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.

The Blackout is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Blackout, a sports show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #31

  Week 1 Pick'em Preview: Louisville vs Ole Miss

  Aug 24, 202623 min

  Get ready for some ACC-SEC action in Week 1! In this episode, Thomas Black breaks down the Louisville-Ole Miss matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1! Join us again Thursday, on Patreon , for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the SMU-Florida State game (the 10th of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews coming this summer). Throughout the offseason, every other Pick'em Preview will be reserved for Team Captains ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. 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. TO COMPETE FOR PRIZES IN OUR PICK'EM GROUPS, BECOME A FREE FOLLOWER ON PATREON. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPod MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

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  Week 1 Pick'em Preview: Clemson at LSU

  Aug 17, 202622 min

  In Week 1, we have Tigers vs Tigers to claim who owns Death Valley! In this episode, Thomas Black breaks down the Clemson-LSU matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1! Join us again Monday, on Patreon , for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the UCLA-Cal game (the 8th of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews coming this summer). Throughout the offseason, every other Pick'em Preview will be reserved for Team Captains ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. 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/hF1AmD PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPod MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

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  Episode #30

  Week 1 Pick'em Preview: Boston College at Cincinnati

  Aug 10, 202617 min

  Week 1 is quickly approaching, so it's time for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview! In this episode, Thomas Black breaks down the Boston College-Cincinnati matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1! Join us again Thursday, on Patreon , for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the Baylor-Auburn game (the 6th of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews coming this summer). Throughout the offseason, every other Pick'em Preview will be reserved for Team Captains ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. 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/hF1AmD PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPod MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

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  Episode #29

  Week 1 Pick'em Preview: Western Kentucky at Nevada

  Aug 3, 202617 min

  The 2026 college football offseason is rolling along, and so is The Blackout's Pick'em Preview series! In this episode, Thomas Black breaks down the Western Kentucky-Nevada matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week 1! Join us again Thursday, on Patreon , for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the Tulane-Duke game (the 4th of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews coming this summer). Throughout the offseason, every other Pick'em Preview will be reserved for Team Captains ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. 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/hF1AmD PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPod MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

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  Episode #28

  Week 1 Pick'em Preview: Wyoming at Colorado State

  Jul 27, 202624 min

  Thomas Black is back to preview the 2026 College Pick'em Slate! In this episode, Thomas breaks down the Wyoming-Colorado State matchup, reviewing each team's roster, transfer portal moves, and what he is thinking for how to play the matchup Against-the-Spread and in Confidence for Week! Join us again Thursday, on Patreon , for another Week 1 Pick'em Preview covering the UNLV-Hawai'i game (the 2nd of 10 Week 1 Pick'em Previews coming this summer). Throughout the offseason, every other Pick'em Preview will be reserved for Team Captains ($5/mo) on The Blackout's Patreon account. 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/hF1AmD PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlackoutPod MUSIC: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan

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