The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Local Hour: Greg Cote. Golden Oldies. Collision Course.

Episode Date: August 27, 2024

Today's Cast: Amin, Stu, Greg, Chris, Billy, Mike, Jessica. Dan is in New York so Amin is in charge and he has put Greg Cote up to the ultimate task. The Miami Heat are holding auditions for the Golden Oldies and Amin has sent Greg on a mission to make the team. Before he makes the long trek to auditions, Greg wants to discuss a keeper deadline controversy in his family fantasy league. We also discuss yesterday's Suey Category, Best Dismissals, and Stugotz is upset that his Joe Mauer dismissal missed out. Plus, which fanbases are the most miserable? Is Greg Cote a good dancer? Does he actually want to be a part of the Golden Oldies? Where is the best place to hide on a dance floor? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This is the Don LeVator Show with the StuGuts Podcast. Today's episode is sponsored by DraftKings. Stay tuned because you'll hear more about DraftKings and all it has to offer throughout the show. DraftKings, the crown is yours. Happy Greg Cody Tuesday. Yeah. We started the Shadow Show with a throwback

to an ode to Ryan Tana Hill from how many years ago was that Greg? That's a while ago. I referenced Joey Harrington and Cleo Lemon So we get a we get a research that that's uh, it was the year he was drafted It was like the season leading up his rookie. Yes. So when was that? Oh nine or something You said he wasn't as good as RG 3. Yeah. I know, that too dates the song. Ha ha ha ha. You had a big smile on your face listening to that song. I had completely forgotten that that was a song that I sang.

2012 was when that song was created. I got to admit, Stu Gata, I wonder if you had the same reaction as I did. Joey Harrington, names that make me smile. I don't know. I heard Joey Harrington. I remember it took me back to another time. I think there's a sneaky game, I know 90s baseball players make us smile,

but I've been reading this Aaron Rodgers book, and there are so many great names that get me to smile. OJ Atagway, JJ Harrington, Tully Banticane. Right, I would say Cleo Lemon is actually the name that makes me smile in that song. It smile. Yes. Tully Banticain. Right, I would say Cleo Lemon is actually the name that makes me smile in that song. It does.

Yes. It's just the perfectly ghastly name for a professional athlete to have. Devin Aromachidou. I wanna play this game. I wanna play this game for this entire day. Now, we've got a big show for you guys today. We're gonna play that Raheem Mostert interview. Yes. A little bit later. Are you asking? Yeah. Well, I'm just confirming

We also got a continuation of the sues yesterday was a strong day. Yeah strong day Dismissals and best fakes su gots they undersold you on the dismissals I really Billy's coming this year and Billy had some great dismissals Yeah, but then it was back loaded with Stugats again and again and again. It felt like Michael Jordan in the fourth quarter. Well, that category is just always such a Stugats category that I like to mention the people that are coming for the title. I agree with you. No one comes for the Stugats title. I'm not there.

No, but I love that you have a flurry of Stugats takes at the very end of that. I think that's what it means talking about. It made me feel good. You lowered the bar. Like people, listen, people around here think, perhaps I had a bad year. Go listen to best dismissals. Okay. I had a year. And did I have a year?

I dismissed at the highest of levels. I mean. Around suey week, the hardest thing for me is when someone just walks by me and they mutter something that I forgot to put in the sues and Stu Gotts hit me with that yesterday. He was like, oh, dismissal, good category.

You forgot Joe Mauer. I was like, oh my God. First ballot hall of fame, please. Information that would have been helpful yesterday. No one asked. What we should do on Mystery Create this week is behind the scenes of how the sues are created. Because even, let's just assume that Joe Mer had been in there the lining up of what

comes where that tells a story too that creates it because it felt like a prize fight and here comes Billy oh what a big right overhand oh my god it's got his little days and we come back and now it's the 11th round and all of a sudden. Then Shohei. Buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh. I am rattled to mean because I walked in today and every Tuesday I could bank on a couple of things. A smiling Greg Cody and a hug from Greg Cody. And today I walked in and for the first time that I can remember Greg Cody was in a bad mood. A bad mood. A bad mood. A sour mood, and I thought he was mad at me. He didn't get up, he barely said hello,

there was no hug, there was no embracing, and so I don't know if you experienced the same Greg Cody as I did, but I am wondering what is going on this morning with Greg Cody. I walked in the studio, and I know I'm not, I'm sitting in Dan's seat, so I gotta do the Dan Leakey Fawcett thing.

