Brandon Walker is one of the newer faces at Barstool Sports. As time goes on, his story becomes crazier and crazier. Walker was initially hired as a stunt in a way to stick it to a fraud company, MyBookie. Let’s just call them a sketchy betting site that doesn’t pay. What appeared was Brandon Fucking Walker and his story is incredible.
Barstool is doing a behind the blog series to get an inside look at who each blogger is away from the mics and cameras. Walker’s rise to fame is one that needs to be told. It’s a must watch. KFC does a great job trying to dive into the brain of Brandon Walker:
Walker is the perfect story of timing and opportunity. If you have read our site before, you know I’m not one to hand out compliments. Walker deserves praise here. He took his chance and ran with it. Walker is a analyst on the Barstool College Football show, hosts his on show called Walk The Line, is a featured guest on Barstool Radio on Sirius XM, and does a CFB podcast with Kayce Smith. Not to mention the fact that he’s charismatic and pretty funny. Oh, and he knows his stuff too.
Walker’s story is a lesson for every person trying to make it in the sports world. A lot of people say they want this. 99 percent of people really don’t want it bad enough to truly make it. Walker spent 20 years in oblivion bouncing around local newspapers in a number of different cities. He never quit and always tried to take the next opportunity and run with it.
People are always watching and you never know when your opportunity is coming. Keep that in mind. Timing and luck is crucial. Once you get timing and luck on your side, what you do after isn’t luck. Walker is the perfect example of that. How bad do you really want to make it in the sports world? Enough to wait 20 years, be poor, and maybe never get your shot? Brandon Walker is a great story that needs to be told.
