The Pro Fan League Podcast - Sports Talk From A Biblical Worldview

Hosted by Bradley Gibbs

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Aug 2026

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The Pro Fan League Podcast talks about sports from a Biblical Worldview. The podcast is hosted by the founder of Pro Fan League Bradley Gibbs. The Pro Fan League podcast hosts fantasy sport competitions of various sorts and provides commentary and lessons from the world of sports. The podcast is part of Pro Fan League whose mission is to multiply the impact of sports fans in their personal lives, at their jobs, and in their communities for the glory of the Triune God. We invite you to join team Lancaster Thunder (The Pro Fan League Community). The Lancaster Thunder are a team full of people you want on your team. Come join the fun! We are cheering for you. Go Make Plays! Please visit us to find out more at profanleague.com. We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

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September 11, 2026Episode 30342 min

9.11 REFLECTIONS & SPORTS

Today on the show Gibbs talks with team Lancaster Thunder about the 25 year anniversary of September 11 and some reflections about first responders and the role sports played in the days following September 11, 2001. Gibbs recalls the FDNY and NYPD hats, the flyovers, and Mike Piazza's home run. Gibbs discusses the Miami-Florida A&M game and believes those games against FCS opponents need to be stopped. Finally, he discusses the start of the NFL season and expresses appreciation for Barry Melrose of hockey lore and fame. Go Make Plays! Remember we are "NOT JUST FANS"!

September 8, 2026Episode 30240 min

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PARTIES AND HEAVENLY PARTIES

SIGN UP FOR THE PRO FAN LEAGUE PODCAST SURVIVOR POOL TODAY. Password: bigmo - SIGN UP Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about observations from a college football weekend full of parties on campus, blowouts, new beginnings, and reminders of what makes the sport so powerful. Gibbs also talks about the Lobster Club Sandwich found at the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom Invitational. All the party scenes and delicious food from around the country drew Gibbs to Hebrews 12 where the future of God's people and the reality of the heavenly kingdom is laid out enticingly. The description is not boring or lackluster. What is coming toward the people of God will make the college game day experience seem small and unexciting in the rearview. Come Lord Jesus! While we wait. Go Make Plays! Remember we are "NOT JUST FANS"!

September 4, 2026Episode 30139 min

CLIPPERS BALLMER THE EXAM...SO DO WE

SIGN UP FOR THE PRO FAN LEAGUE PODCAST SURVIVOR POOL TODAY. Password: bigmo - SIGN UP Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the question of "What is a just scale?". The unfolding drama around the Los Angeles Clippers, the turmoil around LSU in college football, the looming labor conflict in Major League Baseball. Central to each of these sports situations is a question of what is fair and just? The book of Proverbs in the Bible assists with an answer. What are the conditions all participants agree to in order to allow the games to proceed in good order? Gibbs talks about his reaction to the Clippers punishment and how the Lord worked to convict his heart around how quickly he desired severe punishment for someone else. This drew him to his own need for a savior. The temptations that were there for Ballmer and the Clippers are present for each one of us in our own lives. Gibbs looks at Isaiah 53 and rejoices that Jesus has paid the price for our iniquity. Gibbs talks about the $45 hot dog you can find at the Denver Broncos games and thanks Team Lancaster Thunder for the work they do each day as we celebrate Labor Day. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

September 1, 2026Episode 30037 min

2026 NFL PREVIEW: PART 2

SIGN UP FOR THE PRO FAN LEAGUE PODCAST SURVIVOR POOL TODAY. Password: bigmo - SIGN UP Today on the show Gibbs talks with team Lancaster Thunder about the upcoming NFL Football season. Welcome to Part 2 of the NFL season preview. Gibbs shares a Super Bowl prediction and talks about the different categories he has teams placed into based on the ice cream Sunday football team building model of NFL Franchises. He talks about the anticipated rivalry week in the world of football. He shares about how football season and a heavy sports schedule can be a rival to our walk with Christ. He reminds team Lancaster Thunder that we are in a constant rivalry match up with the flesh, the world, and the Devil. Finally, he encourages team Lancaster Thunder to use the fall sports season as a platform to share the good news of Jesus and to show hospitality. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

August 28, 2026Episode 29948 min

2026 NFL PREVIEW: PART 1

SIGN UP FOR THE PRO FAN LEAGUE PODCAST SURVIVOR POOL TODAY. Password: bigmo - SIGN UP Today on the show Gibbs discusses the upcoming NFL season with team Lancaster Thunder. Due to the NFL preview nature of the show the show runs a bit longer than usual. Part 2, will be incoming on Tuesday. Gibbs talks about the NFL cancelling the Pro Bowl and broadcasting the Super Bowl on ESPN. Gibbs provides a Pro Bowl celebration solution for the league to consider. Gibbs goes team by team and gives a brief thought of what instantly comes to mind for each situation. Tuesday he will analyze teams through the ice cream Sunday Football team building model. As we anticipate the upcoming football season, Gibbs encourages the Lancaster Thunder with Revelation 21:1-8 to anticipate the coming of the new Heaven and Earth that is being prepared by Jesus Christ, Risen Savior of the world. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

