Tennessee's Upset Loss To Georgia State Does Not Sit Well With Frustrated UT Fans By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The fans sat in shock at Neyland Stadium. Frustration only begins to describe their mood. Now they are saying "here we go again, another coaching search." That's what will be happening now as second-year coach Jeremy … [Read more...]
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College Football 2019 Week 1 Games Predictions From The Pigskin Prognosticator
Oregon-Auburn Opening Weekend's Marquee Matchup By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub's Expert College Football Analyst The 150th season of college football kicked off with a "zero" week, and that's what it looked like for fans of Florida, Miami and Arizona. Already now proven to be overrated is Florida, the Gators looking like minnow bait to the rest of the … [Read more...]
College Football Report: Florida Is Overrated And Dan Mullen Doesn’t Trust Felipe Franks
Gators Stink While Stumbling Past Miami By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger So much for visions of a SEC Championship game appearance, being a possible playoff contender, challenging Georgia in the East and, heck, even beating Missouri. Maybe even Tennessee. The Florida Gators 2019 football team opened its season against the Miami … [Read more...]
College Football 2019: The Rumors Of Alabama’s Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
Crimson Tide Will Continue To Roll With Nick Saban As Coach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Expert & Blogger When a program has a dynasty, everyone outside of it hates that program. They root against the team, cheer when it experiences a rare loss and uses any negative or perceived negative to pronounce that this is the year things will start … [Read more...]
Pac-12 Games Starting At 9 AM Is A Dumb – And Desperate – Idea
Conference Tries To Get National Attention At The Expense Of Fans By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The season hasn't even started, yet Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott is already throwing up Hail Marys. First, he announced that the conference will move its football conference championship game to Las Vegas. But only for two years. That's … [Read more...]
Las Vegas To Host The 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Raiders Stadium To Be Site Of Conference Title Tilt By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Looking to make a national splash at its media days to try and take some attention away from the SEC, ACC and Big 10, the Pac-12 conference announced that it will be moving its football championship game to Las Vegas. Specifically, the 2020 and 2021 … [Read more...]
Boat Sinks During Transpacific Yacht Race, Transpac 2019
OEX Goes Down; Crew Okay And Rescued By Fellow Competitor Pyewacket One of the top-line boats taking part in the semi-annual Transpacific Yacht Race – a 2,200-mile journey from Long Beach to Honolulu – has sank. The crew was rescued and is safe. Here is a Facebook post from boat owner and skipper John Sangmesister, who also owns the Gladstone restaurant in Long … [Read more...]
Ryan Leaf Turns Over New Leaf As ESPN College Football Analyst
NFL Draft's Biggest Bust Makes Miraculous Comeback By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger In life's equivalent of a third and long facing a strong blitz, Ryan Leaf stood cool in the pocket and delivered a strike. The former "biggest bust in NFL draft history," drug addict and prison inmate has staged a comeback almost as miraculous as the … [Read more...]
How You Can Attend The ESPY Red Carpet Awards After Party At Avalon Hollywood
Athletes & Celebrities Gather For Post-Show Celebration It's one thing to see it on TV, yet quite another thing to be partying with everyone afterward, of course. The ESPY Red Carpet Awards After Party will take place on Wednesday, July 10, at Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, CA. And you can attend. Put on by Affinity Nightlife and S&R Relations Inc., … [Read more...]
Tua Tagovailoa Still Has To Prove Himself To Alabama Football – And The Nation
Saban, Alabama Also Have To Get Reloaded In 2019 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger He was the talk of the town, the toast of Tuscaloosa and the top Tide player. Tua Tagovailoa was a sensation all right in 2018 but, entering the 2019 season, he still has something to prove. He must prove it to Crimson Tide fans and to the college football … [Read more...]
So Much For Tiger Woods ‘Being ‘Back’ At The Majors Championships
Even After The Master, Pump The Breaks On Tigermania By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger He staggered around through the final round like a boxer taking his last punches who could hardly wait for the final bell to ring. He played not with swagger but timidly, almost as if he were afraid to hurt the golf course. Tiger Woods may have made memories … [Read more...]
US Open Pebble Beach 2019 Fans Guide 19th Hole Bars & Party Scene
A Fairway To Heaven For America's Biggest Golf Tournament By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The biggest question among fans at the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach won't be about Tiger Woods, but about where to have cocktails during and after the tournament. Knowing this, PubClub.com presents this complete US Open Pebble Beach 2019 fans guide & … [Read more...]
