By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst The Prognosticator is always amused by the college football analysts on all the networks previewing and predicting the week's upcoming games. They always talk matchups, who's playing quarterback and blah, blah, blah. Not once do they factor in the historical matchups of teams. You can only get that right … [Read more...]
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Auburn Needs The Right Fit As Coach And That’s Not Easy To Find
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor Terry Bowden once said, when talking about what it's like to be the head football coach at Auburn University, "you could be 10-0 at Auburn and save your career, but you haven’t saved your job yet." Auburn is a different place to coach than any other college in the country. Win, and you will be rewarded and lose, … [Read more...]
College Football Week 4 Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst Three weeks, two coaches fired with another one on the way. Here's what we know so far about college football 2022. Nebraska really stinks and things in Lincoln are far worse than we ever imagined, Georgia is really good, Auburn is an embarrassment to the SEC (so, too, is Missouri except it goes unnoticed … [Read more...]
College Football Winners & Losers For September
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor The first month of college football produced several winners and losers. Here's a rundown of both. WINNERS Arizona State. You may wonder how a 1-2 team that gave up 250 yards rushing to a previously-undistinguished running back from Eastern Michigan can be a winner. But the Sun Devis are a September winner because … [Read more...]
College Football Week 3 Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator PubClub.com College Football Analyst Week 2 always settles a lot more than Week 1 in college football because it begins to put those opening games into perspective. For example, Ohio State's somewhat narrow win over Notre Dame doesn't look quite as good after the Irish lost – in South Bend, no less – to Marshall. Florida is not back yet … [Read more...]
College Football Week 2 Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Analyst College Football is here and that's great but about all you can really tell about the Week 1 games is that some teams are 1-0 and others are 0-1. What might look impressive or disastrous in September may not be that way come late October as the season progresses and teams truly reveal themselves. That … [Read more...]
Be Careful What You Ask For When It Comes To A 12-Team College Football Playoff
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor Be careful what you ask for when it comes to a 12-team college football playoff. Why? I list five reasons below. 1.) Expect Even More Playoff Blowouts You think Georgia's whipping of Michigan in last year's semifinal was so bad you changed channels after the first quarter? Clemson's 30-3 snoozer over Notre Dame in … [Read more...]
College Football Week 1 Losers – LSU, Brian Kelly, Oregon Ducks & Pac-12
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com's College Football Editor The heck with the winners; it's the losers that are much more fun to rip in a post-week column. And there were some doozies in Week 1 of the College Football season. 1.) Utah, Oregon And The Pac-12 Conference It’s bad enough to be in a limbo contest for survival as a league and even worse when your two marquee teams … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator College Football Week 1 Games, Times & Predictions
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst The NIL, so many transfers we may start having to buy programs again to keep track of all the new players and USC and UCLA trading culture for cash. It's enough to make you say "enough of this; just play the damned games!" College football's offseason has had more drama than the George Steinbrenner … [Read more...]
Alabama Football To Sell Beer In Bryant-Denny Stadium
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Fans won't have to sneak alcohol into Bryant-Denny Stadium for Alabama football games in 2022. Tho they probably will, anyway. That's because Alabama will be selling beer during Alabama football games this fall. Well, pending approval by the Alabama alcoholic beverage control board anyway. A few weeks before the season, the Tuscaloosa City … [Read more...]
Labor Day Weekend College Football Key Games With Ranked Teams
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor For several years, Labor Day Weekend brought college football fans a series of blockbuster games like a comedian's one-liners, one after another at dizzying speed. But many of those have subsided the past two seasons. Alabama, for instance, instead of having a neutral-site game against USC, Michigan or Wisconsin, opens … [Read more...]
Nick Saban Is Right – 2021 WAS A Rebuilding Year For Alabama
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor I'm with Nick Saban here (I usually am, by the way). What's the big deal about him saying that 2021 was a rebuilding year for Alabama? It WAS a rebuilding year. Yet the media is going crazy, basically calling Saban crazy for saying that about a team that went 12-2, won the SEC and played for the National … [Read more...]
Mike Leach Has An Interesting Idea For SEC Football Divisions
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Coaches often say things that are in their own best interest but if you get past the rolling of the eyes part sometimes they say things that actually make sense. While chatting with SEC Network after his podium time during SEC Media Days, Mike Leach of Mississippi State – the self-proclaimed pirate and frequent … [Read more...]
What To Expect In College Football For The 2022 Season
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, College Football Expert The arrival of the conference media days means that the college football season is within stadium binoculars view. It's a lot closer than USC or UCLA is to Columbus, West Lafayette or New Brunswick, that's for sure. This is a different kind of look at what to expect for the 2022 season. While others focus on players, … [Read more...]
