By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Analyst The Prognosticator has had to double check to be sure he has not pulled a Rip Van Winkle and slept through September and October into November, for this weekend there are two West Coast rivalry games, the Civil War and the Apple Cup. The next thing I know, Nick Saban won't even be the Alabama coach. But … [Read more...]
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Texas-Michigan Leads This Week’s Pigskin Prognosticator College Football Picks
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Analyst The optimism and excitement of Week 1 has either been pumped up or deflated, depending on the perspective of one's allegiances. In Gainesville College Station and Blacksburg, for example, they are already resigned to the fact this won't be "the year" (again!) while in Athens, Oxford, Knoxville and Norman, … [Read more...]
NASCAR In San Diego? It Could Happen, According To One Source
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Motorsports Editor A NASCAR race in San Diego? It could happen, according to one source. The Sports Business Journal reports that America's Finest Cities is one of the possibilities for an expansion. Other potential cities are Cincinnati, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and some from the Pacific Northwest. Amazon, one of NASCAR’s new media rights … [Read more...]
Analyzing Labor Day Weekend College Football Games – The Pigskin Prognosticator Is Back!
By The Pigskin Progosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Columnist To grasp what is happening in college football today one has to take the "it's almost the NFL now" approach. The tranfer portal, the NIL-fed milion-dollar offers for quarterbacks, West Coast teams playing in Midwestern and Eastern conferences and now a multi-team playoff that may not even reward the most … [Read more...]
Get Ready For It’s Already College Football & NFL Season
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger It is transition time in the USA. That's when summer folds into fall. It begins with Labor Day Weekend when we turn on the TV and am ambushed by programming showing helmet-clad college and professional athletes running around a gridiron and hear countless "experts" talk about those helmet-clad college and professional athletes … [Read more...]
Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America Annouces Class of 2025
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has annouced th Class of 2025 and it includes a famous family name and racing pioneers. Louis Unser and William K. Vanderbilt are the Historic Inductees in the Hall's 37th Induction class that will be ushered into the Hall of Fame of ALL motorsports in March. Unser and Vanderbilt join seven other members of the Class of … [Read more...]
Dumbest Sports At The Summer Olympics Games
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor One of the coolest things about the Olympics is that you see sports you would only consider watching, well, every four years. There are cool ones like the steeplechase, javlin throwing, the pole vault, shot put, weight lifting (I have a friend who has attended many Summer Olympic Games and this was his favorite sport to watch … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Grand Prix Selling A New $1,350 Heineken GA+ Ticket
The Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Veagas Grand Prix, Nov. 21-23, has a new ticket option for its second race. It is called the Heineken GA+ and it is located in the South Koval Zone. The standing-room-only three-day ticket from comes with unassigned bleacher-style seating on a first-come, first-served basis along the Koval Straightaway. It will have a Vegas party atmosphere … [Read more...]
Rory McIlroy Shows His Immature, Cowardly Side After Choking In US Open
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor He rallied with no pressure and then choked with a major on the line. Rory McIlroy blew a two-shot lead with five holes to play – missing close putts on two of the final three holes – in the 2024 U.S. Open. He lost by a stroke to Bryson DeChambeau. There is no shame in choking. It's part of the game. Heck, Greg Norman … [Read more...]
Irrelevant Week Honors Alabama Safety Jaylen Key, Mr. Irrelevant 2024
Alabama safety Jaylen Key has gone from UAB to the starting in the backfield of Nick Saban's final team at Alabama and now onto the New York Jets. He is also going to be honored in a week-long celebration in Newport Beach, CA, as Mr. Irrelevant for what is known as Irrelevant Week, an annual ceremony for the last player taken in the NFL Draft. The ceremony will take place … [Read more...]
Tailgates and Touchdowns: A Game Day Extravaganza in North Carolina
The National Football League is one of the most captivating sports leagues in the United States. Baseball is America's favorite pastime, but football is the nation's true passion. The Super Bowl, the season's pinnacle, has risen beyond the sport itself, evolving into a pseudo-holiday for devoted enthusiasts and casual fans alike. If the game on the field is the central focus, … [Read more...]
The Carolina Panthers’ Training Program
The Carolina Panthers are a testament to strength, agility, and endurance in the NFL. Achieving peak performance doesn’t come by chance; it’s the result of rigorous training, meticulous preparation, and dedicated fitness routines. This article delves into the various aspects of the Panthers’ regimen, shedding light on the strategies and practices that keep them competitive in … [Read more...]
Alicia Keys To Perform At The Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Alicia Keys, along with Pharrell Williams and Martin Garri, will perform at the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race. They are the headliners for the event at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit Main Stage on Saturday March 9, immediately after the fourth successive F1 race in the Kingdom has concluded. More acts will be announced closer to the event. The F1 race at … [Read more...]
NFL Playoffs Lead Fans To Drink In Both Celebration And Sorrow
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Celebration and sorrow. It's the way of life for devoted sports fans. And with the NFL Playoffs taking place through Super Bowl LVIII, there is plenty of both for fans of winners and losers. The biggest winners are fans of the Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions. Yes, Detroit. The biggest losers are fans of the Dallas … [Read more...]
Alabama Hires Nick Saban’s Successor But Who Is Kalen DeBoer?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The first things Alabama foootball fans have to do regarding thier new coach is learn his name and how to pronounce it. Reporters need to learn how to spell it. Kalen DeBoer. Certainly doesn't roll off the lips quite like Nick Saban. The first things that Kalen DeBoer needs to do are convince top receiver … [Read more...]
Alabama Fans Hope Nick Saban’s Retirement Goes Better Than That Of Bear Bryant
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The GOAT is gone, off to Lake Burton and his boat, no longer on the sideline, at the podium or on the practice field for Alabama football. Nick Saban has retired and as reality slowly sinks in to replace shock, Alabama fans are sure hoping things go much better now than they did after the school's other legendary … [Read more...]
The Pigskin Prognosticator Picks College Football Playoff Games Michigan-Alabama & Texas-Washington
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Blogger In the wake National Signing Day, transfers, opt-outs, draft declerations, Florida State stalled at the complaint department and now threating to leave the ACC to go anywhere but there (hey, you were once an independent, maybe give that a try again), the College Football Playoffs are about to step out from … [Read more...]
Rose Bowl Stadium 2024 Fans Tailgating Guide For Alabama And Michigan Fans
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Tailgate Blogger The 2024 Rose Bowl features Alabama and Michigan in one of the College Football Playoff seminal games. Here is a complete fans guide to the tailgate scene, the stadium and the scene from a local’s viewpoint. Rose Bowl Party & Travel Tips • Arrive Early. Kickoff is 2 p.m., PDT. Motorhomes will be staying overnight in … [Read more...]
Florida State Should Be More Upset At This School Than Alabama For CFP Playoffs Snub
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger With sympathies to Florida State (as well as to Georgia), the College Football Playoff committee got it right. Alabama in, FSU (and Georgia) to a consolation bowl. When there are only four spots for eight deserving teams, half of them get left out, even if you went undefeated in your conference or only lost once in … [Read more...]
College Football Conference Championship Game Predictions From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Expert Alabama remined alive with the improbabe 4th and Forever, Washington stayed in its Dog House with a bold fourth-down call (as well as a questionable official's call), Florida State ran to a narrow victory, Michigan managed to crack open the Nuts from Ohio and Georgia flattened its overmatched … [Read more...]
Ohio State-Michigan, Alabama-Auburn Rivalry Games Picks – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst The Game. The Iron Bowl. The Civil War. The Apple Cup. College football rivalries are the lifeblood of the game, conference realigments, the transfer portal and the NIL be damned. The passion of college football comes from the fans, not conference commissioners, hands-out school presidents and TV … [Read more...]
PubClub.com’s Pigskin Prognosticator Predicts Termoil With This Week’s College Football Picks
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyist Ol Jimbo is gone – counting not sheep but million-dollar bills (either 75 or 77 of them, depending on which number you care to believe), Zack has been hacked at Mississippi State and a few other coaches are on the phone discussing their futures with their agents. Apparently, no buyout is safe, so watch … [Read more...]
Hey Texas A&M: Here’s Your Next Coach And He Won’t Have A $77 Million Buyout
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Analyst Blogger Editor's Note: Texas A&M did not hire PubClub's college football blogger as head coach. After boosters and alumni went ballistic over Mark Stoops the school made the safe way and hired Mike Elko of Duke. Hey Texas A&M, over here. I've got your next head football coach and he won't come with a $77 … [Read more...]
The Electric Atmosphere: Exploring Why Pubs Draw Crowds During Soccer Games
There are very few sporting events that can match the electric atmosphere of a soccer match. It’s an unmatched spectacle of skill and strategy and a game with a long and grounded history that brings an unrivalled level of passion to the sport today. Yet, there’s another unique phenomenon that adds an extra layer of excitement to these games¾the congregation of fans in pubs … [Read more...]
