The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Hour 2 - Culture Shifters

Episode Date: February 6, 2025

Covino & Rich are live for Day 3 on Media Row in New Orleans ahead of the Big Game! The guys look back on the legacy of John Madden on a special anniversary and discuss what other coaches changed the cultures of teams around sports. JD Martinez going from a baseball bat to a pickleball paddle? Plus, it's the latest edition of MidWeak Major!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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we had Paige Spirannic stopped by pro golfer turned influencer oh yeah and I think Rich said so hot oh I'm two touch to tiny I think you said that no as a oh no you said that about Kurt Schilling that's right that's funny because Kurt Schilling

was also on the show and if you missed it catch it on the podcast By the way spot I'll give him props our video guy posted a picture of me yesterday. I'm looking at Page Spirannock. Yeah, sure you were. And he labeled it a test in eye control because I was so just looking at her eyes. I was looking, but not easy.

Not easy. Yeah, and not the best picture of you yesterday. The best photo of you yesterday just got posted to Twitter. That's hilarious. Yeah, our boss approved this because I didn't want to embarrass anybody, but Scott, our boss is a great sport about it. Oh, he's the best, and I'm not kissing ass, but that's Rich and our boss sharing food yesterday,

and we were trying to figure out, is that lame or awesome? Because you get a little bit of everything, but then you cause this whole scene where everybody's looking at you, like, are these guys sharing plates? What's going on over here? I think it's a legit move. I think before we get back into the John Madden thought,

boom! I would love the feedback. Can you split a meal? with a friend. And the answer is yes. I guess not. All right. So, John Madden, 1969, takes over the Oakland Raiders, changes the culture. The Raiders? You said Joe Torrey, New York Yankees.

Because it's a legitimate answer for sure, and I'm just getting it out of the way, getting the ball rolling. I'm not like you stealing everybody's answer. I'm just giving you mine. That immediately comes to mind. I got one. I mean, there's more recent ones, but if you're going to use your team, I'll use mine. When Bill Walsh took over the Niners, you don't have to do that.

When Bill Walsh took over the 49ers, West Coast offense, changed the culture, took the 49ers to new heights. There's guys that do this in every sport. You know, I'd like to say that the Miami Heat, thanks to Pat Riley's leadership and then Eric Spulstra, that team, you know, Spulstra came up the ranks there and under the tutelage of Pat Riley. Yeah, what was his story?

He would, like, pull video, right? Wasn't he like the video guy? Yeah, he was one of the video directors. But that's an insane story. But you know what? When you realize how Pat Riley came up, the ranks, you know, started from the bottom now he's here. He's living the life of Riley now.

So I think Pat Riley, Spolstra, that's a culture shifter. And in the NFL, Danny, you better crush your fingers because I think Pete Carroll is a culture shifter. Yeah. Can Pete Carroll do what years ago John Gruden did? Yeah. Because remember, the Raiders were struggling big time. I was a season ticket holder at the time. and they were going through coaches like the way Covino goes through Chonies

and didn't pack enough for Vegas and the New Orleans. Yep, exactly. And I had to sit there and watch really bad teams. Suddenly, Gruden comes in. They sign Rich Gannon. The two of them together turned the whole thing around and go to a Super Bowl. No doubt. Hey, your feedback, your phone calls 877-99 on Fox.

And before we go to the phones, any others that you want to throw out there? You want to steal some answers? steal some answers I mean see this is an obvious one I don't want to give you the old open court layup wrong sport football

how about the easy touchdown Harbaugh the Chargers the Chargers have like no identity and just by putting Jim Harbaugh at the helm made the playoffs yeah they didn't win in the playoffs

you know Herbert had one of his worst games ever but just the simple like oh wow people look at them different now you know I think that's a great example, but there's always that, oh, wait, I think that might be happening. Like, I thought that was happening with Antonio Pierce for a second with Danny G's team, and then reality kicks in, and you're like, yeah, no, it was a bit of a shakeup, but didn't turn out. You know, Dan Campbell might be that guy, because I thought he was, like, one of those guys that brought his rah, raw, tough guy attitude and changed a culture for the Detroit Lions.

