Le Batard & Friends - STUpodity

Mike Golic can absolutely understand what happened with DK Metcalf because a security guard once stopped him for going after a fan in the stands during his playing days. Mike still thinks the Los Angeles Rams are the best team in the NFC West and has a poignant answer on who the best team in NFC South is. Where does Michigan go for a head coach and why is USC at fault for the rivalry ending with Notre Dame. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Simms joins the show in the middle of doing his make-up and Taylor can't let it go. Simms doesn't like the way the 49ers defense played against Phillip Rivers and now they are on upset alert versus the Chicago Bears. Simms thinks we finally have an answer to the question "is Trevor Lawrence good?". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Izzy and Mikey A are just learning about Stugotz's big Fox Sports and iHeart announcement from yesterday. Old Man Rivers even had Troy Aikman laughing last night as the Colts lost to the 49ers. Can the NBA close the gap in the war for Christmas day with the NFL? Stugotz is going to a Phish show on New Year's Eve and Billy Joel is catching strays. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code COMPANY at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of With Stugotz & Hochman, listeners wanted to hear about maximum Stugotz moments, and Hoch remembers a time Stu ran into trouble at a gas station. Then we look back at the 2007 Suey Awards Category of best Stugotz Moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz promised a slew of announcements, and now he's ready to deliver. After signing with iHeartMedia, Stugotz is officially heading to Fox Sports Radio, where he'll host a daily national show from 3–5 PM EST. He also updates the audience on what the deal means for his role with The Le Batard Show with Stugotz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a weekend jam-packed with football, no days off for Stugotz (unless it's Christmas Eve or Christmas or probably New Year's Eve or New Year's). Marc Hochman joins the show to talk about the Bears' improbable win and the Miami Hurricanes winning their first-ever college football playoff game. Then, it's time for "We Can" Observations! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ravens choked away their game against the Patriots on Sunday Night Football. A new name has entered the conversation for the MVP ball much to the dismay of Stugotz. Mikey A thinks one player in the NFL has the thinnest skin and is a penalty waiting to happen. And did the win over Texas A&M validate Miami's season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of With Stugotz & Hochman, we relive moments featuring show guests who have since passed away, including when Bob Einstein recorded a personal birthday message for one of the guys and when The Iron Sheik cursed live on air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gojo ranks pop tarts before heading to the Pop Tarts Bowl as a VIP. Mike explains why he had Jeremiah Love as the Heisman and his opinion of Diego Pavia has not changed. Plus, will Kalen DeBoer take the Michigan job if he loses to Oklahoma? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seahawks and Rams might've been the Game of the Year last night, but before discussing it we have to listen to a clip where it sounded like Christopher Mad Dog Russo accidentally killed Troy Aikman. Then, the crew is split on if the Seahawks and Sam Darnold did enough to change the narrative around them heading into the playoffs despite now being the #1 seed in the NFC. Puka Nacua is making sure the Rams Media Relations staffer is having a terrible holiday season. And finally, we update the polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris "The Bear" Fallica joins us from vacation to deliver a Christmas present of "The 12 Bets of Bear-mas". Plus, we had the game of the year in the NFL between the Seahawks and Rams. We preview the College Football Playoff and we talk it out in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simms is back after spending last Thursday in the owner's box in Tampa living the high life. The Dolphins made the right call on benching Tua for Quinn Ewers at this point. Simms would be worried if he were a Bengals fan about Joe Burrow's comments. Plus, his best bets of the week including a big Thursday Night Football match between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his update, Stugotz informs everyone that the Chicago Bears are reportedly flirting with a move to Indiana, before talking about how his phone took an unexpected dive into his pool, sending him into full-blown panic mode. Meanwhile, Quinn Ewers is named the Dolphins' starter and wasted no time promoting his official merchandise (The Stugotz is strong in you, Quinn). Plus, the crew tries to make sense of tonight's Thursday Night Football matchup between two 11-3 teams, the Rams and the Seahawks, and what kind of game it really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime sports radio host Sal Licata joins us to discuss his departure from WFAN, but first we get to the bottom of who the King of New York is and whether the Knicks should put up a banner for winning the NBA Cup. Taylor pitches a “Who Says No?” deal to Licata. Finally, we play a game of Licata or Li-nah-ta to get Sal's opinions on Times Square, riding the subway, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Dolphins announcing they are benching Tua, Stugotz and Mikey A wonder who is at fault for his poor play. What is Tua's future in the NFL? Friend of the show Austin Ekeler stops by to tell us how his rehab is going since tearing his Achilles earlier in the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of With Stugotz & Hochman, we begin by discussing how Sports Bang helped launch the careers of successful sports media personalities like Joy Taylor and Billy Gil. We then relive some of the greatest Miami Dolphins–inspired songs from the show's history and explore how a creative audience was instrumental in the show becoming one of the biggest in sports media. Also, we look back at the caller who wanted to discuss racist coins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Miami Dolphins are officially benching Tua in favor of Quinn Ewers. Bomani Jones joins the show to discuss along with Sherrone Moore at Michigan, the Knicks winning the NBA Cup, Marcus Freeman's hairline, and what