Hour 3: Petros Papadakis

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 3: Petros Papadakis
Date: December 31, 2025 | Host: Dan Patrick Show Crew (LeVar Arrington, Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox) | Guest: Petros Papadakis

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Episode Overview

This hour of The Dan Patrick Show features a lively and candid conversation with Petros Papadakis (AM570 LA Sports, Petros & Money Show, Fox CFB Analyst) as the final guest of 2025, wrapping up a year of big sports moments. Petros joins the crew remotely while on vacation in Rancho Mirage, offering his trademark take on USC football, the shifting landscape of college football—including the end of traditional rivalries, the impact of NIL and the transfer portal, and cultural changes in the game. The discussion pivots between serious analysis, humor, and personal anecdotes, also making room for broader reflections on sports fandom, New Year’s Eve traditions, and ironic views on holidays.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. USC Football Woes & Lincoln Riley's Tenure

[04:41-06:26]

• Petros breaks down USC’s disappointing season and their loss to TCU, highlighting issues with coaching, game management, and organizational chaos.

  • "An unorganized team, a special teams penalty...just disorganized overall, uninspiring mediocrity, which you’ve come to expect from the Lincoln Riley, USC teams." —Petros Papadakis [05:46]

• Discussion about the possible end of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry and what that says about the program’s standards and ambitions.

  • "If USC really had the money, they would buy out Lincoln Riley and stop trying to convince themselves that they’re with somebody that’s really special as the head coach and allow that guy to manipulate the schedule the way he has and to basically embrace mediocrity." —Petros [07:14]

2. End of Classic College Football Rivalries

[08:54-13:41]

• Panel laments USC's plan to drop the Notre Dame rivalry, comparing it to other lost matchups (e.g., Notre Dame-Michigan).

  • Petros voices strong opposition: "You play in South Bend and you play in the Coliseum. That’s what the rivalry is about. So, I am disgusted. I’m absolutely disgusted...It's an absolute travesty what's happening at USC." [11:10]

• Brady shares personal feelings about losing marquee games as a player, questioning the motives of former icons who now support removing such games.

  • "That’s what probably bothers me the most. Is it sounds selfish, like they don’t want the other players who follow them to have that same opportunity." —Brady Quinn [12:48]

3. NIL, Transfer Portal, and the Changing Face of College Football

[13:41-18:24]

• Petros analyzes the ongoing transformation in college football triggered by NIL, huge TV contracts, the transfer portal, and unsustainable financial models.

  • "The ball started rolling as a pebble down a hill, and now, yeah, we’re headed in an unsustainable direction...People are happy with the money in their pocket and I think they're turning a blind eye to the direction we’re headed in, which is off a cliff." —Petros [15:16]

• "Stroke a check" and other favorite coach-isms get discussed, with Petros offering a memorable anecdote about Air Raid defenses.

  • "All we need is three stops and we can't get 'em." —Petros quoting a Texas Tech defensive coach [17:03]
  • On NIL asks: "Somebody out here is gonna stroke a check for $20 million... How much do you even make in a year, Kenny?" —Petros [17:35]

4. Difficulty Enjoying College Football Amid Off-Field Noise

[18:24-20:21]

• The panel discusses how coaching changes, NIL, and the portal dominate conversation, overshadowing the actual on-field games.

  • "They’ve kind of made the season crappy in a way... the biggest story of the season started with James Franklin. Right. So I get it...when we finally have the games, we still are too distracted by the off the field stuff to really appreciate the teams and the players." —Petros [18:40]

• Petros notes the challenge in tracking player rosters now due to the transfer portal, contrasting it to past eras.

5. What’s Worth Celebrating in College Football Today?

[20:21-22:15]

• When asked what positive stories deserve more focus, Petros playfully highlights Arizona’s “turnover cactus” sideline celebration.

  • "That cactus in Arizona where they stick the football on it, you know, when they get a turnover. That’s pretty good. I don’t think we talk enough about that." —Petros [20:33]

• He then expresses a deeper thought: "The sport doesn’t create virtue, but it reveals it out on the field...there’s inspiring things to see on every play." [21:16]

6. Riff on Overrated Holidays and New Year’s Traditions

[22:15-23:41]

• Petros and the panel share playful banter about overrated holidays; he singles out New Year's Eve.

  • "I don’t like a day where the finger is pointed at you and you’re expected to have a good time...you better have a good time or you suck." —Petros [22:21]

• Tony Fusco and others join in with jokes about birthdays and holiday commercialization.

7. New Year’s Resolutions & Parting Thoughts

[23:44-24:32]

• When asked for his New Year’s resolution:

  • "I hope to be able to control myself a little better in the new year...control the things I say, control being present when you’re amongst people, like not being distracted by something else so that person actually thinks that, you know, you’re really there in the moment." —Petros [23:57]

• Petros signs off with humor about his desert vacation: "Thank you. I’m gonna go hump a cactus." [24:44]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On USC Football’s Decline
  "Disorganized overall, uninspiring mediocrity, which you’ve come to expect from the Lincoln Riley, USC teams." —Petros [05:46]

• On Lost Rivalries
  "I’ve never been so shocked and disappointed in the outcome of a situation in my life. It’s...an absolute travesty what’s happening at USC." —Petros [11:10]

• On NIL and the Direction of CFB
  "People are happy with the money in their pocket and I think they're turning a blind eye to the direction we’re headed in, which is off a cliff." —Petros [15:16]

• Coachisms
  "All we need is three stops and we can't get 'em." —Petros [17:03] On “stroke a check”: "Top ten, because of how asinine...somebody out here’s gonna stroke a check for $20 million." [17:35]

• On Off-field Distractions
  "The biggest story of the season started with James Franklin...when we finally have the games, we’re too distracted by the off the field stuff to really appreciate the teams and the players." —Petros [18:40]

• On Holidays
  "I don’t like New Year’s Eve because I don’t like a day where the finger is pointed at you and you’re expected to have a good time." —Petros [22:21]

• Resolution "Control the things I say. Control being present when you’re amongst people, like not being distracted by something else so that person actually thinks that, you know, you’re really there in the moment." —Petros [24:09]

