NFL Incentives & Crocs at the Gym | Ep #74

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – NFL Incentives & Crocs at the Gym | Ep #74

Release Date: January 2, 2025

Introduction

In Episode #74 of The Herd with Colin Cowherd, hosted by iHeartPodcasts and The Volume, Rich and Covino dive into two major topics: the intriguing incentives set for NFL players during Week 18 and the quirky trend of wearing Crocs to the gym. Skipping over the usual advertisements and introductory banter, the hosts deliver a content-rich discussion filled with insights, humor, and engaging debates.

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1. NFL Incentives in Week 18

Timestamp: 00:47 – 09:21

Rich and Covino kick off the episode by addressing the significance of Week 18 in the NFL season. Contrary to popular belief that late-season games may lack importance, they highlight compelling incentives that make these matchups highly consequential.

• Geno Smith’s Triple Incentives

  Rich introduces Geno Smith as a key player with substantial incentives: “Three different $2 million incentives” [03:27]. Covino expresses surprise, while Rich breaks down the specifics:

  • 186 Passing Yards and a win: $2 million [03:34]
  • Achieving a 70% completion rate: Another $2 million [04:25]

  These incentives could potentially add up to $6 million to Geno Smith’s earnings, provided he meets all the criteria.

• Mike Evans’ Dual Bonus

  Mike Evans is on the radar with a $3 million bonus tied to achieving 70 receptions for over 1,000 yards [05:58]. Rich emphasizes the challenge, noting Evans needs just five more catches and 85 additional yards to hit his targets.

• Von Miller’s Defensive Target

  Von Miller, a defensive powerhouse, has a single but lucrative incentive: $1.5 million for one sack [06:45]. Covino and Rich discuss the practicality and likelihood of Miller achieving this, with Covino asserting it as a "great reason to watch."

• Cortland Sutton and Joe Mixon’s Goals

  • Cortland Sutton: $500,000 for 82 receiving yards [07:48]
  • Joe Mixon: $250,000 for 107 rushing yards [07:48]

  Both players have clear, attainable goals that add extra excitement to their Week 18 performances.

• Broader Implications

  The hosts debate the broader impact of these incentives on player performances and game outcomes. Covino suggests that such incentives may even make Week 18 more thrilling than the Super Bowl itself, highlighting the competitive spirit they foster.

Notable Quotes:

• Rich: “Geno Smith, no joke. Three different $2 million incentives.” [03:27]
• Covino: “This game itself is reason to care about week 18. Nothing weak about that.” [02:36]

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2. Taste Test: Kelsey’s Cereal Mix

Timestamp: 09:21 – 16:17

Transitioning from the gridiron to the breakfast table, Rich and Covino engage in a playful taste test of Kelsey’s Cereal Mix, a blend created by the Kelsey brothers in partnership with General Mills.

• Cereal Components

  The mix combines three popular cereals:

  • Reese’s Puffs
  • Cinnamon Toast Crunch
  • Lucky Charms

• Taste Testing and Reviews

  • Covino: Shares a humorous backstory about his childhood cereal habits and rates the mix 3.75 stars, appreciating the blend despite initial hesitations about the peanut butter flavor [12:51].
  • Rich: Gives it 3.5 stars, mentioning the initial overpowering peanut butter taste but acknowledges the overall appeal [13:25].
  • Spot: Finds the combination a “great combo of flavors” and praises the harmonious blend of sweetness and spice [14:02].

• Community Engagement

  The hosts encourage listeners to purchase the cereal, humorously suggesting that once tasted, one might not stop at just one bowl: “Buy the box. Because you’re going to eat that whole box.” [16:17].

Notable Quotes:

• Covino: “I’m the Dexter of cereal. And it’s pretty good.” [12:51]
• Rich: “Cinnamon Toast Crunch is a clear top three cereal for everyone.” [11:03]

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3. Crocs at the Gym: Fashion Faux Pas or Functional Footwear?

Timestamp: 16:17 – 25:34

In a spirited debate, Rich and Covino tackle the controversial topic of wearing Crocs to the gym, sparked by an incident involving a fitness enthusiast known as Two Tone Superstar.

