Hour 3 - Christmas Classics and Sports Classics

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show: Hour 3 – Christmas Classics and Sports Classics

Date: December 24, 2025
Guests/Hosts: Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Tony Fusco, Danny G (in for Dan Patrick)

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Episode Overview

This holiday-themed hour combines warm Christmas nostalgia with lively debates on the fading allure of so-called "classics"—both in film and sports. Steve Covino and Rich Davis, subbing in for Dan Patrick, swap funny personal stories about trying to share their favorite holiday movies (and classic sports moments) with younger friends and family, only to find the magic doesn't always cross generations. The crew bridges to sports, examining iconic plays to see whether they stand the test of time, and they cap the hour with “Midweek Major” news hot takes and NFL holiday wishes.
Tone: Fast-paced, playful banter, blending sports talk radio energy with self-aware nostalgia and genial ribbing.

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Key Topics & Insights

Classic Films vs. Modern Taste

• "It's a Wonderful Life": Translation Breakdown

  • Steve shares the struggle of persuading younger family members to watch the classic black-and-white Christmas film—only to feel the pressure that, if it flops, "It's all my fault."
  • Quote (Steve Covino, 06:45):

    "I'm like, hey, hold on. I'm not from 1946... I'm surprised you guys have never seen it... But don't watch it for me, because then I'm gonna be insulted that... you're looking at your phone... and chatting over the movie."

  • Rich relates: childhood favorites like Gremlins and Goonies fall flat for his nieces and nephews ("Uncle Rich, you suck. This is the cheesiest movie ever." – 08:44).

• Why Don’t Classics Hold Up?

  • Slow pacing, dated visuals, and opening credits ("...my kids love Wicked...let's watch Wizard of Oz...I had to fast forward the first minute and a half." – Rich, 13:31)
  • The attention span of "Weenial social media eyes" undermines old movies, regardless of story quality (Steve, 10:26).

• Debate: Do Any Old Movies Still Work?

  • Action-filled adventure classics (e.g., Goonies) fare better.
  • Steve: “Back to the Future came out in 1985. It’s still great today. Because classics stand the test of time.” (10:09)

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Generational Gaps: Sports Nostalgia

• Iconic Sports Moments – Lost in Translation

  • Kids don’t respond to blurry, slow clips:
    • Rich: “I showed my kids the Mets ‘86, game six... my kids like, dad is like, it's all blurry. Like, is something wrong?” (18:58)
    • Steve: “Your kids probably think we grew up in the blurry era. Dad, when you were a kid, was everything just blurry?” (19:24)
  • Legendary moves seem unimpressive today:
    • Magic Johnson no-look passes; John Elway’s “helicopter” run isn’t as dramatic on rewatch (16:28–17:19).
    • Steve reflects: “My memory of it was different than the reality.” (17:02)
    • Danny G: “Not to take anything away from Elway...in my mind as a kid, that was one of the most awesome quarterback runs ever...Now...I was like, yeah, it was cool. But we've seen bigger, faster, stronger quarterbacks running the football now.” (17:19)

• Old Sports Comedies vs. Serious Classics

  • Tony Fusco shares: Sports comedy films (“Major League,” “Bull Durham”) may fare better with new viewers than dramas (“Brian’s Song,” “The Natural”).
  • Rich: “I couldn’t even sit through ‘The Natural.’ It was rough.” (31:38)

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Why Modern Audiences Struggle With the Past

• Snappy Editing & Social Media Culture

  • Kids’ content (ex: Cocomelon) changes shots every 3 seconds, “because the kids attention’s like boom, bam, bop, beep.” (Rich, 12:52)
  • Tony: Maybe old movies should be watchable at 2x speed, like a podcast (13:57).

• Generational Translation Skills

  • Steve: If you’re Gen X/early Millennial, “you’re fluent in old guy analog and the fast-moving social media culture of today...Younger person only wants fast moving content or they’re falling asleep or looking at their phone.” (22:23)
  • Rich: “The wild thing is the attention span is not there.” (24:29)

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“Over-Hyping” Kills Nostalgia

• Managing Expectations
  • Steve: “When you over hype it, it usually under delivers, right? So if you’re like, you gotta see this play from Montana...they’re not gonna be impressed...because we oversold it.” (29:41)
  • Rich: “A catch to them is an ODJ one-handed snag. Receivers today are catching them in their back pocket.” (30:06)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I thought Alf was amazing...I went back and watched an episode...it was nonsense.” (Rich, 09:58)
• “Our nostalgia is a drug.” (Steve, 17:02, referencing a chat comment)
• “If you tell kids, yeah, the Buffalo Bills...lost...because of a missed field goal, and...they're thinking, oh, what did the kicker miss like a 60, 70, 50 yard field goal? No, it was a 39 yard...” (Rich, 24:50)
• “Old highlights...don’t work with them. It’s not enough stimulation. That’s the shame of it.” (Steve, 18:58)

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Sports Hot Takes: “Midweek Major” (32:06–38:03)

1. Steve Young—Suit Up at 64? (32:57)
   • Steve Young says he could theoretically “take the snap, run the screen game, throw the ball in the flat, maybe throw a slant.”
   • Opinions split:
     • Rich (33:51): “I think it’s major. Move over Mac Jones, we got a new backup, Steve Young!”
     • Steve: “You know what? I’m going mid. He’s 64...not realistic.” (35:00)
2. Travis Kelce Retirement Rumors (36:06)
   • Both agree his career is HOF-worthy, but Rich finds it “mid” because “everyone retires at some point.” (37:00)
   • Steve: “He’s done and he’s one of the greatest...He doesn’t need this anymore.” (37:38)
3. Joe Rogan’s Warning to Jake Paul (38:03)
   • Rogan cautions against CTE and the price of long fight careers.
   • Rich: “If you could come away successful with your health, you’ve won.” (39:21)
   • Steve: “Jake Paul is in the top three of the five most viewed fights [in the 21st century].” (39:39)

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Modern Boxing Viewership: Eye-Popping Stats (46:39–48:14)

• Steve summarizes the "Jake Paul effect" in boxing:
  • Fights like Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson (108 million viewers) and Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua (33 million) dwarf traditional boxing PPV audiences (e.g., Mayweather v. McGregor: 4.3 million).
  • Steve: “Hate him or not...he’s bringing eyes to the sport, and it’s unbelievable how big he’s making it.” (47:36)

