Jeff Van Gundy on Cavs-Heat, Rondo trade, Phil Jackson

ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy joined the show to talk about the big stories in the NBA. Dan asked how you replace the thrill of being a coach. Van Gundy said you can’t. “There’s no greater feeling than a great road win,” Van Gundy said. Van Gundy is calling the Cavs-Heat game on Christmas Day. He…

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Keyshawn Johnson: ’96 WR class better than current rookies

ESPN’s Keyshawn Johnson joined the show to talk about the big stories around the League. Johnson talked about his famous 1996 wide receiver class, considered by many the best ever. Johnson said it’s not even close, the ’96 class is better than the current class — it’s just that teams didn’t throw as much back…

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Mark Wahlberg on The Gambler, Patriots

Mark Wahlberg joined the show to talk about his new movie the Gambler and to discuss his beloved Patriots. Wahlberg said that he was dying on Sunday, but he feels good about his Patriots. He shared a story about bench-pressing with Rob Gronkowski at his house and Gronk putting up 315 pounds like it was…

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Tony Dungy: Wagner, Gronk top MVP candidates

NBC’s Football Night in America’s Tony Dungy joined the show to talk about the big storylines in the League. Dungy said that right now Seattle’s Bobby Wagner and New England’s Rob Gronkowski are his MVPs. He also said he think it looks like a Seattle-New England Super Bowl. Dungy weighed in on the rookie class…

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Jason Kidd has high praise for Rajon Rondo

Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd joined the show to talk about the state of the League, the Rajon Rondo trade and how Dan inspired him to become a better shooting by challenging him. Kidd thinks that Rondo is a great player — he said Rondo is better than he ever was. But Kidd did note…

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Urban Meyer on how much young Buckeyes improves this season

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer joined the show to talk about their matchup with Alabama and more. Meyer said he didn’t know if the panel did a good job with the Final Four because he didn’t see the other teams. But the did talk about how much his team has improved. He said that the…

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