Here’s What The Pac-12’s Next Steps Should Be And It’s Not Merging With The Big 12
By Kevin Wilkerson, College Football Editor While the SEC, Big 10 and Big 12 are busy in a money-hungry conference expansion mode, the laid-back Pac-12 has been out relaxing on the beach, catching some waves. But if it is to remain a conference it had better stop hanging 10 and start hanging on, as in hanging onto 10 teams or however many are left. It should also look to … [Read more...]
Conference Realignment And College Football’s Direction Not Good For Every School
By Kevin Wilkerson, College Football Editor In the madhouse that is college football today – mega conferences, teams ripping up roots to follow the money to play games absurdly long distances from their campuses, the NIL and a dizzying array of transfers – there's one possible factor that no one has yet to consider. Perhaps, just perhaps, all this big-time money grab is … [Read more...]
USC And UCLA To The Big 10 – Why It Makes Sense
By Kevin Wilkerson PubClub.com College Football Editor On the surface, it seems absurd. Southern California teams – sunshine, blue skies and crowds going to football games in t-shirts and shorts – playing fall Saturdays in the frigid Northwest. UCLA on a snow-blown field in Iowa? USC at Rutgers!? Rutgers? That's hardly the stuff of Troy legends. Many of the games start … [Read more...]
How to Solve The NIL Problem And Save The NCAA
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Nick Saban is so bent out of shape about current situation of the seemingly uncontrollable Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) situation in college athletics that he told a group of boosters that Texas A&M "bought all those players" in what was supposed to be a private setting. Of course, there's no such thing these days as a … [Read more...]
PGA Champion Justin Thomas Appalled At Beer Prices For Fans
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Justin Thomas to the rescue! Appalled at beer prices as high as some of his approach shots for the PGA Championship, he teed off against it for the sake of the fans. “$18(!!!!!!) for a beer … uhhhh what. Gotta treat the fans better than that!️,” Thomas posted on his Twitter account, @JustinThomas34, before play began on … [Read more...]
F1 Race Coming To Las Vegas And It’s Going To Be A Party
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor Formula 1 is coming to Las Vegas and it's going to be a party. And if you don't think so you don't know a steering wheel from a checkered flag. F1 race cars screaming down the Las Vegas Strip, showgirls and showtime and all the glitz that this suggests. It's all going to be adding to the sin in Sin City. The race is … [Read more...]
Congratulations Kansas! New Orleans Final Four 2022 Events & Complete Fans Party Guide
The Big Easy is the biggest place to be the first weekend of April as it hosts the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four. It's also the scene of the biggest party weekend in the USA and here is a complete fans party guide with events, the schedule and the wild scene in the Bourbon Street bars and New Orleans nightlife. The activities include the spirit(s) of NOLA, a Fan … [Read more...]
Here’s Why A Promising Alabama Basketball Season Ended With NCAA Disappointment
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The season started with such promise. Recruits with 4-star and 5-star rankings. In basketball! A tantalizing tease from the previous season when the team came within overtime of making the Elite 8. And, right on the heels of the football team's whipping of Georgia in the SEC Championship game, a rousing posterizing of Gonzaga … [Read more...]
Clean Bandit Added To Concert Lineup At Saudi Arabia GP F1 Race
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Formula 1 race is looking to also be a music lover's festival as well as an auto race as international stars Clean Bandit have been added to event's concert lineup. Clean Bandit is British electronic music group with four No. 1 hits and 10 Top 10 hits in the UK. The concert will take place on the Main Stage of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, F1’s … [Read more...]
Why My March Madness Brackets Always Suck (I Think Anyway)
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor Upsets, buzzer-beaters, bracket busters, heart-stopping close games and routs you don't expect. It's madness I tell you! Welcome to March Madness, the greatest (and for people like me, most frustrating) of all American sports. It's the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, a month-long mad dash for teams trying to wind up in … [Read more...]
Women’s History Month Comes To Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Women's History Month plays a big role in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) in March with induction of a ground-breaking woman into the organization. Denise McCluggage and the 1956 Jaguar XK140 that helped her break into a male-dominated sport, are a big part of the organization's 2022 induction ceremony March 8 at the Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach, … [Read more...]
The 10 Very Best College And High School Nicknames And Mascots
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor Enough of all the Lions, Tigers (the most common nickname among high school athletic teams, by the way) and Bulldogs. Those are as numerous and dull as a run up the middle in football and a mid-range jump shot in basketball. This article is about the creative, the different and the unusual and so, PubClub.com presents our … [Read more...]
