Andrew Luck reflects on his identity as a football player and the emotional challenges associated with retiring from the NFL. He shares insights into the grieving process for losing a significant part of his identity and the importance of finding new passions and roles post-retirement. Luck emphasizes that, despite stepping away from playing, his dedication to football and the community remains unwavering.

Interactive Segment: Pick-Sixes Trivia Timestamp: [43:08] – [48:33]

In an engaging trivia segment, Dan challenges callers to identify quarterbacks who have thrown more pick-sixes than Jameis Winston since 2015. The discussion highlights statistical comparisons and brings in humorous attempts to guess the correct answers. Notable interactions include:

• Dan Patrick: "He is Andrew Luck, GM of Stanford University football, and I can honestly say I didn't think I'd ever talk to you again. So welcome back." ([22:20])
• Andrew Luck: "We realize we need to be competitive, and we will be. And I would not have taken this job did I not think we could be competitive in getting the best, the brightest, the toughest, really good football players." ([25:03])
• Caller Phil: "I appreciate it, like every Sunday is like a blessing, man, to come back from all that." ([04:02])

The segment also touches on NFL rules regarding quarterback safety, with Andy Luck offering his perspective on hit controversies and the responsibilities of defenders.

Closing Remarks and Future Outlook Timestamp: [48:33] – [49:34]

As the episode nears its conclusion, Dan Patrick summarizes key takeaways from his conversation with Andrew Luck. He reiterates Luck's commitment to Stanford's football program and the strategic initiatives aimed at fostering both athletic and academic excellence. The episode wraps up with promotional content for upcoming shows and segments, maintaining the show's dynamic and engaging tone.

Conclusion Hour 3 of "The Dan Patrick Show" provides an in-depth look into Andrew Luck's new role as GM of Stanford Football, blending professional insights with personal stories and interactive elements. The episode successfully captures the essence of Luck's transition, his strategic vision for Stanford, and the supportive dynamics of the show, making it an engaging listen for fans and newcomers alike.

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[Dan Patrick]

You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. Final hour on this. Andrew Luck will join us. Got a new job. He's the GM of Stanford Football, his alma mater. Sunday night, a divisional rivalry. It's Justin Herbert and the Chargers and they will face Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs at Arrowhead Sunday, seven Eastern on NBC. And Peacock. So the final hour poll question is going to be what Seton? If we recap what we have discussed over the first two hours, going to be what?

[Marvin]

Did Jameis Winston have a good game last night? 57% of the audience say yes, he did.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm in the 57%. Once again, I'm grading this on a curve of what did I expect out of Jameis Winston. You guys were competitive with a playoff bound team in Denver against a team that's a pretty good defensive team. And you, of course, got picked off twice. But he gave you a chance there. And he also gave us this answer post game about a request that he had.

[Nick]

In times like this, you know, this is an opportunity to continue to glorify the Lord even through the toughest circumstances. I know I'm better than this.

[Dan Patrick]

I know.

[Nick]

I'm just praying for the Lord to deliver me from pick sixes. Like, that's just. That's not me. Like a phenomenal game. Offense do some great things, but I mess it up.

[Dan Patrick]

Deliver me from pick sixes. Praise Jesus. Yes, Marvin.

[Todd]

I think that's in the Lord's Lord's Prayer.

[Dan Patrick]

It is.

[Todd]

And lead us not temptation, but deliver.

[Nick]

Us from pick sixes.

[Dan Patrick]

It's a great answer. Gosh, I bet he has a lot of conversations with himself. I do. I'll bet he has that. Hey, like Ricky Henderson used to have conversations where he would referred to Ricky B. Ricky. Ricky. Now Ricky would be at the plate and Ricky would miss a pitch and go, Ricky. Ricky's not going to miss that next time. Like he would talk to himself. And it feels like Jameis Winston might be doing that as well. Yes.

[Marvin]

I'm sorry, I'm not standing for this.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, no, you're. You're sitting.

[Marvin]

How dare you? How dare you compare Ricky Henderson to Jameis Winston only speaking to.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Oh, oh.

[Dan Patrick]

Because James is.

[Marvin]

Okay, first of all, Ricky wasn't speaking to himself. He was speaking to Ricky.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh.

[Marvin]

Okay. He was having a conversation with Ricky from Ricky.

[Dan Patrick]

Ricky B. Ricky. All right.

[Marvin]

I don't know who James is talking to, but okay. Yeah, stick up for Ricky Henderson.

[Dan Patrick]

I know Ricky would be at the plate. He'd miss on a pitch. Oh, Ricky. Ricky. Gonna get that next time. The best. 8773 DP Show Email Address DP dan patrick.com Twitter Handle it DP Show Are we up and running with phone calls, Marvin? We certainly are. So if I go to N in Irvine, Nick is going to be there on line two. Is that right, Marvin? There's no Nick and Irvine on my page. There is line two. Hey, Nick.

