Hour 2 - Younger & Worse?

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd Episode: Hour 2 - Younger & Worse?
Release Date: February 13, 2025
Hosts: Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Danny G, Iowa Sam, Monsi, Spot
Platform: Fox Sports Radio

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1. Introduction and Icebreaker

The episode kicks off with the hosts engaging in a light-hearted icebreaker about siblings, setting a casual and relatable tone for the discussion.

• Rich Davis [01:23]: "Without getting too personal, when was the last time you talked to your siblings?"

This segment highlights the camaraderie among the hosts and encourages listeners to reflect on their own relationships with family members.

2. Devin Williams’ Yankee Beard Policy

A significant portion of the episode revolves around Devin Williams, a Yankees pitcher, and the team's stringent facial hair policy that compelled him to shave his beard. The hosts debate the relevance and impact of such regulations on player confidence and performance.

• Steve Covino [05:00]: "This whistle proves that change starts with one person. I believe Devin Williams to be that one person."

• Rich Davis [05:20]: "The Yankees facial hair policy I think is one of the more outdated team-specific rules possible."

The discussion emphasizes how facial hair contributes to a player’s intimidation factor and personal confidence, crucial traits for a closer in baseball. The hosts argue that allowing players to maintain their beards could enhance their performance and personal identity.

• Steve Covino [06:50]: "If you're going to invest $8.6 million in this guy a year and you want him to do his job, let him feel as confident as possible."

3. The Importance of Personal Image in Sports

The conversation shifts to the broader implications of personal image and appearance in sports, drawing comparisons with other athletes and celebrities.

• Rich Davis [07:04]: "Why is Devin Williams saying he's most confident with his beard? It’s like when Andy Pettitte would pull his hat down."

The hosts discuss how appearances, such as beards, play a role in an athlete's public persona and psychological edge in competitions.

4. Midweek Major Segment

a. John Rocker and Patrick Mahomes Sr. Altercation

Spot introduces a viral incident involving John Rocker and Patrick Mahomes Sr. on Bourbon Street, leading to discussions about public behavior and reputation management.

• Spot [25:48]: "It's embarrassing. Exchanging words on Bourbon Street in New Orleans ahead of the Mahomes II losing to the Eagles."

• Rich Davis [26:43]: "It's a great fight."

The hosts critique the altercation, questioning the necessity and professionalism of such public disputes.

b. Cooper DeJean and Caitlin Clark Interaction

The segment covers Cooper DeJean’s acknowledgment from Caitlin Clark, a prominent Iowa alumna and WNBA superstar, praising his performance.

• Spot [28:00]: "Cooper DeJean had a stellar pick in this weekend Super Bowl and the congrats have poured in, including from fellow Iowa alumni Caitlin Clark."

• Rich Davis [30:06]: "He would annihilate her one on one. The fact that he had to back off for political correctness reasons annoys me."

This discussion underscores the intersection of sports personalities and gender dynamics in athletic recognition.

c. Super Bowl Halftime Show Controversies

The halftime show featuring Kendrick Lamar and Serena Williams sparks debate among the hosts about performance expectations and public reception.

• Spot [28:17]: "Serena Williams addressing her viral appearance during the halftime show..."

• Steve Covino [31:16]: "The halftime show was very major. 133 million people tuned in."

The hosts dissect the impact of celebrity performances on sports events and audience engagement, highlighting differing opinions on artistic choices.

5. Audience Engagement and Interactive Segments

Listeners are encouraged to participate through creative suggestions, such as naming an 8-and-under softball team.

• Rich Davis [38:31]: "My daughter's 8 and under girl softball team is trying to think of a creative name. They're the Teal team."

The hosts brainstorm names like "Teal Team 6" and "Aqua Barbies," fostering a sense of community and involvement among listeners.

6. Conclusion and Final Thoughts

As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on the discussions, reiterate key points, and tease upcoming segments.

• Steve Covino [37:53]: "Tomorrow we're gonna do old school and 50 hits. So join us on Thursday show."

The conclusion reinforces the episode's main themes and maintains listener anticipation for future content.

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Notable Quotes:

• Steve Covino [05:00]: "This proves that change starts with one person. I believe Devin Williams to be that one person."
• Rich Davis [05:20]: "The Yankees facial hair policy I think is one of the more outdated team-specific rules possible."
• Steve Covino [06:50]: "If you're going to invest $8.6 million in this guy a year and you want him to do his job, let him feel as confident as possible."
• Rich Davis [07:04]: "Why is Devin Williams saying he's most confident with his beard? It’s like when Andy Pettitte would pull his hat down."
• Spot [25:48]: "It's embarrassing. Exchanging words on Bourbon Street in New Orleans ahead of the Mahomes II losing to the Eagles."
• Rich Davis [26:43]: "It's a great fight."
• Rich Davis [30:06]: "He would annihilate her one on one. The fact that he had to back off for political correctness reasons annoys me."
• Steve Covino [31:16]: "The halftime show was very major. 133 million people tuned in."

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Key Takeaways:

• Facial Hair Policies: The Yankees' enforcement of a strict facial hair policy is critiqued as outdated, potentially hindering player confidence and performance.
• Personal Image in Sports: Athletes' appearances significantly impact their public personas and psychological readiness in competitions.
• Public Conduct: Incidents like the Rocker-Mahomes altercation raise questions about professionalism and image management in sports.
• Celebrity Influence: Halftime shows and celebrity interactions with athletes can influence public perception and event engagement.
• Community Engagement: Listener participation through interactive segments enhances community feeling and listener loyalty.

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This episode delves deep into the intersection of personal identity, professional requirements, and public image within the sports industry, offering listeners a blend of serious analysis and entertaining banter.

Transcript

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

We got some explaining to do.

[Rich Davis]

But first, we be rocking out. And I got a question for everyone in the room. Just a little quick icebreaker before we move into your Yankee thought. Everyone here have siblings or do we have any Only children? Mon. You got siblings?

[Danny G]

Yes, I got two older brothers.

[Steve Covino]

Danny G. Siblings.

[Rich Davis]

Samuel.

[Monsi]

One sister.

[Rich Davis]

Without getting too personal, when was the last time you talked to your siblings? When was the last time you texted or called one of your brothers, monsi?

