The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - The Big Suey: Greg Answers His Own Question

Episode Date: August 13, 2024

Dan starts the hour by questioning whether or not Tom Brokaw has left us. $50 fine? Then, Greg and Dan have STRONG takes on American Ninja Warrior and the level of athleticism it takes to compete, so they debate while the Shipping Container watches some old video of the crew competing. Plus, Spooky Betts, Will Levis' Hellmann's commercial, and the order of names in duos. Also, is the No. 19 preseason ranking too high for the Miami Hurricanes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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But I can imagine that because I said Tom Brokaw was past tense and put a question mark on it, that's a $50 fine. I asked it with a question mark. I asked it with a question mark, but I asked it because I thought he was dead. So I'm gonna need some sort of ruling here. I would assume that the audience is coming down on me saying that that's a $50 fine.

We haven't had one of those in a while. He's 84 He's still alive when you do that with a question Dan. It's $40. Okay. Oh really? Yeah Well Dan, I was gonna say I'm willing to call it even cuz on my first day I accused Andrew Lloyd Webber of being dead which was really just foolish on my part because I knew he was alive I was just very nervous so we can just call it even you keep your 50. I'll keep my 50 It was on your first day your friend we didn't find you on your first day No, you did, but I was all on zoom so no one was in the studio. Most people think Weber's dead He's got one of those colonial names, you know, anytime you have three words in your name. You're right

You know, it makes you so you're dead. Yes an old timey Is he dead now? No. He's super alive Yeah, he's like still making Broadway shows, but he has a dead name am I fine now $50 for asking 40 Yes, now 40. I said that that's a fine for not getting the fine I mean I were changing the rules yo $140 now that's If I were your attorney Dan i would argue on your behalf i would find somebody on the face of the earth who's dead with the name tom brokaw

because you know there's somebody named tom brokaw who unfortunately passed away years ago probably in maine or new hampshire right you know and definitely and find that person quote his wife saying my my beloved tom brokaw passed away in 1968. You're off the hook, because on a technicality, you were right. Somewhere, Tom Brokaw is dead.

I did just Google Tom Brokaw obituary. There are a few results. Thank you. Thank me. I should get that $40. So Carl Anthony Towns has a dead name? No, because it's Carl with a K. OK. That's a dead name. No because it's Carl with a K

I don't know. I'm asking you're making the rules up. So our old-timey Carl's Carl's with a K. They're happening. They're breakdancing Totally different Carl. Right, yeah. Okay. Uh, they're happening, they're breakdancing. Yes. That's, okay, that's how we're doing that one? Right. I mean. Because it's with a K.

Yeah. I don't understand how you're making the rules here. Andrew Lloyd Webber. Right, sounds like an old name. You know, not medieval old, but like colonial old. But it's the Lloyd, right? Because if I said to you Andrew Webber right sounds like an old name You know not medieval old but like colonial old but is it it's the Lloyd right because if I said to you Andrew Webber You wouldn't think it's old or colonial no Andrew tends to be an old name Andy is Andrew's son you know who doesn't go by jr. But Andrew Lloyd was second I can see why just

Thought that that was a dead celebrity. Yeah, it's also the Britishness of it. It makes it seem older, more esteemed. Yeah, good point. Thank you. Guys, can you please get for me, the talkback's not working, can you get for me the American Ninja Warrior video, please, because Greg Cody has said something, and this might be generational as well, I don't know what's happening here. I'm legitimately surprised, and I don't know the entirety of his opinion on this. He simply said today that American Ninja Warrior is sad.

He described it as sad, which is not something I've ever heard it described at. It seems to me like perfect sports television it's just easy mindless you can watch for 24 minutes and you can root for people and it's just super simple smart television yeah emphasis on the mindless what a juxtaposition of NBC going from showing the immensely high rated, gorgeous grand door of the Paris Olympics to last night, I'm still on NBC because of the Olympics, I turn on my TV and it's this kind of crap happening.

