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Just head to CarMax.com for details and get pre qualified today. Want to drive CarMax? You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio Final hour on this championship Monday. One shining moment coming up tonight. Will it be for Connecticut six and a half point underdogs or Michigan? Although Michigan kind of feels like an underdog from the standpoint of the basketball program. Also, the Big Ten not winning championships. It's been a long time, couple of decades since we've had a Big Ten title team. Well, except for UCLA winning the women's championship. 8773 DP show email address dp@danpatrick.com Our Twitter handle @DP Show coast to coast on Tuesday night. Hornet Hornets in the Celtics, Rockets in The Suns on NBC and Peacock. Playoffs coming to NBC and Peacock starting April 19th. I watched a lot of Cooper flag against the Lakers. He goes for 51 on Friday and then turns around and goes for 45 last night in a win against the depleted Lakers. First teenager with consecutive 40 point games. And the last time we had a Rookie with consecutive 40 point games was 1997. Marvin, would you like to guess Allen Iverson? Bloop. Bloop. Allen Iverson, 1997. But it's oh. Whoa. Brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the program say good morning if you're watching on Peacock or NBC Sports Network. Download the app if you haven't done so. We say good morning to our radio affiliates, iHeartradio and Fox Sports Radio as well. What happens to Dan Hurley's legacy if he would win his third title in the last four years? And as an underdog going against Michigan? Michigan has dominated everybody. They played kind of like UCLA women dominated everybody that they played. But now you win three in four years. That's John Wooden like, and you're doing it with different players. You know, Coach Wooden had guys who stayed all four years, had two of the greatest, if not the greatest college basketball players of all time, Bill Walton and Lou Alcindor. Now, Lou wasn't eligible his freshman year. Bill wasn't eligible his freshman year. But they had so much talent. But you had guys. Gail Goodrich, Walt Hazard. These guys were staying. Marcus Johnson, Richard Washington. These guys were staying their entire careers. Mike Warren, Lucius Allen. Now it's different. I mean, your rosters are changing. Now you can bring in good players that are transferring in, but imagine if your coach wouldn't. And you show up at practice and you go, oh, look who's back this year. Lu Alcindor. Because Lou would be a one and done. I don't know if Bill Walton would be a one and done because I think Bill was so caught up in being coached by John Wooden. I think the academic portion of UCLA was very intriguing to Bill Walton. So he might be a different, you know, person, but if you're showing up and you got the same players, Coach Kaski, when you show up and you go, I got Hurley and Leitner. All right, oh, we are going to throw in Grant Hill. He's going to stay for a couple of years. This is challenging Nil Portal. And you know what? He kind of relies on getting one great player, McDonald's All American. And Then he kind of fills in the area. Yeah.
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Paulie, remember Jordan Hawkins, the great guard just a couple of years ago he was a sophomore for UConn. Great series, then goes to the NBA. The guy who has a lot on it tonight is UConn forward Alex Caravan. If he wins his third title in four years, he'd be the only player who didn't go to UCLA to do that.
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Okay. Yeah. Seaton.
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Yeah. But I feel like UConn not only do they have turnover year to year, but like high turnover, they lose important key players, starters to the NBA draft each year. So to keep that championship culture. Yeah, I mean that's 100% the coach.
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But he also loses a great assistant coach in Luke Murray.
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That's the thing.
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Right.
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That is a big loss. You can lose players, but man, you. I don't know if people give Luke Murray, I mean he's always going to be known as Bill Murray's son, but he's also a really good offensive minded coach. And now he goes to bc. That's a big loss. That, that's a bigger loss than a player.
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Yeah, I think that they expected to lose him sooner.
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Yeah.
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And maybe getting another year out of him was like a major coup. But that's next year should look significantly different.
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And I did wonder about this and maybe it's a stretch, but I do think so much of Luke Murray. Did North Carolina, were they interested in Luke Murray now you can say, well, he doesn't have head coaching experience. Well, Tommy Lloyd went from Gonzaga to Arizona. Hubert Davis didn't happen. And maybe that's where they're going. We need to get somebody who's got head coaching experience. But I wonder North Carolina, I mean this is what tells you about your program when you got coaches ago. Nah, I'm good. I'm going to use that situation to get a better deal and not go to North Carolina. Because when you go into, you already know who you're. Your friends and enemies are. Know if you, if you're at Alabama or you're at Arizona. Okay, I already know the characters here. Now those two coaches got similar deals that they wanted to make sure they didn't have to answer to anybody. So Nate Oats and, and Tommy Lloyd, they, and I thought that that was the sticking point at Arizona. If he was going to leave, it was because he and the administration, from what I was told, had a disconnect. But you're going to make him one of the top five paid coaches. They get their talent, you got to a final four, he did he did finalize the deal before they got blown out by Michigan? I don't know if that mattered in the leverage here. And now it feels like, are they getting Billy Donovan? And if you get Billy Donovan, okay, you can save face because it, you know, it starts to feel like the Penn State situation with James Franklin and Paulie brought this up last hour and you're right. It's like, this is a great job, isn't it? Isn't it? Wait, but if you're going to get Matt Campbell. Okay, okay. All right. Other coaches didn't want to go. Maybe it's not as coveted as you think, but you can save face. But you're bringing in a coach who's very similar in kind of his career and you know, his one loss record. I believe now he's not dealing with the talent at Iowa State or that he's going to deal with at Penn State. But if you're North Carolina, it almost, it almost feels like they should have stayed with Hubert Davis. I. I don't know. Was it that bad?
