The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience

Jake gives his thoughts on the NFL MVP debate, looking at the 4 players he thinks are closest to taking out the award in 2023. Then it's looking back at the first 3 events of the IBU World Cup, with all results from Oestersund, Hochfilzen and Lenzerheide recapped and storylines analysed!

Will blitzes into your podcast feed in time to deliver a pre-Christmas helping of NFL Week 16 Predictions! Crucial matches for a bunch of AFC playoff contenders, a potentially underrated Titans v Seahawks matchup, as well as a possible Super Bowl dress-rehearsal on Monday Night Football as the 49ers clash with the Ravens! All 16 games previewed and predicted!

The Will Blitz is a new segment on The JBSE, and it's an action-packed first edition as Will dives into NFL Week 15! First off it's a trio of recaps as Jake Browning and Nick Mullens duke it out in Bengals v Vikings, the Texans claim bragging rights in an AFC South rivalry game, and the Buffalo Bills control the Cowboys on the back of a brilliant game from James Cook! Then it's the Top...

Jake runs through his favourite games from the upcoming weekend, including Rutgers @ Iowa and Michigan @ Penn State, a pair of rematches in the CFL Conference Finals, and a showdown between two fun NFL teams when the Commanders march into Seattle! All that, and more!

Jake discusses all of his thoughts from another bumper weekend of football! In the CFL playoffs Montreal snuffs Hamilton's shot at a home Grey Cup appearance while the BC Lions stamp out Calgary in the West. In the college game, Clemson makes a stand at home, the Pokes reign supreme in final Bedlam, WVU become Bowl eligible, while Georgia see off a spirited Missouri team. Finally in the NFL th...

Jake lays out on a trampoline under the gum trees, and ponders why some football fans weren’t in favour of BYU’s classy pre and post game behaviour in their loss to West Virginia.

Jake jumps into a studio in a car to break down all of his favourite games from the upcoming week of football! Can Clemson upset Notre Dame? Will Oklahoma State deliver a Bedlam parting shot to the Sooners? Which QB starts (and finishes) for the Ti-Cats in the Eastern Semi Final? How will Miami handle their road trip to take on the Chiefs… in Frankfurt?! Do the Bengals still hold sway over the Bil...

Jake is outdoors again (yay!) to look ahead to a juicy three-pack of fames in Week 9 of the College football season! It’s Oregon @ Utah as the Ducks and Utes fight to stay in the Conference title hunt, then it’s time to chat Duke v Louisville as the Blue Devils look to inflict some pain on the Cardinals, before rounding things out with a look at Georgia v Florida as the Gators look to cause one of...

Jake sits down indoors (boo) to share all of his thoughts from Week 7 of the NFL season, with the main takeaway being that none of us (especially Jake) know anything about anything. There’s the “stop, stop he’s already dead” moment of the season as Baltimore destroy the Lions, a plan to utilise Gardner Minshew as the league’s designated hitter to enliven boring games, as well as a pondering of whe...

Jake cracks a beer in the twilight of Sunday night, and reflects on a brilliant day of College Football. West Virginia's home drought against Oklahoma State stretches on, Iowa's offense costs them dearly against Minnesota, Florida State stay unbeaten against a spirited Duke Blue Devils team, and Clemson f***s around and finds out against the Miami Hurricanes. All that, and a bit more, on a...

Jake sits out on a trampoline under the trees as he discusses a variety of topics on the latest episode of the pod. The karmic delights of the Denver Broncos 2023 season so far, preview thoughts on some of the more intriguing matchups in College Football/NFL this weekend, as well as excitement over the Hurling v Shinty match between Ireland and Scotland that takes place in the small hours of Sunda...

Jake is joined for a third time by the one and only Ryan Brackenridge! They discuss aliens, positive takeaways from the pandemic experience, Spring football, the Running Back contract issue, resurgence of the Houston Texans, strength of self-awareness in team building, and more!

Jake is joined by absolute legend Kieran Yap (contributor for Kick360 , Impetus Football and Edge Of The Crowd ) to preview the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup! The most entertaining Group, favourites to win, true dark-horses, predictions for player awards, and more!

