1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Welcome to the program hour one on this Wednesday, 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Dan and The Dane's Stan Patrick Show. Boy. A lot 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: has happened in the last twenty four twenty five hours. 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: Because it was prior to yesterday's show, we were watching 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: women's gymnastics and Simone Biles said I'm not competing anymore. 7 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: There was confusion. We didn't know if it was physical, 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: is it mental? Is it a little bit of both. 9 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: We'll hear from Simone Biles coming up here in a moment, 10 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: and her decision to pull out of the team gymnastics 11 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,480 Speaker 1: competition has really changed the tone of the twenty twenty 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: one Olympics. Of all the athletes in Tokyo, she was 13 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: the shirt thing. If you said who's going to win gold? 14 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 1: Now you might have said Katie Ladeki, maybe the basketball team. 15 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: It was Simone Biles. It was not a question of 16 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: if she's going to win gold, but how many golds 17 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: is she going to win? This was supposed to be 18 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: the coronation of her. Is one of the great athletes 19 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: of all time, American athletes of all time, not just gymnasts, 20 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: not just Olympians. But that conversation has changed because instead 21 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: of focusing on her remarkable physical skills, we're now talking 22 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: about the mental toll the level of competition can have. 23 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: She does things in gymnastics that nobody else can do, 24 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: but many of us can relate to the topic she's 25 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: talking about now, and that's stress, the fear of disappointing people. 26 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: And we'll wait to see what happens. She's pulled out 27 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: of the individual all around competition that'll be coming up Thursday. 28 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: Now you have the other singular events coming up, and 29 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: that'll be coming up over the weekend. Hopefully she's able 30 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: to compete dominate the field. But if it doesn't happen, 31 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: maybe her experience in Tokyo can be productive in a 32 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: completely different way, because as tough as this week seems 33 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: to be for some oone Biles, it's an opportunity for 34 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: her to inspire people with her honesty and her vulnerability, 35 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: and you certainly had that yesterday. I don't think we 36 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: have to over react one way or another. Like twenty 37 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: years ago, we would be looking at this saying, wait, 38 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: you're in the Olympics and you're not mentally tough enough 39 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: to compete. We're far more understanding with this. Now we 40 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: have far more research on this. Now you can still 41 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: be critical if you want to say, Brett Farr played 42 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: through a football game and he was incredible on that 43 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: Monday night when his father passed away. Michael Phelps was 44 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: able to swim through some of his issues. I understand 45 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: all of that. If you don't want to applaud her, 46 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: I think we got to be careful when we're criticizing. 47 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: You know, have some empathy to know in that moment, 48 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: she's saying, I can't compete, and if you watch her 49 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: in that competition, she's not enjoying herself, not enjoying herself 50 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: at all. And she may have cost her team if 51 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: she did compete, And maybe she cost her team because 52 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: she didn't compete. I mean, they're both possible here. But 53 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: if you watch it in the context of when it happened, 54 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: and she came out there and she's cheering, you know, 55 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: the time that she seemed like she was truly herself 56 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: and enjoying herself. When she's cheering on her teammates, she 57 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: could have stayed in the locker room. She's on camera 58 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: every performance focused on her. I give her a lot 59 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: of credit Now that doesn't mean I don't want athletes 60 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,399 Speaker 1: to fight through things. But normally it's a physical thing 61 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: you're fighting through. We can understand that, and I can 62 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: understand both sides. Hey, we want our athletes to compete, 63 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: fight through an injury. Well, mental is different. You can't 64 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: see it. You're going, wait, what's wrong, Wait, you're not 65 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: having a good time, Oh, boo hoo. I understand people's 66 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: reaction to that, but I think that's on the surface 67 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: when you don't understand that anybody who's ever had these conditions, 68 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: gone through these moments, had panic attacks. It's real. It's 69 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: just not something that we attached to our sports heroes, 70 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: our athletes, the goats, they fight through this. Michael Jordan 71 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: had the food poison, the flu game. He fought through it. 72 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: Like Tom Brady played an entire season with a knee 73 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: that needed surgery. I understand all of those things. Those 74 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: are physical things. Also understand this if you're not in 75 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 1: the right mindset. Let's say you're playing basketball Kevin Love. 76 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: Kevin Love was going through something, some mental anxiety, panic attacks. 77 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: He just walked off the floor. Now he's not in 78 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: danger playing basketball. Do you realize how dangerous gymnastics is 79 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: it is the most dangerous statistically high school sport in America. 80 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: It is the number of injuries. She's not herself when 81 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: she's out there. I think the enormity of this. I 82 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: also think an extra year the pandemic. I think that 83 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: they were trying to bubble wrap the gymnast because of 84 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: the importance of the Olympics. You have sponsors who are 85 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: now saying, hey, NBC ratings are going to be dipping 86 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: if Simone Vials isn't competing Simone Biles. There's a lot 87 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: attached to it. But she did meet with the media 88 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: yesterday and she was asked about is this physical or mental? 89 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: Was there any injury? That was one thing we want 90 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: to know, and if you can elaborate on maybe the 91 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: stress you've been feeling. We all know when you're in 92 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: the spotlights. We didn't imagine what it's like, right. No injury, thankfully, 93 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: And that's why I took a setback, because I didn't 94 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: want to do something silly out there and get injured. 