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Yes, Mark, but maybe coaches are thinking the same thing. They thought about Penn State. Like, wait, this guy was 11 and 2 and they fired him. Same thing with North Carolina with Hubert Davis. Like we went 24 and 6 and they fired him. Why would I want to go there?
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I already got my T shirt ready. If Dan Hurley wins the national title, I have the letter I, C, O N N.
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Well done.
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Thank you. Icon. Icon. What do you think?
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Trademark that bad boy.
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Did Todd trademark it right now?
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That's great.
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I'm going to talk to my legal team.
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I, C O N Earn.
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Yes.
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Yes.
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Which begs the question to me, we were talking about his legacy or what this means if he wins another one tonight. How would you describe Dan Hurley now?
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Is he legendary or iconic or.
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Not just yet. He's just an outstanding coach. How would we. What words to read.
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Well, soon is great. Billy Donovan, you know, went into the hall of Fame. Now he was a very good player at Providence, but he's going in because he won back to back titles at Florida. Yes, Mark.
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And the big difference is Billy Donovan had Corey Brewer, Al Horford and Joe Kim. He had three lottery picks. You. I'm not sure if we got any lottery picks maybe besides Mullins that are Mullins.
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Mullins is going to be a lottery pick because of his age. Teams are going to take him now and then let him kind of simmer a little bit, develop a little bit, and it'll be like, you know, Reed shepherd with the Rockets Because I remember watching him in college and he had the game like that ability to, you know, he could get off the bounce, as they say. He could get his, you know, jumper, but, you know, he's small now. You still watch him, and he's smallest guy on the floor, but he can play. He's. He's athletic. Mullins is a great shooter. He's got size. He'll fill out. People are going to make the comparison with Con Knipple. Con Caniple's a man. Like, he's built. If you, if, if you look at him at Duke, he's not skinny, and therefore, you know, he's almost got that Luca kind of build or, you know, in the embryonic stages of, hey, I can have guys bounce off me and create a little bit of separation and. But Con Knipple can shoot. He's proven that he is an elite shooter. Mullins is expected to be an elite shooter, and, you know, he's too up and down right now, but, you know, he's a freshman.
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Yeah, Paulie Knipple has baby face syndrome just like Steph Curry had. He looks younger than he is because their face and Mullins has the same thing. He looks really young.
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Yeah, but I think you'll be a lottery pick just because you want to get that kid and you get him now and then by two. In two years from now, you're like, oh, okay. I don't think he's a kid who, you know, it'd be a great team. And they're probably going to have one of the five worst records. Indiana Pacers. Keep him in Indiana. Let him sit for a little while. That's a team that will come back as a good team. They've been terrible. They didn't have Halliburton, but How about Mullins to Indy? Yes, Mark. Ah, it's.
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It's hard because this is such a deep draft and you have a, you know, guys like the Banca and Boozer in there.
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So let's say he's. Say the Pacers have the ninth pick in the draft. So I. Would I take him top five? No. Would I take him top ten at the back end of nine or ten? Yeah, I'd consider that. But Indiana has the fifth worst record right now, I think. I think third. Third worst. We're working hard for the first new poll question. Satan. Do we have one for the final hour of this program?
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Yeah, we got three of them up there right now. We have. Well, of course. Who are you rooting for? We got to get the Nation on record, of course. Right now, 61% rooting for Michigan, expanding the NCAA tournament further beyond 68 teams is greedy and unnecessary. Fantastic. More teams or. It doesn't matter. I'm watching. These are from Todd. Greedy and unnecessary. Currently has 82% of that vote. That is wild. And we also have up there tonight. Michigan wins a tight one. Michigan dominates. Same thing for UConn. Michigan dominating, has 50% of that vote.
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Okay. All right. Yeah. Michigan by six and a half.
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Statement win the other day.
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Yes, it was. That's one of those where you kind of go, wow. Because I'm watching. And I kept waiting for something. Arizona, my Wildcats, and same old Wildcats. I thought, okay, this is the year. Because if I didn't pick them, then I knew they were going to win the title. So I'm like, all right. I don't think they're the best team. Or if they are, it's really close with Michigan. I mean, there are times I watch Michigan and it felt like an NBA team they might be older than. What's the youngest team? Well, okc. Michigan's team might be older than Oklahoma City Thunder. Or at least it's close because they got some older guys there. Let me see. Chris in Riverside. Hi, Chris. What's on your mind today? Oh, Chris is gone. Aaron in California. Good morning, Aaron. What's on your mind?
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Good morning, gentlemen. I'd like to share a quick best and worst of the weekend and also an important fact about corduroys.
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Okay.