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Festive Finale: “Dear Santa” Wishes (49:10–50:19)

• The hosts and crew share their holiday “Dear Santa” dreams for their sports teams:
  • Rich: “Please sign Cody Bellinger for the Mets.” | “Let this be the year...Brock Purdy and the Niners get over the hump...”
  • Danny G: “Let Tom Brady mentor Mendoza and bring in leadership to get the Raiders a top O-line.”
  • Steve: “Put Anthony Volpe on the bench and sign Boba Shet.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Classic movies with the next generation: 03:20–13:55
• Why old movies look "slow" to today's kids: 10:10–14:21
• Classic sports highlights and generational translation: 15:45–25:33
• Viewers’ feedback (sports & movies lost in translation): 28:07–32:06
• Midweek Major (hot takes and news): 32:06–40:14
• Boxing stats and Jake Paul’s cultural impact: 46:39–48:14
• Holiday wishes for sports teams: 49:10–50:19

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Listener Takeaways

• If you want to share your favorite holiday movies or legendary sports clips, be prepared—they may fall flat for younger generations used to the speed and style of the Internet age.
• Nostalgia can distort how you remember old content—sometimes to hilarious, sometimes to disappointing effect.
• The format and expectations of entertainment are evolving fast; even sports highlights need context for new viewers.
• Modern spectacles (think: Jake Paul fights) are dominating viewership, regardless of critical opinions about their legitimacy.

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Summary in a Nutshell

This hour of The Dan Patrick Show is a whirlwind of holiday memories, generational divides, and big questions about what truly stands the test of time—whether in Christmas movies, sports highlights, or blockbuster boxing bouts. Steve Covino and Rich Davis keep things humorous and honest, reminding us all: nostalgia hits different when you try to share it, and classics—no matter how beloved—need context, patience, and maybe a fast-forward button.

Transcript

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. Ho ho ho.

[Steve Covino]

You'll shoot your eye out, kid. Hey, don't shoot your eye out. Enjoy your holidays. Bah humbug to all and Merry Christmas Eve. It's Steve Covino. Just a kid from Union, New Jersey, out here in Idaho. Live from Idaho, that's Rich Davis. He put the square in Franklin Square, Long Island. They're live at the FOX Sports Radio studio. Live from the monsoon on a soggy holiday. Ooh, soggy.

[Rich Davis]

Well, you know, be careful out there. If you're listening on 5:70am, the LA big affiliate out here, let me tell you, the governor put out, like, a warning. I'm looking on the news right now, mudslide possibility. So be safe out there, like, of all days, right? Who wants a soggy, gross Christmas? Even Christmas.

[Steve Covino]

I'm dreaming of a soggy ass. Gross monsoon of a Christmas. I think it's kind of comfy.

[Tony Fusco]

You have an excuse to stay inside and watch.

[Rich Davis]

You know what? I agree, Sam. Until I was a homeowner, I think anyone that's a homeowner, anytime there's like, bad weather conditions, you're like, oh, I don't want to see a leak or something. You know, there's always something that goes wrong. And Kavino will tell you there's always something.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, my sister's place already leaking on the west side because of all the rain. And I'm sorry. Speaking of movies, you know, we got to talk some movies in just a moment, but I do want to thank everyone for hanging out with us. Rich, you mentioned the affiliates. I want to shout out all the affiliates. Thank you for hanging out with us. Please check out our regular show, 5 to 7 on the east, Monday through Friday, 2 to 4 on the west. We even have a bonus podcast called Over Promised, which I love doing. We have guests. Give us 22 minutes, we'll give you the world. Or something like that. Yeah, it's a quick, awesome show, Over Promised. It's on our YouTube page. Covino and Rich FSR on YouTube. The live chat's popping. Lisa's there, Michelle, Talica, Mark James, a lot of people hitting us up live. We appreciate that. Again, Covino and Rich, fsr. And let's get into it. We got midweek major. This hour, the biggest stories in sports and pop culture. We decide with spot if they're midweek or major. And right now, again, I'm in Idaho with my future in laws. Rich.

[Rich Davis]

What does that mean?

[Steve Covino]

Whoa. I mean, that's. What is that? That's a big giveaway. I don't know. What are you supposed to say? My girlfriend's family. There you go.

[Rich Davis]

Well, future in laws would insinuate you're getting engaged.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, I don't put a lot of emphasis on that. It's just A saying, really? Right?

[Rich Davis]

I mean, spot. Would you say future in laws? Am I not.

[Steve Covino]

It's not really an expression where I come from.

[Danny G]

Is that a ring box. Ring box in your pocket or a potato?

[Tony Fusco]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

What's that under the tree? All right, so anyway, stop spreading rumors.

[Tony Fusco]

Don't do it on Christmas, though, because then you can't take it back because.

[Steve Covino]

It'S considered a gift now.

[Rich Davis]

Future in laws, huh? Huh?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, my God, you're so corny, dude.

[Rich Davis]

You're the guy.

[Steve Covino]

What do you say? That's my girlfriend's family. What do you say? Just says the same.

[Rich Davis]

You said future in laws. Completely insinuate you're getting married.

[Steve Covino]

Just call me in laws. Then it's like, yeah, it's fine.

[Rich Davis]

Corny.

[Steve Covino]

If I said in laws, does that mean anything? This is my girlfriend's family. Right. I'm here with them.

[Danny G]

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[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

There's gonna be a local Boise reporter.

[Tony Fusco]

Outside your house getting your radio host and your potato queen are getting married.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, wow.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

So her family, radio tycoon and local.

[Steve Covino]

Potato girl, Miss Potato 2012.

[Rich Davis]

So.

[Steve Covino]

I realized that none of her family, well, not her entire family, but her sister, her brother in law, a lot of the younger people had never seen It's a Wonderful Life. And I felt like the old guy, like, they made it seem like it was my favorite movie. And it's one of.

[Rich Davis]

For sure it is. Which is what I'm like. Which is what you promised to give your girlfriend in the future.

