Hour 3 – Scott Van Pelt, Rich Eisen

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show: Hour 3 – Featuring Scott Van Pelt & Rich Eisen

Date: May 15, 2026
Host: Dan Patrick | Guests: Scott Van Pelt, Rich Eisen
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Overview

This lively "Meat Friday / Birthday Friday" episode of The Dan Patrick Show centers on Dan’s birthday celebrations, sports nostalgia, and a star-studded discussion of contemporary and historic sports themes. The hour features in-depth segments with Scott Van Pelt (live from the PGA Championship) and Rich Eisen (recapping his upcoming SportsCenter docuseries), alongside classic banter from the Danettes and engaging listener calls.

Tone: Warm, humorous, a touch nostalgic—equal parts sports expertise and lighthearted camaraderie.

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Main Segments & Key Discussion Points

1. Birthday Festivities & Show Banter

[02:50 – 03:19, 13:32 – 14:39, 43:55 – 44:38]

• It’s both “Meat Friday” and Dan’s birthday.
• Elaborate menu (chicken leg lollipops, party ribs, meat cake) and Danettes’ gift tally called out—some participate, some get ribbed.
• Listeners call in with birthday wishes, including Pandora from Nevada singing “Happy Birthday” and memorable birthday stories.
• Dan reflects humbly:

  "She didn’t have to buy me anything. She just had to give me something from the heart." (13:03)

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2. PGA Championship Update with Scott Van Pelt

[04:05 – 11:19]

Atmosphere and Challenge:

• Van Pelt live from outside Philadelphia for the PGA Championship round 2.
• Heavy winds and tough hole placements make for “carnage” on the course, taking pros by surprise.

  "It is carnage out here, man. I am shocked. It is so much more difficult than we thought it would be." – Scott Van Pelt (04:05)

Dream Sunday Matchups:

• Dan asks for Van Pelt’s ideal Sunday showdown.
• Van Pelt: “When Scotty’s in the mix, he’s the yardstick at the moment.” (04:49)
• Would love to see a Scheffler vs. world-class peer (like Rory) but admits, “For years, we tried to manufacture, man, how cool would it be if Tiger and Phil... but there are 156 guys out here.” (05:01)

Comparing Scheffler to Tiger (and Sampras):

• Dan: “Scheffler is like Pete Sampras in tennis.” (06:45)
• Van Pelt agrees, noting Scheffler’s technical brilliance but lower emotional resonance with fans compared to Tiger.

  "Tiger made people feel and there was electricity to him... There is a completely different feeling with Scotty." (05:38)

DeChambeau, Greens, and Major Course Setups:

• Discuss DeChambeau’s influencer potential, importance of remaining a “major championship player,” and the brutal difficulty and unpredictability of current PGA course setup.
• Van Pelt emphasizes: “Buddy, if you played out here, you’d shoot 150, I promise you.” (10:27)

Memorable Moments:

• Van Pelt delivers a heartfelt birthday tribute:

  “You’re an inspiration. I mean this. You’ve been an inspiration for years.” (10:50)

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3. Listener Interaction

[13:32 – 15:23, 48:04 – 48:58]

• Listeners call in with shared birthdays, personal stories (including past on-air hangups), and baseball Mount Rushmore debates.
• A poignant call about WWII cemeteries and the Omaha Beach experience aligns with an earlier conversation about Normandy (48:04).
• Dan’s humility and listener rapport shine through.

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4. Baseball’s Mount Rushmore Debate

[15:00 – 18:02]

• Caller prompts debate: Who’s on baseball’s Mount Rushmore?
• Dan and Danettes consider Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams, DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Bonds (with the steroid asterisk), and Shohei Ohtani’s potential future inclusion.
• Intricacies: Williams’ greatness despite missing prime years to war, lack of World Series titles not being a dealbreaker, but “if you play for the Yankees, championships matter.” (18:02)
• Classic line:

  “Ted Williams... he was just, I think, the greatest hitter. Now Pete Rose has the hits, Ted Williams had... power, he had average. And we took away three of his years.” (16:03)

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5. Rich Eisen Joins: SportsCenter Nostalgia & NFL “Eventization”

[23:00 – 40:13]

“This Was SportsCenter” Podcast/Video Series

• Eisen previews his new docuseries, featuring SportsCenter legends (Dan Patrick, Berman, Fowler, Greenberg, Linda Cohn, Craig Kilborn).

• Rich recounts early ESPN days, the fierce competition after Olbermann's departure, and the “cutthroat” culture.

  “It was cutthroat. Like, it wasn’t... ‘hey, we’re rooting for you.’ You had people... circling the set, waiting for somebody to keel over so they could sit in the chair.” – Dan Patrick (27:05)

• Dan recalls resisting being the final decision-maker in choosing KO's replacement, not wanting to “recreate Keith and Dan.” (28:07)

• Behind-the-scenes tales: Kilborn questioning Eisen about leaving for The Daily Show over Kenny Rogers roast chicken (25:36).

NFL Schedule Release and Football Expansion

• Eisen tracks the rise of the NFL’s “schedule release” as a TV event and compares it to the growth of the “eventization” of the NFL draft.
• Massive viewership numbers for NFL holiday games—NFL encroaching on NBA Christmas Day ratings.
• Eisen: “What if we eventize the schedule being released? Like, what if we’re celebrating paperwork?... And now, it’s a big thing.” (31:56)

NFL Over-Saturation?