You know, back in the day, it was called an obstacle course. You know, we'd do that thing with the, you know, the monkey bar and, you know, would do that, and it was in phys ed in school. Now, they're just televised it and putting a pool underneath it, so when you fall from the monkey bar, all of a sudden you're splashing in a pool, and there's cameras and lights, it's ridiculous. And these people, you know, I'm not saying they're not athletic, but they're doing such ridiculous events, you know, they're all trying to get famous. Look at me, Louis. And Billy Gill, I hate to say it, but he's an example, feeding into this whole ninja

warrior mystique. These are not athletes, okay? What they're doing is not particularly difficult. You've got to be shitting me. No, they're all young. They've trained for it, but it's nonsensical what they're doing. You have to to be shit. They're all they're all young they've trained for it But it's nonsensical what they're doing. You have to be kidding me You don't think American Ninja Warriors are athletes. Like how can you say that with a straight face? Oh, they it is somebody jumpin a bull right now. You could not do one

That's a mean you could that was a mean Oh hassen and you could not do one thing You would be incapable of doing one You guys obstacle you guys are a part of this whole scam. That's why you're defending it Okay, I had forgotten that the levitard show was in cahoots with america ninja ninja warrior And you tell them before I started criticizing it is like once or twice i've done a back of my day Uh making fun of a sponsor of the show. I don't't mean to do it but just sometimes it happens in this case I just think it's ridiculous that what we're watching right now no offense Mike is a televised sport you know absolutely this is an unfair edit because it picks it up at

step three Mike is holding on ass crack it's Mike desperately holding on I should also say I'm the only one of us that went through that course specifically, which was very difficult. Look at this, this one's a piece of cake, the one that Roy's doing right there. I got screwed on the course. Greg Cody.

This is televised. They just, I just can't believe though that you would say that they're not athletes. Put it on the poll please, J, at LeBittard Show. Are American Ninja Warriors athletes? Because of course they are. That shit is damn near impossible to do. In fact, I'd say I'd put a lot of football players

and ask them to try and do some of that stuff in basketball players, and they wouldn't be able to do any of it. I think if they had one practice. You're out of your mind. They'd be able to do it. I'm a Greg on that. You're not familiar with American Ninja Warrior? They often have athletes participate in this.

You think Tariq Hale's gonna struggle with that? Yes, yes. I mean, Dan. Yes, you don't know what you're talking about. Cheetah probably could do it. He would do way better than we did. Like he would. Yes, of course he would do better.

Wait a minute, that's the standard? No, I'm just saying he would get to like, I'm not saying he'd finish the course, but he would get, he would do better. Wait a minute, that's the standard? No, I'm just saying he would get to like, I'm not saying he'd finish the course, but he would get, he would move along this course. I disagree. Like I couldn't disagree more with what you guys are saying here. These things are difficult and you have to practice them.

You think Tyree Kill can just show up at American Ninja Warrior and finish the 10 obstacles? Are you nuts? I trust his ability to do it rather than ours. Yeah, sure. It was very clear we didn't get any practice runs. I would have appreciated maybe one. Greg is right about the obstacle course, though.

I mean, you have to climb through some tires, do it quickly, you jump over a little swamp. I mean, that's how you do it. I think the gymnasts have done well that they've had on American Ninja Warrior, because that is a very multi-discipline sport, whereas sport whereas like Tyree Kill is just very speedy and can change direction quickly. The gymnasts like they've got the core strength. You need the core strength. That is a key component. What is your core discipline?

Amakempo Blackbelt didn't help me. Gymnasts I would say would fare better but this is in keeping. I understand why Tyree Kill you know would think he's the best player in football. I understand why Tyreek Hill would think he's the best player in football, and I understand why Tyreek Hill would say just yesterday to Kate Adams, I'd beat Noah Lyles in a race. No, you would not. You would not beat Noah Riles.

Does he have COVID? Yeah, that's a point. You would neither beat the healthy or the COVID Noah Lyles in a race. Yeah, Hill's got short legs. That's what people don't realize. But that helps, lower center of gravity. That's why Barry Sanders was so hard to tackle.