[Steve Covino]

You guys are corny, dude. So, you know, I'm like, hey, hold on. I'm not from 1946. That's when the movie came out. It's a classic. I'm surprised you guys have never seen it. And they made it out. Like, oh, he wants us to watch it. We should watch it for Steve. And I'm like, no, hold up. Don't watch it for me, because then I'm gonna be insulted that, you know, you're looking at your phone and you're taking bathroom breaks and you're chatting over the movie. Like, I. You watch it if you want to watch it. And I will say this. We have not yet to watch it. We have not watched it. In fact, we watched a Dave Chappelle special last night. But now I got all this pressure because they are saying, yeah, we're gonna watch It's a Wonderful Life with Steve. I'm like, yo, stop with that for me. Like, I don't want you to do anything for Me, you should have seen it a long time ago.

[Rich Davis]

So you're gonna go from edgy stand UP Special to 1946 Black and white Christmas movie?

[Steve Covino]

Well, yeah, because it's, it's a slower moving movie and we put that on last night.

[Danny G]

There's you know, late at night cigarette smoking in both.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, exactly.

[Rich Davis]

That's the only commonality. But you know what? Kavino brings up a good point. Movies, music, sports moments. There are things that in your mind. Dude, this is a freaking classic. How could someone not appreciate it? But when you show it to your kids or a younger girlfriend or soon to be fiance or anyone younger in your life, it might not translate. And I noticed this for the first time years ago when my nieces and nephew were younger. I was like, you guys want to watch a scary movie? And like, yeah, Uncle Rich. And I was like, you know, we're gonna watch Gremlins. I sat down, my nieces and nephew, who are now like grown teenagers, they're like, they're in college. But I remember when they were little, I thought I was gonna open their eyes to like a legendary classic movie. I was like, dude, who doesn't want.

[Steve Covino]

They'D want a mogwai for Christmas, yo.

[Rich Davis]

They're like, uncle Rich, you suck. This is the cheesiest movie ever. Did they agree you stinks.

[Steve Covino]

They booed me. This movie stinks.

[Rich Davis]

And I, and I as wasted our whole night as I watched it. I was like, oh my God, this is bad. It's like I, you know, stated.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Once in a while, slow. The special effects are terrible.

[Rich Davis]

You go back once in a while and you.

[Steve Covino]

It looks like, it looks like something from the early 80s, like blurry. It came in blurry.

[Rich Davis]

You watch something from your childhood that.

[Steve Covino]

You know how movies come in high deference. Yeah, okay. Came in blurry. 80s blurry.

[Rich Davis]

Watch something from back then and you have such fond memories of something that was complete trash. Like I remember going back and watching reruns of shows that I loved as a kid. I'll name two of them that are garbage that as a little boy, Rich Davis, me, loved.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but truthfully, the shows you're about to mention were garbage then. You're just a little kid though, so your expectations were low.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but I mean these were successful shows that ran.

[Steve Covino]

It's classics that stand the test of time time. Perfect Strangers is not a classic show from the 80s.

[Rich Davis]

I thought balky and Larry making Bibi Bapkas was hilarious. It was not.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, because you're a nose picking 8 year old.

[Rich Davis]

What do you know, Willie? I thought ALF was amazing. I went back and I watched an episode of alf once and I'm like, this is nonsense.

[Danny G]

Most of us thought that was cheesy when it was on.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, you wouldn't.

[Steve Covino]

Convenient.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, that's disguised.

[Steve Covino]

It was. It was cheesy. That's the difference. Cheesy then means even cheesier now. I'll give you the classics then. Should stand the test of time. But not all do. And that's how I feel about like, dude, back to the future came out in 1985. It's still great today.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Because classics stand the test of time. It's a wonderful light came out in 1946 and it's in black and white. And I think younger eyes see anything like that and they're immediately tuned out because it's not crystal clear clarity. It's just. It looks old, it looks slow. And they don't. It doesn't register to their weenial social media eyes. You know, it just looks. They won't even give it a chance is really what my point is. Even if it's still holding up.

[Rich Davis]

My kids liked goonies and I thought that was cool. They were like, yeah, this is cool because it's an adventure, kids fun, fun movie. Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

I'm not surprised by that.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm going to upset a lot of people when I say this.

[Steve Covino]

Kids want fast moving, fast acting.

[Rich Davis]

Let me. Let me upset a lot of people. The nerds out there. When I was younger, I was certainly not the coolest kid, but my family was not a Star wars family. Still, aren't we just out of Star wars family? My wife likes Star wars, but growing up, my brother and sister, my family, we weren't into it. So when I was older, I investigated Star wars because everyone I knew was like, yes, Star wars the best. If you watched the original 1970 something Star wars now for the first time, I promise you, you'd be terribly disappointed.

[Danny G]

No, no, that's blasphemy.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, man. I don't know. Classic standard test of time. That's my theory.

[Danny G]

They were so ahead of their time with those movies, Rich, that that's one of the reasons why the acting storyline, the special effect.

[Steve Covino]

Are you kidding me?

[Rich Davis]

It's not.

[Steve Covino]

I think you also have to explain to whoever's watching, like, you have to realize, guys, yeah, this might look a little dated, but these were the innovators, the pioneers, the first. Imagine seeing something like this for the.

[Rich Davis]

First Danny when we were kids, the coolest special effect, the coolest special effect when we were kids was large Marge's face. Like, we've come along, we've come a long way. I'm not saying Star wars is bad. What I'm saying is watching you kind of did say, you know what? I guess you're right. I do. I did think it stinks watching it now. You can't get through the first one. It stinks. It does.

[Steve Covino]

I think it's just. It's slow.

[Danny G]

Slow.

[Rich Davis]

You're bored by it.

[Danny G]

There. There was more storylines going on in older films. And so to Covino's point, I think it was Cocomelon, where I read that they changed the shot like eight times in a few seconds. Because the kids nowadays, they need the screen to constantly change.

[Rich Davis]

You're right, Danny G. There's the show Cocomelon. If you got little kids, Cocomelon's like a very popular kid show. They change frames, I believe every three seconds something absurd where insane. Because the kids attention's like boom, bam, bop, beep.

[Tony Fusco]

You know what?

[Steve Covino]

I started noticing this. I remember showing my daughter Mary Poppins.

[Rich Davis]

And think a kid's gonna chim chimaroo.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, like it just felt slow. It felt so slow and old. And it was that song that the Mad Hatter guy singing when he's floating around. By the time that song came on, my kid was sleeping. And you know they start off those older movies with the credits so the kids bored before the movie even starts.