• Humor
  "Thank you. I’m gonna go hump a cactus." —Petros [24:44]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Time | Segment | |-----------|-----------------------------------------| | 03:51 | Petros joins the show (from vacation) | | 04:41–06:26 | USC loss & Lincoln Riley analysis | | 07:11–08:23 | USC football future & mediocrity | | 08:54–11:10 | Notre Dame-USC rivalry lost, disgust | | 13:41–16:12 | NIL, transfer portal, “stroke a check”| | 18:24–20:21 | Difficulty enjoying games, portal talk| | 20:21–22:15 | What’s worth celebrating in CFB? | | 22:15–23:41 | Most overrated holiday riff | | 23:44–24:44 | New Year’s resolutions & Petros’ sign-off |

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Further Noteworthy Segments (Post-Petros)

• Alabama’s Ryan Williams Stays Put [30:02–33:47]: The crew discusses the news that Ryan Williams (Alabama WR) will not enter the transfer portal, and analyzes how NIL/portal has created a college free-agency market—even for top programs.
• Player Retention & Agents [33:47–37:10]: Discussion on schools, coaches, and the “retaining” of players, and how the lack of agent certification creates chaos in college football’s new business era.
• Final Banter and The Leftovers [47:32 onward]: The show wraps up with humorous quick hits on NFL coaching rivalries (Harbaugh vs. Tomlin), Jalen Green’s NBA fine, and Tiger Woods turning 50.

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Conclusion

This episode—framed by Petros Papadakis’ sharp, outspoken analysis and humor—dives deeply into the turbulence affecting college football, from coaching uncertainty at USC to bigger-picture issues around NIL and the erosion of tradition. The hosts and guest balance sports-specific insight with irreverent humor and personal touches, making for an informative, entertaining hour suitable for diehard fans and casual listeners alike.

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[Petros Papadakis]

Happy New year.

[LeVar Arrington]

Where you at, Pete?

[Tony Fusco]

Oh, gosh.

[Petros Papadakis]

What, do I not sound good?

[LeVar Arrington]

No, you sound great.

[Brady Quinn]

You know. Well, you don't sound like you normally sound though.

[Petros Papadakis]

No, no, I explained that I'm on vacation. I'm actually in the desert here in Rancho Mirage right now. I'm actually in the Palm Desert area because I'm driving to yoga. So I'm very happy to be joining you guys and Happy New Year. And I have been listening to the show while you guys have been doing your, your excellent work the last few days.

[Paulie Fusco]

Oh, well, thanks. Thanks.

[Brady Quinn]

Pete, I gotta ask you, after last night's outcome, any. Okay, I'll leave it at that. Any thoughts?

[Petros Papadakis]

Well, I mean, my father asked me at halftime while I was at dinner with my family and my daughter was throwing the fit because it was Baja Tuesday at the club and they didn't have any other food available other than Mexican food, which I guess she doesn't like. But she was very upset and it was a struggle. And my dad asked me at halftime what I think was going to happen, what I thought was going to happen in the game. And I told him that I thought it was going to be a back and forth event all the way down the stretch. Even though USC was playing against a walk on quarterback. I know they had a few guys opting out as well, but that was a walk on quarterback. And he led TCU to victory over USC with their all world quarterback. By Allah. And obviously the tackling in the fourth quarter, the inability to end the game on offense and hold on to the ball and run the ball when you need to run the ball. I mean, you guys saw the same thing. You guys watch USC all the time. It's the same old story. An unorganized team, a special teams penalty. I talked to Daniel Jeremiah, he made the point on Twitter that their best receiver, the only guy that was making plays, was not in on the third down in overtime, wasn't even in the game. And they had a giant nose guard like a 350 pound guy with a three man rush on third and 20 who doesn't need to be, I mean, just disorganized overall uninspiring mediocrity, which you've come to expect from the Lincoln Riley, USC teams.

[Tony Fusco]

Sheesh. So where do they go from here then, Then Petros? I mean, obviously we've, we've been having extended conversations about the whole doing away with the rivalry game between Notre Dame and usc. Then you see a game like this take place with USC and like, how does that, I mean, does that have any bearing on the conversation? Like where you go from here? Like, are people going to pony up money and say, okay, we want to go in a different direction than what's going on with what we got going on now? Or do you stay right in the same space that you're in because maybe it's not affordable or fiscally sound to try to move into a different, a different place in your, you know, in your school's history?

[Petros Papadakis]

Bingo. I think if Brady made the point the other day, I think if USC really had the money, they would buy out Lincoln Riley and stop trying to convince themselves that they're with somebody that's really special as the head coach and allow that guy to manipulate the schedule the way he has and to basically embrace mediocrity. And I realized the USC teams I played on were mediocre and maybe even less than that. But we didn't embrace mediocrity. We, we would play the schedule and thought of ourselves as a high standard football team where the bar is very high at a place and our coaches got fired when we didn't win. And I don't really know where they go from here. Lavar, to be honest. I think they kind of sink further in the mediocrity. We haven't seen any other evidence. They occasionally will win a big game that gives the fans a little bit of hope, but they always seem to regress to the mean, which is what you've seen from Lincoln Riley over the years.

[LeVar Arrington]

Is this the. I don't want to. I don't know if beginning at the end is the right term for it, but if, you know, the manipulation of the schedule so you, you know, have an easier schedule and you're not having to deal with, you know, Notre Dame any longer, and then him coming out and placing blame on Notre Dame if they go into next year and they're not a playoff team again, like, does did this maybe fast track the conversation about. All right, well, maybe he's not the guy. Maybe we do need to make some changes and move forward in a different direction.

[Petros Papadakis]

Well, when they lost a bunch of games and Caleb Williams was the quarterback in year two, that was probably the biggest red flag. And then it just kind of dissipated from there. And I gotta say, the stuff I saw on Twitter where you guys were talking about it and Brady made his points about the Big Ten and Lincoln Riley. Oh, wait, there's an ambulance going by. There's a lot of ambulances in the desert. Okay, one of these days I'll be in one there. There's a lot of old people out here.

[LeVar Arrington]

Dang.

[Tony Fusco]

Somebody on their way to the. To the outer beyond, huh?