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Hey, you said it. You know, best of the weekend statement win for UCLA for the women's side. Amazing win for those ladies. Congratulations on the worst. How can we not be talking about Gino Arianna coming after Dawn Staley in the most pathetic show of fragile egos syndrome and poor sportsmanship with no consequences? If that had been Dawn Staley, people would be calling for her hint. So I think we should be acknowledging how. How poor that was. But my important fact about corduroys, gentlemen, I heard stripes this morning. Hey, I may be dating myself, but corduroys are called whale W A L E, as in narrow whale or wide whale. So Dan is a fan. I thought you might like to know that.
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Okay. I think Paulie said that when he first realized that I had a corduroy problem.
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I love haberdashery.
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Yeah. And my daughters want to have a corduroy intervention. And I was like, you mean I need more. I'll take more corduroy. Yeah, the Geno thing. We talked about it in the first hour of the program. I mean, I was embarrassed for him, And I don't know what they're gonna do to him. I mean, I think the damage is done to him by himself. Season's over. I don't know. Does this hurt recruiting? I just wish he would have mentioned Dawn Staley's name in the apology. Mention her name or it doesn't mean anything. And it doesn't mean anything. And maybe even if he mentions Don's name, it doesn't mean anything. It's just you don't play with Don Staley. Gino, that resume unapproachable. But that's what's surprising. Act like that. Act like the greatest coach in the game. Nothing's given to you. You know that you built this program. But when you act entitled like he did, people are going to come after you. Now, I don't like Dawn Staley saying what she said about, hey, I'm gonna beat his ass. Like, you know, that's not good. Not. Not good. If. Because if it was the other way and Gino said that, then, you know, sky would be falling. I wanted her to be more professional as well. But he started this. The handshake. She shook everybody's hand prior to the game. The scores table.
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I.
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If she was late. Is that like Gino? It felt like that bothered him more than the way his team played. That's the problem. I have. Focus on your team. He focused on her and she out coached him. Yeah. See?
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Yeah. I mean, part of me is like, it's the. Sometimes it's the reaction, not the first incident, you know, that that gets the most trouble. It's definitely an embarrassing moment for kind of for everybody involved. I'm curious to know how long that stain stays.
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Well, you know, the next time they play. Now, if you're college basketball, what's the first game you want next year? You open the season.
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The Handshake Classic.
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All state.
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Yes.
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You're in good hands shakes.
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Yes. Marvin is there. You hand. You hand out the first handshake.
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Oh, you got jokes. But yes, I'm in.
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Yeah. Yeah. Oh, guess who wants to call in Guy Fieri? He is. If Michigan wins tonight, he wins the celebrity bracket challenge. Mr. Diner Drive in and dive. He'll join us coming up next year. Dan. What? Marvin.
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Sorry, sorry, sorry. The teams are going to face South Carolina, Yukon November 24, 2026, at Mohegan sun arena in Connecticut.
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All right, I like it.
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So we're taking a gamble. We're going.
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Yeah. All right. We'll take a break. Guy Fieri will join us coming up next year. Dan Patrick Show 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. Fox Sports Radio is taking over YouTube and you can be a part of it. Just go to YouTube and search Fox Sports Radio. Hit that subscrib button and smash that notification bell and catch all the videos from your favorite shows. Two pros and a cup of Joe Dan Patrick Colin Cowherd, Stu Godson company Live Covino and Rich, the Odd Couple with Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington, the Jason Smith show with Mike Harmon and the Ben Maller Show Fox sports radio on YouTube. Subscribe hit that thumbs up icon and comment away guys, if your hair isn't playing like it did in your 20s, it's time for a real comeback. Not another workaround because throwing on a hat is not strategy. Nutrafol supports healthier hair from within. It's physician formulated, clinically tested and recommended by dermatologists, giving you a clear, legitimate plan so you can stop covering up and start showing up with confidence. Nutrafol now offers hair growth supplements tailored for men at every age because the root causes of hair thinning change over time and your routine should change as well. Nutrafol for ages 18 to 49 to help improve hair growth and achieve thicker, fuller hair in three to six months and new Nutrafol Men 50 plus the first and only hair growth product specifically formulated for those over 50. Nutrafol, the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement brand trusted by over one and a half million people. Nutrafol.com enter promo code Dan Patrick for $10 off your first month subscription and free shipping. N u t r-a f o l.com use the promo code danpatrick neutropol.com promo code Dan Patrick are you one of the 7% of adults in the United States who are searching for an alternative to sleeping in a bed? Then let me introduce you to Z Kliner, the revolutionary recliner designed by Flexsteel. The the Z Kliner meticulously engineered with restful sleep in mind, making it an ideal bed alternative. A healthy life starts with a healthy night's sleep. Zcliner is more than just a recliner. It's a personalized comfort experience. It features multiple power adjustments like recline, headrest, lumbar, zero gravity, reducing pressure on your body, tech integrations like charging ports for easy modern living. We know life can be messy, stressful. That's why Z Kleiner is upholstered in a moisture and stain resistant fabric. Perfect for all day enjoyment even homes with pets and kids. Z Kleiner A complete sleep solution get started unmatched comfort zcliner.com DanPatrick today to find a Z Kliner at a store near you struggling to see up close. Make it visible with Viz V I Z Z VIZ is a once daily prescription eye drop to treat blurry near vision fr to 10 hours. It works. The most common side effects that may be experienced while using Viz include eye irritation, temporary dim or dark vision, headaches, eye redness. Talk to an eye doctor to learn if Viz V I Z Z is right for you. Learn more@viz.com check it out be a
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If Michigan wins, then Guy Fieri wins the Celebrity Bracket Challenge. If Connecticut wins, Marvin wins the Celebrity Bracket Challenge. Yeah, but you picked Yukon.
