Dan Patrick Show
Seth Davis: Watch out for older teams in Tourney
Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis joined the show to talk about the NCAA Tournament and more. Davis said watch out for Butler because the “muscle memory” of going to the championship game will help them in the Tournament. Davis said North Carolina is playing well, but he’s nervous about how young they are. He said the…
Read MoreDan Wetzel analyzes Ohio State controversy
Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel joined the show to talk about Jim Tressel and Ohio State. Here are some of his takes: — Wetzel says according to NCAA rules, he should have turned over an e-mail about his players and a tattoo parlor immediately to his AD and compliance office. — Wetzel said if you like Ohio…
Read MoreDan: Cover up worse than crime for Ohio State
Dan weighed in on Ohio State issuing a self-imposed sanction on Tuesday. The program put forth suspending head coach Jim Tressel for two games and fining him $250,000. Dan said he thinks coaches sometimes hold their breath and hope all the problems go away. But they don’t. Tressel should have reached out to the legal…
Read MoreMcLovin wears pink socks
McLovin ruined a load of laundry, but isn’t afraid to wear his pink socks (with a hole in them) to the studio today
Read MoreTressel suspended, Tiki coming back, Madness almost here
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was suspended for two games and fined $250K. Tiki Barber is coming out of retirement. College basketball tournaments are going wild. Spring Training is in full bloom. It’s a very busy time for sports fans. Luckily you have Dan coming on Wednesday morning to explain everything. Was the Ohio State…
Read MoreBlake Griffin talks nicknames, dunks, rookie of year
Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin joined the show to talk about his season and more. Dan asked him which nickname did he find the weirdest. Griffin pointed to “Dr. Dunkenstein and Rim Reaper.” Dan asked if liked “Poster Child.” Griffin wasn’t into it. “Ya, but am I going to be a child my whole…
Read MoreWill anyone ever break DiMaggio’s record
Sports Illustrated put Joe DiMaggio on the cover this week, celebrating his record of 56 straight games hitting. Dan thinks no one will ever break that record since pitchers will avoid a guy like that at some point. And he believes Cal Ripken’s record of consecutive games is safe. What do you think? Is Joltin’…
Read MoreDan playing through pain with injured hand
Dan had an Irving Fryar-like incident in the kitchen last night and is playing with a hurt hand today. You’ll notice the Buzz LightYear band-aid. Seton and McLovin think that Dan might be overplaying his injury a bit.
Read MoreNolan Smith on Irving, player of year, NBA
Duke guard Nolan Smith joined the show to talk about the ACC Tournament and the Big Dance. Dan asked Smith if Kyrie Irving will play again. “He’s been working really hard,” Smith said. “I think there’s still no call on it. He’s not back running or playing yet.” Dan asked Nolan his player of the year.…
Read MoreAl Leiter compares Braves, Phillies
MLB Network analyst Al Leiter joined the show to talk about Spring Training and look ahead to the story. Dan asked Leiter if the Braves can knock off the Phillies in the NL East. Leiter said he’s not quite convinced Atlanta’s pitching staff is deep enough. He thinks you need good pitching to hang with…
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