• Dan wonders if the NFL risks “too much football”; Eisen doesn’t think so, but acknowledges the “ask” of fans increases with more games on more days.
• Dan’s concern for the Sunday afternoon tradition: “We're kind of kicking games to the curb... Sunday at 1 and Sunday at 4:30.” (34:21)

Eisen’s ESPN Career Full-Circle

• Rich shares the irony of being escorted out with a cardboard box 23 years ago, then returning as a partner, not just employee, with his own show gear.

• Dan’s own bittersweet return: forced to wear a “Hello, my name is Dan” sticker after building the place.

  “I helped build this place....he didn’t care, didn’t know, didn’t matter.” – Dan Patrick (37:39)

• Both reflect with gratitude and humor on SportsCenter’s legacy, the sports world’s hunger for nostalgia, and how—despite rivalries—lasting friendships and respect were built (“You're the only person I'd want to be the first guest of this series...what you've meant to me...what you mean to so many people.” – Eisen to Dan, 26:57).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Scott Van Pelt on Scheffler and Tiger (06:45):
  "Scheffler is like Pete Sampras in tennis.”
  “Tiger made people feel... Scheffler... I don’t know that he plays in a way that moves people to feel passionately.”

• Dan to Rich, on early SportsCenter:
  “It was cutthroat. Like...you had people who were circling, waiting for somebody to keel over so they could sit in the chair.” (27:05)

• Rich Eisen, on being let go and returning:
  “23 years ago, I got handed a cardboard box...I was escorted...now I’m a partner. Damn straight.” (36:11)

• Listener Pandora (12:30):
  Sings Happy Birthday, creating a heartfelt and memorable show moment.

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 02:50: Meat Friday/Birthday Menu & Banter
• 04:05 – 11:19: Scott Van Pelt Live from PGA Championship
• 13:32 – 14:39: Listener birthday tribute and nostalgia
• 15:00 – 18:02: Baseball Mount Rushmore Debate
• 23:00 – 40:13: Rich Eisen – SportsCenter Memories & NFL Discussion
• 48:04 – 48:58: Listener WWII history call (Omaha Beach)
• 43:55 – 44:38: Dan receives birthday cake – lighter banter
• 45:56: Dan reflects on career longevity and advice for aspiring broadcasters

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Closing Reflections

Dan ties a bow on the episode with sage broadcasting wisdom and gratitude for collaborative, enduring relationships in his career:

“Surround yourself with great people...it’s hard not to get better.” (46:50)

He jokes about future retirement but vows to keep going “for the next two years, and then I'll get tired of you, and that's when I have to retire.” (47:15)

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Summary:
This episode is a vibrant blend of sports analysis, industry nostalgia, and genuine friendship between legendary broadcasters. From the tension of the PGA and the quirkiness of the NFL’s schedule pageantry to deeply personal birthday tributes and career insights, it’s a rich listen for sports fans and anyone who loves the inner workings—and humor—of sports media.

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[Dan Patrick]

Final hour on this Mead Friday Birthday Friday. Everybody brought their gifts today. Marvin did, Todd did, Paul didn't, Dylan didn't, but everybody else did. This Meat Friday case you're wondering, and I know you are, chicken leg lollipops, party ribs, a meat cake that includes wagyu brisket, pulled pork, burnt ends, jalapeno poppers and chicken lollipops. Who has it better than we do?

[Paulie]

Nobody.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Scott Van Pelt]

Well, I, please, if I may, from my heart. Happy birthday to you. My only gift is my presence. I don't know that that's much of a present, but thank you and happy birthday from Philly. It's, it's, it is carnage out here, man. I am shocked. It is so much more difficult than we thought it would be. It's much windier than I think anyone projected. The whole locations are tough. Guys are backing up. Great scene. It's the, the sports fans in the Philadelphia area are phenomenal. They're coming out and I think throughout the weekend it'll only get, you know, more crowded and more voluminous. But right now it is a struggle for the best in the world.

[Dan Patrick]

Give me your dream matchup on Sunday. What would you hope to see?

[Scott Van Pelt]

I mean, when Scotty's in the mix, I think he's, he's the, he's the, the yardstick at the moment and anyone from that, from that zip code, I mean it's hard to say Rory now just because he's so far out of it after yesterday. Although if he shoots a couple under, he's still in the mix. But I mean, look, Scotty, Rory would be fun just because we've really never seen it, Dan, at this point. And that's the thing about golf. You know, for years we tried to manufacture, man, how cool would it be if Tiger and phil. Well, there's 156 guys out here and there's four days of your life and it's all got a funnel correctly. But Scotty against any world class player would be fun. Just because Scotty's been so consistently brilliant,

[Dan Patrick]

do you think, or what has to happen for us to root for Scotty to see his greatness the way we did Tiger.

[Scott Van Pelt]

Totally different people, right? I mean, it's, it's not, it's not LeBron and Jordan because they're. Those are different eras. And I guess, look, Tiger and Scotty are different errors as well. But Tiger, Tiger made people feel and there was an electricity to him. There is a completely different feeling with Scotty. He's not emotionless, but he doesn't outwardly show it a lot. And so I think that the respect for Scotty's greatness, I, I don't know how you could withhold it at this point, but I don't know that he plays in a way that moves people to feel passionately about. Man, I can't wait to watch it. I thought Paul McGinley of the Golf Channel did an awesome job last night of describing Scotty's first round about the technical brilliance of it. Well, he shot 67 and he just thought his way around the golf course. You know, Tiger felt like he forever had that one shot, right, Dan, that would just make you jump up out of your seat. And I guess Scheffler doesn't do that quite as much. But I would just say that really comparing anyone to Tiger is kind of a fool's errand because he's, he's singular. You know, he's. He's the only one of him that we're likely to ever see in our life.

