Off Their ROCKER & Using Our LAST Brain Cell | OVERPROMISED

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show (OVERPROMISED): "Off Their ROCKER & Using Our LAST Brain Cell"

Date: February 19, 2026
Hosts: Covino & Rich (filling in for Dan Patrick)
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Episode Overview

Covino & Rich, filling in for Dan Patrick, use their trademark humor and candid style to break down the wildest stories in sports and pop culture. This episode centers on the theme of being "off their rocker"—highlighting out-of-control athletes and bizarre, brain-cell-testing sports. The hosts discuss news and upcoming fights, compile a list of the most "unhinged" athletes, and riff on both real and absurd niche sports that make you question humanity’s decision-making. The episode is packed with playful banter and irreverent, but knowledgeable sports talk.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. Upcoming Sports and Weekend Fights

Timestamps: 02:39–03:56

• Covino & Rich hype up major upcoming events: World Baseball Classic, NBA ramp-up, NFL Draft, and a busy fight schedule.
• Highlighted fights include Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night, Floyd Mayweather’s fight, and the return of Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey.
• Covino notes Sean Strickland’s reputation:

  "Sean Strickland, just off his rocker, unhinged. Probably the biggest maniac in the fight game ever... This guy can’t speak a sentence without offending somebody." (03:23–04:18)

• The hosts agree Strickland’s press presence is "almost funny... and sad all at the same time." (04:41)

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2. "Unhinged" Athletes: Top Out-of-Control Sports Figures

Timestamps: 04:48–10:17

• Covino & Rich compile a list of the wildest, most unhinged athletes, focusing on those whose on- and off-field antics overshadowed logic and decorum:
  • Antonio Brown:
    • Noted for erratic behavior, including his infamous jersey-stripping exit and current bankruptcy drama while flaunting expensive purchases.
    • "I am crazy, baby." – Rich quoting Antonio Brown (06:05)
  • John Rocker:
    • Recalled for racist and offensive comments about New York and "minorities"; the hosts stress how such behavior would be impossible to ignore today.
    • "John Rocker was the most unwelcome dude at then Shea Stadium in New York." – Rich (06:52)
  • Dennis Rodman:
    • Celebrated for his eccentricity (cross-dressing wedding, wild excuses like women "falling from the ceiling"), unlikely friendships (Kim Jong Un), and unpredictable absences.
    • "Dennis Rodman is definitely on the list, especially for the time. He was a wild man. Out of control." – Covino (08:51)
  • Tonya Harding:
    • Cited for scandal related to the attack on Nancy Kerrigan, with winks to the "I, Tonya" film.
    • "The fact that someone took a pipe to Nancy Kerrigan’s leg..." – Rich (09:28)
  • (Brief reference) O.J. Simpson is purposely excluded from deeper discussion due to the seriousness of his crimes.

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3. "Who Might Be Ass?"—Boxers on the Brink

Timestamps: 10:41–13:44

• Focus shifts to the upcoming Ryan Garcia vs. Mario Barrios title fight, questioning Garcia’s future as a "serious boxer" after lackluster performances and losses to Rolly Romero and Gervonta Davis.
  • "If Ryan Garcia loses to Mario Barrios, he might be ass." – Covino (11:24)
  • "This might be the end of him as a serious boxer...Barrios, who's got more weapons than Ryan Garcia, but Ryan Garcia has better weapons." – Covino (12:16–12:52)
• Note on Garcia’s social media antics and possible "unhinged" status.

