The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - The Big Suey: It's Friday, No One's Listening

Episode Date: May 30, 2025

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That's a mean thing to say. Since I produced the damn show. It's not about you Roy. Ah okay. Wow. I was talking to Stu Gotz today before the show. I was talking to Tony too. I told Tony he was looking thin, which I meant as a compliment.

I took it as an insult. It wasn't that it was an insult. It's just I know and I feel self-conscious about it. I have lost a little bit of muscle mass since the baby was born. I haven't been going to the gym as regularly and I look myself in the mirror and I'm like, huh, I don't like the way that things are looking. Then I stepped on the scale and I was like 10 pounds lighter and I was like, I haven't done anything different, so that can only mean one thing. Well, I have bad news for you because the conversation I was having with Stu gots before is he said you sound like you're you're sick you sound like you have the sniffles you sound like you're like catching something no he was telling me this oh yeah you always sound like that though

well that's exactly what I told him I go I always have Jeremy kind of sounds like that right now too if you buy it by the way if you want to talk yeah I'm just mostly exhausted what's happening why is everyone just taking shots of Jeremy today? No, it just sounds a little sniffly. Today? Just today. The funny thing is, is I woke up this morning feeling a little like meh, and I was like, what happened yesterday where I was around germs? Could anything have happened? You guys weren't here yesterday.

Yesterday I did some gross stuff on the show. Oh, okay. What'd you do? I dropped a spoon on the floor and I picked it up and I- That's good. Antibodies. How many seconds though? How many seconds? Less than five, less than five thank you you're good let's wait a second because what it was he had already put it in his mouth so now it's a slightly damp spoon it falls

to the floor of the carpet like a piece of ham he picks it up and he doesn't look at it and I did look at the video of Oh, we got the video of it already. You guys had blizzards yesterday? I did, yeah. They had blizzards on Monday. All right, hold on, let's see here. Oh, false. I pick it up. Okay. And then I'm like doing shows, so I'm not really thinking about anything.

And I, yeah, I just go right to my mouth with it. Well, okay. Cleans it off with his mouth. I wasn't thinking. Cleans it off. Here's the question. The five second rule. Is it like five seconds from when it hits the ground to back in your mouth, or is it just five seconds? I think it's how long is it like five seconds from when it hits the ground to back in your mouth

or is it just five seconds? I think it's how long is it on the floor? Okay, because I was gonna say it fell and then it was still there collecting potential airborne germs in your other hand for a couple seconds here, but I think you're fine. Thank you. Who discovered that?

Who's the person that saw this happen? The whole room pounced on it. No, because Jeremy's not looking, so Jeremy doesn't realize it. He's not the one that snitched on you. He would be good in the crime field. Mike Ryan was to my right, I think he saw me, or Jason's state reporting to himself right now.

I guess Jason saw it. Jason is being happy about being the snitch. I don't like that. It's weird. I don't understand that. And also, but there was actually, if that's where it ended. No one takes pride in being the snitch.

That's not where it ended, by the way. Then Mike came in with a wet, damp rag. Or no, he got a paper towel, got it a little damp, and then to test how dirty the floor was, he put the damp paper towel on the floor and then lifted it up. No, no, no, no, no, no, he didn't just put it there. He scrubbed the floor.

Well, he pressed down. Scrubbed the floor? That's unfair. Yeah, that's not what your spoon did. And it proved that it wasn't that dirty. Like, then he lifted it up and there was no, because they clean these floors pretty regularly. You just gotta drop it and pick it right back up. And so then, we did the bit where we crumbled it up,

and then Dan was like, you won't put that in your mouth. And I may have put crumbled up. You know you don't have to just do whatever Dan says, right? That's the part that I felt the pressure. I felt the pressure from the room of like, I'm a showman. Like, everyone wants, like, I can't, like, are we gonna end this room of like I'm a showman Like everyone what like I can't like what are we? Is this is this big an end with just like nah, I'm not doing sometimes It's just easier to do it the reality is if you didn't do it the bit wasn't gonna

It was one of those things where I was just like probably right I'm gonna do and then did the vomit sounding thing which honestly it's really gross That's that's just that's what made me vomit the day of the onion the vomit sound wasn't the onion No, honestly, it was when he was doing the vomit sound in it was a combination of things, but I was fine I was plowing through the onion pretty good and once you start Over and over again, that's when like it started coming up and that's when the vomiting started So you're if somebody else barfs you're gonna barf kind of guy. Yeah, I mean I guess You're what are you guys you guys?

Can watch you barf yeah I can watch you barf and not and not feel like I need to barf so I woke up today with a little just like Oh, it's my throat. Does my throat hurt little tickle. So I was just like it's not that it's not that if anything that made you stronger Thank you So we were talking to God's and he's like you sound like you're sick So I was just like, thank you. It's not that, it's not that. If anything, that made you stronger. Thank you. So we were talking to Stugats and he's like, you sound like you're sick. And I told him, I'm just always different levels of sick.

