Super Bowl LVIII will be played on Sunday, which means it’s time for our final picks show of the football season, which just so happens to be the Season 3 finale of the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 208).

As he has for the past 5 months, The Athletic’s Larry Holder joins show host Jim Derry to talk about the big game. No spoiler alerts on their picks, but each has detailed reasons why they are on a certain side. And Jim announces two prop bets he thinks are incredible value and must be looked at.

Also on the show, we discuss the Saints’ imminent hiring of Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator, and Jim finishes the show with a tribute for his dad, Jim Derry Sr., who passed away last weekend in Florida.

Super Bowl 58 picks - 49ers or Chiefs - and top props with Larry Holder on Season 3 Finale, Ep. 208

It's a brand new season for the Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 209), and it goes way beyond that. Going forward, the show will encompass all the shows from Bet.NOLA.com, as well as take on a slightly different look and feel. While Jim Derry still will focus on the New Orleans Saints, being a fulltime podcast host means he will be able to book a more wide variety of top-notch guests from the local media and on the national scene.

That starts with the Season 4 premiere, as WWL Radio’s Mike Detillier joins to discuss the state of the Saints just 8 weeks prior to the 2024 NFL Draft. Will Mickey Loomis, Jeff Ireland and the team make cap magic once again? What are priorities in the draft? Will Klint Kubiak make a difference as offensive coordinator? Where will Jayden Daniels go?

Jim also shares his thoughts in his monologue and brings back an old favorite with the “Extra Point” to close it out, as he looks back to rookie Chris Paul and the New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets and something that had never been done in NBA history before or since back on March 1, 2006.

Mike Detillier talks Saints' needs, cap space on 'new' Dattitude, Ep. 209, Season 4 premiere

It seems as if Michael Thomas has accepted he is no longer going to be a part of the New Orleans Saints, and it's now time for us to look at the team's situation at wide receiver on Monday's Dattitude (Ep. 213, March 11), as host Jim Derry welcomes in WWL-TV Sports Director Doug Mouton.

We'll also discuss the mess that went on at the SEC women's basketball tournament championship in Greenville, S.C., on Sunday, as LSU and South Carolina players got into it near the end of the game. Will the tussle have any repercussions? Will there be suspensions?

Jim and Doug will talk about the Pelicans, who went 3-0 on their mini-road trip, and Doug gets a chance to brag about his trip to Arizona for MLB Spring Training. Jim finishes the show with his "Extra Point," which celebrates a special event that occurred on March 11, 1924.

Saints thin at WR; LSU women's BKB 'scuffle' and hot Pelicans - Doug Mouton on Ep. 213

Much like last year – but maybe worse now – the New Orleans Saints have a quandary along their offensive line. Assuming right tackle Ryan Ramczyk is a no-go for at least the beginning of the 2024 season, first-round pick Taliese Fuaga likely will start there. So what does that mean for the rest of the offensive line?

Will Trevor Penning have a rebirth of sorts and be able to go at left tackle? What about recently signed Oli Udoh, who started 16 games for offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak when he was in Minnesota? Do the Saints need to get a left tackle in free agency? What about left guard?

These are all questions host Jim Derry has for FOX-8 Saints beat reporter Sean Fazende on Friday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 237) presented by Evangeline Securities. They also will talk about the potential 2024 schedule, which will be released Wednesday night, and what are the most intriguing matchups. And in the ‘Extra Point,’ Jim goes back 22 years when it was announced the Charlotte Hornets were moving to New Orleans.

Saints offensive line problems and more 2024 NFL schedule talk with FOX-8's Sean Fazende on Ep. 237

The first NFL practices are done for the newest members of the New Orleans Saints, but how significant were they? Do we like what we hear from quarterback Spencer Rattler and cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry? Do we make anything of Taliese Fuaga practicing at left tackle?

We hear from Rattler, McKinstry and new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak on Monday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 238) brought to you by Evangeline Securities, as host Jim Derry shares his thoughts on the weekend. Also, former LSU slugger Cade Beloso joins the show to talk about what the Tigers need to do on the diamond in the near future to make this season a success.

Lastly, on the 'Extra Point,' Jim goes back 22 years ago to the date Mickey Loomis was promoted to Saints general manager, which Jim says very well could be the most significant move in the history of this franchise.

LSU baseball talk with Cade Beloso and Derry's Dime on Saints rookie minicamp on Ep. 238

On Tuesday, New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen said All-Pro cornerback Marshon Lattimore will be back in 2024. Not saying we’re not sure, but is it a big deal we have heard nothing from Lattimore’s camp? What about how the team is lining up on the offensive line in OTAs, and what should we expect from Alvin Kamara, who also is a no show this week.