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4. Bizarre & "Last Brain Cell" Sports

Timestamps: 17:36–23:37

• The hosts explore some of the world’s dumbest and most dangerous sports, riffing on how absurd human competitions can get:
  • Run It:
    • New craze in Australasia involving full-speed collisions; labeled as pure "brain damage bait."
    • "Two athletes, 20 meters apart, brain damage. Bait." – Covino (17:52)
    • "Oh, that guy’s dead." – Rich (18:06)
  • Power Slap:
    • Dana White’s viral slap competition, criticized for breaking the #1 fighting rule, "protect yourself at all times."
    • "Is it our last brain cell? Pretty much." – Covino (20:02)
  • Other "last brain cell" sports discussed:
    • Dwarf tossing
    • Limbo skating ("That’s pretty impressive though.") – Rich (21:04)
    • Joggling (jogging and juggling)
    • Toe wrestling ("Toe wrestler on a first date... what’s your side hustle dude? Yeah, toe wrestle." – Rich, 22:21)
    • LARPing & thumb wrestling—lighthearted references to odd niche hobbies.
  • Comedy references to Seinfeld’s bits about the biathlon and involuntary luge, as well as Colin Jost’s harrowing Olympic bobsled experience.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Sean Strickland and unhinged athletes:

  "This guy can’t speak a sentence without offending somebody. He’s just out of control." – Covino (04:18)

• On sports fandom and tolerance:

  "When athletes are really good at what they do, we’ve tolerated quite a bit over the years..." – Rich (05:12)

• On Power Slap’s questionable premise:

  "Of course I’m watching. It’s like watching a train wreck. But is it safe? Is it fun? Is it our last brain cell? Pretty much." – Covino (20:02)

• On odd sports:

  "Are you kid involved in any sports? The kid, your kid playing?... I got one kid, he’s a larper. He’s larping. Yeah. And the other kid, he’s a jogger. Yeah, he’s a joggler." – Covino (21:32–21:37)

• On announcing fake tournament:

  "Is this the time that I should announce our first ever Kavino Rich toe wrestling tournament?" – Rich (23:43)

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Segment Timestamps

• 02:16 – Episode starts, show explanation, and overview of sports calendar
• 03:23 – Sean Strickland’s controversial persona and upcoming UFC fight
• 04:48 – Launch into the list of most out-of-control athletes
• 10:41 – "Who Might Be Ass?" — Ryan Garcia must-win fight and potential career decline
• 13:44 – Ryan Garcia’s career recap and pop culture tangents
• 17:36 – "Are we using our last brain cell?" Introduction to the world’s most bizarre sports
• 20:02 – Critique of Power Slap and similar viral competitions
• 21:04 – Miscellaneous weird sports (limbo skating, joggling, toe wrestling)
• 23:37 – Episode wrap-up, playful consideration of hosting a toe-wrestling championship

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Tone and Style

Covino & Rich maintain their signature mix of bro-humor, irreverence, and pop culture references, dishing candid opinions with tongue-in-cheek irony while still offering solid observations about the unpredictability of sports figures and fan culture.

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Summary Takeaway

Listeners get a high-energy, fun ride through the most "off their rocker" characters in sports and laugh-out-loud examples of humanity’s strangest competitions. The hosts question what it means to be "unhinged" in the sports world and why, as fans, we continue to be drawn to such madness—reminding us that the line between entertainment and absurdity is often blurry, but always fascinating.

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Hashtags: #OverPromised #UnhingedAthletes #LastBrainCellSports #SportsComedy

Next Up: "Kavino Rich Toe-Wrestling Tournament"? Stay tuned…

Transcript

[Podcast Host]

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[Rich]

Segregation in the day, integration at night.

[Podcast Host]

It was like stepping in another world. Was he a businessman? A criminal? A hero?

[Covino]

Charlie was an example of power. They had to crush him.

[Podcast Host]

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[Covino]

A cookie?

[Podcast Host]

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[Rich]

Hey, if they'll kill a cop and bury him, what are they gonna do to me?

[Podcast Host]

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[Covino]

Promise? Do it.

[Rich]

Do it. Do it. Oh yeah.

[Covino]

Buddies 128, welcome. Covino and Rich. Over Promise. Perhaps you heard us this week filling in for Dan Patrick. We came, we saw, oh, we conquered. DP3, the Dan Patrick Hatrick. And of course we're on Monday through Friday. Normally five to seven on the east, two to four on the west. Everything right here at Covino and Rich. FSR hit. Subscribe welcome to our bonus pod. Over promised.

