So our college football show debuts tomorrow. It’s myself, Dan, Kayce and Brandon Walker. It’s been a remarkable run for the Big Lummox. (Pft’s words not mine). I mean his story is literally the stuff movies are made of. A classic example of how you never know when opportunity will knock but when it does you better be ready to answer the door.

For Brandon opportunity knocked in the strangest of ways. It all started when mybookie decided they were going to start a Twitter war with me for no reason. They took a series of unprovoked shots at me during the National championship basketball game calling me a fraud and fake gambler. Needless to say I proceeded to burn mybookie to the ground. I exposed the fact that mybookie.com didn’t pay their losses. I retweeted complaint after complaint after complaint of them screwing their customers over. It turned into World War III.

That’s when Brandon Walker entered our lives. He was hosting some rinky dink show for mybookie and he was the first guy they trotted out for the public to see after this firestorm started. The Stoolies flooded his periscope and mercilessly attacked him. The rest is pure poetry.

After the periscope was over is when I decided I needed Brandon Walker. Why? Partly because of the way he handled himself during his 15 minutes of fame and partly just to spite Mybookie. I spoke with Brandon and told him I’d hire him for a year but he had to quit mybookie asap. He asked if he could have 24 hours so he didn’t burn any bridges. I told him it was take it or leave it. He didn’t hesitate. He said he was all in. As it turns out it was the best decision for both of us. I never dreamed he’d fit in as well as he has here and I’m sure he never dreamed that he’d be living in NYC and anchoring one of the biggest shows we have. What a long strange trip it has been indeed.