I saw Greg and Chris hissing at each other. Hissing at each other. And I just said, this must be some family circumstances. Let me give them their privacy and walk out. I came back in, sat down, and I found Greg voice dictating to his phone about needing an extension for the trade deadline and I really need a yes from you. I don't know who he is.

Oh, you heard him campaigning to my brother because he just voted yes in the group chat. So you texted Michael looking for that yes. Unabashedly I did. There was no strong arming. I just said, if you agree that we should extend the trade deadline, please go in the group chat and vote yes now because the commissioner put a arbitrary noon deadline today

on voting yes, even though I'm working and I barely have time to campaign. You're making this more confusing. Let me try to make this as simple as possible. We have a keeper league and there's a trade window before the keeper league in case you have a plethora of keepers and you're like, oh, I can only keep four, but I have six. Let me, I can get some value now trade away. And a couple of weeks ago I sent out an email saying this trade window is open from till August 23rd, two weeks. So it's

like what from the ninth to the 23rd, I gave the dates of when it and then what else can I do there? I sent the email. You can send out a reminder the day before. Like Roger Goodell, I'm sure that Adam Silver calls every teen on the day of, and it's like, hey guys, this is your last day to make a move. Yeah, because Family and Friends Fantasy League

is akin to the NFL. If there's no rules, what are we? What are we without rules? Was that your limited pick, Adam Silver, by the way? But I'm just saying, so now my dad is pressuring through this group text, this group text, every one of my friends and people in our family of just threatening to quit the league.

No, I'm not threatening to quit. I screwed up, I now am gonna lose keepers because I just didn't do the trades when I was supposed to, so now I'm gonna pressure everybody to vote to extend this trade deadline. No pressure. So Chris, you should know he's got a sheet of, it's like a grid.

Right, he's getting off names. And he's getting, it's like House of Cards. That's show prep right there. How many yeses do I need to get? One no vote, see all the pressure? Everyone's voting yes for him because people, even though it benefits other people in the league, like oh wow.

Then why are people voting yeah? Because you're Greg Cody and everyone doesn't want to upset you. Maybe you're wrong, Chris. Right. I disagree. First of all, I haven't voted. I'm the commissioner. I'm trying to stay out of this.

How are you gonna vote? That's a fine by the way someone's gonna fall on. I'm hoping that they get enough votes without me having to vote. But which way would you hope it goes? If it's a tie, which way are we going? If it comes down to your vote. I think it's a no because it's unfair for the league.

There's a window. Like it's just because he screwed up now. There's a window, like it's just, because he screwed up now, it's just, hey, let's extend this. But you agree if I get the majority vote, which is seven, that, okay, you're not gonna bitch in moment. Right, no, wow.

I let the league, I want the league to speak, but it's like, I think you're pressuring. I don't think a lot of these people voting yes actually won it. I think they're just like giving into you because you. In fairness. Because it's fair. It's not fair. I mean no one wants Greg out of the league,

he's the star of the league. But I see what Chris is saying, Chris is saying that he's leveraging his celebrity by saying if we don't change this rule, I walk and no one wants to see Greg walk either. Greg never said that. I never said that. If another team was pulling this,

you would be the first person like this is bullshit. If you had major deals in the window and some other team was doing this, you would be the first person like this is bullshit. If you had made your deals in the window and some other team was doing this, you would be the loudest voice. It could be. Being anti-voting. That's the part maybe you're asking. Hey man, hey we vote in our best interest. That's what makes democracy beautiful.

Yes, and we are a democracy at least for now. But at least for now. Juju Gotti's actually in the league and hasn't voted yet. Oh yeah, by the way Juju, if you're listening, because there's an arbitrary noon deadline on the vote, go into the Keeper League group chat and vote yes, Juju. I will also say, my understanding is Chris is sending you away to run errands during this window,

so he's not even giving you full time to make said adjustments. No, no, no, no, not at all. I wanna ask a question. I wanna ask a question to Greg, because every Tuesday he comes in with a list of topics that he's hot on, he wants to talk on, and number one bullet on the list is

Dolphins fans ranked sixth of 124 on the misery index. I Googled this, I looked around, I was trying to figure out, did Sports Illustrated do this? Well, I guess they don't do stuff anymore. All they do is aggregate. I said, did ESPN do this? Where is this misery index? It's my creation.