[Rich]

Before you know it, World Baseball Classic. Before you know it, some great fights. Before you know it, NBA into full gear. NFL draft. But can I give me some shitty news I just saw? Not news, but I looked up. When is our next three day weekend? Like we just had a nice holiday Weekend people had Presidents Day off.

[Covino]

Way to start the show. Debbie Downer, Memorial Day.

[Rich]

Thanks.

[Covino]

Negative.

[Rich]

I know. Easter Sunday, but we don't get days off of that. So everyone watching and listening. You got to use those company holidays because we don't have. There's no national holiday for two and a half months.

[Covino]

Well, I'll give you something good to look forward to. What? You got some good fights this weekend, man. Some good fights.

[Rich]

Yeah. Let's go. I know you're also pumped about, what, a month from now?

[Covino]

Mike.

[Rich]

Titan Floyd Mayweather.

[Podcast Host]

Yeah.

[Covino]

And you got Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey. Lots of announcements this week. And speaking of fights this weekend, it's a UFC main event. UFC Fight Night. It's a middleweight main event, bro. Strickland, 29 7, vs. Anthony Hernandez, 15 2. And Strickland, Sean Strickland, just off his rocker, unhinged. Probably the biggest maniac in the fight game ever. And we're talking about guys like Mike Tyson. Guys get punched in the head for a living.

[Rich]

Dude, the. The press conference with this dude, people were just like, yeah, keep going, keep going. I listen. This is an uncensored podcast. I don't even want to play some of the stuff this guy said.

[Covino]

I would feel uncomfortable playing the things this guy said.

[Rich]

He went after gay people, trans people, women, every. Like this guy. He's so fucking unhinged. I don't know what. Where he isn't offensive.

[Covino]

This guy can't speak a sentence without offending somebody. He's just out of control.

[Rich]

It's insane.

[Covino]

So I leave that on you. Over. Promise, Fox Sports Radio Nation. If you haven't seen his press conferences or any of the hype leading up to this fight or any interview with this maniac, again, too many punches to the dome, I think. Check him out on your own time.

[Rich]

Honestly, it's worth watching that.

[Covino]

It's almost funny. It's sad and funny all at the same time.

[Rich]

I mean, you could get a laugh out of it because you're like, yo, is this guy. Is he fucking for real?

[Covino]

It's unbelievable. So it got us thinking, right? Yeah. We've lived in some crazy times, watched some crazy fights, some crazy athletes who are the most unhinged athletes of our lifetime.

[Rich]

Well, listen, Sean Strickland, I'll give you the analogy. You know, when a girl, super hot, let's say she's got an ass, you praise. Let's say she's got the perfect body.

[Covino]

You know, ass worship is a big

[Rich]

thing, but you know, when a girl is like a 12. You'll put up with her being the biggest pain in the ass ever. When athletes are really good at what they do. We've tolerated quite a bit over the years, and I'm glad you compiled the list with me because besides Strickland being a good fighter, for years we tried to find a home for Antonio Brown, team to team to team, until he finally ripped off his jersey and left the field. We tried to do everything to accommodate this guy.

[Covino]

I mean, what an exit. And the sad part, again, much like Strickland, it's sad and funny all at the same time. Sad part is how great he was. And when we met him early in his career, what a nice, personable dude he was. I don't know what happened, but even just this week he's in the news because he's filing for bankruptcy or whatever. Meanwhile, he's posting videos of his brand new grill. Have you seen it?

[Rich]

Of course I have.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

I am crazy, baby.

[Covino]

I am crazy. $100,000 grill, $100,000 diamond grill. But he's bankrupt. Look at this guy. What happened? Off his rocker?

[Rich]

No, not off his rocke. Unhinged.

[Covino]

Unhinged.

[Rich]

Well, speaking of, speaking of Rockers, John Rocker, Atlanta Braves Pitcher in the 2000s, late 90s, 2000s. Remember he talked about all the minorities in New York and said all this racist stuff and everyone's like, ah, that's John Rocker.

