1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: Sports Radio, Jalen Hurts, the Eagles quarterback, joining us on 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: the program. Now you were you were at Alabama, started 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: your career there, then you transferred Oklahoma. If if both 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: of those teams are playing game on Saturday, which game 6 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: are you watching? I'm flipping back and forth. You know, Lucky, 7 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: this is the week Alabama. I think Oklahoma played before 8 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: Alabama played, so I was able to watch Oklahoma and 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: then ABC Alabama came on there. So I got the 10 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: best of both for us. What if Alabama played Oklahoma 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: and both head coaches called you and wanted to have 12 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: your thoughts on it, who would you call back first? 13 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: Probably I can't put them on three away. I can't 14 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: do that, but I definitely, I definitely. I definitely talked 15 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: to them both, and I'm gonna beautiful thing both of 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: those schools is. I have so much love for both 17 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: of them. I've made great memories at both universities. UM 18 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: have a lot of respect for both coaches and what 19 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: they do and what they stand for. So UM, I 20 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: guess I got the best of both worlds. Now, do 21 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: you know about we had Josh Jacobson and uh, I said, 22 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 1: all right, you got to tell me a story about 23 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,639 Speaker 1: Saban And he said, Saban's funny in practice, he said, 24 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: but he likes to use the expression d's nuts. Did 25 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: Coach Saban ever use the expression d's nuts for you? Uh? 26 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: Manh Coach Saban has his well doing things. Um, he's 27 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: definitely a character. He's definitely funny. Is that a yes, 28 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: jaleny He may use that, he may use something else. Um, 29 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: he has though, So it's funny. It's funny that you 30 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: you bring that up, because I don't know that. It's 31 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: just funny. And that's a run, that's a random funny thing. 32 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: I feel like, what was it like, though, when you 33 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: decided to leave? What was that feeling like? You know? 34 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: When I left Alabama? Um, I wanted to leave um 35 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: the right way, you know, And I wanted to get 36 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: my degree. I wanted to graduate. I felt that was 37 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: very important for me. UM and I got that. And honestly, 38 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: Coach shabing Um we talked, and he wasn't the reason 39 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: why I made the decision I made, but the fact 40 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: that he was honest um and and and gave me 41 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: a help of hand with the process and stuff like that. 42 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: Um he wanted he wanted to see me succeed and shine, 43 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: and um, he wanted me to encourage me to go 44 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: to the school with the best players. Um. You know 45 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: that was Oklahoma. And considering what they had done with 46 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: quarterbacks with for me, Baker and Kylie, um, and all 47 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: worked out the way it was supposed to. What did 48 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: those two say to you when you reach down to 49 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: Baker and Kylie? They they just told me, you know, 50 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: trust coach, trust this process. We have your Oklahoma, and 51 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: come in and be yourself. You know. They told me, 52 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: you know, you won a lot of games. You've had 53 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: a lot of success already. Um, I mean you have championships, 54 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: So just be yourself and everything a fall into place. 55 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: Whence the last time you felt totally secure in your 56 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: job as a quarterback, I'm always I always feel secure. Um, 57 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: every every day Renny's due. I've always said that you 58 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: have to, you know, take those steps every day. But 59 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: that's a that's a self imposed thing. Well, what was 60 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: your reaction when the Eagles traded for Gardner Minshew a 61 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: great addition to the room. Um. I mean that's a 62 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: decision they made and we talked about it, so there's 63 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: a good addition to the room. But you don't listen, 64 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: you don't feel it's another player. I can lean on 65 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: UM with Joe UM and learn from I know Gardener 66 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: has some experience playing as Joe does and UM it's 67 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: all helpful for me. Have you exchanged jerseys with anybody 68 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 1: in the NFL? In the NFL? Yea. I have with 69 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: a few of my old teammates, a few friends. What 70 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: about rivals or the opposing quarterbacks? You've done that? Yeah, 71 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: not just yet, not just yet. You know last year 72 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: they made a big deal about it with the UM 73 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: with the COVID virus and everything, so they had limitations 74 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: on it. Tell us what you're doing with the FedEx 75 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: Aaron Ground NFL awards this year. Yes, I've been working 76 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:55,119 Speaker 1: with them, UM actually launching a campaign to encourage fans 77 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: to vote weekly for at FedEx Aaron Ground Player of 78 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: the Week U and FedEx has been doing this for 79 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: the past nineteen years. It's a great thing. I say 80 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: that because they're they're don named by four thousand dollars 81 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: every week to HBCUs across the country to you know, 82 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: let them fulfill their needs. I'm as a school, it's 83 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,559 Speaker 1: just a great It's just a great thing. I'm happy 84 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: to be a part of it. You got your communications 85 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:27,239 Speaker 1: degree or did you? Minor in communications at Alabama? Minor 86 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: in communications, major in public relations. All right, So what 87 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: do you want to do when you grow up? I 88 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,559 Speaker 1: want to play football, but I think if I go back, 89 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: well it won't last forever, obviously, But talk about maybe 90 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: coaching or being in the operations role or whatever it is, 91 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: somewhere I can lead impact the people around. Could you 92 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: see yourself playing when you're forty five? Like Tom Brady? 