The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience

Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts produced eerily similar numbers across their first 19 games in the NFL, but can Hurts make the transcendent jump that Allen did in his 3rd season? Jake explores his thoughts on the topic as he compares the performances of each player during the early part of their career and how their respective franchises improved the weapons around them to help ensure success. Follow T...

Week 1 of the NFL Preseason fixture is in the books, and Jake sits down to empty out his notes from the weekend! Kenny Pickett debuts in front of the home fans in Pittsburgh, Aidan Hutchinson looks as advertised, Jerome Ford stars for Cleveland, can the Packers offense be less talented but more effective in 2022, plus much more! Follow The JBSE on Twitter!

Jake is joined by Minnesota Jack to profile and preview the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans as they deliver their 2022 AFC South Division Preview! Have the Texans found their QB of the future? Will Frank Reich's Colts finally deliver on their talent? Could the Jacksonville Jaguars rise quickly under Doug Pederson? Are the Titans able to hold their crow...

Jake is back in front of the mic to share some thoughts on the New York Jets signing of OT Duane Brown following a season ending knee injury to Mekhi Becton, as well as some notes from Thursday Night Preseason Football, as Titans rookie QB Malik Willis makes some magic in Baltimore. Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter!

Jake is joined by Minnesota Jack to take a look at the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and New York Jets, as the guys deliver their 2022 AFC East Division Preview! Can the Buffalo Bills make another deep run? Will the Miami Dolphins go from meh to magic? Is the Belichick Era beginning to wind down? Can Zach Wilson and the Jets finally climb off the canvas? Have a listen to find...

Jake is back flying the pod solo on today's NFL episode, as he examines which team he believes has the best chance to go from worst to first in their Division in 2022! Follow The JBSE on Twitter!

Jake is joined by Minnesota Jack to analyse the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers as they deliver their 2022 AFC North Division Preview! Can the Bengals repeat as champions? Will Baltimore's young receiving group rise? Can Pittsburgh find the future at the game's most important position? Will Jacoby Brissett be Cleveland's 2022 starter? Listen in to fin...

On this episode Jake breaks down all of his thoughts on the concerning questions that surround the 2022 Arizona Cardinals. Team relationship with Kyler Murray, Marquise "Hollywood" Brown's criminal speeding arrest, DeAndre Hopkins PED suspension, Kliff Kingsbury's second half of season slides, a gruelling three week opening schedule, and more! You can Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter! You can Supp...

Jake is joined by Johnny Larkin to breakdown all of the drama between young Aussie driver Oscar Piastri and Alpine! There’s thoughts on Sebastian Vettel’s legacy, what the acquisition of Fernando Alonso does for Aston Martin, and some deliberation on which Aussie driver is at McLaren in 2023. You can Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter! You can Support The JBSE on Patreon !

Jake is back with a quick news recap from around NFL training camps. Sad news as Tim Patrick's season is ended, it's fight season in training camp, and RB Jaylen Warren draws Maurice Jones-Drew comparison from former Jaguar Myles Jack! You can Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter! You can Support The JBSE on Patreon !

Jake is joined by the one and only Minnesota Jack! First off it's a quick NFL news recap, then it's time for the lads to deliver their spicy, spicier... SPICIEST takes as the NFL spins towards it's beginning in 2022! You can Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter! You can Support The JBSE on Patreon !

Max Verstappen claims another F1 victory in the Hungarian GP overnight as Ferrari self-destruct with a mind-boggling tyre change. Good day out too for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell of Mercedes, and Johnny Larkin is on the show to help breakdown the main plot points as we head for the Summer break! You can Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter! You can Support The JBSE on Patreon !

On this episode, Jake reads his long-form article "Joe Burrow: Rise of the Tiger King", recounting the hero's journey of the Cincinnati Bengals QB from his origins in Athens Ohio, to his record-breaking season at LSU in 2019. You can Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter! You can Support The JBSE on Patreon !

