Earlier this week, DiPietro & Rothenberg made sure a delivery of low fat whipped cream arrived at the home of noted pumpkin pie enthusiast Mel Kiper Jr. The Senior NFL Draft analyst promised a special thank you for the show.
During an appearance on the ESPN New York morning show on Monday, Kiper promised he would work a mention of Rick DiPietro and Dave Rothenberg into the ESPN broadcast of the first round of the NFL Draft. Rothenberg suggested that Kiper do it during the time his favorite team, the New York Giants, were on the clock.
The first round came and went and Rothenberg did not hear his name or the name of the show. He brought it up when Kiper called Friday morning.
“I can’t tell you how many tweets I received last night about ‘Mel didn’t make the mention,’” he said.
Kiper countered that despite what it may look like on TV, there is a lot of structure to the conversations on the dais on draft night. Just because it didn’t work out on Thursday though does not mean the dream is dead.
“It just wasn’t the right time. Tonight’s the second and third rounds. Just keep watching.”
Dave Rothenberg agreed that there is time to make up for the oversight. He was concerned about the prospect of not getting mentioned until Saturday. He worried that it meant that Kiper considers DiPietro & Rothenberg “a fifth-round show.”
“If I go to day 3 and haven’t mentioned you, I’ll be replaced by Todd McShay on this show,” Kiper joked, saying he has never been under so much scrutiny before. “So, I’ve got a lot of pressure on me tonight.”