And I was like, I don't think I'm ever gonna be just healthy again until my children are gone. Cause kids are just always sick bringing in germs until my children are gone. And then once my children are gone. Like out of the house. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, thank you for clarifying.

Then, well, once my children are gone. Like out of the house. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, thank you for clarifying. Then, well, once my children are gone, then I will probably still just be sick because I'll be older and my immune system will be down. Then the grandkids come and they start getting you sick. I'm just gonna be sick for the rest of my life. Yeah, but you get the grandkids in small doses. Sure, but still, I mean, you know, they're there and all of a sudden you got to cough

and then I got to cough and then. Are you looking forward to being a grandfather, should you guys? Oh my God. I'm getting close to that Neither of my girls are pregnant But they're both about to graduate college so I am getting closer to that and I have thought about being a grandfather I can't believe that said that just came out of my mouth. I have contemplated being a grand and what would you do? I'd be a great grandfather. Yeah. Oh, yeah. I have contemplated being a grandfather. And what would you do? I'd be a great grandfather.

Yeah. Well, you're just regular grandfather. How are you handling? Yeah, just a regular grandfather first. How are you handling just dating? Because I'm not looking forward to that. Nope. I mean, one of my daughters has a boyfriend,

a very serious boyfriend. Yeah. I'm okay with it. Emma does not. Rachel has a serious boyfriend. I'm good with it. Like he's a good dude, plays quarterback. Oh, okay, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Does he play or is he on the turn? So is he a good dude or does he play quarterback? That's the question. That's Northwestern? He's a great dude who happens to play quarterback. Now, if he was a flautist or something instead of quarterback, would we still think that he was a great dude?

Everything else is the same, he's just. I don't think he thought this one through. We're already gonna be judging him because he's dating your daughter, but now you're gonna be judging the shit out of him as a quarterback too. No, I don't think, I think just being a quarterback is enough, I don't think he has to be a good quarterback.

He doesn't even need to start. Yeah, well does he? Does he? He started a bunch of games last year Okay, you know backup is the place to be everybody loves the back. What was the TD interception ratio? That's a great question I'm not certain. Yeah, how is he in the pocket? I saw some potential Quarterback and plays baseball at Northwestern How does he do against a high cover to

Yes, you play centerfield is that a euphemism high cover, too? You want to be big bad This is a really weird conversation It's your child side view mirrors. You guys asked me if I thought about being a grandfather. I said yes, I have well I mean I didn't what I said have you thought I'll be a grandfather meant like having a grandchild Not the act that would make you a grandfather. I'm not thinking about that you guys Everything was no until you mentioned a big bad. I think really well you said pocket present really yeah I said pocket presents. That's a that's on me

Then you got me going and then I was like wait a second. This is my daughter. We're talking about I Hope she doesn't listen to the show why on earth what she I don't want to talk to the guy But I did find him yeah, and big bad Name I know I'm not going to not say you ought to even out all the information gave out every piece of information Northwestern has multiple quarterbacks. They don't all play center field? And now you said the school. Northwestern has multiple center fielders.

It could have been anywhere. They have multiple guys on the football team that are also playing on the baseball team. It's Northwestern. Who started several games of quarterbacks. Our backup quarterbacks. Big Ten. You gave all this information out. It could be Mike Wright.

I mean. Thick neck. For those who have already Googled, that's a great joke. You gave all this information out. Could be Mike Wright. I mean. Thick neck. For those who have already Googled, that's a great joke. Thank you. So yes, I've thought about it, Billy. I like to not think about it because I'm getting old. Really?

Yeah. I kind of want to be there already. I'd like to fast forward to just the grandparents stage already. You are old, Billy. I know. I know. You want to fast forward to being a grandparent? What an odd thing. Why?

Because most people are like, oh, I want to spend as much time with my kids like when they're young, like you're just like, get me to be in a grandpa. Yeah, it seems like it's a less stressful existence than I'm presently in. Exactly, that's when you cash in. When you're the grandfather, when you're just with the kids every once in a while

and then you just back off and you're their favorite. Yeah, the parenting stuff. Play some golf. I think I'm with Billy, yeah, there's something cathartic about, hey, you're done. I'm done here. You guys sound ridiculous. Just bring the, no, Billy's right. I wanna get to that, but I wanna take my time getting there.

Yeah, but you're- Enjoy every moment. I know, but- At a destination. Chris, imagine a world where your kids are just, their kids are just dropped off, you deal with them for like an hour, you give them 100 bucks, you send them back to the parents.