93 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know. I don't know what I'm 94 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: eating tomorrow. With the end of the night. Brady is 95 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: twenty years twenty one years older than you. Yeah, that 96 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: sounds about right. That's crazy. Yeah, it is crazy. He's 97 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: had a great career. Hey, good luck this season and 98 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: great to talk to you. Thanks again for joining us. 99 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: Thank you, sir, nice to meet you. Be sure to 100 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: catch the live edition of The Dan Patrick Show weekdays 101 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: at nine am Eastern six am Pacific on Fox Sports 102 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: Radio and the iHeart Radio WAP. Latest single My Masterpiece 103 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 1: Climbing up the Charts. How are you this morning, Darius? 104 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: I'm good, Dan how are you doing. I'm doing okay. 105 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:50,239 Speaker 1: Do you bet on college football? Yes? Do you bet 106 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: well on college football? I don't bet well on anything. No, 107 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: I'm awful, but I still do it. Do you what's 108 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: your your worst beat? You're bad beat? Oh, I've gotten 109 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: some bad beat. Probably the worst beat I ever got 110 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: was it was an NBA game and uh, you know 111 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: how at the end of NBA game, like at the 112 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: end when you were getting really beat down, you know, 113 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: you drive the ball out and nobody scores. Well, it 114 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: was I had. I had the under and it was 115 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: one point under, and some rookie was in the game 116 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: for the Knicks. And a rookie was in the game, 117 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: and he was twelve seconds left there, down twenty, and 118 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: he grabs the rebound and races down the court and 119 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: lays it up to go over. And I was it 120 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: was the worst. It was the worst beat I read. 121 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: We always talk about the bad beat, But do you 122 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: have because we do get those wins where you're like 123 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: and oh, by the way, and somebody kicks a field 124 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: goal or whatever it might be. Because I had a 125 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: bad beat, I don't remember the ones that I actually 126 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: did well on, but there was one where Chester Markle 127 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: was the field goal kicker for the Packers. All he 128 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: has to do is kick a field goal against the Bears, 129 00:07:56,880 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: and I cover, the Bears block the goal, It goes 130 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: back to Chester Markle and he runs it in for 131 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: a touchdown and I and I lose on that. That's 132 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: a bad beat, right, that is a bad beat. That's 133 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: one of the reasons why, among the many reasons I 134 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: don't I don't gamble anymore. I can't do it. Sense 135 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: didn't work for me. I still I still do it, 136 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: and I still, you know, I just I feel like, 137 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: I guess I gotta give some money, some money because 138 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: I just love to do it. But do you ever 139 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: bet against your your favorite team? The Dolphins? Never? I've 140 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: never bet against the Dolphins of the game Cocks in 141 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: my life. And I don't bet on a leader though. 142 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: Oh okay, I was gonna say, should you bet against them? 143 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: If if if I gave you a guarantee you were 144 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: gonna win a bet against your South Carolina game cons 145 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: or Miami. But everybody was going to find out that 146 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: you bet against that team? Which which team would you 147 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: bet against? South Carolina or Miami? Oh? Good question? If 148 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: I had to bet against one. I probably bet against 149 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: the game clocks. Yeah, you know, probably just because uh, 150 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: we don't cover a lot so much. How would how 151 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 1: would you describe your setup at South Carolina home games? Oh, 152 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 1: I have my tail getting set up in a second 153 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: and nine, I have them great. I got my little 154 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: fenced in area with my Coca boose and and you know, 155 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: our artificial grass and my setup is the best set 156 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: up in hotailgating in South Carolina. For sure. I didn't 157 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 1: want to go into the game. I wanted to stay. 158 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: I wanted to stay in the train car. Yeah. We 159 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 1: had a glass Yeah, that's that's what the party is. Yeah, 160 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: And and the train car is big enough to entertain. 161 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 1: And then there's an outdoor area there as well. I mean, 162 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, I'm letting the Dants know they're 163 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: not going to be invited. But if they ever win, 164 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 1: I like, I could send you pictures next time, pictures 165 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: to them and they'll be okay. Yeah. Uh, when's the 166 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: first time, you know, to the Dolphins? Like what happened? 