95 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: So I thought it was best if these girls took 96 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: over and did the rest of the job, which they 97 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: absolutely did. Their Olympic silver medalists now and they should 98 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: be really proud of themselves for how well they did 99 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: last minute having to go in. And then she talked 100 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: just about the stress of the Olympics. It's been really 101 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: stressful this Olympic Games. I think just as a whole, 102 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: not having an audience. There are a lot of different 103 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: variables going into it. It's been a long week, it's 104 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: been a long Olympic process, it's been a long year. 105 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: So just a lot of different variables. And I think 106 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: we're just a little bit too stressed out. But we 107 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: should be out here having fun, and sometimes that's not 108 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: the case. Five years, she's twenty four, it's been five 109 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: years that build up, and Michael Phelps brought up something 110 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: last night. By the way, Michael Phelps has been wonderful 111 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: on this topic. He talked about how that extra year 112 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: it's almost like and she talked about Simone Biles prior 113 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: to the Olympics she couldn't wait for the Olympics to 114 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: be over. It's rare when an athlete who gets this 115 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: opportunity once every four years or five years says, I 116 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: can't wait for this to be over. You want to 117 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: savor the moment, stay on that podium. You want to 118 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: hear that anthem you want to be with your teammates. 119 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: She couldn't wait for the Olympics to be over, and 120 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: you almost got the feeling that she felt like she 121 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: had to compete in the Olympics, not that she wanted to. 122 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: She had nothing left to proof. I mean, Michael Phelps 123 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: had nothing left to proof. Now you do get sponsors 124 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: who are paying you, but she's also turning down that 125 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: bonus money because she didn't win a gold, at least 126 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: not yet. I mean, they're human, They're fallible, Katie Ladecki, 127 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: she can't lose mate. She lost, wait, she lost again. 128 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: They're fallible. And as much as we want to trump 129 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: up triumph, Brett Farve played through his father's death, Tom 130 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: Brady playing on a knee that needed surgery. Like, I 131 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:51,239 Speaker 1: can respect both of them, and I don't. Maybe Katie 132 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: Ladecki's feeling the same pressure. I have no idea, but 133 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: it's easy for us, certainly if you're a grown up 134 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: and you're there on your couch and you're watching going wait, 135 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, let's go, like Simone Biles, let 136 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: you down. This is about her. She's the one that 137 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,239 Speaker 1: asked to deal with the ramifications here. You know Naomi 138 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: Osaka doesn't want to play in a Grand Slam event, Well, 139 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: that's a big sacrifice. It's not like she's passing up 140 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: the Indian Wells tennis tournament. She's saying I don't feel comfortable. 141 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: But Simone Biles did root on her teammates. Simone Biles 142 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: did show up at the press conference and answered questions. 143 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: I have great respect for that, certainly coming back out 144 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: and cheering on her teammates and her teammates. I mean, 145 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: imagine if a quarterback at halftime of the Super Bowl goes, 146 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: I don't think I can do it. I got to 147 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: ask my backup to come in. What if Tom Brady 148 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: at the Super Bowl said I can't go out there, 149 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: Blaine Gabbert's going to have to go out there. Those 150 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: women did a wonderful job in the moment where some 151 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: own Bile says I'm not I mean, they have to 152 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: be going, Wait, what's happening? Is she hurt? No, I 153 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: can't do it? Okay, Jordan Child's stepped up, she's dancing, 154 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: She's getting whatever crowd is there like on your feet, 155 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: like it was a really interesting, remarkable moment from me 156 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: in watching it. Do I want her out there? Yes, 157 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: But you go into this competition, you're supposed to win. 158 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: That's so the pressure of just trying to win is 159 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: one thing. Now you're supposed to win, and then if 160 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: you don't win, Oh, wow, boy, they got really close. 161 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: Oh Katie Ladeki barely won. Oh Team USA barely want 162 00:09:54,679 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: to get like that. That pressure is enormous because it's 163 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: never gonna be good enough for anybody. Oh you call 164 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: yourself the goat. Yes, she calls herself the goat. And 165 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: to some people she did act like the goat yesterday 166 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: because for her she did the right thing in our minds, 167 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: some of us, Oh, you can't quit. What's the message 168 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: you're sending. This is different. This isn't the sixties or 169 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: the seventies, of the eighties, even the nineties. It's different. 170 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: And you've got to be fair. And I think that's 171 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: where people You can have opinions on both sides here, 172 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: but at the end of the day, you've got to 173 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 1: be fair and look at both sides. And I can 174 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: certainly see that eight seven seven three d P Show 175 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: email address DP of Dan Patrick dot com, Twitter handle 176 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: at dp show. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Who's had some issues 177 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: himself of being uncomfortable getting in a car, the losing streak, 178 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: wanting to quit the sport. We thought he would be 179 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: to talk about this. I mean, imagine Junior the week 180 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: after his father dies at Daytona. He has to race 181 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: the next week, has to get in a car. He 182 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 1: inherited that fan base, but he had to live up 183 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 1: to that fan base, and he felt like a failure 184 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: because he didn't win. He was the most overrated driver 185 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: in NASCAR, So we thought Junior would be great to 186 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: talk about this. Bob costas the best at what we do. 187 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: Bobble join us. Coming up in a little bit. We'll 188 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: also talk a little bit more about college football. Ryan 189 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: McGee of ESPN, their college football analyst, has some interesting 190 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: things about this what's going on with the SEC. Bigger 191 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: is not always better. And then, as I mentioned yesterday, 192 