That and all-world athletic ability. That helps to not get tackled and also being made of bowling ball material. But I would say that what you see happening in that league right now, it's one of the reasons that Tyreek Hill stands out because his body can withstand the punishment, is the receivers that are the best receivers are the ones that you see eat up five yards in a stride and a half. And you're like, oh my God, like how does anything keep up with that? Because it's Usain Bolt, it's longer strides,

it's Justin Jefferson. Like you can't keep up with that because the strides are so long that they're eating up giant chunks of yardage in you know in bursts of long legs or just a kind of speed that makes like this is one of the things that they're paying in that sport now is CD Lamb runs how, DK Metcalf runs how, like what do you mean that they can eat up that kind of yardage and a cornerback can't keep up with shorter legs? Have you ever done a segment and wondered aloud how did we get here? Dan's the only person speaking on behalf

of athleticism right now. He's like vouching for long strides. And why are we all attacking him? Well wait, because he said Tyreek Hill wouldn't do well in America. I do disagree with that. I'm pretty sure he'd be good. I just think, I just think finger strength, like you, maybe.

I think he's got that. Okay, but maybe. He looks like he's got them all. Yeah. Maybe you're great at being able to do quickly. Like you're saying finish it. I don't think he even finishes it, honestly. Oh, come on.

I don't think most athletes can finish that course. I think you have to train for it. I hope you go to Dolphin's camp and you tell him this. Yeah. Yeah. How tall is Tyreek Hill? Is he 5'9"? He's like 5'10"?

5'10"? Because I don't think Noah Lyles is much taller. I think they might be around the same height. He was voted by his peers as the best football player in the league right now. I trust him. Well, if we're doing the height thing. I miss the possession receiver.

I mean, I miss the days of Phil McConkie. I really regret Wes Welker. I do. I mean, there miss the days of Phil McConkey. I really Wayne Krabette, Wes Welker. I do. Yeah. I mean, there aren't many. I don't think there's any in the NFL right now. I mean, Braxton Berrios. You have he's like a third wide receiver slash punt returner kick returner

utility guy. You know, he's not a true possession wide receiver. I know the game we're playing here. River Craycraft. Yes. Amandola. What are you missing there? Danny Amandola. Welker. What are you missing there? I'm just looking at the top receivers in the NFL. I mean, they used to be... Listen.

Edelman, what are you missing? You had your Randy Mosses. Austin Colley. What do you mean what am I missing? What are you missing? I want a receiver who averages 8.1 yards of catch. That's a possession receiver. I remember when Ninja Warrior was in Miami. They did

stuff at FIU one time and Cameron Wimbley ran the course. I did not know how he fared. So I just YouTube it. He cleared it. That's Cameron Wimbley. Pass rusher. Yeah. Tyree Kill does this. He clears it. Yeah. He would nail it. To answer your question, Dan, I missed the white bob receiver. At least we got it out. I said it finally finally Steve largent finally We said it miss him Cooper Cup was too good to be a possession way too good Yeah, you dropped off the face of the earth feeling his possession. He just got hurt No, Thielen's not I wouldn't call him a possession receiver. He's certainly more possession than Cooper Cup Well, he's just cuz he plays in Carolina Carolina he wasn't that when he was in Minnesota.

Anyway to get back to the Ninja Warrior, if these guys are such good athletes... This is the New Year and the Truth Down Levitas Show with the Stugarts. Gamble on by DraftKings. Summer's the best time to run the way you want. Dial it up with new challenges and programs and bring your workouts with you to make the most of outside sunny days. There's no better way to do that than with Peloton. With Peloton take advantage of how beautiful it is outside right now. You can go on an outdoor run or even a walk if you're not feeling like running. All while working on your tan.

