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I think this is the fifth year they've been doing the Tight End University And George Kittle helped start that and the Niners tight end back on the program. Do you reject any tight ends that want to go to Tight End University?
Lex Borrero
Hey, Dan. Good morning, man.
Dan Patrick
Hi, bud.
Memphis Bleak
How you doing?
Lex Borrero
Happy Father's Day.
Dan Patrick
Thank you. You too.
Lex Borrero
Oh my goodness. Let's see my. Do I reject anybody?
Memphis Bleak
Actually.
Lex Borrero
So how did you started off where we were kind of just doing only active players. In the last two years, we've opened it up to all active practice squad guys who have been in the league who might not be on a team yet. So no, it is as long as I can get a hold of those guys and they have an email address so I can send an invite form and fill out a registration form to. They're invited. So I think we have between 80 and 90 guys this year, which I'm pretty excited about.
Dan Patrick
But is there a syllabus? Like if you're going to a university, they give you kind of a rundown classes that you go to, like what is required in all seriousness of Tight end university.
Lex Borrero
Really for guys to be there. As long as you're on an NFL roster or were in like the last year, you're invited. But syllabus wise, what we do is we do a classroom session and you have guys like. So I've talked about run blocking, pass protection, yak. Those are things that I focused on the past years. Travis talks about his route tree, how he reads coverages. Greg Olson talks about his routes. We've had Jordan Reedus spoke former Washington tight end, about his releases this year. Evan Ingram's going to talk, which I'm excited about. We got him up for the first time and Jeremy Shocky will hopefully be teaching something. Gronk has taught something in the past. Dallas Clark and so really it's just we try to give, we try to cover all the things that tight end does because we're the only position that really gets to do everything, you know, pass pro run, blocking, catching, catching the football, scoring touchdowns, running the ball sometimes. So like we kind of try to cover as much as we possibly can in the limited time that we have with these guys and just really try to give them that an extra step forward in their careers to help them make a team to follow in the following camp.
Dan Patrick
Are you guys like a union? I mean, it feels like the, the tight end was kind of forgotten, you know, when you look at franchise tags and kind of fighting for those salaries there. But how much, how much do you talk about the finances of playing the position?
Lex Borrero
You know, what we, we do that Every once in a while, you know, we do bring it. We do talk about things other than just football. Like, we had some financial advisors come in one year and talk about that with some venture guys come in to talk about investments. And so that is something. But what we do, like, the only way for the tight end market to continue to grow is if everybody's getting paid.
Memphis Bleak
That's.
Lex Borrero
That's the only way to do it. You can't just have one guy do it and then it just sits for three or four years because then you're stuck and it's stagnant. No one's getting paid. So we want everybody, like, I want everybody to have great season. I want everybody to have great games, just not against the 49ers, but throughout the rest the season, they can play as well as they want to because I want guys to get paid to keep bumping up that market. So by the time that, you know, Brock Powers is doing his contract in three years, he's going for over 20 million, which he will. And that's just the whole point. You know, when tight and you first started, I think the top of the market was 15, and now we're almost at 20. So, like, we're continually growing it. And. And, you know, as a tight end and as a. A position who does everything, yeah, I think we should be making more money, but we're working on it.
Dan Patrick
I go back to Jimmy Graham. Jimmy Graham didn't want to be paid as a tight end, and I don't know what that did to the salary structure, but I know he was very vocal at the time that, hey, I do what wide receivers do as well as play tight end. Did that change the salary structure?
Lex Borrero
You know, I think it was the step in the right direction because I don't. I think they still paid him like a tight end, but, like, just getting that idea out there, it kind of made everybody else kind of think about it and be like, yeah, you know what? You're right. Hey, why? How come I have 80 catches and 1100 yards and 10 touchdowns and, you know, Travis Kelsey was making like $8 million and the next. And a wide receiver is making 18 to 20 at the time. So it's just like, how can you, you know, not respect that position enough to give him that money? Because if you look back to it like the last, what, 10 Super Bowls, there's basically a Pro Bowler, perennial all pro tight end in every single one of those games making play. And so the teams that have great tight ends usually win the most football Games, in my opinion. So just keep emphasizing those tight ends and keep paying them a lot of money.