167 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: Where you went? That's my team now. I was five 168 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,839 Speaker 1: years old and the Dolphins were playing the Cowboys in 169 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, and my family all my whole family 170 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 1: was over to watch the game, and I remember being 171 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: five years old and going around and asking and everybody 172 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: who they were rooting for, and everybody who was rooting 173 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys, I mean everybody. And so I decided 174 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: that day that I was going to root for the Dolphins, 175 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: and I did in the Super Bowl and they lost. 176 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 1: I remember, you know, being a little kid, probably shouldn't 177 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: have still been awake, but they lost and I cried. 178 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: And then the next year I started playing pop more 179 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: to football, and you know, the Dolphins went undefeated, so 180 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: it was really easy'll be I'll be a fan, and 181 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 1: I've been a fan ever since I was five. And 182 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: but do they still make you crying? No? After that 183 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: one and fifteen season, I stopped crying. That was it. No, 184 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: we're crying after that season. Are you all in on tour? Yes? 185 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: But if you could get to Shawn Watson, I like 186 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: to sean Um. We don't know what we're gonna get 187 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: with the Jean, you know, but I think he's a 188 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: great player. But uh, I'm with whatever floors, whatever floors 189 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: wants to do. Are you singing the national anthem anytime soon? 190 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: At the home opener? I am also, wait, you're gonna 191 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 1: be in New York on Saturday, and then you're oh, 192 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: when did the Dolphins open up? All? They're on the 193 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: world this weekend? Yeah, the next weekend. How much do 194 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: you rehearse a national anthem? Not at all. I don't 195 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: rehearse it. But I tell you one thing I do 196 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: when I when I when I'm about to do it 197 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: before I go on, I'm making sure I'm in the 198 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: right key. I'm like the whole time I'm going, oh say, 199 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: because if you start that thing too high, you have 200 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: a car Lewis moment that would not be very good. 201 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: I don't want to car Lewis moment. Have you had 202 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: one of those moments? Uh? No, because I alwill start 203 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: it low enough. I started low enough, so I really 204 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: haven't had one of those moments. So, I mean, that's 205 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: still much one of my favorite things I've ever seen 206 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: on television. So no, I don't want one of those moments. 207 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: What do you hear though, when you're doing the anthem? 208 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: Just me singing? Really, you know, That's all I wanted. 209 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: I just hearing me singing and try not to miss 210 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: the notes and really try not to get the words. 211 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: But but you don't hear that that echo though in 212 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: the stadium you do. But like spediums now have a monitor. 213 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: Most stadiums now have a monitor. Like I did it 214 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: in Jankie Stadium years ago, David Wells had to come 215 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 1: out doing Yankee Stadium and they didn't have a monitor. 216 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: And I usually do the anthem and probably about a 217 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: minute sixteen, and that day I did it in like 218 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: three minutes because I had to keep waiting for the echo. 219 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 1: It was awful. It was awful. The best anthem ever 220 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: was done by who the worst one ever? The best, 221 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: the best ever probably I think at the time between 222 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: Kate Smith and I know, uh, Marvin Gay one, Marvin 223 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: Gay and Whitney Houston two best ever because Whitney did 224 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: it at the Super Bowl in Tampa, the Marvin did 225 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: at the NBA All Star Game, and they were both 226 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: those my two favorites. I remember watching the Marvin Gay one, 227 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: but I was there when when Whitney Houston did that 228 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: one in Tampa, and and that was it was spectacular. 229 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: It's the greatest, the greatest condition I've ever heard of it. 230 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: It was amazing. You're doing the nine to eleven show. 231 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: That's gonna be in New York City. Uh this weekend 232 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: coming up? Yes, I am okay, yeah, Whitney in both 233 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: of the guys. What's happening with the nine to eleven? Uh? 234 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: This is a peer seventeen this weekend, the anniversary of 235 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: nine eleven this Saturday. Yeah, I think it's a it's 236 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: a good it's a guitar full of us gonna sit 237 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: around and play some songs for uh. For for the folks, 238 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: it's it's really to commemorate nine eleven is but you 239 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: know it's that that they will always live in our 240 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: in the lexicon of America, so you know, to be 241 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: a part of that. It's just I think it's really special. 242 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: I think the lineup is incredible. That's gonna be awesome. 