[Nick]

I'm Nick and Irvine. I used to be 6:2, but now I'm 6:1. I got a dead dad. I got a. I got a hip. I carry a 9.9 index, Dan. You know, I took the last hundred interviews that you did and what would put them in different categories, but one of the categories was the first time you interviewed someone, so it wasn't a regular. And out of that, if you listen to them, they will answer about 81% of the time to a question that you asked them with a response like, that's a great question, Dan. Or, you know, Dan, I never thought about that, or something like that, where the response is not an answer to your question, but it's a, it's a compliment basically of the question, even if.

[Dan Patrick]

It'S like, wow, that's a tough question.

[Nick]

So you're batting about 8, 10 on that. And hall of Fame numbers. If you look at, you know, interviewers from other stations even that are on at the exact same time as you, they. If you're over 300, you know, you're, you're like Bob Costas. So you're, you're the man, Dan.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Nick. I appreciate that. Thank you. Going back to listen to all of those interviews there, Phil in Iowa. Hi, Phil. What's on your mind? Line one. Marvin, what's up, DP? Hi, Phil. 561-32. Just wanted to make a quick Patrick Mahomes appreciation call in, man, you guys talked about, talked about him making it to that point where we kind of take him for granted on, on Sundays. And for the casual NFL fan, I think that is true. But there are a lot of Chiefs fans out there that remember the 2 and 14 days of 2012 and the Javon Belcher murder suicide tragedy when Romeo Cornell was in the parking lot. And I think for those of us who are around for that, we take every second of Patrick Mahomes. I mean, I appreciate it, like every Sunday is like a blessing, man, to come back from all that. So just wanted to say what's up and also tell you guys love the show. Thank you, Phil. Yeah, I remember talking to Scott Pioli, who used to be in the front office GM there, and he talked about that situation and how tough that was. And like, you look at Kansas City, that the model franchise, but back then it wasn't. And yeah, that, that was pretty tough. I talked to him privately about that and then I wanted him to talk publicly about it, but I wanted it to be if he was comfortable doing it because you saw a man take his life out in the parking lot. But Scott did talk about it and that that's one of those that pretty tough to get through and rightfully so. Yeah. Paulie.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

The 2012 Chiefs were 2 and 14. They replaced Romeo Cornell with Andy Reed. He's made the playoffs if you include this year, 11 out of 12 seasons.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I mean that's a great luxury to have that when you have stability, when you show up at the office and you know that coach is going to be there and that GM is going to be there and that quarterback is going to be there. You got a chance to win a Super bowl with those three because Brett Veach has done a wonderful job. You know, if you look at all the parts and this is it, you know, the blueprint was the Patriots. It was interchangeable parts. But keep the front office coach and the quarterback and then you just bring in pieces that they will complement what you already have. And they certainly done that in Kansas City. Ira in Washington. Hi, Ira. Hey.

[Marvin]

James Winston has just become the gift.

[Dan Patrick]

That keeps on giving, hasn't he? Yeah, I entertain you. I'd have him on and have Mon reach out, see if James will join it.

[Marvin]

Hey, I just wanted to let you guys know that I joined the DDC on Sunday and my dad fought, fought.

[Dan Patrick]

Hard cancer for last year or so.

[Marvin]

But he went peacefully and he's no longer in pain and he was a.

[Dan Patrick]

Vietnam veteran and a great father to.

[Marvin]

Me and my brother.

[Dan Patrick]

So I felt compelled to call you guys for some reason, I don't know.

[Marvin]

But you guys are part of a family, I guess to some extent and.

[Dan Patrick]

I appreciate you guys so. Well, I think you have to go on the website and get a dead dad club T shirt there, Ira. Maybe a weird way of honoring him, I guess. I don't know. Yes, yes, thank you for calling. Thank you.

[Marvin]

Maybe we should send one to Ira, you think?

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Oh, free shipping maybe.

[Marvin]

Yeah, I think it's within the window. If you call within 72 hours of dad passing, you get a free dead debt.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Ira, call back. Call back if you can. And then Tyler get your information.

[Marvin]

72 hour window.

[Dan Patrick]

So we are, we're instituting the 72 hour dead dad's club window.

[Marvin]

You know, should we cut it down to 48 just to make it interesting? Because if it happens on, you know, Friday after the show, I'm sorry you're out on the free T shirt.

[Dan Patrick]

But it was a holiday weekend paperwork, so I Got to factor that in. But I like the 48 hour window bylaws. Yeah. Because I want that wave of emotion. You know, how you feel. Irish sounded pretty upbeat, you know? Sounded okay. Yeah.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Paul, I hate to be a stickler, but I'm gonna need some proof, maybe some paperwork. Well, you know, some.

[Dan Patrick]

A photo.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Yeah, well, not a necessary photo. In the casket. And they're like, can we get a certificate, please? Like the airlines, they need like a death certificate.

[Marvin]

Just a copy. Just a photocopy, scan it, email it to us.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Not the original.

