Dr. Phil on Haters, Jacoby Brissett on the Sky, and the Mount Rushmore of Meats
We are officially in the dog days of summer. Big Cat is dealing with his fourth attempt at jury duty while PFT is trying to figure out if the FaceApp old filter actually just shows him what he'll look like in four years. With the sports calendar looking a little light, the guys are diving deep into Madden ratings and the pressing issues of the day, like whether or not Mitch Trubisky is getting a fair shake from the developers over at EA Sports.
Mitch Trubisky being the 20th best quarterback in Madden with a 75 rating is fair
Trubisky was ranked the 20th best quarterback with a rating of 75. That's okay.
Storming Area 51 and Meat Rankings
In a double Mount Rushmore episode, the first task was drafting the athletes you’d want on your side when you finally storm Area 51. Big Cat went with a diplomatic approach for his first overall pick, looking for someone who has already proven they can handle delicate international relations.
Dennis Rodman is a top pick to storm Area 51 because of his diplomatic experience in North Korea
My first pick, I'll just take Dennis Rodman because he went to North Korea. He can figure out diplomatic stuff. He will be able to talk to the aliens.
While PFT and Big Cat were looking for muscle and speed, Hank went in a different direction. He’s banking on the idea that the aliens might find a familiar face in the crowd and decide not to vaporize the entire raiding party.
Sam Cassell would be the perfect athlete to storm Area 51 because the aliens would think he's one of them
My second one, I guess I'll go with Sam Cassell. Just because, you know, maybe if there is any type of, like, maybe these guys are like us, they'll see Sam Cassell and be like, all right, that's an ally.
Things got even more contentious during the Mount Rushmore of Meats. In honor of National Hot Dog Day, the guys debated the merits of everything from brisket to bacon. PFT even threw out a wild card with jerky, claiming it’s the ultimate road trip meat, while Big Cat basically admitted to being Stella's personal chef.
I am a personal servant to my dog Stella
I actually am a servant to Stella because every day I wake up and I give her food at the exact same time. And she goes back in bed and hangs out all day. And then I come home and I give her food again.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hank is officially putting the "Pinstripe Prestige" on the Hot Seat. He’s not ready to give Edwin Encarnacion his flowers just because the MLB Twitter account says so, especially when the Yankees are still losing games despite the parrot's home runs.
Edwin Encarnacion hasn't earned his Yankees pinstripes yet because the team lost the game where he hit two home runs
Newly acquired Yankees, Edwin Encarnacion... He had two home runs and the MLB tweeted out that the parrot has earned his pinstripes. But they lost the game, and then home runs meant nothing. You can't earn your pinstripes until you stop getting paid from your former employer.
On the Cool Throne, PFT is weirdly defensive of the final season of Game of Thrones. While most of the internet spent months complaining about the ending, PFT is using the record-breaking Emmy nominations as his ultimate trump card.
The final season of Game of Thrones was actually awesome because it received 32 Emmy nominations
Game of Thrones because they led all TV shows with 32 Emmy nominations. That's actually the most all time. So the final season turns out it was awesome. So critically acclaimed. All you idiots that say that it sucked, you're wrong because Emmys matter more than your stupid opinion.
Big Cat brought up the ongoing war at Wrigley Field regarding cup snakes. While the Cubs front office seems to think a tower of empty beer cups is a threat to the republic, Big Cat sees it as a community service project that's being unfairly targeted.
Fans building cup snakes at Wrigley Field are actually doing a favor to the recycling staff
We're talking about cup snakes where people are actually recycling. They're doing a favor to the Wrigley Field staff. They're collecting all the cups for them so they don't have to go around and get them after the game.
Dr. Phil Diagnoses the Show
Dr. Phil joined the program to try and figure out what exactly is wrong with the guys. He sat in the van during a driving rainstorm to discuss everything from fanatical sports fans to the psychology of "keystroke bullies." He offered a pretty sobering look at why people feel the need to be anonymous jerks on the internet.
People who leave hate comments online are 'keystroke bullies' who wouldn't say the same things to your face
There are those people that just sit in their mother's basement... find fault with other people and disparage the efforts of others. I call them keystroke bullies. And you know something? They would never say that to you in an elevator.
He also shared some of his personal travel habits, which involve a very specific routine whenever he steps onto a plane. Apparently, he’s not just there for the flight; he’s there to audit the flight crew.
I never board a plane without looking the pilot in the eye to judge who is flying the aircraft
When I get on a plane, everybody gets on a plane and they just step on and turn right... I never do that. I get on and look left because I want to look at who's flying that airplane. Well, every single time I have never gotten on a plane that I didn't look the pilot in the eye.
The conversation got deep into the idea of self-image and how we perceive ourselves based on our own performance. According to the doctor, if you want to know who you really are, you just have to look at how you handle a two-minute drill or a high-pressure moment.
We form our self-image by watching ourselves perform under pressure
We form our self-image by watching ourselves do what we do. So if you see yourself fold under pressure, then you attribute to yourself, I fold under pressure. But if you see yourself take the shot and make it, you go, hey, I held up under pressure.
Jacoby Brissett and the Ask Jeeves Club
Colts QB Jacoby Brissett hopped on to discuss his recent string of woke Twitter questions. He’s been keeping NASA on their toes and questioning the very fabric of our reality, starting with the actual shape of the atmosphere above us.
The sky is actually flat
The sky is flat. The earth's not flat, the sky is. The sky's flat.
Jacoby also dropped some knowledge on the history of the football itself. It turns out the phrase "tossing the pigskin" is one of the greatest lies ever told to the American public.
Footballs were never actually made of pigskin
Wilson football reached out to me about that and they explained that it was never pig skin, it was cow skin... I said, so now I was thinking to myself, now I should just go around and just start saying, like, let's go toss the cow skin around.
To wrap things up, the guys looked into the tragic fall of Big Baller Brand, which is now selling $50 shirts for the price of a footlong sub. PFT has his theories about why the empire crumbled, and as usual, it involves the heavy hand of the government.
Big Baller Brand is failing because of government regulations
I don't know what the problem was, the big baller brand, because the business plan was solid. They had great spokespeople getting free advertisement all the time. And now they're just relegated to the discount rack at Kohl's. Well, not with all this regulation.
Don't forget to look the pilot in the eye next time you fly.