I invented it. Wait, what? Yeah, no, I devised a fan index, a fan misery index. Right. FMI. Right. am I right yeah right right and and by my reckoning I research all 124 teams in the NFL NBA NHL and MLB that's for I I thought about including MLS and and

WNBA and everything but they hadn't stood the test of time that only been around 20, 25 years. So I went with the traditional big four teams, researched all 124 teams, and by my metric, the Dolphin fans ranked number six on the misery index. So before we get into the details of the misery index and the methodology behind it, who are the five teams ahead of the Dolphins who are more miserable?

Good question, you know what, I can tell you that, but I would have to look up the column. You do that. While he does it, that ding you just heard was Juju voting yes. So now it looks like my dad has seven votes and this stupid trade deadline is gonna get extended. Democracy.

It is democracy, Billy. Thank you. This is actual democracy. This is just shadiness going on in the background. I didn't pressure anybody. Worked out his way. I think I just happened to. I mean, I'm drinking like a Cheshire cat here.

So you created this misery index and you have to look it up. You don't know the five teams. I don't know, I can't. I mean. There's a lot of teams, that's five. I mean, you owe $50, just so you know. All right, here it is right here. Okay.

I love the obliviousness. That's my favorite part. I can actually give you a top 10 if you want. Oh, let me. Okay. Okay. Bottom 10, I should call it. Do you want to explain your misery index?

I mean, I know you explained how you went about it, but is it the most miserable fan base like what is it it's the fans who have the right in my opinion by my method to be the most frustrated okay okay and I have I can tell you the three categories so the fan bases that have the right to be the most frustrated with their tears okay right all right okay now do you want me to do it from 10 to one or one to 10? 10 to one. Let's do, get the fanfare ready, Chris, please.

Here we go. Okay, it's actually a tie for ninth. Wow. Okay. Okay, the tie for ninth. This is big. Is the Pittsburgh Pirates. Geez, you've got the Dolphins fans?

It's more miserable than Pirates fans? It's seven.'s the Washington Wizards Interesting number eight Milwaukee Brewers Number seven Minnesota Vikings Number six Miami Dolphins Number five Toronto Maple Leafs Number five, Toronto Maple Leafs. Number four, Atlanta Hawks. Number three, Cleveland Browns.

Number two, New York Jets. And number one, despite their playoff win last year the Detroit Lions Wow That's seven They're currently worse than the Jets. I I don't know what is eight my fault. They're more miserable right now than Jets fans It's interesting the Lions Lions fans. Yeah, I can I can now the methodology. Yes, right very important the most points The methodology. Yes. Right. Very important.

The most points wins or loses depending on your point of view. So there are multiple categories you can score points in. Right. There are three categories. Okay. That's nine. The Miami Dolphins accrued 112 points to rank six. The three categories are most consecutive seasons since the last playoff victory.

All right. Most consecutive seasons since the last league championship Okay, and most consecutive seasons since the last championship game appearance Okay, so the Lions won a playoff game last year Yeah, but right but they haven't won a championship or been in a championship game in 66 years. So that's times two, so that's 132, which was the losing total.

I like it. I like it. That's an interesting methodology there. Are you counting St. Louis for the Atlanta Hawks? No, that's a very astute question by you. It's a fan index. So I make it- He knows his index. Yeah, I make it clear in the column that that I'm going only by Where the team is located now in other words Las Vegas Raiders fans don't have to

Inherit the misery of what the team did in Oakland got it four years ago You got it and by this metric Dolphins fans are the sixth most miserable among all professional sports. Yeah, because the, and I don't know exactly, but roughly the Super Bowl victory drought has been 50 some years. The Super Bowl appearance drought has been going on 40 years. The playoff victory drought is an NFL long 23 years. So those three categories together accrued 112 misery points. I think that's a fair number for the Dolphins because you have to factor in how passionate the fan base is about the actual team.

I don't know if Atlanta cares that the Hawks haven't been good, but I know Dolphin fans are upset that Dolphins haven't been good in a long time. I know Leafs fans are upset that Toronto hasn't been good in a long time. Some of these fan bases, I'm not certain they even care enough, you know? Yeah, that's 10 by the way. What was the vote?

