Dan Patrick | June 9, 2021

From June 9, 2021: On the 40th episode of “Great Dane Nation,” Morten is joined NSMA Hall of Fame broadcaster Dan Patrick. But first, he checks in with TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll), where the guys reflect on the end of their unofficial “season 1” of the podcast! Don’t worry, this feed will remain filled with great content from Morten and FreezePops throughout the summer! We then move to our interview with Dan, where he discusses a wide range of topics: why knowing what he wanted to do from a very young age was an advantage to him early in his career; why he almost quit broadcasting early in his career because he didn’t think he was good-looking enough; how a letter from Bob Ley while Dan was in college helped set him on a path towards ESPN; his incredible partnership with Keith Olbermann, and why the two of them never had to have a discussion about their partnership; why him and Keith tried to “get away with things” when hosting “The Big Show” together; how strange it was to go from an Average Joe to one of the most recognizable faces in all of sports; why the shows he is most proud of from his time at ESPN have to do with death; remembering Stuart Scott; getting confronted by angry athletes about how they were portrayed on “SportsCenter;" why he doesn’t regret leaving ESPN, and the story of leaving the worldwide leader to start his own project; why he decided to step away from “Sunday Night Football” after ten years with NBC Sports; why he thinks Aaron Rodgers would be a better “Jeopardy!” host than he would be, and where he thinks the Rodgers drama goes this summer; who is the one quarterback not named Patrick Mahomes that he would want to build his NFL franchise around; why he isn’t confident in Urban Meyer down in Jacksonville; and this week’s edition of “The Name Game,” featuring the biggest names in sports media. Then, TommyFreezePops is joined by Thom Cunningham for his weekly check-in with the experts from VegasInsider.com. Should bettors be looking to hedge their Milwaukee-futures-bets after falling to 0-2 against the heavily favored Nets? How will the series between the Suns and Nuggets play out? Which NBA player props should people keep an eye on over the few days? Finally, we close things out with Morten’s “Game Winner” – a weekly segment where Morten monologues his biggest takeaway of the week. This week, Morten talks about Dan Patrick, and how a seemingly innocuous decision with his buddies in college led to one of the most storied careers in sports broadcasting.