SEC Loses Fear Of Selling Beer In Stadiums During Football Games
Alcohol Sales At Sporting Events Approved By Southeastern Conference By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The Southeastern Conference has joined other Power 5 conferences by saying "cheers" to fans drinking beers during football games, as well as other athletic events on campus. Effective with the start of the 2019 football season, SEC … [Read more...]
What Happens If The Indy 500 Is Rained Out?
Rain Forecast For 103rd Running Of Indianapolis 500 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Rain is as common to Indiana in May as basketballs are falling through hoops in January. But basketball is played indoor and when it rains in May it's not good news for the state's signature event, the Indy 500. The forecast for the 103rd running of … [Read more...]
UCLA Basketball, The Four Letters, Gets What It Can In Mick Cronin
Storied Program Settles For An Unspectacular Choice As Coach By Kevin Wilkerson PubClub.com Sports Blogger Solid. Tho not spectacular. That's UCLA's new basketball coach, Mick Cronin. With an opening since the first of the year, it took Athletic Director Dan Guerrero more than four months – 100 days, actually – to come up with Cronin. This brings more yawns … [Read more...]
The Sports Blogger: Alabama Hires Its Basketball Coach; What’s Going On At UCLA?
The 'Four Letters' Still Seeking Its Next Wizard In Westwood By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Alabama fired Avery Johnson one week and the next, had already hired his replacement. And the Crimson Tide got a good one, Nate Oats, who took tiny Buffalo to three straight March Madness appearances, including into the second round the past two years. … [Read more...]
The Browns Are A Bad Super Bowl Bet
Despite Adding Odell Beckham, Cleveland Isn't A Lock The Cleveland Browns have become the NFL’s hottest commodity. Despite the fact that this franchise endured a winless season just two years ago, and despite not having posted a .500-or-better season since 2007, Cleveland is where it’s at right now. Under rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield last season, Cleveland … [Read more...]
Everything You Need To Know About March Madness 2019
Top Five Things That Are Sure To Happen In The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger March Madness is madness indeed – from the buzzer beaters to the madness or ripping up your once-promising but suddenly worthless bracket in a bar. But don't say I did not warn you, for here's everything you need to know about March … [Read more...]
The Sports Blogger: Why Tennis Desperately Needs Another Anna Kournikova
A Babe Like This Can Make A Lot of 'Racquet' Off The Court By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger When is the last time you watched a tennis match? Knew the dates of the French Open or Wimbledon? Yeah, me too. What tennis needs to capture interest outside of the diehards is a doll of a player. A babe who is sassy, appears to date everyone but … [Read more...]
The Most Boring Part Of The Sports Year, The Winter Edition
In The Regular Season Grind Of The NBA, NHL And College Basketball By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The Super Bowl is over (and wasn't this year's a snoozer), March Madness is several weeks away, the Masters isn't until April and it's not a Winter Olympics year. About the only exciting thing on the sports calendar in the winter is the Daytona … [Read more...]
What’s So Wrong With The Patriots Always Being In The Super Bowl?
America Should Embrace, Not Scorn, Winners By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Half the talk leading into Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta was this: "Not the Patriots. Not again!" This was from people whose teams were eliminated in the regular season or the playoffs or from others who simply wanted to see a different team on TV between the … [Read more...]
Death Of A Dynasty: UCLA Still Chasing John Wooden & His Legacy
Bruins In Danger Of Losing College Basketball Blueblood Status By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger "Those four letters!" That's what a friend of mine said to me when I asked him why any highly-rated recruit would want to go to UCLA when they are not getting the coaching they need in order to improve and have no chance of winning National … [Read more...]
NFL’s Unfair OT Rules – And Tom Brady – Puts Patriots In Super Bowl LIII
This Is Thee League's Version of Deflategate By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger It's tough to beat Tom Brady. The guy is as tough as a crocodile, as resilient as cockroach. You just can't keep him down – he keeps coming back and back and back. And it's even tougher when the other team doesn't even get the ball. That's what happened as Brady … [Read more...]