• The Crocs Controversy

  Two Tone Superstar voiced his frustration on social media about not being allowed to wear Crocs at Planet Fitness, despite being in “sports mode” [18:44]. Rich and Covino dissect the issue:

  • Covino's Stance: Emphasizes safety and gym policies, arguing that Crocs lack the necessary support for workouts and could lead to injuries [22:00].
  • Rich's Counterpoint: Advocates for personal choice in footwear, dismissing Covino’s safety concerns as “aesthetics doesn’t matter” [23:09].

• Expert Opinion from Spot

  Spot, the podcast’s producer, chimes in with authoritative advice on proper gym footwear:

  • Flat Shoes for Stability: Recommends lifting shoes with good grip for serious workouts [24:04].
  • Functional Exercises: Highlights that Crocs may be acceptable for casual exercises but not for heavy lifting or intense cardio [24:57].

• Audience Engagement

  The hosts invite listeners to weigh in on the debate, asking whether Crocs have a place in gym attire and how gym policies should adapt to such trends.

Notable Quotes:

• Two Tone Superstar: “You can't wear Crocs on the gym floor in Planet Fitness.” [19:08]
• Covino: “There's nothing sporty about that. Ridiculous.” [22:14]
• Spot: “Flat shoes to have stability, to drive through the floor and, like, stabilize yourself for any sort of exercise you're doing.” [25:34]

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Conclusion

Episode #74 of The Herd with Colin Cowherd successfully balances the excitement of late-season NFL incentives with a lighthearted yet heated debate on gym fashion. Rich and Covino engage listeners with their characteristic blend of sports insights and relatable humor, ensuring that both football aficionados and casual listeners find something to enjoy. Whether it’s the high stakes of Week 18 or the everyday dilemmas of gym attire, the hosts deliver content that is both informative and entertaining.

Closing Remarks:

• Covino: “Can you wear Crocs to the gym? I don’t think you can wear Crocs anywhere.” [21:29]
• Rich: “Until then. Ariba there. Chi baby.” [26:03]

Listeners are left with thought-provoking discussions and a friendly invitation to join the next episode, where Colin Cowherd takes the reins.

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Transcript

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

Yeah, buddy.

[Covino]

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[Rich]

I'm sorry, what do you call it?

[Covino]

Week or Week 18?

[Rich]

Week 18.

[Covino]

Week 18.

[Rich]

Even though there's teams that have something to play for, but they're playing bullshit teams that don't care. Like the Broncos winning in they're playing the Chiefs. Wouldn't that be a hell of a cool game if the Chiefs were playing anybody?

[Covino]

Would have been. Could have been. Should have been dead if I didn't get a message going to my head. But you still got the Vikings, Lions, man, you got the most wins ever. Going at it at a week 18, 214 and two teams going head to head. Sweet matchup. You got coach of the year prospects going at it. Kevin O'Connell, Dan Campbell, one seed or five seed. Crazy to think.

[Rich]

Do you understand the difference between that? You do. I'm facetiously saying that. But you're talking about one seed. The division the conference goes through. You, you have a buy, you get to chill versus oh shit. Next week. We got to go on the road for the whole time.

[Covino]

But my point, all time, this game itself is reason to care about week 18. Nothing weak about that. This might be better than the actual super bowl. And all said and done, this might be the game. This is a biggie, rich said. Aside from this game Take that game, Adam. Right. There's no other real reason to care about the matchups, but there are reasons to watch.

[Rich]

Reasons to watch. Week 18 of the NFL. There's a lot of incentives. A lot. A lot of players got these cool contracts where it's like, hey, hit this amount of yardage or this many completions, this many tuddies, you get a nice bonus. I've narrowed it down to five because I know everyone's doing their little prop bets, like, ooh, who's going to put up big numbers? Week 18, because fantasy football's done. This is a week of. There is something to watch for. And I want to start with Geno Smith. Now, if I were doing a countdown like Sparta, Harrison, or Seacrest, I probably should have went in reverse order, right? But Geno, do you know how much this guy has to play for?

[Covino]

Well, let me tell you. I know. A million for something, right?

[Rich]

$500 in art lessons. No, no, no. Geno smith, no joke. Three different $2 million incentives.