243 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: You ever get intimidated with any You said you'd love 244 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: to perform with Paul McCartney, But is there anybody where 245 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: you went, Wow, I'm actually singing. Yeah. When you when 246 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: you do a guitar pool with Chris Stapleton and he's 247 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: got a sing right before you, that's awful. You know 248 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: what I do. This is how much of a friend 249 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: I am to Darius. I'll send him Chris Stapleton songs, 250 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: just to let him know that guy can sing. I 251 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: tell him the story though about Chris Stapleton, who's one 252 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: of the great songwriters. But didn't you have a rule 253 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: with Chris Stapleton if he wrote you a song, Oh, 254 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: we have a role. I have a rule with him 255 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: when we write together that he can't sing the demo 256 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: because he's sang the demo. He sang the demo the 257 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: comeback song. And so we're making the record and my 258 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 1: producers like, hey, man, I love this comeback song, and 259 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: I'm like, man, I'm not really feeling that one man, 260 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: you know, I don't want to do it. He's like, man, 261 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: so finally where roma's done, and and he goes, man, 262 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: why don't you want to do the comeback song? And 263 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: I was like, have you heard the demo? I can't 264 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: sing it like that. So yeah, that's our rule. He 265 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: can't sing the demo. If we if we saw did 266 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: you almost not become a singer? I mean, would you 267 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: have done? I wanted to do what you do, but 268 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: you know, i'd probably be probably be bartend that played 269 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: at the wind jam on Friday. Wait, you wanted to 270 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: be a sportscaster, I would school for that, Yeah, broadcast him? 271 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: No kidding? Yeah, did you put a resume tape together? 272 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: Do you have? Goodness? Though? Dude, I started who was? 273 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: I was nineteen. I didn't have a resume tape for 274 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: I mean once who he started? This is all I 275 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: was gonna do. Oh so then you were You didn't 276 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: do a local radio station or campus station. No, it 277 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: was I was just in school for it. And then 278 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: who he started? And I didn't you know, this is 279 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 1: the only job I've had since then. It's who are 280 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: gonna come back at any time? Uh? You know we're 281 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: doing that thing in Cancun, which is gonna be cool. 282 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: And uh, I'm sure we'll tour again sometime probably no 283 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: time soon, but we'll tour against that. Well, you waited 284 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: what twenty five years to do it again, didn't you know? 285 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: Or it was fifteen years? Is crazy? That's crazy. But 286 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: who were some of the people who went backstage with you? Guys? 287 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: Where where all of a sudden you go, oh my god, 288 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: that person knows who we are. Oh the rim guys. 289 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: That was when they, like when Mike Mills started to 290 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: hang out of stuff that freaks us out, like to 291 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: get us on to get him on stage playing you know, 292 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: Rockville or something that that freaks. Um. It was this 293 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: this last tour was really cool. There was there was 294 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: a bunch of stars came backstage and everything. We were surprised, 295 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: you though, We just we still think we're just the 296 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: luckiest dude on the planet. But it's it's been really 297 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: cool that that that tour was lucky. Well, you basically 298 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: started your career just doing rim songs. Yeah. There was 299 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: one point in our stet where we had like ten 300 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: oriom songs. Ten out of how many songs? Do you 301 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,640 Speaker 1: have a cover song that you went, this didn't go well, 302 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: this doesn't go oh. Yeah. The first song we ever 303 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: stopped playing with uh with uh the Sultan's a Swing. 304 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 1: We played that once and it didn't go well, didn't 305 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: go well. Why Why did you think that you could 306 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 1: channel the dire straight? Um? We were young and and 307 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: thought we could. We couldn't. It was not pretty good. No. 308 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: Do you know we had John Holland for Hall and Oates, 309 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,959 Speaker 1: John Oates of Hall and Oates. Yeah, so we had 310 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: him on last week and and Fritzie sang duet with 311 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: uh John Oates object that was really good. Um, but 312 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: he didn't sing a Hall and Oates song, what do 313 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: you think? What? Uh? What do you sang? A Righteous 314 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 1: Brother song? There was Yeah you lost a little food 315 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: that I know, but it was a cover, but you 316 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: didn't really do a whole I mean, like somebody saying, hey, 317 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: let's do a duet with a Hoodie and the Blowfish song. 318 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: But we're we're gonna do a cover, We're gonna do 319 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: an r M song. But now that I'm with Fritzie 320 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: and now one that that that song, Yeah, that's that's 321 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: the song. I love the version of that song I'm 322 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 1: with you, Fritzie, thank you, because that's because John has 323 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,400 Speaker 1: sung a lot in that particularly. I know it wasn't 324 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: their original one, but that's one of the only whole 325 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: notes songs I could think of where he's like the 326 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: main singer of that song. Fritzie, give Darius just a 327 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: little bit of what you gave to my friends? Want to? 328 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 1: I call you all the time? What can I say? Hey, 329 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: I don't feel the