But, you know, it's not necessarily, it's not failing, but it's not panning out either the way they wanted. They were 15 and 2. Short of a Super Bowl, yes, but a team that had no playoff history, really? But I think he gave them that identity, and it's working. It's just not all the way there yet. So, you know, sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. What comes to mind for you guys?

Again, the anniversary this week of John Madden with the Raiders is coaching debut. His coaching gig. Yep. And by the way, really quick I should add, I realize Gannon and Gruden didn't get to go to the Super Bowl together. Thanks, Al Davis, for that one. All right, so let's go to the studio lines. Kenneth in Miami, what's up? Yo, what's up, man?

Oh, real quick, my point is with Madden, but I just wanted to say, what about the New Orleans Saints? They stunk for so long, and then they traded for Drew Breeze, and Sean Payton, that was a culture changer. No doubt. You know, we're down here in New Orleans, and, you know, you'd walk down the block, and you're still seeing Drew Bree's jerseys. There's our guy.

Stephen A, what's up, man? Hey, Stephen A. Our next president. Yeah, buddy. There he is. I got him to laugh, too. That's funny. Last.

What was your other one, bro? No, well, I think that was a good one because a lot of times with new, it doesn't even have to be coaching, but management, you see they bring their own guys in. And that's a total culture shift. Culture shock, right? They bring their own guys, and a lot of times it works. Sometimes it doesn't. It doesn't always work. All right.

Let's go to Josh in Ohio. Hey, Josh. Kavino and Rich, live in New Orleans. What's up, buddy? Hey, what's up, guys? Hope you're having some of safe fun in Vegas. Don't let Vegas chew you up, okay? We left Vegas.

We're in New Orleans now. Vegas already chewed me up. My bad. My bad. Letting the city chew me up. Before I give you my coach, I just want to say the three main leagues, baseball, basketball, football, two of them have silhouettes as the logo. Can we give John Madden his flowers and make the silhouette of his head the NFL logo, please? Can you guys talk to somebody out there?

That would be awesome. That is true. The NHL and the NFL have like a shield. You know, I agree. The Madden being carried off the field, that's a silhouette you could see. You know, we talked about that on Overpromised. That's our bonus pod if you check it on Fox Sports Radio's YouTube page, Overpromised. Like, does it need a revamp?

That's actually a great idea. What's your example, buddy? So my coach, I didn't get to see Madden coach, but I grew up watching this man. He changed the league with the triangle offense. What about Phil Jackson? No doubt. No diggity. No doubt.

That's a great one for sure. Phil Jackson and everywhere he went just was a winner you could say like the luckiest guy but also a talented guy there's that famous John Madden's silhouette by the way I called it up on my phone Oh yeah oh yeah not even the one of him getting carried off The profile of him with the headset on it's like his

Alfred Hitchcock profile or something You know and and by the way these culture Changers these culture shifts they happen on every level like my daughter's high school team right They're known to stink And they're I think they're terrible I went to a game who was zero-zero, I told you.

And they ended the game. I was like, these kids are the worst. By the way, that story can't be, I swear to God. That story can't be worse. Kavino goes to support his daughter

because she's a cheerleader. So you're already going there to be like, oh, honey, I'll support you. Hopefully I at least get to watch a good high school football game. You want to see, yeah, some little, some raw talent out there, right? You said zero, zero. Zero.

Went to overtime, no one scored. No one scored. Zero, final score. Dude, I can't believe that. That was the worst. I told my daughter she didn't cheer hard enough. I'm like, it's your fault. You had a cheer harder, it would have been a better game.

But you're saying, the culture's been there. So they got a new coach and everything. And you see the attempt while it's happening. Like, you know, this guy's real adamant about changing the culture here. It's just sometimes it doesn't always translate based on the team and based on the type of kids. Like, you need that right leader to really work. And now I'm seeing this real rah-rah, tough guy type of guy trying to rob these kids. And I'm wondering, is that.

what these kids need. I think it is, but you're different with different teams, different locker rooms, different mindsets, different generations of people. That's why it could be a good leader. Like we always used to Tony Larusa example. But he was an old guy talking to young people that didn't work with the White Sox. I have modern, a new example, just turned their season around, and it started from the top down, new ownership, new leadership,

Magic Johnson in there. How about Dan Quinn and what he did with the commanders? What a great example. That's awesome, yeah. Yeah, that team had like a 10-game differential from the previous season just based on, you know, drafting correctly, getting a motivational coach in there. Please Pete Carroll, do that for the Raiders. Please Pete Carroll.