[Covino]

Oh, wow.

[Rich]

So if he hits all three, six milli going in the bank account. So here's what Geno needs, right?

[Covino]

Okay.

[Rich]

These are all very attainable for Geno smith. He needs 186 yards passing.

[Covino]

Got it.

[Rich]

I mean, the guy's one of the league leaders in passing already, so.186. He needs to win the game. Now the Rams have clinched this game. Means jack diddly shit doody doo for the Rams.

[Covino]

10 wins.

[Rich]

He has 10 wins to get a 2 million doll.

[Covino]

Wow.

[Rich]

The Seahawks are at nine wins, so they need to beat the Rams. He needs a win. 186 yards. That would be 4 mil. This one is tricky because I'm not, you know, I'm not Neil degrasse Tyson. I'm not a scientist. I'm not an astrophysicist or a mathematician. Right now, his current passer rating completion percentage is 69.76. 69. He needs a season of a pass completion percentage of 70.

[Covino]

No way.

[Rich]

So, Gino, if you see in the fourth quarter, Gino just doing, like, you know, 15 shovel passes in a row. You. You know why? Because I don't know how you would even start to do the math for that, but let's say Geno goes 24 for 26. Like something sick. He could hit that last.

[Covino]

Well, you're a betting man. Does he meet all of his incentives here? Does he get all three? Is he three for three here?

[Rich]

I mean, I feel like the fun thing to do. I don't know if your gambling site will allow it. DraftKingsportsbook code. See our. So I might parlay a lot of these that I'm about to tell you, because if they all hit big money.

[Covino]

Again, these are not only their personal incentives, but incentives for you to watch and to root for them. I want to see Geno hit these, and you have to imagine he's going to be balling out. And if you're a gambling man, I'd put my money on Geno Smith, dude, for sure.

[Rich]

The Rams defense might want to rest a little because they're going to be playing week one. So I think this favors Gino. I think Gino's going to walk away a happy man. All right, number two, which is sometimes better than a number one. Mike Evans is playing for $3 million. Now, Mike Evans, the contract says you get a $3 million bonus. You accelerate your contract. $3 million more if you hit 70 receptions for over a thousand yards. Now, they're conjoined. Like, this is not like one or the other. It's 70 for a thousand. Right now, Mike Evans has 65 catches for 9:15. So Mike Evans needs five catches for 85 yards.

[Covino]

Oh, that's a good one.

[Rich]

You don't think Baker could get this guy the ball five times for 85?

[Covino]

And, you know, they know that's major money. $3 million, even for them is a lot of money. Five catches.

[Rich]

They remember.

[Covino]

Five catches. You know he's going to Baker Mayfield.

[Rich]

I mean, they. If we know, they know.

[Covino]

Yeah, they.

[Rich]

They remember a couple of years ago, wasn't it, when Gronk and Brady were playing together for the Patriots? Like, they were very well aware of Gronk's incentive, and Brady just kept giving them shitty little dump passes. So they know this. Now, number three, let's flip sides. Let's go defense. Trickier to get, because you can't unless you're, you know, Brett Favre and Michael Strahan back in the day. Yeah, you don't really give away sacks in the NFL, but the legend Von Miller. By the way, did you get those glasses from the Von Miller collection?

[Covino]

I did. You like them?

[Rich]

Von Miller, limited edition, always wears cool glasses at events. Yeah, but one sack. He needs one sack of the quarterback, and he gets $1.5 million.

[Covino]

Damn.

[Rich]

So you don't think that guy is gonna try to get to qb?

[Covino]

Hell, yeah.

[Rich]

Come on.

[Covino]

Let's go. Von Miller. One sack. That's it.

[Rich]

One sack. One sack gets this guy a million and a half.

[Covino]

Again, reason to watch. You said it was weak. I think this is great.

[Rich]

I mean, this is why like a guy like you who likes red zone. Yeah. You'll be bouncing around hoping these guys get these catches.

[Covino]

I'll be rooting for Von Miller.

[Rich]

Let me hit you up with a Bronco who's going to be trying to fight for the playoffs. They're playing, like I said, the Chiefs who are sitting most players. Cortland Sutton.

