Episode Details

The Cowboys aren't sitting around waiting for the defense to magically improve. Dallas trades for Joey Porter Jr., and Mike, Rudy and Pelón break down what the move could mean for a struggling and injured secondary, where Porter fits and whether the Cowboys should eventually pay him. The guys also look ahead to Cowboys-Texans and another edition of In The Shed.

Away from the NFL, Mike has had enough of the continued conversation surrounding the Texas Longhorns' celebrations, and the crew debates how much attention college kids doing dumb stuff really deserves. There's also a wild Schwing King nomination, Throwback Thursday, the weekly football picks and an LT Electric Slide that sends the guys back to some of the biggest moments in sports history.

Topics Covered:

• Dallas trades for Joey Porter Jr.
• Why the Cowboys needed help in the secondary
• What Porter could mean for DaRon Bland, Caleb Downs and the Dallas defense
• Whether Porter has to prove himself before getting a new contract
• Jerry Jones continuing to make moves to improve the Cowboys
• Cowboys-Texans preview and the upcoming In The Shed
• Gen X life with a Millennial
• Old-school video games, Centipede and the legendary rollerball
• Janet Jackson sampling America's "Ventura Highway"
• Throwback Thursday with Pelón, Rudy and Mike
• Chris Del Conte's reaction to Texas player celebrations
• Colin Simmons and Relique Brown's celebrations
• Why the guys think the Texas conversation has dragged on too long
• Schwing King Report
• PIWTP takes aim at the Cornell story and a botched execution attempt discussed on the show
• Weekly football picks featuring UTSA, Cowboys-Texans and more
• LT Electric Slide
• One sporting event from history you'd want to attend
• What you'd buy first after winning $100 million
• Giving up air conditioning vs. hot showers
• The upcoming Mike Taylor Barbecue benefiting the Miracle League of San Antonio
• ITB hat pickup and college football hangout at Slackers

Key Moments:

• The guys react to the Joey Porter Jr. trade and argue Dallas had to do something with a defense that has struggled and a secondary dealing with injuries.
• Mike's Gen X story starts with explaining the Centipede rollerball to Nina and turns into old arcades, classic video games and generational music differences.
• The crew pushes back on the continued attention surrounding the Texas celebrations, arguing the players' actions were immature but that the story has been over-discussed.
• The Schwing King nomination goes to a pilot the hosts discuss for his actions during an alleged midair attack and emergency.
• Throwback Thursday produces old photos, dodgeball memories and the story of a listener who once had Mike Taylor's face shaved into the back of his head.
• The LT Electric Slide asks which historic sporting event the guys would attend. Mike picks Ali vs. Foreman, while Rudy goes with Michael Jordan's final championship-winning shot with Chicago.
• Asked to choose between losing AC or hot showers forever, Mike and Rudy immediately protect the air conditioning while Pelón says he could survive without it.

Final Thoughts:

The Cowboys are still trying to fix the defense, and Joey Porter Jr. gives Dallas another major piece to work with. But EP. 654 goes well beyond football with Texas celebration drama, Gen X nostalgia, wild Throwback Thursday stories and a Schwing King story that leave