Giving Thanks for Football and More

Thank You

First Responders – you do something I would not be able to do putting your bodies and emotions on the line every day to help your communities stay safe and aid us when in need.

American Red Cross – for being there in times of disaster and need.  Many of the victims of Hurricane Sandy are not going to be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with their normal traditions.  They’re having to do the best they can with what they have left, or what they are being offered this year.  My wish for them is that before next Thanksgiving their lives are back to being their own.  The need is still there. 


Website:  www.redcross.org 

Text: To donate $10 text REDCROSS to 90999

Phone:  1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

Mail: American Red Cross, PO Box 4002018, Des Moines, IA 50340-2018 
        Make sure you indicate where you want your funds to go.

Men and women of our military - you risk their lives abroad and can not be with their families today.  I wish God speed in getting you all back home safe and sound.  You keep our country the land of the free and we will remain the home for you, the brave. 

Organizations, non-profits and volunteers - they support so many necessary causes both human and animal.  I can not imagine what our world would be like without you.

Faith, family and friends - I hold all dear, past and present, thank you for being there when I need you.  To those that have and do shape my life in education and experience both good and bad, thank you.

Readers and followers - I wouldn't be here, on this page, without you.

A full day of football coverage - from the time that I wake to the time I rest to help distract from those things about gathering with family that aren’t so great, thank you.

Have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

May your Thanksgiving be more or less
Looney as mine!

Who should be king of the pop-a-shot, time to update Frank's look

Here’s something I’m sure will be heard all across America next Thursday: “Will you listen to me for a change?” No need for turkey and stuffing today.  Dan was trying to get Seton to listen to his advice on how to score big on the pop-a-shot as Dan can’t have Fritzy be the best at something.  Heaven forbid.  The confidence boost to Fritzy’s ego would ruin his booker game.

Should Dan let Fritzy be the king of the pop a shot?

Speaking of Fritzy:  Now that The Dan Patrick Show is part of the NBC family, could someone please spend a few bucks and get Fritzy a new outfit for his Monday Night Football song parodies?  Maybe Amy, who helped Dan with his Jimmy Fallon look, could help Fritzy with his Frank Williams Jr. persona.  I know we’re already half way into the season, but please show the brother a little love. 

Well worn but it's time to update "Frank"'s style

Keep the love coming!  The victims of Sandy appreciate and need all they can get.
American Red Cross:
Website:  www.redcross.org 

Text: To donate $10 text REDCROSS to 90999

Phone:  1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

Mail: American Red Cross, PO Box 4002018, Des Moines, IA 50340-2018 
        Make sure you indicate where you want your funds to go.

Busta kitty, wag a finger, thank a veteran

Exciting new addition to the man cave! Fergie came through and sent her plated bust form that was made to fit her form and used to produce her outfit she wore during her Super Bowl appearance. A message was hand written on the bust as well. 

So smooth and shiny. Fritzy said he wouldn't touch it 
with his hands. Creepy thoughts setting in.

Family First:
Your wife is pregnant and due while the season is underway. Your team is doing fairly well in the standings. You’re considered one of the leaders on your NFL team. If your wife goes into labor on game day, do you miss the birth? This is what’s facing both Charles Tillman of the Bears and Ben Rottesberger of the Steelers. Although in most cases births go smoothly, nothing is 100% and Tillman knows that from the complications that occurred with the birth of his first child. Besides, there’s no push present large enough to erase the anger of your wife if you intentionally miss the birth. I just hope Tillman has the same support of his football family that Ben has been given.

If your father worked for you, would you be able to fire him? That’s a question that may cross Lane Kiffin’s path. His father Monte runs the USC defense. The defense that has given up yardage like it was the land rush. Add to this the Nerf footballs the student equipment manager has been putting out there, it’s enough to cause some sleepless nights. Of the on air personnel, only McLovin and Seton still have fathers so Dan wasn’t going to go around the room, as he usually does, to see how everyone would vote. Maybe we could have worded that poll question differently.

A man in termoil, Lane Kiffin

Seton paid up a portion of his bet debt and wore the tiger costume with tiger face paint. He was such a funny little kitty playing with the basketball, drinking coffee and sliding the control board knobs. Such a cute kitty.

Here kitty, kitty!  Have a little Devil's Cut and you'll feel better.

Are these parents for real? There was a review of several college hoops player names than you would swear were made up and part of one of Fritzy’s mock pieces. Everyone’s favorite, including mine, was Peter Jurkin. Really mom and dad, you didn’t think that one through did you. To see more of these well thought out names check out http://rushedthecourt.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/top-50-names-in-di-college-basketball  Speaking of names, Tampa Bay Buccaneer's Doug Martin isn’t crazy about his nickname, Muscle Hamster, and wants another one. Isn’t a nickname something that’s given to you and not something you get to decide? The Tampa Tribune gave it a shot with Pocket Rocket and Skid Mark. They were joking, right? They know what those things are, don’t they? Fritzy did have about a dozen great options. Should the opportunity arise, Dan may use his favorite on FNIA – Little Buckaroo.

What a furry little belly you have!

The passion bucket got two more dollars today. One from Dan and the other from…repeat offender McLovin. This sloppiness just contributed to Dan’s mood. I’m sure this week Dan wanted to have a good showing, after all this is the first week the show was being broadcast on NBCSN. During one of the look ins Dan had had enough. There had been too much goofing off and mailing it in. Every day is the Super Bowl on the show isn’t it? After returning to his side of the studio he must have felt he came down too hard on the guys. He came back and started to say there’s a reason he likes to come to their side of the room but Seton had to turn him away and send him back to where he came as they were coming back from commercial.