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Hotel in Milwaukee that is haunted. He stays apart from his teammates and everyone else. Stan Van Gundy told us the story how everybody would bleep with Patrick Ewing in that hotel. All the teammates and stuff would come knock on the door and then run away because Ewing was legitimately scared of the ghosts. Mookie Betts will not stay at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. He gets an Airbnb nearby and all of his Dodgers teammates are staying there. That is funny except if you're Mookie Betts or spooky bets

vigorous swig coming he undoes it well I see that you've undone the top of that you got in with two words you're pleased with yourself here toast you deserve a swig go ahead usually I sip coffee because it's very hot right this time I'm gonna swig on your behalf so God's credit to you it was indeed turbo that did the breakdance routine with the broom I was very impressive off the top of your dome also I just watched that during the break and the rare duo Turbo and Ozone were the very clear leader. His name goes second in the duo's name. Is there another example of that? Montana Rice? I was going to think like maybe Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Where the star is the second name in a duo star is different leader leader leader

Leader usually goes first because they lead like you can cite an example where Sonny and Cher were a very famous duo Cher was the star but Sonny was a very clear leader The fact that you're mentioning Sonny and Cher made me think of something that my father said this weekend out of nowhere He was asking me a lot of questions. You talk about the silent generation. You talk about Tom Brokaw's age. For some reason, my father wanted to talk about Sonny and Cher all weekend.

And he's fascinated by the way Sonny died, because he's like, did you know how Sonny died? And I'm like, yeah, he had a skiing accident and he ran into a tree. And my father's like, that'll never happen to me. And I'm like, yeah'll never happen to me. And I'm like, yeah, that's probably true. You will probably not die in a skiing accident

because you're not gonna be someone who skis. But then the next thing he says to me is, do you know what Sonny Bono's last words were? And I'm like, what? And he's like, who put that tree there? And he's like who put that tree there Too soon number one poppy and number two was he just setting you up for his own routine He was laughing through the joke before he said it and

I'm just looking at him like he was just delighted in the fact that someone had died in a way he never would because he's not a skier. That's what happened with my father this weekend. What just happened during the break with Stugatz, though, is as soon as I go to my wallet and pull out money for fines, he starts smelling the money. And so he asked me for money during the break saying, let's get Will Levis for God Bless Football. He's like, I want to, I want to start paying God bless. I want to start paying Will Levis to be somebody. Are you going to have him replace Austin Eckler? Oh, well, no, I'd like to have Eckler as well. But Will Levis is someone who joined me and Billy at radio road during Super Bowl week last year,

and he was fantastic. Does not take himself very seriously. Now, we have no idea if he's good. We have no idea if he's the long-term starter in Tennessee, but I do like his personality. And if he turns out to be a starting quarterback and a good starting quarterback, then we're onto something here with God Bless Football.

And so Will Levis is a guy that I just happen to like and he has shot a ridiculous new commercial. I have not seen the quarterbacks do this with a sense of humor and honest to God it sort of reminds me of Dave Grohl having fun with music videos and saying music videos don't have to all be artistic, they can also be funny. Will Levis is doing a commercial for Hellman's here and it's Hellman's as a perfume. Like obviously disgusting, but he's turning the corporate sponsor

into his sense of humor and saying, okay, I'll do a commercial for you as the NFL quarterback for Hellman's mayonnaise, but I'm gonna do it sexy. I'm gonna do this goop, this terrible goop that is also well it's delicious it's delicious goop but it's not sexy cologne de mayonnaise is not something anyone is buying but will levis is doing a commercial for the scent of mayo who wants to smell like mayo that's what I usually smell like it's not a scent people find sexy. Let's watch this.

They try to define you, but you are the ingredient to your own success. Success. Luscious. Eggy. Smell. Like greatness. Little levis. Number eight, Parfum de Mayonnaise. Not a lot of quarterbacks have made that commercial Bacon and eggs got it right eggs are the leader eggs are the leader

Eggs are the leader. Yeah, we're not saying the star Mike is right bacon is the star eggs I won't have eggs without bacon. I will have bacon without eggs. I mean, I don't know who Well, it is for me bacon is the alpha dog. It's almost like it's tough to do this with items that don't speak Why are you doing this Jess where you're saying eggs are the leader of bacon and eggs? Because they are I don't okay put it on the pole, please Bacon or the egg at Levitard show who's the leader in bacon and eggs bacon or eggs scooby-doo and shaggy? It's called bacon and eggs and to bring it full circle the actor that played ozone Shabadoo when I order a bacon egg and cheese I lead with the bacon. I never lead with the egg

It's never an egg bacon and cheese. That's a completely different conversation You want more bacon you don't want more lettuce. Right, yes. Give me an extra tomato here, will you? You're naming different things now. We're not talking about BLTs. Why lettuce? You're making some stuff.