need to give such secrets away. 330 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: It calls you a kiss now, but you don't want 331 00:18:50,000 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: somebody's reaction to be laughing, no, especially that law Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 332 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: thank you that he now he didn't. Now it's it didn't. No, 333 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: it did, Now it didn't, it didn't. You never close 334 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: your rounds anymore. Who we're an artists. Your leaves, see 335 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: you're holding on now you don't want to laugh out, 336 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: I'll drive out the laugh Okay, that was really good. Yeah, 337 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 1: so you've got my back. Okay. Mclovin has a show 338 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: bet for you, Darius. So this is a four cats. Okay, 339 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,360 Speaker 1: we're gonna bet. We want the Patriots to have more 340 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: wins this year than the Dolphins. And if the Patriots 341 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 1: do you have to host us at a football game 342 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: at South Carolina. Deal, well he'll host you even if 343 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: that doesn't have you. Guys just said that it was 344 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: gonna be you and we're gonna said that's pictures. We 345 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: got so jealous. Oh well that's a great set up. 346 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: But now it's an official beat. Yes, I don't know 347 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,640 Speaker 1: what Darius wins. If the Dolphins, well, he'll be happy 348 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: if the often to beat the Patriots exactly, I'll take that. Yeh. 349 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: So I'll maybe see you on Saturday night. I'll be 350 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,400 Speaker 1: looking for you, man, well looking forth. But there might 351 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: be other like bigger country stars there. So I don't 352 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: know if i'll yeah, back ground's gonna be there. Already 353 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 1: got that, you know this is be We just start there, 354 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, like number seven on the that's all right, 355 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: that's all right, you're still doing not gonna have to 356 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: sing first? Yeah, who is the best celebrity singer you 357 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: guys ever had? UH? Singer? Darbikowski, the former Packer quarterback. Yes, 358 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: he sang letter Cry and he was sang it the 359 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: way I wrote it. It was unbelievable and but the 360 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: best musician ever. This is a quick story I can 361 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: tell you. I get a phone call. You know, I'm 362 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: really good friends with UH with coach Carlisle, that who 363 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: goes to the Peach the piece of now used to 364 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: go to the Marrick. Yeah you can play piano. We're 365 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: playing in Dallas. And he goes, hey, man, you know, 366 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: I know you're coming to play, but I played piano. 367 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,719 Speaker 1: Can I play with you? And so we are like 368 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: he let them? Do you let people do? But like, man, 369 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: you know, we do this specialist thing on like what 370 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: do you want to play? Like letter Cry? We're like, 371 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 1: oh my goodness, we do this thing on letter Cry. 372 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: But okay, we do this piano breakdown. You know, okay, 373 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: we'll let you play. And we get there and we 374 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 1: start playing the song and he starts playing piano and 375 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: everybody in the band couldn't believe it. He was unbelievable. 376 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 1: He was unbelievable. And we get to the breakdown and 377 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: he killed it, and I just after the show, I 378 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 1: was like, coach Carlisle, you can play with us anytime 379 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: he wants. He was unbelievably great. What happens when John 380 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 1: Daly shows up and wants to come on stage and sing. 381 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: I turned the band and go, y'all know, knocking on 382 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 1: happen his door? Let's do it? One, two, three four. 383 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 1: The last time he sang it was at the Monday 384 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: after the Masters Your Charity golf tournament. He got done 385 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: with the song, he walked over off stage and kissed 386 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: me on the mouth. Yes, no, no, that's not good. 387 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: I was like, I never want to hear this song again. 388 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:06,400 Speaker 1: John Daly just sang it okay, and he walked over 389 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: and he just kept walking over and he grabbed my 390 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: face and he kissed me on the mouth. And my 391 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: son goes, does he do that every time he sings this? Good? 392 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: I hope not. I hope not. All right, so I'll 393 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: see you this weekend. Thanks again, and good luck to 394 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: your dolphins this weekend. All right, man, I'll talk to 395 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: you later. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 396 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. 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We chat with captains 406 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: of industry in media, sports and more every week Explorer 407 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:02,360 Speaker 1: so amazing facts about a human nature and more. Let's 408 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 1: en to the Fifth Hour with Ben mallow on the 409 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. 