Hey, Rich, are you going to bring this Dan Quinn sort of mentality to your Little League team or what? Listen, man, as you know, I'm... Rich is coaching two teams. I heard he's the number one coach on Fox Sports Radio. I mean, he said that. He says it like off the air all the time. Listen, I told Doug, I'm sorry, hey, God leave. I'm the number one coach.

No, but, you know, interesting enough, I was talking to Doug about his experience in Green Bay. Yeah. And he said, listen, we may be losing now, but he's like, I got good kids that want to win and we're just creating a culture, and sometimes it takes a minute to get to town, especially in college when you got it, you got to recruit.

It starts with the culture. He said some of his best players are hurt, but the kids aren't like, when they're losing, they're losing with effort and heart. They're not like they're having, you know, checked out. Yeah. I thought of one, you guys haven't even, thought of you guys should be ashamed.

87799 on Fox the anniversary this week of John Madden, changing the culture of not only... Win Covino and Rich got on the full-time lineup at Fox Sports. Oh, he changed the culture, bro. You know what? I don't disagree with him. Yeah. That's Rich, man. It's all rich. I give Rich all the credit.

Thanks, buddy. He's a big boy George fan. That's why. That's why. Different kind of... S-T-D culture. Coach Lou Brown, dude. I know it's fictional, but did he not change... entire world. Give them the heater. You're bringing up Coach Lou Brown.

Coach Lou Brown. They were the weakest franchise. Well, if you're going to go over fictional coaches. Go over fictional coaches. That's the whole point, though. He changed a culture. He made them believe in themselves. They won. If you're going to go over fake-ass answers, which are fun? No, they're fun. How do you not bring up Coach Gordon Bombay, Mighty Ducks?

Because I never watched that corny movie. I brought up Major League. Yeah, I never saw it. I need Fox Sports Radio and Radio. I mean, Major League is cooler than the Mighty Wra. To hit up Kavino at King Kavino and let him know that it's an embarrassment.

And not only that, you have a daughter, she would love it too. You've never seen the Mighty Ducks. The Mighty Ducks. The better answer over Coach Lou Brown. I think he is. All right, well, I wasn't trying to debate it. I'm just saying I never saw it. I know the premise of the movie.

I know I'm a big Emilio Estevez guy. I like him. Amelio! Yeah, I saw him in a club. I was like, Emilio! By the way, I do this with my wife. When my wife doesn't know what 80. show that we watch. I'm like, babe, what do you think the premise of, I don't know, family ties was?

And hearing her, like, pretend to guess. So you tell me, what is the plot line of Buddy Ducks? It was just, from my understanding, just a bunch of misfit kids that he was coaching. What do you coach him, though? I don't remember that. But I've seen a part of it. Do you have any guess? Uh, let's go on to guess. Emilio Estevez was like, doing like community service. Yeah, you know, so he was a former, like, star hockey player. Okay. Got pulled over, drinking and driving, and part of not going to jail was, you used to play hockey, you're a big shot,

coach these misfit kids. And he reluctantly did it, and then falls in love with the kids, and they go from misfits, like, I don't know, winning like the World Championship in a year. That's the part that's hard to imagine, but nonetheless, a great move. But again, it happens on the lowest and smallest of levels. It happens at your office, at your

warehouse, wherever you're working. Some new guys in charge. He might bring his own people in there, but he's responsible for shifting the culture. We're basically focusing on the positive here. A lot of people would do that for the negative for the positive here, and John Madden was that guy. How about a coach who, his slick tear is almost as nice as Covino's Sean McVeigh.

Oh. The Rams had the Jeff Fisher experience. We are not flipping going seven and nine again. Yeah, no, you know what? I like that answer. Yeah, he's cool. You ever see that awkward Jeff Fisher clip where he calls a meeting with his coaches and he's like, I've been fired?