[Covino]

Yeah. I'm thinking back to all the earlier highlights I have in my dome in the brain. I'm thinking like the mad Hungarian Al Hrabosy, the pitcher, the guys that seemed unhinged. But then you got John Rocker and he takes the cake because something just offended everybody. Let's.

[Rich]

Let's make a. A line in the sand. Yeah, that's the saying, right? A line in the sand.

[Covino]

Line in the sand.

[Rich]

This side. Like unhinged, meaning, like peculiar. I'm talking unhinged, like, says some shit that you're like, what did they say? John Rocker was the most unwelcome dude at then Shea Stadium in New York. He insulted everything about the melting pot that is New York City. And yo, if he said that today, you know, no doubt he'd be kicked out of the league.

[Covino]

And when we say line of the same back then, we're also excluding, like, people who got arrested for crazy things and like, domestic abuse.

[Rich]

Yeah. I said, because it's so serious. I'm keeping like, children and spouses, like any abuse type of stuff, I'm keeping out of this. Like, I mean, you gotta put Aaron Hernandez on this list. No, this is more of a yo, they're unhinged.

[Covino]

These guys are out of control. And speaking of John Rocker, right? He's a guy who comes to mind and we still talk about. Because he was so out of control, so unhinged. He only played six years, but he was part of that winning Braves dynasty, right? But six years, he was 13 and 22, 88 saves. Like we have this vision that we dealt with him only because he was great. He was okay. He was just more of a person stuff.

[Rich]

Said a lot of stuff.

[Covino]

A lot of things.

[Rich]

I don't think this guy is mean spirit. In fact, I think he might just be misunderstood, but unhinged as well. Dennis Rodman, out of control. I don't know what story I like better and I know you know the stories. Actually, you know what? As Spot, our video guy shows a picture of him getting married with a wig on. How about that story as a woman unhinged. But my two favorite stories about Dennis Rodman, and I was gonna say, or I could add, when he hung out with Kim Jong Un, I was gonna say when he told Carmen Electra, women fell out of the ceiling. That's why he cheated.

[Covino]

She caught him cheating. That was his excuse. Yeah, they fell from the ceiling.

[Rich]

And the other Dennis Rodman story that we learned when we watched Last Dance, he was mia, Phil Jackson, Michael Jordan, Pippen. No one could find them. There he is with Kim Jong Un, which is wild. They turn on the TV and he's hanging with Hollywood Hogan in the nwo.

[Covino]

He wrestled. He had different color hair.

[Rich]

Unhinged.

[Covino]

He was one of the first with all those tattoos, right? Piercings, everything. The worm man. Dennis Rodman is definitely on the list, especially for the time. Because even at the time, he was the only guy who's tatted up like that and pierced like that and was wild like that. He was a wild man. Out of control. Dennis Rodman. At the same time, he was a great basketball player, greatest rebounder, maybe ever.

[Rich]

I don't think anyone says bad things about him. So that's why I'm saying it's not like he's a bad dude, just unhinged.

[Covino]

And I think the last one is sort of borderline. Cuz she did commit crimes.

[Rich]

I mean, well, here's the deal. Yeah, you could blame it on Gillooly and his goons.

[Covino]

That's it.

[Rich]

But the reality is, Tanya Harding, the fact that whether she claims involvement or not, the fact that someone took a pipe to Nancy Kerrigan's leg, it is

[Covino]

Olympic season and we did get I Tanya out of it, which is a pretty good movie.

[Rich]

Margot Robbie. Yeah, Showing off that she's not just hot, she's called.

[Covino]

That's called glamour casting, by the way. Margot Robbie. So, yeah, we're not bringing OJ up into this conversation, right? Just Tanya Harding.

[Rich]

I mean, can we end with OJ OJ Simpson. There he is. Oh, poor Tanya. Can you go back to that spot? Poor Nancy Kerrigan.

[Podcast Host]

Why? Why?

[Covino]

Oh, man, so terrible. And it ties into the Winter Olympics. There you go.

[Rich]

Am I wrong by remembering she won silver?

[Covino]

I don't remember, but it did.

[Rich]

Nancy Kerrigan win silver.