[Dan Patrick]

No.

[Marvin]

We'll even pay for shipping.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Yeah, we run a tight ship.

[Todd]

Or the funeral program.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, well, I don't know.

[Nick]

The.

[Dan Patrick]

Does every funeral have a program?

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Oh, yeah. You get the funeral. Yes, absolutely. You walk in, they hand you a.

[Marvin]

Little pamphlet or the card, you get a mass card. Right.

[Dan Patrick]

Because I would like to have some sponsors in my pamphlet.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Trager.

[Dan Patrick]

Like Trager's in there. Mercedes.

[Marvin]

I figured Trager was going to take. Take care of things for you. You know what I mean?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

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[Dan Patrick]

If I'm going to be cremated, I'll get Chad from Traeger in here.

[Marvin]

A nice cherry and alder pellets to get you going.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

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[Marvin]

Nice and low and slow.

[Dan Patrick]

You know, you open up the Traeger and there I am.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

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[Dan Patrick]

Oh, that.

[Nick]

Those are viewing hours.

[Marvin]

Is that the prime ripper?

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, he's not prime anymore.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

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[Marvin]

I smell the cayenne. Smells good.

[Dan Patrick]

The Texans, Aziz Al, Shahir Segway. I don't know how to get out of that. So the Texans linebacker, Aziz Al Shar has been suspended for three games and for the hit on Trevor Lawrence, his coach, D'Amico Ryan's yesterday. This is before the suspension kind of put the blame on Jacksonville.

[Todd]

A lot of the quarterbacks in this day and age, they try to take advantage of the rule where they slide late and they try to get an extra yard. And now you're a defender. A lot of onus is on the defender, right. Whether it's on the sideline or where it's on the quarterback. You don't know what a guy is thinking. You don't know. If a guy stand up and he's continuing to run, you don't know. And then you get a late slide and you're, you know, you hit the guy. Unfortunately, that Trevor got hurt. We want hope Trevor is okay, but it's also if we're Sliding, we have to get down. If we're getting out of bounds, we get out of bounds. And that rule is there to protect the quarterbacks. And we want our quarterbacks to be safe in the league, so we just have to be safe and we're sliding, make sure we're keeping our heads down. So. And the entire thing is, you know, Aziz hits the guy, but their sideline overreacts, and it turns out and turns into a melee. It wasn't our guys. Their team overreacted, pushed our guy, dragging our guy to the sideline. So that's uncalled for on that side. We have to be better on the sidelines as well with both teams.

[Dan Patrick]

All righty, D'Amico, let me help you out here. I've been doing this over 40 years. Start by saying we hope that Trevor is okay. That's how you open it up. And if you're going to point fingers, got to be careful here, because if your quarterback got hit that way and your players didn't react the way Jacksonville's did, how would you react? Plus, if he let up just a little bit, if you look at him right at the very end, the close up of the forearm and he is gritting his teeth or smiling as he's going in, watch it. He's going in with intent and he's got a couple of priors, and they're going to sit him down for three games. Watch the Tony Pollard hit. He's out of bounds. He hits him from behind like that, to me, was worse than the hit on Trevor Lawrence from the standpoint of he really could have hurt him the way he hit him out of bounds. Trevor Lawrence, he did hurt him. Knocked him out and he went towards his head. But the Pollard one, Pollard's not even looking at him. And he hit him mad in Atlanta. Hi, Matt. What's on your mind today? Dp thanks for taking my call. Back in the day, you guys used to have 30 seconds for soccer. I'm going to take 30 seconds for biblical theology. In defense of James. Oh, earlier he said it's a key and peeled stick. But he's. He's a brother of mine in Christ. And I want to say as a career missionary with over 40 years of experience, like your radio experience in the book of Matthew, the first book of the New Testament, in Chapter 18, it says, unless you become like a child.

[Nick]

You cannot enter the kingdom of God.

[Dan Patrick]

James is a fresh breath of air, and he's just being a child before the father. Yeah, I know. We. I know. But you don't deliver me from pick sixes. You can deliver me. There's a lot of other things to deliver people from.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Matt Corinthians 4:12. Deliver me from pick sixes.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. I mean, yeah, I have to admit, I mean, that's a little out of left field there and I. We love Jameis, the fresh air that you talked about, but I don't think we need to bring in the newer Old Testament here for a guy who had a couple of pick sixes. But thank you, man. We're having a little bit of fun with him. And if he was on the show, I would do the same thing. Yes, yes. He.

[Marvin]

I would agree, though, that Jameis Winston is a 30 year old child.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

That is very much the way he portrays himself. I don't disagree with that at all. It'd be cool if he was a 30 year old man, but he is a child. You're right.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. You're just having a little bit of fun there, man.

[Marvin]

I didn't think he was preparing for the gates.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't think. I don't think he's. Yeah.

[Marvin]

Shouldn't we all be though, really, when you think about it?

[Dan Patrick]

Deliver me from Todd.

