The Jake Bowtell Football Experience

Jake is back in your ears to recap a wonderful weekend of cycling action down at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race!

Jake is joined by Aunty Joey to recap all of the action from a glorious week and a half of racing in the 2025 Santos Tour Down Under, followed by a brief look ahead to the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race!

Jake is joined by Aunty Jo to preview all of the action in this season's edition of the Santos Tour Down Under! Before they get into that there's time to discuss their thoughts on the Australian Road National Championships in WA, with stellar wins for Julian Baudry and Lucinda Stewart. Then it's on to the Tour Down Under, recapping last year's Men's and Women's events, looking at this year's stages, and offering some thoughts on key or interesting riders to watch!

My final thoughts as Australia wrap up a series-levelling victory in Adelaide, inside 7 sessions of play! How the match was defined by the return to form of Australia's fast-bowling cartel, Australia's ability, and India's inability, to piece partnerships together, and how the individual magnificence of Travis Head turned the match.

All of my thoughts as Australia claim the honours on the 2nd day of the 2nd Test, first with the bat as Travis Head flays a remarkable 140 off 141 deliveries, then with the ball as they take 5 wickets despite runs flowing freely for India in the night session.

My thoughts on a riveting first day of the Adelaide Day/Night Test Match as Mitchell Starc provides a career-best moment against the touring side, before Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney grit through the night session against the ever-threatening Bumrah. A magnificent day of Test cricket.

The 2nd Test between Australia and India is fast approaching, with the Day Night match in Adelaide beckoning! I take a quick look at recent games between the two sides at Adelaide Oval, whether Steve Smith might be able to make adjustments to return to form, and why India can go from strength to strength.

Jake's thoughts as South Africa skittle Sri Lanka for 42 on the second day of play! This isn't the first time the Proteas have turned a low batting total into a first innings lead, their bowling at home has been a ferocious prospect for a while.

Final thoughts from the 1st Test of the Australian summer as India wrap up a resounding victory over the host nation by a whopping margin of 295 runs on the 4th day of play. India's brilliance with bat and ball, Australia's top order woes, player of the match, and more!

My thoughts on Day 3 of the 1st Test, as India pulverise their way into an unassailable position of dominance on the back of sparkling tons to Jaiswal and Kohli, and another merciless barrage of Bumrah bowling!

My thoughts on a fascinating Day 2 of the 1st Test between Australia and India as Jaiswal and Rahul bat the visiting team into a position of massive strength in Perth!

Quick thoughts on the first day of cricket from the Border/Gavaskar Trophy series between Australia and India. Might do more of these... might not! But the inspiration struck!

Will is joined by Jake to sort through all of the outcomes from a wild Week 3 of NFL action, recap TNF between the Giants and Cowboys, and look ahead to a Week 4 punctuated by key games between the Bills and Ravens and Seahawks and Lions!

Will is back, blitzing off the edge to deliver you a 30 minute dose of NFL action! There's time to recap the games from Week 2 of the season, reflect on the Fantasy Football ups and downs, and cast our eyes ahead to the third week of the campaign!

Jake, David and Jack chat all things NFC East in their latest Division Preview episode! Are the Dallas Cowboys set to slide? Will Washington rise to the top with Jayden Daniels at the controls? Can Philadelphia return to their 2022 Conference Championship-winning form? How big will the Saquon Barkley loss be in New York? All that and more!

Diarmuid Lyng returns to the podcast to chat about the nourishment of Hurling, wrangling rebellious buses, wrestling with the occasional flickers of shame while walking the path less-trodden, the significance of Offaly's 1994 All-Ireland win, the holding and being held parts of healing, and so much more! A real treasure of a chat.

Jake, David and Jack take a look ahead at the 2024 NFC North Division! Can the Detroit Lions maintain the rage under Dan Campbell? Will Caleb Williams and new offensive weapons slingshot the Bears into contention? Has Jordan Love learned from the way Green Bay's playoff run ended last year? Can Sam Darnold resurrect his career as a starting QB and haul the Vikings to the top of the standings? All that and more!

Jake and David preview all of the action in the AFC West ahead of the 2024 NFL season! Can the Chiefs be the first ever back-to-back-to-back champions? How much rebuilding will Jim Harbaugh have to do in LA? Have the Denver Broncos got their future franchise man in Bo Nix? Can Antonio Pierce and the Raiders maintain the rage from the back half of 2023? All that, and more!

