Episode 996: intel with ESPN's Don Van Natta Jr. on how Joe Gibbs got Dan Snyder to sell Commanders and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Football, Baseball, Sports, Basketball

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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12:44 - Guest: ESPN senior writer Don Van Natta Jr. on how legendary former Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs compelled Dan Snyder to go through with the sale of the Commanders to the Josh Harris group when Snyder was trying to not go through with the sale, the absurd lengths to which Snyder went to not sell the Commanders, Snyder's unhappiness with the Commanders' success, the significance of the fracture between Snyder and Dallas Cowboys owner, president and general manager Jerry Jones, the degree to which Snyder was disengaged during the process of the team rebranding to the name Commanders, why Van Natta believes that another rebrand for the team is coming and more 47:19 - Capitals: analysis of a 3-1 win at the Calgary Flames as newly-extended goaltender Logan Thompson continued his great play 52:19 - College Basketball: thoughts on Georgetown's 66-41 loss to No. 15 St. John's and VCU's 78-69 loss at Saint Louis Visit PaulsonAndNace.com and tell Paulson & Nace that Al Galdi sent you Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit RonMurrayWellness.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you Download the PrizePicks app and use the promo code "Galdi" for $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:24.0	Learn more at Disneyplus.com. And away we go, episode 996 of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Wednesday, January 29th,
0:52.4	2025. It is the one-month anniversary of the Washington
0:57.1	commanders clinching a playoff spot. December 29th, that was the night on which the commanders
1:02.6	beat the Atlanta Falcons 3024 in overtime at Northwest Stadium on Sunday night football
1:08.2	to clinch a playoff spot. The commanders in the game overcame a 17-7 halftime deficit. Also blew a 24-17 fourth quarter lead, but they won. And here we are now,
1:19.8	a month later, the commander's season over. But it ended in the NFC championship game, albeit a 5523
1:26.9	loss at the Philadelphia Eagles this past Sunday in the NFC championship game, albeit a 5523 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles this past Sunday in the
1:30.5	NFC championship game.
1:31.9	Hello and welcome to this Wednesday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:35.6	The day prior to this past Sunday's NFC championship game this past Saturday morning, ESPN.com
1:42.4	came out with a piece on how the former lead owner of the
1:46.7	commanders Dan Snyder is doing and with new details on the sale of the commanders from Dan and
1:53.5	Tonya Snyder to the Josh Harris Group in July 2023. Headline quote, how Dan Snyder views
1:59.4	commanders a title run from afar. He hates it. And quote, quote, how Dan Snyder views commander as a title run from afar.
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