How much you? Dad, can you silence your phone so we stop hearing dings? I'm not hearing dings. I didn't hear it. You didn't hear the last seven dings? The last ten. I'm counting. I got ash marks here, ladies and gentlemen.

Powered off. Sorry. You only owe, what's that, a thousand dollars? I wrote it on my tab. Ten times ten. A thousand dollars. I'll sell you the money. So where is Greg on the Tana Hill thing?

Oh, you know what? They got rid of of Mike White which I thought was an upgrade Skyler Thompson You thought that was an upgrade just getting rid of Mike White well they're gonna so having no one Mike White having no Mike White is better than having Mike White I agree with that I assume they're gonna keep him on the practice squad shut up. See that's he loved Mike White I did not I never loved Mike White the practice squad shut up to God see loved my quite I did not I never loved Mike White yes no you guys like what sort of the entire year we'd be the playoff right now dolphin fans made such a big deal about getting Mike White from the Jets and I'm like guys are you kidding me good shut up don't make me go

back in the logger and find those Mike White shows after those prolific passing efforts perhaps there was that one show they let him go They let him go because he was making a lot more than Skyler Thompson and they're basically the same guy. But this has opened the door for a lot of people wondering and congratulations Dolphins fans, you've come out of it. After decades upon decades of talking about what the answer is at QB1, we've now shifted the focus to the conversation being QB2.

I'm not being sarcastic. This is a big step. This is like the most interesting thing surrounding the team at this point in terms of like, ooh, what's going to happen here? So I think it'd be really cool for Taney Hill, who had a nice career, I think proved himself worthy of that draft pick. Was he the franchise quarterback that Tua turned into?

No. But he had a really nice, wonderful career. He's still out there, still available. It'd be a nice way to complete the circle for him. I feel like this is what the misery index is all about, right, is the shifting of the conversation from once upon a time, Ryan Tannehill, is he our franchise quarterback,

to Ryan Tannehill, should we consider him for our backup job? I feel like that should bump you guys lower on the misery index. You guys are getting happier, right? Should we consider him for our backup job? I feel like that should bump you guys lower on the misery index. You guys are getting happier, right? Yeah, I mean, Tua still has his haters, believe me. There's plenty of Dolphin fans who didn't think

he deserved the money he got or that he's all that or that he might not get injured again. There's two haters out there, but I agree with Mike. I think he's a franchise quarterback. As for the backup, as much as I think Tannahill is a valuable veteran who you wouldn't hesitate to put in I think you keep Skyler Thompson I think he won the backup. I think Tannahill is such a big upgrade there like backup quarterback has become increasingly important in the NFL Joe Flacco last year, Joe Flacco

possibly this year with the Colts. I think having Tana Hill, there's no insecurity with Tua. It's his job. They just paid him over $200 million. But it's good to have Tana Hill backing him up in the event Tua does get hurt. Exactly. There's insecurity. The insecurity is his health. The insecurity is that he's a guy who's demonstrated an inability to stay on the field. And so rather than have a guy in Skyler Thompson where you're like, okay, this is a roster spot checked off, you got some comfort. And Tannahill is a bona fide starter in this league.

You will not miss a beat if he has to step into that role, no? I think if the league thought as much about Tannahill as you all do, he certainly would have been signed by now. I think he's sitting around. Yeah, I think he's got options and he's weighing them. I think in terms of a backup role, that's top tier in the NFL.

I do think that the team would certainly be better, and I'd feel better if I were a Dolphin fan if my QB2 was Ryan Tannehill on a team. And last year was a bit of an outlier and that two have stayed completely healthy, answered some of those questions, but it's not like those questions don't still remain. You wanna be able to plug in a guy

that you can potentially win a playoff game with, and Ryan Tannehill's shown that. He's gone to an AFC Championship game. That's the important thing about a backup. It's not, you know, they will lose a step if they go from Tua to Ryan Tannehill. Tua is better than Ryan Tannehill. You gotta lose a step, Stu, but it's, yeah.

No, no, no, can he win you a game or two? Can the backup quarterback win you a game or two? And Ryan Tannehill can. If you're Tannehill, you can't predict injuries, so why would you commit to a team? Why wouldn't you just sit back like Joe Flacco did last year and just be like, who needs me? Well, there's a couple reasons.

One, you wanna keep getting paid. Number two, you wanna be familiar with the playbook. Well, either. Got like 80 million from the Dolphins. So, you can still get a little bit more. But also, you wanna be familiar with the playbook. You wanna be comfortable when you walk and you're not learning things on the fly.

