The Blackout

Pick’em Profile: Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State was one of the more pleasant surprises across the landscape of college football in 2022-23, appearing in The Blackout's pick'em contests nine times (tied for the most appearances of any team). After going 6-3 in the confidence slate and 5-4 in the ATS Pick'em, there both some real positives and some real concerns facing the Wildcats in 2023.Thomas Black & Alan Denton are back with you to talk about what they remember most from last season, K-State's biggest roster changes, and when they expect to see the Wildcats on this season's pick'em board.Join us again next week on this podcast feed for another FREE Pick'em Preview covering the Minnesota Golden Gophers. You can also catch additional Pick'em Previews each week via The Blackout's Patreon account (below). Every paying subscriber will gain access to one more Pick'em Preview per week. Next up, the LSU Tigers. On top of that, all the money that comes into The Blackout's Patreon will be used to increase the prize pot for our future contests!Want to help others get involved? Send them the link for the Registration Form below. That will sign them up to receive invitations to our groups and will give us all the info we need to distribute any prizes necessary.REGISTRATION FORM: http://eepurl.com/hF1AmDPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pick’em Profile: Baylor Bears

In the 2022-23 college football season, Baylor appeared in The Blackout's pick'em contests seven times. Dave Aranda's squad went 2-5 in the Confidence Pick'em & 3-4 in the Against-the-Spread Pick'em.Now, with only a couple of months until kickoff, Thomas Black & Alan Denton are back with you to discuss their takeaways from last season, the Bears' biggest roster changes ahead of the '23 season, and what they expect to see from Baylor on this season's pick'em slate.Join us again next week on this podcast feed for another FREE Pick'em Preview covering the Kansas State Wildcats. You can also catch additional Pick'em Previews each week via The Blackout's Patreon account (below). Every paying subscriber will gain access to one more Pick'em Preview per week. Next up, the Clemson Tigers. On top of that, all the money that comes into The Blackout's Patreon will be used to increase the prize pot for all of our future contests!Want to help others get involved? Send them the link for the Registration Form below. That will sign them up to receive invitations to our groups and will give us all the info we need to distribute any prizes necessary.REGISTRATION FORM: http://eepurl.com/hF1AmDPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Championship Pick’em Pod: Confidence Picks + Tips to Land Prizes

Just as with the ATS Pick'em Pod, the National Championship brings a lot of good news! In this episode, Thomas Black & Alan Denton give out their Confidence Picks for TCU vs Georgia (listen to the ATS Pick'em Pod for a more thorough breakdown of the game). In the Confidence Pick'em the Top 2 spots may be locked up, but, for Patreon Team Members, it means they've already won - that's because AD's 1st-Place winnings will be divided up for our first 4 Patreon supporters. Finally, with one more prize to be settled, stick around to glean catered advice for each person with a chance to finish in the Top 3.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: http://eepurl.com/hF1AmDPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Championship Pick’em Pod: ATS Locks + Tips to Land Prizes

With the National Championship, comes a lot of good news! First, Thomas Black & Alan Denton are bringing you their ATS Locks for TCU (+13.5) vs Georgia. Then, they break the big news that should AD land any prizes, his winnings will be donated to The Blackout's Team Members (Walk-On Tier or higher on Patreon). Finally, stick around for the best advice these guys can offer each person who has a chance to land inside the Top 3, claiming a prize along the way.Next up? Tune in for these guys to give the same tips for the Confidence Pick'em on ESPN.com.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: http://eepurl.com/hF1AmDPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bowl Season Pick’em Pod: ATS Locks (Dec. 26-Jan. 2)

Merry Early-Christmas! First, in this episode, tune in early to catch a couple of important updates on matchups and picks from the Dec. 16-24 ATS Locks episode. You'll gain additional insight into Cincinnati (-1.5) vs Louisville & Western Kentucky (+2.5) vs South Alabama. Then, get ready for a long list of new ATS Locks, including a bunch of ATS Lock Parties, for the second half of Bowl Season, where you'll find picks (6:31) for:Wisconsin (-2.5) vs Oklahoma StateNorth Carolina (+9.5) vs OregonSyracuse (+6.5) vs MinnesotaMaryland (-2.5) vs NC StatePittsburgh (+3.5) vs UCLANotre Dame (-4.5) vs South CarolinaOhio State (+6.5) vs GeorgiaMississippi State (-1.5) vs IllinoisLSU (-5.5) vs PurduePenn State (-0.5) vs UtahIf you would like to get TB & AD's thoughts on the Confidence Pick'em slate throughout Bowl Season, join The Blackout's team on Patreon, by subscribing at the Walk-On Tier or higher.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: http://eepurl.com/hF1AmDPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bowl Season Pick’em Pod: ATS Locks (Dec. 16-24)