USC’s Iconic Song Girls Sidelined By Athletic Director Lynn Swann
AD Removes Them From Trojans Basketball Games By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger One of the iconic symbols of USC athletics – along with Traveler the horse, Tommy Trojan and the famous band that played with Fleetwood Mac – has been sidelined by Athletic Director Lynn Swann. The USC Song Girls, who just celebrated their 50th anniversary, have been … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Alabama-Clemson IV Prediction From The Pigskin Prognosticator
Crimson Tide & Tigers Play For National Championship By The Pigskin Prognosticator, College Football Blogger The season-long storm of college football has arrived in Santa Clara – along with a real storm and what the heck were the decision-makers thinking when they put the championship game in a damp and cold location in the first place – with the two storm … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Levis Stadium A Bad Choice For CFP Championship Game
Alabama And Clemson To Play In Chilly San Francisco 49ers Home By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Why in the world is the College Football Playoff National Championship game being played in a suburb of San Jose, CA? In January, no less. Well, money, of course, but even all the dollars in the world should not have influenced this bad … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Don’t Expand CFP When There’s Only Two Worthy Teams
Alabama & Clemson Show 4 Teams Is Too Many For Playoff By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The impatient media clamored for years to get a playoff in college football. Now that there is one, they are now constantly calling to expand it to eight teams. Yet at the same time they criticize the boring games in the semifinals and moan about … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: CFP Playoff Predictions From The Pigskin Prognosticator
Alabama-Oklahoma & Clemson-Notre Dame Winners (And Why) By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The appetizers have been laid out on the table – the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the Cheeze-It Bowl, even the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl among the offerings – but these are mere pre-party snacks while we all await the main … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Urban Meyer Retires – Told You So In September
Ryan Day To Become 25th Ohio State Buckeyes Coach Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Of course. Urban Meyer has announced his retirement from Ohio State and if this surprises anyone, then they don't know Meyer's history or what preseason turmoil can do do a program. I saw this coming more clearly than a pass to an uncovered receiver back in … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Conference Championship Games
Alabama To Roll Georgia In SEC Championship By The Pigskin Prognosticator, College Football Blogger It's teeth-chattering time in Ohio, Georgia and Oklahoma, and a little bit in Alabama, and that has nothing to do with cold winter weather. It's conference championship weekend and the chills will be rolling down the spines of fans whose teams are playing to get … [Read more...]
SEC Championship Game Alabama Fans Official Tailgate Party Information
Pre-Game Roll Tides To Be Heard At Hudson Grill Downtown Atlanta The official tailgate for the University of Alabama's SEC Championship game will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, by Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The site is Hudson Grill, 120 Marietta Street. This is the downtown location and be sure you show up at the correct one, as there are eight locations throughout … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Why A 2-Loss Georgia Should Be In The Playoff
Tide, Clemson, Irish And, Yes, The Dawgs Should Be In CFP By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger With the regular season now complete, the top four teams are evident and here's my top 4 teams that should make the College Football Playoff, regardless of what happens in the conference championship games. The only thing that can change is the … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Rivalry Week Picks
Alabama-Auburn, Michigan-Ohio State & Other Key Matchups By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger We have reached college football's climatic finale to the regular season, a time when records are thrown out the window (for the bad teams, anyway, at least until they fire the coach), other teams are trying to elbow their way into the College … [Read more...]
These Events Helped Make 2018 A Vintage Year In Sports
Women's World Cup Rugby World Cup & Big Cricket Match Provide Big Excitement For Fans This, 2018, was a vintage year for sports. It featured one of the most dramatic FIFA World Cups of the modern era, with Russia defying sceptics to put on a wonderful show as hosts and France finally putting promise into prizes by lifting the big prize. In tennis, we saw the rebirth of … [Read more...]
Manny Pacquiao Vs Adrien Broner Announce Showtime PPV January Fight
Las Vegas MGM Grand Site For WBA Welterweight Title By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner will be fighting for the secondary World Boxing Assn. welterweight title, to be held Saturday, Jan. 19, at the MGM in Las Vegas. The fight was announced in a pair of press conferences, held Nov. 19 and 20 in New York and Los … [Read more...]
What It Was Like At The Manny Pacquiao Vs Adrien Broner Press Conference Los Angeles
PPV Showtime Fight Announced For MGM Grand In Las Vegas By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Boxing promoters held a pair of press conferences – one in New York and another one here in L.A. – to announce the Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner fight, taking place Jan. 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that will be Pay Per View on Showtime. I've been to … [Read more...]
Manny Pacquiao And Adrien Broner Holding Press Conferences For Big U.S. Fight
Fighters To Promote January Event At MGM Grand In Las Vegas By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The biggest event in boxing to start 2019 is being promoted near the end of 2018. Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner have agreed to fight Jan. 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. And on Nov. 19 and 20, they will be holding press conferences in New York and … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger The Pigskin Prognosticator: Is A Notre Dame Or UCF Upset Lurking?
Not All Pre-Thanksgiving Games Are Turkeys By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Thanksgiving is the following weekend but there's a lot of turkey being served up this week with a lineup of games that will stuff the pockets of several small athletic departments in exchange for getting slaughtered. Served up on the platter for … [Read more...]