I look. You want to play though. And by the way, well, there's no starting jobs out there. That's why you wait. Well, I don't know. I'll tell you who also benefits from this, Skyler Thompson. Because I submit to you, there's no better job in the NFL than QB3.

Dude, all you do is you wear a visor, you hold, you talk, you whisper. You're two hits away. All you gotta do is whisper in some guys' ears. Everyone's like, yo, he's really smart, he's really contributing on the sideline. Dude, I don't do anything. I wear a red jersey in practice,

I go against the number threes, I'm fine. I was thinking yesterday, I think it was Jared Stidham, that I saw a clip of him just being like, I know I'm a starting quarterback in this league. And I wonder, all these crappy quarterbacks that we look at, in their minds, they think like I just need my shot. Like Jacoby Berset, do you think he's just like,

oh I'm good being a backup. Or he's looking in the mirror every day, like give me my opportunity, I'll still be a five time pro bowler. He's tasted the blood, he started, he was out there playing, making. There has to be some quarterback out there that just gets it. I'm not that good, I don't want my guy to get injured ahead of me,... There has to be some quarterback out there that just gets it.

I'm not that good. I don't want my guy to get injured ahead of me. I just want to be the backup. It was Carson Palmer's brother. Remember him? That dude was the other Palmer. Who invented Run P, that app where you can check to see if you could leave the movie theater

to go to the bathroom. The other hallmark of someone who doesn't want to be a starting quarterback. Coming up with app ideas, right? Like that's got time on its hands. It predated apps. This was a website that you would open up in your browser like, oh, I'm watching Alien Romulus right now.

What's a good time for me to go pee and not miss any plot points? There just has to be a quarterback out there that's just like, I'm no good. I can't believe I'm even a backup. I hope my guy stays healthy because I don't want to get exposed. I think there's plenty who believe that I don't think there's many who would admit that. I don't know I think in order to be a professional athlete there is

some sort of hubris you have to have baked in you have to believe because it's I mean think about the odds how many football players are in the country in the world and how many spots are in an NFL and then when you talk about quarterback positions, there's only, what, 32 teams, three spots per team. Some teams aren't even carrying a QB3 anymore, right? That's the new thing now, they just carry two. So when you think about that, you talk about

less than 96 spots in the world to do this, you have to have some sort of delusion about you. Having said that, once you're here, I think there are a lot of guys like... Not a bad gig. Yeah, you guys got it. Go ahead. Go ahead, Tua. Tua and Ryan, come in here. Well, if you're Chad Henney backing up Patrick Holmes, you have no illusion. But if it's a close race...

Well, hold on. Does Carson Wentz have an illusion? Because he's the backup now in Kansas City. Yeah. I mean, he more so than an old Chad Henney. Yes. You know what I mean? Like, Carson Wentz is a good example of a guy like Ryan Tannehill who thinks, I've proven myself in this league, somebody gotta give me another chance, I can still start.

You got Carson Wentz walking into the quarterback room and looking at Mahomes like, you're on thin ice, buddy. You make that mistake, I'm ready. And you know, and by the way, does Patrick Mahomes think in you're on thin ice, buddy. You make that mistake, I'm ready. And you know, and by the way, does Patrick Mahomes think in the back of his head, wait, this is exactly what happened to Alex Smith. He was the number one guy and national radio hosts were singing his praises and then I came in

and I, you know, kinda like Andy Weider's little bit of infidelity, right? If you get with a cheater, guess what's gonna happen to you? You're gonna get cheated on at some point. I think Mahomes has total job security. I don't know. I think he's pretty good for now. 855 NBA Jump, let us know if you think Carson Wentz

has a chance of stealing a job from Patrick Mahomes. He's confused why he's not fielding quarterback controversy questions. How's practice, Carson? Good, I'm just putting my best tape out there. Yeah, he loves the game. It's a coach's call. He loves it. My job is to let Andy Reid know, if you've got two quarterbacks, that means you've got

what, Seguetz? It means you only, it means you don't have one. Well said. By the way, Ryan Tadahill has made nearly $200 million. He's fine on the money front. I'm telling you right now, every single person, whenever they, he's fine on the money front. I'm telling you right now, every single person, whenever they say he's fine on the money front, he doesn't need more money.