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,839 Speaker 1: my sore said, don't be surprised if the Big ten 193 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: and Pact twelve try to merge and do something here 194 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: to salvage the Rose Bull contract that they have and 195 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: what o their teams might join the SEC and some 196 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: of these institutions of higher learning, which is what college 197 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: is supposed to be, will not be interested in joining 198 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: the SEC because of the academic portion of this those 199 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: schools in the ACC and I was told, you know, 200 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest, some of these schools would 201 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 1: not be interested. But some of those schools maybe with 202 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: the different commissioner in the Big Ten, they would be 203 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: interested in joining the Big Ten. It feels like it's 204 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,559 Speaker 1: still open for business with college football, but we'll talk 205 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: about that coming up. Yes, McLevin, I still want the 206 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: Nerd Conference. I think it'd be awesome, the Northwestern, Stanford, 207 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: Notre Dame, all those like get Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, like those 208 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: big conference schools that have like impossible that you need 209 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: like a sixteen hundred SAT to getting into those places. Yeah, 210 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 1: this program, by the way, brought to you by Simply 211 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: Safe Home Security. Simply Safe has been there for the 212 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 1: last fifteen years making you feel safe at home. Go 213 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: to simply safetan dot com today customized system and get 214 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: a free security camera. Pole question, McLevin, what do you 215 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: have for us to so we're trying to come up 216 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: with a fair Simone Biles Pole question. I'm not sure 217 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,719 Speaker 1: a pole question does the situation justice in twenty years? 218 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: What Will Simone Biles be known for a her gymnastics excellence, 219 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 1: be her excellence plus what she went through with this Olympics, 220 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: or see will it be the fact that she had 221 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: to step back during this Olympics. But I don't know 222 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: what's going to happen in her life for the next 223 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: twenty years. I mean, is she a mental health advocate. 224 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: I don't know what she aspires to do when she's 225 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: all said and done. Michael Phelps is doing this mental 226 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: health advocate Kevin Love like Michael Phelps is in a 227 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:48,559 Speaker 1: really good place right now. I remember the first time 228 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: we interviewed him, first couple of times, he was not 229 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: good at all. But now he has things to say, 230 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: he's got charisma. He just seems like he's in a 231 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: good spot. I think we're going to find out more 232 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: and more stories about this of the toll that some 233 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: of this takes on athletes. Others can process it. You know, 234 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:12,199 Speaker 1: once again, I can applaud Brett Farr for doing it. 235 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: His dad just died. I'm going out there and I'm 236 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: going to play, and he was incredible against the Raiders. 237 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: But I can also applaud Simone Biles. You can do 238 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: both all right, we'll take a break. Phone calls are welcome. 239 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: We'll get to those. We'll settle on a poll question. 240 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson has been cleared for training camp, but is 241 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: he going to get on the field. Randall Cobb looks 242 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: like he's going back to the Packers. I don't know 243 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: what year this is. The United States rolled over Iran 244 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: one twenty to sixty six. Katie Ladecki has won a 245 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: gold medal in the fifteen hundred man. Who knows what's 246 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: going to happen today considering what happened yesterday. Glad you're 247 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: on board, We'll come back. Talk a little college football. 248 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: Bob costas Dale, Earnhardt Junior, and you on this program. 249 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: It's fifteen after the hour. This is the Dan Patrick Show. 250 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: Played golf yesterday, Rich Eisen, Jeremy Shap ESPN, and uh 251 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: I used my level select CBD sportscream so my knees, 252 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: my shoulder. You know all the surgeries that I've had up. 253 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: I was incredible yesterday. I was, I was well, I 254 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: was I was Colin Morrikawa. Wow. Yes, I was incredible. 255 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: And did you let Rich and Jeremy know how great 256 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: you were playing? No? You didn't. They're too far behind you. 257 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: They let me know how I was playing. Wow, yes, yes, 258 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: and and you know, I felt like I was on tour. 259 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: I was playing that well, had my my favorite Callaway irons, 260 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: but I had my CBD, my Sports screams, so I 261 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: was ready to go. I was loose, I was getting 262 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: out there. I was able to swing freely, and I 263 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: was killing it. 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Thanks for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. 273 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch us live every weekday morning nine 274 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: until noon eastern six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio, 275 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: and you can find us on the iHeartRadio app at 276 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: FSR or stream us live on the Peacock app Show. 277 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: Hey Otani hit his thirty sixth home run four hundred 278 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: and sixty four foot blast, Angels lost to the Rockies. 279 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: He's gonna win the MVP. Maybe he'll win it in 280 00:16:55,480 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: a runaway. But playing for a suspect here, his manager, 281 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: Joe Madden says that Otani should win the American League 282 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: MVP Award. It's not even close. Yeah, I certainly understand 283 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: that he's doing it as a hitter and a pitcher. 284 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: What if? What if Joe Madden says he shouldn't win it? 285 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: Like I, this isn't exactly news that unless you say yea, 286 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: Otani's manager backs Otani to win the American League MVP Award. 