Award Winning Performance? It's the Pain It's the Drugs It's... + More

Know Your Show

If you’re going to call in to the show, know what sports seasons are active, know the audience and know that this show doesn’t "break down" teams, players, games, fans or announcers. Learn a new language to get that response or result from DP and for Pete’s sake, be current. JT in CA, I know it was early in the morning on your side of the land but you had to have had an inkling that your call was going to be served didn’t you? Twins talk. Really? Where were you in May, June, July, August, yada, yada, yada? Come back again in the spring!

If it's spring, shouldn't the snow be gone in MN?

More Like U-Haul 

Boxy, slow U-Haul

Could it be that Dan has more speed than a former running back? Apparently so. Dan versus Jerome "The Bus" Bettis in a 50 yard dash. Dan with a 10 yard advantage finished with more than a 10 yard lead. Witnesses to the event were Rodney Harrison and Tony Dungy when they were all together doing NBC FNIA. Tony called it and Tony doesn’t lie.








Award Winning Performance? 

Ahh Dude, I'm headin' this way

McLovin may have set himself up for another Awful Announcing award this year for an ATG segment. Mini helmets move over for the wheel. Wheel of coaches that is. Physically, the wheel looked impressive and had great sound effects, but it also tripped McLovin up. His hodge podge wedge of coaching assistants - he only knew three of the five coaches. Another wedge – "This guy from the Niners!" also an assistant coach. He had Chip Kelly, from Oregon, going to two different teams. On another wedge - "This guy from Tampa Bay!" There was also one prospect he didn’t put on the wheel at all until the end of the segment when he just taped a full sheet on the bottom of the wheel. Dan hid his face in his hands in laughter until he had to wipe away the tears. Seton’s infectious laugh and all the craziness actually spread over to Paulie, who for just a little while had joy during the show. Fritzy seemed not to be able to follow along well. Must have been the meds. In the end, as it seems with all the ATG segments, Dan came away knowing less than before the segment started. Dan had asked before the show if McLovin wanted to run through the piece before air but McLovin decided to stay undercover and do it on his own. Aren’t we all glad he did?

It’s the Pain, It’s the Drugs, It’s… 

Hey Fritzy!  I made this
in 96 seconds!

Fritzy might have well blamed his mock headlines on the fact it was Thursday for as bad as they were today. 96 minutes of work for 90 seconds of silence from the peanut gallery. Dan’s words: "Like a chef taking 90 minutes to make toast." Today Fritzy made toast. He thought it was because he didn’t go pervy and needed to return to the inappropriate side. No, just go to the funny side.







Set Your DVRs ! 

Presumably this is not what Chrissy
will not be wearing Friday in studio

In the NYC studio, guests tomorrow will be: Peter King of NBC Sports, Actor Chi McBride and swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen. Who won’t be there? Our pervy little buddy. Fritzy’s timing continues to be on par.










                                                                                     Hot Water with the Mrs.

McLovin is following me again!

 This could really only be one of two Danettes. Today it was McLovin. He and his wife were looking on line for something for the kids. They ran across a headline about what professional athlete is Erin Andrews, of Fox Sports, dating. Of course McLovin had to click on it and didn’t take the smooth way of explaining his curiosity by saying something like: I’m just curious, she’s been on the show, she worked with Dan, or that Chrissy Teigan, who was in the shot with John Legend and the hockey player McLovin didn’t know who is seeing Erin, is coming on the show on Friday. Instead he told his wife she was super famous and his wife wanted to know if he had a crush on her, which he never admitted he did. On air he did say he was a little disappointed that Erin decided to date a pro-athlete and not a nerdy geek. Let’s face it, the US Weekly part of Dan’s personality would have clicked on the link too.

Not So Famous 

Conditional ticket giver

Dan had tickets to the Knicks/Spurs Thursday game. Good seats, not floor seats, but good seats. He was going to give them to Paulie and Seton until Paulie learned that the seats were good for Dan and a guest only otherwise there were no seats. We’ll have to see tomorrow if anyone actually went to the game and if there were any stories to accompany. Dan did joke if the game was going to be on ESPN he could hold up a sign saying Sports Center next or whatever happened to Dan Patrick? All too funny. Who would Dan choose if any of the Danettes were able to go? Wingman McLovin to help coax the famous female fans in their direction.

Programming Note From:

Look Out!
Here the Danettes Come!

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Starting Jan 7 The Dan Patrick Show's Daily Wrap-Up Program "The Box Score" will begin airing weekdays at Noon ET




　

Dan on the Defense, Bob Costas & Jason Whitlock, & More

　
Whispering Buy Now
Clever marketing of the DP gear by running clips from the day Seton was mocking Dan by wearing different items after being scolded for not wearing DP gear to work when he was told to. Whoever’s idea this was for marketing product with humor and not hitting us over the head with "buy this item now" flashing at us over and over again like a Christmas commercial, thank you. By the way, if you put save10 in the promo box at check out you get 10% off your merchandise purchase. Just thought you should know.

Order by December 10th to guarantee
Christmas delivery!

All I Want For Playing Is….
What do you give the football student athlete who’s playing in a bowl game? Apparently it’s a Helen of Troy Hair dryer, a belt buckle, and a lapel pin. Paulie offered up info on bowl game gift bags thanks to a Sports Business Daily report. For the full list including date, time, location and TV station for the bowls and the full article of what all of the swag means visit:


http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/12/03/In-Depth/Bowl-gifts.aspx

Hottest Item of 19 different bowl games
Fossil watches

When Bold Predictions Go Bad
An I team investigation today from a prediction that was made in March of this year by McLovin during an ATG segment. He stated that the Denver Broncos with Peyton Manning would not make the play-offs and that if they did, he would gracefully move aside for a beautiful woman to sit in his seat. Well, McLovin, time to pay up. Instead of a beautiful female filling his seat, he’ll either have to get a crew cut or play the "to be made" wheel of punishment. Punishment to be determined on Thursday with execution on Friday. Of course McLovin wouldn’t commit to which direction he was going to go with his punishment because he had to talk to Dan after the show about it. Excuse me sir, my wineglass needs to be filled.