[Covino]

Isn't that a guy in Yellowstone?

[Rich]

Oh, the Suttons.

[Covino]

Just kidding.

[Rich]

Don't mess with the Suttons. Cortland Sutton needs 82 yards for a $500,000 bonus. So. 82 yards. Get him the ball. Bone nicks. 82 yards for Courtland Sutton.

[Covino]

Easy done.

[Rich]

Guy gets half a milli.

[Covino]

Hey, by the way, if he gets his 82 yards, does he give a little like bonus to the qb?

[Rich]

I think. I think you have to, right? You have to like a little like.

[Covino]

Like a tip, you know what I mean? Like just a little. Thanks.

[Rich]

Now let me hit you up with one more. Joe Mixon. 107 yards and he gets $250,000. So what do you think? Joe Mixon? Yeah.

[Covino]

No. 107 yards. How much?

[Rich]

250? Yeah. 250K.

[Covino]

Oh man, this is great. By the way, I feel like there should be more incentives in life. Like in your relationship, at your workplace. You'll see people putting a lot more effort into their job and into their life. If we had more incentive.

[Rich]

I think the life should be more incentive based. Right.

[Covino]

And we're going to see the results this weekend. I love that you're going to see these dudes playing hard. So that extra cash.

[Rich]

You know what, I'll. I'll post these on our Instagram. So in case you forget at Coveenonrich, Gino, Mike Evans, Von Miller, Cortland Sutton, Joe Mix, and there's many more, like I know, like to accelerate his contract a few more mil. I think even Kyler Murray if he has like 50 yards rushing. So they go on and on. So if you really want to play.

[Covino]

Along with these, you know, KYLER Murray's making 40 million money anyway. But still reason to watch because the question was, is it week 18 or week 18? When you factor in the Vikings, Lions and all these incentives, there's fun reasons to watch.

[Rich]

No diggity.

[Covino]

No, not that week. Now the mystery taste test of the day. Big news for the Kelsey brothers this week. Well, they announced their first guests guest on the New Heights podcast, by the way, Caitlin Clark. So that's big news. I believe that drops today right spot That's a huge first guest.

[Rich]

Not as fun as this, though, but.

[Covino]

Not as cool as this.

[Rich]

Caitlin Clark, really a good interview. Let's be honest. You really want to hear from her?

[Covino]

I'd rather talk to Jack Clark.

[Rich]

I'd rather talk to you about Kelsey Mix. Yeah, which by the way, the cereal that we all knew was coming out. My mother in law saw it, I guess at the supermarket, brought it over here around the holidays. The Kelsey Mix. Look at these two guys.

[Covino]

This just epitomizes how oversaturated these dudes are. And I'm not hating, I'm just stating. I wish him all the success in the world. But they mixed three cereals together and he got a deal with General Mills. Get out of my face.

[Rich]

Travy just voted number one into the Pro Bowl. Yeah, the Swifty effect. I mean, he's a great player, but I mean, you know, number one.

[Covino]

Yeah, but they had a high fat guy moment and they get a cereal deal.

[Rich]

Oh, yeah. They even have a cartoon on the back of the box. Oh, yeah, look at this cartoon.

[Covino]

Kelsey's Again, I'm not. I'm not complaining. I'm just explaining so I listen.

[Rich]

I'm all about taste testing. These are three cereals that are fantastic. Reese's Puffs.

[Spot]

By the way, does that cereal come with jelly? Because you're so jelly, you sound a little jelly.

[Covino]

This sounds like something my fat friend would have done in college.

[Rich]

It sounds like some guy at a food truck that's like, yo, put some mozzarella sticks on my sandwich.

[Covino]

It's like a. You know what it is? Showing up in the Covino house when there's just a little bit of Reese's left, a little bit of cinnamon, and you just combine them all. That's really it.

[Rich]

All right, so Cuis individually Cinnamon Toast Crunch is a clear top three cereal for everyone.

[Covino]

Yeah, I mean, Lucky Charms. None of this is the healthiest.

[Rich]

Lucky Charms. You can eat those marshmallows all day. And Reese's Puffs is my least favorite of the three. But that's still a very popular cereal.