287 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: Nothing to see here the fact that it's he says 288 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: it's not even close. Okay, I mean I'm fine with that. 289 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: We have a problem though. It feels like in the 290 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: last twenty years giving an MVP to somebody who's not 291 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: on a playoff caliber team. I mean, I go back 292 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: to cal Ripkin, I go back to Andre Dawson. But 293 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 1: you can make a case Shohei Otani is the most 294 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: valuable player to baseball this year. Yes, McLevin, if he 295 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: was a Yankee or a Dodger. How how much bigger 296 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: would his story be. I think it'd be McGuire Sosa 297 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: ninety eight. I mean, I think it would be every day. 298 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: Every day Sports Enter leads to him. Probably so in 299 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 1: the Eastern time zone, that's important, get on the six 300 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: o'clock Sports Center. Although if you're in Los Angeles with 301 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: the Dodgers, Dodgers by the way, struggling here and then 302 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 1: you know Otani, he would be available. I think he 303 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 1: would be accessible. You would see him a lot. You 304 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: might not hear from him as much as much as 305 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: you would go coming up after Sports Center and you 306 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 1: would show show Aotani in batting practice. But you're right, 307 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: But I don't know what's the next level of publicity 308 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: other than you get to the playoffs. I mean, that's 309 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: where you make a name for yourself, or sometimes you 310 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: don't make a name for yourself. We want to see 311 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: you on the big stage. How do you do in 312 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: the big stage, in the big moment. Mike Trout has 313 00:18:53,960 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: had three playoff games his entire career. That's it. You 314 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 1: think about some of these other legends of the game, 315 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: we think about them on the big stage. What did 316 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: you do in the playoffs? Did you get to the 317 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 1: World Series? How many titles did you win? If it's 318 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: a picture, certainly, but some of the great hitters of 319 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: all time in what they did in the postseason and 320 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: what some didn't do in the postseason. This program brought 321 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: to you by Mercedes Benz Vans. It goes far beyond 322 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: from their customization options, cutting edge tech, five star sales service, 323 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 1: financial support crew go the extra mile, taking the all 324 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: important first step into an authorized dealership. Today Jeremy and 325 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: Alabama joins us. Hey Jeremy, what's on your mind today? 326 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 1: Hey Dan? Hey Doc Fritz, how are you doing? Buddy? 327 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: Shout out to w KHS one or two point nine 328 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: my home for Dan Patrick every morning here in Alabama. 329 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 1: Last year, I went to a lot of mental health issues. 330 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: I play music, and it was really hard for me 331 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: to go from being able to just show up and 332 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 1: go play at venues and play shows to sitting there 333 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 1: in front of myself on live streaming. I mean, and 334 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: it's hard when you deal with when you're in front 335 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: of the public a lot, and you want to make 336 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: people happy, you want to do all that, and I 337 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,959 Speaker 1: had to just I had to take a break. I 338 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 1: had to sit down and just find ways to improve 339 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: myself mentally. And that was that came to the expense 340 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: of you know, I found another job that because I 341 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: wasn't happy. I was, you know, I started doing things 342 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,360 Speaker 1: for myself. I'd get up in the morning and just 343 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: kind of take time to sit there by myself and 344 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: just think about the things that made me feel better. 345 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: And I mean it was it got bad to a point, 346 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: but I understand and I man her walking away the 347 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: way she did. I Paul, I think that she's doing 348 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: the best thing for herself mentally, And to be honest 349 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: with you, I think that her doing this way. I've 350 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: understanded gymnastics has had a tough time the past ten 351 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: years and to see how coaches treated those young ladies 352 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: and how they get treated just to make it to 353 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: the Olympics, and also for her and thank you, Jeremy, 354 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: and I hope you're doing better. But you know, understand 355 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 1: she was also part of the Larry Nasser situation. I 356 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: mean that sexual abuse that happened a lot of these gymnasts. Yeah. 357 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: So she gave an interview before the Olympics started, saying 358 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 1: that part of the reason why she was going to retire. 359 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 1: But part of the reason that she decided to compete 360 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: in these games was because she wanted to make sure 361 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 1: that people that there were still a spotlight showing on 362 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,679 Speaker 1: that abuse scandal, because otherwise it probably would have been 363 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: completely swept under the rug and not covered at all. 364 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: But she wanted to make sure that people knew there 365 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: was still an active elite gymnast who was abused by him. Yeah, 366 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 1: because there are a lot of these women that you 367 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: don't know who they are. You didn't hear their stories. 368 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: They didn't make millions of dollars. Simone Biles did want 369 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: to compete. She did want to say you can overcome things, 370 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: so it's not like you just go, oh, she can't compete. 371 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: She'd gone through a few things here and she walked 372 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: away yesterday. Let's see if she comes back. Hopefully she does. 373 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: It's okay, all right, We've been talking some college football 374 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 1: with Oaklhoman, Texas. It seems inevitable. You know, it's not 375 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: a question of if but when. But I don't know 376 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: if you could say it was a good week for 377 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 1: the SEC. Was it a good week for college football? 378 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,360 Speaker 1: And where are we headed? As I said, to you yesterday. 379 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: A source told me, don't be surprised if the big 380 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: ten Pac twelve try to do something here. Could there 381 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 1: be a merger there to make sure they keep that 382 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 1: Rose Bowl pack. Ryan McGee very thoughtful writer at ESPN 383 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: dot com, co host of Marty and McGee, the SEC 384 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: Network and ESPN Radio, and he wrote some things about 385 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: what's going on with the SEC and Oklahoma Texas. Bigger's 386 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 1: not better here? Ryan? Did the SEC have a good 387 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: week this past week? The SEC had a great week? 388 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, you just said it. I co host 389 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: the show on SEC Network. I had a great week. 390 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:21,919 Speaker 1: I mean, Paul Finbaum had a great week. You know, 391 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 1: a lot of people had. Greg Sakey had a great week. 392 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: But but the question is, and this is what I 393 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: worry about, just in the entirety of sports, whenever there's 394 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 1: big changes, is it good for everyone else? And what 395 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 1: made me think of this interestantly enough was what Nick 396 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 1: Saban had to say a few hours before we all 397 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: found out through the Houston Chronicle for the first time 398 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: about Texas and Oklahoma. And he was talking about NIL 399 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: and he was talking about the transfer portal and expanded 400 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: playoff and he said listen, all of these things benefit Alabama. 