Dan Patrick
George Kittle, on behalf of Tight End University and prevent, presented by Bud Light, fifth year that they've had this in Nashville. How much do you joke with Brock Purdy now and how much he's making?
Lex Borrero
Oh, my goodness. It's so nice. You can pay for our Halloween party now, Dan. I'm so excited about it. That's been on. You know, Jimmy G. Used to pay for it. That's what the quarterback does. And then.
Dan Patrick
Wait, wait, wait. What. What's the Halloween party like? What. What does that encompass?
Lex Borrero
Oh, we just, like, rent. We rent out a restaurant or bar area. Just make it a private event so guys can go to with their wives and significant others. Just like I like to. I like to congregate outside of the facility so you can actually build these relationships. Enjoy going to the work with the guys. And I'm always big. The one thing the Niners do a good job of doing is bring the wives and the families in all the time to a couple of events throughout the year. And so I just want to re. Emphasize that. So.
Memphis Bleak
No.
Lex Borrero
So, like, when, you know, my wife goes to a game, it's not the first time she's hanging out with one of our defensive lineman's wives. You know, something like that. Just so you. They have a relationship and gives guys an opportunity to blow off some steam in the season, whether we're having a good year or a bad year. And so hopefully Brock will be paying for that one. Hopefully he's paying for a lot of stuff that'd be helpful. I would enjoy that.
Dan Patrick
But you can joke with him about, oh, yeah, the amount of money.
Lex Borrero
Oh, yeah, you know what? It's. I. I told him, you know, before the deal's even done, I was like, you guys are in a different stratosphere, this quarterback market. Like, I'm over here fighting for 19 to 20 million dollars a year, and you're. You're above 50. So I was like, look, just whatever, you know, whatever's best for you guys. I know you'll make the right decision. But, you know, I. I'm happy for Brock that him and his wife finally got it done.
Dan Patrick
McCaffrey, though, he makes good coin, too. You got a lot of guys who make a lot of money on the Niners.
Lex Borrero
We have a lot of guys make a lot of money. We have a lot of guys who make a lot of football play, so I feel like that's good for football.
Dan Patrick
McCaffrey did you get invited to his wedding?
Lex Borrero
I did. I was there. I had a fantastic time.
Dan Patrick
Okay, what are you getting for a wedding gift?
Lex Borrero
What did I get him for a wedding gift? I flew into Rhode island from Nashville, Tennessee, which was kind of hard to get. And then I just gave him my valuable time. It's hard to get a gift for somebody who can get whatever they want, man. That's always the toughest thing.
Dan Patrick
But you could have, you know, an autographed jersey.
Lex Borrero
You know what I. That is. That's a good one. You know, I usually trade. I trade jersey with my teammates after we're no longer teammates. So, like, me and Devo finally traded jerseys for the first time, which is pretty fun. I got a Charvarius Ward jersey, but, yeah, at some point, you know, I could get Christian trying to think. Yeah. Find. I could find, like, a fun Kevin Grant jersey, Kevin Garnett jersey or something like that.
Dan Patrick
Wait, he's fans of those seven guard.
Lex Borrero
I mean, he does like basketball, but that's one thing. I have a good. I have a good. I have a good memorabilia guy. Like, I just got one of my best friends to sign Kevin Garnett jersey as a birthday present. He was bl.
Dan Patrick
Oh, all right. Yeah. He's the man who benches more. You or McCaffrey bench press.
Lex Borrero
Ooh, I'm gonna take myself on that. I'm gonna. Even though he's got a little bit shorter arm, so it might be easier for him. I'm still going to take myself.
Dan Patrick
How about at tight end University?
Lex Borrero
Oh, I definitely don't bench the most at Titan University. That is. That is not. But we do. We do have some fun workouts. We do a little. It's called Arm Farm Friday, and we just see how big our biceps and triceps can get for a day. That's always pretty fun.
Dan Patrick
Do you film this stuff?
Lex Borrero
Yeah, we film. So, like, we have classroom sessions that we have cameras on that, you know, we can send out to the guys afterwards so, like, they can revisit those lessons. But you make it public clips and stuff like that. Not necessarily all the classroom stuff, because I like to keep that kind of private for the guys to learn. All the on the field stuff, though that's recorded, we push that out as much as we possibly can. You know, just grills and stuff like that.
Dan Patrick
Can you, kid? Travis Kelsey about Taylor Swift?