Kaua‘i Golf Courses: Where To Play Golf On This Hawaiian Island
While the Big Island is known as the best place to play golf in Hawaii, there are also some scenic and outstanding courses on Kaua‘i. Here is a quick guide to where to play golf on the Hawaiian island of Kaua‘i. The Kaua'i golf courses described here were designed by Jack Nicklaus, Robert Trent Jones Jr, Robin Nelson and more and have holes playing Makai (towards the … [Read more...]
College Football Week 11 Game Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst Ol' Jimbo is almost gone-bo, the mess at Michigan is getting deeper than JJ McCarthy can throw the long ball, Lincoln Riley has made the first CYA move while at USC, Oklahoma has succumbed to Bellam, Texas has pulled off another Houdini escape and the Ducks are quacking in Oregon. As college football … [Read more...]
Big Week In The SEC College Football Top Games Nov. 4 – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst We're into November and here's what we know about college football 2023. USC is the most exciting team in college football regardless of the outcome, Michigan still hasn't played anybody yet is apparently taking no chances, Georgia is shedding meodicre opponents like its tight ends do tacklers, Washington … [Read more...]
Halloween Weekend College Football Games – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Expert The Hype is fading for "go for it on 4th down even if it makes no sense" Heupel in Rocky Top; USC fans are getting tired of being Oklahoma West and want to go back to being, well, USC; the nickame "Big Game James" is not exactly something that is being said around State College while Big Blue has been caught … [Read more...]
College Football Week 8 Games Penn State-Ohio State Alabama-Tennessee –The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Expert Texas A&M, USC and Colorado are falling, Notre Dame is falling and then rising, Ohio State and Penn State are finally going be tested, Michigan continues to beat up on wimps and blimps, Washington is saying "hey look over here!," and Alabama continues to confuse. As college football rolls into the … [Read more...]
College Football Week 7 Games Picks & Predictions From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Expert The Dogs slayed the Cats, the Boomers have boomed into the Top 5, Big Blue has yet to really prove itself, Bucky is hanging on, the Spears have disappeared because they play in the ACC, Bama may be back after all and in the Lone Star state, the Sarks and the Jimbos are hanging thier cowboy hats mighty low … [Read more...]
Top Week 6 College Football Games Picks & Predictions: The Pigskin Prognosticator
By Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst An old rivalry resumes while a new one takes place, all within less than 200 miles of one another, as college football rocks into Rocktober. About all that's settled so far is that Georgia is causing its fans to use only the front part of their recliners, Michigan is as untested as an engineer's first … [Read more...]
College Football’s Hottest Sideline Reporters
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor They are the beauties among the beasts, the great-looking gals who roam the sidelines, interview the coaches and report on injuries. For years this area was the domain of men but the big breakthrough for women – good looking ones – started with the head-turning Erin Andrews. The blonde bombshell also happened to be a … [Read more...]
Dolly Parton Partners With University Of Tennessee On New Album & Merchandise
Growing up near Neyland Stadium and being exposed to the real Rocky Top as well as the color of bright orange, Dolly Parton has a lot of familiarity with the University Tennessee. And now the country music star has partenered with UT athletics on a new album, Rockstar with her rendition "of Rocky Top," as well as merchandise. “My East Tennessee roots run deep, and I am so … [Read more...]
College Football Week 5 Top Games Analysis From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst It's Week 5 of the college football season and so far we have seen the fall and potential rise of a dynasty, the rise of an old one, the demise of a new one, the in-over-his-head coach of a traditional one sending 10 men onto the field – after a timeout, no less – to lose on the last play, the pounding of a … [Read more...]
Week 4 College Football Analysis, Colorado-Oregon, The Bama Dynasty – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analysist The (media) sharks, who have been waiting years for any signals of distress, are circling around the surf in Tuscaloosa, ready to devour any morsel that comes their way. They are proclaiming the end (again) of the great Saban and the Alabama football dynasty simply because the team has a … [Read more...]
Week 3 Top College Football Games Breakdown – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Epert Blogger There are questions about the quarterbacks in Tuscaloosa and Columbus, cautious optimism in Austin and Chicken Little is running around College Station because the sky – or at least buyout money – may be falling on Jimbo Fisher. College football is taking off the diapers and putting on the big-boy … [Read more...]