Bowl Season is here and so are Thomas Black & Alan Denton's ATS Locks! In this episode, TB & AD are focusing on the 17 bowl games from Friday, December 16th to Saturday, December 24th, and they have a ton of ATS Locks ready to hand out. Thomas and Alan each give out their 5 favorite ATS plays in chronological order, and you'll get their thoughts on:UTSA (+2.5) vs TroyCincinnati (-1.5) vs LouisvilleJackson State (-16.5) vs North Carolina CentralFlorida (+7.5) vs Oregon StateWashington State (-4.5) vs Fresno StateNorth Texas (+4.5) vs Boise StateMarshall (-12.5) vs UConnMiddle Tennessee (+1.5) vs San Diego StateOn Thursday, December 15th, Thomas Black & Alan Denton will return to record ATS Locks for the remaining bowl games after Christmas Day, and if you would like to get their thoughts on the Confidence Pick'em slate throughout Bowl Season, join The Blackout's team on Patreon, subscribing at the Walk-On Tier or higher.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congratulations, Winners! Now, What’s Next?

Thomas Black & Alan Denton return to detail who won and how prizes were handed out during the regular-season Against-the-Spread and Confidence Pick'em contests. Plus, TB & AD detail how the format of the show will change going into Bowl Season. Don't miss out!If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Championship Week Pick’em Pod: Tight Races Going to the Finish Line

The Blackout's regular-season college football pick'em contests come to a close this Saturday, and over $400 in cash and prizes will be handed out to our Top 3 in both our ATS & Confidence Pick'em competitions.This week's picks (23:46) look at Kansas State (+2.5) vs TCU in the Big 12 Championship and UCF (+3.5) at Tulane in the AAC Championship in the ATS Locks and KSU-TCU for insight into Confidence Value Picks.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 13 Pick’em Pod: Burn, Baby! Burn!

Only two weeks remain in The Blackout's regular-season college football pick'em contests, and both Thomas Black and Alan Denton find themselves within reach of landing prizes - TB on the ATS side; AD on the Confidence side. Both guys are looking at a Week 13 slate that has some high-chaos potential, and they're hoping to spin up some Black Magic before Championship Week approaches.This week's picks (22:03) find some common ground with ATS Locks in Notre Dame (+5.5) at USC and Confidence Value Picks in Notre Dame-USC & Air Force at San Diego State.If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 12 Pick’em Pod: I Think I See a Lock Party Coming...What?! No?!

UPDATE: Since the recording of this episode the Virginia-Coastal Carolina game has been canceled, following the UVA-campus shooting that left 3 Cavalier players dead and 2 more people injured, including one more Virginia player. In case you have not heard of the devastating news from the University of Virginia campus, Thomas Black and Alan Denton share as best they can what happened Sunday night in Charlottesville during this episode.Week 11 was not too kind to either TB or AD in the ATS & Confidence Pick'em slates, but that's not slowing them down as we hit the stretch run of the season. This week, you'll find breakdowns of matchups (24:01) with ATS Locks in TCU (-2.5) at Baylor & Ohio State (-27.5) at Maryland. They follow that up with Confidence Value Picks in TCU-Baylor & USC at UCLA.Additionally, hold on to the end of the episode for details on new perks that are coming soon for ALL Patreon supporters (Season-Ticket Holders, plus every other tier).If you would like to sign up yourself or invite a friend to our future contests, use our REGISTRATION FORM below (you can copy the link to send it to a friend). And, if you would like exclusive access to extra ATS Locks & Confidence VPs from Thomas & Alan in their weekly Bonus Pick'em Pod, check out our Patreon below, where you can become a team member for as little as $2.50/month.REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/6AZoQ16yuRnmtFX26PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPodMUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices