The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The Big Suey: Zaslow Asks a Question (feat. Dianna Russini)
13 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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And the argument on the other side, simply enough, is that Indiana has a plus 473 point differential this season. That's the best of any team since 2019. Clemson haven't lost a game and have dragged the two most recent opponents. And there's plenty of sound now in the library for how laughable it will sound if indeed you are right, America. That that line, that betting line is not disrespectful.
It's where it should be. The money tells you where it is. And the money says Indiana on Miami's home field is a seven and a half point favorite. You understand why that's funny to me, correct?
It's funny because. History. Yeah, you followed this sport. Indiana is the second most losing major program ever. Look, don't get it twisted. If Indiana does what the sports books say it's supposed to do, which is come down here to Miami and win this game that they're a seven and a half point favored in, Indiana can lay claim to greatest team of all time. No team has ever gone 16-0.
You mentioned the point differential. You mentioned they slayed the defending champion in the Big Ten championship game. They've gone through Alabama. And to do it against Miami, who's gone through its own murderer's row in Miami, I know that they don't have the talent of Jamar Chase or Sean Taylor and Ed Reed, but...
They're going to be in that discussion, especially with a Heisman-winning quarterback. And the fact that no one else has ever gone 16-0 and in a power conference? Get out of here. That's greatest team of all time talk. The point differential thing is a bit of a mirage because you look at their schedule. They didn't really play a ton of tough teams. Kennesaw State, they beat 56-9.
Indiana State, they beat 73-0. Larry Bird wasn't there for that one.
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Chapter 2: How does Dianna Russini view the performance of the Eagles this season?
They never did. The only times they looked decent were against, like, the Giants, right? And that was just okay.
No, the back end of the Rams game. Look, the Rams, this sport is weird, man. It's weird and it's crazy. So let me just step back from what you witnessed this weekend, okay? Okay. The dogs, okay, all of the underdogs, The Chargers end up collapsing at their end because their offensive line shouldn't have been in the playoffs. All the other underdogs, either won or covered.
The league is that close. And one of the games has, in the Rams, what I believe to be the best team in the league, only lose if they have three turnovers. It's going to beat Seattle, except they could have used that rest and that game needs to be at home. And uh-oh. They might have thrown away their season because they're a five seed because they lost five of these close games.
They played Carolina. Worst point differential history of the league. fighting for their life in the first road game because of how hard all this shit is after an extra game and all these bodies are broken. Yeah. You missed out on the Niners, too. Pick one thing. The most interesting thing from this weekend is a football, I really care about this, history and perspective-wise, crazy week.
The most interesting thing in it was what?
To me, it was the San Francisco 49ers figuring out a way to win. I know we just spent a few minutes talking about that the Eagles stink, but... Dan, I had the card in front of me in the press box, you know, with the roster. And I was playing a game with myself of, can I name the starting linebackers of the San Francisco 49ers without looking?
Like, I didn't know who these dudes were and were in the playoffs here because they've been able to just piecemeal. Yes, Kyle Shanahan has been brilliant. Robert Sala was brilliant. The Philadelphia Eagles were outcoached. on Sunday. So I just, I've always thought the Niner story was kind of cute. Like, look at these guys. They're playing with passion. They're playing with heart.
They're finding ways to win. But I didn't think they'd be able to make it this far. So to me, that's been one of the best stories in football. This is a team that's been decimated.
It's interesting to hear you say that because empirically that sounds right in the value of things, right? How does San Francisco, even though all of its best players are hurt, how do they go and dethrone the most physical team and the defending champion? And they lose Kittle during the game.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Dianna provide on John Harbaugh's coaching situation?
Zazzle, I want you to get in here and I also want to start going back Speeding all of this up, not because I mean to do this, Diana, but because there's so much to get to with you that I need to speed it up at 30-second bites on each because let's start with Mike Tomlin.
That's eight straight years with no playoff victories and doomed in this purgatory of we're always going to win this many games and should we bring Aaron Rodgers back? Oh, it's all over in Pittsburgh. It's not going to look any better than that. They're another team that needs a quarterback.
I think it will look different. Look, we don't know what the future is going to be. I know the Steelers want Aaron Rodgers back. We'll see if he continues to play. We'll see what Mike Tomlin decides to do. I think TV is a real thing. I think him stepping away is on the table. I don't think that's just a gossipy rumor thing.
That's kind of one of those things that everyone around football kind of is like wink-winking, like Tomlin's going to probably do this. He also has another year in his deal. He may want to return as well. So you have those options there. Then you've got...
you know their their general manager's got great relationships with a guy like mike mccarthy uh we'll see what happens if tomlin does step away where are they going to go because guys look at this coaching cycle right now it's out of control i can't even keep track of how many people the titans are interviewing right now okay diana look so i know there's a lot here and i'm gonna i'm gonna tighten you up this is gonna be right here this this game
30 seconds on each thing and then we gotta hit her with a sound of some sort that tells her time's up because I know you can talk for 10 minutes on each of the subjects I'm about to give you. Just tell her to be quicker. Guys, you need to be quicker too. Yeah, faster.
I don't understand why you guys want to speed me up. If I have good information, you should slow down. That's exactly right. I'm not the person to speed up if I'm a football fan. I'm the one you go, hey, stop talking and let her tell you everything she knows.
Slow down.
No, I'd say the 30 seconds. Fine.
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Chapter 4: What is the significance of the San Francisco 49ers' recent success?
So this just happened. We just all witnessed it. Zas is ashamed, so ashamed he will not look Mike in the eye because they know 20 years of production history between them. They're like, no, that's the lob that I dunk.
The Packers win or the Bears lose. Oh, my God. What a dork. That'll never go away either. You heard, like I stumbled the bears part because mid-sentence I realized I had it backwards. The Packers win or the Bears lose. Bears was plural.
Yeah! I think it's a pretty good explanation for what happened at the end of that Packers-Bears game.
The Packers win or the Bears lose.
Okay, so look, that is what happened. That is the correct answer. That is the answer. That is the correct analysis on that Packers-Bears game. You know what allows Ben Johnson to run off the field saying, yeah, I'm not apologizing for that? Bleep the Packers. The Packers win or the Bears lose. And the answer to that is, people say I knee jerked yesterday.
Don't you remember, Dan, the Falcons were up 28-3 in the playoffs? Yes, but as a statistical probability, the time left in that Packers-Bears game to lose it again when you were in the positions that you were in.
It's an insanity that the Packers threw away another season in a more bizarre way than they did a couple of weeks ago to a Bears team that has the cruelest loss right in the middle of that.
The Packers win or the Bears lose. Yo, tell Mike, stop staring at me. That's a two-time champion broadcaster who just made that football. Get his ass, Greg. I mean, it's undeniable. You've got to live up to the standard. Good for you, Greg. You've been waiting for two years for this. Thank you.
The Packers win or the Bears lose. Nice hat, asshole. Both of you.
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