Jake dumps the 3rd volume of his 2022 College Football Notebook into your ear-holes, with notes on the Spring Games of Notre Dame, Wake Forest and Nebraska! You can Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter! You can Support The JBSE on Patreon !

Jake is back with another Notebook Dump, this time having a chat about some observations from Bruce Feldman's book "Meat Market", and thoughts on the Spring Games of Michigan, Miami, Utah and Oklahoma. Dillon Gabriel is FUN to watch. You can Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter! You can Support The JBSE on Patreon!

Jake is back with another episode, as he dumps out his College Football Notebook! There's some big picture topics to cover, including Conference realignment and the possibility of football without the NCAA, before Jake gives you his thoughts from the Spring Games for Ole Miss, Texas, South Carolina, Clemson, Oregon, LSU and Florida! You can Subscribe to The JBSE on Twitter ! You can Support The JB...

The dust has barely settled on the National Hurling League final between Cork and Waterford, and Jake has a recap for you! Waterford goal-threat, what the result means for both teams heading for Championship, and a preview of what hurling coverage is coming up on the Channel over the next two weeks! You can support The JBSE on Patreon for $5 USD a month: https://www.patreon.com/thejbse Watch The J...

Jake is back with some NFL talk, today ranking his three favourite QBs of all time! These don't have to be the greatest, this isn't GOAT talk, this is the trio of players at quarterback that Jake views as his subjective favourites! Who are these three pigskin slingers? Listen in to find out! Consider jumping on the The JBSE Patreon if you'd like early access + bonus content, just $5 (USD) a month!...

Jake is back with a full preview of the National Hurling League Final to be played between Cork and Waterford at Semple Stadium this weekend! Both paths to the final, the top scorers for for each county, Jake's score prediction, all covered! You can check out this preview as a video show on The JBSE YouTube Channel ! If you'd like to early access + bonus content from The JBSE, please consider jump...

Jake is back, and he's got a full recap of all the sudden-death action from this weekend's Allianz National Hurling League! Check out the highlights for each game by clicking on the links in purple text! You can check these recaps out as video shows on The JBSE YouTube Channel ! First up, it's the relegation battle between Offaly and Antrim ! Then it's a trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh as Cork goes head...

On this episode of The JBSE, Jake has caught the football (European variety) fever! After watching a bunch of Celtic games over the last few weeks, and looking into the historical dominance of The Old Firm duo of Rangers and Celtic over the rest of the league, the idea for a What If episode arose! So, What If... Celtic and Rangers weren't in the Scottish Premier League? Which other Scottish clubs,...

Jake breaks down the Russell Wilson to Denver Broncos trade! The Matt Stafford Effect, what it means for Denver, what it means for Seattle, and more! If you'd like to early access + bonus content from The JBSE, please consider jumping onto The JBSE Patreon for just $5 (USD) a month! Follow The JBSE on Twitter , if you please!

Jake is back, and he's got an episode full of thoughts on quarterbacks from the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine! The Malik Willis hype train, Sam Howell questions, Kenny Pickett college career anomalies, Carson Strong & Cole Kelley put in solid outings! Final part of the show (after 49:13) available only to JBSE Patrons, as we dive into some analysis and theory on just how much hand size matters when it...

The JBSE is back, and there's much sport to discuss. There's one topic in particular, however, that demands and deserves an episode all of its own. That is the life of Shane Warne , mythic Australian cricketer, who sadly passed away last weekend, at just 52 years of age. Jake shares his thoughts about the career of a man who was the match-winner on a team full of match-winners, a wizard of his cra...

Jake is privileged to be joined, all the way from Dublin, by former hurler, and current hurling (and history!) enthusiast, Mark Hogan! The conversation covers many topics, from how hurling captured Mark's passion as a youngster, the possibility for expression within the sport, sliotars and zombie hurleys, the ancient mythological history of the game, the significance of Gaelic games within Irish c...