The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience

The JBFE comes to your ears from the back paddock of a rural farm in a secluded valley in Australia! NFL Free Agency is discussed with deals for Ryan Tannehill and Kirk Cousins. There’s a recap of an entertaining last game of the LFA, between Artilleros and Pioneros, before the league was suspended due to the global pandemic. There’s football, gentle listeners, so plug in and have a listen.

Jake dives into all of the action from Week 5 in the LFA & XFL! Games between Mexicas and Condors, Fundidores and Raptors, as well as coverage of some wild results in Tampa Bay, Houston and LA!

Jake and Minnesota Jack put their collective minds, bodies and souls on the line as they make the perilous journey through the 1st Annual WHAT IF GAUNTLET!!! Play along at home folks!

Jake looks back on Week 4 in both the XFL and LFA. The Battlehawks continue to sizzle in front of a rocking home crowd, while the Vipers choke out DC, New York scrape by against the Wildcats and the Texas Throwdown leaves the Renegades wounded on and off the field. In the LFA the Condors continue to soar while the Raptors pounce to create a logjam at the top of the North Division.

Jake dives in and gives a recap of all the action from the LFA Week 4 clash between Fundidores and Mexicas!

Jake recaps all of the games from Week 4 in the XFL where Jameis Winston (disguised as Cardale Jones) made his first start for the DC Defenders. The Football Gods continue to kick Jake in his manhood for switching from being a Wildcats fan to a Guardians supporter, and there are new football adventures in Mexico with Fundidores Monterrey in the LFA. Also, Joe Burrow will now be available in the mi...

In this episode of The JBFE Jake shares his initial reaction to the proposed expanded NFL season and Playoff Bracket, as well as what he will be looking for in QB play in Week 3 of the XFL. To finish, The JBFE turns it’s gaze to the CFL, and Jake’s recent experience with watching a game of Canadian Football for the first time. Go Tiger-Cats!

The XFL put its second week in the books, and Jake delves into what went on in a week of spectacular mayhem, both on and off and the field. From the roar of the Seattle Dragons fan base, to the sideline fuming of Matt McGloin, and the improbable wonders offered up by Cardale Jones and PJ Walker, XFL Week 2 did not disappoint.

Jake reflects on Week 1 of the XFL, the exciting possibilities of the onfield product and the opportunity that being a fan of a new franchise offers us to connect with football fans from all around the world.

Jake and Minnesota Jack chop up all of the action from Super Bowl LIV, as the Kansas City Chiefs came back from the brink to break their 50 year Lombardi drought against the San Francisco 49ers.

Super Bowl LIV!!!! That’s number 54, and Jake and Minnesota Jack have got you covered with their complete preview of the game between the Chiefs and 49ers coming up in Miami.

Jake and Minnesota Jack rip into recap mode as they dissect all of the action from the NFL’s Conference Championship weekend as the Chiefs and 49ers set up a date in Miami by sweeping aside the Titans and Packers.

Jake and Minnesota Jack roam the bewildered wasteland left behind after the carnage of Divisional Round. How is Derrick Henry allowed to keep crushing other human beings? Who was the MVP in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker? And will Jack be spared the misery of watching the Packers in the Super Bowl? All that and more!

Jake and Minnesota Jack dive deep, recapping Wildcard Weekend, The coaching carousel, and previewing the upcoming Divisional Week Of Playoffs! Fantasies about Belichick to the Browns, the Texans as the next evil dynasty, and why Jake gets depressed at Playoff time.

The JBFE returns, as Jake and Minnesota Jack chew the fat about the action from a turbulent NFL Week 16, and preview the major games and playoff scenarios for Week 17. They also discuss Drew Lock, Dwayne Haskins Jr and Daniel Jones, and which of that trio has the best opportunity for success in 2020 and beyond.

Jake is joined by ruthless barbarian, and avid Vikings fan, Minnesota Jack! The two engage in a ferocious jaunt through all of the action from NFL Week 14, their roadtrip to VicBowl XXXV, and a gripping update on where their respective Madden Franchise Campaigns currently stand...

Jake recaps Thursday Night Football between the Cowboys and Bears, then gets you up to speed for Sunday’s VicBowl matchups in the JV, Colts, Women’s and Men’s Divisions!

Jake welcomes good friend and fellow football fiend Minnesota Jack into the Great Hall Of The JBFE, and as the boar carcass roasts on the spit, the two chinwag about following football, Vikings @ Seahawks, and the finer points of learning Madden.

Jake breaks down the sudden firing of Ron Rivera at Carolina, looks at the landscape of current coaches on the hot seat, and how the availability of a guy of Rivera’s caliber might impact the job stability of a few other head coaches in the NFL.

Jake gives you all the updates on scores from the Gridiron Victoria Playoffs, as well as some updates from Gridiron Tasmania and Gridiron NSW, before diving into the final week of regular season College Football, where the Top 4 teams looked like the Top 4 teams and Virginia finally found a way to beat Virginia Tech. It involves Bryce Perkins.

Jake gets you up to date with the Gridiron Victoria Playoff picture as he previews every single matchup coming this weekend in the JV (2:30), Colts (7:58), Women’s (11:57),and Men’s (18:11) Playoffs! There’s time for a brief interlude about Frida making Bat-wraps for an animal shelter (30:46), before a look at all the key matchups in the final regular-season week of the 2019 College Football Seaso...

Jake dives into the footballing pool to talk Vero Beach Football (2:46), College Football (8:24), the action from NFL Week 12 (24:39), as well as recapping and previewing the Gridiron Victoria Playoff picture (1:06:21). He also gripes about indoor stadiums, ponders the downturn of the Rams, and prays that the Duck can deliver Pittsburgh victory over Cleveland... RELEASE THE QUACKEN!!!!

Jake gives a preview of both Semi-Finals happening in the Men’s Gridiron Victoria Playoffs this weekend, featuring games between the Melbourne Uni Royals and South Eastern Predators, and the Croydon Rangers and Bendigo Dragons. Then he runs through all of the Standings and Playoff formats for the Women’s, U19’s and U15’s competitions. Also, there are sirens.

Jake dives headlong into the Myles Garrett helmet-swing controversy, looks back at some of the action from Week 11 in the NFL, consults the bones regarding the Playoff picture, has a quick chat about Vero Beach Fighting Indians and the College Football Playoff Rankings, before signing off to avoid flying debris.

Boy oh boy, Geaux Tigers. Jake talks liberally about the epic clash between LSU and Alabama, a match of the century matchup that actually lived up to it’s billing. There’s also coverage of Vero Beach Fighting Indians Regional Quarter Final game against the Boca Raton Bobcats, as well as further College Football discussion in the wake of some dramatic results from a tumultuous week in the FBS.