[Nick]

That's your best bet.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Galatians 4:17.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, man.

[Marvin]

Why did Todd lose his second D? Imagine if God was really God, but then he lost his second D too, just the way Todd did.

[Nick]

That would cause a much more bigger uproar.

[Marvin]

Did you play no D? Or something like God plays no D? So sorry we're taking one of your D's. That was like the big joke the Holy Spirit played on him was like.

[Dan Patrick]

You don't get your second D. God. I went to a doctor yesterday and his name was Ted. T E D D. And I couldn't help but think of Todd for some reason, you know, T E D, D. You don't find that too often. Double D's for Ted.

[Todd]

How bad did you want to ask.

[Dan Patrick]

About that second D? I did. I swear to God. I wanted to. I wanted to.

[Marvin]

Why do we accept Todd's second D but not Ted's?

[Dan Patrick]

I kicked Todd second D out. Why did.

[Marvin]

Yeah, but what? Like what? Like you see, Ted, that would have driven me nuts.

[Dan Patrick]

Ted with two Ds?

[Marvin]

Who do you think you are? But why is Todd two Ds? Okay?

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Todd never used the second D. We.

[Marvin]

Don'T call him Todd. But I would have called that dude Ted.

[Nick]

It doesn't redundant to have a second D on Todd.

[Todd]

But that's most people, I think.

[Nick]

Spell it with two ds Whatever is.

[Dan Patrick]

But that's first time I ever ran into a Ted. Ted.

[Marvin]

T, E, D, D. He definitely did that himself. Oh, definite. His parents didn't name him that way. When he was about 14 years old, he was like, I think I'm going two days.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Marvin]

And if there was a way that he could have thrown a Y in there, he would have done that, too. His name is Kid.

[Dan Patrick]

Hey, Mom, I got a big announcement. I'm going with another D. Oh, yeah, 2D. Yes, Paul.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

If you see Ted with two Ds, it's often a British lineage. And of course it's short for Theodore. But most commonly there's British lineage if you have two D's.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Yes, Todd.

[Nick]

Did you want to be passive aggressive a little bit?

[Dan Patrick]

Say hi, Tedda. I did.

[Nick]

If you're not going to ask him why there's two Ds, you got to.

[Todd]

Pronounce the second D at least.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. He was giving me a shot in my hand. The last thing I wanted to do was mess with him. Give me a cortisone shot. Two days, huh? Yeah.

[Nick]

Interesting.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Ted, are you a doctor?

[Dan Patrick]

The damn, that hurts. Okay, Andrew Luck is going to join us coming up next. We own that segment there. Deliver me from pick sixes. All right, we'll take a break. We'll talk to Andrew Luck. We're back after this. In the Dan Patrick Show, Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live at Lowe's.

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[Dan Patrick]

He's Andrew Luck, the general manager of Stanford University football, and I can honestly say I didn't think I'd ever talk to you again. So welcome back. Where have you been?

[Nick]

We've been living the dream. You know, I didn't think I'd ever talk to you again as well. I gotta be honest, I'm not sure I can help in the D and Double D conversation that I was listening to. So I don't know what I'm walking into, but I'm happy to be on the show.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, how does this happen? How did this job come about and that you were willing to take it?

[Nick]

Yeah, so my wife and I, we moved back to Palo Alto with our daughters to a little over two years ago, I came back to do a master's in education. I. We didn't know what we wanted to do with life, but we knew, you know, the roads probably ran back through Stanford and frankly had a meeting with the president university about some stuff on athletics. I've been volunteering and helping out and volunteer coaching high school football. Across the road at Palo Alto High School, the Vikings was sitting with the president and I think through the course of a conversation and through the course of some of his conversations with other folks in the athletic department around the university realized that this probably made sense. And it did make sense. And when I was asked, I didn't hesitate. I love Stanford. I love Stanford football. I'm a product of this place. I believe in this place. I believe in the pursuit of competitive excellence across the board and academics, athletics socially, and happy to be a part of it. Now officially.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, what is your job officially?

[Nick]

Yeah, general manager of football. So I oversee and lead the football department and this is a officially day two. So we're getting caught up to speed. I could not be more excited to work with Troy Taylor. He's an innovative offensive mind. I think he's laid the groundwork for sustained success here. Couldn't be more excited to work with the rest of the coaching staff, the players on the team. I mean, it's a hot and heavy recruiting cycle right now. I am learning a lot on the fly. It's a little bit of drinking from the fire hose. I, I'll be honest, I think I feel like a rookie again in the NFL. And I remember, you know, Bruce Arians having very colorful allegories for what it was like to be a rookie that I can't repeat on your show. But I keep thinking of those because I haven't felt this combination of, of excitement and also being overwhelmed. I mean, it's, it's, it's incredible, but just trying to play my part, trying to be a good team player.

[Dan Patrick]

The challenges of NIL and the transfer portal at Stanford are what?