410 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: Greg McElroy ABC, ESPAN college football analyst. Former Alabama quarterback 411 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: led Bama to a national title in twenty ten. Greg 412 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 1: was on the call for Notre Dame Florida State on 413 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: Sunday night. He's got Texas at Arkansas that will be 414 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: coming up this Saturday at seven Eastern. Greg, thanks for 415 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:26,919 Speaker 1: joining us. Great see again. Let me start with our 416 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: poll question. You can win a national championship or you 417 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: can be the Heisman Trophy winner? Which one would you take? 418 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: Since you've won a national title? Would you trade in 419 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: the twenty ten National Championship to be named the Heisman 420 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: Trophy winner? I think your ability to live on forever 421 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: as an individual would be better as the Heisman Trophy winner? Dan, 422 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: But I would never trade in my national championship knowing 423 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:58,959 Speaker 1: that that collectively we're able to earn that together, you know, 424 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: just like you and the days. Would you really trade 425 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: an individual? But is it better to achieve? Hold on 426 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: for a second. We got a bad connection. I think 427 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: I actually heard him say that he would rather win 428 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: the national title than the Heisman, So I know, looking 429 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: there was a bad connection there. Yeah, that's a classic 430 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,639 Speaker 1: bad connection. Oh I can't answer the question. Yeah, I 431 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't do this thing. Yeah. Is Greg macklroy back with us? 432 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: All right? Greg? So there there was a communication, you know, 433 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: connection problem because I actually thought you said you'd rather 434 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 1: have the national title than win the Heisman. I love 435 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: that you're trying to say as if I was crazy 436 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: in answering that. I said I would never trade my 437 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 1: National championship been for anything. The Heisman would potentially make 438 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: me think twice. But no, the National Championship is something 439 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,479 Speaker 1: that we earned collectively. Dan. While yes, at the Heisman 440 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 1: Trophy winner you get to cash in and Nissan commercials, 441 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: you get to do a lot of amazing things when 442 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: your individual legacy will live on forever, but collective doing 443 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: something together, i'lla of the national championship. Man, Come on, 444 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: I'm not trading that in no way. When you go 445 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: back to Tuscaloosa, do you have to buy dinner? Depends 446 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 1: on how nice the restaurant is and knowing the quality 447 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: of the restaurants that we have in the beautiful city 448 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 1: that is Tuscaloosa. Yes, I have to have to buy 449 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: dinner quite often. But yes I've had to buy dinner drinks. However, 450 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: usually those come free of charge as long as you 451 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: leave a pretty decent sized tip. But when you played 452 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 1: at Alabama, you didn't have to buy a dinner or 453 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: buy drinks. That is inaccurate because Niel at that point 454 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: as I appreciate you trying to connect the dots and 455 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: lead me down this dangerous path. Every time I come 456 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: in on here, I go viral for something remarkably inappropriate, 457 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: and some comment will live on and infamy forever because 458 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: of something I say with you guys. So no, I'm 459 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: not going to take the bait on that one under 460 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: no circumstances. But name, image and likeness. Your final season 461 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: at Alabama, how do you think you could have cashed in? 462 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: I think I would have done pretty well. I don't 463 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: know to what extent because some of the numbers that 464 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: have been thrown out here. At that point, social media 465 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: was early, right, it was very much in its infancy, 466 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: Like you couldn't use Facebook to create a revenue stream. 467 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: Twitter was just getting underway. So yeah, while you had following, 468 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 1: the access to the player and the people would not 469 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: have been has been as significant. But yeah, I'm signing 470 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: autographs and appearances. It probably would have been an excess 471 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: of six figures. Probably fairly comfortably too when thinking about 472 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: the promotional opportunities that you would have had within the 473 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: STATEUM we were the first national champions in seventeen years, 474 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: so being the starting quarterback, it probably would have been 475 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 1: fairly lucrative. Who had the worst weekend in college football 476 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: the ACC as a whole. The Pac twelve would be 477 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: a really close runner up given the inexplicable loss that 478 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: Washington had as a top twenty team, as the team 479 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: that prides himself on their offensive lind and getting pushed 480 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 1: around by an FCS opponent. But I would say those 481 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:16,440 Speaker 1: two by far and away had the most disappointing performances 482 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: the fact. And here's just to put the ACC's performance 483 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:24,360 Speaker 1: into perspective. A lot of people are saying the finest 484 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: moment for the ACC came on Sunday night and what 485 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 1: was a moral victory by one of their blue blood schools. 486 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: That to me gives you a sense of where the 487 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,360 Speaker 1: ACC is at. And I'm not saying Florida State wasn't impressive. 