401 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 1: But then he started talking about Kent State where he 402 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: went to school, and Toledo where he was a head coach, 403 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 1: And I mean, you're a dating guy, jimbo Offisher start 404 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: thom at Stamford. These guys worry about how this affects everyone, 405 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: not just them. But at the end of the day, yeah, 406 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 1: great for them, they said it. But the question is 407 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 1: ten years now, will this have been great for everyone? 408 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: If you got an honest inshot of Nick Saban and said, 409 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: are you happy o'clomban Texas are in the SEC, what 410 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: do you think Coach Saban would say. Nick Saban is 411 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: all about how do I get to the playoff? Whether 412 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 1: it's four teams or twelve teams or whatever. It's why 413 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: every player on his team will more than likely have 414 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: a shot in their arm, a vaccination by the time 415 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: they get there. He can't official state that how it's 416 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: gonna be. Nothing's going to stand in the way of 417 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: him getting to the playoffs. So if this is an 418 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 1: obstacle to get to the playoff, then he ain't happy. 419 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: But if a win against one of those teams, and 420 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 1: he clearly is not scared of anyone. If a win 421 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 1: against one of these teams is what's going to get 422 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 1: him to the playoff, then Hills all about it. But 423 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: I think initially, yeah, you're looking at the schedule and 424 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: you're thinking, Okay, there's there's a week that I'm probably 425 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: not going to play Mercer, you know, or even schedule 426 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 1: Miami and the opener. You know, this is a week 427 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: when I've got one of these two. So I think 428 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 1: in the in the short term, Uh, he will tell 429 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 1: you he's happy, but he's probably already trying to do 430 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 1: the math, like what does this mean for me? Get 431 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 1: into January? Right? So what's the big picture? What's the 432 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: end game here for college football? Because I look at 433 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: Greg Sankey, is Roger Goodell and any ESPN so those two, 434 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: those two go hand in hand. But it feels like 435 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: we're headed towards the NFL model in college football, where 436 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,439 Speaker 1: you're gonna have maybe forty schools, you're gonna compete for 437 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 1: sixteen playoff spots, You're gonna have conferences, you're gonna have 438 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: you know, USC plays Ohio State in Week one, Ohio 439 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: State plays Oklahoma and week two like you're gonna have 440 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: and the you know, the smaller schools are going to 441 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: be relegated. If you know your history, then you know that. 442 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: You know, right across the street from where the incident 443 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: headquarters used to be in Kansas City is the is 444 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: the quaint little building where the NAIA lives. Well, they 445 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: used to run everything, and then one day the big 446 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 1: schools decided to go do something else. And we've all 447 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: talked about forever. You know, at what point do the 448 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: power five or whoever the powers that be go do 449 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: their own thing, because you know that basketball money was 450 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,199 Speaker 1: still sitting over there in Indianapolis, and you know, they 451 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: were running the cosketball playoffs by themselves. They liked the 452 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: NCUBAA being the bad guy, even though they were on 453 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: all the committees. I mean, you know, the NCABA, the 454 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 1: asylum's run by the inmates, and it was a very 455 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: very it was very convenient scapeguilt. Well, now the question 456 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: is what are they going to do going forward? And 457 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: I think you're right. I think it's either this NFL model, 458 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 1: which I hate. By the way, NFL is great, but 459 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: college is on Saturday and the NFL's on Sunday, So 460 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:51,199 Speaker 1: I don't like a twelve team playoff. It just feels 461 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: like the NFL playoffs. It's not different. But going forward 462 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: to either gonna be what you're talking about, or it's 463 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 1: going to be what we've all predicted for a long time, 464 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: which you're six team team super conferences. Now, whether that's 465 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 1: a power five or a Power four, I don't know. 466 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,639 Speaker 1: Roy Kramer, the man who created all this, told me 467 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: in twenty eleven, he said, fourteen is not the number. 468 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 1: Sixteen is the number. He said, once you hit sixteen, 469 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: that's the right number of teams. More than that's too many. 470 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 1: Fewer than that's too few. That was ten years ago. 471 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, as perdu usual, Roy Kramer seems 472 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: to be right. What happens with a big ten? Don't 473 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 1: you're mister big ten? As Paul five, Mom always tells me, right, 474 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,719 Speaker 1: very quiet, right, and what have we learned about all this? 475 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: And what do we learn in twenty eleven, and what 476 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: do we learn in nineteen ninety two? The people who 477 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: aren't saying anything are up to something and uh and 478 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: so yeah, it's no one at the PAC twelve would 479 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: have said anything about anything if they hadn't have media 480 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: day just now. Yeah, and so everyone's being very quiet 481 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: and as you know, as Greg Greg Saken talk us 482 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 1: all a week ago today, the quietest person is probably 483 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: the person this up to someone. What about Notre Dame, 484 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: you know, Dan of Meat. All comes down to money. 