BLT, a BLT doesn't have egg in it. Yeah, it could. Yeah. I would have a BLT with a little egg in it. That's a belt. A little fried egg on top. A belt, I like it. Give me a belt.

It's a belt that can't be tightened. A belt, right. What are you doing there with the lettuce? Fried egg on top? I like it. Give me a belt. It's a belt that can't be tightened. Belt me. What are you doing there with the lettuce? Did you confuse the lettuce and the eggs? No, no, no, no. I was thinking of another example where the bacon is king. The bacon is almost always king. It's something that people love.

Uncle Dick eats a whole pound of bacon at one sitting. Oh, what? Yeah. Delightful. Put it on the pole at Levitar show Have you ever eaten a pound of bacon in one sitting? Yes or no? I've been really into BLTs lately Probably the most underrated sandwich. I love a BLT. Oh, it's great put a little mayo on your BLT. Oh speaking of mayo Exactly. A lot of mayo is Put it on the pole juju is BLT the most underrated sandwich, yes or no? That or a grilled cheese with bacon and tomato.

That's delightful. Oh, god. It's just a sandwich. I had to research this one, but Salt and Peppa, I thought Peppa was the leader of this duo, but it turns out Salt founded the famous hip hop duo. Well, Jessica said Scoobyoo and Shaggy, are they a famous duo?

Like is that because Scooby-Doo's the star there, is he not? It's not Shaggy who's the star, but Shaggy's the owner, or Shaggy ostensibly. Scooby-Doo is a cartoon dog that has all dog properties, right? He's gotta have an owner. Can a duo live inside a larger group?

I guess Casey and JoJo, they were a part of Jodeci. The Dan LeBattard show with Stugats? I mean, the name of the show is Scooby-Doo. He's the star, but who's the leader? Right, it's not Shaggy. I don't think, I think of Scooby-Doo as the star, but Mike is saying he's trying to make a distinction between star and leader.

They can be, hell, you can do that with, you could do that with our show. You could do that with highly questionable. Who's the star and who's the leader? You could do, you could do that here. I mean, Shaggy was mainly the interpreter. Although it wasn't that hard. Scooby-Doo didn't need an interpreter. You could have Roorooxed. Like I could, oh, he's saying Zoinks. I don't think he's part of the group without Shaggy though. Like they need each other. But do people, so people associate, if I say, if you think if I threw out to the audience famous duos for all time that Scooby-Doo and Shaggy are coming in the top thousand, because I don't think of them as just, I don't think of them as two things that have to go together like peanut butter and jelly. It is rare to have a duo breakout. Usually like it's like in sync where like you have a breakout star.

But for another group essentially to be born out of a group, now that's random. With Scooby Doo, I always looked as Fred. I looked to Fred as the leader. He had the blonde hair. He drove the van all the time. Yeah. And social construct at the time was like white male with blonde hair. He's the leader. That's why Sonny went ahead to share too, same time period. That is why Cher was not the star. It should have been Cher and Sonny. Sonny was hanging on for a ride there.

He was not the talented one in that particular combination. Chris just mentioned off mic that sometimes it's what sounds better. And that's true. I'm sure a lot of bands have broken up that way, too. I understand that you're the founder, but it just sounds better this way. Tom and Jerry got it right, correct? That's true, I'm sure a lot of bands have broken up that way too. It's like, I understand that you're the founder, but it just sounds better this way.

Tom and Jerry got it right, correct? Jerry and Tom, I guess could work if that was what it came out the gates with, but I'm with you. Tom and Jerry just feels right. Well no, you've got it right on Sonny and Cher, because Cher and Sonny doesn't work at all. No, neither would Garfunkel on Simon.

Right, totally. But how much of that is this, because it's what you're used to if we had heard it. Yeah all of it Yeah, right. Thank you. Of course oats and hall. No, thanks. No, thank you But it sounds like a lovely cereal. I don't want a jelly and peanut butter sandwich. That sounds ridiculous You would mock me if I said that you think I have sandwich dyslexia is peanut Is peanut butter the leader there? I'm not so sure. I just said back here. I'm a big jelly guy. It's got the stronger flavor profile out of the two. Yeah.

