The Buster Bowl

Twenty-two days. That is all that stands between us and one of the most anticipated events of the year. Men will leave their families and their metal will be tested. You have been introduced to 12 of them, but these last four are sure to tip the scales. With a collective weight of roughly 1100 pounds, I have deemed this group the heavy-set quartet. Ready to meet them? Lock your pantry, because here they come.    Caleb Ryan Bush was supposed to write a bio for Caleb. Unfortunately, I may have set the bar too high for Bush, something you might expect Bradberry to complain about at theme parks when they refuse to let him on the ride. Thus, I will be writing my own player comp. Caleb is a glue guy whose personality is much better than his golf game. He likes to keep things loose and isn’t afraid to knock a couple drinks back. When people talk about Caleb’s performance in previous Buster Bowls, no one mentions his golf game. Instead, they might talk about the time he HOUSED a ...

Hello, friends. We have reached the halfway point where 8/16 players have been introduced. Hopefully, you have enjoyed the unbiased reporting from my end. Stay with me now, because four more player comps are coming your way, and they’re coming hard. Alan LaBov LaBov will make his Buster Bowl debut this year, but despite having no tape available for the captains to review, he is going early in most mock drafts. Based on numerous reports, some of which could be classified as glazing, LaBov is close to being a scratch golf. Again, I am basing this on secondhand information, but this would solidify his position as an early draft pick. Indeed, the Buster Bowl Pipeline (BBP) has Alan at #3, but like any skill evaluation assessment, the BBP can be wrong now and again. Perhaps this is most evident by the BBP having Brandon Bush in the BBP top 10. However, we at the BBP pride ourselves on absolutely nailing, pounding, and drilling the top 5 prospects. Within this range, we do not miss. Thus, ex...

Welcome back to another entry to the Buster Bowl Blog. We have got four more players to introduce, so without further ado, let us dive right in. Dustin Debeau Dustin is a locker room guy. Regardless of the odds, he will put his head down and get to work, evidenced by his performance two years ago. Similar to Bush, Dustin is a captain in this year’s Buster Bowl. Had he been draft eligible he likely would be a middle-to-low tier prospect. The golf game is still a work in progress but as White Goodman would say, “[He’s] got a personality.” His personality is the primary reason why ~86% of prospects in this year’s draft class would prefer to be drafted by Dustin instead of Bush in this upcoming (results from anonymous poll). Dustin’s player comp: David Ross David Ross was the glue that held the Cubs together during their comeback from a 3-1 deficit against the devil worshiping Cleveland Guardians, then referred to as the Cleveland Guardians. His bat was slightly below average, bu...

       Welcome back to another Buster Bowl blog entry. Previously, I introduced you to the event, the captains, and the format. Now, I have the luxury of facilitating you in getting to know the players in this upcoming blog series, “Meet the Players”. Over the next four weeks, I will be comparing each individual to professional athletes. We will proceed in alphabetical order and cover four players per blog entry. Therefore, the next four blogs will look as follows: Blog #1: Dan Abbgy, Eric Bradberry, Brandon Bush, and Clayton Coatney Blog #2: Dustin Debeau, Michael Foster, Jason Gross, and Aaron Krupansky Blog #3: Alan LaBov, Josh Magley, Chandler McKinney, and Noah Reed Blog #4: Caleb Ryan, Nick Schaldenbrand, Collin Young, and Gabe Zeiger   First up, Dan Abbgy. Dan Abbgy               Dan is a top five talent in this year’s draft class. The best part of his game lies within his...

       It is August 18 th and despite a year’s worth of planning, the final pieces of the Buster Bowl are finally falling into place. You would think it would not be so difficult to block off four days in October to golf, gamble, and drink with the boys, but for some, it was just that. Thankfully, with ample encouragement from their friends, Mags and Gabe did the impossible: they talked with their wives and got approval to attend this year’s festivities. It is still unclear what they sacrificed. Did they promise to take care of a few household chores for the next few weeks? Did Gabe promise his wife the money from his soda cans in perpetuity? Did Mags agree to hyphenate his last name? Who knows. All we know is that they ain’t leavin. Now, 15 of the 16 golfers are locked in for three days of golf, with the 16 th (Foster) being questionable for personal reasons. A backup has been assigned in case Foster is unable to make it, though we hope he is able to attend for th...

       Let me start by rattling off a few names: Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Paul Atreides, Agamemnon, Augustus. What do these men have in common? They were ruthless conquerors that won by any means necessary. They led from the front and set an example for their followers. Thus, their victories and achievements will echo through eternity. Now, allow me to produce another list of names: Adolf Hitler, LeBron James, Hannibal, people that hate on the Odyssey. What do these people have in common? They are the biggest losers ever. They are the antithesis of success. Their careers are riddled with “What Ifs?”. What if Hitler hadn’t hesitated and instead had stormed the beaches of Dunkirk? What if LeBron knew how to lead? As Kanye West once said, “I guess we’ll never know.” These two groups represent the opposite ends of the spectrum of leadership; a spectrum that our two captains, Brandon Bush and Dustin Debeau, find themselves on. But where along that spectrum do th...