August 25, 2026Episode 29841 min

2026 COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM PREVIEW

SIGN UP FOR THE PRO FAN LEAGUE PODCAST SURVIVOR POOL TODAY. Password: bigmo - SIGN UP Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about his College Football Pre-season National Championship pick. Who do you believe will win the National Championship this year? Gibbs considers the individual games he is amped about in the upcoming season. Gibbs identifies a handful of teams who trigger his curiosity about their competitive ability. Finally, he talks about a verse from 2 Peter 1 around being fruitful and effective with the promises and characteristics the Lord has given to each believer. Football coaches and fans want their players to be fruitful and effective with the resources and time invested into them. The triune God trains His followers be fruitful and effective in this world as followers of Christ. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

August 21, 2026Episode 29735 min

2026 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST

SIGN UP FOR THE PRO FAN LEAGUE PODCAST SURVIVOR POOL TODAY. Password: bigmo - SIGN UP Today on the show Gibbs talks with team Lancaster Thunder about the players he is excited to observe during the 2026 College Football season. The time for boardroom tables and loud boosters to cease dominating and football playing to begin playing is upon us. 2 Saturdays until college campus tailgates come alive. Gibbs shares some encouragements for team Lancaster Thunder and appreciation for the work you are doing the world. He also issues a challenge to encourage someone today. Gibbs shouts out Rueben Bain who is apparently sleeping at the Buccaneers facility and the Little League World Series-MLB collaboration in the upcoming Sunday Night broadcast. He gives a reminder from 1 Thessalonians 5 to be watching more than football each day, most important be watching for the Jesus return. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"

August 18, 2026Episode 29631 min

STARTING IS EASY...ENDURE...FINISH

Today on the show Gibbs talks with team Lancaster Thunder about the beauty of consistency over long periods of time. Baseball is a concert stretching across spring, summer, and early fall. The game rises and falls, teams stack wins, and then have stretches where they seem to have forgotten how to play the game. Football is an 8-month tug of war. Teams overcome injury, weather, travel, and internal organizational complexities for the opportunity to climb Mt. Lombardi; but only one makes it to the top and earns the title. People and teams that consistently show up, execute, and set the platform for flourishing are a wonderful and often awe inspiring sight to behold. Young Cardinals slugger; Joshua Baez, had a historic start to his MLB career Sunday afternoon with 3 debut home runs, Ohio State and Oregon are atop the pre-season college football polls, how will the stories end? Beginnings are exciting and easy, historic endings are hard earned and difficult to achieve. What do you want to be known for when it comes to endurance in your life team Lancaster Thunder? Wherever it may be hard right now, keep going! Don't give up. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

August 14, 2026Episode 29541 min

QUARTERBACKS, CORNFIELDS, & WISE COUNSEL

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about a recent book he read by ESPN writer Seth Wickersham called "American Kings: A Biography Of the Quarterback". Gibbs talks about Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, the savage process of becoming an NFL quarterback, and how it seems that QB's that succeed can stay healthy, understand how to prepare, navigate danger and pain without fear, and realize they need help to win while receiving that help. Gibbs admires what has been accomplished with the field of dreams game and enjoyed the touch of the hall of famers walking out of the corn. Thank you Iowa. Well done MLB. Don't lockout. Gibbs talks about how young Quarterbacks and Old Quarterbacks need wise counselors as do each of us. He looks at the story of King Joash in 2 Chronicles 24 and reflects on the importance of examining who you seek counsel from. Seek the Lord and His word above all others. Go Make Plays! Remember we are "NOT JUST FANS"!

August 11, 2026Episode 29438 min

BASKETBALL CONTEST OR TRUTH CONTEST?

Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the ongoing debate in the WNBA over whether men identifying as women should be allowed to compete in the league. Over the weekend two former NBA players applied new pressure to the WNBA by declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft. Don't be confused by the basketball and business mixed into the cocktail, that only disguises the true nature of this contest. This is a truth contest, not just a basketball contest. The Bible is thrown to the bench in the conversation at the peril of society. What do you believe about the foundations of truth? Gibbs talks about a video from the Miami Hurricanes football "legend camp" where Coach Cristobal is talking about lifelong brotherhood! If you have trusted in Jesus Christ do you take comfort and pride in your eternity long brother and sister hood as part of the body of Christ? Do you talk about it? Think about it? Do you show love for the body of Christ in both word and deed? This week is the field of dream games in Iowa and the turn toward the final stretch before playoff baseball is beginning to materialize. Gibbs shares thoughts around the top 15 in the preseason coaches rankings in the first released college football poll. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!