Today on Markers Up, Jack walks you through each upcoming game of the weekend. How wrong were we about the Cats and how bad will the punishment for doubting them be? Does Footscray have the best defence of the Bevo era or are the Dogs just a one-Bontempelli show? And will the AFL do the right thing and re-evaluate the MRO system? All that and more! Follow Markers Up with Jack Johnston on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitt...

Today on Markers Up, Jack is joined by a guest! Jake from the Chaps Chat Cats and the JBSE joins the podcast to discuss the weekend of football, the pros and cons of tagging players and why Barry Hall might not be the best player to return to the Western Bulldogs... Follow Markers Up with Jack Johnston on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ! Check out our video breakdowns and podcast on ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠...

Jake sits down in the front garden to share some thoughts about the club to club tribalism, and greater communal togetherness, of sport. There's also conversation about spontaneously creating passionate content rather than holding ourselves to a grinding routine, the beauty of doing the work to not be a d**khead while watching sport, and more. Follow Markers Up with Jack Johnston on  ⁠⁠Twitter...

Today on Markers Up, Jack walks you through all the 0-2 teams after Round 2 and where they've gone wrong but also where they can lift and make something of their season! A win for optimism! Follow Markers Up with Jack Johnston on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ ! Check out our video breakdowns and podcast on ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ! You can support ⁠⁠the JBSE on Patreon ⁠⁠ for $5 per month! Follow the JBSE...

Today on Markers Up, Jack discusses the organization the AFL strives to be and the organization that they truly are. Then some thoughts on this weekend's set of games and the potential consequences for the vulnerable teams! Follow Markers Up with Jack Johnston on ⁠Twitter⁠ and ⁠Facebook⁠ ! Check out our video breakdowns and podcast on ⁠YouTube⁠ ! You can support ⁠the JBSE on Patreon ⁠ for $5 p...

Today on Markers Up, Jack goes through each preseason game from the weekend and presents his predictions for how each AFL club might impress and might struggle in 2023! Follow Markers Up with Jack Johnston on Twitter and Facebook ! Check out our video breakdowns and podcast on YouTube ! You can support the JBSE on Patreon for $5 per month! Follow the JBSE on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter !

Jake sits down in the garden to record a freeform solo episode, talking about football... the one with the round ball where they use their feet. Falling in love with the sport during the 2002 World Cup, the rise and fall and rise of David Seaman, the 03/04 Arsenal Invincibles, reading British Football Weekly, Match of the Week on SBS. Falling out of love with the sport as money got it's hooks in d...

Today on Markers Up, Jack sits down in the garden and reviews his Ballarat experience watching the Western Bulldogs intraclub game as well as some other practice matches from the weekend!  Follow Markers Up with Jack Johnston on Twitter and Facebook ! Check out our video breakdowns and podcast on YouTube ! You can support the JBSE on Patreon for $5 per month! Follow the JBSE on Instagram , Fa...

Jake is grateful to be joined by Mackenzie Dunford, DE/LT for the Quinte Skyhawks of the CJFL ! They talk about early sports memories of Sidney Crosby's golden goal winner, trying out for the football team as a "music band nerd", working out without access to a gym, being the first openly non-binary identifying player in the CJFL, what the football future holds, and hopes for the championship fort...

Jake is joined on the show by the impeccable Ben Reeve from The Hoops Show! They talk about early sporting memories of Pat Cash at Wimbledon, kicking the footy with Gary Ablett Sr in a neighbour's backyard, the woes of white-line fever, the transcendent powers of Michael Jordan, and much more! You can support the JBSE on Patreon for $5 per month! Follow the JBSE on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter...

Today on Markers Up, Jack puts forward his AFL Team of the Decade by picking the best team using players since 2013 before discussing his thoughts on the upcoming AFL practice matches and what he hopes to see! Follow Markers Up with Jack Johnston on Twitter and Facebook ! Check out our video breakdowns and podcast on YouTube ! You can support the JBSE on Patreon for $5 per month! Follow the JBSE o...

Jake is joined on the show by Enda Mulcahy for a fantastic conversation across an enormous breadth of topics! The magic of the 1986 World Cup, playing street football as a kid, ancient mythic origins of sports, Poc Fada, disillusionment with the win at all costs mentality of professional sports, hope for the new XFL, working the chains for Steelers v Bears at Croke Park in 1997, and much more! You...