Episode notes & curated moments 17 records
momentThird grade makes Mike and Andy men
Mike says he secretly replaced Michael with Mike in third grade because too many classmates shared his name; his mother only discovered it when teachers discussed Mike at a parent-teacher conference. Andy says he changed from Andrew to Andy in the same grade but remains Andrew to his parents. The hosts declare that shared grade the point they became men, then fabricate a much stranger Randy-to-Jason transition.
momentBrooksie needs the S
The hosts address Brooks as Brooksie and ask what his parents call him. The exchange says they also use Brooksie, proposes shortening him to Brooke, and rejects it because the S is essential, with Brooks Robinson as proof.
momentThe Spotify Live Party Room opens on schedule
The hosts announce a same-day Spotify Live event at 3 p.m. Pacific and 6 p.m. Eastern, tell listeners to get ready to party, and explicitly call the event the Party Room.
momentThe Shark from Jaws 3D reaches 18–0
The current Megalabowl leader, the Shark from Jaws 3D, returns to first place at 18–0 with almost 1,500 points. The hosts congratulate the achievement and immediately predict the undefeated shark will exit in the first playoff round.
momentMegalabowl's 'don't be a turd' rule
The show describes the Megalabowl as a roughly 20,000-player tournament administered with commissioner Ray Smith and help from Papa Josh. Although the podcast is normally anti-veto, obvious tournament collusion is reversed, cheating winners are denied the title even when initially missed, witnesses are asked to report misconduct, and one of the rules is 'don't be a turd,' followed by a warning to wipe better.
momentMegalabowl locks the playoff waiver gate
Because the Megalabowl is a giant tournament, the hosts tell managers to read its altered rules: no waiver additions are allowed during the playoffs, details live at Megalabowl.com, and the trade deadline is Week 11. Winning teams know and follow those rules.
momentJason sweeps Ride or Die
Ride or Die follows its Chevrolet cue with a recap that Jason swept all three prior disagreements: he alone faded Antonio Gibson and Kyle Pitts, while he and Mike believed in Gino Smith. Brooks voices the new JuJu Smith-Schuster top-15 and DeVonta Smith 70-yard thresholds, then is credited with setting Chris Godwin at 12 fantasy points.
momentKyle catches Jeff Saturday managing two teams
A news item explicitly credited to Kyle says Jeff Saturday will coach against Davante Adams after Adams was confirmed on Saturday's fantasy roster. The hosts imagine Saturday refusing to double-team Adams, putting a rookie on him, and calling Cover Zero on every play to win fantasy.
momentFootball sits between sausage and rockets
Jim Irsay's press-conference claims that he does not know how to make sausage, does know how to build an NFL team, and that coaching is not rocket building lead the hosts to place football scientifically between making sausage and constructing a rocket.
momentThe Dump Truck dumps your fantasy team
Leonard Fournette is introduced as the Dump Truck and remembered as an early-season favorite for Nickname of the Year, but his disappointment reverses the praise: he is now dumping the listener's fantasy team like a truck.
momentThe schlub test sends Fournette to Slubville
A Jonathan Taylor trade discussion stops to define a fantasy 'schlub.' The hosts dispute whether ten points per game is too useful, consult sub-ten running backs for a formal schlub test, introduce a Slub Truck and Slubville ticket, and briefly name Papa Josh as an example before immediately retracting the insult. Fournette is above the numeric threshold but described as heading toward Slubville.
momentKyle is the entire Lockjaw focus group
The hosts revisit a likely Terrace Marshall Jr. / TMJ Lockjaw nickname and say 'the people' like it, then reveal that the people in question consist only of Kyle. They clarify that the approval concerns the name, not the medical condition; the adjacent Panthers context and ASR-mangled player name make Marshall the likely referent.
momentAndy has to announce that he is here too
The produced roll call names all three hosts, but the live opening repeatedly says Jason and Mike until Andy cuts in with, 'Andy's here, too. That's me.'
momentGus Edwards gets two Gus Bus beeps
John Harbaugh's expectation that Gus Edwards will return in Week 11 is immediately answered with 'Beep, beep,' reviving the Gus Bus vehicle language in miniature.
momentMr. J.T. holds Jonathan Taylor faith together
Jason is addressed as Mr. J.T. and called the glue holding faith in Jonathan Taylor while the Colts situation is rendered as swamp water; Jason still describes a path for Taylor to emerge through it.
momentBrooks supplies lines, listener trades, and live fact-checks
Brooks voices two Ride or Die thresholds, is credited with setting the third and collecting Twitter and Instagram trade questions, and immediately answers a live Amon-Ra St. Brown ranking check.
summaryEpisode notes
The live opening accidentally repeats Jason and Mike until Andy announces, 'Andy's here, too.' Mike says he abandoned Michael for Mike in third grade because too many classmates shared the name; his mother learned about the change at a parent-teacher conference. Andy says he changed from Andrew to Andy in the same grade, prompting the claim that third grade is when they became men and a fabricated Randy-to-Jason transition. Brooks answers that his parents still use Brooksie, while Brooklyn and the proposed Brooke shortening fail because he needs the S and invokes Brooks Robinson. Spotify Live's Party Room is scheduled for the afternoon. In the Megalabowl, the Shark from Jaws 3D sits 18–0 with nearly 1,500 points, while commissioner Ray Smith and Papa Josh help oversee about 20,000 players. The normally anti-veto show says it will reverse obvious Megalabowl collusion, deny cheating winners even if initially missed, enforce 'don't be a turd,' lock playoff waivers, and use a Week 11 trade deadline. Ride or Die records Jason sweeping all three prior picks, including his Gino Smith belief; Brooks voices the JuJu top-15 and DeVonta Smith 70-yard lines and is credited with setting Chris Godwin at 12 points. Brooks also collected trade candidates from Twitter and Instagram and answers a live Amon-Ra fact-check. Kyle voices a Jeff Saturday fact that becomes Cover Zero sabotage theater. Gus Edwards earns a 'beep, beep' Gus Bus callback. Jim Irsay's press conference places football between sausage and rocket building. Leonard Fournette's Dump Truck reverses into dumping fantasy teams. Jason is dubbed Mr. J.T. and the glue holding Jonathan Taylor faith. A later argument invents a roughly ten-point 'schlub test,' sends Fournette toward Slubville, and briefly uses the visibly reacting Papa Josh as an example before retracting it. Finally, Kyle is revealed as the entire favorable focus group for Terrace Marshall Jr.'s likely TMJ Lockjaw nickname.