And then you go golfing. I mean, now you gotta give them 100 bucks. You gotta give them 100 bucks. How often are you seeing these kids? I mean, I don't have them yet, but I'm just saying when I do, I'm gonna give them $100 every single time. Yes, I see them. I like the idea of dropping off my kids

at the grandparents now, knowing that $100 is coming, and they have no idea what the $100 is. It's the grandparents now, knowing that $100 is coming, and they have no idea what the $100 is. It's the best now. It's almost like an itch you wanna scratch. You got $10 in your pocket, and your nieces and nephews are there. It's like, take my money, here, here you go.

And they love it. They're like, wow, how much money do I have now? And they put it in their piggy bank, and they have like 60 bucks instead. This poor kid's about to get thousands of followers on Twitter and have no idea why. That's Friday, no one's listening. That's why I'm here.

He just wants the followers. Big bad? NIL and stuff. How does NIL work? You know how it works. I'm saying, like, do you, like, has Rachel got in any NIL situations? They can sell, like, their names now, right?

Like, clothes with their names and stuff like that? They can sell their name and their likeness. The lacrosse program, because it's very good and they've won so many national championships, has had an influx of NIL money, sure. Yeah, but you're a mover and a shaker. I haven't done anything on that front. Really?

Yes. That's surprising to me. Why? Because you're kind of someone that, you know, likes to figure out how to make things happen. Again, a mover and a shaker. And if there's deals to be made, you like to be making them.

That's fair. I just, I haven't, I've tried not to get too involved in what is going on with Rachel and that lacrosse program. Aside from being there every day. Well, I go to the games because I want to support my daughter and I enjoy it. Like it's fun. It's fun going to the games,

but I've just tried to, I've tried to stay out of it for the most part. There is an NIL deal that has been done with that La Crosse team with Guzmani Gomez, which is a Mexican restaurant that my friends own in Australia and Japan and China. They've made hundreds of millions of dollars and they are the team sponsor now of the Northwestern Women's Lacrosse Program because they're expanding into the United States and they have a store that just opened in Evanston. So I did not put that deal together, but it was a nice deal for Rachel and the students. So Stu, they went across the world. They're in all these amazing places overseas. They came to the United States and they're like Evanston, Illinois. That's where we're

going. So they wanted to do a test state in the United States. A test state. That's where you do it. They chose Illinois. Nothing says Guzman y Gomez like Illinois. They're crushing it. Naperville crushing it. Evanston crushing it. Who are the two guys whose faces we're looking at

at Guzman y Gomez because it's not your friend's faces? It's Luis Guzman and Michael Gomez. They were two kids who used to smoke cigarettes in the back of our high school. Stu, do the Northwestern. They have no idea their names and faces are plastered all over these restaurants? Wait, wait, wait. Your friends named a Mexican restaurant after two maybe Mexican kids that were in the class with them?

Luis Guzman, Michael Gomez, smoked cigarettes back of Schreiber High School. But these are like older people. I'm not certain they went to school. These are older people on this picture. Like the logo, one of them looks like Dwight Lauderdale, honestly. Wow. Yeah.

Yeah, like who are these faces? I have no idea. Because they're not teenagers, they just said let's draw what maybe Mexican people might think they look like in the future. What they think they look like at the age of 50, yes. Yeah, right, exactly. You know when you have those missing kids

and it's like this is what they look like when they were little but now this Is what we think they look like 18 years later. I'm like, yeah I don't like this dude. Did you say earlier that Harlan missed the broadcast last night? I did say that he was on the Stand sounded a little bit under the weather Harlan sounded a little bit under the weather. Reggie sounded fine while losing. Did he? Yeah, he sounded fine. I'm telling you, I think this is getting to Kevin Harlan. That did not sound like Kevin Harlan. It did not. It was either that or the 40 milligrams. I'm

not certain. That's probably that. Is it exhausting now having to pay attention to the Knicks this late in the season trying to catch up and figure everything out? I liked it better when they were bad. Yeah. Sometimes, the Panthers are entering that territory, and Roy will disagree with this, but the Panthers are entering that territory that the big three were at the end, were like a little bit of fatigue, right?

It's kind of like, ah, okay. You're already there with the Knicks, you're saying? First round exit, you know what I mean? No, I'm not there with the Knicks. He said that it's exhausting for him to have it go on this long, but once you have the continued success, back to back to back Stanley Cup final appearances,

you are kinda thinking maybe next year, first round exit, rest up a little. This is like you saying you wanna rush through your daughter's childhood. This is such a weird take. No, this is awesome. Let's get over it, all right? Well, I mean, LeBron James agrees with me.

At the end of a playoff run, my liver needs a bret. Needs a break. A bret. But, this is fun Billy. I do not wish this to be done. I wanna go back next year to the final as well. It's only fun if you win though, right? Yeah, if you lose.

Otherwise, complete waste of time. No, if we lose this round, I can still own the East. I can still look at the Lightning. I can still look at Toronto. I can still look at Carolina. I can still look at the Rangers, I can still look at Toronto, I can still look at Carolina, I can still look at the Rangers, I can still look at the Bruins and be like, I'm your daddy.

Yeah, but you also failed America and you were the team that allowed Canada, not just because of present American-Canadian relations, but just in general. Now Canada ends the streak of 30 plus years of not hoisting Lord Stanley and it's because of the Panthers. I'll spin it as a win. There's a lot at stake with this one, right?

I mean, it's the rematch, you've got Connor McDavid. At State. Was it Yandle that said he's the greatest athlete right now? So the greatest athlete going for a cup. You've got the Greg Cody situation, right? He's back, what's he gonna say this time? Mick overrated. I'm trying to get him to come up

with a funny nickname for Dry Cytle. Just guys. So it can be Mick overrated and, you know, I don't know if it's good producing. No, that's fine. Can we get ahead of this now? You haven't thought of it yet, huh? Give me good, like, let's do this, audience,

send us in. Mick overrated Cytle. But like, do it now because what happened last year was we put up a Mick overrated billboard, like three months after the thing was done, and it was like one, with Greg Cody on Cody on it by the time it went up everyone Had forgotten about it. So like if we're gonna do this billboard thing again, like this side now Yeah, think about it now or like Lee off dry side. Oh

Leon Leon Dry sad It's a drawn board. It is a white Leon. Dry saddle, maybe. Workshopping. All right, I think we saved that. Connor has to win this one, right? Let's save the billboard budget this year.

If he keeps getting to the cup and losing, I mean. I'm kind of. He'd be considered the greatest athlete in the world. He can't do that, I mean. I mean, you can make the argument the Panthers are as deep a team that's been in this league in a long time. It's not like he's losing against two bad teams

if he loses this year, but yes, no, no, that noise will get ratcheted up. But if he wins, then every team's gonna touch it from now on, right, because they touched it. No, that superstition is too strong. Well, it depends on the team. As you saw, the Panthers, the first time they won it, they touched it, so it just kinda depends on

the captains of the team and the coaches. The only thing is they're just trying to reverse jinx. You see, that's it. They didn't touch it last year, they lost the cup. They touch it this year, figure they're gonna win the cup, you know? So wouldn't that be breaking the tradition? Wouldn't that be changing the superstition?

I think it's just one of those things. Some teams do believe in that and some teams don't. Like I think there are examples of teams like winning after touching it. I always wanna touch it. Same. Would you touch the cup before winning the cup? No. Well, that's, I don't think anyone does that, right? No. That's the way I to touch it. Same. Would you touch the cup before winning the cup? No.

Well that's, I don't think anyone does that, right? No. Someone's done it. Roy's held the Stanley Cup here in the office. It was the fake Stanley Cup, but you've held the Stanley Cup here in the office. I did not touch that. You touched it.

I did not touch it. Not before they won. You've touched the Stanley Cup. He touched it since they won. Yeah, I touched it after they won. I did not touch the Stanley Cup. It's like a moratorium period, right? Like where you've got a window where it's okay to touch it

after your team won it. What's that window? When does that stop to where now you're cursing the next season? Like right now, Kachuck could not touch it. I think once the next season came one, yeah, once the next season starts. The full off season.

No moratorium after you win it. So you can touch it now, and it doesn't jinx this season? Correct. No, I disagree. That's ridiculous. Roy, that cup was absolutely in here. If Kachuck right now the cup Roy that cup was absolutely in here before they won the cup Yeah, yeah, but I didn't touch it. No, we didn't like I'm with Roy We already all did not touch it before we won. Thank goodness cuz you touched it

But you sure touched it after you won. I have not actually I'm like one of the few people Not gotten a picture with the cut like everyone I know I'm like one of the few people I have not gotten a picture with the cut like everyone I know Saw the cup at some point and got a picture with it. I never did Roy is Edmonton better this year. Yes Yeah, they are better dish are the Panthers or the Panthers Wow So something's gotta give what makes it better this year because they look Similar to me actually Zach Hyman is injured. He's not gonna play in this series So that's a big blow to them But yeah, they definitely better this year and Stuart Skinner who had questions about going into the West Final because he wasn't consistent

I mean he was got questions about him. He wasn't consistent going into the West Final, but he did really well Against the star so I kind of expect him to keep that consistency going into the cup final Do we think just pivoting to the NBA real quick, do you guys think that the Knicks defense, speaking of consistency, can have that type of effort in game six? Because to me, the only difference last night was that their defensive intensity was on another level and they were able to prevent Tyrese Halliburton, who's been facilitating the entire Indiana Pacers offense, from getting into the lane at all. It'd be like if Minnesota had been able to prevent Shay from doing that for more than one game Do you guys think that it's it's possible that they can repeat that effort and slow down Indiana that way?