[Nick]

Yeah, they exist, certainly. And like any challenge, I think we're viewing it as an opportunity. I believe deeply in the unique value proposition of the athletic and academic experience here at Stanford. And that's not being sacrificed in any way, shape or form. And we're doubling down on that. And also, you know, we're. I'm under no illusion, we're under no illusion about what the current state of college football and college athletics really writ large, but especially college football is. And I think we also know it's going to keep changing no one knows where this is going in two, three, four, shoot, one year, two year, three or four year, five years. But we realize we need to be competitive, and we will be. And I would not have taken this job did I not think we could be competitive in getting the best, the brightest, the toughest, really good football players. And at the end of the day, if I learned anything through, you know, my high school, college and NFL career, is that it's all about the players. At the end of the day, it's all about the players. Everything needs to point to make sure that they are set up to succeed. And we realize, and I realize, and we realize here that, you know, nil is part of the game.

[Dan Patrick]

Where is college football headed, let's say in five years?

[Nick]

Oh, gosh, I think. I think there are too numerous a path that could be taken. But I tell you what, we know it's not going to be the same as it is today. That's what we know. And part of this role and my role and I think the setup, the structure of this is that President Levin here at Stanford is realizing our athletic director, but our mirror is realizing that we've got to be able to adapt to change. Everybody is going to have to be able to adapt to change. That's part of why we're taking this step with having a general manager sort of a topic atop the football organization, so that when change comes, we're flexible enough, we're nimble enough to take the appropriate steps that are best for our university and our athletic department and our student athletes.

[Dan Patrick]

But do you see a NFL format coming up with college football?

[Nick]

You know, it's. This is speculation. Dan, anything I'm talking about you as.

[Dan Patrick]

A gm, have to think down the road of how do we fit into the landscape here.

[Nick]

Absolutely. And one. And we gotta win to fit in the landscape, we gotta win.

[Dan Patrick]

Sure.

[Nick]

I mean, like, period, you know, period. And that is the North Star in winning, you know, in Constance, in alignment with the values of this university, which I deeply believe in. So we gotta win, period. And we're gonna win. And I know I lived it here against the odds, and we've lived it and won at this university. And where is it going? Does it. Does it end up looking like a professional model? I mean, it's starting to today, it's starting to this year. So I certainly see that being one of the roads that could be taken.

[Dan Patrick]

He's Andrew Luck, GM of Stanford Football. How much do you miss competition?

[Nick]

Oh, part of volunteer coaching at Pali High for the past Two years was to sort of tend to that fire, if you will, within me. And you know, watching the last couple of games of Stanford, last three games, knowing that I was going to probably assume this role was a feeling I hadn't had for a while. And I'll be honest, I got nervous. I mean, I haven't had butterflies like that in a while. And I realized, man, I can't, I can't, you know, it's the fourth quarter, I can't go out on the field anymore and take a snap and you know, call a play. I can't do that. I got to sit up, sit up here in the stands with my 5 year old daughter and cheer. So it's a, it'll, it'll be a, it'll be a new learning experience in that way as well. But yeah, you know, I, I was curious what the competitive fire would be like when retiring from the NFL, frankly. And it's, you know, honestly, it feels a little bit life affirming to have that, to have that full body, get into it feeling during a football game again. I looking forward to that.

[Dan Patrick]

What's it like though? You take off that uniform, you get rid of that career, you go home and you're raising babies, you're a stay at home dad. How would like, give me the thought, you know, the transition. How long did it take for you got into dad mode where you're raising daughters, you're changing diapers, there's daycare, there's feeding, there's all of these things.

[Nick]

Let me tell you, there aren't 70,000 people cheering for you. Change a diaper at 3am and then have to go get a, you know, a yogurt out of the fridge for your wife because she's hungry. And so, you know, and you know, our daughter Lucy, she didn't care what was going on in my life. She needed the support. So it was, yes, it was a transition. I am thankful and grateful. I can't imagine my life without it. I think it brought a perspective that I certainly needed at a very deep level. And we have two beautiful daughters. I would not have changed my time in the world with them over the past five years for anything, Anything. But this time now made sense for us as a family. And it wasn't. And yeah, it was. You know, I feel like I lived the domestic life for five years and supported the family in different ways. And again, I'm thankful for it and grateful for it. Wouldn't, wouldn't change it for the world. And, and we as a family Were ready for this opportunity back at Stanford as well. Look, I met my wife here. You know, we met as freshman in the dorm. She was a gymnast. So Stanford, Stanford, athletics, football, gymnastics, the rest of the sports. This is the greatest athletic department, I'd say, in the world. Like, you know, you look at the Olympics, we had 59 athletes. We had over 30 medals. You know, we supported Team USA in a way that I think folks don't quite appreciate or realize. And I'm. I'm excited for Stanford football to continue to do its part to support the greatest athletic department in the world. In the world, or at least the country.

[Dan Patrick]

Let me go deep with you here. Were you a football player or a guy who was really good at playing football?