488 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 1: They were remarkably impressive. The teams made a ton of progress, 489 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: and I'm proud of them for the effort that they 490 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: put on the field on Sunday night. But that gives 491 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 1: you a perspective of where that league is right now, 492 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: with the top to bottom lack of quality that they 493 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 1: have throughout. What about LSU losing at UCLA I can't 494 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: say that was surprising, man. I mean, LSU had struggled 495 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 1: on the defense side of the football last year. But 496 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: I think this was as much about UCLA B and 497 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: legit and this is a UCLA team in year number 498 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,120 Speaker 1: four under Chip Kelly that started a bunch of freshmen 499 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:12,679 Speaker 1: four years ago and we're awful. But then you started 500 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: to see them make some strides. And then last year 501 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: we actually did their game against USD Band and they 502 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: were a team that I thought to myself, like, man, 503 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: if not for COVID, what could have been. But with 504 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: the challenges that they had in the Pac twelve, not 505 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: starting until early November and having a weird fall camp, 506 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: it was almost as if they had their growth stunted 507 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 1: as a team and as an organization. But now fast 508 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: forward this year and all the pieces are starting to 509 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: come together. They have a lot of veterans, they've added 510 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: a couple of pieces via the transfer portal, and Ship 511 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: has created a scheme running the football that is almost 512 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 1: impossible to defend, especially with the running backs running as 513 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: hard as they are and a quarterback that can carve 514 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: you up occasionally went on the move throwing the football. 515 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: So I actually think last weekend's performance. While it was 516 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: a disappointing performance for LSU, I actually came away equally 517 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 1: impressed by what UCLA did. How all hyped up should 518 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: Alabama fans be with Bryce Young? I don't think Alabama 519 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 1: fans need any help hyping themselves up. They every year 520 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: this is the greatest team in the history of the world. 521 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: But it is. This is obviously after a weekend in 522 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: which you saw some teams really not put together complete performances. 523 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: I mean, ben against quality opponents. You could probably count 524 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: on two hands how many really dominant performances there were 525 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: by teams on both sides of the football. Like from 526 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 1: what one team might have done offensively they struggled defensively. 527 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 1: That would be say, let's say Oklahoma using them as 528 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: an example, Well, some teams dominated defensively and struggled offensively. 529 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: We'll use Georgia. So I mean, there's plenty of teams 530 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: that are looking at themselves in the mirror on Monday saying, man, 531 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: we left a lot of opportunities on the field on 532 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 1: both sides of the football. Alabama is one of the 533 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: few teams that really looked complete both offensively and defensively. 534 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: And if you want to go one step further in 535 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: the special teams game as well. So it should be 536 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: no surprise that Alabama, with the talent that they have, 537 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: they're always going to be as good as anybody in 538 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 1: college football. But to be that good that early, I 539 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: think that was a little bit of a warning shot 540 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: to the rest of the world that's watching them play 541 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: at a level that not many people can replicate. Does 542 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: the targeting rule work? Who? Yes, it does, but we 543 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: need to do a better job as a sport making 544 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: sure people understand it. Like there are broadcasters and people 545 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: and coaches that don't understand the rule, and I think 546 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: that's occasionally frustrating because people have a difficult time understanding 547 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: why it's called targeting. And just because it's helmet the 548 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 1: helmet DAN doesn't mean it's targeting. It doesn't mean it's 549 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: an autumn at a conjection, and it doesn't mean that 550 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: the refs are against your team. It's not a helmet. 551 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:08,840 Speaker 1: The helmet happens almost on every single play, but in 552 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: order for it to be targeting, you have to have 553 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: one an indicator which is initiating contact with the crown 554 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: of your helmet, or you have to have a launch 555 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 1: or an upward thrust. So think about a player launching 556 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: upward towards the head or neck area of a defenseless player. 557 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 1: Those are the two indicators. If it's one of those 558 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 1: two indicators, it can potentially be targeting depending on where 559 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,000 Speaker 1: the contact and the forcible contact takes place. So I 560 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: think we need to do a better job as a 561 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 1: sport educating people, and I don't think people want to 562 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: be educated. I think in some ways people don't really 563 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: want to learn the rule. They just don't like that 564 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: it's not the barbaric ronnie lot, I'm going to take 565 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: your head off across the middle type of game that 566 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: it wants was. It's just not that way. We're trying 567 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: to keep players safe and we have actually dan seen 568 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 1: changes in players behavior now week one, Week two, Week three, 569 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: you see a lot more targeting fouls because guys aren't 570 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: as dialed into tackling fundamentals. But as the season goes along, 571 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: you'll see less and less. So yes, last night was 572 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: eye opening. Four targeting fouls in the first half alone 573 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 1: in that Louisville Whole Miss game, some of which were inexcusable, 574 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: where guys are just leading and spearing with the crowd 575 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: of their helmets. So it works, but I think we 576 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: need to do a better job making sure people understand 577 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: why it's targeting and how we reached the targeting rule 578 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,080 Speaker 1: and why a guy got ejected, and they could potentially 579 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 1: affect them not just for this game, but for the 580 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 1: next game as well. Talking to Greg McElroy, former Alabama 581 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: quarterback US a college football analyst for ESPN and ABC, 582 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 1: you were on the call for Notre Dame in Florida State. 