[Danny G]

Within 48 hours.

[Rich Davis]

Okay. Covino.

[Steve Covino]

All the time.

[Rich Davis]

Family chat.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I got. There's five of us.

[Danny G]

Exactly. I have a chat with them today.

[Monsi]

Family chat.

[Rich Davis]

Family chat.

[Iowa Sam]

Danny G. We have a family group chat. Talked with some of them yesterday.

[Steve Covino]

We have a group chat called the Covidiots.

[Spot]

Only when they need something from me, but yeah.

[Rich Davis]

So what was the last time you talked about your brother James?

[Spot]

Probably this week. Glad. A couple days ago.

[Rich Davis]

It's nice. Reach out to your siblings. I say this because the Kelce brothers said before they did their podcast, they would go months without any communication. And I know it's easy because. It's easy because, listen, I live in la. My brother lives in Maryland. My sister's in months now.

[Steve Covino]

In today's world of texting and social media, like, there's no excuse to not shoot your brother a text.

[Spot]

Just start a podcast with your brother.

[Rich Davis]

I've. I've talked. I talk. I talked to my sister, you know, like, at least once a week or so. Just to be like, hey, what's up? How's your kid? How's everything? My brother, though sometimes life's busy. We could go a month without talking.

[Steve Covino]

Busy? Dude, you're on the bowl doing the scroll. You can't shoot somebody a text message.

[Rich Davis]

My brother is one of those guys. We all have one of these friends or family members that turns their phone off. You know that person who turns their phone off.

[Steve Covino]

I know I aspire to be that 85 year old people think you still have to.

[Rich Davis]

My phone's not near me. I think my brother's that guy. You know when someone's got like a wife that controls them? I think my brother puts down his phone when he gets home and is not allowed to touch it. I really. It's impossible. But hey, just to point it out, say hi to your brothers and sisters. Your siblings. Because now I look at my kids and I'm like, man, I hope they get along when they're older.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

But the Kelsey Bros, who are the most famous brothers, let's be honest, in the world right now, said before their popularity of new heights and before they were working together, before them it was.

[Steve Covino]

Ozzy and Jose Canseco, Right?

[Rich Davis]

No, it was Billy and Cal. RIP and his baseball bat that said.

[Steve Covino]

F. Yeah, how could I forget?

[Rich Davis]

No, it was who? Your favorite brothers. Oh, Danny DeVito and Arnold.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Iowa Sam]

And way back in the day, the Necro brothers.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, that's true. Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

They were 185, still pitching in the big leagues.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. I was going to say when you were talking about old players, that could still do it. They did.

[Steve Covino]

They could probably still do it somehow. So anyway, say hello to your siblings. That was a random thought.

[Rich Davis]

Only because everyone's thinking about Valentine's Day. But I saw that headline. I'm like, you know what? I guess people get busy, but when you see your kids, if you're a parent and you see your kids don't.

[Steve Covino]

Rich. As the great Pee Wee Herman said, what is. And I quote, what do you.

[Rich Davis]

I know you are, but what am I busy doing?

[Steve Covino]

What? He's taking his bath. Really?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, really?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, really? Your brother's so busy.

[Rich Davis]

Dude, dude, I will call him.

[Steve Covino]

Everybody's busy. The first ring goes right in a text to somebody.

[Rich Davis]

The first ring goes right to voicemail. Does not mean they're rejecting you. It's like the phone's off. Like, it's like, what are you.

[Danny G]

No, that was a rejection. If it was off, it would go straight to.

[Rich Davis]

Although I think a lot of times it just goes straight To.

[Danny G]

There you go.

[Rich Davis]

And if you text him, it has that, you know when someone, they have their phone on silent or like they disturb.

[Danny G]

Yeah, do not. I have my phone on.

[Monsi]

Do not disturb notification silence.

[Steve Covino]

I think the reminder here is it takes zero effort to reach out through social media like someone's post or send somebody a text, period. And that Kelsey story is odd to me. That's really odd.

[Rich Davis]

Well, they were both.

[Steve Covino]

Cause they seem so close now.

[Rich Davis]

You're right. But again, they said not only did Travis Kelce, as Monsieur said in the update, not months. Not only is he saying he's going to put a timeout on discussing his future, they talked about how months would go by and they wouldn't talk. That's weird. And now they make millions together.

[Steve Covino]

So back to the story of today. Pitchers and catchers report. Devin Williams of the Yankees, former Brewer, now Yankee, had to shave because that's the policy. We all know that because it's been questioned so often. Like what an outdated policy. Some players, they reluctantly shave their beard. They don't want to do it, but they do. But you could also leave the mustache.

[Rich Davis]

Remember, I feel like you and I talk about this more than any other sports, TV or radio show in the nation. But this Yankee facial hair policy I think is one of the more outdated team specific rules possible.

[Steve Covino]

Okay, what are the Yankees paying Devin Williams?

[Rich Davis]

$8.6 million a year.

[Steve Covino]

$8.6 million a year.

[Rich Davis]

But an elite closer type, an elite.

[Steve Covino]

Closer with high expectations.

[Rich Davis]

He will be a big asset to your bullpen for sure.

[Steve Covino]

That's the goal here. That's the point. That's the investment. That's why they got him.

[Rich Davis]

And what does a closer need more than most positions to be honest?

[Steve Covino]

Confidence, intimidation factor, all those things. This is why this proves that change starts with one person. I believe Devin Williams to be that one person. There's been a lot of people along the way, from your Giambies to your Johnny Damons, it's going to be him. Because you can't have that weenie looking guy on the mound late in the innings with the lack of confidence because he doesn't have his beard. Honestly, I'm like if you're going to invest $8.6 million in this guy a year and you want him to do his job, let him feel as confident as possible. It doesn't make any sense to me, you know, so at this point, if you're really serious about winning and that's what this guy saying. I'm not saying this, guys. Devin Williams says he's most confident with his beard. He feels like a little baby boy at a place without the beard. Let him be him. I know that sounds stupid. And why is all his confidence in his beard anyway if that makes him feel cooler? It's like when Andy Pettit would pull his hat down. You put that intimidation factor on.

