In The Building

The show opens with the story behind the Mike Taylor Barbecue and why raising money for the Miracle League of San Antonio means so much to Mike and Rudy. Mike shares how his own childhood helped inspire the event, while Rudy explains what he learned firsthand about the kids and families involved with the Miracle League. Plus, the guys show off Marty Layall's new barbecue artwork and get ready for...

Joey Porter Jr. is a Dallas Cowboy. Dallas adds another piece to a defense desperately needing help, and Mike and Rudy break down why they like the move, what Porter could mean for the secondary and whether the Cowboys should eventually give him the massive contract he's looking for. The trade also creates an interesting question with George Pickens , because Dallas now has multiple talented playe...

The Cowboys aren't sitting around waiting for the defense to magically improve. Dallas trades for Joey Porter Jr. , and Mike, Rudy and Pelón break down what the move could mean for a struggling and injured secondary, where Porter fits and whether the Cowboys should eventually pay him. The guys also look ahead to Cowboys-Texans and another edition of In The Shed . Away from the NFL, Mike has had en...

Ubuntu! The show opens with Jeff Traylor's new UTSA philosophy and a conversation about culture, the transfer portal and why it's getting harder to enjoy a talented Roadrunners team without wondering who might leave. There's also a milestone in the building as Pelón celebrates his 100th official ITB episode with Mike and Rudy. Then it's back to the Dallas Cowboys . Brian Schottenheimer finally tak...

Mike is finally back from Hawaii, Pelón is getting recognized in public, and Tony Parker is apparently channeling Gregg Popovich now . The guys react to Parker's fiery halftime speech in his coaching debut with ASVEL, including a very Pop-like demand for defense, before turning their attention back to the Cowboys and the fallout from the loss in Brazil. The Cowboys are only 1-2 , but Mike and Rudy...

The show opens with the BIG ITB announcement: merch is here. The first batch of black-and-red In The Building hats is officially available, with only 25 being sold in the initial run. Mike and Rudy will also be at Slackers on Rector Saturday at 2 PM for the hat pickup and pop-up. Then it's time for Pelón's first Spurs Media Day , and he comes back with the goods. Pelón shares behind-the-scenes pho...

That one hurt. The Dallas Cowboys fall to 1-2 after a 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens , with the game ending on a 56-yard Tyler Loop field goal after Baltimore was awarded a late timeout that Mike and Rudy strongly question. The guys are frustrated with the officiating, but make it clear this loss wasn't just about the refs. Dallas had opportunities to take control and didn't finish the job. Da...

EP. 650 opens with a tribute to longtime Lakers PA announcer Lawrence Tanter , which quickly turns into a campaign to get Rudy Jay to apply for the job. Mike checks in from Hawaii while handling dad duty, and the crew gets ready for Spurs Media Day before diving into another packed show. The biggest sports conversation centers on Victor Wembanyama landing at No. 2 on ESPN’s NBA ranking , behind Ni...

Welcome to EP. 2 of In the Shed , the dedicated Dallas Cowboys show from In the Building , presented by The Shedfather: https://www.theshedfather.com/ The Cowboys are 1-1 after two weeks, but Mike and Rudy still have plenty of questions about what this team actually is, especially on defense. Now Dallas heads to Rio de Janeiro to face the Baltimore Ravens , and neither guy loves the idea of playin...

Mike joins the show from Hawaii while on dad duty, but vacation mode doesn't last long. He discovers Holly Rowe blocked him on X following his comments about the ongoing Arch Manning controversy, sending the guys into a long discussion about the reaction to Arch, Mike's criticism of how the situation has lingered and why he believes the young quarterback may become much more guarded with the media...

Mike is out traveling, which leaves Rudy and Pelón running the building , and naturally things get off track immediately. What starts as a conversation about sleeping, getting older and staying active somehow turns into Pelón defending his pickleball skills and Rudy confidently declaring that he can walk onto the advanced court and beat him. Now there's money on the table, wives are getting dragge...

The Cowboys morning after starts with some love for Dak Prescott . Dallas handles Washington 37-20, Dak reaches a major Cowboys touchdown milestone and the guys discuss his remarkable run against NFC East opponents at home. They're still waiting for postseason success, but Mike argues Cowboys fans can appreciate what Dak is doing without comparing every quarterback to Tom Brady or every season to...

The Cowboys needed this one. After spending the week calling Cowboys-Commanders about as close to a Week 2 must-win as you can get, Dallas responds with a 37-20 win at Jerry World . Mike and Rudy react to Dak Prescott's huge afternoon, CeeDee Lamb reminding everybody he's WR1, signs of improvement from Christian Parker's defense and Dallas getting back to 1-1 before heading to Brazil. But this was...