You've never seen you're not sure I've seen it now Honestly if you're bored look it up It's like I guess they were filming some NFL films stuff It's video from the conference room and everyone's like sort of like oh You guys are all safe but I've been look at I'll say I'll throw some other ones out there Reluctantly I say Terry Francona of the Red Sox You know when he was with the Red Sox Joe Madden

Was another guy that changed the culture in baseball You know these guys that turned losing franchise into winning franchises back to the phones at 87799 on Fox. Let's say what's up to Cliff in Kentucky. Hey Cliff. What's up, bud? One's in baseball Tony Larusa. If you take a look at where he's been,

they go from mediocre if not championships. And then an obvious one that. Andy Reed winning his coach in both teams that are playing Sunday, the winning his coach in both of those franchises history. And by the way, the Tony Larissa one thing is interesting because early on, yes, and then much like everything, sadly in life, there's an expiration. And I think Tony Lewis, when he found his way to the White Sox, then there came a point where... He didn't speak their language.

Yeah. It has to be the right mix of leader and players. It just has to be. And I mentioned Joe Madden of the Cubs, Rich, you know, and how he changed it around. You can even say, wasn't Francona, wasn't Joe Madden. You could say it was Theo Epstein. That really shifted the culture there as a young GM. Theo Epstein is a GM.

when you have the... He's just the G. When you have the Huevos, when you have the Huevos, like you saw in the comeback documentary about the Red Sox, people forget, Noma was the face of that team.

And he had the, like I said, the Huevos enough to be like, yeah, I know like most kids have his jersey, but yeah, we're going to trade them. And I just feel like we need more clubhouse guys.

We need a different culture. That's exactly what happened with Luca. And we've talked about that because the thinking there was, If we're really going to shift the culture, it starts with Noamar. Even though he's a great player, need him out. And that's the same thinking with Luca. Yeah, he's a great player.

But if we're going to shift the culture here and change things around, he's got to go. Well, hey, we've got to focus on defense. We're doing it live. Radio Row, New Orleans, Kavino and Rich. Now, again, all week, we'll try to have a name. As Dan Byer would say, you cut the head of the snake. Yeah. You got to cut the head of the snake.

It's just a lot of fun. We're looking around, you see a lot of Hall Famers, a lot of current players. So we'll try to get you as much fun with these celebrities and athletes as possible throughout the week. And coming up, we are going to get to midweek major. Everybody's spot who's grinding on some random woman somewhere. No, he's putting up videos as we speak at Covino-Ritch. He'll give you the hottest stories in sports and entertainment, and we'll break that down next. Midweek Major coming up right here, Covino and Rich.

Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk. lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsportsradio.com. And within the IHeartRadio app, search FSR to listen live. Covino and Rich get you over the middle of the week with Midweek Major. Oh, I love that. We throw sports and pop culture headlines and topics at the fellas, and it's like the kids say. That's so midweek, definitely major. CNNR scoring. Midweek Major. I'm about to give Spottie a full eight minutes here. You're lying.

You're lying. When you hear the horns, you know you have made it to the middle of the week. All right, before we hand this over to the number one and only host of this segment. I'm going to flip this casino chip that your friend Paige left behind yesterday. All right. Covino heads or tails? Oh, you mean the one? The one she slipped into my back pocket?

Yeah, that one? Let's see it. I'll call tails. Tails. Oh, and it is tails. Hell, yeah. That means Covino's going to get the first take. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most famous person besides Judy Blume from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Spotty Boy.

Hi, boy. Hi, from Nolan's. Who went first? Who's going first? I'm going first. Covino. Spotty po-boy. How is your sandwich, by the way?

It was meaty. Meaty. You know what? It wasn't what I expected, but it was also meaty. Anyway, I guess we'll start with the biggest thing of the week, the biggest sports story. of the week, and that is the Super Bowl. Of course, Mahomes and Kelsey, been fielding questions all week long,

so aside from the Taylor Swift questions, they were asked about the attendance of our President Trump, and they're thrilled at the opportunity. Mahomes said it's always cool to be able to play in front of a sitting president, someone that is at the top of our country, also added it was cool to hear that the president was a fan of Mahomes and the Chiefs.

Kelsey commented saying it's a great honor, no matter who the president is, I'm excited because it's the biggest game of my life and having the president there, you know, It's the best country in the world, so it would be pretty cool. I'm sure fans will be kind of divvying the minutes between who showing President Trump and Taylor Swift on TV, so that'll be fun. Midweek or Major.