[Petros Papadakis]

I don't know. It seems to me, I think it's going to pick somebody up. Gonna have to turn around and go to the Eisenhower Medical Center.

[LeVar Arrington]

Happy New Year.

[Petros Papadakis]

You know, I visited family members at the Betty Ford that's out here, and you would never know where the Betty Ford is. It has such a little sign. You know, the very famous Betty Ford rehab.

[Paulie Fusco]

Hmm.

[Tony Fusco]

I never heard of it until today. I was today years old when I heard of it, but now I know.

[LeVar Arrington]

Betty Ford Clinic.

[Petros Papadakis]

Jonas, have you ever heard of Betty Ford?

[LeVar Arrington]

Of course. Yeah, the Betty Ford Clinic.

[Petros Papadakis]

Yeah, I've been there. It's a visitor.

[LeVar Arrington]

It's filled with quitters. Not a fan.

[Petros Papadakis]

Well, it's like 120 degrees and people are wearing sweatshirts and shivering, smoking cigarettes outside. Crazy. Anyway, I couldn't have said it any better than the way Brady spoke about the PR campaign that USC tried to launch and used a couple of their key figures of social media to help do so. And trying to pile on the whole Notre Dame thing and find a way to wriggle out of this just because they have a head coach who has been as disappointing and much more expensive than Clay Helton that doesn't want to play Notre Dame. They've allowed this to dissipate. And it's. I cannot believe it. Again, I walk around just in shock of how this situation deteriorated to the point where we're going to have USC football players in the next two years, probably beyond that, that are not going to be able to take the field against Notre Dame. And I don't care about Mexico City or what. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You play in South Bend and you play in the Coliseum. That's what the rivalry is about. So I am disgusted. I'm absolutely disgusted. I know that I didn't win a Heisman or really wasn't even that great of a back or whatever, but I've had a long time radio show and voice or whatever doing this job, and I've never been so shocked and disappointed in the outcome of the situation in my life. It's. It's an absolute travesty what's happening at usc. And I think it's pretty obvious to most people.

[Brady Quinn]

Yeah. And I want to kind of talk more big picture. I mean, I would just quickly say this. I mean, look, I was someone who during Meyer there, I mean, didn't beat Essie. And I think, to think that regardless of the outcome of the game, just not to have the opportunity to play in such a game. I mean, I do, I'll be honest with you. I hate the fact that Notre Dame doesn't play Michigan anymore. That game meant as much to me as any because I almost went to Michigan. You know, that was one of my final schools I looked at. And so even that rivalry going away, which I know it's coming back in the future for Notre Dame, but I hated seeing that. So. So all of these going away, it's. It's unfortunate because to your point, you know, you don't have the opportunity as a player to compete in it, to have the feeling that that game feels, because they do, it does feel different. And to create a legacy off that. I think that's the thing that bothers me the most, is when you've got guys who have won a Heisman or guys who jerseys are retired who pander to the idea of not playing that game when their legacy is built off of it. That's what probably bothers me the most. Is it sounds selfish, like they don't want the other players who follow them to have that same opportunity. But we talked about this earlier, and I don't know if you heard us talk about the comments from John Calipari and really in relation to college basketball, but when you look at what's happening and guys who have gotten drafted in the NBA and have played in professional leagues in Europe, all that, I think in college basketball, it might be more egregious with what's happening than even college football, which has its own issues. Do you kind of look at this and just say, like, this entire thing is messed up, like someone has to intervene to fix it, otherwise we're headed down a road where I don't think it's good for any of the young people that are involved.

[Petros Papadakis]

Yeah, I mean, the ball kind of started rolling down the hill with Nil, and we all had mixed feelings about it, because one of the great things about a college locker room is there's not a number next to everybody's name. Well, you got a guy like levar Arrington, whose locker is next to you, you might recognize that he's a little different from you. But at the same time, that was one of the magical things about college football. But we also wanted to see the money. We've seen a lot of money being generated over the years, and we wanted to see that money go to some of the guys that are at risk and the guys that are generating it, the guys whose jerseys they're selling. So all of that kind of sort of happened simultaneously with the television contracts becoming gigantic and the television companies starting to take control of where the NCAA probably used to be, kind of jumping into that power vacuum. And the transfer portal, of course, became a big part of this. And a lot of these programs have just absolutely become not as recognizable. I mean, look at Indiana sometimes in a good way. But I think the ball started rolling as a pebble down a hill, and now, yeah, we're headed in an unsustainable direction, I guess I would say, is where we're going. When you have a guy like Kenny Dillingham, who's a great coach and a very charismatic guy, and, hey, you just need to stroke a check as if it's some kind of, you know, $20 million check. Just there's somebody here in Arizona to stroke a check for us for $20 million. And the one thing they don't tell you is, okay, $20 million. Is he going to do it again next year? Is he going to do it again in 2027. Is he going to do it again in 2030 or she. I mean, it's just not a sustainable situation. And none of us want to look at what's underneath the iceberg because everybody on the TV side and at the universities is making a lot of money and the players are making money where they never made money before. So people are happy with the money in their pocket and I think they're turning a blind eye to the direction we're headed in, which is off a cliff.

[LeVar Arrington]

Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

Where did the impact away go? Go ahead, Josh.

[LeVar Arrington]

No, I was just gonna. Where does the. The term stroke a check? Where does that land for you as far as amongst your favorite used by a coach in recent memory?

[Petros Papadakis]

My favorite thing that a coach ever said to me was an air raid coach. Sadly on the wrong side of an air raid team that had Pat Mahomes as the quarterback. So in Texas Tech, they had a defensive coordinator and he said to. And they. They were losing, you know, half their games, scoring 50 points a game and giving up 51. And the defensive coordinator was very sad and he said, all we need is three stops and we can't get him.

[Tony Fusco]

Yeah, you gotta start with one before.

[Paulie Fusco]

You can get three.

[Petros Papadakis]

Of course, it sounded like something like to win, all we need is three stops and we can't get.

[Brady Quinn]

I think I know which coach you're referring to as well. Which. If it's who. If it's who. I think it was one of the all time great production meeting interviews ever. Was he not the best?

[Petros Papadakis]

He's up there with the UTSA guy. That trailer is pretty epic.