[Iowa Sam]

Great. Dave Stewart did that.

[Steve Covino]

Dave Stewart was known for that. Let the dude do his thing. Let him be confident. Let him be lights out. You got to let him grow his beard back. He looks so. If you were facing him, would you want to face that little baby boy or the guy with the beard?

[Rich Davis]

Here, See the pictures and this is years ago, the Photoshops and the actual real pictures of James Harden and then James Soften.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. You don't want to play James Harden. You want to play James Soften.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, you whoop James Soften's ass.

[Steve Covino]

James Soften's not intimidating.

[Rich Davis]

Now, the crazy part about this is that Covino came to work today with a parody. He found some little fun video on social media.

[Steve Covino]

Well, the premise is this based on the beard, right? Because you see what a difference it makes. This guy's face was shortened, like a good 3 to 4 inches. Not that he's not handsome. He still looks handsome. He just looks like a little baby boy. And the whole shape of his face is different. This goes back to a Jim Gaffigan joke where he says that the poor man's facelift is growing the beard. The beard is the poor man's facelift. It really is, because it makes you wonder what's going on under there.

[Rich Davis]

Danny, I've known you three plus years now here at Fontworthy.

[Iowa Sam]

Three and a half years.

[Steve Covino]

Danny doesn't even know what's going on under there.

[Rich Davis]

Do you even know what's going on under there?

[Iowa Sam]

I have pictures from high school, but.

[Rich Davis]

Danny, since I've known.

[Steve Covino]

High school was a while ago since.

[Rich Davis]

I've known you, Danny, you have a beard and a mustache. You got Spot beard.

[Monsi]

Oh, I was. Spot shaved his beard off, like last year or something. And I was like, you look different, man.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but he didn't shave. Shave.

[Spot]

I haven't completely shaved in a while.

[Monsi]

Razor to skin.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, he. He went like, full scruffy, so he didn't shave shit, even.

[Monsi]

That, like, altered my perception of Spot.

[Steve Covino]

But this poses a question, too. So this isn't just about the Yankees and one man making the change, because that's just my theory. And I think that's your hope as a fan. You want your players on your team. To feel as confident as possible. Right? But you as a person also want to feel as confident as possible when you're making these choices about your facial hair and how you look. So as we approach the, the day of love and everyone wants to put their best foot forward, we have a question for you.

[Rich Davis]

Well, you want people to feel comfortable. I mean, I think the tech world made a big step in the right direction with this. Think of all those, like, you know, Silicon Valley type of folks where, you know, business casual became more of a thing. It's like, hey, we're guys just making apps on a computer. Why are we wearing suits? And it became like, you know, you would dress like one of these rich.

[Monsi]

Tech guys on Wall street or something.

[Iowa Sam]

There's, there's even some old school churches who have recently gone away from. You have to have clean cut, look at church and allow beards.

[Steve Covino]

Now this week, you Yankees to still.

[Iowa Sam]

Be doing this is real old school.

[Steve Covino]

It's real old school. And you know, some guys have negative chin. You know, some guys, they don't know they can't fold towels, you know, because they are missing a chin.

[Monsi]

It's a depth perception issue.

[Steve Covino]

So they grow a beard and it works for them and it gives them a swag and a spring in their step.

[Iowa Sam]

At least meet the players in the middle, like, okay, you can have a beard, but it needs to be trimmed and well cast beard. That way you don't. I get it. You don't want to look like a caveman. You don't want to be unprofessional, but let the guy still have their own personality.

[Steve Covino]

Without a doubt.

[Danny G]

Especially if you let a mustache happen.

[Steve Covino]

These are the weakest.

[Danny G]

That's what I'm saying. You let, you do, let facial hair happen, but just not a beard.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Danny G. Nailed it. There should be a compromise where it's like, it's just got to look groomed. You can't look like Kevin Millar of the Red Sox and the.

[Danny G]

And if you don't have a good beard, you can't do it.

[Steve Covino]

Who is the dude? Black. Blackman.

[Monsi]

Who's the guy in the Phillies who's got that Jason Worth? The Marsh? No, Brandon Marsh. He looks like a Marsh guy from the Marsh.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. So you can't look like someone from Duck Dynasty, but you find something in between. Right?

[Rich Davis]

Especially, let's be honest, a lot of these Latino players are as groomed as could be. They got the barber on standby every day. Their fate is tight. Are you telling that guy he can't have the big, poppy precision beard. Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

You're taking away their, you know, in a way, their confidence. Right. In a way. So the question to the everyday fellow, though, as we get older, you're really faced with a decision.

[Rich Davis]

Hilarious to me.

[Steve Covino]

And the question is, do you shave and look younger and worse, or do you let the beard grow in and look older and better? Let me say it one more time. Do you look younger and worse? Younger and worse or older and better?

[Caller]

Do you want to look younger and worse or older and better?

[Rich Davis]

Love this.

[Caller]

That's got the hurts. Or younger and fatter? It's kind of a curse.

[Rich Davis]

Yep.

[Caller]

The former or latter. But you have got to make this.

[Steve Covino]

What's your choice? What are you doing?

[Caller]

Do you want to look younger and worse?

[Iowa Sam]

I don't know.

[Caller]

Do you want to look younger and worse?

[Iowa Sam]

Yes.

[Caller]

Do you want to look younger and worse?

[Rich Davis]

Devin Williams.

[Caller]

Do you want to look younger and worse?

[Spot]

Kind of like six and one half.

[Caller]

Do you want to look younger and worse or older and better?

[Rich Davis]

We only played that so that it's now stuck in your head for the rest of the day.

[Monsi]

Sketchy as hell.

[Danny G]

What am I listening to? What's up?

[Rich Davis]

You have some tick tock Instagram, guys.

[Spot]

So I was Sam singing.

[Steve Covino]

Do you know that it's not just some guy. You got to give him credit. Play song. It's Jesse Blockton, right. On social media. So props to him. Jesse blocked in. He's an older fella. It looks like Mandy Patinkin, actually. Right. And it's the. It's the question of do you want to look younger and worse? Meaning shave your beard.

[Iowa Sam]

Shows himself clean shave.

[Steve Covino]

You look younger, but you look worse. Right. Because you got all this fat face.

[Rich Davis]

You got a blob of flesh.

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah, yeah. You look.

[Monsi]

You're two dimensional.

[Steve Covino]

Like David Bloated. Devin Williams looks like a. Like Mac and me with a shaved beard or older and better. You know, you grow that beard back, you look older. Distinguished and older is not necessarily good. But you do look better for whatever. You might have some.

[Rich Davis]

You might have some gray in there.

[Iowa Sam]

It's like a professor, though.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Because sometimes older is kind of bad, but it is better. Like imagine Draymond Green without the beard. Right? So it's. Does he shave and look younger and worse? Because he's still going to look old, but shaved and chubby, probably. Or older with the beard and the gray, but still he looks better for some reason.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

It's a weird choice that guys have to make.

[Rich Davis]

I picture LeBron James. Right. He's got a little gray coming in. But LeBron with the beard, probably more handsome look, but he looks older. If LeBron went clean shaven, he'd probably look 30 something.

[Steve Covino]

You know what happens?

[Rich Davis]

We look like we look lazy.

[Steve Covino]

Let me put it in Steve Covino terms for you, Monty. You're looking right at his. If I shave my face clean shaven, right. I got this big fat face and two chins coming out.

[Iowa Sam]

Right?

[Rich Davis]

He looks like Ernie. He looks like Ernie.

[Steve Covino]

And then the scruff starts to grow in and it looks a little grayish. So I look younger and worse.

[Rich Davis]

Or.

[Steve Covino]

Or I have the scruff going on. It makes me look a little older, but better.

[Monsi]

It gives your face definition.

[Steve Covino]

Ah. So it's the choice that we all are at. And I think Devin Williams is making a poor, poor choice right now. And unfortunately, it's not his decision. He looks younger and worse.

[Rich Davis]

Truthfully, right now, right now, my stubble's a little too thin. I feel like I'm right now on the border of looking younger and worse.

[Danny G]

I feel like we're about to do aerobics.

[Monsi]

This feels very late 90s, early 2000s.

[Steve Covino]

And 1.

[Rich Davis]

Like a 2 and 3.

[Monsi]

Some government agency put out like a commercial or something?

[Steve Covino]

No, but it is. It's a question, man. It really sucks. And I feel bad for Devin Williams, but the point is, well, what choice would you make? Guys, as black sheep said, the choice is yours, but for Devin Williams, it's not. The Yankees are making him do this and he lost all his swag, his confidence and his intimidation factor, which I think is necessary for the Yankees closer at this point.

[Spot]

I feel like we say this every time the Yankees acquire a new player.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but this is very specific.

[Spot]

When are they going to give it up? When are they going to stop?

[Steve Covino]

Every time the closer position comes with an intimidation factor, Right? Think of the Mets. They got all this spectacle. They have horn sections, the lights go out. You got this dude coming out with his, like, baby boy Doe with his stupid face. Now. No one cares about that. He has to grow back. Meow.

[Rich Davis]

He's going to come out to, like the bubble guppies theme or something.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, exactly. Yeah. He comes back to. What's that? Wonderpet.

[Rich Davis]

It's time for lunch.

[Steve Covino]

Wonder Pets.

[Rich Davis]

Lame.

[Steve Covino]

That is the lamest look.

[Rich Davis]

Wonder Pets, do you want to look.

[Steve Covino]

Younger or worse or older than better? That's the question for you to make or for you to answer. Fox Sports Nation, I think. 877-99-Nox.

[Rich Davis]

From the women I've asked, I've I've heard a lot of answers and monsieur, I don't know if you agree with this. A lot of women are answering. They rather their dude look a little older and better. More absolutely. Like. No, A lot of women.

[Steve Covino]

Most women don't want.

[Rich Davis]

Most women don't want their grown man with the clean shaven look it.

[Steve Covino]

You know, can I, Can I give a tip to the Fox Sports radio nation? My girlfriend doesn't like the facial hair. That's why I was rocking clean shave for a while. Right. But then I realized this is what every guy needs to know. They're trying to take you out of the game.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, stop.

[Spot]

She likes. She really likes puffy faces.

[Rich Davis]

Game.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. That puffy face. She's trying to take you out of the game.

[Monsi]

Well, like, there's guys who do have a clean shaven face, like Don Draper, John Hamm. That works for him. That works really well.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

You know what?

[Steve Covino]

You think everybody's Jon Hamm.

[Monsi]

No, but with a beard. I don't even know what he'd look like.

[Danny G]

Like, have a good beard. That's another thing.

[Steve Covino]

If you don't have a good beard.

[Danny G]

Don'T have a beard.

[Monsi]

Keanu can barely grow the beard in, but people like it.

[Rich Davis]

Let me, let me give you.

[Danny G]

I mean, it's Keanu. Yeah. It's not that we like the beard.

[Steve Covino]

Ham is one of the most handsome guys out there.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Bad example.

[Rich Davis]

I'll give you a handsome guy with a beard and tell me if you think he would be as cool without Negan. Negan from the Walking Dead. Jeffrey Dean Morgan. That guy with the beard looks like.

[Steve Covino]

You mean Javier Bardem.

[Spot]

Yeah, because I've seen him. I've seen Javier Bardem. So I just.

[Rich Davis]

Not the same guy.

[Danny G]

He would look.

[Steve Covino]

Javier, look at Kendrick Perkins right now. Kendrick Perkins right now.

[Danny G]

Take that beard off.

[Steve Covino]

Take that beard off. He's the. He's the biggest weenie. And I don't care what he says. There's just void space under his chin you can't even see. Yeah. What's going on under there? Kendrick Perkins.

[Danny G]

No, but yeah, he would not be intimidating without that beard.

[Spot]

Like the dude from the office.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Monsi]

He was like, yeah, Stanley, he looks.

[Steve Covino]

Like Carl Winslow without that beard. With the beard.

[Spot]

I'm like, stop it.

[Steve Covino]

So do you want to look younger and worse or older and better?

[Danny G]

Older and better.

[Steve Covino]

Did I do that, Urkel?

[Rich Davis]

All right. Kurt in Pennsylvania. What's up, buddy?