[Rich Davis]

Dude, my. My kids love Wicked. We went to go see Wicked. Obviously, as a good dad, I'm like, let's watch wizard of Oz. They loved wizard of Oz, but I had to fast forward the first minute and a half because it's opening credits of who's in the movie. There's like two minutes of this is boring opening credits. Like, is it over?

[Sophie Cunningham]

What are the words?

[Steve Covino]

I see. What are.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Why words?

[Rich Davis]

When does it start? I'm like, oh geez.

[Tony Fusco]

You know? You know what they need to start? Does this start backwards doing like, you know how with podcasts you can listen at like one and a half or two times speed? They need to do that with old movies you need to be able to like there needs to be a way.

[Steve Covino]

You want the moon, Mary, you want the moon, George Bailey, the luckiest man in town.

[Rich Davis]

Right?

[Tony Fusco]

And then it's just everything moves at two times the speed and you can listen to it and then it's like it's over in half the time.

[Rich Davis]

Well, they need. You're right spot like a podcast or like, I know a lot of baseball networks like Sny and yes. For the Yankees, Kavino and I'm sure Spectrum for the Dodgers, Nessen Messing. All the. They do the, like a two and a half, three hour game. They do some type of like cut out. They cut out the fat. It's like a half hour game. Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

The condensed version is great. Yeah. So based on this, you know, what do you think about It's a Wonderful Life? Is it a fail? Am I setting myself up for failure? Are they going to be bored seeing through younger eyes? Does it not stand the test of time? I look at it, I really look at it like a timeless story of life lessons and what the holiday really means. And I think classics never die. I think it's the wizard of Oz of Christmas movies. I really do. But then again, I don't want that pressure and vouching for it. And I don't want them to be bored and it's all my fault. And I don't want to be booed the way your nieces and nephews booed you, Rich, when you showed them gremlins. But think about this. If certain movies, and even to us, certain movies, right, that maybe your mom watched are boring to us, like, man, I don't know. Do those sports highlights that we cherish, that we saw, that we watched, that we grew up thinking were the coolest, do those games, do those moments also not translate because they look so old? You could see a highlight from the 90s and it looks old and blurry. And a kid today might just think, yeah, that's weak. Or even the moves, like I referenced this to you the other day, Rich. Like when we saw Magic Johnson making those moves the first time you saw him making those moves the first time you saw someone play that way. So you're blown away by Magic Johnson. A kid today sees that on and one videos and one on one competitions and kids on social media every minute of the day. It doesn't hit the same way and it looks old.

[Rich Davis]

Imagine.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it's kind of lame, dad.

[Rich Davis]

No, look past in the 80s was something we had never seen before. Magic's Magic's on a breakaway and this is the ball off. Like not looking at all was like, oh my God. Oh, no. We remember. We're like a no look pass, right?

[Danny G]

You want to talk about that Elway documentary?

[Rich Davis]

So I'm going to watch it tonight.

[Danny G]

It was released on Netflix Monday. And when they got to the part where Elway did the helicopter, I think that was Super Bowl 32 in my mind as a little Kid watching that, he helicoptered way high off the ground into the end zone.

[Steve Covino]

Same Danny.

[Rich Davis]

That's how I.

[Danny G]

That's the Lord. Like, that's what I think of. But it was just to get a first down. It was right, right inside the five yard line. Wasn't for a touchdown. And also he got like ankle high almost off the ground.

[Steve Covino]

For real. My. My memory of it was different than the reality. You're right, because we're kids, our perspectives off. Steve Mann199 says nostalgia is a drug. And yeah, when kids see it from their younger perspective, it doesn't hit in the same way.

[Danny G]

Not to take anything away from Elway because he was such a gamer in that super bowl, wanted it so bad, and it was awesome how he took the ball and ran. He was an older guy. He was battling injuries. But in my mind as a kid, that was one of the most awesome quarterback runs ever. And now watching that documentary, I was like, yeah, it was cool. But we've seen bigger, faster, stronger quarterbacks running the football now.

[Rich Davis]

That's. That's weird. I just googled John Elway doing the helicopter and I got something else.

[Steve Covino]

That was Brett Favre. There's footage of that. Yeah, I think that was far, bro.

[Danny G]

Farf couldn't helicopter those weird.

[Steve Covino]

You know how like, a mad dog will, like, bring up Bob Koozie all the time?

[Rich Davis]

Bob Koozie.

[Steve Covino]

And then you'll look at the highlights. Bob Koozie was playing a bunch of goofy white guys. He had no competition. And you're not really impressed with it. That's how your kids look like. Look at a Mike Tyson highlight and they're like, yeah, but that. Look who he's fighting.

[Valpak Advertiser]

First of all.

[Steve Covino]

First of all, it looks older. He's fighting some bum.

[Tony Fusco]

By the way, if you looked at a Bob Koozie clip when you were a kid, it would be the equivalent of looking at something from like the 2000s.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I'm telling you, that's the, that's.

[Tony Fusco]

The age or difference.

[Steve Covino]

These movies, these highlights, these sports moments. Forget about an entire game. Think of, like the greatest game, the flu game. Think about the greatest game. You mentioned Brett Favre, Brett Favre's game when he. When his dad died and he threw for a million yards. Think of a legendary game. A kid today would never even want to sit through it because it looks old. As simple as that. It could be the greatest game. They don't care because it doesn't work with them. It's not enough stimulation. That's the shame of it, my kids watch it.

[Rich Davis]

But you remember I told the story a while back, how I showed my kids the Mets 86, game six gets by Buckner. And my kids like, dad is like, it's all blurry. Like, is it like, is something wrong? It's all blurry. I'm like, no.

[Steve Covino]

But hey, Rich, you remember when you were a kid, you thought life was in black and white because all your grandpappy's pictures and movies were in black and white.

[Rich Davis]

My grandparents would tell me a story, I would picture it in black and white.

[Steve Covino]

I thought, your kids probably think we grew up in the blurry era. Dad, when you were a kid, was everything just blurry?

[Rich Davis]

You ask a college kid now, you ever see where they ask a college athlete, it's like, what makes someone old? And they're like, yeah, when they were born in the 1900s, Jesus.

[Steve Covino]

So basically the question is if classics like It's a Wonderful Life might not stand the test of time. I'm not sure if it does. I haven't really put it to the test yet and I don't think it will. I really don't. That's why I'm hesitant. Do these moments that we cherished growing up in the world of sports, like Danny G said, the John La Helicopter, like we have this vision of this legendary moment in our brain. Kids today would hold hum at this moment and you feel insulted as a result. It's just how it is Kof when.

