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

Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the upcoming weekend full of sports meat. The Ryder Cup tees off full of national spirit, Georgia barks at the Crimson tide, the Ducks attempt to fly through blizzard conditions in Pennsylvania, Rebels fight tigers, Chiefs meet Ravens with losing records, playoff battles come to a conclusion in a pivotal final weekend of the baseball season. October the month of sports feasting is coming, but this week offers that tasty little bite of steak before you take the meat of the grill to get you ready for the feast that is coming. This weekend there is also quality free content for men who seek to live life in God honoring ways. You can register for free here https://www.restorationproject.net/. There are many topics to check out. Gibbs talks about hope and enduring with patience, and asking for help. Go make plays! Remember we are "NOT JUST FANS"!

Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the results from the NFL weekend, the pivotal week as the baseball regular season winds down, and he wonders if Indiana football is for real? The game will reveal the answers. He gives an update on the Pro Fan League NFL Eliminator competition. Gibbs talks about how this past weekend was defined by game changing special teams plays and season altering injuries. Gibbs talks about how humanity benefited from injury to Jesus Christ, "by his wounds we are healed." Gibbs talks through 1 Peter 1:3-23 and discusses how those verses and 1 Peter 2 lay a wonderful framework for an enduring revival. Go Make Plays! We are "Not Just Fans"!

Friday Sep 19, 2025
Friday Sep 19, 2025
Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about Josh Allen from the Buffalo Bills and how he got 0 scholarship offers out of high school. We talk College Game Day, Cal Raleigh and his historic year in baseball, Ohtani's continued dominance, and the main ingredient of a great atmosphere. Gibbs asks who you might be overlooking in your life? Literally every football program in America missed on Josh Allen for two years, then only Wyoming gave him a shot. Is there a Josh Allen in your life you might be missing in some way? Please share the show! Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Today on the show Gibbs talks with team Lancaster Thunder about small milestones in life and the chance to evaluate work well done and enjoy the goodness of that work. Thank you for the time you have spent supporting the Pro Fan League Podcast and being part of Team Lancaster Thunder a team full of people you want on your team. Gibbs gives a Pro Fan League eliminator update, talks about the increasingly mysterious college football landscape, and how NFL fans cannot figure out whether they want to complain about the Chiefs or the Eagles more. We look at Genesis 1 and the good work God did in creation and his kindness to include us in His story. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

Friday Sep 12, 2025
Friday Sep 12, 2025
Today on the show Gibbs talks with team Lancaster Thunder about why Sunday is a great day. Mike Tirico from NBC says it is because of football, and we agree football is great but it is an inferior opponent to the meeting of God's people at the Sunday meetings! Gibbs talks about Hebrews 10 and not neglecting the fellowship of the saints and why that matters! He talks about an anchored hope in the dark storm of life. Gibbs discusses BADER TOTS, the upcoming college football and NFL schedule, and goes over some games to keep an eye on in this early football season. GO MAKE PLAYS! We are "NOT JUST FANS!"

Tuesday Sep 09, 2025
Tuesday Sep 09, 2025
Today on the show Gibbs presents team Lancaster Thunder with recaps from College Football, the NFL, and the Dodgers interesting meltdown in Baltimore Saturday night, plus the Pro Fan League Eliminator update. GO USF! He also talks about this unexpected Puma shoe, see it here....https://us.puma.com/us/en/pd/fast-r-nitro-elite-3-running-shoes-men/312060?swatch=03
Gibbs discusses how God is at work in the world through all sorts of events and outcomes and it is easy to see His work through the tiny prism of our own reality and ideas. Gibbs draws team Lancaster Thunder to the story of Abraham who was promised a son but did not believe the promise and tried with his wife to take matters into his own hands. We can learn from crazy outcomes and unforeseen comebacks to trust the Lord more and more! Go make plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS!"

Friday Sep 05, 2025
Friday Sep 05, 2025
Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the NFL season opener which was full of unexpected surprises. Expulsion, weather delay, injury, no passing touchdowns, and AJ Brown on the field but as a decoy? The NFL has begun, the Pro Fan League Eliminator competition has begun, and the long marathon to the Lombardi trophy presentation has commenced. Gibbs talks about Jalen Carter and building a house on the sand or on the rock. We take a look at what lessons we can learn from Jalen Carter and his sophomoric (juvenile and pretentious)actions last evening. Tyson vs Mayweather Jr in the spring? Pump the brakes. We talk about the upcoming college football weekend and how it is a trap for good teams. The trap of taking your opponent lightly. Go Make Plays! We are "Not Just Fans"!

Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
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Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the opening week of college football season and makes his Super Bowl predictions. The smoke is clearing from a messy week on the gridiron battle field. Clarity is setting in as the hard truth of live hitting in full pads against other teams becomes a reality. Some teams do not seem to be quite ready for action; while other teams are looking more prepared. Surprises wait around every corner. Gibbs discusses Texas, Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and gives some observations from his time in Happy Valley at the season opener. He encourages team Lancaster Thunder to pump the brakes on overreaction and reminds them that this is not the time for UNBELIEF! The season is young and there is a lot of football to be played. Go Make Plays! We are "NOT JUST FANS"!

Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
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Today on the show Gibbs talks about The Big Star in Dallas trading Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. This of course leads into Ice Cream Sunday football building. Gibbs discusses the menu at the US Open Tennis Match, and salutes the record breaking 4 home run, 9 RBI performance by Kyle Schwarber. Gibbs shares about how easy it is to make sports an idol in our lives. He also reminds team Lancaster Thunder how it is important to remember a lesson from Joseph in Genesis 45 that the Lord is at work in the world in all human events in ways that we might not understand right now. Go Make Plays! We are "Not Just Fans"!

Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
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Today on the show Gibbs talks with Team Lancaster Thunder about the upcoming college football season. He gives his College Football champion prediction and breaks down the contenders into a few different tiers. He talks about the season is a failure without a trophy tier, the always hunting championships tier, and the wildcard watch with fascination tier. Gibbs talks about the top 100 players in the NFL for the upcoming season list recently released by ESPN, and he talks about the temptation to compare ourselves to others. Finally he salutes Cal Raleigh for becoming the first MLB catcher to hit 50 home runs in a season. Go make plays! We are "Not Just Fans"!