How Alabama’s Dominance Is Saving College Football
Nick Saban's Crimson Tide Creating Much Needed Fan & Media Interest In A Down Year By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Forget what Paul Finebaum said – Alabama is not sucking the life out of college football. Instead, it's quite the opposite. The dominance of Alabama is saving college football. While some people are tired of seeing … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskins Prognosticator Picks Week 11’s Top Games
Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, Notre Dame, Michigan & Oklahoma All Fight To Say In CFB Playoff By The Pigskins Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger There is happiness in Ann Arbor, despair in Baton Rouge, a lot of clapping in Clemson, satisfaction in South Bend, kickoff confusion in Lincoln, bedlam coming to Boomertown, and Tua in … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The First Shoes Drops On USC Firing Clay Helton
Hot Seat Gets Even Hotter For Embattled Trojans Head Coach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The first shoe has dropped in the process of USC firing Head Coach Clay Helton, and it hit Offensive Line Coach Neil Callaway squarely on the head. Callaway has been let go, and Offensive Coordinator Tee Martin has been demoted – not in title, … [Read more...]
Boston Red Sox Fans Were More Fun When They Had ‘The Curse’
Four Recent World Series Softens The Soul Of Boston Baseball Fans By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Congratulations Red Sox fans. You have won your fourth World Series in the last 15 years. It's a tremendous achievement. This is after not having won one for 86 years. But let's face it. You were more fun when you were not winning titles. You were … [Read more...]
College Football Picks: The Pigskin Prognosticator Breaks Down Alabama-LSU
The Tide Will Not Lose In Baton Rouge By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Blogger In the familiar circles of the Southeastern Conference, there are things that are common sights on Saturdays, such as fans arriving to games in motor homes and teams walking through the college campuses. There are also games as traditional as deep … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Why Are There Not More Good Teams?
Alabama And Clemson Are In A Different League By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Whenever I look at which four teams should be in the College Football Playoff, I easily identify the first two. Alabama and Clemson. But then, I shake my head. As I go down the Top 10, the quality teams drop off like a bowling ball falling off a table. … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party Weekend
Georgia-Florida And Other Scary Games On Halloween Weekend By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Several years ago, an old-timer sports writer took a detour to the press box before the Georgia-Florida game. Tens of thousands of people – twice as many as the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville held, he noted – were tailgating and partying in … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: One Thing Alabama Fans Don’t Like About Watching Tua Tagovailoa
The Tide Is On A Roll With It's Amazing Quarterback By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Alabama fans are taking great pleasure in watching Tua Tagovailoa play for their Crimson Tide. He is leading the team to unprecedented offensive heights to the point it's reached ridiculous levels. Tagovailoa has Tiders slapping their thighs when he … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Will USC’s Clay Helton Be First Coach Fired In 2018?
Trojan Fans Need To Be Re-Energized – And Fast By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Here's how bad things are at USC in relation to its football program. Apathy has set in among the fans and alumni. Ten years of too many mediocre coaches to want to count and unrealized expectations can wear down even the most loyal and vocal of fans. And … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Ohio State’s Loss To Purdue Eliminates It From Playoff Contention
Why The Buckeyes Are Out Of The National Championship Picture By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger It was this year's Iowa. Ohio State was knocked out of the 2018 season College Football Playoffs on the road against a middle-of-the-road Big 10 team. And make no mistake about it, the Buckeyes' hopes of winning a National Championship are … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Week 8 Picks & Predictions
The Third Saturday Of October Means The Alabama-Tennessee Game By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Paul "Bear" Bryant was taking slow, long strides off the Neyland Stadium field when one of the few UT fans left in the stands yelled down at the legendary coach. Bryant's Alabama team had just scored two touchdowns in the final … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Alabama-Tennessee Rivalry Still Special To Many Fans
A Perspective of The Third Saturday in October From Both Sides of the Ball By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger I'm from Knoxville. And went to college in Tuscaloosa. I'm surprised they let me back in the Volunteer State when I go home to visit the family. That security doesn't stop me when I arrive at McGhee Tyson Airport with a list of … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Week 7 Picks & Predictions
Georgia Looks To Put Coach O Into The Dawg House By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger They are toasting the team in Texas, feeling pretty sold in South Bend and cracking up in Columbus (hey, we kept our coach and look at our team!) but also starting to feel bad in Baton Rouge while its near anguish in Auburn. College football has … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Texas Is NOT Back And Notre Dame Is Not THAT Good
Longhorns & Irish Making Noise But It's Falling Deaf On These Ears By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The Horns have hooked OU. The Red River Rivalry turned burnt orange when Cameron Dicker's 40-yard field goal soared through the goal post to give the Longhorns a 48-45 victory over Oklahoma. It was the team's fifth consecutive victory … [Read more...]
Yankees-Red Sox MLB Playoffs Spark New York Vs. Massachusetts Clam Chowder Challenge
Loser To 'Clam Up' After MLB Playoff Series While the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox battle it out in the MLB Division Series, a challenge has been placed between New York and Massachusetts politicians, with the bet being clam chowder. Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony D'Esposito has agreed to a wager a bowl of chowder with Massachusetts State … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Week 6 Picks & Predictions
Will LSU Get Swamped In The Swamp? By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger They are sighing relief in Columbus and Clemson, trying to put on happy faces in Happy Valley, feeling solid in South Bend, starting to believe in Baton Rouge and starting to make room for another trophy in Tuscaloosa. As college football heads into October, a … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: How I Would Have Responded To The Mike Gundy Reporters Threat
Oklahoma State Football Threat Should Have Had Coach Suspended By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger First of all, let me state that I have covered college football for two daily newspapers, in addition to a student paper and the student yearbook. I've also covered events for the Associated Press and United Press International. I've been in … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Week 5 Picks & Predictions
Ohio State-Penn State & Stanford-Notre Dame Picks & Predictions By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger There's a whiteout happening in Happy Valley, a blacked-out in Blacksburg, a Frost-out in Lincoln land, a bit of a thawing out in Austin and a crimson hot Hawaiian volcano exploding in Tuscaloosa. As college football heads … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Alabama So Good Nick Saban Wants Negative Media Coverage
Tide Coach Asks Reporters To Write About Bad Things After Latest Rout By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Nick Saban continues to be creative in the ways he uses the media to send messages to his team. There was the "they ran through us like sh** through a tin horn" rant after the Georgia Southern game in 2015. There was last year's "rat … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Week 4 Picks & Predictions
Stanford-Oregon No Longer A Marquee Matchup By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Three weeks into the season and we've seen a tidal wave rolling over the opposition, a suspended coach who keeps tripping all over himself while his team pours it on others and other coaches – two in just their first year – needing a fire hose to try and … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: 5 Coaches Already On The 2018 Hot Seat
USC's Clay Helton Leads Pack With Arkansas' Chad Morris Rising Fast By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Why some teams are on a roll – Alabama, quite literally – others can't get out of gear. And because of that, their leaders are sitting on the hot seat of college football coaches. Here's the Top 5 coaches currently on the hottest seats … [Read more...]
How Jake Fromm & Steve Sarkisian Helped Get Tua Tagovailoa To Alabama
Tide Gets Rolling Thanks To This Giant Hawaiian Wave By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Before the start of the 2018 season, Tua Tagovailoa joked that, "I'm not sure how a guy from Hawaii got to Alabama." But much in the way Tagovailoa spins away from oncoming rushers, the answer has some unlikely twists and turns. And the result is that … [Read more...]
Floyd Mayweather Vs. Manny Pacquiao Fight To Be In Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena, MGM Likely Top Venues By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger The much anticipated Floyd Mayweather Vs. Manny Pacquiao fight will take place in Las Vegas, PubClub.com has learned. It will take place either Saturday, Dec. 1 or Saturday, Dec. 8. Possible locations are the T-Mobile Center and the MGM Grand. The Las Vegas Knights, which … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Alabama Could Be Best Team Of All Time
With Tua Tagovailoa Alabama Is Not Just Unstoppable But Unbeatable By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger If you're in the way of Alabama's team in 2018, the best thing you can do is take cover. Because the Crimson Tide is on a roll and there's no stopping this overwhelming force of college football. The Red Elephants are quite simply … [Read more...]
Floyd Mayweather Vs. Manny Pacquiao Fight Announced In This Interview
'I’m Coming Back In December,' Mayweather Says In This Video Provided To PubClub.com By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The fight is on; Floyd Mayweather has announced he will be fighting Manny Pacquiao later this year. "I'm coming back in December," he said in this video provided to PubClub.com. He was speaking to a representative of the Pacquiao … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Week 3 Picks & Predictions
Ohio State To Fall To TCU; LSU In Key Matchup On The Plains By Kevin Wilkerson, The College Football Pigskin Prognosticator While some teams are trying to reason with the hurricane season, others are trying to ride out a stormy first two weeks. Arizona is learning that Kevin Sumlin can't coach without Johnny Manziel, USC is realizing that Clay Helton can't … [Read more...]
New Orleans Saints Tailgate Party Guide & NFC Championship Game Concerts
From The Tailgate Party Scene To Inside The Mercedes Benz Superdome By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Who dat!? Where dat!? Is dat another touchdown!? I said those three things a lot during my New Orleans Saints game-day experience at the start of the 2018 NFL season. From the tailgating to the Mercedes Benz Superdome and onto Bourbon Street … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Week 2 Picks & Predictions
Texas A&M To Upset Clemson By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The Pigskin Prognosticator was a bit rusty in Week 1. I made the mistake of listening to the college football "experts" touting Miami as a National Championship contender when I knew they are coached by Mark Richt and of course he's too soft to ever win a title. Oh, he'll … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Week 1 Analysis – A Very Weak Pac-12 Conference
Alabama On Top, And Watch Out For Notre Dame By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Three facts emerged from the opening weekend of the 2018 college football season. 1.) Alabama is the dominant, team to beat this year. 2.) The Pac-12 Conference is – by far – the weakest of the Power 5 conferences. 3.) Notre Dame just might be a team to … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: With Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama Is The Team To Beat
Crimson Tide Could Be The Best Of The Nick Saban Era By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Penn State nearly lost, Ohio State's feature remains unknown, Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma look explosive but who can really tell against those opponents and neither Auburn nor Washington looked worthy of even a Top 20 ranking. And Alabama rolled. In … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: Urban Meyer Suspension Will Eventually Cost Ohio State
Buckeyes Will Suffer The Pain Of Ongoing Controversy By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Ohio State wimped out – did the "PR thing" and fumbled it at that – kept Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes are a national title contender in 2018. Meyer gets to keep his job, Ohio State could very well win a National Championship and all that "mess" in … [Read more...]
College Football Blogger: The Pigskin Prognosticator Week 1 Game Picks
Breaking Down Michigan-Notre Dame, Washington-Auburn, Alabama-Louisville By Kevin Wilkerson, The Pigskin Prognosticator College Football Blogger Here are this week's key games. All times Pacific Time because The Prognosticator lives on the West Coast. Saturday, Sept. 1 • Oregon State at Ohio State (9 .m., ABC) The Meyer Mess makes this matchup something … [Read more...]
College Football Blog: Urban Meyer’s Reputation Permanently Damaged
Tainted Coach Gives Ohio State Buckeyes Another Black Eye By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger When he left Florida, he left behind a trail of arrests but also two National Championships. The latter is more than Steve Spurrier could deliver. When he moved to Ohio State, Urban Meyer seemed to have – to borrow a line from a Jimmy Buffett … [Read more...]
How The Urban Meyer Scandal Will Affect Ohio State Recruiting
Other Schools Salivating About Going After Buckeyes Commitments By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Ohio State has the #6 recruiting class for the 2019 season. Make that had the #6 recruiting class. The fallout from the Urban Meyer situation goes beyond the immediate impact on the Ohio State football team. Which is significant. It will … [Read more...]
College Football Playoffs 2018-19 Will Not Be On New Year’s Eve Or New Year’s Day
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl Hosing Semifinals With Levi's Stadium Site Of Championship Game By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The College Football Playoffs won't be on New Year's Eve in 2018, or on New Year's Day in 2019. Instead, the semifinals will be held on Dec. 29, with the championship game taking place on Jan. 7. The semifinal … [Read more...]
With All These Bracket Busters The 2018 Tournament Is Truly March Madness
Several Top Seeds Tumble In The Wildest Opening Weekend In History By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger So you had Virginia or Michigan State winning it all (guilt on the last one). Your Final Four consisted of Cincinnati or North Carolina or Xavier, perhaps even Auburn of Tennessee as a darkhorse. As favorite after favorite after favorite fell on … [Read more...]
Do You Believe In (March Madness) Miracles!? Yes!!! UMBC Upsets Virginia
Miracle On Hardwood: Top Seeded Virginia, Fourth-Seeded Arizona Are College Basketball's Biggest Losers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger How about a Miracle On Hardwood? Or, "do you believe in miracles? Yes!!!" March Madness style. Tiny, who-is-this, #16 seed UMBC – the University of Maryland Baltimore County – pulled off the biggest upset … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods Puts A Scare Into Every PGA Tour Player Headed Into 2018 Masters
Is The Master Of Golf Back? If So It's Bad News For All The Other Golfers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Seeing Tiger Woods on the weekend leaderboard is sending shivers through the spines of every other golfer on the PGA Tour because what they have long dreaded is creeping into their minds: "Tiger's back." Back, as in back in contention. And … [Read more...]