do the Kansas City Chiefs do now with Mahomes' injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Day 1 NBA Cup supporters, Stugotz and Taylor are celebrating a championship today as the Knicks beat the Spurs. What does the win do for Jalen Brunson's legacy? Stugotz has his Top 5 Cups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stugotz starts with a sports update, before Izzy voices his displeasure with Tua Tagovailoa after another cold game loss. Teams have to stop paying mediocre quarterbacks like they are Super Bowl winners, a trend that Mikey A claims is the fault of one specific quarterback. Then, it's NBA Cup Final Day, and the streets in New York are buzzing, ready to add another banner to Madison Square Garden. The Mecca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The win over the hard-to-watch Miami Dolphins has Stugotz thinking Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers are going to make a Super Bowl run. Taylor refused to walk outside to do his laundry so he had socks delivered. Mike Golic joins the show to judge Taylor and explain why this offseason is going to be so different for the Kansas City Chiefs. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com and use code COMPANY at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of With Stugotz & Hochman, we revisit a fan favorite, Benny from Fort Lauderdale, and discuss how listeners like him became some of the best content on the show. We also recall the time we received an email claiming Shaq was being traded from the Heat to the Suns, immediately dismissed the scoop, and then watched it break nationally just hours later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bear sent Stugotz two text messages on Sunday, including one that he might want back. Could Joe Burrow really be done with football? Or is he just done with the Bengals? You won't trick the Bear into betting on Tulane or JMU. Plus, where is the best place to buy a $1.1 billion lotto ticket. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Panthers had their chance to take control of the NFC South and blew it. Taylor is ready to join Mikey A in believing in Tyler Shough. If the season ended today, are these the six best wild-card teams ever? And finally, Stugotz delivers his "We Can" Observations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chiefs have officially been eliminated from the playoffs, but Stugotz will still take them to win the Super Bowl this year over the Jaguars. The Patriots had a chance to put away the Bills but they blew it in the second half. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After more than four seasons, we finally got the Kyle Pitts game everyone has been waiting for. How good is he going to look in Kansas City next season with Patrick Mahomes? Stugotz is upset that Todd Bowles is putting all the blame on his players instead of the coaches. Then we preview this week's NFL games by reading a headline and trying to guess which matchup it belongs to. To close it out, we update the polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bear joins Stugotz and Mikey A to "Talk it Out" on the Week 15 NFL games. Stugotz and Bear have entirely different best bets of the week. Bear has people the specialize in very specific bets he makes on any given day. Plus, how does Bear see things playing out at Michigan as they look to find a new coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brady Quinn joins Stugotz to kick off Stugotz and Company, and they dive into the Bucs' brutal fourth-quarter collapse against the Falcons. Taylor floats an idea to Brady that might be way too soon: an NFL playoff selection committee. From there, the conversation turns to college football as Brady gives his thoughts with Notre Dame being left out of the playoff and shares the list of names he believes Michigan should target for its head-coaching vacancy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Stugotz on today's God Bless Football is Josh Pate — a man who went from talking into his phone in a parked car pretending he was on the radio to flying private while covering college football. Josh breaks down his unlikely rise to the top of the sport, including how he's reached a point where Texas Tech's head coach is publicly saying he should be the Commissioner of College Football. Then, the guys dive into the chaos at Michigan with Sherrone Moore's firing and debate how many teams in this year's playoff field can realistically win the national title. Finally, a game of Pate or Hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sherrone Moore has been fired by Michigan and arrested, and we break down what allegedly happened along with what's next for one of the top jobs in college football. Then we have a round of NBA burning questions, including the biggest one of all: would you take the Thunder or the field right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legendary Mike Francesa joins the show to talk all things New York Sports as well as the current state of College Football. Plus, Mike tells us his take on Christmas movies and why Shane is the best action movie of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trey Wingo battles food poisoning to join Stugotz on today's episode. They break down Philip Rivers' return, and while his stats were not great, Stugotz loved Justin Herbert's grit playing through a broken hand. After more NFL talk, Trey remembers Stuart Scott and what made the late anchor unforgettable before ESPN debuts its latest 30 for 30, Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of With Stugotz & Hochman, we recall a time when we tried to give away Marlins tickets and no one would take them. We also discuss how Stugotz got Dan Marino a weekly spot on the station and how he finessed his autograph. Plus, what happened during Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo's half-court shot attempt? Is he okay? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Hochman joins the show, and we learn that Inter Miami isn't throwing a parade after winning the MLS Cup. Notre Dame, however, is still throwing a pity party after being excluded from the playoff. Then we get Hoch's take on Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift saying they never argue, based on his own marriage experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Booger McFarland joins the show to give his thought on the Lane Kiffin hiring as an LSU alum. Boog thinks there are only a few teams that can win the CFP. Who are the most annoying fan bases in college football? Plus, what does he expect from Phillip Rivers returning to the Colts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Colts are bringing back Philip Rivers. (Stugotz was right?! Holy Bleep?! Stugotz was right!) Where are we at with Rivers as a Hall of Famer? Is this his chance to play himself into Canton? Travis Kelce says he and Taylor Swift have never gotten into an argument, and everybody is calling BS. And finally, Michael Wilbon said he hates Notre Dame, and we're split on how we feel about him showing any fandom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Golic isn't as mad about Miami making the CFP over Notre Dame as he is that Alabama is in over them. Golic will be curious to see what kind of changes are made after the season to fix some of the issues with the current College Football Playoff setup. Plus, does Mike have it in him to make a return to the field like Phillip Rivers might? Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code GODBLESS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Eagles lost on Monday Night Football to the Los Angeles Chargers and Taylor thinks LA could take throne of worst 9-4 team from the Jaguars. Phillip Rivers might be coming back to the NFL to play for the Colts. The "positivity rabbit" Nick Sirianni put in the Eagles locker room might not be working. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Notre Dame getting left out of the playoffs, Stugotz had to check in with GoJo to see how he's doing. Did the committee do the right thing? Should Notre Dame update their sign in their stadium to reflect their opt-out? Taylor can't stop thinking about how great a last name Bevacqua is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start with a sports update before talking about the biggest games from the NFL weekend. Then, we get to Stugotz's We Can Observations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After what has felt like months of complaining, Miami is in the College Football Playoff. Chris 'The Bear' Fallica joins the show as we react to the bracket reveal. Did Notre Dame opt out of a bowl game so Marcus Freeman can prepare to take the Giants job? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hoch had a request from somebody for Stugotz to yell MURRAYYYY, but was unfamiliar with how that got started. They also relive a time where Jimmy Cefalo took money to attend someone's Bar Mitzvah and how they turned it into content on their show. In this episode of With Stugotz & Hochman, we also get into how Hoch selected the Big Voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lions beat the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football and Stugotz and Mikey think both of these teams could go on runs if they made the playoffs. The return of talking it out has Mikey trying to convince Stu to take a 2 win team to cover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris 'The Bear' Fallica joins the show to preview conference championship weekend in college football! Is the Big 10 Championship for the Heisman Trophy or is their still a path for Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia? For the 5th time this coaching cycle, Penn State has their supposed coach and we get Bear's thoughts on it. Taylor pitches Bear on a team that would be better off losing conference championship weekend to set themselves up better for the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest takeaway from Cowboys/Lions was that you don't want to back Dan Campbell into a corner. Stugotz wonders what other coaches you wouldn't want to back into a corner, and also incorrectly has a coach having an extensive military background. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simms talks about how he was wrong in his initial evaluation of Patriots' QB Drake Maye, but still has Matthew Stafford winning the MVP. Simms shares how he wound up with black and blue penis after a game in Foxboro. Plus, who should make the CFP and his Thursday Night Football bet between the Cowboys and Lions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the day where there are plenty of NBA stories to talk about including Giannis possibly being traded (to the Knicks?) and Chris Paul being let go by the Clippers, Izzy wants to talk football. Can Dak win the MVP is the Cowboys run the table? Also, the Vandy coach might be on to something. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code COMPANY at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mina Kimes joins the show and tells us if she can see the Texans hoisting the Lombardi trophy this season, the Bears missing the playoffs, Mike Tomlin coaching Penn State and some of the best QB's in the game missing the playoffs. Plus, what is wrong with the Eagles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Stugotz was starting 790 The Ticket, he took a six-figure deal from FIU to air their football games and programming to fund the station. One of those shows was the Don Strock Show. In this episode of With Stugotz & Hochman, relive the early days where Dan Le Batard tries and fails to promote the Don Strock Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Anderson, host of The Ringer Tailgate and former fastest 10-year-old in America, joins the show to talk all things college football. Did Penn State make a mistake firing James Franklin? Could the ACC actually miss the Playoff entirely? Joel shares his conflicting thoughts on Lane Kiffin heading to LSU. Then we wrap things up by playing a brand new game with Joel called “Can This Team Win a Title?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hall of Fame pass rusher Dwight Freeney talks about why Syracuse has an annoying fanbase (Stugotz's description). Plus, the offensive tackle that gave him the most problems, how he developed his signature spin move and why he isn't worried about the Colts down the home stretch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest episode of "The Raheem Mostert Show", Raheem gives us a rundown of his Thanksgiving and the reason why he loves turkey. Raheem talks about the conversations he his having about possibly retiring at the end of the season. Plus, how bad were things with Chip Kelly before he was let go from the Raiders. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code COMPANY at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices