Episode Details

Mike is out traveling, which leaves Rudy and Pelón running the building, and naturally things get off track immediately. What starts as a conversation about sleeping, getting older and staying active somehow turns into Pelón defending his pickleball skills and Rudy confidently declaring that he can walk onto the advanced court and beat him. Now there's money on the table, wives are getting dragged into it, and an official ITB pickleball showdown might actually have to happen.

Eventually they find the sports. The Rams beat the Giants 28-6, Jackson Dart goes down, and Pelón celebrates going 4-1 against the spread to win the weekly ITB picks. The Survivor Pool is down to eight after another brutal weekend, Rudy hands out slices of humble pie around the NFL and Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb gets some love for firing back at fans who gave up on the team early.

Topics Covered:

• Mike misses the show while traveling
• Rudy and Pelón take over EP. 648
• Pelón's pickleball obsession
• Rudy challenges Pelón to an ITB pickleball showdown
• $100 gets put on the potential matchup
• A future ITB chili cook-off still needs to happen
• Rams beat the Giants 28-6 on Monday Night Football
• Jackson Dart goes down
• Pelón wins the weekly picks at 4-1 against the spread
• Can Pelón name five current Dallas Cowboys?
• Rudy's NFL Humble Pie awards
• Buccaneers, Ravens, Giants and Bears get humbled
• ITB Survivor Pool drops from 16 entries to only eight
• Rudy's failed Tennessee Survivor pick
• Alabama OC Ryan Grubb gets the Reach Around
• Ryan Grubb's comments about Alabama fans booing
• Mike sends in his PIWTP from the airport
• Peyton and Eli Manning and the ManningCast
• Pelón's PIWTP for drivers who cut into traffic at the last second
• Texas' upcoming schedule and SEC gauntlet
• Gender-neutral restrooms and the mystery of "WC"
• Rudy's experiences owning a commercial cleaning company
• F1 in Austin and Rudy's hopes for an ITB trip
• Shannon Sharpe on the consequences of discussing controversial issues
• Athletes, media personalities and public platforms
• The tension between personal opinions, audiences and sponsors
• Rudy explains how he decides whether to address issues outside sports
• Ryan Clark and Stephen A. Smith enter the media discussion
• Pelón explains why he keeps his own online platform focused on its original purpose

Key Moments:

• Pelón takes the picks crown. After only recently diving deeper into football, he goes 4-1 against the spread and gets his victory lap over Rudy and Mike.
• Rudy challenges Pelón's pickleball credentials so aggressively that the conversation ends with $100 on the line for a best-of-three matchup.
• The Survivor Pool suffers another massacre. After starting the weekend with 16 remaining entries, only eight survive.
• Rudy gives Alabama OC Ryan Grubb a Reach Around, defending his right to respond after fans booed the team before Alabama came back to win.
• Even from the airport, Mike gets his PIWTP submitted and goes after Peyton and Eli Manning, saying the ManningCast hasn't gotten off to a strong start this season.
• Pelón attempts to name five current Cowboys without Dak Prescott or CeeDee Lamb. Rudy is willing to accept Bland, Pickens, Aubrey and Winters, but random last names like Williams and Johnson aren't getting through.
• Shannon Sharpe's comments launch the show's most serious conversation as Rudy and Pelón discuss the pressure public figures can face when deciding whether to address controv