[Rich Davis]

You think of sports movies to combine them, both movies and sports. And by the way, I'm curious what people think at Coveenonrich, at Fox Sports Radio and of course 87799 on Fox. I am curious if people think first of all, will It's a Wonderful Life translate to anyone that's never seen it? Now that's question number one. Number two, sports movies which are so near and dear to us as sports fans and movie fans. I heard our pal Colin Cowherd recently talking about how stars star stars.

[Steve Covino]

The best stars attract stars.

[Rich Davis]

The best sports movie ever. And he was very adamant in saying stars Brian Song, which I thought was an emotional, tear jerking great movie. But would anyone younger now have the patience to sit through Brian's song?

[Steve Covino]

Nope. North Dallas 40, Caddyshack. These kids, no young person would ever sit through that no matter how great it is. We're not saying it's not great, we're just giving you the truth. So all these things that are near and dear, they're not fast moving enough. These kids have pea brains. Social media has Rotted everybody's attention span, including ours, especially kids. And I made this point recently, Rich, and I'll make it again. The difference between us, if you're 40 something around that age, you're fluent and old guy in the analog lifestyle, but you're also fluent in fast moving social media culture of today. If you grew up younger than that, your only reference is fast moving social media culture. You do not have the attention span. You're not fluent in old timey time, analog, slow moving movies. You have no patience for it. You think it sucks. There's nothing that anyone could say that could convince you that at one time this was cool. Because in their mind it's not. They don't have that reference point. That's what makes Gen X. And, and you're, you're after that, right? What do you are? What are you? Rich Alfalfa generation? What is it? Alpha Gen?

[Rich Davis]

Alpha? I'm, I'm, I'm a Gen Xer. I was.

[Steve Covino]

Are you Gen X?

[Rich Davis]

I think I'm borderline millennial. If you're born in like around 1980.

[Steve Covino]

Early 80s, we can appreciate both. That's what makes us unique. That's what makes us valuable. Honestly, we're fluent in two different mindsets. It's like being, being fluent in like Android and iOS, you know, your, your mind works in both ways. A younger person only wants fast moving content or they're falling asleep or they're looking at their phone or they're not interested.

[Rich Davis]

Do you think some younger person who is spending their free time playing stupid games like, all right, dog, dog, dog, cat, dog, cat. Like people that are doing stupid TikTok Instagram games. You think they're gonna sit down for two hours a black and white Christmas movie?

[Steve Covino]

No. That's the shame of it. So if that is true. That's what I'm saying. If that is true, and I, and we all agree it probably is, the same applies to these sports highlights and the games that we hold near and dear to our hearts. They do not care.

[Rich Davis]

All right, here's what we're going to do. We're going to take your feedback thoughts on old school sports clips, sports highlights, old school movies. Do they.

[Steve Covino]

You know how goofy stirrups must look to a young kid? George Brett in his 1980 stirrups.

[Rich Davis]

What are those, dad? Well, you used to put these things over your sock and are called stirrups.

[Steve Covino]

What are you from the 1800s, dad?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but why?

[Steve Covino]

We all wore stirrups. Yeah, but Dad, I don't hold up your Stockings.

[Rich Davis]

But, but dad, why don't they just wear baseball socks, right?

[Steve Covino]

Hey, dad, how come the kickers only had one bar in their helmet? Are you from the 1800s? So you know what I mean? You're trying to tell them that it's cool and they're like it's not.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, man. The evolution of what keeps.

[Steve Covino]

We appreciated it because we live both lives. We're a different generation. Younger generation has no exposure to anything but fast moving, fast acting, social media expectations.

[Rich Davis]

The wild thing is the attention span is not there.

[Steve Covino]

So it's disintegrated. You're gone.

[Rich Davis]

Your thoughts, It's a wonderful life. Sports highlights. And you know what's interesting to what was impressive then versus now also changed. My quick example would be you're seeing guys, what did Kim Little kick the other day in practice?

[Steve Covino]

63, 73 yard.

[Rich Davis]

A 73 yard field goal that they said would have been good from 75. And he just missed a 75 yarder. And the other Eddie Piniero and the Niners on Monday Night Football, just for the heck of it, tried like a 65 yarder at the half and it doinked off the thing. It was like, oh, man. If you tell kids, yeah, the Buffalo Bills, they've lost four super rolls in a row, one because of a missed field goal and you, they're thinking, oh, what did the kicker miss like a 60, 70, 50 yard field goal? No, it was a 39 yard field goal. Oh, Scotty Norwood, like you, it's like looking. But we didn't think it was a chip shot then.

[Steve Covino]

Yes, that's what I'm saying. They're seeing through different eyes. Simple as that.

[Rich Davis]

Your thoughts? And midweek major, a lot of fun here filling in for the great Dan Patrick, Covino and Rich, right here on Fox Sports Radio. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at.

[Steve Covino]

9Am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports.

[Rich Davis]

Radio and the I Heart radio app.

[Steve Covino]

Paulie Fusco here with Tony Fusco. Yo. As everybody knows, we're the hosts of the award winning Paulie and Tony Fusco show. Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

But instead of us telling you how.

[Steve Covino]

Great we are, here's how Dan Patrick described us when he came on our show.

[Rich Davis]

Quick, knowledgeable and funny.

[Steve Covino]

Opinionated.

[Rich Davis]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?

[Steve Covino]

You're interrupting our promo.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, he wasn't talking about you. You took those clips totally out of context.

[Tony Fusco]

Oh, yeah?

[Steve Covino]

Well, after this promo, I'm gonna take you out and beat you.

[Rich Davis]

Let me put this into context.

[Sophie Cunningham]

Shut up.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

Anyway, just listen to the Paulie and.

[Steve Covino]

Tony Fusco show on iHeartRadio. Apple Podcasts oh, forever. You get your podcast?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

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[Steve Covino]

The Fox Force radio studio. Well, they are. I'm in Idaho. Shout out to 99.9. It's Covino and Rich. He's still driving that trusty old ride. Keep it looking sharp like Iron Mike. Keep it looking sharp with Mako. From dense to faded paint. We've got you covered. Get a free estimate today. Oh, better get Mako now. We got midweek major coming up. But Rich, I just took a little bathroom break and I had an ep. Funny. An ep Funny.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, that's when you have great thoughts in the middle of a p. Yeah. Okay.

[Steve Covino]

You gotta keep expectations low. The question is if some of the old time classics don't stand the test of time like It's a Wonderful Life, do our sports highlights stand the test of time? When kids see them today? Keep expectations low because when you over hype it, it usually under delivers, right? So if you're like, you gotta see this play from Montana.

[Danny G]

Oh, man.

[Steve Covino]

It's called the catch to Dwight Clark. Legendary. The catch this kid has this impression of. This is gonna be the most legendary. And all you see is Dwight Clark sliding through the end zone, catches it with his fingertips. They're not gonna be impressed with that because we oversold it. And a catch to them is a obj one handed snag. Receivers today are catching them in their back pocket.

[Rich Davis]

Puka the cool Dragon. Puka made a catch this week. More impressive. I get it, it was the magnitude of the catch. But you're right, expectations low, it's a big part.

[Steve Covino]

And then it makes you think, well, which highlights would stand the test of time? Like maybe It's a Wonderful Life does stand the test of time. Like it have to be like Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield because they're desensitized. They've grown up seeing UFC fights. So you have to show them something outlandish for. For it to resonate.

[Rich Davis]

So you know, you know what, we're going to take your phone calls. Hang on. We're going to get to your phone calls on. Do those things stand the test of time? Just to prove the point though, Matt in Minnesota hit us up and he said we have very few highlights in Minnesota with our sports teams. And his son won't watch the 91 World Series because he's like, dad, it looks old. And he's like, son, it's the only thing we have.

[Steve Covino]

Dan Gladden's got a Mullet. Yeah, well, they're not feeling it.

[Rich Davis]

Your feedback on the old school Calica.

[Steve Covino]

Fan says that old school sports comedies hold up like major league. For example, Bull Dorm, but a Brian song and the Natural, not so much. And Rich, you proved that recently. You said you couldn't even sit through the natural. You.

[Rich Davis]

It was rough. Hey, listen, we're going to get to the rest of your feedback, but we're running low on time here and Spot's got midweek major. So let's do it.

[Steve Covino]

Let's do it. Covino and Rich gets you over the middle of the week with midweek major.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I love that. We throw sports and pop culture headlines.

[Steve Covino]

And topics at the fellas.

[Rich Davis]

And it's like the kids say, that's so mid.

[Steve Covino]

We definitely major.

[Rich Davis]

CNR scoring midweek major.

[Danny G]

Aw, yeah. You guys ready?

[Rich Davis]

I'm ready.

[Steve Covino]

I was born ready.

[Rich Davis]

Let's go.

[Danny G]

When I say ho, you say ho. Ho.

[Rich Davis]

Ho.

[Steve Covino]

Ho.

[Rich Davis]

Let's go.

[Danny G]

Oh, he's on that Idaho delay there. All right, before we hand things over to the number one and only host of the segment, usually we roll the two big red love dice to see who gets first take. But since Covino's with his future in laws.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, man, you're in the home.

[Danny G]

You're in the home studio, Rich. You get to call Ben Maller's famous ass pennies in my hand.

[Rich Davis]

Are you gonna flip it or are you gonna drop it like Donald Trump where it just lands? I'll go heads.

[Danny G]

Heads. All right, here we go.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

From Benny vs. The Penny on YouTube. It is Heads. All right, that means Rich gets to go first. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most famous person besides Judy Blume from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Spotty Boy.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, guys.

[Tony Fusco]

Well, Rich, since you're going first, I'll start with a 49ers or slightly 49ers related story. So if Brock Purdy goes down, don't worry, Rich, because Steve Young's ready to jump in. Philip Rivers returning to the field years after calling it quits. Former 49ers QB Steve Young, who is currently 64 years old, was asked if he could pull pull off something similar to Rivers. And he said as a qb, he believes that one of the things that would be like riding a bike is sitting in the pocket and reading defenses, which he said Rivers was great at doing. That's not going away. And it didn't for Philip. He says that he feels confident he could take the snap, run the screen game, throw the ball in the flat, maybe throw a slant. He Said that if it was something that he had to do, he absolutely could pull it off. He absolutely could suit up and go on the field. Not happening anytime soon, but I'm sure it's got a lot of retired players thinking once they saw Rivers on the field. Anyway, midweek or major?

[Rich Davis]

I think it's major. Definitely major. Move over, Mac Jones. We got a new backup. Steve Young. Listen, Steve Young was always an intellectual guy. I mean, one of the smartest plays in NFL history. They say you saw Philip Rivers and Danny G. I believe you and I were talking the other day about how you don't see guys command the line of scrimmage the way Philip Rivers did. It was almost a throwback the other night.

[Steve Covino]

He looked great, man. It was cool.

[Rich Davis]

Just reading a defense. And the mental part of being a quarterback, which is why Tom Brady played so long. Tom Brady was the unique guy who. His body held up long enough where the mind and body matched. I know that sounds ridiculous, but I think a lot of these old guys, other than getting hit and other than scrambling out of the pocket, reading coverages and throwing the ball, they could still do. I'm not saying Steve Young could play.

[Steve Covino]

But getting his part of the game.

[Rich Davis]

That part of the game, I think all these old guys could do.

[Steve Covino]

If he's saying it's like getting on.

[Tony Fusco]

A bike, I think if he got into today's game, it'd be like getting on a Kawasaki motorcycle.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

And he'd be like, whoa, this is really fast.

[Steve Covino]

However.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Think about Steve Young. Sam has called games and, hey, you know. And he analyzed.

[Tony Fusco]

He's a legend for sure.

[Rich Davis]

So I. I think 64. No, I don't think he could play. But I know what he's saying.

[Steve Covino]

You can stand there, throw over the offensive defensive line. He's too small in today's game. No way, dude. Okay, you know what? I'm going mid. And I'll start by saying this. I give all the props in the world for having that type of attitude, that competitive edge. I love that. I. I love that competitive nature. He still has it, so congrats to him. He's 64. There's a big difference between 64 and Philip Rivers 44.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Not to mention father times undefeated. And last time I saw Steve Young. And I say this respectfully, briefly, because he is a legend. Dude, he looks like Leslie Nielsen now. He's full on gray. I thought it was Phil Donahue.

