On The Gutter

HUGE EPISODE FOR 2026!!! This week we are joined by reigning PBA Player of the Year- EJ Tackett. We welcome him back to the podcast, this time, with his wife Natalie Tackett to also get her perspective1 We discuss EJ's INCREDIBLE season and ALL the storylines that were part of it. The PBA announces Kyle Sherman as the new color commentator for the season! 

TROUP HERE HE IS! Kyle Troup is here for the podcast to discuss his 2025 PBA season and what he is looking forward to in 2026. We talk about his fantastic career and what it has meant to him over the years. We pick 3 players for 3 different categories for the 2026 season and who we think could be factors in each factor! PWBA Hall of Fame inductees announced as well!

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WHAT COMPANY WILL BE ON TOP?! NEW CEO good for bowling?! We will miss Kimberly! So many things have happened within the PBA the last week and we cover it all. We sit down with Team USA Trials champion Bryce Oliver to discuss his win and what it meant to him. Bryce has had success already in both the youth and amateur scene and he is on the right track to the PBA Tour. 

A WHOLE NEW TOUR with NEW BOLD PREDICTIONS! The 2026 PBA Tour is VERY close and we sit down with tour commissioner to talk about the positives of the 2025 season and what he is looking forward to for 2026! The boys make their BOLD predictions for the 2026 season!

2026 IS HERE and it's kicking off with a BANG! Both the PWBA and the MTBC have banned urethane and slow oil-absorbing high performance bowling balls, effective immediately. We take a look at how this kicks off the season and how these moves will change the landscape of bowling. MAJOR champions moving ball companies. 

The PBA has a new face!! This week we dive into the changes for the 2026 PBA season. From tournaments, to tv crew, to venues! The PBA is going through a major change in 2026 and we cover some of those details! We welcome 2026 PWBA Regional Showdown Champion Karsyn Lukosious to the podcast. We discuss her INSANE finishing stat and winning this years Regional Showdown. 

THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED! This week we dive into the world of social media and what bowling balls should be allowed to competition and what balls shouldn't be! We also take a deep dive into the IBF World Championships from Hong Kong where we saw something different than other years. We also cap off the episode with the PWBA Regional showdown that was a result of revenge! 

WE'RE SO BACK! This week we welcome back PBA Rookie of the Year, Ryan Barnes! We sit down with Ryan to discuss his season, winning over $100K this year and what lead to success. We discuss what is more important, mastering urethane or being versatile with reactive bowling balls. Then, we discuss the social media frenzy of a league changing because of there being TOO MANY 300 games bowled... WE ARE BACK

Are tour reps managing pros? babysitting them? Being a therapist? My best friend Joey Krzywonos comes to the podcast to discuss his "rookie year" of being a tour rep for both the PBA and PWBA tour! We also take a look at the NCAA making a complete ban on Urethane bowling balls for the 25-26 season. As well, we do have the PBA Tour end of the year awards including Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year!

There were 37 DQs at an event.. what is happening and why?! We sit down to discuss this event and what we think of the reasoning. We also welcome Samantha Knight to the podcast to talk about her complete 180 in bowling. She went from hanging the shoes up to working in the industry and competing full time!! A very wild change of events!