The Dave Hooker Show

[WillisWG]

I simply don't understand especially in the age of Uber why anyone would get drunk in get behind the wheel. I've lost 4 family members and 3 friends over the years to drunk drivers.

I've also enjoyed more than my fair share of alcohol and I've never gotten behind the wheel drunk or even buzzed. It's such a reckless, selfless act

Yep but unfortunately unless they were passed, I have never met a drunk who didn't think they couldn't drive

 

[adam.vol]

Caleb Calhoun announced today, 10/09/25, would be his last day doing the show. Caleb did not go into a lot of detail but he implied the current situation was unsustainable for him moving forward.

I’m going to make a giant assumption and say that it was something to do with money or lack there of that forced Caleb to make a decision. I believe he liked doing the show and would have continued it if it was financially feasible.

I will also speculate that Dave has been unavailable due to having to serve some time for multiple DUI’s. I hope he can continue his career and revive the show once he gets things squared away. I hope this does not set him back too far.

Dave and Caleb were entertaining and the live chat made the show very fun for me and most of us who watched regularly. They were both very good about keeping up with the chat and making the audience feel like participants. In my experience, the stream with live chat and real time response was more fun than any call in show. To my knowledge, no one else has been able to do the live chat this well, either.

 

[onevol74]

I have never been a Hooker fan but I pray and hope he can get it together. Prayers for his recovery and happiness.

 

[Power_Sweep_Vol]

Yep but unfortunately unless they were passed, I have never met a drunk who didn't think they couldn't drive

The people who cause the accidents aren't people who have had 4-5 beers or a few glasses of wine over a couple of hrs. It's massively disproportional to the people who are WAY over the limit.

 

[WillisWG]

The people who cause the accidents aren't people who have had 4-5 beers or a few glasses of wine over a couple of hrs. It's massively disproportional to the people who are WAY over the limit.

Impaired is impaired 190 lb male drinks 5 beers over 2 hours period is over .08 bac

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Calculator (Beer, Wine & Liquor)

Use our BAC calculator to estimate what your blood alcohol content is. Remember that everyone metabolizes alcohol (beer, wine, liquor) differently!

alcohol.org

About 30% of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers (with BACs of .08 g/dL or higher).

Drunk Driving | NHTSA

Get resources on ways to prevent drunk driving and alcohol-impaired crashes along with national drunk driving statistics and facts.

www.nhtsa.gov

take it fwiw

 

[Power_Sweep_Vol]

Impaired is impaired 190 lb male drinks 5 beers over 2 hours period is over .08 bac

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Calculator (Beer, Wine & Liquor)

Use our BAC calculator to estimate what your blood alcohol content is. Remember that everyone metabolizes alcohol (beer, wine, liquor) differently!

alcohol.org

About 30% of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers (with BACs of .08 g/dL or higher).

Drunk Driving | NHTSA

Get resources on ways to prevent drunk driving and alcohol-impaired crashes along with national drunk driving statistics and facts.

www.nhtsa.gov

take it fwiw

Yeah, those people aren’t causing accidents by and large, it’s the people whose BAC is 2 and 3x that number

 

[WillisWG]

Yeah, those people aren’t causing accidents by and large, it’s the people whose BAC is 2 and 3x that number

about 16% of drivers in fatal crashes who test positive for alcohol fell below the 0.08 g/dL BAC legal limit. About half of the drivers in fatal crashes that test positive for alcohol have BACs of 0.15 g/dL or higher. The prevalence of positive BAC levels peak at the 0.14 g/dL levels and steadily decline as BAC levels increase above 0.19 g/dL.

like I said impaired is impaired 190 lb male drinks 5 beers over 2 hours period is over .08 bac, to be more precise it closer to .11 bac

 

[Power_Sweep_Vol]

about 16% of drivers in fatal crashes who test positive for alcohol fell below the 0.08 g/dL BAC legal limit. About half of the drivers in fatal crashes that test positive for alcohol have BACs of 0.15 g/dL or higher. The prevalence of positive BAC levels peak at the 0.14 g/dL levels and steadily decline as BAC levels increase above 0.19 g/dL.
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like I said impaired is impaired 190 lb male drinks 5 beers over 2 hours period is over .08 bac, to be more precise it closer to .11 bac

A lot of those at .08 and below are coincidental and not a cause…think of the people who died with Covid not because of Covid but were counted as dying from Covid…same principle

 

[WillisWG]

A lot of those at .08 and below are coincidental and not a cause…think of the people who died with Covid not because of Covid but were counted as dying from Covid…same principle

no Power they're not...once more impaired is impaired. No one who has ever lost a love one during a traffic accident where the driver has been drinking will ever say it was just a coincidence, no one.