This is Major. Always cool to perform in front of a sitting president. Hopefully he stands up and cheers for me when we win. Yeah, but I'm very excited that Trump's going to be there because my wife's a big fan. And that's really it. I think it's cool because he's the president, right? So I think it's awesome that he's going to be there regardless of your political beliefs, anything Trump-related, major, he's at the game,

and I think it is sort of proof that Patrick sways with his wife in her political beliefs. I just think it's major. Definitely major. Because it's just the right answer. There's a right answer here, and it's no matter who the president is. Unfortunately, that everybody feels that way. I think it's crazy.

You're a citizen of the United States. The president's there. It's an honor. even if you don't like the guy. China. China. China. I mean, you're playing in the Super Bowl. China. I think it's an honor. And I think my big takeaway doesn't have to do in President Trump. What Kelsey also said there goes against everything this knucklehead next to me, Camino thinks.

China. Travis Kelsey said this is the biggest game of his life. And you're talking about, oh, Jalen Hertz and revenge and Nick Siriani. No, no, no, no, no. I never downplayed the fact that the Chiefs care. You underplay and never mention ever. that the Eagles are also playing for something. So there you go, twisting things around. That's coming up in the next segment.

You make it see, no, you make it see. I don't have any stories. Spot. Spot, he makes it seem like, he makes it seem like the Chiefs are Rocky and Rocky 3 where he's punching a, hey, like, bubbles. Don't believe me, believe with two-time Super Bowl champion Vince Wilfork told you today.

Yeah, Vince Wilford. Believe him. Don't tell him. And if you didn't hear it, catch it on the podcast. Next. of the halftime show. Kendrick Lamar is set to take the stage in this week's weekend's halftime show. But the song that thrust him into popularity this year might have slightly different lyrics or might not be there at all.

So the Drake discracked, not like us, is currently part of a defamation lawsuit by Drake against Kendrick Lamar for some accusations he makes in the song, specifically calling him a pedophile just to be newsworthy here. So today's the day, the set list was submitted, and now lawyers are going back and forth as to whether or not the censors will have a field day with the song, whether or not he's going to change the song. whether or not the song will be included, but he just won four Grammys for the song. So hopefully it makes it in. And if he does push it through without the approval, there's two sensors in place plus a five-second delay. So I'm sure they'll have their backups midweek or major. I guess it's kind of major because now we're all going to see how this plays out. And what's Drake's take on this?

Obviously he doesn't like it, but he's involved. Well, there's a defamation lawsuit because as part of the disc track. That's so weak. No, Drake way didn't he go? He went weak. No, that's the weakest part of it. It's a major story because it's Super Bowl, but it's super weak because that's like Devin Haney getting knocked out

and trying to sue Ryan Garcia. Yo, you lost the rat battle. You deal with it. Calling someone to pedify hall is a pretty serious accusation. It is. I see a rat battle. You lost. Shut up.

I see Drake, listen, if you're Kendrick Lamar, you have the song of the year. You want a Grammy for it. It's what everyone's going to be looking for to. There's 0.0 chance he does. doesn't perform that song. It's the rap game. You just like a crybaby. Change the one word pedophile just to make it just.

But Drake took all these low blow shots also. So that's what happens in a rap battle. And it's an anthem now. It is a worldwide anthem. You can't change the words in an anthem. It's a Grammy winning anthem. That stadium's going to sing them anyway. That's what I'm saying.

If you did watch the Grammys, which we did, you saw that every major artist at the Grammys was singing along with that song. So that song is not going anywhere. Drake was crying in the corner. Right? He wasn't even there. Drake just lost in the worst way possible. All right.

Over to another big story. We heard about Marcus Jordan's DUI arrest of Michael Jordan's son. Well, the police report has been released, and some of the details of this are hilarious. Oh, no. Obviously, it's horrible that he had a DUI. He was caught on his, his Lambo got stuck on train tracks. Well, his explanation is whack, too. Like, I'm at a right-hand turn.