485 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 1: I mean, NBC has been writing a check to the 486 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,679 Speaker 1: to them for thirty years and it's been great. The 487 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: question has always been when the money gets bigger in 488 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:22,920 Speaker 1: the conferences and you can't ignore it, I mean the ACC. 489 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: And I was at the AEC Championship game and all 490 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: those Notre Dame people like, theyre I'm pretty good time 491 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:29,880 Speaker 1: to me. You know. Obviously they lost Clempson. We all 492 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: predicted of it, but the experience looked great and coach 493 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 1: Kelly was telling me, this is great, but we're having 494 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,400 Speaker 1: a great time. And it was a little a little 495 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: a tryout. And per the contract, they can't go anywhere 496 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: until they talk to the ACC first. That's what John 497 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: Swafford wrote in that an amazing contract with Notre Dame. 498 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, follow the money 499 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: and if they can make as much money with their 500 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: you know, Saturday afternoon and Saturday nights on NBC, they're 501 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: gonna stay with that. But if the money is bigger 502 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: in a conference, and the payout is bigger in the 503 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: conference somewhere. So it's the reason Texas and Clone were 504 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: doing what they're doing. So wherever the checks are bigger, 505 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: they'll all end up no matter what to tell you. 506 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 1: We're talking to Ryan McGee ESPN dot Com, senior writer, 507 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: co host to Marty and McGee on SEC Network and 508 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 1: the ESPN Radio. We got Dale Junior on coming up 509 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: Final Hour. My man and I thought he would be 510 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: interesting to talk about with just that mental pressure, you 511 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: know what happened with Simone vials and I know it's 512 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 1: a completely different sport, but you know getting in that car, 513 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: you know the pressure he had. He wasn't winning. He 514 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 1: inherited his dad's fan base. He got into car the 515 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: following week after, you know, Senior died at Daytona. So 516 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: I just kind of curious his mindset. And you've known 517 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: Junior a long time. When I had the incredible honor 518 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 1: of helping Dale write his book a few years ago, 519 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: Race into the Finish, he and I both learned so 520 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: much about mental health and we both agreed that whether 521 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: it was the loss of his father or whether it 522 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: was the loss of my mother and Monrone with Carolina 523 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: around that same time, we both wished that we had 524 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,800 Speaker 1: known more about mental health when we experienced those things 525 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: as kids. And his perspective and this is amazing, and 526 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 1: it's not just a physical injury, which is what he 527 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: suffered time and time and time again and ultimately pushed 528 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: him out of the race car But it was what 529 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: you're talking about and what we both learned, you know, 530 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: through his doctor and he'll tell you all about Mickey, 531 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: is that, you know, stress and mental health is the 532 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: greatest contributing factor to not being able to heal physical health. 533 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: And if you go by you go back now and 534 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: listen to what Simone Biles was saying. That's what she 535 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 1: was saying. You know, are you putting yourself in a 536 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: position to injure yourself physically perhaps forever because you weren't 537 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: in the right mental mindset. And ultimately, you know, that's 538 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: the decision that Dellar Junior had to make about his career. 539 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, I'll be watching and listening because I and 540 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 1: then I want to call him after and talk to 541 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 1: him about it. I hope you're doing well and I'm good. Yeah, 542 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: speaking of mental health, you remember that time in the 543 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: mid nineties, on Sports Center, and this pa turned in 544 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 1: a shot sheet and the handwriting was so atrocious that 545 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: it created like a week of firestorm controversy on campus. 546 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: Remember that Sports Center? Yeah that was me. Yeah yeah, 547 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: and uh and uh you you taught me a great 548 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: lesson about attitude that week, and I have I've remembered 549 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:30,280 Speaker 1: it ever since, and hopefully my attitude, my mental attitude 550 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 1: has been better. What was my advice, Uh, don't be. 551 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: I think it was when I come to you and 552 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 1: tell you that your handwriting is atrocious, you probably should 553 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: be should listen and not be so defensive. But in 554 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: my defense, I was twenty three years old, I think 555 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: six months or I was sitting in Western Civil But yeah, 556 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: I go to Key. I'm driving Keith to work, and 557 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: I go, Man, Dan's really mad at me. He was 558 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: just you should listen to what he says, and I did, 559 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: so thank you for that. That worked out well. You know, 560 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: college grad, you thought you knew everything at ESPN. I 561 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: did know. And I have a sixteen year old water now, 562 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: so she knows everything. And uh and I apply my 563 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: Dan Patrick lesson to my life here at the house 564 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: all the time. Wait minute, So you had to pick 565 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: up Keith from his house and because I'm drove work 566 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 1: two or three days a week. Yeah, my first day 567 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: as a PA, I walk into the newsroom. I've been 568 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: watching you guys all throughout college and walking in the 569 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 1: news room and Keith is putting flyers in the mailboxes 570 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: because the Southington cab company has increased its rates. And 571 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: he's right, so he's looking for a ride to work. 572 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: And I didn't even I started. I'd just come from 573 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: ault Jaffe's office. I saw my town and I go, 574 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: are you serious? And he said yeah. I said, what 575 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 1: time did I pick up tomorrow? So I drove Keith 576 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: to work for the whole two years I was up there. Yeah, 577 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 1: I'd be like, man, Dan's mad? Should I Should I 578 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: be worried? He goes, yes, you should be worried. You 579 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 1: should talk to Dan and get the straightened out. Okay, 580 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: thank you, Keith. You could write a book about that. Yeah, 581 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 1: y'all wrote a book and uh yeah, maybe morning, and 582 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 1: I'll write a book when I'll write a chapter about 583 00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: driving Keith to work in the time, Dan Patrick had 584 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 1: a SNAr to talk about my handwriting. But it did 585 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 1: make us better at Sports Center because of your your 586 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: handwriting in your shot sheet, because that's it. Like we 587 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 1: were doing live highlights and it was it's it's chaos. 