Sports Betting In Washington
In a signing ceremony on March 25, 2020, Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 2638 into law, which authorizes sports wagering in Washington Indian casinos, subject to an amendment to the state's Class III tribal agreement. This modification happened more than a year later, and tribal sports betting in Washington will be available starting on September 9, 2021. Before … [Read more...]
Pendleton Whisky Concert Series To Precede PBR World Finals In Fort Worth
This sure will get people kicking up their boots. The Pendleton Whisky Concert Series will precede the PBR World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, May 13-21. The shows – both the music and the bull-bucking – will take place at the Metroplex. The concerts which will feature eight recording artists performing across three venues throughout the Metroplex. The roster of performers … [Read more...]
NFL 2021 Best Moments (Super Bowl Commercials)
The Best NFL Moments of 2021 The 2021/22 season is wrapping up soon, with the Super Bowl only a couple of weekends away. However, even though we’re going to be without football for a few months soon, there are several spectacular moments we can look back on. Great plays, rookies becoming superstars, and Super Bowl odds changing as favorites suffer shock defeats. Here are … [Read more...]
Here’s What’s Wrong With The Winter Olympics
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022, are going on now. Not that many people know or even care. And that's a shame. So what's going on with the Winter Olympics? Well, here's what's wrong with the Winter Olympics. Politics In The Winter Olympics You can't do anything these days without politics rearing its ugly … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator Alabama vs. Georgia Bold Prediction For The Championship Game
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst And then there were two. The same two which a month ago played for the SEC Championship. The same two which were pre-season picks to make it this far. Ahh, the preseason. Remember that time? It's almost like Spring Training in baseball, where "every team is a contender." Turns out there are only two … [Read more...]
Brian Bozworth: From The Boz To The Dr. Pepper Commercial Sheriff
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports & Lifestyle Blogger My, how the times change for former sports stars. Take Brian Bozworth, for example. He is now playing a sheriff in the Dr. Pepper Fansville commercials, which are peppered to fans all across the nation during football game telecasts. To see this one-time rebel (he was suspended by the NCAA before the Orange … [Read more...]
Holiday Bowl Events Show The Price Fans Pay For Corporate-Sponsored Bowl Games
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The Holiday Bowl is coming to downtown San Diego. For the first time in the game's history it is being played at Petco Park, home of the Padres. It's in the Gaslamp/East Village area of San Diego and is a dynamic area full of bars and restaurant/bars. I happen to live a few blocks away so when this was announced, I was … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator College Football Playoffs Analysis & Picks
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst The dust has hardly settled on all the coaching changes as well as on National Signing Day with its name, imagine and likeness impact as the College Football Playoffs lurk in the background of the holidays. Let's see, a group of boosters in Texas announces a $50K "charity" program for offensive linemen … [Read more...]
Top College Football Bowl Games For Fans & Party Destinations 2021
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of the most fun aspects of bowl games are the different teams, fans, bands, cheerleaders and students that show up for them. The destination also plays a huge part in the atmosphere and the mood, along with any bowl pageantry, such as a parade, pep rallies and other activities. Team matchups can also add spice to the … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator Conference Title Game Picks & College Football Coaching Changes
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst Rare is the time when conference championship games takes a backseat to what is happening at other programs. But this is 2021 and, as one legendary college coach would always tell his players before big games, "expect the unexpected!" It all started with Lincoln Riley suddenly switching from red and … [Read more...]
Alabama’s Iron Bowl Comeback Exorcises The Tide’s Demons At Jordan-Hare
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor The nightmares at Jordan-Hare. The Kick-6, the extra second on the clock before the half leading to an Auburn field goal, the ball bouncing off the back of a receiver being returned for a pick-6, the phantom holding call on O.J. Howard when the game appeared to be won and even in this game the first fumbled hold of a … [Read more...]
Analyzing College Football Hires, Lincoln Riley USC, Brian Kelly LSU & Billy Napier Florida
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Analyst When USC fired Clay Helton back in September, the first person I felt it should go after was Lincoln Riley. Never, ever, tho, did I think AD Mike Bohn would make such a bold hire. Surprisingly, he did and it was done in such secrecy that media quizzed Riley about the LSU job after Bedlam and nobody mentioned USC. … [Read more...]
