The Best of The Dan Patrick Show

Summary

Episode Summary: The Best of The Dan Patrick Show

Release Date: December 11, 2024
Host: Dan Patrick
Guest: Ryan Rossillo, Host of the Ryan Rossillo Podcast

In this standout episode of "The Dan Patrick Show," host Dan Patrick engages in deep and dynamic conversations with Ryan Rossillo. The episode seamlessly weaves through critical NBA discussions, personal anecdotes, and light-hearted behind-the-scenes moments, offering listeners a comprehensive and entertaining experience.

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1. NBA Deep Dive: LeBron James' Future and Nikola Jokic's Ascendancy

The episode opens with an insightful analysis of LeBron James' potential retirement plans and Nikola Jokic's impact on the NBA.

• LeBron James' Retirement Speculation:

  Dan Patrick initiates the conversation by probing into the timing of LeBron James' possible retirement announcement.

  Dan Patrick [03:06]: "Paulie, good to have you back on. How are you?"

  Ryan Rossillo [03:15]: "I think he's going to be really weird around the trade deadline. First. I think he has another one of those in him."

  Ryan shares his perspective, suggesting that LeBron might announce his retirement towards the end of the season as part of his "victory lap."

• Nikola Jokic as the NBA's Best Player:

  The discussion shifts to evaluating the current best player in the NBA, with Ryan passionately advocating for Nikola Jokic.

  Dan Patrick [06:37]: "Who's the best player in the NBA?"

  Ryan Rossillo [06:39]: "Jokic. I don't really think it's close. His control of a basketball game is unlike anything I've seen in a long time."

  Ryan highlights Jokic's exceptional game management, drawing comparisons to legends like Steph Curry and Steve Nash. He underscores Jokic's ability to control the pace and flow of the game, emphasizing his unique skill set and basketball intelligence.

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2. Team Dynamics: Denver's Support for Jokic and Market Perceptions

Dan and Ryan delve into the support system surrounding Jokic and how it influences his performance and team success.

• Denver's Roster Strength:

  Ryan Rossillo [08:04]: "I think Denver did him a disservice. They didn't strengthen around him, and I don't think he's going to win a ring unless they get Jimmy Butler or somebody like that."

  Ryan expresses concerns over Denver's ability to build a competitive team around Jokic, suggesting that significant additions are necessary for the team to secure championships.

• Public Perception and Media Scrutiny:

  Ryan Rossillo [05:37]: "LeBron attracts detractors. They're looking for negatives with LeBron."

  The conversation touches on how LeBron's high-profile status attracts more media scrutiny and public criticism compared to other greats like Larry Bird, affecting both his image and legacy.

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3. Personal Anecdote: Ryan Rossillo's Attempt to Connect with Meghan Markle

Adding a personal touch, Ryan shares an entertaining and candid story about his encounter with Meghan Markle during the DirecTV Beach Bowl in New York.

• The Encounter:

  Ryan Rossillo [12:17]: "I ended up catching the game-winning touchdown, which I still feel bad about because I like spiked the ball in front of Desmond Howard."

  Ryan recounts how, amidst playing flag football with models and athletes, he seized an opportunity to invite Meghan Markle onto his show to promote "Suits." Despite his enthusiasm, Meghan politely declined his invitation.

• Aftermath and Humor:

  Ryan Rossillo [16:53]: "Years later, I saw Piers Morgan on Twitter talking about it, and I couldn't help but chuckle."

  The story concludes with Ryan humorously navigating social media reactions and maintaining a positive outlook despite the outcome.

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4. Behind-the-Scenes: Technical Glitches and On-Air Antics

Towards the episode's end, Dan and his team engage in light-hearted banter about unforeseen technical issues and spontaneous moments during the show.

• Technical Difficulties:

  Dan Patrick [24:03]: "In case you're watching on Peacock, this is the greatest."

  A brief segment showcases a humorous mishap with the show's cameraman, adding a relatable and human element to the broadcast.

• Team Camaraderie:

  Dan Patrick [58:22]: "We have one more act for you this evening."

  The friendly exchanges among Dan, Ryan, and other contributors highlight the show's warm and engaging atmosphere.

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5. Closing Remarks and Future Highlights

Dan Patrick wraps up the episode by teasing upcoming segments and inviting listeners to tune in for more insightful discussions.

Dan Patrick [20:33]: "Thank you, Ryan. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9 AM Eastern on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app."

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Notable Quotes:

• Nikola Jokic's Game Control:

  "Jokic could take 22 shots a game, and they'd be good games and they'd be good looks."
  — Ryan Rossillo [06:39]

• LeBron's Media Scrutiny:

  "LeBron attracts detractors. They're looking for negatives with LeBron."
  — Ryan Rossillo [05:37]

• Personal Touch with Meghan Markle:

  "I ended up catching the game-winning touchdown, which I still feel bad about because I like spiked the ball in front of Desmond Howard."
  — Ryan Rossillo [13:24]

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This episode masterfully balances in-depth sports analysis with personal storytelling and humorous behind-the-scenes moments, embodying the essence of "The Dan Patrick Show." Whether you're a sports enthusiast or simply enjoy engaging conversations, this "Best of" episode offers valuable insights and entertaining content for all listeners.

Transcript

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[Paulie]

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[Paulie]

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[Paulie]

Show on Fox Sports Radio.

[Dan Patrick]

He's Ryan Rossillo, host of the Ryan Rossillo Podcast. You can check it out on the Ringer and Spotify mentioned the story yesterday. It was a great Story. And we were there at the beach bowl, the DirecTV Beach bowl in New York. I was doing play by play, if you want to call it that. We were hosting all of these starlets, these beautiful people. Ryan Masilla was in the game and apparently had a moment with Meghan Markle. We'll talk about shooting your shot there coming up in a moment. He also sent us a picture. We have documentation. There was some magic going on there, apparently. We'll get to that coming up in a moment. Ryan, good to have you back on. How are you?