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I was just trying to pick somebody that I knew could win.
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No, you were going to pick Connecticut. Did you pick Connecticut last year?
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Oh, for sure.
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And the year before that? You make it seem like you're some great prognosticator.
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I mean, by all accounts, I am this year.
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Yes, Paulie.
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See, there's a lot of upside for Marvin, though. By picking with your heart. If they win, you get the double win with the Yukon fans.
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By the way, we were wondering if my name has ever been name checked in a rap song. And I guess there's somebody named Benny the Butcher and he mentions my name in a freestyle. I went harder as soon as they
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told me it can't happen.
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Griselda set the bar.
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Highest builders in Manhattan.
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Me, I'm on espn.
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Like I'm Dan Patrick and my chef
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hand could stretch just like Mr. Fantastics. All right, well, thank You, Benny. I love that. I appreciate that. Oh, yeah, that's the best. That's courtesy of a DJ clue freestyle on Power 105.1 New York City. I like that. That's so rad. Yeah, maybe we get Benny the Butcher to call it. Give me. Give me that one more time there, Mar. I went harder.
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Soon as they told me it can't happen.
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Roselda set the bar.
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Highest builders in Manhattan. Me, I'm on espn like, I'm Dan
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Patrick and my chef hand could stretch just like Mr. Fantastics. All right, I like that. Is Guy Fieri with us, Tom?
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He's ready to roll.
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Diners drive ins and dives. Mr. Michigan Wolverine. Guy Fieri joining us on the program. How did you come about picking Michigan there, Guy?
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Well, not only am I, you know, great cook, curator of fantastic tequila, but I really have a fantastic profile and awareness of everything that goes on in NCAA men's basketball. That's not true. Actually, I have a ringer. I have my son Ryder. Actually, I've got. I've got Ryder that I just woke up and shit, get up early. But Ryder, Ryder goes to San Diego State and works for San Diego State basketball and heartbroken that they didn't make the tournament, but, you know, an amazing team. So I went to Ryder. I gotta be honest with you and Ryder, that's my favorite thing about watching basketball is watching it with him because he can break it all down for me. As soon as he told me that, you know, he wasn't doing good and something was school, I'm like, look at it. Like you look at basketball and you're gonna do great. So he helped me with my bracket. But after that Yukon game, after that Duke Yukon game, I'm like, wow, this is getting out of control. And then that Michigan stomping that that happened with, with az, I turned. I mean, I always watch games all the way through because you never know. But yeah, that's all right, everybody. I'd love to take the credit for this.
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Okay, Marvin, who's one of the Danets, went to Connecticut. If Connecticut wins, he wins the celebrity bracket challenge. If Michigan wins, you win. Now, I don't know if there's anything we can really give you, but we can ask for something. If Connecticut wins, if you're in the area, the tri state area, Marvin could be in an episode where he's seated at a table where you go, oh, Marvin from the Dan Patrick Show. So what do you think about that? And then if there's something that we could give to you, If Michigan wins.
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Oh, I think that this has to happen regardless. We will make this come to, to a reality.
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Okay.
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Where and when we do this, I'm not sure, but there have to be a passing of the gauntlet of, of who wins and, and who has to pay the price. I mean, I'm not getting into that crazy, you know, that fantasy football stuff where someone's got to dress up and go to the mall. I'm not quite ready for that, but I am ready for if I. Which I don't believe that I'm going to get knocked out. I believe that Michigan, after what we've seen Michigan do this season, and especially through this tournament, I'm saying the right things. Right, Ryder? Right. Right. All right, so if, if this goes the way that I have, you know, read the stars, I will be prepared to deliver a beautiful signed bottle of Santo Tequila.
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Okay.
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And present it to him and, and take my beating if he loses. I don't know, Dan. You tell me what he gets. What does he get to pluck off of his desk that he has to give me?
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I will have your son on the show as a guest. How about that?
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There you go, Ryder. If we win, if your pick wins, you go on the show. That sounds good. All right, that's it. I think that's a fair trade.
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Yeah.
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We're all fired up for this.
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We?
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Ryder and I, and Ryder Hunter and Lori and I went to the finals down in.
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Where'd we go?
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Arizona. That was the coolest. I mean, I've been to a ton of sporting events, but to see them take a stadium and then fill in that whole stadium with all those floor seats and then put that basketball court in the center of it and to watch the game. I'm, I, I'm so bummed that we're not there to go see it, but it is. It was one of the best sporting events I've ever seen.