Nick Saban Has A Rat Poison Rant On Alabama Fans’ Unrealistic Expectations
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor Nick Saban went OFF on a caller's question calling out what he feels are unrealistic fan expectations for the Alabama football program during his weekly "Hey Coach" show, broadcast on Facebook and other platforms. Normally serene in the calm setting of Baumhower's Victory Grill in Tuscaloosa, Saban nearly exploded … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator Rivalry Week College Football Games Analysis
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst The head Mullenhead has been tossed leaving the Swamp being swamped with negativity, things are very plain down on the Plains and there are some very wounded Ducks in the Beaver State, tho it's hard to find a more miserable fan base than those along Figueroa Street in L.A. The message is clear in college … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator: UCLA Hangs A Record 62 On USC
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst With the season headed into the short days of November and December, it's not just the rivalries and championship aspirations that are heating up but restless alumni. Nervous ADs have canned coaches at Virginia Tech and Washington within the past week and more are likely to be sent to the showers in the … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator: Georgia-Tennessee & Other Key College Games Picks
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst This is CYA week in college football. That's when embattled football coaches start firing assistants (as if that's really going to help at this point in the season) and are basically telling their athletic directors "see, I'm doing something – please don't fire me!" Look for further "staff adjustments" … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator: College Football Playoff Rankings Weekend Games Picks
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Expert The College Football Playoff Committee has spoken and the resulting chills and thrills are going through schools and fans now like a cold November wind. People do like to overreact to such things without taking a moment to step back and seeing the big picture. Which in this case is the fact that a lot of … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator: World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party Weekend Games
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The World's Largest Cocktail Party is this weekend, the annual Georgia-Florida game in Jacksonville, FL, and it has all the makings of a Dawgs day afternoon. Elsewhere it is Halloween eve, which may cause a few teams to get spooked – anticipating this, Cincinnati let this happen a week earlier against … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator: Alabama-Tennessee Is Still An SEC Rivalry
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub College Football Blogger If you listen to the media and tune into programs like the Paul Finebaum Show (as pretty much everyone in the South does), then you will hear there is no rivalry anymore between Alabama and Tennessee. The Tide has won 14 straight in the series, it's no longer competitive, the fans don't care and it's no … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator: Can Alabama Bounce Back From Last Week’s Shocker?
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst The Crimson Tide got held back by an unexpected wall in College Station – I mean where did that team come from!? – and now tries to weather the storm in a remote Mississippi town known as Starkville to get back into serious National Championship contention. The answer as to whether or not Alabama can … [Read more...]
Why Sportswriters Are So Negative And Cynical
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com's Cynical Sports Writer I have a friend who asked my what happened in my life to make me so negative. Easy, I replied: "I was once a sportswriter!" Actually, I am not a negative person. In fact, I a very positive person. My glass isn't always half full, it's full to the rim. When I'm looking for a parking space I throw out positive vibes … [Read more...]
Tiësto, Justin Bieber, A$AP Rocky & David Guetta To Perform At Saudi Arabian Grand Prix F1 Race
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Formula 1 race is having a Super Bowl halftime-type of party experience for its inaugural event the weekend of Dec. 3-5. It is having blockbuster performers Justin Bieber, A$AP Rocky & David Guetta as the headline acts for a post-race concert on Dec. 5 with multi-award-winning singer, songwriter & dancer, Jason Derulo and iconic DJ Tiësto … [Read more...]
Motorsports Hall of Fame Of America Inducts 2020 and 2021 Classes
In a three-day celebration, the Motorsports Hall of Fame Of America (MSHFA) inducted its 2020 and 2021 classes. This mega-celebration of speed was scheduled after the pandemic forced postponement of the 2020 and 2021 class inductions. It was the first dual induction celebration in the 33-year history of the event which was presented by Firestone in the new M1 Concourse Event … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator College Football Week 6 Picks & Predictions
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger And then there were two? After the first weekend in October?? That remains to be seen but there were some interesting developments in Week 5 that lead into Week 6 in college football. One of the Cockroachs got crushed while the other one was kept alive by Coach Oh (No!), Oregon proved that Duck Farts … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator On The Cockroaches Of College Football
Auburn & Notre Dame Keep Surviving While It's the Hogs At The Dogs And Alabama Hoping To Roll Over Ole Miss By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger I have a nickname for two college football programs. Upon first reading this you are likely to come to the quick conclusion that it is an incredible insult. But that is not the case. … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator College Football Week 4 Picks & Predictions
UCLA Trampolines Turn Out To Be Fool's Gold By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Sometimes, the Pigskin Prognosticator buys fool's gold. Goes against what I know best, and that is picking games based on certain schools' tendencies and traditions of successes or failures. So when that gold looks good – like the gold on UCLA's … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator College Football Week 3 Picks & Predictions
A White Out At Penn State, The Renewal Of An Old Big-8 Rivalry And Alabama Goes To The Swamp By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger As college football rolls into its third week we know a few things while some others remain a mystery. For example, the Nuts' defense cracked and now the team is fighting for its playoff life. The Hogs … [Read more...]
