SVP and Mike Portnoy on Mount Rushmore Season Kickoff
Mount Rushmore season is officially here. For the uninitiated, this is the most glorious time of the year where the sports calendar empties out and Big Cat and PFT Commenter embrace debate to fill the void. To kick things off, the guys welcomed two legends from the Mount Rushmore of recurring guests to tackle two very specific lists. But before the drafts began, the talk of the town was the official announcement of the Mayweather-McGregor fight.
While the world is buzzing, PFT isn't pulling any punches about what this means for the sport of boxing if the Irishman actually pulls it off.
If Conor McGregor beats Floyd Mayweather, boxing should just jump off a cliff
If McGregor wins, boxing should just jump off a cliff. This is the only time, at least that I can remember, that if one person wins in a matchup, he has the ability to defeat an entire sport. Just close an entire sport down.
Big Cat and Hank were right there with him, though Big Cat admitted that despite knowing better, he's already preparing to set his money on fire by betting on the underdog. Hank thinks the world is ready for the chaos.
The whole world would benefit from Conor McGregor beating Floyd Mayweather
The world needs McGregor to win. That would be the best. The whole world would benefit from McGregor winning.
Mayweather vs. McGregor will likely end in a disappointing decision that leaves everyone regretting the purchase
Because I've watched every Mayweather fight in the last decade, I'm going to say it's probably going to be a decision. We're all going to be disappointed and be like, damn, why did we pay $200 for that?
The Mount Rushmore of Bald People with Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt joined the show to draft the definitive Mount Rushmore of bald people. The draft got off to a hot start with SVP taking the ultimate bald icon, Michael Jordan. He even shared the moment he realized his own hair journey was over after a blunt assessment from a friend in a Vegas pool.
Michael Jordan is the GOAT
Michael Jordan. The GOAT.
Naturally, the conversation turned to LeBron James and his ongoing struggle with his hairline. SVP has seen enough athletes go through the stages of grief to know where this ends for the King.
LeBron James is still fighting his inevitable baldness but will eventually have to give in
See, [LeBron] is fighting it. He's really still fighting it. Eventually, he'll come home, but he's putting up the good fight.
Life's Minor Inconveniences with Mike Portnoy
The people's lawyer, Mike Portnoy, joined the show for a relatable Mount Rushmore of life's minor inconveniences. While PFT shared his hatred for airport Wi-Fi and Spirit Airlines, Mr. Portnoy went deep on the struggles of the aging man, including the "pocket issues" that arise when your fanny pack starts sliding down to your knees.
I would rather get attacked by a dog than fly on Spirit or Allegiant Air
Spirit and Allegiant Air, I would rather get attacked by a dog than fly on any one of those airlines.
Big Cat brought up the absolute nightmare of switching cable companies, a process so painful he'd rather uproot his entire life to avoid it.
I would rather move across the country to keep my current cable provider than move down the street and have to change it
I'd rather pick up all my stuff and move across country if I could keep my cable providers than move down the street if I had to change them.
Mr. Portnoy agreed, pointing out that being in the business of confusing your customers is actually a brilliant, if frustrating, business model.
Cell phone and cable companies are the best businesses because customers are ignorant but need the product
There are two businesses that you really should be in... the cell phone business and in the cable business. Because when you are in a business where the customers don't understand what it's all about, what the bills are all about, but they need it, what better business could that be?
Hank rounded out the draft with his tech frustrations, specifically the conspiracy surrounding iPhone chargers and the absolute mess that is the current state of credit card machines.
Apple purposefully sells iPhone chargers that break so you have to buy more
My number one [minor inconvenience] is buying iPhone chargers from, like, a gas station, and then when you plug them in, they just don't work... [Steve Jobs] basically has made a charger that cannot be duplicated... They have chargers that you can charge your iPhone once and it's just charged forever. They just won't sell them to us.
We should bring back shoplifting until credit card machines are streamlined
I'm going to bring back shoplifting. Just stealing from gas stations. Until they figure themselves out. I don't want to wait in line to pay for something. Martial law.
Trouble in Paradise and Respecting the Biz
The segments were loaded, starting with Rick Pitino facing a five-game suspension and the potential removal of Louisville's 2013 championship banner. Big Cat and PFT spent a quick 15 seconds honoring the coach in their own special way before moving on to the burgeoning feud between Draymond Green and LeBron James.
Louisville will likely have to take down their 2013 championship banner
The sanctions just came down... Five ACC games. And it looks like they might have to take down the banner for the 2013 championship team. We don't know yet.
Big Cat is fully leaning into Draymond's role as the "all-time classic heel" and hopes the Instagram back-and-forth continues all summer long, even if PFT thinks Draymond might cross a line eventually.
Draymond Green will eventually take his trash talk too far and start calling LeBron James' children ugly
I can see Draymond getting way, way, way too mean in the next class... Like Draymond might post pictures of his kids and be like, your kids are ugly. Like Draymond is a guy that takes it way too far too fast.
In Respect the Biz, the guys looked at Odell Beckham Jr.’s new media-trolling cleats. While the papers are ready to jump on him for skipping voluntary OTAs, Big Cat defended the Giants star as a true pro who is just there to do his job.
Odell Beckham Jr. is actually a workmanlike professional who just goes about his business
I'm kind of on Odell's side here because those newspapers and all those media outlets have unfairly criticized him. He's just a guy who goes about his business, doesn't make things about him... Workmanlike. Punch in, punch out. So I'm on his side.
Every season is ass-eating season
It never goes out of season. Well, maybe like the dog days or something. August is not for asses. Asses are like Europe. They just take August off.
Jimbo's of the Week
The show closed with a heavy dose of Jimbos, including a scientist who accidentally put his lab on lockdown after a particularly potent fart and a caddy who got fired while drunk, forgot, and went back to get fired again while sober the next day. However, the most haunting Jimbo came from a listener who had to be saved by his fiancée using the Heimlich maneuver.
I would rather die than have my fiancée save my life with the Heimlich maneuver
I'd rather die. I'd rather die. You can't have someone just walking around being like, I saved your life.
Just remember to check your liver markers and keep the fanny pack straps tight.