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But you went to UNLV when the Running Rebels were at unlv, Correct.
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Oh, that was another. That was another level you get to take little UNLV in 1990 is actually the year I graduated. And, you know, we got great tickets. That was, you know, there was this team that was just coming out of nowhere. I mean, not really. I mean, Tarkanian had been building it, but we used to get awesome seats, like, you know, sitting right on the floor, just spending what the lottery was and what your fraternity or, you know, how you picked it. But then all of a sudden, here we are, ranked number one. I remember that morning of going and seeing the gigantic number one that they built in the, you know, in the front driveway of the school. And yeah, it was for a little school like UNLV at that time to be going as big. It was. It was an amazing time. And I remember when we won, it was chaos. So it's. It's something I appreciate. I didn't appreciate the next year, but I appreciate. So. And I wouldn't say that I'm, you know, Duke losing, you know.
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Okay, you didn't mind that
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Ryder used to terrorize me when we. When he was a kid and told me all through his elementary school and because he's been a basketball fan forever, played great competitive basketball through high school and that. But he always used to tell me that he wanted to go to Duke.
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Hunter.
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I went to unlb. My oldest son. Hunter went to unlv. And Ryder's now taunting me with, he's going to go to Duke. So San Diego State was a happy medium.
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How are you feeling?
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Like a million bucks. I'm up and rolling. Oh, for my. For my leg injury.
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Yeah.
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Oh, yeah. That was a. That was not good. I had this crazy explosion of my quad muscle in the center of my leg. Right in the center. Not down at the knee, not up to hip, but right in the center. It exploded, and they came and sewed it back together. And, you know, me being sequestered to a wheelchair and crutches for. In a cast for eight weeks was horrible, but I survived it and I'm back. But what did an injury.
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What did your quad look like? Food wise.
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As the. As the surgeon said, guy, I haven't seen this in 20 years, and I'm going to be trying to sew together ground beef and ground beef. He said, you have blown this muscle up in the center of your leg. He says, so we're going to put this back together. He goes, you really have to stay. I mean, he put the fear in me. Goes, unless you want to be back here, do this again, don't move that muscle.
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And I'm.
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Oh, so really. And I had. I was filming a show in the middle of this, and if I didn't finish the show, all my crew was going to go away with no Christmas money. And so we figured out a way to put me in the wheelchair. And then when it was time for my scene, this new show that we're doing called Flavortown Food Fight. And so I would get out of the wheelchair, stand there next to a park bench or something or hold a street sign and try to Bottle. But we made it through. And after I got done with the shoot, and that was two weeks of that, and I was fresh out of surgery, only two days out of surgery. And the doctor was just pissed. He's like, I do all this work and you're gonna go back to do
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what you gotta do.
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You know, that play hurt.
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But were you skiing?
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No, listen, I was dp. I was fighting ninjas. I tried to make up, like really good stories about what happened now. Now I was walking out of my trailer, going to the set.
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Oh, my God. I.
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It just started to rain. And brand new Lucchese boots on that I hadn't scuffed up the bottom, hit that first step. One leg went all the way down the stairs. The other leg got caught behind me on the threshold and it popped. I mean, I. I've broken a lot of things and had injuries, but this went off like a gun. And I was in shock.
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And the.
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The nurse came over. The EMT came over and looked at my leg and she goes, I got. I'm fine, I'm fine. Just, you know, I'm fine. I just pulled my muscle. She goes, no, you have a huge divot in your leg where your muscle used to be because you need to go to the hospital. I went to the hospital and doctor's like, yeah, we have to do surgery now. He said, like, now can I go back to work? No. So, yeah, it was.
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It was interesting.
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So I have tons of appreciation and understanding for all these athletes that go through these horrific injuries and then they have a timeline to get themselves back. PT is no fun. Pt is worse than the injury.
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All right, big night tonight. So any parting words for Marvin and his Yukon Huskies?
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Marvin, I think that you have watched every game probably more diligently than I have. I mean, and I don't know that you get writers, crib notes, writers always delivering. Did you see the game last night? And then he gives me that, that rundown of what happened. I gotta say, after that Arizona game. And we saw it, we saw it take it away from. And you look at how they crushed Tennessee. You look at just how. I mean, they had these gigantic 16 point leads throughout the tournament. There's just so many things that are showing this and I don't know what the Vegas line is right now. I should as a Vegas guy, but I'm going to look forward to Ryder being a guest on the Dan Patrick show. This would be fantastic. And I'll send DP when, when I win, I'll send you the bottle of
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Tequila Reposado if you can.
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Without question. Maybe I'll just send the whole portfolio. That'd be nice, you know. Yeah, we'll make sure. Just. I just need a spot on the desk somewhere. But yeah, just for writer's day.
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But no, it's gonna be.
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Hopefully it's going to be a great. I want to see a great game, I think like everybody does. But now. And I'm glad that. Is there going to be a wall of fame? Anything that when the celebrity listed. Because I filled that out by hand, by the way. Do you see that?