Analyzing College Football Winners & Losers From Week 2 Games – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub's College Football Blogger College football's opening weekend created more questions than answers, as usual, tho at first glance maybe there's more to Dion than just neon, both Clemson and LSU are looking more like paper tigers than real ones and as T-town braces for an orange invasion of another kind the Tiders are saying "what … [Read more...]
College Football 2023 Opening Game Picks – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Expert The Pac-12 has run aground, the ACC is in danger of sinking, the Big 12 has grabbed a lifeline and the Big 10 and SEC are the mother ships of college football. Hundred-year rivalries are dropping like apples from a tree while others are being rekindled by default with conference realignments. The next … [Read more...]
These Legends To Join The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s Class of 2024
Earl B. Gilmore and Phil Walters, aka “Ted Tappett,” will join the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America's (MSHFA) Class of 2024 in the Historic Category. Gilmore and Walters join seven other legends who were previously announced: Austin Coil (Drag Racing), Scott Dixon (Open Wheel), Jim Downing & Dr. Robert Hubbard (Technology), Bud Ekins (Motorcycles), Jimmie Johnson … [Read more...]
Things I Would Like To Hear Coaches And Players Say At Preseason Media Days
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger This is, as the 'ol ball coach once said, "talking season." And come Labor Day Weekend it will be "doing it" season. But for now, college football fans and media get sanitized remarks from coaches and players at press conferences and interviews during preseason conference media days. They offer no true glimpses … [Read more...]
The Great Victorio Spinetto
Victorio Luis Spinetto was a talented Argentinian football player who played as a forward during the 1920s and 1930s. Currently bettors can also make fast and easy live football betting at 1xBet on other amazing footballers from all across the world. He was born on January 17, 1902, in Buenos Aires, Argentina and began his football career playing for local amateur … [Read more...]
U.S. Open Golf To Return To L.A. In 2031 At Riviera Country Club
The United States Golf Association doesn't just like LA, it Loves L.A. Just a few days after the final putt dropped to close the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, the USGA announced the major tournament is returning to L.A. It will be at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades in 2031. The dates for the 131st U.S. Open Championship are June 12-15. “Riviera Country … [Read more...]
2023 Pro Road National Championship Knoxville TN Dates & Information
Known more for its college sports, Knoxville, TN, goes pro as it hosts USA Cycling's 2023 Pro Road National Championship. Here are the dates, details and everything y0u need to know about it. 2023 Pro Road National Championship is set for June 22-25. It features pro road cyclists from across the country to compete for national titles in the following events: Individual … [Read more...]
Olivia Dunne Is More Than Good Looks And A Hot Body; She Has Sound NIL Advice Too
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor There is more to LSU gymnast, Instagram and TikTok mega star and now Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Olivia Dunne than good looks and a hot body. Inside that pretty head of hers is a business-savvy mind. And she doesn't mind sharing her knowledge when it comes to college sports' Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) world. In an … [Read more...]
Why A 12-Team Playoff Is Bad For College Football
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor The push for expanding the College Football Playoff to 12 teams has some people – many of those in the media who have been pushing this proposal – having visions of what March Madness has brought to college basketball. Thrilling early-round games, monumental upsets of big programs by little schools and buzzer-beaters at such a … [Read more...]
Eagles Defense In 2023 – Strengths, Weaknesses And Key Players
As the Philadelphia Eagles gear up for the 2023 season, all eyes are on their defense. After a strong performance last season, fans are eager to see how the team will improve. The Eagles' defense is a critical component of their success on the field and is a major focus of both players and fans. A strong defense can mean the difference between winning and losing games. It can … [Read more...]
Olivia Dunne Appears In Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue – And Wow!
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor Olivia Dunne, TikTok/Instagram star, multi- millionaire influencer (a reported $2+ million a year income for a college student) and part-time gymnast for LSU, is now also a super model. Dunne appears in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and, well wow. Guys, if you're standing near a wall then move because when you scroll … [Read more...]
Queen + Adam Lambert To Play At United States Grand Prix F1 Race In Austin
Queen + Adam Lambert is the Saturday night band that will perform at the United States Grand Prix Formula 1 race this year in Austin, Texas. The three-day event is Oct. 20-22 with Queen + Adam Lambert taking the stage on Saturday night at the Germania Insurance Super Stage post-race events after the inaugural F1 Sprint Race at COTA. Formed in 1970, Queen boasts some of … [Read more...]
