Touchy Touchy, Compare and Compliment, NASCAR Alert

Touchy Touchy 

Marshall calling foul on DP

When you first read the title your mind probably thought of Fritzy saying something inappropriate or a physical extension of the "Love You" saga. For those that were able to watch today, maybe a sensitivity to the front row and back row being color coordinated in charcoal gray for the front and royal blue for the back. No, none of those things. It was Gregg Marshall from Wichita State being sensitive about the comments Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports of Marshall made about him not being considered for other jobs because of his abrasive personality. Marshall felt he was being ambushed right at the beginning of the first time he had ever been interviewed by DP and it showed in the interview. There was no foresight given to DP by the Danettes on the way to, or not to set up the interview with Marshall, only hindsight and criticism afterwards. What was more awkward, the defensive fall out from Marshall to DP during the interview or the back peddling from the Danettes after the interview was over? Sure you want to inform a guest about what another guest said about them earlier on the show, and DP is the front man, but come on guys, speak up! What a tough sell it was for mock headlines following that exchange. 

Compare and Compliment 

Player reaction to the injury says it all

Yes it is true, on the blog I have dished out plates of grief that the show has a limited outreach when it comes to NASCAR. Today DP chose to compare the CBS coverage of the Kevin Ware broken leg to the last lap, final turn of the Daytona 500 tragedy that killed Dale Earnhardt Sr. Sometimes the less shown is the most said and that was the case in both situations. Showing the reaction of the players from both teams, the coach, the fans in the stands said more than showing Kevin Ware’s injury itself. The reaction of Ken Schrader, the safety crew, Dale Jr. when he got the news that his father had crashed, the fans in the stands, once again, saying more than if the actual view in car had been shown. The old adage is true, less is more.

NASCAR Alert

Thumbs up but Denny's
expected out for the
next five races

Friend of the show, Denny Hamlin is scheduled for Wednesday. Certainly his relationship with Joey Logano and his recovery from the back injury obtained from his inside wall crash at Fontana will be topics of discussion. Although an older subject, possibly his 25K fine from NASCAR after his Gen5 to Gen6 car comparison will come up as well. He is also a new dad, Dan, so there’s a warm ‘n fuzzy for you. Funny that you have to be a friend of the show to get on the show if you’re in NASCAR. Surely if Fritzy or Paulie picked up the phone and contacted other drivers, crew chiefs or owners they would discover that they could have more NASCAR friends of the show than what they realize.

Love You! Whatever...., Bracketology, Bittersweet Acknowledgement and More

Less College Basketball, More Danette Drama 

Soon it will all be over

Ok, ok, so the blog has been a little inactive lately. Let’s face it, there hasn’t been a lot of non-sports related story lines lately on the Dan Patrick Show thanks to March Madness and the coaching carousel. Now that April is here, certainly the drama will return in full force, we hope. For what non-sports has occurred lately:





Love You! Whatever… 

Time to move on from Love You?

There has been a small love-fest that began with Seth Davis from SI/CBS that has had a little bit of carry over to other guests and callers while the blog has been down. The problem hasn’t been that Seth started it, it has been that Dan became too comfortable after awhile with it and was replying back too quickly or initiating the salutation himself. Time to find something else.

Job not in Jeopardy

What is, won't be hosting this show.

Don’t worry Alex Trebek, DP isn’t coming for your job. Can’t say that about the rest of the rumored replacements, but it won’t be Dan. One: There is no way that any of the Danettes can fill in for Dan if he needs to be away to tape the show based on their skill levels and ego tussles amongst the group. Two: It’s too difficult to show a sense of humor or highlight your personality in that format. You can’t keep a good man down! So good luck Jeopardy producers, you can remove one more name from the hot list.

Bittersweet Acknowledgement 

Costas expected to take
the Emmy again this
year for Olympic coverage

Dan has once again, and rightfully so, been nominated for a sports Emmy in the category of best studio host. The show as a whole was not recognized. How can you have one without the other? The percentage of contribution Dan provides the show is greater than the contributions of the rest but could those contributions have been so inferior that the voting committee passed the show by? Really people, put it together: One host plus four Danettes equals one show Emmy nomination. How hard was that math?!?

Bracketology 

Can't get enough of DP in
his Grown Ups 2 shorts

What started out as a ho hum punishment had gotten better in time. McLovin the bracket master, who had used his wife and child as an excuse to create two unfinished copies of his bracket, had served out his punishment over the past five shows. The Dartmouth basketball uniform that he began the punishment with was just so unsatisfactory. Shorts too loose and long, socks too long, long sleeve Under Armour compression shirt under the tank – fail. McLovin likes to dress up, this was too easy and Paulie knew it. So the heat got turned up and the last three days the shorts got shorter and each time they got shorter they got a little tighter. Who paid more for McLovin’s punishment? It certainly didn’t seem like McLovin, the audience or Dan. The punishment actually drifted over to the front row as McLovin made his "presence" known as he approached and hovered over Seton and especially Paulie. Now that was entertainment. Not as much as will be seen when Grown Ups 2 comes out this summer and DP will be sporting his "Bill Walton" short shorts but McLovin’s showing was good enough for day time television.