[Rich Davis]

And you know what? Last time we gave an old guy too much credit, it was Mike Tyson. And we saw how that ended. Right.

[Steve Covino]

By the way, you compared him to Tom Brady. Tom Brady said recently as well, he can get out there and play, no doubt. And I believe that because he's still in his 40s, 64. Look, I love the attitude, but it's not realistic.

[Tony Fusco]

I have some audio from Steve Young here.

[Steve Covino]

Here. Here we go. How much you want to make a bet I can throw a football over the mountains? I don't want to bet you, Steve. You're great because when you get older, you shrink a little bit. We've seen Steve Young in person. He looks small, man.

[Tony Fusco]

All right, over to the Chiefs and Travis Kelsey. Retirement rumors are building as the Chiefs prepare to play their final game this season at Arrowhead. So coach Andy Reid spoke yesterday saying he's unsure if Kelsey Chelsea will return to the team next season, saying they haven't spoke about it. I'm sure they have, although he's publicly saying they haven't. But his numbers and personality speak for themselves. He says he's been such an asset to the team. Other teammates like Chris Jones chimed in saying that it's sad. He hopes it's not his last ride, but if it is, I tip my hat off to him. Hell of a career. Even offensive coordinator Matt Nagy said he reflected on his time with Kelce and, and what he's done for the organization. So it seems like with all these people expressing this in the press conference yesterday, that the vibe is a huge possibility that this may be Kelce's last season midweek or major, do you mean.

[Rich Davis]

The number one vote? Getting Pro Bowler?

[Tony Fusco]

I mean Travis Kelce.

[Rich Davis]

Listen, I think it's. I think it's mid. That's so mid because everyone retires at some point. I just think that you can't go out like this. I. I know no one really has a happy ending unless you're John Elway, which I'm going to watch that documentary. Most people don't go out on top, but I don't think you go out after your one weak ass season where the Chiefs don't even make the playoffs and they're under.500 and Mahomes is out. Like, I don't know. I just feel like it reeks of. Remember when Mariano Rivera got hurt and then during his final season and he came back for one more season?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I'm not getting that vibe. I think it's major because he's done and he's one of the greatest to do it.

[Rich Davis]

Definitely major.

[Steve Covino]

One of the greatest tight ends to do it. He's what, you think coming back next year guarantees a better season? I don't think so at all. I don't think he's getting better. I don't think the team is guaranteed to get better. And he has other things to do. He's got a bride waiting for him. He's got a family, hopefully, to build. He's got a podcast that's making millions of dollars. He doesn't need this anymore. This is it for him, man. And congrats on a great career.

[Tony Fusco]

Speaking of million dollar podcasters, Joe Rogan issuing a warning to Jake Paul after his battle with Anthony Joshua on Friday. Paul, who broke his jaw being knocked out in the sixth. Rogan, who has long been associated with the ufc, as you know, urged Paul to consider his longevity in the sport. He said, don't do this very long because there's a price you pay that's not worth it. And that price is depression, deep depression, a severe brain imbalance that's going to lead you to addiction. He said it leads many to have very impulsive behavior from gambling, addition addictions, alcohol addictions, drug addictions. He said that there was a lot of concussion in that one punch that he received from Anthony Joshua. It was real damage. Jake appeared on his brother's podcast, Impulsive saying, talking about the damage, saying he has, what, four titanium plates in there and that his jaw basically snapped. So lot lot going on there midweek or major.

[Rich Davis]

It's. It's major, man. Definitely. You said impulsive and impulsive in the same sentences.

[Tony Fusco]

I thank you.

[Rich Davis]

I was going to make that pun and you did it for me. I think it's major because what did Terence Bud Crawford just say the other day? Camino, you're a big fan of the pound for pound, undisputed, undefeated champion. Didn't he say, like, he's the real winner because he's able to walk away with his health?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, Yep. That's. That's really.

[Rich Davis]

That's it really.

[Steve Covino]

Right. That's really all you want to do is come out clean and make your money. For sure.

[Rich Davis]

When you're an NFL player or a boxer or someone that plays a high impact sport, if you could come away successful with your health, you've won. And I think there's no reason why Jake Paul needs to prove anything else, but you know, he will, and it's dangerous, but he'll do it.

[Steve Covino]

You know what? It's major and I'll tell you why. Definitely. Stat came out of the most watched boxing matches in the 21st century. Jake Paul is in the top three of the five most viewed fights. And I'll. I'll explain what those are later on. And he's saying that he's going to continue doing it because he loves the sport. Look, he's still young. I think he has a few fights in him, a few fights left. But I agree with Joe Rogan. Like, no need to push it further. You made your money. You made 92 million on that last 92.

[Rich Davis]

Male. All right, Spot, one more quickie. Slip one in.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I don't really have the time.

[Tony Fusco]

Sorry, guys.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, hey, but thank you.

[Tony Fusco]

It's your fault.

[Rich Davis]

Put a little pole in our stocking.

[Steve Covino]

Ho, ho, ho.

[Tony Fusco]

Merry Christmas.

[Rich Davis]

Don't threaten me.

[Steve Covino]

You know what?

[Danny G]

Thank you for being on time with the clock, Spot.

[Tony Fusco]

Yeah, I do my best.

[Rich Davis]

You guys being all diligent, the boss will give you a little pat on the back.

[Danny G]

Somebody's got to keep you in line.

[Rich Davis]

I know.

[Steve Covino]

Sounds like Spotty's kissing ass.

[Rich Davis]

Are you kissing ass on the holidays? Hey, listen, we got more Covino and Rich. We'll talk a little NFL. And Cavino does have an interesting Jake Paul stat to throw at you guys, which is like, hilarious and awesome and daunting all at the same time. More Kavino and Rich in for the great Dan Patrick next. 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.

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[Steve Covino]

U n D. Thanks for hanging. Thanks for watching the show Covino and Rich FSR on YouTube. Tony B. 1405 says I could get used to these guys at this time slot in the future.

[Rich Davis]

Wow.

[Steve Covino]

So could we. Merry Christmas, Tony.

[Rich Davis]

Ask Santa. Yeah, by the way, do you have any. Do you have any Santa Claus requests for your sports teams? Because I'm writing my my Santa letter.