[Brady Quinn]

Really.

[Petros Papadakis]

All we need. Yeah, he's great. All we need is three stops and we can't get him. I would say is still number one. Stroke a check is top 10, though, because of just how asinine. Hey, all you got to do is, you know, somebody out here is going to stroke a check for $20 million. How much do you even make in a year, Kenny? Like $20 million?

[Tony Fusco]

A few coins?

[Petros Papadakis]

It's absurd.

[Tony Fusco]

Does this. Does this impact the way. Does this impact the way you're going to watch this year's. Are you going to watch this year's college football playoffs? And how does it, like, how does all of this conversation that we're talking about, does it impact you at all? Or do you not even give a damn while you're watching the game? Like, do you just enjoy the game? Sometimes I find it hard to enjoy just watching a game because we talk about so many things that are connected.

[Petros Papadakis]

To It, Yeah, I agree. You know, they've kind of made the season crappy in a way because. And it's not your fault, lavar. But the biggest story of the season was. Was started with James Franklin. Right. So I get it.

[Tony Fusco]

I hear you.

[Petros Papadakis]

You know, when he gets fired, we stop talking about the field and we started talking about the coaching carousel. And, you know, then that bleeds into Notre Dame versus Miami versus versus usc. I mean, we've had, you know, when we have the games, we talk all this stupid crap because the sport is so mess all year round. And then when we finally have the games, we still are too distracted by the off the field stuff to really appreciate the teams and the players. That being said, the transfer portal makes it kind of hard to know who's on what team. You know, we used to watch these guys like you and Brady, you know, Carson Palmer play year in and year out and develop as their career went on. And we don't really have that luxury anymore. The coaches that retain people, and that's a new college football word, but the coaches that retain people seem to be the ones that have most success if they have a healthy program. But no, I mean, I watch because I have to watch and because I have to talk about it and I don't really have anything else to do. And I enjoy. Look, I enjoy the obscure games just because if you know somebody playing or you're familiar with somebody, then it's enjoyable to watch. And I enjoy the bigger games too. Sometimes I have to mute the announcers a lot of the time, but other than that, I watch it with. With a relatively enthusiastic eye, I would say.

[LeVar Arrington]

Is there anything about college football, Petros, before we let you go, that you wish got more attention that was talked about more so than some of the negative stuff that, that people tend to focus on?

[Petros Papadakis]

Well, I mean, I've always said this and I can't really think of anything off the top of my head other than that cactus in Arizona where they stick the football on it, you know, when they get a turnover. That's pretty good. I don't think we talk enough. I don't think we talk enough about that.

[Brady Quinn]

The sideline celebrations. Yeah, I like.

[Petros Papadakis]

Yeah, but I think they actually take your football if they pick it off, like, let's say they're playing deflate your ball. And I think they stick your ball and then pay you the 60 bucks or whatever it is, you know, after the game.

[Tony Fusco]

Pretty good. That's kind of fire. That's like that.

[Petros Papadakis]

That is my. That's Pure speculation, but I think it should be talked about more. But the other thing I would say is college football has always been this way, and I've always described it this way. It's a big cauldron. A lot of things. A lot of people of great character and a lot of the opposite of that, and a lot of people with the right agenda to help others and to be a servant to others, and then a lot of people that are servants to themselves and themselves only. And I've always said that the sport. My father has always said that the sport doesn't create virtue, but it reveals it out on the field. When you. When you watch, there's inspiring things to see on every play. There really is. So, I mean, I think that's the part of it that we might have lost a little bit in these conversations. But then again, in the modern era, you get the Arizona turnover cactus. So it's all sets and gutters.

[Brady Quinn]

Petrus, last one for me, the most overrated holiday on the calendar.

[Petros Papadakis]

Oh, I don't know. Yeah, I don't like New Year's Eve because I don't like a day where, you know, the finger is pointed at you and you're expected to have a good time. You know what I mean? Like, I don't like that. Like, where you're told, like, you better have a good time or you suck. You know, like that. Do you know what I'm saying? Yeah.

[Brady Quinn]

No, I think when it's all centered around that. Yeah. That makes it like, if you didn't have a good New Year, you suck.

[Tony Fusco]

Stink.

[Paulie Fusco]

You.

[Brady Quinn]

You stink.

[Petros Papadakis]

You're young and you have, like, a girlfriend, and you're expected to do something with her and to take her to some party or something. Yeah. New Year's Eve, I have a problem with.

[Tony Fusco]

Dang. Isn't that every holiday, though?

[Brady Quinn]

That.

[Tony Fusco]

Isn't that why they manufacture money?

[Petros Papadakis]

Most of them?

[Tony Fusco]

Even birthday. You only get one birthday. You know what I mean, Petro? It's like, I was born once. You don't have to keep saying it every year. Like, don't. You don't have to get people stuff. Like, your birthday is your birthday. You were birthed once. Like, okay, like, happy birthday. Like, there you go. Like, let's. Let's move on. There's other things to deal with, you know, that's. But that's me. I just feel like everything is forced to create you having to spend money and. And when you make money, you start to realize how much your money is spent by other people that are. Anyway, I'M ranting, but go ahead, go ahead. I'm sorry. New Year.

[Petros Papadakis]

No. Happy New Year.

[Paulie Fusco]

Yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

Happy New Year.

[Brady Quinn]

Happy New Year.

[Tony Fusco]

Imagine you could just spend going into the next year just hanging out, you know.

[Brady Quinn]

Petrus, you know what your New Year's resolution because I'm sure you're really excited about. Do you have one for us?

[LeVar Arrington]

I'm gonna write it down.

[Petros Papadakis]

Well, I think generally I'm like everybody else where I just, you know, I hope to be able to control myself a little better in the new year. That's all.

[Tony Fusco]

Simple control.

[Petros Papadakis]

Control the things I say. Control being present when you're amongst people, like not being distracted by something else so that person actually thinks that, you know, you're really there in the moment.

[Brady Quinn]

You mean like at the Fox seminar?

[Petros Papadakis]

Yes, even at the Fox Seminar. Live in the moment and capture eternity.