Who Has The Highest Number Of Touchdowns In NFL History?
With the new NFL season very much on the horizon where Kyler Murray is being backed by many to breakout with some serious rushing ability, we thought it would be a nice change of pace to take a look at those with the most rushing touchdowns in NFL history. Here goes a complete top 5 list of the NFL All-Time Rush Leaders. Number 5. Walter Payton, 110 At number five on … [Read more...]
NASCAR Hits Marketing Home Run With Race In The LA Coliseum
Clash At The Coliseum Set For Feb. 6 Before The Daytona 500 And A Week Prior To Los Angeles Hosting The Super Bowl By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor What a move byNASCAR. It passed anything that happens on the track, even a dramatic last-lap dash to the finish. Just when the sport seemed to be fading into the the distance it pulls off a marketing … [Read more...]
USC Will Fight On Without Clay Helton And It’s About Time
The 'Nine Lives' Coach Finally Runs Out Of Luck By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger In the "what took so long" category, USC has finally fired Clay Helton. The "nine lives" coach, who seemingly was like a cat being dropped from a balcony who always landed on his feet – could not overcome getting blown out by Stanford. The 42-28 loss to a … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator College Football Week 2 Picks & Predictions
Oregon-Ohio State Highlights This Week's Games While Clemson Licks It Wounds And LSU Braces For Impending Doom Under Coach Oh By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Expert The first week of the college football season is over and apparently, it's over as well for Vanderbilt football, the ACC, most of the Big 10, a lot of the Pac-12 and Coach … [Read more...]
What’s The 24 Hours Of Daytona Race; Answering The Main Questions
The specifics of the IMSA Championships, which includes the 24 Hours of Daytona, make them not the easiest to understand. That's why we decided to answer the main questions about this vital American marathon. Do they ride the oval for 24 hours? No. When NASCAR's iconic boss Bill France decided to build an oval track in the very south of Florida in the late '50s, he first … [Read more...]
What Agreement Are Ronaldo And Manchester City Going To Agree Upon
Sports is an exciting affair, with brand-new news every other day which takes up by surprise. Football is probably the most popular sport all across the world, and those who are passionate fans get mobilized by the game’s dynamics nearly every day. However, you don’t just watch football, if you are a real fan you engage in the process, you expect, you bet, you challenge. For … [Read more...]
What We Learned In The NFL Preseason: Three Rookie Quarterbacks To Spot For OROY In 2021
By Nikki Adams As the dust settles of the final week of the NFL preseason we recap what we learned from this year’s rookie quarterback class. Who impressed and who fell short of the mark? The 2021 NFL season promises to see a slew of young swashbuckling rookie quarterbacks take centre stage for their chosen teams. Some are known to be established Week 1 starters for … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator College Football Week 1 Picks & Predictions
Clemson-Georgia Top Opening Weekend Games By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Expert After an offseason that had you not knowing your SEC from your NIL and will eventually have you not knowing your ACC from your Big 10 and even the Pac-12, it's time for the teams to tee it up and tee off on each other. It won't be long before the … [Read more...]
A Great Bobby Bowden Story From This Sportswriter
Legendary Florida State Coach Was No Bear Bryant In His Own Words By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor Bobby Bowden has died. Dadgummit. The legendary Southern-talking, media-loving Florida State football coach passed away in August of 2021 – the time of year when he would be running a pre-season training camp – at the age of 91. I met … [Read more...]
Nick Saban Comments At SEC Media Days Show Why He Stands Above All Other Coaches
Alabama Football Coach Basically Kicks Sand In The Faces Of Other League Coaches By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor If you wonder why Alabama is always on top of the SEC in football, it's because it all starts at the top. And once again, Nick Saban showcased it, albeit in in a very simple environment this time: not on the field but at the … [Read more...]
I’m Not Excited About The Tokyo Olympic Games; Are You?
The Summer Olympics Are Here But With No Fans And Some Athletes' Attitudes, Are You Into It? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor I love the Olympics. But not this year. I just can't get into it. One reason is that the host country doesn't even want the Games to take place and if they are not really even wanting them then how do they expect anyone … [Read more...]
