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.
Episodes
Thomas Black landed the top weekly score in Week 6 and is now sitting in 2nd Place in the Confidence Pick'em. How will you catch the leaders? With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, injury notes, and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plu...
After 6 weeks of The Blackout's Against-the-Spread Pick'em, only the top 2 contestants are hitting over 55% across the first 60 ATS Regular-Season picks. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 9-7, 56.25% | 44-3...
5 weeks in and the leader is the only contestant hitting at 60% or higher across the entire ATS Regular-Season contest. When the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 7-5, 58.33% | 42-32, 56.76% regular-season since '23...
It took 4 weeks to get to a point where the leader has a realistic shot at hitting his current winning percentage (62.5%) across the entire ATS Regular-Season contest. The goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 7-3, 70% ...
We're 3 weeks in, and 3 people have gained a little separation in The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em. The goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season, and with $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 6-2, 75% | 58.57% regular-season since '23) for:
Arkansas (-6.5) at ...
The Blackout's Confidence Pick'em leader ranks in the Top 100 worldwide! How will you catch him? With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, ATS Leans, and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025...
Only two weeks are in the books for The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em, and the goal is to hit 60% of your picks across the whole season! With $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks (2025: 4-1, 80% | 58.21% regular-season since '23) & Confidence Tips for:
Pittsburgh (-4.5) at West V...
The Blackout's regular-season Confidence Pick'em is underway! With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, ATS Leans, and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 season, visit The Blackout's Pa...
The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em is off and running! With $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks & Confidence Tips for:
Michigan (+5.5) at Oklahoma, Baylor (+3.5) at SMU, & Iowa (+3.5) at Iowa State
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other...
The Blackout's regular-season Confidence Pick'em kicks off Saturday at noon eastern time! With $300 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing the picks of the guy who won last season's Confidence Pick'em is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's Confidence Value Picks, ATS Leans, and more!
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additional tools to help you in the 2025-26 sea...
The Blackout's regular-season ATS Pick'em kicks off Saturday at noon eastern time! With $500 in cash and prizes reserved for the Top 3, knowing how to get on the right side of the spread more often than not is a BIG DEAL! This week, listen to Thomas Black's ATS Locks & Confidence Tips for:
Hawai'i (+13.5) at Arizona & LSU (+4.5) at Clemson
If you would like to gain access to Thomas' Confidence Value Picks, plus other additi...
After a so-so season in 2024, Texas Tech was big spender in the portal this offseason. With aspirations of a conference title, what should you expect of the Red Raiders in 2025?
In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss Texas Tech's roster, the Red Raiders' most important games on the schedule, and their ideas for what outcome we'll see in the season ahead.
Join us again Friday, on Patreon, for the final Pick'em Profi...
In back-to-back season, Texas has come up just shy of reaching the College Football Playoff National Championship. With Arch Manning taking the reins in Austin, what should be expected of the Longhorns in 2025?
In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss Texas' roster, the Longhorns' most important games on the schedule, and their ideas for what outcome we'll see in the season ahead.
Join us again Monday, on Patreon, fo...
Penn State came up just short of playing for a national title in the 2024-25 season. Now, with the return of a bunch of star players and higher expectations during the 2025 campaign, what's the ceiling for the Nittany Lions?
In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss Penn State's roster, the Nittany Lions' most important games on the schedule, and their ideas for what outcome we'll see in the season ahead.
For the most part, Notre Dame was fantastic in 2024, even coming up just short in its comeback attempt vs Ohio State in the CFP National Championship. QB is a question, and some high-end talent departed to the NFL from the defense. What's next up for Marcus Freeman's squad?
In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss Notre Dame's roster, the Fighting Irish's most important games on the schedule, and their ideas for what...
A poor rushing offense and a struggling defense were large parts of what kept LSU out of the CFP in 2024. With a returning star at QB and a bunch of portal additions, will the result be better in 2025?
In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss LSU's roster, the Tigers' most important games on the schedule, and their ideas for what outcome we'll all see in the season ahead.
Join us again Monday, on Patreon, for another...
Georgia is coming off a season in which it finished with an underwhelming 11-3 record, fell in an early exit in the College Football Playoff, and lost a whopping 13 players to the NFL Draft. What should be expected of the Dawgs in 2025?
In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss Georgia's roster, the Bulldogs' most important games on the schedule, and their ideas for what outcome we'll all see in the season ahead.
With QB1 Jake Retzlaff's withdrawal from school, who should be expected to take snaps in 2025 for BYU?
In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss the Cougars' roster, BYU's most important games on the schedule, and their ideas for what outcome we'll all see in the season ahead.
Join us again Friday, on Patreon, for another Pick'em Preview covering the Colorado Buffaloes (the 4th of 16 Pick'em Previews coming this summe...
Arizona State returns quite a bit from the 2024 team that was picked to finish in the cellar of the Big XII. What's ahead in 2025? This season they'll be the hunted, rather than the hunted after winning the conference and making a serious run at Texas in the College Football Playoff.
In this episode, Thomas Black & Joshua Nunn discuss Arizona State's roster, the Sun Devils' most important games on the schedule, and their ideas ...
The Blackout is back! The pick'em contests are looming! The team previews start next week! Bigger prizes are coming this fall! And, Joshua Nunn of Action Network is joining the show! Get all the details here...
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