It's hard to repeat desperation, right? Like the desperation meter You can only go so high before you start revving in alright We've kind of given it all we have and when the other doesn't have desperation Tony still desperate Pacers are feeling a little desperate kind of given it all we have. And when the other team doesn't have desperation. Tony, still desperate though. Still desperate, yeah. But now the Pacers are feeling a little desperate too. But can you feel desperate? They're nervous. The Pacers are nervous.

The Pacers are a home loss away from going back to the Mecca for a game set. Right, which is why they have desperation. And I will tell you what, that building will win that building. That building will win that game. That's what I was trying to say. Who's more desperate?

I think when you look at defensively, they've probably played the best defense they have in the last couple of Rounds right just because they're playing Jalen Brunson less This is what I love slash hate about you know assigning people their superstar status, right? Because I love Tyrese Halburn He was absolutely masterful in that previous game But he follows up with a triple single and now it it's all about, oh, the Knicks defense did this. And yeah, the Knicks defense did do something different to Tyrese, took a while, took long enough

for them to finally try to get the ball out of his hands. But it does give them some hope of being able to replicate that and do that. You know, maybe when the pressure's greater on Tyrese at home to close it out, because he obviously doesn't wanna go back to MSG. So there's something there. There's definitely a storyline here with this series.

It's definitely not over. I think to the point, and we talked about it on an honor ball yesterday, how well Kat's been playing. Yesterday only took one three. Everything else was at the hoop. I think you went like eight for 12 inside the restricted area.

Like that's the recipe for the Knicks to be good is Carl Anthony Towns. Wait, you're seven foot two and you're you know 290 pounds go get the bucket that you need to in the paint. Well and that's why the Brunson Towns pick and roll had been so elite during the regular season and they've really shied away from using that in the postseason like it's not been something they've gone to and because they haven't gone to it a lot it also hasn't been efficient you don't know chicken and egg in that scenario but that's been

something that throughout the year was getting Townes more easy buckets. Last night, it was just his own assertiveness with the ball at the top of the key to decide I'm just gonna drive to the hoop and I'm gonna make this happen or I'm gonna back guys down. But to me, it's so funny because you look at

this performance from Halliburton, you could be like, oh, now the pressure's on. But at the same time, just like the one bad Shea performance in this series against Minnesota, where they got blown out, if Indiana wins in six, you're not even gonna remember this game and this performance because of how spectacular he's been in the rest of the series. The crazy thing about Cat, to me, is if he didn't have

the ridiculous fouls and maybe didn't sort of move the way he moves, people would be like, this guy is dominating. Because it's 26 and 12 and shooting 52% and up until last night. 45 from three and it's every night and it's just like, oh, okay, well we're just gonna give him a hard time.

He's doing it. The only problem is Jalen Brunson, Carl Anthony Towns, your two team leaders, your best combination are one one-way players. They're both defensive liabilities. You don't really see champions built that way. One of them's gotta be a two-way player. You don't think that the Fieldhouse is gonna win the game

for the Pacers to guts? No, I don't. I think, no, I think the NBA is gonna win the game for the Knicks, game six, and then the building will win the game for the Knicks in game seven. I think the Knicks are going to the NBA finals. That's why, like, Dan wants my tears throughout this series. He's wanted my tears and I haven't given him my tears

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See in-store or online for details. Don LeBretard! I may take it one step further. Wait a minute, we haven't... Wait a minute, wait, wait, wait. You're getting sexier by the moment. Slow down! Slow down!

We haven't even gotten... Stugats! I'm sorry. I'm sorry. one step further. Wait a minute, we haven't... You're getting sexier by the moment. Slow down, slow down. We haven't even gotten... Stugats. Jason Sanders, you're on notice. Oh wow. Oh my gosh.

What in spite of him? Oh wow. I love you, Duke. This is the Dunlapatar Show with the Stugats. ["Blind Rankings"] I forgot that we had a game that you wanted to play this segment. Have you guys, you guys familiar with Blind Rankings?

You guys wanna try this game? It's called Blind Rankings. So Roy, are you interested? Do we need pencil and paper for this for us yeah don't look now you got to put pen to paper yeah only if Roy wants to play Roy do you want to play blind rankings no okay well then never mind right now you're gonna play in rankings today maybe later well you know what do you want to do now right yeah I changed my mind this is this about the time you just get up and walk out and leave and then not show that's okay's during a hockey show. That's during a club.

Famously don't go to clubs. Tony, you want to throw me a marker? Or a pen or something? Can you give me a pen? Let me know when everyone has a piece of paper and a pen. We're only doing one list though, right? We're not doing like, I have this at six, like that'll get way confusing. We all have to agree on where something goes.

No, no, no. What? This is the way that this works, friends, For those of you who are new to the game, blind rankings, Stugats is going to give us 10 of some category. We played this on God bless football a number of times. We've done, this week we did coaches on God bless football. If you wanna check that out, subscribe, follow.