[Dan Patrick]

Scheffler is like Pete Sampras in tennis.

[Scott Van Pelt]

Perfectly said.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, perfectly said.

[Scott Van Pelt]

And you know, Pete was an all time great, but I mean, did he move people on the same way that maybe a Federer did? Probably not.

[Dan Patrick]

I think DeChambeau, if he had Scheffler's success and was playing on tour, Scheffler moves the needle or DeChambeau moves the needle from the standpoint of you're like, oh, wow. And he's got personality attached to that as well. I just don't know if we're going to see that anytime soon. Certainly not seeing it this weekend there. But, like, his future on the PGA Tour is what, in your opinion, for DeChambeau?

[Scott Van Pelt]

I don't know. I mean, the suggestion that he could go be a YouTube player and then just show up and play in the majors, I mean, I don't. That's just not a realistic thought. You have to. You have to be competitive, competitively sharp to come out here and play the hardest courses in the world against the best players in the world. And, you know, you referenced DeChambeau. We saw, I think, the height of his popularity when he won at Pinehurst, and that was an immensely popular victory. And he hit a shot of a lifetime to beat Rory there. And, you know, that. That, to me, was sort of his peak moment of, of power. And you could do that. You be an influencer, be a YouTube player, and I'm sure you could monetize that and make a pile. But ultimately, you, You. You make your bones in this game and your legend in this game being a major championship player. And, you know, he got off to a horrific start, didn't play well at the Masters and missed the cut there with a. With a triple on the last on Friday. So, you know, I, I think for your popularity to continue to ascend or at least maintain its place, you get. You need to be part of the weekend story in the biggest tournaments of the year.

[Dan Patrick]

I also wonder, and watching the coverage yesterday with these greens that there are fast greens and then there are greens that are punishing, and these are, you know, I. We've played Augusta, and yes, those are challenging greens. They're nothing like some of these other courses around the world. If they really want to dress it up and say you're going to be three under and win. Augusta doesn't want the Masters, doesn't want three under. They want birdies and eagles and roars. This, the US Open. Like, they, they want to humble you a little bit here.

[Scott Van Pelt]

Yes, but I, I'm. I'm shocked, I mean, legitimately shocked, because for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, I wander around out here with these, you know, the best in the world, which is. It's so much fun, right? You get to see them and how they're going to play this golf course. And they had driver wedge into these greens. And I thought, yeah, the greens are really, really challenging, and they could put the whole locations in spots that would make it very difficult. But I thought low was. Was. Was. So did everybody else. All the players, all the folks you talk to on the range are like, yeah, this is mid teens, or, you know, literally like 15 under is going to win. Well, they. The wind is blown, and they have put the whole location through two days in some spots that are incredibly difficult. So it feels more like, look, the weather feels like the Open Championship.

[Dan Patrick]

The. The.

[Scott Van Pelt]

The leaderboard looks like a US Open. And normally in the pga, you see them go lower. Now, the weather could change. It could get warmer, and they could give them some more accessible hole locations. And I would think the PGA of America would, because I don't think they want to see, you know, the best in the world that are really not able to hit shots that are rewarded. That's. I don't know who wants to see that.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I always get that when somebody says, boy, I like to see them struggle like we do. And I go, I don't like watching you play. So why would I want to see the great golfers play like that, right?

[Scott Van Pelt]

And the thing about that, Dan, you know, the 6 or the 10 or the 18 handicapper that wants to sit down, down, pop a beer on the couch, and I want to see Scotty Scheffler shoot 78. Buddy, if you played out here, you'd shoot 150, I promise you.

[Dan Patrick]

Thanks for making some time. I know that you guys are going to start at noon Eastern. Thank you again, Scotty. Have a good weekend.

[Scott Van Pelt]

Sincerely, man. Happy birthday. Can continue success and everything. You're an inspiration. I mean this. You've been an inspiration for years. If you'll let me say something kind to you. I just appreciate your friendship and your kindness all these years. Dan, you're the best.

[Dan Patrick]

All those years I was trying to you away from the Golf Channel, I kept saying, scotty, you're wasting your talents there. Come on. And you go, I got a great gig here. And you did. But we're grateful that you did come to the mothership.

[Scott Van Pelt]

My man. Thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, buddy. That's Scott Van Pelt. He's on the call for the mothership. The PGA Championship, round two, beginning at noon Eastern. Yeah, I would. I was trying to recruit him. I was trying to recruit him. He was like, I got a great deal, man. Good gig. I'm in Orlando. I'm covering golf. Get a tan. Don't shovel snow. I said, yeah, you're right about all that. But, man, we'd love to have you.

[Todd]

Yes, Paul, I remember when you set it up for Van Pelt to come up for a tryout or a test show, and you said to somebody, I don't know, don't let him out of the building.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I know. Back then I was recruiting for the mothership. Oh, man. Now, this is a birthday gift here. Pandora joins us from Nevada. Hi, Pandora.

[Caller]

Hi, Dan. Happy birthday.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, thank you. Do you have a present for me?

[Caller]

I just wanted to sing you Happy Birthday.

[Dan Patrick]

That's a present. That's far more than Dylan and Paulie gave me. Here we go. Hello.

[Caller]

Happy birthday to you and it's me Friday too. Who has it better than you do, Danny. Happy birthday to you

[Dan Patrick]

and many more. Thank you, Pandora. Thank you. See, now that's a gift. She didn't have to buy me anything. She just had to give me something from the heart. That's all. Dylan. So just singing Happy Birthday counts? I could do that. No, no, you already missed your opportunity. She gave me that gift like you can't give me a humidor like Todd did. You can't give me a T shirt like Marvin did. Book of Maine Golf Courses. Yeah, Book of Maine Golf Courses that Todd gave me. Paperback. The paperback. I couldn't spring for the hardcover. Todd.

[Caller]

Huh?

[Dan Patrick]

I couldn't find the hardcover. Scott in Oregon. Hi, Scott. What's on your mind today?

[Caller]

Hey, what up, DP? First time, long time? 5, 10? 175. Nice. Hey, just wanted to give you a birthday shout out. And also too, it is my birthday. That's one of the things. Ever since I've joined the show, it's been one of my claims to fame with my. My buddy Cameron Henshaw. So shout out to him. Three years ago, my wife, actually, I told her all I want for my birthday is call into the DP show. She has no knowledge of the show really whatsoever, except for having in the background. And I had a feeling what you might do, but she was on hold in her class. She's a teacher. And you ended up hanging up on her because you're like, hey, hey, hey, Jessica. Hey. Today is all about me. And then it was click. And it was the funniest. It was the funniest thing ever. And I still have that episode saved. So anyways, happy birthday and don't know if you want to share a rec tech grill with me for my birthday since we share it, but no, I'm

[Dan Patrick]

giving away a rec tech grill coming up here, Scott. But thank you for the phone call. The pursuit of glory hits high gear. Thoroughbred racing and the Preakness Stakes tomorrow coverage starts at 4 Eastern live on NBC. And Peacock, fresh in Milwaukee. Hi, Fresh. What's on your mind?

[Caller]

What's up, dp? You know, I got to give you the biggest birthday shout out. Thank you for everything you do, brother. Also, another shout out to the Danettes. So I got a good question for you. For your birthday. We've been talking a lot of basketball and a lot of football. Is there a amount Rushmore for baseball?

[Dan Patrick]

Not recently that I've brought up on the show. I think it's tricky with the steroids. I think it's tricky where you put Bonds in there. Can you put Bonds in there? Feels like you might leave out a generation of players, you know, trying to sift through and say, yeah, he was clean. He wasn't. He was clean and then he wasn't. Yeah.

[Todd]

Paulie, let's say you went with Babe Ruth. That's obvious. Jackie Robinson impact obvious. Then you're down to two. And I think that's the hard two to fill. Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays and Hank Aaron.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, Ted Williams is the greatest hitter of all time. When you factor in three years in his prime, he was at war and he was a fighter pilot. He wasn't, you know, doing laundry or mail room or meet and greets. These were three prime years. I think he had 521 home runs. Let's say you just go, we're going to attach 35 home runs and, and put it on his total easily. He was. And he wasn't fast. He was just, I think, the greatest hitter. Now, Pete Rose has the hits. Ted Williams had, he had power, he had average. And we took away three of his years. He was in service.

[Paulie]

Yes, Mark, that's the crazy thing about baseball is that Ted Williams is regarded as the greatest hitter ever, but he doesn't have any World Series titles. And that's not important where you're talking about the greatest baseball players ever. We don't know how many World Series Babe Ruth has no Bonds, whoever.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, we know Bonds because he didn't win any.

[Paulie]

But no one's holding that against him.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, they pulled the steroids against him.

[Paulie]

Correct.

[Dan Patrick]

But fascinating, fascinating player when you look at what he was to what he became because he was like a whippet. He, he looked like he was £150, but he was stealing bases, you know, you know, all around great player. Yeah.

[Todd]

Paulie, if you look at the baseball, Mount Rushmore, the likely candidates, it's almost all guys before 1975, for various reasons. Shohei Otani has a chance.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I think if, if he has four or five more of these kind of years, Aaron Judge, if he has four of these kind of years, maybe you gotta win, though. Yes, Marvin.

[Paulie]

Aaron Judge needs to win World Series to be on the Mount Rushmore of the Yankees.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Paulie]

Because when you're playing for the Yankees, World Series matters. We just talked about World Series not matter. But if, if you play for the Yankees, that matters.

[Dan Patrick]

No, that's a great point. Of, of all the franchises, if you're playing for the Yankees, I want to know how many championships you have. Yes, Dylan, but I feel like in the same vein with the Yankees, it's like they're so rooted in their Yankee history. It's like Aaron Judge could do a lot. No, he's not going to pass like Mickey Mantle and the Yankees, you know? Well, Luke, Gary, I mean, they, the Yankees just have, I mean, they built their own park out there, a park within a park, just so they can honor all their great players. Anything else, Dylan? I was actually gonna say something about Ted Williams. I mean, he had a season where he bat 406 and he didn't sit out. He played the double header. Yeah, he could have sat down the second half, second game in the double header to dip below 400. Yes, they said, no, I'm playing Teddy ball game. Yes, he was. All right, let me take a break. Rich Eisenset to join us here in the man cave. Take a break, back after this.

[Todd]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Dan Patrick]

Friday at the end of the show I said the weekend's ready to start when you hear this. It's Miller time. I raised my glass to Miller Light. They've been doing it for 50 years now. They are iconic. They are the original. They're legendary. That's why I reach for a Miller Lite and you should too. Enjoy Miller time by enjoying Miller Lite in a place where you're free to enjoy yourself. You can have a walk with a family member. Now's the time. Because the best beers are the ones you don't expect. A taste you can depend on. Great beer trusted by beer lovers for 50 years. Simple ingredients, molted barley, that rich balanced toffee note flavors and that iconic golden color looks gorgeous and it tastes great. Cheers to legendary moments with Miller Lite. Great taste. 96 calories. You go to millerlight.com Patrick. You'll find delivery Options near you. Or pick up some Miller Light pretty much anywhere they sell beer. It's Miller time all the time, anytime. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 96 calories, 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces. It's Miller time. What a day. It's a meat Friday. It's my birthday. I can feel the love from the Danets. They all got me nice gifts. Paulie and Dylan came through with an autographed picture.

[Paulie]

You're welcome.

[Dan Patrick]

A handmade card. Man, do I feel special. And then Rich Eisen's here. He is, of course, NFL Game Day morning and the Rich Eisen show on the mothership. And now you have. This was SportsCenter Limited podcast series that you're doing interviews with SportsCenter anchors, including me. That's right. Later today.

[Paulie]

Later today.

[Dan Patrick]

What exactly is the platform here? What do we. What are we just reminiscing?

[Paulie]

That's it. You and I have done this before.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, we have. Yes.

[Paulie]

And it's just gonna. It's a fun series that. It's mostly in the can, but you're the missing piece.

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, how many of these interviews have you done?

[Paulie]

I've done five already.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

And you are the. You're the lead guest. You're the one who's.

[Dan Patrick]

We're.

[Paulie]

We're coming out of the shoot on June 5th on Disney plus and the ESPN app and my YouTube channel and wherever you get your podcasts, because you could watch it and listen to it.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

And, you know, I mean, the nostalgia of when we did what we did, you know, or you were doing before I even arrived, you know, with Ko and Berman and, you know, Bob Lee and Robin and Charlie. I mean, I can go down the whole lane here.

[Dan Patrick]

Who are the other anchors that you've.

[Paulie]

I interviewed Chris Berman at the Super Bowl.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

And Chris Fowler then stopped off in my LA show studio after coming back from the Australian Open.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

So I interviewed him there. Mike Greenberg in New York. And then just this past week, I interviewed Linda Cohn and Kilby Lord.

[Dan Patrick]

Kilby. Oh, kill. Craig Kilbourne. Yeah, Craig Gil. Killer. Yeah, Killer.

[Paulie]

He told some. He told some. He spun some yards. Dan. Including. I just. But it's just fun. Like, I provide the memories that I have. Obviously, you know, you and I go way back and, you know, and how I first arrived there and. And some fun stories about that. And Craig, he. He and I overlapped by about three months. And I'll never forget, he took me to dinner. Yes. Because we were doing a 2am sports center. He said, spark, do you want to go to dinner? And I'm like, sure. We hopped in his car, and he took me through the Kenny Rogers rolling roaster drive through.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah.

[Paulie]

In Southington.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

Beautiful downtown Southington.

[Dan Patrick]

That was in Plainville. That was Southern.

[Paulie]

It was Southington.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

And I'll never forget him. After we ordered our chicken, he turns to me and he proceeds to tell me that he's got another job offer and should he take it? And I'm like, again, I'm 26. I just showed up from Reading, California. This might have been, like, my 10th sports center I ever did. I'm like, why is he even asking me this? And he described the Daily show to me, and I'm like, sounds great, man. Like, that's. Go do it if that's what make you happy. Honestly, I didn't know him from Adam, so to recount that story with him now, you know, about 30 years later. Not about. It is 30 years later. That's what this show's all about, you know.

[Dan Patrick]

Have you reached out to Keith Olbermann?

[Paulie]

I have indeed, and I try to interview him when I was in New York recently, but schedules just didn't align. But he'll. He's up for doing it. Who else? But that's. This is just for the first season. I'm just doing six just to get this ball rolling. But I told you this, and. And this is, you know, no surprise. I mean, you're. You're the only person I'd want to be the first guest of this series because of what you've meant to me and what you did mean to me back then, what you mean to so many people. And, you know, and I appreciate you doing it.

[Dan Patrick]

The older I get, the better I was, though, Rich.

[Paulie]

Is that what it is?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, I think so. Because, you know, when you're doing it, when we did SportsCenter.

[Paulie]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

You're just trying to survive because it's really, really competitive. And I told people that. I tell people that it was cutthroat.

[Paulie]

Oh, yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Like, it wasn't. Hey, we're. We're rooting for you. You had people who were circling, you know, the Sports center set, waiting for somebody to keel over so they could sit in the chair.

[Paulie]

Well, and this is something that I plan on talking with you later. I mean, when. When KO left and your seat was open, it was on. I mean, it was way on for everybody wanted that seat next to you in the worst way. At least I know I did.

[Dan Patrick]

That was a bad time. It was a bad time for me because I. I didn't want to pick Keith successor. I wanted management to do it right. Because I wanted them to be on the hook for that person to sit in Keith's chair, which that's, you know, almost irreplaceable, you know, trying to get somebody to sit in there. And so I turned it around to management. I said, tell me who you want to watch at night.