Lex Borrero
I think Greg Olson does that enough for everybody.
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Well, we.
Lex Borrero
First off, we just call Greg Olson dad 24 7. That's what me and Travis call him because he, like, you should see the way he coaches on the field. It's like he's coaching Pop Warner football. It's fantastic. But he, he likes to, he likes to give everybody some crap every once in a while, whether it's Travis and his relationship with Tay. It's all good hearted though, because we all love Travis. I mean, Travis has done so much for tight end. He's done so much for the tight end position. And you know, when you're as awesome of a guy that he is, it's kind of, it's really fun, just, you know, bust his balls once in a while.
Dan Patrick
I know you want to mention your sponsors there. We do this every year. So can you see them all? I can, I can see.
Lex Borrero
I brought my Gatorade water.
Dan Patrick
Okay.
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Lex Borrero
We have Bud Light, Gatorade, dude wipes, Old Spice, new era. We got all these. We have a bunch of new sponsors in which we're really excited about. You know, it's, we've, we raise all this money. Basically every titan that comes in, they pay for their flight. We take care of everything else. Hotel, transportation, food, the concert with country musicians, a golf tournament, we take care of everything. We want to be a first class event and our sponsors make it possible. And the cool thing is too, after we raise all this money, everything that's left, me, Travis and Greg Olson, we kind of divvy it up and then we donate it to charities of our choice. So we give back at the end. So basically raising a bunch of money. Like I always donate my money to the Iowa Children's Hospital, some close to my heart. I went to college there. Travis has his foundation, Greg has his foundation. And so that's really the fun part about it too.
Dan Patrick
Great to talk to you again. Hopefully we'll talk to you during the season. Thank you.
Lex Borrero
Yeah, you know what, Dan? It's always great talking, man.
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Let's bring in P.J. carlissimo, ESPN NBA studio analyst, ESPN game analyst P.J. how are you?
Memphis Bleak
Excellent. DP, how are you?
Dan Patrick
I'm doing great. I'm feeling like Shea Gilgis Alexander right now.
Memphis Bleak
You should be feeling great.
Dan Patrick
Help me understand. 3 minutes to go on Friday night and he takes over. Indiana knows he's taken over and you still can't stop him. Why?
Memphis Bleak
He's a. He's a really tough combination. The size, the ball handling. He's got the middle game. I don't want to say he's a good three point shoot. He's a decent three point shooter. He made the only three in the entire fourth quarter. I kept saying that Mark Kestershire during the game. If OKC doesn't make some threes, they can't win this game. And they didn't. But Shea made one that really mattered down the stretch. He wants the ball. He's Herky Jerky. He just, he's like, he reminds me a little bit of Pac man years ago. Like he he doesn't straight line anything. He goes over sideways around a guy. He gets in front of a player, he Stops, he initiates contact. He's got that forearm out a lot. You know, the other team is always going to cry, hey, he created the contact his defender, didn't. He just. He can get basically wherever he wants to get. It's usually the mid range jumper and then not always in late game situations. He's a really good passer. He sees the rest of the floor. So the rest of the game he'll involve his team. And I'm not saying he won't pass it at the end, but if it's a big enough shot, he knows he's supposed to take it.
Dan Patrick
What went wrong with the Pacers?
Memphis Bleak
Rick Carlisle used the word stat, which was interesting because obviously lead by seven points after three quarters. And not that there's always a correlation, but in the first three games they own the fourth quarter. They were the best fourth quarter team in the first three games at a playoff. So you're sitting there between the third and fourth quarter and thinking, boy, Indiana is in really good shape. I thought one thing happened that kind of got lost in the shuffle on the OKC side. Chad Holmgren and Alex Caruso scored the first nine points. Like it went from 8780 to 89, 89. And it was all Alex Caruso and Chad Holmgren. Chad had six, AC had three, and boom, like right away, this big advantage, it was gone. So now we're starting all over. It's an even game. Rick thought they got sped up a little bit. They weren't popping the ball around as much. It was sticking. They obviously weren't making threes, which early on had been their bread and butter in that game. So it kind of got away from them. I don't want to say they lost their composure, but they certainly didn't play with the confidence and with the purpose on the offensive end especially the other thing, I mean, with all that was said Ben Matheren, who's their best free throw shooter, missed a pair that would have still made it a one point game with like 24 seconds to go. So the series has been much more competitive and much closer than I thought it was going to be starting out.
Dan Patrick
Other topics help me understand the Desmond Bain trade from both sides here.
Memphis Bleak
Well, I can understand it from the Orlando side in terms of a quality player. They really struggle at times offensively. Jamal Mosley's done a really good job there. It's hard a little bit to evaluate him this year because you had so many injuries. Paolo had a great year. Wagner was out a lot. Both Wagner. So the team is closer than a lot of people realize. Orlando's kind of poised to make a run in the Eastern Conference, particularly with who knows what's going to happen with the Celtics. I don't think the coaching is necessarily the absolute key. You know, I'm biased about that. But I think the Knicks are going to be okay regardless of what they do. I don't think they're going to be as, as good as they were with Tibbs coaching, but I think it's a good time to make a move in the east so I can understand what Orlando's thinking. But boy, they gave up a lot. They really gave up a lot. I'm not kcp. The jury's out on loved him in Denver, liked him in la. He had a really tough year. Is he too old? Is he on the downside? I don't know. I still think there's something there. Greg Anthony's son's a very good player and a slew of draft picks. So I thought they gave up a lot, but they got a really special player back. Desmond Bain is a big time shooter. He's a strong physical guard. He's a very willing defender. He's a good defender. So I think they got a heck of a player that can really help them advance in the east. But boy, they gave up a ton.
Dan Patrick
P.J. carlissimo, former NBA coach, an analyst for the Mothership. He'll be covering the NBA Finals. You mentioned the Knicks. What are the Knicks doing?
Memphis Bleak
They don't know. Dp there's no way we could know. They have no idea themselves what they're doing. So I just don't understand it. That conventional logic which doesn't really concern me is you don't fire a guy who's as talented at coaches tips. You can say whatever you want about managing the bench and you know, they didn't get as far as you look at what they've done the last 25 years. In his four years of putting them in the playoffs, they get to the Eastern Conference finals. He's a proven winner. He was a big factor back in 08. Doc would be the first to tell you that when, when the Celtics won there. He's really a special coach. You get rid of a coach and it doesn't seem like they had a plan. The Knicks, you know, are still one of the three or four, you know, preeminent franchises in the league. You would think people, you know, want to coach there despite. And I don't think it's always necessarily Leon, you know, you just don't know with ownership how much there's interference there. I don't know who made this decision. It's easy for them to make it look like, well, the players weren't happy playing for Tibbs. You got a couple of guys that have had the best year they've ever had in the NBA. So I don't think they're really thinking, I don't like playing for this guy. You know, this been good for me. And the team's been winning. Where they're going now, I don't know. The calling other teams to talk to their coaches that are there and very good coaches. Okay, good. They pick good teams to call. Those guys are very good coaches. Why would you ever give permission for the Knicks to talk to the guy? I mean, I don't understand that.
Dan Patrick
Any chance, any chance Rick Brunson takes over as the head coach of the Knicks?
Memphis Bleak
I would have thought yes. Everybody's telling me no. And who everybody is? I don't know. People around the Knicks, the broadcasters, assistant coaches, a couple players I talked to, they all think no. That. That to me was kind of from the beginning. Rick. Rick Brunson is capable of being a coach in the NBA. He obviously tips valued, his counsel, you know, he was a major factor for them, I would have thought. It just doesn't seem to be mentioned at all. Whether it becomes a fallback, I don't know. It doesn't seem like it's going to happen.
Dan Patrick
Kevin Durant's value now is what I.
Memphis Bleak
Think still very, very good. He still is going to get you 30 or close to it. He still. We talked about how special Shay is. Kevin in his prime and he's not far from his prime, was the best end of a game player you would ever want. He was so big, he was so good with the ball. He shot threes. Shoots threes even better.
Dan Patrick
Better than LeBron closing time or Steph closing?
Memphis Bleak
I think yes. You know, I want him because LeBron always as great as LeBron is, he was never a great free throw shooter. He's become. He's much better than he was. KD was the whole package. He was going to shoot 90% free throws. He was too big. He could shoot over everybody. He had a good handle for a guy that big and he could score outside or inside and if you followed him, he was automatic. So he was a tremendous end of game player. Not that he wasn't good the other 47 minutes, but he was money at the end of a game.
Dan Patrick
What's the best performance you ever witnessed? Whether you're coaching against or coaching for, but who put up the best performance ever?
Memphis Bleak
Well, I want to say Tim Duncan, but I'm trying to think of an individual one. The five years I was lucky enough to be an assistant in San Antonio, there were so many times that. That he got us through to the end, but he wasn't, you know, he wasn't one of those guys that normally put up like, 40 and did, like, 22 points in a row. God, that's a heck of a question. I'm tempted to say somebody like Kevin, but I. I'm getting senile, so I can't really come up with a. An opponent or a game where I just, like, sat there and said, I can't believe what this guy's doing. Just scored, you know, like kind of what Shay did the other night when it was at 15 in the last six.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, but.
Memphis Bleak
And not taking anything away.
Dan Patrick
He.
Memphis Bleak
He's. He is the mvp. He's great. Jokic is another one. Dp. I don't. I would. I know we don't want to get into the Yokiche debate right now, but Jokic did that a number of times. The way he impacted a game, I mean, in so many different ways, with the passing, with the scoring himself, with getting in a free throw line, the way he understands the game.
Dan Patrick
What about Jordan? Did you witness anything with Jordan?
Memphis Bleak
Oh, I mean, that was, like, automatic, but it was like you were so immune to it. You just. Like when he did it, you go, yeah, of course. It was kind of like when they. When they ran out of time with the weather yesterday, they put Tiger on and it was like, nice watching. I had forgotten that last butt rolled around a little bit. But Rocco wasn't being smarter game. He went like, yeah, of course he made the putt. That's what Tiger does. That was the way it was with mj. Like, whatever he did, you just go, okay. You know, that's what Michael Jordan did. Which made it kind of special that you actually expected it. And you just kind of shrug your shoulders and go, yeah, that was Michael Jordan. It's funny talking to a lot of the younger players now, in a sense, they certainly don't remember him, but they haven't even seen him that much. Honestly, they don't appreciate exactly what he did on a regular basis.
Dan Patrick
What was more physical, the NBA in the 80s or the Big east in the 80s?
Memphis Bleak
I think in the 80s, it was. It was actually the Big east because nothing was called. It was great. It was expected, this series. Talking about physical, you Got two teams that prefer to pick up full court. Anytime there's a dead ball, they'll Both pick up 94ft. They have a lot of physical defenders. That's the way they defend. It's really hard to officiate this series because there's contact and there's guys laying on each other virtually every play. And when you go to the lane, it's very rare when somebody gets all the way to the basket with, like, without Holmgren or Miles Turner or a couple of these really good long athletes just challenging every shot. I really think the defense in this series is excellent.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, but they're not fighting like you guys did in the 80s.
Memphis Bleak
That was just. I mean, it was just. I don't know whether Dave had a. Dave Gavin had a meeting with the officials or what, but it was like. The funny part was it was expected, though. Like, you didn't even look like a guy would go through, get knocked down. He'd be up, he'd be bleeding. Nobody would say a word. Was like, okay, you know, they follow us. That's the way it was. You know what it was like on the playground, J.P. when you. When you were young and it was a game to 11 and it got to be 10, 10, well, you had to, like, make a jump shot or something like that because if you went inside, guys just punched you, knocked you down. That was the way the Big east was, only it was most of the possessions in the game.
Dan Patrick
Great to talk to you. Save that voice for tonight. Sorry.
Memphis Bleak
I will, brother. Thank you. Dp. Good seeing you.
Dan Patrick
Great to see you. Pj. Pj Carlissimo. He'll be on the call tonight.
George Kittle
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George Kittle
Shooter McGavin was at the Players this year. Dan and I was on a stage with him and got to meet him and then hang out with him for a little while. And I was like, man, this is amazing. Shooter McGavins, like, an incredible character in sports movie lore. And it was pretty wild. But let me get back to the Adam Sandler thing. One, love when you name drop. I think that's very cool. And two, how in the world can you walk block after block in New York City and only have one person ask for your autograph? You came to dinner with me about a month ago in Winter park, and we couldn't take a bite without everyone in the restaurant running by and calling, oh, my gosh, that's Keith Olbermann. Yeah, I'm sorry.
Tom Yamas
Dan.
Dan Patrick
Patrick.
Lex Borrero
Dan.
George Kittle
What's going on?
Dan Patrick
Good to have you back on, Steve.
George Kittle
It's great to be with you, Dan. How you doing, buddy?
Dan Patrick
The best golf movie of all time is.
George Kittle
Oh, Caddyshack. It's not even close. Come on.
Dan Patrick
Really?
Memphis Bleak
Come on.
George Kittle
I mean, Caddyshack, Are you kidding? I mean, I love Adam Sandler, and I love all things golf genre with Adam Sandler. I mean, come on now. I mean, Caddyshack. Is there something better than Caddyshack? Are you going to give me Kevin Costner and that whole thing okay.
Dan Patrick
If I take Caddyshack off the board? Oh, man.
George Kittle
You know, I haven't seen the. The second version, but the first version with Adam Sandler, I mean, that made me laugh out loud. I mean, golf usually doesn't make you laugh out loud. Yeah, I gotta see. I gotta see the second version, though. Are you saying it's good? Were you in the movie, by the way?
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
George Kittle
Wow.
Dan Patrick
Of course.
George Kittle
I mean, I tell you what, man.
Dan Patrick
You.
Tom Yamas
You.
George Kittle
You're big time, man.
Dan Patrick
I know, but I always find time for you.
George Kittle
Is that right?
Dan Patrick
Yes.
George Kittle
You come to the Orlando area, like, once a month, and I hear from you once a year. Is that always making time for me?
Dan Patrick
Yes. Yes. Because I got to meet up with Rich Lerner. Faldo, like, there's a lot of.
George Kittle
The best part about you living in that circle of people is that Lerner now lives in Connecticut and Faldo lives in Montana. And you're saying that you have to see them both when you're in Orlando? That's my favorite part.
Dan Patrick
No, no, I drive by their old houses.
George Kittle
That's nice. It's nice, though.
Dan Patrick
Okay. I love what Rich Lerner said last night. He said that JJ Spawn, he beat the best and he beat the beast.
George Kittle
Yeah, he did.
Dan Patrick
In. In that Order. Did he beat the best or did he beat the beast?
George Kittle
I think he beat the beast first. I think certain major championship venues, aside from Augusta national, which hosts the Masters every year, there's certain U.S. open and PGA Championship and Open Championship venues that just mean more. They just do. You do an Open at St. Andrews, and it means more than most of the other venues. And I think Oakmont is one of those places. Dan, when you win at Oakmont, you have conquered Oakmont more than you've conquered the other 155 guys who are in the field. I agree with Rich, but I would go beast before the field.
Dan Patrick
How many golf courses in the world do we tune in to see the golf course, and then you tune in to see how the players play the golf course.
George Kittle
Augusta national for the Masters every year. I've never been anywhere. You know, I've said this to people all the time. You can go to Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. You're going to turn around and watch the Derby. At some point, you're going to go to Wrigley or Fenway or whatever your cathedrals are. Fog Allen. At some point, whatever your cathedrals are in sports, you're going to be watching the sporting event. You can walk and. We talked about this before, Dan. You can go to Augusta, get a badge for a day, walk around, eat those horrible Primeto cheese sandwiches, buy yourself $2,000 worth of merchandise because you think you're never going to go back there again. You have to buy something for every human being you've ever met in your life, whether you love them or not. Have a beer, walk the 18 holes, see the place you're so familiar with, not see a single golf shot and walk away. Go home and go, that was the best day of my life. And you never saw a shot. The course at Augusta national matters. Pebble Beach, I think, is in that category. We see that regularly. But you can just walk around pebble and enjoy the beauty. And again, St. Andrews, the familiarity of it, the history of it. But I think it's those three. If you're going to do a U.S. open, I think next year's venue might be the best golf course in America. Shinnecock, out on the tip of Long Island. But Oakmont is one of those places that's hosted the most. Dan. But it's also. It's just so famous for being hard. It's just so hard. It's fun for us hacks to watch the best players in the world try to get it around there.
Dan Patrick
He's Steve Sands, NBC Sports, Play by play. Announcer, host, interviewer, working for the Golf Channel as well. When you start to look at what, how this played out, you didn't have big names at the top of the leaderboard, right? Why?
George Kittle
You know, somebody told me a couple days ago, I found it interesting. PGA Tour events week in, week out are not set up as difficult as this. So if you're a little bit off your game and you're still the best player in the world, you can get it out of the rough, you can get it up and in around the greens. You can't do that at a U.S. open. So if the best players in the world are just a little bit off at a regular tour event, they still end up on a leaderboard. Whereas at a U.S. open, especially U.S. open at Oakmont, if you're a little off the target, like Scheffler was like, Rory was like, Shoff Lee was like Ludwig Oberg was, you know, if you're top four or five players in the world just a hair off at a U.S. open, you're going to get punished, and those guys got punished last week.
Dan Patrick
Why isn't Rory meeting with the media when he has a bad round?
George Kittle
You know what's sad, Dan? I forget the night we had dinner. I'm being all kidding aside. We had dinner one night, and we were talking about this at dinner, and it's still going on. I think he's really bothered by what happened at the PGA Championship when the USGA and the PGA of America basically threw him under the bus and leaked out that his driver had to get taken away. So did Scottie Scheffler's, by the way, Dan. And he went on to win. But his name wasn't leaked out. Rory's was. He had just won the career Grand Slam. You know, I think that. I think there's a motivation factor going on right now that he's trying to find that gear again. His whole life was geared towards doing something. Now that he's done it, he's naturally kind of taken his foot off the gas a little bit. I think he's upset that his name was leaked out. He didn't like the way the media handled that. The media actually went forward with that, as opposed to perhaps going to him off the record and saying, hey, I just found this out. What would you like me to do with it because I have to go report it, that kind of thing. And I also think he's not playing very well, Dan, and I don't think he likes talking about that too often. But I gotta tell you, as much as I love Rory, I think you have to be professional and you have to speak when you win and when you lose. Jack Nicklaus was the greatest champion in the sport, Dan. He was also the greatest loser in the sport. And I think he needs to man up and speak to the media because you don't want them directing the narrative. You should direct the narrative. And I think he's making a mistake. And I hope he gets back and starts to do what he normally does. Because by the way, Dan, he's so great with the media. He needs to do it.
Dan Patrick
It's not professional because Jack won 18 majors. I think he finished runner up 19 times.
George Kittle
19 times. And by the way, Rory is such a good guy, and he's so smart and insightful, and he's fabulous with the writers. He's fabulous on podcasts. He's fabulous on. Fabulous on shows like yours and on TV with us. You know, I hope he gets back to doing it regularly because he's so good at it. But right now, he's in a little bit of a funk with the media, and he's not giving the media what it wants to. By the way, Dan, one last thing on that. He doesn't owe the media. You and I talked about this. No athlete owes the media anything. They're right when they say that. They shouldn't say that out loud, but they don't owe the media anything. They do owe their fans and their sponsors everything. The media just happens to be the conduit between the athlete and the audience, whether it's sponsors or whether it's fans. And I think that players need to get out of the realm of thinking we owe the media something. We owe the fans and sponsors something. The media is just the outlet between the two parties.
Dan Patrick
Didn't Rory make you cry?
George Kittle
He did make me cry at Royal port rush in 2019. My mother. I'll tell you a quick story. My mother had just passed away. And, you know, you hear from a lot of people. You hear from a lot of family and friends. Clearly, you know, when your parents pass away or someone close to you passes away. In this case, it was my mom. We go to Northern Ireland, and I had never heard from Rory. I hadn't seen Rory since my mother had passed away. It had been about three weeks, and he missed the cut at Royal Port Rush in his home country, which had all the pressure on his shoulders and his back going into that week. And right before we were about to do the interview on Friday, after missing the cut after all that emotion from him, he literally looks at Tommy, Roy's in my ear going, okay, 30 seconds out. So great. And Rory looks at me and goes, hey, I didn't want to text you, and I hadn't seen you. Puts his hand on my arm and says, I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. I wanted to make sure I told you that in person. Oh, and yikes, Dan. I mean, I was. We were not on the air, but I. I was like, whoa. I backed away from the camera, hit the talk back button, and said to Tommy. I said to Tommy, Roy, gonna need a minute. He goes, no, we gotta. So we gotta get to you. I go, gonna need a minute. And I looked at Rory. You gotta be kidding me. And it was. It was a very, very nice moment. It gives you a little bit of insight as to what type of human being he is, which is why we all want to hear from him, whether he wins or loses. But, yeah, that was a. It was a very, very nice thing. He. He definitely got me. Not many people get me, but he got me hard there.
Dan Patrick
Great to talk to you again, Dan.
George Kittle
You're the best, man. I love you.
Dan Patrick
Thank you. Steve Sands.
Lex Borrero
Welcome to the you versus you podcast. I'm Lex Borrero inviting you to go beyond the titles and the accolades of the world's most successful entertainers. Each week, we take off the cape and get real about the inner battles.
Tom Yamas
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Get inspired to become the best version of you. Listen to you versus you podcast on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Dan Patrick
I also want to address the Tonys on a recent episode of Checking in with Michelle Williams. I open up about feeling snubbed by the Tony Awards, do I? I was never mad. I was disappointed because I had high hopes to hear this and more on.
Memphis Bleak
Disappointment and protecting your peace.
George Kittle
Listen to checking in with Michelle Williams.
Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
It's the story of a football coach.
Tom Yamas
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Lex Borrero
Why is a soap opera Western like.
George Kittle
Yellowstone so wildly successful? The American west with Dan Flores is the latest show from the Meat Eater Podcast Network. So join me starting Tuesday, May 6, where we'll delve into Stories Stories of.
Lex Borrero
The west and come to understand how it helps inform the ways in which we experience the region today.
Dan Patrick
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The Dan Patrick Show: The Best of The Dan Patrick Show
Release Date: June 16, 2025
Host: Dan Patrick
Guests: George Kittle, Lex Borrero, Memphis Bleak, P.J. Carlissimo, Steve Sands
Discussion Highlights: Dan Patrick engages in an in-depth conversation with Philadelphia Eagles' star tight end George Kittle, along with Lex Borrero and Memphis Bleak, focusing on the evolving landscape of the tight end position in the NFL.
Key Points:
Notable Quote: Lex Borrero on Tight End University’s curriculum: “We do a classroom session and you have guys like Travis talks about his route tree, how he reads coverages” (03:20).
Discussion Highlights: Transitioning to basketball, Dan converses with Memphis Bleak, an ESPN NBA studio analyst, about recent NBA games, standout performances, and team strategies.
Key Points:
Notable Quote: Memphis on Kevin Durant’s endgame performance: “He was going to shoot 90% free throws. He was too big. He could shoot over everybody” (26:16).
Discussion Highlights: In a passionate segment, George Kittle shares his love for golf, recounting memorable moments, and discussing the intricacies of major tournaments.
Key Points:
Notable Quote: George on the difficulty of Oakmont: “If you're a little off the target, like Scheffler was, you're going to get punished” (41:15).
Emotional Exchanges: The show delves into personal anecdotes, showcasing the human side of athletes. George Kittle shares touching stories about his interactions with fellow players and their personal lives, reinforcing the camaraderie within sports communities.
Memorable Moment: George recounts a poignant encounter with Rory McIlroy following the passing of his mother: “He definitely got me. Not many people get me, but he got me hard there” (44:47).
Philanthropy Focus: The panel emphasizes the importance of giving back, discussing how events like Tight End University not only educate players but also support charitable causes. Lex Borrero mentions, “We kind of divvy it up and then we donate it to charities of our choice” (11:28).
Notable Quote: Lex on charity contributions: “I always donate my money to the Iowa Children's Hospital, some close to my heart” (11:28).
Dan Patrick wraps up the episode by highlighting the importance of education, financial growth, and personal connections in professional sports. The discussions provide listeners with a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted roles athletes play both on and off the field.
Final Quote: George Kittle on athlete-media relationships: “Players need to get out of the realm of thinking we owe the media something. We owe the fans and sponsors something” (43:47).
Notable Speakers:
Summary Overview: "The Best of The Dan Patrick Show" episode masterfully weaves together discussions on NFL tight ends' evolving roles and salaries, in-depth NBA game analyses, heartfelt golf stories, and the importance of community and charity in sports. Through engaging dialogues and personal anecdotes, Dan Patrick and his guests offer listeners valuable insights into the professional and personal lives of athletes, highlighting the intersection of sports, finance, and human connection.
Note: Timestamps in brackets refer to the transcript's time markers for reference.