588 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: When I tell people we didn't even get to see 589 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: what you were writing. I'd get it on the air live, 590 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: oh yeah, and then i'd have to kind of figure 591 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: out your hieroglyphics. No, I knew it. So I'm literally 592 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 1: running down the hallway and your run twenty steps, put 593 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: the paper on the wall and write a shot, run 594 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: twenty steps. And I run in there and slotted in there, 595 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 1: and I knew I literally slid it in there like 596 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 1: this like this. He can't read Gary Trent's name. What 597 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: am I doing here? Thankfully? Thankfully you were good at it. 598 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 1: So thank you for that, yeah and giving and then 599 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:47,560 Speaker 1: I would take Keith to the drack cleaner and the 600 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 1: TCB one. Great to talk to you, Ryan, Thank you, buddy. 601 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: Thank you. Davin all Right ESPN dot Com senior writer, 602 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: co host of Marty and McGee on SEC Network ESPN 603 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: Radio is a big deal at the time, because I mean, 604 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 1: this is this is my livelihood. It's live TV, and 605 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:10,799 Speaker 1: what happens is you know. So he's a production assistant 606 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:14,440 Speaker 1: and he's been there for six months maybe, and he 607 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:17,439 Speaker 1: comes in and you have to sit down, watch a game, 608 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: and then you write, let's say, at forty seconds to 609 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:25,280 Speaker 1: recap Yankees Mariners, and it could be just a game 610 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: in July. Well, he's got forty seconds that they give you, 611 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:31,799 Speaker 1: all right, got an establisher, Hey, Yankee Stadium. Maybe it's 612 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 1: a goofy shot. Then you have a home run double play. 613 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: Jeter does something great man, the Yankees win, Well, he's 614 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: got to do that right after the game, get it, 615 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:48,800 Speaker 1: get the highlights edited, and then race over to Sports 616 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 1: Center at eleven o'clock. And we didn't even see the highlights, 617 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:54,160 Speaker 1: so he would I have to trust everything he would 618 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: write down in these production assistants he would come in. 619 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,439 Speaker 1: There were times when I'd be on camera, I'd reach 620 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:03,959 Speaker 1: my arm out and grab the shot sheet and then say, 621 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 1: and Yankees and Mariners from Yankee Stadium, here are the highlights, 622 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:10,480 Speaker 1: And then I grabbed the paper. Sometimes I'd have to 623 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: turn it the other way because it was not even 624 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: right side up, and I'm just reading what he's got there. 625 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: I don't know how long the highlights are going to be, 626 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: as far as how loose they are, how tight they 627 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:25,319 Speaker 1: are information. I don't even know Ryan McGee at the time. 628 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: I don't think other than Hey, what's your name? Ryan? Hey? Ryan? 629 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,600 Speaker 1: How about some better handwriting? We would do that every 630 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:35,880 Speaker 1: single night. Seventy percent of the highlights we'd watch we 631 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: didn't get the chance to see them because the games 632 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:42,239 Speaker 1: were ending. Yeah. Seton winning is in the details, Dan, 633 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,319 Speaker 1: Thank you. Setan winning is in the details. Yep. And 634 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:48,560 Speaker 1: that's why we haven't won a Sports Emmy. Detail oriented 635 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:50,959 Speaker 1: around here. We have bad handwriting in this room. Let's 636 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,520 Speaker 1: take a break. Play other day up next. Thanks for 637 00:35:53,560 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to 638 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: catch us live every weekday morning nine until noon eastern 639 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,880 Speaker 1: six to nine. Pick on Fox Sports Radio, and you 640 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: can find us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR or 641 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 1: stream us live on the Peacock app. Hey it's me 642 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: Rob Parker. 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It's picked up by months. He 653 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 1: throws the first for the eye. Now they've got the 654 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,439 Speaker 1: run down the food. The third name gis way over 655 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:02,239 Speaker 1: the head. POSI come around third, the Devenger through the 656 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:05,759 Speaker 1: third and he sailed it forty feet over the head 657 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:10,360 Speaker 1: of the third baseman. Pozy comes into score. One of 658 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:14,560 Speaker 1: the great voices in baseball history, John Miller. That's k 659 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,759 Speaker 1: NBR Giants Radio Network. Giants have beaten the Dodgers, now 660 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:20,319 Speaker 1: three in a row, rallying from a deficit in all three. 661 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:23,560 Speaker 1: Now hold a three game lead over LA in the 662 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 1: National League West. You know, I'm always curious with over 663 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:29,720 Speaker 1: unders start of the season, and I would have sworn 664 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: I would have taken the under with the Giants. I 665 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 1: would have been there's no way they're going to reach 666 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: that victory total. Same with the Red Sox, and look 667 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: at both of those teams. Certainly the Giants big surprise 668 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,280 Speaker 1: player the day, brought to you by Mercedes Spenz Vans. 669 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:46,439 Speaker 1: They go far beyond from their customization options, cutting edge tech, 670 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: five star sales service, financial support crew. 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And I want 678 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:15,919 Speaker 1: to thank Philadelphia w d A S one on five 679 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: point five FM in Mobile fifteen ten am in Midland. 