I think someone copied
DP's hair style

Dan did it again! He guessed Fritzy’s cougar of the week in only two clues. Fritzy did not take it well and had a hard time focusing on the box appearance in his blue funk. Who was the COTW? Julianne Moore.

COTW Julianne Moore

Is your favorite magazine the same as one of the Danettes? Paulie – GQ, McLovin – Sports Illustrated, Fritzy – Playboy, Seton – Tiger Beat Baahaha!!! No surprises here!

Mark McGwire, hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, spoke openly about the mistakes of the past, learning from them and teaching his boys life lessons from his actions. Nothing worthwhile is easy. You always have to work for something and that there are second chances in life. Mark’s second chance has given him the opportunity to be home to raise his sons as well as do something he loves and enjoys as a new career – teaching others the art of hitting the ball.

Happy with his second chance opportunity

Veterans Day is this Sunday, November 11^th. Thank a Vet for their service in helping keep our country truly the land of the free and the home of the brave.

The need for donations for the victims of Sandy has not ended. 

American Red Cross:

Website: wwws.redcross.org

Text: To donate $10 text REDCROSS to 90999


Phone: 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)


Mail: American Red Cross, PO Box 4002018, Des Moines, IA 50340-2018
Make sure you indicate where you want your funds to go.

Fashion statements, it's only hair and get bugged

New Addition to the Man Cave:
Dan received sports jerseys courtesy of Matt in Seal Beach, CA. They were Mike Bossy - Islanders, Nolan Ryan – Astros, Roger Staubach – Cowboys and Bo Jackson - Raiders. Cool stuff. Display location in the man cave still to be determined but I think the barstools will be getting new back covers today. I will say this, once Dan decides where he wants them to be, if they are moved, even just a little, Dan will notice due to his high level of attention to detail. By the way guys, your mothers and wives don’t come to work with you, clean up your evidence. I mean empties.

Once again, Dan decided to show his more progressive fashion side. Dan and some of the Danettes took a fashion risk and wore colorful pants. I thought the colors were more spring/summer wear than fall/winter. Paulie always The Topper added a striking pair of Wolverine boots, perfect for the snow covered Connecticut ground they had today. Who was not a risk taker? Fritzy, who chose a light khaki color and McLovin, who chose a light gray. McLovin did attempt to spice it up a little by wearing his red socks, but it just wasn’t in the same brotherhood. Personally, I liked the look Dan wore on the Jimmy Fallon show much better.

Fashionitas in training

Fritzy’s mock headlines:
He only went two for ten. There was one that Dan gave an ok, one got a chuckle, and I swore I heard a groan to one as well. Sven in CA, where are you? Maybe he shouldn’t have called in after all: one got crickets, one just an alright and a third a bit of a chuckle.

Possible COTW:AJ McCarren, the Bama QB has, well, a hot mom. Would you want your mom or anyone else in your family to be one of Fritzy’s Cougars of the Week? I feel a creepy sensation coming on. Find out tomorrow how it all shakes out.

AJ's proud mom Dee Dee Bonner

Seton has a problem with bugs
He swore he saw four bugs that no one else had seen. Whether mental or physical, the bugs made him jumpy and itchy. The perfect set up for a little Dan torment. Seton brought in the tiger costume today and thought that might be a source. Face paint is all set up for tomorrow morning. Cutting the hair to look like Whitey Herzog? Looks like that may happen tomorrow or next week and he’s not looking forward to it. What happened to "it’s just hair"?

Paws is looking for a new little buddy!

Is it wrong that Dan is more concerned with Seton and McLovin’s safety when they play ball in the studio more concerned than that of his own kids? Not really. Money makers versus money takers.

McLovin wants more of Dad/Dan’s attention: What’s the best way to do that? Become the opposing viewpoint and keep hammering at that point even when you no longer make sense. McLovin rattled Dan enough that Dan hit a golf ball into the ocean on the golf simulator that just made Dan angrier. What was the topic that did all this? QB ratings.

Dan the lawbreaker: Dan’s truck was hanging over into the handicapped parking spot and was noticed by the people at NBC. Two-A-Days, also in colorful pants today and sporting a fresh hair cut, was sent out to move it as Dan was going back to air.

This could have happened to DP

Side notes:
Still accepting job titles for Two-A-Days for his Vista business cards! Casey, host of The Box Score, was sporting colorful pants today as well.

Set your DVR’s!
Monday 11/12 at 5:30 Directv Audience Network channels, 101, 239, 334 and 500 will be airing DIY Man Caves Nick and Artie. This is the same studio that Dan uses on Monday when he does FNIA the night before but with branding changes and memorabilia placement adjustments for Dan’s show. These are the same people that did the Milford Man Cave and the Mobile Man Cave for Dan. On occasion DIY Man Caves replays the Milford man cave and Mobile man cave episodes.

The marquee DP and NA share in the NY man cave

Tony Siragusa, a native of New Jersey, been helping out with the relief efforts from Hurricane Sandy. Dan’s mood noticeably changed after Tony spoke of his experiences and the needs still out there. To help from anywhere you are:

American Red Cross:
Website: www.redcross.org
Text:
To donate $10 text REDCROSS to 90999

Phone: 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

Mail: American Red Cross, PO Box 4002018, Des Moines, IA 50340-2018
Make sure you indicate where you want your funds to go.