[Steve Covino]

In a second, so no, but I'll think about it. I do want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas though. Merry Christmas Eve. Enjoy the night. Enjoy time with friends and family. From our CNR on FSR family to yours, we wish you nothing but the best. Happy Holidays. Happy New Year. Happy Hanukkah. But enjoy this time and it means a lot to be in here for Dan, Patrick Covino and rich Monday through Friday 5 to 7 Eastern time, 2 to 4 on the west and anytime on YouTube. Covino and Rich FSR. Our bonus pot is there as well, so definitely check that out. Guaranteed to like over promised with Covino and Rich. Right now we're live from the Fox Sports radio studio. And for over 40 years, Tire Rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive ship fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, tire rack the way tire buying should be. We're wrapping up day one of the segmented Dan Patrick Hatrick, which means we'll be on again next Monday and Tuesday. So join us then. And I gotta end with this, Rich.

[Rich Davis]

Now hold on. My wife just hit me up. You know, my tacky Christmas inflatables are on like the neighbor's lawn. Oh, man, like the wind and the rain is ridiculous out here.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, it's bad. Rich is in a, in the middle of a monsoon in Los Angeles.

[Rich Davis]

What you got, buddy boy? Give me, give me your fun stat.

[Steve Covino]

First off, there's two stories. This is double dude. Logan Paul has said he said this on first take by the way. Or he posted his posted on first take. WWE is way harder than fighting Floyd Mayweather. It's the hardest thing I've done by a mile.

[Rich Davis]

I can see that.

[Steve Covino]

I can't really getting punched in the face for real by a Floyd Mayweather training that. You know, I'm not saying that preparing for a wrestling event is easy.

[Rich Davis]

What's a little guy? I think him jumping off a little guy that he lost to flying off the top turnbuckle and doing flips and putting your body on the line. Way tougher than fighting 140 pound Floyd Mayweather.

[Steve Covino]

I'd like to see you do it. You know, I'd be asked in the first round.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

But I'm, you know why? Because it's real. That's why.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. But let's see what happens.

[Steve Covino]

You get a gun.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know. How about a guy that's done both is telling you and you're fighting it.

[Steve Covino]

He's. He's also working in the wwe. I'm not buying that for a minute. I'm not. And that's not the downplay how tough it is and how great he makes it look. He's great at it. But in Jake Paul news, and we just talked about him in midweek Major Jake Paul is part of the top five most watched boxing matches in the 21st century.

[Rich Davis]

So since the year, since the year 2000, Jake 5.

[Steve Covino]

All right. Just to put it in perspective, speaking of Mayweather when this spectacle and circus began back in 2017, he fought Conor McGregor. And we were all intrigued to watch 4.3 million people tuned in. Again, that's pay per view. Just keep that in mind. That was pay per view, 4.3 million. Coming in at number four, Mayweather Pacquiao. So Mayweather and two of the top five, 4.6 million in 2015. So 4.3, 4.6. Now watch the jump it takes when Netflix becomes a thing and Jake Paul gets involved. Just recently, this past weekend, Jake Paul Anthony Joshua. 20, 25. 33 million people tuned in. So we jumped from 4.6 million to 33 million.

[Rich Davis]

That's awesome.

[Steve Covino]

Number two, Canelo Crawford. Just recently, again, Netflix, 41 million people tuned into that. And the number one fight of the 21st century, Jake Paul again versus Mike Tyson last year, 108 million. So again, we went from Mayweather McGregor 4.3 to 108 million. So hate him or not. The eyes that this guy brings, you can say Netflix and make any sort of excuse you want. It's bringing eyes to the sport, and it's unbelievable how big he's. He's making it. You know, it's kind of crazy to think of those. Those numbers.

[Rich Davis]

Well, then, you know what? Don't bust my huevos when I tell you that, you know, people care about this. And don't tell me about fight of the year with two no names. These are the fights people want to see. Whether you like it.

[Steve Covino]

There's. There's spectacles and there's fights that matter. Jake, why don't matter.

[Rich Davis]

Josh, why don't these matter? Get some made up.

[Steve Covino]

Has zero ramifications. What do you mean, why does it matter? It's a mismatch. It's a circus fight. It's fun and entertaining, and I'm there for it all day. But Tia Fimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson next month matters a hell of a lot.

[Rich Davis]

What makes that more important? Because there's some fake. There's some fake wbo, whatever, WBC belt online.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, use your common sense, bro. One. One is a circus act, and one is a legitimate fight. For legitimate belts, you could say there's no value on the belts until there's one belt. I'm with you all day on that. But there's legitimate fights with legitimate contenders, and then there's a circus fight, okay? And that's what we got last weekend. It was fun. It was fun, but people are watching is the point.

[Rich Davis]

All right, hey, before we say farewell to the Dan Patrick audience, go around the room. Anyone want to make a little Christmas wish? A little wish to Santa on anything that they want. I'm writing my list here. Dear Santa, please sign Cody Bellinger for the Mets.

[Steve Covino]

Continue signing Yankees. How lame is that?

[Rich Davis]

You mean a guy that played for the Yankees or a cup of coffee? He's not a Yankee, he's a Dodger and a Cubby and other teams. Like I don't think a Cody Bellinger is a Yankee.

[Steve Covino]

And the rest of your bullpen or what? Leftover Yankees?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, leftovers, I'd say.

[Danny G]

Santa, please let Tom Brady mentor Mendoza.

[Steve Covino]

There you go.

[Danny G]

And bring in leadership to get the Raiders a top O line.

[Rich Davis]

All right. Dear Santa, have David Stearns pull the trigger on a SKU bowl trade.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, you stole my Christmas wish.

[Rich Davis]

And Dear Santa, let this be the year where Brock Purdy and the Niners get over the hump in an unassuming year where no one expects it.

[Steve Covino]

You know what? Continue your Dear Santa, no at Covino and Rich on social media. I'd love to see everyone's wish out there. Here's Santa. Put Anthony Volpe on the bench and sign Boba Shet.

[Rich Davis]

There you go. Hey, Merry Christmas. Stay safe to you and your families. Appreciate all the Covino Rich support. Thank you, Dan Patrick and the Danettes. Until next time. Arrived at you, baby.

[Steve Covino]

See you in the promised land. Merry Christmas.

[Rich Davis]

Merry Christmas.

[Steve Covino]

Merry Christmas.

[Rich Davis]

Merry Christmas.

[Steve Covino]

Merry Christmas.

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