[Covino]

Yeah, but do the peanut buttery Puffs go with all that? I don't know. We're about to find out. I never had them. I'm excited.

[Rich]

I mean, this is.

[Covino]

He's telling me that's whole milk. Yeah, whole milk.

[Rich]

What do you drink? Who buys whole milk?

[Covino]

You get like 2%.

[Spot]

Whole milk's better for you.

[Covino]

Skim milk.

[Rich]

What are you. What are you talking about?

[Covino]

Why don't you put coffee creamer in my bowl.

[Rich]

But who doesn't drink Coke?

[Covino]

Not me. Barf.

[Rich]

I love when you one handedly hold a bowl of cereal over my laptop.

[Covino]

Stop. I'm lactose intolerant. This guy's giving me whole milk.

[Rich]

Four years old, you would really not have whole milk and cereal.

[Covino]

Give me some 2%, some skim milk.

[Rich]

What's that?

[Covino]

You mean water, schoolboy. What do you drink? A little red cartons.

[Rich]

That's. I mean, geez, I think I thought it was standard before. Three cereals that we all individually love together. Let's see, we got here. Oh, see, the peanut butter doesn't go.

[Covino]

That was my fear. Yeah, I taste too much peanut butter.

[Spot]

I disagree.

[Covino]

Go. You know what? It tastes immediately, guys. I taste the cinnamon. Cinnamony toast crunch with the peanut butter.

[Spot]

That's a great combo.

[Covino]

Yeah, I haven't tasted any marshmallowy goodness yet.

[Rich]

But you know what? There's probably a lot of people right now that got high with the kelces in college. They're like, yeah, we know this already. This is actually a pretty decent combo. Except for if you don't like the overwhelming peanut butter. What do you think? What would you give it? All right. Out of what? What are we rating this out of? Star search style? 4 stars. 3 1/2 stars.

[Covino]

I have to preface this by saying I was raised on cereal despite my mom's dismay. Disgust when I say that. My mom gets so angry when I say, oh, it was cereal growing up. Well, I guess I wasn't a good mother. I cooked for you every night. You never ate cereal. I'm here to tell you, Fox Sports Radio Nation over Promised Nation. I'm a serial killer. I'm the Dexter of cereal. And it's pretty good. Yeah, I'm not hating at all on this. I give it three and three quarter stars. My first taste, a lot of things I like.

[Rich]

My first taste was a little too peanut buttery. But then we're doing a video podcast. I don't want to keep eating the whole time, but if I keep eating.

[Covino]

Some people hate the. They get the ick when people are crunchy and eating.

[Rich]

You're eating on a podcast, you're eating on a video.

[Covino]

Sorry, softy pants. We were doing a taste test.

[Rich]

Yeah, yeah, fucking relax. My point is, individually, all great. After a few bites, my first thought was, ooh, a little too peanut buttery. But it's really good.

[Covino]

Actually.

[Rich]

I hate to say that's where I.

[Covino]

Want to finish it.

[Rich]

Me too.

[Covino]

I so badly wanted to hate that. I really did.

[Rich]

You wanted to hate.

[Covino]

I can't hate it. I actually like it spotty. Are you like. Mikey, do you like it?

[Spot]

I think it's a great spot talks.

[Rich]

I'll eat spot. Tell me a story.

[Covino]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. For me.

[Spot]

Spike, you're not even on camera. It's great. I think it's a great combo of flavors. And I get the, the obviously the basic cereal. So you like. That's a filler.

[Rich]

How was your holidays?

[Spot]

It was fantastic. You get the cinnamony deliciousness of, you know, the cinnamon toast crunch. Then you get the sweetness marshmallow punch of the.

[Rich]

Just got a marshmallow.

[Spot]

And then you get a little bit of peanut butter. And I think peanut butter is a great complement to cinnamon and the base that in the cereal. So I think it's a good. It's. It's a. A homogeneous cacophony of deliciousness. Yeah. Did you guys finish? All right.

[Covino]

Hey, you know what he said as.

[Spot]

Long as I needed to.

[Covino]

No, for real though, it really is good. I wanted to hate it. Congrats on the new season of their podcast and their first guest, Caitlin Clark. And of course, the cereal.