[Paulie]

Great. I don't know how long it's been on since. Or how long it's been since it's been on, but the fact that it's. This is a big moment for me, so thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I did want to talk to you about NBA stuff. Okay.

[Paulie]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

Paulie. Paulie thinks LeBron announces his retirement at the All Star break.

[Paulie]

No, he'll, like, he'll go through the.

[Dan Patrick]

End of the season, but he'll announce that the second half of the season. That's his victory lap.

[Paulie]

I don't know. I think he's going to be really weird around the trade deadline. First. I think he has another one of those in him.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, it feels like there's this ground swell of, hey, let's help out LeBron get to Golden State. When LeBron created what he has in front of him, including drafting his son, getting AD and everybody else involved, and getting JJ Redick as his coach, why are we all of a sudden like, yeah, you know, LeBron would be nice if he went out with Golden State and Steph Curry.

[Paulie]

Yeah, I think his. Both teams are desperate. Like, when you watch the warriors, it was such a great start. And you kind of thought, like, is an NBA team really a title contending team based on just depth? Right. One guy, like, I think you're probably the same way as me is when I think about really special NBA teams in a season with a chance to win a championship, I'm like, who's the second guy that can get you buckets when the other guy can't? And Golden State doesn't really even have that guy. LeBron can score right now, but defensively he's somebody that is attacked. He had this incredible stretch when they were winning all those games. You could talk about it being an easier schedule, but I couldn't believe the effort that he was playing with. And I don't know if he was after that. Just exertion of energy, just having a hard time after the fact. I look, Dana I actually feel I'm torn all the time with LeBron because he's out on the floor. We talk about the Lakers and we have to factor them in as a contender. So I almost feel guilty when I'm critical of the nightly production or the lack of defense because at the same time, like the way he has pushed the boundaries of what we think is possible for a basketball player, it's, it's so impressive that I, I get just caught in this circle of what am I supposed to do? But if you're talking about the Lakers right now, they're not good enough.

[Dan Patrick]

But I don't know if we do this, like Larry Bird wasn't a good defender, like, would we be crushing Larry Bird now at the end of his career by saying, you know, they're going after Larry and, you know, he, he hurt. I don't know, it feels like LeBron. It just attracts, you know, detractors. Like there, there's, it's just, they're looking for negatives with LeBron.

[Paulie]

Yeah, I think a lot of that is the social media part of it. And I also think that it's a very political thing with Jordan LeBron. You know, I've yet to see anybody change their mind ever. I've yet to ever see anybody not just sort of push propaganda. And then when I think about, like, I saw a comparison the other day between MJ's Last wizard season where I always felt like the Jordan wizard seasons were even more of an argument for how special he was. Like, if you go back to that next year, like the first year he played, he wasn't as good. And then the, the final year, you know, look like, what did you expect? And now when I'll see people compare, like, well, do you realize that Jordan had this number and LeBron is. I'm like, dude, are you seriously? We're two decades in on this and the 40 year old seasons are the ones that are going to break the tie. So, yeah, maybe. I just think LeBron's status and his fame probably leads it to a different level of scrutiny than say, a Bird. But it's also just what it is today. I mean, these guys deal with hate in ways that generations have never experienced.

[Dan Patrick]

Who's the best player in the NBA?

[Paulie]

Jokic. I don't really think it's. I hate that. You know, I always feel like every good point is ruined by somebody saying, I don't think it's close. But his control of a basketball game is unlike anything I've seen in a long time. And you could. You could throw peak LeBron into that as well. I was out in Denver and I saw him again live. There was a game there. I go to Colorado regularly. There was a night where they were playing the Wizards, and I just asked. I was like, can I get a ticket? And I got a ticket. I was like, well, it's the Wizard. So all I want to do is watch Jokic. I just want to watch him. I'm going to watch him off the ball. I'm going to watch him with the ball. All I want to do is just watch him and his understanding and the way he dissects all of these different things. And what I always love, too, is, like, it's a bit like Steph. It's a bit like Nash. Jokic could take 22 shots a game, and they'd be good games and they'd be good looks. He was second in the MVP voting the one year he didn't win it to Embiid, and he took 14.7 shots. Shots per game. That's special to control a basketball game for the 30 plus minutes that you're out there. And his priority is actually not to try to find a way to get buckets, even though he could every single time. I just. I know Giannis is on a tear right now. He was so impressive last night. But I love the way Jokic. I think this is, like, rarefied stuff, and I'm rooting for him to have a second ring in a way. I wouldn't root for a lot of players because I want him to be accepted by. I think what becomes way too simple of a conversation of who the great ones are.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I agree with you, but I think Denver did him a disservice. They didn't strengthen around him, and I don't think he's going to win a ring unless they get Jimmy Butler or somebody like that. You know, maybe they. That that roster is not threatening. They're kind of an average team. But I don't know if he's. He's putting up incredible numbers that are hard to ignore, even though his team. We like team success to coincide with greatness. And I don't think that he's going to have. His team is going to let him down for another mvp.

[Paulie]

I hope it's not Butler. You know, if he has a $50 million player option next year, it kind of gets back to your original point. Dan, too, of like, would LeBron like to go to Golden State? It's like, is that a solution or is that desperation is the team that wants Jimmy Butler at this stage of his career. Is, is that a solution to what you're doing or are you talking about somebody who decides he's going to be a huge problem until he gets the contract extension? Now, his agent had said, hey, I'm going to opt out, whatever. It was just funny because I was looking at Jimmy Butler's numbers the other day. Jimmy Butler's taking 11 shots a game and he's somehow taking seven and a half free throws a game. So it's, it's kind of working. But if I'm trading for Jimmy at this age, I'm going to need, going to need a few more shot attempts because there's certain nights, it looks like, where I don't know if he's pacing himself or he's not super interested.

[Dan Patrick]

What do you think about this proposal? If I asked the commissioner, can we do away with the three point shot for a week in the NBA?