2021 NFL Early Playoff Favorites & Their Week 1 Matchup
The 2021 NFL season is just around the corner. All the top websites are starting to pump out content related to their regional teams, and of course, fantasy gurus around the globe are pumping out their top spots for each position in the lineup. Today, we will look at the playoff favorites with Pointsbet odds and betting lines from various top sites. Top Teams and their Odds … [Read more...]
Dillian Whyte Wants Fury To Vacate WBC Belt
British boxer Dillian Whyte believes Tyson Fury should vacate the WBC Heavyweight title after postponing his anticipated clash with Deontay Wilder. The Gypsy King was due to defend the title he took from Wilder in late July, but ESPN reported that an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Fury camp meant the bout had been postponed. It is believed the rescheduled fight could now take … [Read more...]
Italians Take To The Streets To Celebrate Italy’s EURO Championship In San Diego’s Little Italy
Dramatic Victory Sparks Impromptu Block Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com There was dancing in the street and dancing in the plaza. Italian flags, which seemingly appeared out of nowhere, were waved in the air. A band played, car horns honked and shouts of "Italia!, Italia," rose above it all. Italians celebrated Italy's shootout victory over England to … [Read more...]
Minnesota Vikings 2021 Roster Ranked 9th By PFF
Every team’s dream is to produce a better squad at the start of every season, and the NFL space is no different. The experts at Pro Football Focus released a ranking of every NFL team for the 2021 season, and the Minnesota Vikings have been listed at position 9. Ben Linsey from PFF used their internal grading system to place the Vikings at position 9 in the upcoming season even … [Read more...]
Historic Sports Cars Are Racing At Watkins Glen This Weekend; Spectators Allowed
Finger Lakes Invitational Welcomes Race Cars & Fans Historic sports cars are racing on the historic race track Watkins Glen International the weekend of July 9-11 and spectators are back to witness the action. Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) is on the track after a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The official name of the event is the Finger Lakes … [Read more...]
Seahawks Quarterbacks Latest News
Will He Or Won't He? The Latest NFL Trade Rumors Russell Wilson One of the biggest NFL rumors in the offseason has been regarding the future of quarterback Russell Wilson. Every other team in the NFL was calling the Seattle Seahawks a few months ago, as there were whispers that Russell Wilson wanted to be traded after another disappointing season. The dual-threat … [Read more...]
Back On The (College Football) Grid: College Football Playoffs & NIL Analysis
Waking Up To Bad Reality In One Of America's Top Sports By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Ever since the last of the confetti fell to the turf after Alabama's latest National Championship, I have been off the college football grid, enjoying other aspects of being on Planet Earth such as March Madness, going to the beach and getting back to a … [Read more...]
The Super Bowl Rings Ceremony Is Coming, And Here’s What You Should Know
Special Post To PubClub The design process of the rings for this season’s winning team just kicked off for the NFL champions. Nearly after fourth months of anticipation, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will finally be taking home their Super Bowl rings. This season ended on a Sunday evening, marking an end to sports bettors enthusiastically looking at NFL live odds. The date … [Read more...]
Phil Mickelson Is Back, And So Are The Sports Crowds
Thousands Of Fans Crowd Around Mickelson After He Sets Majors Record By Winning The PGA Championship By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Phil's back. And so are the crowds. At least for a major golf championship in South Carolina. Phil Mickelson became the oldest player to win a major and he hardly did it on an empty golf course with no … [Read more...]
These Sports Have The Most Intelligent Fan Base According To This Study
These Other Ones Do Not Rate High On The Fans' Intelligence Level Bragging rights in sports generally involved teams, usually among rival fans pitted against one another in a mostly-friendly grudge match. Fans love to beat the team they hate the most and one of the reasons for that is the opportunity to "rub it in the face" of fans of the other team. Many of whom are … [Read more...]
Helio Castroneves & NHRA’s Leah Pruett Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction Honorary Chairs
Three-Time Indy 500 Champion & 8-Time Top Fuel Winner Joining Motorsports Legends For September Ceremony Helio Castroneves, a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, and eight-time NHRA Top Fuel winner Leah Pruett will be the Honorary Chairs for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America's 2020/2021 induction ceremonies. The three-day event is schedule to take … [Read more...]
If You Bet On Mandaloun In The Kentucky Derby You Won’t Win Money If Medina Spirit’s Win Is Overturned
Results And Winnings Stay The Same No Matter What Action Churchill Downs Takes On Original Winner If you had runner-up Mandaloun to win the Kentucky Derby and are suddenly thinking you're going to win money if Medina Spirit is stripped of the victory, then you're out of luck. Even if Churchill Downs takes away Medina Spirit's win due to illegal drug use, the … [Read more...]