I thought it was a side street. Oh, it was train tracks. I was following my GPS and let me into the train tracks. It's like Michael Scott in the office when he drove into a river or a lake or whatever. Not only was he belligerent with officers, he was so upset when he was detained with the music situation at the facility. Apparently, according to the police report, he was demanding that they play, by the way, this happened this week. Demanding that they play holiday music, more specifically that they play Mariah Carey up in this B. So apparently all I want for Christmas is a huge hit in February of 2025.

It won't go away. So, yeah, a lot of just details coming out about this. Marcus Jordan, not looking great. Midweek or Major? I think it's Major, unfortunately, because of his name. His father's name, who he was quick to throw out there the moment he realized he was in trouble. He didn't hesitate to be like, yeah, I'm Michael Jordan's son.

Yeah, to hold things embarrassing. So Major because of his last name. Mariah, you say? Mariah Carey, specifically by name. Interesting. I think it's major because the story. He's so weird. But I think he's just to show you how off he was.

He said the word, by the way, if you watch a video. He says the word, inebriated. You don't use a big word like that if you are inebriated. But to request Mariah, I don't blame here. Listen, no one should get free passes. You know, you break the law. You break the law. I get it.

But, I mean, I think if you're Michael Jordan's kid, you almost have to drop the name hoping that maybe it's like a super fan. Like, I really think that I get why he did it. Bad luck though. Bad luck. Horrible look. All right. If you're a fan that's upset about the Luca trade and your Mavs season ticket holder,

you may be able to get your money back. I don't know if you heard about this. Fans who purchased ticket blocks prior to the season have reportedly been contacted by the Mavericks organization with an offer to refund their money in wake of the trade. Fans were posting some posted that like they were offered 2K for as a refund. Other fans confirming they were given a similar option. Mavericks haven't released an official statement that they're refunding, but they did say that they value their season ticket holders relationships

and that reps are available to take calls from members with any concern. So it sounds like they are doing a little bit of damage control since this was a surprise to everyone, midweek or major. This is the weakest story. And we talked about it in depth on the Colin Cowherd show. We filled in earlier, so catch it on the podcast. But for so many reasons, the Mavericks should be like, deal with it. We made a dope move.

be excited about it. But it's really to appease and accommodate the Karens of the world and to shut them up, which makes it extra weak. So I think it's just a way of putting the fire out, as you explained, spot, but super weak that they'd even have to explain this. It's a triple B move. It's baby B behavior. Yeah.

It's to accommodate sports cry babies. It's a crybaby move, and I said to these guys earlier, I also hate the move because you're the Mavericks, and the Mavericks, it almost seems like you're saying, yeah, we got the short end of this trade. Like the Maverick should be excited about getting Anthony Davis. He's a little slouch. It's not like they give up Luca for a bigger potato

chips. You know, they got Anthony Davis. If you're a fan, how are you not excited about seeing that and how it pans out? That's a hot ticket. Now, I know Spod, we've got to go, but you're a foodie. How did you not bring up the food Taylor Swift is going to have in the suite? Do you see this? Oh, I didn't see it.

No. Obster Cazadeas. Waggo tenderloin. colossal shrimp and alligator sauce brisket. They are breaking out all the top food for Taylor. One of my stories was about all the Super Bowl suites. And by the way, they're ranging from 500,000 for like obstructed view up to the suite that I assume Taylor Swift has 3 million, which is the most sought after suite that holds 45 people. Obstructed view.

What is it? Janin Smith's hat in front of you? Yeah, I think so. Thanks, buddy. All right, thanks. Good one, Rich. There was a guy. Good one, Rich.

There's a guy in front of you wearing a guy. Castle on his head. I want my money back. Can't do grab me jokes four days later? Nope, too late. Sorry. All right. Thanks, guys.

It was fun. Thank you. Good to be up here. Now, we still have lots to get to, Rich. If we have time, I do want to talk about J.D. Martinez. But you know what? Let's wrap with JD. This is an interesting story.

What is he doing post baseball? We'll let you know. We are live from New Orleans, Meteor Row, Kavino, and Rich. Now, Kavino, that sweet Jackie you got? Thank you. Very major. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox SportsRadio.com.