How Long Does March Madness Disappointment Last For Bracket Busters Top Seeds?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor For the first time in March Madness history, no #1 seed will make it to the Final Four. Or heck, even the Elite 8. Instead, for those and other highly-seeded teams, there is only disappointment. Fans, coaches and players have run into the plate-glass reality that their season is done. So how long does the disappointment of … [Read more...]
Baseball Opening Day Is When Every Team Is A Contender
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor Major League Baseball opening day is one of the best times of the year for sports fans. It's when every team, no matter how bad it was the previous year or lack of a quality roster this year, is a contender. Even the Cubs. It's Take Me Out To The Ballgame time, Casey at the bat, 3-and-2 counts and an organist in a … [Read more...]
Upcoming Sports Events To Attend In Arizona
April and May are two of the best and most event-filled months for Arizona sports fans. The NBA’s Phoenix Suns and NHL’s Arizona Coyotes are both winding down their 2022-23 regular seasons and gearing up for the postseason. And in just a couple of weeks, the Arizona Diamondbacks will kick off their 2023 Major League Baseball season. So there’s plenty of action to follow … [Read more...]
Bracket Busters & Bars – It’s March Madness Time Again
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com It is that time in America again when people crumple up pieces of paper, take long lunches at bars with beers and both cheer and cuss at the same time. When terms like "Sweet 16," "Final Four, "bracketology" and "bracket buster" became part of the lexicon. When people don't cry over spilled milk but over a buzzer beater. This phenomenon … [Read more...]
NFL Network’s ‘The Godfather vs The Gunslinger’ With Jerry Rice and Issiac Holt Airs During Black History Month
As part of its look at Black History Month, the NFL Network is airing “The Godfather vs The Gunslinger” about the epic 1984 matchup between two powerhouse historically black college and university (HBCU) teams led by two legendary coaches and would be Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Issiac Holt. The documentary, scheduled to air on the NFL Network on Satureay, February 25th, … [Read more...]
U.S. Open Golf 2023 Tickets Information At The Los Angeles Country Club
Not since Ben Hogan won in 1948 has Los Angeles hosting the U.S. Open golf tournament. Until 2023. For the first time in 75 years, the U.S. Open will be held in L.A.. Tickets, as you can imagine, are at a premium, but hardly impossible. The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced the last public sale of daily tickets for the 123rd U.S. Open will begin on … [Read more...]
Dates For Top Spring Sports Events – Indy 500 & More
This article is not AI-generated content By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger The Chiefs won, the Eagles flew for a bit but were grounded in the second half and Super Bowl LVII is history. So what's next sports fans!? The sports calendar has several major events coming up, although with both pro and college football done until the fall (minus college … [Read more...]
Sweepstakes Allows Fans To Play Basketball At Madison Square Garden
For every Knicks fan who has yelled "hey ya bum, I could do it better!," or "even I could make that shot!," well, here is your chance to prove it. That's because 1800 Tequila has a sweepstakes in which the winner will get the unique experience to play at Madison Square Garden, followed by attending the New York Knicks game on March 29th. In a content that runs thru March … [Read more...]
I Watched An Olivia Dunne Gymnastics Meet And Here’s What I Saw
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com She has taken the sports world by storm, has had about as many stories written about her as , and has crossed over into lifestyle. Oliva Dunne is a college gymnast for LSU and now is her time to shine in a place other than on TikTok and Instagram, but on the floor mat, balance beam, parallel bars and other disciplines of the sport. For it … [Read more...]
A Different Take On Today’s Sports News And Events
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor From the NFL to college football, LIV golf and even Olivia Dunne, there's a lot to cover in sports. Here's a different take on the news and events of the sports world. Today's NFL There are so many bad teams in the NFL that some games is almost like watching a train wreck – you can't turn away from it. Tua-less Miami and the … [Read more...]
Despite The California Atmospheric River, Georgia & TCU Fans Won’t Get Wet At SoFi Stadium (Maybe)
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Rain, rain and more rain. The California atmospheric river has transformed the state from a sun drenched one to rain drenched one. That may dampen the pregame spirts of Georgia and TCU fans in Los Angeles for the College Football Playoffs National Championship who no doubt were expecting the tropical scene of gently swaying palm trees, … [Read more...]