[LeVar Arrington]

There you go. Petros, we appreciate it and thanks for, thanks for doing it. We know you're, you're on vacation and enjoy the desert. Enjoy yoga and Happy New Year to you and the fam again.

[Petros Papadakis]

Thank you. I'm gonna go hump a cactus.

[LeVar Arrington]

There he is.

[Tony Fusco]

Send us pictures. I know y something post.

[LeVar Arrington]

He is the the co host of the Petros of Money show which you can hear on the Blowtorch AM570LA sports Fox College Football analyst. You get them on X as well at the old p. We are brought to you by Tire rack. For over 40 years, Tire Rack's been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive. Shipped fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tirerack.com the way tire buying should be. And up next here on the Dan Patrick show, we're going to tell you about somebody who's imagine this. They've decided we want to be loyal to where we are and it's yours in the world of football. Next here on fsr, Fox Sports Radio.

[Petros Papadakis]

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. Paulie Fusco here with Tony Fusco. Yo, as everybody knows, we're the hosts.

[LeVar Arrington]

Of the award winning Paulie and Tony Fusco show.

[Petros Papadakis]

Yeah.

[Brady Quinn]

But instead of us telling you how great we are, here's how Dan Patrick.

[Petros Papadakis]

Described us when he came on our show.

[LeVar Arrington]

Quick, knowledgeable and funny. Opinionated.

[Petros Papadakis]

Blah, blah, blah, blah.

[LeVar Arrington]

What are you doing?

[Brady Quinn]

You're interrupting our promo.

[Petros Papadakis]

Yeah, he wasn't talking about you.

[LeVar Arrington]

You took those clips totally out of context.

[Brady Quinn]

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

[LeVar Arrington]

Let me put this into context.

[Brady Quinn]

Shut up.

[Paulie Fusco]

Yeah.

[LeVar Arrington]

Anyway, just listen to the Paulie and.

[Petros Papadakis]

Tony Fusco show on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts.

[LeVar Arrington]

Or wherever you get your podcast.

[Petros Papadakis]

Yay.

[iHeart Podcast Announcer]

10 athletes will face the toughest job interview in fitness that will push past.

[LeVar Arrington]

Physical and mental breaking points.

[iHeart Podcast Announcer]

You are the fittest of the fit. Only one of you will leave here with an IFIT contract worth $250,000. This is where mindset comes in. Someone will be eliminated. Pressure is coming down.

[LeVar Arrington]

Trina Games on Prime Video January 8th watch the trailer on trainergames.com did you.

[Jonas Knox]

Know Microsoft has officially ended Support for Windows 10? Upgrade to Windows 11 with an LG Gram laptop, voted PCMag's Reader's Choice top laptop brand for 2025. Thin and ultra lightweight, the LG Gram keeps you productive anywhere and Windows 11 gives you access to free security updates and ongoing feature upgrades. Visit LGUSA.com iHeart for great seasonal savings on LG Gram laptops with Windows 11 PC Mag Reader's Choice Used with permission. All rights reserved.

[iHeart Podcast Announcer]

Season two of Unrivaled Basketball is here and the talent is unreal. The best women's players on the planet are running it back with even bigger moments and bigger stakes. Don't miss as Paige Beckers, Nafiza Collier, Kelsey Plumb, Briana Stewart and more take the court and redefine the game. This isn't your regular season. This is unrivaled, where the pace is faster, the energy is higher and every athlete shines. Unrivaled basketball season two, sponsored by Samsung Galaxy, tips off January 5 on TNT, TruTV and HBO.

[Jonas Knox]

Max support for the show comes from Public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously. On Public, you can build a multi asset portfolio of stocks, bonds, options, crypto and now generated assets which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index. With AI. It all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year. You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one of a kind index and lets you back test it against the S&P 500. Then you can invest in a few clicks. Generated assets are like EFTs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable and based on your thesis, not someone else's. Go to public.com podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you transfer your portfolio. That's public.com podcast paid for by Public Investing Brokerage Services by Open to the Public Investing Inc. Member FINRA SIPC Advisory Services by Public Advisors, llc SEC Registered Advisor Generated Assets is an interactive analysis tool. Output is for informational purposes only and is not investment recommendation or advice. Complete Disclosures available at public.comDisclosures running a.

[Paulie Fusco]

Business is hard enough, so why make it harder? With a dozen different apps that don't talk to each other, One for sales, another for inventory, a separate one for accounting. Before you know it, you are drowning in software instead of growing your business. This is where Odoo comes in. Odoo is the only business software you'll ever need. It's an all in one fully integrated platform that handles everything CRM, accounting, inventory, E commerce, HR and more. No more app overload, no more juggling logins, just one seamless system that makes work easier. And the best part? Odoo replaces multiple expensive platforms for a fraction of the cost. It's built to grow with your business whether you are just starting out or already scaling up. Plus it's easy to use, customizable and designed to streamline every process so you can focus on what really matters running your business. Thousands of businesses have made the switch, so why not you try Odoo for [e-mail] that's O D O O.com it's.

[LeVar Arrington]

The Dan Patrick show here, Fox Sports Radio, LeVar Arrington, Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox with you in for Dan and the guys. Coming up in about 15 minutes from now. We are going to close up shop with something we do on our Weekday Morning Show, 6:00am Eastern Time, 3:00 a.l. pacific Monday through Friday before the Dan Patrick Show. But we close up every day with a little something called the Leftovers that'll be yours here about 15 minutes from now. We do have some good news. Alabama, who is currently sitting as a seven point underdog to Indiana. If you'd like that and the rest of Quinn's wins, you can listen to the podcast and get to all of that for your gambling pleasure coming up during the College Football Playoff weekend. But Alabama gets some good news. Ryan Williams, the wide receiver for the Crimson Tide, has shut down any portal talk. He says he's Alabama through and through. He's had a little bit of a down year in comparison to his freshman year, but he's not even 19 yet, which I still think is the most mind boggling portion of all this stuff. He was fantastic last year. Again, he had a little bit of A down year, but at least that's some good news for Alabama that he will not be entering the portal. According to him, that he's going to stay there with the Crimson Tide moving forward.