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No, I got it. I got it. I got you. I got it. Here, man. You're asking for an awful lot.
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This is a big win at the Fieri House, man. What?
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What?
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I don't know if has a ringer.
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What Marvin, but dp, I'm taking the bottle of tequila and I'm bringing it to the show wherever he's at. Oh, I'm crashing it. Oh, with my Yukon gear on and all that. Diners Driving and Domination for Yukon.
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He just renamed my show Diners Drive Ins and Domination. I love it. All right, we're on. All right, we'll talk to you soon.
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Good, guys.
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Thank you. That's Guy Fieri. Diners Drive Ins and Dives. Man, he works. I got to see him when he was in Connecticut and he did like three or four restaurants in a day. And man, it is frenetic pace. Yeah, Paul, this is a perfect bet.
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Marvin's going to win either way.
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Yeah, that's true. All right, let me take a break. Last call for phone calls. What we learned, what's in store tomorrow. Back after this. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows@foxsportsradio.com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. Guys, if your hair isn't playing like it did in your 20s, it's time for a real comeback. Not another workaround because throwing on a hat is not strategy. Nutrafol supports healthier hair from within. Its physician formulated, clinically tested, and recommended by dermatologists, giving you a clear, legitimate plan so you can stop covering up and start showing up with confidence. Nutrafol now offers hair growth supplements tailored for men at every age because the root causes of hair thinning change over time. And your routine should change as well. Nutrafol for ages 18 to 49 to help improve hair growth and achieve thicker, fuller hair in three to six months. And new Nutrafol Men 50 Plus. The first and only hair growth product specifically formulated for those over 50. Nutrafol, the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement brand trusted by over one and a half million people Nutrafol.com enter promo code Dan Patrick for $10 off your first month subscription and free shipping. N U T R a f o l.com use the promo code danpatrick neutrophil.com promo code Dan Patrick are you one of the 7% of adults in the United States who are searching for an alternative to sleeping in a bed? Then let me introduce you to Z Kliner, the revolutionary recliner designed by Flexsteel, the Z Kleiner meticulously engineered with restful sleep in mind, making it an ideal bed alternative. A healthy life starts with a healthy nights sleep. Z is more than just a recliner. It's a personalized comfort experience. It features multiple power adjustments like recline, headrest, lumbar, zero gravity, reducing pressure on your body, tech integrations like charging ports for easy modern living. We know life can be messy, stressful. That's why Z Kliner is upholstered in a moisture and stain resistant fabric. Perfect for all day enjoyment even homes with pets and kids. Z Kleiner A complete sleep solution get started unmatched comfort z kliner.com DanPatrick today to find a Z Kliner at a store near you struggling to see up close, make it visible with Viz V I Z Z VIZ is a once daily prescription eye drop to treat blurry near vision for up to 10 hours. It works. The most common side effects that may be experienced while using VIZ include eye irritation, temporary dim or dark vision, headaches, eye redness. Talk to an eye doctor to learn if Viz V I Z Z is right for you. Learn more@viz.com check it out.
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call for phone calls what we learn what's in store Tomorrow. Reggie Miller tomorrow. Jay Bilis to react off the national title game. How you feeling, Marvin?
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I feel good. A little nervous? No, that second game made me real nervous. I was like, man, they look like Clubber Lang at the beginning of Rocky 3.
B
But this is where you hope that Michigan will act the way South Carolina did. South Carolina's national title was beating Connecticut, the women's team. And now you had Michigan and Arizona. That was supposed to be for the national title, so maybe they feel like they already won their national title. Yes.
D
Mark And Arizona waited 25 years to get to the final Four, and that's
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what they do this day in sports history.
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Paul, I just got two for you, Dan. 1896, the first modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece, and this was a great fight. I don't think the right guy got the call. 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard took the middleweight title from Marvin Hagler. Great fight.
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Yeah.
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That's when Hagler said, hey, he might have hit me with more punches, but those punches didn't do anything to me. He. That's one of those technical wins where you just, hey, I hit him. I connected with more punches than he did. By the way, the first marathon. How do they decide the length of the first marathon? Was it just when he was running and then he. Did he die at the very end? And that was the end of the marathon.
E
Called it Greek mythology or something in it.
B
Yeah, but was it like, whatever his name was, was it Nike or. Yes, Todd, or.
D
You let them all run. And the last one that didn't collapse altogether is the last one standing. That's exactly how many miles it becomes.
B
Yes, Paulie.
C
According to Greek mythology, is a marathon. Means like the person that was delivering.
B
Oh, he was named Marathon.
E
Yeah.
C
And there is. It's a messenger that goes between two different towns, and the two towns were the distance 26.2 miles.
B
Oh, okay. All right. That's what I already learned on this day, the first designated hitter in baseball history, Ron Bloomberg. He walked on five pitches against Louis Tion of the Red Sox. Yes.
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If you could go back in history, would you undo the designated hitter?
B
Yes, but the American League was trying to get more offense into its game, and that's why they had the. The dh. Yeah. Yeah. Designated hitter. Yeah. Not a fan. You can either play the field or you can't. Come on. Can't be one dimensional. Even Luca's got to play the other end of the floor.