Backup quarterbacks last week. Backup quarterbacks last week is crazy. Yeah, that's a good one. So blind rankings works like this. We don't know who's coming up next. You put a list one through 10, and then when you get the thing, you have to assign them a spot one through 10

without knowing who is coming up next. Dugats, you wanted to play blind rankings today. You were motivated to do this. I don't know why. What is the topic you wanted to do blind rankings on? I'm doing radio and podcast host. Wow. Oh, wow.

Hold on, local, national? Of all genres just radio sports, okay sports But just radio and podcast host so you'll say one and we as a group have no no you just kind of you assigned No yourself, so you just say I have six different ranking. Yeah, that's fine. It's your own personal rankings Yeah, it's fun long just sign it and then we can go through. Yeah, you just say that and then you just say five It's fun. Just sign it and then we can go through. Yeah, you just say the thing and then you just say five four three Yeah, it's great. Yeah It's gonna be easy. I classic rules guy Chris Cody over here. It could be so simple. It is You're the one complicated the way. This is fun. Are you making it a team game? It's too much faster. You say Jim Rome and we're like, oh, that's it. Well, hold on

Yeah, that's right. We all get to do our own. It's just not interesting. No, I'm putting a met like exactly right Yeah, you say that's it. Yeah, that's fine. Whereas if we all just get to do our own, it's just not interesting. It's like, I'm putting them at like. Exactly right. Yeah, you say that's a three for me. No, you're just gonna. Because there's a strategy. You don't get it. Wait, you want me to throw out a name and then all of you discuss where you get to slot them in?

No, that'll take forever. No, that'll take forever. That would take too long. That would take forever. That's why Marge's sadness would take six days to put together the rankings. Is this song, is this looks like a 16 or a two? Billy, rule with an iron fist.

Tell us the rules, and then we start. So that says a thing, and then we just say what number you think it is. All right, Stu gots first name. Oh, we do. Everyone in a half minutes, man. Are we saying it out loud, or is Stu gots saying a name? No, we're not going to read our own list.

Nobody, wait, hold on. Stu gots says the name. Yes. Everybody writes down in the slot, and then do we go? You tell me where you slot it in. 10 around the room? Yeah, yeah, okay. Feel free to play along at home the s18 nerds. Yes. Yeah for real by the way tweet at us Does everyone have a piece of paper with your top ten paper and a pen does everyone have a pen?

I don't know why Chris is so annoyed. He's not open-minded to this game whatsoever It's a fun game. Have you guys ever seen this on the internet? It's always like a consensus debate Yeah, you throw out something and then everyone in the room this is the time where you want to say this is the internet jack I mean yeah just saying it's cleaner this is actually a fun bit to do if it's clean you delayed this has everyone written down we could have been by number seven already here right here we go all right Colin Cowhert oh the herd I gotta put too, Billy. Whoa. Well, I already slotted him at three, so. I've got him at six.

Okay, there you go. Middle of the table. That's how you play. That's a safe play on the first one because you don't know who's coming next, so you put him right in the middle. That's a good move. That only saved one spot underneath for him.

Wow. Wow, he had him at nine, okay. Roy, where'd you put him? Eight. Eight, ooh, okay. Jeremy, where? Six. Wow, Roy has his list.

A lot of disrespect on the bird. Roy has his list, 10 at the top, one at the bottom. I put one at the top and 10 at the bottom. Yeah, same. One at the top top one at the bottom I put one at the top and ten Yeah, I also have to counting down Roy. Yeah, I usually do I have it to you all right all right Shannon sharp Difficult one thanks for putting him in there. Yeah presently this makes it a little tricky here What if you've never actually hurt him I? Got my five again six. I think I'm gonna put him at six I was gonna have my five, but I don't the same as Tony. Yeah, yeah eight Wow That's the guy that has sex all the time right okay? What's the next one of them?

Five if you want Dan Patrick Put him I'm gonna put Patrick We all know where damn let me put him I'm gonna put I put a DP at four three mean you were like super aligned today I'll put them at five just just cuz Three for me man seven problem is Cuz of fritzy oh that's fritzy doesn't have a problem with you, right? I'm just kidding. He's fine with you I love he likes you he told me I love her thing. I'm just kidding. He's fine with you. He likes you. He told me I've never spoken to him, but he follows me on LinkedIn Why are you on LinkedIn? Never know the smartest way to hire I've always been wanting to add you on LinkedIn, but then I think you know what I don't care

I don't remember my password. I always see you there and like to say co-workers on LinkedIn is a dangerous game Yeah, we can be cool. We can be friends on LinkedIn once we're not coworkers. Okay, good. Bill Simmons. I'm gonna put him at seven. Everyone be careful. Damn. Five. I'm nervous.

I have him at four. You should be. Cause I don't know, I don't know who's coming up. Should we all say at the same time what our list looks like right now for people? No. Yeah, I think we should just say that. That's gonna take too long.