Watching The World Cup Is Difficult To Follow And Fox Isn’t Helping
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Blogger What in tarnation is going on over there? A bunch of players in unidentifiable uniforms are running up and down a field (the "pitch" in the sport's lingo) kicking a ball seemingly everywhere except toward the net. Soccer is a strange sport to most Americans and watching the World Cup is completely confusing. Fox (I am … [Read more...]
College Football Rivalry Week Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst It was "almost week" last Saturday in college football. Ohio State almost lost to Maryland, Michigan almost lost to Illinois, TCU almost lost to Baylor and USC almost lost to UCLA. Tennessee did lose, tho, and not in a small way, to, er, South Carolina!? Now we're about to get stuffed on Rivalry Week … [Read more...]
No Beer At The World Cup? So Much For The Party Atmosphere
By The Kevbeaux, The Nightlife Blogger "Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup, so we're going to have them," then-FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said 2012. "Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant but that's something we won't negotiate." So much for those prophetic words. World Cup 2022 Qatar will be dry. Meaning there will be no beer. None of the eight … [Read more...]
College Football Picks Week 12 From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst This is breather week in college football. So much so that ESPN's GameDay is not in Ann Arbor or Baton Rouge or Eugene but in Bozeman. Before you start searching your phones, that's in Montana and the game is the cross-state rivalry between Montana and Montana State. The Grizzles vs. the … [Read more...]
Week 11 College Football Games Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Expert It's do or drop month in college football and this past week several teams did both of those things. Georgia reduced Rocky Top to rubble; Ohio State nearly got blown off the field by the wind tho certainly not Northwestern; USC woke up the hibernating Bears and nearly became the ones who got conquered; … [Read more...]
Week 9 College Football Games Picks From The The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Expert Halloween has come and gone yet some of the scariest moments of the college football season still remain. Some teams have made it through without any frightening moments, others have survived scares and still others are hoping not to be spooked again. Why, just in the last week alone, Penn State and … [Read more...]
Who Is Lee Corso? A Look At The Career Of ESPN’s Beloved ‘Coach’
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor He is the face of the wildly popular College GameDay, inventor of wearing the headgear of his weekly pick of one of the teams playing as the show's host university and ESPN's beloved "Coach." But who exactly is Lee Corso and was he really a coach? Here's a look at the coaching and playing career of this legendary … [Read more...]
College Football Picks World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst The World's Largest Cocktail Party is upon us, Clemson has received an early Christmas present by the Atlantic Coast To The Playoffs Conference – the SEC must have loaned the Tigers the officials from the Alabama-Tennessee game – the Lane Train not only has been derailed but is hanging on the edge of a … [Read more...]
College Football Week 8 Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst There's bedlam not in Oklahoma but in Knoxville in part because suddenly mistake-prone Alabama can't kick a field goal or even properly field a punt, Big Blue has Penn State feeling blue and its fans feeling a-Maize-ing, USC is back in Troy rearming for the rest of the season, SEC officials still don't know … [Read more...]
Dodgers And Padres Fans React To San Diego Beating L.A.
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sport Editor You cannot walk out the door in Diego these days without seeing someone wearing a brown and yellow shirt with SD on it and hearing people say, "Go Padres!," to nearly every person they pass on the sidewalk. The long-starving Padres fans had their wildest dream come true on Saturday night when the team beat L.A. The Padres … [Read more...]
Is Nick Saban Slipping As Paul Finemaum Suggests?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor So Alabama lost to Tennessee. First time in 15 years. On the road to the loudest crowd Neyland Stadium has had since, well, it's been so long nobody can remember. The Tide played so poorly at times it did not to deserve to win, then it came back and did deserve to win and came within a few inches of a missed field … [Read more...]
College Football Week 7 Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Analyst College football rolls into the Third Saturday of October with the sun shining for some teams and rain clouds hovering over others. Bama is not Bama without Bryce, Tennessee is high on Rocky Top, USC is building with those transfer Lincoln logs, Georgia is winning while not impressing anyone anymore, … [Read more...]
College Football Week 6 Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College football analyst And another two go down. On Sunday morning, Karl Dorrell was fired at Colorado. By the afternoon, Wisconsin did the same to Paul Chryst. Early season fired football coaches should all gather on a beach somewhere to drink margaritas and Mai Tais. Or at the very least start a Facebook Group page. Misery … [Read more...]
College Football Week 5 Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
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...]
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 Was In Las Vegas And It Was A Party
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Sports Editor Formula 1 went in Las Vegas and it was 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 all added the sin in Sin City. The race was the weekend of Nov. 16-18 with the … [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...]