Local Hour: The Jimmy Butler Saga Continues

Juju Gotti joins us to wrap up the show and discuss the NFL MVP race between Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. He also accuses Dan of being too harsh to David Wallace-Wells despite calling David Samson's glasses "Spy Kidsish." Plus, LiAngelo Ball dropped a banger and we recap the polls so far this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is the best movie weapon of all time and why is it obviously the lightsaber? With the rumors of the New York Jets interviewing Rex Ryan for their head coaching job, Dan wonders how long it will be before the NFL decides it’s been long enough for Jon Gruden to get back into the game despite all he’s done wrong. Then, as the wildfires rage on in Los Angeles, David Wallace-Wells joins the show to discuss the increasing severity of wildfires all over the world as a result of rapidly accelerating climate change. While that's happening, Amin tries to calm himself with a meditation in a modified victory lap over Will Manso. You can help support victims of the California wildfires here: https://cpf.salsalabs.org/disasterrelief/index.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amin is almost fully recovered from his fall at our Christmas Party and reveals to us he has been dry ever since. Speaking of dry, we revisit the video of Roy (who claims he’s been dry since July) staring longingly at David Dwork as he and Greg Cote took a shot from a hockey stick. What a waste of a perfectly good hockey stick! Then, speaking of hockey equipment, Roy tells us he is learning to skate in preparation for a potential media game at the 2026 Winter Classic in South Florida. Plus, why do we as sports fans care about the money in transactions but not the money in ownership? Also, Dan tells a story about Micky Arison that nobody really understands and leads to a hilarious ending with one of the most iconic sounds in show history catching Amin completely off guard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Samson joins us for The Big Suey today to recap this past weekend's Golden Globes and Jeremy Strong’s ridiculous outfit. We also re-visit our discussion from Monday about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earning Mike Evans $3 million by throwing him a meaningless pass on the last play of the game to see if Samson’s take has changed after public backlash. Plus, with the news that the Raiders have fired Antonio Pierce and it becoming increasingly clear that Tom Brady is running the show in Vegas, David has a strong take on Brady’s broadcasting future. He also weighs in on the legal dispute surrounding ownership of the San Diego Padres and reveals how he gave Josh Johnson his MLB debut solely to save $100K. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Stugotz, Chris, Amin, Billy, Jeremy, and Roy. Billy has decided to be helpful to the show today as he is trapped inside an inflatable dinosaur costume, and you can imagine how well that goes. Before we get to his chaos, Dan feels bad -- so bad in fact that he lost sleep last night -- about how he discussed Pat Riley earlier this week, and it sounds like he may have gotten a call from the mafia down the street despite his claims that he didn't. As such, he tries to rebuild the image of Pat Riley that we have been tarnishing over the last few days in a way that make even Jeremy seem critical. Dan's Riley revival leads Billy to the idea to build a statue of The Godfather and put it on the roof of The Elser. Plus, Dan called Tom Brady washed back in 2014, and Chris Cote has the sound to prove it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JuJu Gotti joins the show to share with Dan, Chris, and Jeremy what the show got right and what the show got wrong. He also explains a new Super Rule he wants to pitch for the NFL and helps the crew decide if they should do competing Stats of the Day moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hour 2 is essentially the Billy Gil Power Hour. Dan has 1,000,000 things to get to, but he wants to explore the inner workings of Billy Gil's mind after his trip to the zoo and experience with a rental car. Then, is Stugotz going to go to Australia without telling anyone? Plus, Against the Spread, what Dan needs Jeremy to learn, and Mike happens to know who is going No. 1 overall in the upcoming NFL Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Dan tells the crew about his upcoming event in New Orleans with Dan Patrick, Dan, Mike, and Jeremy compete for the best Stat of the Day. Then, Cam Ward was statistically the best QB UM has ever seen, so why did the audience react so poorly to Dan's take that he was the best ever? What's the difference between greatest and best? Can you be in that category if you never won a title? Plus, Stugotz delivers his Weekend Observations including his Top 5 Annoying Things That Can Happen To You On a Golf Course and his Lamar Jackson's Top 5 People Who Need To Prove Something In The Playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever been tempted to buy a domain name to sit on it and ultimately sell it? Well, unsurprisingly, Stugotz has. He and Billy search to find the right domain for purchase. Then, Taylor delivers an update on Bill Belichick's early tenure at North Carolina. Plus, Dianna Russini is here to discuss which coaches would wear a swim shirt, which NFL owners are the best actors, what's going on with the Jaguars, why the Texans always play this game, and if the Browns can win Mike back with a selection of the best QB in UM history Cam Ward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're just a week into the year but Dan says he has already had his most embarrassing moment of the year involving a Christmas gift that Izzy gave him. What is the lazier way to celebrate the holidays: a Merry Christmas text or a Christmas card sent via text? Do people use stamps anymore? Does Jeremy know what a fax machine is? What about a Rolodex? Then, it's time to get back into the Jimmy Butler discussion as the fallout from his trade request continues in Miami after the Miami Heat dropped a game to the Sacramento Kings last night. Has Pat Riley earned the arrogance that has put the Heat in this position? Plus, we have a classic sound of Stugotz ripping Pat Riley that has not exactly aged with grace. Today's Cast: Dan, Stugotz, Chris, Billy, Mike, Jeremy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices