NFL Suspends Refs & Rams Coaches Under FIRE | In the Building | EP. 656

Ass Whip Tuesday is back. Rudy starts with the praise professional athletes get simply for showing up in shape, while Mike digs into the financial problems facing Fiesta events around San Antonio. Rising costs, declining attendance and changing habits have the guys wondering whether Fiesta is entering a very different era.

Then the show gets heavy. Mike and Rudy debate the death penalty, executions and how long someone should remain on death row. On the sports side, they get into two NFL officials being suspended, why Rudy is standing with the Rams coaches after their confrontation with Philadelphia fans, South Florida coach Brian Hartline taking a shot at the UTSA crowd, and plenty more from around football.

Topics Covered:

• Ass Whip Tuesday returns
• Rudy reacts to athletes getting praised just for showing up in shape
• Mike discusses Fiesta events struggling with rising costs and declining attendance
• Why younger generations may not care about Fiesta the same way
• People I Want to Punch
• Michael Rubin's comments about betting and NBA relationships
• South Florida coach Brian Hartline takes a shot at UTSA's crowd noise
• Mike and Rudy debate the death penalty
• The problems with botched executions and decades spent on death row
• NFL officials Jeff Seeman and Adrian Hill get suspended
• The guys discuss officials dealing with abuse from players and coaches
• Tony Romo's broadcasting future gets discussed
• Rudy stands with the Rams coaches after their confrontation with Philadelphia fans
• Why Eagles fans have the reputation they do
• Steve Gleason honored during the Saints-Falcons game
• Marcus Davenport retires at 30
• Lamar Jackson's injury status
• UTSA vs. South Florida gets some added juice
• ITB plans for the UTSA tailgate and SportsCenter
• LT Electric Slide returns with more ridiculous hypotheticals

Key Moments:

• Mike breaks down the numbers behind Fiesta's financial problems, including rising event costs and declining attendance.
• South Florida's Brian Hartline questions how UTSA's home environment gets so loud, and the guys immediately want Roadrunner fans to respond.
• Mike and Rudy get into a serious debate over the death penalty, including whether executions should happen much sooner after conviction.
• Two NFL referees are suspended after separate incidents, including one official's heated exchange with a player.
• Rudy defends the Rams coaching staff for firing back after dealing with Philadelphia fans.
• The Electric Slide asks the guys what discontinued business they'd bring back, whether they'd sacrifice watching the Spurs to guarantee a championship, and whether they'd expose their entire Google history for $1 million.
• Rudy chooses Blockbuster as the discontinued business he'd bring back because of the family experience of picking out movies together.

Final Thoughts: EP. 656 goes from funny to serious in a hurry. Ass Whip Tuesday gives Mike and Rudy plenty to complain about, the NFL provides more chaos, UTSA suddenly has some bulletin-board material, and the death penalty conversation turns into one of the heavier debates of the show.

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