[Brady Quinn]

So is it, is it hard for anyone else to adapt to this conversation while he's getting ready to play for a quarterfinal game for the chance to go eventually play for the national championship? Like the fact that the college football calendar is set up as such while we have the portal opening, I believe January 2nd and 2026, so here in a couple of days, it's just absurd. And then on top of that, the fact that you have a blue blood program like Alabama who's got a player that could arguably be looking at going elsewhere, I mean, it just, it was usually when you have a program like that, it's either to the NFL or their eligibility has expired and that was it. And nowadays, now, nowadays we've got, you know, players who are almost leveraging themselves every year to re up and what is free agency and, and look, I'm not, I'm not saying that they shouldn't do that from a business standpoint. It's just wild how fast things changed once NIL was enacted and how it's impacted. I think even the blue blood programs.

[Tony Fusco]

It is changing the market. Guys, guys of his, of his caliber, his level, they are able to test the market. And I feel like that's what's creating the market as well. I mean, you see what the numbers are, you know, people are putting out there, like what the going price is for a star quarterback that's at the college level, like that position. So when you have a guy like this who, who has been good at at an early stage where you could possibly potentially get, you know, one to two more years out of that player, it does become, these have to become the conversation. We heard, you know, we heard Petro say the retaining of players. Like that was never really a conversation. Like you got to retain your players. It's funny going to the games this year, when I go, you know, when I go on the field, you'll notice that there are a lot of coaches that are looking at the other team and they're looking at each other's teams and they're monitoring each other. So even when the game is over, like gases, you know, good game, da da, da. You can't even stand there and talk to a player too long before a coach, you know, somebody runs up and, and you know, enter intervenes in the conversation because you just don't really know what These conversations are, that are taking place. So yeah, it has become a really, really big topic of conversation as it applies to are your players staying? Are they coming? Are they going do how much do you have to pay for them to stay and, and how much do you got to pay to get them away?

[Paulie Fusco]

That's.

[Tony Fusco]

Those are conversations now crazy on the.

[LeVar Arrington]

Field before the game and you got guys poaching players, trying to.

[Tony Fusco]

Oh, you see them, bro. You see them standing as a, as a group. They stand as a group and watch them warm up. It's wow, it's wild. Yeah.

[Brady Quinn]

And especially if they have a pre existing relationship with that player from their recruitment.

[Tony Fusco]

Correct.

[Brady Quinn]

You know, it's all so friendly and everyone follows each other on social media and so there's. Those are the opportunities to kind of, you know, reconstruct that relationship. And it happens. I mean it happens to special talented players like Ryan Williams. And again to your point, I mean if you're really talking from a pure business financial sense. Right. Like a free market, it is like guys like Ryan Williams, guys who have eligibility at their position. If you're really talking about the betterment of future college football players and what they can earn and make. Yeah, it'd be who it would. And I'm used. Joel, Joel clawed. It'd behoove you to, you know, go test those free agent mark like that, that market every single year to then keep raising that price just right to keep. Yeah, well not even just to see but like you kind of have to test it to see what else what other offers are out there because you don't know until you test it. And then once you find that out, then it's like you're going back to your school. And if they want to pay it, great. If not, then someone else is willing to pay it. But that keeps pushing up that number. I mean that's what the NFL, that's what you know, usually guys would aspire to do. It's one of the reasons why Kirk Cousins probably never got the respect he deserves for how he conducted himself in a business fashion. Like he laid out the groundwork for someone to get a three year fully guaranteed deal. He did that. He literally negotiated that with Minnesota. And yet no one really capitalized on it until desean Watson ended up doing it. And grin hindsight and whether it's worked out is a separate conversation. But from a business standpoint, that's what you try to do or want to do. So I, I get it. I understand from the business aspect, it's just, it's crazy to me that this kind of stuff is going on at even some of the top programs. But again, that's. That's business in college football nowadays.

[LeVar Arrington]

I mean, would you guys even entertain the idea of having the conversation like you're getting ready to play in a game like this? Would you even.

[Brady Quinn]

No, it's just. No, that's. That's for your agent, which is another part of the issue. And we've heard coaches talk about this. There's no certification process for these agents. You know, some of these guys could be a family member. Some of them could be the roommate. I mean, Lavar just talked about that. That's. That's the reality of it. Like, they're not licensed. They're not certified by a union. Like, you have to be in the NFL. So you. You've got really some inexperienced guys who don't have any clue what they do, what they're doing. They don't know the market, which is not even their fault, because there's no transparency as far as what these guys are signing. You know, we can't, like, in the NFL go look at what a guy got in free agency, and the team that was competing for that bid could have said, well, yep, they were willing to give him this much more, or they put that clause in his contract. We weren't willing to do that. That's.

[Tony Fusco]

That was the difference.

[Brady Quinn]

That's what did the deal. We don't have that in college football. So that's the tough part is, you know, you don't have a sense of professionalism to all of this, too, which wouldn't make this as big of a mess as it currently is.

[Tony Fusco]

Yeah, well, that's the navigating that cats have to do. Whether it was appropriate, whether it was something that he needed to address or needed to be asked. That's just what's going to be out there. And these guys have to be more and more prepared to be able to handle the questions that are coming their way. There's money on the line, right? There's money out there. There's clout. There's all kinds of stuff. Like, you know, people want to be able to announce that they got that type of a player in the transfer portal. You know, look at how excited Miami was when they got the quarterback this past year. And look at this led to them making it to the playoffs and they got a big game tonight. You know, it is a lot that these young men have to be able to navigate during their time. And it's funny, because we just had the conversation we're talking about DK and how he handled that fan in the stands. When you think about it, that applies to all of this. How the reporters are talking to you, how people may talk to you, your relationships within the locker room based on, you know, these deals that guys are getting. There are a lot of things where you have to exercise personal restraint and, you know, control, and some of that is through training. You know, you learn that by somebody showing you and teaching you how to handle those types of situations. That's a question that should be directed to my representation, or that's a question that I'm not prepared to answer right now. I'm focused on these things, like simple approaches to how, you know, you conduct yourself in these moments. But you got to believe that these are going to continue to be moments that pop up, and they only become big moments when somebody messes it up. You know, we'll talk about it lightly, you know, when. When it's just a normal, oh, like, man, like, was that a relevant question? Or what do they do?

