Key Takeaways
- Dave Damashek addressed the "Great Garlic Role Incident of 2025," denying claims of excessive consumption.
- Discussions analyzed Nick Saban's birthday celebration and Andy Pages' Dodgers catch, comparing its iconic potential.
- NFL mid-season awards, MVP criteria, and team playoff outlooks were thoroughly evaluated.
- Guest Dave Damashek introduced and explained his use of unique phrases like "hooey and applesauce."
- Personal anecdotes about bird encounters and a
Deep Dive
- The discussion covered NFL mid-season awards, briefly mentioning Baker Mayfield's MVP potential.
- A detailed playback and analysis of a Nick Saban birthday video focused on his wife's demands for him to 'sit up'.
- The segment highlighted the family's affectionate, yet perhaps intrusive, way of celebrating.
- Guest Dave Damashek compared Saban's disinterest at his birthday to Donald Trump's demeanor.
- A low-stakes Dodgers game included an evaluation of Andy Pages' catch, with one speaker arguing it will be an iconic sports moment for decades.
- Others suggested the catch's impact would be more regional than universally legendary.
- The discussion compared the catch's dramatic tension to a scene in "The Godfather" involving a hidden gun.
- Technical filmmaking aspects such as camera angles, sound design, and directorial choices were analyzed to illustrate how specific moments achieve lasting impact.
- A humorous exchange led to a discussion about the nuances of the color gold versus yellow, specifically referencing the Pittsburgh Steelers' team colors and Georgia Tech's shade of gold.
- A nostalgic reflection occurred on a past great college basketball team from Georgia Tech, featuring players like Bobby Cremins and Kenny Anderson.
- The debate revisited the Pittsburgh Steelers' colors, with a participant insisting their gold is actually yellow, referencing the "terrible towel" and Wiz Khalifa's song 'Black and Gold'.
- A previously recorded mid-season NFL awards segment was previewed, discussing MVP criteria.
- Hosts expressed frustration with the weekly shifting of MVP frontrunners, particularly in the early stages of the season.
- The concept of an "MVP conversation bar" was introduced to categorize players considered for Most Valuable Player.
- The discussion questioned the distinction between MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, analyzing Sam Darnold's performance and his situation with the Minnesota Vikings.
- Coaches KOC, Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, and Andy Reid were evaluated as "QB whisperers" who improve quarterbacks, citing Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones as examples.
- The playoff potential of the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos was debated, questioning if Bo Nix would be a liability in January.
- MVP candidates were revisited, including the potential for Bo Nix if the Broncos won the AFC West, and discussion shifted to Justin Herbert and the Chargers' potential.
- Analysis of Justin Herbert's performance highlighted the difficulty of his situation due to frequent hits, impacting his team's offensive line play, and Jim Harbaugh's consistent success was attributed to his focus on offensive line physicality.
- Recent NFL transactions included the Indianapolis Colts acquiring players to compete with the Kansas City Chiefs.
- A surprising trade involving Sauce Gardner by the Jets was noted, with speculation about reasons for his statistics declining due to pass rush issues.
- The host questioned the nature of sports "insiders" and "newsbreakers," referencing a previous conversation with Pablo Torre about how the Sauce Gardner trade occurred without prior leaks.
- The speaker playfully defined their role as "cracking wise" rather than practicing journalism, exploring the origin and meaning of "hooey and applesauce" as synonyms for nonsense.
- Le Batard expressed surprise that no wordplay was made regarding a player named Sauce Gardner in relation to the phrases 'hooey' and 'applesauce'.
- Guest Dave Damashek discussed his use of unusual phrases like 'hooey' and 'applesauce', claiming he found them through a thesaurus search.
- Damashek stated he has been using these terms since at least 2016.
- An incident where Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer had an owl in his house the night before a game against the Cardinals was discussed.
- The hosts polled listeners on whether they've experienced this and what they would do to remove an owl.
- One of the hosts shared a personal experience of discovering an owl living outside his house in the palm trees, describing it as a terrifying experience at dusk.
- The guest recounted an incident where a bird flew into his fishtail palms, causing him to drop his phone, and described a second bird encounter, noting his fear of birds and his "terrifying" dog.