[Nick]

You know, that's a great question. And I. And I have. I have reflected on that when I retired from the NFL, and I think I've noticed and talking to other folks who have retired, and I think no matter whatever the circumstances, it's difficult. Whether it's after college, after a short career, after a long career, it's a difficult and challenging process. And there was a grieving period. And a grieving period because a part of my identity died, you know, and that part of me was a football player. And that was a huge, huge part of me. Certainly, I was more than just a football player, just like everybody out there doing, you know, you're more than just the host of the Dan Patrick show, the illustrious Dan Patrick Show. But there's a grieving period, and, of course, life goes on, and daughters and family and other things, you know, begin to fill that void. But you have to fill that void with something positive.

[Dan Patrick]

It almost felt like there were more questions about your retirement than the end of the Sopranos.

[Nick]

I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, your career died, and somebody may have died in the Sopranos, but it was just one of those where it's like, wait, what happened? Because they finally got around to giving you an offensive line. I mean, you know, and I. I guess everybody was shocked that you could walk away from that when it felt like the Colts finally caught up to you in protecting you and giving you a good team around you.

[Nick]

Yeah, I'll push back. I don't view it that way with the Colts at all. I always viewed that. I was.

[Dan Patrick]

You got beat up so much earlier in your career, and I said, this is a war of attrition. This is when Quinton Nelson got there. I go, yes, he's got an offensive lineman there. You got Beat up too much, I think fall out of love with football.

[Nick]

Well, you know, part of. Well, I will push back again. Frankly, Dan, I never doubt of the support I got from anybody in the Colts building, including how we built things and what we did. I know I played with teammates that were ass kickers, that were great, that worked their butts off. I certainly. And if I got beat up a little early, it's because of how I played, you know, and what I did and how I ran around.

[Dan Patrick]

Were you like Josh Allen, though? Did you see similarities with Josh Allen of, you know what, A little reckless?

[Nick]

Yeah, maybe. Maybe. Perhaps. And I'm hesitant to make any comparisons. I think some oftentimes we end up devaluing somewhere along the line. So, shoot, if I'm. If I'm now retroactively compared to Josh Allen, that's a good thing. He's amazing. He's doing some pretty.

[Dan Patrick]

So were you.

[Nick]

Yeah, but. And I'll say this, too, Quentin Nelson is an amazing football player. My. My one year of playing with Quentin was a dream. You could tell that he's a leader as a rookie, there are not many people built like him physically. There's not many people with the emotional intelligence and the football intelligence of a Quinton Nelson. And when I think of. When I think of interior linemen that we're looking for here at Stanford, I think of two guys. I think of Quentin Nelson, who I played with or played with in Indianapolis, who's a Notre Dame or who we could care less about in that way, and I think a David DeCastro, who I played with here at Stanford, who had the amazing career in Pittsburgh. I mean, you got to be tough to play football. You got to be big, you got to be nasty, and you got to be smart. So that's what we're looking for. So, you know, I had to turn that in for. For a recruiting plug for Stanford. Somehow, some way in the question there.

[Dan Patrick]

Where is Captain Andrew Luck now?

[Nick]

You know what? I have never met Captain Andrew Luck. I wish I had the humor and wit to pull a social media account off. Like, whoever the person is doing it, I hope they continue to tweet.

[Dan Patrick]

So now you're a general. You're General Andrew Luck. You've got promoted.

[Nick]

Great. Needed it. Needed it.

[Dan Patrick]

How would you request if you were coming out of high school? Yeah, you got nil. Now your dad has means. So I don't know how important would nil have been to you coming out of high school? And would it have changed maybe where you went instead of Stanford?

[Nick]

Oh, it's absolutely. It's a part of a. It's a part of the process and it's part of the game. You know, it's. It's part of the game of big time college football.

[Dan Patrick]

Where would you have gone? What do you think? With nil.

[Nick]

I would have gone to Stanford. And look, I think there's a misconception that Stanford is not competitive in the NIL space. And I can tell you it's not true. We are competitive and very much looking forward to this recruiting class. And again, that's why I think with the unique value proposition that this place has, with the combination of athletics and academics and being part of the greatest university in the world, in my opinion, in the greatest athletic department in the world, and with nil, I know we can compete with everybody for every great academically strong football player in the country.

[Dan Patrick]

Where would you have gone? Where was your second choice?

[Nick]

Oh, I had no second choice. I'll tell you what maybe made it easier was that my hometown or home state university, the Texas Longhorns did not offer me a scholarship, so that made it easier.

[Dan Patrick]

Wow. Are you still bitter?

[Nick]

No, no. But it's a good story.

[Dan Patrick]

Good luck. Good luck, General. Good luck, General. What about the Book of the Month club? Is that going to be brought back? We did have somebody who called in yesterday knowing you were going to be on.

[Nick]

That's a great question. It's been dormant. I'll be honest. I haven't thought about it. But it warms my. It warms my General Lux to know that someone out there wants to know what. What I'm reading.