[Paulie Fusco]

What.

[Tony Fusco]

What's going to happen here? But when somebody handles it the wrong way, then it becomes a major conversation, a major potential distraction to that player, to their team, and to whatever else is that's going on.

[LeVar Arrington]

I mean, since you don't have to be certified or have really any legitimacy to it. I want to be an agent. Like, I've got a. I've got an in at Penn State and Notre Dame. So if anybody's out there. What you mean? I'm just saying, you know, I can make a couple of calls and. And maybe we.

[Brady Quinn]

I've seen how you negotiate things. I wouldn't. I wouldn't want you to represent me in any way. What do you mean?

[LeVar Arrington]

I'm a hard negotiator.

[Brady Quinn]

Lavar Jonas sees, like, the bottom line. He goes, yep. Where do I sign? It's like there's no negotiation.

[Jonas Knox]

Yep.

[Brady Quinn]

All right, I'll sign up for that.

[LeVar Arrington]

Speed three Speed.

[Brady Quinn]

Can I get a ham sandwich and a used washing machine? Yep. Okay. He'll come play for that.

[LeVar Arrington]

Come on. Thanks. Well, hey, you know what, though? Can win $1,000 if you partake in the college football bracket.

[Brady Quinn]

Heck, yeah, you better do it.

[LeVar Arrington]

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[Tony Fusco]

They got us out of the portal.

[LeVar Arrington]

You know, that's right.

[Tony Fusco]

Fox sports radio got us out of the portal. We came in ready. We can handle all you. You little lame amateurs that be writing all the craziness on Jonas's feet. Suckers.

[LeVar Arrington]

Our feed.

[Tony Fusco]

Your feet. It's not my feet.

[LeVar Arrington]

Like, why do I get stuck with all the.

[Tony Fusco]

No, it is your feed. The Jonas feed is your feed. You know, I attach our show on there. That's correct. That's your feedback.

[LeVar Arrington]

By the way, did Brady ask Grok?

[Tony Fusco]

Yes. Where's Lee? Or who's this guy that's asking about Lee? I mean, you guys only expose who you are. Like, first of all, none of us have anything to do with what happens. Like, you guys are acting like we have something to do with it. We don't.

[LeVar Arrington]

All right?

[Tony Fusco]

Secondly, like, the fact that you keep asking it every day shows me what type of people you are because I know for me, I got to take care of a wife. I got to take care of kids, homes, bill, work, all that stuff. I don't have time to be sitting there asking where this dude is every single day. Y' all some weirdos for that. Just so you know. You're a weirdo. You're touched.

[Brady Quinn]

Asking Grok is so fire.

[Tony Fusco]

Oh, it was dope. I thought that was so dope. I'm mad I didn't think of it. Super dope. I just don't know how to use stuff like that, though.

[Petros Papadakis]

I wouldn't have known how to do it.

[LeVar Arrington]

You know, you also. You also have a life, so you're not asking the same question every single.

[Tony Fusco]

Day for every day. If you're so bothered by the fact that he's not where you want him to be, go to where he is. Yeah, that's simple. Like, you're talking to us every day. Go to where he is. Yeah, how about that?

[LeVar Arrington]

Start serving like 15 minutes.

[Tony Fusco]

You ever.

[Petros Papadakis]

Go ahead?

[LeVar Arrington]

By the way, it is the two pros and a cup of Joe filling in for the Dan Patrick show here on Fox Sports Radio. Coming up next, we are going to close up shop with another edition of the Leftovers here on fs.

[Petros Papadakis]

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.

[iHeart Podcast Announcer]

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[Jonas Knox]

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[iHeart Podcast Announcer]

Season 2 of unrivaled basketball is here and the talent is unreal. Paige Beckers, Nafiza Collier, Kelsey Plumb, Brianna Stewart and more are back to redefine the game. Unrivaled basketball season two, sponsored by Samsung Galaxy, tips off January 5 on TNT, TruTV and HBO.

[Jonas Knox]

Max support for the show comes from Public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously. On Public, you can build a multi asset portfolio of stocks, bonds, options, crypto and now generated assets which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI. It all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year, you can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one of a kind index and lets you back test it against the S&P 500. Then you can invest in a few clicks. Generated assets are like EFTs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable and based on your thesis, not someone else's. Go to public.com podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you transfer your portfolio. That's public.com podcast paid for by Public Investing Brokerage Services by Open to the Public Investing Inc. Member FINRA S& Advisory Services by Public Advisors, LLC. SEC registered advisor generated Assets is an interactive analysis tool. Output is for informational purposes only and is not investment recommendation or advice. Complete Disclosures available at public.comDisclosures running a.

[Paulie Fusco]

Business is hard enough, so why make it harder? With a dozen different apps that don't talk to each other, one for sales, another for inventory, a separate one for accounting. Before you know it, you are drowning in software instead of growing your business. This is where Odoo comes in. Odoo is the only business software you'll ever need. It's an all in one fully integrated platform that handles everything CRM, accounting, inventory, e commerce, HR and more. No more app overload, no more juggling logins. Just one seamless system that makes work easier. And the best part? Odoo replaces multiple expensive platforms for a fraction of the cost. It's built to grow with your business whether you are just starting out or already scaling up. Plus, it's easy to use, customizable and designed to streamline every process so you can focus on what really matters running your business. Thousands of businesses have made the switch, so why not you try Odoo for [e-mail] that's O D O O.com.

[LeVar Arrington]

It'S the Dan Patrick show here on Fox Sports Radio. Levar Arrington, Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox in for Dan and the guys. This show is sponsored by DraftKings Sportsbook and official sports betting partner of the NFL and NBA. And right now, use the promo code 2Pros to claim your special offer at DraftKings. Again, that's promo code 2Pros at DraftKings. The crown is yours. You can listen to us weekday mornings before the Dan Patrick Show Monday through Friday, 6:00am Eastern Time, 3:00 clock Pacific. And if you've missed any of today's show, just go check out the podcast. Search two Pros wherever you get your podcast right after the show. Today's POD will be posted, so be sure to follow it. Rate it. 5 stars. You can even provide a review. Again, just search two pros wherever you get your podcast. You'll find today's full show and a best of version posted right after we get off the air.

[Petros Papadakis]

Time to find out what's left. Sounds incredible. Here's the leftovers.

[LeVar Arrington]

All right, Patty Speaks hey yo, what do we got to close out 2025? No pressure, but this is the final segment of the show in 2025 you.

[Tony Fusco]

Gotta give a Patty. You gotta give him what Grock said, though. You gotta give him what Grock said.

[Brady Quinn]

I'm not even gonna lie, case you missed it.

[Tony Fusco]

Leftovers, do you have the. Do you have the response of what Grock said?

[Brady Quinn]

Oh, yeah.

[Tony Fusco]

Grox said, basically the best bet is the dm Lee. Yeah, dm Lee. Directly.

[Brady Quinn]

Directly for this?

[Tony Fusco]

Yeah. In case you missed it, like you guys. There you go. Yeah. Leftovers.

[LeVar Arrington]

Who is Lee?

[Tony Fusco]

Go ahead, Patty.

[Jonas Knox]

What?

[Petros Papadakis]

Who is Lee?

[LeVar Arrington]

I don't understand.

[Tony Fusco]

Well, Grock said that you need to DM him to find out all that. Any information you want, any questions. Questions you have. Just direct message. That person. There you go. Go ahead. Go ahead, Patty.

[Brady Quinn]

All right, well, let's start us off with the leftovers here, everybody. So here's one. So the Raven Steelers are playing Sunday night. Yeah, we all know about that. But did you know this, guys? This is the 40th, 4 0, 40th time John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin have faced off. Wow.

[LeVar Arrington]

Yeah.

[Brady Quinn]

What other. I guess I'm gonna say rival, but what other head coaching tandem for opposing teams would even come close to that?

[LeVar Arrington]

I would say, yeah, the jets fire coaches too often, so it wouldn't be no.

[Brady Quinn]

1 in the AFC.

[Tony Fusco]

Ease.

[Brady Quinn]

Right.

[LeVar Arrington]

That would eliminate them from the conversation.

[Brady Quinn]

I mean, Andy Reid's been in Kansas City for a while. However, like, Harbaugh just got there. Peyton just got there.

[LeVar Arrington]

Yeah. Anybody?

[Brady Quinn]

Carol just got there.

[Tony Fusco]

Maybe leaving.

[LeVar Arrington]

Anybody in New York. You're disqualified from the conversation, by the way. Isn't this, though, this kind of shines a light on the fact that the NFL is such a turn and burn culture, like, just gone six or seven every single year. Gone, gotta go. What else we got, Patty?

[Tony Fusco]

Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go, gotta.

[Brady Quinn]

Go, gotta go, gotta go. Well, we're gonna go to the NBA.

[LeVar Arrington]

On this one, guys.

[Brady Quinn]

So Jalen Green is the guard for the Phoenix Suns. He was just recently fined 25 grand for using profanity during one of his interviews. There's actually a live encore interview with a teammate. The teammate was calling. Gillespie was having a postgame after they won and played, and all that good stuff came by and, well, I'm not gonna say the word, but he said, and I quote, they can't bleep with you. And they were like, oh, my God.

[Tony Fusco]

That'S F and N with a K.

[Brady Quinn]

No, but it's sort of the P. Puck.

[Petros Papadakis]

Yes.

[Brady Quinn]

They can't puck.

[Jonas Knox]

Yes.

[Brady Quinn]

They can't puck with you. Yes.

[Tony Fusco]

Started with an F, ended with a.

[Brady Quinn]

K. Maybe So the interview actually chimed in. This is a family show.

[Tony Fusco]

Confuse me.

[LeVar Arrington]

Okay, so wait a second. You can't.

[Tony Fusco]

That gets you 25 grand for saying it started with a P and ended with a kid.

[LeVar Arrington]

Yeah.

[Brady Quinn]

For dropping an F bomb.

[Paulie Fusco]

Yeah.

[LeVar Arrington]

Hey, we got a dump here.

[Tony Fusco]

So now it is enough. Now it is an F bomb.

[Brady Quinn]

Yeah, it was an F bomb.

[Tony Fusco]

Okay. Thank you. Okay, keep going. All right.

[Brady Quinn]

And for those that love golf here. So we all know Tiger woods, well, he turns 50. We know what that means. Happy birthday, Tiger. Happy birthday, Tiger. You are now eligible for PGA Tour.

[LeVar Arrington]

Champions Circuit Senior Tour.

[Brady Quinn]

Let's go. Hey, I'll say this much, man. That's a more competitive tour. People will argue this. It's a more competitive tour than the PGA Tour because they don't have to compete with live. Where some of the, you know, there's some really good players playing live tour, too. The Champions Tour. That's where they all go to play, man. That is as competitive golf as you will find, man.

[LeVar Arrington]

50 years old. He's at a hell of a life so far, man.

[Petros Papadakis]

Yes.

[Brady Quinn]

Happy birthday, Tiger.

[LeVar Arrington]

Yeah.

[Brady Quinn]

What a legend, man.

[Tony Fusco]

Kill a tiger at 50 years old.

[Brady Quinn]

Yeah. Heck yeah, man.

[Tony Fusco]

He still can bring the tiger.

[Brady Quinn]

Yeah, he brings it out. 50 years old.

[Paulie Fusco]

Dang.

[Tony Fusco]

You think you're getting chased out of the crib at 50?

[LeVar Arrington]

Is he? Did they sell birthday cakes of Perkins or is that not. Oh, no, I'm asking. I. I'm trying to come up with.

[Tony Fusco]

They have good desserts there. Good apple pie. I heard Tiger is like apple pie. Happy New Year, everybody.

[Jonas Knox]

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[Petros Papadakis]

Lenovo.

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[Petros Papadakis]

Physical and mental breaking points.

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You are the fittest of the fit. Only one of you will leave here with an IFIT contract worth $250,000.

[Petros Papadakis]

This is where mindset comes in.

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Someone will be eliminated. Pressure is coming down.

[LeVar Arrington]

Trainer Games on Prime Video January 8th. Watch the trailer on trainergames.com did you know?

[Jonas Knox]

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