What kind of jelly are we talking about? No, if I throw any kind of crunchy, if I put any kind of grape jelly on something, it's gonna get overwhelmed by the crunchy peanut butter. The crunchy peanut butter dominates that situation. But that's why I don't understand what you're doing with eggs. I think bacon dominates eggs. But eggs are the leader.

No. This is really hard when they're not speaking. When it's a non-speaking role. Eggs are a bystander. They're speaking to me. Scooby-Doo doesn't speak. It's the same affliction that he's got there. He does speak.

Come on, you. You just speak. Rrraaarrrree. That's speaking. Everyone understands come on you. Everyone understands. Come on you don't need a dude high as a kite trying to translate like we understand him he's a talking dog. A lot has changed over the years listening audience hey it's Mike Ryan one thing that hasn't the great taste of Miller Lite now you know over the course of our history doing this show Miller Lite's kind of been there for the vast majority of it and I have been a very public facing fan of the beverage. Why? Well that's been up for debate for a long time, pretty much since 1975. But one thing that is not up for debate, the undebatable quality and great taste of Miller Lite.

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Don LeBretard! Yeah, very fast. Imagine if someone told you you couldn't have a Corvette. Stugats! I'm a grown ass man who's not filthy rich. I can't afford a Lamborghini. Well, I probably can but This is the done libertar show with this two guys We've got Greg Cody in house on a Tuesday here and he is a Miami Herald legend, one of the longest standing journalists in the history of the newspaper.

And I wanted to get into something Miami related because I believe, Mike Ryan, that you will be offended by what Greg Cody thinks. I saw an annoying text string between you and Billy Corbin that ate up my phone's energy yesterday because Billy Corbin is pretending to not actively root against John Ruiz and anything NIL Miami related. So I didn't even read it because it was too long. But I will tell you Mike Ryan, even though you are now an owner of Keynes Insight and a correspondent and you are embedded in the program, Greg Cody does not believe that the University of Miami deserves its number 19 preseason ranking. Well that's not

entirely true. I think they do. You know I wrote a column the other day predicting that they're going to be in the ACC championship game and in the playoff in the college football playoff. I think they're one of the 12 best teams in the country. I think they have a chance to go 11 and 1. I think 10 and 2 is very, very doable. I am really high on UM, maybe too much so. The only caveat is that they tend to disappoint. The year before last, I think they were 14 preseason. The year before that, they were 16. We've been here before, right? And they have to win the opener in the swamp. And the last time I looked, they're a narrow favorite. If they lose that, everything sags. The whole season sags, and it's like, here we go again.

But I think Cam Ward is great. I think the running back they got, Martinez is great, I think they're gonna be super good. I'm curious what Mike thinks because I am super high on UM. Before we get to Mike, man, did you nuke Dan Setup? I can't think of something more opposite than how Dan Setup. I think Greg's more bullish on them than I am. I mean, I have to say, in fairness to Dan,

and I love you, Greg, I'm copied on the same email with your topics, and you're questioning whether number 19 is too high for the game. I said, is Hurricanes number 19 preseason AP ranking too high? You were just asking a question. Now I'm answering it. OK, you're answering your own question. Got it.

There was a question mark on the end of that. I apologize. I apologize. I mean, I'm posing a question, now I'm providing an answer. An emphatic answer with an exclamation point on the end of it. You know what you're doing. My bad. Yeah, not three exclamation points like my wife. All our emails, you know, if she's effusive about something,

it's going to have three exclamation points. One will do. But, yeah, I think the canes are going to be really, really good. One exclamation point at the end of that? You only need one. I hate the three multiple exclamations. I get it, I get it already, right. Gotta really just pound your point home. Do you? Three.

What if they're three but they're in separate sentences? Like, hey, it's great to hear from you. And then at the end, thanks. No, that I will go back and fix. If I put an exclamation point on the first sentence and then I think the second one I'll go back and change that first sentence to a period I'm like you can't have two exclamation points. Thanks should never have an exclamation point. Really? What? Yeah. No I don't think so. I have to limit myself to three exclamation points per email.