[Dan Patrick]

But here you are on campus now, all that higher learning, smart kids you're going to have. Your Book of the Month is going to be different than the way maybe it was when you were in Indianapolis.

[Nick]

You know, one I wouldn't devalue the intellect.

[Dan Patrick]

Pat McAfee never read a book.

[Nick]

You know what, Pat? Pat McUs. I bet Pat McAfee read a book and his intelligence is off the charts.

[Dan Patrick]

I think McAfee read a magazine. Maybe he didn't read a book.

[Nick]

Pat's crushing it, that's all. I'll say.

[Dan Patrick]

He is a great.

[Nick]

He was a great teammate and he is doing a heck of a job out there and bringing a lot of joy to people's lives.

[Dan Patrick]

Was he this goofy when you played with him?

[Nick]

You know what, Pat? You know, people ask a lot about Pat. I mean, Pat's famous. I mean, capital F famous. There's no doubt. Yeah. You know, I always Come back to two things. One, he said he has a big personality and was not afraid to talk. Right.

[Dan Patrick]

Period.

[Nick]

So it's no surprise he is where he is. Two, he was a great teammate and a great punter. And a punter is an offensive and defensive weapon when they're really good. And he was really, really good. And you know, I had a kid at Pali High, our punter would still do the Pat McAfee celebration if he in practice or in a game, you know, downed it within the 10 yard line. So.

[Dan Patrick]

Did you have to worry about McAfee on a bye week, though?

[Nick]

No, not at all.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Well, congratulations. Welcome back home.

[Nick]

Appreciate it.

[Dan Patrick]

And don't make it five years the next time we talk, okay?

[Nick]

It wasn't that long.

[Dan Patrick]

It was over five. It was five years and four months.

[Nick]

Five years and four months. You've got good data folks there, Dan.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, yes.

[Nick]

Real good data.

[Dan Patrick]

My analytics department, I got an nil. I even have a transfer portal group here. I just need a gm. So good luck. Thanks for joining us.

[Nick]

Appreciate it.

[Dan Patrick]

That's, that's general Andrew Luck, the general manager at Stanford. Yeah, I remember for years we, Paulie, go call for Andrew Luck. And Todd go. Okay, that was, that was Paulie's white whale would be like, call just see what Andrew Luck, he's not doing anything. He's at home.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

It'd be like a Tuesday in April.

[Dan Patrick]

Like, let's call for Luck.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Maybe he's just got a night off doing nothing.

[Dan Patrick]

I respect it. I respect it.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

He's awesome.

[Dan Patrick]

I think he got the football knocked out of him. I do. He just never could never get healthy. Let me take a break and you heard, I think he was good at football. I don't think he was a football player. And it's not to be derogatory, a negative. I think there are people who are really good at a job and it might not be how you identify them. They don't want to be identified as that. All right, we'll take a break. Last call for phone calls. What we learn what's in store tomorrow after this. 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 at Lowe's.

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

[Dan Patrick]

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

[Bloomberg Journalist]

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

[Dan Patrick]

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

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Yeah, you're still gonna find out. We're not just hockey talk. We're into all kinds of random stuff on this podcast. Movies, television, food, wrestling, even the stuff that you wear on NHL.

[Dan Patrick]

Now you wish you could pull off my short shorts.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

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

[Fiasco Podcast Host]

In the aftermath of a transformative election like the one we just had, it's hard to read the news without asking yourself every five seconds, how did we get here? That's exactly what we're always trying to figure out on Fiasco, a history podcast from the co creators of Slow Burn. In our first season, Bush v. Gore, we examine an unmistakable turning point in American politics, the 2000 election, which came down to a recount in Florida and ended with one of the most controversial rulings in Supreme Court history. In many ways, it's the beginning of the story we're living through right now. So if you're trying to make sense of the present moment, check out Fiasco Bush v. Gore and find out how a statistical tie in the Florida vote count put the nation into an unprecedented holding pattern during which American voters waited with bated breath to find out whether Al Gore or George W. Bush would be the next president of the United States. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

Last call for phone calls what we learn what's in store tomorrow by the way two guys have had more pick sixes than Jameis Winston since he came into the league in 2015. Marvin, I'll start with you. Who were the two quarterbacks who thrown more pick sixes than Jameis Winston in his career?

[Nick]

Kirk Cousins.

[Dan Patrick]

He is one behind, but he could quickly catch him next week. There's time. Yeah. Kirk D. Cousins. 13 pick sixes. Jameis has 14. One quarterback has 16 and one has 17. Paul.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Josh Allen.

[Dan Patrick]

No. Todd.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

A little harsh with the numbers. I mean, it's like. It's like a sword. And you took my head off. Like a guillotine. You could only be wrong. There's not levels of wrongness.

[Dan Patrick]

No.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Thank you, Todd.

[Todd]

Geno Smith.