Legendary Watkins Glen Racetrack Hosting Expanded Historic Sportscar Racing Event
Finger Lakes Invitational Adds Races After Cancelation Of Upstate New York's Wine Festival They won't be popping corks at the Finger Lakes Wine Festival this year, but that has opened the door for more action at the legendary Watkins Glen racetrack. The wine festival was canceled for the second year in a row and in its place is an expanded lineup of race cars at … [Read more...]
Terry Bradshaw Is Spot-On Right About Aaron Rodgers
Hall Of Famer Rips Into Packers QB For Trade Or Retire Statements By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com NFL Blogger Aww, poor Aaron Rodgers. He can't stand a little competition so he wants to be traded or threatens to quit. On the day of the NFL Draft, no less. So much for him being a team player. I wonder if Rodgers learned to whine from Danica Patrick. She was … [Read more...]
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America ‘Heroes of Horsepower’ 2021 Event Details
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Hosting MSHFA's Annual Induction Ceremony The world-renowned Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Detroit, Mich., is the location for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) "Heroes of Horsepower" event in 2021. It is scheduled to take place on Monday, Sept. 27. The strolling dinner and plaque unveiling … [Read more...]
Biggest Winners & Losers From The 2021 NFL Draft
By Taking Mac Jones, New England Patriots Get Future Tom Brady By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com NFL Blogger The New England Patriots lost Tom Brady in 2020 yet picked up a younger version of the legendary quarterback in 2021. And they didn't have to wait until the sixth round to get him. In fact, they got him in the first round, with the 15th pick. They … [Read more...]
Several GMs Will Blow It Again At The 2021 NFL Draft
Bad Picks Are A Tradition For Many Teams By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com NFL Blogger If there's one thing you can count on at the 2021 NFL Draft, it's not that a team's prized first-round pick will turn into a perennial All-Pro but that several NFL general managers will blow it. That's because it happens every year. GMs are blessed with scouting, pro … [Read more...]
Why ‘The Shot’ Will Haunt UCLA Basketball Fans Forever
Bruins Finally Experience The Agony Of A Close Defeat In A Big Game By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger For much of their existence, UCLA sports fans have lived pretty much lived a charmed life. They have been the recipient of 11 college basketball National Championships with more great memories than horrors: Tyus Edney dribbling coast-to-coast for … [Read more...]
Can Alabama’s Basketball Team Make A Deep Run To The Final Four?
Breaking Down The Crimson Tide's Chances Of Success In March Madness By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Basketball Blogger If sports fans have "Bama fatigue" from football, then they will be disappointed to learn that Alabama's basketball team won both the SEC the regular season and conference championships and is a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Yes, … [Read more...]
University Of Alabama Students Go Racing With Capstone Motorsports
Bama Alumni Starts Sports Car Team That Involves U Of A Engineering Interns By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Motorsports Editor University of Alabama engineering students are getting an up-close look at the world of racing with the formation of Capstone Motorsports, a new team in the Pirelli GT4 America SprintX sports car series led by Alabama graduate John … [Read more...]
Lay Off Drunk Tom Brady At The Super Bowl Party Celebration
So What If The Seven-Time Champion Had A Few Drinks. What Would YOU DO, I Ask By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger So Tom Brady had a few drinks. And some tequila shots. Gee, he's human after all. Lay OFF him people! And by people, I am including the media. Geez, tell me none of you has ever had a drink. HA! I began my career as a sportswriter … [Read more...]
How To Bet On NBA Picks
You might already know what NBA picks are, but if you are planning to bet on them, you will want to be sure that you know what you are doing. Betting can be as complicated as you want to make it, and it is easy to overestimate your chances of winning when you first start making NBA bets. Here is everything you need to know about how to bet on NBA picks as a … [Read more...]
The World’s Major Sports Events 2021 Dates, Locations & TV Schedule
Grab Some Beers And Get The Recliner Ready For These Top Sporting Events By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor Play ball! Gentlemen start your engines. And now on the first tee... Sports are here and happening in 2021. Yes, the leagues, teams and athletes are under strict COVID-19 protocols and fans are only allowed into a few events. But there's TV, … [Read more...]
USA Eliminated From 2021 America’s Cup Competition
American Team From New York Yacht Club Falls In Semifinals America's Cup 2021, sailing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor So much for Uncle Sam. The Stars & Stripes, the red, white and blue and chants of "USA! USA!" The United States has been eliminated from the 2021 America's Cup race. The boat, Patriot, fielded by the New York Yacht … [Read more...]
