Bussin’ With The Boys: Finally, The B Team Podcast | Inside The Bus (Feb 27, 2026)

Episode Overview

This long-awaited episode is a “B Team Takeover”—the oft-requested roundtable featuring the unsung heroes behind Busin’ With The Boys. With the “A Team” (Will Compton & Taylor Lewan) out, the production, social, and operations squad take center stage for a candid, freewheeling discussion about work culture, football season behind the scenes, life at the bus, and hopes for the future. It’s a loose, funny, and surprisingly thoughtful dispatch from the “back of the bus.”

1. Meet the B Team (Introductions & Roles)

[00:50-04:39]

• Ryan: Operations, guest booking, travel, and backend logistics. Reminisces about his infamous “calling Jared a bitch” intern moment.
  • “You embrace the suck, so to speak. At the end of the day we're working where we can post content about football.” [07:30, Ryan]
• Matt: Producer for both “Behind the Bus” and “Inside the Bus.” Usually editing or running socials, now on-camera. Admits to enjoying the switch in roles.
• Chef (Jack): Producer for Dads Podcast, also came up as an intern. Shares a running gag about a mysterious bruise from a night out with Mitch.
• Derek: Socials for the Dads, member of the “foursquare committee.” Appeared on “Goon of the Week” episode as a new employee.
• Coop (Cooper): Former Peach Bowl staffer, now “Inside the Bus” mainstay and literal/figurative team glue.

2. The “37” Ritual (Athletes Wearing #37)

[04:39-05:26]

The crew mirrors the staple A Team ritual: randomly reminiscing about athletes who wore the episode number (37), including:

• Sean Alexander [04:21, Mitch]
• Lester Hayes
• Gary Woodland (PGA Tour ranking)
• Reflections on how these “old guy” numbers epitomize the B Team’s underdog energy.

3. First Impressions & Chemistry

[05:27-06:43]

• Acknowledgement that, unlike the A Team, the B Team’s chemistry is still a work in progress—but that’s exactly what makes this pod fun.
• Inside joke: their first attempt at a B Team ep was lost due to a technical issue (missing audio file).
  • “We should release it without audio. Or dub it over with voices.” [06:20, Chef & Mitch]
• Mission for this episode: deliver a long-requested “B team” perspective.

4. Surviving the NFL Season: Expectations vs. Reality

[06:44-14:48]

• B Team’s first full NFL season experience: fast, intense, rewarding, and exhausting.
• Matt recounts orchestrating “Suitgate” at ESPN via a viral tweet—forcing the crew to wear suits on air:
  • “Sometimes you’re just scraping for content. I tweeted they have to wear suits if this gets 300 retweets. It blew up and became a whole thing—Suitgate.” [08:09, Matt]
• Taylor Lewan’s legendary “Gout Suit” moment, Shefter’s fake sleeve tattoos, meeting The Rock in the green room.
• Comparison of last year to this year (more coworkers around makes long weekends “better and actually fun” — [10:35, Coop])
• Chef’s dual life as a Vols fan and production guy: Navigating live streams of your favorite team losing (“Stabbing a hot iron in your chest while it’s live online... and you can’t react” [11:39, Chef])
• Mitch: Culture shift coming from agency life, where “having actual football knowledge was frowned upon” (“Here, it’s sick — you get rewarded” [13:12, Mitch])

5. Team Fandom and How to Cope with Sports Losses

[13:27-16:00]

• Differences in how the team handles their favorite teams losing games (“You just go home, bro. You’re a loser. It’s time to go to sleep.” [14:43, Chef])
• Running jokes about wearing jerseys of athletes younger than yourself (“Once you’re wearing a jersey of a guy younger than you, that’s how you know you’re old” [17:11, Mitch])

6. Office Culture & Outrageous Takes

[16:11-18:18]

• Spontaneous outbursts are common: “One person says something wild, and just meerkats pop up with cameras.” [16:21, Mitch]

• Matt’s take: “I’m not wearing the jersey of a player younger than me—by the time Kane’s son is playing, I’ll have stopped.” [16:46, Matt]

7. Working at Busin’: The Inside View

[20:07-24:39]

• Contrast between previous jobs (corporate, business casual at Peach Bowl, predictable tasks) and Busin’s “wild west” workplace energy.
  • “I was in a big old corporate office in Atlanta, business casual. Here, it’s such a different thing. No crazy expectations, but this position was new—it’s just wild west.” [20:32, Coop]
• Crew stories about getting left behind vs. getting to travel/kind of “snaking a seat” on private jets (Ryan’s accidental luxury travel hacks) [21:55, Ryan]

8. Friendships with Will & Taylor—Busting Myths

[23:37-26:27]

• Initial awe (especially for Nashville locals and Titans fans), then humanizing, real friendships (“Will takes a bit to warm up but is awesome. Taylor and I actually talk all the time.” [25:04, Chef & Matt])
• The “Best Friends with Taylor” Club, and how reality is more approachable and collaborative than you might expect.