[Paulie]

I'm open to anything now at this point. Okay. I really love the inseason tournament. I think it's a home run. I think silver and everybody, like I watch games and I feel like it's, it's more intense than maybe you would think this time of year. So that is like a 10 out of 10. The playing thing I didn't love because I think certain years you're going to have teams that won like 36, 37 games in the east and be like, they get another run at this. You know, I'm upset about some of the college football expansion, but this, the, the event planning is basically what I'm leading here to. I'm, I think this is where all of this stuff is going. I would love a week of this. However, I would ask a lot of old school people like this because I know that you're old school, Dan. I don't mean an age, I mean in education. Do you miss post play? Do you, do you watch games now and be like, you know, I just would love to see a Rick Smith's baseline entry pass right now. Do you miss it?

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, okay.

[Paulie]

I don't know if I miss.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, hold on, hold on. So you don't miss Akeem Olajuwon in the post?

[Paulie]

Of course I miss.

[Dan Patrick]

You don't miss Shaq in the post?

[Paulie]

I don't know that Shaq in the post was Akeem to me was more entertaining than Shaq was Mikhail. All right, fine, like, let's go through it all. But I don't, I don't know if I miss two man basketball Entry pass on the block, three guys watching, never moving.

[Dan Patrick]

Do you miss the mid range jumper, Ryan?

[Paulie]

No, if I do, I just watched the Phoenix Sun.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Kevin Durant. Absolutely. Or you see what I'm saying, demar De Rosen?

[Paulie]

Because I think you're right. Like the three point part of this is kind of messed it up, right? There are nights where I go, whoa, this isn't. This isn't the best. I can't believe how quick some of the shots are. Some of the threes, I'm like, I get you want to take a lot of threes, but are these good shot decisions? We're even ready for the shot. But I wonder sometimes if we glorify just some. I mean, the Mark Jackson rule, it was like, hey, your post ups take so long, we have to pass the rule.

[Dan Patrick]

You're too boringly efficient. We must take that out of the game. How about you get a 25, three pointers attempts each game.

[Paulie]

Yeah. Kind of like a short porch for the men's softball league.

[Dan Patrick]

Use, use, you know, sparingly, save for the fourth quarter. Maybe you could keep it in without it being. There are a lot of teams that shoot threes. There's a lot of teams that shouldn't shoot threes, but that's the, that's the whole math part of this.

[Paulie]

Would Jordan pool be cut that day?

[Dan Patrick]

He might be punched again. All right, I build up the suspense, the drama of you. So what year was this that you were trying to hook up with Meghan Markle?

[Paulie]

Well, I think I was asking her if she had an interest in promoting suits, so there was that.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, let's start with the game. Let's start with the game. Because you weren't talking, promoting suits on your radio show at the game, were you?

[Paulie]

No, no. I got invited to play in the DirecTV flag football thing. You know, I was easily, I think, the least famous person that played in it, but ESPN usually would get somebody to play in the game because DirecTV would want someone on the air to talk about it. I think I asked for five grand and they said, how about zero? Because everybody was getting paid. And then they told me they'd get me tickets to their directv concert for the super bowl party. And then I went to get the tickets. They weren't even there for me, so they snipped me on the tickets, too. So it was. It was bad. It was a bad, bad run for your boy, but I were doing the show.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. First time you meet her, though, so the first time you see her on the. On The. Are you teammates on the beach?

[Paulie]

We're teammates.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

Yep. Blue team.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

So there's. Jesse Palmer was my quarterback. We're buddies, so that helped a little bit. And no, I. Look, there was a million swimsuit models from Sports Illustrated. I think Chrissy Teigen was on one of the teams. Serena Williams, although I think she was smart as a world class athlete to not run around on the sand and play flag football. So there was just all these models everywhere and it was also a lot of the athletes, you know. So I was playing defense in the first half, which is a funny story because Joe Montana was our coach and we were, she was playing diva. So we get subbed out. We were just kind of bored off to the side and we were just kind of talking about anything because nobody was talking to me. And you know, I don't know, she just was, she was very girl next door. Ish. And then I went up to Joe Montana and was like, hey, is there any way, because you know how the radio show works. If I go back on Monday with Van Pellet, I don't have a catch, I'm going to get crushed for three hours. So I go to Montana, who I'd met luckily once before. So there was some, it wasn't out of nowhere, although he didn't love my request. I was like, is there any way I can get like one possession on offense thrown at me for the radio show? And Montana turns to me and goes, well, you know, we got Ladani and Tomlinson and Tony Gonzalez, two bleeping hall of Famers, Ryan, but let's get you out there for a possession. So I, I finally go to Palmer, I go, just throw me, give me one route and throw me the ball. I make a catch and then I'd come back and you know, we, we'd all high five. And then I ended up catching the game winning touchdown, which I still feel bad about because I like spiked the ball in front of Desmond Howard. And he hasn't talked to me in like 10 years. And I don't blame him too because he was like, I was a little bit too much. And then girls were coming up to high five me and I still was so locked in on the game winning touchdown that I, I just started like marching through everybody, like couldn't, couldn't be phased. So anyway, the game is over, Confetti rains down. And then she and I were like waiting for our cars to bring us back because they had organized all of our transportation. And I was like, hey, you know, great meeting you Whatever. And then we followed each other, and all I did was was ask if she wanted to come on the show with Van Pelt and I to promote suits. And she said no. And that's it. I've told the story a couple times, but the funniest part of this whole thing is that years later, you know how, like, Pierce Morgan went on this weird sharing episode of, like, how he thought he was going to date her? Remember that? And he would. He would talk about it. So. Because Carissa Thompson and Sarah Walsh, who we both worked with at ESPN and are really good friends, they knew the story, they thought it was hilarious that I asked her to come on the TV show or our TV show to promote hers, and she said no. That I ended up seeing these Piers Morgan tweets. And then I would just tweet above his, like, hey, I know you don't believe me, but it does get better. And that was. That was kind of the inside joke. And so I did it a third time, like a year ago, where I was like, I am here for you if you need anything pierced. And he never responded, nor would I expect him to. I get a text from a different coworker who was like, I don't understand your problem here. I think you're fine. Like a real pick me up text. And I'm sitting home and by my. And I read this text and I go, I can't believe Jeff Van Gundy just texted me about a pick me up, kind of boost me up, that it's okay, that Markle didn't want to and he didn't know the story, so he actually sort of pierced Morgan. Me or. I don't know how it works.

[Dan Patrick]

Did you think you had a shot, though? You said you thought she was obtainable.

[Paulie]

No, I think. Well, that was a live show, so we playing up to the crowd there a little bit. So there could be a semantics debate on that one. I felt like, because it was like Hannah Davis and Nina Dobrev and Agdal, I think, was the idea I lose track. Yeah, yeah, it was. It was. It was a five star recruiting class. And so because of that and the other athletes, like, we were just off to the side a bunch kind of being like, who are they? And so it was just, you know, who knows? It could have been the start to our story, but I now think, armed with this much information, I'm not sure that I could provide her the life she needed.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, if. If I gave you a mulligan, what would you have done differently?

[Paulie]

Well, you could. You could argue that a hair transplant, but I think the hair is not a priority to her.

[Dan Patrick]

No. Harry's holding on for dear life.

[Paulie]

Yeah. So it, I don't, I don't think it's that. I don't know what else I could do. You know, I talked Joe Montana to putting me on offense. I caught the game winning touchdown. Obviously, the competitive. Maybe I was too competitive.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, I think you've been accused of that. And I could see being locked in. I could see that it was very important to you. You just didn't celebrate the way you're supposed to. It should have been. Yeah, I've been here before. And then you walk up to her and you say, hey, how about we go celebrate together?

[Paulie]

With that tone?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Hoda Kotb]

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[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Paulie]

I don't, I don't think that was gonna happen. I think she lived in New York City too, so it was like a. It wasn't a huge. A huge.

[Dan Patrick]

She actually left the country after this because you run. Wow.

[Paulie]

I didn't think it was going to go there.

[Dan Patrick]

She went, she went to England to get away from you.

[Paulie]

Honestly, there's probably somebody from USA Network listeners right now being like, we would have loved to promote suits.

[Dan Patrick]

Hey, it's made a comeback. It's like crazy, you know, it's like, hey, have you seen suits? I said, yeah. 10 years ago. Does anybody think that Ryan had a shot here? Let me go around the room here. Just all say, no, Paul, he's got his hand up.

[Todd]

I think, Ryan, you would have had a decent shot at that time. You're a confident guy and I think you could have played it up in that moment and maybe gotten a dinner.

[Paulie]

I really don't think so. I don't think so. You know, I'm sure. I think at that point my name was on the show because that was always a tough one. Be like, what do you do? I host a radio show where Eddie, espn. What's it called? The Scott Van Pelt Show.

[Dan Patrick]

Are you Scott Van Pelt? No. Why am I talking to you? Yes. Wow.

[Paulie]

Get your drink.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, keep fighting the good fight. You know, we're proud of you. You took a shot. Kind of.

[Paulie]

Yeah. Look, I mean, I would say now the, the, the home base is a little bit better of a sell than. Yeah, I have a three bedroom townhouse in West Hartford, but they mow hoa. Does a good job with the lawn and the plowing and stuff. And, you know, now we're situated out here in Manhattan Beach. Still three bedroom, but, you know, no hoa.

[Dan Patrick]

You could have made her happy. She could have been behind you cooking breakfast right now.

[Paulie]

Yeah, more. You know, I'm not real married to roles. Maybe I would cook.

[Dan Patrick]

That'd be nice. Yeah, I'd be interviewing her. But I'm glad you got your name on your show, though. That.

[Paulie]

That was big.

[Dan Patrick]

That is big.

[Paulie]

And the touchdown.

[Dan Patrick]

Thanks for joining us. Thanks for sharing.

[Paulie]

Hey, you're the only person I do it for. You know how much I like you. I miss all the guys. So. Thanks, Dan.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Ryan. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at.

[Ryan Rossillo]

9Am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports.

[Dan Patrick]

Radio and the iHeartRadio app.

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[Dan Patrick]

In case you're watching on Peacock, this is the greatest. In case you're watching on peacock, I got my cameraman in here. Weeks is.

[Unknown]

They just took a much better camera angle than the original one.

[Todd]

It looked like you were doing a duet.

[Dan Patrick]

He was. He was helping me with my computer. He does a lot of things here.

[Todd]

It looked like one of those zoom calls where a kid walks into the room.

[Dan Patrick]

Get out of here, kid. Yeah. So, Weeks, my cameraman was helping me with my computer.

[Paulie]

Yes, Marvin, he is now definitely the winner of most valuable brg.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know.

[Paulie]

What?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. It's still open.

[Paulie]

He runs the camera and he just did that.

[Dan Patrick]

I know, I know.

[Paulie]

Oh, Mary.

[Dan Patrick]

I did tell him 30 minutes ago to do this. Oh, yeah.

[Paulie]

Oh, boy.

[Dan Patrick]

You see what happened?

[Paulie]

I'm gonna moonwalk away from that.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, you will.

[Hoda Kotb]

He's got other responsibilities. He can't just come running in and fix the computer.

[Dan Patrick]

Todd, quiet.

[Todd]

Yes, Paul, but did that happen? You've been hosting TV a long time at SportsCenter. Had to be, especially in the earlier days, moments before going on air. Catastrophe. Lights, power. You guys have a few of those.

[Dan Patrick]

We had a roof leaking one time above you.

[Todd]

Like, right. Right above you.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah. And we put a cup out on sportscenter. So it's just dripping. Drip, drip, drip. So we just did sports center and then we would pour out the cup and then you just continued to do it you were doing it for an hour.

[Todd]

Yes, Paul, I remember one. We were 2004 ALCS, Yankee Stadium. You were co hosting the 6:00 SportsCenter. And moments before, maybe about a half an hour for going on air, they had these little baby teleprompters to help you go the ins and outs of SportsCenter. And they just crapped the bed. They weren't working. A bunch of people had to write on blue cards. Not the script of SportsCenter, but the ins and outs of the breaks. And you were being handed them from under a table. There was a guy down there, his name's not relevant, but he was off camera and handing these blue cards up to you. And you were seamlessly going. Coming up next, we'll talk to Tito Francona and see what they can come back. And then this is SportsCenter. And it was just a. It was wild scene.

[Dan Patrick]

I remember doing the NBA draft and I had somebody right down beneath me because I wanted to know the picks. I didn't want to jump the pick. I wanted to know what it was. So when it was announced that I immediately could go to my research there. But it wasn't one of those where I go, you know, I think Portland's going to take somebody from Washington State. It wasn't anything like that because you can get that information if you want to. But I had somebody underneath right down, you know, for hours, just sat there scribbling. And then they would. And Commissioner Stern would announce the pick. And then, you know, he'd put his hand up and, you know, give me the, the card and I'd go, Jay Billis joins us now. Jay, what can you tell us about Brandon Roy? Yes, Eaton.

[Unknown]

That's one of my favorite parts of any draft is when you can tell now the moment that they. Oh, that's where they just got the news. It'll be graphics and everybody's talking about, I mean, this offense is a mess. You got to start from ground zero here. You got to rebuild.

[Dan Patrick]

You got to.

[Unknown]

But I wouldn't be surprised if they go edge rusher. I know, like, ah, that's where they just got the info.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, Chris Berman used to go, a little birdie is telling me that they like running back. And then the Eagles announced they're taking, you know, and he'd be like, ready. But you can find out the information if you want it. A little birdie told me the Patriots like a quarterback out of Michigan. And the Patriots take Tom Brady. All righty. Good morning to all of our radio affiliates. Around the country, over 400 cities in America with this program. Coming up, Albert Breer, the Monday morning quarterback. More on the Bill Belichick situation. Also, Ryan Rossillo obtainable m Ryan Rossillo podcast. But yesterday a story came out that apparently he was going to make the move on Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, hoping to have some Sussex with her. And he will join us. They were, we were at the DirecTV Celebrity Beach bowl and he was playing in it. Megan Markle was on the show suits and there were a lot of famous beautiful people there and Ryan Rossillo. And Ryan was thinking that Megan Markle was good to go. Like, you know, he could stare into her eyes. Now there is a, there is a picture where it's just Ryan and it's Megan Markle on the football field or on the, on the beach, on the sand. And it's just those two and there's a nice little smile that she has there. So Ryan will join us coming up a little bit later on. We say good morning. Obviously the radio partners and Peacock as well. Fox Sports Radio, iHeartradio as well. The NFL winter meetings are in Dallas. I'm not sure exactly what they're doing over the next two days, but Albert Breer will join us from Dallas. The transfer portal wide open, ready for business. We've said this the last couple of years. Lane Kiffin just came out and said, why is the transfer portal open right now during bull season? Well, we're getting towards the end of semesters for most universities. I'm guessing they were trying to tie it into that. This is what's happening. Just to let you know, with bowl season, there are players negotiating to either stay or they're going to go to another school. And my source said last night, do you know there's going to be two players now, he told me last year three players, marquee players were playing it, getting ready to play in bowl games but negotiating with another school. And the school said, we don't want you to play in the bowl games. So he said there's two players that are, you know, he said, not prominent because he said, I don't know if your audience will know them, but we know them. They're negotiating with another school right now and the schools are saying you can't play in the bowl game. So you put these kids in this situation. Where would I play in a bowl game if I'm going to another university? No, I would not. If I thought I had pro potential or I was going to get paid when I go to another school I wouldn't like. You do everything for the regular season. That's what you're supposed to do. You know, the fans suffer. That's what this is about. But I don't know if you're tuning into bowl games now necessarily to see players as much as, like, the Pop Tart Bowl. Who remembers who was in the Pop Tart bowl last year? How about the Mayo Bowl? Who was in that? The Bahamas Bowl? It's just. It takes up three hours. ESPN needs the programming. And go back to Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey. They didn't play. Oh, my God. You got to play. They're business people. Why is it business for everybody else, but it can't be for the kids? And that's how they're viewing this. You're going to have players who are going to opt out of the bowl game because they're going to transfer. Now, Deion said Travis Hunter and his son Shador are going to play in the bowl game. That'd be a great conversation if Shador said, hey, Dad, I don't want to play. I want to be healthy when I go to the Raiders. I'd love to hear prime and his son talking. So obviously he's going to play. Travis Hunter says he's going to play as well. But it's bowl season, it's transfer portal season. And it's unfortunate because it shouldn't be happening right now. We brought it up last year. I don't know if there was any movement inside to go, hey, guys, why are we doing it? At this point of the season, you have now you have more teams playing in the playoffs, so that means more kids have more decisions to make of do I want to play in the bowl season, how much do I want to play? Because you could be playing four more games depending on your success. And I think that's unfortunate because the bowl games, I know this is really big to a lot of cities and some small cities that are hosting a bowl game. It's important to them, you know, the local economy, all of that. And I know we make fun of the pool and weed eater and some of those, but they are important, you know, the outback. It is important to these cities. But I don't tune in going anymore where I go. Got to see that guy, because that guy may not want to play or that guy may be ready to transfer. And I think you're going to see more and more of that. And you have the transfer portal at this time, unless they change that. I think you're going to have more of this. Who's playing? You're actually tuning in for the school. Maybe a coach, maybe a quarterback, but there's already guys who are dropping out.

[Todd]

Yeah, Paul, I think what bothers college football fans, and I could speak as a college football fan, is that, yeah, you're getting paid. I don't think most people have problems with athletes getting paid in college. I think the problem is why don't they have to honor contracts and finish out contracts? If these are contracts, these nil deals, like if you're a player for the Cincinnati Bengals and you don't make the playoffs, you're ineligible. Let's say you don't make it. You can't just leave the team in week 16. You have a contract to finish out the season. Why can a player for Ole Miss leave now and not finish out the season? There should be a similar thing with your nil deal, that you finish out the deal your season with nil, which is approved by ncaa. All nil deals are approved by ncaa. You finish a season and then you enter the portal and do whatever you want and go to the next team.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

See, I'm not saying that I agree with this necessarily, but it's possible that in the contract, they did finish the season. Now there's this extra game that they're supposed to play.

[Todd]

Correct.

[Dan Patrick]

Here's. Here's the problem I have with it, though. Let's say you sign an nil deal. What constitutes your season? You may be playing in four more games, have four more than other people are playing in. Hey, you're going to play in the playoffs. Well, do these kids. How much do they care about that? I got to play four more, but I'm not getting paid more.

[Todd]

But I would negotiate that as escalators in your nil deal. If you make the playoffs, you get bonus money. They want to make the playoffs.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, this is for the schools. Like, all of this is the wild, wild West. It just feels like nobody's thought of anything until they think of something and they're like, oh, my God, this is crazy. The transfer portal's open. Wait, kids don't want to play in the bowl game? Yes. Yes. So they almost have to go through this to go. Okay. And we went through this last year with the transfer portal. And what happened? Nothing. This year. Nothing. Here's Lane Kiffin bringing it up, and I'm going, yes, this happened last year. It'll continue to happen. Lane. Yes, I think that.

[Unknown]

I think it. Obviously, it's going to take a Few years for all of this to shake out. Because every year you identify new issues, whether it's with the transfer port or nil. Now the playoffs system. But if you're going to put that into people's contracts or whatever. You think a kid at Indiana was like, I need a playoff bonus. Really? Really, Charlie, you probably don't think you're going there. I don't know, maybe Boise State, maybe SMU. You really think kids holding out for like another 100 grand because, well, what if we make it to the playoff? Probably not.

[Dan Patrick]

But you have players who are negotiating, staying South Carolina. One of their better defensive players, an edge rusher, resigned to stay at South Carolina. Great. No, great. But that's what is going on now.

[Unknown]

That's what we want, right? Players to stay longer.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, yes.

[Unknown]

Great.

[Dan Patrick]

But they're negotiating. You could have somebody at one of these bowl eligible schools or playing in the playoffs going, I don't know if I'm going to stay or I want to be paid, I want to be paid more for the playoffs.

[Todd]

Great.

[Dan Patrick]

It's just, it makes, it's a mess with this of trying to do, you know, can you put clauses in these contracts that say, hey, if we make it to the 12 team playoff, you get paid commensurate to how far we go. Yeah, but college, college football is in the dark ages still with this. They're not advanced with this. That's why it's a mess with Lane. Kiffin is been coaching for decades and he didn't see that this was an issue. You bring up the transfer portal now or kids are going to play in possibly three or four more games. And look, I know Lane didn't create the rules, but he knew the rule was in place. Why are we waiting until what's going to happen now? And then when the Bull season ends, does Lane Kiffin go, hey guys, I brought this up in December. I want to make sure that we address this. Hey, I brought this up in January. Hey, I brought this up in March. This is. When you do this, stay with it. You want to correct it. Great. Then we don't have a transfer portal issue.

[Unknown]

Yes, I think those three things are massive changes in college football. So I think, I think it's fair to think, to understand that not everybody saw the challenges that were going to come through. Right. Nil is a massive change. The transfer portal is a huge change. The College Football Playoff is a massive change. Having 12 teams. So I don't know that you can. When nil was first announced, almost universally the reaction was like, oh, great. So now Clemson and Alabama are going to win every year and we just completely destroyed college football. And really it had the exact opposite effect. It leveled the playing field more than you could possibly imagine. Where Alabama's not even in the 12 team and Clemson kind of back to their way in. They got lucky to be in so.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, okay, I'll go back to when this started. A Hall of Fame caliber coach questioned why we would pay offensive lineman, what are you going to give them? Free pizza was what I was told. And I go, you are crazy. You build with your offensive and defensive line. This a Hall of fame caliber coach who said this to me. So they weren't even aware back then. And once you just look at the.

[Unknown]

NFL and see if offensive linemen make any money and then now you're going to know, well, this is what their value is. So.

[Dan Patrick]

But that's where we're here in the transfer portal and guys are sitting out. Christian McCaffrey sought sat out, so did Leonard Fournette. And that wasn't even transfer portal. That was just these guys preserving themselves. And at running back, I can't blame you. So it's tricky. Do we have contracts? What do you put in with the playoff with a bowl bonus? I don't know, but that's what I would be at least aware of. And the transfer portal this late in the year? Yes.

[Paulie]

Bar, that's like when Jake Bud at Michigan got hurt. Like, see, see, that's why first round draft picks don't play in these quote unquote meaningless bowl games. If you're not playing a national championship, I don't need to play in this bowl game. Let me get ready for the NFL.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. If you're at Alabama and you're going into the NFL first round, are you going to play against Michigan in a bowl game? I don't know. I know it's up to the individual, but I can only imagine if I'm a first round draft pick. You're rolling the dice every time you play. And now you're going to ask these kids to play two, three, maybe four more games. I know you're playing for a national championship. This is about business. It's business all around. And it's going to be business for the kids as well. And it should be.

[Paulie]

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[Savannah Guthrie]

Hi everyone, it's Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb from the Today Show. We love this time of year. There's so much to celebrate. That's right. Nobody does the holidays quite like today all season long. Join us for special performances with the brightest stars, plus festive recipes to whip up the perfect holiday feast and great deals on the hottest toys and gifts for everyone on your list. So join us every morning on NBC to make TODAY your home for the holidays.

[Jesse Palmer]

Congratulations to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for the first ever Malcolm Gladwell Tipping Point designation at this year's Unconventional awards by T Mobile for Business. The University used integrated IoT devices and 5G solutions from T Mobile to enable multiple synchronized health monitors allowing for real time remote data collection and analysis. The initiative will shape patient care moving forward and for that T Mobile congratulates the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

[Dan Patrick]

Albert Breer Monday morning quarterback, senior NFL reporter. He's at the league meetings in Irving, Texas. Let me ask you about that Gastonault, Brett Favre confrontation. Go back to O2 when it happened. I don't know how big of a deal it was when, you know, Fav gift wrapped that sack for Michael Strahan.

[Hoda Kotb]

I mean I think everybody sort of saw it as a cute thing if I remember right. Right. Like I was just out of college and I like, I definitely remember everybody laughing about it after, you know, like I never thought that. I never thought somebody takes such offense to it. And then for Brett to come out and apologize the way that he did on Twitter and like putting like real life context on it, you know what I mean? And like saying like how it actually might have cost cast no money. I hadn't thought about that aspect of it. It was weird because like I think, I don't know if you got this feeling watching it Dan, but like when I, when I saw it like at first like Fav had that look on his face like, like he thought he was joking. And then like, like slowly started to realize like no, this guy's actually serious about this. Which I think everybody watched it, thought like okay, like is he gonna at some point here kind of like let his guard down and just say ah, I'm just messing around. You know what I mean?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Hoda Kotb]

So it was just a weird, weird, weird confrontation.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. What if whoever the Eagles play at the end of the season and Saquon Barkley has a chance to break Eric Dickerson's all time record.

[Hoda Kotb]

Yep.

[Dan Patrick]

And all of a sudden they let him have his seven yard run.

[Hoda Kotb]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

Anybody going to have a problem with that?

[Hoda Kotb]

I mean, I don't think any of the current players will, you know, I mean maybe Eric Dick. I wouldn't have said Eric Dickerson would, but like maybe he will.

[Dan Patrick]

I would if I'm Eric Dickerson and be like, wait, you're just going to let him run and break my record? I get, I mean, right. It's trying to understand what these records mean to these players.

[Hoda Kotb]

I, you know, I think the other thing is too, is sort of interesting about it is like, how all these guys are friends now, and it's been that way for a long time. It's not like, that's new. You know what I mean? Like, but I do think, like, the athletes from my childhood, like, you know, I. For me, like, the one I remember is, like, all the basketball rivalries, how those teams genuinely seem to hate each other. You know, the Pistons and the Celtics and the Bulls and the Lakers, like, they genuinely seem to not like each other. And at some point along the line, that changed. And I think. I don't know, like, what. What do you think you got better handle on this than me? Probably, like, late 90s, maybe somewhere in there, like, it started to be like, these guys all had the same agents or the same.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, I think Magic. Magic and Isaiah, I think that. I think that changed. When you give each other a kiss on the cheek for a jump ball and you're playing in an NBA Finals, you got my attention there. Of, okay, maybe it. Maybe it's not the Bulls, Pistons, rivalry. And it felt like there was a little. It was okay to be friends with somebody even though you wanted to beat them.

[Hoda Kotb]

Right? So, like, I think that that's sort of. I mean, I think that's probably the divide here, too, right? Like, is like that. Like, to use your example, like, no one in 1984 was giving Eric Dickerson those seven yards. No one was giving Mark Astono the extra sack, you know, and I mean, Fav and Strahan, everybody knew, like, how friendly those two were, you know what I mean? So could I see. And I'd have to look up who the Eagles are playing in week 18. I don't have it right in front of me, but, you know, could I see, I don't know, like a defensive coach who knows Saquon saying, like, yeah, well, we'll. We'll cook this one for you a little bit. Certainly that could happen. Like, that's. I think it's just like sort of a change in the relationship between players on different teams over the last 30 or 40 years.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, help me understand Chapel, Bill here with North Carolina.

[Hoda Kotb]

Like, I haven't heard that one. That's pretty good.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. What do we. What. What's. What's holding this up?

[Hoda Kotb]

I think. I think money right now is a factor, like, how much you're going to pay him, how much you're going to resource the program, what you're going to be able to give him from an NIL standpoint, all of that. Like, I, I also, like, in the back of my Head, you know, because I, I, I had a feeling like something could happen last night, and now this is starting to drag out a little bit. So, you know, there's always that in the back of your head, like, does, is he just making sure before he does something that like some NFL team isn't going to call and say, like, well, wait a minute, Bill, like, maybe we can't guarantee anything, but you want, might want to wait a few weeks here, you know what I mean? Like, could that happen? I think that's certainly possible too, because I think his preference probably still is to stay in the NFL.

[Dan Patrick]

But I thought that this was basically the NFL saying, bill, we, we don't want you.

[Hoda Kotb]

No, I would say here's, here's the way I would look at it. Like, I think the simplest, most compact way to explain it is Bill was stunned by the lack of interest last year. Right? Like, so you had, you had six jobs open, not including New England, which obviously was the one that let him go. And he only got interest really from one team. And then the bureaucracy of that team got in the way of him getting that job. And so now after a year, he's got the 30,000 foot view of the league. He's gotten to see the way a lot of these teams operate, take a closer look at like, how each team is affected by all the factors inside their organizations. And he's looking at the jobs that are open and it's like, okay, like, so if I go to Chicago, I got to work for Kevin Warren and with Ryan Poles. If I go to the Jets, I've got to work with Woody Johnson. And I think it's like sort of this calculus of like, every team's not going to want me because that's the way it was last year. And of the ones that do want me, am I going to want them? You know, like, is that, like, is that path to the right job going to be there for me and can I count on that? And I think Bill badly wants to coach next year. And so, you know, I, like, I think he sees that it's like sort of a narrow path to the perfect situation where things are set up exactly the way that he wants it with an NFL team. Meanwhile, you know, I think, you know, over the last two, three months, he and the people around him have done a lot of research on college jobs and what those look like. And I think what they found is that it's closer to the NFL than it ever has been before. The challenges are, and they may have an advantage because Nil is salary cap because transfer portal is free agency and because you might be able to get things up and running faster. I've heard a lot of people make the recruiting argument, right, Dan? Like, I'm sure, you know, you've heard that, right? Like, does he want to go into an 18 year old's house, 18 year old's house and recruit? Do you know how many of those visits Deion Sanders.

