The Michael Behind "Hey, Michael" Joins the Show | Hour 1
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Who is Michael Howes and why is he joining the show?
This is the Dan Levitard Show with the Stugatz Podcast.
This episode of the Dan Levitard Show is presented by DraftKings Sports. DraftKings, the crown is yours.
We are at the point now where newspaper writers exist only to provide the sound of coaches getting mad at them in sports. We have an assortment of sounds from our rage-filled coaches collection. Let's start with Bill O'Brien. What's up,
Trevor?
That is, I want the whole sound, not just the end of the sound. I need the entirety of the sound. How about Dabo Swinney? Do you have Dabo Swinney there? Okay, that is also not the entirety of the sound. And then we've also got what happened with James Franklin, where James Franklin is being awkward with a reporter. Hey, Coach, Michael Howes with the Baltimore Sun.
Hey, Michael. Hey, Michael. What do you remember about working a long time? Hey, Michael, how you doing, Michael?
Michael, how you doing? Can you hear me? Yeah, I'm saying how you doing? Good, how are you? Good, good.
So we have Michael Howes on with us now. Hey, Michael. Hey, guys. Appreciate you having me on. What happened? What happened
with James Franklin? Oh, man. So I was on Zoom. So I can't see the podium when I'm on Zoom. And I say, hey, coach. He says, hey, Michael. And I'm like, all right, time to dig into my question like I always have. And I hear, hey, Michael. Hey, Michael. Hey, Michael. And I'm thinking, is the Zoom audio tripping? Like, what
is
going on? And so, you know, I pause and I'm like, can you hear me? And he's like, yes, I'm asking, how are you? And then I realized there's some sort of bit that Coach Franklin is doing right now that I'm just not in
tune with. And what was the bit, do you think? Was he just trying to have a human interaction and showing that you say, hey, Michael, or you say, hey, coach, and I say, hey, Michael, and then we begin a dialogue?
So what I've learned is that he likes to ask the reporters or he likes reporters to ask him, hey, how are you doing? I was not aware of that. I just thought the hey, coach. Hey, Michael, is enough. My bad, coach. Apologies.
Did did the coach or the SID reach out to you afterward about the interaction?
No, not yet. Not yet. Nothing from them.
I want to ask you your perspective on calling Coach Coach. That's kind of controversial in the journalist world, considering he's not your coach. Are you willing to demote him to James now?
That is a very good question, Trista. you know i like calling them coach just because my dad was a coach growing up so i always just go to the coach but you know going forward i might have to go hey michael for coach locksley or hey james if i ever talk to james franklin again
i think you need to double down here and next question like do not let him out of small talk like you need to hit him with how you doing and then when he hits you back with it what are you doing for lunch today how's the weather outside like you need to over overdo it now with the small talk yeah how's the family Right.
Well, I've had a bunch of people texting me, hey, Michael, since then. So obviously that bit's living on. But if Virginia Tech loses to Maryland on Saturday, a lot of people have been telling me I've got to go to Franklin's presser and immediately ask him, hey, how are you doing, and give him what he wants.
Trista, I believe that it is not any kind of controversy in the journalism community that you call a coach coach. It's all you call a coach is coach. In fact, Amin still calls Stan Van Gundy coach.
It's not your coach.
No, I agree with Trista. Absolutely. In fact, if I can give you a moldy... You didn't call Don Shula...
Yes,
I did. I called him Don. That's disrespectful. From the day I met him, I called him Don. And late in his life, I'm in his office. He's in his 80s. He's got like two years to live. He told me that's the first thing he made a note of was that everybody else is calling him Coach. And I called him Don. In your case...
Is it appropriate for reporters to call coaches “Coach” during press conferences?
Next time you talk to this guy, call him Franklin. Call him by his last name. All right, I'll note that. I'll do that. Thank
you. I don't think he's going to do it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Michael Howes and why is he joining the show?
0:00–4:10
2
Is it appropriate for reporters to call coaches “Coach” during press conferences?
4:10–7:46
3
What’s the story behind James Franklin’s “Hey, Michael” bit and the “cobbler” nickname for Don Shula?
7:46–11:27
4
How are media rights deals changing access to coaches and players?
11:27–16:59
5
Why did Tom Cruise agree to a rare GQ interview and what does it mean for movie stars?
16:59–23:03
6
Are modern streaming platforms diluting the traditional movie‑going experience?
23:03–28:01
7
What’s Troy Aikman’s controversial “as good as anyone” comment and why does it matter?
28:01–31:43
8
What over/under bets are the hosts placing on future hyperbolic sports comments?
31:43–37:27
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