[Paulie]

Right.

[Dan Patrick]

And I mean, I had my thoughts, but I was worried, were we going to try to recreate Keith and Dan? And I didn't want to do that because it wasn't fair, whoever sat there and. And then I thought, well, Linda Cohn could sit in, and then there won't be any comparison. And then they came back to me. I'm on a. I'm on a scouting trip with my son. I have no contact with anybody. They say they're going to make the decision over the next two days. And all of a sudden, I go to a convenience store to get a six pack of beer because I couldn't survive the scouting trip without having beer, even though they frowned upon that. You could lose a merit badge or something like that. And I see my phone, it's got a message, and it says, we're gonna go with Kenny Maine. And I called my boss and I said, I got your message. Okay. And that was it.

[Paulie]

Well, because we all assume that you would be giving 2 cents. I did not. And that had to be, you know, how to be tough for you. But I mean, again, this is the sort of stuff that this, this show, this was SportsCenter is all about, like, diving into this behind the scenes.

[Dan Patrick]

Sure.

[Paulie]

No, I can enter the airport. Can we just clip and save? But, yeah, like. And I think fans can't get enough of it, you know, and when you came back and did your show with.

[Dan Patrick]

With.

[Paulie]

With Keith, you know, a few years ago when you did your show with Kilbourne, because we, he and I talked about that. That was the last time he did SportsCenter. Fans can't get enough of it, Dan. They really can't. I mean, I did it twice in the last year, and the reaction that I got was overwhelming and obviously humbling and awesome. It's just a different time. And that's why I'm just diving straight into the nostalgia.

[Dan Patrick]

He's Rich Eisen joining us here in the man cave in the podcast. This was SportsCenter taking off the this is SportsCenter campaign June 5th on Disney+ ESPN, the Rich Eisen show as well the schedule release.

[Paulie]

Yes, sir.

[Dan Patrick]

When did it become a thing?

[Paulie]

When we were starting NFL Network, and we're like, what are we gonna do in between games being played? And, you know, and how are we going to follow through on the branding that we put out there? The very first NFL Network super bowl commercial was in 2004, after we launched in OH3 in the middle of the Patriots and Panthers Super Bowl. Jake Delome versus Tom Brady. And it was.

[Scott Van Pelt]

Right.

[Dan Patrick]

Was that Janet Jackson?

[Paulie]

It wasn't which me. And this commercial was amazing because they. We got the rights to Tomorrow from Annie, and we had Jerry Jones and Bill Parcells and Warren Sapp and Terrell Owens and all the stars of the day singing Tomorrow. Because the day after the super bowl is when NFL Network, you should still tune in because everybody's O and O. All 32 teams are active, and we're going to be all over it. That was the branding of the commercial, and I'll never forget it. I found a TV in the. In the stadium in a. In a suite. I snuck in so I could see the commercial was very big for me and everybody that worked there. And then it was in the commercial pod right after halftime. Nobody saw it. Not a soul saw the commercial. As a matter of fact, it was the most rewound TiVo moment in the history of that DVR.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

So nobody saw the commercial, but we had to come. We had to follow through on it, though, Dan. We had to start coming up with things that we had to cover. And one of the first things we came up with was what if we eventize the schedule being released? Like what. What if we're celebrating paperwork? You know what I mean? Which is basically what it is.

[Dan Patrick]

Same thing with the draft. It's just calling out names.

[Paulie]

That is it. I mean, like, you could do the NFL draft like your fantasy league and do it in 2. 2 hours and be done with it, but it's a show. And now it's something massive where it's like the super bowl for every team's social media group, and they've been better out of them and great at it. These are. These are fun videos to watch. And now it's a big thing. And now, you know, the NFL times it with their 10 different partners and all the upfronts, and everybody announces a game here in a game there. And I think it just. It just gives the NFL a big splash. In the middle of May right now.

[Dan Patrick]

Is there such a thing as too much football?

[Paulie]

I don't think so. Do you?

[Dan Patrick]

I think we. I Think we want. I think we're, we're inching closer to. Are you going to watch all the games?

[Paulie]

Well, I think you're, you're asking a lot of people when, you know, Thanksgiving is one thing. Hey, we're all sitting around. We don't want to talk to each other. Let's watch a game. Or you've spoken to each other enough. Let's watch a game. And there's three of them now. It's a Wednesday and a Friday with the three in the middle. If I'm the NBA, I'm like, what you're looking at that Christmas Day triple header.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, they crushed those.

[Paulie]

And the NFL, you could see the NFL is deciding to just keep on raising the ante on those holiday specials. Yeah, I mean, the Thanksgiving games used to be, you know, two games, and it didn't matter who the Lions or the Cowboys were playing. Now, you know, last year they put the chiefs in Dallas. 57 million viewers for that one. And the NFL is like, all right, let's. Let's see if they, you know, this year, last year, can hold this year's beer. And they decide to put the Eagles in Dallas after the Bears and the Lions, before the Chiefs and the Bills, and that's after the Rams and the packers kick it off on a Wednesday, and the Steelers and the Broncos have at it on a Friday. So that's asking a lot of people to watch all five.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I think we're doing a disservice to Sunday afternoon schedules. Like, I worry about that, where we're kind of kicking games to the curb, you know, like Sunday at 1 and Sunday at 4:30. Sunday night is still going to be special with NBC.

[Paulie]

Okay, so you're lighting a candle for Scott Hansen, is that what you're saying?