Jake and David preview the 2024 edition of the AFC South! Can the Texans win back to back Division Titles? Will Anthony Richardson deliver on the promise of 2023? Is Will Levis the answer in Tennessee? Can the Jaguars finally play up to their potential?

Jake and Jack jump in front of the mic to preview the AFC East ahead of the 2024 NFL season! Can the Bills finally make the leap into the big dance? Will the Dolphins start beating fellow contenders? Can Drake Maye save the New England Patriots from irrelevance? Will the Jets protect Aaron Rodgers? All that and more!

Jake and Jack jump in front of the mic to preview the AFC North ahead of the 2024 NFL season! Can the Browns and Steelers get the QB play they need to put them over the top? Can the Ravens replace the talent they lost? Will the Bengals finally help Joe Burrow stay healthy? All that, and more!

Will dives into a 1st Round Mock Draft a few weeks out from the 2024 NFL Draft! He offers insight onto each player picked, as well as some thoughts on teams' free agency periods.

Jake previews all of the action in Antholz-Anterselva this weekend, as the sixth weekend of competition in the IBU World Cup begins! There's an update of all relevant standings, profiles of Johannes Dale-Skjevdal and Jeanne Richard in "Biathletes of Interest", as well as winner predictions for all six races!

Jake jumps in front of the microphone once again to preview all of the action ahead of the IBU World Cup's Week 5 event in Rupholding, Germany! First off there's an update of all the standings as biathletes shuffle up and down the pecking order, including Julia Simon continuing to rise! Then it's the weekly "Biathletes of Interest" segment, this week taking a look at Deedra Irwin of the USA and Endre Stroemsheim of Norway. Finally, Jake makes all of his race predictions for the events in Rupholding, including a potential surprise in the Men's Sprint, and back to back victories for the French Women's relay team!

The Will Blitz is quick off the mark this week as Will delivers all of this thoughts and predictions ahead of the final week of the NFL regular season! Will the Bills secure a playoff spot (and an AFC East title) in their grudge match against the Dolphins? Do the Steelers get the job done against a Ravens team who already have their spot booked? Who emerges on top of the AFC and NFC South Divisions? All of that and more with every game picked and previewed!

There's much to discuss as the IBU World Cup returns to our screens for the first time in 2024, with the 4th event of the season taking place in Oberhof, Germany! Norwegians dominate the Men's rankings, while it's a more multicultural affair on the Women's side of the equation. Can Seb Samuelsson boost his efficiency in the standing shoot to force more ski races with Johannes Thingnes Boe, and will Lisa Vittozzi's nearly flawless shooting lead to more podium places in 2024? The episode finishes with Jake's predicted winners for all 6 races, including some success for team Sweden!

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 5 QB/WR combos of the week, and discussion about the MVP race!

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 the Chiefs defeat the Dolphins in Germany, Philadelphia pushes past the Cowboys, while the Ravens decimate the Seahawks. All of that, and much more!

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 Bills? Is Pete Carroll one of the best 5 coaches from the 21st Century? All that and MORE!

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 the upsets of the season! There's also a little Big XII bonus action as the Sooners clash with the Jayhawks, while the Big Ten get a stint in the naughty corner after the wet fart Penn State delivered last week against the Buckeyes.

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 whether the Dolphins are perhaps a wholly unserious team. All that, and much more!

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 another episode of The JBSE!

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 Sunday morning! If you love the pod, be a friend and tell a friend!

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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠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!

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! You can support ⁠⁠⁠the JBSE on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠for $5 per month! Follow the JBSE on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠!

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 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!

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 on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠!

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 per month! Follow the JBSE on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠Twitter⁠!

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 deeper, Abramovich's Chelsea, the departure from the spiritual home in Highbury, Qatar being the first World Cup since 2002 where I didn't watch a single kick. Falling back in love with the sport via Luton Town and the Championship, the draw and repulsion of being involved with organised club football, the magic of the game still lingers. Quick thoughts on XFL 2023, Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof and more! You can support the JBSE on Patreon for $5 per month! Follow the JBSE on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter! Follow Markers Up with Jack Johnston on Twitter and Facebook! Check out our video breakdowns and podcast on YouTube!

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, Facebook and Twitter!

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 fortunes of the Hamilton Ti-Cats and Buffalo Bills! You can support the JBSE on Patreon for $5 per month! Follow the JBSE on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

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 on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

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 can support the JBSE on Patreon for $5 per month! Follow the JBSE on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!