[Covino]

Well, you know, that's your boy chat GPT. I don't remember how that ended.

[Rich]

I use Chad GPT.

[Covino]

All right, so again, based on Sean Strickland this weekend against Anthony Hernande, a lot of people tuning in just to see him get an ass whooping. Middleweight main event, UFC Fight night this weekend, this dude out of control. That being said, enjoy the fights. Speaking of fights, by the way, she

[Rich]

won bronze in 92 and silver in 94. Never won a gold medal. Nancy Kerrigan.

[Covino]

Okay, speaking of fights, that leads us to something we do on over promised a list. You don't want to be on conversation. You want to be part of. They might be ass. Who might be ass this week? Well, they're not quite as yet, but I'll tell you this based on fights this weekend. IPS, Ryan Garcia, 24 2. Ryan Garcia is fighting for the 147 WBC strap, as they say. He's fighting Mario Barrios, who's 29, 2 and 2, the Aztec warrior. If Ryan Garcia loses to Mario Barrios, he might be ass. Let me tell you why you want to hear.

[Rich]

His last four fights is a good fighter, but Barrios is boring. So Garcia has a chance to win back some fans because his last fight was boring as hell. When he fought what's his face. Who did Ryan Garcia fight last time?

[Covino]

He fought and lost to Rolly Romero. Yes.

[Rich]

So that was boring. That was his worst fight.

[Covino]

Well, his last four fights were this. He got knocked out by Gervonta Davis. Then he beat Oscar Duarte. Yeah, no contest. Devin Haney, even though he was dominant, Austerine ruined the fight. No contest. Then unanimous decision while getting knocked down by Rolly Romero. So if he loses this fight, this run he has is popular run, boxer,

[Rich]

social media superstar, handsome guy, but. And he's a little to. Speaking of the last conversation, a little unhinged. You've seen him saying some Questionable stuff on social media.

[Covino]

Right. This might be the end of him as a serious boxer. I'm not saying it's the end of Ryan Garcia. I'm saying as a serious boxer because Mario Barrios, who has the 147 belt, WBC, his last two fights ended in a draw. He's sort of a boring. He's got more weapons than Ryan Garcia, but Ryan Garcia has better weapons. He got a draw against Abel Ramos and He fought in 148 year old Manny Pacquiao. Yeah, Pacquiao, 46, 48 years old and he got a draw against Pacquiao. So if Garcia can't beat Mario Barrios, it's over. But it's going to be a battle.

[Rich]

Garcia, you know, Garcia had the bad loss against Rolly Romero. Yeah, that was embarrassing. The loss against Gervonta. Tank Davis, that's fine. Remember the body shot he took in the. And just couldn't recover.

[Covino]

Well, he had the, the weight clause. He was dehydrated.

[Rich]

The reality is he lost to the best pound for pound guy in Tank Davis. I'm not holding that against Ryan Garcia, but I think he needs to recover from that really shitty, boring. Remember New York City closed down Times Square fight. That, that was all lackluster. That was Garcia's loss.

[Covino]

That was a big upset.

[Rich]

That was terrible.

[Covino]

So if Ryan, if he loses, Ryan Garcia as a boxer might be ass. So we're hoping to see a ready to fight and prepared Ryan Garcia of the past. Let's go.

[Rich]

I'll watch that. If I, if I catch up on Today Taylor's and Love is Blind, then I'll watch Ryan Garcia fight.

[Covino]

And the Cat Williams special, bro, you got to watch. That was good.

[Rich]

What he said. Have a square head.

[Covino]

He said 50 Cent has a square head. Like Herman Munster.

[Rich]

Like Herman Munster. He doesn't respect.

[Covino]

Speaking of fights, he talks a lot about Mike Tyson. How he put money on Mike Tyson

[Rich]

to beat Jake Paul.

[Covino]

And when he saw Mike Tyson with his ass out, he knew it was over.

[Rich]

I mean, I think we, I think we all did. I remember when Mike Tyson came down to the ring, I was like, why did I bet on Mike Tyson?