Now I wanna get crazy. Now you're making a mockery of this game wild card is a fun game look the people in the chatter I'm throwing out numbers yeah this is great I think it's for I think I'm going Simmons to I was thinking about it I was gonna do I was gonna do too but I have it for right now number one no I have one at four right now. No one has slotted in number one. No. I have one, two, three, four available and nine and 10. We're all waiting for a certain someone. I'm hoping I'm on the list. Nine, 10, five, four, two.

Dangerous game Chris is playing. We know where our bread is buttered. Tops and bottoms. Big Cat and PFT. Together? Yes. Wow. What was that about tops and bottoms?

Combo guard, yeah. I'm gonna put him at two. Wow. Wow. Wow. I regret some of my decisions. I'm going number one. Yeah, well that's the reason we play the game

I went one one nine for those guys, huh? Wow You don't want to leave that open for someone. You just don't know who's coming up next The apartment it's the problem with leaving one is cuz you're always waiting cuz you think I might have a one Yeah, and then if the person doesn't come then what do you are you and Dan gonna be in this? Well, we don't know If the person doesn't come then what do you are you and Dan gonna be in this well? We don't know this was my ranking line Ram Until they come up on the sheet here, yeah What's coming on even though? I see a lot of markings on that paper now that I'm looking at let's go I'm just scratching trust off

Rich eyes it eyes one or ten Ten I've eyes in at one. Go on seven for eyes on. Yeah, I've made some mistakes. Really zagging. I got four. Just waiting for the next name to pop up. It's a friend of Stu's. I have seven, eight, nine, and 10.

So far, there's been some good names. I'm gonna have some better blind rankings next time. I feel like I need to get used to playing the game. It's a fun, but are you having fun? You'll be better at it. I'm having a blast. My first time, it was tough, yeah. Yeah, it's difficult.

You figure out there's a strategy there, but the thing is, is that most times those names are put in a randomizer, so you don't really know. This one is typed out, so I feel like there's some tomfoolery. You watch people do stuff like this on TikTok, and you think, ah, I never would have messed that up. I would have known to wait, and yet here I am, making mistakes.

It's not as easy as it looks. All right. Here's a big name, guys. Big name. Christopher Mad Dog Russo. Thank God I left number one open. How does he says it looks all right? Here's a big name guys big name Christopher mad dog Rousseau So we can't change Can't change it's locked in shit. I'm gonna dog you at one. I'm going doggy. It's number one Bring the live viewing guys. Oh, it's not a game. You can change your mind

Living an amount of changes no no Changes talking about Respect the game Roy I want to we're trying to find it. It'll be okay not being three names left Mina times Oh my god I'm gonna go eight for me that's what I put her three because it's the highest I have that pen is gonna fall like on Please let's just leave it there and see when it falls that's just gonna fall in the middle of his show one day Great number two who was one line in ten? Oh, I have nine and ten open. I'm so and everyone I'm waiting on you Steve For nine left left. Jim Rome.

Wow. Romy. I'm going nine. I only have nine and 10 open. I gotta go nine. You played the game bad. I gotta go too. I played the game great, guys.

This list is great. I've only got one open, and I'm gonna be so pissed at the last one's day. Let's go around the room. Tony, what slot do you have open? 10 okay? Is he one one ten ten Roy one? Why'd you say that like Michael Biamani talking to a road team? It's a fair point for one more Billy I only have ten available Okay, what are you? Oh, you're not playing. I'm not playing all right go ahead. What's next more Cochman?

What about you? Oh, you're not playing. I'm not playing. All right, go ahead, what's next? Mark Hockman. Yes! Yes! I like this, actually. That's perfect.

Thank you, number one. I mean, I mean. I have about 10. Yeah, me too. I was laughing the other day. I do, let's do a sports update with Alejandro Solana. This show has been around long enough to have two hawks in it.

Yeah. Yeah. Well, a hawk and a hawk, I mean. Ah, my schmookums. If you have two hawks, you don't have one, is he? The time of our lives here at this brunch. How did Andrew Hawkins buy hawk.com and get everything, like his ad is at hawk.

He did? Yeah, I'm pretty sure his website is like hawk.com. It's crazy, right? He had to pay a premium, right? Good investment, good investment. Someone owned that, right? Ron McGill. Maybe I was wrong about that. Good investment. Someone owned that, right? Maybe I was wrong about that.

Hawk.com says this site is under construction. Cause you would think AJ Hawk probably has that, right? No. Right? No. Hawk. I like my list. Or Andre Dawson.

So should we all read what our list is? No, we don't have to. I've got Hawkman as the number one podcaster in America. Gotcha! My list is Big Cap EFT, Russo, Mina Kimes, Hockman, Bill Simmons, Cowherd, Dan Patrick, Shannon Sharp, Jim Rome, Rich Eisen. Wow, so like next on the list, 11, 12, and 13 because it was random. Biz was 11, Dan is two guys who's 12, Matthew Berry is 13.

