The Blackout

The Blackout is The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land. Hosts Thomas Black & Alan Denton offer listeners the ability to compete for prizes in ESPN's college football confidence contests College Pick'em & Bowl Mania.

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Pick'em Rewind: Big Jump Makes for a New Leader
Thomas Black & Alan Denton are with you to Rewind Week 5 of the pick'em competition. They detail how one of Belly Up Sports' staff members vaulted to the top of the leaderboard, and TB & AD evaluate how their advice from last week played out. MUSIC:...
28 min
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Pick'em Pod: News & Notes + Top-25 Showdowns
The competition is heating up on The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land. TB & AD have both joined the Top 5 and are here to bring you college football updates, along with some of their picks, to help you have success with this week's slate of games....
61 min
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Pick'em Pod: AD's Return + Top-10 Chaos
Alan Denton is back after his health scare! He and Thomas Black bring you a recap of last weekend's action, their picks for the Pick'em Pod Game of the Week, and their Value Picks for Week 4 of the Confidence Pick'em Pool! MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz...
44 min
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Pick'em Pod: AD Update + SEC is Back
Thomas Black brings you an update on Alan Denton, plus news and notes from the Power 5, the Pick'em Pod Game of the Week, and pick'em tips for Week 3 of the contest. MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
18 min
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Pick'em Pod: B1G Restart Details
Another jam-packed episode of The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land brings you breaking news out of the Big Ten, Power 5 Ponderings, both sides of the Pick'em Pod Game of the Week, and Thomas Black & Alan Denton's Value Picks for your plays in the...
51 min
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Pick'em Pod: Big 12 Losing Games Left & Right
Thomas Black & Alan Denton bring you the first Pick'em Pod of 2020! The pick'em group is rolling toward the first weekend of competition (though some games will be missing). TB & AD bring you their pick'em tips + extra insights in the world of college...
23 min
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2020 CFP Picks
Thomas Black & Alan Denton bring you their CFP picks, along with their expectations for the 2020 season and some details on developing plans for The Best #CFBPickemPod in the Land! MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan
50 min
108
Big Ten Cancels Non-Con Games in 2020
On Thursday, July 9th, the Big Ten announced it would not play any non-conference football games in 2020 if the season is played. Thomas Black and Alan Denton are here to walk you through what it means for college football and The Best #CFBPickemPod...
30 min
109
Natty Picks & Bowl Pick'em Winner Crowned
Only one game remains in the college football season. Thomas Black and Alan Denton are here to bring you plenty of CFB talk and tips for your final pick of Bowl Pick'em contest. The victory has already been claimed in the group, but bragging rights...
34 min
110
Bowl Pick'em Preview
Bowl Season is nearly here! That means Thomas Black and Alan Denton are here to bring you tips and picks for The Blackout's upcoming Bowl Pick'em competition! Be sure to make your picks before Friday, December 20th's first game! If you would like to...
42 min
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Championship Week: Pick'em Tips
Wacky season is here! Rivalry Week, coaches fired, the transfer portal is heating up; Thomas Black and Alan Denton are here for every part of it! Not only that, TB and AD are here to bring you tips on ESPN's College Pick'em, as competitors enter the...
32 min
112
A New Era
Thomas Black introduces changes to The Blackout! New co-host Alan Denton joins the show for the first time. TB and AD discuss Week 13 of college football, CFP expectations, and preview The Blackout's ESPN Bowl Pick'em coming in a couple of weeks. To...
37 min
113
Week 13 with Dan Hope
The regular season may be wrapping up, but Thomas Black is here with plenty of college football information ahead of Week 13. Dan Hope visits the show again and discusses Penn State-Ohio State and name, image, and likeness developments with TB....
13 min
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Week 12 with Eric Bailey
Thomas Black is here for another week of college football action. In this episode, TB brings you a fascinating clip of Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley and an interview with OU beat reporter Eric Bailey from TulsaWorld.com. Thomas also details how...
16 min
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Week 11 with Charlie Potter
In Week 10, Georgia held off Florida to remain in contention for the College Football Playoff. This week, Thomas Black brings you the highlight of the week from Georgia-Florida, Charlie Potter from BamaOnLine.com joins the show to preview LSU-Alabama,...
19 min
116
Week 10 with Nick de la Torre
Another Top-10 team went down to an unranked opponent in Week 9! Thomas Black is joined this episode by Florida beat reporter Nick de la Torre from GatorCountry.com and TB details how you can win some FREE merchandise from BellyUpSports.com. To get...
21 min
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Week 9 with Dan Hope
Another Top-10 team went down to an unranked opponent in Week 8! Thomas Black has Brian Barnhart and Martin O'Donnell on the Highlight of the Week as Illinois beat Wisconsin. In this episode you'll also find an interview with Ohio State beat reporter...
22 min
118
Week 8 with Elton Hayes
After a wild Week 7, Thomas Black brings you an episode with reactions to the most important results of W7, an interview with Penn State beat reporter Elton Hayes, ahead of Penn State's matchup with Michigan, and TB shares how you can win some FREE...
22 min
119
Week 7 with Nick de la Torre
Thomas Black is back, ahead of Week 7's top tilts. TB shares the best ways you can support the show, and Nick de la Torre - who correctly predicted Florida's W6 upset of Auburn - returns to the show to talk about Florida's chances on the road in a Top...
27 min
120
Week 6 with Nick de la Torre
Thomas Black brings you another episode of The Blackout after No. 1 Clemson survived a scare from North Carolina. This week's Black Mail questions whether Tiger fans should be scared about the future, Nick de la Torre from GatorCountry.com joins TB to...
24 min
121
Week 5 with Eric Bailey
Coming off an exciting Week 4, Thomas Black shares what he learned last week and answers more callers' questions in this week's Black Mail. Eric Bailey, the Oklahoma beat reporter for TulsaWorld.com, checks in with TB to discuss Jalen Hurts' and...
26 min
122
Week 4 with Trent Smallwood
This episode of The Blackout holds an exciting look into Week 4. Thomas Black gives an in-depth look at Jim Harbaugh's relationship with Michigan after a caller's question in Black Mail. Trent Smallwood, the Recruiting Analyst for UGASports.com,...
30 min
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Week 3 with Don Munson
Week 3 of the college football season is here! Don Munson, the voice of the Clemson Tigers, drops by The Blackout again to talk about No. 1 Clemson's 24-10 win over No. 12 Texas A&M, and TB introduces Black Mail. Plus, there's another chance to win...
30 min
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Week 2 with Don Munson
Thomas Black is here for Week 2 of college football. This week, TB has highlights from Week 1's Oregon-Auburn game, an interview with Don Munson, the voice of the Clemson Tigers, details on how to win FREE gear from BellyUpSports.com, and he's also...
28 min
125
Week 1 with Steve Mims
Week 0 is done (thank goodness)! Thomas Black is ready for Week 1 and has highlights from Florida's 24-20 win over Miami, his College Football Playoff picks, an interview with Steve Mims of DuckSports.com to preview Auburn-Oregon, and details on how...
22 min