[Dan Patrick]

They don't do that. They don't.

[Hoda Kotb]

Zero.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. They don't do that. All of a sudden you go, mom and dad, Bill Belichick's on a zoom call. Hey, Tommy, just want to say, you know, come on in. Who's more likely to coach in the NFL, Dion or Belichick next season?

[Hoda Kotb]

I think Belichick. I think Belichick. I like, I think Dion. I think Dion will be back at Colorado next year unless, like Florida State comes open. But I think, I think Dion probably be back at Colorado next year. I. Bill, I think, I mean, I think he could do a deal with North Carolina today. I think he could pull out of that today. You know, I think that all things are sort of on the table today. I think, I think all things are on the table. I think, again, I think his preference is to coach in the NFL. But like, I don't think he wants to put it this way. I don't think he wants to walk into a BLEEP show where he doesn't think he's got a great chance to win and suffer the indignity of being 15 wins away from Don Shula and not being able to get there because of the environment that he's working in. Does that make sense?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. Yes.

[Hoda Kotb]

So I think he wants Shula's record. He's a historian of the game. I think it's BS that he, like, I think he wants the record.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. But the reason why there's an opening is because that team has been a BLEEP show. Like he goes into Jacksonville, which I.

[Hoda Kotb]

Think is what he start. I think what, that. That's what he's starting to realize.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Hoda Kotb]

I'm not saying, like, I'm not saying like a BLEEP show. Like, is it a BLEEP show that's going to remain a BLEEP show after? Like, are the reasons for it being a BLEEP show still in place when you're walking in, or are you gonna have the opportunity to clean it up? You know what I'm saying?

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you.

[Hoda Kotb]

He may look at it.

[Dan Patrick]

BLEEP show. I appreciate you.

[Paulie]

Yeah.

[Hoda Kotb]

He may, he may have like, he may like if he goes into a place where it's like we're clearing the decks for you, Bill, and it was a BLEEP show, but we're going to give you every resource to fix it versus like another place where maybe some of the people who are responsible for the BLEEP show are still going to be part of football decisions. Those are two very different things.

[Dan Patrick]

Talking Albert Breer Monday Morning Quarterback Senior NFL Reporter do the Vikings have a dilemma at quarterback?

[Hoda Kotb]

Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Is it a good dilemma?

[Hoda Kotb]

It's a champagne problem. It's a shampoo. There's a Dom Perry on problem. Look like I think we need to stop it with like expecting the other shoe to drop with Sam Darnold. He's just a really good player, you know, who was in a bad situation. We saw Gino Smith and the renaissance of his career in Seattle. It'd be hard for any quarterback to overcome some of the things that Gino and Sam went through over that period of time in New York. And I think, you know, what you're seeing is the nature versus nurture thing play out in real time. And you know, I, it's 11 games, I believe, where he's had a triple digit passer rating. That's a franchise record. He had the highest passer rating in the history of the franchise on Sunday. Yes. Part of it stays thrown to Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, but part of it is that he's becoming a really good player and he's with a coach that, that, that that's built an offense that works for him and Kevin O'Connell deserves a ton of credit. So I think what's tricky about this one is they love where JJ McCarthy was Dan in August when he got hurt. So, and they really believe in him. The problem is that you like now, like, it's just as far as where he's going to be in May, in June, in July. Like you're projecting. You have, you haven't gotten to see the development on the bench over September and October and November and December. And so you are to some degree projecting where he's going to be and when you've got a team that's clearly in a window where it can win right now, do you owe it to the veteran players to at least give yourself the insurance policy of bringing Sam Darnold back for a year on the franchise tag or do you look at it and say, we believe enough in JJ McCarthy, this is going to work out. We believe that we're going to be able to get him up and running the same way we were able to get Sam Darnold up and running. And we love Sam Darnold, but we want to have the advantage of having the quarterback on the rookie contract, so. Love you, Sam. Rooting for you. Go find another team to play for. It's. It's an interesting question, you know, and I do think the franchise tag is it's going to be over $40 million for quarterbacks this year. So, like, are you willing to pay a $40 million tab to make sure that you're buttoned up at the most important position on the field with a team that's ready to contend in the.

[Dan Patrick]

Here and the now, the Eagles situation?

[Hoda Kotb]

Yep.

[Dan Patrick]

Is there something there? Is this, you know, Jalen Hurts and A.J. brown. I mean, is this a big deal?

[Paulie]

Yeah, I.

[Hoda Kotb]

You know, I just think. Look like. I think Jalen Hurts is a warrior of a football player, and he brings a lot to the table. Is he going to be, like, sort of the den leader for the offense?

[Dan Patrick]

No.

[Hoda Kotb]

And, you know, I think his personality is such. Where it's. He's not the warmest person in the world, you know, so I don't think he's the guy who is gonna stand there and put his arm around A.J. brown and say, don't worry about it, buddy. We'll get you next time, you know, And I think, like, the way that Jalen carries himself. And again, he's not. He's not a bad guy, but I do think it's. I do think it wears on people sometimes, and I think it's worn on people who've been around him. And, you know, so he and AJ Had a really close relationship, you know, but having a close relationship when you're on different teams and you see each other once in a while is different than having a close relationship when you're around the guy every day. And so I think it's something that can be worked out because they've got a head coach in Nick Sirianni who's very emotionally intelligent, I would say, and, like, really has the ability to manage people. And so I think they're going to work it out the same way. They've worked a lot of things out there over the last year to get to the point where they're, you know, now 11 and 2 and one of the best teams in football, but it's not nothing.

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Safe travels. Albert, always great to talk to you.

[Hoda Kotb]

Awesome. Thanks, Dan.

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