"Great Dane Nation" was a weekly podcast hosted by Pro Football Hall of Fame kicker Morten "The Great Dane" Andersen from the fall of 2020 to spring of 2022! Morten was joined by fellow legends of the game to talk about their life in football, tell stories, talk about today’s NFL, and bring our listeners inside the locker room in a way they’ve never been before. Occasionally, Morten was joined by friends from outside football, like Charles Barkley and Bill Murray! Morten was also joined each week by his sidekick, TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll). This feed is meant to preserve their legendary run
From May 18, 2022:
Morten Andersen and Stephanie Otey are joined by Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member and Michigan State legend Tom Izzo!
Topics:
• Eating sausage sandwiches on college football Saturdays
• Stephanie proclaiming her MSU hoops allegiance to Coach Izzo, and asking if that makes her a bad Ohio State fan
• Importance of having alumni around the program with the introduction of “Grind Week"
• Morten says he can kick a basketball in the hoop from half-court for some halftime entertainment
• Some of Coach Izzo’s favorite Midnight Madness moments
• Why Coach Izzo is not in favor of a “super conference” in college sports, and why he thinks the Big Ten is already too big
• What would have happened if the 2020 March Madness Tournament hadn’t been cancelled, and what he told his team when it happened
• On watching his peers retire, and why the NIL and new transfer rules have him thinking about life after coaching more than his friends retiring
• Why Coach Izzo believes with no salary caps or contracts, the transfer rules are allowing too much player freedom, which will ultimately hurt the athletes in the long run
• His thoughts on a possible move to the NBA
• Why new standards at the college level “hurt”
• Why Coach Izzo believes college basketball is always a better option than playing pro ball before entering the NBA
• His favorite ex-Spartans, and a great story about Draymond Green
• Why Coach Izzo would want to pursue a job coaching football after he’s done coaching college hoops
• Who he’s putting his money on to win this year’s Western Conference Finals in the NBA
• Remembering the late Adreian Payne
7 May 2023
Sean Payton | April 26, 2022
From April 26, 2022:
Ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft, Morten Andersen sat down for an exclusive interview with his old friend and fellow New Orleans Saints legend Sean Payton.
Topics:
• How does Coach Payton feel different since retiring earlier this year
• The one thing he was looking forward to most after retiring
• What brought him to retiring at this point in his football career
• Looking forward to finalizing his TV contract – to be a studio analyst – being signed within the next four days
• On the Tom Brady-Dolphins rumors, and why he had no prior knowledge of any of it until The Boston Globe story was published
• On the Dallas Cowboys rumors, and why prior history with a franchise is not the only thing he would consider before coming out of retirement for a coaching job
• How the league can improve with minority hiring on the head coaching level, and why he thinks Stanford’s David Shaw will be given an NFL opportunity one day
• Why Dennis Allen was the right hire for the Saints
• The state of the New Orleans Saints ahead of the NFL Draft, and why he thinks they have the culture to be a winning franchise right now
• Which positions the Saints will be targeting in this year’s NFL Draft
• What his draft philosophy is – need vs. grade, and finding the balance between the two
• High praise for Deonte Harris
7 May 2023
Steve Hutchinson | March 30, 2022
From March 30, 2022:
Steve Hutchinson is one of the greatest guards in NFL history. His hall of fame speech was filled with emotion, as the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings legend recounted the highlights of his impressive career. From waiting for his "hall of fame knock," to blocking for some of the legends of the game, Steve dives into all of it with his Pro Football Hall of Fame brother Morten Andersen. What does he think of Russell Wilson being traded to the Denver Broncos? How confident is he in Pete Carroll at age 70 in Seattle? Can Kirk Cousins will a Super Bowl as the Vikings quarterback? Hutch breaks it all down on this week's edition of "Great Dane Nation!"
Topics:
• How Morten was able to make a few dollars while listening to Hutch’s induction speech
• Running through his Pro Football Hall of Fame journey, and the process of waiting his turn for his “Hall of Fame knock”
• What that gold jacket means to him
• Morten and Hutch’s wild weekend in Los Angeles, and why Hutch had to warn the new Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees to watch out for Morten
• His thoughts on Russell Wilson being traded to the Denver Broncos
• The state of the Seahawks, and why Hutch is not concerned with Pete Carroll’s age
• What he makes of new Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell
• Why he feels the Vikings can win now with Kirk Cousins
• Blocking for three of the greatest running backs in NFL history – Shaun Alexander, Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson
• What he learned playing with John Randle, and why blocking guys with multiple moves is the most difficult part of the game
• Playing guard in today’s NFL, and who he thinks is the best guard in today’s game
• Who he thinks is the greatest guard in NFL history
• Playing college football with Tom Brady, and why he wasn’t surprised by anything that happened with Brady this offseason
• Why he’s happy that Jim Harbaugh is heading back to Michigan after rumors swirled this offseason of him pursuing an opportunity in the NFL
• This week’s edition of “The Name Game,” featuring Walter Jones, Mike Holmgren, Matt Hasselbeck, Jerry Rice, Lofa Tatupu, Robbie Tobeck, Brett Favre, Jared Allen, Randy Moss and Mike Munchak
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