FOJ 77 - Work Hard and Get Lucky

Jeff and Jason reunite after a three-week gap with a genuinely loaded episode. Jeff recaps his exhausting week at a major industry conference in Vegas — the nonstop networking, speaking sessions, and what it's like to be recognized everywhere you go. From there: the Knicks' title and what's next for LeBron at 41, Victor Wembanyama's rise as the NBA's new face, the Bulls going full rebuild with picks Caleb Wilson and Dailyn Swain plus a new GM and head coach Tiago Splitter, the Blackhawks trading the #4 pick for defenseman Bowen Byram while Connor Bedard awaits a new deal, the World Cup (Team USA rolling, Messi breaking records at 39, Europeans discovering ranch dressing), Bears stadium odds shifting toward Illinois, Caleb Williams' failed "Iceman" trademark, ESPN's NFL skill position rankings, a Reddit deep dive on lyric vocabulary with Patti Smith at #1, the Bills erasing OJ Simpson from their new stadium and the Hall of Fame morality debate that follows, the surprising White Sox surge, Jacob Misiorowski's 105 mph heater, and two guys slowly falling apart physically.

00:00 - Intro / Jeff's Vegas Conference Week00:34 - NBA Wrapup: Wembanyama, Knicks Win, LeBron at 4100:45 - Chicago Bulls Full Rebuild: Draft, New GM, Tiago Splitter00:52 - Who Replaces Stacey King on Bulls Broadcasts?00:53 - World Cup: Team USA, Messi's Record, Ranch Dressing Goes Viral01:07 - Bears Stadium Odds and Caleb Williams' Nickname Drama01:13 - ESPN NFL Skill Position Rankings: Bears at 1501:26 - Blackhawks Trade #4 Pick for Bowen Byram; Bedard Contract Looms01:32 - Lyric Vocabulary Rankings: Patti Smith #1, Jason Derulo Edges Taylor Swift01:41 - NFL Morality Debate: OJ, the Bills, Ray Lewis, and the Hall of Fame01:57 - White Sox Surge: 22-1 Blowout and Renewed Fan Interest01:59 - Jacob Misiorowski's 105 MPH Heater and the Hardest Thing in Sports02:02 - Getting Old Sucks: Dead Arms, Torn Calves, and Charley Horses

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