[Rich]

Who makes us again? General Mills. General Mills. I doubt have put this together if it tasted like ass.

[Covino]

So you know what?

[Rich]

There are three probably top cereals. Congratulations.

[Covino]

Kelsey's are the best.

[Rich]

Take their best cereals, slap some Kelsey's on it, and I guarantee the shit's selling off the shelves. Believe it or not.

[Spot]

It's not like they reinvented the cereal.

[Rich]

You know how many people probably do what my mother in law did? My mother in law saw this, she's like, oh, my. You know, my son in law loves football. He'll probably get a kick out of this and. And brought this over the house for novelty. But you don't think how many people have novelty tried this?

[Covino]

Yeah, I bet you the.

[Spot]

You know what, though? I bet you the Kelsey brothers put the milk in the bowl first before the cereal.

[Covino]

Yeah, stoners are out there. Like, I've been doing it for years.

[Rich]

No, you should answer that.

[Covino]

Count chocolate chocolate peanut butter. I got an idea. You take Count Jogula, you mix it with the blueberry and you get some frankenberry in there. You pick it up.

[Rich]

Think of all the monster.

[Covino]

Think of all the concoction comes out in October.

[Rich]

Think of all the concoctions you had after a night of drinking or boozing or whatever you're doing all the sandwiches. You know, the everything bagel was created by drunk guys in New York that went to the Bagel shop they owned after hours and just started dipping the dough in all the different leftover fixings.

[Covino]

You know how the trail mix was invented, right?

[Rich]

Oh, dad just picked up the car seat and shook it.

[Covino]

Yeah, dad took a car seat up, shook it out, all the crumbs and peanuts.

[Rich]

Oh, look at Eminem.

[Covino]

So anyway, guys, thank you for sitting through that. It was actually pretty good. And now recommend, when you eat bowls of this, buy the box. Right. Because you're going to eat that whole box. I know it.

[Spot]

If you eat cereal, it's great.

[Covino]

And especially after the holidays, probably feeling a little puffy right now.

[Rich]

You're soft. I'm sorry. To your girlfriend in advance. Like Reese's puff, whole milk. Going to be a rough night at the Covino house.

[Covino]

I know. And I've been eating nothing but cheese and pizza back in Jersey during the holidays.

[Rich]

Right? Jesus. Gaseous.

[Covino]

Exactly. But now is the time of the year where everybody has their resolution and they get back to the gym. So the gym is going to be a nightmare for the next few weeks, right?

[Rich]

I saw a stat.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

11% of gym memberships are on the first of the year. So one out of 10 people sign up on the first of the year. And they said of those people 80% plus quit by mid February.

[Spot]

Okay.

[Covino]

Now you're going to see a lot of broccoli heads at the gym. That's just the thing is gaggles of high school kids who are there and they travel in packs. You're just trying to get on the pec deck. You're just trying to get on the bench.

[Rich]

You think if you were a teenager.

[Covino]

And they're in packs of five wearing.

[Rich]

That, do you think you're. You would have let your. You. Do you think you could have had your hair look like that if you were a teenager?

[Covino]

Hell no. My hair, I don't have that type of texture. And you know what? A lot of these kids are getting perms, to be honest.

[Rich]

I saw Tom Brady posted a beautiful family photo on New Year's and his two boys, both are leaning broccoli head. Oh, looks the look, man.

[Covino]

The alpaca boys are coming and that's their official uniform. At the gym, when you're just trying to get in and out, they're looking at you. What's up, bro? They're bristling with their broccoli head haircuts. They got their tank tops on their pajama pants. What do they got on their feet right there? See that? What's the official uniform of the Alpaca boy, the broccoli heads.

[Rich]

Crocs, Damn.

[Covino]

They are so. They're wearing Crocs, bro. Want to hit chest at 5 o'clock today? Go to the gym at 5. Bunch of broccoli heads.

[Spot]

Why are they all on the same bench?

[Covino]

Because that's just how it is.

[Rich]

I don't get pajama pants and Crocs, right? It's disgusting.

