The Fanatic Esquires

The Fanatic Esquires recap the Masters 2025 and Men's and Women's National Championship Games and preview the local NFL teams for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires react to the 2025 NCAA Tournament Selection Show as it happened in real time and revisit their preseason Final Four predictions. #OnlySportsTalk 

The Fanatic Esquires recap the Philadelphia Eagles' dominating victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX and react to the NBA Trade Deadline trades highlighted by Luka Doncic to the Lakers and the NBA All-Star Game festivities. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview Super Bowl LIX and provide their picks for who wins, keys to the game, key players, possible X-factors, etc. They also recap the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires provide their picks for the 2024 College Football Playoff and National Championship Game and recap the NBA Cup Final. Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and happy New Year! #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2024-25 men's college basketball season and make their Final Four and National Champion picks. They also preview the season for Xavier, Samford, LSU, Memphis, and Bellarmine University. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2024-2025 NBA Season, which begins on October 22nd. They make their predictions for their favorite NBA teams and their picks for the NBA Cup, Western and Eastern Conference playoffs, Conference Finals, NBA Finals, and NBA MVP. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires recap the 2024 WNBA season and preview the playoffs. They also preview the 2024 NFL season and make their picks on the Week 4 games. #OnlySportsTalk 

The Fanatic Esquires are back from a brief hiatus. They preview the 2024 College Football season and predict the 12-team College Football Playoff and National Championship game. Enjoy the 2024 College Football season! Also, the Fanatic Esquires briefly recap the 2024 Paris Olympics. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires discuss the 2024 United Football League season and provide updates on the 2024 NHL Playoffs and 2024 NBA Playoffs. David and Patrick make their picks on who wins the 2024 Stanley Cup championship. #OnlySportsTalk 

The Fanatic Esquires recap the 2024 Masters, the 2024 Men's NCAA Tournament Championship game, the historic 2024 Women's NCAA Tournament Championship game, and preview the 2024 NBA Playoffs. David and Patrick make their picks for the Western and Eastern Conference Finals and NBA Playoffs.  #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires react to the 2024 NCAA Tournament Selection Show as it happened in real time and revisit their preseason Final Four predictions. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires along with first and special guest Bob Barnett recap Super Bowl LVIII, preview 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, and discuss the State of Tennessee and Commonwealth of Virginia v. NCAA  lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on January 31, 2024 and how this lawsuit could impact NIL and college sports. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires react to the 2024 College Football National Championship Game and provide analysis on NFL Wild Card Weekend. They update their picks for who will play in and win Super Bowl LVIII and pay tribute to retiring coaching legend Nick Saban. Happy New Year from The Fanatic Esquires! #OnlySportsTalk 

The Fanatic Esquires react to the College Football Playoff, NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game, and the Latest in the MLB Hot Stove. They give their picks in the College Football Playoff semi-finals and the National Championship game. Happy holidays from the Fanatic Esquires! #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2023-24 men's college basketball season  and make their Final Four and National Champion picks. They also preview the season for Xavier, Samford, LSU, Memphis, and Bellarmine University. #OnlySportsTalk 

The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2023-24 NBA season and make picks on the playoff teams in the Western and Eastern Conferences, the Conference Finals, the NBA Finals, and the NBA MVP. Also, they predict the winner of the ALCS, NLCS, and World Series in the 2023 MLB Playoffs. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2023 NFL season and predict who will play in the NFC and AFC Championship Games and Super Bowl LVIII. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview the upcoming college football season and predict who will play in the conference championship games, the College Football Playoff, and the National Championship game. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2023 Women's World Cup starting this week in Oceania and the new NBA In-Season Tournament starting later this year. They also recap the 2023 MLB All-Star Game and Home Run Derby which took place in Seattle and take the time to congratulate the local Birmingham Stallions on winning repeat USFL championships. Patrick gives a shoutout to his LSU Tigers on winning their 7th Men's College World Series championship. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires recap the 2023 U.S. Open, Stanley Cup Final, NBA Finals, and the Women's College World Series, discuss the latest in the Men's College World Series and preview the 2023 NBA Draft. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires recap the 2023 Stanley Cup and NBA Playoffs through the Conference Finals, congratulate Brooks Koepka on winning the PGA Championship, and make their predictions on Stanley Cup and NBA Finals matchups and eventual champions. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires recap the 2023 Masters and Men's and Women's Basketball National Championship Games, preview the 2023 NBA Playoffs, and make updated predictions for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals and NBA Finals. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview and make selections on the 2023 March Madness and the National Championship game. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires recap Super Bowl LVII and provide their opinions on the game, react to the Saints trading Sean Payton's contractual rights to the Broncos, and react to the 2023 NBA trade deadline trades and their implications on the rest of the season. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires recap the 2023 College Football Playoff national title game between Georgia and TCU and then make predictions on the 2022 NFL Playoffs. They predict the divisional games, conference title games, and Super Bowl and provide detailed analysis on each matchup. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires recap the 2022 World Cup and the Christmas Day NBA games. They make their picks on the Week 17 NFL games as the regular season winds down and predict who wins in the College Football Playoff between Georgia, Michigan, TCU, and Ohio State. They also pay tribute to the late great Coach Mike Leach. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup. They discuss the groups in the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, the group schedule for the United States, and predict how far the United States will advance and the winner of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires provide an overview and their takes on the 2022 MLB Playoffs so far and their preview of the 2022-23 NBA season, including predictions on the New Orleans Pelicans and Memphis Grizzlies, playoff seeds for the Eastern and Western Conference Playoffs, NBA Finals picks, and MVP predictions. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires recap the Bills' dominating win over the LA Rams on opening Thursday Night Football, preview Broncos, Saints, LA Rams, Bengals, and Bills schedules, predict AFC and NFC playoff teams and championship games, and pick the winner of Super Bowl LVII. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2022 college football season and make predictions for teams like Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, UAB, Samford, etc. They also predict who makes the College Football Playoff and wins the national championship. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires recap the 2022 World Games hosted in their current city of Birmingham, AL, discuss the MLB All-Star Week, make predictions on the second half of the MLB season, and provide the latest news in the NBA offseason. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires react to the 2022 College World Series and Stanley Cup Finals. They make their picks and provide analysis for the 2022 inaugural USFL Championship Game. #OnlySportsTalk 

