Episode Details

Episode 642 takes a more serious turn as the guys reflect on the 25th anniversary of September 11. Mike, Rudy and John remember where they were when the attacks happened, the fear and uncertainty that followed, and how 9/11 continues to affect them decades later. Mike revisits Tom Junod’s The Falling Man and the haunting mystery surrounding the unidentified man in the famous photograph.

Mike also tells the story of Welles Crowther, the Man in the Red Bandana, the former Boston College lacrosse player who repeatedly went back to help people escape the World Trade Center. Then the show shifts back to football, where Mike, Rudy and John make their weekend picks with something important on the line: the winner gets the big bed when the crew spends the night at the San Antonio Zoo.

Topics Covered:

• Remembering September 11 on the 25th anniversary
• Mike, Rudy and John share their memories of 9/11
• The uncertainty Americans felt as the attacks unfolded
• The Falling Man photograph and the mystery surrounding his identity
• The Man in the Red Bandana and heroism inside the World Trade Center
• Remembering first responders and those affected by the aftermath of 9/11
• The Rams’ disastrous trip to Australia and Mike’s Reach Around
• Why the guys hate meaningful NFL games being played overseas
• People I Want to Punch: the NFL and Deshaun Watson
• LT Electric Slide gets into crayons, eggs and favorite mafia movies
• The new Mike Taylor BBQ poster from Marty Lael
• Mike Taylor Ultimate BBQ Cook-Off team update
• Texas Cheer Liquor weekend stock-up
• ITB Friday shows becoming Members Only
• Upcoming overnight stay at the San Antonio Zoo
• Football picks with the zoo’s big bed on the line
• UTSA vs. Texas State
• Texas vs. Ohio State
• Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Texans
• Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants
• Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs
• Upcoming In the Shed Cowboys postgame show

Key Moments:

• Mike revisits The Falling Man, the famous and controversial 9/11 photograph, and explains why he sees the unidentified man as a kind of unknown soldier representing those who were lost that day.
• The guys remember Welles Crowther, whose red bandana became the identifying detail in survivor accounts of the young man who repeatedly helped others escape before losing his own life.
• Rudy gives the NFL a People I Want to Punch for sending a division game to Australia, while Mike argues the Rams essentially mailed in the trip and gives them his Reach Around for sending a message to the league.
• The weekend football picks become a legitimate competition because the winner gets the big bed during ITB’s upcoming overnight stay at the San Antonio Zoo. The other two are left fighting over the remaining sleeping arrangements.
• On Texas-Ohio State, Rudy takes Ohio State to cover while still predicting a one-point Texas win. Mike goes further and picks Ohio State to win outright, while John rides with the Longhorns.
• Mike and Rudy both take Houston outright against Buffalo, while John goes with the Bills. Mike even says a Cowboys-Texans Super Bowl would not completely shock him.
• Mike takes Kansas City to cover against Denver, while another pick backs the Broncos outright despite still having Kansas City as a Super Bowl team.
• The crew announces a postgame show after Texas-Ohio State and reminds everyone that Sunday night brings the debut of In the Shed, the Cowboys postgame show presented by The Shedfather.
• Orlando Kell gets a birthday shoutout during his sponsored People I Want to Punch segment.

Final Thoughts:

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