[Covino]

So now that you know the uniform with their skinny arms, I posed this question. There's a guy I follow, I'm a fight fan, right? There's a guy named two Toned, the superstar. And he says, oh, it's getting musty in here. And I say that respectfully. And he's always breaking down like, canelo.

[Rich]

Why you dissing Benavidez?

[Covino]

Like the energy, you know, you're ducking. And I say that respectfully. I don't know how his video was taken down, but we got the audio of his recent complaint. He was taking on the uniform of a broccoli boy at the gym. He wore Crocs to the gym at Planet Fitness. And here's what happened. Take a look.

[Two Tone Superstar]

You can't wear Crocs on the gym floor in Planet Fitness. The the same Planet Fitness that serves delicious hungry Howie's pizza after workouts. The same Planet Fitness that doesn't allow you to slam weights. The same Planet Fitness where all the equipment is low key.

[Rich]

Mid.

[Two Tone Superstar]

Y'all gotta get it together. This is where y'all draw the line at. Y'all draw the line on Crocs. My Crocs was in some sports mode.

[Covino]

That's that energy.

[Rich]

Sports mode is when you have the little. The flap at the back of your heel, right? That's sports mode.

[Covino]

The weak ass buckle in the back of your weak ass rubber clog.

[Spot]

So horrible.

[Covino]

So weak. So the story goes that Two tone superstar goes to Planet Fitness because he's just trying to keep his resolution going. He's wearing the official uniform of the broccoli head, Alpaca boy. And people at Planet Fitness tell him to go. He can't wear him. They don't allow it on the floor. So he's like, this is the line. You heard the guy. And they were in sports mode. So the question is Fox Sports Radio Nation over Promised Nation, can you. Should you know? Hell no. Can you wear Crocs to the gym? I don't think you can wear Crocs anywhere. I think they're the weakest shoot I ever was. But can you wear them to the gym when you're lifting rich, you already said 100%.

[Rich]

1,000%.

[Covino]

100% disagree with you.

[Rich]

It's a.

[Spot]

That's because Rich doesn't lift.

[Rich]

It's a. It's a. It's a bad look. Okay there, Tony Atlas. I mean, oh, who knew that we had Dwayne the Rock Johnson as our producer?

[Covino]

Hey, Spot does a lot of squatting. He does actual lifting to the point where he sweats. Rich does a Peewee Herman workout.

[Spot]

I do real workouts.

[Covino]

Again.

[Rich]

Again.

[Spot]

I lose weight. I sweat. I lift, I squat. You've admitted that on this show that you never even do anything lower body because you don't want to hurt your little calves. Wow.

[Rich]

You think I'm insulted by a guy that does all that? I still look better than him.

[Spot]

Oh, dude. So off.

[Covino]

Wow.

[Rich]

I don't want to haunt people if you take your shirt off.

[Covino]

Hey, guys, fight nice. It's the new year. Come on.

[Rich]

My. My point is. You missed.

[Spot]

Show you my thighs.

[Rich]

I've never seen a guy so into himself. Like this guy over here.

[Spot]

Look in the mirror, buddy.

[Rich]

The question. The question is simple. Who served awkward burgers? The question is simple.

[Covino]

Can we finish my cereal yet?

[Rich]

Can you wear Crocs to the gym? It's not a question of, is it the greatest functional shoe? That wasn't your question. Your question was, should you be able to wear Crocs? And the answer is yes. Because unless you're doing cardio or doing a heavy, regimented workout, there's people I see come after work, and they're like, oh, shit, I forgot my pants. Wear jeans to the gym.

[Covino]

No. I think you could easily injure yourself, and gyms don't want to be liable. I don't think it's the right proper shoe for a gym. And if I was a gym owner, I'd be like, take that ridiculous thing off.

[Rich]

You tell me.

[Covino]

Like, would you. Would you allow a flip flop? No, because it could go flying off. You're on a treadmill, you roll an ankle.

[Rich]

He was in sport mode. You're telling me this guy can't get on?

[Covino]

There's nothing sporty about that. Ridiculous.

[Rich]

This guy can't get on the machine and do back or pec deck or curls and with Crocs on. Are you kidding me? Of course he could.

