Dan Patrick Show

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix joined the show to talk about some of the potential moves around the NBA. Mannix said the Lakers have the most realistic chance of getting Dwight Howard or Chris Paul, because they have Andrew Bynum as trade bait. Mannix agrees with Dan that the Lakers need Paul more than Howard. Mannix…

Heismanpundit.com editor Chris Huston joined the show to handicap this year’s race. Huston said that he thinks Robert Griffin III will carry four out of six regions around the country and win comfortably. Huston said that Andrew Luck won’t get on some ballots, and he’ll probably end up in second place, with Trent Richardson third.…

MLB Network’s Kevin Millar joined the show from the winter meetings to talk about the big stories around the Majors. Millar commented on his former manager Terry Francona joining ESPN. Dan asked why Francona isn’t the manager in Boston right now. “Eight years in Boston are like dog years … 56 years in real life,”…

FOX NFL analyst Howie Long joined the show to talk about the big stories around the league. Long commented on Tim Tebow’s recent success. Long said that Tebow does have John Elway’s will to win. But Tebow has to drive Elway a bit nuts. Long said Elway has a padded section in his box where…

Dan cast his official Heisman vote today and here’s his order: 1. Baylor QB Robert Griffin III 2. Stanford QB Andrew Luck 3. LSU CB Tyrann Matthieu What do you think? E-mail us at dp@danpatrick.com or hit the Comments below.

Alabama running back Trent Richardson joined the show to talk about the BCS title game and his Heisman chances. Richardson admitted that he was rooting for LSU against Georgia last weekend in the SEC title game. “That’s the team we want to play,” Richardson said. Dan asked Richardson what they have to do differently against…

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski joined the show to discuss what it means to be named along with Pat Summitt as Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Dan asked Krzyzewski what it meant to him to be Sportsman of the Year. “No matter how good you think you are, you’re never better than the game,” Coach…

Wisconsin’s Russell Wilson joined the show to talk about the wild Big Ten championship game win over Michigan State. Wilson thinks that the Michigan State defender hit the punter on the controversial call at the end of the game. “Ya, I think he hit him pretty good there,” Wilson said, half-jokingly. Wilson, in a more…

Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III joined the show to talk about the Heisman race. Dan asked Griffin what winning a Heisman would need. “I think it’d mean everything,” Griffin said. “It’s more than about me and the team. [It would mean a lot] to the city of Waco.” Griffin said that Texas said before last…

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy joined the show to talk about the Cowboys ending up at No. 3 in the BCS. Dan asked Gundy why he thinks Oklahoma State’s not in the BCS game.  “I guess the loss at Iowa State mush have weighed in a huge way,” Gundy said. “We were really disappointed because…