Your Ultimate March Madness Survival Guide
How To Fill Our You Bracket, MTSU A Potential Bracket Buster, Top Destinations & The PubClub.com Cheer By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger Okay, so we know you don't know your Mount St. Mary's from your UC Davis, or one directional school (Middle Tennessee State) from another (East Tennessee State) or even anything about a double-directional school (North … [Read more...]
Is Collin Sexton Done As A One-And-Done Prospect In The 2018 NBA Draft?
Alabama Basketball Struggles And So Does Star Point Guard By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger As Alabama's once-promising basketball season clangs off the rim like yet another missed 3-pointer, star point guard Collin Sexton's chances of being a one-and-done player might be – and should be, quite frankly – done, as well. The fact of the matter is … [Read more...]
Alabama Basketball A Flat Out – And Flat – Disappointment In 2017-18
Tide Getting Rolled When It Should Be Rolling By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The well-respected NBA veteran Avery Johnson as coach, the nation's #3 recruiting class and dynamic one-and-done point guard Collin Sexton. The potential for this season's Alabama basketball team was cause for baton-handing excitement in Tuscaloosa after the football … [Read more...]
College Basketball Scandal Causes March Madness In February
The 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket Busters Might Be The NCAA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger March Madness isn't supposed to start until, well, March, but the revelation that a sports agency has been loaning tens of thousands of dollars to players and Arizona Coach Sean Miller was caught talking about offering a one-and-doner … [Read more...]
The Best Soccer Derby Day Matches To Go See In The World
Rivalry Games Bring Out The Best In Teams, Fans & Game Atmosphere In most games over the course of a season, the aim for both teams is simple: three points or progression to the next round, a means to an end rather than the end itself. On derby day, when bitter rivals meet in a match, things are very different. More important than the extrinsic reward for victory is … [Read more...]
Boots On The Ground At The XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang
I Felt Like A VIP; Korea Did An Amazing Job Hosting The Games By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger PubClub.com has had boots on the ground at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Correspondent Bob Lyons, an American from Chicago who lives in Los Angeles, provides a "boots on the ground" report in this Q&A. Photos and videos … [Read more...]
My Favorite (And Least Favorite) Sports At The Winter Olympic Games
Figure Skating, Luge, Bobsledding & Curling? Well Yes And No By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are underway and we're being exposed to sports we see only every four years. Which is one of the intriguing things about watching the Olympics. There are, of course, some that are more interesting and captivating than … [Read more...]
Why There’s No Need For Alabama Fans To Panic At 2018 Recruiting Ranking
Tide Will Still Roll With Loads Of Talented Players By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Hey Alabama fans, relax. And Alabama haters, don't start celebrating the beginning of the end of the dynasty. Chances are, Alabama still finished ahead of your school. And college football media who are pushing the panic button, you're acting like … [Read more...]
Winter Olympic Games A Fun Worldwide Party For The Fans
PyeongChang 2018 The Stage For Two Weeks Of International Partying By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger You may not have South Korea on your top places to party in the world, but for two weeks in February, PyeongChang is the best place to be for a fun time. Even with Mardi Gras happening the first weekend. PyeongChang is hosting the XXIII … [Read more...]
What It’s Really Like To Be At The Winter Olympic Games
PyeongChang 2018 XXIII Olympic Winter Games Provides A Rich Experience For Fans By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger My first "hey I'm at the Olympics" moment came when I was walking down the street in Vancouver and wound up behind a couple of figure skaters from Russia. They were wearing their team jackets and backpacks and were out for a casual stroll to … [Read more...]
National Signing Day Still Significant For College Football Teams And Fans
Georgia Has #1 Class With Alabama & Ohio State In Hot Pursuit Of More Talent By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Most of the hold-your-breath, we've-got-to-have-this-guy college football recruits declared for their school back in December. But the regular National Signing Day – always around the second Wednesday of February – still has … [Read more...]
NFL Playoffs Divisional Round City-By-City Weather Conditions & Forecasts
Winter Chill To Affect Atlanta at Philadelphia, Tennessee at New England, Jacksonville at Pittsburgh & New Orleans at Minnesota A massive cold front is moving into the Eastern seaboard this weekend that could affect conditions for some of the NFL Playoffs Divisional Rounds. And if you're in Minnesota, be glad – very glad – the game is played indoor. Here's … [Read more...]