E
He's got to be there.
B
He's technically.
E
He's got to be on the other side of it.
B
Hey, Frank. Thomas was out at first base. He probably shouldn't have been. And she'll like it too.
E
He's not more than a big bat.
B
Whoa, big glove. Yes, Paul.
C
And what little kid would aspire to be a DH someday? Don't you want to go out in the field in the sun and the grass? It's the worst.
B
Son, what do you want to be when you grow up? I'd like to be a professional baseball player, dad. Well. Well, no. Just a dh, dad. Oh, okay. That kid always played first base. Whoever was going to do that kid
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was on first base.
B
Right field. Although growing up in Major League Baseball, your right fielder was normally your best fielder. But when you were growing up, when you're young, your right fielder is where you try to tuck somebody away because you didn't have that many left handed bats.
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Best athlete is in center or shortstop. Shortstop is the coach's son.
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Yeah. Yeah.
E
There's a whole rule on how all of this goes.
B
Yeah. Catcher, you already know when somebody shows up, how they look. You go, yeah, you're catching.
E
All right, kid, you're either on first or catching. Which is it?
B
Yes. Yes, Todd.
D
Not that I was a great fielder, but I did notice at a young age that if you're a lefty, forget about playing shortstop, third base, even second base, because you got to make that turn to throw the ball with your left hand. And that could be the difference between a lot of runners being safer at it. First.
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Thank you.
D
You're welcome.
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Little known fact. Thank you. Do you blame that because there's. There's fewer places for left handers to play?
D
Well, it was that and then every time the coach would hit it to me when I tried the other positions, it would just hit off my arm or my ankle and go through my leg. So I realized I better just catch the ball.
B
At first I played against the left handed catcher and it. It's weird. And he was drafted by the Reds. I think I mentioned Marlon Styles. I think was his name. Marlon Styles. Back in the 70s, he was a left handed catcher. I don't know if he ever progressed out of single A ball. But Marlin Styles. Yes, Paulie?
C
Yeah, I got Marlon Styles. I found it on Baseball Reference. He played in the minors for four different seasons.
B
Was he in Billings, Montana?
C
Yeah, he got a little run in Billings Golf Port.
B
Okay. Marlin Styles, left handed. Catcher.
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You rake a little bit.
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James in Virginia. James, what do you have for me?
F
No, no, Notorious. He is notorious in the toy gdp. Thank you for taking my call, brother. Happy Monday, dt. Darren, that salute the commander. As you can tell, I'm super hype man. Go Blue. Marvin, man, you hit it, man. The Fab Five all cast, they're the reason I'm a Michigan fan today. I was 9 and 10 years old when they were playing for the titles, man. I love them guys. Chris Rebel was one of my favorite players growing up. And then you got me thinking. Dp, the forgotten Dream Teamer, man. Christian Laitner. Isn't this guy a top five college basketball player of all time? He should definitely be hall of Fame. Hey, I love you guys. Go blue tonight. I'm sorry, Marvin, but I got. I hope they come out in the main uniforms, man. I ain't seen them all year. I feel like you guys have a great day, man. Salute the commanders.
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James never has a bad day, even when the commanders have a bad day. Mike in Connecticut. Good morning, Mike. What do you have for me? I don't know.
F
That's a tough one to follow there, by the way.
B
Go, go.
F
Blue also plays to the Connecticut side, so I'm not sure who he's pulling for. Two things for you. Las Vegas bouncers.
B
The bouncers let that play. Okay, Right.
F
The bouncers are tough. You can't get past them.
A
And then.
B
Wait a minute, wait a minute, hold on. Paulie was a bouncer, so they're not all tough.
D
Sometimes he's just standing there.
B
I always tell when Paulie says, yeah, I was a bouncer, you know this place. Downside risk. I said, you checked out IDs.
C
Yeah, I was trying to avoid fights.
B
Yeah, yeah. Rob in Tennessee. Hi, Rob. What's on your mind?
F
Hey, Dan. Adp, how you doing? And Dennis. I also have a Las Vegas team name. The NBA is trying to connect with a younger audience. They want to sell some merchandise. Need a merchandise sales booth booster there. And Las Vegas is looking to be more than a gambling town or trying to be a family friendly tourist destination. The NBA already has the 76ers. So how about the Las Vegas Six Sevens?
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Big build up. Big, big wind up there. Big wind up there. Chris in South Carolina. Hi, Chris. What's on your mind?
F
Hey, Dan. How's it going? Good. I waited two hours. I waited two hours on hold and went through a tunnel and dropped the call, so I'm lucky to get back in. Hope you're well, Marvin. Good luck tonight, man. Pulling for you. Best of the weekend, South Carolina beating Yukon and then South Carolina losing ucla. And the way the coaches had their little spat. Hated to see that. Dan, one quick question. Do you think we'll ever have a mid major Cinderella ever again in this new era of nil?