 

[kckempf]

A lot of those at .08 and below are coincidental and not a cause…think of the people who died with Covid not because of Covid but were counted as dying from Covid…same principle

Most of the nonsense trying to make a difference between dying with or of COVID was a coordinated attempt to downplay the severity of the illness. Similarly to other infectious illnesses, it doesn't actually factor into the death toll numbers. They can count how many more people died during a pandemic than expected, and account for people who died without even getting diagnosed with it in the first place.

This is something that we know about from previous work at understanding estimated flu burden, when more people die of flu than are diagnosed with the flu during seasonal outbreaks.

I understand a lot of people looked for some alternative explanation for what was happening. A lot of people want to believe there is some grand conspiracy out there and not microscopic airborne illnesses that can kill you no matter how strong you are, or what you eat, or how much you exercise or social. But that's simply the truth.

 

[RandomUTfan]

I have nothing but empathy for Dave and his family. I used alcohol to mask emotional issues for years until I got a wake-up call and I haven't touched the stuff since. It's just poison. No one will tell you that.

I will pray for Dave that he finds the help he needs. Unfortunately some people have to lose everything before they can self-reflect and understand that the reason their life is the way it is, is due their own poor choices.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Most of the nonsense trying to make a difference between dying with or of COVID was a coordinated attempt to downplay the severity of the illness. Similarly to other infectious illnesses, it doesn't actually factor into the death toll numbers. They can count how many more people died during a pandemic than expected, and account for people who died without even getting diagnosed with it in the first place.

This is something that we know about from previous work at understanding estimated flu burden, when more people die of flu than are diagnosed with the flu during seasonal outbreaks.

I understand a lot of people looked for some alternative explanation for what was happening. A lot of people want to believe there is some grand conspiracy out there and not microscopic airborne illnesses that can kill you no matter how strong you are, or what you eat, or how much you exercise or social. But that's simply the truth.

 

[adam.vol]

Most of the nonsense trying to make a difference between dying with or of COVID was a coordinated attempt to downplay the severity of the illness. Similarly to other infectious illnesses, it doesn't actually factor into the death toll numbers. They can count how many more people died during a pandemic than expected, and account for people who died without even getting diagnosed with it in the first place.

This is something that we know about from previous work at understanding estimated flu burden, when more people die of flu than are diagnosed with the flu during seasonal outbreaks.

I understand a lot of people looked for some alternative explanation for what was happening. A lot of people want to believe there is some grand conspiracy out there and not microscopic airborne illnesses that can kill you no matter how strong you are, or what you eat, or how much you exercise or social. But that's simply the truth.

Unfortunately that’s how poison works. If they can get it in your system, it can kill you.

 

[BigOrangeCrush32]

I have ZERO sympathy for people who drink and drive. I have had family members and friends get killed by drunk drivers. it is selfish and they deserve every bit of the consequences that come to them for doing it.

 

[Other_Guy]

Caleb Calhoun announced today, 10/09/25, would be his last day doing the show. Caleb did not go into a lot of detail but he implied the current situation was unsustainable for him moving forward.

Dave was back for like a week and it sounded like it was all behind him. Sucks for them both.

 

[slicedbread]

Caleb also said he does not know the future of the show, but that Dave would not be returning during the remainder of the football season.

I hate to see this. Many people seemed to dislike their commentary and style, but I generally liked the show when both Dave and Caleb were on. I liked the recurring appearances of current and former players, as well as some of the older journalist. The show is a balance to today's fan shows, which I also like. Hopefully things work out for both of them. Maybe a form of the show will some day return - I am staying subscribed on YouTube.