Everybody needs more money. Everybody needs more money. There's nobody out there. The billionaires are fighting. Everybody wants more money. But he wants to be able to play. So the most important thing to him is I want options. Like, you're just saying, like,

he better sign somewhere quick because he just needs to pay the light bill. Like he has the luxury to be like, I'm gonna wait till someone gets hurt. I'm not saying that. I'm just saying the idea that A, it's a pretty good bet that this guy's gonna get hurt. But B, you wanna be as comfortable as possible.

The best version of Ryan Tannehill knows the playbook. Isn't learning it like on the fly, on the flight over from wherever he lives. But he clearly disagrees with you because he's waiting. Well. Like if he was like, man, I gotta get to know this playbook isn't learning it like on the fly on the flight over from wherever he lives. He clearly disagrees with you because he's waiting. Well like if he was like man I gotta get to know this playbook he would have signed some. What are the other jobs? I think he's just waiting for someone to get hurt. That's all he's doing. Jordan love goes down boom I'm a like I'll be a Packer. They got Malik Willis. You don't know that there's a market for Ryan Tannehill. I think that in terms of

backups like who's better out there? Who's better out there? He would have signed by now if he had teams coming after him. Are you saying Tannehill has too much pride where he will not allow himself to be a backup? He has to wait for someone to get hurt? I think he looks at himself as I'm the best backup out here right now. As soon as anybody gets hurt, people are going to come calling to me. Oh, he's not a backup then. Everybody's got a backup quarterback. Why do they need to call somebody who's a free agent who hasn't been signed in a whole off season. I feel like what I'm saying is not crazy. They'll call Brady first. The best backup waits. Audi listeners it's Mike

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Guys, it's a Tuesday. Stugots. Here's your guy, Greg Cody, with Back in My Day. OK, here it is. Sorry. Adultery. No. We are back. I can are waiting for this one! This is the Don LeBathard Show

with the Stugats! Guys, and Gal, I just saw something very exciting. What happened? Just scrolled by on Twitter. The Miami Heat today at noon in Pembroke Pines are looking for the hippest, coolest, young at heart, senior citizen dancers to be part of the Heat Golden Oldies. Wow. You know that's Charlotte Wilder. Where's Poppy at?

What's the age thing? Can we get Dan in there? That's Charlotte Wilder. Where's Poppy at? What's the age thing? Can we get Dan in there? That's Charlotte Wilder's favorite. That's like she goes to Heat Games and she goes nuts. They're always wearing something. They start dancing midway through.

Woo! So Poppy's not here. Dan is up in New York. He is covering Jets and Giants training camp for us. Let me read. There's requirements here. Must sign a waiver, blah, blah, blah. Oh, must be 60 years of age.

Ah, discrimination. I'm out. At one point, Dan's mother was gonna try out. Dan's mom? Yeah. Really? I think so. How old are you?

I'm older than 60. Ooh. Don't go there. Don't even go there. It's today though. You got your dancing shoes on? I have my deck shoes. Haven't we been talking about a big shoes a big

Birthday coming up. Wait a second. We're gonna show those cards. Wait a second You could use a tryout as like prep. I'm learning I'm getting my dancing shoes ready for my big 70th party. I don't dance Huh, you're gonna have to at this party. Wow Technicality know that that's shocking to me. I imagine Greg Cody to be a great dancer. Yes I don't know why I hide on a dance floor Did you dance in Vegas when they came out with the band and stuff you did a little jig didn't they have I mean? I have my my hokey dance moves, but they're not really the hand like as a tail kind of thing

Yeah, wait can you paint that picture for us hiding on the dance floor like how do you do? Okay, the only time I dance is after several drinks at a wedding reception, okay? If the dance floor is really crowded with 30 or 40 people, I will go up there with my wife during what I know to be a short song. We will meander toward the middle of the dance floor so that if you're sitting at a table judging people dancing,

you can't see me. I'm 5'9", I'm in the middle of a throng of people, I'm doing my little dance, can't wait for the song to end. It's a two and a half minute song, so I'm good. And then we sit down again. I was always under the impression that you don't want to be in the middle of the floor, because the middle of the floor is kind of like,

hey, this is where the best dancers are. If you're on the edges, people don't really pay attention. And also there's a table right next to you, you can sit down if you feel like it's not going as well. Yeah, but you're on the edges, people don't really pay attention, and also there's a table right next to you you can sit down if you feel like it's not going as well. Yeah, but you're on the edges and people could judge you and that's what he's trying to prevent. No, I'm with the mean here. You get judged when you go into the middle.