I don't want to seem too exuberant. But Greg is right thanks on its own is enough. Yeah. That's it. I don't want you yelling too exuberant. But Greg is right, thanks on its own is enough. Yeah. That's it. Thanks. I don't want you yelling at me, thanks. Without an exclamation, you're saying thanks. With an exclamation, you're saying thanks. Yeah.

It could also be thanks. I don't want to say thanks. I want to say thanks. Thank you. You know, it goes well. Thanks is its own emphasis. Like, you don't need anything at the end of it. Do you see now why the meeting is important?

No. No, I don't. I was here before you were, by the way. You was. You were rolling out of bed there in the suite, and I'm here at 745 looking around saying, where's our meeting? Yeah.

Yeah, here I'm ready. He was actually saying, where's Dan? I want to explain to him what I mean by too high, number 19 preseason rankings. Yeah. But you weren't here here but the lesson here is next time is somebody poses a question in their show topics is number 19 too high for the Hurricanes doesn't mean they're saying it is it means it's a talking point I'm willing to discuss I think they're gonna be really really good you

mentioned that you always do with the local teams I will I will tell you that one of the Marlins the unique will tell you that one of the unique spaces that you occupy, and this is really funny and crazy and also true. Greg Cody, the last two years, has predicted a Miami Dolphins Super Bowl appearance. They have not won a playoff game. He feels like he's been right the last two years. That's hard to do. because their offense has been good. He feels like his homerism has been rewarded. He has predicted Super Bowl each of the last two years. He has been flagrantly wrong.

They have not won a single playoff game. Still feels like he's right. To a certain degree, yeah. I called the turnaround. I think they got to solve fizzling at the end of the season. You know, they start off good and then they take a big giant crap in the last quarter of the season, which is why the last two playoff games have been on the road and tough places to play. You got to get a home playoff game. Can't be playing in Kansas City in January. It's like absolutely ridiculous. I also overestimated the Chiefs. I thought when Tyreek left to come to Miami... Underestimated the Chiefs? Yeah I think Kansas... I thought... Underestimated? You

overestimated the Chiefs? I mean overestimated. I thought... Underestimated? You underestimated... You thought they were done when Tyreek Hill came to Miami? Not done, but I thought they were done as this dynasty that's going to win two more Super Bowls in a row. Sure. Well if you want to see those Miami Dolphins play in the Super Bowl, you could be a season ticket holder and get the first crack at it, or what you could do is go to the secondary market, download the game time map. Look, it's hard to come by these tickets to this huge Gators Miami Hurricanes game. Really difficult tickets to come by. Why don't you download the Game Time app, create an account, and use code DAN for $20

off your first purchase. And I hope just a small part of our audience is using that promo code because that would mean they've used Game Time plenty already, like I have. Terms apply, last minute tickets, lowest price guaranteed. Again, if you're listening to my voice and you're finally compelled to download Game Time, use that promo code D-A-N and get $20 off your first purchase. Occasionally we have some things that happen and break in the news and it gets dated very quickly

and Greg Cody is only here once a week. So I have not yet heard his thoughts. Let's see if I can introduce this correctly. On FIU getting into a relationship with Pitbull in the naming of the stadium, I'm led to assume that Greg Cody is vigorously against this. He hates the idea there is no merging

between music, pop culture, and blessed football. He just wrote down Pitbull Stadium with a period, so you're really guessing here. Not an exclamation point. Right, yeah. And by the way, the better way to know what my opinions are, oddly enough, the columns I write do appear online.