Time And Clarity
What was missing from Bob Costas’ commentary during half time on FNIA? Time and clarity. What was also missing for the audience was an understanding of what he was given to work with. He and the rest of the half time team, Dan, Tony and Rodney, were given direction as to who was covering what angles during the half time show of the Kansas City tragedy. From listening to a better explanation of what was going on behind the scenes I better understand why Costas said what he said and how he said it. Yes, he believes in what he said and isn’t backing down in that. How he said it in the short amount of time he was given, he does wish could have been different so he could have spoken more clearly or have been able to clarify the statements he had said. He broke his own rule by not saving this touch topic for a time and a place where he had the proper amount of time to present the position the way he would have liked. He was put in a tough spot and by paraphrasing the words of Jason Whitlock on gun control, it was a heavier statement than what was expected in a format of a halftime segment. Be careful of your criticism until you walk a mile in their shoes.

For those confused, these are not
the guns Whitlock said needed to be controlled

Dan On The Defense
You need to be careful what you wish for being in the public eye and living in a live, glass house for 3 hours a day, 5 days a week and that’s what Dan does, or tries to do. Does he get attacked for what he says or some of the guests he has on? Yes. When you twist Dan’s words, watch out. He will fight back. Would he change the format of what he says or who he has on the show? Highly doubtful. He doesn’t have only sports figures on and the sports figures or other genres are not limited to speaking on only what they are directly connected. If that were the case, the audience wouldn’t be able to call in because they didn’t play the game that they want to comment on. Because you do not share the same opinion of someone does not mean that you can’t respect that person or their right to own their opinion. This was the case with the Bob Costas booking. The show had on a relevant, interesting person speaking on a current topic. This is what the show tries to do every day. They color outside the lines on this show and they do it better than anyone else, fair and balanced. That phrase is overused and it drives me nuts but I’m using it, whatever. If you want sports, and only sports, this isn’t the show for you. If you want sports, plus a touch of other subjects as they relate to the world of sport, then stay tuned. Regular audience members wouldn’t want it any other way.


McLovin was right, it was better to defer conversation on this topic to someone who is experienced in balancing the issues in a live format. The gotcha culture that was now picking on Dan because they want to take a piece of what he said, and not all of what he said, is typical for a segment of society. Dan had a message for them, want to take him on, here we go. He does his homework, he’s not a reactive. Write your column live, the way he does every day, and see how that works for you. He does it every day. He was pissed and rightfully so. He found he was defending himself to many people he has had on the show. That’s sad.

DP sitting almost all alone in defense mode today

Take the wax out of your ears and listen to the entire conversation not just what you’re looking for. This applies to any topic and for everyone in any medium. Be a smart, educated listener/viewer. It seems what Dan is seeking is that his audience is thought provoked in what they learn each day they tune into the show. Can his critics say the same or are they just trying to sell their headline?

OMG it's 1D!, Caller can you save me?, All white guys look the same

He should have been a model
Dan felt is boy Seton was mocking what Dan had said yesterday and this morning about the staff wearing DP gear, especially after no one but Fritzy wore it today, including Dan.  Seton would go to the back room and first came out wearing a long sleeve shirt, then a hat, and then a zippered pull over and finally a short sleeve shirt.

Don't let this smiling face fool you,
he's plotting his next move

All white guys look the same
More info on the Belichick snub came from Rodney Harrison today. It appears that Dan didn’t stand out in the cloud of other white guys. That’s why Bill didn’t shake Dan’s hand. Maybe Bill thought Dan was Brady’s grandfather?

Can you spot DP in this cloud
of old white guys?

OMG it's 1D!
Dan is going to see One Direction!  No, not like when he went to see Britney Spears by himself in LA.  This time he’s taking his daughters as a cover.  Back in LA there was no line for beer, they were actually waiting for a customer.  Now the line for the juice bar and ice cream was a different story.  Expect the same availability at 1D too.  Dan gave us a wonderful display of his dance moves from that night.  Wonder if he’ll get his groove on again tonight.  Hope they tagged the dance portion of today’s show for an upcoming best of.  Dan also brought out his 70’s DJ voice for the occasion. Smooth.  Too bad no cameras will be following him to the concert. 

Heard DP was coming and got their dogs

We love goodies
Someone couldn’t wait to literally rip into a new box of Shari’s Berries.  As it was said, it was as if either a dog or a four-year old at Christmas had opened the box.  Who was the culprit?  No it wasn’t Seton, who usually eats his share and more than that delicacy.  It was Paulie! Guess he’s not as perfect as we thought.

One Danette just couldn't wait 

Blinded by the hair
It was difficult staying focused on the topics today when the camera would show McLovin today.  You couldn’t help but stare at his three-tone hair – dark brown, medium brown and gray.  Maybe he should keep the hat on for a few more weeks.

Possible next look for McLovin? 

Caller can you save me?

Was it a Friday thing or has Dan just lost interest in Against the Grain.  Before McLovin could throw it to Seton for the closing music for the segment Dan decided to take a caller. Guess he was looking for something more interesting.

Caller, you better be good

Arcade Fire Tribute 
The tribute for this week went out today to the family of David Courtney, the announcer for the Angels, Clippers and Kings who died at the age of 56. No cause was given by the Kings, but Courtney had tweeted the day before he died that he was at a hospital awaiting an angiogram.

David celebrating his passion