Host Jim Derry will ask WWL-TV sports director Doug Mouton on Wednesday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 242) presented by Evangeline Securities. Doug also will share his thoughts on what Klint Kubiak is doing thus far and a big difference we might see in the role of Taysom Hill, as well as his viewpoint of the schedule and prediction for 2024.

They also talked about LSU baseball live as they were whooping up on Kentucky in the SEC Baseball Tournament. On the 'Extra Point,' Jim thinks the “double first base” the SEC is experimenting with could be done quite differently. Is it safety or silly?

Marshon Lattimore, Saints OTA and sked talk, LSU baseball - Doug Mouton on Ep. 242

The first week of voluntary practices for the New Orleans Saints is in the books, and there were several notable no-shows. Among them were two of three running backs – Alvin Kamara and Jamaal Williams. Is there significance to this, and how key is it for them to get there to learn Klint Kubiak’s offense and to gain some cohesiveness?

Does it matter if they don’t get the offensive line problems solved? Also, LSU baseball is in the SEC Tournament semifinals, and could be primed to make a run. So many topics to talk about for Jim Derry who goes it alone on Friday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 243) presented by Evangeline Securities. 

Finally in a very important ‘Extra Point,’ Jim shares his opinion on the landmark announcement Thursday that the NCAA and the Power-5 schools are settling with past college athletes for $2.8 billion. How will this affect current and future student-athletes and the landscape of college sports? Spoiler alert: This could be the most significant thing to happen to the NCAA since Title IX.

Saints running backs and OTAs, LSU baseball to SEC semis, NCAA bombshell on Ep. 243

With less than 2 months until the start of training camp for the Saints, we have had plenty of local opinions on what might happen in the 2024 season. Now, it’s time to get a neutral expert from outside of the New Orleans area. How will Klint Kubiak’s offense be different from Pete Carmichael? Will Derek Carr thrive, and will Taysom Hill play a larger role?

Jim Derry has plenty of questions for one of the football world’s top handicappers in Adam Chernoff, who joins Friday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 245) presented by Evangeline Securities. We also talk Saints over/under win totals, and Jim asks Adam for some surprise teams in the NFL this upcoming season. Spoiler alert: One of them is in the NFC South.

Jim also talks a little about LSU baseball, and in the ‘Extra Point,’ we go back 39 years to quite possible the most important day in the history of the Saints: The day Tom Benson bought the team for a measly $70.2 million.

Is Kubiak's offense the answer for Derek Carr, Saints? Adam Chernoff answers on Ep. 245

The New Orleans Saints have finished their 2024 voluntary OTAs and they look ahead to next week’s mandatory minicamp. The highlight of the past 3 weeks clearly has been the installation of Klint Kubiak’s new offense and all the different things the team might do this season. Will Derek Carr thrive, and what will Taysom Hill do?

Also, should there be optimism for this makeshift offensive line, and will there be any more personnel changes before the start of training camp? Jim Derry brings asks Matt Moscona of ESPN Radio on Thursday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 247) presented by Evangeline Securities, as they also put a wrap on the LSU baseball Tigers and look at who might be back in 2025 and who definitely will be gone.

Lastly in the ‘Extra Point,’ Jim looks back 80 years to the anniversary of D-Day and why it is such an important day in American history and how it affected sports.

Saints optimistic with Kubiak; a wrap on LSU baseball and a look to 2025: Matt Moscona on Ep. 247

Just a few days of mandatory minicamp, and then Dennis Allen and the New Orleans Saints will take their final break before the 2024 season begins in earnest with training camp in late July. There certainly are more questions than answers, as Klint Kubiak installs a new offense, and we still don’t know three of the five pieces on the line outside of Erik McCoy at center and Cesar Ruiz at right guard.

And what about the aging defensive line? Can the linebackers step up, and could Willie Gay be a diamond in the rough? Is the defensive backfield the strength of the team? All questions Jim Derry poses to WWL Radio Saints/NFL analyst Mike Detillier on Monday’s Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 249) presented by Evangeline Securities.

And Jim finishes the show with a booming ‘Extra Point,’ as he goes back 28 years to the greatest home run in LSU history – a game-winning blast by Warren Morris in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, a runner on third base and the Tigers trailing the mighty Miami Hurricanes by one run. It was Morris’ only home run in 1996, and really, the only one he needed to hit.

State of the Saints - an early 2024 outlook with Mike Detillier on Ep. 249

Dattitude premiered in September 2021 to focus on what's important to sports fans in south Louisiana. While we focus on the Saints, we also talk plenty about the Pelicans, LSU, Tulane, Prep, sports betting, fantasy sports and all the big-time sports events happening in and around New Orleans. Host Jim Derry brings more than 33 years of experience covering sports in the region, and he'll "always tell you the way it is ... or at least the way he THINKS it is."

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