9. Events & Ambitions: “Where Should Busin’ Go Next?”

[26:43-31:59]

• More baseball content—success with Bryce Harper, desire to grow that audience.
• Pitching for NBA All-Star Weekend, Stanley Cup Finals, Waste Management Open, Sumo Wrestling, Medieval MMA, and Olympics.
  • “I think the more personalities are starting to buy in... it’s not just football anymore.” [30:54, Matt]
• Pitch for a NASCAR outing (“Delaney Does NASCAR” as a million-dollar vlog idea)

10. Off-Season Plans & Side Quests

[32:00-36:29]

• “What are you looking forward to for the offseason?” (Cooking, golf, skits, joining random beer league/rec teams, posting video game content)
• Chef: “I just want to get to single-digit handicap in golf and film it.” [36:00, Chef]
• Plans for more creative content, including summer skits and more group activities.

11. “Best In The Office” (Skills Showdown)

[37:26-44:46]

• The boys go around the room: who would “clear the office” at which skill? (FIFA, trolling, video games, rapid math, typing, “Name That Song” challenges, recognizing actors.)
  • On FIFA: “I go back to work when Mitch gets here. Derek is very good.” [37:54, Chef]
  • On math: “Great at quick math, bro.” [42:11, Ryan]
• Parties debate video game supremacy, triggering a decathlon idea.

12. Excitement for Next Football Season & Offseason Vibes

[45:33–55:16]

• What’s everyone anticipating? (Weddings, summer sports, lake days, not watching the Cardinals, more vlogs and streams.)
• Classic meme cited: “There’s going to come a day soon where we wish we saw the Jets play the Raiders. That’s when you know football’s gone.” [46:11, Mitch]
• Reminiscing about the bus summer tradition “tee game” in the pool, last year’s outings, and hopes to do more this offseason.
• The “24-hour loser fantasy football stream” comes up, with inside jokes and theoretical punishments.

13. Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On culture: “Egos die at the door, bro. You gotta—for the love—team over ego.” [39:33, Mitch]
• On loss: “The worst 45 minutes of my life—but yeah, man.” [16:04, Ryan]
• On personal growth: “That was a big, like, look in the mirror—I almost passed out at my boss’s pool.” [50:12, Chef]
• On what makes Busin’ special: “It’s not about where you’re going, it’s about who you’re going with... they design vehicles around real life. The ones who make plans happen and bring everyone together inside.” [56:23, Mitch & Matt]

14. Closing

• The episode closes with some gentle ribbing about who should sign off, a call for fans to weigh in on A Team vs. B Team, and appreciation for new experiences as the crew develops its own chemistry and traditions.

• Sign-off line: “That was episode 37 of Inside the Bus with the B team... Comment below who’s better, A team or B team? We’ll appreciate it. Subscribe, comment, like, and as always—” [55:24, Matt]

15. Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:30] — Introductions by the B Team
• [06:43] — Reason lost B Team episode never aired
• [07:26] — NFL season: expectations vs. what actually happened
• [08:09-09:48] — The origin and fallout of “Suitgate” at ESPN
• [10:26] — Comparing this season to last, more camaraderie
• [11:39] — Chef on being a Vols fan/prod staff during losses
• [17:11] — When to stop wearing athlete jerseys (“when they’re younger than you”)
• [20:32] — Culture shock: from corporate jobs to Busin’
• [21:55] — Back-to-back PJ (private jet) trips
• [25:04] — Debunking the “talent”/staff divide
• [26:43] — Crew’s dream list for future Busin’ events
• [32:14] — Offseason interests and content ideas
• [37:26] — Skills showdown (“who clears the office at…”)
• [46:11] — Looking ahead to football’s absence
• [50:00] — The “tee game” pool tradition & Chef’s cramp disaster
• [55:24] — Closing, fan call-to-action

Overall Tone

Conversational, self-deprecating, and full of inside jokes, this episode is as much about the culture and daily life behind Busin’ as it is about sports. The group’s chemistry is less polished than the A Team’s—deliberately so, per their own admission—but their camaraderie is infectious, and the content provides an authentic, underdog look into what it’s really like to keep “the bus” running.

Perfect for BWTB fans wanting a deeper look under the hood, or anyone curious about the realities (and chaos) of working for a top-tier sports podcast.