The Fanatic Esquires react to the 2022 NBA and Stanley Cup Playoffs so far. They update their NBA Finals picks and make their picks for the Stanley Cup Finals. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires provide their reaction to the 2022 Masters Tournament and men's and women's college basketball national championship games. They make their predictions for the 2022 NBA Playoff Play-In games and overall NBA Playoffs. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires discuss and react to the biggest NFL off-season news, MLB ending its lockout, and the 2022 NCAA Tournament Selection Show. They make their picks for 2022 NCAA Tournament. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires address the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and discuss top winter sports involved and their results. They provide their reaction to Super Bowl LVI and a preview of what the two participating teams may do in the offseason. They discuss and preview the events of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland which includes the All-Star Game, Three-Point Contest, Slam Dunk Contest, and Skills Challenge. #OnlySportsTalk

Happy New Year! The Fanatic Esquires recap the College Football National Championship game and discuss the 2022 NFL Playoffs. They preview and pick the games in Super Wild Card weekend, Divisional Round, Conference Championship games, and Super Bowl LVI. #OnlySportsTalk

In our Sweet 16 episode, The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2021 college football conference championship games for both the Power Five and Group of Five conferences, which include the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Sun Belt, American Athletic Conference, etc. They provide detailed analysis of each game and predict the winner. They also predict the winners of the Week 13 NFL games. Enjoy! #OnlySportsTalk 

In our 15th episode, The Fanatic Esquires make their picks for the Week 9 NFL games and preview the 2021-22 college basketball team. They address the preseason Top 25 rankings and preview the upcoming seasons for the Xavier Musketeers, LSU Tigers, Memphis Tigers, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, and many others. They also predict who makes the 2022 NCAA Final Four and wins the national championship. Enjoy! #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires discuss the latest in the 2021 MLB Playoffs and preview the 75th Anniversary NBA Season. They provide predictions for their favorite NBA teams, the playoff teams in each conference, the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, NBA Finals, and NBA MVP. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires preview the 2021 MLB Playoffs, provide analysis and picks for the key games of week 5 in college football, and pick who will win in week 4 of the NFL. Enjoy the Fall season and the Fall Classic! #OnlySportsTalk

In this episode, The Fanatic Esquires provide a brief reaction to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo then preview both the upcoming college football and NFL seasons and a plethora of teams including the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, LSU Tigers, Memphis Tigers, defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, and many others. They also provide the betting lines for Week 1 NFL games and their respective predictions. Enjoy! #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires discuss Games 5 and 6 of the NBA Finals and preview the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with their sports excited to watch and overall medal predictions. Enjoy the Games! #OnlySportsTalk

In our 10th episode, the Fanatic Esquires discuss the results of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, the NBA Playoffs to this point, the trade of star wide receiver Julio Jones from the Atlanta Falcons to the Tennessee Titans, the College World Series, and provide our opinions on the potential expansion of the College Football Playoff from a 4-team field to a 12-team field. We also provide our predictions on the rest of the NBA Playoffs and College World Series and pay homage to a college baseball coaching great who just retired. Enjoy! #OnlySportsTalk

In this episode, the Fanatic Esquires discuss the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, make predictions in these series, and revisit and revise predictions of the Eastern Conference, Western Conference, and NBA Finals before the start of the 2021 NBA season in Episode 5. #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires predict the first 10 selections of the 2021 NFL Draft, the first picks for their respective favorite teams, the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints, and the first picks for the Buffalo Bills, Super Bowl runner-up Kansas City Chiefs, and defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They also address positional needs for these teams and the potential for trades within the draft's first 10 selections. Enjoy the Draft! #OnlySportsTalk

The Fanatic Esquires reacts to the unveiling of the NCAA Tournament bracket, highlight a few key First Round matchups, and adjust their Final Four and National Champion predictions prior to the start of the college basketball season. Enjoy March Madness! #OnlySportsTalk

In this episode, The Fanatic Esquires reflect on the passing of baseball legend, Hank Aaron, discuss recent developments relative to the NFL concerning personnel hirings and trades, and preview Super Bowl LV. We discuss the keys to the game, identify respective X-Factors who will make the biggest difference, and pick both the game's MVP and winning team.

The Fanatic Esquires make their predictions on the college football conference championship games, i.e. ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, and Sun Belt, and the final four spots in the College Football Playoff, pick the games in week 15 of the NFL, and preview the upcoming NBA season that starts on December 22nd. 

In this episode, the Fanatic Esquires preview the 2020-21 college basketball season by addressing the preseason rankings and making predictions on teams and the Final Four outcome, discuss the Week 11 Seahawks-Cardinals Thursday Night Football game, make predictions for the first 2020 College Football Playoff Rankings, react to the NBA Draft and MLB World Series, and make picks for week 12 of the NFL.