New eSkootr Championship Electric Scooters Racing Series Gets Media Partner
The eSC Series Moves Forward As It Eyes 2021 Season Debut eSC, eSkootr Championship, racing The new eSkootr Championship, a series of street races on modified electric scooters scheduled to launch in 2021, continues to move forward with the announcement of a media partner. Micromobility Industries will be working with the eSkootr Championship (eSC). … [Read more...]
Tennessee Football Hardly Goes Out Of Its Way To Hire Josh Heupel
AD Danny White Hires His Central Florida Coach Tennessee football, Josh Heupel By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Tennessee Football sure didn't go out of its way to hire its next football coach. New Athletic Director Danny White, recently of Central Florida, hired Josh Heupel, also from Central Florida. Gee, hope the school … [Read more...]
Tokyo Olympics Not Canceled And Are Still On – For Now
IOC & Japanese Government Issue Statements On Status Of Summer Games Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Summer Olympics By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Olympics Editor The rumors of its demise are greatly exaggerated. Despite a January story in the Times of London which made it all over social social media stating that the Japanese government has canceled them due to … [Read more...]
New eSkootr Championship Has Its First Team, Carlin
Electric Scooter Series To Launch In 2021 eSkootr Championship Championship, racing A new type of racing, the eSkootr Championship (Electric Scooter Championship), is set to debut in the summer of 2021 and it has its first team, legendary British motorsport outfit Carlin. Carlin will field three riders when the eSC series when it launches later in 2021. The … [Read more...]
Motorsports Hall of Fame Updates 40-Foot Tall ‘Sweep of Speed’ Exhibit
New Cars Added To Daytona Museum For Race Fans Motorsports Hall Of Fame, auto racing, race fans The massive 40-foot tall "Sweep of Speed" display at the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Daytona Beach, Fla., has undergone a sweeping change. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America's (MSHFA) signature exhibit underwent a transformation during the holidays and is … [Read more...]
March Madness 2021 Tournament Dates & Venues; Final Four Is In Indianapolis
State Of Indiana Hosting All NCAA Men's Basketball Games March Madness 2020 dates, Final Four, college basketball March Madness 2021 will be an all-Indiana affair as far as where the games will be played, and it will start the day after St. Patrick's Day. Here are the dates and locations as announced by the NCAA. • First Four: Thursday, March 18 • First … [Read more...]
This Surprising College Basketball Team May Be The Best In The Country
Alabama Is Rolling With Blowout Wins, 3-Pointers And Great Defense college basketball, Roll Tide, Bama haters, Alabama basketball By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Basketball Blogger There is one college basketball team that is playing at such a high level, it may very well be the top team in the country. Take these facts into consideration: • It is … [Read more...]
Bama Haters Will Really Hate The Fact Another Tide Team Is On Top
Nate Oats Has The Basketball Squad The Hottest Team In The Country Bama haters, Alabama basketball, college basketball, sports blog By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Basketball Editor National champions. Again. No. 1 recruiting class. Again. Super-rival Auburn fires its coach. Rival Tennessee fires its coach amid turmoil that could result in severe … [Read more...]
Tennessee Football Turmoil: Vols Face Hiring New AD, Coach & NCAA Sanctions
Philip Fulmer Steps Down, Jeremy Pruitt Fired & Possible Heavy NCAA Sanctions Await The Struggling Program Tennessee Football, Jeremy Pruitt, Vols, Rocky Top By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor It has the Vol Walk, the Salute To The Hill, the Splitting of the T, Smokey the mascot and the checkerboard end zones. And now, there is now a … [Read more...]
Why Kentucky Basketball Fans Need To Read This New Book – Now
'Adolph Rupp And The Rise Of Kentucky Basketball' Recounts The Glory Days Of The UK Program & Its Legendary Coach Kentucky basketball, Adolph Rupp Book Review By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor It is not very often that this scenario exists, but Kentucky basketball fans need a boost right now. Their team is struggling so much it is in danger … [Read more...]
The End Of The 2020 College Football Season Means Relaxed Saturdays Again
Fans Can Put The Routines & The Superstitions Behind Us And Relax. Until Next Fall college football 2020 season, sports blog Published Jan. 16, 2021 By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The 2020 college football season is over, and that means I can finally have my Saturdays back again. You see, Saturdays for a rabid … [Read more...]
Why College Football Schools Made The Right Decision To Play In 2020
Teams, Players, Conferences And Fans All Win (And So Does Alabama) college football 2020, sports, COVID-19 Published Jan. 14, 2020 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor When the 2020 college football season ended in early January 2021 with the Alabama Crimson Tide winning the school's 18th National Championship and Head Coach Nick Saban his … [Read more...]