Mike Taylor, Rudy Jay and Pelón take In the Building on location for a special edition from the San Antonio Zoo , with Congo Falls serving as the backdrop. San Antonio Zoo CEO Tim Morrow joins the guys for an extended conversation about everything from gorillas and rhinos to conservation work in Africa and Peru, the zoo's massive transformation, its school programs, future expansion and even his w...

Mike, Rudy and Pelón are back home after spending the night at the San Antonio Zoo’s Spekboom Lodge , and apparently sleeping in the same room teaches you a lot about your coworkers. Pelón turned the room into a freezer, Rudy claimed the king-size bed, Mike battled the cold with multiple blankets, and the guys woke up surrounded by giraffes and zebras before getting the chance to feed the gorillas...

It’s officially Zoo Week , and tonight Mike, Rudy and Pelón are spending the night at the San Antonio Zoo’s Spekboom Lodge. More importantly, the results are in from the first weekend of ITB football picks. Rudy wins the tiebreaker and claims the only king-size bed, leaving Mike and Pelón to figure out the rest of the sleeping arrangements. Before heading to the zoo, the guys have plenty to get in...

A night after launching the first In the Shed Cowboys Post-Game Show , Mike and Rudy revisit Dallas’ ugly loss to the Giants with slightly cooler heads. The verdict hasn’t changed much. The defense was terrible, Christian Parker’s unit couldn’t adjust, and the guys believe Brian Schottenheimer and his staff got thoroughly outcoached by John Harbaugh and the Giants. Dallas now has to turn around qu...

Welcome to In the Shed , the new Cowboys postgame show presented by The Shedfather . This is not a conventional episode of In the Building . Mike and Rudy are jumping on after Cowboys games all season to react while everything is still fresh, and unfortunately the first one begins with Dallas getting handled 28-20 by the New York Giants. The biggest problem is obvious: the Cowboys defense was awfu...

Welcome to a one-off Saturday night postgame show after a wild day of college football. (Maybe more to come?) The main event is Texas somehow finding a way back from a 20-3 halftime hole to beat Ohio State 24-23. Mike and Rudy admit they thought it was basically over, then watched the entire game flip as Texas controlled the second half and Arch Manning went from struggling badly to delivering whe...

Episode 642 takes a more serious turn as the guys reflect on the 25th anniversary of September 11. Mike, Rudy and John remember where they were when the attacks happened, the fear and uncertainty that followed, and how 9/11 continues to affect them decades later. Mike revisits Tom Junod’s The Falling Man and the haunting mystery surrounding the unidentified man in the famous photograph. Mike also...

Episode 641 opens with football officially back and the ITB Survivor Pool locked in at 26 entries and a $1,300 pot. Mike compares Drake Maye’s brutal late-game mistakes to the Tony Romo experience, the guys talk about how quickly NFL predictions can fall apart once injuries hit, and they look ahead to Cowboys-Giants and the debut of the new In the Shed Cowboys postgame show presented by The Shedfa...

Episode 640 is all about getting ready for football season. Mike and Rudy make their official NFL predictions, including division winners, playoff teams, Super Bowl matchups and how far the Cowboys can go. They also make one final push for the ITB Survivor Pool, with a $50 entry, winner-take-all format and weekly picks managed through Ready AI. The guys also get into the influencer controversy at...

Episode 639 starts with Mike and Rudy admitting they are elite-level procrastinators, which turns into a very real problem because the ITB NFL Survivor Pool needs entries immediately. The guys lay out the rules, explain the $50 buy-in, and start getting people into the pool before moving into a packed football conversation with the NFL season finally getting underway. The biggest Cowboys news is T...

Episode 638 gets right into football season with Mike and Rudy looking ahead to the college games that have their attention, including Colorado at Georgia Tech, Texas vs. Texas State and LSU vs. Clemson. Deion Sanders needs a bounce-back year, Arch Manning gets a chance to settle in before Ohio State, and the contrast between Lane Kiffin and Dabo Swinney turns into a bigger conversation about adap...

Episode 637 starts with big Spurs broadcasting news as Mike, Rudy and Pelón react to the team's move to DAZN for local games. That immediately becomes a conversation about streaming costs, the mess of regional sports networks, how fans are supposed to find their teams, and whether the NBA eventually needs to take greater control of local broadcasts. The guys also announce a major branding change o...