B
Yeah, I'm going to say we will. Somebody will catch lightning in a bottle. Somebody will have a couple of players that won't be at that mid major the next year. But you know, you're going to. You're going to get a mid major that'll surprise again. I certainly hope so for those mid majors because I don't want to get to the point where we just go, you know, these are the teams, schools that are eligible for college football's playoffs and these are the college basketball teams. I hope we don't get there because the tournament is built on those who have an opportunity, a chance to play against these teams that won't schedule them. And you know, I. I do like when we get to the elite Eight, that you get really good. I mean, look at last year's final Four that. Those weren't great schools for basketball, but they had their moment. Yeah. Paulie, it.
C
It does feel though with the. You got to win six games.
B
Yeah.
C
Man. The odds are against the mid major.
B
Well, no, I think winning three.
C
Yeah.
B
I don't think you can win more than that.
C
Like Butler back in. Was that 10 years ago. Butler. That felt the closest ever.
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Chris in Riverside. Hi, Chris.
F
Hey, good morning, Dan. And the.
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Dan.
F
Hey. Sorry. I feel like Chris is in South Carolina. I got. I held for 45 minutes and got my call drop and okay, got back in. But my best and worst of the weekend all has to do with the NC Women's championship game. I mean, I think we're talking too much about the John Staley Jito thing and not about the Lady Bruins. I mean, I know they're six senior girls, scored all their points. I think it was a fabulous season for them. The first since what's her name? Myers. You know, one way back in.
A
Yeah.
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Annie Myers. Yeah, they weren't even. That was in like the AIAW or something. But. Yeah, no, but Gino and Don, I mean, we. You don't see that. That's why we're talking about it. And I did say it overshadowed what UCLA did against South Carolina, but you know, congratulations. You know, I'm doing a story or, you know, a show with content here that has content there with Geno and Don Staley. UCLA winning. Great performance. Dominant. Enjoy it. Todd. What'd you learn?
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Today I and Eagle went to the green room between final four games for a snack. Found himself having to navigate past a
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roped off area accommodating the chain smoker Seaton.
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Tonight's final got a lot more interesting
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Marvin Me and guy got a bit
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yeah, Diners drive ins and domination.
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Paul Domination.
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Thanks for the phone calls today and the emails, the tweets, the all around support. Jay Billis tomorrow, Reggie Miller tomorrow and hopefully you tomorrow for Fritzi Seaton. More Paula Yours truly. Have a great day everybody.
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Date: April 6, 2026
Host: Dan Patrick and the Danettes
Guests: Guy Fieri (Celebrity Chef)
This episode of "The Dan Patrick Show" dives into the narratives swirling around the men's NCAA Championship game between Michigan and UConn. The crew discusses the evolving landscape of college basketball, coaching movement—particularly North Carolina’s inability to land its top choices—and examines Dan Hurley’s legacy should UConn win another title. The show also welcomes celebrity chef Guy Fieri, who is on the verge of winning the show's Celebrity Bracket Challenge, to talk college basketball, food, and a high-stakes (and good-natured) wager with Danette Marvin. The conversation is lively, sports-centric, and weaves in pop culture, personal stories, and a dose of trademark Dan Patrick humor.
[01:54–06:00]
"Imagine if you’re Coach Wooden and you show up at practice every year and go, ‘Oh, look who’s back, Lew Alcindor.’ Now that just doesn’t happen."
[06:05–07:01]
[07:01–09:30]
[09:44–11:59]
[11:00–12:49]
[13:26–14:03]
Dan on UNC’s coaching search:
“This is a great job, isn’t it? ... Maybe it’s not as coveted as you think.” (07:01)
Seaton on UConn’s culture:
“To keep that championship culture—that’s 100% the coach.” (06:07)
Paulie on Dan Hurley’s potential legacy:
“If Alex Karaban wins his third title in four years, he’d be the only player who didn’t go to UCLA to do that.” (06:05)
Dan on the NFL:
"I got Hurley and Leitner. All right, oh, we are going to throw in Grant Hill. He's going to stay for a couple of years. This is challenging NIL Portal." (05:46)
[15:07–18:46]
[23:49–34:44]
[25:30–34:44]
Main Reason for Fieri’s Michigan Pick:
Guy admits he used his son Ryder’s advice—Ryder works for San Diego State basketball and analyzes games for his dad’s bracket.
Wager with Marvin:
Guy’s Personal Stories:
On Persevering Through Injury:
Final Words Before the Game:
Dan’s Rap Moment:
“Me, I’m on ESPN like I’m Dan Patrick, and my chef hand could stretch just like Mr. Fantastic.” (24:50)
Corduroy Fashion Fact:
Danettes Poll Votes:
[47:44–48:50]
[42:10–50:23]
The episode is classic Dan Patrick: humorous, conversational, and full of insider sports knowledge, with playful debate and easy camaraderie among the crew and callers. Notable for its blend of sports analysis, pop culture, listener interaction, and fun personal stories—highlighted by the Guy Fieri appearance and the on-air wager.
For more, catch highlights and full episodes at danpatrick.com or tune in live weekday mornings on Fox Sports Radio and iHeartRadio. Tomorrow: Reggie Miller and Jay Bilas break down the National Title game.