The circle surrounding, you don't get judged there. That's where you can just do the Will Smith, side to side, like this is home right here. That's what I do, that's my idea of dancing. I think we need to do this. Do what? Registration starts at 11. It's in Pembroke Pines, it's on your way home. I think we need to do this. Do what? Registration starts at 11. It's in Pembroke Pines.

It's on your way home. Can we send you? To the Golden Oldies. Yes, come on. Okay, no. First of all, if I'm being truthful, not a huge fan of the Golden Oldies. What? Don't say that into Mike.

Greg, Greg, Greg. Hold on, no, this is an opportunity. Because you can, you, Greg, I care about you. You can pull rank. No, this is a chance here. Wait, hang on. He can pull rank. Greg Cody doesn't need to audition. Right.

All right? So don't knock the golden oldies, because we can just bomb in and say, hey, Greg wants to perform one of these days. And that's it? And they'll make it happen. No, this is even more disrespectful that Greg's too good for the golden oldies.

You don't have to audition like everybody else. I shouldn't say that. That's what Mike said. Respect the idea. I'm saying he's too busy. I don't like to audition like everyone else. Respect the child. I'm saying he's too busy. I don't like the idea. It's got a big deadline. I don't like the idea of putting old people

just because they're old. Laughing at the elderly. Yeah, I'm with Greg. You don't like to just put them out there to perform for people to laugh at. They're on display. Exactly, they're human beings. But they're good dancers, aren't they, I mean?

Yeah. Aren't they cute? No, they're not. They're incredible dancers, first of all. They mean? Yeah. Aren't they cute? No, they're not. They're incredible dancers, first of all. They're better than a lot of young people dancing. Let's throw that out. They're better than me. I mean, they go for cheap pops. No, they don't.

Yes, they do. No. Yeah, you think it's one thing, and then they rip off their pants, and they start twerking their asses. It shocks me every time. I'm like, oh, another outfit. I know, that's weird. Greg, you could change them from within.

Yeah, drain the swamp, Greg. Look. I'm going to go see if we have the video ability to do this today. I don't care what my dad says. Greg, you could change them from within. Yeah, drain the swamp, Greg. Look. I'm gonna go see if we have the video ability to do this today. I don't care what my dad says. Greg, from a content standpoint alone, like, get Rose, get Mike, point to somebody out here

with a camera just to watch you go through this audition. I think we could get some good stuff out of here, and I think you're underselling your dancing capabilities. I think they're trying to make you the golden oldie of the golden oldies, if we're gonna be perfectly honest. I think they wanna send you out there to a bunch of people who are dancing and then look at you specifically and say,

oh, isn't Greg cute? No, I'm the kind of guy who would tank the audition. Really? We know how it's gonna be. Not make the team? You actually think that I'm gonna be a season long golden oldie? Why not?

That's a great bet that we just gave you a new job. Hold on. Going up at 41 games to dance. It's set up there at all of them. There's a great set up. You start dancing to Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter. The fans are appreciating it. This is nice, this is pleasant.

Boom, music changes. Boom, boom, boom, get it, get it, shake, shake. And you start twerking your little ass. Yeah. Is this like the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, though, where they don't pay you well? Absolutely. Ladies and gentlemen, anybody who performs regularly

at an NBA, NFL, MLB, or NHL game, they get paid shit. It's like $50 a game or something like that. They don't do it for the money. No, you do it because. They get to go to the game. For each other. Greg, wouldn't you love to go to the game? Charlie Jones says to Chris.

I'm just imagining Tim Reynolds writing his column and looking up like, oh, the golden, is that, what the hell is Greg doing down there? I'm glad you went down this path because that's where my brain has been kicking around. Everyone's like, Greg, you should go. We should get some good content. You should go.

What if he makes the team? What if he, what if like. Oh, I think he'd make the team. What if he's what if like? Oh, I think he'd make the team. What if he's a great dancer? No! I think he'd be the captain. What if we're robbing people of your gift? Get the seat on your chest.

I just got the thumbs up from Carl, we are doing this, you're leaving after this segment. So Greg, just, if this helps at all, Greg, they only perform 10 games per season. There you go. That's about nine too many for me. I'm not kidding. Does Greg have any sort of choice in the matter, Greg?