[Dan Patrick]

Right.

[Caller]

Game.

[Paulie]

It's a red game. It's not even a zone anymore. All right, well, they're on the 23 yard line and it's okay. Sure.

[Dan Patrick]

What happens to the NFL Network?

[Paulie]

Oh, what do you mean, games now? Well, the games are now. They're still on NFL Network. There's seven of them, five international, two others.

[Dan Patrick]

Nothing changes, though, with the marriage.

[Paulie]

No. I have been told Sunday, game day, morning that I'm hosting is the same. And so is the combine in the draft. We're going to. We're still going to have the combine. We're still on the draft, the rest of it. I mean, we didn't have a scheduled release show for the first time in years. I don't, I don't know if that's an indication other than just, you know.

[Dan Patrick]

But do you want to be introduced as ESPN's Rich Eisen or the NFL Network's Rich Eisenhower?

[Paulie]

How about, you know, you're. You're good friend here on your birthday.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, I know, but I have to say. Oh, okay. You know, Rich Eisenhower, NFL Networks. Rich Eisen, who also works for the Mothership.

[Paulie]

The Rich Eisen shows. Rich Eisen. Just so. Because you could say my name twice in the same sentence.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, okay. Product placement.

[Paulie]

There you go. Yeah, it's all about the branding. But, no, it doesn't matter to me. But it's pretty wild to me. It's. I'll tell this story to you. When I went back and I did SportsCenter in Bristol, or did I tell you this when I called you the other day? Whatever. I'll tell it here because, you know, 23 years ago, I got handed a cardboard box, and I was with your remains.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, I was escorted.

[Paulie]

Yes, sir, I was escorted, man. I went in, and then I was escorted. And then Pete McConville and Gus Ramsey. You know, you're.

[Dan Patrick]

Was I there when you got escorted?

[Paulie]

I don't think so.

[Dan Patrick]

23 years ago.

[Paulie]

23 years ago.

[Dan Patrick]

But I was there, and they.

[Paulie]

They helped me clear out my apartment after I got escorted. So I had a cardboard box, and when I went back this time, I wore my show gear. I wore a Rich Eisen show, like, pullover. And I did that on purpose because I'm like, you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna wear my show gear because I'm a partner of espn. I'm not just an employee. I'm a partner. Damn straight. Okay. I'm a partner. I'm gonna walk through that same door with my show gear that I walked out of with my cardboard box that was escorted out. And not only could I not find that place when I first got there, because it's a totally different spot. I finally found it, and it's now a brick wall. So, like, okay, I'm so glad I spent all that energy on that. But it's just totally changed. It's totally changed. But it's wild that, you know, I have an ESPN ID now, and I am a. An ESPN employee again, working for the spot that I left to go start. It's. You can't make it up. You know, it's wild.

[Dan Patrick]

When I went back after 10 years and I was on with Van Pelt, and I. I showed up at the security desk with Paulie.

[Paulie]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

And I didn't Want to go back? I still had bad feelings there and some things that happened behind the scenes. But Scott said, hey, look, I'm launching this show. Will you please come on? And I said, yes, I'll do it for you. I get there at the security desk and the guy goes, ID, please. I said, I. I helped build this place. Yeah. And then he goes, I still need an id. So he gave me a, hello, my name is Dan. So he gave me a name tag, which I wore on the show with Van Pelt. I'm like, all right. And then I remember the producer, Mike McQuaid goes, hey, can you take that off? I go, no, no, Q, I'm gonna wear this. Yeah, I, I, you know, they don't. This guy didn't care, didn't know, didn't matter. Yes.

[Todd]

Paulie and Rich, on the way out, Dan lit up the tires and did a patch. Parking lot.

[Paulie]

Are you serious?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. I had my truck. And then I'm like, all right for you. And I burned my, I burned rubber.

[Caller]

Rubber?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

It's so funny because when I did the Sports Center a few weeks ago, I showed up early and they had, they have this terrific team there for special pieces and features involving SportsCenter. And we shot a, you know, of, this was SportsCenter kind of mock up, old school commercial based on my return. And one of the segments or parts of the piece was I walk up and my card doesn't work. And so the guy, we had this guy in New York accent who was really working behind the security desk scream, can I see some id? And I held up a picture of me and stuart from like 30 years ago. And the guy goes, really? That's the sort of thing you're talking about? Like, you know, I've been here, you know, like you did with Keith and all of the colleagues you had in the day created something incredibly special, man, that still, it still resonates today. It's part of your fan base as you sit in that chair. And it's also part of the reason why, you know, Van Pelt says you, I want you to please come and why I'm physically here and appreciate you doing this on your birthday because you know you deserve it. I know you don't like people talking about you, but it's the truth, man. But you're the man.

[Dan Patrick]

We'll take a break. It's a meat Friday if you want to join us.

[Paulie]

I have already seen what's going down out there, and I would be offended if you ask me to leave.

[Dan Patrick]

All right.

[Paulie]

To Be honest.

[Dan Patrick]

You'll be able to see this episode June 5th on Disney Plus ESPN the Rich Eisen Show YouTube channel wherever you get your podcast. Rich Eisen of NFL Network Esports espn, espn, NFL Slash Network Take a break Back after this.

[Todd]

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I don't want to miss the lineup.

[Todd]

I'm gonna ask that man for directions.

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Hi there. We're trying to get to the stadium.

