The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience

Jake is flying solo on the pod, as he dives into a second volume of the Audio Journal. Lots of thoughts came up during the USFL Draft, about the 96 young humans given footballing hope via the USFL, winding journeys, how opportunities end, the uneasiness of finding myself in the role of a critic, the importance of telling human stories. Follow the JBSE on Twitter , if you please! Follow football wr...

Jake is joined by the irrepressible Minnesota Jack! First off there's a little Super Bowl chat, a brief sojourn into the Jurassic World Dominion trailer, and then the meat of the episode, which is all things Minnesota Vikings! The departures of Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer, the hiring of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the presumed hiring of Kevin O'Connell, and the Kirk Cousins conundrum! Follow The JBSE on...

Jake is back with another Hurling-focused show, running through the games to come this weekend in the National Hurling League , including what could be a banger of a game between a feisty set of teams in Antrim and Dublin. Then it's onto the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship between 8-time champions Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny and first-time finalists Ballygunner of Waterford! Follo...

Jake is back with a new episode and a new guest, as he welcomes old film-making friend Jared Hargreaves onto the podcast to talk about Jared's journey down the path of Pro Wrestling! We talk about Jared's passion for wrestling from an early age, the mythic wrestlers who inspired him, his training regime at Melbourne City Wrestling Academy , the benefits of physical health and purpose on the mind,...

Jake is back, and he's bringing a whole new sport with him! Well, new in the sense that some of you may not have heard of it! That's right, the ancient art of Hurling has been added to the JBSE stable of sports, and Jake has recaps and thoughts on three games from Week 1 of the National Hurling League competition! There's the beginning of the long road to All-Ireland redemption for Cork as they ta...

Jake is back, and has a trio of sporting retirements to ramble on about! First it's Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers, then Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, before concluding with thoughts on the injury-enforced retirement of Tipperary hurling legend Paudie Maher. Follow The JBSE on Twitter !

Jake is back with a pod recap of the enthralling 2022 Australian Open Final between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev! Follow The JBSE on Twitter !

Jake is privileged to be joined once again by A Football World's John Turner, who has churned out another great piece ranking the available head coaching vacancies in the NFL ! We talk about the situation Kwesi Adofo-Mensah finds himself stepping into as GM of Minnesota, the alluring cap-space of the Miami Dolphins, how Nathaniel Hackett can turn the Broncos into a contender, and what on earth is...

Jake is back with a free-form solo episode, no notes, just an audio journal of thoughts. The balance between production and authenticity, a bit of a re-introduction to what the JBSE is intended to be, a nostalgic look back at British Football Weekly, and how Jake came to fall in love with sport through the magical arts of sports-writers. Follow the JBSE on Twitter , if you please! 

Jake is thrilled to be joined for a second time in seven days by the Pharaoh of A Football World , Mr. John Turner! They spend a good hour breaking down some of the finer points of John's most recent article on how the XFL can change the game if they play their cards right. There's discussion on the incredible branding power of The Rock, what we can learn at Radio Row ahead of the Super Bowl, how...

On this episode of The JBSE, Jake is joined by afootballworld.com writer Ryan Brackenridge! Ryan joins the show to chat about his latest article “ A Bracketed Perspective: Tua’s Time ”. The conversation ranges from Tua learning to throw left-handed, his entry into the NFL, why he is unfairly judged against the success of others, and what the Dolphins can do to help him succeed in 2022 and beyond!...

Jake is privileged to be joined by A Football World's John Turner, to talk about his latest article on afootballworld.com, "NFL Crystal Ball: Predicting The NFL Coaches Five Years From Now". First up we talk about why and how the NFL can expand to 36 franchises, including a handful of international teams, across the next five years. Then onto chats about current head coaches Mike Tomlin and Kliff...

Jake is back, and he's ready to ramble on about some cricket! First up it's Australia's victory in the T20 World Cup Final against New Zealand (cue sad music), and then it's onto South African domestic cricket and a brilliant triple hundred scored by Eastern Cape Iinyathi's Jason Niemand. Please consider sharing The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience with your friends and family! I don't wanna do the...