[Covino]

Hey, Ryan Garcia might be asked if he loses this month.

[Rich]

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[Podcast Host]

When segregation was the law, one mysterious black club owner had his own rules. We didn't worry about what went on outside. It was like stepping in another world. Inside Charlie's Place, black and white people danced together. But not everyone was happy about it.

[Rich]

You saw the kkk.

[Podcast Host]

Yeah, they was dressed up in their uniform.

[Covino]

The KKK set out to raid Charlie,

[Podcast Host]

take him away from here.

[Covino]

Charlie was an example of power. They had to crush him.

[Podcast Host]

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[Rich]

And the winner of the iHeart Podcast Award is.

[Covino]

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[Podcast Host]

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[Covino]

A homicide captain saying detective, do not

[Rich]

find out if this guy's guilty or innocent. Who does that?

[Podcast Host]

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[Covino]

I wouldn't do it alone.

[Podcast Host]

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[Covino]

May the best man win. I think it's going to be a decent one.

[Rich]

I think there's a trend on today's over promise. We went over unhinged athletes. We just talked about who might Be ass. And now we're going to get into. Are we using our last brain cell?

[Covino]

Last brain cell, last living brain cell. There's a new sport in town. It's not basketball. It's even dumber than that. They're calling it Run It. And it's exploding in Australasia, and they're saying it's the next level sport.

[Rich]

Did you just make up like a country?

[Covino]

That's what they're saying. It's the exploding Sport in Australasia. Two athletes, 20 meters apart, brain damage. Bait. Take a look.

[Rich]

What is this? Just full force.

[Covino]

That's it.

[Rich]

Oh, that guy's dead.

[Covino]

1. He died right there.

[Rich]

Concussion.

[Covino]

One dude carries the ball, other dude full speed, trying to stop him. It's like an old football drill going 100 miles per hour.

[Rich]

You know when. When. One of the scariest moments in the NFL. Remember when Tua was on his back and his hands were like.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Shaking and that. That was. I don't know, the scariest.

[Covino]

Two dudes, two concussions, and you got all these fans loving every second of it.

[Rich]

On purpose.

[Covino]

Yeah. And it's called Run it.

[Rich]

This isn't wide receiver over the middle on a slam pattern and Ronnie Lott hits him in 1989. This is on purpose.

[Covino]

So it's not the first basketball level of dump sport we've seen in recent history. There's other ones. Yeah, run it. Crush it. Crush your skull is what's happening here. Again, other sports that require your last brain cell. Dana White's behind one of them, and that's Power slap. Again, very viral. You've seen these videos. And it breaks the first rule of fighting. Protect yourself at all times. That's what makes us terrible. No one's protecting themselves. Now. There it is. What does the referee say?

[Rich]

A referee says, protect yourself at all times.

[Covino]

Shake hands, have a good fight. That's what makes this terrible.

[Rich]

Can't lie.

[Covino]

Ufc, boxing. You're protecting yourself. Swimming in, not getting wet. Stick and move. There's no sticking. There's. There's only sticking. There's no moving.

[Rich]

Can't lie. I've thought about doing this to you, but no, I can't lie. If Dana White said. Covino, Rich, you guys want to come hang? Front row. Power slap. I hate to say but we'd go, but it seems so barbaric. And I'm not some big.

[Covino]

Because you're a sitting duck.

[Rich]

I'm not some big lamer. I'm not some Pusetta. I like a good fight, but you're right. Defenseless seems wrong.

[Covino]

Like, that's the difference with Power Slap. Sure, we watch. I don't want to sound like a hypocrite. Of course I'm watching. It's like watching a train wreck. But is it safe? Is it fun? Is it our last brain cell? Pretty much. Power Slap cove. Yeah.

[Rich]

I mean, what are we going to do next? Nut kicking? Like, imagine like, oh, you're up.

[Covino]

Beavis did that to Butthead. Then he. No. Yeah. So yeah, that would be the next sport.

[Rich]

I looked this up because I'm like, what are the other dumb sports that maybe didn't catch on or at one were allowed, would you believe politically incorrect? But at one time, dwarf tossing.

[Covino]

Dwarf tossing. Yeah.

[Rich]

Was a real thing. It was like, yeah, toss the little guy.

[Covino]

I don't know what's dumber, run it or dwarf tossing. But how about limbo skating?

[Rich]

Oh, I. I saw this and I'm like. Wait, I'm sorry, what? Limbo skating. Apparently you skit and then you get on all fours.

[Covino]

Like you could do that. I bet you used to do that back at the old skating rink.

[Rich]

I mean, that's pretty impressive though. Limbo skating.

[Covino]

I scraped my helmet.

[Rich]

All right. Can I give you the limo skating. Oh, look at that.

[Covino]

No, not that helmet. My other helmet.

[Rich]

How about joggling? I scraped my helmet on the floor.

[Covino]

Joggling.

[Rich]

Do you mean when people jog and juggle at the same time? That sounds not like the lamest thing

[Covino]

I've ever heard of. That's really stupid. Yeah, joggling people. Imagine like your son's a joggler. Yeah. Way to go, kid. Appreciate that.

[Rich]

Are you kid involved in any sports? The kid, your kid playing?

[Covino]

I got one kid, he's a larper. He's larping. Yeah. And the other kid, he's a jogger. Yeah, he's a joggler. Jogger.

[Rich]

That's how you know you failed.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Let's see what else we. Oh, I got one. I know you're down for a good arm wrestle, even back in the 80s. Remember thumb wrestling?

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Have you ever toe wrestled?

[Covino]

I bet you eat your dick toes. You'd be good at this. I do have big toes, which has giant dick toes. Like, look how gross this is. But again, if there's a market for run it. What's going on here? Yeah, toe wrestling, I guess, is a big deal. It makes me think of Seinfeld's bit on the biathlon. Speaking of the Winter Olympics. Yeah, yeah.

[Rich]

You're missing the slow MO of the final Move when he did the over the top with his big toe.

[Podcast Host]

Quite.

[Covino]

There he is, the Toe jam champion.

[Rich]

Imagine a toe wrestler on a. On a first date, like, oh, my God. Like, what do you do for fun? Like, what's your side hustle, dude? Yeah, Toe wrestle.

[Covino]

Seinfeld does this whole bit on the involuntary luge, how it's the only sport where you could take someone from the stands and just throw them down. Like, yeah, look how stupid it is. Like, oh, he pointed his toes. Gold medal.

[Rich]

What a great athlete.

[Covino]

He also talks about how stupid the biathlon is. A cross country skiing and then shooting a gun. He goes, how many. He says, how many alpine skiers are into this snipe game? Or something like that?

[Rich]

That's funny.

[Covino]

And he goes, that makes as much sense to me as swimming and shooting a gun.

[Rich]

What are we doing?

[Covino]

No, swimming and strangling somebody is what he says. None of these makes sense.

[Rich]

You see Colin Jost at the Olympics this year, he said that he went on a bobsled run.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

And it felt like his bones were going to fall out of his body and his spine was going to be crushed. He goes, we watch these people on the bobsled and luge and we think, yeah, whatever.

[Covino]

I guess all core strength, it is impossible.

[Rich]

He said it was the most terrifying thing he's done.

[Covino]

I'm like, sure, it's frightening, but I mean, he did it right? So either way, last Brain Cell sports. Which one stands out to you? Which one are we forgetting? And enjoy the fights this weekend.

[Rich]

Have a good one.

[Covino]

Enjoy. Hashtag over promised. Hashtag, Kavino's the man.

[Rich]

Is this the time that I should announce our first ever Kavino Rich toe wrestling tournament?

[Covino]

We're going to be doing this, summ. I don't know if I want any part Vegas.

[Rich]

No. Okay, maybe not. All right, we'll see you guys next time. Until then. Arriva di, baby.

[Covino]

See you in the over promised land.

[Rich]

Hey, have a great weekend.

[Covino]

Later, guys. Cheers.

[Podcast Host]

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