[Todd]

Well you're gonna take a left at the old oak tree at this here road. Nah, I'm just kidding. Let me get my phone out.

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Actually, can you pull up the way to a T Mobile store?

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[Dan Patrick]

A lot of fun today. A lot of fun. My thanks to Rich Eisenhou. Came in. Also Scott Van Pelt, who joined us from the PGA Championship. And Albert Brear, Monday morning quarterback. Also you as well. Thank you. Last call for phone calls. Any other surprises here? Paul?

[Todd]

Dan, right on cue. I'd like to call the big German to come in. Oh, Eric Jones. Okay, the big German I think is on cue.

[Dan Patrick]

Ready to roll in Eric Jones and me.

[Todd]

A lovely, lovely cake.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. I got a birthday cake. It says have happy, happy birthday dp. I like to smash Todd with this.

[Scott Van Pelt]

Really?

[Todd]

Your day?

[Dan Patrick]

I would. That's dense. That. That is a heavy, heavy cake. Thank you. Thank you. I guess we have meet Friday, hang out, have a couple of beers and then I'm gonna sit down, do an interview with Rich Eisen for espn. Yes. Dylan. Did you think you'd be getting two kinds of cake today? Dan well, one's a meat cake and I've never seen that before. Chef Greg rectech.com Damn, that's a. That's a masterpiece, what he created there. You're not supposed to bring your food out here, Dylan. You're not supposed to eat it when you're on the show. I'm looking at it. Oh, yeah, it is. This is quite the assembly of things here. It's basically a slice. So he cut me a piece. It's a slice of pizza with brisket wrapped in prosciutto with pulled pork wrapped in prosciutto with mashed potatoes with a chicken leg and burnt ends on top. Yes.

[Todd]

Paulie, I got a topic for you I've been thinking about today. If I told you when you were 22, working in Dayton, FMDJ, trying to get a job in sports, that you turned 70 on national TV and radio, still doing what you love, you would have said, what?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know if I would have thought that I could hang around that long. But I got great advice when I first started, and it's advice I give. Students at my broadcasting school have a long shelf life. Don't be gimmicky. Make sure you do it. You do it the right way, because then you're always employable. If you get to the point where you do a shtick, then people get tired of that and your shelf life is greatly diminished. But I had somebody, a mentor, who said, do it the right way, you'll always have a job. Hasn't always been hot take or anything crazy. It's more of just, I want to be consistent now. It's open to interpretation. Consistently great, consistently good. But that's always the goal. And, you know, I've been fortunate to be around great people. I think that above everything else, when you surround yourself with great people, it's. It's hard not to get better. And I think that I've been fortunate to be able to do that. Enough talk about me, but thank you again for today and the opportunity to do this, because you're, you know, part of the reason why I want to continue to do this for the next two years, and then I'll get tired of you, and then that's when I have to retire in two years.

[Paulie]

Todd, you're not gonna get tired of us?

[Dan Patrick]

No, I'm already tired.

[Todd]

I think you just say that, but

[Paulie]

deep down, there's a lot of, what did I.

[Dan Patrick]

What did I say to you today? Would you rather if I said, I didn't like you, but you were funnier? Or I said that I loved you and you, or like you are right

[Paulie]

now, not funny that I chose being funnier. And maybe you Dislike.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Maybe someday that'll happen, Todd.

[Paulie]

I think we'll get there.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

Who knows when eventually we'll work towards it it.

[Dan Patrick]

As I always say. I often say I love you. I don't always like you.

[Paulie]

That's fair. That's a very well said. That's very accurate, I guess.

[Dan Patrick]

Want to thank Rec Tech again for giving away the Rec Tech Grill on my birthday. Rectq Tim in Washington. Good morning, Tim. What do you have for me again? How are you?

[Caller]

Happy birthday.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Dan.

[Caller]

You're talking about Normandy earlier and hiring an historian. Follow back on that, if I may. My girlfriend's grandfather died in Strasbourg two days before the war ended. We went back there for the 75th anniversary and hired a historian and did the Omaha Beach. And he got the morning letters from her. His true her from her grandfather's troop. And he took us trekking through where his troop trek through during the war. And one final note is you talked about the cemeteries and the American cemetery, all the crosses. You could look down any angle and it was perfectly straight and up on a hill and the sun and all that. And then you went to the German cemetery and it was dark.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, the stone that they used is dark in the German cemetery. World War II. Todd, what'd you learn today?

[Paulie]

Staying with that theme? The best birthday gift you may have ever received was from your wife. That trip to Normandy with a local tour guide.

[Dan Patrick]

Dylan, did you learn anything? Todd got you the paperback edition of the guide to Main Go.

[Paulie]

They didn't have a hardcover version. Marvin, you recruited Van Pelt, the espn.

[Dan Patrick]

Paul, happy birthday, buddy. Thank you, bud. Todd, what did I learn today?

[Paulie]

SVP agrees with you. Scotty Sheffield is like the Pete Sampras of golf.

[Todd]

Not a lot of personality to go with the greatness.

[Dan Patrick]

Again, thank you. Thank you to the audience. Get this opportunity to continue to do something I truly love. And the Danettes and the backroom guys as well. Have yourself a great weekend, a safe weekend, and we look forward to talking to you on Monday.

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[Paulie]

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[Todd]

left on the clock so your team always gets the win.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Todd]

by Granger for the ones who get it done. This is an iHeart podcast.

[Dan Patrick]

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