Not the meeting, right? Not the meeting. You're able to read them. But not the meeting. 745, he was there. I have to subscribe to the Miami Herald. That's correct. Okay, just not the meeting. Here's five and i have to subscribe to the miami harold correct okay just i don't know if not the meaning of take out a loan what and subscribe to the Miami but not the meeting not not in the meeting

before the show i think they've pit bull if i you alliance is great both especially for f i u might my first impression when i read about this business deal was i couldn't believe fIU wasn't paying Pitbull. I can't believe Pitbull is actually giving 1.2 million a year to FAU because Pitbull, you know, if anything, he is demeaned by this relationship because FIU is associated with losing. For FIU, it's great. Pitbull Stadium is a great name for a stadium and it raises the esteem of FIU football. I think it's wonderful for them. I don't see a negative in it and it's also a

declaration by FIU that, and Mike's gonna laugh, they're not ready to concede the 305 to the University of Miami. Okay, FIU is a huge public university, and their branding, they're already saying things like welcome to the 305, they're calling themselves the 305's university. So they picture, their vision is someday we're going to be huge. Now granted, they need to start winning for any of that to take place. There's not nine and 33 or something. No, they've been terrible lately. I do think FIU can be a sleeping giant though,

to your point, if they have the right coach in there that galvanizes, recruits, and builds on that program. They're, I think, I don't take offense to them, even though they don't have Miami in their name. Although I do think that when I was younger, there was always talk that they might become Miami State University one day, because you don't really see any major programs

with international in their name. But I do- Miami's not a state though. No, I- I'm just saying, it's Florida states. I understand, but you can have like, like Memphis, I'm wearing a Memphis poncho right now. Like they're, they're, they used to be Tennessee State

University, they are a state school. You can be a state school and proudly boast a city. Just weird. But, okay. But I do think that they can lay claim to being more Miami. Certainly now, certainly with the pit bull relationship, but they can lay claim to being more Miami than the University of Miami.

I think if you look at the, the student body, there's, the student body doesn't have a lot of locals. I think if you look at the student body, there's the student body doesn't have a lot of locals. I mean they may push back on that, but the student body at FIU certainly has a ton of locals. Florida prepaid, there's just so many paths to get to that state school down here. So I think if they make smart decisions, they can certainly be in that mix. I wouldn't be surprised if 10, 20 years down the line, and look, this is a school that the last time they went on a field against the University of Miami beat them. So I do think that this is a school with a high ceiling. And the Pit Bull Alliance is visionary, I think.

I think it speaks to their high goals vis-a-vis the relationship in the 305 with UM. Please stop doing that, Chris. Daddy! I need you to stop that. It's very distracting. I never stop. I need you to stop that. It's annoying.

It's bothering me, please. Hit it. Daddy! If you said me. I was even signaling to to him. O for two? You know what joke is obvious, when Greg Cody's in on it and he's shouting at his son, go ahead and do it. No that's enough.

You're O for two on Cody's setups today. Seriously, never play it again though. Yeah, don't do that anymore, it's an art, it's obviously annoying. I don't think that Pit Bull Stadium is a great name for a stadium. Oh, I think it is. The Pits. That's better, and I'm guessing that that's what they'll end up doing with it.

They've announced that probably, but you said Pit Bull Stadium is a great name for a stadium. I think it is. I think it conveys toughness. You know, I mean not just the celebrity of the musical artist, but the breed of dog is maligned,

it's disrespected, it's criticized, it's the underdog, so to speak. Everybody wants to ban pit bulls. I think the pit bull stadium name is great. Just like, I generally hate corporate names of stadiums. I loathe them. But Hard Rock is a great name for a football stadium. And I think Pit Bull is as well.

I do love the tie-in with Florida International University and Mr. Worldwide. There's some great synergy there for FIU being like, yeah, we're the worldwide school of South Florida we're we've got mr. worldwide representing us and it's Pitbull. Who are the people that you would be willing to concede anywhere in entertainment yes that's a person that you need to pay to have their name on your stadium because Greg is saying that this relationship is incorrect financially that FIU should not be the lead or the alpha here and that Pitbull should not be paying them

that they should be paying Pitbull. I don't think that's the way that that would work with many but there probably are some right? If I it taylor swift stadium she's not gonna have to pay for that right to be technical about it it's a it's a gift it's a donation not unlike other buildings that are named on a university campus he gives a gift to the university gets his name on something yeah now that's the way it works and and it's significant though that his name is on a football stadium not a science building you know what i mean he's out front nothing is going to get more attention for both sides this is a new and improved down not a science building you know what I mean he's out front nothing is gonna get

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