680 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:25,960 Speaker 1: Thank you for your support throughout all the years doing this. McLevin, 681 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 1: did we settle on a poll question? Oh? Randall Cobb 682 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:32,560 Speaker 1: is now a Green Bay packer, brought him in. You know, 683 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:37,400 Speaker 1: I wonder when you're younger, you fill out a wish 684 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: list for Santa Claus. Do you think Aaron Rodgers has 685 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:44,239 Speaker 1: a Santa Claus wish list where he goes. I would 686 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:47,359 Speaker 1: like one of those, and one of those, and I'd 687 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: like a Jaykumereau and a Randall Cobb. I'm gonna guess 688 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:56,919 Speaker 1: he probably does. And if you're the Packers, how much 689 00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:00,560 Speaker 1: is enough? How much is too much? How much is 690 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:05,840 Speaker 1: not enough? Is this gonna calm everything down? Or is 691 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:08,640 Speaker 1: Rogers just saying, Hey, I'm gonna play the Packers for 692 00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:10,359 Speaker 1: one year. I'm gonna get what I want and then 693 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:13,319 Speaker 1: I'm out of here. Hey, Davante Adams going to get 694 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:17,399 Speaker 1: his new contract, Randall Cobb's going to come back. I'd 695 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,640 Speaker 1: reach out to Jake Kumero. I think he's on the 696 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:21,880 Speaker 1: practice squad with the Buffalo Bills. Remember that was the 697 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:26,120 Speaker 1: guy that Rogers famously praised and then the next day 698 00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:30,239 Speaker 1: the Packers cut him. I'd bring him into to say, 699 00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:32,720 Speaker 1: all right, Aaron, here you go. We got you everything 700 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:36,440 Speaker 1: that you wanted here. Happy, Yeah, that's you, the GM 701 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:38,719 Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Bills. You get a phone calling, you know, 702 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: we gotta have a big trade talk about your practice 703 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:44,359 Speaker 1: squad player at Jake kumerow a big demand for this guy. 704 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,360 Speaker 1: We're willing to give you three first round picks for 705 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:50,840 Speaker 1: Jake Cumero. We've got to have him, please please. But 706 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:54,080 Speaker 1: I wonder if if Rogers has just a wish list 707 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:57,560 Speaker 1: there and I'm gonna guess he does. I would if 708 00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:00,520 Speaker 1: i'm him. Fill in New York joins us, Phil, what's 709 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:03,960 Speaker 1: on your mind today? Dan? I'm on to say thank 710 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:06,399 Speaker 1: you to you as well as Michael Phelips, Kevin Love, 711 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:09,680 Speaker 1: Ryan Reynolds, Simone Biles for not just talking about depression 712 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,440 Speaker 1: and anxiety, but sharing your stories about it as well 713 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:16,279 Speaker 1: help helps, and simply being comfortable being able to talk 714 00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,680 Speaker 1: about it is a huge help. I battled depression and 715 00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 1: anxiety since my teens, and I finally feel like it's 716 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: okay to talk about these things without feeling shame, without 717 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:28,279 Speaker 1: feeling because a less a person. I've always felt like 718 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:30,440 Speaker 1: it's better to hide it than face the stigma society 719 00:40:30,520 --> 00:40:33,040 Speaker 1: places on people who struggle with poor mental health. The 720 00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:37,360 Speaker 1: courage Simone showed yesterday and taking care of herself was 721 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:41,160 Speaker 1: truly inspiring, and believe it or not, made me feel 722 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:45,920 Speaker 1: proud to be myself. Awesome, Phil, Thank you. Yeah, as 723 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,560 Speaker 1: my wife said, you may be uncomfortable talking about it, 724 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: but you may make others feel comfortable talking about it. 725 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:56,640 Speaker 1: And you know, I present myself when I do this 726 00:40:56,719 --> 00:40:59,160 Speaker 1: show made that point when we started this. When I 727 00:40:59,239 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: left ESPN, I was just going to do it how 728 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,239 Speaker 1: I wanted to do it, with the people I wanted 729 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:07,640 Speaker 1: to do it with. There were going to be flaws, warts, 730 00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:10,120 Speaker 1: it wasn't going to be pretty sometimes, but it was 731 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,279 Speaker 1: going to be real. It was going to be us. 732 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 1: And that's always been my goal every single day. And 733 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,239 Speaker 1: I don't think you can pick and choose, like, hey, 734 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:19,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to talk about that, and now I don't 735 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 1: want to talk about that. And I remember talking to 736 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:26,239 Speaker 1: my wife and she said, you may not want to 737 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:28,759 Speaker 1: do it. You may feel uncomfortable because I was brought 738 00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:33,360 Speaker 1: up in a sports world at CNN, where the product 739 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:38,160 Speaker 1: was the most important part. You just you made sure 740 00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 1: you reported on who you were reporting on. It wasn't 741 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:44,279 Speaker 1: about you. And then I got to ESPN and then 742 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:47,359 Speaker 1: that changed and it was a little bit more about 743 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:49,560 Speaker 1: us on Sports Center, and then when we started this, 744 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:53,400 Speaker 1: I just thought, I'm going to share my opinions, my thoughts, 745 00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:56,719 Speaker 1: my feelings. If it's my family in you know, protecting 746 00:41:56,719 --> 00:41:59,080 Speaker 1: them as best I can, but having fun with them, 747 00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 1: but also whatever feelings you have. Look I mentioned yesterday, 748 00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:06,360 Speaker 1: I was scared to death to host the Super Bowl. 749 00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:09,359 Speaker 1: I was scared to death to host the Olympics and 750 00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:12,480 Speaker 1: then you look back and go why. But you can 751 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:15,480 Speaker 1: get in your own head and I don't know, I'm 752 00:42:15,480 --> 00:42:17,399 Speaker 1: gonna ask Bob Costas. I don't know if you ever 753 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:21,360 Speaker 1: had doubts, but I think in this business it creates 754 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:24,960 Speaker 1: doubts that are you good enough? Are you? Are you 755 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:27,600 Speaker 1: too old? Now? Are you not relevant? Now? You don't 756 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:29,759 Speaker 1: have hot takes? Now? Like these are all things that 757 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:31,839 Speaker 1: factor in where you go. You've got a great life, 758 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:35,040 Speaker 1: great family, which I do, but there are times when 759 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,800 Speaker 1: you start to get really really low. You get down 760 00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:41,479 Speaker 1: and then you don't know, and then you're you're down 761 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,480 Speaker 1: and you're you're swimming, and then you go, how the 762 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: hell did I get here? So that's why when I 763 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:50,360 Speaker 1: say you can applaud Red Fire for what he's done 764 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:53,720 Speaker 1: and fought through that night, you know, with the raiders 765 00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:57,560 Speaker 1: and his dad died, and yes, but I can also 766 00:42:57,600 --> 00:43:03,719 Speaker 1: applaud some own vials. You can do both, And yes, 767 00:43:03,800 --> 00:43:07,640 Speaker 1: talk talk to somebody, anybody, but make sure you do 768 00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:10,359 Speaker 1: because the more you try to suppress it, the worse 769 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:13,839 Speaker 1: it gets, and it will eventually come out, that's for sure. 770 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:17,160 Speaker 1: Eight seven seven three D P show email address DP 771 00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:19,879 Speaker 1: at Dan Patrick dot com, Twitter handle at dp show 772 00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:22,280 Speaker 1: more phone calls coming up. We have our poll question, 773 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:25,080 Speaker 1: right McLellan, we do. I put it up and it's 774 00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:28,239 Speaker 1: the question is what are we undercovering this week? Because 775 00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:30,160 Speaker 1: of everything going on it. I'll give you the options 776 00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:33,200 Speaker 1: after the break. 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