[Marvin]

No, these are all good guesses.

[Dan Patrick]

Seat no counter.

[Marvin]

Well, it's probably somebody who's played for a long time, right?

[Dan Patrick]

No, they. Yeah, they played for a while.

[Marvin]

Tom Brady knocking.

[Dan Patrick]

These are. These are. They're both active.

[Marvin]

Oh, since 2015.

[Dan Patrick]

2015. Most pick sixes thrown since 2015. Both right handed.

[Marvin]

Bryce Young. No. Oh, and right handed.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Right handed one is a Hall of Famer.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Oh, no doubt.

[Dan Patrick]

I think so. Yeah.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Oh, I think so. Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

I think so. Yeah. Hall of Famer.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Sounds like a segment.

[Dan Patrick]

I think so. Yeah.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

By the way, that's good.

[Dan Patrick]

If you said Matthew Stafford, you'd be correct.

[Nick]

Not a Hall of Famer.

[Marvin]

Oh, snap.

[Dan Patrick]

You method 17 pick sixes. Second on the list.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Baker Mayfield.

[Dan Patrick]

No. I mean, no.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Softer.

[Dan Patrick]

No. Todd.

[Nick]

Zach Prescott.

[Dan Patrick]

No.

[Nick]

No.

[Marvin]

Daniel Jones.

[Dan Patrick]

No. Marvin.

[Todd]

Derek Carr.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Yes. You did it. Yes. Hold on.

[Nick]

Dp. Dp.

[Dan Patrick]

What?

[Nick]

Matthew Stafford's a Hall of Famer?

[Dan Patrick]

I think so. Okay, go ahead. Yeah, I think so. I think so. Let me see. What do I need to do here? We got NBA tonight. I don't know what else we have. We have no football. Warriors Nuggets is going to be spicy. No. Maxion. Are they done with Maxion? Is it. They get into a playoff or something? Or something like that. This day in sports history Got a.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Couple for you, Tom Fierce. 1950 of the LA Rams caught 18 passes against the Packers. Terrell Owens broke that record with 20 catches against the Bears. Of course, in 2000, the Rules Committee 1968 Major League Baseball said the mound would be lowered from 15 inches to 10 inches to get more action.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, because you had a batting title. That car Yastremski hit.301 and won the batting title.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

I didn't know this. The same day the strike zone was also reduced from the knees to the shoulders to the top of the knees. To the armpits.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

So you didn't get the entire knee anymore.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, they still don't call it correctly.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

1988, Barry Sanders wins the Heisman Trophy on this date.

[Dan Patrick]

1956, Wilt Chamberlain made his debut at Kansas. He had 52 and 31 rebounds.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

Can you imagine that today?

[Todd]

52. We're impressed when Cooper Flag hits 20.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. 5231. Not bad. Let's see. Kent in Michigan. Hi, Kent. What's on your mind? Hey, thanks for taking my call, guys. Hey. Five, nine, soft. 185 soft. Got two questions here you need to take. You've. I haven't heard the Jimerson take on the quarterback surrendering on the run. And that really great statistics crew you talked to Andrew Luck about, Can they verify that a three game suspension is in fact one more than two? Okay, well, thank you. Thank you for that, Kent. Jimmy Jimerson, let's see if we can bring him in. Ask him about the big controversy here. Quarterback sliding. Hey, Jimmy, what do you have right now?

[Marvin]

What the league is trying to figure out is you have a situation where a quarterback, some are fake sliding, some are really sliding and it's a little confusing for the defense. Is it a dirty hit? Is it a bang bang play? Right now the league is looking at tapes. They're trying to figure out how to handle this.

[Dan Patrick]

All right.

[Marvin]

Right now they want to protect the quarterbacks, but they don't really care about the defense. So I wouldn't expect much if you were a defense.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, there you go. That wraps it up. That's Jimmy Jimerson. That's what we learned. Brought to you by the hottest rookies, biggest superstars, the old time greats. The only place to collect them all. Panini trading cards. They are the official trading cards of the Dan Patrick show. Instant classics, autograph cards, memorabilia cards, rare inserts and more. Starter. Continue your collection now@panini America.net Our pleasure to serve you. We're going to do it again tomorrow. Thanks for joining us. For Fritzi Seaton, Mar of Paula, yours truly, this has been the Dan Patrick show.

[Fiasco Podcast Host]

It's hard to read the news these days without asking yourself, how did we get here? Fiasco is a history podcast for the co creators of Slow Burn. In our first season, Bush v. Gore, we examine an unmistakable turning point in American politics. The 2000 election, which resulted in a high stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most controversial rulings in Supreme Court history. So if you're trying to make sense of the present moment, check out Fiasco Bush v. Gore listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

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[Fiasco Podcast Host]

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[Bloomberg Journalist]

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[Fiasco Podcast Host]

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[Nick]

A lot of this Meme stock stuff is, I think, embarrassing to the SEC.

[Bloomberg Journalist]

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