"I guess I pull off all their toenails." That is the kind of absolute nonsense you hear in the back row of a high school football practice while waiting for your reps. We look back at the glory days of pro pads, wearing baggy mesh jerseys over your equipment, and the pure anxiety of calling a girl's home phone only for her dad to pick up. Plus, we break down a massive clubhouse theory about how kids who slept in basement bedrooms were always the ones getting into trouble. 

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00:00 Intro and catching calf cramps in high school
03:15 Pitching the Chicago live show and bringing your girl
10:40 Remembering the glory of pro pads and wearing jerseys over your gear
16:20 The absolute chaos of the back row at football practice
21:30 Discussion on injured kids openly texting on the sidelines
27:15 Going back to your high school semi-state game with a semi-truck horn
34:10 Breaking down restaurant nicknames and why dads say Mickey D's
39:45 Reading an elite email about basement bedroom weed kids
46:30 The sheer panic of texting limits and calling girls after seven
52:15 Listening to memories of old cell phone ringtones and LG Envys
56:40 Hearing the news about Sauce Gardner and bringing back horsey sauce shirts