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Lots of interview clips. And if you missed any of our interviews, we had Kurt Schilling yesterday, Paige Sparantic, We had Vince Wilfork, Fred Warner, and Puka Nakuwa in for Colin Calhurt earlier. Again, check the podcast. And we also had Malcolm Butler stop by earlier today on this show. Again, if you missed any of it, catch it, Covino and Rich, wherever you stream your podcast. Now, when I was talking to Malcolm, you know, I was looking at the guy. He's 34 years old, and he's retired already for the past three years.

I mean, he's accomplished a lot, two-time Super Bowl champion, but he's only 34. He did mention that he's coaching high school kids and football. and everything, but I'm sure the guy still wants to compete. That's the thing with athletes. They retire so young, but they still have that competitive juice in them. You know what it's sort of like in a way? I've never thought of this analogy, but they're sort of like kid stars. Yeah, in a way, I see what you mean.

Like you have a pop and ate them up and spit them out. It's almost like if you're a child actor, you're on a show for like six years and they're not cute anymore. And then you're an NFL player. You're in the NFL three, four, five, six years. And then, you can have a great life. but you're no longer an NFL player. So J.D. Martinez, superstar with the Red Sox, I was injured, bounced around, ended up on Rich's Mets,

might be doing something that we may see more of in the future. That's why I brought up Malcolm Butler and all these young athletes that are, you know, retired in their 30s. J.D. Martinez was signed by some sort of pickleball brand in league called Jula. I'm not familiar with it. I don't play pickleball. I've never played. but I'm not against it.

J-O-O-L-A. For me, it's like, do I take on golf or do I get into pickleball? I'll give you your answer. Yeah. I know you. You're really good of ping pong. Yeah. We've played tennis before and we're right.

Yeah. Pickle ball seems like a perfect in between. When I go to Texas, my wife's from New Braffles. Yeah. There's a big gym there I'll go to if we stay for like a week. Young, old, everyone. They're playing. I'm not opposed to it.

Every court is taken. It looks so fun. It's blowing up. There's professional leagues. Now the story with J.D. Martinez is that there's no ceiling on his potential. Apparently he's really good. And when we talked to Pukonakua earlier, he's like, I played, but a guy like J.D. Martinez, probably whoop me. Like, I'm not good enough to go pro.

Oh, yeah. Young, old, it's, listen, you don't need the athleticism of tennis. And it's, you know, more intense than ping pong. I think pickleball is such a great activity. my dad doesn't get it to pickleball because my dad plays tennis but he's like 70 now so maybe it's time to play a little pickleball not only is this jd martina story making me think maybe that's something we get into but it has to be pom brady's very involved in that i was to say it has to be like lighten some fires and um sparking some thought for a lot of former athletes to say yeah well maybe i

do something like that if there's contracts to be had and money to be made and i'm i'm an athlete and you got those competitive juices you got those there's only so many broadcasting opportunities available, right? So if they still want to compete and have fun and get sponsorships, maybe that's more of an angle in the future that we need to explore. If you were told that some of your favorite NBA NFL and Major League Baseball stars

competed against each other in pickleball, if I was like, Camino, this Saturday, guess who's playing? It's you know, Drew Breeze against Manning Ramirez in pickleball. Honestly, it sounds ridiculous, but if it's also an avenue for some of our favorite retired athletes to play. It might be fun,

right? You root for these guys. So, J.D. New York to Martinez, go in pro after baseball. He signed a professional contract with a pickleball company or league. Again, I don't know what J-O-O-L-A. But anyway, I feel like you would respect him more if it had a better name. I feel like Kivino's like pickleball sounds stupid. You know what? You're absolutely right.

I don't like the name. Honestly, Danny, there's TV shows that Kavino has refused because he doesn't like their name like Handmaid's Tale. They look like Pilgrims. Well, check this, guys. We're going to be heading out tonight. Pickleball. And we're going to be partying here in New Orleans.

And we're going to come back with all the stories tomorrow. Okay. And more guests stopping by. Never know who's going to stop by a radio row. So join us. And, yeah, we'll come back with some juice tomorrow. No doubt. Until then.

At Covino and Rich, a lot of fun clips from today's show. Having great times here in New Orleans. Until then, Arriban D'Aarchi, baby. See you in the Promise Land. Goodbye. Yeah. This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human.