Trevon Diggs has another opportunity, this time in Seattle, and Mike and Rudy wonder if landing with a talented, no-nonsense organization could be exactly the wake-up call he needs. The guys look back at Diggs' Cowboys tenure, the talent that earned him a massive contract, the distractions that followed, and why sometimes getting fired or cut is what finally forces an athlete to get his career back on track.
Then Mike's long drive home from Dallas sparks one of the more personal conversations on ITB. Is the classic "midlife...
Trevon Diggs has another opportunity, this time in Seattle, and Mike and Rudy wonder if landing with a talented, no-nonsense organization could be exactly the wake-up call he needs. The guys look back at Diggs' Cowboys tenure, the talent that earned him a massive contract, the distractions that followed, and why sometimes getting fired or cut is what finally forces an athlete to get his career back on track.
Then Mike's long drive home from Dallas sparks one of the more personal conversations on ITB. Is the classic "midlife crisis" actually a crisis, or are people in their 40s and 50s finally reaching a point where they can start doing things for themselves? Mike and Rudy introduce the idea of "midlife enlightenment" while opening up about leaving traditional sports radio, building In The Building, career uncertainty, family, money and why neither would trade their current freedom to go back.
The show also gets into the deadly impact of extreme heat in Europe, where a lack of widespread air conditioning creates a much different situation than Texans are used to. Then Christian Bale earns the ITB Reach Around for spearheading a $22 million foster care village in California designed to help keep siblings together instead of separating them in the foster system.
Topics Covered:
- Trevon Diggs gets another opportunity in Seattle
- Can a new organization get Diggs back on track?
- Why some athletes need to get cut before they change
- Mike's marathon drive from Dallas back to San Antonio
- Is the "midlife crisis" completely misunderstood?
- Mike and Rudy create the Midlife Enlightenment
- Buying the car, taking the trip and doing something for yourself
- Mike reflects on finally taking a guys' trip with his dad
- Leaving sports radio and betting on In The Building
- Why Mike and Rudy don't regret walking away from traditional radio
- Pelón reflects on turning 34 and changing his own career
- The crew reveals their hypothetical midlife-crisis purchases
- Extreme heat and the lack of central A/C in parts of Europe
- Christian Bale's $22 million foster care village
- LT Electric Slide
- What You're Watching Wednesday
- Rory McIlroy vs. LIV Golf
- People I Want to Punch
Key Moments:
- Mike and Rudy agree that if Seattle can't get something out of Trevon Diggs, his NFL career could be in serious trouble.
- A conversation about midlife crises turns into something much bigger, with the guys arguing that buying the car or taking the trip doesn't necessarily mean you're having a crisis.
- "Midlife enlightenment" is officially born as Mike and Rudy encourage people not to wait until they're old to start enjoying what they've worked for.
- Mike gets personal about leaving iHeartRadio three years ago and says that despite the challenges of building ITB, he wouldn't trade the freedom to go back.
- Rudy says he feels the same way about leaving traditional radio, even after taking a financial step backward to build something of his own.
- The LT Electric Slide asks whether the guys would take $5 million if it meant never eating at a restaurant again, and that money gets accepted QUICK.
- Christian Bale gets major love for helping create a foster community designed to keep brothers and sisters together.
- Rory McIlroy catches a punch for his attitude toward LIV golfers potentially returning to the PGA Tour.
Episode 627 starts with Trevon Diggs and somehow becomes a conversation about what happens when you realize life is moving fast. Between Mike and Rudy reflecting on leaving radio, taking chances, spending time with family and refusing to wait to enjoy life, there's a little more substance than usual mixed in with the normal ITB insanity. And yes, somehow the conversation also includes man wigs, leg-lengthening surgery and whether grown men should sleep naked.
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