I don't wanna do it. No. You can leave here early, head home, but just stop at this place on the way there. What if they dance to Jimmy Buffett? Does that change the attitude at all? I'm a bad dancer to any song. Chris.

Any tempo. I like this. This is a good opportunity to talk to some of your fellow dancers here about Fred Astaire and the like, where you don't necessarily have those connection points here. It's like a real life back in my day you get to have that conversation Everyone else is just a chorus of yeses, and I remember that as well

It's a real failure a failure from the Commissioner because he could have leveraged this to get the keeper And he would have done it and said he was actively against me So you're in come on content first quite the opposite So Amin is in charge Amin is Greg going to this thing or not I'm telling you right now I don't give a shit what's happening out there what they're cutting up what suey's they get coming up later I need people to accompany him to that trial do we have do we have all the heat allow cameras there Are we just gonna do this absolutely I'll make the call I'll call Spall right now, but Greg doesn't want

Suppose the one to call that Gave us the list of centers that are better than BAM whoever that was Riley is judging it. I'll be there. How's that huh many people don't know that this is actually Spoh's call It falls under his responsibilities as his head coach. I think Pat is trying out. Is Andy Ellisberg giving him a scouting report? There's a budget. And look, you can use this.

You're a marquee name. Greg, you should leverage this situation, because football season's right around the corner. I don't know your situation with the bucket of death. I'm sure you have outstanding penalties still. If you have some coming up. Maybe you say, you know what, I'll go do this in exchange for nullifying two losses this season.

This is a payoff. Hey Billy, I've got an even better way of doing this. Greg, you know how, as Mike described, they start out wearing one thing and then the music switches and take their clothes off and then they start doing a different dance or whatever? You can have a T-shirt underneath that says The Greg Cody Show with Greg Cody.

And so then when you open your shirt, everyone else has like a golden oldies shirt, you've got one that's self-promoting, you get followers and listeners and subscriptions and likes and downloads immediately. Yeah, if I made the team, I would insist on that as a point, as a rider in my contract. When, when you make the team.

Chris, do we have... This is awesome, so this is happening. Do we have details of what's expected? What's involved? Yeah. How long do I have to be there? Does he just go and dance? Additions start at noon.

Registration starts at 11. Additions start at noon. Required attire, a red, black, or white outfit. Dance or athletic shoes. You have dance shoes on? I have a black outfit. Okay. Check. He's got athletic shoes, dance shoes.

What's on your shirt, Greg? What is that? It's a group I like, Toots and the Maytals. You can talk about that. Toots Thielman's saxophone. I'll dance the 54 or 46 was my number. It says dance or athletic shoes with non-slip, non-marking soles.

All I have is my deck shoes. All right, well we'll just roll the dice there. Okay, I'm not. That's not marking. Can you do a kick? Can you do like a kick line, Greg? Ooh, great question. A conga line?

I can kick. Kick the rockets. Deck shoes are specifically designed to not mark. Are they? Yeah. That's why they're deck shoes. Oh wow, what they do. We require six golden oldies minimum

to be booked for all appearances, but you may book as many as 20. They can perform two routines maximum per hour. Golden oldies will interact and enthuse your guests. Golden oldies will sign autographs and take photos with your guests. Greg, that's right up your ass. You've been waiting for this your entire life.

Wait, so this isn't even for the games, this is for like just appearances? No, I think this is for the games, but this is just the guidelines and they're just like looking out for them. No, I think this is a side hustle. I think you could have the golden oldies out to like a birthday party.

Can you imagine? No, I think you're right. Like it's mostly games, but there can be other appearances. Greg, you show up to this thing. Mike is right. You show up, okay? It starts at 12, but you're done at 12.05. you just show up and tell them you want to be on the team

You're on the team. Can I get a private audition? So I don't have to audition before We'll send you there and we you know, we'll send Jeremy to ice Jeremy here. We're gonna we'll call Jeremy I'll get Jeremy to go with you. He's gazing on those with those heat people He knows the heat and we'll just we'll figure it out I don't want to something Jeremy would love by the way. You should just dress him up like an old person. He would do it, because he's theatrical, he loves to dance. We'll send him with you and he'll be your handler. When you're hiring for your small business, you want to find quality professionals that

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