Jake returns, and there's a lot to get to! First off we revisit the Steelers vs Lions game from 1992, then it's onto the T20 World Cup Semi Finals, with classics in New Zealand vs England and Pakistan vs Australia! Finally, it's a crazy upset in Thursday Night Football as the Dolphins say "so long and thanks for all the fish" as they defeat the Ravens in Miami! Please consider sharing The Jake Bow...

Jake is back to talk about Week 9 in the NFL, the statistical validation of what our eyes told us about Jalen Hurts against the Chargers, and it's time for the T20 World Cup Semi Finals with England vs New Zealand and Pakistan vs Australia! Please consider sharing The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience with your friends and family! I don't wanna do the Facebook thing, so word of mouth recommendation w...

Jake returns to recap South Africa's bittersweet victory over previously undefeated England at the T20 World Cup, and how this South African side successfully changed the narrative of the team's performance at World Cups, despite missing out on the semi-finals. Please consider sharing The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience with your friends and family! I don't wanna do the Facebook thing, so word of m...

Jake is joined by the Great Oklahuman, David Vaughn, to break down exactly what the f*ck happened in the first official CFP Ranking, and how the Cincinnati Bearcats and UTSA Roadrunners could suffer so much disrespect. After dealing with the absurdity of a 5 - 3 Mississippi State team being ranked in the Top 25, Jake and David cast their eyes to the distant horizon of times yet to come, as they im...

Jake is back and he's joined on this episode by longtime brother from another mother, Johnny Larkin, who stops in to talk about his obsession with F1 racing! They talk about how Johnny became an F1 fan, how the F1 circuit works, the rivalries between the drivers on each team, dirty air and tire destruction, greatest races Johnny has watched, favourite drivers, and the massive changes coming to F1...

Jake is back to share his thoughts on South Africa's demolition job of Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup. Rabada's breathtaking in-swingers, Taskin Ahmed's spirited fight, and Temba Bavuma's exemplary display of leadership from the front. Quick recap of Pakistan and Namibia at the end, plus a little preview of a couple of episodes to come! Please consider sharing The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience w...

Jake is joined by longtime friend and current victim of being a Minnesota Vikings fan, Minnesota Jack! Jack talks about the conclusion of his lockdown haircut odyssey, before hitting the JBSE therapy couch to try and make sense of what the f*ck is going on with the Vikings in 2021. Please consider sharing The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience with your friends and family! I don't wanna do the Faceboo...

Jake is back with another episode of The JBSE, and there's plenty of sports experience to dive into! First off, it's thoughts about the Pittsburgh Steelers gritty win over the Browns in Cleveland, and then then Mike White Miracle as the New York Jets defeat Joe Burreaux's Cincinnati Bengals! The episode is capped off with a look back at Afghanistan's dominant victory over Namibia at the T20 Cricke...

Jake is back to talk about South Africa's thrilling come from behind victory over Sri Lanka in the T20 Cricket World Cup, one of the games of the tournament so far. There's also some reflection on the maturation of T20 cricket, from a slog-a-thon in the early days of the format, to a more balanced and nuanced game today, with room for all types of players to thrive and impact the game. Please cons...

Jake Bowtell is back, but where once there was an F for Football, there now stands an S for Sports. That's right, it's The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience, and I hope you'll come along on this new ride with me! First off, I fill you in on where I'm at and what I'm doing! Then (00:14:23) I've got some thoughts and suggestions about stadium announcers and how to spice up the Review System, then it's...

Jake gives all of his thoughts on 8 matches from the first full week of NFL preseason games! QB battles in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Indianapolis and New Orleans, why Justin Fields should start, Washington's defense is legit, the Bears can run the football, Chuba Hubbard goes off, and much, much more! The JBFE on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thejbfe Follow The JBFE on Facebook: http...

Jake returns with the second volume of his offseason notebook! This edition takes a look at Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley, and how he has developed one of the strongest QB pipelines in the country, from Texas Tech transfer Baker Mayfield to 2023 HS Commit Malachi Nelson. How successful has Lincoln Riley been since taking up competition with the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, LSU and others for...