So those are the OLI's on this situation. Fun game. Wow. You see? You didn't think, you thought that it'd be a consensus thing. Well, we did it. It was fun.

About as reckless as you could've, but. I don't know. Not reckless, but we just did it. Why do you care about this game so much? That pen is gonna fall on Dan's head. Okay, everybody say where they have Mina. Three, because it was the highest spot left. Two.

I only had eight, because I only had eight available Well, if you had to recede now knowing what you know Hockman stays at one right? I think I flip-flop big cat PFT with Mina. That's about it. Okay. I Like my list I wanted some Joe Rose in there. I was waiting for big dog I know I was wait, but then we got mad dog and I'm sorry I I was waiting for big dog. I was wait, but then we got mad dog I don't love eyes in at one for me. I don't know why you put eyes in at one dude I was trying to just bother Stu guts. I'm surprised how high up I have mad dog

And I think that's used you guys. I think it's a Stu effect because I was never a mad dog I wasn't a New Yorker coming up, but now I love the dude. Well, what's changed? You've gotten to know him You've heard him on the show, you realize he's a great dude. What's changed is that he is, it's almost like he's zagging while everybody's zigging, like he is himself this whole time while everybody else is trying to be this nuanced,

he's just still being Mad Dog and just hitting the notes, and I absolutely love it. You guys wanna hear Mad Dog trying to say names in this Nick Spacer series? Oh, please. Sure, please. I mean, Bridges had a terrible game. Owen Obie played well and did a good job, and he played well in the game. Don't get me wrong, he played well in the game, but the Pacers have more firepower than

the Knicks. That's all there is to it. They got nothing out of Neba Hart last night, but Naismith, bad ankle and all, makes a huge contribution. They got a lot of guys who can do that. What'd he call Obie? Owen Obie. Can I hear it, Oby? Owen Oby. Can I hear it again, please?

It's a terrible game. Owen Oby played well. Owen Oby. I did a good job. And he played well in the game. Don't get me wrong, he played well in the game. But the Pacers have more firepower than the Knicks. That's all there is to it.

You know, they got nothing out of Neb-Hart last night. But Naismith, bad ankle and all makes a huge contribution. They got a lot of guys who can do that. He's trying to figure out what sound the B and the H make together. It's like, wait, no, never mind. That's just Nemhardt. Izzy, I know the Pacers were up 3-1,

but why did so many people go to that same exact take as Doggy? More firepower? Because they were a lucky bounce away from being down 3-2, headed back to in the end. The Knicks are just as good as the Pacers. Well, even without the lucky bounce, just look at the close games. Like, more firepower than you would assume

they've won each game by 20 points. No, it's just the Knicks defense hasn't been there, the Pacers look better, and because they've won more games, they say they have more firepower. Izzy, I think it's the thing of pace, right? They look like they have more firepower because they're faster and they play faster than the Knicks who play a half-court offense

and wanna play a lot slower, but the Pacers just running and gunning, everybody's flying and Halliburton's doing all this stuff, that's why it looks like they have more firepower, but when you look man to man, it's like, no, they're kinda even. It's just that they have more offensive options that they can rely on,

because it's just Brunson and Catt are the reliable offensive options. Bridges sometimes. Right, but you can only go to him on occasion where with the Pacersers we've seen Miles Turner has gone off in moments, we've seen Benedict Matheran play well, Aaron E. Smith is the one who let him back. The Pacers run their stuff.

The Pacers actually have movement and they find the open person. If there's an obvious mismatch, they go to the mismatch. With the Knicks, up until last night, because last night there was a lot more offense, there was a lot more plays that ended with just one final assist, but up until last night, because last night there was a lot more offense, there was a lot more plays that ended with just one final assist. But up until last night it was always okay, if Jonson, if Branson's not going, if Kat's not going, once I'm Bridges and I get the ball, I feel like I've got to do something. Now, last night there were a little bit more team-oriented, a little bit more ball-movement-oriented, and it just showed up in making their firepower look a little better.

I'm excited for a big Saturday night basketball game. Are you really? Yeah. I'm surprised to a big Saturday night basketball game. Are you really? Yeah Surprised to hear that why I don't know you don't get fired up for much these days, man I mean you hurt you want to sprint be a grandparent already. I mean you're missing out on life It is kind of lame that the the two games three and four the Panthers home games here for the Stanley Cup final on a Monday and a Thursday. That's like that. I don't like that. Doesn't make any sense. Terrible. Right. Yeah. And game seven would be Monday, right? Nick's Pacers? Yeah. Yeah, I don't like that at all. I don't like a game seven on a Monday. When would you do

it? I mean Thursday. Well, Sunday 330. You would wait from Sunday 330. Sunday 330, game seven is great. The day after? No, no. But I'm just saying, if the best time is what you're talking about. It's a great time for a nap.