Episode 9: Broke Ass Dads vs. the Travel Sports Industrial Complex (and Allstate Arena's Carpet)

Jordan and Scott bravely venture into the terrifying world of youth travel sports, where dreams of D1 scholarships are funded by selling plasma and maxing out credit cards. They kick things off by discussing the harrowing experience of attending a WWE event with their sons at the Allstate Arena, a venue so dated its carpet rivals that of the Las Vegas airport. But the real smackdown begins when they tackle the wallet-obliterating costs of travel sports – hockey, volleyball, soccer, baseball, and softball are covered. They compare coordinating their kids' busy schedules to solving a string-and-thumbtack conspiracy theory, and debate whether their wives like them more during travel season simply because they see them less. Finally, they question whether a trip to Cooperstown is more attainable than covering their ever-increasing travel sport debt. Turns out, the true winners aren’t the kids, but the companies selling heated stadium chairs, overpriced bats, and therapy for broke ass dads.