[Steve Covino]

Stop. Hey, what's going on, guys? I love your show.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, thanks, man.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, man. You can Be singing that song all night, by the way.

[Rich Davis]

Stop it.

[Spot]

The guy.

[Iowa Sam]

Make it stop.

[Steve Covino]

So I. I'm just really surprised you guys haven't played the Simpson baseball episode. Clip of Matt, are going to shave your sideburns yet.

[Rich Davis]

It's a classic.

[Steve Covino]

I do know it, man. But look, I get it. There was a time and a place. It's a different world now. The world has changed a lot, man. Like a lot since Don Mattingly in the 80s.

[Monsi]

Mattingly, get rid of those sideburns. Thank you, Ryan Berschinger, for rolling that in. That was very timely.

[Steve Covino]

So great. But you also have to realize too, that, man, it's 2025. You can't expect these especially rich. Already said it. These young Latin players, these Dominican dudes to shave. And you want them to play for your team. I know that sounds like petty and ridiculous when you're paying them millions of dollars, but I can make millions of dollars somewhere else where I don't have to, like, look like a mutant just to play on your team.

[Rich Davis]

And can I?

[Steve Covino]

You know who said that? Alex Verdugo said that recently, too. He's like, yo, I'll go play for another team where I could be myself.

[Rich Davis]

Now I get it. Making millions of dollars is a priority for a young man. But take yourself out of the bullpen for a second. Take yourself out of the bullpen. I don't know if Devin Williams is married or single, whatever the case may be. But you think. But you think. Thank you, monsieur. Do you think Devin Williams wants to go out on the town with his boys if he's single or trying to meet his wife if he's married? Do you think that's the look he would choose? Clearly not.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. He had a girlfriend. Yeah. He saw his face today.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

What?

[Spot]

I have a question. So tattoos are allowed, right?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Spot]

What if you got a beard tattoo?

[Rich Davis]

No, I don't know.

[Danny G]

I was wondering that. Right on. Like, just to spite them. I'm a draw on every day.

[Spot]

Like a henna bearded. So where it wasn't permanent.

[Monsi]

People get tattoos of a hairline.

[Steve Covino]

Honestly, this is my prediction. It's going to be such a thing because the pictures surface today and everyone's going to be making fun of him. And he already stated that he had. He's more confident with his beard. It's going to come down to a compromise, like Danny G said. That's my prediction. I. You heard it here on Fox Sports Radio. The Yankees will eventually allow a maintained scruff. A maintained beard moving forward. That's my Guess after this.

[Rich Davis]

I have a question. Something like that. It sounds so ridiculous, but would that be in a press conference?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, probably.

[Rich Davis]

Like, how ridiculous does that sound? But after, you know, 100 plus years of Yankee legacy, will there have to be some type of House Steinbrenner coming for and be like, I have a major announcement to make for the Yankees after, you know, after a hundred something years of this organization.

[Steve Covino]

Because, like, it's an old organization, so there's old rules and traditions. Right. So, yeah, this one needs to be updated. That's all.

[Rich Davis]

Simple as that.

[Steve Covino]

What do you say all the time, Rich? I'll give you credit. Sometimes tradition is making the same mistake over and over and over again. I think it's ridiculous. The Yankees, it's not the time of Babe Ruth anymore.

[Rich Davis]

There's two things the Yankees need to adjust. One of them is the facial hair stuff because it's lame. And secondly, I love it because I do admire the history of the pinstripes and everything, but, like the fact that the Yankees won't do a city connect jersey or anything, it's like, come on.

[Danny G]

It'S like, come on, it's time. It's time to be fun.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Give us some options. To us fans.

[Spot]

And clearly this tradition isn't making you that great.

[Rich Davis]

Right?

[Steve Covino]

Right.

[Danny G]

At one point, may. Maybe it did.

[Steve Covino]

Right.

[Danny G]

And maybe it did, but now it's. It's not. Devin Williams does have a girlfriend, and it's funny that we're talking about his beard. Sportskeeda has a whole story. Maggie Baddock, I'm gonna guess. And they've been together since 2015, 2016, and there's a picture of them from 2015, 2016, and he has no beard.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

And it's his profile and he looks like a baby, but that was 10 years ago.

[Rich Davis]

Now he's a man.

[Danny G]

He's a man.

[Spot]

Well, my, my wife has, has said to me, like distressed, never to clean. Get clean shaven because I look like a, you know, a Drake. I look like.

[Rich Davis]

I look like.

[Spot]

I look like a. Yeah, I look.

[Steve Covino]

Like a creep, allegedly. All right, so that's the update, Allegedly, sorry. On Devin Williams. Again, pitchers and catchers. The positive is here, here is that, hey, baseball's underway. So I'm excited about that.

[Rich Davis]

And to piggyback that point about the city Connect, jerseys. A lot of sweet spring training uniforms I'm seeing on a lot of teams. So, hey, listen, baseball's trying their best to do everything to connect to the fans. And I think a lot of teams debuting some sweet new Alternate jerseys and spring training gear. So hey, gear up. And speaking of gearing up, spot midweek major. Get that all geared up. What we tell you about Travis Matthew.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

When you say waffle crew, you're not talking about when we all went through the Waffle House.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

Everyday, visit travismathieu.com for 20% off your first order. Travismathew.com Mattingly get rid of those sideburns. Every girl is crazy about a sharp dressed man with a sweet maintained beard. Not like the dudes from ZZ Top. But there is a compromise and I think that's the future of the Yankees. And like Danny G. Said, before we move on, you know how much added swag the Yankees would have if they came in rocking their, their own little style of facial hair that they would normally have every day? I think we're going to see it. Thanks to Devin Williams if not, let it start here on Fox Sports Radio. Let it hit the press. Hit the press. Cavino said so. And Rich.

[Rich Davis]

Now look at the clock. It's midweek. It's time.

[Iowa Sam]

Covino and Rich gets you over the middle of the week with midweek.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I love that.

[Iowa Sam]

We throw sports and pop culture headlines and topics at the fellas. And it's like the kids say, that's so mid week.

[Steve Covino]

Definitely.

[Iowa Sam]

Major CNR scoring midweek. Major. Oh, yeah. Are you guys ready?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Does everybody know?

[Iowa Sam]

Say eight. Y'all say minutes?

[Steve Covino]

Eight minutes. Eight minutes.

[Iowa Sam]

We're about to give Spotty an eight.

[Spot]

Eight full minutes here.

[Steve Covino]

Wow.

[Spot]

It's like a whole segment.

[Iowa Sam]

When you hear the horns, you know you've made it to the middle of the week. Before we hand things over to the number one and only host of the segment, we roll the two big red love dice the main studio, see who goes first.

[Steve Covino]

I just rolled a seven.

[Iowa Sam]

In a Rich roll.

[Rich Davis]

Six. Really?

[Steve Covino]

Seven got six.

[Iowa Sam]

That means Cove gets the first take. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most famous person besides Judy Blume from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Spotty boy.

[Spot]

Hey, I got a lot of super bowl stuff today. I know it's kind of old news, but it's all the pop culture stuff from that.

[Steve Covino]

So I know buzzing about.

[Spot]

Let's talk about. But let me. Let me start with a story that broke today. So you may seen the viral video of John Rocker and Patrick Mahomes senior.

[Steve Covino]

Embarrassing.

[Spot]

It's embarrassing. Exchanging words on Bourbon street in New Orleans ahead of the Mahomes II losing to the Eagles. Well, Barstool's Dave Portnoy announced today that the two former MLB pitchers will face off in Barstool's rough and rowdy event on April 18th in Wheeling, Virginia. The quote beef on Bourbon street, as Portnoy called it, will headline the event. People are now unclear because of the video. It's saying it looks staged or unclear if it was staged to promote this, but because it was awfully quick to come to fruition after this viral thing this past weekend. Either way, I'm sure Patrick Mahomes will be there, nice and proud. Watching this event midweek or major.

[Steve Covino]

Major.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know if he will.

[Spot]

That was a joke, Rich. That was sarcasm.

[Rich Davis]

I'm kind of embarrassed about the whole thing.

[Steve Covino]

Just played the worst game of my life and now I got my dad embarrassing me. More like sort of like insult to.

[Rich Davis]

Injury, like putting salt on the wound.

[Steve Covino]

Patrick Mahomes is your son. Stop embarrassing the kid. You're fighting John Rocker on the streets of New Orleans and now at a barstool event. You don't need to do this. Come on, Pat Mahomes don't do that to your son.

[Monsi]

I'm just catching wind of this.

[Steve Covino]

What is this, Pat?

[Rich Davis]

I'll call it.

[Spot]

John Rocker didn't embarrass himself.

[Monsi]

It was someone else.

[Steve Covino]

It was, well, John Rocker. And honestly, what I saw was John Rocker approaching Pat Mahomes on the street.

[Spot]

Senior.

[Steve Covino]

Saying what? Man, I thought we were cool.

[Iowa Sam]

I thought we were boys.

[Steve Covino]

And Pat Mahomes was not having it. John Rocker threw a drink at him. Now they're fighting. I think. I think the whole thing's embarrassing.

[Rich Davis]

So midweek or major?

[Steve Covino]

I said major. Because that's what say you, Rich Holmes Dad.

[Rich Davis]

I was.

[Steve Covino]

Sam, how'd you feel if your dad was doing it?

[Rich Davis]

You can't be the only one that doesn't know this story. So I'm glad we explained it. It was the week of the Super Bowl. To reiterate one last time, Mahomes Sr. And Rocker had an altercation on Bourbon street after the game. They had to be separated before the game. Before the game? Before the game, the week. Like when everyone's partying on Bourbon Street. So now I think it's major as well.

[Danny G]

Definitely major.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, it's the best player in the NFL.

[Monsi]

How did John Rocker come into play in this?

[Rich Davis]

It's a great fight.

[Monsi]

If it's not.

[Steve Covino]

If it.

[Monsi]

If it is staged, why. But if it's not, then I guess that makes more sense.

[Steve Covino]

First of all, John Rocker's sort of jacked, but he looks like he's got a limp. And Jack Rocker.

[Rich Davis]

He's jacked with a limp.

[Steve Covino]

He's jacked with a limp. Like, he's still very built.

[Monsi]

He's a silly guy, essentially, is what you're saying.

[Steve Covino]

And then you got Pat Mahomes Sr. Who's slender, and it's just embarrassing.

[Rich Davis]

You'll have time to give us a tale of the tape later. Don't worry. I will watch it if it happens. And you know what? I think you also have to give Portnoy credit. You know, barstool, It's. Who is it gonna watch? You're not gonna watch John Rocker and Mahomes dad fight? It's ridiculous. I'd rather.

[Spot]

Why don't we watch a bum fight?

[Iowa Sam]

I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, it sort of feels like that, right?

[Monsi]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Again, Covino said it, so I don't want to reiterate it, but. But it's Patrick Mahomes Why is his family embarrassing his. His brother used to. Now his dad, like, the guy seems like so well adjusted. Him and Brittany are fantastic.

[Steve Covino]

And he seems happy when he's not losing and running for his life at the Super Bowl.

[Rich Davis]

He's a new dad too. Like, come on. Yeah, Grandpa's fighting. John Rocker.

[Monsi]

Sounds like the Royal Tenenbaums.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, geez. All right, next.

[Spot]

All right, let me squeeze this one in. Eagles. Cooper De Jean had a stellar pick in this weekend super bowl and the congrats have poured in, including from fellow Iowa alumni Caitlin Clark. Clark, as we know, huge Chiefs fan. She was seen attending the game with none other than Taylor Swift. But she sent to Gene a message after the championship. Gene said actually ahead of the draft that he could be. He was asked, obviously, you know, that he could beat Clark in a one on one game.

[Rich Davis]

Of course he could.

[Spot]

I know, but he's since changed, saying that he respects what Clark has done for women's basketball and the University of Iowa in general, but was really happy and proud that he actually got that nod from the WNBA superstar. Midweek or major?

[Steve Covino]

Major. She's the biggest star to come from that school. The biggest star maybe arguably in sports right now. So for her to acknowledge him on his birthday with a big moment that he had, I think that's great.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I mean, I think it's major. Definitely major. But what I think is weak is the fact that Cooper DeJean backed off saying that he could beat Caitlin Clark one on one. I bet my home on Cooper DeJean. He's a grown man. She is a woman still. Men and women competing against.

[Monsi]

She scores some points on him.

[Spot]

They're about the same.

[Rich Davis]

But he would. He would annihilate her one on one. The fact that he had to back off for political correctness reasons annoys me.

[Monsi]

Just want to keep it all in.

[Rich Davis]

Love at the University of Iowa. You think Caleb Carter beat a man in basketball that played college basketball?

[Danny G]

I'm rolling my eyes that you were offended by all of that.

[Rich Davis]

Fair, Fair.

[Steve Covino]

She's just rolling her eyes at your face, right?

[Rich Davis]

Is it because I'm a little more clean shaven than usual? Stop it.

[Steve Covino]

I want to be younger.

[Spot]

Over to the halftime show. A couple stories out of that. So Kendrick Lamar, as you said, officially the most viewed halftime show, and despite heading into halftime with the 240 lead over the Chiefs, players on the Eagles, did not sneak out to watch the halftime show. Jalex Hunt was actually stopped. Oh, wait, jlix Hunt? Yeah, his back ship player. Jlix reveal. Yeah, I know that's what it says. So it revealed that the team remained laser focused during halftime, making sure they didn't blow their lead in the second half, saying they just watch it on YouTube, actually, so. And a fun station. The NFL's official video of the performance of Kendrick Lamar racked up more views in one day than Usher's performance did when it was posted a year ago. So that thing, it just keeps blowing up and growing midweek or major?

[Steve Covino]

It's very major. People can't stop talking about how they feel about the halftime show. Much like everything in our country, very divided on this. And I think we're getting extra views on it because people are trying to figure out why anyone else could possibly like it. Like, what did I miss? What did I miss? And you know what? We're gonna be talking about this tomorrow. Like who do we want or who do we think should be headlining the super bowl halftime show next year? But ratings are up. I think the whole thing's major. 133 million people tuned in. Yeah, we talked about it at length.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I think it's major. I think it's just former pro, you know. Additional proof to back up a Camino said that everyone thinks their opinion matters so much and I promise you it doesn't. Everyone thinks their opinion of like I loved it.

[Spot]

Oh, I hated it.

[Rich Davis]

Go on social media. Everyone thinks they have like the final word. Like it matters. 133 million people watch. It doesn't matter what you think.

[Spot]

One last one or no, I could squeeze it. One last one. Still on the halftime show. Maybe a reason for some of the views might have to do with Serena Williams Tennis crate. Serena Williams addressing her viral appearance during the halftime show and says it's apparently been 13 years in the making. You may have seen the video floating around of her after winning gold at the 2012 Olympics. So she said when Compton born Kendrick Lamar reached out to her because she's also from Compton, she jumped at the chance to be able to dance in the Super Bowl. I know there's that added layer that she dated Drake and the the song Not Like Us is a diss track on Drake, but she's saying it was really just about connecting with her Compton fellow Compton native. And she said she practiced hard for her 10 to 15 second appearance. Side story. I don't know if you heard Stephen A. Smith came out since saying that that it's blasphemous.

[Steve Covino]

Bye bye bye. She would do. Damn, I'd be damned if my wife was Dancing, he said to a diss track to her. And that, yeah, right. If you've never been married, dude. But if. If you're with somebody and that they're that concerned about their ex, like, come on, man, that's embarrassing. I think there's a little level of embarrassment there. She looked good. She looked good. But like, you're dancing about your ex ex. I'd be a little insulted too if I was the new guy.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, you know, I mean, you know the NWA lyrics, right? I mean, straight out of Compton, crazy mother effer named Serena. It's hilarious.

[Steve Covino]

Right?

[Rich Davis]

Right? I mean, there you go. We all expected that. All right, thank you. Thanks, buddy. Midweek Major. Let's go to Monsieur who sea walked her way into the studio.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, boy.

[Rich Davis]

Apparently you can't say gang names. I just looked that up. Spot was like, do you know that you can't say gang names on the radio or tv?

[Danny G]

Interesting.

[Steve Covino]

Is that weird?

[Danny G]

I did not know.

[Spot]

You guys should do your FCC training or pay attention to it.

[Danny G]

Are we sure we haven't said those words?

[Spot]

Who knows?

[Danny G]

The Bucks are going to be without Damian Lillard tonight as they take on Minnesota. He's still going to be available for all the All Star events that he committed to the three point shooting contest and the game on Sunday. Pelicans wingman Irv Jones will be out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. In the NFL. Colorado quarterback Shador Sanders revealed that his first top 230 visits with NFL teams are going to be with the Browns and the Giants, who hold the second and third overall picks in the upcoming draft. Ohio State is finalizing a deal to make veteran NFL coach Matt Patricia the school's new defensive coordinator. Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon hates baseball. He's having hip surgery and is expected to miss a significant amount of time. He just doesn't play.

[Steve Covino]

You know what I don't get about this though? He had all off season to figure out whether or not he needed hip surgery.

[Danny G]

No, he just hates baseball.

[Steve Covino]

So just right now he's like, you know what? I think now I need the surgery.

[Danny G]

He's played 205 games. He's missed 438.

[Rich Davis]

That's the weakest signing of all time.

[Spot]

What are we doing?

[Danny G]

Like, just admit you hate baseball. And lastly, if you're into hockey, the four nations face off begins today. Canada takes on Sweden and USA is gonna play Finland tomorrow. This replaced the All Star game in the NHL for this year. Back to you guys.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Monsi. I was singing like a little nursery rhyme with my kids. Can you sing it with me? Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

You wanna be younger?

[Rich Davis]

I'm afraid of the big bang Wolf. Thank you. All right. Woof.

[Steve Covino]

Woof. Don't entertain him.

[Rich Davis]

Love you.

[Spot]

Don't you dare.

[Danny G]

No, I knew what he was doing.

[Rich Davis]

Good scenes.

[Danny G]

Do you think he's clever? He's not clever. I knew what he was doing.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you.

[Rich Davis]

Love you, buddy. Woof.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, Moncy.

[Rich Davis]

Woof.

[Danny G]

Woof.

[Steve Covino]

All right. So Rich, if we have time, Saquon Barkley was talking about Taylor Swift, but we have our own little CNR spin on it. We got more CNR on FSR next.

[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

The only person I feel bad for is Danny G. Cause everybody's copping his style now. Travis Matthew.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Iowa Sam]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Want to thank everybody for hanging out. Thank you, Danny G, for super producing every day. Tomorrow we're gonna do old school and 50 hits. So join us on Thursday show. We start the weekend early every Thursday. It's the new Friday, Iowa. Sam, you're always great. Mansi, always bringing vibes.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

She's a delight. Yeah, Spidey.

[Danny G]

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[Steve Covino]

Thank you. So did I.

[Rich Davis]

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[Monsi]

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[Iowa Sam]

Oh, I marked it. I marked it.

[Steve Covino]

That's a drop.

[Danny G]

I know you all fall on the way to the car.

[Rich Davis]

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[Danny G]

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[Rich Davis]

You know, I just want everyone. Before we get to your last story of the day, everyone put on your thinking cap and you can hit us up at Covino, Rich. At Rich Davis. My daughter's 8 and under girl softball team is trying to think of a creative name. They're the Teal team. So so far, Covino and Spot have come up with Teal Team 6. Or the Taylor Swifts.

[Danny G]

Teeler Swifts is cute.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, the girls like teal.

[Steve Covino]

Well, they're called the Swifts. Right. Because they're a little girls softball team. The Swifts. That means they're quick and they're swift.

[Rich Davis]

The Teeler Swifts.

[Steve Covino]

But the Teal are Swifts because they're rocking teal.

[Danny G]

I like that.

[Steve Covino]

So let us know at Rich Davis.

[Rich Davis]

Because all the girls like, I don't know, Teal Penguins.

[Spot]

Teal Shar.

[Iowa Sam]

Are you the color of the famous 90s Hornets?

[Rich Davis]

No, we got a. It's black and teal. So we almost look like the Marlins, to be honest. Like the old school Marlins.

[Steve Covino]

The Eagles Nation.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Or you could go aqua. Like, what could we.

[Spot]

Teal or no?

[Steve Covino]

Teal.

[Rich Davis]

Teal or no?

[Spot]

That's good.

[Iowa Sam]

The Aqua Barbies.

[Rich Davis]

The Aqua Barbies.

[Steve Covino]

Send us your ideas. Do Rich's work for him.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, do my.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Rich thinks that we are too dumb to pick up on his Tom Sawyer antics.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Kavina, want to come to my house and paint? And I got pizza.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, Rich always wants to make you do his Work. So anyway, anyway, it's a lot of fun.

[Rich Davis]

You want to paint.

[Steve Covino]

Speaking of your Taylor Swifts, Rich, Taylor Swift is in the news.

[Spot]

Yeah, she is.

[Steve Covino]

Saquon Barkley said. I remember they showed Taylor Swift on the Jumbotron.

[Danny G]

We have the sound. I'm sorry to interrupt.

[Steve Covino]

And she got booed. I don't get it. Saquon says, I don't get it. She's there supporting her significant other, and she's made the game bigger. I'm not going to deny 126 million tuned in. That was part of it. It really was, whether you want to believe that or not. So she has added a lot to the game.

[Iowa Sam]

If we all boo at the same time, we can reenact it. Ready? One. Wait, wait. No. It'll count down. One, two, three.

[Steve Covino]

Boom.

[Rich Davis]

Boom sucks. All right.

[Iowa Sam]

Robot is way better than you.

[Rich Davis]

Monty has it. Oh, okay.

[Saquon Barkley]

I remember they showed her on the Jumbotron, and she got booed. I don't get it. I don't get why she was getting hate there.

[Steve Covino]

I didn't like that either.

[Saquon Barkley]

I didn't like that supporting her significant other. And she's made the game bigger. You know, we're all about. In football. We're all about, you know, how can we expand the game and make it more internationally. And we're traveling to Brazil, and we're traveling to Mexico, and so we're trying to expand the game. And, you know, her being a part of it is only helping that. So I don't. I don't get the slack that she's getting.

[Steve Covino]

Saquon Barkley making some great points, and he's speaking the truth, right?

[Rich Davis]

There's gonna hate, hate, hate.

[Steve Covino]

Seriously. And she was like, what's going on here? She didn't even know what was going on. So for today, we're gonna add her to the list of other people that get unwarranted, unnecessary hate. And that list consists of. Guy Fieri.

[Rich Davis]

Yep.

[Steve Covino]

Nickelback, Dane Cook. Dane Cook? Yeah. Like, think about it. Guy Fieri. Everybody hates on him for no reason because he wears funny shirts.

[Rich Davis]

He's the nicest guy of all the guests. Nickel friends, Nickel rocks.

[Steve Covino]

I don't care what anybody says. Everybody hates on him. I' Creed in there. They get a lot of unnecessary hate. Thumbs up.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, Creed. Nickelback, Guy Fieri. Dane Cook. Who else?

[Iowa Sam]

Let's take it all the way back to when we were kids. Millie Vanilli. Now everybody lip syncs.

[Monsi]

Oh, come on.

[Steve Covino]

Unwarranted hate. Yeah.

[Monsi]

That wasn't even their voices, though.

[Steve Covino]

That was somebody else.

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah, but that was a good album, though.

[Steve Covino]

It's a tragedy for me to see. The dream is over.

[Rich Davis]

Come on, bro.

[Steve Covino]

I don't care who sings it. Nobody danced to it like they did. So who do you want to add to that list of people that get unwarranted hate? Because Taylor Swift. That was unwarranted.

[Rich Davis]

When you saying that made me think of, like, a school dance where you couldn't touch the person you were dancing with. Oh, yeah, you had to put the arms out.

[Monsi]

Put the beach ball in.

[Steve Covino]

Which that song came back, too, man.

[Rich Davis]

Well, hey, have a great Wednesday night. A lot of fun today. If you missed any obi and on richfront, the podcast until tomorrow are even there.

[Steve Covino]

Chi baby, we will see you in the promised land. Goodbye, guys.