583 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: How would you sum up Macmilton's comeback story? Man? Was 584 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 1: that crazy or what? I mean? You as someone that 585 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,640 Speaker 1: was watching the game and just sitting there, because I 586 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 1: can tell you what it felt like in the booth, 587 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,480 Speaker 1: I would like to note from your perspective, Dan, as 588 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: someone that's consumed a ton of sport, what was it 589 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: like knowing the story and seeing him back out there 590 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 1: almost orchestrating one of the most amazing comebacks we've ever seen. Well, 591 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: I remember having him on the show when he was 592 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:15,040 Speaker 1: at Central Florida and then he had that devastating injury, 593 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: and it's almost like a ghost reappeared in a different 594 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 1: uniform and you go, oh my god, Mac Milton is 595 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: back on the sidelines and then he goes into the 596 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: game and whoever your director was on that game showing 597 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: his parents. That just made it all work because you 598 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,560 Speaker 1: saw that parents can only do so much. You're watching 599 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: your son, you probably deep down don't want him to 600 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 1: be playing because he nearly lost his leg. Weren't even 601 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 1: sure if he'd even be able to walk. Now he's playing, 602 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 1: and you're there watching it in person with the doctor 603 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 1: who performed the surgery. Yeah, it's crazy. I mean that 604 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 1: that's something out of a movie. It's almost as if 605 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: if you put it in a movie, Dan, people would 606 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:01,800 Speaker 1: say that's too far, that's the ludicrous, it would never happen. 607 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 1: But it was happening right there, right before our very eyes, 608 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,719 Speaker 1: and it was unbelievable. And to see the shots of 609 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: his mom I want to give credit to Jeff Evers 610 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:13,720 Speaker 1: in our amazing camera crew, I mean Dred Jeff Evers, 611 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,279 Speaker 1: our director, I mean he to capture that moment and 612 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:21,480 Speaker 1: to see his mom uncontrollably crying, and then at the 613 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: end of the drive, as soon as her son got 614 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:26,879 Speaker 1: off the field, you finally saw her exhale. You can 615 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:29,880 Speaker 1: only imagine what the anxiety was like. I was nervous. 616 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: I mean, I with no rooting interest whatsoever. I was 617 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: a nervous wreck, like, oh my god, don't hit this kid, Like, 618 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: give him a black jersey. He's untouchable, don't hit him, 619 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 1: you know. So it was like a level of anxiety 620 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:44,840 Speaker 1: that was tough to really comprehend, and while also trying 621 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:48,520 Speaker 1: to be professional within the broadcast, and yet internally all 622 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:51,479 Speaker 1: of us rooting for McKenzie Millton not to win the game. 623 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: It was just just rooting for his health, rooting for 624 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 1: his satisfaction of completing this long, arduous comeback. Man, it 625 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:00,320 Speaker 1: was insane. I've never had an experience like that in 626 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: the boot. It was almost as it was almost an 627 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:06,240 Speaker 1: out of body experience to see that. And of course 628 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 1: he did. He didn't win the game. Notre Dame hung 629 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 1: on and did what they did to do down the stretch. 630 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 1: But man, just to see the magic in the air 631 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,920 Speaker 1: that night, on the first night in which they're playing 632 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 1: a football game in tallahassee after Bobby Bowdens Bowden's passing, 633 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 1: and then you just have the magic of Mackenzie Milton, 634 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:25,800 Speaker 1: who has always been a magical player, but a magical 635 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: player now on a completely reconstructed leg It was something 636 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: I will never forget. It was absolutely unbelievable in you're 637 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: on hundred percent right. It was a movie script. We 638 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 1: were living out right before our very eyes. On national television. 639 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: If you see Jeff Evers telling him a great job. 640 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: I wasn't sure who the director was, but knowing Jeff 641 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 1: at the Mothership when I worked there, congratulate him. That 642 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: was great. And we're having Macmilton on the show tomorrow 643 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:54,359 Speaker 1: so should be fun. You'll be him. He may tell 644 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,840 Speaker 1: him as if he didn't need any more fans, but 645 00:35:56,920 --> 00:36:01,120 Speaker 1: he got about eight million more fans on Sunday night 646 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:03,720 Speaker 1: after the performance, and just the heart that he displayed 647 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:06,320 Speaker 1: was unbelievable. Great, great to talk to you again, thanks 648 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: for joining us. Tell Joe Tessa tour. We said, hello, 649 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: this sounds good man, So good to talk to you guys. 650 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:13,399 Speaker 1: Miss y'all, hope go doing well.