Breaking Down Bear Bryant’s 6 National Championships – And Ones He Almost Won
Nick Saban Ties Record But The Bear Came Close To Winning More Titles By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger I'm fed up with media and college football "experts" who are questioning and even criticizing Paul "Bear" Bryant's six national championships. They either were not around during that time or – in a classic failure of basic journalism – … [Read more...]
World’s Top Sporting Events 2018 Calendar Dates & Schedule
Winter Olympics & World Cup Two Of This Year's Top Sports Happenings The 2018 sports calendar is a good one, for it includes two worldwide events that don't occur ever year, the Winter Olympic Games and the World Cup. Here's a rundown of the dates and places of the biggest sporting events in the world for the year. January's Top Sporting Events • Jan … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods Returning To PGA Tour For San Diego & LA Tournaments
Golf's Top Draw To Play In Farmers Insurance Open & Genesis LA Open Southern California gets the warmth and sunshine, and now it gets the top draw in golf. Tiger Woods has announced he will be playing in two SoCal tournaments, one in San Diego and the other in Los Angeles. He will be playing in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in north San Diego … [Read more...]
NFL Playoffs Wild Card Weekend Cities Weather Forecasts
Cold For Kansas City-Tennessee; Los Angeles Sunny And Warm With this winter blast putting half the country into a deep freeze, the first round of the NFL Playoffs – Wild Card weekend – will escape much of the bad weather that has snow and below-freezing temperatures as far as the Deep South. Here's a rundown of the four games on Saturday and Sunday. All times … [Read more...]
Why Alabama Will Beat Georgia For The College Football National Championship
The Pigskin Prognosticator Picks The Tide To Roll Over The Dawgs By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The ultimate "oh-NO!," scenario has hit college football. Not only is Alabama in the championship game but so too, is another SEC team, and you can hear the moans echoing from across plains of Oklahoma to the frigid tundras of the … [Read more...]
Alabama, Georgia To Advance In College Football Playoffs: The Pigskin Prognosticator
Tide To Escape Clemson In Another Classic; Dawgs Will Shut Down Baker Mayfield By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The College Football Playoffs kick off just about the time that New Year's Eve hangover starts to fade away and people start to emerge from their caves like bears coming of their dens in the springtime. And if you're … [Read more...]
Global Warming Affecting Athletes Preparing For Winter Olympic Games
Ski Teams Traveling The World To Try And Find Snow By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger As the Pyeongchang Olympics approaches, several athletes are having trouble training because they can't find enough snow. Global warming has caused changes in conditions that have teams traveling all over the world because their usual training sites do not have … [Read more...]
Yeah Alabama; Loss Returns A Life To This Diehard Crimson Tide Fan
Bama Still Has Shot At College Football Playoffs; If Not This Year Then Next, Too By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football & Alabama Blogger What a relief! Sure, Alabama lost to Auburn in the Iron Bowl – the biggest punch in the gut a diehard Crimson Tide fan like me can receive in the regular season – but in a way I'm kind of glad. After all, I … [Read more...]
College Football Rivalry Week Top Games Predictions From The Pigskin Prognosticator
Who Will Win The Iron Bowl, Ohio State-Michigan, Clemson-South Carolina & Mike Leach's Wedding Advice Video By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Ahh, Rivalry Week. It's the time of the year in college football when diehard fans boycott any products made in a rival's area or that's even associated with them, avoid mentioning … [Read more...]
USC-UCLA Highlights A Weak College Football Week: The Pigskin Prognosticator
Miami Looks To Avoid An Upset While Wisconsin Hopes To Badger Michigan By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger Like a running back who has just broken through the line of scrimmage for an 80-yard touchdown run, college football is headed to the bench to take a breather. After heart-pumping and breakaway games all season, we now have … [Read more...]
College Football Week 11 Top Games Picks & Predictions: The Pigskin Prognosticator
Going Between The Helmets Of Notre Dame-Miami, Georgia-Auburn & Ohio State Football By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger As the fall leaves blow around the stadiums and people are bundled up in the stands, some teams are beginning to reveal their true colors. Ohio State's scarlet perfectly personifies the red-cheeked … [Read more...]
Los Angeles To Host 2023 College Football Playoffs National Championship
New Rams Stadium In Inglewood Site Of Title Game By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger On the day the Dodgers were playing in Game 7 in an attempt to win their first World Series in nearly 30 years, Los Angeles scored a big hit in another sport. The city will be hosting the 2023 college football National Championship game, the final game of … [Read more...]