Dan Patrick Show
Clay Helton says USC Football headed in right direction
USC interim head coach Clay Helton joined the show to talk about the Trojans and his goals this season. Helton is optimistic about USC’s future” “It’s getting ready to explode, in a good way.” Helton says that he’s still in touch with Steve Sarkisian, but the former coach only offers well wishes and doesn’t give…
Read MoreKareem: I couldn’t do what Jordan did, but he couldn’t do what I did
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined the show to talk about his new biography on HBO and more. Abdul-Jabbar looked back at his days at UCLA, his relationship with John Wooden, his respect for Jackie Robinson, why he didn’t pursue baseball, which he loved, and playing Earl Monroe in a high school summer league. Dan asked Kareem why…
Read MoreUrban Meyer discusses personal price of coaching football
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer stopped by the NYC ManCave to talk about his new book and the Buckeyes’ season. Meyer talked frankly about his issues when he was coaching at Florida and he would miss so much of his children’s life. Meyer said all coaches would like to take a year off and then…
Read MoreTroy Aikman on Dallas’ issues with Greg Hardy, no Tony Romo
FOX’s Troy Aikman joined the show to talk about the Giants-Cowboys game he called yesterday and other big storylines around the NFL. Aikman commented on the huge impact of Tony Romo’s injury in Dallas: “Had he not got injured this division would look entirely different and the Cowboys would have a stranglehold over it. I…
Read MoreSeton, McLovin take on long-drive champ Tim Burke
Joel Klatt previews USC-Utah, rest of college football weekend
Al Leiter breaks down MLB playoffs, rips Sabermetrics
MLB Network analyst Al Leiter joined the show to share his take on the MLB Playoffs and more. He commented on Don Mattingly and said that teams that over-value Sabermetrics are making a mistake. “They think you can have a cardboard cut-out in the dugout,” Leiter said. “They’re wrong. … They give you stats that…
Read MorePeter King shares line of his life … that he said to Richard Nixon
MMQB.com editor-in-chief Peter King joined the show to talk about the big storylines in the NFL. King also looked back at covering the 1980s Giants and running into Richard Nixon outside of Harry Carson’s locker room.
Read MoreKeith Hernandez compares Mets staff to ’86 pitchers
SNY Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez joined the show to talk about the playoffs and more. He compared the current pitching staff to the great ’86 Mets. He said this one is better … except no one was as good as Dwight Gooden.
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