[Spot]

A live feed of riches. Or a video of Rich's workout. He's wearing Bunny boy Crocs at the. At the gym.

[Covino]

I mean that to be fair, it is what you do at the gym. Little pec deck mixed in there. So should you be able to wear Crocs at the gym. The broccoli heads do it. Maybe certain places are putting the smackdown moving forward because of injury, liability reasons. Because I don't think it's the proper shoe. You say sports mode. Honestly, dude, I don't think it's the proper shoe for heavy lifting. Like Spot said, right? They always suggest flat shoes. They always say wear flat shoes, flat surfaces. And if you're hitting the treadmill on those things, you're just risking injury. Not to mention aesthetically, you look like a clown.

[Rich]

Aesthetics doesn't matter. Aesthetics doesn't matter.

[Covino]

Like an idiot. But you should be able to wear them.

[Rich]

The question is, are you doing the most intense workout? Like Spot this guy who's the greatest guy on planet Earth.

[Spot]

But even if you're doing any sort.

[Rich]

Of workout, you should go to Planet Fitness because you're the greatest guy on the planet. You need stability. There he is. Planet Fitness. We found him. The greatest guy on the planet.

[Spot]

Like, you can't even wear, like, a running shoe.

[Rich]

I was more intrigued when he said, I looked up hungry Howie's Pizza. It's a real place, right?

[Spot]

You need a flat shoe to have stability, to drive through the floor and, like, stabilize yourself for any sort of exercise you're doing.

[Rich]

Oh, my God, I can't wait for your competition.

[Spot]

But even what competition?

[Rich]

You're not doing squats.

[Spot]

Any sort of lower body exercise, Split squats, other squats, barbell squats, Smith machine squats.

[Rich]

Guys, the most ripped video producer in all of radio and television podcasting, Honestly.

[Covino]

You know what, though? Spot, Seriously, Spot's the only guy of the three of us that does see a personal trainer. Yes, shredded. And teaches and passes on knowledge to you. Would he ever allow or recommend you wearing Crocs to the gym?

[Spot]

If anything, he made me buy a. A special pair of shoes. Like, I was wearing Chuck Taylor's, which is a very common lifting shoe. They're a cheap alternative to a lifting shoe. And then I bought a specific lifting shoe that's flat, has good grip underneath, you can do, like, a lot of, like, functional exercises.

[Rich]

Shut up so I can eat more cereal.

[Spot]

I just recently bought a squat shoe that actually has a lifted heel in it so you don't have to put all your feet on wedges, and you can properly align for squat depth for.

[Covino]

Those noble crossfit shoes. Just proper shoes.

[Rich]

So, yes, tell me more.

[Covino]

No, seriously, I. And again, it looks ridiculous.

[Spot]

I looked up officially, and I don't know the source of this, but I looked up officially about wearing Crocs while you work out. And it says lifting in crocs is a good or bad. And the official answer is lifting in crocs is not ideal if you plan to lift heavy or. See, Rich doesn't care. We lift heavy weights because they lack stability, mid foot and ankle support and protection. And even in sports mode. However, you could work out in crocs and perform certain exercises at a very casual level. Like Rich doing his little pec deck.

[Rich]

Bro.

[Spot]

So where your crocs to the gym.

[Rich]

I'm not even listening to you. I'm lifting this spoon of Kelsey mixed in my mouth.

[Covino]

Well, listen, obviously that's the heaviest thing.

[Spot]

You'Ve probably lifted in your life.

[Covino]

That's the beauty of this show. We ran out of time talking about it on fox sports radio. So we finish it here. You make the call, let us know what you think. Your response at Covino and Rich at fox sports radio. Hashtag overpromised. And a quick reminder, like I said, we're on 2 to 4 on the west Monday through Friday. But this Friday we're in for Colin cowherd.

[Rich]

Yep.

[Covino]

CNR in for Colin on the herd. So wake up with us on Friday morning.

[Rich]

See you tomorrow. Don't wear your crocs.

[Spot]

All right, cereal boy.

[Rich]

Until then. Ariba there. Chi baby.

[Covino]

See you in the over promised land.

[Rich]

Oh, sweet crocs.

[Covino]

Later, guys.